Sunny punched in the door code and the two of them left Central on foot--it was something that happened often once the Initiates had begun training, and nobody in the bunker paid it any mind anymore when the doors opened and closed. Sunny stretched out as they walked down the well-beaten path a little ways, dust kicking up in the sunlight, then she turned to Malia. "Alright, chica, first things first--you and I are gonna bust our asses a bit and I'm gonna find out just how fit you are. There's a river a mile and a half that way." She pointed through the tall grass, toward a distant but small stand of trees. "I can get there in right around fifteen minutes in full gear. That's three quarters of a mile every seven minutes."<br/><br/>Sunny grinned. "Beat me there." Then she turned and ran, breaking into a flat sprint, her head just barely above the tall grass.<br/><br/>Once they had both made it Sunny got down to business. She had Malia work out, using stones rather than proper weights, working on her cardio and stamina with more running and endurance exercises. Sunny was demanding, relentless, punishing, but oddly encouraging, too. Every time Malia came up against a limit Sunny would either help her break it, or redirect so she pushed against a new sort of barrier. After a few hours of intensive training she let Malia have a break, and even went so far as to strip down and go for a swim in the river, clinging almost entirely naked to a branch and letting the sweat and dust wash away.<br/><br/>Once they'd cooled down and recovered some she showed Malia how to shoot; posture, grip, aim, and breathing. She showed her how to use the pistol, and then the larger submachine gun that Sunny herself utilized, making sure no matter what they both felt somewhat comfortable before moving on. She trained her in hand to hand combat next, showing her a few moves and basic techniques before switching to knife fighting with the blades each of them carried. Sunny didn't call it quits until the sun had almost set, and even then she forced Malia to jog back to Central with her, pushing every single muscle in the Runner's body as hard as she possibly could.