An ugly scar

"We'll start at the beginning, I suppose. When I was a newborn cub, I was born in a place of violence. Shifu says that my home lands were being attacked constantly by barbarians. There was allot of pointless death, and very often worse. My mother was only barely able to get out of the country. My father and a couple of their friends were trying to flee our homeland for a place a little more safe. They got as far as the southern border, but then they were ambushed by the barbarians. My father pulled my mother out of the caravan so that she could be safe. He went back when she was away, he wanted to see if he could help his friends. My mother ran as far as she could, and then she wound up in the valley. She didn't want to stay, but she had heard about the Palace, and about Master Shifu. She went to him and begged for him to take me under his wing. What could he say? I was taken into the Palace and Tai Lung was given charge over me. It was suppose to show him responsibility. He treated me as well as Master Shifu had treated him. Shifu was also kind to me, but even then he could see Tai Lung's abilities, even though Tai Lung was only about five. Shifu spent most of his attention on his prime pupil, the one he was always so proud of. Tai Lung, though, spent every spare moment he had taking care of me. I began my training at the age of five, the same as you Tigress" Pantha said looking toward Tigress looking her in the eyes, thinking "and the same age as Tai Lung too. He took me under his wing, he taught me as much as he knew, he defended my inability to wake up at the crack of dawn from Shifu, and he told Master Shifu when he was spending too much attention on him and should spend more of it on me. He was the best older brother anyone could have asked for" Pantha said looking toward the celing sadly reminicing "but he was too ambitious for his own good. From the very age he entered the academy, Shifu told him how proud he was of him, and if anyone could, or would, be the dragon warrior it would be him. When he was fifteen, I was ten, he achieved the rank of Master. Shifu arranged for a review of Tai Lung's abilities, thinking that his assention to dragon warrior would be a sure thing. Ogway, however seemed to have other plans. He saw evil in Tai Lung. He said that Tai Lung would never be dragon warrior. Tai Lung looked to Master Shifu, to question his master's decision and maybe get an appeal. Shifu however, adhered to his master's words and didn't question him. Tai Lung, feeling betrayed by both of his Masters, ran into the Valley and struck down many innocents. He set fire to most of the village. I'm sure you at least heard of how almost the entire Valley burned down in one stormy night?" Pantha asked Tigress looking down from the celing and sadly into her eyes. "Then he came back into the Palace. He rampaged into the dorm area, looking for me, and I met him in the hall. He told me of how he was going to go after the scroll. He was trying to enlist me, he told me of how he thought both of our masters had become corrupt, how we could take the Valley for our own and shape a brighter future. I tired to talk him back down. "Please brother, it isent too late, we can go seek Master Shifu's guidance. Surely he will know what to do....." I begged him, pleading with him to reconsider his actions. " SILENCE! If you're not with me you're against me!" He screamed with fury. He then lunged with all of his force, and all of his knowledge of kung fu to strike me down. I tried as hard as I could to defeat him, thinking that if I were the one to take him down, there might still be hope for him. I was definietly on the loseing side, I was young and alot less experienced, and he was a Master and I was not. I, somehow, managed to keep pace with him, I suppose it was my desperation to save the one who mattered the most to me. In his fury he unsheathed his claws." Tigress looked up at Pantha, shocked, there was a common knowlege among all animals with claws, that they were never to be used in fighting, they were suppose to be used as tools, not weapons. The fact that a Master of kung fu would unsheathe his claws in a fight with his own brother was almost unbelievable. "He struck me in the face, and the force of the impact sent me flying across the dormotory hall. I was knocked unconscious, and I awoke a few days in my room receiving medical care from Shifu. I later learned that he was unable to stop Tai Lung, and Ogway was forced to block his chi. Tai Lung had been sent to the highest security prison, in a restraint specially designed by Master Ogway himself. I felt a wave of guilt wash over me, that I wasent able to help my brother, the one who had raised me since before I could remember. Even after I had recovered I was left with this scar, and the knowlege that I would never again be able to use my left eye again. I dident care I just wanted to go see my brother, to see if I could talk sense into him. I eventually talked Shifu into telling me where the Prison was. When I got there, I had brought nothing, like Shifu had told me to. I wasent going to be allowed in if I brought anything, but the clothes on my back. I was escorted down to the bottom floor to see Tai Lung. I tried to talk the guards into leaving, but they said that they weren't permited to. I ignored them and went to sit in front of my brother. I tried to get him to look into my eyes, so that we could talk, but he refused. I tried to ignore the fact that my own brother woulden't look at me. I tried to talk about things like nothing had happened, but this infuriated Tai Lung. He struggled against his restraints with all of his might and cursed me for coming. I diden't plan to leave, but guards came and insisted that I had to. I was barred from ever going to the prison again, and I haven't seen my brother since. Ever since the Palace incident Shifu has hiden his emotions from the outside world. Especially those that he loves" Pantha placed his arm lightly on Tigress's shoulders. "Always remember Tigress that he does love you. Strive foward knowing that he is proud of you." Pantha smiled down at Tigress and looked at her as if he was imagining her potential. "And, for all of our sakes, achieve your destiny more gracefully than Tai Lung did" With that he quickly hugged Tigress, rose, and quickly exited the room. Tigress however looked at her hands, "Did he mean that I would be the next Dragon Warrior?" Tigress asked herself, silently mulling over what he had said.

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