- Before you begin reading (which you already have from this point) I would like to inform you before continuing on that this idea came from the top of my head when I was watching an episode from the Nickelodeon channel: Ladies of the Shade. It just so happened that right after I watched it I just for some odd reason had to produce a fanfiction.
Much credit goes to the creators of the Kung fu Panda: legends of awesomeness (even though the song kind of terrifies me.) All the characters aren't mine and they belong to their respectful owners.
Do leave reviews after reading the story, spelling/grammar is totally fine by me whether or not you might not be good.-
Chapter 0: Always treasure
The wind blew strongly along the tree covered mountains of the Valley of Peace, the sky was clear; it was an amazing day surely not to be wasted and the little ones surely did not have the means to. The villagers of the Valley of Peace were on their daily routine hours; vendors offering either their produce, pottery, action figures, and even medical treatment for the elderly.
Mr. Pings food restaurant was never a stray to the public, accomplished by attracting various locals and nomads in search of a place to eat, home to the renown Dragon Warrior himself, Po.
"Here's to the dragon warrior!" Shouted a young adult age red elk raising a small ceramic cup toward the food server.
"A great year among the palace," said a nomadic ox.
Mr. Ping was surely delighted by this event taking place in his noodle shop and couldn't help but what more than to offer everyone a smile of complete joy. But...
"Remember if you buy one more noodle get one free. At Mr. Pings Noodle shop!"
Deep within the Jade Palace, the Furious Five was preoccupied by decorating the inside with extraordinary gifts offered by the villages.
Tigress helped a few servants set up a table for different sorts of food, while Monkey and Mantis helped each other sweep the floor, and in the mean time, Viper and Crane was helping tying ribbons on the ceiling.
"By the way," said Tigress as she took a large plate covered with a round metal lid. "Has anyone seen Po around lately?"
The fat Panda was out and about, walking through the village with the usual happy-go-lucky awesome attitude of his. But just then as he was finishing talking to a woman and her child, the little one gave Po a folded tan colored paper.
"Do you like it, Dragon Warrior?" The boy smiled looking up at him.
"You bet your darn-" before he could even finish what he was going to say, opening the folded paper completely, Po was silent for a few seconds then nods happily. "Yeah it's awesome!" He patted the little one on the head softly then the two wandered off while chatting about something else.
"I will always treasure it..." he spoke to himself as if in a whisper while looking at the drawing, placing his right hand on his cheek.
The drawing showed a chubby small Panda with a Leopard, sure it was strange - but something that caught his attention the most was that the red sun was more like the shape of a heart with a cross symbol in the middle of it.
Chapter 1: Old brings new
Miles away from the valley of peace. A beautiful Clouded Snow Leopard stationed herself on a roof of a watchtower while holding a red umbrella, looking out into the mountains with silence as the wind blew gracefully through the bamboo. Her eyes blue like the sky, watching everything that past by. They need a new leader a thought came to her in an echo, someone who can get them away from thievery... and into honest work. The Leopard inhaled deeply, the exhaled in a sigh as she continued to watch.
Then another thought echoed, but this time wasn't hers;you'd be perfect! Was the voice of Po whom she remembered saying. She sighed once again but smiling this time, looking up into the sky, wondering, what must life be like in the valley of peace?
"Song," a voice called out from down below that caught her attention in an instant, seeing a small Clouded Snow Leopard waving at her.
She jumped down from the tower without opening her umbrella but landed perfectly on one-knee directly on the ground.
"Yes little one?"
"Well, me and my twin were wondering..." she moved her closed hand to her mouth not sure what to say, looking nervously at her twin sister. "If you ever thought of that fat Panda from the last time we met him."
The thought of her beloved friend got to her. But she couldn't help but laugh a little while placing her right hand over her mouth.
"Why yes I do," she said ruffling the top of the young ones head. "But it's not what you think... we are both different species and he is my very best friend."
"You two are different species correct," said an unknown woman voice catching Song's attention. "But in the Chinese zodiac however way you look at it... it is still strong. And so is your heart for him."
An older woman approached her who had a graceful look, holding a scroll in one hand while carrying a same colored umbrella in the other. She gave the scroll to Song then smiled.
Song's memories about the time she spent with the fat Panda began to go through a series of flashbacks, when they were eating at Mr. Pings noodle shop and Po accidentally sucked her head into his mouth when she slipped a noodle into hers to perform a romantic kiss, and when they rode down the stone stairs with cooking pot lids.
But one memory that she would always cherish the most, was the time when Po gave her back her drawing outline of a heart she now has with the cross symbolizing his butt for some odd reason in his way of treating a young lady.
She placed her right hand on her chest where her beating heart was, her eyes slowly well up with tears as she quickly wiped them off with her left hand carrying the paper. Why was she such a fool to have fallen for Su's fiendish thievery scheme to a kung fu warrior who she learned to like?
"But why?" Was the question she could muster.
"It was the Panda's destiny to become a dragon warrior, and now it is your destiny to know if your fate is right," the woman said placing her right hand on top of Songs right shoulder. The woman then wrapped her arms around Song embracing her in a hug.
"Old brings new," she said pulling herself away from Song, gesturing to look at a puddle beside them.
She was right, Song grew up to be a beautiful mature Snow Leopard looking at her reflection in a puddle; she grew twice her average size yet still had that beauty, and had a look of a leader.
She shook her head then said, "do you think that he would even consider that feeling? What differences would it make we're both different." She gripped her hand in frustration knowing that she had developed such a strong bond after spending time with the Dragon Warrior.
"It is not the difference that separates the two of you," the woman began to say. "It is your denial that trends in the bond you perceive."
Song frowned a little for a minute, then she looked over to her right to see another woman tending to a her a little child leopard. She smiled innocently when just then her eyes started to well up in tears, but she was quick to rub it off with her right hand.
The woman could sense the sadness in her, taking the time to offer Song a hug, Song accepted and threw herself directly into her arms; sobbing. The woman is particularly a priest but playing role as Songs mother ever since they were stuck in the fiendish game of thievery with Su.
She brushed her left hand along Songs head in a slow reassuring matter. As she was brushing her head, the woman began to sing a song in a beautiful, angelic soft tone.
"When the time is right will you take the night to give the stars their light?
How else will time explain the hardships that we face?
Though we will always find a way, out of this dark place.
Carry your dreams with you my sweet darling."
She was then accompanied by Song, closing her eyes as a cool breeze threaded through the trees. Singing out her sorrow and longing in a beautiful if not angelic duet:
"Tell me what this life is suppose to be about.
When my feet are chained to this cold ground called home.
Take me away, away from the dreaded memories.
Take me to that place, the place I can call home.
When now I know, home is where I am.
Home is here I am.
In this distant land."
A deep silence broke through the grounds. Then the woman pulled herself away from Song placing her right hand on Songs cheek with a smile.
Songs face transformed into a innocent smile then she quickly turned around walking over to greet a young boy leopard who just entered the camp grounds through the open gate.
"Welcome traveler, I am Song." She bowed to him.
"I am Peng," replied the boy responding back with a bow pressing his right fist against his hand. A short, well built appearance giving him the looks of a natural fighter.
