OK! Here's the chapter of my newest fanfic. I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 1 Night Musings

In the dark of night, while all in the Valley slept, only one was awake. The sounds of pounding and growling could be heard coming from the training hall in the Jade Palace. It was Tigress, of course. Her rage had been too great for sleep. It was her anger of Po being the Dragon Warrior. Training was the only way she knew to quell her irrational rage.

Po, the fat, flabby panda that he was, had actually defeated Tai Lung! How, she had no idea.

"It must have been the Dragon Scroll." She muttered to herself. Somehow, he had gained knowledge that no one else could, and defeated one of the fiercest warriors of all time. So why couldn't she? She had trained for years! Fought countless enemies! And yet, when she faced Tai Lung, she had become easy prey to his nerve attack.

Tigress shook her head. She knew she should be grateful to Po, respect him more. He had saved the Valley of Peace from sure destruction. But, instead, all she could do was compare herself to him. She knew she could defeat Po effortlessly if she wished! She snarled and gouged the training post with her claws.

"So why wasn't I good enough?" She whispered. Her ears pricked as she heard the sound of someone approaching the training hall. She moved back to a shadowed wall of the darkened training hall, golden eyes watching the door. In walked the source of her problems: Po.

"You!" She exclaimed, her shock of seeing him at so late an hour overriding her desire to be quiet. Po jumped.

"Ah! Tigress! Oh..." He flushed. "You scared me. What's with all the sneakiness? You could have given me a heart attack!"

"What are YOU doing here, Po?" Tigress growled, ears flattening against her skull.

"Me?" Po looked around nervously, "I was...uh..." He sighed and hung his head. "I left my snacks here earlier and my stomach woke me up."

"You came here...to get food?" Tigress asked in clear disbelief.

"Yeah." Po mumbled.

"That's ridiculous." Tigress huffed. "You know you should focus on training without food, or it WILL give you a heart attack. It's a wonder you can fight at all with all that fat in your way."

"Hey!" Po frowned, "All this squishiness is absolutely natural! It's got nothing to do with how I eat!" His stomach gurgled loudly, serving as a reminder of his reason for being there. "Now if you don't mind, I'll just grab my snacks and...hey, why are YOU here so late anyway? Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Tigress rolled her eyes.

"I was training. I do that sometimes...when I can't sleep."
"Ahhh." Po said knowingly, "Nightmares?"

"I do not have nightmares!" Tigress snapped quickly. Too quickly. It was none of his business if she sometimes had nightmares or not!

"Hey, I get it. I'm sure you've seen lots of bad stuff."

"Yes." Tigress sneered. "I have. Unlike you, the 'Dragon Warrior'."

"Uh..." Po blinked. "So what are YOU talking about? 'Cause I'm getting this feeling that we're not really on the same page here."

"Nothing you would understand." Tigress moved in a blur to stand before him. "Perhaps, when you have been the cause of someone's death, THEN you will understand." Po seemed to realize that there was nothing he could say that would make things better, and wisely chose to remain silent. With a frustrated growled, Tigress stalked from the training hall and back to her room. As she slid her door shut she collapsed on her bed.

"Stupid panda." She grumbled as her eyes slid shut.

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