Chapter 4: Shocking News
Po still dazed over what he had seen. Was that his mother and if so why did she leave him all alone? Didn't she want him? It was late but Po had to talk to the only person who had answers, his father. He walked through the village and knocked on the door. The lights came on and a very tired Mr. Ping was at the door. He was a middle aged goose with grayish feathers and a round body. "Son what is the matter?" Mr. Ping asked as he ushered his son inside. "Did you have a fight with Tigress? Oh here I will make some tea and you can tell me all about it", Mr. Ping said. His dad was the kind that always tried to listen and even though it was late at night his son was here and that meant he needed to talk to his father. So, like always Mr. Ping was focused on his son as he boiled some water.
"Sorry it is so late dad but I need to ask you something", Po said in an uneasy tone. He didn't know how to put this all of his life he knew who his father was but now after what he had seen he had to find out the truth.
"Sure thing son tell me what is troubling you?" Mr. Ping said pouring the tea into two cups and handing one to Po.
"Just a while ago the Furious Five and I were fighting a band of wolves. Nothing too serious but I saw something a vision I think about my mom", Po said. Mr. Ping's eyes widened with surprise but remained silent as he waited for his son to ask the question he dreaded for years. "Dad am I adopted?" Po asked looking straight into his father's eyes.
His father frowned and let out a sigh as he replied", Yes, you are adopted". Po closed his eyes as he let the words sink in. He knew from the very beginning he was not a goose like his dad and thought he was adopted but it never mattered to him. Mr. Ping was his father the only father he knew but who were his real parents and why did they leave him?
"Where did I come from?" Po asked.
"Well I found you in this", Mr. Ping said getting up as he revealed an empty radish crate. "It was a warm day and I went out to get my delivery of vegetables. But all of my radishes were gone and in their place was a very dirty, but hungry baby panda. At first I waited for someone to come looking for you but no one came. So, I led you inside my house and gave you a bath and tried to put some pants on you. Then I looked into your gentle jade eyes and made the hardest decision I would ever make that would change my life forever. Cook my famous soup without radishes and raise you as my son. From that day on my life was forever changed but for the better in my opinion", Mr. Ping said with a smile. More questions buzzed around in his brain as he held the crate in his paws.
"So, you don't know how I wound up in this crate?" he asked.
"No son I do not but I do know this you are my son and I will always love you. Your story may not have had a happy beginning but it did have a happy ending", Mr. Ping said putting a wing on his son's shoulder.
"I love you dad and you will always be my father but I wish I knew the secret of my past", Po said shedding a tear. "I have to go I need to think thanks for the tea and I will see you tomorrow", Po said hugging his father. He left the restaurant and Mr. Ping watched him leave.
"Good bye son", Mr. Ping said shedding a small tear and closed the door. Back in Gongmen City the peacock known as Lord Shen waited for the soothsayer to read his future.
"So, tell me soothsayer what do you see for me in the future?" Shen asked as he rested his chin on a wing. The soothsayer placed some items in her bowl and a puff of smoke appeared.
"I see a peacock", she began in a gravelly voice.
"Yes, gone on", Shen said with excitement. The soothsayer looked right at Shen and frowned.
"Being defeated by a warrior of black and white nothing has changed", she said as the smoke revealed a Ying Yang symbol and disappearing.
"What that is impossible you are lying!" Shen shouted leaping to his feet in anger.
"I only predict what I see and your future Lord Shen has not changed the warrior of black and white will defeat you", she said firmly.
"No I will stop this warrior you are lying!" Shen screamed.
"Why do you doubt me even he knows the truth", the soothsayer said smiling.
"Who knows what are you blabbering about?" Shen demanded. Before the soothsayer could say anything General Fang ran into the throne room.
"Lord Shen I have just seen a panda in a village not too far from here", the wolf reported bowing before the peacock. Out of anger Lord Shen picked up the one eyed wolf by the neck and pushed him against the wall.
"There are no more pandas I killed them all", he said coldly.
"Apparently you missed one", the soothsayer said smiling. General Fang looked on with fear praying Lord Shen would not kill him. Lord Shen looked back on at the wolf and loosened his grip.
"Did your men get the metal I asked for?" Lord Shen asked.
"Yes my Lord every last bit", General Fang said in a fearful tone.
"Good take the metal into my factory and I have one more job for you", Lord Shen said releasing the wolf.
"Yes, my Lord anything you wish I will do", General Fang said bowing to the peacock.
"After your trip to the factory take your best assassins and trackers and bring me this panda", Lord Shen commanded. "Dead or alive", Lord Shen added.
"Yes, my Lord", General Fang said bowing as he got to his feet.
"Oh and General Fang one more thing", Lord Shen said.
"Yes my Lord", General Fang asked.
"Just so you know I prefer dead", he said grinning coldly.
"Yes, my Lord", General Fang said returning the cold grin. With a final bow he left the room. The soothsayer looked mortified as Lord Shen walked towards her.
"I guess I will be able to change my future after all for once I kill this panda nothing will stand in my way", he said with a chuckle. The soothsayer closed her eyes praying for a miracle.
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoy this chapter and please review.