"Wait, let me get dressed." "Where did my shoes get kicked to?" "Hurry, hurry!"...
Startled awake from their dreams, everyone hurriedly got dressed and gathered downstairs.
"A-Tian, hurry up!"
"Give me a moment." Cheng Tian took out a ball and recalled the Floette on his bed, then headed downstairs with the others.
There was no fixed formation. The boys stood with people they knew, forming a loose, scattered crowd.
Seeing how wilted everyone looked, Xiong Weidong frowned. "Wake yourselves up! Now, follow my Braviary for your morning run. Until it stops, none of you are allowed to stop! Understood?!"
"Huh?!"
Braviary spread its wings and took flight at a moderate pace. Starting with the boys on the left, everyone ran after it.
Running drills in the morning were very good physical exercise and could also quickly clear the mind.
Braviary kept flying through the sky at a moderate pace, with a vast procession of people below.
"Awooo!" A wolf-like howl came from behind. When everyone turned to look, they saw an imposing Rapidash galloping toward them on flaming hooves. Xiong Weidong sat on its back, with a Mightyena following behind.
"No walking back there! All of you, get running!" Xiong Weidong commanded loudly. "Rapidash! Use Flame Wheel!"
"Neighhh-" Fierce flames blazed up around Rapidash, yet Xiong Weidong showed no sign of being burned. That was because the flames on a Pokémon like Rapidash would not cause the slightest harm to a trainer it trusted. The tongues of flame beneath Xiong Weidong's backside could be seen automatically retreating to either side as soon as they emerged.
The sky was still only dimly lit at a little past five. Anyone looking down from above would have seen Rapidash sticking close on everyone's heels like a ball of fire.
"Don't let me catch