A/N: I am SO, SO, universally sorry for keeping y'all waiting. Did y'all miss me or not? Well, if you're mad, you can decide not to read this. I grieved not coming back here, but I'm back now. :) I hope you enjoy this new story, the sequel to Po meets Rudolph!
Rudolph Returns
Chapter 1 – Lunch, and "I miss Rudolph"
It's a normal day in the Valley of Peace. Everyone is out and heading to get lunch. Yes. It's the lunch hour and the shops are really busy at this time of day. Mr. Ping is serving many customers while some more just pile in. The Christmas decorations put up by Rudolph's Magic of Christmas have gone and disappeared for unknown reasons. It happened two days after Rudolph left. Now, it's been four months since the legendary reindeer's left the Valley to go with Santa to deliver the presents across the globe. The kids are running through the streets as they play with their Furious Five action figures they got out of their bags when they ordered a meal.
Meanwhile, up at the Jade Palace, lunch is also being served. Po is cooking his famous noodle soup while the rest of the Furious Five come in. Monkey sang out "Bean buns" as he slid a plate onto the table. He and Mantis began eating while Tigress sat next to Po's seat while Po cooked.
"Is anyone hungry?" Po asked in a happy tone.
"You bet we are! Bring on the noodles!" Mantis said.
Po laughed as he poured the noodles into six separate bowls. He smiled as he did so. Crane ate a bean bun, as did Viper before Po passed all of the bowls of noodle soup while saying, "Orders up!" Then he prepared himself a bowl and sat down beside Tigress, who smiled at his presence.
"You ready for some more intense training?" she asked Po.
"You kiddin'?" Po asked in a happy tone, "I'm always willing to take you or anyone on!"
Tigress chuckled and said, "Well, this time I'm really gonna slug you." Po smiled deviously and replied, "We shall see…Master Tigress." Tigress chuckled in response before she began to eat some more noodles.
As they continued to eat, Tigress took a bean bun and ate it before Master Shifu came in.
"Hello students," he said with a smile.
"Hi Master Shifu," they all said in unison.
Shifu smiled before he sat in his seat and began to eat his serving of noodles.
"So," he said as he began to eat, "The next two to spar with one another is Monkey and Tigress and then it's Po and Viper, right?"
"Right," Crane said as he ate his noodles.
"Uuhhhh…" Po said, "Are you sure it has to be Viper? I mean I…"
"You need to work on your flexibility," Shifu said with a smirk, "And Viper can give you a real whipping if you don't pay attention."
Po only lowered his head as he ate some more of his noodles while Viper said, "I'll be sure to go easier than last time." Po looked up and saw the sincere sweet smile on Viper's face. Po smiled back and said, "Thanks Viper."
"Unlike last time…" Monkey said with a chuckle, but Po silenced him with a glare.
"Anyways," Crane said, changing the subject, "That was some Festival yesterday huh?"
"Yes, the Blossom Festival is always special, and people must be on their best behavior," said Shifu.
"People behave well, unlike someone we know…" Monkey teased, pointing at Po.
Po glared at him again and said, "I behaved! Unlike the last time!" That made Mantis chuckle and Po to glare at him.
"Po is maturing and learning as he goes," Tigress said, putting her hand on his shoulder, "His training improves over time."
Po smiled at Tigress and said, "Thanks Tigress." Tigress only smiled in return before she continued to eat her noodles.
A while later, everyone's eaten lunch and they're ready for training. But Po said he had to use the bathroom first. After he used the bathroom, he began walking down the hallway to the training hall, but stopped at his bedroom door. He looked at it before entering. When he entered, his room is a bit sloppy, but not too bad like before. He looked to see the Dragon Scroll on the shelf he keeps it on as a decoration. He then looked to see the picture of him and his friends at the mountains, that's in a glass container. He was not looking at it just to look at it; it was because Rudolph restored it using his Magic of Christmas. Every time he looked at that picture, it not only reminded him of the vacation, it mostly reminded him of the awesome friend he made up north. He picked it up, the reason it's in a container is because it's now one of his most prized possessions. He got a bit of a sad look. He's not seen Rudolph since the night of Christmas Eve and wishes he could spend more time with him. He slowly took in a deep breath before he took a deep cleansing breath out. He held back a tear before he put the picture back where it was.
"Po," said a voice.
Po jumped and almost knocked over a wooden staff before he turned to see Mantis on another part of the shelf.
"Mantis," he said, "Don't scare me like that again."
"I'm sorry," Mantis teased, "Did I scare the pants off you?"
"No," Po said, "Just startled me."
"Well, anyway, Shifu sent me to come get you for training," Mantis told him.
Po sighed and said, "Yep. I guess so." Mantis saw something was wrong with Po. He hopped onto his shoulder and asked, "Is something wrong?"
"Well, yes," Po admitted, "But it's nothing too serious."
"Well, what is it then?" Mantis asked.
"It's just…" Po said as he looked at the picture again, "Whenever I look at that picture it reminds me of Rudolph."
Mantis looked to see it and when he saw it he said, "Oh. Yeah. The picture you told us he restored with his Magic." Po slowly nodded and said, "Yeah. It's just…"
"You miss Rudolph?" Mantis finished for him.
"Yeah," Po admitted, "It's just he was so nice, awesome, had a nice ripped body, and was so generous."
"That's true," Mantis said with a smile.
"If only I could spend more time with him," Po said in a bit of a depressed tone, "I only spent time with him for only two days. I wish I could spend more time with him."
Mantis smiled, understanding why Po misses Rudolph, he wants to spend more time with an awesome guy like him again.
"Yet," Po said in a depressed tone, "He only comes down once a year. I don't think I'll see him again."
"Well, he did say it was possible," Mantis reasoned.
"I know," Po said, "It seems possible. But I don't know."
Mantis smiled again, understanding what situation Po's in. Mantis tapped Po's neck with one of his thingies and said, "I'm sure you'll see him again. You've got awesome friends like me, Tigress, and the others." Po smiled at Mantis and said, "Thanks for the comfort." Mantis smiled before saying, "Come on! I wanna spar against someone!" Po chuckled and said, "I guess Viper's really gonna give it to me…" With that, they headed out to go train.
A while later, they arrived in the training hall, Monkey was warming up to spar against Tigress while Crane did his normal training on the Jade Tortoise. Shifu and the others waited patiently for them to arrive and when they did, they smiled at the two.
"There you are, Mr. Sneak," Tigress slightly teased, making Po smile and chuckle.
Shifu smiled a bit wider before he signaled Monkey and Crane over. They stopped training and went over to the others.
"Okay," Shifu said to his students, "First up is Monkey and Tigress and then Po and Viper. You will put your skills you've learned against one another."
"And I'm so gonna beat Tigress this time," Monkey said with a devious grin.
"We shall see, primate," Tigress said.
Po nervously looked at Viper who giggled at his look and reaction. She wrapped her tail around his arm and whispered, "I won't go too hard on you." Po smiled as Monkey and Tigress began to head out to see who the victor would be.
While way, way, up north, in Santa's village, in his house, Rudolph is packing up for a trip. He's smiling as he packs up, he seems excited about something. He's in a slender body with hooves as hands and feet. He has brown eyes and blonde hair. He's wearing a green shirt on with blue jeans, since it's April, he can wear lighter clothing.
"Okay," he told himself, "Magic of Christmas, toothbrush, deodorant, clothes, IPhone, camera, pictures, and a jacket. That's it."
He needed the jacket because if people saw him, they would crawl over him. He smiled as he strapped his backpack to himself; it had a picture of a Christmas tree and his family on the back of it. He put a wristwatch on before he headed out of his room.
When he left his room, a few seconds later, his mother, Mitzi, who's in a purple dress, came and hugged him. She's a female reindeer with blue eyes.
"Be safe on your travels," she whispered into his ear.
"I will, Mother," Rudolph said with a smile, "I'll be there and back before you know it."
"And how long do you plan on staying?" Mitzi asked.
"Maybe two weeks," Rudolph said with a smile.
"Just be back soon," Mitzi said as she hugged him tighter and he returned the hug.
He knew everyone in the village would miss him, but he was going somewhere he needs to be. He gave his mother a goodbye kiss before his dad, Blitzen walked in. He was in a yellow shirt with light blue jeans. He had a lighter color than of Rudolph's fur; he had brown eyes and antlers a bit bigger than Rudolph's antlers. Rudolph gave him a huge as well.
"Good luck, son," Blitzen whispered.
Rudolph nodded before he broke loose from his dad. Mitzi stood by Blitzen before Rudolph opened the door, but then, he looked back and said, "Tell Zoey I said goodbye. I wish I could tell her in person."
"You know, she's got her own things," Mitzi said.
Rudolph nodded before he closed the door leaving his parents. When he stepped out, he took off into the sky using the Magic of Christmas! Where's he going?!
A/N: What do you think so far? Good? Well, I hope so. And this story can be marking my return! :D Get it, it's called Rudolph Returns? XD Later!