Author note: I own nothing! This is back story from Secrets of the Masters, because some dialogue at the beginning made me really think. I mean REALLY think.
*Whose Hand is That?*
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Tigress awakened to the sound of someone rapping at her door. Jumping out of bed into an offensive stance, she slowly crept toward the door.
Through her years of training Tigress had learned that just because someone knocked on your door didn't mean that they were an ally or comrade. Some clans were well known for pretending to be comrades...only to slaughter the poor trusting fool as they opened the door.
Now though, as she was fully awake, Tigress could see that the silhouette behind her door belonged to Po.
"Tigress," Po whispered in an urgent voice, proving that it was indeed Po, "get up! Quickly its an emergency! Wake Mantis and meet me outside!" With that Po ran quietly-as quietly as he could- down the hall way. Tigress chuckled to herself when she overheard the panda fall.
Carefully and quietly stepping out into the hall way she crept to Mantis' room. She was careful in not trying to awaken Crane, Monkey, or Viper as they had only come back from a gruelly mission but an hour ago-she had heard them come in.
Once she made it to Mantis' room she rapped the door until she heard a familiar grunt. Using the same urgent hushed tone as Po she told Mantis to get up now and that it was urgent and that all would be explained outside.
After hearing a more alert "Right!" come from the bug the headed for the door outside.
While opening the door, Mantis hopped on her shoulder-still slightly sleepy.
"Whazz go'in onz?" Mantis asked still half asleep.
"I don't know. Po woke me up a few minutes ago. He said it was an emergency. So wake-up!" she whispered loudly at the bug.
"Okay! Okay!"
They were outside now and a certain panda was slightly irritated.
"Come on! Hurry!"
Mantis, now fully awake, retorted, "Yes, cause you're always on time for the gong."
Tigress chuckled as the panda tried to find a fitting excuse.
"That's...It's just that...uhhh. Oh, we don't have time for this we've got to hurry." Po getting annoyed.
"Right!"
Po started to head down toward the Valley, Tigress and Mantis in tow. When he reached the nearest building he attempted to scale it. Failing miserably. Smirking, Tigress pulled him up and rolled her eyes when he tried to make an excuse for himself.
Then leading the way, the trio leaped from rooftop to rooftop. The entire journey took only about thirty minutes. They would've been there sooner but Po fell...alot.
"Here it is," Po whispered pointing to the building next to the one they were on. Leaping across they looked for a way in, which Po found quickly.
"Hurry, we're running out of time!" Po said hastily as Tigress sat next to him
"Keep it down!" Mantis yelled in a whisper.
That's when Tigress felt it. A hand. A male's hand. A male's hand in a very inappropriate place, that if not removed would be broken before the night's end.
"Whose hand is that?" Tigress asked incredulously.
"I don't even have hands!" Mantis yelled defensively.
That was right. Mantis didn't have hands. And she was certain that she felt a hand. A large hand had touched her.
"Quiet! You'll compromise the mission!"
Well now...Po was certainly in a rush to change subject.
Po and Tigress began to remove a large tile piece.
"But seriously. Does it look like I have hands?"
The stone cover was off and Tigress and Mantis jumped down. Tigress's face held a light blush
Thank gods my fur covers this stupid blush!
Whatcha think? I have an idea for an aftermath where Tigress goes to confront Po...but I wanted to see what y'all thought about this small story.