Later that day, Jamal and Sketch had gone into the nearby woods, where they felt was a good place for private practicing.

"So how do you use the Tengu abilities?" asked Sketch.

"That's what I'm gonna teach you," replied Jamal. "The Tengu's abilities are easily controlled by mental commands."

"Mental commands?"

Jamal nodded. "Right. Now the first thing you must do is reveal your wings."

Sketch's eyes grew wide. "I have wings?!"

"Certainly," said Jamal. "Just about every Tengu does."

"How do I reveal them?"

"You have to think to yourself this command: 'Tengu flight.'"

Jamal's wings popped out.

"Whoa," said Sketch in amazement. "You can even say it and they'll come out!"

"Try it," said Jamal.

"Um, okay…" Uncertain but ready, Sketch closed his eyes and thought the command. Suddenly two blue wings grew from his back, and the added weight caused Sketch to lose balance and fall.

"Are you all right?" asked Jamal.

Sketch rubbed his head. "Huh? Yeah, I'm okay." He looked behind him and saw the two new appendages that had sprouted from his back. Sketch, stunned, stared at the wings with wide eyes. "I have wings!"

Jamal smiled. "Congratulations, Sketch!"

Sketch slowly got up, although unsteadily. "Whoa, it's not easy standing up with these wings. So how do you fly with them."

"Try to tighten the muscles in your back."

Sketch did so, and the wings flapped, sweeping Sketch off his feet once again.

"You know," Jamal said in disappointment, "it's generally a good idea to keep your balance when you do stuff like this."

Sketch sighed. "Give me a break; I'm new at this!" Sketch tried again, and his wings began flapping once more. Sketch kept himself balanced as his wings flapped faster. Suddenly he noticed that he was being lifted, and his feet no longer touched the ground. "Whoa…I'm flying!"

Jamal nodded. "Good job, Sketch! You catch on very quickly!" Jamal began flapping his wings to meet with Sketch. "Now I must teach you how to control yourself in flight." Jamal extended his wings and glided forward for a distance before turning around and hovering. "Let me see you try."

Sketch kept his wings extended and glided to Jamal. But Sketch was leaning too far downward, and he started to fall fast. He landed hard on his chest.

Jamal flew down to where Sketch crashed. "Are you okay, Sketch?"

Sketch groaned.

"You need to keep trying."

"I know. I'll try again." He got up and gained altitude once more. Jamal flew to a far distance and gave Sketch the thumbs up, signaling his position. Sketch then glided forward, keeping himself from pointing too far down. He finally managed to reach Jamal.

"Good work, Sketch!"

But Sketch kept going.

"Wait! Sketch! Where are you going?" Jamal shouted.

Sketch panicked. "Where's reverse?!" He hit a tree and fell to the ground.

Jamal shook his head. "Sketch, you've got a lot to learn."

Before long, however, Sketch was flying with ease. He could control himself gracefully, keeping his balance in check and remembering all the necessary skills Jamal taught him. Jamal applauded as Sketch came in for a landing after his first solo flight.

"I am very impressed, Sketch! You learn very fast!"

"Thank you," Sketch said, smiling with pride.

"Now that you've learned how to fly, the next thing you must learn is how to use your powers." Jamal scratched his nose. "Before we do that, however, you may want to conceal your wings. Think the command 'Tengu cover.'" Jamal's wings disappeared.

Sketch did as Jamal instructed, and his wings disappeared as well.

"Okay," began Jamal, "now in order to access your power, you must search your body for your source of power."

"Uh…all right." Sketch pulled the collar of his shirt and peeked inside.

Jamal sighed. "I meant mentally search, Sketch. Inside your body."

"Oh, right. Sorry." Sketch closed his eyes.

Jamal nodded. "Concentrate hard. As long as you concentrate and keep yourself in focus, you will have a good chance of finding your power."

Sketch's hands were tight fists, and he began to grit his teeth. He was searching hard to find his power. Suddenly he felt a strange feeling in his body. He focused his mind on where the source was, and he managed to locate it. It was in his heart, and the feeling was great. He was beginning to feel much stronger and much more able.

Jamal noticed that Sketch's was starting to spark. The sparks turned into electric jolts, and they caused all his fur to stand on end.

He smiled. "You found it, Sketch!"

Sketch opened his eyes and noticed several electrical surges going across his fur. "Whoa…"

"You have now become the Storm Tengu. How do you feel, Sketch?"

"Powerful! Electricity is surging inside and outside of me!"

"Well, keep this in mind. Your current power status is not even at below average. You must train yourself to build up your power."

Sketch scratched his head, and sparks of static electricity crackled. "How do I do that?"

Jamal approached Sketch. "I will show you…"