A/N: and here it is! Finally! A little over a year after the first Golden story, the third is out! I know you have all been waiting for this, so please give it the support you gave the other stories!

As you can read, this will be the last Golden story. But don't be sad; this is only the first chapter. Remember that.

I do still not own Kung Fu Panda.

Widen Your Golden Heart, Prologue

"You know," Enlai began, "the sky actually looks bluer if you tilt your head."

Tigress opened one eye to glance at him. "No, it does not."

"Yes, it does. Try."

"Why should I…?" Taking in a deep breath, Tigress calmed herself down. She could meditate. She had done that before.

But when a person started whistling, it became too much. "Enlai…" she said warningly.

"What?" the male tiger asked, sitting beside her.

"Can you stop that?"

He sighed and turned towards her. "You know, it's kinda annoying that you use the little time we have alone on meditating."

"We are supposed to meditate," Tigress told him sternly.

"So?" Enlai dared to say. "I don't like meditating."

"The only reason Master Shifu let us go is because we should find comfort in our thoughts," Tigress declared.

Enlai raised an eyebrow. "Comfort? For what?"

"For your annoying questions," Tigress hissed. Just as she was about to say more, a shadow could be seen in front of them. "Zeng?" the tiger asked, recognizing the goose.

"Master Tigress," the servant greeted them. "Mister Enlai. Master Shifu needs you at the palace."

Enlai groaned. "Come on! You cannot disturb our alone time!"

"It's important!" the bird told him.

The male tiger threw up his hands. "Yes! That's why it can't be disturbed!"

Tigress glared at him while standing up. "I believe he is talking about what Master Shifu wants us to do."

"Sure," Enlai said, standing beside her while brushing off some dirt of his pants. "What does he want now?"

"He wants to see Master Tigress," Zeng said. "And as quick as possible," he then added.

Enlai turned towards Tigress, looking at her with big, sad eyes that made her sigh. "I have to go."

"Come on!" he exclaimed. "Can't you see this is what he wants?!"

"Enlai…"

"Not again, Tigress," the male tiger said, crossing his arms. "And I repeat; not again."

Tigress looked at Zeng. "Tell Master Shifu I will be there soon. Just some minutes."

The bird nodded and flew away again.

"I have to go," she then said to Enlai. "We can talk later."

"You said that last time," the tiger muttered.

Tigress signed. "It isn't my fault that you aren't allowed to with us on our missions."

"You are right; it is Shifu's."

"You are not a master, Enlai."

"Yeah, but I still don't have to stay in the training hall. We both know that I can fight!" Enlai exclaimed.

Tigress knew what the whole problem was and said, "He doesn't hate you, Enlai. He knows he owes you my life."

"Admit it; he is trying to get rid of me."

The female tiger smiled slightly. "No; if he was trying to get rid of you, then you would have it the same way as Po had it on his first day at the Jade Palace."

Enlai grimaced as he remembered. "Alright… But he still doesn't like me."

"You could try and be a bit more nice to him," Tigress said. "The others understand how you are felling, but…"

"If you believe that I'll just let him take you away, then you are wrong."

"It's not like that," she protested.

"He is like a new Mei-Hua…"

"Don't say that!" Tigress growled and pushed him away from her. "I am tired of having this conversation over and over again, Enlai!"

He growled back, "And I am tired of how it keeps ending!"

For some seconds, they just stood there, staring at each other. Then Tigress looked away. "I have to go," she muttered. "We will talk more tonight."

She then turned around to run back to the Jade Palace.

Enlai sighed as he watched her disappear.

Three days later he left.

"Master Tigress?" the antelope said, obviously surprised. "What do you want with her?"

"I just need to talk with her," the stranger said. The dark cloak hid its face; not revealing anything. "But unfortunately, she does not want to speak with me. We had some problems in the past… I want to solve them, but Master Tigress isn't that openhearted."

Piao tilted his head. "And you need me because…?"

The stranger chuckled silently. "I could not help but hear that you have worked for the mighty Dragon Queen Mei-Hua. May she rest in peace."

"She was a wonderful woman, yes. But I have to inform you that I do not longer work at the Dragon Palace." The antelope sighed. "I wished I did, though."

"I still believe you can help me," the stranger said. They were sitting in the local restaurant; a lot of noise filled the air around them.

Piao widened his eyes. "Then what is the problem?"

"Have you ever…?" The stranger cleared its throat. "I have heard rumors about a certain crown."

"The Dragon Queen's crown?" Piao exclaimed. "How do you…?"

"I hear a lot of things," the stranger said. "And I believe Master Tigress would like to hear about it too."

"I am not so sure about that…"

"Believe me. She will be thrilled to hear this."

Piao shook his head. "I don't know where it is."

"But you must know more than me."

"If you want to hear all the stories, then I know who you should ask," Piao said.

The stranger leaned closer to him. "Who?"

"Before I reveal anything, may I ask; what is Master Tigress' role in all of this?" the antelope asked.

"Well, is she does not want to come to me, then I must make her. And I believe this little jewelery will lure her."

Little tears streamed down from the mountain cat's eyes. He could not be gone. He had to be there.

Something must have happened.

But what?

Lu Chu let out a small sob as she rose from her chair. She had waited for him for four days. He should have returned long time ago.

Was he alright?

Was he lost?

What could she do?

In this little house on the mountain… Who could she ask for help?

Lu Chu looked down on her stomach. It could not have something to do with that, right? Jie had been so surprised when he heard the news. But he was of course happy. She was sure of that.

But what is he was…?

No. That could not be. She had to think positive thoughts. Jie was probably fine. He was just… Lost.

Poor Jie.

She could not just keep sitting here! But if she walked out alone…

She had to take care of herself. Especially now. Again, she touched her own stomach. The baby…

Lu Chu then decided that she could not try and find Jie on her own. It was too dangerous.

But there was another place she could go…

And besides; she needed Master Tigress' help. Of course the tiger knew what to do!

Lu Chu pulled herself together and started packing her stuff so she could travel. She must remember to leave a note for Jie, if it happened that he came back. Who knew? Maybe luck would follow them.

Oh, how was it long time since she had seen the Jade Palace. Of course she had sent them letters, and they had answered, but it still was not the same. Seeing their faces would be great.

And how would they react when they heard the news?

Of course she expected them to be happy. And they would; she was sure of that.

She grabbed her cloak and covered her with it; the mountain had hard weather. Picking up her bag, she made her way out of the house and closed the door behind her.

It would take her some days to get to the Valley of Peace.

But it would be worth it.

"Tigress," Viper called but got no answer. The snake then sighed; the tiger's behavior was making her crazy. She was worried, of course, but it was also making her tired.

Something had to happen soon.

"Tigress!" she yelled again, louder this time. But the tiger did not jump down from the obstacle, but continued smashing wood.

As Viper glared at her, the others arrived, standing beside the snake.

"What's going on?" Po asked, mouth full of dumplings.

"She won't stop," Viper explained. "Again."

"So," Mantis began, "What are we going to do?"

Monkey tilted his head. "We can try and push her off."

"And end up with her getting hurt?" Viper asked. "We can't risk that."

"So what are we going to do?" Crane asked.

"Getting Enlai back, of course!" Po exclaimed, and they all sent him warning glances. "What?"

In the next second Tigress had landed in front of them, little lightning flashing in her eyes.

"Oh…" Po slowly said, realizing why the others had warned him.

"Do not…" She stopped herself, by taking a deep breath. "He is fine."

"But you are not," Viper said. "That's why we need to talk."

Tigress glared at her. "There is nothing to talk about. He sent me a letter; he is just busy."

"Sure. And that is why you are acting the way you do," Viper said sarcastically.

"It has been three weeks since we last saw him, Viper," Tigress told her friend. "I have gotten used to it."

"You are missing him…"

"I am… I am just tired of his lies."

Po widened his eyes. "He lied?"

Tigress glared at him. "He left to take care of some business. Since when did he have business? After the Shadow Warriors disappeared… He is up to something, and I don't know what."

"So why aren't we searching for him?" Mantis asked. "He can't be that hard to find!"

"If he wants some freedom then let him have it," Tigress said and then turned around to return to her training.

All just stared at her with widened eyes. "Wow," Mantis said. "I never thought Tigress would be behaving like this."

"It's crazy!" Monkey added.

Po turned towards Viper. "Can't we help?"

She shook her head. "I don't think so. Master Shifu will never let us leave if Tigress is not going with us."

"You don't think he just left, do you? I mean, he just came here!"

"I don't know, Po," Viper said, shrugging if she could.

"Master Shifu wasn't exactly happy for him," Monkey said.

"And Enlai was not happy for him," Mantis added. "And now Tigress isn't happy with everything!"

Viper sighed. "I guess we just have to wait."

But before she could leave the hall, she heard someone yell out loudly, "Tigress!"

It was Po who had shouted, and now the panda was on his way towards Tigress who had fallen to the ground. The others let out a gasp, but then ran after him.

"Is she alright?" Viper asked, staring at the unconscious tiger.

Mantis was busy with checking up on her, but looked worried. "I don't know. She is just… Out."

"Crane, go get Shifu," Viper told the bird, eyes widened.

"There is a pulse though," Mantis said, calming them all. "But she could just as well be sleeping."

"But why did she pass out?" Viper asked. "Is it the training?"

Monkey shook his head. "She has tried worse."

"And she did eat this morning," Po said. "I know it; I made the breakfast."

"Then why did she…?" Viper trailed off as she saw how the tiger's lips started to move. Leaning closer, the snake tried to hear what she was saying. When no sound came out, she tried to guess the words by watching the movements.

"Viper…?" Mantis asked, not understanding what the snake was doing.

But his friend was too concentrated to hear his question. What was she saying? Finally, she realized what it might could be.

"Mei-Hua?" she asked out loud. Why was Tigress saying her mother's name?

"What about her?" Po asked. "Isn't she dead?"

"She should be…" Viper muttered. But why did she have the feeling that the old Dragon Queen had something to do with this.

Pulling herself out of her own thoughts, Viper gently slapped the tiger's cheeks, hoping to get some life back into her. "Wake up."

"It doesn't work," Mantis said, crawling onto the tiger's head. "I believe we can only wait."

"For what?" Po asked. "Tigress to wake up again or Shifu to come?"

"Both."

"Oh…" Po was quiet for a moment before saying, "Do you think she is going to be alright?"

Mantis nodded. "If she has just fainted, then yes." But then he frowned. "If it is something else, then I don't know."

Po looked nervous, well, even more nervous when he heard that. "Is she sick?" he asked urgently.

"As I said; I don't know, Po," Mantis said again.

Monkey touched her forehead. "It doesn't feel like she has fever," he muttered.

"Then what is wrong?" Viper asked again.

In the same moment, the doors opened. The students turned around to meet their master, but Shifu was nowhere to be seen.

Instead, there was a female mountain cat.

"Lu Chu?!" Viper exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

"I…" the former servant began, but then saw who was on the floor. "Master Tigress?! Is she alright?"

"We don't know," Viper said quietly. "We are waiting for Master Shifu."

"Oh… Can I help? What happened?" Lu Chu asked, sitting down beside the unconscious tiger.

Monkey shrugged. "She just fainted."

"Where is Mister Enlai?" Lu Chu asked, figuring out that the male tiger usually would be here if something happened to Tigress.

"Uhm…" Po said. "He is kinda gone."

"How? Why?"

"Longer story," Monkey said. "Why are you here?"

"I can't find Jie," she explained. "And I… Uhm… Did Master Tigress just suddenly faint?" she then asked.

Mantis nodded. "Yes. Why?"

"Because Master Mei-Hua once did that too. Many times actually. But that was many years ago and it stopped after some time."

"So Tigress is having the same thing that Mei-Hua did?" Mantis thought out loud. "And what was that?"

"I don't know. I just know what she suddenly started fainting."

Then the doors became opened again, and Master Shifu entered the room.

"How is she?" he asked as he stood beside the others.

Viper had just opened her mouth, when Master Shifu noticed Lu Chu. "What are you doing here?" he asked, surprised.

"Uhm… I think it would be best if I waited with telling you that," the mountain cat said, and then they all turned to look at the unconscious Tigress.

A/N: And here it finally is! I hope this prologue made you excited for the rest of the story. Because there will come more… Much more.

So please, please, guys! This is the first chapter; please share your thoughts!

Hope you liked it!