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I rolled over. These sheets were uncomfortable.

I was in the Inn in Xian. We'd reached it last night, and I'd practically passed out.

Yawning, I stumbled out of bed. Mia and Ivan were missing from their cots, but Garet was still laying under his covers, snoring.

I walked downstairs to find Mia at the breakfast table.

"Ivan's already outside." she muttered as a greeting.

I nodded. "Will you help me get Garet up?"
Mia grimaced. "I'll try."

We tried shaking, earthquakes, jumping up and down. Finally I reached into my pack and pulled out the blue gem the creature had dropped.

"Maybe this does something useful." I concentrated.

"Isaac, stop! You don't know-" But she was cut off by a yell from a soaking wet Garet.

"Neat." I grinned.

Garet sat up. "Wha-what happened?"

Mia giggled. "Isaac used Psynergy."
Garet glared at her. "That was water Psynergy! Admit it, Mia, you did it."
"Did not!" she protested. "He used that gem."
I looked at them innocently. "Gem? What gem?"

Mia shot me a glare. "That blue jewel you're hiding in your hand!"
"What jewel?" I opened my hands to show her they were empty.

"You hid it somewhere." she growled.

"Admit it, Mia! No use blaming Isaac!" Garet stood up.

"What? But-but I didn't do it!" Mia exclaimed.

"Right..." I said, stretcChing out the word sarcastically.

Mia made a "hmph" noise and stomped downstairs. I couldn't help it. I burst out laugChing.

"You did do it, didn't you?" accused Garet.

I grinned. "Well, yeah, I did."
"You liar!"

"What? I never lied! I just asked what she was talking about!"

Garet rolled his eyes and started putting his boots on. I shook my sleeve so that the gem fell into my hand and stowed it in my pack once more.

I headed downstairs to find Mia gone. I shrugged, ate my breakfast, and left the Inn.

Mia and Ivan were nearby, looking at the mulberry trees.

"Hi!" I called.

Mia jumped. "You scared me!"
"Sorry," I told her.

Garet lumbered out of the Inn, still holding a piece of toasted bread. "Why'd everyone leave?"
I shrugged. "Let's explore."

We witnessed a small boy flip a piece of wood completely over by kicking it. Struck with an idea, I used Force. It Chit the wood straight in the middle and made it jump in the air.

"Wha-what happened?" the boy stuttered. "The tree jumped on its own!"
Noticing us, he added, "If you did that, you should speak to Master Feh."

I nodded.

A girl was carrying water from the small waterfall pool to a jar.

"Hi!" greeted Garet. The girl was so surprised she spilled some of her water.

"Look what you made me do!" she shouted. "Now I have to get the water again!"

"I'm sorry!" exclaimed Garet. "I'll help, if you want me to."

The girl sniffed. "Do not worry. Please consider your debt canceled."

Mia walked over to the spilled water. She waved her hands above it.

"What are you doing?" asked Ivan curiously.

In an answer, the water drew up and froze.

"Why-oh. I see."

"What?" I demanded. Ivan pointed to a nearby ledge.

A Mercury Djinni was relaxing on the soft grass.

Mia climbed the nearby stairs and clambered over the ice.
She gestured for us to follow.

The Djinn yawned. "What is all this noise?"
Fizz popped out. "Hey, it's Mist!"

Sleet followed her. "Oh, hi, Mist."

Forge and Fever popped into view.

"Great, just what we need, another Mercury Djinni." grumbled Forge.

Mist didn't seem to be paying attention.

Gust, Breeze, and Zephyr popped out.

Zephyr poked Mist cautiously. "It's probably a trap."

"No, that's the real Mist." Gust disagreed.

Fizz started sobbing.

Forge glared at her.

Flint, Granite, and Quartz all popped out.

"How interesting." Quartz remarked, the same instant that Flint and Granite shouted "hi"s and Forge yelled at Fizz and Fizz cried louder and Sleet grumbled and Fever coughed and Zephyr and Breeze complained and Gust tried to wake Mist up.

It was total chaos.

On a sudden urge, I used Earthquake.

The Jupiter Djinn started screaming about earthquakes. Fizz tried to hide behind Sleet. And Mist hopped up.

"What happened?" he wondered. "I was," here he yawned loudly, "just taking," again, "a little catnap." He yawned again. "I think I need to go back to sleep. I'm hallucinating, seeing all these Djinn. And Adepts, too!"

"We're not hallucinations!" exclaimed Gust indignantly. "And these noble, brave, kind, and wonderful Adepts most certainly aren't!"

Mist yawned. "Oh, it's you, Gust."
"Join us!" cried Flint eagerly. "These Adepts need more Djinn!"

Mist yawned again. "If I join you, can I take lots of naps?"
"Sure!" exclaimed Fizz happily.

"Then I'll go on set now. I was just having this marvelous dream." Mist disappeared, with Fizz and Sleet following.

Mia looked a little frightened. "I agree with you two, Ivan and Isaac. Three Djinn are a bit too many."

All the other Djinn set themselves. I could hear a two-against-one arguement going on inside my head. But, truth be told, I didn't really mind.

We entered a large building.

"This is Master Feh's school. Did you come to watch?" asked a man.

I shrugged. "I guess so."

"Be quiet, then."

Men all over the room were training fiercely, punching, kicking, or just exercising. I spoke to one person who wasn't training.

"May we speak to...um, Master Feh?" I asked.

"Master Feh is very busy." the man informed us. "However, if you are a good warrior, he might see you. Look there. See that line? Stand there and use Chi. If that tree falls, I will take you to see Master Feh."

Garet, Ivan, and Mia stepped back.
I was afraid to ask what "Chi" was. I stood on the line and used Force. The tree toppled.

The man let out a cry of astonishment. "What happened? The tree fell on its own! Warriors cannot use...wait. this is...different than Chi."

Another man piped up. "What did you do, warrior?"
"He knows kung fu!" exclaimed another. "Do you know kung fu?" he asked me.

"Uh, no." I answered plainly.

"I must tell Master Feh!" the man decided, marching towards the door in the corner of the room. I heard him shout, "What happened?! The door opened on its own!"

I could hear people passing through the doorway, and I caught sight of a girl with strange violet hair.

"Feizhi! Wait!" cried a deep voice. Master Feh, I thought to myself. "Are you worried that Hsu is late?"

"Yes." she answered.

"He is only a little late in returning from Lama Temple." I wondered what kind of religion these people believed in. "Do not worry!"

Feizhi turned away from us. "Something is wrong with Hsu. I sense it." she breathed.

"Oh. Feizhi, is it your power again?" inquired Master Feh.

"Yes. You know that ever since those gems fell from the sky and hit me I've been able to sense bad things." Feizhi answered.

"You say you sense evil ever since you received the power of prophecy." stated Master Feh. "You have told me already. I do not believe it, Feizhi. Your visions are just coincidences."

"My visions came true many times, no? I had a vision about Mogall Forest, and that came true."

"Yes, your predictions came true, Feizhi. It was very surprising!" exclaimed the man I'd spoken to.

"The flood in Altin, did I not predict that, too?" Feizhi asked.

Another man nodded. "All of her predictions come true." he agreed.

"See, Father?" Father? Master Feh was her father?

"I have heard this all." admitted Master Feh. "I was surprised, too, but it is still coincidence."

Feizhi sounded puzzled. "You still don't believe it?"

"Hsu is late, so you worry too much." her father pronounced firmly. "But do not think bad thoughts."

He sounded like the main healer back in Vale. The healer insisted that thinking good thoughts would make good things happen. But things don't always turn out that way, do they? I thought bitterly. I don't think that the boulder was a result of bad thoughts. Neither was the kidnapping...

I pushed all thoughts of Vale and Jenna out of my mind. We had more current problems.

By this time, Feizhi was shouting.

"I will not ask anyone. I will go alone, then!" she shouted defiantly.

"It is too dangerous." protested Master Feh.

Feizhi, tears sparkling in her eyes, stomped out the door angrily.

"Master Feh! Feizhi has gone!" exclaimed a man.

"Feizhi was very angry." added a voice behind me. "She was frightening!"

The man who'd gone to speak to Master Feh spoke. "Hsu is in danger. Feizhi will help."

"Feizhi knows kung fu." Master Feh sounded more like he was comforting himself than the students. "She will be all right. Feizhi is alone. She cannot go far. She will give up soon enough. Until then, let her be."

He stepped into my line of sight and walked right past me. I turned my head in time to see him right the tree.

"The tree...what happened?" demanded Master Feh.

The man nearest to the door rushed over. "The warrior did it. He used Chi."

Master Feh turned to me. I noticed Garet, Mia, and Ivan were moving forward cautiously, not trying to be noticed but not trying to be ignored, either.

"Warrior, you can use Chi?" asked Master Feh curiously.

"Maybe if you told us what this 'Chi' is, he might be able to answer that!" Garet interjected, at the same moment I replied "no."

"Chi focuses the power of the body into the hand. Show me your Chi." he commanded.

I nodded and used Force again. The tree toppled once more.

Master Feh looked surprised. "The tree fell! But...this is not Chi."

The warriors all around the room looked amazed.

"Yes, it looks similar, but it is not Chi." Master Feh confirmed. "Have you been to visit Master Nyunpa?"
Mia jumped in this time, apparently tired of her silence. "Yes, we have been."

Master Feh did not show surprise. "I knew it."

"What does Chi have to do with Master Nyunpa?" wondered a warrior.

"I learned my Chi from Master Hama. She is of Lama Temple." answered Master Feh.

The warrior seemed puzzled. "Then it is the same as Chi, is it not?"

Master Feh shook his head. "Very similar. But still different."

I had to hide a laugh. What he said sounded like Jennas favorite expression, "Same difference."

"Chi uses power focused from the body. That warrior used energy focused from the mind." he explained. "The power to will something to move requires much wisdom. Nyunpa's Ki releases the energy of the mind as Chi releases the energy of the body. The energy of the body has limits, but mental energy has few. Train your Ki. It will grow very strong. Do your best, warrior."

Garet looked angry at this disregard for them. I planned to apologize as soon as we got away from Master Feh.

"Practice, everyone!" cried Master Feh, clearly ending the discussion.

"Let's go." I whispered, tugging on Garets arm.

He nodded, and we left first the school, and then all of Xian.

It was time to see this "Lama Temple"...