Chapter 3: Why is she here?

Hey there everybody I was just so inspired by ShadowTeenGirl's chapter that I decided to write one of my own at 11:00 at night. I really hope you like it.

The masters all sat at this large table in the middle of the Hall of Heroes they were enjoying the feast to honor the general that had come to visit them. Everyone was happy and full of joy all except for one anger tiger in the corner. Tigress had excused herself from the feast for she hated the thought of having to see Po sit next to Sage. She felt so jealous as she watched them from behind a pillar in the back of the hall listening to everything Sage and Po were talking about.

"I am so glad your back Sage" Po said with a mouth full of food.

Sage giggled "I am glad to see you to Po. Wow so you're the Dragon Warrior ha that is so cool how did that happen?" Sage asked.

"Well I climbed a bunch of stairs, strapped myself to a chair with fireworks on it and bing bang boom I fell in front of Oogway and he made me the Dragon Warrior right there"Po said jokingly.

"Well that is certainly interesting" Sage said.

"Well how was the army and how did you become a general in only 10 years?" Po asked trying to keep the conversation moving.

"Well Po after I was accepted into the army I was sent to the emperor's palace where I went through basic training. It was hard and brutal all the tests combined your mental and physical abilities. One day we even had to take an arrow to the foot to know how that would feel like." Sage said showing him the scar she had on her right foot. "Owwwwww" Po said. Tigress let a smile run across her face.

"Then after the first few weeks the officers began looking at me more closely and they saw how I was so smart and organized. So they offered me a promotion and of course I said yes they made me a Warrant Officer 1 and everyday I would run all the morning drills and procedures. It was a very demanding job. But I made it through, and one day the emperor himself addressed us for our graduation he told us that he was looking for candidates to become his new general. Attila was just beginning his invasion of China at the time and while our former general was patrolling around the great wall he saw grappling hooks fly to the top of the wall and….. Sage stopped there for a moment because the way they described the carnage back at basic was too much for her to think about let alone something she should say in front of Po. Po noticed her nervousness and put his hand on her shoulder which prompted a low growl from Tigress.

"And… you know you don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to" Po said trying to make her feel better.

But…Sage continued ..."He fought valiantly but he was killed in battle. So the officers nominated me and 3 other men for the job. The Emperor gave us only one task. We had to fight each other in a cage. The second the match started the guys decided to gang up on me and I held my own against them I just kept thinking about the time those bullies were trying hurt you Po and the anger it gave me pushed me to beat them. After I had won the emperor gave me the honor of being a Brigadier General and here I am to prove it." Sage ended.

"Wow you are so awesome I am so proud of you" Po said with a smile.

"Thank you Po but speaking of the emperor there is something I must say".Sage said as she stood up with her glass. She clinked her spoon against her glass and the room fell silent and after a long pause Sage began her speech.

"My friends at the Jade Palace it is an honor to be among some of the best Kungfu warriors in all of China. I wish I had come on better times but China is in trouble and I need to deliver this message that the emperor had given me to discuss with you all". She then pulled out a scroll and opened it and began to read. "Citizens of the Valley of Peace and masters of the Jade Palace this is an urgent message. Attila The Hun and his forces have ravished throughout China, villages have been burned, thousands of people have died. I bring this news to the masters of the Jade Palace to give them this order stay out of the war!".

"What!" Shifu exclaimed. "This is an outrage how can he tell us that we can not help China".

" The emperor believes that KungFu is more destruction than it is peace and he doesn't wish for KungFu masters to ruin his reputation so he is sending his army to handle Attila". "You must stay here and protect the Valley of Peace when or if Attila makes it here". And with that Sage dropped back into her seat and gave a sad look to Po.

"I am so sorry" Sage said with a tear in her eye.

The hall was silent no one dared to speak until Master Shifu stood up from his chair and said.

"You and your men General Sage can stay the night and then make your journey back to the emperor in the morning now if you excuse me I must be getting off to bed". Everyone followed Shifu's lead and started getting ready for bed. Po offered Sage the spare bedroom next to his but when they got there 4 of Sage's men had already claimed the room.

"Well I guess you can sleep in my room tonight" Po suggested trying to hide a blush.

"I would love to" Sage replied also trying to hide a blush. They entered his room and went to bed.

Across the hall a low growl was heard and the piercing amber eyes of Master Tigress were seen through the crack in the door.

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