CHAPTER FoUR

" Po... I've noticed that you've been acting a little weird lately. And Tigress told me about what happened earlier today. What's wrong?" Shifu asked.

I just stood there, not knowing what to say. I sighed and said, " Uh... nothing. I just had a pain in my chest is all, then I remembered that I had to go help my dad."

" That's another thing, Po. I checked with your father, you never even came into the shop. Now, what's going on?" he told me. I just stood there thinking Man... why does this guy have to know everything?

" Okay... I had a nightmare is all, okay, you happy? That's why I've been acting strange. And the deal with the chest pain, I just walked it off." I told him.

" Tigress has told me about the dream. But, this person you love... Tigrera was it? Po, there are no other panda's living in the valley. And by your made up name, I think it is pretty obvious." he told me. Well... looks like I'm found out. I stood there playing with my fingers, really nervous.

" What are you talking about?" I asked, he could tell I was nervous, he knew that I knew that he knows. Shifu smiled and said, " Po... it's okay. Just tell her, I'm fine with it. But, don't let it interfear with training. Do you understand?" We bowed at each other.

" Yes master." I told him. Once he left, I leaned against the cave wall, and dropped down slowly. I sighed and thought I can't tell her... I beat my life on it that she doesn't feel the same way. Well, I took Shifu's advice, I layed down and sleep.

Ugh... stupid nightmares.

I was in an open field. Everything was peaceful. It was a totally awesome. But, then, I saw something. My friends: Viper, Mantis, Monkey, Crane, and Master Shifu. The were standing in front of a tree. I ran toward them and finally reliezed what they were looking at. I dropped to my knees. It was Tigress' grave.

I felt my eyes begin to water. No! It couldn't be. What about the gift? Wasn't it supposed to save her? What is going on. I looked pass the tree and about seventy feet away. They stood there: Tai Lung, Lord Shen, and Ghost Rider. They were laughing. I became enraged. I charged toward them.

By the time I got there, they were gone. Dissapeared into thin air. I looked around, looking for clues... but, nothing. Once I turned, I saw my friends staring at me with angry faces.

" THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" Shifu yelled at me. I only stood there, looking at the ground, with tears coming out of my eyes. " IF YOU HADN'T OF FELL INTO THE ARENA THAT DAY, SHE WOULD STILL BE HERE! YOU ARE A MURDER!" Shifu continued.

" I... I'm sorry." I said, my voice was full of sadness. " SORRY! SORRY! IF YOU HAD DONE SOMETHING! IF YOU HAD LISTENED TO ME, THEN SHE WOULDN'T OF DIED!" Shifu yelled.

The Furious Four, I guess you could call them that now, surrounded me. They were coming at me, slowly, I could tell they were ticked off. Shifu calmed down and said, " Students... kill him." My eyes widened, I couldn't believe what he just said. Surely, my friends wouldn't do that. But, once again, I thought wrong. They all pulled out daggers, and charged at me. I screamed as the daggers hit me one by one.

" AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I yelled, as I awoke. My friends awoke, surrounded me, and Viper asked, " Po, are you okay!" I couldn't respond. I don't know what was wrong. My eyesight... it would flash from the view of my friends, to people being killed, over and over.

It was horrible, bandits, slaughtering thousands of people, villages burning, blood everywhere. Then suddenly they stopped. I guess, I had a little seuizer or something, cause I was laying on the ground, my friends surrounding me, they were terrified. " What happened?" asked Monkey. I couldn't answer. I was breathing hard, in deep thought. Then the pain... the fiery pain, it came back.

I think I was being controlled or something, cause I stood up, and began to walk outside. Once I was outside, I snapped to my senses and gasped. My friends did as well when they came up behind me. There in front of us was a bandit, who had his left arm rapped around Tigress' neck, and the other was holding a sword, pointed strait toward her back.