Chapter 2: Hidden Army.

After a nap, openings his eyes Po hears voices outside, he struggles to sit up, grabbing hold of a shelf near the window he pulls himself up.

"Ow," He mumbles and peers out to see Master Shifu with the five. "I wonder what they're doing." he tilted his head to hear better.

"You must find this poodle and bring her here." Shifu orders them.

Tigress rubs her forehead, "Master, we don't know where to look."

"And what about Po?" Viper questions.

"What about him?" Both Shifu and Tigress ask in sync.

Viper opens her mouth to speak but shuts it again.

Shifu heavily sighs, "Po needs to focus on getting better, now go."

"I don't need to focus on getting better! I'm completely fine!" Po tries to climb out of his window but gets stuck. "Ow!... Ow... Ok that didn't work..."

"Panda!" Shifu appears at his doorway. "What are you doing?"

Po turns his head around while trying to wiggle himself from the window. "Um-I-uh... I'm enjoying..." He looks around, "The view?"

Shifu raised a brow. "You're stuck aren't you panda?"

"Um no." Po supports his head on his elbow. "I was just... Admiring this rock." He says picking up a tiny rock and shows Shifu.

"In that case, come down and get back in bed."

Po nods and tries to back out of the window.

"You're stuck."

"No I'm not... Just give me a minute..." Po frees his arms and tries to push himself out, with a sigh he admits it. "Ok fine I'm stuck."

Shifu face palms himself with a sigh, "Here let me help you." With that he grabs Po by his pants and pulls.

"Um...Shifu..." Po's stomach growls.

"What is it Panda-" A loud trumpet noise erupts from Po's butt causing Shifu to get blown backwards.

Po sighs relieved. "Been trying to hold that one all day."

Shifu rolls his eyes while waving his hand in front of his nose. "Have you been eating beans again?"

"No?... Well, maybe..." Po shrugs and Shifu pulls him from the window with ease.

"I'll need to change these bandages," Shifu rolls Po onto his side, "And I also suggest you change your pants, that sounded like a wet one." He says removing the old bandage and begins to clean Po's back wound.

"Master Shifu why didn't you let me go look for the Puddle?" Po asks but flinches when Shifu touches his injury.

Shifu sighs, "Po, with this injury you wouldn't get far. And it's a Poodle." He wraps Po's wound up tightly with fresh bandages, "Now get some rest."

"Yes master... But I could easily find the Doodle, I mean we don't have any Roodle's in the valley so how hard could it be to find h-"

"Depends on how hard you are willing to look." A female voice says.

Po goes to speak but rubs his ears. "Master Shifu how did you change your voice?! That's totally awesome! DO it again!"

"He didn't"

"Oh man! That's sweet! You totally sound like a-" When Po rolls over his eyes go wide, "Wait you're not Shifu."

"Nope."

"You're the time travelling Noodle!" He gasps

She shakes her head, standing on her hind legs with her staff in one paw. "You mean Poodle, and yes I am."

"Panda? Who are you talking too?" Shifu peaks his head around the doorway.

Po points to the poodle. "Shifu! She's here!"

"Who's here?" Shifu looks to where Po is pointing but sees nothing. "There is no-one there."

"Yes there is... Wait you don't see her?" Po questions Shifu who shakes his head. "But-"

"It is because I am not truly here Dragon Warrior." The Poodle replies, and turns to Shifu. "However I can do this." She claps her paws making herself visible to Shifu.

Shifu gasps when his eyes land on her. "It is an honor to be in your presence."

She shrugs with a smile. "Thank you, but it is I who should be honored. I stand before the Master of the Jade Palace and the Dragon Warrior."

"Why are you here?" Shifu questions raising a brow.

"Oh, I am not truly here, this is merely my spirit." She explains floating in the air, "My body is elsewhere, and it is up to the Dragon Warrior to find me."

"But I can't" Po sighs and points to the bandage wrapped around his back.

The Poodle studies him, and walks over to Po. "My that is a bad wound, but nether the less, you, and only you Dragon Warrior have the ability to find me. You see the universe picked you as the Dragon Warrior, and I am apart of that Universe therefore you must find me." She looks Po in the eyes, "You will find me in the Valley of the Mist."

"Huh?" Po rubs his head watching as the Poodle raises her staff in the air. "Wait!"

But she slams her staff against the floor and in a flash of white she vanishes.

"Thank you Panda, we didn't even get to ask her why she is here, and what is going to-"

Po suddenly tumbles out of bed. "Ouch." He moans landing on his head.

Shifu sighs walking over to him. "Po, what are you doing?"

"I have to find the Poodle, you heard-" Po instantly shuts up when Shifu places his finger over his own lips.

"And how are you going to find her Panda? You can't even walk." Shifu points to his back. "That wound will never heal if you do not r-"

"Rest, I know." Po rolls his eyes, "But Master-"

Shifu raises a brow.

"Never mind." Po tries to climb back in bed but due to pain in his back he can't. "Owie owie owie..."

Shifu picks Po up and puts him on the bed. "We will wait until the Five return, then work out a plan to find her."

"She's in the valley of mist, isn't that like full of mist?" Po gasps placing his hands over his mouth, "and Mist is dangerous."

"What? No Po, mist isn't dangerous." Shifu takes in a deep breath. "It's what's in the mist that is dangerous."

"Spooky..." Po looks at Shifu who raises a brow. "I mean, ha Mist what's so scary about that? I'm the Dragon Warrior-" He tenses his mussels but winches when he gets pain in his back.

"We're back Master." Tigress accompanied by Crane, Mantis Viper and Monkey walk in.

Shifu nods, "Good, now we know where the Poodle is, she's in-"

"Valley of Mist." Monkey says for him.

"And how do you know that?" Shifu questions with his hands behind his back

Mantis jumps on Po's bed, "We asked if anyone has seen a Poodle."

"With blue spots." Monkey adds cleaning his left ear with his finger.

"Of course you did." Shifu stares at Monkey's who's about to lick the finger he was using to clean his ear. "Master Monkey if you wish to clean your ears please do not use body parts."

"But Po do." Monkey points to Po who's got his pinky finger in his ear.

Po pauses and blinks pulling his finger out of his ear. "Hey! I wasn't going to lick it."

Shifu sighs pinching the bridge of his nose. "Po, you have a week to get better then you will go with-Mantis what are you looking at?"

Mantis's eyes are glued to Po's shadow, he points to it.

Po's Shadow detached from Po revealing a second shadow hidden within Po's.

"Oh that's sweet!" Po grins until the shadow grabs him and throws him in the wall. "Maybe not sweet...Owie."

"Po! behind you!" Tigress leaps at the shadow behind Po, she tries to kick it but goes straight through it and ends up being thrown onto Po.

Crane, Mantis, Monkey and Viper soon join the pile on top Po.

Shifu is surrounded by a group of Shadows. "What is this?"

"Shadowy monster thingy's" Po mumbles beneath Tigress.

"I know what they are Panda but-" Before he can respond the shadows retreat and screams are heard from the valley, Shifu jumps onto the Window ledge and looks out. "It would seem the Valley is under attack by the-"

"Shadowy monster thingy's" Po says pushing the Five off him

Shifu rolls his eyes. "Yes by the Shadow monster thingy's"

"That sounds so cool when he says it!" Po claps his hands together earning a slap in the head by Monkey. "Hey! Watch it!"

Monkey chuckles but gasps, "Po your back"

"Huh what about it?"

"It's bleeding idiot." Tigress forces Po onto his stomach, "Master-"

"Here." Shifu throws Tigress a fresh bandage. "Nice and tight."

"Yes Master." Tigress wraps Po's injury up, tight.

"Master Shifu what were those Shadowy monster thingy's? Where did they come from?" Po questions in a somewhat excited voice.

Crane leans over and whispers to Monkey. "We should wrap his mouth up." Monkey chuckles with a nod.

"I am not sure Panda, but we need to defend the vall-" Shifu begins to say but a big shadow appears in shape of a lion.

The shadow laughs, "First you will need to get through me."

To be continued