Crossover - Kung Fu Panda & Sly Cooper: sequel to UC: Lockout and Conspiracy

Story set after Dead Men Tell No Tales, and before the Kaine Island Heist. The adventures that were never told...

Crossover Showdown

"Order up!"

Shouted Po, as he slid the tray along the counter to his father, Mr. Ping, whom held it out to the next group of customers standing line at his restaurant. He expected no less from the customers, all of which were rhinoceros sentinels, as they snatched the tray of food away and replaced it with a bag of coins, and as ravenous as they were they carried the tray away in a flash and devoured everything.

"Yikes!" The panda exclaimed, studying the tray of empty and licked clean bowls, it was only his third order placed right before his last tray, that was only seventeen minutes ago, and here they were for seconds. "Are you even tasting the food?"

They didn't reply, and he didn't expect them to speak while hungry. His father didn't really mind all that much, as long as the coins were given in full payment, he appeared to be a happy restaurant owner. The old goose gladly accepted the collection of coins and counted them, fourteen gold pieces of currency, and stashing him within his makeshift vault.

He looked amongst the dinning area of the restaurant, his father's noodle shop, eying all of the muscular and round rhinos that took seat at half of all the tables, while only a few villagers of ducks, geese, pigs, sheep and rabbits resided at the tables, eating quietly beside their "neighborly" security forces. The rhino guards were all ravenously dinning on their meals without displaying any manners, and although the villagers of the Valley of Peace certainly would want to say something about it, but no one said a word against the big brutes, whom could all easily crush them if they wanted to - just to prove their superiority over them.

Randomly, it reminded him of Tai Lung, an old student from under the teachings of Master Shifu, he had superiority, he could easily destroy the entire village if not for his dedication to the Jade Palace and the honorable laws of kung fu. Like the Furious Five, Tai Lung was strong, fierce and powerful, a true warrior if not for his unfortunate greed and lust for power, such as the legend of the Dragon Scroll - which was to only be read by the ultimate kung fu master, the Dragon Warrior, to learn the true meaning of kung fu. Under the corruption of darkness, the fool had tried to take the scroll by force, but only to be defeated and sent to prison for his genocide of his own people, and during his years sentenced at Chor-Gom Prison his madness had only grew.

That was twenty years ago, back before the Furious Five became the heroes of the Valley of Peace, masters known throughout all of China, and back before he was ever accepted at the Jade Palace himself. Well actually, he wasn't exactly "accepted" at the sacred domain, in fact even he thought it was entirely on accident - he was, after all, just a big, fat panda.

It all started a regular day, all after he had one of his fantasy dreams about being a legendary kung fu master who roamed across China in search of worthy opponents, whom even the Furious Five bowed in respect. Of course, it was always a dream - none of it was ever real, he was never meant to be a kung fu warrior, in fact his father preferred he become a master cook. All was ordinary until one day, just an ordinary day of business, a poster was placed upon his wall stating that they were finally choosing the Dragon Warrior after so many years.

Given his kung fu fanatic instincts he knew he had to witness such a great event, and he vowed to himself that nothing would prevent him from seeing his five favorite heroes. However the day didn't go as planned, as the former Grand Master of the Jade Palace, a tortoise called Oogway, had been led to believe that Po was the Dragon Warrior whom would bring peace to the Valley. It was a hard collection of days for him after that, for Master Shifu and the Five didn't find peace with having a panda as their savior, they even tried to get rid of him.

But after the death of Oogway, after he consulted Shifu to "believe", things began to rise to good results. With the notice of Tai Lung's escape from prison and the Furious Five's absence to attempt to defeat him on their own, Po's training was taken serious, and by the end of that day he actually became a true warrior after even defeating Shifu in a task the old master made up. However, once the defeated Five returned and they decided best to present the Dragon Scroll to the panda, they came to the discover that the scroll was really blank, and he began to doubt himself again.

It was only recently that before he was about to evacuate the village with his father, the Five and the rest of the villagers that he discovered the true meaning behind the Dragon Scroll, there was no real secret to kung fu, the only real ingredient was to believe in ones self. It was that knowledged that helped him fight and defeat Tai Lung, and truly fulfilling the prophecy as the Dragon Warrior by bringing peace to the Valley.

Thinking about it now, now that he was the Dragon Warrior ready when needed - yet still a cook at the side of his father, he would have laughed at himself where he was today. Now here he was where he was pretty much needed the most, at Mr. Ping's noodle shop, serving the security that was recommended for future situations.

"Ah, isn't this great, Po?" Mr. Ping asked, a big grin on his face, "We're obtaining a good increase in business with all the guards in for a good wage, every hour is a rush hour for a good deal, and all the customers in the dinning courtyard are all happy."

"Yeah, sure..." Po sighed and caught his breath, "Good business... Man, it's a good thing my break is only a few minutes away, after slaving over the oven and getting a whip of each dish of food passing by I'm now starving up a storm. I'm gonna need to eat something or I'll just lose it right now, even the security can help anyone."

"Yes, I certainly do see, son," the old goose replied, "but I'll tell you what, consider your lunch break early today, by word of the manager."

"Ah sweet! Thanks dad!" the panda said, throwing off his hat and untying his apron, "Great, now I can try out my new dish for lunch."

"How's about you make four more for the rest of us?" Asked a familiar voice. Po turned to the counter to find Mantis, standing on the counter, with Monkey, Viper and Crane standing on the opposite side, "We're starving too, y'know."

He smiled, "Alright, hold on," he told them, throwing his work attire aside as he stood in front of the stove.

He lined five bowls in front of him as he looked into the large pot of broth. He dropped sliced vegetables and sprinkled some salt that immediately dove into the liquid, and after dropping in a few more special ingredients and stirring it all together, he lifted the spoon, collecting an amount of the special soup, and poured it all within the five bowls.

He carefully collected them all and balanced them as he made his way out of the kitchen and into the dining courtyard. He stood at the end of the table, which his four friends were seated at, and slid a bowl of soup in front of each of them, as he took his own and sat down himself. He took his spoon, dipped it into the soup and lifted up to his lips, he tasted the soup and his eyes lid up - it was perfectly as he predicted.

"Awesome!" Po commented, nodding his head as he continued to dine upon his new creation. The expressions of the others were quite equally matched to his own, all it took the was a little taste, just from the tip of their dipped spoons to form a smile upon their lips, and then they realized just how hungry they really were. Apparently, they shared the same opinion.

"Well Po," Crane began, "I'll be the first to say..."

"Best work ever!" Monkey confessed, stealing the chance from the avian.

"Yeah, I know," the panda replied, smiling as he took a string of noodles from the soup and slurped it up, "I'll be Tigress and Fray will like it. Where are they, anyway?"

"Sparing..." Mantis answered, "and I'll tell you this; with all the effort those two are putting into their training they're starting to make the rest of us look bad."

"Wow, they must really be working hard to get ready for that threat."

"Yeah, but what are we up against and when exactly does Master Shifu expect it to show up and attack already?"

"Mantis, you know well enough how serious this is," Viper explained, "you've been to the rebel's village, you've seen and heard of what they've got on their side. They have an army, untold numbers of war armaments, powerful allies, and they're all preparing for a war against China - that's what this is all about, our extended training schedules and these sentinels. We're preparing for the worse when it comes."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah..." the insect replied, slurping at his soup, "but that doesn't answer the question of when he expects these rebels to show up."

"How about 'when' they come, does that work, Mantis?" The serpent asked, and he just shruggled.