Disclaimer: I don't own "Skunk Fu" or its characters.
As this is a crossover, there will be no original characters, so ahead of time I will say I own no characters in this.
Assumed ages of the characters: Skunk, 14; Rabbit, 20; Fox, 21; Panda, (let's just say he's old…) anymore characters mentioned will be added to this list as the story goes on.
Rated T for violence and some sexual references
I did not break my "Chapter -1" tradition in this story as you can see :P
The Art of Unity
Chapter -1: Extra Curry
About 5 years have passed. A city was now built south of the Valley, for people found good resources there. But it was a good 23 miles away. It was still big enough to be seen from the Valley. Even with the dramatic change of scene over the past 5 years, the animals who stood guard at the Valley grew barely any different. Ox and Bird were still the best of friends, with their mischief and all; Fox is still your stereotypical female warrior: elegant and graceful, yet fierce. Rabbit was still arrogant and self centered, and Skunk always had his back (whether or not it was against his will). Panda still confused everyone with his Chinese proverbs, and Pig was, well, Pig.
There were, however, many changes. Baboon is actually getting smarter and he got over his hopeless crush on Fox. Pig has gained a little more control of his truffle fetish on the first full moon of the Year of the Pig (but just a little). Rabbit constantly flirts with Fox, but denies liking her at all, saying that he is only teasing her. And Skunk himself, well, he's now 15 and he and Rabbit are the only ones in the Valley who were influenced at all by the city, mainly their clothes and music preferences (Metallica, anyone?) and while everyone respects it and this influence didn't influence their training at all, it got annoying from time to time. Miss Duck passed away and Skunk now cooks for the entire Valley. You would think that a 15 year old skunk who listens to Metallica and wears a jean vest which seemed torn at the sleeves wearing a white shirt underneath with the "Quicksilver" logo on it would be frustrated even after only one night of cooking. But, if you knew Skunk well, you would know, not just "think", but "know", that Skunk actually enjoys cooking big meals for everyone.
Well, it was 5:13 pm and it's almost time for Skunk to take a break from all this hard training and go to his passion: cooking, (you would think that after 5 years he would be done) but before going to Miss Duck's old kitchen, Skunk stood on the top of a hill, watching the city lights start to twinkle out from the buildings. Even though the city was there, the grass in the meadows around the city flowed in the wind as if nothing was there. Skunk smiled warmly at the scene. When he first saw this beautiful scene in the sunset, he had a feeling he had only felt once before. That one time, was when he had his temporary crush on Fox a few years back. But there was something that was nagging at him for quite a while: what ever happened to his family?
Dinner was set and Skunk went to Panda to get advice. "Master Panda… Dinner's ready," said Skunk, who was surprisingly shy at the moment. "Oh, what is for dinner?" said Panda. "Umm, Egg drop soup and some curried rice," he responded. Panda licked his lips. "Well, what are we standing here for? Let's go!" Panda started for the dinner table, but Skunk had to ask, "Uh, Master Panda?" "Yes?" "Do you know anything… about my family?"
Panda paused. "Your family? Uh… you haven't spoken a word at all about them," he said. "How would I remember?" Skunk was silent. "And I'm surprised you don't remember," said Panda. "You haven't been here any longer than you had with your real family. When did you come here? About 7 years ago?" Skunk nodded. "My earliest memory was when I first made friends with Rabbit, and I think that was when I was 8 or something…"
"I'm surprised that's your earliest memory was here at the Valley."
"Me too. I don't even remember the reason I came here at all! Was it to prove to my parents that I could be worth something? Or maybe I ran away from home? Or because they told me too? There's so much I don't know, and they're the things that are supposed to be in heart forever! But I guess my heart can't hold that much…"
Panda sighed. "Skunk, the heart is a complicated thing, but I do know this, the love and memories the heart can hold is boundless. I've been on this valley for my entire life and I remember every single thing that happened in this place. Mainly the memories I share with you, Skunk." Skunk smiled. "You have gone through a lot, and I am proud of you. I am glad to have been your master." Skunk's smile left for a second. "When you say that, master," said Skunk, "it makes me feel as though you're my family." Skunk rushed to hug Panda. They both smiled warmly.
"Well, come on, we don't want to be late for dinner, Master!" Skunk said happily as he ran ahead. "Hey! Wait up!" yelled Panda running after him. Before long, Skunk was way ahead and Panda was out of breath. "You better have put extra curry on my rice when I get there!" Panda laughed. He looked at the evening sky. The stars were arranged in a certain pattern that was familiar to him. 'It's that time again,' thought Panda. He looked in direction of the dinner table. 'But maybe it can wait until after my dinner.'