Here's # 2 OF H.T.G.D!

To Mulu: Thanks a lot. I still don't know what I'm gonna do about my other story. I don't think I'm gonna continue.

To Phil: Message me through hotmail, kay. --

Po and the Furious Five will be in the next chapter, PROMISE!

Hidden Tiger. Golden Dragon

Ju ran through the forest. Jumping over vines, and this and that. While running she heard a roar. Obviously a big cat, not a bear. She accelerated easily, and sped toward the roar. Whoever was making the noise was in pain. Though Ju guessed who it was

"OW!" A teenage Jaguar cried grabbing his tail, and stroked it gently.

A Timber wolf folded his paws respectively, and bowed, legs together.

"Chico, was good to fight you. No?" The Timber wolf said in a Russian accent.

"Aye ya. Ya sure. But, ay, Chao, did you have to bite so hard?" Chico, the Jaguar, asked while growling in pain. His accent was Spanish, he was from Brazil. Chico dusted his green robes, while Chao's blue robes were still clean.

"AND LOOK AT YOU! MISTER OH SO COOL AND CLEAN! Man, it's no wonder the ladies go for you in da village." Chico clapped his hands together and batted his eyes, impersonating a day dreaming girl. "Oh, Chao! Chao, kiss my hand, no Chao be my husband. BLAH BLAH! SICKENS ME! AND THEN WHAT! The Emperor of the Imperial family comes and asks 'Chao of Russia, be part of my army, and my commander.' HOGWASH IS WHAT I SAY! I AM JUST AS GOOD AS YOU! And what do I get? I..."

thunk!

thud!

Chico was on the ground, with a female Sun Bear held him down, with Chico's arm twisted nearly all around his body.

"ow," He cried softly.

"What do you get?" She asked, amused with the situation before her. Chao's face was solemn, and unreadable. But he stood in his place, watching what was coming in the distance.

Chico mumbled an unclear response.

A Chinese Ferret Badger came up to the Sun Bear, the bear had let go of Chico, yet Chico did not move. The Bear placed her right paw to her mouth.

"Oops, Sorry Chico. I didn't mean to paralyze you again."

Chico nodded, then moved his head, well he tried to jerk his head toward the small ferret.

"Li-Lihua. Mind helpin a Jaguar?"

Lihua nodded, and placed her small paw on Chico's shoulder.

"It is nearly dislocated..."

"WHAT! LANYING!"

Lanying, the bear, raised both of her paws, signaling she didn't mean to harm him so seriously.

"Tis nothing to be frantic about. With a simple,"

CRACK!

"AWWWW!"

"And a small,"

THUNK!

"AAAHHHH!"

"You are cured." Lihua pushed the dark eyed cat away from her. Chico looked worse then he did before, and was in pure agony. Lihua began to count down under her breath.

3-2-1

Chico pounced toward Chao, and bit down on his neck. The wolf, in turn, grabbed Chico by the neck, and slammed him to the ground, before body slamming the cat. Which, knocked Chico out completely.

Lihua pranced over to the boys.

"Thank you Chao." She thanked, and picked up the cat, throwing him over her shoulders, and began to drag him away from the fighting area.

Lanying's ears perked, and she sniffed the air.

"Hello Ju!" She welcomed.

Ju ran up to her fellow pupil's on all four.

Once she was close enough to the group, she lifted to a stand, and bowed, which was returned by the others.

"We must return to the Temple. Master Bingwen is there, waiting for us. I can tell he is uneasy about something." She told urgently.

"Deming?" Chao asked.

"Master Bingwen told him to follow him to the Emerald Temple."

Chao nodded, and began to strut the same way Ju came.

"Shall we?" Lanying formed a V, and linked arms with Ju, while Lihua climbed onto her shoulder.

"So, did he say why we had to meet so early at the Temple. Tis not even six o'clock?"

"No, but he wasn't himself..."

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The six were lined up, boys to girls, in single line. They all watched as Bingwen nervously paced in front of them.

"I thought I could just ignore this," Said the Tamarin. "But I have sensed my ignorance should not have been let go. Ching, bring me the scroll." Bingwen told one of the servant cranes, Ching.

Ching bowed, and hurried of to do as told. He came back with a rolled up scroll, that was stamped with the main land Seel of Peace. The Crane bent down to give the scroll to his superior.

Bingwen tore the seal off, and read what was written on it.

"Master?" A concerned Lanying asked, but she stood in her place, to show her respect, her short legs were pressed together.

"We will be leaving the Emerald Temple, very soon."

The shocked six, looked at one another. Looking to see if any of them had an answer to the only question they could think of. Why?

"Master. why? How soon? Is it because of your feelings? We could tell other temples, and notify them. And ask them to take on whatever is coming, or going. Please tell us why and maybe..." Ju tried. She didn't want to leave the safety of her home. Neither did the others. Sure Chico and Chao weren't from the area, but they called Sumatra home. What was so important, Bingwen would make them leave?

Ju sighed, "Maybe, we could stay, and protect our home. That is our duty. Our original reason to train here was to protect what we love. So why..."

"ENOUGH JU! Calm yourself, find your peace." The Tamarin interrupted. "Ju, I know very well, you hate leaving your land. This is one of few times I shall use said word. But for you, you do indeed hate to leave your home. But for this you must." Bingwen, placed the scroll down on the floor, and sat down as well, in a meditation like sit. Ju closed her mouth, and breathed in deeply, then sat. The rest followed their actions by sitting quietly on the emerald floor.

"Master Shifu, of the Valley of Peace, has gotten the same feeling as I. A great King has died...go ahead Lanying." Bingwen allowed, knowing the young bear wanted to burst out and say something. She just had not caught on to the pause.

"OH! Right, sorry. Though I know you shall tell us who the King is, I do not know if you shall tell us how he died. I would like to know Master." She bowed.

"Ah. Lanying, to answer your question, we do not know. But we do know that the King has died somewhere on the Main Land, near the Himalayans. The great King, is the Great Asian Lung King. The dragon king was old, but did not die from natural cause. But we do know that he left something. A new prophecy, that shall introduce the new King of the Asiatic Dragons. And Master Shifu and I have both felt, that one of our students is the new King. Whoever becomes the new King shall gain the Golden Dragon. Which, if we find the Golden dragon, will mean far more then a new crown."

"Master Shifu. Yeah, I hearda him. He trained the Dragon Warrior, right Master?" Chico inquired.

Bingwen shook his head.

"Yes, Shifu did train the Dragon Warrior. And the Dragon Warrior is still living at the Jade Temple, the sister of the Emerald Temple. Shifu still trains the Dragon Warrior, and his famous Furious Five."

"Hey I hear of them to. I've especially heard a lot about Tigress. She's a tiger to, just like you Ju," Lanying said blandly.

Ju simply closed her eyes in recognition. Ju most certainly had heard of Master Tigress

"We will train for sometime before leaving to find the Golden Dragon. But we do have a catch...don't interrupt Chico, AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH!...We have a catch, but we will not reveal the catch till your training is through. Shifu, I do not believe has told his students yet, but we will reveal our plans shortly after we arrive at the Jade Temple. Now, students, go and pack. We leave at dawn, and shall reach the Valley late at night. Pack lightly."

"Then we traveling by boat." Lihua said.

Bingwen nodded, and walked off to his room for rest.

The six did not talk. But bid each other good night. But Ju, was worried. Yet she felt humiliated, embarrassed of herself.

Ju sat on her bed, and meditated. She began to find her peace, breathing in deeply.

Her home. She would miss Sumatra, her beautiful land. But, to protect, means to protect more then one thing. And if she were this "King", she would have to protect more. So be it.