Months passed and Ky still had received no information about his father's whereabouts. Until Boaddai told him Ky had no clue. As it turned out Connor Stax had been on a secret mission for the Redakai. When the Redakai retrieved the stolen Kairu Vessel Connor was given the task of guarding it. Unfortunately Lokar found out its location and attacked, trying to gain possession of it once more. Forced to make a decision Connor launched the vessel at earth. It split open and the kairu contents inside spread across the planet. After that Connor went missing. Once Ky found out he began to blame Nox for his father's disappearance. It seemed like he would never let his grudge die. That was until two new warriors came to the monastery.

All three of the trainees were in the middle of a sparring match when Boaddai showed up with two new warriors in training. One was a boy. He had light green skin and sky blue hair. His hair was short and his bangs covered his left eye. He had long elflike ears. Wearing a scowl he looked up at Boaddai as if to say he was displeased with what he saw. Next to the green skinned boy was a girl. Her skin was light pink. She also had long pointed ears. Her hair was an elongated afro that was bright red. Her eyes were catlike and bright green. On her face was a mischievous grin.

"Ky, Maya, Boomer, this is Zane," Boaddai gestured to the boy with grin skin. Zane made slight eye contact before looking away. He seemed to have growled something that sounded like 'hello' but they couldn't tell. "And this is Zair, Zane's sister," Boaddai then gestured to the girl with pink skin. "They will be training alongside you from now on."

Zair smiled and waved, "Hey." She seemed friendlier to them than her brother.

Boomer, Ky, and Maya all smiled back and waved hello.

"Zane, Zair, this is Ky Stax," Boaddai motioned to the boy with short black hair and shining blue eyes. "This is Maya," he then motioned to the dark skinned girl with light blue hair. "And this is Boomer," Boaddai finally gestured to the large blonde boy with golden eyes. Once he finished introducing everyone and saw that they were friendly he left them alone to bond a bit before training.

As Boomer and Maya were talking with Zair, Ky found himself staring at Zane. Who in turn stared right back. Before long Zane spoke, finally breaking the silence between him and Ky. "You look like a strong warrior…" his voice was gravely, "I bet I'm stronger." He gave Ky a friendly yet stubborn smirk. Ky gave Zane a smirk back. From that moment on, they decided they would be rivals. In order to prove who was the strongest they constantly trained. Whenever Ky beat Zane or whenever Zane beat Ky the loser would train whenever they could. That took Ky's mind off of losing his father.

While Ky and Zane were constantly training Maya and Boomer became friends with Zair. Whenever they weren't training or sparring with Ky or Zane the three often laughed and joked together. Boaddai was pleased that things had gotten back to normal. It seemed like everything was just right, but knowing that the universe wasn't safe he had to train them to be the best warriors they could be. And teach them he did. Maya's extrasensory ability grew and was still developing; something that would take a long time. Boomer powers were becoming stronger. Zair's strength has grown as well. Ky's inner kairu had been developing making him one of the strongest. He also grew to be Boaddai's favored student. Something Zane became jealous of.

It was late in the night and everyone had gone to bed but Ky. He lay awake in bed listing to loud snores coming from beneath him. Ky shared a room with Boomer and they had bunk beds. Somewhere in the distance a rumbling noise and a burst of light interrupted Ky's thoughts. Deciding to go check it out he quietly hops of the top bunk and leaves the room without a noise. Making his way out of the X-Scaper he saw a blue glow coming from the training area. Crossing the rickety bridge that led to the circular dojo, "Training hours are over for today… Who could be out here this late at night?" To Ky's surprise he found Zane floating in the middle of the arena. Blue aura surrounding him, lightening shot out at all different directions. "Zane! What are you doing?!" Zane was using Reflected Glory. An attack that doubles your power and something that Boaddai forbid them from using until they were stronger. With his power growing Zane began to lose control of his power. Zane screamed in panic. His power had betrayed him. The destructiveness of the power was too great. The monastery was in threat of being destroyed yet again. Another large flash of surging power knocked Ky to his feet. Black spots swarmed his vision and fell into the dark.

"Zane, for putting not only your fellow students and not to mention yourself in danger you are here by banished from the monastery. Your training and quest is finished," Boaddai's voice was harsh and filled the dense air. He stood at the top of the stairs by the tree that over looked the sea. Zane was at the bottom. A bag hung over his shoulder with all of his belongings inside. A spiteful scowl filled his face. Ky stood next to Boaddai as did Maya and Boomer. Zair however was nowhere to be seen. Ky couldn't look at Zane as he turned his back and walked away. And Ky was sure he heard Zane mumble something under his breath. It sounded like Zane blamed Ky for being kicked out and vowed vengeance. As Boaddai and the others watch Zane make his way out of the monastery Zair came running from out of nowhere. A bag hung over her pink shoulder like Zane.

"Hey Zane, wait up!" she called. Her brother only slowed his pace down slightly. After they were out of sight Boaddai left the remainder of his students. He told them they had to choose a team leader and a team name. The three debated on who the team's leader should be. Finally after a while they decided the leader should be the strongest. After a quick sparing match the winner was Ky.

"Looks like you're the leader, Bud!" Boomer exclaimed. Even though he lost he was happy for his friend, who didn't look too happy about his win.

"Ky," Maya walked up to Ky, "Are you all right? You seem a little sad…" She looked into Ky's eyes. He couldn't hide anything from her that way.

"Yeah, just a little bummed out about Zane, I guess. I can't believe he would do such a thing. I know he was jealous but still…" Ky frowned. This is how Maya must have felt about Nox… He thought to himself.

Maya sighed, "I know. Zane was a bit of a jerk… Though I'm going to Miss Zair… She was pretty nice."

Boomer grabbed them both and pulled them into a bear hug, "Come on guys, Master Boaddai once said that," Boomer cleared his throat to imitate Boaddai's soft and thick voice, "'people come and go from our lives. But the ones who stay are the ones who you can count on.'" When Boomer finished both Ky and Maya were laughing.

"Okay Boomer," Ky chuckled. "But can you put us down now? We… Can't… Breathe…" Ky joked.

"Yeah okay," Boomer let them go with a hardy chuckle.

"Wow Boomer," Maya guffawed, "You've got a strong grip."

Ky nodded, "Yeah Boomer. I'm glad we've got some muscle on the team!"

"Hey, I think I know what are team name should be," Boomer said.

"What?" Ky and Maya said simultaneously. Something Ky blushed at.

"We should be 'Team Stax'" Boomer joked. They all laughed at this and soon Boomer's joke came true. For that became their team's name. After diner they all went to bed.

Maya was the last to sleep. Zane's banishment reminded her of Nox and how she was forced to leave the monastery for similar reasons. It was after a while she had decided not to worry. Nox could take care of herself, plus she wouldn't want Maya to worry. Soon she had drifted into sleep. Just like Ky and Boomer, she slept well that night; even Boaddai had a good night's rest.

However, Nox would have a different idea of how 'peaceful' the night would be.