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Soulmates

When she had touched TK she felt her body tremble and jump in surprise but he held her tight. When the feeling of being thrown into mach 2 wore off she realized she had involuntarily shut her eyes. When she opened her eyes she found herself staring at an endless expanse of white.
"Where?" Was all she managed as she held onto her only lifeline in the expanse that threatened to swallow her completely.
'Truthfully, Somewhere along the lines of nowhere and everywhere. Don't worry about your life; time has no meaning here there will be no loss of time when we return. Now try to steady your self what do you see?'
"Nothing but white."
'Don't allow your mind to break Kari you must concentrate, you must focus.'
"How did you?" She was still faltering and there was still the uneasiness of the absence of surroundings.
'Clear your mind of questions Kari, they will be answered in time but now you must focus on steadying yourself.'
"Fine!" She screamed as she closed her eyes to concentrate.
'No you must keep your eyes open at all time in this place; closing them will only result in more displacement.'
She opened her eyes abruptly and was hit with a wave of nausea.
'Kari sit down there is a flat plane under your feet, just sit down you'll right yourself quicker.'
Kari's legs finally gave way and she fell into a sitting position. She looked straight ahead and found TK standing a short distance from her. She concentrated all her thoughts on his standing form, and she slowly regained her composure but was unsure if she could make her way to him.
'If he can stand this place than so can I.'
She slowly moves into a sitting position on her legs. Her energy gives out and she collapses into an unconscious lump. She wakes several hours later only to find TK still standing off to her position.
"How long was I out?"
'Somewhere around the vicinity of seven hours.'
"You've been up the entire time?" She asked concerned.
'Feeling well enough to stand?' He regards her questionably.
"I think so," She returns to the position she was in before she lost consciousness. "So were you?"
'You don't need to worry about me anymore Kari I am more than capable of taking care of myself without you worrying over every little thing.' He states coldly.
'That won't stop me from caring about your well being.' She thought sadly.
"Can anything come here?" She questioned regarding their safety.
'If they know how to access this place yes.'
"So the first evil we must face can come hear at anytime?"
'Yes that is why we have to move along your training. Now stand and come here.' He commanded softly.
She slowly moved herself into a kneeling position then slowly painstakingly stood herself up to her full height and took her first step. It was then that she realized that her entire body felt heavier than normal.
'It's the increased gravity of this place, it's double that of Earth.' Stated TK out of the blue after her realization.
'Stay out of my head.' Kari demanded in her mind, for she was to winded to speak.
'Can't help it your mind is unguarded to me,' He regarded her carefully Examining her form for the first time. 'We'll have to do something about your clothes they're not suited for this place.'
'And what is?' Kari asked, her words dripping with anger.
'Well lets see, that dress will never do so let's replace it with a pair of jeans,' Instantly Kari felt the looseness of her dress be replaced with the feeling of denim. 'And your heels will have to be turned in for a pair of sneakers,' Again she felt the change from the changing clothing. 'And that blouse will have to be a t-shirt.'
"How?" She questioned frightened of her friend for the first time.
'Once you gain control this place will bend to almost any whim. Do you want a mirror?'
"No thank you."
'You look like you need to sit down. Chair?'
"Please, stop." She whispered scared to the bone.
'Kari do you remember the encounter with the Nuemon? Concentrate on what you're feelings we're at the exact time before your power over took you, you need to concentrate.'
'What?'
'Forget everything around; concentrate only on your thoughts and feelings during that time. Drown out my voice and think of only the events that lead up to where you lost time.'
Kari blocked everything out, she blocked her fear, she blocked what TK was saying, she blocked out the nothingness that threatened to consume her. She recalled what she went through in that subway station turned slave yard. And something snapped in her she felt as if she were displaced from her body and that feeling only made her stronger. Something cut through her reverie and it felt as if it touched her very core. It was TK; she tried to block him out but failed as she listened to his words.
'Kari I know you can hear me even if you don't want to right now. Kari you need to gain control, you need to harness the power around you, bottle it up you need to regain control of yourself. This power you feel is the wild untamed power inside you, you need to tame it you need to be the dominant force not it, you can't use your power correctly if you let it stay like this. Kari you need to concentrate again right now your feeling displaced because the power you hold has taken over your body and part of your mind, but not your soul you need to come back even if you don't want to, you need to control this power so we can both use it together to fight the coming evil.'
'I'll show you I can handle whatever comes my way!' She concentrated and she raised her arm, so it looked like she was giving a stopping gesture, so it pointed towards TK who had his back turned to her.
'That won't work Kari your power is to wild to harm me.'
'We'll see.'
She concentrated more and gathered as much energy as she could at the palm of her hand. When she thought she had gathered enough energy she let out an aggravated scream. The shot hurtled itself towards TK. He did not waver; he didn't even turn to face it. As it neared him it began to slow until it stopped a foot away from his body. As soon as it stopped the energy dissipated back to where ever it came from. Kari was dumbfounded to say the least; she couldn't believe TK had such a great power.
'Kari you must reestablish your being back into your body while keeping the power. You must concentrate if you reestablish yourself in your body it will be the first step to controlling your power.'
'Damn you for always being right!' She felt better after the mental outburst.
'Just concentrate.' TK sounded impatient.
Kari focused on her body willing her essence towards it. She was only mildly surprised when she actually started to move towards her body. She got to within a foot of her body and hit a shield she could not penetrate no matter how hard she tried. TK's words ran through what seemed to be her memories, "You need to tame your power, become the dominant force."
'What am I doing wrong?' She asked herself and hopefully TK, but he did not reply.
Another voice cut through Kari, 'Become one with your power, embrace it for what it is and you shall be accepted.'
'But TK said...' She was cut short. 'He is merely testing you; seeing if you are ready for the responsibility of your power.'
'What?' She questioned but the voice was gone and she was left alone. 'Embrace the power, become one with it.'
She chanted inside her head, she moved forward and was greeted buy a feeling of walking through water. She finally reached her body and merged her essence with both her body and her power. She was dazed for a second and felt drowsy.
'Congratulations, you have reached the first step.' Was all she heard before she fainted from exhaustion onto a bed that came from nowhere, and caught her fall.
Kari woke up some time later and found herself strangely calm and very energized. She sat up in the bed as it quickly sank back into the floor. She found TK still standing in the same spot.
'Doesn't he ever sleep?' She thought as she quickly got to her feet, her speed startled her she hadn't expected to get used to the gravity this quickly.
'Your power does most of the work for you. Your embrace was greater than I expected your power remained even though you were unconscious. Tell me how did you acquire it?'
"You don't know? How is that possible?"
'At the time of merger there is a muting of everything within the grasp of consciousness.'
"Contrary to what you said I embraced the power and became one with it."
'How did you come to that conclusion?'
"You don't know do you?"
'There are many things even I can not grasp Kari.'
"I'm not exactly sure it just kind of came to me since I wasn't getting anywhere with your method."
'Come over here.' He said softly.
She walked quickly over to him and looked up at his chiseled face.
'You'll get used to your speed, who knows you might even find yourself thinking you're to slow. Look over there.' He nodded in the direction he was facing. 'What do you see?'
"It's still endless white." She narrowed her eyes to try to see further, but couldn't tell if she was succeeding.
'Try to look beyond what your eyes tell you.'
"What?"
'There is something coming from over there that your eyes can not see and until they can we will not continue.'
He stepped back and to the left out of her field of vision. She studied him closely and then turned in the direction he had indicated. She stood there for what seemed like hours, and she still saw nothing.
"It's not working TK." She said defeated as she turned back to him.
'Turn back around Kari,' She did. 'Now close your eyes.'
"But you said..." She was cut off.
'That was before you had your power under control, it will no longer happen now close your eyes,' His angered tone startled her but she did as told. 'Now why can you not see?'
"Because my eyes are closed." She said frustrated with his cryptic hints.
'Exactly, you only need to open your eyes to see; and what you need to do is as simple as that, only your eyes must be opened to see truth through lies.'
"You're not helping." More frustrated than ever by TK's words.
'I can not you must learn of your power through your own will.'
'Okay, now clear my mind of all doubts, fears, and emotions.'
As soon as she felt all her worries dissipate from her mind, she felt her being click with a newfound awareness. She slowly opened her eyes and gazed in the direction TK had indicated only to duck down to her feet as something with wings flew over her head.
'You can get up now Kari. You need not fear anything anymore; Congratulations on your second step.'
Kari slowly rose from her cowering position very steadily.
"What's next? Flying lessons?" She spat sarcastically.
'Later. Now on to the next step.'
A table appeared and on it was a single feather.
"Wait, let me guess. I have to move the table without disturbing the feather."
'Your wit will not help you in your training Kari, but that task comes later as well. Right now you must lift the feather with your mind.'
"I'm supposed to learn telekinesis, but that's impossible..." She trailed of as she watched the table rise to her eye level.
'What you must learn throughout your training is that with your power nothing is impossible.'
As he finished the table lowered back to the supposed ground, but the feather was gone. She looked at TK curiously and noticed something obscured her vision; she focused on it and found it to be the feather. As she focused on it began a slow natural decent back to the table exactly where it was before TK had moved the table. Kari stared wide-eyed at TK with doubt and disbelief. She eventually learned how to move the feather and from there the objects got increasingly bigger until they were back to the table and feather. She then learned how to divide her attention between multiple objects but could only go as high as five; any more than that and she lost track and control. Again she was congratulated on her step upwards.
'With your new abilities, flight should be relatively easy to conquer.'
"But TK lifting myself off the ground is one thing, moving my body at any speed beside a slow hover is something else altogether."
'Than this is going to be more difficult than I thought. Kari don't try to move yourself with your mind, instead try to move your self with your power; it should be easier.'
Kari closed her eyes and concentrated, she slowly felt her feet leave the floor and soon she was floating a full foot off the ground when she opened her eyes. When she opened her eyes she let out a cry of pure joy, as she appeared to jump up and down in midair. She pushed herself upwards as fast as she could soon she was flying through the air doing all sorts of acrobatic stunts as TK watched on from the ground; a small smirk barely appearing on his lips. As she came back to the ground she was giggling with a childish glee that seemed to permeate from her very core.
'You truly deserve this ability Kari. Congratulations.'
"Is it me or are these steps becoming easier?"
'No you're just getting used to your own power. Now what should we do next?' TK paused and looked as if in deep thought. 'Why not? You will now begin to learn how to control that blast of yours you threw at me. Do you remember how to acquire it?'
"I think so but what am I shooting at?"
'These.' TK stated simply stated as several dozen marbles came from the ground. They gathered around Kari, burst outward for about fifty yards and they all started moving independently at amazing speeds.
"Are you?" She asked, simply not able to finish her sentence.
'No I merely called them out and told them to move wildly. You must destroy them all before you can move onto different targets.'
Destroying most of the marbles at the beginning, she gathered a large ball and threw it out hoping she'd get lucky and when she did a large number of the balls were destroyed. After the numbers thinned Kari became frustrated and began to fire wildly again hopping to get lucky.
'No Kari you're going about this all wrong. You can't hope to get lucky with an enemy that can maneuver as fast as these marbles. You must focus solely on your target, follow it intently, and anticipate it's next movement. Make your blasts smaller more controlled you must make the energy obey where you want it to go.'
"TK I don't think I can do that." Kari stated uncertainly.
'Kari you can do it, the power you posses makes it possible. Even if you doubt something through every neuron in your mind, you can still do it if you allow yourself to believe you can.'
"But how?"
'Try to limit the amount of energy you put into creating a blast; contain it. Then will it to go where you want. Here lets try that instead of target practice, it seems you need to learn control before you can blow things up.'
The marbles promptly fell out of the air and sank into the floor as if it were water.
"Okay now what?"
'You must learn patience above all else Kari. Now concentrate on the energy you gather for a blast, siphon it force it to become smaller more concentrated hence more potent; now try it very slowly.'
"I think I need to sit down for this."
'All the better then.'
Kari sat down cross-legged and held out one of her hands as if waiting for a gift.
'No you've got it all wrong. You need both your hands close together as if holding a soccer ball near the center of your abdomen. The closer you gather your energy to your center the easier it becomes. Do you understand?'
"I think so."
'Good now try again.'
Kari concentrated on the energy she gathered for her blast but more slowly. 'Good.' TK's words reassured her and she concentrated harder. A thought then occurred to her. TK answered it before the words made it to her lips.
'As small as you can get it without putting strain on your mind. After you learn control making it any size you want should come easily.'
'Let's see if I can get it down to the size of a baseball.'
She thought as the energy she had called upon was brimming beyond her hands. 'Don't sacrifice any of the power you've already called upon.' She concentrated harder on the energy slowly pushing it in upon itself. 'That's it.' Kari continued, ignoring TK's comments. She continued to push the energy into itself making it smaller and smaller until it was the size of a baseball.
"That wasn't so hard." She said pleased with herself.
'Now continue to make it smaller until you can no longer force it into a smaller state.'
"When will you ever be satisfied?"
'When you have accomplished all of your training. Don't get angry you'll lose your concentration and that orb that you treasure so much will blow up, probably killing you.'
"Oh!" She turned her attention back to the ball. 'Okay, smaller I think I can do that.'
'Don't think you can know you can.'
"Don't you even start down that path! If you do; so help me!"
'What path?' He paused delving in her mind to see what she was talking about. 'Oh! Sorry, I didn't know.'
(A/N: Sorry! Couldn't help myself; for any who's seen The Matrix.)
"I thought you visited us yearly?"
'I do but I don't need personal time. Interesting movie, and two more in the works, huh?'
"You got all that from my head?"
'Don't worry I don't sneak around; learned the hard way. After you finish mastering one more ability.'
"Cool."
"No Kari, not cool."
He was actually talking for the first time since they got here. His tone was so cold so hard; Kari had a hard time believing that it was actually TK talking, not her TK. No that was wrong her TK had died the day she had said no to him.
"Kari telepathy is not something you can play with or take lightly. It's dangerous."
'So get back to controlling your energy blasts.'
Kari now understood why TK had spoken those words aloud. When he talked inside her it was droning. Those words needed an emotional voice to hit home, get his point across.
'Kari. The energy ball.'
"Oh! Right sorry."

'Ok let's see if I can get it down to the size of a cotton ball.'

She concentrated on the orb again and began to push it into itself once more. She got the ball to decrease its size by at least half until the effort began to put her mind into a strain.

'Stop pushing Kari and leave it at that size.' She did as she was told. 'Now stand up.' She stood never taking her eyes off the ball of energy before her. 'Okay, now hold it steady and put your hands underneath it.' Once she had done this he spoke again. 'Now will the ball to move up. Think of how you moved things with your mind but don't put any effort behind it. Command it to go where you want it to go.'

Kari hardly put the thought into her mind when the ball slowly moved upwards so it was at her eye level, as thoughts of movements grazed her mind the ball obeyed as quickly as they came. 'Very good Kari now give the ball to me.' Kari looked at him curiously but did as told, and the ball moved right in front of TK. 'Ok Kari you can let go now I've got it. Alright I'm going to throw this ball straight up and I want you to follow it with your awareness as long as you can, tell me when you lose track of it.' Kari nodded slowly and fixed her gaze on the orb. 'Alright here we go.'

The ball then flew up and out of Kari's sight but she followed the energy closely with her expanded awareness. Kari lost track of time as she kept with the ball until it disappeared from her vision.

"TK." With the simple mention of his name the ball came back into view.

'Alright Kari I'm going to move it more slowly this time and again tell me when you lose sight of it.' She watched the ball for a good four feet before it disappeared again. Again his name came and again the orb reappeared.

'Now spread your awareness around the ball and you'll see another one. Now what I want you to do is follow both objects, again tell me when you lose them. Ready?' Kari just nodded not trusting herself to speak. She followed both objects as they slowly drifted apart. Over and over she and TK practiced her tracking abilities until he believed she was ready.

'I believe we shall try blasting things again. Are you ready?'

"Yes I believe so."

'Good.' And with that the marbles appeared again, but this time Kari gathered a small orb of energy and locked on to one of the marbles. She then tossed the orb at the sphere and the marble was destroyed in seconds. Soon Kari was chucking energy balls like a pro, but TK interrupted her practice.

'Kari, do you think you could make multiple balls at once?' He asked.

Kari considered the question for a moment before answering.

"If you think I should learn how then I guess I could give it a shot."

'Good, first make two one for each of your hands and then add a third in empty space.'

She concentrated slightly and two glowing balls appeared in her hands. She then furrowed her brow as she attempted to conjure a third ball in the empty space between her hands, and slowly a small sphere of energy the size of a golf ball appeared suspended in the space between her two hands. As she concentrated further the ball began to slowly grow in size until it was as big as the pair in her hands.

'Good Kari now move the one floating in the middle forward while sending the other two left and right from the opposite hand.' When she gave him a dirty look he defended his statement. 'It is usually best to go straight for the deep end, so to speak, instead of wading in with this sort of thing.'

Kari nodded her head resignedly and went to her task. Unlike the other abilities this new skill was hard to learn and in the beginning she felt they were moving at a snails pace through molasses. Kari soon made headway and was manipulating her energy with graceful ease. And again TK brought out his targets and Kari began with a bang of destroying a dozen marbles with her first volley. After the last marble had been destroyed TK announced what her next task was to be.

To Be Continued…

Well that's it for now please R&R. Thanx Max Caine.