By Mutitoon90
Chapter Two: A New World and a New Friend
Chi awoke to the sounds of children playing. It was strange to her because most children would be in their homes, playing videogames. She opened her eyes and found herself in an alley.
Chi looked around and said, "I better found out where I'm at."
She got up and saw that she was not wearing her pajamas. The clothes she wore were very plain and Asian.
"This is getting weirder and weirder by the second." Chi exclaimed as she looked out of the alley to the street.
She saw something at the corner of her eye. She turned around and saw a vixen.
"Is that me?" Chi asked to herself.
She heard the laughter of children, turned and saw rabbits acting like human children. They confirmed Chi's theory of the vixen she saw was her.
"I better check out the place." Chi said to herself.
She walked out of the alley to see that where she was at was a village. She looked around as she walked though the place.
Chi noticed that the villagers were looking at her as she walked by. She knew what they thinking. She walked on, paying little attention to the on-lookers.
Then, she heard yells that belong to a kung fu movie. She looked for the source of the yells, until she saw a panda doing bad imitations of kung fu masters.
Chi walked into him and tapped him on the shoulder. The panda jumped and fell all over himself.
"I'm sorry," Chi said, trying not to laugh, "I'm not from around here and I need to know where I'm at."
"Oh, I'm sorry." The panda responded, "I'm not use to being startled like that."
"Sorry about that." Chi said sincerely.
The panda cleared his throat and introduced himself, " I'm Ping Po, but you can call me Po."
"I'm Chi." The human-now-vixen answered.
"Po!" Another voice yelled from the building the two friends were standing next to, "Hurry up, we have orders for my secret ingredient soup, and there's no one to serve them!"
"I have to go!" Po announced to Chi.
"I completely understand, Po." The vixen reassured her friend, "My mother has a restaurant herself."
"Thanks." Po said in relief as he ran into the restaurant.
Chi shook her head, remembering how she uses to daydream while she was supposed to be working. She turned around and was about to leave when Po called to her.
"Hey, Chi!"
Chi turned to Po almost tripping over his own feet trying to reach her.
"What's wrong?" Chi asked the almost over-turned panda.
"I told my dad about you, and he wants to know if you can work at the restaurant." Po reported.
Chi thought for a few moments.
"If I work at a restaurant, I might have a better chance of getting to know to village, and I can learn why I'm here." Chi thought she made her decision.
The vixen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."
"Thanks, Chi." Po said to his so-to-be co-worker, "Follow me."
Chi followed the excited panda to the restaurant to meet Po's father.
Chi waited as a little goose examined her to see if she was not hiding anything. Po rolled his eyes at the goose's inspector.
"Dad," Po exclaimed, "she's not hiding anything!"
"I know," The goose responded, "but it doesn't hurt to check every now and then."
"So, what's wrong?" Chi asked, not knowing why Po's father felt threatened by her.
"Well, it's not everyday that a fox shows up in the village." Po's father informed.
"What's wrong with foxes?" Chi asked, feeling insulted.
"Foxes are rare to see around here, and they are not normally trustworthy." Po explained.
Chi took a moment to let the information sink into her mind.
"Well, now you put it that way, I can totally understand why you're being careful." Chi told Mr. Ping.
The old bird smiled at Chi for her understanding of things around her.
"You're hired."
Chi was confused at the goose's words. Po was confused as well.
"What?"
"You are hired." Mr. Ping said slowly.
Chi was excited about getting a job.
"Thank you, Mr. Ping."
"I just hope you really know how to wait tables." Mr. Ping said.
"And maybe I get a break." Po said hopefully.
"Po!" Mr. Ping exclaimed at his son.
"Don't worry," Chi said to upset fowl, "He's just joking."
The goose breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't joke like that." Mr. Ping scowled Po before closing the noodle shop for the night.
"Thanks." Po whispered to Chi.
"No problem." The vixen replied.
Po lead Chi to the spare room. It was very small, and the mat was on the floor. Chi didn't fret; she had slept on the floor before, and this was not much different.
"I hope you're okay." Po said to Chi.
"I'll be fine." Chi responded, "I've slept on worse."
"Really?"
"Yep."
"Po, I need your help with the dishes!" Mr. Ping yelled to his son.
Po blushed as Chi giggled.
"You better go to your dad." The vixen said to her friend.
"Yea." Po agreed, "Good night. Work starts early; you better get some rest."
"Good night, Po." Chi said as Po left the room.
Chi turned to the interior of the room and let out a huge sigh. She walked to the mat and said, "Well, tomorrow's a new day."
The vixen released a yawn as she lay down on the mat. She found a cover, removed her body from exposure. She thought about what happened to her as she drifted off to sleep.