A/N: Hello all! :D For those who enjoyed my story 'Earthquake' I am sure you'll enjoy this sequel to it! :D This one is not gonna be as long as Earthquake, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. :) For those who haven't read Earthquake, read it so you'll understand this story. :) I don't own KFP.

Vacation in the Mountains

Chapter 1 – Training and packing

It's been 6 months since the disaster of the earthquake, Po and the gang had the worst vacation ever, but it ended on a happy note. Po is dating Master Tigress, they've been spending lots of time together, training, Tigress has been training Po off the hook, but Po's enjoying it despite getting exhausted, throwing up sometimes and being beaten by Tigress multiple times. Tigress is impressed that Po has become a better warrior, but she has made a deal with him while they were trapped in rubble after the earthquake and tsunami. Po has been teaching her how to play games, she didn't know how to play games very well, but thanks to Po, she's become a lot better, she's even beat him and Monkey at Soccer and got her revenge in tug-of-war by pulling Monkey, Viper and Mantis into the mud puddle. She loves getting back at people who beat her. She has loosened up and learned how to have fun more often and Po's become better at kung fu.

Now, it's a beautiful day in the Valley of Peace, it's a nice hot summer day, people are cooling off in the lakes, the noodle shop is selling ice cream with ice cold drinks, Mr. Ping knows how to attract customers. Meanwhile, up at the Jade Palace, not much is going on since it's getting hot, Shifu gave his students a day off, much to their relief but Tigress wasn't too happy about it. So, she's planning to do something with Po. Po is humming a little tune, for he is excited, he's taking his friends on another vacation to the Huangshan Mountains, his dad told him about the place, and it's supposed to be magical. Po's gonna get some dumplings after cleaning up the mess he made in the training hall, unbeknownst to him, a predator is stalking him in the shadows.

"Man, I can't wait for this vacation," Po said to himself in an excited tone.

He is giddy, but the predator is drawing closer, it purposely made a noise for Po to hear. Po froze, he listened and he heard a rustle, he began looking around as he got into his fighting stance. He knew the predator was close by, an eerie silence came in the atmosphere, not even the slightest sound of a bird or a soft blow of wind. Then the predator jumped forward, Po detected it and he began sparring with none other than Master Tigress. She threw punches while he blocked them, he avoided a kick from her and faced her with a challenging smile on his face.

"Get ready to feel the thunder," Po said in a challenging tone to the tiger master. Tigress grinned evilly and then they charged for one another.

Tigress threw punches, but Po blocked them, he punched her stomach and she kicked his chest, she threw a spin kick, but Po dodged it with ease, Tigress smiles as she spars with Po, he has become better. She punched him and he fell, but he rolled out of the way before she hit him. Po got up and grabbed Tigress, but she broke free and she punched him, he grabbed her paw and threw her over his shoulder, she landed on the ground but she jumped up and intended to throw a kick, but Po caught her leg and then he punched her stomach and face before kicking her into a stack of barrels, they tumbled on top of her as Po just chuckled.

"That was AWESOME Tigress!" Po shouted excitedly.

He went over to her and helped her up, Tigress just smiled at Po as she took his paw.

"I can say that your training has become a lot more awesome," she said with a chuckle, "Nice work on being alert for me and defending yourself."

"Well, I have an AWESOME teacher!" Po said happily, "I enjoy sparring with you, Tigress!"

Tigress chuckled as Po pulled her into a hug, "Well, I admit it, Po...I enjoy our little matches as well." Po pulled back as he looked into her golden eyes, he kissed her cheek before they hugged one another again. Tigress pulled away and Po smiled his usual grin at her.

"Hey Tigress, I'm gonna go get me some dumplings, do you want some?" Po asked with a hopeful grin.

Tigress got an idea, she's always wanted to do something with him and his dumplings. She smiled a warm smile at Po and said, "I'd love to grab some dumplings with you." Po smiled warmly and he raised an eyebrow at her, "You're not planning it again are you?"

"Planning what again?" Tigress asked, pretending to be confused.

"Come on, Ti, are we really gonna spar over a dumpling again?" Po asked.

Tigress rolled her amber eyes, "Come on, panda. Let's go get some dumplings." Po knew Tigress wanted to do it, she's been trying to take a dumpling from him in a sparring match for the past few weeks, but she's never been able to do it. Po nodded and then they let each other's hands intertwine with each other's and they began walking to the kitchen.

As they entered the student barracks, Po smiled at Tigress and asked, "Are you excited for our vacation?" Tigress slightly frowned.

"I...I guess," She said, "It's just...our last vacation ended in disaster..."

"Tigress," Po said softly, "I know that happened, but I promise that it won't happen this time." Tigress shook her head and said, "I just..." she sighed, "I just don't wanna lose you..." Po stopped walking, he cupped her face and whispered, "You won't. Not now, not ever." Then he brought her in for a kiss, she settled into it and they kissed passionately before they broke apart. Feeling assured about his words, Po led Tigress into the kitchen. Po smiled as he got some dumplings out he put them in separate bowls, Tigress smiled and thanked Po and they began eating their snake. Po eyes Tigress cautiously, for he knows she's been challenging him for the past few weeks for them, Tigress continued to act casual as she ate her dumplings. When he finished his dumplings, Tigress had her hands behind her back and smiling at Po.

"Huh...you didn't try to take my dumplings," Po said.

Tigress smiled evilly as she showed the last dumpling in her bowl, Po smiled at her, "Go ahead Tigress. That's your dumpling." Tigress put it down on the table and smiled at Po.

"No," she said, "I say we settle this by sparring for it. If I win, I get it, if you win, you get it. Deal?"

Po began dancing, "Deal Master Tigress!" Then Tigress tossed the dumpling into the air, they both jumped for it but they missed it, Po caught it and Tigress punched him, making him drop it, but she caught it, she about ate it but Po began sparring her before she could do so. He punched her away making the dumpling go into the air, Tigress jumped for it but Po grabbed her legs and pulled her down, she tackled him to the floor and pinned him down, she caught the dumpling, Po pushed her off him, he got back up before he punched it back into the air, Tigress jumped for it but Po pushed her out of the kitchen before he caught it.

"Never mess with the Dragon Warrior's dumplings," Po said with a chuckle as he ate it.

Tigress chuckled as she came back in the kitchen, "You got lucky." Po laughed, "You always say that when I beat you!" Tigress shook her head as she put a hand on Po's shoulder.

"Great job, Po," she said, "I'm impressed by your progress."

"Well, I couldn't have done it without you," Po said softly, Tigress smiled brightly before she briefly kissed his lips. Then someone cleared their throat. They both jumped to see Shifu standing in the doorway with his hands behind his back.

"Oh, Master Shifu!" said a startled Po.

"I heard some noises," said Shifu.

"Oh, we were sparring over a dumpling," Tigress said, Shifu only smiled and said, "You know Po's a little protective over food."

"Oh, I'm not giving up, I will get it from him one day."

Shifu smiled a little wider and said, "Well, I wanted you two to get packed. We're leaving early tomorrow morning."

Tigress and Po bowed before their master, "Yes Master Shifu."

"Good," said Shifu, "And Tigress, you will have fun like the rest of us. Understand?"

"Yes Father, I will try," Tigress replied. Then Shifu dismissed the couple, Po looked at Tigress and said, "Well, I'll go pack. See you later, my lotus flower."

"Later dumpling," Tigress said with a smile, Po kissed her cheek before he went to go pack. Tigress dropped her smile, the haunting memories of Po having internal bleeding and the earthquake came to her mind. She just wishes they'd fade away, she's been hiding it from the others about her fears, she's been telling Po, but she hasn't been showing as much emotions as she should.

She sighed as she walked into her room, she pulled out her red bag and began putting some clothes in, and she grabbed her toothbrush and put it in her bag. She looked at a picture of her and the others with Po in the hospital bed when he's recovering from surgery, she looked at herself with him by her side, Mr. Ping very close to him as well. She sighed and regretted the things she said to him, the disaster...

"Tigress," said a feminine voice.

Tigress snapped out of her thoughts to see Viper, Tigress smiled at her and said, "Hey Viper."

"Is everything all right?" Viper asked, wanting to be there for her sister.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine," Tigress lied.

"Are you sure?" Viper asked, raising a curious eyebrow.

"I said I'm fine," Tigress said stubbornly.

Viper knew Tigress was lying, but the look in Tigress' eyes told her that she didn't need to press her even further. Viper dismissed it and asked, "Anyway, I also came to ask if you're packed."

Tigress sighed, "I am...not really psyched about going on vacation."

Viper slithered up to Tigress, "Tigress, I know you're not the 'vacation' type, but I agree with Shifu that you need to loosen up a bit for others. Po has been planning this for what, three months?" Tigress knew Po was planning this, but the truth is that she doesn't want it to end in disaster, the word 'vacation' always reminded her of the horrific earthquake disaster. Dismissing those thoughts she looked at Viper.

"I see, Viper," she said.

"Good," Viper said, giving her a hug, "Po's gonna be cooking supper in a little while and we need to turn in early."

Tigress nodded but what she didn't notice is that Viper slipped Tigress' new swimsuit into her bag. Viper smiled sweetly and then they headed off to have dinner.

Po fixed them all of his special ingredient soup, he's so excited about the vacation, Tigress remained pretty much quiet as they talked about the views, the lakes, the hiking trails, the cool atmosphere up in the mountains, they're all excited, Tigress is a bit excited, but she still fears losing Po on another disaster. They talked and Monkey exchanged jokes annoying Shifu and Tigress but amusing the others, Monkey knows how to make everyone laugh. After a wonderful meal, the warriors turned in early for the night for it's gonna be a long ride tomorrow.