Holla! I bring to you chapter four! I hope you enjoy.

I don't own Kung Fu Panda

Trouble arrives

Tigress crouched in order to avoid the spiked club that was swaying right at her. She then performed a back-flip and landed at another spinning serpentine log to dodge the other one heading her way. Beads of sweat were gathered on her forehead, sliding down her furry face as she continued her dangerous feats. Her eyes narrowed in concentration at one approaching club, ready to land a hard blow at its random target. Slightly bending her legs, Tigress prepared a counter attack.

The heavy wooden club neared, and her palms thrust forward, doing an open-palm punch. The club shattered into pieces.

Tigress jumps from the training mechanism and lands gracefully onto the platform. She stands up and wipes the building perspiration from her forehead with the back of her paw, taking deep breaths.

Training was done for today, so then leaves the question of what to do next. Po and the rest along with Viper's little sisters were at Mr. Ping's shop. She didn't know how much time she consumed during her training but she was certain that her fellow kung fu warriors were still there, eating maybe, or just spending time with each other, or perhaps looking at the sights to see in the village.

Maybe she could go down there too, after all, there's nothing left to do since training is over.

She headed to the exit and pulls the doors open, and a wave of late-afternoon sunlight welcomed her. She inhaled the fresh scent her surroundings brought and gazed towards the orange sun, just a few hours away from setting.

She also noticed from the corner of her eye, the glorious figure of the full moon. She turns to face it, mesmerized by its haunting beauty. She can't wait until the festival comes.

And then she started her way down the staircase. On her way down, she spares a glance at the Jade structure. Surprisingly, Shifu was staring at her like he had been doing earlier when they were watching Viper and her sister's perform. He was outside the Hall of Warriors, one arm placed behind his back while the other kept hold of the staff Oogway had passed down to him. And his eyes, even from the distance, Tigress could feel that they were the same as earlier: filled with concern.

She stops to look at him. Shifu must've noticed her awareness to his observation and so he tore away his gaze.

Now Tigress was sure there was definitely a problem. And Shifu wasn't telling anyone! Normally he would have passed down the word to them so they could take some action, but he didn't. Why?

With a slight change of plans, Tigress climbs back up to see if she could at least get some information of what was troubling the Grand Master.

He was never been open to her as a cub, even until now. The only one he'd ever talked to personally was Po and if he was going to talk to her and the rest it was always about warrior business, never family-concerned. The only time she ever heard him say anything, aside from the things involving kung fu, was when he was going to face Tai Lung on a one-on-one battle where he revealed that he was proud of them, herself included; which was the words she longed to hear from her father.

Didn't he trust her enough to tell her a few things? Were they that personal to talk about? Or is there some part in his life he wants no one to find out? These were the questions flooding Tigress mind as she mounted the stairs.

Tigress reaches the top and immediately headed for the Hall of Warriors where the red panda was sure to be.

But then, a frantic stroke of feathers reached the feline's ears making her turn towards the direction its sound was strongest. True enough, Zeng was heading her way with a panicked expression on his face.

The goose lands a few feet from where she was standing, but was brought closer when he slid on his stomach because of his bad landing and was now an inch from her feet.

Tigress knelt on one knee and helped the goose to his feet. She gave him a few seconds to catch his breath before she spoke. "What is it, Zeng?" she asked finally.

Zeng wheezed, slurring his words for he still was too exhausted to relay the news. At last, he spoke. "Bandits...down the village!" he said breathlessly.

"Bandits?" Tigress repeated. "Where?"

"Near Mr Ping's noodle shop!" Zeng exclaimed.

Tigress' eyes widened. Po and the others are there! With her warrior skills kicking-in, she regards Zeng for a moment, before sprinting into action.

There was no time to go down the stairs, so instead she went straight to the Jade Palace where she was heading to in the first place.

She leaps on a nearby tree. From there, she jumps and lands on the lowest rooftop of the Jade structure and as she did before when she was spying on Po and Shifu, she back-flipped from the over-hanging roof and she sailed down at extreme speed. She could feel the strong pull of gravity as she darted down. Tigress shifted her position so she could fall faster, spreading her arms at both sides to prepare herself for landing.

She lands flawlessly on the roof of one of the villagers' houses, using the slanting rafters to break her fall and of course with the aid of her feline abilities and warrior expertise.

Shrill cries flew up as villagers scrambled on their feet one after the other. Tigress jumps from roof to roof to head where the bandits were attacking as informed by Zeng. She knew her fellow kung fu masters would be fending off those bandits but she thought they might need her help.

Up ahead, she could already see the number of assassins terrorizing the houses nearby. She could see Crane and Mantis, outnumbered by ten to one, and of course Po, battling in his own self-invented style. Monkey and Viper must be somewhere else fighting bandits.

The assassins hid their identities under black wrappings around their faces, with only their eyes revealed. They wore different styles of clothing which covered every inch of their bodies except for their eyes, fit for their status in life; all dark-coloured. But Tigress could tell what species they are: Wolves, leopards, crocodiles, oxen, foxes and other animals she can't properly identify.

Tigress sees a group of the same bandits approaching. She glared at them before jumping and lands in front of them, blocking their way.

She executed a battle stance, unsheathing her claws as an act of intimidation. The assassins—composed of two wolves; a boar, and a snow leopard—unsheathed their weapons, all in different kinds, and pointed them dangerously towards her.

They lunged at her, raising their blades, making them gleam in the late-afternoon sky. One of the two wolves was the first to attempt an attack. Tigress bends forward then delivers a kick towards his jaw while still on that position. She then quickly performed a scissor kick to deflect the sword of the other canine who was about to lash at her, and then kicks him at the abdomen, sending him flying towards his comrades.

With them taken care of, she continues her way towards her teammates.

"Hey, Tigress, nice of you to join us!" Mantis yelled as lands on the ground after defeating some of the assassins.

Tigress suddenly remembered something. "Where are Viper's sisters?"

"Inside the shop, Viper and Monkey are protecting them," Crane answered as he lands onto the earth near them.

Cries of terror flew in the air as more bandits attacked. "Spread out!" Tigress yelled. The three members of the Furious Five broke apart to address the threat at different directions.

Tigress sees Po having a handful of assassins, so she dashed to aid him. Her eyes widened when, behind Po's back, a crocodile raised his sword ready to cut him. She growls to warn the panda, but he was still fighting the ones in fornt of him. Tigress then jumps forward and rendered a mid-air kick at the reptile's face, sending him flying with broken teeth.

"Thanks, Tigress," Po said after he successfully fended off his opponents.

"You're welcome," Tigress answered. And then they stood side by side.

"We haven't encountered this much bandits since Shen's wolf raided the Musician's Village," Po said.

"Indeed."

"Don't they ever get tired of having the same goal over and over?" Po said slyly. "I mean, c'mon, like every villain wants to rule China. What's so exciting about that?"

There, she could see the target clearly now. The tiger master next to the panda. She took an arrow from the pouch hanging on her back and secured it on her bow. She adjusted her aim, making sure that she would get a direct hit.

"Don't blow this, Okay." Her companion reminded her, who was also a snow leopard like herself. "This could only be your only chance to prove yourself to the master."

She narrowed her golden eyes in full concentration. "Yes, of course."

Then she released the arrow.

Tigress heard a sharp whistle in the air rapidly approaching. She moves from her spot, and noticed an arrow protruding on the ground where she was seconds ago. She looks to the direction it came from, and there, up on the roof, two felines were standing each wielding a bow and an arrow. One had one prepared for launch, while the other was still readying.

Tigress turned to Po. "Po!" she exclaimed. Po faced her. She heard another sharp sound breaking through the winds barriers, but this time there was more than one.

"Look out!" she warned the Dragon Warrior.

Po jumped backwards just in time to avoid the assault. Tigress stood her ground, deflecting the arrows as they came.

"Where did those came from?" Po asked.

Tigress pointed towards the two felines at the roof from a distance. But the moment Po turned to the direction she was pointing at, the two felines started running away.

"After them!" With that signal the two kung fu warriors sprinted to go after the assassins.

Tigress and Po kept their eyes focused on the two escaping bandits so as not to lose track of them. The two felines who were sure to be females based on Tigress' observation went separate ways, the other heading west while other chose east.

"You go get that one, Tigress," Po gestured towards the feline heading eastward, "I'll go after the other."

Tigress nodded and switched directions to follow her target while Po pursued his. She jumps on the roof and continued two run on all fours, and when she was a few feet ahead of the feline she drops down and lands in front of the enemy.

The snow leopard skidded to a halt once Tigress had completely blocked her path.

Tigress readied a stance if her opponent attacks. She snarled towards her, baring her sharp teeth. "There's no way to escape."

The feline stood straight to face her head on. She executed a battle stance, her golden eyes narrowing. "I won't then."

Whoo! Glad that's over! Oh my, I didn't know making fighting scenes could be this difficult! I've really tried my best here but if you think I've added something wrong please tell it to me straight. I need to know whether I'm doing this right. Some tips would be nice :D

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