Hello KFP readers! This actually is my first ever KFP fanfiction, and I am really excited to continue with it. Also, the photo for my cover isn't mine; it belongs to its rightful owner Koklico. If you're reading this, I simply used your photo to give readers a better image as to what Wolf Boss and Shen looked like. You're extremely talented by the way, and I recommend readers to look at his work on DeviantArt. Now, there are some things that I would like to state.

Firstly, the name 'Zhong' isn't mine; it is TheCoolKat (who is an exceptional author and someone who I extremely recommend checking into)

Secondly, this story is a prequel to Kung Fu Panda 2. I didn't do my history research; I honestly don't know if parks and playgrounds even existed at the time, nor do I know if my depiction of kung-fu is accurate. But, this is a cartoon fanfiction, so hopefully I can get away with it, haha.

Thirdly, this isn't going to show any form of a love relationship between Zhong and Shen. I wanted this story to dive really deep into their past lives, and I might change some things in regards to how the movie went. Shen being a very strange child was so overplayed; I decided to add some flavor to it all. And yes, in my version Zhong, or "Boss Wolf" knows kung fu. Don't worry though, I will have him use a weapon soon enough.

Please review! I accept any form of criticism, and it just overall makes me a happier human being!

All of Gongmen City was blanketed by the many oranges and purples from the dawning sun. The city slowly rose from its slumber. Vendors opening their shops, citizens getting ready for work. Slowly, the city was beginning to become the lively place it was known for.

However, on the top of the magnificent Tower of the Sacred Flame, the edifice of Gongmen, there stood a young peacock, along with his mother and father who just-so-happened to be the rulers of the fine city they gazed down upon.

"The sunset is beautiful!" the young, albino peacock spoke in awe. The sight was something out of a fantasy in the young fowl's eyes, and was a picture that he was surely not to get tired of for a while. The father of the little one spoke smoothly "It is indeed, my young one."

The young peacock was still staring at the sun, which was almost at its brightest. His attention broke from the view, however, when a sharp pain unleashed in his throat. The child let out several rough coughs as he bent down, clenching his throat in pain. Panicked, the child's parents immediately picked him up and sent him inside. "Shen's infection is getting worse. He shouldn't leave the palace today" the mother insisted. They went to Shen's room, where they tucked him into his bed.

"But mother…I wanted to go play today" Shen stated in a hoarse voice. His father simply shook his head. "I deeply apologize, however in your state it is very dangerous for you to be outside, especially since the cold weather is coming" the father stated softly, in hopes to not anger his son. It went to no avail, however, as the child grew more frustrated. "But I vow to be extra cautious, father! It is merely a cough!" the eight year old said in a loud voice, which caused him to cough a little bit more. "Shen, as your father I must simply not allow it. It is for your health, little one."

This made the albino fowl angry. "I've grown so tired of simply looking at the sunset! Didn't you tell me how I would succeed you, father? How can I be the lord of a city that I barely even experience!?" Shen spoke loudly. He tried to hold in his cough, and the pain can be read on the child's face. Shen's father was about to speak, however he was cut off by his mate. "Shen, you are correct" she said calmly. "This is not fair, mother! I want to go outside and…wait what?" Shen said as his face morphed into confusion, similar to his father's which was directed toward the woman. "You deserve to go outside and make some friend's, my love. How about this; we can ask your nanny to take you to the park later on."

At this, Shen's eyes widened, and the pain in his throat nullified. He was going to the park! Growing up, Shen was sick a multitude of times, and he doesn't remember much about the short walks his parents took him on, the very few times he wasn't ill. Besides his sore throat, Shen was completely energetic, however. It would show to be a great chance for the child to make friends. The mother decided it would only be fair.

"Oh, thank you mother! Thank you thank you!" Shen excitingly said as he kissed his mother and father on the cheek. At this, he ran down the stairs to see his nanny, the soothsayer, arranging sage. The soothsayer turned her head at the sound of Shen running towards her.

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Shen arrived at a decently sized field of grass and trees, eagerly tugging his nanny by the sleeves. At the entrance, the soothsayer attempted to calm Shen down. "Now sweetie, I must attend a few chores near here. Promise me that you will remain at the playground over there" she said, pointing to where all the kids were playing. Shen nodded his head, gave his nanny a hug, and ran over to where the children were playing. At the edge of the playground, however, he stopped.

Shen didn't know the nearest thing about playing with kids his age. The young peacock was a mere eight years old, and he barely talked to others his age. However, he saw a group of kids, and decided to see if he can join in whatever they were doing.

They were all peacocks who looked to be older than Shen. The blue peacocks were all huddled in a circle, their claws pressed inside. One was bending down, counting.

Although hesitant, Shen tapped on the shoulders of one of them. The peacock turned around and said, rather rudely, "What?" Shen didn't expect such rudeness, however shrugged it off. "May I play with you?" the peafowl asked in his nicest voice. The peacock just shrugged and said blatantly "Not enough room."

Shen looked around and counted only four others in the circle. The blue peacock was about to turn away when Shen tapped on his shoulder again. The blue peacock made sure to put annoyance in his tone as he said "I already said no!" By now, the four other kids looked at him. Shen felt himself getting shyer at all the staring eyes. However, Shen soon became angry and said "Fine! I didn't even want to hang out with you losers" while he stomped away.

Before he could walk away, however, he felt two wings forcefully push his back. This made the young white fowl lose his footing, and Shen fell on the hard concrete. "Ow! What was that for-" Shen was cut off as two wings pulled him by his chest. The blue bird was now face-to-face with Shen, who was now showing fear instead of frustration. "Who do you think you're calling loser, kid!" the bird spat at young Shen's face. Shen felt the piercing glares of the strangers friends, and he was now extremely scared.

As he was face-to-face with the bird, Shen's throat started to hurt again. Accidentally, he coughed in the blue bird's face, making him cringe in disgust. "Aw, Deshi that's nasty!" the bird's friend said. Shen took mental note on the name.

Deshi now stomped toward Shen and pushed him again. "You're disgusting, freak!" he said as he walked away. Now, Shen was furious. He ran to Deshi and pushed him immensely hard, causing Deshi to land face-first on the concrete floor. All the other kids paid attention to the conflict, and they were all in a circle. Deshi got up, his beak now bruised, and glared heavily at Shen. One of the kids in the crowd, a rabbit, started to chant "fight, fight, fight." It took no time at all for all the kids in the crowd to chant loudly, only boiling Deshi's blood up more.

Deshi stomped toward Shen, who was stuck on what his next action should be, and shoved his face extremely hard and roughly. Shen took a few steps back to prevent him from falling, and got his wings in a fighting position, despite not knowing anything about fighting.

Deshi, however, went into some sort of stance, and motioned Shen towards him with his wing. I refuse to let him get the last laugh Shen though as he shouted, running toward Deshi. Shen attempted to swing a punch; however Deshi blocked it with his own wing. Shen was off-balance for a split-second, however it was all Deshi needed to slide his feet down and make Shen trip. The kids were cheering, unaware of the injustice being played.

Shen quickly got up and brushed himself off, before Deshi ran towards him and swung. Shen barely dodged it, and as he tried to get concentrated again, Deshi's foot caught a blow right on Shen's face. Shen fell right on his back roughly, making him groan in pain.

Deshi then went on top of Shen, and Shen was defenseless against the onslaught of punches to his face. His body was hurting everywhere, and his throat was in more pain than ever. He felt warm liquid run down his nose while the kids cheered. Shen cursed at himself. Why didn't he just stay home? If he didn't beg for his parents' permission, he would be in the comfort of his bed, playing with his toys. While the act itself was dull, it was far better than having his face beat into a pulp.

When Shen gave up on trying to defend himself, the unexpected happened. He heard Deshi shout in pain as his body got off of Shen's, allowing the albino to breathe properly. Shen's face was immensely sore, and he tried to catch his breath. Once his body was fully oxygenated, he looked up to see exactly who his savior was.

There, he saw a wolf, wearing a dark-orange tunic, step in front of him. "Who are you?" Deshi shouted at the mysterious wolf. The crowd was dead-quiet. The lupine looked to be about Shen's age, and he growled ferociously. "None of your beeswax, jerk!" the unknown wolf said loudly to Deshi and his gang. The birds tensed, while Deshi, having enough of this dog, lashed his wings at him. Right as he was about to land the punch on his face, the wolf spun around, making Deshi bewildered for a moment, The wolf then used the back of his hand to smack Deshi across his face. The peacock flew in the air and face-planted, leaving all the kids in shock, including and especially Shen, who was simply looking at his unnamed savior.

"Your kung-fu sucks" the lupine said in a cocky voice. The lupine, despite his fighting skill, had a very child-like voice, like Shen. How can someone so young be so good at fighting? It surely left Shen flabbergasted.

Deshi and his gang all went into a kung-fu stance, while the wolf simply stood there, smirking. "What are your names? I don't like fighting nameless enemies."

Deshi pointed to his for other friends. "That's Dong, Fai, Cheng, and Han. I'm Deshi." The wolf grinned. "My name's Zhong. Now, let's fight, Debbie!" Zhong taunted as he cracked his knuckles.

"It's Deshi!" the bird shouted as he bolted toward Zhong. The birds wasted no time running toward the lupine. Shen knew that this 'Zhong' would be greatly injured during this battle. It was a five-versus-one, after all. The odds were immensely low. Despite this, however, he couldn't look away as the wolf didn't even move.

Deshi swung, and Zhong dodged it. He quickly bent down and spun, his leg tripping Deshi. Dong ran and tried to kick him; however Zhong spun around and dodged it. He grabbed Dong by the head and swung him around, making him crash into Han and Fai. Cheng just looked at him with a perplexed face, his friends doing the same one they got up.

How can this wolf be so strong? They were obviously older; however he was able to take on all five of them. Shaking it off, they formed a circle around the lupine. Zhong did an over-exaggerated yawn, taunting the five birds. They then went for the kill.

Deshi ran fast as he attempted to kick Zhong, however the wolf dodged it at just the right moment for Deshi's kick to land on Cheng's beak. Cheng held his sore beak in his wings as he rolled on the floor in pain. Deshi, now furious, tried to punch Zhong, who spun around and forcefully grabbed onto the wing. Deshi only had time to blink in surprise as Zhong swung him around, as if he was a heavy weapon. Ching hit Dong, Fai, and Han, before being flung onto the floor. This time, however, the five of them quickly got up and ran at him.

Zhong wore a shocked face as the five of them went right in for the prize. He didn't have time to notice the clenched wing that was right in front of him. No… Shen thought, cringing as Hai landed a punch right on his snout. All five of them surrounded him as he was on the floor, clenching his nose and groaning loudly in pain.

"Ha, you wish!" Zhong shouted as he did a head spin, kicking all five peacocks extremely hard, sending them flying. He spun back to his feet. He then proudly stated "I didn't even have to hit you guys!" The five peacocks both squirmed around each other as they ran away. Deshi turned around and yelled "Freaks!" before fleeing. All the kids were in complete silence.

Zhong was never a fan of a crowd. He was getting annoyed, and started barking viciously, making all the kids run for their lives. Well, everyone except for Shen, who simply laid there in complete awe, similar to how he was this morning.

Zhong walks up to the fallen peacock. Even though this was the wolf that saved him, Shen was still scared of the beast. A kid no older than him just beat up five peacocks by himself, he didn't even have to purposely hit them, and he did it all at once. Shen gulped as the lupine was in front of him.

Zhong then, out of nowhere, sat down like a dog on all fours. He tilted his head as his ears flattened against his head. "You okay there, guy?" he said in a surprisingly, almost adorable way. If Shen was confused before, than his mind was doing a somersault right now. It was almost funny how quickly this beast went from cocky-youthful fighter to an adorable cub.

"Y…yeah. What….was…all that?" Shen asked while motioning his wing around the wolf. Zhong just smiled "That's Kung Fu! It's a really cool way of fighting; and I didn't even fight!" Zhong smiled a big toothy grin, and his tail started wagging. Shen just couldn't believe it. The wolf was the same age as him, and yet he was able to do all these incredible moves? It made no sense to the young peafowl. Was this what 'kung fu' was capable at doing?

Ever since he could remember, Shen had been a mere weakling. He was always ill, and his physical attributes were lacking immensely. He had no muscle on him…yet neither did Zhong. Surely if a wolf like him can accomplish such fighting skills, he had a chance to as well.

Shen walked eagerly in front of Zhong and grabbed his shoulders. "Who taught you how to do that?" the fowl asked excitingly. Zhong shrugged very awkwardly "My, uh, Dad. He used to be a really good fighter."

Shen's excited smile started to slowly slip away "Wait…used to?"

At this, the cheerful vibe of the lupine started to fade. His ears became flat and he looked at the floor. "My…my parents, they…died. Now I live in the orphanage across town." Shen started to show sympathy in his eyes. "I'm so sorry" he said softly, putting his wing on the wolf's shoulder. The wolf let out a smile; not his cocky and toothy kind, no. It was genuine. "Thank you. By the way, what was your name?"

Shen smiled, happy that he was able to knock him out of that gloomy state. "It's Shen. And I thank you as well" Shen stated proudly as he bowed down to the wolf, much to the lupine's surprise. "What for?" Zhong replied in confusion. Shen responded with a 'no duh' attitude "For saving me from those jerks! If it weren't for you, I'd have so many bruises that they might as well call me a black peafowl!"

Zhong let out a small chuckle at the statement. "Well, it was really not a problem. I like teaching meanies a thing or two!" Zhong said as he pounded his fist into his palm. They both laughed.

"So…will I see you here again?" Shen asked, hoping to hear a positive answer. "Yeah! Although If I don't show up, just knock on the door of the city orphanage! By the way, where do you live?" Zhong asked. Shen pointed to The Tower of the Sacred Flame. "I live right there. It's pretty hard to miss!" Shen stated, as if living in the tallest tower in the city wasn't even a huge deal.

Zhong's jaw was wide open. "Wait…s-so you're the prince! Oh, my lord!" Zhong stuttered as he bowed down respectively. This made Shen laugh so hard it triggered a cough, although it wasn't as strong as the earlier ones. Zhong looked confused at the bird. "Don't worry, silly! I'm not that important. I'm just a regular kid, like you." Shen happily stated. Zhong sighed, and looked up at the peafowl.

He liked this bird. It was nice to talk to someone who didn't ignore you all the time. The people at the orphanage barely paid any mind to his needs, the same with his fellow orphans. He hadn't talked to someone his age like this for a while, now that he thought about it. It was really refreshing.

"Shen! Shen, I'm back. Would you like me to take you-" the soothsayer stopped when she saw the lord's bruised eye. "Shen! What in god's name happened to you!" she stated as she ran to attend to the young fowl's injuries. Only now had Shen and Zhong realized how badly beat up Shen was.

Unfortunately, it was at this realization that he started feeling the stinging sensation on his eye. "Uh, I got into a…conflict, nana" Shen stated in a very childish way, as to not worry his nanny. "A fight! Oh, Shen, this is why you shouldn't be going outside!" the soothsayer said while grabbing his sleeve. "W-wait! Don't tell mother and father about this! I beg of you, nana! I had…fun, today." Shen half-lied.

This day was terrible for the most part, actually. But, he made his first friend today. He wouldn't want to not be able to see Zhong again, especially after seeing how intriguing he was. "Oh, Shen, I can't lie to your parents about this! You were never the one to cause such mistakes!"

Shen hurriedly stated "W-well let him come, then!" as he pointed toward Zhong. "He saved me from the bullies, nana. Maybe he can come to our home!"

The soothsayer looked at the lupine. "Well…I thank you dearly for protecting my Shen, young one. Now Shen, if it is okay with your parents, I'm sure he can come to visit tomorrow" At this, Shen and Zhong smiled greatly. "Oh, thank you so much, nana!" he said as he kissed the soothsayer on her cheek. He then went to Zhong, and gave him a hug. Zhong was shocked at first, however quickly returned it. "Thanks for helping me, Zhong" Shen muffled under the wolf's furry neck. The soothsayer awed at the adorable sight. Zhong patted Shen's back "Don't mention it. See you tomorrow?"

"You bet!" Shen said as he walked with the soothsayer. At the edge of the park, Shen yelled "Bye, Zhong!" and waved his wing. Zhong happily waved his paw and shouted "Bye, Lord Shen!" Shen smiled as he walked with his nana back home. He was only there for a short while, but yet so much had happened. He didn't know how he should react to the events. Shen just smiled, thinking about the strange lupine.

Lord Shen…I like it

And, that marks an end to Chapter 1. I really hope you guys enjoyed. I know I probably have some grammatical errors here and there, for my proof-reading skills aren't precise. Like I said, I know I have plenty of room for improvement and I would love to improve. Please review, and all of you have a wonderful day!