A/N: Well, out with the next subject. I really enjoyed wrighting the stories for this one, especially Tigress's. You'll see why when I post it. Of course, there are still some changes that I wanted to make on both of them, but can't hold them back from you all forever!

Thanks a lot for the reviews and support you guys. Encourages me to keep sending these chapters out.

Now, on with the story.


Fear


Po

It was an abnormally bleak night at the Jade Palace. Everyone was having a difficult time getting to sleep due to the intense thunderstorm that had been roaring for the past several hours. Originally, the warriors had all retired into their dorms for the night; but after the storm had given each of them hours of sleepless boredom, Po along with the rest of the Five all had the same idea of going into the kitchen for a midnight snack or at least something to occupy themselves until the weather made a turn for the better. They were all a bit disturbed to find that Master Shifu was the only one in the palace that had not been awoken by the storm. Apparently, he was an even heavier sleeper than they had joked about since he was the only warrior within the palace that was still fast asleep within his quarters.

Bored out of his mind, Po had the bright idea of having everyone tell their own ghost stories to pass the time. Eager to find anything to do, the warriors willfully agree, all except for Tigress. She found no absolutely amusement in creating some made up story to scare the pants off of her fellow comrades; but in the end, she compromised to simply sit and listen in, since there was absolutely nothing else to do.

Viper was the first to start, telling a story about some kind of haunted wedding. The others did not find the tale to be particularly frightening; however, the style that Viper used to explain the scenery was particularly engaging, so the warriors war able to enjoy her story none the less.

"Even today, the Violet Bride haunts the grounds of the Tilly Cemetery, ready to bury any man who would dare walk visit alone." Viper finished sinisterly.

"Well….that's one more reason not to get married." Mantis joked lightly.

"I think you are missing the moral here." The snake hissed back in agitation.

"Oh wait, I get it. Don't walk in cemeteries alone!" Monkey retorted while holding back a chuckle.

"You guys are hopeless." Viper barked back.

"Well, I liked it." Po encouraged. "It was pretty scary, especially the part about the whole RED EYES OF DEATH!" The warrior finished with dramatic emphasis.

"Thank you Po."

"So, who wants to go next?" Crane asked, ready to move on.

"I'll go!" Mantis volunteered.

"All right! Lay it on us!" Po encouraged, excited to hear another story. Despite being slightly frightened by what he had heard thus far, he could not help but find some kind of amusement at the possibility of some of these ghost tales being true. While he certainly would not like to experience any of the ghostly pains in person, the panda could not help but wonder if the stories themselves had some truth to them.

"All right. Hope you guys are ready to stay awake throughout the entire storm, cause you won't be going to sleep after this!" Monkey stated ominously.

"Ohohoohhhhhh! This is going to be good!" Po squealed lightly in anticipation.

"Hmm, I doubt it." Tigress muttered lightly to herself, unamused.

"This is the story of the Thunder Imp!" The primate began to narrate darkly. "It was a dark and stormy night, a lot like this one. Everyone within the village was trying to sleep, but felt as though they couldn't due to some supernatural force. They tried and tried to fall asleep, but the storm was so intense, that it kept everyone awake."

"That's just like us!" Po realized, his heart beginning to race.

"Coincidence?" Tigress wondered sarcastically to herself, comparing the similarities between their situation and the story.

"As time went on, the storm only grew worse and worse until lightening was consistently flashing once every 5 seconds. The storm had become so powerful that every one of the villagers began to shiver in fear. This was the point where things made a turn for the worst….No one could really figure out what was happening, but with every flash of lightening, a huge thunderclap followed that drowned out the screams of one of the villager's dying voice."

"Woah!" Po gasped, amazed at such a concept.

"This process continued for a whole minute before the storm finally calmed down, and the villagers were left to clean up the mess of their dead neighbors. No one knows what triggered the ghost, but he is said to strike in only the most intense of storms."

"It all happens so fast!" Po pointed out. "How would you even know if the Imp is after you?"

"It is said that if a person is to see the silhouette of a dwarf in the one of the flashes of lightening, than he will be the one to die by the next thunderclap." Monkey finished ominously.

"That was freaky!" Po admitted.

"That was lame." Mantis retorted.

"Yeah." Crane agreed. "If you were going to make up something for the occasions, couldn't you at least make it a little less obvious?"

"Hey, I didn't make all of that up." Monkey defended. "I heard half of it from some dude in town a few weeks back."

"Whatever." Mantis dismissed. "It was still kind of week."

"I liked it." Viper admitted. "It was actually pretty clever."

"Yeah, that was awesome man!" Po agreed.

"See, at least somebody has some taste." Monkey retorted proudly.

"Hmph." Tigress refused to speak a word; but judging by her demeanor, she was not in the least bit perturbed by the story.

"Well, the storm is only getting worse. I say we continue. Someone want to relight the candles?" Monkey suggested, realizing how dark the room had become.

"No." Tigress advised. "There is only five hours before the gong is sounded. We should be getting back."

"She's right." Crane agreed. "Besides, I'm actually starting to feel tired now. Maybe we can finally go to….Wow!"

Crane was cut off by the huge boom of thunder that struck. Apparently the storm was now at its climax, as lightening was now consistently lighting the room around every four seconds or so, always followed by an intense boom.

"May…maybe we should just stay here until things calm down about, or at least get the candles lit again."

"Why Po? Scared of a little ghost." Monkey teased.

"Tha…that's not it! It's just…AHHHHHHHHHHH!" A flash of blue light had lit the entire kitchen; and apparently Po saw something that startled him, as he hadn't screamed like that in a long time.

"What is it!"

"Th…th…the Imp!" Right after Po finished his statement, a great boom of thunder drowned out whatever came out of the Panda's mouth.

"Po!" Tigress heightened her senses and took her fighting stance, while the others desperately searched in the dark to find something to light the room. The hard styled warrior certainly wasn't inclined to believe that some ghost was after them, but there was no denying that something was in the room with them.

"Don't kill me ghost! I'm too big to die! …..Wait, that came out wrong. I mean…"

"Panda!" Po suddenly felt a firm smack across his face, bringing him to his senses. Though he couldn't see anything in the dark, he knew that there was only one person who could call him by that name with that particular tone.

"Wait….What the.. Master Shifu!?" He asked frantically while searching around in the darkness.

"What in blazes are you doing here so late at night!?"

"What am I doi…what are you doing here!?"

Around this time, a few of the others managed to re-ignite some of the candles in the room, allowing for much clearer visibility.

"I asked you!….wait. Is this the kitchen? How did I end up here?" The pajama wearing red panda asked himself confused.

"That's what I asked!"

"I believe that I can explain, master."

Tigress, being the most calm out of everyone there, explained the whole situation to Master Shifu, from the mighty storm to his own rather strange arrival.

"I see….I did not realize that I was such a….heavy sleeper." Shifu admitted abashed.

"Forget that! I had no idea that you slept walked! You nearly scared the weight off of me!" Po shouted in annoyance.

"Wouldn't that be a good thing?" Monkey asked mischievously.

"Of course not!" The panda retorted emphatically. "That'd be cheating."

"Ehem," Shifu re-caught their attention. "In any case, I believe that this night has proven to be rather stressful on each of us. I will give you all each a special schedule for this morning's training?"

"Really!?" Po asked, not believing that his master would go easy on them.

"Of course. I'll explain to you how after you are awoken by the gong."

Now that was more of what the warriors were expecting. Po, speaking for everyone else, groaned with anxiety upon being reminded how early they would all have to get up after their weird escapade.

"Ughhh. Now that is something to be afraid of."