~Chapter 1: Surprise~
Po yawned. One bad thing about the whole kung-fu deal: waking up early. He had no time to dream about when he had kicked Tai-Lung's butt. Even though his bones screamed in protest, Po had hauled himself out of bed earlier than usual to go to the stupid meeting.
Speaking of the meeting, Shi-Fu had sounded pretty urgent. Even for him. Master Shi-Fu was the most intimidating and uptight person that Po had ever met. Sometimes it got to the point where it was just… scary. Like this morning.
Po dragged himself into the Jade Palace and widened his eyes to find out that he was the first person there. You have got to be kidding me, he thought. "Come on!" Po yelled. "You guys stink!"
"Jeez, Panda," said Tigress, walking into the Palace and glaring at Po with her downright creepy eyes. "Patience is a virtue. Learn it, live it. I thought you were the big, bad Dragon Warrior." Just kidding – Tigress was the most intimidating person Po had ever met. Even though it had been five years since Po had been chosen as Dragon Warrior, Tigress was still a bit sore about it.
"Tigress!" bellowed Shi-Fu, appearing out of nowhere with the rest of the Furious Five – Crane, Viper, Mantis, and Monkey. Po and Tigress jumped out of shock. "Be civil!" The old Red Panda's eyes softened. "Now, to get down to business. No more bickering out of the two of you."
With a quick "Sorry, Master Shi-Fu" from Po and Tigress, the meeting began. "You all remember our old friend Tai-Lung, yes?" said Shi-Fu.
Po laughed. "You mean the guy that totally got his butt kicked by Yours Truly? How could we forget?" Everyone chuckled along – except for Tigress.
"He was not our friend," she growled. Everyone stared at Tigress. She never did have a sense of humor.
The smile on Shi-Fu's face vanished as he remembered the purpose of the meeting. "Students," he began. The Furious Five and Po stared at him.
"He has a daughter."