The Journey

Time passed swiftly for the members of the team. Alsifar and Justor sat and talked a long while near the helm of the ship, or what as far and Jacob knew was the helm of the ship. He sat and watched the two of them talk about random things that he was sure his father would have loved to have taken part in, but not only were the finer points lost on Jacob but the entire conversation was. However, the style of the conversation and the words reminded him of home, of the times when he was young, his mother and father, and then later when Gammon and Athilea, would have conversations on philosophy, technology, physics and what ever else scientists and intellectuals liked to talk about. The conversation calmed him as he read the words of the manual flouting in front of him that told him how to use the watch. According to the watch, he would be able to form weapons and tools using the same energy as the watch used to form Athilia and Gammon and allowed them to take physical form. The watch could be activated by him manually activating it by using the buttons and dials, and eventually as the watch got more and more use to his thoughts and became more attune to the brainwaves that would cause him to activate certain things on the watch, he would eventually be able to operate it by thought alone. well that would be useful in a fight, if I knew how to use them in a fight he thought again in frustration. he could make swords, shields, armor and an assortment of other hand to hand weapons but the watch didn't talk at all about any long range weapons such as a plasma gun or laser rifle like the ones he had used back on his home world. he had of course taken a few classes in self defense but he didn't know anything about using a sword or shield. In fact the longest range weapon he could find was a whip and there was no way he was going to use that if he couldn't even use a sword. He knew better then to try and use a weapon he didn't know how to use.
"so you ready to learn how to use those young master?" said a very familiar voice from behind. gammon as usual flouted a foot or so above the ship floor. Jacob looked up and said "you could teach me gammon? I didn't think that it was in your matrix to teach, that is more of um..... well that's more of Athilias thing isn't it?"
Gammon moved from behind Jacob who was sitting on the floor out side of the helm room, in front of him and nodding his head yes said " it is, mostly. but even she has her limits. Who taught you about electronics and computer programming? " he said pacing in front of Jacob. "athilia" Jacob said. "yes...she did, and who taught you about mathematics and architecture and literature? athilia that is who. however let me pose this last quarry to you young master, who taught you how to wrestle? or how to use an opponents swing against them? other humans, such as young uncle Tiberius before he passed or your teacher Mikel, all were other humans." Gammon stopped pacing and looked down at Jacob. "She is not a fighter like i am, she can fight that is not what i mean but she is not a warrior like I am. This coupled with the fact that your father didn't want you to learn hand to hand combat that could kill, means that I never got to train you. But your father isn't here now, and if you are to survive, you must know how to use everything that you can get your hands on, from an antiquated sword and shield to a suit of power armor. So I ask you again my young master are you ready?" As he said this he offered his hand to Jacob.

Five minutes later, carrying his hover board, Jacob entered a large open room filled with equipment ranging from the laser rifles he was so use to, to what looked like old barbarian war axes, scimitars and hammers. swords of all shapes and sizes as well and shields and armor, from every conceivable and remembered era. there were things like flame throwers next to javelins and bows. The room was Massive as well at least four stories tall possibly more. there were dummies and targets on the far wall, were he saw something he thought so out of place he stared for almost two whole minutes before the shock wore off. It was Elstaba holding a laser rifle shooting at two targets at fifty and then one hundred feet away, with Athilea and she was doing a decent job of it! she shot again and didn't quite get the center of the target at one hundred feet, but she got close enough that it really didn't matter.
"are you going to just sit there gocking or are you going to go over and join her?" said Gammons gruff voice nearly a whisper in Jacobs ear. "you need a refresher course on your Rifle shooting, and once you are done with that you two are going to meet me for hand to hand over there" Jacob saw a bluish glowing incorporeal hand, that he knew was all to real, pointing toward the left corner behind Elstaba. "and we will start hand to hand combat training. Which includes sword, shield, spear, javelin, and other Archaic weaponry."
Jacob turned around and said "what do you expect us to learn while we are on board this ship? we will be at our destination any day now i am sure." Gammon smirked and said "right, well that shows' what you know...." but he didn't elaborate, instead as a response to Jacobs Confused expression he just shoved him toward the two female figures at the far end of the massive room.
As he got to the other side and picked up a rifle and joined elstaba and Athilea Gammon whispered to him self, a habit he remembered from when he was once human, or rather a habit the human he was modeled after had, Gammon didn't really know witch was more true at this point, “and the training begins.....again"