Chapter 4: Kim Possible

The girl with red hair sat on the floor of the dojo, her legs crossed and her eyes closed. To be more precise, she was sitting in the centre of the Shaolin Monasteries main dojo.

The girl's name was Kim Possible, up until about two years ago, she was famous as the girl who had saved the world- repeatedly. After the break-up with Ron, she had tried to stop Monkey Fist from stealing a priceless idol, and had ended up in hospital. It was only Ron turning up and defeating Monkey Fist which saved her life, after that incident she had travelled the world and settled in here. She hadn't had any 'missions' for two years, yet she still kept her Kimmunicator on her, just in case. As she sat in deep meditation, a young male monk clothed in the traditional orange Gi, walked past the dojo and spotted her.

" What troubles you friend Kim?" The monk asked her in Chinese

"Nothing Li, I just miss home." Kim replied, in a depressed tone.

"You know you can visit your family anytime you wish, friend Kim but I get the feeling this is not the home you speak of?"

"No, you're right. I miss my old life. I miss saving the world, I miss Middleton, I miss being the best, and most of all… I miss Ron." Kim said dejectedly, and began to break down. Li held her in his strong arms, and they sat in a silence punctuated with Kim's sobs.

Kim Possible swung the Bo staff at the black-robed guardian's body, he neatly side-stepped and blocked the blow with one, perfectly muscled arm. She swung low and he jumped up, corkscrewed in the air and swung a roundhouse kick at her head. Kim was knocked to the floor, he hadn't put all his energy, his Ki into the blow, but enough to defeat her. She lied on the floor, panting heavily.

"Why did you lose, Kim?" The guardian, Lou-Shin asked her.

"You react too fast, you move too quickly." She said through heaving breaths.

" You need to master yourself Kim, I react quicker than you because I am more aware, I used Ki to beat you, more than strength or technique. Meditate on this Kim, and pratice!"

"Yes Guardian" She said, getting up, bowing respectfully and leaving the Dojo.

The night stars twinkled over central China, Kim sat with crossed legs on the grass outside the Dojo. Kim had not moved for over three hours, and she sat drinking in the energy of the area, balancing her Chi like she had been taught. Suddenly she opened her eyes, "The Tweebs" She gasped in Chinese

"Do not ask me how I know, Guardian, I just do I feel it in my soul. My family is in danger, I must leave. I am unsure of when I will return" Kim explained to Lou-Shin

"I understand Pupil, Friend Kim. I hope you return to us someday, and I hope you find your centre. Go well Kim" Lou-Shin said, and threw his vice-like arms around her. "You must tell Student Li also, he will be heartbroken if you do not."

"Yes Guardian, I shall, and I shall return I promise." She said, turned and left to find Li.

Li was reading in his room, he was engrossed in a copy of Zen in Martial Arts when Kim came bursting in.

"Li, I have to go, my family is in danger. I am leaving for America." Kim said, a catch in her voice "I'm not sure when I will be back."

" It will do you good to go back Friend Kim, maybe you will stay maybe not, I know what you are thinking Kim." Li smiled "Do not worry, I shall keep in contact somehow."

"You are such a good friend Li," She ran to him and embraced him "I don't know what I am going to do without you…"

"Do not worry Kim, your path lies that way now, we will meet again. Now you must go Kim, I hope your family are safe." She nodded, and turned to leave, tears forming in her eyes.

An hour later, Kim was walking down the sloping hills outside of the monastery, a large bag slung over her shoulder. For the first time in years, Kim switched her Kimmunicator on, and moments later, an image of Wade, (who, Kim noticed, was now huge) flashed up on the screen.

"Kim, is that you?" Wade said, incredulously

"Hey Wade, what's the sitch?" She said with a forced smile, just like old times huh?