Chapter 2: Meet the Family
"Dad we're here!" Po called as he opened the door.
"Po oh good you got the invitation just in time. Is your sister here yet?" Mr. Ping asked as he hugged his son
"Hey daddy!" Zoey said as she ran up to hug her father.
"Oh my baby girl, I missed you so much!" Mr. Ping exclaimed when he hugged his daughter.
"Grandpa Ping, Grandpa Ping!" Zen and Chan exclaimed as they jumped up and down.
"Hello boys I missed you!" Mr. Ping said as he hugged his grandkids. Then Meela waddled over to him.
"Pa Ping", she said raising her arms up.
"Hello little princess", Mr. Ping said as he picked up his granddaughter and kissed her forehead.
"Anyone else here yet?" Po asked looking around.
"No, but my brother and sister are coming in a few minutes. Oh I am so excited it has been too long since our last family reunion", Mr. Ping said as his grew a huge smile.
"Oh dad I hope it is alright because I brought a friend", Po said motioning to Tigress.
"Hello again sir", Tigress said bowing.
"Of course Po's girlfriend is always welcome", Mr. Ping said with a sly grin.
"Dad!" Po exclaimed as his face turned red.
"I am only teasing son I know you two are "just friends", he said putting quotations around the just friends part of his sentence. "Anyways hello Matt how goes the fishing business?" Mr. Ping said turning to his son-in-law.
"Great Dad just great the fish have really been biting it is great for my sushi restaurant", Matt said grinning proudly.
"Good to hear hey why don't you and Po help me bring out the food", Mr. Ping said.
"Tigress would you mind staying with my sister and watching the kids?" Po asked her.
"No I don't mind", Tigress said with a smile. He nodded and went with his brother-in-law and father as the three men headed into the kitchen. Tigress took a seat next to Zoey as she watched Zen and Chan playing with Meela.
"I can't tell you enough how good it is to see the whole family", Zoey said with a smile. "I haven't seen my little brother in almost a year. He used to visit a lot but since he became the Dragon Warrior well we hardly see him. Thank goodness he has the time off", Zoey said.
"Po never mentioned having a sister to any of us", Tigress said.
"Well he would but every time he talks about us he gets so upset for he wishes he could see us but his Dragon Warrior duties get in the way. He planned to come see us like five times last year but the second he got ready to leave the valley got attacked by bandits or he had to defeat some peacock", Zoey said as a frown came to her face. Tigress remembered all those times when Po said he was leaving for a trip but the second he had to leave bandits attacked and he looked crushed. He never said where he was going just that he was really excited to go. "So, how is my brother doing in Kung Fu?" Zoey asked.
"Very well at times he can be lazy but he is a very good friend", Tigress said with a smile.
"He says quite a lot of things about you Tigress", Zoey said with a sly grin.
"Like what?" Tigress asked nervously.
"Well he always says you are very brave, kind, a very good listener, and the best fighter he ever knew. Also, don't tell him I told you this because he will get so embarrassed but he says you have the most gorgeous eyes he has ever seen", Zoey said with a grin. Tigress blushed at the compliments that Po was giving her that she didn't know what to say. Just then two black geese one male and one female came in the room.
"Hey everyone where is my little brother?" asked the black goose. The black gooses had a round belly with a small gray beard and blue eyes. The female black goose was a bit shorter than the male with deep brown eyes.
"Uncle John and Aunt Jean, how are you guys?" Po asked as he placed a pot of hot soup on the table.
"Hey bro how is the carpentry business going?" Mr. Ping asked his older brother.
"Just fine and Po man you are so skinny I can barely see you. Oh hey there Zoey girl you sure are getting prettier every time I see you", Uncle John said giving Zoey a hug.
"Hello everyone it is good to see you all", Aunt Jean said standing by her husband and giving Po and Zoey a hug.
"And who is this pretty lady?" Uncle John asked as he spotted Tigress.
"Oh Uncle John, Aunt Jean this is my friend Tigress", Po said putting his arm around her.
"Pleasure to meet you all", Tigress said bowing.
"So, you are the fine feline who Po keeps talking about. Better treat her right Po she is definitely a keeper", Uncle John said with a wink.
"Uncle John we are just friends", Po said getting embarrassed and Tigress couldn't help but smile.
"Of course you are Po", Uncle John said winking at Tigress. "Now where are your kids at Zoey?" he asked as Zoey led them to the children.
"Sorry about that", Po whispered.
"It is fine", Tigress assured him. Just then a brown goose wearing a gold earring holding a baby brown goose in her arms with a silver goose came in.
"Hey everyone we are here!" the female brown goose said with a smile.
"Hey Stacey!" Po exclaimed happily. "
"What is up cuz?" the female goose said. They gave each other a high five as Po gave her a hug.
"Tigress this is my cousin Stacey, her husband Jordan and their son Devin", he said.
"Hello", Tigress said with a smile.
"Please to meet you", Jordan said shaking Tigress's paw.
"So, you're the fine feline who captured my cousin's heart. Well you better treat him right or me and you will have some issues. Remember I am watching you", Stacey said in a joking tone.
"Stacey we are just friends", Po told her as his face went red.
"Sure you are", Stacey said slyly.
"Anyways how is your band going?" Po asked trying to change the subject.
"Just fine Jordan and I are taking a breaking and little Devin here is getting better at the guitar", Stacey said. "In fact Uncle Ping wants us to do a song for the party. Joey my idiot brother should be here soon and we will perform. Hey why don't you play with us it could be like old times", Stacey said getting all excited.
"Sure why not I still got my old guitar in my room I am sure I can string a few notes", Po said with a smile.
"Awesome oh if you excuse us I want to say hi to Zoey and the kids. It was very nice meeting you Tigress", Stacey said as she led Jordan and Devin over to Zoey and her kids.
"Your family sure is nice", Tigress said. "I didn't know you could play the guitar", she said in surprise.
"Well I have many talents but before I was into Kung Fu I wanted to be in a band so me and my cousins would perform for my dad's customers", Po said shyly.
"Why did you change your mind?" Tigress asked with interest.
"Well when I saw the Furious Five for the first time I thought it was so awesome to see kids my own age helping people So, I wanted to learn Kung Fu and then one day I became the Dragon Warrior", Po said rubbing the back of his neck. "But Stacey and Joey still wanted to be rock stars so they formed the band called the Outlaws which is what we called ourselves for we were always getting into trouble and didn't listen to authority very well. Well they didn't I was the good one who tried to keep them out of trouble but I was still an outlaw to them", Po explained. "She met Jordan at a concert and they hit it off and he became part of their band", Po explained.
"That sounds well awesome", Tigress said happily. "You know Po I am really glad I came here with you", Tigress said shyly.
"Thanks I am glad you came too", Po said with a grin.
"Yo, what is up Ping Family!" a voice called. A silver goose wearing dark shades with a gold earring and a gold chain came strutting in the door.
"Hey Joey what is up man!" Po exclaimed.
Just chillin like a Brazilin", Joey said as Po gave him a high five.
"Hey your sister is here maybe you should say hi", Po said softly.
"Oh I will no worries Po", Joey said then he lifted up his shades to see Tigress.
"And who is this fine feline?" he asked looking Tigress up and down.
"This is Tigress", Po said wishing his cousin would stop eyeing her like she was the last dumpling in the world.
"Oh so your Tigress, my bad cuz didn't mean to gawk at your girl", Joey said putting his wings up in defense.
"It's cool but she is not my girl just a friend", Po said firmly.
"Yeah sure so when is the wedding?" Joey asked with a laugh. "Just kidding anyways I am going to say hi to my little sister peace", Joey said walking away. Soon more relatives showed up and finally Mr. Ping looking around with tears of joy.
"Greetings everyone let the Ping Family Reunion begin!" he exclaimed as everyone cheered.
"Come on Ti let me show you more of my family", Po said and Tigress eagerly went with him. She was having the time of her life.
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoy this chapter and please review. Also in the next chapter Po and his cousins will perform a song. I don't know what I will pick so if anyone has an idea please let me know. But the song cannot be dirty nor have any cussing for there are little children who will be dancing and singing to this song. So, if anyone has an idea please let me know.