A sheepish look adorned Scyler's face as he walked into the sparring room, feeling a bit embarrassed for arriving at school so late. He'd probably get in trouble, and this early in the year too. It wasn't his fault he'd gotten back later than expected from his vacation. He'd only gotten back this morning. Sometimes his parents weren't the best at planning things out, but he hoped it wouldn't mess anything up.<br/><br/>"<span style="font-style: italic">Jeez, hope I'm not too late... Sparring was always interesting</span>", he thought as he glanced around the room. He saw a few people sparring, then saw somebody in need of a partner. He walked over to the houndoom, looking friendly with a smile on his face, asking him if he'd care to spar. A reply came from the houndoom, giving a confirmation, and the two were soon positioned at opposite ends of a large mat.<br/><br/>The houndoom took the first move, fire erupting from his mouth as he used flamethrower. Scyler dashed forward, sliding under the flames, his arms glowing a bright yellow as he came up towards the gijinka. He pulled of an X-Scissor, slashing his arms in a cross against the houndoom, landing the hit. The houndoom staggered hard but managed to duck as a foot came towards his face. Seeing an opening, he lashed out with a Sucker Punch, landing a good hit on Scyler. He stumbled backwards from the unexpected hit, however he quickly regained his composure. He wasn't going to give up this easily.<br/><br/>His speed boost kicking in, he dashed forward even faster than before, moving in rapidly with a poison jab, his hands glowing a bright purple. He struck the unprepared houndoom with force, right in the center of his chest. He was quick to come back though, another inferno of flames blasting from his  mouth. Scyler attempted leaping backward out of the range of the attack, only to end up taking it all with nearly full force. He wasn't doing very well now, but he was determined not to fall so fast. Standing tall again, he readied to go at it again, planning an entire barrage of kicks and punches.