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*With Dega*
"Well, I'm going to go back up to the palace. You coming?" Lily asked, slithering up to the palace steps.
"In a moment. I need to find Max and ask him something."
"Alright! See ya up there!"
With that, the snake started up the stairs, leaving Dega behind.
The tiger lion sighed. "Gotta see Max…"
Dega jogged around the valley for a little while, trying to find his tiger friend. Eventually, he spotted Max fighting eight bandits. They were overpowering him slowly.
"HEY SLIMEBALLS!" Dega shouted, making the thieves stop and turn to face him.
The tiger lion unsheathed his swords and plunged into the fray.
"Why're these guys attacking you?" Dega asked his friend.
"They weren't! They were attacking her!" Max replied, fending off a wolf with one hand and pointing to a quivering teenage tigress.
"Hello! What might your name be?" Dega asked the girl, punching a bandit in the face and blasting another with his power swords.
"Catherine…"
"With a name like that, I doubt that you're from around here!" Max stated, kicking a thief in the chin.
"My mother is…from Europe."
"Ah, Europe! I'm gonna visit there someday!" Dega cheered, summoning two boulders and slammed them into some wolves.
"I'm Max! This is—"
"My name's Niko Sledge!" Dega cut in.
Max glared at Dega, but the tiger lion just smiled and shrugged.
"People call me Cat…" Catherine said.
"A tigress named Cat! Ha! I love it! Classical puns!" The tiger lion cheered before he whirled his swords around and slammed them into the ground, making the bandits quiver as electricity shot through them before passing out.
"Anyway, I need relationship advice. Ya see, L—"
Dega was cut off by Cat, who tackled him to the ground in a hug. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
"I helped too…" Max said.
"Yeah, but you're off the market! Don't complain!" The tiger lion jeered. "Anyways, you're welcome. We're just doing our jobs."
"What kind of job requires you to beat up people?" The tigress asked.
Dega smiled. "The fun one."
Max rolled his eyes. "What were you saying, D—"
"Niko!" The hero shot.
"Right…Niko. What were you saying?"
The tiger lion glanced at Catherine and then back at Max. "I don't need your help anymore. I found a more reliable source for my questions. As an added bonus, I don't need to tell my sister, who keeps no secrets!"
"So you two are heroes here, is that right?" Catherine asked, getting off of Dega and changing the subject.
"Yep." The two students responded in unison.
"Can I see where you guys live? I bet it's amazing! I'm touring China and I want to see all the big places! I heard the Jade Palace is one of the best places to go! Can you guys take me there?"
"No." Max replied.
"Sure!" Dega exclaimed.
Max turned to his friend and raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"Relax, buddy-bro; I'm sure that Po won't mind a guest!"
"Tigress might."
"Since when do you worry about Tigress?"
The Bengal tiger sighed. "This won't go well…"
*With Zina*
The black tiger looked out over the area from which the white tiger master sat, meditating. Zina smiled and jumped out of her hiding spot and walked towards Kiro.
"Well, I was afraid that I wasn't gonna be able to kick anyone's butt this week; looks like I was wrong." Kiro stated without moving or opening his eyes.
Finally, the tiger master stood up and faced Zina. The first thing he noticed was the mark of two intertwined snakes on Zina's shoulder pad.
"Well that's a nifty drawing. Seems like I see those every time something bad happens. Kai dies; there's the symbol on the door; Mr. Ping dies; there's the symbol on the hospital door." Kiro observed.
"And now when you die, there will be the symbol on the ground by your body." Zina hissed.
"Well, you seem pretty sure of yourself."
"I see you haven't made one of your jokes yet. Afraid?"
"I'm afraid that you'll bore me to death before you stab me through the chest. There, is that better?"
"KYA!" Zina roared as she charged Kiro.
*With Lily, back at the Jade Palace*
"I wonder what's taking Dega so long." Lupa stated, standing next to Lily.
All of the students, except for Max and Dega, were lounging around there little teen cave that they had set up in one of the palace's large rooms. Posters hung from the walls, a pantry full of food was in one of the corners, and lots of bean bags and chairs were set around the room. A skylight was stationed on the ceiling to illuminate the room.
"I think I know the reason now!" Kiba cheered as Dega, Max, and another tigress entered the room. "What's up, guys?"
"Not much. We saved Catherine here from some bandits. She's touring China and wanted to see this place. She's from Europe." Dega explained.
"Europe! Fancy!" Kovu exclaimed.
"So you got attacked by bandits, huh? Welcome to China!" Zan stated, making everyone crack up.
Catherine blushed. "Yeah. Max and Niko saved me, though. I'm very grateful."
The students looked at each other in confusion at the mention of Niko. They all sighed and rolled their eyes, though, when Dega pointed to himself and put his finger to his mouth.
Once Max had introduced Cat to the students around the area, the room fell silent for a moment.
"Hey," The male tiger lion started, putting his arm on Cat's shoulder. "Have you ever wanted to go cliff diving?"
After some explaining and convincing, Catherine agreed to try it out.
But, Dega said he'd take me cliff diving. Lily thought in shock.
"It's been nice knowing you! I'll visit your funeral!" Kiba cheered as the tigress left the room.
Once they were gone, Arizona started to make kissing noises.
"Looks like Dega has a girlfriend!" Ryo said.
"Who would want to date my maniac of a brother?" Lupa exclaimed before chuckling.
I don't like her… Lily thought, growing angry.
*With Kiro*
Kiro collapsed to the ground, holding his stomach. He looked over at his battered staffs, which were a good twenty feet away from him.
"Any jokes now, Kiro?" Zina asked.
The white tiger just coughed violently and continued to clutch his gut. He looked down and saw Zina's dagger sticking out from his stomach and almost vomited.
"You underestimated me, Kiro. That was your first mistake." Zina said before drawing the symbol of the two snakes in the ground and starting to walk away.
"It was KNIFE knowing you!" Kiro called before collapsing to the ground, and coughing.
The assassin just shook her head and continued to walk off.
WHAT? Will Kiro make it? And who is this new girl, competing for Dega? Find out next chapter!
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