Disclaimer: I only own my original creations, nothing else.

"Any sign of Dark?"
Kim asked. Shego checked.

"Nope. Not yet, anyways."

"Well," Ron said, "if he does come back, we'll kick him all the way to Sierra Leone!"
"I'll feel bad for Sierra Leone," Sierra muttered, "not to mention that was a lame pun since I'm named Sierra."

"Anyways," Ron continued, "he'll be sorry he came back! We'll beat him bad!"
Rose made a face.

"Yeah, just like last time," she retorted, "we just barely beat him the first time."
Monique sighed, "The girl's right. We need training." Everyone was silent.

"So…what now?"
Sierra asked. That was a good question. What now? They were now flying over the Indian Ocean, going at top speed, occasionally checking out of the windows for any signs of Dark or other evil activity.

"We go for training with Okitai-sama. He's the monk who first helped the Dark Knights."
Rose said. "Set a course for here." She pointed to the map. "We're going for training."

¸ø¤º°°º¤ø¸¸ø¤º°°º¤ø¸¸ø¤º°°º¤ø¸ ¸ø¤º°°º¤ø¸¸ø¤º°°º¤ø¸¸ø¤º°°º¤ø¸

"Are we there yet?"
"No."
"Are we there yet?"
"No."

"Are we there yet?"
"No."
"Are we there YET?"
"NO!"
"…"
"…"

"We're here!"

If it had been the anime universe, everyone would have fallen over anime style. Since this wasn't the anime universe, though, everyone just groaned. Sierra grinned.

"Don't worry, I'll ask the same question on the way back."
Everyone groaned again.

"Shego, your kid is very…um…"
Ron struggled for a good adjective. Shego smirked, "Annoying, adventurous, witty and talkative? I know. I'm so proud of her!" Ron rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

"Not the words I was looking for, but they'll do. So she's Annvenittyive."

Everyone stared at him.

"Huh?"
Kim asked.

"I combined all of the words."
Rose raised an eyebrow.

"Kim, your boyfriend is very weird."
Kim blushed.

"He has his moments," she said. Sierra frowned.

"You guys, we should be getting in!"
Everyone coughed, nodded, and followed the six-year-old up the stone path. They stopped in front of the temple. It was a two story building, with designs and markings carved into the stone. A monk greeted them at the door.

"Greetings, Dark Knights. Okitai-sama is waiting inside. Please come in."
The monk bowed before leading them in. The inside was just as majestic as the outside. A long hall lay ahead of them with a long, red carpet leading up to a winding group of stairs. The first room was empty. They followed the monk up the stairs. In this room, many monks sat on bamboo mats, meditating or performing a type of yoga. One lone monk sat at the end of the room. He was mostly bald, but a small braid of black hair trailed down his back. He was dressed in red robes, with a black collar and belt. His green eyes showed signs of worry as he ushered them over.

"Greetings, Dark Knights," the monk spoke with a slight Japanese accent, "I am Okitai, the head monk here in the temple. I am also a descendent of the first monk who aided the first Dark Knights in their first quest. I understand that you just officially became Dark Knights, correct?"
Everyone nodded. Okitai continued, "With Dark Shadow at large, you must learn to control your elements well. I shall train you. You shall all need to be at the best of your abilities in order to go up against Dark Shadow. Now… if I am correct…" He squinted at the Knights. "Lord Monkey Fist, your element is Ground Earth, Shego Gonzalez, your element is Green Earth; Kim Possible, your element is Fire, Ron Stoppable, your element is Air, Drew Lipsky, your element is Water; Monique, your element is Steel, Rose Ivory, your element is Energy, and Sierra Lipsky Gonzalez, young one, your element is Lightning. Am I correct?"
Everyone nodded.

"I will train you in your element. But it shall take time."
Rose frowned.

"Time is an element; pardon the pun; that we don't have much of, Okitai-sama. Dark Shadow is on the loose, and he could strike anywhere at anytime as we speak."
Okitai nodded, "I am aware of this. But you see, if I devise the right plan, right before we begin your training, I can form a force field around this temple, causing time to go faster inside. What seems like a week to us is really a few hours outside."
Monique grinned.

"Cool. Can you teach me how to do that?"
Okitai smiled.

"It would take much time, young one."
"What will this training be based on?"
Monkey Fist asked.

"This training shall include some martial arts, if that is what you are asking, Monkey Fist. It will also include some meditation; in other words, focus."

Ron groaned.
"I meditated too long at Yaminuchi. Sensei said I didn't have a lot of focus…"
Kim smirked.

"You don't."
Ron whimpered in mock hurt.

"You hurt me!"

"I know!"
"You're so mean!"
Monkey Fist snickered at the two.

"Like newly wed couple…"
Kim and Ron blushed crimson. Okitai-sama coughed.

"As I was saying, this may require some time and effort, but in the end, your victory over Dark Shadow shall be worth it."
Sierra, always wise, gazed sadly at the head monk.

"How do you know that we will be victorious, Okita-sama?"
The monk looked away, sorrow evident in his voice and eyes.

"I do not know, young Knight. I do not know."
And no one spoke for a long time after that.

"Well, let's not waste any more time," Rose said, "let us begin our training." Everyone nodded in agreement. Okitai-sama sat in a pretzel position, and suddenly, to their surprise, began to rise to the ceiling. He muttered an incantation under his breath, and suddenly, a white force field surrounded the entire temple. Once the monk's feet touched the ground, he opened his eyes and smiled at his new pupils.

"This field shall stay up until I say otherwise. Let us begin."

The training was as hard as they thought it would be. Each step was different for everyone, as everyone controlled different elements. For Kim, she needed to blast targets and burn things; she also needed to summon fireballs to rotate around in a circle. Ron was required to summon up air currents and to control the wind. Drakken had to lift water out of cups, and had to make water snakes and wind them around. Sierra had to summon lightning and make lightning orbs. Rose was required to bend energy and to form lightning waves that, if weilded correctly, could temporarily paralyze someone. Monkey Fist had to lift ground and stones into the air and bring rock and ground formations out of the ground. Shego learned how to communicate with plants, and could make plantlife grow, and could order and control plantlife. After what was about four days inside of the temple, the entire group had gained control over their new powers, and felt confident and determined enough to take on Dark.

"You are ready, Knights."
Okitai announced proudly as he whisked away the force field. Everyone grinned and nodded. They were ready.

Author's Notes: Was that a good chapter? Well, I hope you thought so. I can't believe all of the reviews I've gotten! I have never gotten this many for any story. Anyways, there's a lot more to come. From my story board, I can see there's going to be about thirteen or fourteen chapters.

Sasha: She's been hard at work; as have I; so please review!