Why do we fall?
Tigress let the tear fall from her face.
Shifu was also chained with them because of his failed rescue attempt.
Master ox and croc were dead.
There was little hope.
What Tigress wanted now was to die.
After all this time of training she wished for the sweet release of death.
Because Po was gone.
Tigress didn't see living to be worth the cost.
She thought that maybe she would meet Po in the afterlife.
Maybe.
Suddenly Tigress saw a cannonball fire from a ship directly into the one next to it.
The shot vessel exploded and soon after, the ship that fired the shot as well.
Then she saw something impossible.
It looked like a humanoid being with the armor of a shining black dragon. (Black version of master chief).
It looked like Keanu Reeves at his finest systematically defeating each ship in line.
Wolves seemed to just fall dead ass soon as he looked at them and raised his weapon.
When it was just one ship away Shen yelled "Shoot him, SHOOT HIM!"
The wolf boss protested. "We will fire on our own men? Never, I refuse."
Shen killed him then turned the cannon and fired.
The projectile hit the warrior in the chest and he flew into the water.
"No!" Said Shifu.
Master Shifu started struggling against the chains again.
"No one will stand against me." He laughed maniacally.
He didn't notice the black warrior climb over the side of the ship behind him.
The creature quickly ran up to Shen who turned around just in time to him draw a dagger. Shen threw his knives at the warrior, but they just bounced off his armor.
The warrior took a slash at Shen's face that got cut just below his left eye, deeply.
Shen looked furious, but flew off fearing for his life.
Without hesitating the warrior jumped over to the cannon, reloaded it and turned it to the other boats.
One shot took out three boats.
The warrior stared at the carnage for a few seconds before the other ships started fired at them.
Wordlessly walking over to the group and breaking their chains with his gloved hands, he spoke, for they could tell from his voice it was male and sounded exactly like Jango Fett's.
"Come with me!"
They were too shocked to answer.
He waved a hand in front of Master Tigress's face.
She blinked and stared.
"Who are you?"
He stood up tall. "There is no time!"
They agreed, especially when the mast exploded as a ball of metal soared through it.
They all ran from the scene. They stopped in front of the jailhouse.
Shifu bowed to the warrior.
"We are in your debt. Who are you?"
"I am Kota, Spartan 117. You, you're bleeding." He said.
Tigress looked down. She was in fact bleeding from her wrists.
"Here." He walked over to her while taking gauss out of his pocket which they could not see.
He wrapped her wrists then gave the roll to her so she could tighten it at her own leisure.
"Is anyone else injured?" They shook their heads.
"Good, now I must ask you something else. Where is Master sergeant Ping?"
They all suddenly looked sad.
"You do know him. Do you not? I was given orders to save the furious five or his friends as he called them."
A tear fell from Tigress's face.
"No, he's not…dead?" Shifu nodded.
"No, that's not…not possible. No."
Shifu looked sad.
"How did he die?"
"He was shot by one of Shen's cannons, he fell over two hundred feet into the bay." Said Shifu.
"Where?"
"At the lake beside the weapons factory."
He looked sad, though it was hard to tell because of the helmet.
He took off the helmet to reveal his black furred panther face but he also had a white slash across his face like he had been scarred but it was only the color of the fur.
"I must ask that we go back to the valley of peace. Po had told me much about you and I think I know you capabilities. We must prepare there for the attack that Shen will surely attempt."
They took one look at him then Shifu said. "There are ships at the harbor. Sail with us."
They left quickly.