Hey, what's happening everyone? Special treat for you guys! Two chapters in one day! Thanks to all who reviewed my story and the select few who favorite/ followed it. I promised that I would write the second prequel, and I will deliver. This story is about Kiro (if you've read my past two major stories, then you know who this is) and his journey from the time of the fire to when he met the Five for the first time. Haven't really decided how long this is gonna be, but I'm thinking anywhere between 6-10 chapters. Be on the lookout for tiny hints for the plot of my final major story with Kiro, Po, and the Five! If you're reading this right now, that means that the last chapter of the first prequel, Kung Fu Panda Prequel 1 of 2: Birth of the Five.
IF YOU HAVE NOT READ SAGE'S SIEGE, YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THIS STORY!
Here's the first chapter…
*With Kiro, as a small child, early morning*
A small white tiger awoke in his bed, at about seven in the morning. He looked about his room, which had paintings of beautiful fields with flowers and some others of great kung-fu warriors.
Kiro slowly got out of bed and yawned.
Oh, yeah! That's right! Today's the day that I can hang out with Tigress!
The excited boy ran downstairs to see his parents.
"Mom! Dad! Ti is coming over! I…"
Kiro trailed off as he felt his stomach gurgle.
"Uh, can I have some morning wheat dumplings and some noodles?" The child asked, looking up at his parents with big eyes.
Kiro's mom sighed. "How can I refuse that look? Fine, I'll make your favorite breakfast!"
"Yay!" Kiro cheered.
"However, you must go upstairs and get dressed for the day, first!" His father cut in.
"Alright." The white tiger said glumly as he walked up the steps.
He put on a silver shirt and some baggy pants and walked to the top of the steps. He was about to go down, but stopped when he heard his parents quietly arguing.
"You know that we can't go back! They'll get us!" His mom hissed.
"Well, we can't stay here either! After we had to give her away, we can't afford to lose him! Besides, I stole these from that wolverine!" His father replied.
"You STOLE those? You've put us in danger again!"
"Well, I was going to give these to Kiro. The boy needs to protect himself! Besides, I'm not the only one who's made mistakes! You were the one who wanted a kid so bad! Why'd you have to go and do such a stupid move?"
"Chin! I swear, if you've put us in harm's way again, it'll be the last time you ever will make a stupid move!"
"Hey, listen!"
The whole house went silent and Kiro started to get nervous.
Did they know I was listening? What did they mean by what they said?
"Do you hear crackling?" His father whispered.
"Yeah, and I smell smoke! Chin, what's going on?"
The house grew silent again, and Chin walked out of the house to check what it was. Soon Kiro heard a crackling also. Suddenly, the roof in his parent's bedroom collapsed, and fire roared throughout the upstairs. The flames slowly spread to Kiro's room, incinerating his clothes and all of his belongings.
"KIRO!" His mom shouted.
"MOMMY!" He cried out.
He scrambled down the steps, but a beam on fire crashed through the stairs, creating a medium sized gap. Kiro looked down and saw the flames climbing higher and higher. He jumped over the pit and tumbled down the steps, crashing to the ground.
"EVERYONE OUT!" Chin yelled as he burst back into the house.
"KIRO!" His mom called out as she ran towards he boy.
She picked him up and they started to run towards the front door. Chin swung it open, but was horrified to see that it had been blocked off by the flaming debris.
"BACK DOOR! BACK DOOR! GO!" He yelled.
They ran towards the back door, which was a few feet away. Suddenly, a pile of flaming wood started to fall from the ceiling. Kiro's mom looked up and tossed Kiro towards the door. The little white tiger tumbled across the floor and looked on with terror as the wooden beams came down, trapping his parents in the fire. Only a small gap at the bottom of the pile was the only way for the family to communicate.
"MOMMY! DADDY!" Kiro shouted, tears streaming down his face.
The little child ran up to the pile and knelt down by the gap. His mother's hand stuck out from the gap and felt around. Kiro grabbed his mom's hand and started sobbing.
"Kiro, my baby, you have to leave without us! Please! It's the only way!" She cried.
"NO, MOMMY! You can come! We can leave!" Came the boy's answer.
"Kiro, I'm so proud of you! I know that someday, you will amount to great things! We'll always be there with you!" She sobbed.
With that, her hand let go of Kiro's and slipped back under the small gap. His father's hand came out now, holding two sleek, black staffs that were glowing red on one end.
"Kiro, take these! These'll protect you against any dangers you may face! Never let these fall into the wrong hands, son! I'm proud to be your father! Always know that and always keep these with you as a memory of us!"
"DADDY!" Kiro cried out in anguish.
"Take these and run, son! Don't look back! Just keep running and find shelter! You have to take care of yourself now! Find a group of friends if you can and stick with them! If y—AUGH!"
Chin was cut off and he cried out in pain.
"No! I'm not leaving you guys!" Kiro cried.
"Son, there's no way for us to escape! RUN! RUN AND DON'T LOOK BACK!" Chin shouted.
"I LOVE YOU, DADDY!"
Kiro took the staffs and ran out of the house, bursting through the back door and sprinting off into the valley, not daring to look back.
"WE LOVE YOU SON! WE—AHHHHHHH!" His parents cried out for the final time, before they were engulfed in the flames.
Kiro was now on his own.
No family.
No shelter.
No food.
No idea of where to go next.
It was just him against the world, now.
That's the end of this first chapter! Really sad beginning, I know, but this is how Kiro's adventure started. I promise to write a more humorous and happy chapter in a few, so stay tuned! Leave a review of what you think of it so far!
More to come…
