Chapter 3: Gifts
When they have approached the Thread of Hope, Tigress couldn't help herself by conjured the fight between of Tai Lung and Furious Five, and then cut the bridge, she felt ashamed and they had fixed it in a couple week after Po defeated Tai Lung.
"According to the map, we have to across this bridge and walk in 2 more miles to reach the village." Shifu said as he took a look on the map.
"I wonder how the kids are doing?" Po asked himself.
"I'm sure dad could take care of them." Tigress said as she kissed his cheek.
"Yea, otherwise he will allow them to go out on following us." Mantis joked.
"Actually, you are correct." A voice came from their back.
The voice was Hannah's, and so as Jade, Lilly and Azure were beside her, then they saw rage in their family's eyes. The two couples' eyes were widened as teacups.
"Way to go, Mantis." Monkey said.
"What!? How could this my fault?" Mantis asked.
"Kids! I thought we told you that-" Hannah then cut Tai Lung's words.
"To stay at the Jade Palace and look after it, but you didn't say we cannot follow you, and beside, Grandpa will look after the palace for us." She said.
Tai lung has no more excuses to say because of the white tiger's wide, confidence grin. He knew if he made up more excuses, she would take it back.
"Please, mom, just once, after this mission, we will be punish ourselves whatever you asked!" she pleaded Tigress.
Tigress then looked deeply into her daughter's eyes, and saw they were full of hope and light. She sighed and said, "I'm must be crazy, fine, you can come with us."
The children were cheering, but the masters were bemusing, usually Tigress always stand of her words.
"What makes you change your mind?" Viper curiously asked.
She saw her tiger friend grinned, which made her heart more curious, "Let's just say this girl has the same spirit of her father." She simply said as she watched the future Dragon Warriors ran faster than the masters to the end of the Thread of Hope.
Gei then sudden felt an evil aura in the air, that was her curse and it started get stronger and stronger. She began worry and she flew in front of her friends.
There were a few more steps to reach the village, Gei blocked them at sudden.
"Wait!" she said.
"What? What's wrong?" Monkey asked.
"Before you reach into the village, Master Oogway gave me a favour to all of you, he said that it might help." Gei said.
"From Master Oogway!?" the eight masters were exclaimed.
"It's a gift. This gift can make your hearts connect as one, and then you could pass the message through the minds. And add one more thing…" she then took a brief.
"You could see through into the foe's eyes." She added.
"See through the eyes of the foes!? That sounds pretty cool!" Po said.
"Now we can see every movement of the enemy!" Azure claimed.
Then Mantis spotted something, "Hey! I think I see something!" he shouted.
"Shhh! Be quiet! We should not make any sounds in here." Gei warned Mantis with a glare.
"Sorry." He apologized in whisper.
Gei humped and then floated to the entrance of the cursed village as there was a name framed above the gates. But the name was an ancient Chinese as the masters didn't know how to read it, even Gei because she was too young to die as she never went to school in her living life.
However, Shifu and Tai Lung had learnt them from Master Oogway as they could read it.
"Valley…of… No Return…" they translated it in unison and the name of the village, Valley of No Return, has scared them a little.
"Valley of Return!? What kind of name is that? Who named this valley anyway?" Lilly questioned as she felt shivered back her spines.
"Neither do I." Gei added.
Hannah has surprised of Gei, "Wait? You never know the name of this valley or village?" she asked and the spirit shook her head.
"No, I had been blinded by hatred and grudges as I never cared about the village." Gei replied.
Mantis let out a chuckle, "What? You mean you killed somebody before?" he joked.
"Yes." She calmly said and there was a silence and stared at the little insect who felt qualm.
"Want to hear?" she asked innocently and the group quickly shook their heads.
"…Okay!" Gei said and flew through the gates.
Although, the gates were locked and it's Mantis's show time. He used his scythed claws to chop the locks into a half as unlocked.
"Nice work, Mantis." Viper commented.
"It was nothing, just train hard." Mantis modestly replied.
When they all went through the gates as entered the village, they saw Gei was gazing around by stand still. "Nothing changes here." She murmured.
"Why there's no one here?" Jade asked curiously.
"They're here, but at the other side of the forest, the Skeleton Forest." She directed as she pointed the forest that in front of them.
The forest has sent a cries, crawls and roars of unknown creatures, this is more liked a live horrid movie!
"Who jerk named everything herein this Valley so creepy?" Hannah mumbled, putting on her low voice.
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Preview:
"Hannah!!" she was right, it is Sora and so as Fred, Nana and a unknown wolf male beside them, old friends from the International Kung Fu Camp. Sora hugged Hannah tightly, and Lilly and Azure ran to greet their long-time-no-see friends.
"Sora! Nana! Fred! Oh my god, it's such a surprise! What are you doing here?" Hannah questioned.
"Wing! Hawk! Luca! I can't believe it's really you guys!!" Lilly cried in joy.
"Could somebody please slap my face?" Hannah requested and Luca filched a punch on her face.