Hey everyone! Thanks for all of the reviews so far! Special shout out to PenLite1123 for all of the PMs and the reviews and favorites! Check out their first fic! It's about how Po got his wooden action figures that we saw in the beginning of the first movie! Also, another shout out to Animation Universe 2005, Ninjatiger, and kungfupandaprodigy as well! Animation Universe and kungfupanda prodigy have some great fics and I would like to read one from Ninjatiger! You guys have stuck with my stories for a long time and I appreciate that! Things may seem REALLY confusing right now, but as the story progresses, it'll all become clear. ENOUGH TALK! New chapter time…
*With Po*
"A Japanese warrior? What'd they want with Kiro and Ti?" The panda asked himself.
"Po! What was that loud boom? We heard it from the Jade Palace!" Monkey exclaimed as the others rushed down.
"Yeah, and where's Tigress and Kiro?" Viper added.
Po explained his story of how he saw Kiro climb out of his window and decided to follow him. He got there just to see a Japanese war ship sailing away with Ti and the white tiger on board.
"I can fly after them!" Crane exclaimed.
"Yeah, and leave the rest of us here? Besides, Tigress and Kiro couldn't beat this guy, so what makes you think that you could?" Mantis chimed in.
"Well, we have to do something!" Mei Ling said.
"What's your decision, Master Po?" Viper asked.
It was the first time anybody has called him Master Po before. It surprised the panda a little to hear that.
"Well, before we can go after them, we need to notify the new Emperor of our situation and what we plan to do so we have permission to leave the country." The Dragon Warrior explained.
"Right, I'll fly over and tell him what we plan on doing." Crane replied.
"Not so, Crane. Look at this!" Monkey said as he walked over and picked up Kiro's staffs, which were laying by some bushes in the dark.
"Kiro's weapons. Oh boy, so we know now that Kiro's unarmed. However, we can use those to summon a rocket cart to shoot us over to the Emperor's palace quickly." Po added.
Sine Po was the only one other than Kiro who knew how to summon objects, the panda did the honors and the group of heroes shot across the different cities and areas as the sped towards the Emperor's palace.
"We probably should have left someone behind to protect the valley, huh?" Crane asked.
Everyone's eyes widened.
"Well, let's hope that nothing goes wrong while we're gone." Mantis chimed.
*About an hour later*
Once the heroes had landed in the palace courtyard, and explained to the guards who tried to arrest them that they were from the Valley of Peace and had urgent news to tell the Emperor, the group entered the palace and made their way to the new ruler of China.
The new Emperor was still a snake, but a little smaller than his predecessor, other than that he looked the same. He was the nephew of the original Emperor.
"Welcome, Dragon Warrior and others. Please, what is your reason for your visit?" The new ruler said.
The others took their turns explaining to the Emperor their story and what the planned to do next.
"…So, Your Highness, we would like your permission to go to Japan to retrieve our friends." Po finished.
The snake thought for a moment, and a piercing silence covered the room.
"I grant your trip. However, if this mission is not completed in ten days, I'm sending some of the Imperial Army to assist you. This is clearly an attack on our country by kidnapping two of our best warriors. I will not tolerate this! You're dismissed."
"Thank you, Your Highness." The heroes said, bowing.
Great. If we don't save Ti and Kiro before ten days are up, then China and Japan will be at war! What've we gotten ourselves into this time…?
*With Kiro, in his subconscious*
"Kiro…"
"Bro, wake up…"
"Give him some space, Los. He…"
"…sure he's fine. After all, we are in…"
Kiro slowly opened his eyes after hearing bits and pieces of a conversation around him and looked around. He was lying on the ground in one of his favorite Chinese restaurants, which was unfortunately shut down long ago.
What the heck? This place was abandoned years ago? How is it still open?
"Well, dude, if you get off the ground, you'll find out." A relaxed male voice replied.
"The last time somebody knew what I was thinking was when I was in…my…subconscious…" The white tiger realized.
Kiro sat up and saw that he was sitting at a table with Song, Los, and Sashi.
"Hey! Great to see you again, bro! How've you been?" Los asked.
"Well, I—"
Sashi cut Kiro off. "Don't answer that. Los is just messing with you. We already know how you've been."
"Okay." The tiger replied, still in shock.
"Moving on to a different topic, Kiro, you're in trouble." Song stated.
"I kinda figured that out when the girl who said she was gonna take me back to Japan knocked me out."
"You're defenseless now, Kiro." Sashi added.
"What do ya mean? I got my…" The tiger trailed off as he felt around for his staffs. "I left them back where I fought that assassin, didn't I?"
The three nodded.
"We've come to warn you. Your captives are going to interrogate you. Brutally, I might add. They'll want to know the identity of the Dragon Warrior so they can kill him. Po is the only one standing in their way of taking all of China." Song explained.
"Well, that's great. Japan and China are about to start a war, and it sounds like I'm the only one who can prevent it for now." Kiro exclaimed, throwing his hands up.
"Not exactly. Tigress can also prevent it, but she will be tricked into thinking otherwise." Sashi added.
"Well, if this is all true, then why would I need to refuse information anyway? I mean, if their gonna get the info anyway, then why do I need to hold out?" The white tiger asked.
"We're not sure. Oogway told us to tell you this. Something about altering your destiny if you give in. Just don't tell them anything. We're gonna send you back now." Song replied.
"Well, it was great seeing you all again. Maybe next time we can actually have food!" Kiro stated.
His vision began to blur as his world around him dissolved.
"Oh, and congrats on your proposal, man! Hope it goes well!" Los added, just before everything went black.
*With Kiro, real world*
The tiger's eyes snapped open and he looked around. He was chained to one of the masts of the boat, and the unconscious Tigress was chained to one across from him. The black cat stood in front of him smirking.
"What're you so happy about?" Kiro mumbled.
"I just think that it's a pity that you didn't surrender with ease. I didn't want to detain you like this, but you couldn't stop thrashing around, even when you were asleep. It's a shame I had to harm your handsome face…" The assassin purred.
"What? What do you mean?" The tiger demanded, now fully awake and shaking his chains.
He then realized that he couldn't see out of his right eye.
"Oh yes, unfortunately I had to blind you as a reminder that fighting against me is futile." The woman stated.
A long, purple scar ran down Kiro's right side of his face, starting from his eyebrow all the way down to his mouth.
"You… took my vision away from me? RAH!" Kiro shouted as he pulled and yanked at his chains, trying to break free.
"Calm down, Kiro. You'll need your strength. Anyway, the winds were in our favor, and we made excellent timing. We're already here…" The assassin said as she looked on to the country of Japan coming into view on the morning horizon.
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