Hello everyone.
Deadpool: Look who's back, yall!
Me: Of..course you'd say that.
Discord: Please tell me why you decided to leave me trapped in here with that lunatic?
Me: You wanted to help host the story. Anyways, I've been busy the past two days, unable to post anything. House cleaning. This chapter is going to be going into the past just a little bit. Basically to the exact moment that Tigress was attacked by the embodiment of Fear.
Discord: This chapter seems to have chaos in it. Well, don't forget about the author's little poll. Honestly, I don't see why he doesn't just go ahead and do what he wants.
Deadpool: I know I would. Enjoy this, even though it's not about me.
Me: Now I'm thinking about giving him a cameo in this chapter.
Tigress struggled against the darkness, but couldn't. Eventually, it changed into a forest. She looked around cautiously before she began walking, though keeping her eyes and ears alert to everything. It was eerily silent. She came to a river and followed it upstream, still being cautious about it. After a while, she came to a clearing, and seen a familiar black and white figure. "Po? Is that you?" She began walking towards him.
He snorted and said, "Yeah. It's me. Though, I wish it wasn't you." She recoiled from his harsh tone and he turned away from her.
"Po. What's wrong?" She reached her hand out to him, but he hit it away.
"You want to know what the problem is?" He pointed angrily at her. "You are the problem!" She recoiled again.
"Po, wha-"
Po cut her off saying, "You really think I would ever love you? Ha!" Tears began to form in her eyes. "Viper has a better chance than you! She was nice to me when I first came. She can actually feel things and has emotions."
"Po..I'm sor-"
"You're sorry." His tone was mocking before turning angry again. "That really does a lot now. After what I've been through? Good luck ever being fully forgiven."
Tigress surpressed a growl and sid through clenched teeth, "You're not Po." She lunged at him, and began striking him hard. She stopped after she realized he hadn't tried to defend himself. She looked down, and his face was bloody and his body had scars. He looked like he was killed by a feral beast.
"Tigress! How could you!?" She turned to see Master Shifu. "I thought you had loved him. Evidently not, when you killed him. You've turned out to be just like Tai Lung."
"You're a monster!" Tigress turned to Viper's voice, who was acompanied with Mantis. "You killed Po! I knew you were angry about him being the Dragon Warrior when he first came. I never thought you'd still be angry, let alone enough to kill him."
Tigress ran before any more could be said. She ran deep into the forest, running into a familiar snow leopard, who smiled. "Well done, sister. I knew you had the killing instinct. Just like me."
Tigress gasped and ran from Tai Lung. She slid to a stop in front of a ridge. It was a long way down, and she might make it across if she jumped. She turned to see Shen, who also smiled. "The poor tiger who worked with the panda with no where to go. You were able to do what I could not. Thank you for that. Seems as though your truly are the monster."
Tigress decided to take her chance and jumped across, just barely clinging to the side. She began climbing up, when a hand grabbed hers. She looked up and seen DB. "Help me up!"
He chuckled darkly. "Don't you remember my story? I destroy the creatures of evil. Just like you." He jerked hard on her hand, causing her other to lose its grip. He then let go.
Tigress was able to grab a hold of the side of the cliff and work her way down. She began running again. She stopped when she entered a village that was on fire, the villagers running from her. One of the villagers screamed, "Save me from the orange and black monster!"
"She did this to our village!" Another screamed as they ran.
Tigress ran out of the town, but was stopped by a red and black creature. He spoke with a joyful voice, "Hey! Just the tiger I wanted to see. You see, I need a monster of a sidekick to pull of my next assassination." Tigress ran from him. He yelled after her, "I'll take that as a maybe!"
Tigress now had fear in her eyes as she ran. a pillar of lava shot up, coloring the sky blood red. Tigress was barely able to change direction in time. She began running, but was stopped by the earth opening up, with steam coming out, showing the faces of her friends, each calling her a monster.
She tried turning the other way, but was stopped by a creature that was twice her height and had no visible eyes, ears, or nose. It's mouth was the only thing visible. It had two claw-like protruisions curved upward on its shoulders. It had arms that reached its knees and its hands had claws that reached the rest of the way to the ground. Its feet had four claws to the front, two to the back. They weren't as long as those on its arms, but would still be able to leave a nasty cut.
The mouth turned into an evil smile. "Do you see thr truth now? All your friends see is a monster. Why not prove to them how much of one you could be? Give them a reason to be afraid. Join me, and I can make that happen."
She was just about to answer, when a light shone down and the figure of DB stepped out, though he was only barely visible. He spoke with a muffled voice saying, "Tigress! Don't believe what you see with your eyes. It us all just what you fear the most! Trust what you know to be true in your heart!" With that, he left.
Tigress nodded. She turned to the figure and said, "Thanks for the offer, but I don't think so."
The creature's mouth turned into a snarl. "Wrong choice." He lunged at her, but was stopped by Po. "What!?"
Tigress looked around and seen the rest of the five, Po, Shifu, even Oogway and DB, the latter standing a little further away and looking a little faded. Po said, "She is not a monster, as you say she is. She is the best friend anyone could ever hope to have. Even with her flaws, but we all have some."
Viper nodded. "She has been a sister to me ever since she's been at the Palace."
"And she has been my daughter ever since she has been there, though I never showed it. I feared she would be like Tai Lung. I now know those fears were unfounded."
"She's a great ally and even greater friend."
"I'd always stand by her side, just like I know she'd stand by mine."
"Same here."
"She has a great potential inside of her that you could never take away."
DB stepped forward, his voice was barely there. "She may not accept me as a friend just yet, but I'd still give my life for her."
As he finished speaking, she realised the world had been changing as they spoke. It was now a meadow, the creature being visibly angry. "NO! HOW CAN THIS BE!?"
Tigress smirked. "It can be because I was reminded of a very important truth from someone who I didn't trust when I first met them. They reminded me that, fears aren't anything when you remember who your friends are and what they truly think of you. Something I too easily forget."
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" He lunged at her, but was repelled by an invisble field.
"I think not!" Tigress charged with all her friends. She leapt up and drew her fist back, all her friends vanishng and her fist now glowing. She slammed her fist down on the creature, causing him to scream in pain, and the world to vanish.
Real world
Tigress stood a little shakily as the darkness vanished. "Woah."
DB then let out a laugh and whooped for joy. "It worked! Yeah!"
Tigress smiled slightly in his direction. "Thank you for the help."
She then seen DB's eyes widen. He quickly turned into his holy warrior form and balsted Fear, who had stood up and tried to attack her. He vanished with the blast. DB turned back to normal, breathing heavily. "Man that took a lot out of me."
Tigress then noticed the other occupant at the table. She growled, "You!"
She tried to lunge at him, but DB held her back, though only barely. "He's not going to hurt us! Trust me!"
She stopped trying to advance and looked to DB. "How can you be sure!?"
DB let go and said, "First off, you are at full strength. He isn't. Secondly, he and I have been talking here for a while. I would have gone to help you, but I was too worn out from fighting him to be able to enter the world and help you. Third, he's never fought right after being defeated."
Tigress gave a glare to the occupant. "Fine. But, I do have one question."
DB's doppleganger replied, "Ask away."
"While I was there, that creature kept showing me those I knew calling me a monster, including Shen and Tai Lung."
The doppleganger nodded. "Yes. He's Fear. He shows what you fear the most."
Tigress nodded. "Well, why did he show me some creature in black and red calling me a monster?"
DB and his doppleganger raised an eyebrow. The doppleganger replied, "That..shouldn't have happened. Should have only been those you known, unless it was a big, general group."
DB shook his head. "Doesn't make much sense."
Suddenly a portal opened up. "Oh! I gotta go! I reeeaaally don't want to face my boss right now, but I have to. See you later. Don't worry, DB. You'll be able to get home a little after the others return." With that, his doppleganger entered the portal.
DB turned to Tigress and said, "Well. Seems as though we get to enjoy my presence here for a little while longer. So, what do you want to do?"
Tigress let out a sigh and replied, "Honestly. I just want to sleep for a few days after what I went through."
DB let out a chuckle and said, "I know what you mean. Every time I tangle with Fear or Death, I want nothing more than relaxation."
"I can believe it." With that, the two of them went to their respective sleeping quarters.
Deadpool: I had a great cameo. I just wish I could of killed more.
Me: Well, beggers can't be choosers.
Discord: Simply magnificent. I'm still getting jitters from the chaos caused to Tigress' mind.
Deadpool: I know!
Me: Yes. You both enjoyed it. Anyways, don't forget about the poll and review!
