Author's note: Hi! I'm new at writing stories but now I'm making my attempt at it. Alright, so this story is about Lord Shen and his family. Maylin(spelled wrong on purpose) is his wife, a black peahen. Shen also has two daughters and two sons that will be introduced soon! Almost all of the characters in this story are my OCs. Again, I'm new at writing stories so the chapters might not be too long. I was inspired to write this by ABoxOfMacaronsPlease.(sorry if I spelled that wrong) So, here I am! I also want to thank them for helping me with understanding this line thing. So thank you ABoxOfMacaronsPlease for helping me and being ever so kind to me! They have also made a Lord Shen story so if you want, go check it out! It's a really good story so far and I hope that it turns out to be a great story that many people will love(including me!). I'll try to post as often as I can. If I may ask, I want you all to tell me what I need to fix and what I can improve on if you would be so kind to do so, and thank you all! I really hope you enjoy this and thank you all for reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kung Fu Panda or any of it's characters. All belong to their original owners.

This is a story about romance and action combined. Long ago, Lord Shen was a caring man. He had a family of his own which included his wife, Maylin, and their four children, Mei, Ai, Li, and Jun. Mei hatched with her father's feathers, eyes as blue as the clear sky, and a love for action. Ai was had her mother's black feathers, same eyes as her sister, and was always kind. Li had blue/green feathers as his grandfather did and strength like him too. Jun had green feathers and always told the truth. They were a happy family. Then a prophecy was told. Gongmen's soothsayer foretold that if Shen continued to experiment with his parents creation, he would be defeated by a warrior of black and white. Shen, overhearing the conversation, led a group of wolves to eliminate the threat. When he returned, Shen expected his family to congratulate him, but all they saw was a peacock who had just committed a massacre. As his punishment he was exiled from Gongmen City forever, but he swore revenge. After his exile, all he could think of was taking China as his empire, leaving the thought of his family in oblivion.

Lord Shen coughed as he slowly regained consciousness. He looked up and aroud, horrified, at his broken weapon, then at the remains of his ships. It all happened in a second. One minute, he could feel like the king of the world. The next minute, he could have a panda destroying his plans he'd been preparing for thirty years by using "inner peace!" The fallen Lord started to speak. "How did you... how did you do it?" He asked the panda standing behind him.

"You know, you just keep your elbows up and your shoulders loose-"

"Not that! How did you find peace? I took away your parents, everything. I- I scarred you for life!"

"See that's the thing Shen, scars heal." Po said. Shen's eyes narrowed on the panda. "No they don't! Wounds heal!" Shen hissed. Po thought about this. "Oh yeah! What do scars do? They fade I guess?"

"I don't care what scars do!"

"You should Shen. You gotta let go of that stuff from the past 'cause it just doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now." Po said. Shen nodded. "You're right. Then I choose... THIS!" Shen pulled out his knives, and jumped to his feet. Shen only had one thing in mind, killing the panda.

Other than the infuriated peacock, five other peafowl were watching the battle among the other citizens of Gongmen.

"Finally! Lord Shen will get what he deserves!" said a peahen. "How can you say that?" asked a peacock. "Mei, he is our father and you want him-"

"Terminated?" added another peacock.

"Jun, I don't care how you want me to talk about him." Mei hissed. She then turned to her other brother. "And Li, you have no place in this conversation!" Li looked at her, one feather brow raised. "Well, you were talking about our father and he definitely concerns me." Li said swiftly.

While they were fighting, two more peafowl were having their own conversation.

"After all these years Ying. It's like..." a peahen began, but soon trailed off. "Grandmother Maylin, he's different now. He's... a warlord." Ying told her. Maylin stared at the peacock in the distance. Thirty years it had been since she had last seen him. Ying didn't even have the pleasure to meet him. "But..." Ying began. "If you think he can learn to be better, I can't think of anyone more eligible as his teacher!" Ying looked up at her with encouraging eyes. Maylin smiled at her granddaughter. Both turned their heads to a sound to an ear piercing sound. They saw Shen's cannon slowly start to fall.

Maylin watched in horror as the cannon fell. Shen was in its way and would surely be crushed. A feeling of panic flowed through Maylin's veins. Without realizing it, she was running through the crowd and towards the wreckage. When she found herself at the shore, Maylin took flight. All Maylin could do was hope she could save her poor husband before it was too late.

Shen was blinded by rage. He swung his guandao at the panda viciously.

Then, crack!

Shen turned to see his once glorious weapon start to fall towards him. Shen had had enough. His energy was drained after working for the past thirty years on a plan that hadn't even worked. He was tired of fighting. Tired of trying to do something that could be done. That one thing was denying his fate. He had been doing that ever since his exile, and he didn't want to anymore. The Great Lord Shen had no more will to live. Shen closed his eyes, listening to the sound of his weapon fall. He now excepted his fate, he had been defeated by a warrior of black and white.

Right as Shen thought death was sure to come, he saw a flash of black. Then, Shen felt something take hold of him. It was warm, like an embrace. It gave him the sense of protection. Shen wanted to stay there forever. Soon, the he felt himdelf in the same embrace, but in mid air. He heard the sound of fireworks popping and the force propelled them farther. They hit the water and for a split second opened his eyes. What Shen saw was a black figure with red eyes. He then remembered who it was right as he fell into a state of unconsciousness.

A peahen was running through the streets of Gongmen. Although, this particular peahen was different than most. She had black feathers and ruby red eyes. The peahen stopped running after realizing her two friends weren't right behind her as she expected. One of her friends was a wolf named Li. He was the son of the Royal Guard's Alpha, and he always wanted to live up to his father. Her other friend was a peacock named Shen. He was a white peacock who would hopefully, become the Lord of Gongmen, like his father. The peahen was different. She didn't live with her father, let alone a family, and didn't look up to her father. If anything, she despised him for driving her away. The truth was, she was a thief. Shen and Li were in the upper class and she lived in the dregs of society. Distracting her mind from the thoughts of her place in Gongmen, she focused on her two friends that were running toward her. Finally, they stopped in front of her, trying to catch their breath. She shook her head. "Come on guys! You can't be this slow!" she told them. Li took in a breath before answering. "Not everyone... is as fast... as you, Maylin." he said in between breaths.

"Yeah Maylin. We haven't had as much practice with running as you have." Shen added. Maylin looked at him.

"Ok, first of all, sure I've had to run from the guards a couple of times but that doesn't mean you can't run as fast as me." Maylin told her friend, then turned to Li. "And second, Li! You're a wolf! You're practically made for running!" She exclaimed. "Yeah..." Li said. "but I don't run away from my dad the guards everyday!"

"Not everyday!" Maylin pointed out. "Just most days."

Shen and Li immediately started laughing. Maylin just rolled her eyes. Boys, she thought. She looked up at the setting sun. A grin passed her face as she turned to look at her companions.

"Hey guys!" Maylin yelled to get their attention. Shen and Li stopped their laughing and turned their heads to look at Maylin.

"Don't you guys need to be getting home?" She asked. Both of them nodded. "Alright then, who's up for a race?"

Both the boys jumped and cheered. "Last one to The Tower of Sacred Flame?" Shen suggested. "You're on!" said Li. "Just so you know," Maylin said. "if I win, you guys have to buy me dinner." Li rolled his eyes. "As always." Li mumbled under his breath. "Fair." Shen said nodding. They lined up side by side, ready to start their race. Maylin looked at both of them before counting. "Ready... Set... Go!"

In the end, Maylin won. That night, it was one of the rare occasions Maylin was served anything she wanted instead of stealing small things. Maylin loved both of her friends and she thought nothing could tear them apart. When they where young, Maylin did know much about how much passion and a dream could possess someone. How much they could blind someone. How far they would go to achieve it. With Shen, it was murder.

Author's note: Alright! I'm done with the first chapter! Any questions? What did you guys think? You like it? Should I continue? Well, I'm gonna continue either way! Thanks for reading and I'll update as soon as I can. Until next time!