Hey everyone! I hope you guys enjoyed the little recap. Not much, I know, but I just felt that I had to put it in there for effect.

Anyway, here's the first chapter with new content! Enjoy!

*With Dega and Lily, a month and a half later*

The snake and the tiger lion were at the top of a very large hill overlooking the valley of peace beside a slingshot outline. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and the sun shone down upon the village, bathing it and all it had to offer in the bright beams of light. It was another beautiful day in the Valley of Peace.

"Doesn't this seem dangerous to you?" Lily asked with worry as she got into the slingshot outline.

"Is there a tiny voice in the back of your head telling you not to do this?" Dega questioned.

"Yes."

"Tell it to shut up, 'cause we're DOING THIS THING!" The tiger lion cheered, hopping into the slingshot.

"If we die, I'm blaming you." The snake stated, getting into the green outline.

"Don't worry! We'll be fine! I made sure to put a safety cushion at the end of this thing! I think…"

"You THINK?"

"LIFTOFF!" Dega shouted before cutting the outline of a rope.

The two shot out of the slingshot and started to fly over the valley. While Dega was shouting with glee, Lily was screaming in terror.

*With Tang*

The teenage panda walked over to the window in his room and looked out upon the valley. Aside from his two friends who were soaring across the village screaming and yelling, everything was peaceful and nice.

If everything was so cheerful and right with the world right now, then why wasn't Tang happy?

The adopted son of the Dragon Warrior was still getting over the unexpected murder of his grandfather, Mr. Ping. He didn't understand why someone killed his grandfather, but he had a feeling that it had something to do with Xin, the son of Tai Lung and one of his most recent enemies.

*In Tang's flashback*

"You may think you have won, panda! But Overlord has a plan! He ALWAYS has a plan!" Xin shot hysterically before running out of the palace.

*End of flashback*

Overlord. Who the heck is Overlord?

Tang sighed and sat down on his bed. So many questions were bouncing around in his head, but he had no answers.

Who's Overlord?

*With Dega*

The two students started to fall towards the earth at a rapid speed now.

"HEY! I DIDN'T PUT THE CUSHION THERE!" Dega shouted as they hurtled towards the large pillow.

"MATH CAN SAVE LIVES!" Lily cheered before they slammed into the cushion. "I made a few adjustments. I just hoped my math was correct."

"You seemed so freaked out when I told you I hoped I put out the pillow!"

"Had ya going there, didn't I?"

The tiger lion laughed. "Man, I love…this. I love this! It's great that I finally have somebody to do this stuff with other than Kiba!"

"Maybe we could do other fun things!" Lily exclaimed, bouncing on the pillow.

Dega's eyes widened in fear. The last time she had said that, she went ballistic with happiness and he felt like he might've died.

"Gotcha again!" The snake cheered.

Dega's head sunk deeper into the cushion and he sighed. "Don't EVER tease me like that!"

*With Ryo*

Ryo Mercer was in his zone. The black and grey wolf swung from the Talons of Fury in the Jade Palace training room, landed perfectly on the jade balancing turtle, and flipped into the area of spinning wooden beams with spikes on them. Ryo leaped, ducked, and dodged each beam that hurtled towards him as he made his way through the course. He was about halfway through when his girlfriend, Skyler, surprised him.

"Hey Ryo!" The yellow fox called out.

Being that it was only him in the room at the time, and that everything was quiet before, her sudden greeting startled the wolf, making him lose his focus and being hit multiple times in multiple places by the spike beams.

Ryo stumbled out of the area and collapsed on the ground in pain and exhaustion. "Hey Sky."

"Oh! Did I break your concentration again?" The fox asked in embarrassment.

"A little. What's up?"

"Do you remember what tomorrow is?"

"Tuesday?"

"More specific?"

"Tuesday, the eighteenth of the Chinese calendar?"

"A little more?"

"Tuesday, the eighteenth of the Chinese calendar, of our planet?"

"No! Come on, Ryo! It's our anniversary tomorrow! The day that you first asked me out! I can't wait to see what you have planned!" Skyler stated cheerfully, walking out of the room.

"Uh…" Ryo sputtered. "I'm in trouble."

*With Overlord*

"How is everything? Are our sleeper agents ready and in place?" The figure in black asked, walking up to his general.

"Yes, Overlord. We also have the necessary number of weapons. We just need to gather more men in every city and valley." The ox replied.

"Excellent." Overlord stated, walking around the room. "Everything is going according to plan."

"If I may, Overlord, you do realize that by killing his father, the Dragon Warrior will bring the hammer down on all of us." Jaguar X stated calmly.

"Just let me worry about that for now. I have a plan." Overlord replied.

*With Chao, in the Emperor's palace*

Chao, a tiger at heart and the leader for one of the teams that guarded the emperor of China, was a bold, daring, and sometimes funny individual. Not much is known from Chao's past, since he didn't like to talk about it. The only thing he would tell people when they asked was, "It was hard, at the time."

His team, team 59, was one of the best in the palace and was the Emperor's favorite to have with him whenever he went places. It consisted of three soldiers: Himself, Drift, and Specter.

Drift was the funny guy of the group, being that no matter how bad the situation was or how deadly things became, the hyena always had something witty to say. Drift was kind, lighthearted, and very handsome, and would often score up more dates than any other guy in the palace.

Specter was the quiet one. The white monkey was kind most of the time, serious, and was always battle ready. He carried his sword, a small crossbow, and a dagger with him at all times, which weirded some out. Nobody had ever seen Specter's face, because the chimp had it wrapped with grey cloth all around his head, so you could only see the very brim of his nose and his grey eyes.

"So, gents, guess who scored up a date with THE Wila Hiadouka?" Drift asked confidently, walking into his team's room.

"You." Specter replied stalely, reading a book.

"Uh, yeah. But, guess what? She's bringing a friend with her, too!"

"Not interested." The white monkey responded again.

"What if I told you that the date is set for two hours from now and that her friend is Nini Tusado?"

Specter looked up with wide eyes and then stood up.

"I'll go get ready." The chimp said before walking off for the washroom.

"Is it really Nini Tusado?" Chao asked, sitting up from his bed.

"Sure is! I told her that you would be there! You know how she has a massive crush on you!" The hyena replied.

The tiger shook his head slowly. "Sometimes I think that you're worse than half the bad guys we fight."

Drift cackled in his hyena laugh. "I'm an evil genius!"

*With Zina*

The black tiger's ears perked up when she heard someone knock on her door.

"Come in." She stated.

Overlord opened her door and stepped inside. "How are you fairing today?"

"Alright, all things considered. Food still sucks and my bed is as hard as a rock, but everything else is fine!"

"I can't change the food problem, but if you want a better bed, then steal one from one of the shops at night. Right now, I'm sending you on a mission."

"What is it?"

"Kill any warriors of the Jade Palace who might pursue my identity and my plans, specifically, Kiro Takimuro."

Zina smiled and stood up. "Gladly. When do I start?"

"Now. Oh, and Zina?"

"Yes, Overlord?"

"Destroy any evidence that they've collected on me."

Taadaa! End of the chapter!

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