Finding the Strength

Ch 2

It was dawn as the short haired teen woke up.

She got up and yawned.

She then put on her glasses along with a kimono.

"I wonder where Leah is? Probably hanging out with Po and the Furious Five no doubt." She thought.

Leah smiled as she pulverized a rock into a zillion pieces in the training room.

Shifu and the other Masters were amazed by that even Po.

"Wow that rocked Leah!

Do… you take martial arts in your world?

You're pretty good at it." He asked her.

"Sort of. I take kick boxing." She replied as she bowed in respect to them.

Her stomach growled as she left the training room.

She entered the kitchen to find Carley there sitting at the table.

"Hey good morning Dragon Warrior." She said kissing her.

The teen smiled at that.

"W-What're you talking about? I thought Po was the Dragon Warrior.

I don't understand." She replied.

Tigress was over hearing them along with Monkey and Viper.

"Do you think she knows?" Viper asked them.

"No Viper not yet but I'm sure Leah will explain." Tigress answered.

"The Furious Five and I heard of a new prophecy that was unlocked in the Dragon Scroll.

Tai- Lung's son is after both Shifu and Po as revenge for his father.

But there is hope in the second Dragon Warrior, a human kid born in 1988, the last Year of the Dragon.

She would use her powers of a great mind and a powerful heart to help out.

Carley… You're the second Dragon Warrior." Leah explained to the teen.

"Wow!

This is pretty cool but scary.

Only they wouldn't want my help if they knew… I'm disabled and carry a cane to help me see.

Maybe we should leave it to Po and the others.

They're more trained to handle it.

I'd just mess it up." She thought as she ate breakfast.

"Carley you okay?

You haven't spoken un a while." Leah asked her.

"Sorry I... was just nervous.

Are you sure I'm the second Dragon Warrior?

I'm not very brave or strong inside, you know that, right?" she replied to her sadly.

"You are. Master Shifu said it in front of us.

I know you're not brave but you'll learn.

I believe in you." Leah told her as she walked out of there.

Tao sneered as he heard this from a spy on the inside.

"So they found the second Dragon Warrior... in a puny human.

It doesn't matter anyway.

I'll squat both Dragon Warriors into chow mein!" he yelled angrily.

Po wondered what Shifu wanted to speak to him about in private.

"It's about the second Dragon Warrior Carley.

She needs to learn how to be strong within and believe in herself enough to use her powers as a Dragon Warrior.

Since you know each other so well, I'm counting on you to be her Master and train her in body, mind and spirit.

I know you can do it.

I believe in you." Shifu told him.

"I won't let you down Master." he replied leaving the room.

He then saw Leah standing outside.

"Have you seen Carley?

I need to speak to her." he said.

"No but I know why she's nervous.

She's half blind and uses a cane but she was afraid to tell you guys in case you thought she wouldn't be the Dragon Warrior.

She's that but loyal, caring and has a great heart like you.

But she has problems believing in herself." Leah explained to him.

Po understood.

"It's okay.

I understand.

I'll treat her like she's normal the same way you do." he told her.

"Thanks. I think she's under the Sacred Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom." she answered him as she joined the Furious Five in training.

Carley looked up at the sky as she leant her face on her symbol cane.

Po then joined her under the tree.

"Hey Po.

I-I didn't know you were here.

I van explain the cane." she replied to him.

"It's okay Carley I know.

Leah told me.

You can't see sides and in the dark and you lost your night vision.

You should've told us a long time ago." he replied softly.

"I didn't wanna tell you or the others because they'd make fun of me because of my sight problems.

In my world, people think I'm a loser, a joke but I have things that make me happy including you and Leah Po.

I want to be the Dragon Warrior but I know I'm gonna mess it up so what's the point?" she explained.

"I don't think you're a loser or a joke.

I think you'd be an awesome Dragon Warrior.

Besides I'm the Dragon Warrior and at first I messed up but I learned how to be a great warrior by believing in myself.

I know you need help with inner strength and believing in yourself.

It shouldn't be a problem since I am your Master!" he explained.

Hope shone in the tee's eyes.

"R-Really? You wanna train me?

In Kung fu and everything else?

That would rock!

Thanks man." she replied hugging him.

Leah and Shifu smiled watching them.

They knew with help, both Carley and Po would defeat Tao...