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Synopsis:While the others are away on a mission, Po and Tigress are left to keep watch on the Palace to Tigress's contempt. Trying to make peace and be friends with the far too serious Tiger, Po tries to find something they can do for fun, which in turn causes a few problems.
Don't leave me with....him!
"What? You can't be serious!" Tigress yelled after hearing some very unwelcome news. Shifu and the rest of the Furious Five were going to the distant hills of the Shao Ping Province to settle a small scale feud between rival clans, and Tigress and Po were chosen for the important task of watching the Jade Palace while the rest were gone. Tigress, to say the least, was not happy.
"I am quite serious, you and Po are not needed for this mission, so you shall stay here." Shifu declared while preparing to leave. "But Master, why am I not needed? I'm just as useful as the rest of the Five!"
"The Shao Ping Province is notorious for two things: A)Harboring a complete distrust of Tigers and B)Having a great taste for Panda. So as you can see, your presence would simply make matters far worse."
"Aren't you a Panda, Master?"
"I'm a RED Panda yes, but they don't know that."
"Master, please don't leave me here alone with.....him." She pointed towards Po, who was attempting to train with the spinning wooden dummies with very little success....OK no success whatsoever.
"TIGRESS, I don't want to hear another word about it. You WILL stay here with Po, you WILL watch the Palace, and you WILL NOT argue with me any further. IS THAT CLEAR?" Shifu exclaimed with authority.
After a slight pause, she finally submitted to her fate, "Yes Master, and I apologize for my arrogant outburst." Shifu calmed to his normal state, "That's better, and apology accepted. PO, come here!" After hearing his master's call, Po scrambled out of the training area and stood next to Tigress. Visibly out of breath, he said, "You....called....me.....Master?"
"Yes Po. Crane, Viper, Mantis, Monkey, and I are going to the Shao Ping Province to settle a local matter, so you and Tigress are staying here to look after the Palace." Upon hearing this, Po immediately got excited. "OH SWEET, Po and Tigress, guarding the Palace against the unspeakable evils that may cause it harm. So, what kind of trouble will we be watching out for? Angry boars, rabid wolves, door to door salesmen?"
"No Po, I sincerely doubt that anyone will attack the Palace while we're gone, or attempt to sell us things, I simply want you two to make sure everything is kept in working order." Shifu explained, dumbing down Po's excitement greatly. "Awwww, I always get the boring jobs. I'm the Dragon Warrior for pity's sake, shouldn't I go with you guys to help out?"
"Yes, why don't you take Po, he might like the hospitality of the Shao Ping Province." Tigress suggested with an evil inner grin. Shifu just stared at her and said, "No, Po shall stay here with you, it has already been settled. Now if you will excuse me, I must see if the others are ready." Tigress and Po bowed as Shifu left. After he was gone, Tigress decided to lay down the law.
"Alright Panda listen up. Although I don't like it, it appears we are stuck together for the next few days, so let's just get some things straight. 1)Do not talk to me unless it is absolutely necessary, 2)I will be training by myself, so do NOT interrupt me under any circumstances, and 3)Respect my privacy-that means ALL of my privacy, got it?" Po simply nodded his head as Shifu reentered with the rest of the Five.
"We are ready to go. Take good care of the Palace and Po..."
"Yeah?" Po asked before Shifu simply stated, "Don't touch anything that even remotely resembles a Kung Fu artifact. The treasures in this Palace reflect the entire history of Kung Fu, so if any of it is damaged.....well, do you remember your first day of training?"
"Yeah why.......oh." Po realized as Shifu turned to leave with Crane, Mantis, Viper, and Monkey not far behind. Crane waved goodbye and said, "Take good care now, and stay out of my calligraphy stuff Po!"
"Why does everyone suspect I'm gonna break something?"
"Maybe because you usually do!" Monkey pointed out as he left with the others.
"Oh yeah. Well you guys will see, this place will be in such good shape when you get back, you won't even be able to recognize it!" Shifu cringed at the statement before opening the large front door of the Palace and, with the others in tow, exited, leaving Po and Tigress alone.
"Well it looks like we've got the whole place to ourselves, what do you want to...." Po stopped as he noticed that Tigress was gone. "Man, I've got to figure out how she does that!"
You know the drill. R & R.