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Chapter 10 The Run

Ron jogged easily behind Yori. His breathing was easy and unlabored. "Yori," he yelled to her, "can we either stop and talk or pick up the pace?"

"What would you like to talk about?" Yori asked as she sped up.

"I thought you'd like to know that Kim and I just talked to each other."

"Telepathy?" Yori asked.

"Yeah," Ron answered. "But we could also see what the other was looking at. I could smell the flowers in the garden and Kim felt the water when we ran under the waterfall."

"Ah," Yori said as she leapt over a boulder in the path. "So you also have remote viewing and sensing. That is something we must explore when we take a rest."

"You mean more remote viewing with Kim?" Ron inquired.

"No," Yori answered. "I think you might be able to do it with whomever you wish. Perhaps you would like to try it with someone on your plane while it is on the way."

"I'd like to try it now," Ron said, "but I'm a little afraid of splitting my focus while jogging on this rocky trail. I almost tripped while talking to Kim."

"Really?" Yori mused.

"Yeah," Ron said. "I would've wiped out but Kim warned me about some rocks in the path."

Yori slowed to a trot. "Then we will slow down and you can try to communicate with Sensei. It would be better if you could split your attention. I will watch and warn you if I think you will fall."

"Sounds like a plan," Ron said enthusiastically. "I remember Sensei projected his image and talked to me when he was being held by DNAmy."

"You should not try astral projection unless you are seated," Yori warned him. "That would require your total concentration."

"Gotcha!" Ron started to think of Sensei. "Sensei, this is Ron. We are trying an experiment with telepathy and remote viewing."

"Very interesting Stoppable-san," the teacher answered back. "How did you come to the idea for this?"

"Kim is in the garden with Kusanagi-san and found out we could do it," Ron responded. "I can see you are in the courtyard right now so I guess I can do it with others besides Kim."

"It would seem so," Sensei said stroking his beard. "But I already have that ability. It is easy to communicate with me this way."

"I realize that," Ron thought. "I'm doing it while jogging to practice multi-tasking."

"Very good," Sensei said with a smile. "Please continue your training."

"I will Sensei," Ron chimed. "And later I will try with one of my parents."

"That seems to be the logical next step."

"Well Yori, I'm two for two," Ron said with a grin. He started to run harder. "What did you want to talk to me about the big battle?"

"First," Yori slowed for a few seconds as they traversed a narrow ledge, "You have said that you know all. What do you know of the upcoming battle?"

"It's a bit fuzzy," Ron said in deep thought. "I can see Monkey Fist and me fighting in a space that kinda small. I can't see it clearly but I know it's very confining."

"Yes Ron-san. Please continue."

"Kim isn't with me but we talk to each other. After what we just happened I would say we talk telepathically." Ron paused again. "I don't see Rufus at all but I feel his presence." Ron's continence fell at that thought.

"Rufus-san must pass on to fulfill the Prophesy," Yori said sadly. "You realize that."

Ron patted the furless pink lump that was asleep in the pocket of his gym shorts. "Yeah, I got that from the Sixth Prophesy." Ron sighed heavily and slowed his pace to a jog. "He is getting up in years and he's slowed down a little. I feel, well, I sense he'll parish while doing something he loves to do. I'll miss him dearly but that's the way I'd want him to go." Ron stopped and looked out at the valley below them. "I think he knows his time is almost up too. I believe he has come to accept it."

"Of course he knows Ron-san," Yori put her hand on his shoulder. "Rufus-san has the Power also and knows the Prophesies. Because he is a naked mole rat, an animal, he is more in tune with nature and the Power. He can see what is to come better that either you or Monkey Fist."

Ron sat on a rock. "Rufus and I have talked a little about the upcoming battle, but he won't tell me much. He says he doesn't want to corrupt the time line."

Yori sat next to Ron. "You talk to Rufus-san? You understand all that he says? I mean does he speak in complete sentences to you?"

"Oh yeah," Ron said with a smile. "He can be quite the little chatterbox."

"I sometimes hear words but not complete sentences," Yori admitted.

Ron scratched the back of his head in thought. "Well, it's not so much as complete sentences as it is partial ones along with gestures and attitude. It's like talking with someone from a foreign country. You catch words and phrases and get the rest by the body language. I guess we've been together forever and have developed our own language."

Yori closed her eyes and bowed her head. "The bond you share with Rufus-san is deeper than that of space itself. You also have the same bond with Kim-san. " She sighed heavily. "I only wish I could find someone to have such a bond with as you have found with your two companions."

"What about you and Hirotaka?"

"We share much but the bond is not there."

"And you and Sensei?" Ron asked.

"Master Sensei is like a father to me," Yori said softly. "The bond we share is strong, but not that of you and Kim-san or of you and Rufus-san."

"Yeah," Ron said with a big smile. "I've been lucky that way."

"No. It is not luck," Yori said. She looked into Ron's chocolate brown eyes. "You have a gift, and it is my honor to know you. I believe I am a better person to have met and work with you."

"Aw, pshaw!" Ron blushed.

Yori stood and brushed off her shorts. "We should head back now, this training session is over."

"No it isn't," Ron smirked. "I haven't fully tried one of my new Powers yet."

"What do you mean?" Yori begged.

"I was moving extremely fast last night when I fought with Monkey Fist." Ron crossed his legs and leaned back against the rocky outcropping. "I'd like to find out how fast I can go and if I can keep it up for any length of time. Why don't you go ahead and I'll try to catch up with you in say... a half hour."

"I can be back at the school in forty five minutes," Yori said flatly. "You wish to race me back and give me such a lead?"

Ron checked his watch and clicked the timer. "Yep. I'll take off in 30 minutes. I'll meet you in the courtyard."

A wicked grin crossed Yori's face. "What stakes shall there be?"

"You wanna bet on my speed," Ron asked and shrugged. "I don't know, you set the bet."

Yori thought for a moment. "If I win, you will teach the beginners class the rest of the week. If you win, you and Kim-san can have all of tomorrow and half of the next day off. You can use the meditation cabin that is deeper in the mountains. Very isolated."

"A honeymoon cabin?" Ron said gleefully. "Oh, you are so on girl!"

Yori nodded and took off up the path. She disappeared quickly from view.

Thirty four minutes later, Yori came panting through the gate into the courtyard. She peered back across the bridge.

A familiar voice came from behind her. "You made good time."

Yori spun on her heels and saw Ron coming out of the dormitory. He had changed out of his running clothes and was dress in a white gi. "How?" was all she could say in amazement.

"I passed you a couple of miles back," Ron said nonchalantly. He held out his arms to model the way he was dressed. "And I had time for a leisurely shower and get changed into this."

"You are extremely fast Ron-san." Yori checked her pulse with two fingers held to her carotid artery. " I did not see you pass me at all. Though at one point I did feel the wind change direction and come from behind me, at the curve before the long straight away."

Ron practically beamed. "Yep, that's where I passed you."

"So, would you like to find Kim-san and tell her of your good fortune in securing the cabin for two nights?"

Ron grinned sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. "Well, I've already talked to her briefly. It seems Sensei has already offered the cabin to us for tonight. We're suppose to be back tomorrow night."

"Let me shower and change," Yori said. "Master Sensei wants a report on your morning training." She headed towards her room. "I will be out in five minutes."

Yori came out of the dorm and spotted Ron and Sensei talking in the garden. As she neared, she heard Ron say, "...so we stopped and talked about Rufus and the Sixth Prophesy."

Yori interrupted, "That is when I said the training session was over and we should return to the school."

Ron smiled at her. "And I said I wanted to try out my hyper-speed Power."

"Yes. I was given a thirty minute lead and Ron-san beat me back by a large margin." Yori hung her head. "We made a wager. I promised him that he and Kim-san could use the meditation cabin for two nights. I did not know you had already offered it to them for tonight."

"One night or two, it does not matter," Sensei stated in his matter of fact fashion. "They can use it the entire week if they wish to forgo their training."

Ron smiled at the thought for a brief second."I'm sure Kim would love nothing better than to hunker down with me in a secluded spot for an entire week with no villains to worry about. I know I would give my right arm for it." His revelry soured. "But Monkey Fist is out there somewhere and the Ultimate Battle is ahead of us." He heaved a very heavy sigh. "I don't believe I'm saying this but... training must be my top priority. I mean, this isn't some Saturday morning Disney cartoon where the good guys always triumph over the baddies."

"That is true Stoppable-san," Sensei said stroking his beard, "but as with all things in nature, work must be tempered with rest. If the mind is tired, the body will not function at its peak."

"So you think a day or two at the cabin is O.K.?" Ron asked hopefully.

Sensei smiled. "I believe two days would do nicely. You can meditate and continue your strength training while you are there. They will assist you in preparation for the battle."

"I would guess Kim-san is in need of some meditation time also," Yori added with a sly smirk and wink.

"Well, before any plans are set in stone I think I'd better run this by Kim," Ron said. "We're a team and we make decisions like this together."

Sensei smiled. "I am please to see how you have matured."

"Maturity has nothing to do with it," Ron sheepishly grinned, "it's just common sense. Kim has always been a take charge kinda person and would feel totally left out if I made plans without her consent. She'd probably kill me." Ron stared off into the distance. "I think it's time to make the call to our parents."