"Tolerable Peace"

Rating: PG

Pairing: Slight Po/Shen slash.

Summary: Shen survives being crushed alive with a little help from an old goat. Whether he likes it or not, it is time he fulfill his destiny..


-Self Enlightenment-

Tigress pinched the bridge of her snout. She felt a migraine coming on.

"And what were they doing?"

"Dating, I think."

"... The radish was-"

Po excitedly cut her off, "-Yeah, but here's the thing." he glanced over his shoulder, then leaned in close.

'Oh good. This story has a point after all.' Tigress wasn't going to let on, but she'd known that Po had been under a lot of stress recently. She was almost worried that it was starting to effect his mental state.

"I don't think it was consensual." he whispered.

'Huh... spoke too soon.'

When your facial muscles normally range anywhere from 'intense focus' to 'mildly angered' it was hard to wear an understanding expression, but Tigress tired anyways. The whole thing sounded insane to her but she wanted to support her friend.

Then Tigress noticed that Po had stopped babbling and was staring at her expectantly. He was waiting for a reply.

Really, she didn't know what to say.

"Um, Po... was that the ONLY part of the dream you thought was strange?"

"Hm? Yeah, why?"

"... Let's go see Master Shifu."


After reciting his dream again, Po was getting the sneaking suspicion that they all thought he was loosing his mind. Especially with the way Master Shifu was looking at him, eye twitching.

He tried to defend himself. He just had to remember to play it cool, he was the Dragon Warrior after all.

"I think it was another vision." he tried to say casually. Scratching the back of his head in a nonchalant manner. The Furious Five actually winced at the cliché gesture.

Shifu folded his ears back in an annoyed manner. Nobody was saying it, but everyone was wondering if Po's inner peace might have been a fluke. A spur of the moment kind of thing.

"Po... I think it would be best for yourself and all of us if you'd just take a break for awhile." Shifu stated.

"NO MORE KUNG FU? BUT I JUST SAVED KUNG FU!" Po whined, looking devastated.

Shifu rolled his eyes, "Even the Dragon Warrior needs a break once and awhile." he laughed.

Po still looked devastated so Shifu was quick to come up with an idea. "How about you return to Gongmen City to get a progress report from the other masters on the recovery efforts?"

That seemed to cheer Po up considerably, 'I never got to try those noodles!' his stomach growled.

"Hey! Yeah! That sounds fun. When do we leave?" he questioned.

The Five shuffled their feet while Tigress stepped forwards.

"Po..." she paused, considering what to say. "Think of this as a self enlightening journey."

"Uh, okay?" he shrugged. He knew he wasn't getting it when everybody sighed and rubbed at their faces in a frustrated manner.

"What?"

"Po. We're not going with you."

He blinked.

'Oh...'


NOTE: Short chapter is short... :/