Ok, so I've written another chapter for you guys! Shout out to TheAnyonymousWriter (Is that spelt right?) for your review! Anyway, onto the story

No one's POV

Dawn in the Valley of Peace. Most of the Valley's residents were still sleeping, very few awake before the morning gong was struck. The warriors of the Jade palace were among the few awake, ready to begin their journey. All except one.

"Po! Wake up!" An aggravated Shifu yelled into Po's ear
"Huh?" Po mumbled, only half awake. Shifu, fed up, hit Po with his staff
"I'm awake!" Po yelled, leaping from his bed and landing...on Shifu "Ah! Master I'm sorry!"Po said, hurriedly moving. Shifu looked like he wanted to kill Po, but instead he took a deep breath and said
"Everyone, we will meet at the stairs in five minutes to leave."
"You're lucky he didn't destroy you." Mantis commented as everyone went to make the final preperations for their journey.

After five minutes, everyone had assembled at the stairs.

"Master Shifu, is it all right if we stop at my dad's shop? I want to say goodbye."
"Of course Po, but we will not have time to stay long."

And so the warriors set of running down the palace stairs, except for Po who took one step and tripped, bouncing down the rest of the way. At the bottom of the steps Po lay in a daze, having landed on his head.

"Are you okay?" Tigress asked, extending a hand to help him up.
"Stairs. Are. Evil." Po gasped, accepting Tigress' outstretched hand.
"Po, we will wait here while you say goodbye to your father." Shifu said once Po had recovered.

Po left the five and Shifu and ran to his dad's shop. As always, it was packed with customers. Po tried to move quickly through the crowd, but as usual he was swarmed by villagers. He finally made it to the kitchen where his dad was cooking.

"Po! Its good to see you." The goose said, hugging his son.
"Hey dad."
"What brings you here?"
"I came to say goodbye. I'm going to the Imperial City on a mission." Po explained
"Well, be safe Po. Goodbye."
"Bye dad." Po said, hugging his dad tightly.

Po left the noodle shop, returning to the others who were still waiting for him. Once he was back they all left the valley, running towards the imperial city.

In the mountains...

High in the mountains, at Xue's house, Chou and Xue were standing outside.

"Mum that's not fair! You can't just leave me behind!" Chou said for what must have been the hundreth time
"You're not coming with us. This is going to be dangerous, and there will be many battles. Chou, I cannot protect you during that." Xue explained
"But Jade will be there! You know she will." Chou protested, growing angry at her mother's stubbornness.
"Jade is my sister, not my daughter. I cannot control her actions."
"But she's half my age! How is that fair?" Chou asked
"Jade grew up fighting for her life, she can take care of herself."
"So can I!" Chou insisted
"Chou, you will only draw attention to us. I cannot let that happen, not when your father is supposed to be dead."
"Ok. I'll stay here." Chou finally agreed.
"Thankyou. Be safe, I'll be back soon."
"Goodbye Chou." Said another voice from behind.
"Bye dad." Chou said, embracing her father.

Chou watched as her parents set off, running through the forest towards the imperial city. Chou really had no intention of staying at the house. This was going to be the biggest battle in history, and Chou was a promising student of kung fu.

Chou quickly ran upstairs to her room and pulled out an empty pack. She packed it with clothes and food for her journey. Chou knew her mother would be upset if she knew what Chou was doing, but at that moment Chou's anger was clouding her desicions. How could her mother think that Chou would willingly miss out on the greatest battle in the history of kung fu? Chou would fight in this war if it killed her.

In a snowy forest near the imperial city...

A lone figure walked among the snow-capped trees, her small feet leaving a trail in the snow behind her. Jade didn't want to be here, this forest was too unfamiliar. In reality, she didn't have a real home. A few friends who would take her in when the weather was particularly harsh was the closest she'd ever come.

She'd never been to this forest before, but now she couldn't leave unless she was summoned. She winced as she turned her head, pain shooting through her neck. She unconsciously fingered the metal collar around her neck as unwanted memories flooded her.

Pain, fire, blood.
Claws, knives, teeth.
Two wolves, one young tigress.
One held a silver collar. On the front was an intricate wolf's head made of diamond and obsidian.
She was pinned down by an invisible force, the collar placed around her neck.
Pain shot out from where the collar was placed, numbing her senses until she couldn't think.
Jade felt it close at the back, and knew there was no way it would come off.

"You're my servant now." Fang said, laughing "Don't try to run off, the further you are the more power it will drain from you."

Jade wanted to fight, but there was nothing she could do. Running away was suicide, staying here meant the spillage of innocent blood at her hands. All she could do was wait until her sister Xue came to the Imperial City to fight her old enemy Fang.

In a cave on a mountainside...

The furious five, Po and Shifu had stopped travelling to rest for the night. Tigress had spotted a cave in a moutainside while they were running, and they'd all decided to stay there for the night. Po had started a fire and was cooking dinner, the five were sitting inside the cave talking and laughing while Shifu had gone into the forest to meditate.

Po finally finished cooking, and served up dinner. As usual, everyone enjoyed his noodle soup and soon there was only a small portion left, which was saved for Shifu.

"How long does it take to get to the Imperial City?" Po asked, realising he didn't know. If it was more than a few days they were going to run out of food, one of Po's worst nightmares.
"Around three or four days, depending on how fast we travel. Is it important?" Tigress asked
"I just wanted to make sure we wouldn't run out of food." Po said, making the others laugh.
"A lot can happen in a few days. I wonder what it will be like when we get there." Viper said, causing everyone to stop laughing. The mood in the cave had suddenly become very solemn.
"We don't even know much." Crane said
"We know there's an army, but of what?" Monkey added
"And taking over the Imperial city couldn't have been done quickly. To be able to do that without us hearing about it is..." Viper trailed off, not sure how to finish her own sentence.
"Oh well, at least we won't run out of food!" Po said, smiling. Everyone laughed at this and suddenly, all the tension had left the cave.

But while everyone had been talking, Tigress had been thinking. Because she knew that Xue would go to the Imperial City, she's said so herself. Chou would never be left behind and her other sister, Jade, would most likely want to fight as well. Fang has caused nothing but pain for her family, so all her family would want to fight.

"Tigress?" Po asked, seeing that she had completely zoned out.
"Oh, sorry Po I was just thinking."
"Ok, well we're all going to bed now." Po replied
"Of course, goodnight Po." Tigress said, laying down at the back of the cave on a thin mat.

Tigress had trouble sleeping that night, because one thought wouldn't leave her head. Xue, Chou and Jade would all go to the Imperial City, and so too would Xue's husband and Chou's father. So too would Tai-lung.

Ok, so now you guys know who Xue's mysterious husband is. Did anyone guess it was him? Actually, I'm sure most of you did since I said there was Tai-lungXOC in this fic. Oh well, guess I'm not that mysterious. Review?