narrowed his eyes as the two talked, Dryn was sounding more and more dangerous with the more information Lin gave. Although, it sounded almost personalized, exaggerated even. It was possible that was how she felt, knowing so little to who he actually was. Shifu turned to around facing the young tiger and sagely turtle.

"Who survived the initial attack?"

"I don't know." Lin's ears were flat against her head, "All I know i that by the time I was four, only my mother and Uncle Monkey had survived, and by the time I was 12 only my Uncle was still around."

"Not to mention, it's not a matter of if he will return; it's a matter of when." Shifu walked past the two. "Dryn could already be back, he has access to time travel."

Oogway hummed thoughtfully, "Indeed. Maybe you, nor your students, should fight him,"

Shifu raised an eyebrow, "He isn't that powerful, two of my Students could take him out. Not to mention, he wasn't a match for me when we fought,"

"That's the thing, Shifu. You may have fought him earlier today, but you may have also fought him decades ago. He has time travel, what are the chances he's going to travel back unprepared. Demon or not, I doubt he's that stupid." Oogway sighed, "I'll take care of it, you needn't worry."

Shifu opened his mouth to argue, not in the matter of strength, but of responsibility. However, his ears twitched, signifying the return of his students. "Ah, they've returned."

The three turned towards the door as it slammed open, with Tigress and Crane dragging their friends through. Tigress had Po and Monkey over hyer shoulder, while Crane carried Viper and Mantis. Tigress leaned Po and Monkey against a pillar, and Crane set VIper and Mantis on the ground.

"What happened?"

The two seemed to ignore Shifu as they sprinted/flew off in some kind of pursuit. Oogway walked over, along with Lin. "It seems Dryn has returned,"

"It could've been anything,"

Oogway shook his head at Shifu, "And what are the chances of that, old friend?"

"High." The two masters turned to Lin, "This isn't Dryn's work, they're still alive."

"You'd be wrong." Tigress said as she and Crane walked up, rolled up mats in their grips. They quickly laid them out and started repositioning their friends. "Dryn has returned and did this."

Shifu narrowed his eyes, "He's gotten stronger?"

Tigress had started to move Po, feeling unnaturally tense. "Much stronger." She placed the panda down on the mat. "Po was the first he took down."

"He was different, as well." Everyone turned to Crane, "He had two rings—"

"One Jade and one Amber, I noticed. I doubt they have any importance." Tigress stood to her feet.

"So, is he some kind of demon?"

Tigress looked to Lin and shook her head, "No. He's evil, but very much Po."

"And how can you tell, Master Tigress?" Oogway said, leaning on his staff.

"He knew of Gongmen. How I felt in Gongmen." Shifu clenched her fists, "He brought my emotions into the fight, he knew." She turned and looked down at Po's body. "Po knows." She squeezed her eyes shut, a sharp growl escaped her throat. "I'm going to train."

Shifu watched as she left, feeling a twinge of pity. He turned as Oogway started to walk away. "Master?"

"I'll be back in a few minute, Shifu."

Shifu nodded and turned to Lin and Crane, "We've got a problem on our hands,"

"We've noticed." Lin looked down at the unconscious warriors. "He's back and stronger than we thought, what now?"

"We let Master Oogway take care of it." Shifu turned towards the direction Tigress had left in, "I'll be looking into the thousand scrolls, later."

One, two, three. Wood shattered, sending splinters of wood in all directions. Tigress whipped around, kicking at another wooden warrior. It shattered into peices. She jumped backwards, flipping in midair, and slammed her fist into yet another wooden warrior. She stood to her feet, letting her chi build in her left paw. She growled as she sent the projectile in the heart of the wooden army, destroying a good dozen soldiers. She let out a sigh and regained her composure.

"What is it?"

Tigress tilted her head to Shifu, who had just entered the training hall. "What do you mean?"

"That Dryn beat you? That he hurt your friends. That he is threatening your home? Are you mad at Dryn or Po?"

"And why would I be mad at Po?"

"He knew of your feelings, in general or at Gongmen, maybe both. And he hasn't said a word. Are you angry at the evil or the fearful?" Shifu picked up a chunk of wood. "Hm?"

"Can't I be mad at both?" She punched another machine, shattering it to pieces. "Dryn is everything Po could be and everything that I fear from him."

"He's your nightmare. A reality where Po has turned from the light and became what you despise. I understand what you're going through. Although, there is still a chance Po won't go down that road,"

"Right, time travel." Tigress raised her paw and clenched her fist.

"And Po?"

Tigress hesitated. "I just— I'm upset,"

"He knew of your feelings without your knowledge. But, how do you even know he knows?"

"I have my reasons,"

Shifu nodded, "I'll leave you two alone, then,"

"Two?"

Shifu walked up to the doors and passed by the approaching panda, "I'll see you later, Po,"

Po raised a hand and walked in, he had bandages wrapped around his chest, and right arm. "Hey, Ti,"

Tigress narrowed her eyes, "You shouldn't be here. Your pain should've kept you bedridden,"

"Yeah, good thing Oogway made a batch of that one potion that lessens the pain. It's not gone, but it's good enough." He had walked up to Tigress, "We got beat, didn't we?"

"He won,"

"Listen, Tigress. He's me. He knew where that place was, only Shifu and myself have been there. There's no way he could be someone other than me. I tried to tell Oogway, but he didn't listen,"

"Oogway still believes that?" Tigress placed her hands on her hips, "I don't see how."

"Right." Po sighed, "Oogway kinda told me why you stormed out." He fidgeted his fingers, "Dryn mentioned Gongmen."

"Remember how a month after Gongmen I told you what happened after you were . . ."

"Shot?"

"Yeah, that. Dryn knew how I felt. He knew what you know, but more than I thought. But I never knew you pieced it together, that you correctly assumed my feelings."

Po shifted his feet, "I don't want to say I never assumed, but I never acted on those assumptions. I . . . what if I was wrong? I don't want to create a division between us,"

"I know how you feel, but, even though we know each other's thoughts and feelings, we can't act upon them,"

"Because of Dryn. Until he is taken care of, we cannot—"

"We cannot carry out our feelings." Tigress turned away from Po, "Excuse me, but I need to train."

"Yeah." Po turned away from Tigress and walked out of the training hall hastily. He sighed deeply. He stood still for a moment. His eyes hardened, "What was the point of that?"

Shifu looked up at Oogway, awaiting a response. "Dragon Warrior, did you lie at all?"

Po shook his head, "Of course not." He crossed his arms. "What reason would I have?"

"None. Just answer me one question. What did you see?"

Po looked away from the turtle. "Truthfully? Fear. I saw fear in her eyes,"

Oogway looked down at Shifu, a grim look on his face. "Answer a question for yourself. What does that mean?"

Po centered his vision forward, frowning. "Not sure if I want too." He walked past Oogway, "I need to tell my Dads what's been going on,"

Oogway followed him, albeit at a slower pace. "I'll go as well, I owe them an explanation as to why their son is coming to them in bandages." He nodded to Shifu before turning his attention forward.

Shifu watched as the two disappeared from his sight. "Hopefully, this will be over soon." With that said he turned and headed for the library, in search of answers to one question.

How do you defeat someone with never ending strength.