Hi guys, your probably wondering what I've been doing. Well, I had Christmas a couple of weeks ago and then there was New Years Eve as well. Plus I've been hooking up our brand new TV that I got on Boxing Day. Had to wait in line for eight hours with my girlfriend, but it was worth it. Got a nice 60 inch TV for only $1000. Oh, plus. I got Kung Fu Panda 2 on DVD for Christmas and I've been watching it with our new surround sound TV. I've watched it 26 times since I got it and it never gets old. So that's why I've been away. Sorry again.

Oh plus, just some info I've been thinking about. In the Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness episode Scorpion's Sting, did anyone notice that when the bunny girls asked Tigress if Po was her boyfriend she kind of paused for a moment before answering. It was almost like she was unsure what to say. HMMMM.

Oh plus, one more thing. I'm looking for a beta-reader right now. I need someone one who is good with grammer and spelling. If you are interested or know someone that is interested please send me a PM and I'll be happy to answer back as quickly as possible.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kunf Fu Panda, or anything that is related to it. If I did, Kung Fu Panda 3 would already be in production…THE WAIT IS KILLING ME!

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Oh, two more things. First, thanks to Wra1th who gave me the link to watch Kung Fu Panda 2 before it came out on DVD. Thanks again man, I watched that movie so many times.

Second, I suggest to anyone that reads this story to check out monkeycyborgninja's fic, Dragon Warrior 2099. It's a good story and it's way better then mine. Check it out if you have the time.

Onward, to the next chapter.

"Please save Shugo." She said, looking down at the human as his breaths became shorter. She had managed to stop most of the bleeding, but the blade was still in his body and his face was loosing life. Before Po could even look at him, a bright light filled the room as the figure disappeared, leaving Tigress and Crane looking around the room confused.

"Crane, I need you to get a medic and Master Shifu." Po said, pointing to the bleeding teen. "He needs help now." Wasting no time, Crane left the house, flapping his wings as he headed to the Jade Palace. "Tigress who was he?" Po asked.

The female tiger looked at Po for a moment before looking down at the teen. "I don't know. But for some reason, he seemed strangely familiar to me."

Slowly but surely, he takes one step forward.

One walks the path of Light

Another walks the path of Darkness

While their paths may lead in different directions, they will always be connected

Chapter 4: I Am What I Am

The city of Henshu was usually quiet this time of night. Not many people were walking around the streets. The few that were walking around were just leaving the bars and passing by, never noticing the figure that was currently hunched over in an ally.

His body was currently in pain right now, and was covered in many cuts that seemed to leak a gray blood that seeped down his body and joined together on the ground. Every movement he made caused him to release a small grunt of pain.

"This damn body is rotting away faster then the last." The figure thought to himself as a small fit of coughs erupted from his throat. "If it wasn't for that damn human and that stupid girl, I wouldn't be in this mess." He looked down at his hand and noticed that small drops of blood littered it. "I need to find a new one and soon."

Someone passed by the ally before stopping upon seeing the figure on the floor. "Hey are you okay?" The person asked, walking further into the alleyway as the figure finally noticed who was talking to him. The person was a young doe, maybe fifteen years old at the most. She was wearing a red dress with a white apron draped around her arm and a golden headband on her head. She looked concerned as she stepped closer to the figure. "Are you okay?" She asked again.

The figure didn't look up at her but a small sound came from his throat. "Com…e…cl…ose…r." The figure mumbled.

"I'm sorry," The doe said, moving closer to the figure. "I didn't exactly hear what you said."

Before the doe could notice the condition of the figure, a hand grabbed her around the neck and swung her to the ground, knocking the wind out of her. She tried to scream out for help, but another hand was swiftly placed over her mouth, stopping her.

"I said…come closer." The figure growled, moving closer so the doe could get a good look at him as she let out a scream that was muffled by the hand over her mouth.

Looming over her was a white tiger…or what was left of a tiger. The cuts covering his body leaked out a gray liquid that slowly dripped onto the doe. His left arm was turning brown around the shoulder and knee areas and the doe was sure she could see fur and skin flaking off. His face was slowly turning to a devious smile as he looked down at the doe. "Your body was not the kind I was looking for but it should serve its purposes for now." He slowly removed his hand from her mouth as it made its way down her body.

"Pl…ease…st…op…this." The doe pleaded, tears streaming down her face. She just wanted this all to be a bad dream and to wake up at home.

The figure smirked to himself as he slowly tore her dress off, leaving just her undergarments on until she was completely bare. "You don't have to worry," He said as the area around her stomach slowly started to ripple. "You…won't…feel…a…THING!" The last words were followed by the figures hand stabbing into the doe's stomach.

She tried to scream out in pain but all that came out was a small whimper as his other hand was stopping her from making any noise. She could only watch in fear as the figures hand slowly sunk into her stomach, which was followed by his arm and then followed by his shoulder.

"Mpmffmp!" The doe tried to call out for help again, but the by-passers didn't pay any attention to the scene happening directly to their right.

"Shhhhh." The figure silenced her as his feet slowly sunk into her body. By now, all that was left of the rotting tiger was his upper body and left arm, which was currently over the young doe's throat. "It will be over in a moment." As the last words were said, the tiger's body sunk into the doe body until he was completely gone.

The doe stared up at the sky for a moment before she finally noticed that the tiger was now gone. She quickly rose, trying to cover her bare body up with her hands as a small pig that was dressed in a black robe that was passing by the alley noticed her.

"Hey baby," The small pig spoke as he moved closer to the doe. "Are you looking for a good time?"

The doe paid no attention to the small pig behind her as her hands searched her stomach, trying to see if she could find anything wrong with her but she could smell the obvious stench coming from him that signaled that he had been drinking. "No…no thank you." The doe frantically said, trying to run away. But the pig was not letting her pass.

"Oh come on. Dressed like that, I'm sure you wouldn't mind having some fun." The pig laughed as he grabbed the doe by her arm. "It will only take a moment."

"No thank…" Before she could finish, the doe dropped to the ground and released a high pitch scream as she covered her ears with her hands. A loud ringing filled her ears as her stomach felt like it was on fire and was slowly moving across her body before finally heading for her brain. The pig looked on as she released another scream before finally becoming still.

There was a moment of silence before the pig asked. "Are you okay there miss?"

The doe slowly rose from her spot on the ground and turned towards the pig. "Why don't you come over her and I'll show you that good time you wanted." As she spoke, the pig noticed that her voice had now changed. It now sounded more mainly then before.

The pig smiled as he stepped towards her. "That's what I'm talking about. Come show me what you go…" He was silenced as a fist entered his chest. He tried to scream but no sound came. He could only look on in horror as the doe slowly pulled her hand out of his chest. The last thing the pig saw was his own beating heart being ripped out of his chest before he fell to the ground dead.

The doe didn't say anything. She just looked down at the dead pig before dropping the heart in her hand on the ground and ripping his robe from his body to cover herself up. "It's not the best body but it will have to do for now." The doe turned from the dead body before walking out into the open street. She looked back and forth before she felt a drop of water hit her nose. As she looked up, she noticed that the sky was now covered in dark clouds as a light rain slowly fell to the ground. "Even the heavens weep for this land." The figure mumbled to herself. "But when my plan is finally complete. The heavens will weep tears of blood for this pathetic land." Before turning and walking down the street.

Xx With Shugo xX

Shugo felt like he was drowning. He felt like he was sinking into the bottom of a lake and he couldn't swim to the top. He felt like he weighed a ton, his left arm seemed to be numb and his chest felt like it had a weight on it and wouldn't come off. His lungs begged him for air, but no matter how much he tried to breath, he couldn't seem to get enough. He wanted to swim to the top, to feel fresh air in his lungs but his body wouldn't let him. He was about to give up and let himself sink to the bottom when a voice spoke.

"Shugo. Please wake up." He heard someone say followed by a few sniffles. "Please wake up Shugo."

"He should wake up soon," Someone else said. This voice was new to Shugo but he felt like he had heard it many times before. "It was truly a miracle that he was able to survive that wound. He should rest for a couple of days but other then that he seems to be fine now."

"What was this kid thinking, letting himself being stabbed like that." This new voice scared Shugo a little. It held a little anger in it but it was mostly concern. Just like the other voice, this one was familiar to Shugo, but he couldn't place his finger on it.

He heard a chair being scrapped across the floor as whoever it was, was now standing up and walking away from him towards the third voice. "He did it to save me! The only reason I'm alive right now is because he was there!" Judging by how they sounded, Shugo could tell they were both angry.

The third person took a couple of steps back before he heard something sliding against the floor. "He did it because he was acting on impulses. A warrior must assess the situation and figure the right course of action before jumping into a battle. If he is smart, he will remember that the next time he does something foolish." The sliding sound came again, followed by an uncomfortable silence.

"I'm sorry about Tigress," The second voice said. "She means well. She's just been on edge since we came back from a recent trip. She'll warm up to you eventually."

The first person, who Shugo realized was Sakiya let out a small sigh. "Thanks master Viper."

That's when Shugo recognized the voices. The one that had just left was Master Tigress and the one currently talking to Sakiya was Master Viper. He couldn't believe that a Master was in the same room as him and that another one was just in the same room a moment ago. His friends would be so jealous right now. He wanted to jump up and shake Master Viper's hand…or tail. But all that accomplished was a sharp pain exploding from his chest as a groan escaped his mouth, causing Sakiya and Viper to look at the now awake teen.

"Uggh. How long have I been asleep for?" The teen mumbled, trying to rub the sleep out of his eyes.

"Shugo?" Sakiya mumbled. For a moment she looked at the blonde haired teen before tackling him in a tight bear hug. "Shugo! I'm so glad your okay!"

Shugo stood still for a moment, his mind trying to absorb what was going on. He noticed he was in a small room with a small window to the right of him. He was lying in a small bed with a blanket covering most of his body. His sword, now broken, was on top of a table to the right of him. He wanted to ask someone what was going on, but instead, he decided to return the hug to the young wolf.

Viper watched the two for a moment, smiling at what she was seeing. She was about to say something when she heard some arguing coming from behind the door, causing Sakiya to release Shugo, a small blush covering her muzzle.

"Master Shifu. Let us see the visitor." A voice came from beyond the door.

Something slammed against the floor two times before a stern voice answered back. "You will get to see the visitor as soon as he wakes up." Shugo recognized this voice as Master Shifu.

A groan escaped from someone. "Can't we just take a peak? It's not like it's going to hurt him." Shugo's brain finally registered to him that he knew that the voice was Master Mantis's.

"Yah. We just want to see what he looks like." This one Shugo knew was Monkey. He actually did sound like Jackie Chan. He would have to tell his friends that.

"Po, relax. That creature is not going anywhere anytime soon." Shugo had to suppress a girly scream coming from his throat. On the other side of the door was THE MASTER TIGRESS, the strongest of the furious five, the hardcore tiger that didn't feel any pain, the ultimate warrior.

"Okay Tigress. Come on guys, well just see him lat, WOAH!" There was some more arguing coming from behind the door before Shugo heard someone trip and fall right into the door, knocking it over and revealing four figures standing and one, very large figure lying on the ground.

"Sorry about that," A large panda apologized, standing quickly up and brushing the dirt off his pants. "It was an accident, I swear."

This time, unfortunately, the girly scream did manage to come out Shugo's throat and everyone turned to look at him like he just grew three more extra heads. "Sorry." The teen mumbled as he quickly covered his mouth up with his hands but his mind was saying something else. "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, OH MY GOSH. The furious five and dragon warrior are standing right in front of me. And so is Master Shifu. I can't believe this. Maybe I should ask them for their autographs. No wait scratch that. I'll just ask them to sign my body. No, scratch that. I'll get a picture with them and then get them to sign that." Shugo was too far into his FAN MODE, as his friends called it that he didn't notice the small red panda, standing in front of him.

"I see you have woken up." The grandmaster said. "It's about time, you have been asleep for a whole day now. It was touch and go for a moment and we didn't know if you would make it." His eyes scanned up and down his body before stopping at his chest, which was covered in bandages. "Is everything okay."

Shugo was about to reply to the grandmaster standing in front of him, but all that came out, was a bunch of jumbled up words. "Hiyefin."

Once again, everyone looked at the teen like he now had five heads. "I beg your pardon?" The grandmaster asked.

Shugo took a deep breath, before looking again at the grandmaster. "Yes sir, Grandmaster sir."

The red panda held up his hand. The message was clear to Shugo. Stop talking right now. "Please, Grandmaster Shifu is fine. I would like to ask you a few things if you don't mind."

Shugo nodded as Shifu turned to the six standing behind him. "You may return to you training. I would like to talk to him alone for a moment students." The six didn't move for a second before four of them left, leaving Po and Tigress the only two left in the room with Shugo. "That includes you too Dragon Warrior." Tigress nodded before placing a paw on Po's shoulder.

"Come on Po." The panda didn't move for a moment before finally following the tiger master down the hallway. Leaving Shugo, Sakiya and Shifu the only three in the room.

Sakiya looked at the two before heading towards the door. "Well, I'm going to go now and…" Before she could finish, a staff slamming on the ground stopped her from leaving.

"I would like you to stay here as well Miss Shing. This involves you as well."

The female wolf looked at the Grandmaster for a second before return to the other side of the room. Shugo pulled his feet towards himself, giving the female wolf some room as she sat down on the bed next to the teen. The two turned to look at the Grandmaster, who by now had taken a seat on the small chair that Sakiya was using a few minutes ago. "So what did you need from us?" Sakiya asked, Shugo nodding next to her.

The Grandmaster hummed to himself as he silently rubbed his small beard. "I guess the first thing I should ask you is what are you exactly?" He was looking at Shugo as the human took a deep breath. "We have never seen anything like you in all of China." This was going to be hard to explain.

"I am a human Master Shifu sir. I come from a place where you guys are all fictional characters. In my world, you guys are characters created in a movie that we watch." He ignored the looks both Shifu and Sakiya were giving him right now and continued on. "I was watching your movie last night when I ran into this girl. She said that I hadn't woken up yet and that this world needed me. I didn't know what she was talking about but I followed her anyways. She took me to the top of the building and then pushed me off the roof. The last thing I remember was falling to the ground when I ended up in this world where I met Sakiya."

Shifu stared at the teen or human as he was calling himself, trying to see if he could spot any signs that he was lying. The human showed no signs of lying though, so Shifu would have to believe it for now. "As ridiculous as that story sounds. You show no signs that you are lying. So for now, I will believe you. My next question is if either of you two know who that stranger was that attacked you."

The two looked between each other for a moment, silently whispering between each other before turning back to the Grandmaster. They each gave him a shake of their heads as he released a small sigh.

"I figured you wouldn't know anything. Do you at least know why he attacked you two?"

"I'm sorry Grandmaster Shifu, I don't know why he…" Shugo began before the black wolf cut him off.

"Actually sir," Sakiya began. "I know why he attacked the valley and why he killed my…" She stopped for a second as Shugo could see that some fresh tears were forming in her eyes. He grabbed her hand and gave it a small squeeze as she looked up at him. He gave her a small smile as she returned the gesture. "He came to my house looking for some sort of scroll. He said that my parents had it and that I knew where it was."

"The scroll of Dragon Style." Grandmaster Shifu interrupted. "Am I right?" Sakiya nodded as Shifu rose from his chair. "That scroll is a ancient scroll that was created back in the days of the Dragons, long before Master Oogway was even born."

"Excuse me sir but what is The Days of the Dragons?" Shugo asked. Sakiya and Shifu both looked at Shugo for a moment, confused before Shifu continued on.

"A long time ago, back when it was said that dragons existed in the land. An ancient dragon that was said to have control over the weather had attacked the city of Dong Lian and had stolen many of the female villagers from the city to feed his hunger. When all hope seemed lost and the people were about to give up hope, a lone hero that was carrying nothing but a sword on his side came to the city and promised he would defeat the dragon. The tales say that the warrior's sword was able to pierce the dragon's skin and was able to defeat the dragon by sealing its body in the sword, which would be known from that day on as the Sword of Heroes. The tales continued to say that the hero invented a style of Kung Fu called Dragon Style and wrote the techniques on a scroll. That scroll would be known from that day on as the scroll of Dragon Style. Which we believe that figure was looking for."

"But what would he want with the scroll?" Shugo asked. He noticed that Sakiya had stayed quiet this whole time but didn't pay it much attention.

Shifu turned to look at the two. "That is what I am trying to figure out right now. It says that only the reincarnation of the hero would be able to use the styles written on the scroll. We don't even know if the hero has been reincarnated or if the scroll does exist."

"It does exist." Sakiya said, causing the two to look at her shocked. "I have it with me."

Shifu jumped from the chair so fast, Shugo wondered if the chair would brake. "You have it with you!" The Grandmasters voice rose so high, Shugo and Sakiya jumped a little. "Where is it?"

Sakiya looked at the Grandmaster uneasy as she reached into the small pouch on her side and pulled out a small brown scroll. The thing was tattered in many places and was ripped here and there but it seemed to be in good condition. Shifu stared at the scroll for a moment before reaching out for it. His hands shook as he slowly took the scroll in his hands and slowly began to unravel it.

Shugo watched as the Grandmasters eyes grew as they slowly read the scroll from top to bottom. There was a moment of silence before Shifu quickly closed the scroll and turned away from the two. "I must examine this scroll by myself. I hope you don't mind." Sakiya shook her head but it didn't matter as Shifu quickly headed out the door. "I would you suggest you get some sleep human. I have some more questions to ask you later. You will be staying in this room until you are fully healed. And as for you Miss Shing, you will be staying in Master Tigress's room. I have already arranged it with her. Just make sure you don't bother her in the morning. She is a very light sleeper." Sakiya nodded again as Shifu quickly closed the door behind them, leaving the two in the room alone.

There was an uncomfortable silence between the two before Sakiya spoke up. "Well I guess I should try and get some sleep. I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to be a real hassle." Her hand reached for the handle but stopped just a few centimeters short. "I'm glad your okay Shugo." She quickly said before shutting the door behind her.

Shugo stared at the door for a moment as a small smile quickly formed on his face. He slowly lowered himself down on the bed, just now noticing how extremely tired he was. Which he found weird since, according to Master Shifu, he had been asleep for a whole day but he quickly forgot about it as his eyelids soon became heavy before he slowly fell into a deep sleep, the only thought on his mind was what would be happening tomorrow.

Xx In The Hall Of Warriors xX

Master Shifu sat in the middle of the hall of warriors. Weapons, armor and paintings littered the walls. On the ceiling was a large, golden statue of a dragon that looked down at the floor at a pool filled with cherry blossoms. The quietness of the room relaxed the aged red panda as his eyes slowly read over the scroll in front of him.

After a few moments, he released a small sigh as he slowly closed up the scroll before placing it next to him. "It's impossible," The aged Master thought. "I can't understand any of the techniques written here. They seem familiar and yet at the same time they seem so different. What was the hero thinking when he wrote this down." He looked down at the scroll as he noticed that two names were written on the bottom on the scroll.

Takeshi Torisho

"That must be the name of the creator of this scroll, the hero who managed to defeat the dragon. Takeshi Torisho's his name huh…that translates to hero. What a fitting name for someone like him."

"Master Shifu?" Someone said, bringing Master Shifu out of his thoughts. He quickly turned around to come face to face with the Master of tiger style. Tigress.

"Ah Tigress, what can I do for you?" The grandmaster asked.

The tiger seemed hesitant for a second before moving forwards a little bit. "Sorry for intruding on you Master Shifu but there is something that has been bothering me for sometime now."

The Grandmaster looked at her for a second before turning back to the pool in front of him. "And what would that be Tigress?"

The tiger took another step forward till she was right behind the red panda. "It's that human Master. There's something very strange about him. When we had rescued him from the wolf's house, the wound on his chest was much larger then it was when we arrived at the Jade Palace."

"Wounds heal Tigress," Shifu stated. "It's a natural thing."

"Not like this!" The tiger shouted. "The wound was life threatening when we grabbed him, but by the time we reached here, it was as small as my fingers!" This seemed to get the Grandmasters attention as he turned towards her.

"It got smaller you say?" Shifu questioned.

Tigress nodded. "But how can that be Master. Wounds aren't supposed to heal that fast." She did have a point. From what she said, a wound that big would take at least take a few weeks to even close up, let alone, get smaller in the span of one hour.

Shifu stayed silent for a moment before turning back to Tigress. "There is nothing to worry about Tigress. Shugo seems like a good person, I doubt there is anything you need to worry about Tigress." Tigress stayed still for a movement, probably contemplating what to do, before turning around and heading out the main doors. Shifu watched her go, before turning back to the pool. His reflection stared back at him as his eyes shifted to the scroll next to him. Only one thought crossed his mind.

"What exactly are you Shugo?" He thought to himself as he looked down at the scroll. There was another name written on the scroll, underneath the name of the hero.

Shugo Torisho

(End Of Chapter 4)

There you guys go. I hope you enjoyed it. This chapter took me a whole week to figure out…and yet, for some reason, I feel like it wasn't as good as the other three chapters. My girlfriend said it's because I worked too much on it and rewrite it like 5 times. I don't know, what do you guys think.

Reviews would be nice, and if you have any ideas, feel free to send me a PM

Until then, enjoy this chapter, and look forward to the next one.