Lyd was long gone after that. Her legs were practically throwing her into the hallway and away. She didn't really know where she was supposed to go, or what to do when she got there, but her body seemed to know more than her mind as it frantically led her along. Having calmed down once she'd gained some distance, the resort signs were pointing every which way to different activities and rooms. Apparently, there was a training dojo nearby. Throwing a couple of punches had always managed to get her mind off of things in the past, and even if it'd have to be on a training dummy, punches were punches after all, and it would do for now.
A bridge led her briefly outside, and then into the massive, but amazingly zen building. Some Magikarp and Finneon teemed beneath the surface of a neighboring pond, and a gentle breeze swept a handful of cherry blossoms through the air alongside the Pancham. Typical, but pleasant, decided Lydia as she stepped inside.
The dojo seemed so much bigger on the inside, and the sight of it all amazed her. Across from her, an indoor waterfall crashed down onto the heads of a Primeape and Medicham, both of which were deep in meditation. A lone Lucario shot practiced on a mat, sending pulses of pure energy out before her in a wave of beautifully destructive power, while a Mienshao and Machamp fought in utter grace, as if it were some kind of dance. Finally, a Gallade, Hariyama, and Gurdurr all went down the line one after another, chopping solid concrete blocks cleanly and perfectly in two. In complete awe, Lydia made her way to the waterfall first.
Firstly though, she had to find a way up to the sitting spots beneath the waterfall, and about ten minutes of climbing later, with a couple breather-breaks in between, she had made her way up. The two fighting-types already up there were paying her no mind, and cautiously, Lydia dipped one toe into the great flow of water. It was cold, and she shuddered, trying to ease herself in bit by bit until she could adjust. Very quickly though, she was fed up with waiting, she threw her whole body in, immediately finding herself pinned roughly against the stone by the painful crashing weight of the waterfall. She yelped involuntarily, struggling futilely, until she caught the one-eyed glares of both the Primeape and the Medicham. One of the two shoved her into freedom with a simple kick, though freedom also happened to be right off of the stone ledge.
Lydia tumbled to the ground with an audible "oof," shooting a glower right back up at the two pretentious fighters, only to find that they had gone right back to their meditation. With her spirits quite literally dampened, the Lucario was staring down at her expectantly, demanding to see what the Pancham could do. She was first to demonstrate, sending another pulse of aura energy as she had before, and waited for Lydia to follow. Copying her motions, she thrust her arms outwards all at once, smashing through the air a total of three times before she stumbled, and was forced to catch her breath. The Lucario shook her head, clearly disappointed, and sent the equally-disheartened Lydia off on her way.
Next, she was up against the Machamp and Mienshao. Pep-talking herself up, Lydia took a deep breath, charging forwards with a battle cry as she leapt up. She could hardly clear a quarter of the Machamp's height, but regardless, she loosed a series of comet punches onto the Machamp as she flew past. Tumbling to the ground, she struggled back up to her feet, while the six-foot-something Machamp swept her up in one hand. Squabbling briefly in protest, he threw her straight into the ground, while the Mienshao stepped up. Lydia was hardly finished, or so she convinced herself, and grabbed hold of the Mienshao's whips, tugging hard in an attempted circle throw, while her opponent just stared at her during the pathetic attempt. One single kick in retaliation sent Lydia skidding across the floor, and with a noticeable slump in her step, she headed for the board station.
One of the chopping blocks was already laid all out for her, and she took a deep breath. All eyes were on the poor Pancham, and as she focused all of her power into her fist, she brought it down with a decisive karate chop. The block split in two from the blow, albeit not cleanly, and Lydia's hand throbbed in pain. Still, she had done it, and she threw the two broken pieces up into the air in triumph. The Hariyama whistled, and Lydia stopped her celebration to see what he wanted. She followed his finger to the other split blocks, and as the realization set in that they were all breaking concrete, while she was struggling with plywood, she had to resist the urge to tear out her own fur in rage as she shouted aloud. That was it, and Lydia was through. She headed straight for the door, waving the cherry blossoms out of her face angrily as if she were swatting flies as she stormed back into the main hall.
feel free to just like shoot fire at her or something)