Fang Po
Do not own KFP
There's a story about Po that no one really knows about. There's a little hill, not far from the Valley of Peace. It is from here that a person of unusual character and interest would change our kung fu panda.
About three years after the Shen incident, Po the panda was sparring with the beautiful Master Tigress. Romance set aside it didn't seem that they would be anymore than comrades. Today, being Thursday, Po seemed to be in a good zone. Or so he thought. It wasn't a minute after that thought that he was roundhouse kicked to the curb.
"Pretty stars," Po groaned in a daze. The Grand Master Shifu stopped the sparring.
"Both of you did excellent. Tigress, your elbow was off a hair. Po, you made a common miscalculation but do try to correct that in the near future," His lecture done, he then said, "Alright, training's over. You can rest for the rest of the day." Crane came up to Po and patted him on the shoulder as Shifu went away.
"Good job Po," Monkey congratulated, "Although, I have to give Tigress points for making you do the flying panda." He snickered. Po smiled a little. He looked to Tigress, who had her arms crossed leaning to one leg. Po shook out of this trance and bowed to her and walked away. Mantis sighed.
"Aw great Tigress! You scared him off again," Mantis fussed. Tigress quieted the bug by growling.
"I wonder what's wrong with him," Viper wondered slithering up. Just then, Po came back in in a rush.
"Zeng just came. Bandits are attacking the metalworks. Come on guys!" Po said frantically, and out they were. The metalworks was a completely rocky plain with houses and jagged rocks. A group of oxen were robbing the metalworkers. Leading them was a little duck with a blue robe but with a large sword slung over his shoulder.
"Please, we don't want any trouble!" Cried a male goat.
"Well, unfortunately for you, I NEED trouble. It's the only way I can see if.." The duck was interrupted by a battle cry. Landing in the rising sunlight, and perfectly this time, was Po and the Furious Five.
"Yeah! Yay! The Dragon Warrior!" The scared metalworkers cheered.
"Well, we know that there are warriors now," Muttered the duck, "Get them!" He pointed his large sword towards them and the horde of Oxen rushed towards them. Po dodged the punches and kicks from the oxen, took some of their swords, and threw them at the oxen. Tigress charged through the tough armor of the bandits and Monkey sweep them off their feet. All the while, Po could see the little duck, not running, but walking away with his bag of loot.
"Crane, Viper, get the duck!" Po shouted. The bird and snake sped towards the casual duck. The duck, with his large sword, sliced it through the air, knocking down the two. Po stepped over his comrades and raced for the duck.
"Hey!" He shouted. The little duck smiled.
"Sorry panda, but I have to show this to my master. Don't worry, I'll be back," The duck said. He threw down a smoke bomb and disappeared. Po looked everywhere. He was no where to be found. Po walked back, where he could see Viper helping Crane up.
"Thanks Viper," Crane thanked blushing a little. Po rolled his eyes with a smirk. Crane and Po had had a conversation or two about their own lives, especially their love lives. Ignoring that for a moment, Po noticed that Tigress, Monkey, and Mantis were coming towards him, without the bandits.
"The bandits vanished in a cloud of smoke. They each had a smoke bomb and they just disappeared, " Monkey exasperated. Po huffed. Something was off about all of this. Other than what the duck stole, the bandits hadn't gotten away with much. They also didn't take much. Tigress thought about it.
"Let's go to Master Shifu. He'll know what to do," Tigress said.
"I have absolutely no idea what to do," Master Shifu announced defeatedly looking at the group.
"Well, there goes that theory," Monkey muttered to Mantis.
"Do you have any idea what they actually stole?" Shifu asked.
"Nothing more than a few trinkets. No valuables," Tigress reported. Po started to wander off looking around the Hall of Heroes. Even though he lived here now, the place still amazed him.
"This is very unusual. Nothing like this has ever happened or occurred. We must find this bandit and figure out what he's planning."
"Po mentioned that he spoke of a master. So he was just a pawn," Tigress added. Shifu stroked his beard. He didn't notice that Po was in the entryway trying to shake an image out of his eyes.
"Search for him. Look for him in the mountains, valleys, remote locations, the village, even here. Try everywhere," Shifu ushered.
"Or we could just try the front door," Po spoke up. Shifu and the group came to the entryway to see a familiar little duck climbing up the steps. The large sword he had was sheathed inside his shoulder sword case. He carried the bag of loot over his shoulder. They waited until he was all the way up the steps and in front of them to get into their fighting stance. He dropped the bag in front of them and breathed.
"Whew! That's a lot of steps!" He said relieved it was over.
"What do you want?" Tigress growled.
"Nothing, I just want to return the stuff I stole," the duck said.
"Why?" Po asked.
"Well, because you past the test," The duck replied, confusing the masters.
"Test?" They asked.
"Oh, well, my master has a tendency to send bandits into the villages and valleys to see if there's a protector. If not, then he makes a warrior for that region. But you're okay! Your village has six, seven if you include your master," The duck explained. The masters were even more confused.
"Who are you and who is your master?" Master Shifu asked.
"Oh where are my manners? My name is Leng. You may or may not have heard of my master. His name is Master Ving-Vong."
"Ving-Vong? Hmmm, I've heard that name before. Of course! He was the serpentine warrior that went missing," Master Shifu remembered.
"Why did he go missing?" Viper asked.
"Ah, that would be best explained be my master," Leng said as he stepped to the side for his master. The group soon heard slithering along with steps. Now this weirded out the masters. Shifu mentioned it was a snake, so why were they hearing steps? The answer was made clear when Master Ving-Vong finally stood in from of the masters. Standing, yes standing, at 5'9" the lizard-like serpentine was an interesting sight. He had two grayish white horns coming from the top of his fore head and pointed back. His eyes were yellow and he had the slit eyes which were now wide open. His mouth spoke a kind smile and face was dreamy. His green complexion and his arms were big and scaly. They weren't well defined but they were defined enough to suggest muscle development. His chest was bare, showing a scaly smooth chest only showing lines for pecs and abdominal muscles.
His hands were smooth but had claws on the end of the fingers. The same for his feet which were traditionally wrapped. And a long green tail came from the rear of his black pants. Leng then gave him his royal red robe with the gold embroidered dragon. The warriors of the palace were shocked in the least.
"Hello and greetings Masters of the Jade Palace," He spoke like his kind, smooth and silky without the hissing that snakes usually do. A girl would fall in love with this voice. "I am Ving-Vong but you can call me Vince." The masters were too much in a shock to really understand.
"Um...it is good to meet you, Master Vi..er Master Vince," Master Shifu finally greeted, "Come in. There is a lot of explaining to do"
To be continued.
Here's something that I want to try. A little trivia at the end of each chapter. See if you can get it.
1. What were Po and Tigress doing at the beginning of the chapter?
2. What was unusual about what the bandits did?
3. Why were the Furious five, Po, and Shifu surprised by Ving-Vong.