And here is chapter 3! In this chapter Rue is meeting some old friends, that's all I can say ;)
It now has been ten years since she has left the orphan camp and she was fully used to the live on the streets. She had never stolen something and in her younger years, five till twelve, people felt sorry for her so they sometimes gave her food.
Although she didn't need it, she didn't want to be rude so she accepted it. Also she still had the scar on her left side but it didn't bother her anymore.
Through the years she still practiced the basics of kung fu and also how to fight, though she didn't know good attacks yet she could defend herself pretty good, sad enough she couldn't see/feel air attacks so that was her weakness (and of course she always used her staff).
The sun was beginning to rise through the high trees and while the tiger walked further you could already see, in the distance, the little town; Chengyang.
It was a nice little town; it had a the few shops, high mountains, green landscapes and flower gardens, also everybody knew each other in this little town, so they where a little surprised to see a new face.
Rue walked past the few shops looking curious about what they sold, she spent the rest of the day looking around in the town, enjoying the landscapes and helping some villagers when night arrived.
Because she couldn't find a good alley or other place to sleep, she walked around in the town seeking for one. The moonlight gave the houses, shops and mountains a beautiful glow.
While she walked further she saw a tall tree with big and wide branches, she decided that she would sleep in the tree for tonight. She climbed up to the biggest branch and lay down falling asleep with the peaceful sounds of the little river that lay around the town.
The next day Rue woke up, almost forgetting she was in a tree, and managed grab a branch before falling. She could see through the sun that it was already past the morning so she had a quick lunch and then start moving again.
When she was past the last house, out of town and in the forests again she continued walking enjoying the sight of the tall grass, the tall trees and the many flowers while some of them were still growing.
After a couple hours she suddenly heart loud screaming, when she realized it was coming from children not far from her she ran as fast as she could towards the screams.
When she arrived at the place she saw and open field with a group of pigs, bunnies and three sheep, surrounded by a group of ten crocodiles.
She could see the kids where around the age of four and eighteen because some of them where hiding behind the sheep and the older ones were trying to protect them, she immediately saw they where scared and couldn't fight or defend themselves well.
The tiger didn't wait another second and rushed forward knocking three bandits to the ground, while they charged back at her she delivered a punch to the jaw by one of them and a kick in the abdomen by the other one knocking two of them in the nearby trees.
She continued with a roundhouse kick knocking two others unconscious and then punched another at the shoulder, sending him flying to two other crocodiles.
While Rue was taking a little time to catch her breath the leader charged at her with his sword.
The leader made a deep cut in her left side, making the old wound open again, and the tiger collapsed in pain.
"I know you, you're that stupid little blind girl that escaped from us ten years ago," the leader said.
"And you're the pathetic little leader of this crew that couldn't beat a five year old girl" Rue replied in a teasing tone.
"Why you little- he didn't finished his sentence but raised his sword ready to kill Rue when suddenly a flash of white and pink appeared for his eyes.
"What the-!" he yelled but was interrupted by all the little kids between the four and ten screaming; "leave the tiger alone!"
The leader was overwhelmed by all the little children jumping on him and some even biting him.
"What's wrong, can't even handle a bunch of little kids?" Rue said in her teasing tone again.
"Get them of, of me!" the leader yelled.
While the kids jumped of, of him and he could see again, he saw a big orange fist coming at him. The leader hadn't enough time to react so he was send flying into one of the nearby trees.
"Listen good because I'm saying this once, leave and never come back!" Rue yelled at them while she watched the bandits run away.
She turned around to see happy faces everywhere and hearing 'thank you' from the older kids. She wanted to say sometime back but collapsed grasping her left side.
One of the sheep ran towards her with some medicine and bandages, she bandaged the wound and helped her up.
"Rue?"
The tiger looked up at hearing her name and turned around to see Ms. Cloud standing there. Now she knew why this group looked oddly familiar it was the orphan camp but with new kids and the now grown up kids!
"Rue is that you?" Ms. Cloud repeated again.
"Y-yes Ms. Cloud"
The sheep ran to hug her "I thought we would never see you again!"
"And look how big she has grown" Ms. Irina added.
"Hey blindy! Is that you?"
"Wang! I hate that name!"
"Sorry, it's a habit"
"Where have you been al these years?" Ms. Cloud asked.
"I travelled through the country"
"But why did you leave?" the bunny girl, that had talked to her by the campfire years ago, asked.
"Uhh I-" she was cut of by Ms. Jung "well, I still didn't forget what she has done al those years ago!"
Rue cringed at the sound of hearing Ms. Jung's voice again and didn't want to know how much they hated her.
"But we forgave her Ms. Jung" one of the pigs said.
"Yeah! She is awesome! I mean have you seen how she saved us?" Wang screamed exited. "Hmpff… fine" Ms. Jung said while walking away to her tent.
The rest of the day Rue spent with talking about her travelling adventures and she could stay there one night.
The next day she greeted she group and continued travelling again, leaving with new good memories about the camp.
(5 years later)
Deep in the forest, between all the tall trees and little flowers, you could see a now twenty year old tiger training punches on trees and practicing defend tactics. Rue still didn't know how to fight for real but she could defend herself, she also had been practicing reading in her special scrolls, which sometimes can be pretty hard when your blind. And luckily she now could heal and bandage wounds and survive one her own perfectly.
She had now travelled for eight years and still she enjoyed it, seeing all the beauty of the country, the high mountains, the little villages, big cities and so much more.
The tiger walked further through the woods, seeing in the distance her new destination, Gongmen City, when she walked into the big city she could see al kind of things, villagers walking around, salesman standing behind their stands and even little children play with their toys.
She walked up a high hill looking over the city; you could see where they were restoring the Tower of the Sacred Flames, you could see all the little houses and even the big harbour with the huge boats and ships.
She walked from the hill into the city again, while walking past the Gongmen Jail she could see the sign waving in the wind, when she walked further into the city her eye fell on a poster that hang on one of the walls. It was a pig red poster with golden rand; on it were shadows of six warriors with a little text under it.
Thank the Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five, who saved us from Lord Shen! It read.
She had heart stories of them before, over how the Five came together, who they were and what kind of fighting style they were master of and even their pasts.
Then about the mighty Dragon Warrior who fell out of the sky on a fireball, the poor panda first was underestimated by Tai Lung and then by Lord Shen.
Rue would love to meet them some day, then she saw she had missed a spot of the poster; Not only the heroes of the Valley of Peace but also of China!
Hmm… so the Valley of Peace? Maybe I can meet them! The tiger thought. And so Rue begins her journey to the valley.
And that's chapter 3, so now Rue has friends in the camp and is going to the Valley of Peace.
Please R&R :D