The Amber Gem Ch. 1: The Legend
So this is part one of the Gems of Kai trilogy or thingamabober... although I'm still not done, I'll be posting shorts or oneshots while i am continuing this story.
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT, literally NOT, own Kung Fu Panda. I only own this story's plot and an OC I added (First OC Evah!).
It was a normal sunny day in the Valley of Peace, Po and the Five were training while Master Shifu was observing them. Just then Zeng came in.
"Excuse me masters, sorry to interrupt, but there's bandits in the valley." Zeng said.
"Alright, all of you report there immediately." Shifu said.
The Five and Po went out to stop the bandits from whatever they are doing.
Meanwhile in the valley...
"Alright, all of you get to the Jade Palace and steal that gem!" The bandit boss, who was a wolf, said.
The other wolves nodded and headed towards the Palace. They were about to reach the steps when the Five and Po jumped in front of them.
"Where do ya think you're going?" Po said giving a small grin.
"We won't tell you." One wolf said.
"Yeah, we won't tell you that we're here to steal a gem from the Jade Palace." Another wolf said. The other wolves just glared at him.
"What?" He said.
"Enough with the talking, let's get this over with." The wolf infront said, then he charged at Po.
Po managed to dodge and kick the wolf down the steps. The other wolves charged at them. They were fighting for like a few minutes until Po saw some wolves sneaking by them.
"Guys! Some of them are trying to sneak past us!" Po said as he kicked two wolves.
"On it." Tigress said as she dashed at the group of bandits.
After a couple of hours, the fight died out. Some of the wolves retreated while some fell down the steps. What the Five and Po didn't knew was that the wolf boss already managed to get in the Jade Palace. The Five and Po went down to the village to take care of the remaining wolves.
In the Jade Palace...
The wolf boss was searching around to find what he wanted. Then he came across a room that had a bunch of gems in it.
'Jackpot' The wolf thought as he went in. He searched around for the right gem until he managed to find it, an amber gem. He grabbed it and went out only to be stopped by Shifu.
"I believe that doesn't belong to you." Shifu said getting in his fight stance.
"What is it to you shorty." The wolf said with a grin.
Master Shifu charged at him and punched him in the face. Although the wolf managed to block it. The wolf placed the gem in his pocket and started to swing his sword. Shifu dodged each swing and managed to kick the wolf in the face.
"I don't have time with you short stuff!" The wolf snarled at him. Then he threw a smoke bomb and vanished.
'What did that wolf want with that gem, although the gem looks familiar.' Shifu thought for a second then realized what the gem was. "It can't be." Shifu said.
At the village...
The Five and Po were still fighting some bandits until they heard a howl. They looked to see the wolves were already retreating.
'That's odd.' Po thought.
Then they went back to the Jade Palace. Master Shifu was waiting for them with a worried look.
"What's wrong master?" Po asked.
"Nothing's wrong panda, it's just that, one of the wolves managed to steal something from the Palace." Shifu replied.
"Well, what is it?" Tigress asked.
"It was an amber gem." Shifu said.
"What's the big deal about this gem anyway?" Po interrupted.
"This is not like any other gem panda, but this gem was one of the Gems of Kai." Shifu stated.
"Cool. What are these gems?" Po said.
"Well, the story goes like this..."
(Story time)
The Gems of Kai were three gems that hold different power that when combined can make the most powerful force in the universe. The three gems were an amber, a jade, and a ruby. Each gem has its own power, the amber one can make someone twice as strong than he usually is. The jade one can heal the holder of it or anyone the holder chooses. And the ruby can control a person's body but not the mind. When the three gems combine, it would make the Gem of Power, which has the power to change someone's personality, revive someone who has died, and make the holder stronger than an army of two hundred rhinos. The one who used to hold it was a warrior named Kai. He was a warrior who helped other people by using the power of the gems. If he was in a situation where in he can't handle it, he would combine the gems. When he got too old, he scattered the gems all over China so that thieves and evil villains would have hard time finding them. And if that's not enough, the gems are less effective unless they were held by their Chosen One which each gem has it's own when Kai casted a spell on them. One of the gems was found and was taken to the Jade Palace by Master Oogway himself.
(End of story)
"...and that gem was now taken from the palace." Shifu concluded.
"That story was awesome!" Po said.
"We need to get back the amber gem before those wolves do any damage." Shifu said ignoring what Po said.
"What about the other gems?" Crane asked.
"All I know is that the jade gem was hidden and had a map leading to it. The ruby gem never had anything leading to where it is being kept." Shifu said, "But right now the amber gem is our main priority. If it were to be used by the wolves, it can cause a lot of damage."
"What are we waiting for? Let's get it on!" Po said excitedly.
"Good luck to all of you and be careful." Shifu said, then the Five and Po went off.
On their way to find the wolves, they passed by Mr. Ping's.
"Oh, guys, wait!" Po said as he went in.
"What is he going to do?" Monkey asked.
"I don't know." Crane replied.
"You guys go ahead. I'll wait for him." Tigress said as she went in.
With Po...
Po was telling his dad that he's going to go on a mission and that he would not be home for a few days.
"Okay son, be careful." Mr. Ping said as he hugged Po goodbye. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot," He added as he went to the back. "Here is your travel bag that you brought with you when you went on your last mission. I packed this up just in case you had to leave again." He continued as he showed Po the contents. "I packed you some food, blankets, and your favorite action figure." He said holding up a Tigress action figure.
"Thanks dad." Po said as he gave his dad one more hug. "Well, I got to go now. The guys are waiting for me." He added as he left.
When he opened the door he saw Tigress waiting for him.
"Oh Tigress, hehe, how long have you've been waiting here." Po said nervously.
"Long enough to hear what you were talking about with your dad." Tigress replied.
"You heard everything?" Po asked.
Tigress just nodded. "Come on, let's get going. The others are probably waiting for us." She added as she went out.
Po and Tigress went to the entrance of the Valley to see the rest of the Five were waiting for them.
"Took you guys long enough." Monkey said.
"What did you do there Po?" Viper asked.
"I just said goodbye to my dad and he gave me the travel bag I brought to Gongmen City." Po replied as they continued to their journey.
As they were walking, Po remembered that Tigress heard their conversation with his dad.
"So Tigress," Po said when he got near her, "What did you hear back at the noodle shop?" He continued looking quite nervous.
"Just about everything." Tigress replied as she went passed him.
When night settled in, the Five and Po stopped and made camp to rest. As they were waiting for the food Po was cooking, Tigress remembered the conversation Po and Mr. Ping had.
'I packed you some food, blankets, and your favorite action figure.' She remembered what Mr. Ping said. 'Mr. Ping really cares for Po even if he just found him.' Tigress thought. Then she remembered when Shifu first found her. As she remembered about that time she became upset knowing that Shifu almost never gave her any love. She snapped back to reality when Po gave her a bowl of noodle soup.
"Thanks Po." She said as she took the bowl.
"No problem." Po replied.
After dinner, Po and the Five went to get some rest, Tigress offered to take first watch.
Nothing really to say here... except continue reading the rest of the story.