"So" Chin asked cautiously "What is it that happened exactly?"
"We aren't to sure" said Tigress "But from what we've gathered there have been a series of bold thefts along a coastal area. Not to far from Shensheng"
"Ah"
"The few witnesses we have described what they called 'clouds of fire' "
"Clouds of fire huh?"
"One of these attacks happened at Shensheng shortly after your attack, we've ruled you out as a suspect, seeing as you only stole one scroll"
"Right?"
"It was sorta like a bright red smoke" began Fa-Gao "It came fluttering in, we managed to blow it away with several antique fans, it was bizarre, almost like it was alive"
"Well this is all very curious, but I'll have to check out the crime scene tomorrow *yawn* this rat's tired"
"We're leaving tonight" said Tigress
"Tonight!"
"Pack whatever you need to bring and come with us"
"But-but I"
"If we could march all the way over here you can march a couple miles"
"…fine then, Da-Ming get our stuff ready"
"What stuff?"
"Our weapons and tools and rope and you know, our stuff"
"We have weapons but I don't know about any tools and rope and stuff"
"*sigh* fine, then just pack our weapons"
"We have our weapons on us"
"…fine then, let's go"
A couple of miles turned out to be much longer then Chin had thought. Apparently Tigress had a different definition of a couple, to Chin a couple miles meant two to three miles. But to Tigress it meant they were going to hike for a really long time way the hell out in the middle of no where.
"Er…Boss?"
"Yes Da-Ming?"
"Are we still going to be looking for that treasure?"
"Not so loud you stupid blaggard, yes we're still on a treasure hunt, we've just left base a little earlier then expected. But don't worry a little greasy hair on your head, when the tkme comes we'll give 'em the slip and find that treasure."
"Oh good…er?"
"What is it now?"
"Just wondering, what's the next riddle?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"So we know where to go"
"Oh yeah… good point, ahem-
Where waters are black
A house was erect
Now old and cracked
It stands above the neck
Hmmm that one's a puzzler"
"What are you two talking about?" Viper asked as she looked back at the two rats.
"Er… Da-Ming has a…bad rash?"
"…oh"
"We were just…er…"
"That's okay, really no need to explain"
That method usually worked, you didn't need to explain it, people just didn't want to hear about someone else's rash (Unless they were a doctor of course) and so of course they didn't sk any more questions.
Finally, the sun had risen up in the sky, it was really quite beautiful, the fields that surrounded them seemed to be covered in a rich golden glow, and the mountains off in the distance seemed regal and majestic. And then, up ahead of them, was the ocean. The waters glimmered as if the sun itself had ground up a million gemstones and sprinkled them over the pristine waves. The all too familiar smell of sea salt gave Chin a sudden feeling of nostalgia, he had to stop for just a little bit to catch himself before continuing with the others. Eventually they made it to a small port town.
Tigress led the group towards a house, there was a hole where one of the windows should have been.
"This is the scene of one of the most recent thefts" said Tigress
"Hmmm" said Chin examining it.
"Well?"
"Lets see here… the damage could've been done to the-"
"Why don't you check out the inside as well" suggested Viper "That's were all the stuff was stolen from"
"…oh, yeah okay then"
Chin entered. The house was a mess. There nothing of value inside. There on the floor by the window was something red. Chin picked it up.
"A flower petal? Most interesting. Does this flower grow anywhere near here?"
"I don't think so" said Viper "I don't know much about flowers, I cant even tell what type of flower that's from"
Chin continued to search the house.
"Do you think we should've hired someone?" Mantis whispered to Monkey "I cant see why we couldn't try to solve this mystery ourselves"
"Its what Shifu wanted, besides he's a funny little guy"
"Funny?"
"Yeah, look at the way he cringes whenever Tigress is around, it's hilarious"
"Well" said Chin "I cant find any further evidence, besides this one flower petal, where can I find out about flowers?"
