Creatures in Training

First, these creatures sprawl themselves onto the ground, wild in their mannerisms while they extend their limbs and bend their arms and legs into strange positions. Delusional in their silent trance, they reach for the air above them and the ground below them. Soon, they seem to be satisfied with the first installment of their ritual and progress to the looming contraption that waits for the creature to mount himself onto it. He clicks a series of buttons as the apparatus comes to life and begins to move under his feet. Faster and faster, the belt underneath the creature moves in a continual cycle. The creature thrashes his feet forward and back, forward and back, until his movements become a melodic, constant thump. He begins to wipe at the perspiration on his forehead and release heavy pants. His eyes remain about face, narrowed in on the empty space before him. Further down the training line, another creature wraps his hands around a long pole and heaves it into the air, grunting and crying out to any enemies who may hear him. He lifts and releases, lifts and releases. All the way down the training line, the creatures twist and mutilate their bodies into alien poses and movements, all to train their bodies for any threatening enemies who may come their way.