Month with Tigeress
Note: All charaters of Kung Fu Panda belong to Dreamwork Pictuers
CH4: Hurtful Traning
I woke up normal hearing the vally gong go off outside, i thought all i done so far was a dream itself thinking i dreamed myself as stripes but the moment i stare at the mirror the snow tiger itself greeted me. I smiled and walked to the drawers to bring out the last year calander and tried to look for the make signature or at least find out where it was brought from. But that ended quickly as the gong went off outside my room. I dashed out and quickly said "good morning master" but i was one minute late in response as the five beat me to it.
Shifu smiled at my attempt. "not bad Stripes I see Viper warned you before you turned in last night". I smiled gently at his comment and told myself to be quicker next time, my thoughts however was snapped out as Shifu walked towards Po room. "Panda...Panda wake up!" Shifu opened the door just to find an empty bed, Shifu chuckled to himself "he's quit" but i know where he was i was surpised at myself that i didn't get woken up by his second atempt at sneaking into his room but then reminded myself that he be thier all night.
We all left our quarters and walked up the long stairs as Shifu lead the way, I was behind Crane and Monkey. As we about to reach the door Viper spoke "What do we do now Master with the Panda gone who will be the Dragon Warrior" "All we can do is resume our traning and trust in our time the true dragon warrior will be revealed" Shifu stopped before opening the door and looked back at me. I was puzzled this didn't happen in the movie and i wondered why he was staring at me. "I belive he already here" "He Master?" Tigeress repiled as she looked towards me also. "Yes i belive Stripes is the Dragon Warrior". I was shocked but pulled myself together.
"Me master but i would have thought that Tigeress would be the dragon warrior then I?" Tigeress countuined to stare at me as if i just took something she valued away from her. "As i said we will contuine our traning and see what awaits ahead" shifu opened to door shocked to see Po straching his legs in a full spilt. "What are you doing here?" Po was surpised and turned his head to look at Shifu. "Ah hi good morning master I thought i warm up a little" Po then faked straching his arms trying to get up. "your stuck" I tried once again to hold back my laughter. I walked in with the five and Shifu and looked around the area. Has Po spoke, i was too busy being amazed at the outdoor traning layout, it was ture i walked past here last time but didn't get to chance to look around at that time. My daydreaming stopped as Crane walked forward trying to help Po get up on his feet.
"Ah thank you" "don't mantion it" "no really i appicat" "ever" Crane walked back to the group knowing he just been embrassed by Po. "you acctualy thought you can do a full spilt in one night, it takes years", as that moment Shifu threw two tiles into the air as Tigeress was crouching preparing to leap. time itself seemed to slow down for me as master shifu was now talking slowly raising his hand in the air about to click his fingers. As i looked up the tiles themselve seem to stay in the air as if gravity dissapered at that moment, then Shifu clicked his fingers as Tigeress leaped into the air and performed a full spilt breaking the two tiles into tiny pieces.
Tigeress landed in a crouch and stared at po at a berif moment as Po himself is amazed in what he just saw. After that time resumed to normal as Tigeress got up and walked towards the group as crumble dust pieces fell on Po and then at the last moment a bigger piece hit po in the head but didn't change Po expression. Po then picked up a bigger piece as Master Shifu got angry at the sight "Put that down! the only souvenirs we collect here are bloody knuckles and broken bones!" Po threw away the bigger piece and became more cheerful "yeah ha ha excellent" I knew this day was coming and i know the time was going to waste by seeing po get his fur behind handed to him. Shifu grinned as a plan was thought up at an instant "lets get started" he clicked his fingers again as we stood in a line as Po and Viper were about to begin Traning. i managed to stand by Tigeress but feared to look at her just in case she noticed.
As time went by Po get beaten up by nearly everyone besides me, Tigeress and Shifu. As the sun set i could see Shifu expression change as Po kept giving him the same bow while being on the floor. "I been taking it easy on you panda but no more your next opponent will be me" Po lifted himself from the ground "or right yeah lets go" Monkey and Mantis gave a look at each other same thing for Viper and Crane, i gave a quick look to tigeress but she just stared on, possibley want to see Po get hurt by Shifu. "step forth" Shifu walked in front Po perpared. Shifu spoke to Po about being a warrior and explation on weakness. I wasn't paying attention to his words just mostly of his action as Shifu Spinned, slammed, crippling holds, fury of punches and kicks on Po. Then when Shifu explation stopped and lifted po head by his nose Po responded "but a real warrior never quits don't you worry master i will never quit" Shifu got more angry as he threw po in the air and kicked him hard outside the gate and falling down the stairs. The five and myself walked towrads the stairs as we watch Po bounce downward. "if he smart he won't came back up thoes steps" Tigeress said in her bad mood tone "but he will" Monkey said as he looked towards Tigeress. "hes not gonna quit is he" "hes not gonna quit bouncing i tell you that" Mantis started laughthing as Viper gave him a fiece stare towards him cutting of his laughter. "Am guessing Po took all my time away from traning then" Crane lifted his head to look at me "Am sorry Stripes but as you can tell Master Shifu not in his good mood maybe tommrow" Crane said as trying to keep my hopes up.
Shifu then walked up towards me and the four as Tigeress walked back to the traning grounds and looked at everyone "all of you retire in for today and Mantis you heal any of the Panda injuries." "Yes master Shifu" Mantis repiled with a bow. Shifu then looked at me "Stripes no matter what happens tommrow i will be traning you personally understand" Shifu stared at me in his kinda mood "yes master"
As Shifu and the four left i walked towards Tigeress who was alone in the middle of the traning grounds. "Master Tigeress" I spoke trying to get her attention. "yes Strpes" I had to try to connect with her today at least passed the starting line. "I was hopeing to spar with you today but because of todays events that never had the chance" I placed my hands behind my back as i spoke hopeing to get a postive response out of her. Tigeress walked towards me and then stood beside me then turned her head towards me. "Yes i Know i was hoping the same thing this morning...i still want to see if you can use my style but am hungry and tried". She spoke in a softer tone then usually as all i can do but stare. "And since Master Shifu thinks your the next dragon warrior it seems he be traning with you more offten then I" I knew that wasn't going to happen i know Po was the real dragon warrior and i can never take his place away. "If i am the dragon warrior as Shifu said then i guess i can train with you whenever i wanted" I said with a smile on my face but tigeress just looked disapointed more then ever.
"Am sorry i take back my" "why did you think i was suited of being a dragon warrior" Tigeress said looking at me stright in the eye "Well because Master Oogway was about to ponit towards you in till Po suddenly got in the way" I quickly responded as tigeress lifted one eye of curiosity "is that the only reason" "No because i seen the way you moved against that wooden Ox you impressed me a lot and only made want to learn kung fu even more" I said in my excitement. Tigeress mood seem to lift up and for a breif second i thought i saw her smile. "Thank you Stripes am happy that you want to learn more but we chatted enough for today lets head back to the others" She said back in her usually tone and i agreed as we both started to walk back down the stairs, i was thinking to myself that i might have entered in her good side but it will take more then words just to get her to like me. I then thought about Tai long and i knew tigeress would leave to face him so i decied if am gonna learn kung fu then maybe i can train with Po and Shifu before the big day arrives and i still need a calander to track my days. My thoughts ended as we started to walk back to our quarters as the moon started to shine down, I know what was coming next and i decied to watch tigeress carefully as the next event was about Tigeress talking about Tai Long and Master Shifu.
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