Disclaimer: I do not own KFP. If I did, it would probably be rated PG-13.

Chapter 1: From (Not So) Humble Beginnings

He woke with a start. He was lying face-down on a passageway that led between two mountains. "Where the hell did I end up now?" Hunter said. After the excursion with Ichigo and the universe of Bleach, he was sure that he could handle whatever came next…

Ichigo had lost his powers, so he gave his Shinigami coat and Zangetsu to Hunter. That was a huge privilege, and he accepted it with open arms. Zangetsu had taught the same things Ichigo had known to Hunter. Giving him pointers on fighting, telling him how to summon his Shikai and Bankai forms. Everything under the sun, really…

"Sir, are you okay?" A voice above him spoke.

He did not know the answer to that question. After all, he was face-down.

"I'm not exactly sure…" He picked himself up, and looked at his acquaintance.

He was… a goose. Hunter blinked a couple of times, and to his surprise, he wasn't dreaming. He looked around just to make sure. There, in the distance, was the Valley of Peace. His destination, and an urgent one too.

"I'm sorry; I never got your name. What was it?" the goose asked.

"My name is Hunter." The goose looked at him with a cocked head. "That's an odd name. Anyway, my name is Mr. Ping, Po Ping's dad."

"Po Ping? As in the dragon warrior?" Hunter needed to know this.

"Yes, sir." The goose looked happy that he recognized his position as Po's father.

"Where is he now?" Hunter asked. "I have urgent news for the Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five. A war might be coming, between your valley and a very large group of fighters."

"Who are these fighters called?" The goose was now uneasy of the news.

"They call themselves the Ryoichi; The first sons of Ryo."

The goose looked shocked, horrified even. 'He knows who they are?' Hunter thought to himself. "I'll take you to my son! Follow me!"

At the Jade Palace…

Recovering from a near-traumatic experience was very difficult. Po and Tigress almost died by the same thing, and all of the Five were helping them recover. Right now, they were all eating in the dining room, and contemplating what to do next.

Po was the first to speak up. "Well, I feel a lot better than how I used to. I mean, that hurt… getting hit by a canon. By the way, where's Tigress?"

"She's by the peach tree, meditating." Crane said. "By the way, Po, what's that new dish you're cooking now? It's really good." Everyone else shook their heads in agreement. Viper chimed in. "Yeah, Po. Someday, you're going to have to teach me how to cook."

Po excused himself, and left the dining hall to go check on Tigress. She had been in a state of denial, wanting everything that had happened to just disappear. So she had been meditating a massive amount lately, desperately trying to forget all of the traumatizing instances that had just happened a month ago.

"Tigress?" Her deep trance of thought was interrupted by Po's voice.

"Yes, Po?" she said.

"I know you're busy, with all that meditating, but can I ask you something?" He had a hint of hesitation in his voice.

"Ask away, Po. Just don't beat around the bush."

"Okay, here goes. Why are you so troubled by me almost dying? I mean, I know we're friends and all, but why become so worried?"

Tigress stood up, and just looked at Po with those scarlet eyes of hers. It was enough to make anyone else nervous, but not Po. He had come to know her all too well.

"Why do you ask that, Po? You know that I care about you. I made that very clear in the Gongmen jail."

"I know, but if you cared about me as a friend, wouldn't you have taken my near-death a little lighter?"

"Dang it, Po. I don't know how to explain, but I just felt… a thick feeling of sadness." Tigress was a little shaken at this point. It was painful to even think about it.

"Sorry, Tigress. I didn't mean to-"

"No, it's okay. I think you needed an answer."

'Damn! Why didn't I just tell him?' she thought.

Master Shifu ran into the moment, an urgent tone of voice. The Five trailed behind him, along with Mr. Ping and… a human.

"Students! There is an urgent matter on our hands! The Ryoichi and their army are going to invade the Valleys!"

Po spoke up. "You mean THE Ryoichi?! That… Is… AWESOME! But sorta scary. Also, can you introduce that character behind the five? Is he a human?"

Shifu looked at Po, somewhat irritated.

"Yes, Po. He is, in fact, a human."

'Wow!' Po thought. 'A human! Aren't they supposed to be in a different part of the world entirely?'

"What's your name?" He looked at the human expectantly.

"My name is Hunter, and I already know you, you're the Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five." They all looked at him with beady eyed expressions. How could he know them, if his kind was on the other half of the earth?

"How do you know about us? I mean, you're from the other side of the world." Viper inquired.

"Actually, I… I'm not from there. Or this world, even. I came from a different dimension, to come help you in defeating Ryo and the Ryoichi. I know about you because I overheard Ryo tell his men that they were to invade your world before I blacked out. When I woke up, Mr. Ping helped me reach you."

"What exactly… are you wearing? Those don't look like Kung Fu robes, or training clothes, even." Tigress did not like the look of him, and she had her suspicions. Still, she did her best not to show it.

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These are the robes. Remember, I said Ichigo gave Hunter his powers and robes and everything. The only reason I provided the link is because I'm not a good describer.

"These are my Soul Reaper robes. This signifies that I am a part of the Soul Society, led by the Soul King. I would go more into them, but it would not make sense to you."

He also had a sword hilted on his back. This was no ordinary sword, though. This thing was huge, and it had no guard and no proper handle. The metal handle was covered with white wraps, and the white wraps went on to envelop the rest of the blade.

"So, why are you here, other than to inform us?" Monkey said.

"Well, I'm here to-"

He was cut off by a roar unlike any other. It had sort of a filter to it, and it sounded hollow…

Something jumped from below the Peach Tree, and soared high into the air.

It was an Adjuchas-class Hollow! 'Those things are supposed to be gone! I killed all of them… This could be the last one. Alright… Let's do this.'

Hunter took the sword off of his back, and the wraps fell off, revealing an extremely sharp and deadly Zangetsu. He leaped toward the Hollow, and slashed with his sword three times, but the hollow dodged all of the cutting slashes. It spun around behind Hunter, and raised its hand to strike.

"LOOK OUT!" Po exclaimed.

Hunter slashed back at the hollow, and it cut right through its bare chest. Blood sprayed from the chest of the hollow, and it staggered back, leaning over in agonizing pain. It picked its head up, and leaped at Hunter. Again, Hunter was able to counter the hollow, sending a side-kick straight to its face, and stunning the hollow. He then readied his sword above his head, and shouted:

"Getsuga Tenshō!"

A blue crescent-shaped form of energy burst forth from his sword, and rushed at the charging hollow. When the form of energy passed, it cut the hollow straight in half. The hollow stopped for a moment, and then his torso and his legs separated, and the two halves disintegrated into thin air. Hunter turned toward the Five and Po.

"And that is why I'm here. To teach you how to combat the Ryoichi."