Chapter Two

The morning couldn't come quick enough for the Five and Po as they had all eagerly awaited Shifu's safe return to the Jade Palace,
the morning gong finally sounded and the six warriors swiftly exited their rooms and said "Good morning Master." in unison. Six faces
fell with disappointment when they noticed the absence of their master, disappointedly the six warriors made their way to the
bunk-house door meeting a goose attendant who was busily sweeping but stopped upon noticing them, he bowed before speaking.
"Good morning Masters, I see Master Shifu isn't with you. I guess he must still be tired from his journey." The goose said cheerfully.

"Wait, he's back?" PO asked surprised as the five looked at each other in equal surprise.
"Yes, I opened the gate for him last night. He was completely soaked to the bone... I must get back to my chores." The goose replied
before bowing again and leaving the bunk-house heading towards the guest-house.

"We should check on him, tired or not Master Shifu would still have been up." Tigress instantly stated once she was sure the attendant
was out of earshot, the others nodded in agreement as they followed her to their Master's quarters.

Tigress opened the room's doors and softly called out. "Master? Master are you here?" They all entered their master's small room; Viper
was the first to notice the small pile of damp clothing on the floor. "He must have been soaked, his clothes are still damp." She commented
before Po spoke. "Hey, he makes sure we make our beds, but look at his." He said indignantly as he pointed at Shifu's bed, the blankets
were bundled up into a lump in the middle of the bed.
"Maybe he was urgently needed in the village and didn't have time to make it." Tigress replied instantly defending Shifu; she made her
way over to the bed intending to make it for her master but stopped. Tigress studied the lump of blankets for a few moments before
suspiciously prodding at them once with her finger, her action earned her a small groan from someone or something buried under the
blankets.
Tigress looked back at her friends who had all crowded closer to the bed, with a nod of encouragement from them she gently untangled
the blankets revealing a small, curled up ball of fur that they all instantly recognised as their Master. "Master Shifu?" they all said in unison
before Tigress knelt down and placed a paw on his shoulder. "Master are you okay? Wake up." Tigress said worriedly as she gently shook
Shifu's shoulder earning her another groan. Shifu slowly opened his eyes before sneezing; he sniffed trying to rid himself of the blocked
feeling in his sinuses. "Huh... What are you all doing in my room?" He asked shivering slightly, Po and the Five all let out a relieved sigh as
Tigress tucked the blankets around Shifu again only leaving his head visible. "We were worried about you Master." Tigress replied before
Monkey continued. "Yeah, especially after one of the attendants told us that he let you in last night." Shifu looked at the slightly worried expressions on each of his students faces. "Ah this is because I did ahh...ahchoo! Excuse me, didn't greet you this morning when the gong sounded." Shifu replied in-between a sneeze, Mantis shifted about uncomfortable with the silence that followed.
"So Master how was the Emperor? What did he want this time?" He asked after Shifu sneezed again, Shifu sighed tiredly and sniffed
before answering. "The Emperor is fine, he summoned me for the same reason he always does, for a ah ahchoo! Advice." Shifu pulled the blankets tighter around himself as Tigress soothingly rubbed his back helping to lull him to sleep again, once Shifu had fallen into a deep
sleep the six warriors nodded at each other before silently leaving their master to rest.

"Sounds like he has a bad cold." Crane commented as they left Shifu's quarters slowly making their way to the kitchen where they ate.
"Hmmm, Po can you make some soup for Master Shifu and some lemon honey tea?" Tigress asked after a moment's silence.
"Uh, yeah sure." Po replied as they neared the kitchen.
"So Tigress I suppose the plan is to try and Help Master Shifu get well as fast as possible?" Viper asked.
"Well you know how stubborn he is, he won't want the doctor to get involved, never does, besides it will be hard enough just getting him to stay in bed and rest." Tigress replied with a sigh of frustration. The Five sat down around the small wooden table as Po made them breakfast, once breakfast was served all six began to slowly eat in silence each lost in their own thoughts.

A/N
Right that's the second chapter so I won't be updating until next week maybe sooner. Advice is welcome as it helps me develop my writing style or drop me a quick line to just tell me what you think, it's always appreciated. The bold writing in this chapter are words that the characters put emphasis on when they were speaking.