To jump start off the new year, I decided to make this fic and thought to myself...what if Ichi and Musaki went on an adventure together to follow a friend's request? Special dedication to my best friend, Wonder Panda Tan-Tan. BTW, Ichi is owned by Wonder Panda Tan-Tan. I only own Musaki. Hope ya like this!
I Can Count on You
by: Terrell James
Chapter 1: Condition
It was a clear morning in the Jade Palace and at the training hall, all of the kung-fu masters were watching as Musaki sparred with Ichi. Musaki stared at him with a combination of fierceness and competition as did Ichi that was waiting for him to be taken down.
"You ready?" asked Musaki.
Ichi put on his game face and made a slight chuckle and replied, "Bring it."
Both of them sparred with each other and Musaki leaped up the air to take down Ichi, but he was too quick for his moves as he dodged Musaki's agility to take him down and landed on the ground, but got back on his feet. Ichi used his fire power, but missed the target every single time Musaki dodges. He quickly swung on him, but Musaki grabbed his paw and twisted it around and threw him down in the air and kicked him to the wall.
Ichi got up, but wasn't gonna give up easily and he did his feet of fury on him. Musaki almost lost balance, but his anti-gravity lean propelled him back up and kept fighting again and again and he quickly spun around Ichi, causing total confusion on him where he picked the right timing to knock him out from behind.
Musaki and Ichi looked at each other and they leaped up to the air and just kicked each other and landed back on the ground. Ichi flipped him down, but Musaki pinned him to the count and just did the reverse effect on Ichi and it landed him on the ground.
Shifu stopped the sparring and both of them looked at each other, panting heavily and he said, "Excellent work, both of you."
"Thanks, master." they said, bowing to Shifu and to each other.
Both of them were laughing with each other and gave each other noogies while Ichi said, "Yeah, I totally beat you."
Musaki scoffs at him and said, "Oh, come on. I totally had you."
Tigress looks over both of them just joking around and she just nodded her head and said to herself, "I can never get why these two get along so well."
Po knew the answer to that one and said, "They're best friends. It's what they do. These guys are inseparable. Besides, they're just kids."
Tigress glared at Po at that comment and thought that she would slap him in the face, but let that slide a bit as she looks at them just enjoying each other and she kinda felt a little jealous about their little friendship and wishes if she can get along with Po and the rest of the Five.
Pagoda Island
In the kingdom, a young lynx looks over the entire city and she had one person on her mind; Ichi. It's been a long time since they ever saw each other and she can still remember the day that she and Ichi were going out with each other. She looked at a picture of him and her together and just sighed softly and thought to herself, 'I hope I can see you again, Ichi.'
She kissed the picture and made her way back to the palace until one of the messengers came to her and he said, "Kuro...you should come see your father."
"Sure. What for?"
The messenger kept silent about it and Kuro already sensed that there must be something wrong and she immediately made her way to her father's chambers and she found him on his bed, moaning, coughing, sneezing and sniffling. She went to him and she could sense that he was sick, but it wasn't a normal sickness. It was something much more serious.
She went to her dad's side and she asked, "Father?"
Her dad-the emperor Huang di-looked over his worried daughter and and he said, "Kuro, my daughter...I don't feel so well."
"Are you sick, dad?"
He nodded his head and then starts coughing uncontrollably and Kuro could see that this might be serious. One of the doctors came over to him and he could sense the illness. He said, "Emperor...you might have Bu Choy disease. The common disease is very unknown, but it's quite similar to River Fever. Some conditions might cause uncontrollable coughing, possible body temperature drop, muscle spasm and constant vomiting."
Just then, Kuro could hear her father coughing and just then, he commanded some of the servants to get a bucket and when it came, he immediately vomited in the bucket and accidently punched one of the servants in the shin.
"I'm okay." the servant said, painfully.
Kuro could see parts of the effects and then the doctor continued on to say, "It's very uncommon, but there is a possibility that it's fatal."
Kuro dropped to her knees as she heard the word 'fatal' come out of the doctor goose and she asked, in a tearful voice, "Does that mean I might lose my dad?"
"The disease might last 5-6 days...maybe a week."
"Is there a cure?"
"There might be one. It's a potion made by honeysuckle and hot tea and it said that it might be the ultimate cure for any sickness, including this one. The only problem; it's located in a place called Shanghai Secluded Valley. It's a day's journey to find it."
She knows that she can't leave her father behind because she's willing to do anything for her father and might be around to take care of him...unless someone she knows so well can do it for the emperor and for her as well.
"Benkei!"
Benkei, the crane messenger came to her and asked, "Yes, Kuro?"
"Do you know where the Valley of Peace is?"
"Yes, I do. Why?"
"This is an urgent emergency message that should be delievered as soon as possible."
"Which place?"
She knew exactly the place that may be her only hope. She took a deep breath and said, "Take it down to the Jade Palace...and ask for someone named Kageichi."
How was that? Also, Huang di, Kuro and Ichi are owned by Wonder Panda Tan-Tan, but I own Musaki. Hope you like this! There's more where that came from, so stick around! Happy New year, everyone!
