Question Seeking Depth is Best

Interesting quote from the Tao Te Ching to being the story with. Done something amazing over the summer which shifted the odds in her favor for the upcoming disaster, good to hear. Keeping Molly from becoming a villain just by loving her, whoa. And Chou and Molly are still so cute together, love that Molly's parents are supporting and even give a place in their home to Chou.

Forgot for a moment how many friends Chou has besides Team Kimba, her team, and Molly. Cuddlebug, awww. Room assignment letter lost in the mail, sounds like something Sun Wu Kong would do alright. Unique way of sensing things, currents of chi, interesting. Ouch, father gone and can only save his soul, all this time I misinterpreted it as abducted with body intact. Rooming with Kayda, after last year with Crimson Comet, like being told you have been upgraded to a deluxe room.

Setting up a room based on Feng Shui, never seen it before, this will be interesting. A Ming vase for Mrs. Horton, whoa, those things run in the millions from what little I know. Oh boy, Kayda upset because her brother had to come to Whateley as well. Tease Danny to death, oh no! Molly having dinner with the rest of Wondercute, already plotting I bet.

Ranges and security, all her insane changes over the summer are registered, what insane changes! Everyone who gets training from Caitlin seems to always need them to survive something. Gun issued to her by the MCO, internship must have been interesting. New MID, ooo, I want to see it. Ah, due to her being a Junior Agent in the MCO. And caught a robber, it seems the Tao likes directing idiots in her direction to take care of.

Uh oh, thinking the MCO boogiemen are the anomaly, might just be the Boston office is one of the good ones. Patrol schedule for the forest, guessing we've only seen a minor amount of the threats that have come through there ourselves. Toni messed with Oolong, only she would do something so...nuts. Interesting training and lessons from Dyffud and Caitlin, love seeing students like Chou who use their training over their powers. *eyes bug out* And I thought Kayda had an insane amount of training going on.

Part of what happened to Joan of Arc, went insane because the weight of the future was too much to hold up under, heavy. Chou definitely needs time to relax. Joan of Arc being one of the Handmaids of the Tao, major detail, definitely shows more of how the Whateley Academy universe is different. Awww. Dorjee ended the relationship but still friends, didn't see that coming.

Okay, who is this delusional nutbar, thinking Chou is a direct threat to everyone at Whateley, thinking he has to stop her. Drive her away or sanction her, plus he was behind some of the things which happened to Chou last year. Oh, I really want to know who this creep is and see him taken down.

Just being on Team Kimba had been the issue, wonder why. Memories of the last day in China, uh oh. Toni set off an earthquake! Toni got into a fight with Oolong, why do I have the feeling she started the fight or attacked when Oolong said something Toni didn't like. Moving students, goodbye letters to their parents, that is evil! Boy, foolish to think she would give them the real Destiny's Wave.

Whoa, those ofuda are very useful. Yikes, all the powered people still awake are College age or older, not good. Whateley Graduates, they went after Whateley Graduates and brainwashed them. Oh, this was a long time coming. Wall, EX-3 and codenamed Wall because he focuses on defense, Ito would have a field day with him. Huo, pyrokinetic, so brainwashed he unleashes an attack that could hurt even those working with him, just how strong is the brainwashing.

Chinese soldiers and buses for the students, crap! Finally back to Chou meditating. Program weakened the will of people with herbs and magic, yikes! Chou saying she will feed Kayda for a month if Danny is worse than Toni's older brother. No way is he anywhere close to that idiot. Order in pizza from that far away, impressive food delivery service.

Kayda telling Chou about her summer and Chou getting more upset, thinking it is her job to hunt demons, devils, and such. Kayda didn't even know about Chou fighting Voodoo wolves and other things as a Security Auxiliary, they need to communicate more. Awww, Chain Lightning got ordained over the summer, thus can't date anymore. Chou, Molly and him were cute together. Kiss ninja, Molly is picking up nicknames left and right.

Caitlin taking issue with not being annoying most of the time, hehe. Magic class now, wonder what new things she will learn. Winnie's stutter improved, good, like seeing her getting less nervous. Awww, ratting out Danny to Molly, with Chou helping mess with him he never stood a chance against Wondercute. Villain break into her changing room while she was changing, idiot is lucky to have got off with only a broken wrist imo.

MCO Junior Agent, Boston SWAT thinks of her as one of their own, boy, just rack up a few more and she will need a bag for all her badges. Dorjee in those Tibetan Monk Robes, and sending a brother to help with his spiritual training, big change since last year. Caitlin working with them, oh boy, with that kind of training they will improve fast. Gillian Anderson, a finder, this girl is a shipper and thinks Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling would be cute together, oh brother. Great, bribed Molly with a hot fudge Sunday and Molly wants to keep her, I agree with Chou, *groans*

Huh, wonder why the Tao prevented Chou from killing that one soldier. Shifting through shadows, that is new, and taking out the senior program leader, couldn't happen to a 'nicer' guy. Wait, senses screamed and she dragged Sara along with her. Ah, one of the students, Robe of Midnight why she can move through shadows, very powerful artifact.

Jade and Toni being both crazy in their own ways, heh, should go without saying. Scary being the Handmaid of Tao, nice to hear it from Chou's perspective. Teasing Gillian about class reunions after that question, too easy. Super Lindsay, I would stay away, anyone confident enough to use their real name as part of their codename is either a rookie, nuts, or very confident in their abilities.

Oh boy, poor Chou isn't going to get any peace now with Gillian around and Molly already friends with her. And already suggesting a speedster boy for the team, it is like she is part of some plot against Chou, or am I just being paranoid. Hu Chu Lan for the save! Asian Students meeting, I would think what Chou discovered would be of concern to many. Iron Dragon spending more time with his daughter because of what Chou said, dang.

Nice to see Becca Stone again, Chou and Kayda have some of the most interesting teachers. Call will manifest within the year, yikes, that close to the huge event now. Here at the school or involve a lot of the students, so could be HM with what he is plotting, just a guess.

All that and had to unload all her stun ammo on Huo to knock him out, brutal fight. Everyone out and all ready for extraction and more show up, never easy. Ofuda, Caitlin kick her ass for even thinking of doing something so stupid, oh boy. Ouch, now that was reckless, effective but reckless. You can say a lot of things about Chou, give up isn't one of them.

*eyes bug out* Topless! She showed a lot of restraint to not use the five fingered death touch.

Chou snickered. "But Buddhist robes are all the rage these days."

Have fun at a security briefing for her job, Dorjee has a sense of humor. Penglai Shan and spending time with the Tapestry, wonder how much it has changed since we last saw it in story. Learn from mistakes and move on, something I could learn myself.

Wasabi peas, never tasted those myself. Both Chou and Kayda having life be crazy, relaxing with a movie. Night at the Museum, after what Kayda went through in Paris, good pick. Mr. Two Knives having the same kind of grin as Ito, noooo! Run! Guan Yu coming back to test them, *head hits desk*.

Ouch, back to China flashback and Chou pinned down by troops. Yikes, almost hit by an RPG, are they trying to kill the students as well, idiots. Lan Caihe Ho, and Chou has to buy time for them to get the students out. And another spared by the Tao, it has its reasons I guess. Dang, taking them out like that, reminded again not to mess with Chou when she is serious.

Dr. Bellows working with Chou again, always a good read. Sun Wu Kong wouldn't leave her alone, hard to worry about something when that nut is around. Sometimes I wonder if Jade is somehow related to him. PTSD, more you can get the symptoms to fade more than get over things, wish psychologists my brother has seen would realize this.

Yikes, creep in a power armor telling her to surrender. The Fist of Heaven, and he is part of a team, no wonder things went worse. More of the Tao filled her, looks like we get to teach someone a lesson. Sliced through arm of armor and blasted backwards by it, priceless. Darn, backup already arrived for FoH. Blasting him to the ground with Ofuda, the rest of his team has arrive, taking on a team of trained adults, yikes doesn't come close to cover it.

One girl and they send a whole team to deal with him, including a sniper, talk about cowards. Pair of Fu dogs, if Chaka hadn't set this off, no wonder Chou wants to smack her one. Whoa...that surge of power and taking down a Fu down in one stroke, awesome. Speedster taken out, but iced up legs, solid hit to the forehead, and flung into the air by the ground erupting around her, this went from brutal to just plain nasty.

A sword fighter and nerve strikes don't work against them, what is he. Summoned a dragon, okay, she is needs to listen and get out of there already. Sun Wu Kong having to drag her out of there, good thing too, even with the Tao a fight against a dragon in her shape is foolish at best. Killed two of the supers, and Caitlin's right, sometimes you have to kill to survive in those situations. One thing I like about Whateley, doesn't have all that stupid 'A hero must never kill, no matter what.' nonsense.

Molly and Chou in the private hot tub, cute. Saved 47 kids and shut down the program, I would consider it all worth it. Bwahaha, Molly, I love it when she is cheesy, and I hope these two are together for a long time.

EuroDisney with two of the immortals and Sun Wu Kong looking like the Monkey Princess, that must have been a lot of fun. Awww, at least she can set his soul to rest in the future and she isn't torturing herself over it anymore. And that is such a touching scene and memories for the finale for the story.

Heather, thank you for coming back and sharing this new story with us. I love seeing Chou interacting with her various friends and girlfriend Molly, all the flashbacks to her adventure in China, and how she has come to peace with so much in her life. This was a wonderful tale and I can't wait to read more of your work in the future, when you are ready of course.

If Chou connects her asking and receiving... It makes her more likely to anthropomorphize the Tao... Making it seem like the Tao is not an impersonal force... Even though, going from your WoG... It feels like it is...

Or, the Immortals are giving her the Tao... The Immortals control the Tao flow, a lot more than Chou thinks they do? ... Connecting to the Tao connects her to the Immortals? Allowing for them to control her?

Yes, yes. I know, and I agree, that the Tao is a good / positive thing, and I agree... But the Immortals... How do we know they're not like Amateratsu, or something?

Where does Sun Wu Kong rate on the Spirit Ratings? ... Sun Wu Kong Avatar / Paladin?