It was a little after breakfast the next morning. Both of the Professors, Delia, and Johanna were packing up for the return trip home. It had been a long night with everyone talking and watching the Xiaolin Warriors adventures which was still a hot topic along with the Jack's little gift to them.

"I still can't believe Jack gave us all nine complete seasons of Pokemon plus the movies on DVD. It will be fascinating watching Ash's experience and learn more about what motivates the writers of the show in their world," Oak commented as he carefully packed the DVDs away.

"Hopefully they will help ease my worry I feel about Ash being on his own. Still I wonder how safe he'll be with twelve kids who saved the world from total darkness three times. No wonder that poor boy Raimundo and his girlfriend Lu didn't want us looking at the palms. It's a constant reminder of their ties to evil. Still they shouldn't blame themselves entirely for the incidents there was a lot of external circumstances," Delia commented as she finished packing.

"I don't think you need to worry to much Mrs. Ketchum. From what we saw Master Fung and Dojo keep a close watch on the monks making sure they stay out of trouble. Still I would love to study Dojo closer even if he's not a Pokemon. A creature that can change size and shape, fly, and contains the essences of his beloved master would be an extraordinary opportunity," Rowan commented as helped carry the bags downstairs.

"Speaking of the Xiaolin Warriors and our kids where are they? I thought they were going to say good bye before continuing on their journey," Johanna said.

"I think Master Fung said something about giving a few last minute lessons before they continued onward. Ah there they're over there in the training field. Why don't we go over and say hello," Oak suggested. The group put down their luggage and was halfway over there when they stopped in their tracks seeing exactly what kind of training Master Fung meant.

All the monks and Ash, Dawn, and Brock were in their training robes trying to balance on some thin rods that kept going up and down while blindfolded. Master Fung stood nearby his hands tightly gripped around the Elemental Blade with Dojo wrapped around his neck. The Pokemon were operating a system of ropes causing the poles to go up and down. "You must focus! A warrior must be ready to adapt to change at a moments notice."

"What's the ahh point of ahh us trying to keep our balance woahh while blindfolded?" Dawn asked struggling to stay on top of the shifting poles. She was extremely nervous and having great difficulty with this exercise.

"Don't question your Dragon Master!" Dojo snapped at her.

"Dojo please its alright if she asks a question, she is after all an Apprentice. I'm trying to teach you how no matter what chaos is going on in your life you must have a firm grip on reality. Let you're other senses guide you; let them tell you what's happening around you. Process that information and then you'll be able to balance no matter what occurs," Master Fung informed her. He nodded at the adults to take a seat and signaled the Pokemon to pull faster on the ropes.

The monks easily kept their balance and even started doing martial arts moves easily landing on their hands or feet each time. The three Apprentices let out a yelp and nearly fell, but quickly caught themselves. They had to concentrate! If they wanted to get better they had to keep pushing just like when they were training with their Pokemon.

"Focus! Forget your eyes for a second and let your senses guide you," Ash thought opening up his ears. If he listened hard enough he could hear a slight wok when the poles moved. Pushing off with his feet he twisted until he landed on his hands on the next set before flipping upright onto his feet not wavering in the least. "Alright I got!"

"This isn't so hard! I can feel the poles with my feet and hands. All I have to do is shift my weight when I feel the movement," Brock called out as he jumped and flipped about.

Not to be outdone Dawn let her sense of smell guides her. She could smell the ropes and the wood and nearly lost her balance when she made this discovery. Quickly regaining control it was easy for her to keep her balance as she moved from pole to pole until she landed on the ground next to her friends and pulled off her blindfold. "That was the coolest thing ever! Mom did you see me?! I wonder if I could do something like that at my next contest! I love to try it."

"I'm impressed Dawn. You really used your head out there. See what happens when you take your time and think?"

"That's an interesting technique you used. I wonder if I should do something like that in my research," Oak said.

"One think at a time Samuel."

"I was so worried you were going to break your neck up there! I can't believe you would ever try something like that! What was the point of this training?" Delia asked examine Ash for any sign of injury.

"Mom cut it out! I'm fine Master Fung just wanted to see us in action to see what we've learned. He wouldn't have done anything that could have seriously harmed me," Ash reassured his mom.

"Mrs. Ketchum I can assure you that I would never intentionally put your son in danger. He and his friends have started down a path of great discovery as well as responsibility. I only wish to make sure they are up to the task otherwise something bad could happen. If you have no objections I would like to perform one more test before I begin the real lesson. If you want you can watch from over there."

"Well I don't know. I mean training Pokemon is one thing, but learning to throw lightening bolts is a whole other story."

"Which is why Ash, Dawn, and Brock here need to learn to control their powers so they don't blow up in their face. Trust me that can happen quite easily. It happened to me a whole lot before I finally figured out not to use anger as a method of summoning my element. If you three want to summon your element anytime of the day you got to control your teenage emotions," Lu stated.

"How do we go about doing that? I mean the only reason I threw that thunderbolt was because I was so angry with Team Rocket attacking Crystal like that. The same thing happened when J's Pokemon grabbed me. I was so angry and scared sparks just flew."

"Don't worry we have a solution to your problem, but it would mean letting us take control of your Pokemon for awhile. You see friends who battle not only settle difference, but grow stronger. So we're going to have the Pokemon attack you and your going to have to block and counter their powers with your own. You up to it?" Raimundo suggested.

"I don't know if I like that idea much."

"Ash I think we should give it a try. We've always battle to help our Pokemon improve, to get stronger and better. Well now it's their turn to return the favor. Besides I think they really want to do it," Brock said motioning to the Pokemon who were chatting up a storm eager to help out. "How about I go first okay. Whose is going to be in charge of Sudawoodo and Crogunk?"

"Seeing as how the tree is actually rock I think I'll take this little doggie for a spin in this little battle in the OK Corral," Clay said walking over to Sudawoodo and tipping his hat. "You're a mighty fine creature."

"Sudawoodo woodo!" Sudawoodo said saluting Clay. He liked this guy immensely sensing the power of Earth inside him and he loved that hat he was wearing. It was so cute!

"If Crogunk doesn't mine I would like to battle with him. Is that okay with you Crogunk or do I get a Poison Jab?" Jack asked nervously rubbing his stomach.

"Crogunk," Crogunk nodded his approval of Jack. Although Jack was Metal or steel in this world he still looked like a competent trainer. Besides he looked a little like a Crogunk with those goggles.

"Alright lets begin. Clay and Jack will both attack you Brock. You must effectively block and counter the attacks. If we are successful you'll be able to summon your elemental without difficulties. Begin!"

"Sudawoodo use Double Edge!" Clay commanded feeling a thrill as he did so. This was almost as fun as wrestling greased pigs back home.

"Sudawoodo!" Sudawoodo shouted taking on a gold glow as it raced towards Brock. At the last possible second Brock brought up his arms to block the attack. He was pushed back, but he managed to sweep kick Sudawoodo countering the attack panting hard from the effort.

"Crogunk use Brick Break!" Jack said. This was the greatest day of his life! Not only was he here in his favorite show, but also he was battling against one of his favorite characters.

Brock caught the Brick Break and managed to flip Crogunk over his shoulder. Crogunk was dazed for a few minutes, but came after him with Poison Jab while Sudawoodo attacked with Mimic. Taking a deep breath he summoned his element and partially buried his two Pokemon under a pile of rock. "Are you two okay? I hope I didn't hurt you to badly!"

"They're fine Brock and I think they enjoyed battling against you. Who knows maybe this will open up new routes in your dreams as a breeder," Stacey insightfully mentioned.

"Alright Dawn you up next. You ready?" Crystal asked.

"You bet I am! Don't worry I'm going to be fine," Dawn assured her.

"That's when we're suppose to worry the most isn't it? So who's going to command Piplup, Buneray, and Pachrishu?" Dagwood asked thoughtfully as he tickled the said Pokemon's stomach.

"Pachi chu chu!" Pachrishu squealed as she leapt happily on top of Omi's head. The little monk promptly began screaming and running around trying to shake the little Pokemon off. "Get this thing away from me!"

"Dagwood get a picture of this please! I never thought I see the day when mister high and mighty was brought down by a little seven pound ball of fluff," Lu ordered her teammate. She was grinning madly happy at last to see Omi getting his just deserts. After Dagwood had taken the photo with his camera she started whistling. In a few minutes she had Pachrishu in her arms. "You are my favorite Pokemon ever yes you are. Aren't you the cutest thing ever?"

"Chu!" Pachrishu nodded in agreement as she snuggled against Lu. She liked Lu a lot, but her heart belonged to the yellow monk. Something about him was fascinating. "So it looks like I'm commanding this little cutie. Who will take Piplup and Buneray?"

"Well if there's no objection I would like to command Buneray. You don't mind Dawn?" Auara asked politely. Dawn shook her head and signaled her to go for it.

"Since Piplup is a water type I shall have the honor of battling with him. I'm sure between the two of us we can slash this Apprentice into size," Omi said as he walked over to Piplup. It was weird seeing them next to each other when you realized they were so much alike and Omi was only about two inches bigger then Piplup to begin with.

"Don't you mean whip her into shape? Well who cares if you're ready I say we begin. Dawn show him how girls battle in this world!" Callie told her as the training session began.

"Piplup use Bubble beam on Dawn right now!" Omi ordered. Piplup went flying through the air firing a steady stream of bubbles at Dawn. She ducked and rolled on the ground in an attempt to get out of the way. Piplup wouldn't give up and kept firing the Bubble beam.

"I've had it! Sorry Piplup, but I have to do this!" Dawn exclaimed as she started twirling around. Her spinning created enough force to send the bubbles back at a surprise Piplup who was soon trapped in a giant bubble. "One down two to go!"

"Let's see how you handle double trouble. Buneray use Dizzy Punch!"

"Pachrishu use Spark!" The two Pokemon came streaking through the air towards Dawn who looked like she was panicking. She started running away desperate to get away from the attack when she suddenly spun around and faced them. "No way am I goofing this one up. Auara Beam Light!" A rainbow colored beam sprang from her fingertips and struck the attacking Pokemon stopping them dead in the tracks. The attack was usual because the Auara beam wrapped around them like a real rainbow would do before pinning to the ground. "Yes I did it! I summoned my element on command! Oh I hope I didn't hurt you guys to badly,"

"Buneray!"

"Chu!"

"I think their just fine honey. That was a beautiful attack dear. I liked how you were able to combine both beauty and power together. You really could go far as a Coordinator if you keep this up."

"Thanks Mom that means a lot to me. Okay Ash your turn to try. You ready?"

"You bet I am. Don't worry guys just give it your best shot and everything will do just fine. So who wants to battle with my Pokemon?"

"I call Turtwig!" Dagwood shouted.

"Dibs on Aipom man!" Jermaine said quickly.

"I'll take Staravia if you don't mind," Raimundo added.

"Hey Pikachu is it okay if we battle together?" Crystal asked kneeling in front of the little electric mouse while the other Pokemon got to know the boys.

"Pika. Pika Pi Pikachu!" Pikachu said. He would be happy to battle with her and he hoped he helped Ash out with his powers. After all the times Ash helped him it would be nice to return the favor.

"Looks like you boys and Crystal have your work cut out for you. If Ash is anything like his character he's stubborn and thick headed so your going to have push him to the edge if you want him to summon his element on command," Kimiko reminded the group.

Ash glared at her, but said nothing. Instead he got in a defensive stance and waited patiently for the attack to begin. He didn't have to wait long as Dagwood made the first move instructing Turtwig to use Razor Leaf while he ran.

"Turtwig! Turt turt!" Turtwig vocalized as he raced towards Ash flicking his head back and forth sending a barrage of Razor Leafs at Ash. Turtwig wonder how his human was going to counter this one.

Ash blocked the attack with his arms and the force of the attack started pushing him backwards. Gritting his teeth he pushed back causing the leaves to fly everywhere. Ignoring the stinging pain in his arms his hands darted around collecting the leaves, which he then flicked back at Turtwig who was so surprised by the attack he forgot to dodge and took the hit hard.

"Turtwig down for the count. Jermaine, Raimundo I suggest you attack together. The combined strengths of Aipom and Staravia should be enough to defeat him!" Dagwood suggested.

"Got it home boy. Okay Aipom I suggest you use your Swift attack on Ash boy over there you hear me?"

"Aipom pom!" Aipom chattered happily releasing a strong Swift attack.

"Staravia use Aerial Ace on Ash! Don't worry he won't feel it too much if you hit him dead on," Raimundo cockily told the bird Pokemon who soared high in the air before coming in for a beautiful Aerial Ace.

"Isn't this a bit dangerous? What happens if Ash gets seriously hurt? His Pokemon will never forgive themselves," Delia asked nervously.

"I wouldn't worry to much Delia. The monks know what they're doing. They're calling for the attacks that both push Ash to the edge and also are the ones he can counter," Oak told her.

"Also the Pokemon aren't attacking at full strength. Their attacks are just strong enough to cause a little damage if they connect. Its rather brilliant if you ask me," Rowan said.

Ash easily deflected the two attacks and when Pikachu came after him with a Thunderbolt Ash fired his own. The result was an intense light show with both of them exhausted, but satisfied. Master Fung also nodded pleased by the results. "Very good Apprentices. All three of you did well. You should be proud of yourselves. Now before I teach all of you something new I would like to see the monks practice with their Elemental Wu's and Weapons. Remember young monks a knife will dull if you don't use it often."

"What does that mean?" Ash asked curious.

"I think he means you have to keep practicing so your skills don't die out," Brock informed him dragging Ash of to the side where they all settle down to watch the monks practice against some of Jack's new Jackbots and a few Chamelionbots designed to look like Pokemon. At press of the button they all released their arsenal and prepared to strike.

"Remember young monks, the weapon is only as good as the warrior holding it. I don't want anyone showing off for our guests is that clear?" Master Fung asked as he used the Elemental Blade to strike down one of the Jackbots making his point clear. The monks all nodded their heads and waited for the signal to start. When Dojo blew a whistle they launched into action.

Omi quickly found himself surrounded by a group of eight Jackbots whirling maces and flamethrowers. The little monk grinned. "Only eight? I'm not even going to break a sweat! Leopard Strike, Mantis Kick!" Omi shouted clawing out the circuitry of two and kicking the head off another he turned to face a wall of Jackbots spewing fire. "Kajim Charm, Shimo Staff Water!" he shouted twirling around his extend weapon creating a whirlpool sucking up the Jackbots and ripping them apart. "Oh yes W for Win!"

"I wonder why he can't get slang right. You think he does it on purpose?" Dawn whispered.

"Maybe its because he spent his whole life at the Temple. All I know is the little guy seems extremely confident in his own ability," Ash replied in hush tones.

"Quite you two I'm trying to watch the girls demolish the robots. Aren't they amazing?" Brock asked dreamily gazing at them before Crogunk Poison Jabbed him as a reminder these ladies were taken.

Kimiko was doing her best to avoid the water cannons as she flipped about using her spinning kick to bash them. Kimiko was smiling at her efforts when a Chameleonbot disguised as a Blastoise attacked her from behind. "Oh man I'm not scared of an oversized turtle! Cat's Eye Draco, Arrow Sparrow Fire!" The three sparrow shaped darts merged together creating a giant flaming phoenix that engulfed the robot melting it in seconds. "Oh yeah burn baby burn!"

Clay roped a few Jackbots that had been trying to slice and dice him. He held off another one trying to bash his head with a huge mallet. "Now that isn't very nice is it partner? I think its time we end this little squabble before it turns into the OK Corral. Longhorn Taurus, Big Bang Meterang Earth!" The golden boomerang twirled through the air making copies of itself. Each copy dragged a huge slab of earth around smashing everything in its path until nothing was left. "Now that worked out nicely."

Raimundo found himself caught in some titanium steel tentacles that wrapped themselves tighter and tighter around him trying to squeeze the life out of him. There was no room to move and he couldn't activate his Elemental Wu or his weapon. "I can't use my Heylin powers. I refuse to ah!" He shrieked creating a mini vortex spinning free. "Crest of the Condor, Blade of the Nebula Wind!"

"Wow Raimundo overdoing it much? I know you hate my Jackbots, but try obliterating them with a tornado the size of the Temple. Anyways now it's my turn to show you what I can do. Magnetic Grip, Olaf Shield Metal!" Jack called out flicking his metal encrusted shield at the Jackbots and decapitating them. Jack lazily caught his shield and started doing his victory dance. "Oh yeah I rule!"

"Cut the moves out and celebrate later Jack. The battle isn't over until everyone is finished off. Yo you walking garbage cans couldn't help a homeboy out and destroy yourselves now could you? Didn't think so looks like were rough housing. Grava Guard, Goliath Slingshot Gravity!" Jermaine cried out shooting several pellets at his opponents and trapping them in gravity sinkwell. "I still got the moves."

"Looks like it's my turn to join the party. I hope our friends watching enjoy the show. Woha Armor, Bunyan Battle Ax Wood!" Dagwood said as he brought his transformed battle-ax to hammer down on the ground. Tree roots shot up from the ground wrapping themselves tightly the drilling bots and crushing them like paper. "Don't mess with Mother Nature or she'll mess with you."

"If you boys are done fooling around I really would like to have some fun! Where is the excitement in all this?" Lu demanded as she hopped from one Jackbot to the next causing them to crash right into each other. When one of them came at her with a taser she sighed, but readied herself nonetheless. "Hope you don't mind me borrowing your Pokemon's power for a sec. Zeus Order, Thunderbird Sais Lightening!" The electricity sparking from tops of her Sais was joined by the electric energy from Pikachu and Pachrishu's electrical pouches creating a giant lightening bird that flew though the air eliminating the threat once and for all before returning its power to the Pokemon. "Now that was exciting wasn't it Crystal?"

"Yeah it was, but I already took care of my opponents Lu. Why not see how Stacey is doing?"

The girl in question was ducking about and using a series of quick jabs and kicks to avoid being caught by the many arms of the Jackbots while at the same time trying to avoid being fried by a Chameleon bot turned Charizard. "Enough of this, time for this little battle to end. Bomber Plate, Mei Xing Knife Flare!" Stacey shouted her weapon sucking the energy right out of the robots and then sending it back at them causing them to overload. "Thank Shiva that worked. Hey Auara how are you doing?"

The Egyptian girl was in the midst of a weird dance. All the Jackbots were firing rounds at her, which she blocked with her fans as she performed a complex dance combined with a few skills as an actress she picked up. "Lantern Fold, Mulan Sunfans Light!" she called out releasing her razor sharp ball of lights at the right moment. They whirled through the air slicing up everything in their path before returning to her hands. She smiled and took a bow. "Now that was a performance."

The last member of the group Callie was dealing with a few Chamelionbots that now resembled a Weevile and a Poochyena. With lightening fast speeds she jumped over them and unleashed her attack. "Mystic Ward, Shiva Lance Darkness!" The weapon and holographic double became two shafts of darkness that pierced the robots and finished them off. Callie quickly retrieved her weapon while Jack pressed a button on his watch. The smoking remains of all the robots dissolved into millions of tiny nanobots that streamed back into a small compartment of his watch. "It was a good idea Jack to build these new robots with nanobots. Now we don't have to spend so much time cleaning up after them."

"Yes well that is nice, but its time for us to continue with our lessons. Apprentices if you would please join the others thank you. Now I want you all to get into a meditation pose and close your eyes. Take a few deep breaths and now focus your mind inward until you've connected with your inner core the very source of your elemental powers. Can you picture it clearly in your minds? Can you feel its power pulsating inside of you?"

"Yes, I can feel it. It's amazing I can see a ball of pulsating glowing yellow energy. Is that the core of my powers?" Lu asked keeping her eyes closed tightly.

"Yes, it is. Has everyone connected with the core of his or her powers? Good now I want you to touch that core and then follow the flow of power until it has led you to a natural source of your powers. Apprentice you might not be able to do that quite yet, but you should be able to see for a brief second or two something with the same power core as you. If you four would be so kind you could confirm or deny if the monks actually do sense a real place connected with their element. Now Omi tell me where did your power send you?"

"It's a crystal clear lake in the middle of the woods. I can sense a lot of different life inside of it all water. Yet there was recently something else of great power that appeared invisible. I sense that Dawn witnessed it," Omi said as he explored the lake in his mind.

"That's Lake Verity near my lab!" Professor Rowan stated astonished.

"I see a valley surrounded by shear cliffs and carvings of Charizard. The natural hot springs and flames everywhere make it the perfect place for fire. I must be seeing the Charizardfic Valley!" Kimiko exclaimed proudly.

"Well I'm plum seeing a place that has lots of rocks all over it. I'm inside and there are a bunch of little kids and they all look like miniature copies of Brock so I reckon partner I'm in the Pewter Gym. Man this is cooler then my sister Jessie motorcycle when she's fixing it," Clay stated.

"I'm sensing a lot of wind rushing through some kind of canyon. It's extremely windy, but I'm not sure exactly where it is. I think it's somewhere in the Johto Region, but that's it," Raimundo said scrunching his eyes tightly trying to figure out where his mind had sent him. (Return of Mewtwo place.)

"Well I can tell you exactly where I am. With all this ore and other precious metals I'm positive I'm in the Oreburg mines! This is so cool!" Jack said.

"Well don't get to excited pretty boy or I have to give you a whooping when I tell you were I am. I'm witnessing a bunch of Clefa, Clefairy, and Clefable dancing around a giant moonstone. I'm on Mt. Moon!" Jermaine told his friend.

"What does Mt. Moon have to do with gravity Samuel?" Delia asked.

"I'm guessing since many people theorize the moonstone came from space he's sensing the gravimetric pressure it emits."

"I see in my mind a huge forest with lots of Stantler who like to confuse people. I'm sensing Bewilder Forest!" Dagwood stated.

"Well I'm in Hoenn and I'm sensing a lot of electrical storms in different places. I think they're having some bad weather right about now," Lu commented off hand.

"I'm in the Orange Islands and I'm sensing an icy island with the legendary Articuno living there. It must be Ice Island from the second movie wow!" Crystal said laughing.

"I'm on Cinnabar Island and boy is that volcano cooking. I can sense the flaring activity as it simmers about. Definitely not a place you want to be," Stacey added.

"I sense the sun shining brightly all over the globe. Everyone is smiling and happy its daytime," Auara declared.

"Well I can sense nighttime all over the globe to. The darkness has its own appeal if you ask me."

"Very good my Wudai and Shoku warriors. Please open your eyes everyone and stand up. Apprentices please tell me if you were able to see the core of your power in anything else?"

"Well for a split second I could see the inner core of Pikachu."

"Same with my Sudawoodo."

"I saw for the briefest of instances some type of psychic Pokemon. I'm guessing Psychic Pokemon are the equivalent of light to you guys."

"Yes they are and I'm proud of all of you. This skill is valuable in your upcoming journey. In this fantastic world it would be a great advantage to be able to find the creatures and places that will help you master your two new moves. However there is another reason for you to learn this skill and it will help you with your new quest. Tell me have any of you ever heard of the term spirit guide or soul beast?"

"Yeah I have. Many Native American tribes believe that throughout our lives we are guided and protected by animals that help us live and fulfill our destiny. Very few people have ever seen their spirit guide. Master Fung are you saying that the reason this world was once connected to ours was because?" Dagwood started to say when Master Fung held up a hand to silence him.

"Quite correct Dagwood. In times long gone the Xiaolin Warriors were guided and protected by spirit guides or soul beast as we called them that were in actuality Pokemon who had crossed over to our world. However soul beast haven't been seen since the time of Dashi, but I'm confident that you will be able to discover your own while in this world. To have your soul beast appear you must truly be one with your element, and be in real need for it to appear. This quest will be your most important one ever so I expect you to behave so please follow Raimundo and Lu's lead," Master Fung instructed.

"Yes sir Master Fung," They all said in unison. Master Fung turned towards the three Apprentices and they started squirming under his gaze.

"Since we are in your world you three shall determine where the group goes and help make important decisions, but I still would like it if you respected Raimundo's and Lu's leadership status."

"You can count on it Master Fung!" Dawn exclaimed cheerily.

"I'm pleased to see such enthusasium in new students. I realize that you three each have different dreams, which might interfere with your training."

"Master Fung sorry for interrupting sir, but we will make the time to learn and train. This is an exciting opportunity and we don't want to waste it. Who knows all this training could help us achieve our dreams," Ash informed him.

"I'm very glad to hear that because you three will also be on a quest. You three have already discovered your soul beast, which are Pikachu, Piplup, and your Steelix back at home Brock I have decided to give you a different quest. This quest will be to see if you can handled the responsibilities of being an Apprentice by guarding two Shen Gong Wu and working hard with the other monks to become Wudai. Ash, you will be protecting the Thorn of Thunderbolt and Denshi Bunny, Dawn, I bestow to you the Ruby of Ramses and the Babel Stone, Brock, the Two Ton Tunic and Wushon Geyser. Guard them with your lives and don't be afraid to use them if the need arises. Now then while all the monks will be teaching you three still need a mentor to be in charge of when and what you learn. Therefore I have decided,"

"No need to ask Master Fung it will be my great honor to teach these three everything I know about the ways of a warrior. Who knows how far they will go under my tutelage," Omi said stepping foreword.

"That kid is very arrogant isn't he?" Johanna whispered.

"Very I wonder how he ended up being such a perfectionist," Rowan replied.

"Sorry Omi, but Master Fung had someone else in mind for this job. Isn't that right Fung Poo?" Dojo said as he hugged Master Fung's face.

"Omi, you are a valiant warrior, but for this assignment I have chosen Crystal to be the trio's mentor. I hope you aren't to disappointed." Omi's response was to faint causing everyone to panic until the monks assured them that Omi was suffering from a serious blow to his ego.

"Master Fung why am I Ash, Dawn, and Brock's mentor? I'm not even a Shoku warrior. Shouldn't Lu or Rai do this?"

"You have been here the longest and the one with the connection. You must learn to trust yourself if you are to trust others. I can't be their mentor right now. I won't be joining you monks on your journey. Last night Mrs. Ketchum asked me to go back to Pallet with her and Oak and I accepted. I will only be a phone call away, but you needn't worry too much. Dojo will be going with as your chaperone."

"You're sending me away again?! You promised never to do that again! I won't go I won't go! You can't make me!" Dojo screamed as all the monks, the trio and their Pokemon, and the adults, all grabbed on to the little green dragon and tried to pull him off Master Fung who was doing his best to reassure him that everything was going to be okay. In the end everyone ended up in a big pileup yelling and screaming.

Half an hour later everyone was packed up, Dojo was collared so no one tried to capture him, and they had said their goodbyes to everyone. The new group promised to keep in touch and that they would be on their best behavior and that they would do their best to complete the quest. After several teary goodbyes and threatening to lock Dojo up in the Sphere of Yun if he didn't let go Master Fung used the Golden Tiger Claws to rip open some folds in the air that transported everyone back home. With a grin on their faces the new very large group started walking once again on the road for Floraroma Town and Dawn's next contest.

A few hours later the group had started to set up camp for the night. Jack's portable rooms came in handy along with the Changing Chopsticks since they could shrink their supplies for easy carrying. "I still can't believe Fung Poo made me come with you kids. He promised not to send me away again!" Dojo cried clutching his doll of Master Fung.

"Dojo partner don't you reckon you've cried enough about this? Honestly your acting like a lost puppy dog who ended up with litter of kittens," Clay asked.

"Come on Dojo can't you just enjoy yourself? It's a beautiful starry night and if you're lonely why not hang out with the Pokemon? They're practically second cousins to you," Kimiko told the little dragon who turned away from her.

"That's the same thing you said about that T-Rex and I told you before we have nothing in common!"

"Dojo, I know you're sad about being separated from Master Fung, but that doesn't mean you are responsible for setting up camp. Go help the Pokemon out with getting some more firewood," Dagwood told the little dragon who sulkily slithered off to help. "He wasn't this miserable last time he was away from Master Fung. What is the big difference?"

"Who knows, but I'm getting sick of his whining. He should be grateful that we're not asking him to fly us all around Sinnoh!" grumbled Lu.

"Maybe he'll feel better in the morning when we start training to learn the new moves. I hope you don't mind if we ask to see your Pokemon in action before we attempt them ourselves," Raimundo asked Ash who was helping him set up a tent for the boys.

"No problem, I can't wait for tomorrow's training session. It's going to be the most intense one I've had in a long time. What kinds of moves are you guys attempting to learn?"

"We've decided to learn two moves; one basic and one advance move. Although we're going to have to do some modifications on some of the moves seeing as how we're human," Jack called out from the trees where he was using the Monkey Staff to help him gather some fruit for desert.

"Yeah dawg I don't think we want to try growing a tail or shooting stuff out our mouths and end up in the hospital yo," Jermaine commented dryly.

"We've been practicing back home with little luck. Every time we attempt the basic's they blow up in our faces. We think the key to mastering them not only lies with seeing them, but being here. Something about this world triggers the right pathways for us to access the moves. I pray to Shiva those pathways will stay with us when we return home," Stacey told the group as she joined them. She had been praying and leaving offerings of foods at her alter for her Gods, but she strongly suspected that the Pokemon would take them to eat.

"Has anyone seen Omi? I've been looking for him the past half hour and still haven't spotted him. I hope he's all right and hasn't gotten into any trouble. Being yellow and small isn't the best thing in this world," Crystal mused as she finished setting the table.

Brock and Callie had just started bringing out dinner, which consisted of all the monks' favorite meals when they heard a shout from the edge of the forest. Taking a look they saw two figures emerging. One was Omi who was rubbing his head and the other was Paul who was glaring at the boy. "How many more indignities must I suffer? I'm not a Pokemon so I would greatly appreciate it if people stopped throwing Pokeballs at me!"

"Yeah whatever so I take it this little runt belongs with your group? Talk about pathetic you just added a bunch of hacks to your little gang. Don't tell me you still think learning martial arts can make you a better trainer because it won't," Paul commented as he sized up the group.

"Hey if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all. If you knew anything about respect and kindness I suspect you have more friends," Auara told him.

"Yeah why don't you take a hike Paul because none of us want to listen to your trash talk right now," Dawn added.

"You again? I can't believe you haven't gone home by now seeing as you're a faux at being a Coordinator."

"That's enough Paul! You have five seconds to leave or I'm making you!" Ash growled electric sparks emitting from his fingertips.

"Ash don't! You could seriously hurt someone if you do that!" Brock warned him.

"A Xiaolin Warrior never strikes back in anger otherwise you defeat yourself. Besides we have other ways to get rid of unwanted company," Callie remarked. "We are asking you nicely to please leave. If you don't then will have Dojo escort you out. Do we make ourselves clear?"

"Like I'm scared of your pet dragon. I've been watching all of you for a while and I'm impressed with your power you twelve aren't a match for me. I'm taking off losers. Maybe next time you I see you the fifteen of you won't be so pathetic," Paul remarked heading off into the night leaving the group fuming and not hungry at all.

The next morning everyone got up early for training. After breakfast the group cleared some space so they could watch the demonstration from the Pokemon. The Pokemon native to the area also showed up to watch and help out. They were attracted to the monks like moths to a flame because they could sense the elemental energy they shared.

"So have you guys picked the moves you wanted to learn?" Brock asked.

"Yeah we did. Omi is going to learn Bubble Beam and Whirlpool, Kimiko wants to learn Ember and Flame Wheel, Clay wants to learn Rock Throw and Rock Slide, I'm fixing to learn Gust and Whirlwind, Jack wants to learn how to pull off Metal Claw and Iron Tail, Jermaine wants to know how to do Quick Attack and Swift, Dagwood is dying to pull off Razor Leaf and Magical Leaf, my girl Lu is interesting in performing Discharge and Volt Tackle, you already know Crystal so no need to remind you, Stacey wants to learn Dragon Rage and Giga Impact, Auara wants to learn Auara Beam and Solar beam, lastly Callie wants to learn Shadowball and Shadow Claw. So you think you can help us?"

"You bet we can! You guys ready to put on the show of your lives?" Dawn asked her Pokemon who all replied yes.

"Then what are waiting for? Turtwig Razor Leaf, Aipom Swift, Staravia Whirlwind, Pikachu Volt Tackle!" Ash called out. Dawn and Brock weren't far behind with their Pokemon and even the natives started using the attacks the monks wanted to learn.

The monks watched carefully seeing exactly how the Pokemon did their moves. Slowly a block in their minds was removed and they knew that they could do this. Even Dojo seemed more alive as he watched the show. Finally it was time to pair up with a Pokemon and work on doing their move.

"Now don't be disappointed if you still don't get the basic move down right away. Just remember what Master Fung said about the acorn and the oak tree. Now begin," Dojo instructed from the sidelines with the trio. They were going to help offer pointers and do inventory with Dojo making sure they had all the Wu still.

In the nearby bushes Team Rocket was using a pair of binoculars to spy on the gang. "Hmm seems like those new twerps are learning new ways to send us blasting off," James remarked.

"Worry about that later James just think of the praise the Boss will give us when we present him not only with bundle of new Pokemon, but some powerful mystical items and real Dragon to boot!" Jessie exclaimed.

"Those twerps won't be able to anything about thanks to us elemental proofing our new equipment. Let's get to it guys those Pokemon aren't going to catch themselves!" Meowth stated.

"Wobba Wobba!" Wobbafett agreed.

The gang had taken a short break from all the training. It had been a long morning, but they had managed to master their basics without being blown up. "I can't wait until after lunch when we can start training again! Who knows by then I might have mastered Flame Wheel like that Chimchar over there," Kimiko remarked eating another sushi roll.

"I'm just glad that we packed enough food to feed all these Pokemon. It's the least we could do after they showed us how to do the basics," Dagwood said eyeing the wild Pokemon such as Salamanse and Snezal who had dropped by to assist Stacey and Callie. He offered Turtwig half of his organic apple, which the little Pokemon eagerly accepted.

"You should be proud of yourselves. It took Dashi months to come up with new moves and master them. Half the time he ended up blowing the Temple roof off," Dojo said from his spot near the bags. "I wanted to let you know that all the Wu are accounted for. So after I finish eating this delicious snack we can use them to help jumpstart you on your more advance moves," he said. He was about to scarf down a petra berry roll when a large capsule appeared out of the bushes snatching up all the Pokemon followed by a large vacuum that started sucking up the Wu.

"The Shen Gong Wu! Clay do something!" Callie yelled pinned to the ground by force of the wind. Clay did as his girlfriend suggested and lassoed all the monks' favorite Wu. "I reckon I just saved some hens from the foxes so where are they?"

"Ha ha do we really need to introduce ourselves to the twerp patrol?" Jessie asked laughing her head off from the comfort of the Meowth Balloon basket. There was a large sack with all their stolen Wu next to her feet and the stolen Pokemon and Dojo were in capsules hanging underneath the basket. Attached to the balloon were two large rockets. "Thanks for your donations twerps you really made our day!"

"Give us back our Shen Gong Wu! You don't know how to use them!" Lu demanded.

"Return Dojo and the other Pokemon to us right now!" Raimundo commanded.

"But if we did that what kind of thieves would we be? Anyways we have big plans for your Wu. With these magical trinkets assisting us we'll be the rising stars of Sinnoh!" James stated.

"Mime Mime Mime!"

"Not to mention your pet dragon and all these Pokemon will make our Boss extra happy. You might want to say good bye to your friends because in two seconds you'll never see them again!" Meowth purred.

"Get me out of this thing right now!" Dojo screamed pounding on the glass to break it, but to no avail. The other Pokemon also struggled, but none of their attacks made a scratch in their prison.

"Don't worry Omi were about to show theses crooks why stealing doesn't amount to credit cards! Bubble Beam!" Omi shouted cupping his hands and releasing a stream of bubbles at the balloon.

"Ember!" Kimiko cried releasing the power from fingertips.

"Rock Throw!" Clay and Brock said in unison as they both hurdled a boulder at Team Rocket.

"Gust!" Raimundo cried out spinning his arms and sending the deadly breeze at the balloon.

"Metal Claw!" Jack said his hands glowing bright white. With a flick of his wrists he sent the power soaring.

"Quick Attack!" Jermaine shouted. He started running really fast and then when was right beneath the balloon he jumped up and pretend to shoot a basketball releasing the Quick Attacks power.

"Razor Leaf!" Dagwood shouted flicking his wrists again and again releasing several sharp leaves.

"Discharge!" Lu shouted releasing a bundle of blue energy from her body. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Ash release a powerful thunderbolt.

"Ice Beam!" Crystal shouted firing the powerful beam.

"Dragon Rage!" Stacey shouted as a green light engulfed her. With a wave of her arms the energy formed into shape of a mighty dragon and bore down on her enemies.

"Auara Beam!" Dawn and Auara shouted together as they held hands and merged their attacks into one.

"Shadow Ball!" Callie bellowed as the ball of darkness formed in her hands. At the height of its power she released it to join the other attacks. There was no way Team Rocket could stand up to all these attacks.

"You think were afraid of your attacks? Please watch this!" Meowth exclaimed pressing a rather large red button on a panel in front of him. A large glowing sphere surrounded the balloon seconds before the attacks hit.

When the attacks hit the sphere turned pure white before sending the attacks right back at the group. At the same time some of the energy was diverted towards the capsules shocking the Pokemon and Dojo. Meowth laughed as below everyone scrambled to get out the way our hide behind Brock and the Two Ton Tunic. "What do you think of our deflector shield? We came up with last night after taping all your episodes! This bad baby not only protects us from your attacks, but sends them right back to you. Let's not forget the perks like how your Pokemon suffer because of your attacks!"

"Well it was nice talking to you, but we have to get going now so bye twerps see you again next fall! But to show you were not rude here's a parting gift. Woozy Shooter!" Jessie shouted twirling the said Shen Gong Wu before blowing into the device sending a massive purple smoke cloud at the group.

"Don't breath in the smoke!" Raimundo advised as everyone quickly covered their mouths as the cloud engulfed them. Everyone that is except Brock, who started coughing up a storm. When the smoke disappeared Team Rocket was gone and Brock was acting like he was in a harem filled with Nurse Joy's and Officer Jenny's. "Oh man this is bad! The effects of the Woozy Shooter won't dissipate for at least fifteen minutes!"

"We don't have time to wait around for him to recover. We've got to stop Team Rocket! I'll leave behind a few of my Jackbots to watch lover boy, but we got to get going!" Jack shouted pressing a button on his watch and two Jackbots were quickly assembled to look after Brock as the rest of the gang took off after Team Rocket.

"How are we going to stop them if we can't get past their shield and they have our Wu?" Kimiko asked.

"Maybe we can overload the shield and it will short out. With the shield gone we should be able to take back our Wu and get Dojo and the Pokemon back," Dagwood, suggested.

"Well we can't risk using our weapons partners. We might do more harm then good if we used them," Clay remarked.

"Well have to use more powerful elemental attacks. Didn't Dojo say that if we used the Shen Gong Wu it might jumpstart the Pokemon moves? I say it's worth trying," Callie stated.

"Alright here's the plan. Omi, Kimiko, Clay, and I will knock out their shield and then Jack will get back our Wu," Raimundo ordered.

"Then Jermaine, Dagwood, Crystal, and I will take out those rockets so Stacey can bring them crashing to the earth," Lu continued.

"Dawn be ready to use the Ruby of Ramses to catch the capsules and bring them to the ground. Afterwards Auara and Callie will open the capsules and then Ash and Pikachu will shock them out of here. Everyone understand the plan?" Raimundo asked.

"Let's do it!" Ash exclaimed.

"Yeah let's make Team Rocket thing twice about messing with us!" Dawn added hoping she didn't goof up when it was her turn to help.

"Alright there's the balloon. Omi, your on!"

"Right! Orb of Tournamie Water!" he shouted holding the orb above his head. A fountain of water shot high into the air before falling back towards the ground. Quickly Omi began rotating his arms concentrating hard. "Whirlpool!" he shouted transforming the water into a giant whirlpool, which he aimed at Kimiko. The pool sucked her up and started spinning towards the balloon.

Kimiko used the water to gather speed. Soon she was near the rim and quickly threw the Star Hanabee, which lit up like a giant flaming star. The steam it created hid her as she curled up and used Flame Wheel.

Team Rocket was so busy laughing at their success they didn't notice until it was to late. They screamed as the force of the Whirlpool and Flame Wheel rocked the balloon. "What are those twerps trying to do kill us? Do they possibly think their attacks can get through our deflector shield?" Jessie demanded.

"Maybe they're not trying to get through the shield, but around it?" James suggested.

"No way those twerps can get around this shield! I put everything I know into this shield!" Meowth exclaimed.

"Fist of Tebigong Earth! Rockslide!" Clay shouted sending a ton of rocky rubble at Raimundo.

"Sword of the Storm Wind!" Raimundo shouted using the sword to create a huge tornado filled with rocks high into the air along with him. He grinned when he saw the nervous looks on Team Rocket's face. "I hope you have insurance because it looks like you shield is about to die! Whirlwind!" The crisscrossing wind attack sent the rocks smashing into the shield effectively overloading the shield and blowing it up. "Sweet!"

"I'll show you sweet you little twerp. Dustox use Psybeam!" Jessie growled. Her Pokemon tried to do what she said, but Raimundo had disappeared. Taking his place was Jack using his heliopack to stay aloft and holding the Monkey Staff tightly. "Where did you come from?"

"Wouldn't you like to know? Don't bother attack me with your Dustox you'll just end up screaming in pain," Jack retorted.

"Oh yeah I beg to differ! Dustox use Psybeam on the new twerp!"

"Monkey Staff Metal!" Jack shouted turning into a metal covered monkey. The Psybeam bounced off the metal coating and rebounded on Dustox who went flying back into the basket causing a pile up. That gave Jack the time he needed to climb in and steal back their Wu.

"Hey that's our loot!" James exclaimed.

"Give that back right now unless you want a face of my Fury Swipes!"

"How about a face full of Iron Tail instead!" Both Jack's monkey tail and his legs lit up as he brought down all three on the trio's head leaving them with giant bruises before effectively abandoning ship.

"Come back here twerp! You're going to pay for messing with my beautiful face!"

"Jessie focus! We need to get out of here with some our loot or else the Boss is going to demote us!"

"Right engaging rockets hey what's going on?" Meowth screeched as the balloon started to shake. He looked over the edge of the basket to see Jermaine hovering in the air thanks to the Jet Bootsu and Dagwood using the Totem of Flora to have the branches of the tree he was in hold the balloon steady.

"What up scratch cat? You and your hommies trying to get rid of us? Now that isn't nice and I think it's time we show you how we rumble down in good old NYC. Swift!" Jermaine rapped swishing his arms back and forth and releasing a powerful Swift attack.

"Time for nature to fight back! Magical Leaf!" Dagwood bellowed tossing the magical green leaves at the one engine and blowing it up. "One down one to go. Girls it's up to you!"

"Don't worry about us will handled it!" Lu called out from her position strapped into her hang glider with Crystal. "Time to show these punks why you don't mess with Lightening. Think you can handle this baby without me?"

"You've shown me enough times go for it."

"Right here it goes," Lu commented as she undid her harness and started falling for the balloon her Shen Gong Wu banging against her chest. "Eye of Dashi Lightening! Volt Tackle!" Following the streaks of lightening Lu gather enough power until she was completely covered in lightening. She struck the engine hard nearly destroying it, but not quite. That would be up to Crystal she thought as Jermaine caught her.

Crystal guided the hang glider until she was right over the balloon. Taking her hands off the handlebar she blew into her Horn of the Blizzard before twitting her fingers and unleashing an Icy Wind attack that froze the remaining engine before shattering into a million pieces. "Yes! Now that's giving them the cold shoulder! Stacey you ready down there?" she shouted into her phone.

"Ready to show these three what it means to mess with the power of Shiva. Kazoo Atom Flare! Giga Impact!" Stacey yelled releasing the deadly energy that engulfed the balloon. It blew up and the capsules containing the Pokemon came crashing down towards Earth. "Dawn Go!"

"Please don't let me goof this one up! Ruby of Ramses!" Dawn pleaded as she clutched the gem tightly in her hands. A glowing red energy engulfed the capsules and they hovered in the air. Dawn struggled to keep hold of them as she guided them safely to the ground. "Whew I'm glad that's over. Now time to get them out of those capsules."

"Leave that to us. Sun Chi Lantern Light! Solar beam!"

"Shroud of Shadows Darkness! Shadow Claw! Your free!"

"Thank you thank you! I was getting a major cramp in there and for a minute I thought I be subjected to a live of endless servitude!" Dojo exclaimed hugging all the monks.

"How is that different the what you do now?" Lu asked as the wild Pokemon left and Dawn and Ash were reuniting with theirs. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted Team Rocket getting to their feet. "Hey Ash! You and Pikachu still have a job to do."

"Right ready Pikachu?"

"Pikachu!"

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt! Now how does this work again? Oh yeah Thorn of Thunderbolt!"

"Pikachu!" The two attacks merged together and electrocuted Team Rocket so bad that they went blasting off at a faster pace then usual.

"Glad that's over with. Is everyone okay? Do you have all your Wu?"

"All Wu is accounted for and if my eyes aren't deceiving me lover boy and the robots are heading for us with the rest of our camp. Hey Brock are you still seeing things?" Raimundo asked as Brock joined the group.

"I'm back to normal, but that was the best experience of my life! I was completely surrounded by beautiful Nurse Joy's and lovely Officer Jenny's. It was a dream come true! Ah" Brock stiffened as Crogunk Poison Jabbed him. "I'll stop talking now."

"Ha ha. That was lot of fun and I can't believe you guys mastered your new moves so quickly,"

"Yeah at this rate you'll be getting your soul beast in no time!"

"Thanks for the vote of confidence, but we still have a ways to go if were going to truly master those moves and get our soul beasts," Crystal commented.

"Dojo, since it's getting late do you think you could kindly fly us to the nearest campsite for the night?" Omi asked.

"Omi after what everyone did for me today I'd be happy to. Hop on kids were flying dragon style," Dojo said growing in size. Once everyone was on he flew off in direction of Floraroma Town the sight of their next big adventure.