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Chapter One: Morning Meditation

Blinking open her sleep-bleary eyes, Tigress yawned as the pre-dawn sunlight shone into her room, shinning on her face and waking the female warrior up. Rolling out of bed, Tigress then turned around and proceeded to fold up her blanket and sleeping mat, placing them in a neat stack in the corner of her room, her pillow lying on top of the pile. With her room now clean and ready for the new day, the young master moved over to the small mirror to fix her appearance. Picking up her ebony wooden brush, Tigress began grooming her fur which had become rumpled while she was sleeping. Pulling the brush through across her body, Tigress made sure to pull out any tangles and allowed her hair to fluff up. After this was accomplished, she pushed herself to her feet and gave herself a good shaking, allowing her fur to smooth itself out and lay flat against her body.

Studying herself one last time in the mirror, Tigress gave a small purr of approval before going over to the small wardrobe that help her clothes. Opening the ornately carved wooden door, Tigress pulled out her usual outfit. For her shirt, there was a deep burgundy red kimono-like vest with solid black trim, decorated with a gold and black bamboo pattern tracing all around, held together by a bright golden cord looped through the front border. She then pulled out her usual black yoga pants with the white, gold, and black striped trim that rested at her ankles as well as the matching striped Shaolin waist wrap; her open-toed sandals sat wating for her by her sliding paper door. Dressing herself quickly, Tigress quietly padded over to her door and slipped her shoes on, doing her best to keep quiet so she did not wake the rest of the members in the bunk house.

Normally, Tigress would have then just sat down and meditated for the rest of the time until the morning gong rang out to wake the rest of her fellow masters, but today was Sunday, which was the weekly rest day at the palace. Every Sunday the gong would sound a couple hours later than usual and even then, many of the habitants would it ignore the wake-up call and sleep in much later. Tigress, however, had woken up with an odd ominous feeling and decided that, not only was she not going to sleep in late, but she would, in fact, get up much earlier than normal. The young tiger quietly slid her door open and stepped into the hallway, sliding the door shut behind her; she then quietly left the bunkhouse and stepped outside, meeting a comfortingly cool pre-dawn summer morning.

Tigress, wanting to take herself up for the morning, set off sprinting down the steps that led the barracks, setting her destination to Peach Tree Hill. Only when she got there did Tigress finally take a moment to let herself relax, closing her eyes and tilting her pleased face up towards the sky, enjoying the soft breeze billowing the soft fur on her neck and face. Lost deep in this extraordinary sensation, the usually alert master took no notice of the small mammal that had quietly joined her on the hilltop.

"You are up rather early, Master Tigress" Grandmaster Shifu commented amusedly. "What brings you to the Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom so young on a rest day?"

"M...Master Shifu!" Tigress gasped, jumping out of her trance and giving her master and respectful bow which he returned. "I wasn't expecting anyone else to be awake, my apologies for not staying alert."

"You were distracted, Tigress, of course your alertness was a bit off. I simply wish to know what it is that has your mead caught in the clouds today." Shifu gave her a small smile and tilted an eyebrow at her, trying to coax her into explaining her problem.

Tigress gave a small reluctant sign before beginning her explanation, not sure of what to say.

"I'm not really sure Master; I just remember waking up feeling very wary, of some sort of threat. It's been so calm the best few days, only that one raid on the Food Market a few days ago and that was so easy it's hardly worth mentioning, but it feels like there's some sort of bad omen hanging on the wind, and it worries me." She sighed again before looking at her master, only to be shocked when she saw a knowing look in his calm azure-colored eyes.

"I understand what you're trying to explain to me, Tigress. When I myself woke up this morning, there was a very peculiar feel deep in the back of my mind as if I had woken from some sort of bizarre dream, with no recognition of the events that had occurred. At first, I assumed I had just had some kind of nightmare and just blew the feeling off, but after hearing your story, I feel the need to keep a close watch on what goes on the next few days. As Master Oogway would use to tell me: "Our minds have an odd way of warning us of events to come" and I think this might just be one of those types of situations."

"what should we do, Master Shifu?" Tigress asked, concern growing in her voice; what could be wrong in the Valley of Peace during such a usually calm time of year?

"For right now, just continue on as usual, while keeping a cautious approach to anything that might forecast a bad turn of events." Tigress gave a bow to indicate she understood Shifu's order and looked as if she was about to turn and leave before Shifu spoke again. "My initial intention for coming here was to perform my earlier meditation; it's actually quite lovely to relax with the gentle breeze blowing on your face and, if you wait long enough, you even can see the first rays of sunlight dye the sky the most brilliant shades of orange and pink, lighting up the entire village. I know this is rather unusual of me, but I would like to request for you to join me." And he gave her another small smile.

Tigress's eyes light up in delight; Shifu hadn't asked her to join him to meditate in years! The young master quickly agreed and joined him as they sat cross-legged under the ancient peach tree, closing their eyes and letting their minds and bodies relax as the sun began to rise over the prosperous valley they both called 'home.'

Author's Note: Alright, well here's chapter one! Love it or hate it, I want to know! I'll do my best to keep it updated as often as possible, but I do get distracted easy and I'm horrible with Writer's Block occasionally. However, I hope you can hang a log with me. Let the Ku Fu Action Awesomeness BEGIN!