I'm glad some of you are enjoying my first kfp and I'm sorry that I'm making this too real for some but I feel that its more entertaining without the kid gloves on. Feel free to review and send me plot suggestions.

Po-

We walked for half a day before reaching the river then almost rest of the day to reach an abandoned hut that was half in the river. For some reason Tigress is insisting we camp here and wait for her friend. I don't know who it is but I'm starting to worry what sort of world she has fallen into. I don't know of many who would live out here like this and even fewer of those I like to meet. Even so we set up camp and finally fell asleep.

That night I had a spirit dream. I got them on occasion and while always right are as vague as Oogway's riddles. In the dream I stood on the crest of a crag overlooking a battlefield of broken warriors with red eyes. A lone warrior with a dark red aura stood facing them without emotion or tiring as the second wave charged him. He ran to another that lay on the floor of the chasm holding her side he lifted her and launched her away from the army and yelled something as she tried her best to run on three legs. The other warrior turned and ate his aura then attacked the army taking any who neared out with a single blow and allowing none to pass. Something felt wrong about him and sad as well as if I was watching a crying demon who only wants something precious back.

I snapped awake as I heard the breaking of water and the sound of Tigress waking as well. Flipping over and jumping up I saw her run at a pair of Massive croc's easily as large as Lidong. I was taken aback when she hugged them and actually laughed, "Hey leatherheads I've been waiting for you." They returned the hug and all three of them walked into the hut. I sat there trying to figure out what was going on. I had only met one Croc that wasn't a bandit and they weren't it.

Walking up to the door I could hear them laughing and carrying on then Tigress said something too quietly for me to hear. I jumped when one of the croc's smashed something yelling, "He's doing what?" followed by Tigresses calming saying, "I know, its scaring me too but I brought some help and we need to get there fast and you two are the only ones that can get us up the river fast enough." A second croc voice answered for him we will and we will get some help and meet you there. This bastard has crossed a line we cannot ignore. Now he shall pay for his insolence with his life." I had to admit I was stunned by the display of intelligence as they walked back out and the two of them walked into the surrounding jungle. Tigress looked to me, "Well I guess it's time to wake the others looks like we got our ride." Blinking all I could manage to say was, "Uh… Ya." And do what she said. For some reason I was getting the feeling that Tigress had found some interesting people on her journey, and maybe she had finally become more open as well.

It didn't take long to get everyone up and ready before the Crocs returned. When they walked out of the jungle carrying a large pair of trees tied together the others stared as they threw it in the water with a loud splash. Monkey reacting on instinct leapt up and kicked one of them in the chest only to fall to the ground clutching his toe. Tigress giggled before saying, "Everyone this is Grind and Bind they are taking us up river." The others gawked at Tigress then followed her onto the giant raft as the crocs slipped into the water in front and behind it and began to swim with it as if it weren't there.

Viper-

Ok this is a stretch even for Tigress. I know she's been gone a while but Crocs as Friends what is she thinking. And since when does she giggle. I don't know who these friends are that she wants to save but I want to know what they did to make her like this. Taking a deep breath I decided to find out more about what she had been up to so I went to the croc in back and in a friendly tone asked, "So how did you two and Tigress meet?" He grinned up at me and in a surprisingly smooth voice said, "Well we meet her when she first came here trying to get to Africa. We had just gotten back when she found us. I admit I thought she was crazy wanting to go there but it was her choice so we took her for our usual price. But we became friends when she came back with Decha." He laughed at that which made me push, "Who is Decha? She mentioned him but didn't say much about him." This produced more laughing before he answered, "Who Decha is depends on who you are. To some he is a wandering stone mason, to others an honorable warrior, and a demon to those who cross him. He is the only one we have ever meet that enjoys to fight weather it's sparing or to the death."

A chill ran up my spine something about this guy reminded me of what Shifu had told me of Tia Lung. I don't want to suspect Tigress of walking his path but this male she's worried about seems to be and that worries me. Looking back to the croc I asked something that was in the back of my mind, "How close are Decha and Tigress? I mean that is why we're going this way after all." A dark look came over him as he spoke, "Those two are very close. She is the only one who can clam him when he gets too excited and now that wana be emperor has separated them. Whatever you do don't fight too close to him if she isn't nearby. There's a reason why he's called the blood lover." I took a breath to calm myself before returning to the others and looked at the peaceful tigress that sat at the front talking to the other croc and wondered why she would have such loyalty to someone like that.

Tigress-

We had been traveling down the river for most of the day, Grind and I revisiting old adventures till we reached our destination. There they beached the large raft and continued up river on their own mission. It still amazed me how large yet silent they were in the water. Looking at the road before us I whispered, "Only two more days and I will be there just hold out for two more days."