"Now Sue, return to first position." Nana instructed.

"But Nana," Sue whined, slumping. "I wanna go play with Sid and Tobey!"

Nana shook her head, hiding a smile. "Now Sue, training is important! And you did say you needed help."

"Yeah, but…" The child shot a look to the door, frowning as she heard Tobey and Sid run by. "I thought we'd do it later!"

Nana shook her head. "You need to get nice and strong Sue! Remember, Chinatown is counting on us to defeat Kong Li!"

"Kung Ki?" Sue asked, tilting her head.

"Kong Li, Sue." Nana replied.

"But who is he, Nana?" Sue questioned, tugging on the woman's shirt. "Why do we have to defeat him? Is he a bad guy?" The eight year old persisted.

Nana sighed, sinking wearily into a chair. "Sue… There are some people who just cannot live without power. Kong Li… is one of those people. He wants the cook book, so he can break the barrier and take over Chinatown. And even the world." She smiled softly down at Sue. "And it's up to us to stop him."

Sue bit her lip, brow furrowing. "And Sid and Tobey too? Are they gonna help stop him?" Her eyes lit up, and she smiled brightly. "And what about Barney?! Is he gonna fight Gong Lu-"

"Kong Li." Nana corrected with a smile.

"Yeah, that guy! Is Barney gonna help stop him with me?" Sue wriggled in excitement at the thought. "That would be so cool! Me and Barney could fight together, and he would see how strong I am and be really impressed, and then he'll want to marry me, and-"

She was interrupted as Nana chuckled, eyes shining as she lifted Sue into her lap. "I don't know about Barney, but," She paused, lifting her hand to poke Sue lightly on the nose.

Sue crossed her eyes. "But…"

"But I know that you will be strong, with or without Barney, Sid, or Tobey." Nana finished, smiling down at the girl.

Sue grinned and hugged Nana tightly. "I love you, Nana." She whispered.

"I love you too, Sue." Nana replied, smiling softly as she returned the hug. "Now, I-"

"I'm gonna get you!"

Sid burst into the room, grinning wickedly as he ran to hide behind Nana. "Are not!" He yelled back as Tobey ran in after him.

Tobey scowled at Sid and pouted. "You cheated!" He accused, frowning. "You can't hide behind Nana!"

"Hey! I'm no cheater!" Now Sid was scowling. He ran from his spot behind Nana's chair and lunged at Tobey, who immediately took off with a squeal.

Sue watched them with fascination before crawling from Nana's lap and taking off after the two boys. "Hey, wait for me!"

Nana sighed, laughing to herself. "Kids."

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This was originally supposed to be the first part of a 100 theme challenge I'm doing, but it took on a life of it's own as I went on... I like it though. Review please!