The next day, Sunday, Rose went over to Master Ling's store for early morning training. When she walked through the door, she saw Master Ling over by the Fish, sprinkling flakes into each tank.

"I didn't know you could be passionate, Master." Rose said in her "Fighting Voice". Master Ling stopped in mid-sprinkle and turned around, the flakes still in his hand.

"Ahh, and I did not know you could be distracted." Master Ling simply replied. Rose's eye brows shot up. Clang! "Huh?" Rose whipped around just in time to see a large, Red blast coming straight at her. She jumped up and did a triple spin tuck and landed behind it. She twisted her Ring and a full body suit took the place of her clothes. She instantly reached into her belt and pulled out her Blasting Staff and pointed it at the Red Ball. Aim…fire! The Green blast engulfed the Red one and there was a small explosion in the store. "Excellent work, Young One. Come, it is time for your next exercise." Master Ling said, and with that, he started toward the closed curtain—the one holding in their Dark Secret.

Rose followed Master Ling into the room behind the curtain. She watched him pull out a book and open it on the tall table they stood at only weeks ago. "Master, do you not think it's odd that the Canadian Dragon hasn't been stirring up trouble the past few weeks?"

"Not in the least. The time will come; for all things, good- and bad." Master Ling replied. He turned the pages of the book until he found a page showing a ninja doing some strange practice course. "This," Master Ling said "is your next lesson. Choose carefully, there are several dead ends." He finished and placed his two thumbs and index fingers in the shape of a box in front of him. He pulled his hands apart diagonally and a "hole" appeared in the middle of the room. "This is your time."

Rose nodded and with anger written on her face, she jumped in…

She tumbled toward the ground, and with excellent skill, managed to still land on her feet. The 'Portal' as everyone called it, was dark and a little humid. Rose looked around, surveying the surroundings and looking out for attackers. Where she was, it was a little like a Volcano river: a river of Lava, steep rocky edges, and nothing else. There were, now that Rose took a better look, a few poles hanging from various locations and some ropes, and ladder-like edges of cliffs. 'I'm guessing I have to make it through here in once piece.' Rose thought to herself. 'I better get started.' Rose leapt down off a short cliff and looked to her right, she saw a large gap between the river, and an even lager one surrounding all other directions. 'Here goes nothing!' Rose cart-wheeled to the ledge, hand-springed off the ledge, and triple tumbled past the other side- and then landed back on her feet. She went the whole way through the course like this, tumbling, jumping, climbing, and leaping her way through. Finally, she reached the end. The portal opened, and she jumped for the last time into the real world…

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(Sorry it's so short)