Kung Fu Panda: Race For The Feline by
Mitchicus
Chapter 1: The Race Begins
Tigress walked with the Five through the village. The morning was crisp, and the sun rose in the distance. Master Shifu had dispatched them to this village to ensure that the village still had enough food for themselves, for they were constantly raided of their provisions. Suddenly, the villagers screamed and ran into their homes. Tigress and the others looked around to see a large pack of wolves around them, sitting on rooftops. One grey wolf grinned. He aimed an arrow at Tigress from his bow and fired. The arrow drove into Tigress' arm, just as he had planned. Tigress growled and pulled out the arrow. It smelled of a substance she remembered in her studies. It was tranquilizer. Tigress tried to stay up but her eyes closed and she fell to the ground. The wolf that shot her, whose name was Jumen, ordered his men forward. The rest of the five checked Tigress' condition quickly and then went into stances, ready to face the wolves.
They charged at the Kung Fu masters, drawing swords and grasping spears. Monkey punched a wolf in the face several times before kicking him with a double kick, sending him to the ground. Mantis jumped onto a wolf and kicked him to the ground. Viper wrapped around a wolf and hit him with his own fist, and sent him to the ground. Crane went into the air and grabbed a wolf by his shoulders with his feet. Crane threw him into a wall, making him unconscious.
Unfortunately, there were two many wolves. Mantis was stepped on; Monkey was hit with the butt of a sword and was knocked unconscious; Crane was tied with a rope and thrown to the ground; Viper was grabbed by the throat and knocked unconscious by the back of a spear. The masters were overwhelmed, and the feline they tried to protect was picked up by two wolves and carried away.
"Kung Fu may be stronger than weapons, but it cannot hold out against numbers." Jumen said to himself chuckling.
The wolves carried Tigress away, and they followed Jumen back to their land. Jumen was the leader of the Qi Clan, and let's just say he had a crush on Tigress (as do all of her enemies and some friends).
The masters regained consciousness and helped each other up. They had just lost their friend, and her fate was uncertain. They hurried back to the Jade Palace to tell Master Shifu of his daughter's capture.
"Why did you not go after her?" Shifu demanded.
Po stood alongside Master Shifu, horrified for his friend.
"Master, we did not know where to go, and we thought that we should come back, tell you, and bring Po with us to get her back." Viper said.
Shifu nodded. "Perhaps we can do that. Do you remember what the leader looked like?"
"He was a grey wolf with silver armor." Viper said.
"Did he have brown eyes?" Shifu asked.
"Actually, he did." Viper replied.
"It's Jumen. He is the leader of the Qi Clan in the northern part of China. It is indeed a violent group. Do you remember where to go to get there?"
"Yes master." Monkey replied.
Shifu nodded. "Po, take the rest of the Five and get my daughter back."
Po bowed. "Yes master."
The panda led the others out of the Sacred Hall of Warriors and they ran down the steps, wasting no time to get to the land of the Qi Clan to save their friend…and for Po, the girl that he thought that he loved.
The White Tiger sat in the lotus position meditating. He was suddenly caught into a vision. He saw Tigress hanging from a cell in chains. Her arms were bloody, and dried tears were on the fur on her face. The leader he knew to be Jumen, was laughing in the corner of the cell.
"Tigress!" The male shouted to her, but she could not hear him.
The tiger was taken out of the vision and opened his eyes. He took a deep breath, and looked around. It was the room he had been in before he had meditated. Candles lit the room around him, and he stood up. The girl he had loved since he was a cub, and he believed her to love him also, was in peril, and he had to save her. He was a Kung Fu master, yes, but he was…different. He fought for himself or Tigress in this case, but never for the helpless or anything. He never really got the chance for twenty five years, and he was a rogue warrior. The tiger scratched his scar and went to a wooden stand, holding the Katana sword that his master had given him long before he ascended. He picked it up and slowly unsheathed it. The blade shined, casting a reflection of the tiger's face in its steel. His name was Mitchicus, ten times more trained and skilled than the evil Tai Lung. His entire life he had trained and trained, and there was now an opportunity to unleash his powers.
"I will find you and I will save you, Tigress." Mitch said, sheathing the sword.
He strapped it to his back and moved his palms forward, sending a wave of air towards the candles. They blew out and the room was now dark. Mitch's blue eyes glowed in the dark and he hurried out of the room. He went outside of the palace, and looked down at the mountains in the horizon. He went on all fours and jumped off of a cliff, gliding through the air and heading towards the ground in front of the mountain he was on.
He glided through the air and landed on the ground swiftly.
"I'll be there soon Tigress." Mitchicus said, beginning to run on all fours.
The tiger ran through the land, hurrying towards the land of the Qi Clan, where the one he loved was imprisoned. Mitchicus did not know of anyone else going after her, but if anyone tried to take her from him, they would be crushed beneath his fist. The race had begun.
A/N: Tigress is captured and Po, the Five, and Mitchicus rush to her rescue. I hope you all like the love triangle, and I plan to update soon. Next chapter: First Contact. Po, the Five, and Mitchicus reach the borders of the Qi Clan and battle their first enemies. Please review, share, comment, and please, no flames!