Arthur was laying on the hard ground and breathing heavily as a thick layer of sweat glistened off of his body that had been left exposed due to being only in his training pants, shreds of cloth being scattered among the area that surrounded him. A few feet from his right hand stood a large, vicious-looking cheetah that had a beautifully composed posture, chest puffed out almost in a sense of victory. Directly behind the giant feline was a wooden staff that was being gently caressed by the cat's tail.<br/><br/>The staff was lifted from the floor as it sat within Bandit's coiled tail, orange and brown fir standing on edge as it was tossed over to the young man that continued to decorate the floor, "You are still too slow," the feline mocked.<br/><br/>The young man's eyes widened as he quickly shot up from the ground, grabbing the staff in the air before spinning it around his body and planting it erect into the ground. In an instant he was in the air, having used the staff like a slingshot to propel himself towards the proud feline. His body glowed brightly and he shot like a missile, barely grazing the cat that had dodged the incoming attack. He rebounded quickly and sent a lightning fast kick behind him, feeling impact as the kick lands but then a quick yanking like feeling from his foot.<br/><br/>Bandit had the young man's foot held firmly in his mouth and narrowed his eyes when Arthur had smirked about thinking he kicked the cat. With almost no effort, Bandit lifted the light guardian off his other foot and slammed him onto the ground with great force, knocking him out. The youth awoke a few minutes later to the feeling of Bandit licking his face, now returned to his house cat form and sitting upon Arthur's chest. "Sorry, I got a little carried away there," the feline spoke softly as he jumped down to inspect the young man's head once again.<br/><br/>"It's alright," Arthur said with a chuckle as he shot up to his feet, rubbing his head a bit. "I shouldn't have let myself get clumsy like that."<br/><br/>"Yeah, you should know better than that by now," the large savannah cat grinned while walking over to where the staff was sticking into the ground. "Otherwise, your abilities are coming along fantastically, in my opinion. Though I would like to see your actual light powers develop a bit more."<br/><br/>Arthur nodded in agreement as he picked up the staff, looking at Bandit and then the torn clothing that decorated the ground, "Yes, I was hoping to be making better progress by now. Shall we give it another go?"<br/><br/>"Wait," Bandit stated quickly as his paw was pointed behind Arthur, his eyes seeing a small orb of light coming towards them from the distance, "Is anyone expecting you today?"<br/><br/>Arthur looked in the direction the paw was pointed in and saw the orb as well, shaking his head at the cat's question. "Not that I am aware of," he knew that orbs like these were meant for carrying messages and wondered who would be calling him at this time. He had permission from his instructors of the day to allow him added time at the training grounds in order to work on his powers since he was always well caught up on any other work that needed to be done.<br/><br/>The ball of light almost reached his face before a finger was pressed against it. It unfolded and presented its message:<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">Your presence is required immediately in the Headmistress's office. There are no exceptions, and anyone that does not appear in the next ten minutes will be given to the Cattery Keepers for the next week to clean the Battle Cats' stalls. This will run alongside your lessons and other duties.<br/><br/>Sincerely, Headmistress Ray.</span><br/><br/><div><hr style="height:2px; width:100%; border:0; color: white;background:white;"/></div><br/><br/>It had only taken both Arthur and Bandit only a few minutes to make their way to the hallway that lead to the headmistress' office. Arthur was feeling a bit apprehensive about the meeting since he had just came from the training grounds. Having only ten minutes to arrive, he had to rush to get himself washed up and changed into proper attire, which made him unsure whether or not he made it on time. As he walked down the hall he saw two other students waiting outside what he knew to be the headmistress' office, making him wonder if they got the same message as he did.<br/><br/>"Hello there," he spoke just loud enough so that both of them could hear, "Did you two get summoned to be here within ten minutes as well?"