A/N: Whew! :D Here's the next chapter! :D And I will be doing a romantic TiPo oneshot here soon, thanks to Christ's Disciple idea, I'm going to make them go on a romantic night date. :D Stand alone oneshot. Anyway, just enjoy the chapter. :)
Chapter 4 – Sparring and something unexpected
Lei and Jia stood in their fighting stances side by side with Po and Tigress on the opposite side, they're going to spar with one another, Yanmei stood in the doorway watching them and out of their way. Po had a smirk on his face while Lei formed his own smirk.
"Begin!" Po shouted.
Then they charged for one another, Lei decided to take on his mother again while Jia took on Po. Lei ducked under his mother's fist and punched her gut, she recovered and punched his chest, he dodged a kick and charged back at her. Po blocked several punches from Jia, she did a spin kick but Po grabbed her leg and threw her to the ground, she quickly got back up and dodged a spin kick from Po. Jia's strategy is to keep Po and Tigress away from one another so they can't do their combo moves. Jia threw a double punch at Po, he blocked it, charged for Jia and grabbed her tail. Jia growled, broke free of Po's grasp and kicked his arm. Jia looked over to see Lei fighting Tigress, she ran over and then kicked Tigress then Lei punched her gut, but Po came along and punched them both before they did anymore to Tigress. Jia muttered "Oh no you don't" before she charged and tackled Po to the ground, Lei got back to fighting his mother while Po kicked Jia off him, Jia landed on her feet crouching to the floor. She snorted and charged again, Po dodged several of her punches, she pounced but Po dodged her again, making Jia get very frustrated. Lei continues to fight his mother, he dodged several of her attacks, he grabbed her arm, got behind her and shoved her to the ground. He threw a kick to her ribs, moving before she got back up. Tigress charged for Lei, he blocked an attack from her, then Tigress punched his gut and he fell to the ground, before Tigress could finish him Jia punched Po into Tigress, causing them to land in a heap. Po got up and blocked both Lei and Jia's attacks, knocking them away while Tigress stood by his side.
"Yin Yang punch!" Po said. Lei and Jia's eyes widened, then Tigress and Po grabbed one another's arms then began spinning around, the younger felines ran from them as the adults chased them while spinning. Lei ran up the wall, jumped off it, and then landed a kick smack onto his parents' heads, causing them to break apart from their combo move. All of the fighters are getting tired from this match, but they keep going. Po and Tigress are impressed by the younger felines' skills. Tigress blocked an attack from Lei, Jia took on Po again. Lei double punched his mother and began running. Tigress ran after him, she caught up with him and began throwing punches and kicks, Lei blocked her attacks, ducked under her then threw a punch to her stomach, Tigress tried to punch Lei but he grabbed her arm and threw her over his shoulder, she landed smack into a wall. Lei saw Po fighting Jia so he ran over to assist her.
Jia dodged a punched from Po, but he kicked her, he raised his fist up, but Lei grabbed it and shoved him, Po recovered, Lei dodged a belly flop from Po while Jia recovered, she's panting. Lei and Jia lunged for Po, he blocked Jia's attack while Lei jumped over Po to behind him, Po shoved Jia away and bumped Lei away. Jia recovered, lunged for Po only for him to grab her arms and belly flop her away. Lei came back and began punching his father, the panda blocked an attack and they both began throwing a series of punches and kicks. Po punched Lei's gut and almost finished him until Jia came and threw a spin kick, Po kept from falling, he grabbed both of them, Lei broke free from his father's grasp, causing Jia to break free as well. The younger felines now combined forces, Lei grabbed and threw Jia towards Po, she landed a kick on Po's arms, but when Po was distracted Lei kicked the panda's gut, causing him to double over in pain, Jia punched Po and he fell over. Po did one more move to try and attack, but Lei grabbed his father's legs. Jia saw Tigress recovering, and she attempts to help Po.
"Lei, throw him into her," Jia said. Lei nodded, Jia lunged for Tigress and blocked a punch from her, Lei spun his father around twice, Jia jumped sharply to her right before Lei threw his father. Tigress gasped and Po crashed into her, they both slammed into the wall and landed in a heap with Po on top of Tigress. Lei and Jia are both panting heavily, their eyes widened.
"Did we just..." Lei asked, shocked.
"I think so..." Jia replied, panting. She and Lei smiled at one another before chuckling as they panted.
"I...can't believe it..." Lei said, giggling as he took in deep breaths. Jia slightly chuckled and then hugged Lei, he hugged his sister back. They beat Master Tigress and Po! Lei and Jia walked over to Po and Tigress who're sitting besides one another, panting. Their eyes slightly widened at Lei and Jia but then they smiled.
"That...that was awesome!" Po said happily.
"I...I didn't think you two would be able to defeat us on our first combo match," said Tigress, proud of the two.
"You mean...you don't mind me kicking your butts with Lei?" Jia asked. Tigress and Po both chuckled as they got up.
"As long as it's a spar and you spar fair, we don't mind, but we do like to win sometimes," said Po. Lei chuckled while Jia smiled a bit.
"You two are something else," said Tigress, "You two make a really good team, especially in battle."
"I wonder why," said Lei with a chuckle. Po hugged his son and adopted daughter while Tigress did the same, Yanmei was impressed by everyone's efforts, she's never seen such skill before.
"Well, you guys can train on the equipment if you want to, just be careful," Tigress said with a smile. Lei and Jia both bowed and then they left the sparring room, Po and Tigress smiled as the two felines left, they looked at each other, Tigress slightly nudged Po and smiled deviously, Po got the message, knowing she wants to spar again.
With Lei and Jia, they head out onto the training grounds thinking on where they should start. Yanmei came trotting up to them, Jia went walking over to the Wooden Warriors, then Yanmei grabbed Lei's arm.
"That was some flattering skills you pulled off," she said seductively, stroking his cheek. Lei stepped back and stuttered "Thanks...I'm glad you liked my skills." She wrapped her arm around his neck, pulling him a bit closer, Lei's eyes slightly widened, her icy blue eyes pierced directly into his soul.
"Maybe you could teach me some of those moves," she said in a flirty, soothing tone. Lei pulled back from her, he looked over at Jia, and back at her.
"I'm going to go train with her now," he simply said before heading over to where Jia is. Yanmei crossed her arms as Lei went to train with Jia. Lei went into the Wooden Warriors, they began spinning and the felines began making their way through, punching, blocking and kicking the spinning warriors, they worked together side by side, being there for one another, Jia smashed one of the warriors and Lei kicked one down. Jia jumped and did a split in the air, knocking two down, and landed on her feet in a crouch, she stood back up, then...one hit her in the back of the head. Jia grunted, moved forward and stumbled into some spinning warriors, Lei saw her, he grabbed her arm then pulled her out, Jia stumbled and they fell in a heap with Jia on top of Lei. They both looked into one another's eyes, blue met green as they looked into one another's souls. Jia felt the warm feeling come to her again...Lei himself felt it as well, it's the second time in the day he's ever felt it. They couldn't stop looking into one another's eyes. Jia shook her head, snapping out of her trance, she muttered something before standing up, Lei got up as well.
"Thanks Lei," she said a little surprised on how wonderful Lei's eyes were.
"I...no problem, just be careful like Mom said," replied Lei, he himself was a little surprised at Jia's blue eyes. They bowed and began to focus on their training some more, Yanmei had seen Jia on top of Lei and has an eyebrow raised on why they stayed like that for 2 minutes.
An hour later
Lei and Jia have been training on the training grounds with one another for quite some time, Jia conquered the training grounds in about the same time Lei did but moved slightly faster. Lei's enjoyed his time training, he feels his Chi charging up inside him due to focus and concentration. Jia felt something in her...not the feeling towards Lei, but she feels a little weird...she didn't take much note and didn't tell anyone. As she punches and dodges a swinging club, she jumps onto the edge of the training equipment, out of the way of the clubs. She straightened herself as she wiped some sweat off her brow.
"You and Lei are real acrobats," Tigress commented as she walked over, Jia smirked and Tigress continued, "Much like Po and I. I'm real impressed by your skills."
"Thanks Mother," replied Jia. She briefly but her paw on her chest, feeling a little weird again. Tigress raised an eyebrow and asked "Jia, are you okay?"
Jia looked at Tigress, "Yeah, yeah I'm fine." Tigress raised her eyebrow higher and said "Well, if you're feeling nauseous or tired, let me know right away. If so, you need to take a break or take the rest of the day off." Jia waved her paw in an "I'm fine" motion. Tigress nodded and then began walking off. Jia heard a boom from the other side of the training hall, she looked over and she saw Lei by his father and the Adversary has been destroyed. Curious, she walked over to them.
"Not bad, Lei," said Po, proud of his son.
"Thanks," replied Lei, "That Red Spear really packs a punch."
"Yes it sure does," said Po.
"What's going on?" said a feminine voice. Po and Lei turned around, they smiled when they saw Jia standing there with her arms crossed.
"Oh, hello Jia," said Po, "Lei here is just practicing his special moves on the Adversary." Jia raised an eyebrow and asked "Well, can I give it a try?" She looked at the destroyed Adversary, "If there's another..." Po smiled brightly and he pulled out another Adversary from another room.
"There're plenty," he said, smiling, "Tigress and I always destroy them." Jia gave a nod and Po placed it on the floor, he and Lei moved behind Jia quite a distance to be out of the way. Jia briefly held her chest and breathed out deep.
"Are you okay?" Po asked. Jia nodded and muttered "I'm fine." Po shrugged, Jia began thinking on what move to perform on the Adversary. She wanted to do a real good one.
However, she's oblivious her Mental Block wore off a bit and she remembered a move...a top secret move, one hardly anyone knows. She looked at Po and Lei and said "Stand back a little more." They did so. Jia looked at the target, she narrowed her eyes into daggers as Tigress looked over to see her about to pull off a stunt. Jia slowly breathed in and out, feeling some energy charged up inside her. She slowly raised her arms, then she moved them down to her hips, put them out in front of her, she felt herself getting stronger, she clichéd her paws into fists and did lightning fast moves with her arms before her entire body glowed in Golden Chi. Everyone else gawked at her before Jia let out a shout and lunged at the target, she threw massive lightning punches and kicks. She furiously punched it at such fast speed, the others couldn't keep track of her movements. Some blasts of Chi came from her before she slammed the target to the ground, she landed on the ground in a crouch, her eyes glowing gold, before she let out a big blast of Chi, destroying the Adversary, it flew to the other side of the training hall, narrowly missing Tigress, who's eyes were wide as saucers. Jia fell to her knees, slightly panting.
"Whew...glad I got the feeling out of my system..." she muttered as she glow around her went away. She's oblivious that everyone who saw her perform that move had their jaws dropped and eyes as wide as saucers. Jia stood up and turned, she saw her family and Yanmei just gawking at her. She was about to question them but she saw a small bit of Golden Chi in her hand, her eyes widened before she looked at them with a nervous expression.
Tigress was the first to regain her composure, "Jia...h-how...how did you do that?!"
"I...I don't know..." Jia said, very nervous. Po recovered as Lei began recovering from his shock. Po began walking over to her, she felt even more nervous.
"Jia...I...that..." Po stuttered, unable to say any words. Tigress walked over, saying "Jia that was the Golden Kuángnù fury attack! Hardly anyone in the world can do that move!"
"How did you do that?" Po asked, still shocked.
"I-I don't know..." Jia said, her face showing her nervousness.
"What do you mean you don't know?" Tigress asked, "It takes years of hard, dedicated, extreme training to master that move!"
"I even tried it myself, and I couldn't do it," said Po. Jia began backing up a bit.
"Jia, don't be nervous, we just want to know how you know that move," Tigress said softly. Jia shook her head whispering "I don't know...I really don't..." Lei saw Jia's nervous expression, he could tell that she's very nervous about what she's just done. He walked up to his parents' side and looked at Jia, the feline just looked away, not wanting to speak about it in front of Lei. She held her head briefly and had a flashback, she now thinks what it was that caused her to do the move.
"Jia...it's okay," Lei said softly. Po nodded and said "We're not out to get you, we're just trying to find out how...you know." Jia looked at them in the corner of her eye.
"Lei...you believe me that I don't know how I did that move..." she asked.
"I...I don't know what to say...other than I'm completely shocked..." replied Lei. There was silence in the room for a while, nothing could be heard but their own breathing.
"Can...I just go back to the house? Get my thoughts together?" Jia asked, not looking at them at all. Po and Tigress looked at one another, Po nodded at Tigress.
"Sure," said Tigress, "When you want to talk about it...let us know." Jia simply nodded before making her way past them in a hurry and past Yanmei, out of the training hall. The family just looked at one another, intrigued and still amazed on what's just happened.
With Jia
She ran back to the house, obviously scared and shut the door behind her. She grabbed her blanket and pillow, heading into the storage room and locking the door. Throwing her pillow and blanket onto the floor then laying down on the floor, covering herself with the blanket. She looked at her paws but saw no golden glow from them. Pulling the blanket over her, she began to think.
How in the world was I able to pull off that move? She thought I...wait a minute...I think I know... She recalled the scream she heard, the picture she saw, the goat image, and pulling off her move. She inwardly gasped as her eyes widened.
I...I can't believe it...I had a right to be nervous! She thought as she clutched her blanket tight, I...I can't let them know...my Mental Block is fading...and no matter how many times I revive it...it'll keep fading... She pulled the blanket over her head. The things in the past I have mentally blocked are now emerging back from the shadows...and I can't let Lei and my family know...I can't cast this burden upon them...I can't and I won't...not EVER! She began to do some arm movements before moving to her head, using the Mental Block again, wanting to buy her some more time before she fully remembers the secrets of her past.
I will keep my new family from harm, I just need to fight my memories... Jia thought.
In Madam Yue's house
The elderly white lioness is sitting in a lotus position as she feels the flow of the universe around her. Taking in steady, relaxed breaths as she focuses in more on what's around her. She slightly winced when she sensed something, she opened her amber eyes, looked around the house and sighed. Madam Yue stood up, holding her staff firmly in her grasp before she began walking. She looked to see her daughter in another room sleeping, she closed the door before she walked out onto the balcony of her house. She looked out into the darkness of the forest, so dark out there, her house is the only light in the deep woods.
Something's wrong... she thought, But what could it be? She sighed again, wishing she could know. Knowing Mogui's been vanquished, she can't help but still think he's somewhere out there when he really isn't. She felt a twinge of Darkness in the universe again, the fourth time actually.
"Madam Yue," said a voice inside her mind. Yue looked around but saw no one, "Madam Yue." Her ears slightly perked up.
"Wang?" she said using her mind.
"Yes, it's me child," said Wang, he's a dragon, the King of the Gods and Ruler of the Universe.
"Your Excellency, I've...been sensing something dark within the universe..." said Yue.
"I have too as well. I'm not seeing where it comes from or how."
"I wonder what it truly is...could it be just leftovers from the battle with Mogui?"
"It could be, I'm not too sure, but the others and I are trying our hardest to find what or who is causing the Darkness."
Yue nodded, "Yes. We need to make sure this isn't a threat to the universe. Should I tell the Chosen Ones yet?"
"Not until we have confirmation on whether this is a threat or not, I'll get back to you later on it," said Wang. Yue sighed, she wanted the Chosen Ones to be alerted, but Wang's a wise God and has been here for countless millennium.
"All right..." Yue replied, "I'll hold back...and keep the Orb of Outflowing Eternal Light safe and secure." Wang said "Farewell child" before he left her. The Orb of Outflowing Eternal Light – an Orb of Light that's now the newfound heart of the Light of the Universe. First created after the defeat of Mogui and restoration of the Universe. It's very vital to the Universe and the Light.
Orb of Outflowing Eternal Light
A massive ball of outflowing Light going out into the universe, pumping it out, slowly and surely to keep it nice and peaceful. But...there is indeed a small patch of darkness on the Orb...slowly...slowly getting bigger...
In Lei's house
Jia has not come out of the storage room for four hours, and it's nearing 9pm, she even wouldn't come out for dinner, so they had to give it to her while she stayed inside the room. All are concerned about her, they've never seen her so nervous about pulling off one of the most difficult Kung Fu moves in all of history. Yanmei left soon after Lei and his family called it a day after Jia left and went back into the house to talk with Jia but she didn't answer them. Lei sat down on a couch, thinking about the events of today. He sighed, his mind not off Jia, but deep concern for her. Po sat down in a chair beside the couch while Tigress washed some clothes.
"That was...some move huh?" Po asked Lei. Lei nodded in reply as he looked at the fireplace with coals and ashes in it. Po placed his hand on Lei's shoulder and began rubbing it. Lei grabbed his dad's hand in response.
"I've never seen her like that before," said Lei in response to Po's question.
"Neither have I," said Po, "I wonder what really caused her to be like that. I mean sure it's shocking, but she was very nervous."
Lei nodded in agreement, "Yeah, tell me about it. It was as if she'd seen a ghost or something." He sharply exhaled, sinking onto the couch a bit more, just thinking about her. He's worried and concerned about her. Po looked at his son's expression, he saw the concern in his eyes, he patted his shoulder.
"You're worried about her aren't you?" he asked.
"Yeah," Lei replied bluntly. Po nodded and said "You two have really gotten close. Not to mention you two are a very good team. You beat Tigress and I on our first combo match."
"Yeah, I always thought we were a good team when I got better in Kung Fu."
After the defeat of Mogui, the week they spent in the SolarXI taking their own vacation before a huge party, Lei and Jia smiled and played together, he remembers hearing Jia laugh short laughs on certain occasions, seeing her smile when she's always around him. He always considered her to be a beautiful young feline, yet, he's been feeling some feeling he's never felt before. It's even more powerful than the feeling he had around Jinjing before he didn't want her as his girl anymore. Just thinking about Jia...her sapphire eyes, her nice orange fur and angelic smile just makes him smile. He held his chest, feeling the same feeling he felt when he and Jia fell on top of one another. He let out a sigh, deciding to talk to his dad about it.
"Dad..." he said.
"Yes Lei?" Po asked, smiling. Lei sat up and looked at his father. He took in a deep breath, "Dad...I've...been having these...feelings towards someone..."
"Really?"
"Yeah...I...I don't know how to say this..." Lei looked down at the floor, not knowing how to tell his dad about his feelings towards his adopted sister. Po placed a paw on Lei's shoulder, the panger looked up at his father.
"Lei, if there's something on your mind, you are free to share it," Po said softly. Lei took in another deep breath, rubbing the back of his neck, he's nervous as he lets out his breath.
"I...I've been having the feelings towards...towards..." he stopped, taking in another breath, "Towards Jia." Po's eyes widened in shock, Tigress heard what Lei had said and she was shocked.
They both have the feeling, she thought with wide eyes.
"Y-You do?" Po asked. Lei just nodded before looking away, slightly blushing.
"It's a powerful feeling...even more so than I felt with Jinjing...it nearly knocks me out sometimes...I can't really describe it..." said Lei, not looking at all. Po's eyes widened again, he looked up and saw Tigress looking with wide eyes, she motioned her hands to her mouth and gave the signal for Po to button his mouth before leaving the room without a sound. Po gently patted his son's back.
"Lei...I think I know what you're feeling..." he said, making Lei look up at him, "But I can't tell you the emotion, you must find out yourself." Lei's ears flattened.
"Why can't you tell me?" asked Lei.
"It's for you to find out," Po said softly, "Only you can find out for sure, Lei." Lei felt frustrated and asked "Why can't you tell me something you know? You held my..." Lei stopped himself, not wanting to bring up the time he disobeyed his parents and even ran from them just to find his past. The biggest regret in his life.
"I really wish to tell you, but I can't," Po said softly. Lei wanted to say something, but he stopped himself again. He took in a deep breath before letting it out.
"Fine," he said, frustrated. Po hugged his son, the panger hugged back and Po said "Besides, you need your sleep, it's a school night." Lei sighed before letting go of his father.
"Good night," he said before standing up. Tigress walked over to her son and hugged him. Lei and Tigress told one another good night before Lei walked up the stairs. Tigress looked at Po and Po looked at her.
"They both have the feeling..." said Tigress.
"I know..." said Po, "What happens when they find out the feeling?"
"I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens next."
A/N: Indeed we do, Tigress! Wow, talk about a killer move from Jia and her Mental Block's falling away! What next? What is that Darkness among the Orb of Outflowing Eternal Light? Find out soon! :D Please review! :D Again, I remind you of that oneshot of TiPo here soon. :)
