It was a calm autumn night. Two figures stirred the air within a quiet gym in the heart of their city. A purple cat and a white hedgehog, with eyes locked on one another, strafed in a circle about the open area. The squeaks from their sneakers echoed in the empty space; half of the lights above were turned off to provide a muted, serious tone to the scene. Padded, gloved hands jabbed at the space between the two, cutting through the silence like sweat-drenched daggers.

"Just let me know when you get tired," said Silver, the albino one. He landed three quick blows on the feline's raised forearms, "I could do this all night."

"As could I." replied Blaze, his friend. She mirrored Silver's previous attack, "You're not the only fighter here, you know. We have a world to keep safe."

Silver chuckled, "Ah, come on, you gotta' mix it up a little." The cat promptly sent two jabs to his blocking wrists, followed by an uppercut to his elbow. Almost as a part of the same motion, she spun around, raised her leg, and sent a kick flying straight to Silver's face. He ducked at the last moment, however, so that her heel merely grazed the tips of his quills. He smiled behind his black mouthpiece, "Now that's more like it."

The hedgehog thrusted his fist forward, only to have Blaze dodge it and swat his arm away. The two strafed some more, breathing heavily. "You're awfully confident not to wear a mask against me," Blaze remarked, with a sly grin. "are you certain I won't strike you?" The question was met with a lazy, playful kick to the ribs and another chuckle. Silver tried to land a powerful punch on her padded headgear, but Blaze stepped aside, leaving her with an open shot. She threw a punch right at his jaw.

Silver raised his opposite hand, and halted her fist with his telekinesis just inches away from his face. "Yeah, I'm certain." He took a few more deep breaths, and dropped her arm to her side. Sweat was pouring off of both of their bodies. He removed his mouth guard, "Good session, Blaze."

She raised her brow with a hint of sass, and turned to walk over to a bench off to the side, where their bags were. "You do realize I would use my powers, but I don't want to incinerate you. Right?"

"Yeah, yeah." Silver followed her over, and the two of them removed their gear.

Blaze glanced down at her phone, "Only ten o'clock?"

"So what?"

She shrugged, "If I recall correctly, you claimed that you could 'go all night'."

Silver zipped up his backpack, and began putting his jacket on. "Yeah, well, I remembered something I had to do."

Blaze leaned against the wall, placing her hand on her hip. "What, the city's hero has to go heat his pillows before crawling in his adjustable bed?"

He smirked, "Hey now, I've always offered you the guest house. And that bed is the greatest invention of all time."

The feline smiled, and slung her bag over her shoulders. "I'm very happy where I'm at." she said, ghosting past him as she made her way to the exit. "Goodnight, Silver."

"Stay safe, Blaze." the hedgehog called back. He sighed, and ran his hands over his quills before replaying some of the training session in his mind. Eventually, he began walking towards the large double doors, taking one last look around the gym. He smiled, and shook his head before cutting the rest of the lights off, and locking the door behind him on his way out.

Alright guys, so in an effort to actually keep me writing and engaged on here, I've decided to reboot my previous fic, Searching For The Light. Basically, this story will be updated in very short chapters (probably 500-1k words each), and I'll try to keep consistently doing them so I don't fall out of practice. And along the way, I'll be re-writing a story that desperately needed a re-write! It's a win-win. Won't that be fun?

If you did read SFTL, this story will be vastly different from a content standpoint, but will follow the same sorta' progression. I can't even guarantee the ending will be the same, we'll just have to see. ;) Hopefully I'll stay true to my word, and update this once or twice a week.

Thanks for reading! Love you all! Reviews are much appreciated!