Disclaimer: I do not own any characters except for my OCs. I got some of my OCs' names from the H.I.V.E. series, which was created by Mark Walden. The names Fen, Jun, Mee, and Baojia belong to Domenic, a FanFiction user. :D And the rest respectfully belong to Dreamworks. ^_^

EDIT (8/3/14): Just tweaked this chapter a little bit. I revised some grammar mistakes and I also removed unnecessary parts of the chapter.

It had been a long day for Po. He was very exhausted from fighting Lord Shen and his army of wolves. The Furious Five were worn out as well. Since it was already evening, they all decided to go back to the Valley of Peace, and back to the Jade Palace with Master Shifu.

"Do you really think we should go back to Shifu right after we just won an epic battle?" Po asked as they were walking away from Gongmen City.

"Yes," said Tigress. "Don't you think Master Shifu would want to be sure that everyone comes back in one piece?"

"Yeah," said Po, "but it's not like he would cry in his sleep or something."

Everyone laughed. "I can't imagine Shifu crying in his bed," Monkey snickered.

"Me either," said Mantis. "Or maybe Shifu gave up on finding inner peace, stopped practicing kung fu, and started eating more."

They all laughed even harder. "But we just saw Master Shifu," said Viper. "Didn't we? And he sure didn't look fat, or looked like he forgot some kung fu either."

Everyone stopped laughing. "Yeah, that's true," shrugged Monkey, "but there's nothing wrong with poking fun back at him, right? After all, he did have some fun teasing Po, don't you think Po?"

"He did," Po said solemnly. "But his days of teasing me are over, which I'm very glad of."

They all laughed again. "I'm sorry for teasing you about not being able to touch your toes," Crane apologized.

"And not being able to see your toes," Monkey muttered.

"I remember that," Po laughed. "It was always stuck in my head."

"And I'm sorry for slamming the door on you," Tigress muttered.

"It's cool," said Po, "but I just thought of something. Could we stay here for a few more days?"

They all turn to look at Po. "How come you want to stay here?" asked Viper. "Don't you miss Shifu, or your home at all?"

"I don't think there's any sightseeing around here..." Mantis murmured.

Po thought about it for a moment, and then he said, "I do miss them, don't get me wrong! But I just wanted to find out about something. That's all…"

Tigress came over to Po and put a hand on his shoulder. "What are you trying to find out?" she whispered.

He sighed. "Well…you know how I found out thatShen was the one who killed my mom? I just wanted to find out more about my past…and why Lord Shen killed my mom and tried to kill me. I wonder if I ever had a dad at all…and I wonder what happened to him if I actually did have one."

"If I were Po," said Mantis, "I would've done the same thing as well!"

"So…everyone agrees on staying in Gongmen City for a few more days?" asked Tigress.

"Yes," the others replied, and they all turned around and started walking back to the city.

"So…do you think Master Shifu would understand if Po wants to stay here for a while?" said Crane.

"I hope so," said Monkey. "It's not like Po's going to stay because of the food, right Po?"

Everyone laughed again. "Well, I actually never thought of that," Mantis said. "I'm hungry!"

"Actually," said Po, "that's another reason why I want to stay here. You can't always think on an empty stomach, can you?"

They all laughed at each other. "Of course not," Tigress said sweetly.

Po and the Furious Five finally reached Gongmen City after 10 more minutes of walking. It was almost evening time, and the sun had started to set. It was time for dinner, and everybody was starting to get hungry.

"Where do you guys want to eat?" Po asked.

"What about that noodle restaurant over there?" said Viper. "It looks good to me!"

"It reminds me of my dad…" Po smiled. "I'm sure their noodles taste good too, Viper, but I always know that my dad's noodles are the best." He licked his lips. "Speaking of my dad, I wonder how he's doing by himself…"

"Speaking of food," said Monkey, "I wonder if Shifu ate some of my cookies while I was gone…"

"Shifu wouldn't do such a thing," Crane said scornfully. "But just in case he attempted to, which I doubt very much, I moved it to another location."

"Like your stomach," Monkey said amusingly, yet annoyed at the same time.

"No," said Crane. "I put the jar in your room."

"Really?! I didn't see it..." Monkey muttered.

"Well…I moved it right before we left. I'll show you when we get back," Crane replied.

"OK," said Monkey. "I just hope you didn't take any before you put it in my room."

"No, I didn't," Crane muttered, and rolled his eyes.

They came over to the noodle restaurant and found a table of six. They each took a chair and sat down.

"Um, Po?" asked Tigress. "I'm just wondering, but if we're going to stay in the city, we're going to need to find a place to stay."

Po froze in his seat. Oh shoot, he thought. How did I forget about that? Ugh…I was so worried about getting some dinner, and now we don't even have a place to live in. This is great. Now the Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five are going to be known as the Hobo Warrior and the Vagabond Five. Man, you've gotta be kidding me! What do I do now?!

"Are you OK?" she repeated. "You seem kinda out of it."

"Um…" he muttered, "I actually never thought of that. I don't really have a place in mind."

"Oh…" Mantis said sadly.

"Here comes our food!" Monkey announced. A waiter came to their table and served six bowls of noodles. "Thank you," said Viper. "You're welcome," the waiter said, and he left.

"Darn," Crane sighed. "I wonder if anyone has relatives in Gongmen City…?"

"I don't think so," Viper muttered.

"Nope," Tigress said. "I was raised in an orphanage."

"I think my relatives live in a different city," Mantis said. "I forgot where though."

"Er…I haven't seen any geese or pandas around here," said Po.

Tigress smiled. "We should eat our dinner," she said. "The noodles are getting cold."

"True that," Po smirked. "We should just…dig in."

And so everyone ate their meal in silence, since they were so hungry and tired. "Man, this is SO good!" said Viper. "But Po's noodles are still better."

"Thanks," Po smiled sheepishly as he slurped up some of his noodles.

Within 10 minutes everyone was done with their soup. Just to make sure everyone was actually done, Tigress asked, "Is everybody done?"

"Yes," everyone else replied. They all stood up from the table and Monkey put a tip on the table for the waiter.

"I wonder where we can find a place to stay…" Po muttered as they were walking in the city.

"I'm not sure if there are any hotels in Gongmen City," Crane muttered.

"I doubt it," Mantis replied, having heard what Crane said.

"Hey, wait a minute," Viper said. "What about that soothsayer we met?"

Po looked at Viper. "What about her?" he asked.

"Well, um…I was thinking that we could stay with her," she suggested. "Since Lord Shen's gone, she's probably pretty lonely now. Don't you think?"

Tigress hesitated for a moment. "I know the soothsayer appears to be nice and all, but how do we know if she still doesn't work for Shen?"

"And she's an old goat," Monkey muttered.

"Just because she was always at his side doesn't mean that she actually supported him," Po answered.

"Besides, Shen is dead," Viper added, "so why would you serve someone that's dead? Especially if they were as cruel as him…"

"Master Oogway is dead as well," said Monkey, "yet I am sure that Master Shifu and all of us still serve him in a way."

"You have a point, Monkey," said Crane. "But we don't actually serve our masters. We're just continuing what they passed on to us."

"So…are we deciding on staying at the soothsayer's house?" Tigress asked.

"Wait…that soothsayer actually has a house?" cried Mantis.

Everyone looked at him. "What?" he said sheepishly. "I thought she was one of those fortune tellers on the streets or in the alleys!"

"Well, yeah, she did," admitted Po. "In fact, I thought she was a he!"

"Me too," said Tigress. "But that soothsayer is a special one."

"Yeah, as in serving the royal family," Monkey added.

"See?! I knew she worked for Shen!" Tigress said in triumph.

"But look Tigress. She may have served the whole family, but she was really only serving the king and the queen," pointed out Viper.

"But still…" Tigress frowned. "Shen was the heir to the throne until his parents banished him. Why he got banished, or how, I don't really remember. And besides, when he was still around, the soothsayer always stuck with him through thick and thin."

"I don't think she had a choice, though," said Crane, "because since she served the royal family, she had to take care of Shen as well because he was a part of the royal family."

"What I meant," Viper replied, "is that she took care of Lord Shen, but she didn't always agree with everything he said or did."

"Well, that's true," said Tigress, "but do you think she would want to answer Po's quesion?"

"Why wouldn't she?" Viper asked. "Po has a right to know."

"Yeah, but what if she doesn't want to tell?" questioned Mantis.

"I think the only reasons that she won't tell Po is because one, Shen swore her to secrecy; two, she doesn't want to scare Po; or three, she doesn't know," said Monkey.

"I don't like the last two reasons," Po said scornfully. "And why would I be scared? I'm not a baby, you know. And I really want to find out how the heck I got into a radish basket and ended up having a goose for a dad."

"Aww…really?!" said Viper. "How cute is that?!"

"I know right?" said Monkey as he was snickering.

"If the soothsayer REALLY doesn't know what happened to my parents, then there's no point in staying here for a few days," Po said a little bit angrily.

"Yeah, but the problem is, we'll never know if she knows or not unless we consult her," said Crane. "So let's give it a try."

"Okay," said Tigress, who had finally given in to the fact that the soothsayer was a trustworthy person to ask. "But does anyone know where she lives?"

"I think she would be in the palace," Mantis suggested.

"No, she actually doesn't leave there," said Po. "Besides, the palace is completely destroyed now after we fought Shen, remember? She lives in the remains of a panda village…the same one that she said I actually lived in before Shen attacked."

Viper's eyes widened up. "Oh…" she mouthed. "Can we go with you, Po?"

"If you want," Po shrugged. "I don't really mind."

"If you want, we'll give you some privacy," Tigress suggested.

"Thanks, you guys." Po smiled at them.

"So…where is this village?" Monkey looked around.

"It's over there, in the forest." Po pointed to a lot of trees to his right.

"Well, it's a big forest. That's for sure..." Mantis muttered.

After 15 minutes of walking, they finally noticed where they were. They were somewhat deep in the forest, with barely any light seeping through the trees. Here and there were remains of huts, and there were burnt wooden planks everywhere.

After a while, Po broke the silence that had lingered over them ever since they arrived in the forest. He said, "Here we are guys. This is my village."

A/N: So...what did you guys think of the story? Please R&R :) They are very appreciated :3 If you liked the story I'll continue putting up more chapters. If not...well, let's not get to that, shall we? :P