Kung Fu Panda 3: Rise of the White Tiger by

Mitchicus

Chapter 1: Old Friends

Mitchicus surveyed the endless snow topped mountains as he stood on a high point of a mountain.

It had been three months since Po defeated Shen and his army of wolves. After returning from the quest, Po and the others, excluding Master Ox and Master Croc, returned to their normal duties as defenders of the Valley of Peace and all of China. Ox and Croc had returned to the Stewardship of the Masters Council at Gongmen City. Master Shifu received word that a new villain, whose name was Brutus, was terrorizing villages north of the Valley. Shifu received this information from a wolf who was spying on Brutus and his army. He also was told that Brutus managed to capture a Kung Fu master, whose name the wolf did not know. The master was also formerly evil, but had changed his ways only to be captured by Brutus. And so, to free the master, he dispatched Tigress to infiltrate Brutus' fortress and rescue the master. He knew that if he sent Po, the panda might be caught. After all, stealth mode isn't Po's best mode. What Shifu didn't know was that Tigress had sent a letter to an old childhood friend, who also knew Kung Fu. His name was Mitchicus. They had been good friends, living together in a small village until raiders destroyed it, killing both of their parents. The raiders were called the Black Dragons, but the both of them could never find them.

Mitchicus was a White Tiger with blue eyes, and wore a sleeveless shirt similar to Tigress, but a black primary with silver secondary. He also wore pants like Tigress had, except darker black. In size, he was much larger than Tigress and Po, but smaller than Tai Lung. He was a year older than Tigress, and had been trained secretly by a Kung Fu master.

When Tigress set out to Brutus' fortress, she sent a message to Mitchicus for him to meet her in the Taihang Mountains to join forces for assaulting the fortress. But she couldn't shake the feeling of something she needed to tell him. She went looking for him only to find him staring at the mountains.

"Hey Mitch, it's nice to see you again." Tigress said casually.

Mitch turned around quickly and grinned to see his old friend.

"Good to see you too, I heard you were adopted by Shifu, eh?" He said calmly.

"Yeah, he taught me Kung Fu since I was a kid." She said nervously.

Mitch nodded slowly before saying, "Ironic, isn't it. We both were adopted by Kung Fu masters, and now we wait to storm a villain's lair together."

"Yeah, it is ironic. But what master trained you?"

Mitchicus only looked away, avoiding eye-contact with her. He knew that he swore to his master to never tell anyone until his master's return, and his extra training.

"Uh, it's kind of personal, so I'd like to avoid talking about it. So, how did a panda become Dragon Warrior?" He said quickly.

She respected his privacy, so she answered his question. "The Five, including myself were assembled for Oogway to choose the Dragon Warrior. After we demonstrated our skills, Oogway was about to point at me as the legendary warrior, but Po, the panda, fell out of the sky to have Oogway point at him. The master believed the universe chose him, and Po became Dragon Warrior."

Mitch scratched his head, and then finally said, "Well, if Master Oogway chose him, then I especially should respect that. What did Master Shifu think of his decision?"

"He hated it, and tried everything to get rid of Po, until he realized Po truly is the Dragon Warrior."

"Panda," Shifu said sternly. "Panda!"

Shifu heard shuffling from Po's room, until Po walked out breathing heavily.

"Sorry Master, I stayed up late training on the-"

"You were eating more food, weren't you?" Shifu asked angrily.

"Me? No! I was… yeah, I was eating more."

"That doesn't matter. Assemble the rest of the Five, and meet me near the front gate," He said, then strode off towards the Sacred Peach Tree.

Po tried to bow to Shifu but was not seen by the red panda. Po sighed and then went to find the rest of the Five.

"I think it'd time for us to attack, Mitch," Tigress said calmly. Then she asked, "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, but I need to tell you something important." He gestured with his hand to a rock in front of him, for her to sit.

She nodded and sat down in front of him. "Is something wrong?" She then realized what she wanted to ask Mitchicus. If he had any feelings toward her. More than friends, that is. But she knew she had feelings for him, but wanted to hopefully know his thoughts.

"It's the master we'll be rescuing tonight."

She became sad. She was hoping he would talk to her on if he loved her or not. But besides, that can wait. A stealthy infiltration, then a battle with a combined force of Tigress, Mitch, and the one they rescued. It would be over quick and easy. Talks of love could wait.

"Ok, who is this master?" She asked.

"He was an excellent kung Fu master, perhaps the best, but then turned evil. He went on a rampage, but was stopped and imprisoned. Then he escaped and attacked the valley once more, and was nearly killed by the Dragon Warrior. But he has changed his ways, and longs to fix his mistakes. Do not make him angry. If you are friendly to him, he will be friendly to you. And please, don't hold grudges against him."

Tigress widened her eyes, and leaned forward alarmingly and asked, "You mean, it's-"

"Tai Lung," Mitch said calmly. "That is who we're rescuing."

A/N: Here is my Kung Fu Panda 3 fanfic. It is my first story here, and I plan to do many more. Dreamworks' head, Jeffrey Katzenberg, revealed that their will be a total of six Kung Fu Panda movies. I wanted to show ideas I have for the next movies. I also was inspired to write this because of my love for Tigress, and I think she needs more screen time. But please enjoy and I'll have the next chapter up soon: Search and Rescue. Please review and no flames!