Learning the Lesson... Again

Don't own KFP


The panda opened his eyes, slowly blinking away the foggy sensation that was in his vision. Was that green with bright light brown blob? No, it was something else. He could make out Mantis's buggy eyes looking at him. He slowly looked around and saw the Furious Five standing in front of him. Po looked all around, seeing a crowd of all the villagers in the Jade Palace arena in complete and utter silence. "Huh? What's going on?" Po mumbled as he looked around and saw Oogway pointing at him. "What? Master Oogway?"

"You?"

"Huh?"

"Master Oogway, are you pointing at me?" Tigress questioned, confused as well. Po was more than confused as he turned his head back to Oogway.

"No, it's you."

"Me... what?" Po asked very carefully.

"The Universe has brought the Dragon Warrior," Oogway warmly declared.

"What?" Shifu exclaimed.

"What?" Exclaimed the Furious Five.

"What?" Exclaimed Mr. Ping. Po was speechless as the crowd went wild. Confetti littered the air as a greatly disturbed red panda scuttled down to the tortoise. A band of pigs quickly swept Po off of his feet and placed him in a moving chair carried by four ducks who struggled to lift the heavy panda up.

"Master Oogway, wait! That flabby panda can't possibly be the answer to our problem! You were about to point at Tigress when that... THING fell in front of her! That was an accident!" Shifu exclaimed in vivid frustration.

"There are no accidents," Oogway said just as Po's chair crashed under the panda's weight. Shifu's face twitched as his mind physically was broken. The Furious Five respectfully bowed to their master as Tigress said with a heavy heart.

"Forgive us, Master Shifu. We have failed you."

"No," Shifu quickly answered, straightening his face. "If the panda has not quit by morning, then I would have failed you." The procession quickly brought Po up to the Hall of Heroes, dropped him off, quite literally, and moved out. Po stumbled to his feet and looked around.

"I'm... I'm the Dragon Warrior. Oogway is... no, no, NO NO!" Po cried out, slamming his hands on the door of the Hall of Heroes. He threw himself away from the door and paced around in the glassy jade floor. "I can't believe this! Not this stupid place again!" Po struck his fist against one of the pillars of the Jade Palace. "YEAAAHOOO!" he screamed, rubbing his hand in pain. "That's right. I feel more pain here," Po grimaced. He stumbled over to a pillar and rested his body against it. "Okay, let's get this straight. I'm back in time. I'm at the period where I was chosen as Dragon Warrior. The time where the Furious Five and Shifu hated me for taking the position. Ugh, that means that Mr. talky-Mouth's spell actually worked AND he's somewhere in this timezone." Po smashed his fist lightly against the pillar behind him, causing the familiar sound of a vase to shake a bit. Po chuckled as he saw the Ancient Urn of Whispering Warriors. This was really a sight for sour eyes.

"Huh," Po chuckled to himself, "I forgot what that thing looked like without all the cracks in it." While it was a reminder of where he was, it served as a comforting sight for him. "*sigh* okay, I've been through worse before. And just because... Wait, Tai was with me in that blast! So that means... Oh no." Po vigorously shook his head after realizing something. "He got himself out there before, he can do it again in record time," Po sighed, calming himself down as he slowed the racing thoughts in his head. "So right now, it's an easy day for me."

"I wouldn't even let the thought come into your mind," Said a familiar voice. Po chuckled more, looking over to the red panda he knew was there. Master Shifu was mildly intrigued that the panda seemed to know he was there in the first place. Po looked him straight in the face with a slight smile as he bowed.

"Master Shifu." The Red panda wasn't the least impressed. "So, when does training begin?"

"Oh, so you're the legendary Dragon Warrior, hmm?" Shifu asked mockingly with disbelief. Po sighed as if Master Shifu had given him a test he had already taken before. With a prepared yet somewhat bored look, the panda replied.

"It doesn't matter," He said, offputting to the red panda, "I'm the only Dragon Warrior you got." Po walked towards the door, noticed that Shifu wasn't following, and swept his hand forward. "Shall we go to training, Master Shifu?" The tone sounded almost... mocking. Shifu's suspicious glare stayed on the panda as he proceeded. "I hope my brother is doing okay," Po muttered to himself in real concern.

Meanwhile, in a cold tundra captured mountain range, a frantic and panicky bird flew to the entryway of the highly secured Chor-gom Prison. He flapped down, crashing into the cold snow. Zeng immediately noticed something at the front gate. No guards. He struggled to his webby feet and pulled the door open to see a horrific scene. Guards pilled in two heaping corners, groaning and moaning as Zeng entered into the prison. "This is bad, this is bad, this is very very bad," Zeng timidly cried out. "I have to get back to Shifu andddd andddd and," His voice slowly rising in pitch as he felt a warm furry wall behind him. He slowly turned around and saw the fearsome furious snow leopard known as Tai-Lung, freed from his prison. Zeng quaked in fear, gulping as he felt Tai-Lung's hands pick him up. He was shaking a lot now, fearing that the snow leopard would do something horrible like, torture him, kill him, eat him, or worse... call his wife. But the snow leopard did something that Zeng never thought he would do.

"You need to calm down," Tai-Lung smiled warmly, chuckling at the bird's timidness as he walked inside of the prison. "I've made you some tea and a proper coat for your return home," Tai-Lung said, presenting a table with steaming tea and a coat on a hanger. The snow leopard felt the bird's shivers calm down. "Not exactly the fearsome tyrant you were expecting?"

"Ii...I III I have to send a message to Master Shifu about you!" Zeng stuttered, quickly shutting his mouth upon realizing that the snow leopard's temper could explode at any provocation. Tai-Lung simply smiled.

"Indeed you do," Tai-Lung said, sipping his tea, "But first, please have some tea. I don't know why Shifu would be so cruel as to leave you alone to carry such an important message with little preparation."

"Well, you know... the job of a messenger," Zeng nervously chuckled. Tai-Lung face turned distant as he looked back at Zeng. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"No, no, no, it's just... if the people at the Jade Palace haven't said it already, you're appreciated, Zeng. Know that for sure."

"Um... thank you?" Zeng said with confusion. Tai-Lung shook his head.

"Quickly, finish your tea and go back to the Jade Palace," The snow leopard quickly replied, giving the duck a scroll. "Give that straight to a panda that will be there when you get there. He's the Dragon Warrior. The tea you're sipping is a special elixir that helps birds fly like eagles. It's urgent that you get to the Jade Palace fast! Don't worry about me and the Dragon scroll, that useless blank sheet is worth nothing."

"Wait, you know what the scroll says?!" Zeng exclaimed as he let Tai-Lung help put on the coat.

"Don't worry about that, we have a bigger issue. If Oogway is around when you get there, tell him to watch for a rhino named Shijian Emo, Emo for short," Tai-Lung quickly said.

"Wait, you're not coming?"

"Not right now, but I'll be at the Jade Palace shortly."

"Wait, what about this panda? What does he look like? Other than a panda?" Zeng asked.

"His name is Po. Trust me, you'll find him easily. He's the most caring, gentle, warm fluffy panda you've ever met," Tai-Lung chuckled a bit at the memory. However, the snow leopard didn't know how wrong he was.

Continued...