*Yawn* I'm tired. And welcome to my first Kung Fu Panda fic! But please know that this isn't one of those fics where there's an OC falling in love with someone involved. There are OCS but they won't appear until later. But this will mainly be focused around my three favorite KFP villains: Lord Shen, Tai Lung, and Wolf Boss. Or Lang in this case.
This is an AU at the end of KFP 2 and after. In this: Lord Shen doesn't kill Wolf Boss. I don't know if he really dose because it's possible for someone to survive being stabbed multiple times with knives. Plus Wolf Boss was wearing armor. But that's what I think XD
I do NOT own Kung Fu Panda T-T.
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It was cold.
Or that's what Shen thought. When he opened his eyes the first thing he saw were the faint colors of fireworks blasting outside, hearing that 'boom' faintly. The peacock was beginning to think that the water was flooding his brain. If that was even possible. Around him the remains of ships and other carnage were sinking with him. Into the dark depths of the ocean. Where they would be forgotten.
At this moment, Shen's eyes fully opened and he panicked. He was running low of oxygen. Or was he even alive still? But he wouldn't want to stay and find out the hard. Ignoring the pain that racked throughout his entire body, he forced himself to swim up to the surface. Regardless whether someone sees him or not. He didn't give a damn right now.
He got excited when he got close to the surface. Close to the colors of the sky he so envied. Soon the tips of his feathery fingers touched the surface before his entire body finally managed to break free of its liquid prison. The former prince gasped for air before swiming to a piece of debris floating. Once there he clung on tightly. His life did depend on it in this case. After coughing up a bit of sea water, Shen looked around and realised he was on the other side of Gongmen Harbor. Meaning he wasn't anywhere near that fat panda and his friends.
But before the peacock could think of anything else, something else jumped out of the water as well. He squawked in surprise before he realised it was the Wolf Boss, Lang. The wolf himself didn't look too good as well. He was coughing up a mixture of blood and water.
"Lang..." Shen whispered weakly.
Lang's ears perked up by this. Not having heard someone call him by his name in a very long time. It was...sweet to the wolf. He grinned weakly at the peacock. "You have...no idea...how long I've waited for someone to say...my name." he said weakly.
A smirk appeared on Shen's beak. "I never forgot." he said.
"I thought you did." the wolf said softly.
The peacock was silent after he said that before grunting in pain. His chest hurt terrible from the explosion. But he didn't want to let go. He looked up at Lang. He was terrible. Parts of his armor were missing and he could see bits of blood leaking out in some places. "Lang..." Shen whispered.
"I-I'm fine...urk." the wolf grunted before grinning painfully.
The peacock's headfeathers flattened against his small, white head. And then...he did something he thought he wouldn't do in a million years. He weakly took the wolf's paw and squeezed it gently. What he said next was totally unsuspecting.
"I-I'm sorry L-Lang. Not only did I f-fail you as a l-leader. B-but as a f-friend too." Shen said weakly, feeling himself lose consciousness again.
The wolf smiled painfully, a tear rolling down his already wet cheeks. "Y-you will a-always be that s-same little chick I b-bumped into a-as a pup. M-my friend." he said weakly.
Shen smiled weakly, the tears threatening to fall from his watery eyes. He told himself that he wouldn't cry. But since they were possibly dying then might as well. "S-see you on t-the other side..." Shen whispered before finally succumbing to the darkness once more.
Lang's ears flattened sadly and he whimpered like a sad dog. "W-wait for me. Ow." he grunted before losing consciousness as well. Shen never did let go of Lang's paw.
But that didn't mean they died...
In fact, this was their wake up call.
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Tai Lung was sitting near the river that was by the small house he made his home in with a bamboo fishing rod in his paws. Bamboo is pretty strong you know. But anyway, the snow leopard was spending the morning trying to catch his breakfast. So far he was doing a terrible job at it. Depsite beging a cat.
"Damn it!" he muttered when he brought his line up. Only to find that the bait was gone. Again. He sighed. Its back to buying his breakfast again. Standing up with his fishing rod at hand, he made his way up the small slope and towards the back entrance of his home. His left ear suddenly twitched for some reason. He looked back at the river and suddenly found something floating down it gently.
He placed his rod against the wall of his house and went back down the slope to get a better look. Once he was at the edge of the river he finally got a better look. It looked like...a peacock and a wolf! The two were clinging to a piece of debris, unaware that they were floating down the river. Instinct told Tai Lung that he must get them out. Even if they were dead, it was wrong to just let them float down the river as cold corpses.
The leopard immediately dived in and swam for the two. Tai Lung hated swimming. Because his kind, snow leopards, were use to the mountains. Not rivers. Once he reached them, a strange sense of deja vu hit him when he saw the peacock. He looked vaguely familiar. But it didn't matter. He grabbed him and the wolf and pulled them to shore.
Once there he check their pluses. You may never know after all. His ears perked up happily. They were still alive. He had to get them inside before hypothermia kicks in. He carefully dragged the two inside his home. There were only two rooms: the rest room and the main room which had his kitchen and bed. Luckily he had spare ones in case anyone decided to visit him. Three years of living in hiding and they still don't know who he really is. And Tai Lung tended to keep it that way. After placing the two on separate beds he quickly ran to the closet and pulled out some extra towels.
These two were soaked. And by the looks of it, possibly injured. He brought out the necessary things needed to treat small injuries and carefully removed the top part of their clothing. His eyes widened when he saw the massive injuries they had. Especially the peacock. He needed an expert healer to help him with this one. And luckily he knew just who to get.
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An elderly cheetah, Asiatic cheetah to be exact, was humming a cute little tune as she watered her herbs for the morning. She wore a pink silk dress with flora patterns along with wooden sandals. She was slightly hunched, but was perfectly healthy. On her forward was star. Or a spot shaped like a star. This was a mark she's had since birth. Which given her the name Taraka. Which means Star.
"Taraka!" Tai Lung yelled as he approached the fence that surrounded her garden.
The elderly cat looked up and smiled. "Tai Lung, what a pleasant surprise." she said.
Tai Lung panted before standing up on all fours. "I *pant* need your help *pant*." he panted.
Taraka's ears perked up at this. "What is it darling? Are you hurt?" she asked after putting her watering can away.
"I *pant* found two people *pant* floating down the river *pant* this morning." Tai Lung replied.
Taraka's yellow eyes widened and she placed a paw over her mouth in horror. "Oh my!" she gasped.
"Yes. That's why I ran all the way here to get you because I don't have the necessary equipment to heal them." Tai Lung said.
Taraka nodded seriously. "I'll get my things. Wait here." she said before going back in her house.
Tai Lung sighed in relief. Taraka was a sweet old lady who's children had already grown up and left the house. Her grandchildren rarely come by to visit because they live in Japan. But when they do she's always excited to see them. Even if they are infant cubs. Tai Lung even comes by just to visit her sometimes. And when the cubs are here he often plays with them. Dear little things.
The front door opened and Taraka stepped out with a small pack on her back. "I'm ready. Take me to them." she said. Tai Lung nodded. He just prayed they weren't too late...
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Long...prologue O_O
Well that's the prologue! In the next chapter it's gonna skip two years later. By then you can probably guess what happened during those two years but I'll get into that another time. And yes, you could say that this is connected to my one-shot No one's perfect. Sorry about any grammar or spelling mistakes you might see. Its hard typing on a phone! :(
R&R and have a nice day/night ^-^
Peace! ^-^
