Chapter 7: The Sand Tiger
A.N- Hello once again everyone. I'm starting to really amaze myself with this story, because I thought it was just going to be a regular KFP story that no one really cared about. I'd like to thank everyone who read this story in hopes that you will keep reading to the end! Enjoy!
Tigress woke up after a fright filled night to see the nice and careful old panda that was near the fire preparing some food.
Mozarah looked over to see Tigress sitting up on her cot and smiled at her.
"Good morning young one…I trust you had a good sleep?" he said as he poured some rice into a small bowl.
"Well…I could say that it could have been better." Tigress said as she felt her head and noticed that a bandage was securely tied around where she had hit her head earlier
"Oh…and why is that?" Mozarah asked as he went over to crush some herbs.
"It just that…after I had hit my head, I've been starting to see these dreams." Tigress answered.
"What kind of dreams?" He asked as he put some crushed herbs into the rice and then strolled over towards Tigress and sat down next to her.
"Nightmares…visions…I don't know what to call them, but every one seems to point toward the destruction of all my friends and your son." Tigress said.
"Why don't you eat this and then tell me about it after you're done." Mozarah said offering the small bowl to Tigress.
She thanked Mozarah for the bowl and slowly started to eat.
After she had finished she put the small bowl down on the ground and looked over at Mozarah, who seemed to be anxious to hear the story.
"Do you know anything about Shan Tenizar?" Tigress asked the old panda.
The old panda suddenly froze at the mention of the name.
"Why do you ask?" Mozarah said.
"Because that is what all my dreams have been about…this white tiger destroying the entire valley!" Tigress yelled.
"Let me see your head." Mozarah said gesturing for Tigress to let him see.
"What does my head have to do with-"Tigress started but was cut short by the old panda.
"Just let me see your head child!" Mozarah said strictly and Tigress bent over so he could see.
Mozarah rubbed his paws over Tigress' head as if he was looking for something, and then suddenly he pulled back, his eyes widened.
"You have the mark of the Sand Tiger!" Mozarah said clearly exasperated.
"What do you mean Sand Tiger?" Tigress asked confusedly.
"On the back of your head there is a little symbol in the shape of the clock…do you know what this means?" Mozarah said.
"That I have something that looks like a clock in the back of my head…get on with it!" Tigress growled.
"You're the last of the Sand Tigers, the ones who were said could see through time at will…that hit to the back of your head must have triggered it."
"That still doesn't explain anything to me!"
"You're the Sand Tiger, the one who knows the times of the past, present, and future; these types know when everything is going to happen."
"So that is what's happening to me?" Tigress said.
"If I'm right you've been seeing the future and what is going to happen." Mozarah said.
"So let me get this straight…I am the last of these so called Sand Tigers that could see through time?" Tigress asked and received a nod from Mozarah.
"Who would have thought that one little trip could change so much about me…Mozarah?" Tigress asked turning to face him.
"Yes child?" He answered.
"If all of this that I am seeing is true…then does that mean that all my friends are going to die?" Tigress said starting to become choked up with tears.
"It will happen, but there is a way you can stop it from happening…" Mozarah answered.
"There is?" Tigress said.
"Yes…you have to use that ability to change the destiny of the outcome."
"I understand…but you still haven't told me something."
"And what is that?"
"You haven't told who this Shan Tenizar guy is yet."
"That is a tiger that we really shouldn't be talking about."
"Why not…if this is going to happen, I must know who this guy is!" Tigress screamed.
"Shan Tenizar used to be a highly respected Kung Fu master, who even served on the Great Table of Masters at one point." Mozarah started.
"So what happened to him?" Tigress asked curiously.
"Then Tenizar started to find new ways of doing Kung Fu and tried to present it before the Table."
"Unfortunately, there were two people that saw the evil that it could cause and forbade it from being taught." Mozarah answered.
"Who were the two people that didn't allow it?" Tigress said
"All I can remember is that it was some Master and his apprentice…you can look through your mind to find the answer." Mozarah said.
"Oh yeah that's right!" Tigress said as she started to concentrate and then she suddenly found herself traveling through a vortex in her mind and then she landed hardly on the marble floor.
She looked up to see a great band of Master's lined up at a small table that stood high above the ground.
Then she noticed a white tiger approach the table and bowed.
In a booming voice one of the Masters spoke, "We hereby let Tenizar show us what he has discovered…agreed!" The Master said.
"Agreed!" All of the others answered.
"Alright Master Tenizar show us what you can do." The head Master said.
"Thank you my master's." Tenizar said as he jumped to one side and then flipped to another and then doing many types of various stances and then spun around and extended his paw towards the entrance of where they were at, and a green beam fired from his paw and shot straight out of the entrance.
He turned back to face the Masters with a smile across his face.
"How was that masters?" Tenizar said as he bowed.
All of the Masters looked in awe, save two who were looking at him with cold stares.
"Master Oogway, what did you think of that?" The head Master said.
"It was terrible that move should not be taught to anyone, and my apprentice agrees…right Shifu?" Oogway said.
"Correct Master Oogway; I believe that this move will bring certain destruction to those who use it." Shifu said.
Tigress almost had to laugh because of how Shifu had sounded and then continued to listen in.
"Then it is decided, this move shall not pass because of the two from the Jade Palace."
Tenizar's face immediately moved up towards Shifu and Oogway and he scowled.
"You two...you will pay…you will all pay!" Tenizar screamed in a loud voice as he turned and ran, "I will destroy the Jade Palace if it's the last thing I do!"
"Alright I've seen enough." Tigress said as she held her held and concentrated once again sending her through the spiraling vortex and then back to reality.
"So how did it go?" Mozarah asked.
"It was my Masters that made the decision." Tigress answered overwhelmed by the experience that she had just had.
"You see there is your answer." Mozarah said as he stood up with a grunt.
"But what I don't understand is why Shifu never told us about this character before we went after this stupid vase!" Tigress said gritting her teeth.
Mozarah's ears perked up when he had heard that and turned around to face Tigress again.
"What vase?" Mozarah asked.
"The Antaract Vase of Love, is what we are searching for, apparently it was stolen by Tenizar's men more than a few days ago." Tigress said.
"That old vase was said to have the remains of the Antaract Love bird, so rare that when its remains are touched it will repair anything, and supposedly that whenever two people touch the actual vase, they will become in love with each other for ever." Mozarah said as he sat down once again.
"Yeah that's what Shifu told me too." Tigress said.
"Hmmm…I don't know why you would be sent just to find a vase; maybe there was some deeper meaning in what your Master told you."
"Maybe…but now the real problem is that I don't know where Po is." Tigress said.
"You both were heading for the same destination right? Mozarah asked.
"Yeah we were both heading for the lair of Shan Tenizar."
"That is not far from where we are at, and Po was leaving the mountains I suppose."
"Yeah that's correct." Tigress answered.
"Then you both should be parallel in distance if you can hurry you'll catch up to him." Mozarah answered.
"Thank you very much for everything you have done for me!" Tigress said as she gone up to leave but then was stopped as she was at the door.
"Wait a minute child." Mozarah said causing Tigress to turn around.
"Yes?" Tigress said.
"Speak nothing of our encounter to Po…I will reveal myself to him when the time is right." Mozarah said.
"I promise; thank you for everything Mozarah." Tigress said as she exited the hut. She was amazed to see that where she was was a huge panda colony with each doing a specific job.
"And here I thought that Po was the only panda left...don't worry Po I'm coming!"Tigress thought as she began to sprint through the panda colony.
Po had been traveling on foot for what appeared hours and he finally stopped and plopped down on the dirt road. He looked up to see a huge building and assumed that it was Tenizar's lair.
"Almost there...the vase is within our grasp Tigress!" Po said as he looked down at the sash that was tied around his wrist and he kissed it.
"I love you Tigress and I miss you very much."
Po stood up confidently and continued on the path and as he continued the trees and grass land started to become sparse, replaced by rough and burnt ground and storm clouds started to form around; the sound of lightning started to boom making Po cover his ears as he continued onwards.
Tigress made it to the outskirts of the panda colony to look up at the giant building that loomed overhead on a giant mountain. In the distance she could make out what appeared to be a panda heading up to the door. Suddenly her head started to hurt and she was transported through the vortex once again, but this time she landed on a stone floor and looked up.
Po held the vase in his hands and started to run towards the door. Then three creatures Tigress didn't know appeared right in front of Po. He then turned around and started to run back to have the white tiger Shan Tenizar jump right in front of him, arms crossed.
Then Tenizar sent a punch which made Po go flying backwards, the vase crashing on the floor in dozens of pieces. Tenizar then quickly followed up by sending a kick which sent him straight up into the air. Tenizar then jumped off the walls and then tackled Po into the ground
Groggily, Po got up on his feet sending multiple punches and kicks to Tenizar, but having each blocked.
Tenizar finally saw an opening in Po's defense and sent a powerful punch to his gut sending him flying back once more. He placed his white paws together and a ball of flame formed in them and he sent it towards Po.
The flame intersected Po and exploded sending Po crashing against a wall and then onto the floor.
That is all Tigress saw before she was once again transferred back into the vortex and back to reality.
"No, no, I won't let that happen!" Tigress said as she dropped on all fours and began to run as fast as she could so she could prevent her love from dying.
A.N- I don't know how long this story is going to be, but I'll try to prolong it as long as I can. Will Tigress be able to save Po before its too late; will they be able to finally obtain what they sought after and save the valley? Read to find out. You know I wonder if those people at Dream Works are reading this too, because this would make an awesome third movie or an episode wouldn't it? Anyways please leave your thoughts.
