A/N: *peeks around corner* heyyyyy guuuyyyyssss

If you guessed that I have totally abandoned my other KFP story, you'd be right. BUT I came up with this idea while writing an essay (of course) and I just couldn't put it away. SO without further ado, let's begin… *evil laughter*

At first, it was all too much.

Smoke hung heavily in the air, like an unwanted blanket on a summer's night.

She couldn't see much beyond the shadow of that haze. Every sound was like the thud of a drum. It echoed in her ears but had no meaning. She lifted her head slowly. One paw placed itself on the ground. She tried getting up, but something had her pinned. She pushed more, feeling the strain on her ribs. Nothing came of it.

"TIGRESS!"

She heard that. But where was it?

The smoke seemed to be fading, but her vision still swam.

"Tigress." It wasn't a yell this time, but a sigh of relief. She felt a paw cup her cheek and she knew exactly who it was.

"Po." Her voice was almost a whisper. The smoke made breathing difficult.

"Hold on. I'll get you out." His paw left her and moved to whatever was currently laying on top of her. Suddenly, she felt the pressure leave her body. She took in a deep breath, gasping for some oxygen that wasn't tainted.

"Come on." He crouched next to her and supported her so she could sit up.

"What happened?" She asked. "'Where are the others?"

"I don't know." He shook his head. "I think they got out. We're the only ones left. We need to move, before they find us."

He helped her to stand and supported her bad side. Her left leg was crushed and unusable at the moment. Her ribs screamed with every breath. Even her nerveless paws ached.

"If we make it to the river, we could try to find a boat." She said once they had gotten into the trees. For some reason, no one had come for them yet. It made her wary. Where were they? Why weren't they trying to find them?

"Yeah. It's just north." He remembered. Of course, the river was smaller there, but it would be a starting point. He had been back and forth to the Pool of Sacred Tears enough to know where its adjoining river began.

The forest was oddly quiet as they hobbled along, like it was holding it's breath. It remained that way until they reached the small stream.

A howling sound made them freeze.

"Come on." He hissed. He hobbled them along quicker. When they went to cross the stream, he flat out picked her up and carried her across. Another howl sounded, closer by this time.

"Run." He took off at as fast a sprint as he could while holding her, all while keeping close to the bank of the river as it began to grow wider and wider. Once it dropped off into the falls, he began trying to think of ways to climb down.

It's no wonder that he missed the massive tree root.

They tumbled and rolled for a moment before they stopped, several feet from one another. Po got back to his feet quickly, Tigress did not.

"Ti…come on…we need to move." He gathered her up again and heard her groan in pain.

A howl, only a few meters away, got his heart racing even faster.

"Well what do we have here?" The cold voice made Po's blood freeze. "You weren't trying to escape, were you?" His tone was mocking. He chuckled, watching the panda attempt to help Tigress stand. The white wolf cocked his head inquisitively, watching. The other wolves, finally joining their leader, snarled and itched to tear after the two warriors. "We captured a few of your other friends. Did you think we won't do the same to you, Dragon Warrior?"

Po didn't say anything he just watched the fifty or so wolves that now formed a half moon shape in front of them. At his back was a death fall into the gorge. He wasn't fighting his way out with this one.

"Po," Tigress muttered quietly through clenched teeth.

"Awww," said the wolf, "don't tell me we're getting a romantic confession. Those things make me sick."

"Po," Her voice was slightly stronger this time. The panda looked down at her," come find me."

He frowned. "Wha-"

Using as much force as she could, she placed a paw on his chest and shoved as hard as she possibly could. He cleared the trees easily.

And fell straight into the gorge.

"NO-"

"TIGRESS!"

And then darkness.