Leviathan's Rage

Chapter One- Remember

Saber sat in the darkness of his cave shelter, muttering to himself.

"No…..I am not Saber…." He muttered. "My name…….Xai……Tigress knew it….." Saber/Xai held his head and groaned, memories flooding his vision. "Kappa…..who is he? Enemies……what were they after?" The confused clouded leopard picked up the Chimera Scroll, the only thing familiar to him at the moment. "What is happening?" Saber/Xai groaned one last time before getting up and proceeding to the nearest village to rest.

In the distance, he could clearly see the Jade Palace.

As he walked, he didn't notice that Tai Lung, Komodo, and Rik-Zi were spying on him. Ever since Ganesha died, they had been on their own. Now, as they were stalking Xai, they realized the clouded leopard was a threat to their plans.

"We should kill him now, while we have the chance." Komodo growled.

"No." Tai Lung disagreed. "We'll wait till he's asleep and kill him as he rests. Then the Chimera Scroll is ours."

"Take your time." Rik-Zi advised. "He's heading towards the Jade Palace; we'll kill him, get the scroll, and then get the rest."

"I have to agree with him on that one." Komodo said. The three of them nodded in agreement and continued to follow Xai.

Now, while the three of them were stalking Xai, an attractive white tiger was stalking them. The white tiger stared at the trio for a moment before turning to her master, a large sea serpent. The serpent had blue, clammy skin, spikes going down its back, and sharp teeth. It was the Leviathan, mistakably released by Ganesha.

"Master, they're heading to the Jade Palace." The tiger said.

"Good." The Leviathan hissed. He turned to his army. "I want half of you to prepare yourselves. The rest of you, I have a special job for." The Leviathan smiled gruesomely.

*****

The next day, at the Jade Palace, everyone went about their normal lives, unaware of the danger they were about to face. Since Shifu's death, Po was master, though he didn't do a very good job of training. Heck, he had no idea what he was doing. He gave the Five, Panther, and Tokay helpful hints, but other than that he looked kind of stupid standing around. Crane flew down to the poor panda master.

"Po, take a break." He insisted. "We can train by ourselves." Po sighed and obeyed, thinking it was for the better. Po walked around for a bit before he decided on journeying into the Sacred Hall of Warriors. He walked around, staring at all the different shrines and artifacts. It was then that Po realized most of the warriors that owned these weapons were most likely dead. Po stopped at Shifu's shrine and stared at it. His painting still had that sly grin, like he was about to drop a firecracker down your shirt. All that was really left of Master Shifu was his flute, which rested on a stand below his painting.

Po sighed. It had been six months since Shifu sacrificed himself to save them from the Behemoth. Of all the people who missed him, Po seemed to be taking it really hard. "I wish you were here." Po muttered. "I need you for this responsibility, not me. Why couldn't you pick Tigress?" Po was left with no response, and he walked off.

Up in the watchman tower, Hawk and Cobra were doing their job, watching the city for intruders.

Hawk got bored. "So, what's on your mind?" he asked his snake friend.

"Not much." Cobra admitted. "Still giving Viper some space since Shifu died."

"She's been given enough space." Cobra remarked. "Don't you realize that she's been dating that military general Taipan the taipan for three months now?"

Cobra froze. "You're just kidding around."

"No I'm not." Hawk insisted. "I know all, see all." Cobra got teary eyed then, seeing how he lost the love of his life. Then, he noticed a shape in the distance. Looking closer, he nearly panicked when he saw Saber coming towards the palace. "Alert the palace!" he ordered. Hawk saw Saber coming and did so.

The Five, hearing the warning bell, quickly rushed down to the scene, surrounding Saber as he came into view. Tigress approached him first. "Why did you come alone, Saber?"

The clouded leopard growled a little. "My name's not Saber. It's Xai."

Tigress suddenly recognized the clouded leopard. The others started to move forward and attack, but she stopped him. "He's a friend." She told them.

Crane and Monkey got a better look at the leopard. "Xai!" Monkey cried. "It is you!"

"What?" Viper and Mantis asked.

"He's an old friend." Crane insisted. "It's a long story; just trust us." Viper and Mantis were wary, but they and the rest of the Five led Xai inside.

Once at the palace, Xai immediately went to Po. The panda glared at him.

"What do you want?" he demanded. Xai said nothing, but instead shoved the Chimera Scroll into Po's hand. Po stared at it for a long time before realizing Xai was good. "You want to stay for a while?" Xai only nodded and walked off. "Hey…." The clouded leopard turned to Po. "Why the change of heart?"

Xai sighed. "Because I finally remember."

Later, Hawk insisted that Cobra take a break for a while, so the Indian cobra visited Viper. He was a bit hurt that she was with Taipan. Viper saw Cobra and she and Taipan slithered over.

"Hey, Cobra." Viper said cheerfully. "This is Taipan. Taipan, this is my old friend from the Emerald Palace, Cobra."

"A pleasure to meet you." Taipan greeted.

Cobra smiled as well, but he couldn't believe how perfect Taipan was. He was a terrific kung fu master, he looked like he was worth a thousand gold, and his personality could melt the hardest heart of any female. Cobra was extremely jealous, especially since Viper seemed so happy to be with Taipan.

"We were just about to go to the marketplace." Viper piped up. "You want to come?"

"No…" Cobra muttered. "I have to get to work." Viper seemed a bit surprised, but Cobra wished her and Taipan well and left. Taipan led Viper away as they continued their date.

Hawk stood next to his friend. "You ok?"

Cobra was steaming mad. As he talked the gong sounded for ficve o'clock that evening. It was a good thing, too, because every time it GONG-ed, Cobra had been spitting out cusses. "NO! Of course not! That-" GONG! "-took my girlfriend! And I've know her than that piece of-" GONG! "-. I hate him! If Viper hadn't been dating him, I would've kicked his-" GONG! "-. If I ever get the chance, I'm gonna wring that-" GONG! "- neck! Mark my words, that son of a-" GONG! "-is gonna get it!" Cobra slithered angrily to his room, muttering curses under his breath.

Hawk stood there, bewildered. "What a colorful language." He remarked

A/N: Usually, I don't approve of cuss words, but mcgormanp suggested this.