Okay. This is something that came to my mind today when I was listening to this song. P.S. this has nothing to do with my other stories.
DB, Po, the Five, and the Wu sisters were in the training hall, but they weren't training. Po and DB were having a contest to see who could stuff the most bean buns in their mouth. The Wu sisters were cheering for DB. Tigress, Monkey, and Mantis were cheering for Po. Crane and Viper were just watching.
Wan said,"DB, you have forty-one!"
Tigress said,"Po has forty-two!"
DB immediately put in another one. Po gave him a challenging look. DB returned it. They stuffed in two more. They were about to stuff in one more when Shifu burst through the doors with less power than in earlier years, but they still spit them out because of the shock. "The emperor needs us at the palace. He said he will explain it all when we get there."
Two days later, the emperor's palace
All the master's in China had been gathered for this. The emperor came out on a platform and said,"We are about to be attacked by a new enemy. We need only a few of you to help. I will start with volunteer sign up. If we do not have enough volunteers, then I will make some of you join."
The marchin' band came down along Main Street
The soldier blues fell in behind
I looked across and there I saw Billy
Waiting to go and join the line
DB was one of the first in line. Wan noticed this and tears started to form. DB came back to her. He immediately noticed the tears in her eyes. "Wan, what's wrong?"
With her head upon his shoulder
Was his young and lovely fiancee
From where I stood I saw she was cryin'
And through her tears I heard her say
She looked up at him and said,"I'm-I'm..."
Though she trailed off, DB knew what she was trying to say and his eyes grew twenty times there normal size. "You mean, I'm going to be a..."
"Yes. You're going to be a father."
Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life
Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me you wife
And as he started to go she said keep your pretty head low
Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me
"Please, come back to me. I need you now more than ever."
"I always come back."
"Well, please, don't put your life in so much risk. Promise me."
"I'll stay with others and not go into as much danger."
A week later, battlefield
They thought they had more than enough masters sign up, but they were wrong because they had been trapped on a hill.
The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside
The battle raging all around
The sergeant cried, we've got to hang on, boys
We've gotta hold this piece of ground
Rocks from catapults were smashing into the ground around them. there was a narrow corridor that someone could slip through. The general said,"We need someone to go get the reserve troops! Who will do it?"
DB almost instantly said,"I'll do it! I can move faster than most and I'm smaller than most, as well. I also can take more damage than anyone and I have great dodging skills."
I need a volunteer to ride out
and bring us back some extra men
Billy's hand was up in a moment
Forgettin' all the words she said, she said
The general replied,"Alright. Go through that narrow corridor. They are about a mile and a half away. We will hold them off for as long as we can, so hurry back with them." DB saluted as he left.
Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life
Billy, don't be a her, come back and make me your wife
and as he started to go, she said keep your pretty head low
Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me
That was the last time any of the masters seen him alive
A week later, emperor's palace
The masters were all being celebrated as heroes, though they were walking as though they had lost. Po walked up to Wan. He gave her a hug. He sat her down and gave her a note. Before he left, he said,"I'm sorry."
She opened up the note.
I heard his fiancee got a letter
That told how Billy died that day
The letter said that he was a hero
She should be proud that he died that way
The note was Po's handwriting.
"I cannot face you to tell you this. DB risked his life, less than what he normally does, though. He went to get more troops. He was hit in the side by an arrow as he left. He got the soldiers. He was told to stay for medical attention, but he assured them he was fine. He led the charge of the soldiers. He took down half of the enemy before they got there. He also died before they got there. He was shot by another three arrows and cut by several swords. But, he was killed by a catapult. He was a hero. I'm sorry."
I heard she threw the letter away
Five years later
Her two kids were staring at her with wide eyes. Her daughter asked,"Why did you throw the letter away?"
"I was just so upset at that moment. Now I wish I hadn't. I wish my hero would have returned. I always have the feeling that he died because I had told him not to risk his life so much. Now go off and play." Her two kids left. "Why did you have to be a hero?"