Disclaimer: Guess what? That's right! I don't own Kung Fu Panda.
A/N: Okay, so here's the start of this drabble/oneshot collection. For the record, these are not meant to be connected at all. They're all separate and unrelated to each other. Because of that there will be a couple that might have a similar premise (such as Tigress or Po realizing 'something', confessing something, injured, etc). It's basically where I'll put random drabbles and oneshots that I don't want to post on their own. These will, mostly, be Po/Tigress orientated in one way or another. There will be another author's note at the end of this drabble. Until then, this is from Tigress' POV and set during the first movie...
The guilt, anger, and disappointment festered inside of her. There had to be some meaning, some useful point, to this pain Tigress felt. She was not chosen as the Dragon Warrior. She had trained until training was her entire life. She had pushed herself past the physical and mental pain years before. She was numb now. Numb to the psychical pain, at least. She only wished she could be numb to the emotional pain.
She had let her Master down. Shifu had wished to be the teacher of the Dragon Warrior, it would have given him great honor, and she had wanted nothing more than to give him that. She had hoped that maybe it would bring him peace. But now they were both out of luck.
Because Master Oogway had chosen a panda.
A big panda who didn't know the first thing about Kung Fu.
She couldn't help but be angry with Oogway. He was supposed to be the wisest of them all. Why would he choose that idiotic panda, of all people? If one of the other members of the Furious Five had been chosen than she could have lived with it. They were her friends and had earned her respect, neither of which were easy things to accomplish. If one of them had been chosen over her than Tigress could have lived with it, even though she likely would have still been disappointed with herself. It would have been bearable though.
Instead it was that panda.
Tigress was good. Some would say she was even one of the best Kung Fu masters alive. Yet she had failed. Which meant that even if she was good, she obviously wasn't good enough. None of them were apparently. She was finding it difficult to accept that.
What had Master Oogway been thinking?
A/N 2: So what did you think? I know, this one is short. I hope you enjoyed it though. I have several other things written, but I'm not sure which to post next. I'll give three choices and if you'd like, you can vote which one I post here next in a review/PM. The choices are: Tigress waking up in an unusual position, Po having an overdue conversation with Tigress, or an angst Tigress POV. I can't describe them anymore without giving something away. So if one sounds especially interesting to you, let me know! And thanks for reading!