Ch 3
Welcome Back My Apprentices
Night fell upon the Valley of Peace and the Furious Five and Dragon Warrior, bed down for rest. They were expecting Shifu to train them vigorously the next day to get them ready for the battle AnGangseh. Each one had their own opinion and thoughts about this warrior.
Po shifted nervously on his mat. He was hoping this wouldn't be another warrior he had to face on his own again like what happened with Tai Lung.
Monkey, found it hard to rest, he couldn't help but feel uneasy. AnGangseh must be pretty strong to have taken over whole lands he thought.
Mantis paced through his room considering about the cobra's apprentices. I hope he hasn't taught them anything much different from us the insect thought.
Crane, shifted from foot to foot. The bird was uneasy because of the army AnGangseh was said to control.
Tigress just lay down and stared at the ceiling, she was stressing about if they will be able to beat AnGangseh in the first place, and what would happen if they didn't.
Viper was the most nervous of them all. Another Master of Snake style she thought I thought I was the only one who knew that style for miles. She was worried that because she thought that though snake against snake would mean that the brawlers would know each others moves first hand, AnGangseh would know more kung fu skills. This would mean that he could easily kill Viper. The King of the snakes against a small viper she thought to herself.
Meanwhile, several miles away the lord of the Empire of Scales slithered at top speed towards Yana Prison, the place where his apprentices were being held. AnGangseh slithered towards the drawbridge that connected the prison to land. He caught on to the chain just as it lifted off the ground.
The cobra slithered through the shadows and into the main cell chamber. He spotted the first of his students HukMalao a gibbon. AnGangseh smirked and crawled into the ventilation. He sneaked into his apprentice's cell.
The gibbon looked up and his jaw dropped "Master?"
The King Cobra held his tail to his lips, and using his tail picked the lock freed HukMalao. The gibbon's master gestured him to stay in the cell, and slithered to his second apprentice Ching Ting the dragonfly after freeing him. AnGangseh then freed Bing the panther, Komodo the monitor lizard, and Ying the eagle.
Just as AnGangseh was about to give the signal when two elephant guards noticed this. "Hey!" one of them yelled. The cobra sighed and when the guards got close enough he revealed his hood and hissed. The two elephants screamed and ran in the other direction. "Prisoner escape," another one said.
"Come on!" the warlord hissed to his apprentices," and remember what I taught you."
The six charged at full force towards the line of guards who have been alerted. AnGangseh stopped and gestured. "Defeat them yourselves," he said. His five protégées knew that he was testing them, so they complied. HukMalao took down five guards with his speed, arms, and legs; he punched them from all sides. Ching Ting used his agility and size to dodge their attacks, hitting them square in the face and talking them unconscious. Bing used her strength and with two swift punches knocked out several guards. Komodo used his long tail to sweep the guards off balance and knock them unconscious. Ying used her ability to fly and took down those who the other four did not.
"Well done my students," AnGangseh said as he slithered away from some paralyzed guards.
"Master, we are very grateful for freeing us," said Bing bowing in respect, the others following the example.
"Why did you free us?" asked Ching Ting.
"I am trying to assemble my army and I can't do that without my commanders, so," AnGangseh answered," welcome back my apprentices."