Chapter VI
Huangdi's Arrival
I. Demonstration
First light glimpsed in alpenglow.
The gust of spring sang living trees.
Truce sky colored happiness life.
The sunlight gazed all green and farms near Valley of Peace. The villagers acted much positive and no such anger in every soul. The morning was the only nature of all students and masters begin to prompt their schedule for six days of practice and on a seventh, relaxation. Children desired a fortune story from the Dragon Warrior of how he defeated many such warriors like Tai Lung including terrors. Peach Tree gossiped the blossom, soaring in the overhead of a massive spring fall, through Jade Palace, and a Student Barrack.
A single blossom successfully floated like a feather in a such descend path. The bell chimed morning sunlight. The barrack's door unlatched rapidly from the kick.
"Justice," Po announced with an echo after a big panda opened a front door of Jade Palace's Student Barracks, "is about to be served!"
The panda paced forward; subsequently, he leaped in the air along the Furious Five following him. They all dove into the Arena where Po first met Furious Five, as he wanted to see which Oogway choose a student to become a Dragon Warrior. The old turtle's prophecy was based by which he picked Po for the reason that Oogway curiously intrigued creatures where they healed him in a Village of Pandas more than five hundred years ago, a sacred, ancient place of healing, and also a secret Panda Village according to Li Shan's.
The Five reached near the Training Hall as they including Po had already eaten their breakfast shortly before the morning bell, just as their master advised them a priority order for that to prepare a greeting from the Emperor. The red panda observed his students in prep combat to spar themselves in each. Therefore, Shifu attended the Five including Dragon Warrior to allow multiple Kung Fu forms include Tai Chi for energy and flow, especially inner peace.
Crane soared continuously through rings penetrating a hole as Po commanded the bird, and ordered Monkey to avoid Crane's glide ability near aside. Monkey swung through ropes that attached large rings for Crane to infiltrate and speed for avoiding interference in battle. Tigress thrust a single crocodile dummy. She could wallop any strong opponents besides cowardice. Po, however, he arranged Tigress to do tornado back-flip as pounding upcoming flying opponent trying to attack her. Once a kick finished, she landed movable logs for her preference of fighting stance and struck many of wooden spikes.
Viper slithered near the inferno flames. Avoiding many fires with speed and agility. Mantis desired to welt all surrounding enemies he used patience and antenna ability.
Within an hour later, their prep has finished and able themselves to know demonstration of each student and even let Master Shifu clarify audiences and the Emperor commune about a philosophy of Kung Fu and so forth a creation by Master Oogway himself. The Five and Dragon Warrior immediately formed up their horizontal line in the front of the doorway of Jade Palace Arena. Shifu awaited, and the rest joined their master's timing until the arrival of Emperor. The audiences ascended through stairs as the Emperor and much as politicians joined aside of him. Geese unlocked a doorway as Shifu ordered them,
By many of viewers entered, they went through seats as politicians sought every detail of artistic designs of Chinese art in Arena. All weapons and dummies were adequately secured and ready for combat for the Five and Po to enhance their Kung Fu skills after their training in years and preparation. A moment on, the politics arrived. The most elegant silk they wear, some elder and much tougher guards, then Emperor summoned in the midst of crowds. The elder water bull, grayish beard, golden dragon robe, and yellow eyes. The Five, Dragon Warrior and Shifu, bowed to the respectable, leader.
"Emperor Huangdi," Shifu greeted during his bow. "I am Shifu. These are my best students of Jade Palace, and it is an honor to greet and commemorate your presence, my Emperor."
"Greetings, Master Shifu," the Emperor nodded with closed eyes within a second, accepting the red panda's bow. "I am honored to meet you and your Furious Five students as well, including the Dragon Warrior."
"We appreciate your welcome to Jade Palace," Shifu pleased the Emperor seemingly. "By a half hour, we will begin our demonstration, and by then, I can clarify a story of how Master Oogway once created Kung Fu."
"Brilliant," the Emperor smiled. "You are one of Oogway's worthy student of Kung Fu and great care of Jade Palace. I remember your old master trekked into my Temple long ago, and once spoke you are one of his best students on your master's side. Your teacher would appreciate your carriage and your preference you look after your students for Oogway's sworn."
"Thank you, my Emperor," Shifu brought Emperor's compliment with a nod. "And my Emperor, if I may. I have a large chair for you to sit immediately with your politicians and your guards as well. In that case, we can converse ourselves and let my students prepare their demonstration."
"Of course," the Emperor accepted, proceeding forward along Shifu. "I shall await your timing until your presentation begins."
Just then, the Emperor sauntered with Shifu on the short stairway while politicians behind them followed as they viewed the Arena better. The Furious Five and Po accomplished their bow to Emperor's arrival and stood frequently. Po and the others gathered weapons and dummies as they supported geese to place every item where the Five would encounter and prompt their actions.
At first, the Five communed each other as Po listened when perching to the center of the Arena; the panda bent his knees together and closed his jade orbs in remain in meditation.
"So many people here," the bug commented, pointing people to both sides of the Arena seats. He stood on Monkey's right shoulder when golden snub listened to the insect's interest, ponder. "I wonder how many of Emperor's followers were invited them all here."
"Party guests." Monkey estimated. "They come and have a party here for more wine, and saké with bananas. We should hang out with them."
The snake peered villagers and politicians on sitting platforms. "Maybe they come for Po's dumplings." Viper guessed.
The bug snorted. "If you wish you can eat a hundred and three dumplings on your sinus, I'll tell you that." Mantis teased her as Viper snarled to bug softly.
"Let's not make any more jokes," Tigress commonly advised as a solemn. "We do Kung Fu for Emperor, so let's show him unique to us."
Next, the gatherings of weapons and dummies nearly finished placing around the Arena. The whole seats have filled with the pack of civilians and much few pandas gazing the arena, communing in such amaze. Po thought that his two fathers Mr. Ping and Li Shan could arrive Jade Palace, but the panda noticed that his two fathers have to travel from South to grab radishes and veggies in just as they could return today at sunset. Po might have wondered to himself that his two fathers would love to enjoy this demonstration if Mr. Ping and Li Shan arrived to see their son such desirable.
Po took time of himself doing meditating before the demonstration as Furious Five communed. The Five did not bother the panda when they all sighted him during their discussions. They only communed about their presentation as they must repeat advice in such case any of the Five including Po to improvise, and must not forget importantly. Po listened carefully to the Five for the improvise situation to make every visitors and Emperor surprise and enjoyable as possible during combat and indication of Kung Fu. The panda comprehended and immediately realized what to do for the Five including him during peaceful thoughts.
The elder's voice called the panda. Po's green eyes brightened after awaken. Po recognized the gentle-giant tone from behind and noticed someone who saved China from Wu Sisters along Legendary masters. An elder Ox stood forth. His clothing gained the Dragon Warrior's splendid view as if the kung fu master wore his old companion's robes. Pale garment with yellow sash belt around his waist, and a long gray robe, detailed with water waves and intricate lines. Once the entrance door of Arena had shut by geese, the Ox smiled at the panda.
"No way!" Po gasped after enough rose. "Master Storming Ox! Wow! It's a great honor to meet you again!"
"Greetings, Dragon Warrior," Storming Ox pleased in shaking hands during his chuckle.
"You're working with the Emperor, now?" Po wondered after pointing a water bull up front beside Shifu and guards. The Ox nodded. "That is amazing! I thought you've stayed with Master Croc in Gongmen City."
"I was elected freely from five years ago, however," Master Ox conversated when clarifying to Po. "The Emperor had a strong urge to someone who will need a bodyguard as protection, and support of proposals for lords and senators for any suggestions, including votes about delivery food and vegetables."
"That is awesome!" Po beamed, jumping lightly. "Master Croc is here? Is he coming?"
"Not today, kid," Storming Ox replied, considering his closest friend he knew him in ages that he could not go to Jade Palace for a reason. "Croc has some urge plan to take care of his shipping business for delivering crops and food from Japan." The Dragon Warrior listened to Master Storming Ox. Po would have been amazed if Croc were with Ox. "Masters Croc and Boar are in charge in Gongmen City after their promotion before I began to work with Huangdi as my next generation of bodyguard. The great news is: Kung Fu Council, now titled the Tower of the Holy Flame, has rebuilt for six years after Lord Shen's defeat. The purpose of peacocks initially ruled there for centuries.
"Even though that tower always belongs to peafowls according to Lord Feng's oath residence that the Emperor and plenty of senators decided not to vend, but frankly leave a rebuilt Tower of Sacred Flame as the museum to detour for all the people of China to seek all the bloodline of peafowls including Lord Shen."
"That would have been a slightly hardcore if Master Croc shows up today." Po thought with a grin. "I'm glad everything else worked out so well. Anyway, how's everything you've been doing, Master Ox?"
"I've been sturdy for a while," the Ox answered positively, palming on his waist and glimpsing audiences around them. "Taking care of Huangdi, and watched the Tower for ages before elected with my companion. For every aspect, I must allow manners to discipline after all these years. Usually, my time for this week is where I will see my son I have not seeing him in years."
"You have a son?" Po asked wildly before gasping softly; Ox nodded with a beam as the panda is in completely surprised. "Wow! I never notice you have a son before!"
"It was a secret actually," Ox clarified, chuckling lightly. "When you, Shifu and Furious Five left Gongmen City, my son arrived home just after my old friend's funeral ended at collateral damaged Kung Fu Council, and he showed up near Shen's Firework Factory once I guided Soothsayer there to pick her belongings. My wife, I've known her when she traveled to Japan for friendship family purposes, she wanted my son to learn Kung Fu. So I taught him."
"That. . . is incredible!" Po beamed, the bear gave a thought about Ox's son to meet him one day. "I would love to meet your son one day! Where is he now?"
"Somewhere in the west." Storming Ox contemplated. "After a second trip, I will be there seeing my son again. . . after all seven years."
The Ox had terrible bad days long ago. He felt a loss of a great friend Thundering Rhino since Gongmen. Po wondered how Storming Ox had not seen his son for seven years, and sometimes, later on, the panda will like to spend more time with Ox. Although, the Dragon Warrior sensed the Ox Master's painful smile as if not experienced his heart flowing slow. As Po was enabling to speak, Tigress strolled behind Po and palmed him.
"Po." Tigress called the panda regularly, "It is time."
"Alright," the panda nodded, realizing the demonstration begins immediately. Po must not get distracted about Ox's struggle. Instead, the panda pleasured to Ox. "It's incredible for you to be here, Master Ox! You can take a seat with Shifu, and I hope you enjoy a show!"
"Thank you, kid." Master Ox beamed in unflustered as he sauntered away from Arena. "Good luck to you as well as the Five."
The drums rolled, and basses rumbled by pigs and geese musicians. Furious Five and Dragon Warrior formed up their horizontal line as they bowed to the Emperor including their master. At first, all students embarked their first form of Kung Fu, by every aspect of each unique characteristics of balance for Crane, tiger style for Tigress, palm strikes for Monkey, speed and ferocious for Viper, and Mantis for thingies. Po, however, did all aspects including his fighting style of the panda, by kicking, flowing arms, and fast, and lethal punches.
All students ignored every distraction everywhere as the crowd cheered in joyous. They quickly improvised their fighting techniques while Shifu entertained every villager and politician. In every move of Kung Fu for example of Lou Loong Mong Yut and other five random forms, Furious Five and Dragon Warrior began their sparring each other once at a time. Just then, Crane fought Monkey in balance versus palm strikes. Viper and Mantis in speed and acupuncture, later Tigress and Po with strength and power. Hundreds of strikes and kicks, deflecting many arms and ending the battle.
Next, one of the Five indicated all people of deflection. Crane, as an example, Po sent one of the firework machines called "The Thousand Tons of Fire" to let a pig ignite the match above its mouth of a wooden, and painted dragon-filled with rockets of fireworks. Crane soared above the sky of the Arena, crowds seeking the balance of art and flying creature in the air as Crane remained float after dragon infernos hundreds of rockets. Crane had been doing a study of stability, attempting to protect himself from any weapons and deflection of throwing knives and arrows including fireworks for years. He pounded each rocket as Po never seen how Crane could eradicate all fireworks using his defensive wings since a beginning of Oogway's choice of a Dragon Warrior. Finally! That's so cool!Po's mouth went opened with his pupils grew wide.
By whatever Crane continued showing the art balance of Kung Fu while remaining stance still that spears begin to shoot him, Po cooked noodles near to the audience for the Emperor. Few of the people sensed pasta, and head to the line to eat. The panda remained the focus of mastery the cooking in just exact learn from a goose father. Spice flavor among noodle sauce and a dragon warrior size dumpling delivered food to the Emperor. Po urged the Emperor respectfully after sauntering to the platform; one of the guards tasted the pasta first in just a precaution of not being poisonous. No signs of toxic after all and the guard himself hooked into desirable of noodles as his eyes sparkled like a sun. The Buffalo guard nodded, and let Po give Emperor his noodle food.
The Emperor recognized that the famous Dragon Warrior Noodles and Tofu is an exceptional place for everyone to eat. He relished a sign of joyous, and chew much of secret ingredient Po created with Mr. Ping. Hot, and juicy flavor of pasta melted Huangdi's mouth that absorbed his tongue, and swallowed with peppercorn, butter and chopped radishes river under his enormous throat. The Emperor glimmered his eyes, as he heart thumped louder as the sunlight from the sky beamed him down, and pupils extended, facing down to his plate, giving the next surprise the Buffalo tasted again. Po watched the Emperor's surprised with a grin, and yellow eyes dazzled while Crane finished his presentation of art balance.
Viper, a reptile snake slithered upcoming arrows from gooses. She-reptile avoided shootings through sides. Next, Viper slid her longing body through each of the bandit dummies attacking her aggressively. She calms her slithering climb through each model attackers, and slash every enemy using her tail. Fire arrows spawned from the roofs, she intercepted incoming flames, maneuvering her own body from torching infernos. Agility and deadly strikes are part of her interest in Kung Fu.
Mantis, a single bug. A small, lethal student who became intelligent against all bandits, made any enemy blind to see a bug anywhere as Mantis delivered pounding strikes all over the battle. He bounded across the Arena, hitting thirty of wooden crocodile dummies with moving arms, legs and tails as many villagers and politics oversaw speed, fast attacks as the Emperor of China intrigued the bug potentially. Dozens of acupuncture he imagined, Mantis pounced away from throwing knives. "Fear the bug!" Mantis shouted thunderously, devastating dummies everywhere.
Monkey, a street-smart and humorous student of eager onto his peaceful thoughts while his tail craned his body. Focusing every models' footsteps, then surprised all. Palm strikes and kicks damaged wooden weapons. He snatched a Shaolin Bo stick, studying Yin Shou Gun in a practical, defense situation as he could infiltrate enemies slaying Monkey in a surrounding position. Monkey, however, could handle and play a rule of enemies not to challenge him.
Tigress, the leader of Furious Five and Shifu's adopted daughter, tested the Iron Ox; the war machine dummy that wielded multiple moving lethal axes and any student learned to avoid and intercept its weakness to defeat. Tigress glanced upcoming axes while her stance indicated a tiger style, leaping and spinning rolls. One shaft stabbed the ground; Tigress ascended to one of moving axes, then embraced onto its arms when Tigress figured a single weakness spawned from Iron Ox's head. She climbed onto the neck, jumping in the air with full spin and plowed a kick toward a temple. She continued repeating her process of strength and overcame avoidance of axes she has trained by her adopted father for ages. By many bashes and through last powerful sparrow kick, the Iron Ox stumbled with a shake of the Earth, and crowds cheered loudly.
The Dragon Warrior. The highest and successful kind of all China must earn and challenge every timing of the Five's process of infiltration. The panda remained his Kung Fu stance as he figured through peace of mind during Inner Peace, one of Oogway's marvelous and final teachings of martial arts according to Shifu he once told Po at Dragon Grotto near waterfall from a cave. A fire arrow snarled, awakening Po and the panda palmed it off like Tigress. He rolled himself through around Arena, avoiding much as possible from flaming arrows, and he attacked dummy crocodiles all around him. The panda sometimes disliked any of dummies accidentally smashed Po's gut as the nut-check that could suffer him. At one thing he opened his mind, he bounded and landed a belly strike using a Chi power with waves and mass of destruction, eliminating all enemy targets in the most natural way for enemies try to surround Po for good.
The panda destroyed all dummies, and there are few remaining attackers embarked rushing him. There, he wielded Oogway's Yin Yang Staff as the one a tortoise gifted a panda for him being worthy of Kung Fu and ended Kai's madness of power-hungry Chi. Po's staff remained swinging through each counter enemies' axes and curved swords. Sometimes Po trained along with Monkey for sort of enough interests of these polls against sticks like a useful strategy of any enemy draws a sword, or deadly weapons in a threatening situation.
Another war machine spawned in across Jade Palace Arena. A new Iron Ox the Second.
The boss wielded three most massive axes, two spike iron spheres, and fireworks over its mouth. Po accepted a new challenge. He sharped his mind of configuration that a red target mark below its upper chest might be the latest weakness and somehow, wondered there is a trap. The panda efforted a lethal attack from Iron, deflecting other fast assaults as two spheres are hammering Po as he evaded using a panda roll. Once the machine started to leisure for a short time, the red mark brightened, and Po front kicks in the air, hitting the target.
In mysterious combat, Po seeks a spinning tail of spike spheres like a bat swing. He has nearly got hit by Iron tail after panda leaped on a side. Somehow this machine is considered a deadly for training, and Po and the Furious Five have been through fatal missions and exercise before, and they were born to be dangerous. Po continued to force back from heavy axes slaying a panda. The spheres rapidly swung and cracked upon the tail as Po used a powerful kick. The rear, however, savaged to pieces and crowds around a small Arena of Jade Palace cheers loudly.
The fire arrows with rockets launched against Po. Multiple impel strikes he deflected, and panda snatched one rocket with precision hit onto Iron upper chest and damaged severely. Only one enormous ax remains. The Iron shook the Arena, and Po figured to climb. He mounted to its arm, embracing a swing as Po desired Tigress's focus line of battle. The Iron was about to collapse during shaking, and Po sprung himself in the highest air over Arena. Delivering a strong sparrow kick to the upper head of Iron Ox, and Po invariably shouted one word after defeating any boss or enemy in combat.
"Skadoosh!"
The kick impacted Iron Ox's forehead and collapsed. Part of demonstration and challenges of Kung Fu to each of the Five including Dragon Warrior has ended. Villagers made an active critic that many of people enjoyed the show and so forth the guards and even, the Emperor. Huangdi has picked one class to put on number one on a list, and he will reveal to every China by two weeks instead of saying out loud cheerfully. Instead of choosing this Kung Fu class immediately, the elder water buffalo apprehended he will able to pick as one of the top three categories of martial arts.
Shifu shortly after his students including Dragon Warrior bowed to Emperor Huangdi; he clarified his announcement to villagers about the true meaning of Kung Fu. In such a legacy of Oogway's life, he found peace and power to become an end. Oogway once spoke to young Shifu during years of peace living in Jade Palace that living beings formed tranquility, bravery, and kindful as part of Kung Fu. The war was built on power and is much possible to conclude. In every martial arts have different qualities, Wing Chun as eternal springtime, Kung Fu for work achievement or other words that consist of two parts, above is a symbol of capacity, and lower is prevention.
These results do exist in any martial arts that can deliver a force of being mindful and unflustered.
Awesome. Oogway grinned happily at the Spirit Realm's peach tree during meditation.
II. Pondering
The moonlight gazed Earth.
Softness breeze leaped through a homeland.
The night dazzled luminosities.
Po sauntered down through the stairway from Jade Palace. He had been a long day of Kung Fu demonstration during the Emperor's arrival. The Five were left as they all rest with the Student Barrack after a long time training and being practitioners to each of the following presentations finished. The panda gazed all children of the Valley of Peace; they sprinted through pathways nearby, and villagers danced to each other. The lanterns spread across the trails, seeking how ravishing this village desires better light than everywhere else in China.
Po sighted a curiosity panda covering her whole face except blue eyes using a fan, wearing a fashionable red robe with a pink dress and blue sash. The most and greatest ribbon dancer in China according to Li Shan's belief. This attractive she-panda have a clothing store with a yin-yang brand of the clan title "Pandiva" at two blocks ahead of Valley of Peace beside Dragon Warrior Noodles and Tofu. A Pandiva founder flirted Po.
Mei Mei snatched Po's belly with her ribbon. "Hi, Po," she greeted him as their eyes met closer to their noses touched each other.
"Oh, hi!" Po awkwardly greeted a female panda after being snatched by a long, ribbon silk surrounded throughout his belly. "How are you been doing, Mei Mei?"
"Lovely, honey." Mei Mei said politely. "I saw you and the Five at the Arena earlier with my Pandiva sisters. That was sweet Po, and you have performed your goals on Kung Fu skills for the Emperor."
"I appreciated." Po agreed to her formidable critic. The Dragon Warrior sighed. "It's been a long day for me."
"I believe you all are." Mei Mei stroked Po's paw. "How's Tigress?"
"She's been doing great," Po answered while sauntering with Mei Mei near the stream bridge. "For a while, Tigress is much always training herself every day she does. That's just part of her goals."
"Is she coming?" asked Mei Mei.
"Not sure," he couldn't reply about Tigress instead. He only noticed that a female tiger remained at home. His and her heads turned to Jade Palace. "She's probably with Master Shifu and the others at Jade Palace by now."
Po continued strolling through Valley of Peace. He sauntered across the river bridge when the enormous panda hugged two villagers of pig and three geese as Po noticed, Yoo stood by him after releasing four people. The fat panda hugged Po vigorously, and Dragon Warrior felt thousands of crunches on his back to the neck after a long, hard grasp from Yoo. The enormous always hugged everyone for love and being a friendship. And Po admitted to that kind of him and deserved needed more crunches from his back.
Po strolled through the streaming bridge after he greeted Yoo. The panda recalled from his mind when Po went near a fully covered crater ahead beside his adoptive father's restaurant on the upper left corner. He remembered a former student of Jade Palace, a snow leopard who craved a Dragon Scroll becoming a Dragon Warrior, but the title refused to him because of Master Oogway's foresaw his heart as an evil and power of the darkness within him.
There is no secret ingredient. Po thought his memory, convincing a metaphor to Tai Lung that the scroll was always blank and only images of himself including Po formerly at first. Panda banished Tai Lung instead vanished a snow leopard.
Po arrived near his father's restaurant near the entrance as Mei Mei reminded Dragon Warrior that two of his fathers have returned. The boxes of radishes and fruits placed through tables and delivered from both noodle folks themselves after return. Po's emerald eyes caught a radish icon on a wooden box that he reminded his childhood life of meeting a great goose who adopted a panda for thirty years. He missed his mother so much to his heart, and panda mother adored his son, more than her husband, more than everyone else in this world.
Two fathers are a sign of more love for absolute parenthood and remain close to their son to be encouraged. Unique creatures are equal and symbol of family relationship. Po understood how deeply Mr. Ping now closer to his father, Li Shan. More humorous, affection, and child care for Po.
"Hey Dads!" Dragon Warrior greeted the goose Mr. Ping and biological father panda Li Shan after Po entered the front entrance. Both of his dads placed their radish boxes beside the door.
"Hey, son!" Both fathers greeted him back. Li Shan does work with Mr. Ping; however, he wanted to learn to cook noodles and pandas including him have moved over to Valley of Peace in just after Kai's defeat and reclaimed Chi ten years ago.
"How's the training been going?" Li asked his son, hugging Po.
"Going so well." Po grinned while embracing Li back and hugged Mr. Ping. "The Emperor is here, and the Five and I entertained him well!"
"Really?" Mr. Ping and Li Shan both asked their son surprisingly at simultaneously.
"Oh yeah!" Po beamed, nodding. "You guys should have seen him entertained! We demonstrated Kung Fu to him earlier, and everyone showed up around daylight!"
"I'm glad the Emperor loves your Kung Fu style." Li Shan gave proud to his son.
"Did you give him your noodles, son?" Mr. Ping inquired his adoptive son dearly, pointing at the Dragon Warrior.
"Of course I did, dad!" Po answered, beaming. "He's very hooked on my noodles!"
"I'm so proud of you, son!" the goose patted his son's moving belly. "The Emperor loves your noodles. He hasn't tried my noodles."
"We'll see," Li Shan believed, peering his left eye at Mr. Ping. The elder panda cleared his throat as if scanning his son's tired eyes and sweats around his son's fur. "So, your friends are coming? Are they hungry?"
"No," Po wobbled his head. Perceiving about Furious Five in a long day hard workout and demonstration. "They're taking a huge break after a long day training. I guess… I'm ready to eat anyway."
"Great!" Mr. Ping smiled, patting his son's belly again when strolling near the front door. "Let me cook noodles for you!"
"What? No way! I'll cook." Po jokingly refused.
"No, it is my turn to cook."
"Then let us cook, together." Li Shan reasoned them both in desirable.
Agreed. Po thought.
All three gathered food supplies inside a restaurant. They all placed each ingredient parts for that to cook noodles and tofu and even dumplings. They picked bags of pasta, and boil water in a large bowl pan. Chopping carrots, chopping garlic, special seasonings, and sometimes a chili powder flavor for any daring or most of these villagers are used to burn their mouths before. For nearly a half hour or more, the noodles finished the cooking.
Po, Li Shan, and Mr. Ping gathered their bowls to their dining table outside. They motioned their food on the table, and mannerly sat aside to each other. Po adored his father's dumplings and had been dying of eating. He could fill as many as dumplings throughout the whole mouth in; however, he can like Li Shan's world record of hundred and three pellets. Perhaps someday in Po's consider, he will offer a challenge to his panda dad for all.
From the entrance of the restaurant, the Ox peered two pandas and a goose sitting on a table, eating as they commune. His ruby eyes read a title above a sign of the entrance, "Dragon Warrior Noodles and Tofu." He has not noticed that Po lived his father's restaurant in Valley of Peace most of all. The Ox used eating different noodles and grains of rice at Gongmen City for a long time and believed he should try something new for Storming Ox to eat everyone's favorite restaurant of all time. Li Shan and Mr. Ping surprised. "Oh, we got a new customer," Po's biological father grinned.
Po looked back, and Storming Ox strolled in the entrance. "Master Ox!" Po rose after waving.
"Greetings, Dragon Warrior!" Master Ox hailed in condescending, giant tone. He revolved his huge head over the restaurant as if hundreds of Dragon Warrior posters mounted on both walls and orange lanterns hanged on black strings across the Noodle Restaurant above. "What a marvelous restaurant you have there, kid."
"This restaurant is so valuable to this village, Master," Po pointed to every painting of Dragon Warrior and Chinese aesthetic design all around. "And here. Master Ox. I would like to introduce to both of my family I am very encouraged in my life."
Po guided Ox, showing both of his dads. "This is Mr. Ping," the panda named his adoptive father of goose. "My goose father who owned Noodle Restaurant and raised me thirty years." And Po guides Ox to his panda dad beside Mr. Ping. "And this is my real dad right here who we have been separated long lost since I was like around a hundred days old back to my old village, and he found me ten years ago. These are my both dads."
"It's such a great honor to meet you both." Storming Ox respectfully shook their hands. "Your son is an honest warrior and much value to all Kung Fu. Your son right here saved Gongmen City from Lord Shen's incursion."
Mr. Ping rose his long neck and glimpsed the giant Ox master, exploiting a real look of the grandmaster of Gongmen City. "What an enormous master! My son Po once said to me about you after Gongmen City."
"A street fighter along Master Rhino and Master Croc you three were justified and supported Master Oogway for concluded Wu Sisters," Li Shan added, grasping his large brown mug of green tea. "That was such an incredible story."
"And we were deeply sorry about your horrific loss to Thundering Rhino," Mr. Ping apologized dearly. "Po discussed to me about the bird who murdered your great friend. Po was a huge fan of Thundering Rhino."
"He was a great friend I've known him," the Ox clarified to them three in honest.
Po heard a soft rumble in Ox's belly including anyone's empty stomach. "Looks like Master Ox is super hungry!" Po wondered, pawing Master Ox's back of his long gray robe. "Have you been eaten, Master?"
Storming Ox shook his head. "Not today, kid," he replied, tapping his big belly with his hoof. "I haven't been eaten since broad daylight."
"Then join us!" Po supplicated to Master Ox, a better way for him to eat and fill an empty stomach instead dying of hungry all the sudden. "My dad's noodles are super awesome."
Ox apprehended why Po begged him. He needed to eat something for dinner instead. Storming Ox discerned his stomach growled, that scuffed his head as if his mind changed his thought. Therefore, he agreed to Po and joined aside from three amazingly kind people. Not for long Mr. Ping gave a large bowl to Master Ox filled with noodles and dumpling sides. The Ox scent the boil of pasta noodles over the restaurant, his stomach suppressed rumbling. Mr. Ping desired everyone's joyous and eagerly enjoyed their noodles with many positive critics. Storming Ox tasted a pasta noodle, and throughout his mind journeyed a mind blown after adjusting his red eyes. A taste of succulent from noodles and his stomach thrived the hotness and fresh of a juicy flavor of pasta that melted his mouth while chewing.
Storming Ox continued guzzling his noodles after Po surprises his thoughts about Ox liking his father's noodles. Oh, my Oogway's blessing! These noodles are delicious! Ox thought, smirking while chewing.
"What's the story about the Tournament?" Li Shan inquired to Po before drinking his green tea.
"A message from the Emperor's script that was arrived yesterday," Po informed, sipping his white mug beside him. "He wrote about his interests of all thirty classes around China. He added a draft by next month, and Huangdi will choose any top three categories for that to challenge in a Tournament next month."
"That sounds amazing," Li Shan astounded, nodding and scanning his son eating a piece of dumpling in his pie hole.
"Which classes will be on a top three list, son?" Mr. Ping asked, wondering.
"Not quite sure yet," the panda could not notice which of the random classes will be after swallowing the noodle dumpling. "I wonder the Emperor will choose any of top three who are the best and only the active ones like the Furious Five and me."
"At least he interests any martial arts like Kung Fu." Li considered to Po, reasoning the Emperor's desire.
"And there's one where I do not know," Po added. He deliberately began as if moving his noodle bowl to the left. "Shifu has brought some strange dummy like some kind of 'ancient' and been around for a long time."
The elder panda wielded his chopsticks as he grabbed the pasta before guzzling. "Like what, son?" Li asked when sensing noodles within his nose.
"You tell your dads all about your expressive feeling." Mr. Ping worried, patting on the panda's shoulder softly. "What is it, Po?"
"Shifu once said that some martial art is one of the greatest concepts that can use some grappling and within close range combat like using attack and defense," Po explicated. The giant Ox sipped his tea. His short floppy ears flickered. Storming Ox reflected about 'the most significant concept he imagined something similar to Kung Fu. Po continued. "He's described that name in which Shifu used some form back in his early age."
Storming Ox pressed and cleansed his mouth with white napkins. "What's the name of that concept?" Storming Ox inquired Po intriguing.
"I think it's called…" Po reviewed carefully. He examined Shifu's thoughts about the strange dummy inside Training Hall. "I think…" Po nearly forgot, but blowing his mind after his revelation like a spark ignited his mind. "Oh, now I got it! It's called 'Wing Chun.'"
"Wing Chun?" Mr. Ping repeated these words surprisingly with confusion.
"I think I remember that awesome concept before." Li Shan recalled, believing his rumor that meant to be true as if meeting his son's eyes. "You know, I think your great-great uncle once told my father about that incredible skill of martial arts. Your great-great uncle used to be the greatest grandmaster of Wing Chun before. Therefore," Li pondered about class, "I thought Wing Chun martial art classes was outdated."
"There is only one type I mentioned." Storming Ox noticed when guzzling. He began clarifying all three around the table as all three heads revolved around him. "Before Master Oogway went to Jade Palace long ago, he was used to have one of his excellent student who is a student-master of Wing Chun. Usually, I confronted her at only once before, whenever Rhino, Croc and I decided to return Gongmen City to take a full charge of the Kung Fu Council after Shen's parents were passed away. After I trained my son for three years after Gongmen, he wanted to be more confident as for my own life was heartfelt when Rhino went killed."
Po, Li and Mr. Ping overheard Ox's explanation. Ox's ending verse acquired the Dragon Warrior's attention about Storming Ox's son as he remembered his converse back in Jade Palace Arena. "What happened to him?" Po demands worriedly.
The Ox knew Po listened carefully at that time. Dragon Warrior sensed his hesitated thoughts that Ox would not like to speak. But instead, Master Ox has to let every clarification to him to share. He felt his upper chest pushing his throat."My years of pain went through a bad habit that I should not ever temper my son's failure." Storming Ox beings elucidating. Sadly, he recalls. "My son knew my anger that he cannot become impatient that I used to before. For three years of Kung Fu training went ill and sudden loss of interest, I was disappointed because of my friend's death and anger issues."
Po, Li, and Mr. Ping attended to Ox's struggled life formerly. The Dragon Warrior grasped his fingers together on the table.
"In a month after," the Ox added another clarification. "Croc and I were able to handle a threat in which came after my son in Gongmen. The bandits who were once my son's bullies from his school, Croc and I sought my son opposed many packs of nemesis in which he felt agitated, and could not control his temper. In solo combat, my son defeated hundreds of bandits without even a blink of distraction, and he showed them no mercy.
"I concluded my son's rage after the battle was over. In within few days passed, my son wanted to propel himself forward where he must discover absolute path instead of becoming tempered in a way I made inaccuracy towards him."
Storming Ox ended elucidation. Po, Li and Mr. Ping concerned their apology that happened to Ox's son. Po sighted Master Ox closed his tense orbs. The Ox massaged his neck in which he did what he must share to Dragon Warrior to conclude his son's distress and rage.
"About this 'mentioning' I suppose to apprise you three after I wanted to know about my son, one of my former guards from Gongmen found one place where a student-master who trained Wing Chun," Ox believed. "Somewhere near a half city and half village entitled 'The Prosper Valley' is where my son traveled to the west alone. Before my son left, I wished for him to be safe, and love him as always. Then soon one day we'll meet again. He's just a great kid."
"I'm sorry, Master," Po apologized heartily. "You're not the only one who's angered all the sudden. Whenever I was in a Barrack Factory to face Lord Shen, I've felt angered and needed an answer about my parents. I'd noticed how I was upset softly before, but emotions go deep into a unique connection to friendship and family. After I finally found my dad and guided me to Secret Panda village, he once spoke about my mother. He'd knew he had lost everything, but not even close. Kung Fu chose me as I earned the gift after seeing Furious Five for my whole life of being a fan of them as always. Shifu taught me everything and including Inner Peace, that guided me flow to remember heartfelt memory I nearly forgot from my childhood life, and I restored my past to see my parents in my old village where I was born.
"I'm sure for what your son did see you part of yourself got angered issues, doesn't mean he lost his interest in Kung Fu. By whatever he has found a high class of Wing Chun, he could see calmness, greatness and prosper to all that he must control his anger instead. He desires supplement and discipline instead. His teacher just like you perhaps taught him about Inner Peace and that case, he can understand about light, and confident."
Storming Ox apprehended Po's speech. He discerned how critical of making everyone else remained confident by being much calmful and focus on interests after joining any such classes of martial arts. Not just Wing Chun, but many martial arts have unique skills of different levels in worth fighting. By no matter how calm to any students are during training or battle, the better instinct becomes in such no mind, and protective to end all purpose of war.
Storming Ox knew he has angered and loss after years of struggle. The Ox needed for himself to be very serene instead being rough as a hard wasteful. In such metaphor, a character's emotions image an enemy throughout a mirror and must conclude the past to embrace a true meaning of worthy. Therefore, Ox went angered, and he must control his temper. The Ox nods with the agreement to Dragon Warrior.
"The Prosper Valley, huh?" the goose repeated, being curious that his head went a pile of light and craved about a village from the west he pointed. "That village is not that far enough. It is our Valley's neighborhood townsfolk I remember. My dear friend, who I used to know had once traveled there and met… A white tigress master before."
Po spat his green tea to the floor accidentally, coughing. A white tigress? Po deliberated his thought. The note that a panda remembered from Training Hall in Jade Palace is such important to notice where Po found one of the sentences that Shifu's Sister-In-Arm came from Tiger Village and wondered every time Tigress is the only Tiger on China by now.
"That seems unusual," Po absorbed after clearing his throat, and Li inquired him worriedly, patting his son's back. "I thought Tigress is the only one left."
'We considered so." Mr. Ping realized, watching both pandas' eyes as if mysterious theories were about to open the lock. "But perhaps many Tigers I believe are maybe hiding and probably similar to what your dad here said about secret panda village."
"Oh boy." Li shook his head. "Here we go again."
"Dads!" Po called them two. "I'm sure there is a village where any Tigers are repopulating once again. Let's say Tigress is not alone."
"Okay," Both dads agreed to their son's ponder.
For over many discussions about a half hour, they conversed about the creation of Noodle Restaurant by Mr. Ping's grandfather being awarded by a pig. Storming Ox became attracted to Mr. Ping's lifetime of being in a company of cooking noodles as part of his own life be taking care. The Company desires everyone's favorite noodles that could not break through a family tree of noodles by Mr. Ping's bloodline of goose family.
Storming Ox finished his noodles. He urged to Mr. Ping's secret ingredient that a possible food is much valuable and tasteful of combinations. He walked out of the entrance along Po after Li Shan, and Mr. Ping cleaned a dining table after their sustenance finished. Master Ox reflected of Valley of Peace everywhere as these villages deserve a better place to occupy than anywhere else in China including Gongmen for Croc and Boar.
"Po," Storming Ox patted panda's shoulder. "I honestly appreciate eating your father's noodles. Tell Mr. Ping, 'Thanks for the tip.'"
Ox handed the Dragon Warrior a double qiáns. "Cool!" Po received, gasping and tapping his feet. "My dad's gonna love your tips, Master!"
"Mr. Ping's a great goose, kid." Master Ox grinned. "You are fortunate to live with him including your father as always."
Po embraced the Giant Ox as the Master didn't glimpse him coming. Panda's hug warmth Storming Ox's heart as if he allowed him embracing when grasping the Dragon Warrior and chuckled. "Thank you so much!" Po appreciated. You are welcome, Dragon Warrior. Ox grinned in his unflustered thought.
"Anyway, you're going back to the Emperor, right?"
"Of course," The Ox nodded, both peered streets that filled with hundreds of villagers strolling to their homes and apartment across the roads and alleyways, then detailing Dragon Warrior. "By tomorrow morning, I'll be traveling toward West and around China for good. Just by then, I'll remind Emperor Huangdi about my son's last whereabouts at the Prosper Valley."
"Alright, Master Ox." The panda immediately shook Ox's right hoof. "It's been a great pleasure to meet you again. Good luck to you, and I hope you'll find your son."
"Thank you, Po." Ox admired panda, blinking his right eye. "And I hope you'll be in a Tournament someday."
Po watched the Ox master strolling in a complex pathway in Valley of Peace. The panda has just enjoyed having himself to know Storming Ox in such means of friendship. He hoped about Ox's son will reunite with neighborhood townsfolk at the west. The panda desired to find out who is Storming Ox's son, and what has troubled him to his past. Just as the Giant Ox ambled to the road, he returned with his colleagues crossing the street as if the Emperor went strolling nearby.
Next, a dark blue goose soared down the path to Po from the Northwest. Zeng handed, and Po received a message scroll from somewhere near forests of Valley. Zeng informed Po about his friend from a Kung Fu club who will come to Jade Palace with his mate. Po accepted read a scroll. This letter he reads carefully wrote well enough.
To one of my best friends from Jade Palace, Po
I know we have not been around for such long time; Lian and I miss you so much more, and the rest of my Kung Fu club members are very desirable to greet you sooner, one day. By tomorrow once I will arrive you at Jade Palace or in the Valley of Peace, you will not believe to see me a better shape for myself be a lot tougher!
I once heard about the Emperor's interests in martial arts last time. And my club in which spreads all over is actually on a list of thirty classes. And I wondered myself by which of three categories will be above to accept this challenge. My very best guess is: It is going to be you and Furious Five on number one! I'm not sure which of the two will come forth to stand and face to seek a challenge to the Tournament.
It has been a long time, buddy. We should like to have a discussion. You know, been sauntered around China peacefully with Lian and increased club members of Kung Fu class, and even two of my adorable cubs I raised them. I'll see you later, Po.
From Kung Fu Club Founder
Peng
"I'm so proud to hear from you, Peng!" Po beamed, punching the air. "Then I'll be waiting for you at my dad's noodle shop if I can."
A feminine voice cleared her throat as if Po's bounding feet concluded and froze his head. "Not alone?" Tigress revealed.
Po trembled his body after twitching. "Oh hey, Tigress! I was wondering about you all the sudden." Po addressed her, not noticing she behind Po every time. He focuses a goose aside him. "Anyway, Zeng, go ahead to Jade Palace, and I'll be able to write a letter to Peng shortly."
"I can see Master Storming Ox joined your side with Mr. Ping and your father today," Tigress notices before Zeng soars away above the Valley.
"I know, right?!" Po excited. "Master Ox loves my dad's noodles, and the Emperor loves mine! Ox and my fathers spoke ourselves, and he has a son we have not noticed for years!"
"I overheard," Tigress uttered. Po was surprised and becomes aware of her.
Oh! His mouth went shrunk opened. "How do you know?" Po asked Tigress, being aware of mysterious.
"I walked along with Mei Mei shortly," Tigress informed Po truthfully. "Then passed onto that panda who hugged thousands of villagers every day, and over the blocks of Valley we have been talking for minutes, Mei Mei and I have arrived near your father's noodle shop beside the entrance, and listened to Master Ox's conversation about his son including anger issues, everything."
"I wish that I can help his son so bad right now." Po dreamed, watching politicians strolling across the brick road."I'm sure I will be with Master Ox to support, and talk to his son soon."
For a cease moment, Tigress was aware of Po's knowledge of Tigers will repopulate and somehow been disappearing after years passed since her youngest days she went to Orphanage that two of her parents dropped their daughter off for a reason. And difficult questions came within her mind that what if her parents will soon return, and what if any of Tigress's relatives will favor her to go home and must explicate about the absence of Tigress's parents.
Po fathomed her thoughts about her parents she never knew them since her birth. He sensed her keen eyes squinting.
"You wanna talk, Tigress?" Po asked worriedly. He needed to be in touch with Tigress in some time of troubles in case of wondering. "The one that you've said not alone part?"
Tigress nodded. "Yes," Tigress answered, collapsing her strong tone. She pointed her eyes at him. "After all this time I wondered was there any tigers out in China. I want to reveal about my past and should figure out the truth about my parents I never know them for years. The only way I remember is when I went to Bao Gu Orphanage, and for years before Shifu return, I was expected to see my parents come, and they were never coming back."
Po, Shifu and Furious Five (which are six masters) already know about Tigress's origin of her inception of being a monster to her, and wanted to play with orphanage children that they sought her as so powerful and dangerous upon her claws, and caretakers did see her for such a problem. Tigress recalled her memory of struggled times in the orphanage. She waited for anyone or her parents to come to a front door as all villagers able to raise orphan young-lings. Not many of the villagers chose her.
Shifu did arrive at orphanage place he investigated the meaning of caretaker's problem of Tigress as their point called her a monster in which is possibly insult, and hurtful to female tiger's cub life. She remembered her adoptive father able to use control, without not such claws that is too much power for her. Strength is what Tigress was born, and must manage by Shifu's priority, and flow her concentration like Tai Chi, and be mindful to enable calm as part of Kung Fu.
The orphans knew her and became friendly as Tigress learned as a beginner of Kung Fu rank, that she gathered dark and bright dominoes, shaped a yin-yang icon. Po desired to investigate who is the white tigress as part of Shifu's sister-in-arms as a single answer, but more within as Shifu ordered Po to be patience.
Po clasped Tigress's paw. Her ears flicked and amber eyes peered the panda's paw lock onto her hand. "Come with me, Tigress," Po palmed Tigress's fluff cheek when she grinned with her reflective eyes. "We should meet Shifu."
Hopefully, everyone loves this chapter! Do you like the presentations? Master Storming Ox's return made you smile?
Your favorite supporting character Emperor Huangdi is my OC! He will lead the way into the story as the water buffalo encourages people!
Don't you all thing we love to see the Nine where our peafowl friend is on the hunt to refresh plenty of his memories? Let us watch Lord Shen's son meditating in a next chapter, shall we?