To Be Young Ch. 1: The Stone
Another story, and this may be a little rushed since I'm working on something...
It was almost the time to sleep in the Valley of Peace. The Furious Five and Po were at the Hall of Heroes because Master Shifu needs to talk to them.
"Why do you think were here?" Po whispered to Monkey who just shrugged. Then Master Shifu came to them.
"I know you're wondering why we're all here," Shifu started, "Well, I called all of you here because I sense that someone is trying to steal something from the Jade Palace."
"Who do you think would steal something?" Mantis asked.
"I'm not sure, but we all should prepare for who could possibly steal something from here." Shifu said, "He could come out any second."
Then, as if on cue, a group of ox came out of nowhere. "To be honest it's not just a he but a they." One of the ox said.
The Five along with Po and Shifu got to their battle stance. Then they all started to battle. Po and Tigress managed to knockout four ox while Monkey and Mantis knocked out three. Viper and Crane were busy with five and knocked out two. Master Shifu was busy with one ox that appears to be the leader.
"What do you want from the palace?" Master Shifu asked as he jumped and kicked.
"Nothing you should worry about." The ox said blocking the kick. Then he grabbed Shifu's leg and threw him to a pillar. The ox took two more ox and went into a room. Master Shifu woke up and followed the ox.
With Po...
Po was still busy with two ox then saw Shifu following the ox leader. He knocked the two out then followed Shifu.
With Shifu...
Shifu followed them into a room filled with ancient artifacts. He saw the ox leader wrapping a price of cloth on a small red stone. The ox leader noticed Shifu and ordered his two soldiers to attack. The ox leader grabbed the stone in the cloth and started to the door. He was about to escape when he bumped into Po. The cloth containing the stone went flying through the air and Shifu managed to kick it back up in the air. Po stood up and knocked out one soldier then kicked the ox leader out of the door. He saw the small stone come out of the cloth and he ran to get it.
"I got it! I got it!" Po said while running.
Shifu knocked out the other soldier and shouted, "PO NO!"
Too late, Po grabbed the stone then a big bright yellow light flashed causing Shifu to shield his eyes. The light shined through the entire palace. After the light dimmed out, the Five came in the room.
"Master, what happened?" Tigress asked, "The ox managed to escape, did they steal something?"
Master Shifu stood up and wiped off the dirt on his clothes. "No, they didn't steal anything." Master Shifu said, "But something happened to Po." Master Shifu added as he turned around to where Po caught the stone. They all looked at shock when they saw what happened. Po was on the floor holding the stone, the only difference is that he's a baby. The Five all looked at Po in disbelief.
"M-Master? Is that Po?" Tigress asked.
"I'm afraid so." Master Shifu said as he went near Po. "Po turned into the baby when he held this stone." He added as he placed a cloth on the stone and tried to grab it. Po on the other hand didn't let go.
"Po, give it to me." Master Shifu demanded as he pulled harder. Po didn't let go but when he finally did, it sent Master Shifu on the other side of the room. The five chuckled while Tigress helped her master up. When they looked at Po, he started to cry.
"What should we do master?" Monkey asked.
"We should let Po calm down first." Master Shifu said as he went near Po and tried to calm him down. Po saw Shifu and cheered up a little, then he grabbed Master Shifu's beard and pulled it hard. Master Shifu winced in pain then instantly pulled away from Po. Po started to laugh and clap.
"Awwww... he's so cute!" Viper said.
"So what should we do now?" Tigress asked.
"I'm going to consult the scrolls on how to reverse this. In the meantime, all of you shall be taking turns in taking care of Po. Who wants to volunteer first?" Master Shifu said.
The Five all looked at each other. Then Viper spoke up.
"I will!" She said excitedly.
"Alright, Viper will take care of Po for tonight and tomorrow. Viper will choose who's next in taking care of Po after tomorrow if this problem won't be solved." Master Shifu said and went out to find a scroll that has solution to the problem.
Then Viper went to Po and tickled his cheek which made Po laugh. "This isn't going to be hard." Viper said then the rest of the Five started to leave when Viper called out to them.
"Um...guys, taking care of Po is easy. Bringing him would be hard since I don't have hands."
"Well I'm not carrying him." Mantis said.
"Me too." Monkey said too.
"Not me, my legs can carry him but we're indoors and that's the problem." Crane joined in, "What about Tigress?"
"Why me?" Tigress asked.
"Well, you have hands and you're the strongest." Viper said.
"No way I'm carrying him." Tigress said crossing her arms on her chest.
"Come on Ti, just for once. If you won't, I'm gonna choose you to take care of him after tomorrow." Viper said giving a grin.
"Alright, but don't choose me next." Tigress said as she went near Po and carried him.
"I promise I won't choose you next." Viper replied giving a sly grin.
Then they all went to the barracks. While they walked, Tigress noticed that Po was sleeping on her shoulder, which caused her to smile a little. Viper lead Tigress into her room.
"Alright Ti, you can lay Po on my mat." Viper said.
Tigress placed Po on the mat, he was still sleeping. Tigress smiled a little on how Po was grabbing the air, dreaming about something. 'To be honest, he does look cute.'Tigress thought.
"Uh...Tigress, you could go now." Viper interrupted her thoughts.
"Oh, okay." Tigress said as she went out. Viper gave a small smile when her friend went out. Then she laid a blanket on top of Po and slept on a mat next to him.