Bonjour my fellow fans and readers. I hope your all doing fine and are having a good time, I know I am. My wife made me my favorite breakfast today (Pancakes, scrambled eggs, hash-browns and a glass of Fruitopia) I managed to find a 100 dollar bill on the ground today, found a brand new copy of Resident Evil 1 for the PS (which I've decided to try and get into) at a pawn shop that was in perfect condition, and even got to be a back character in a movie that was filming in my town. I have no idea what the movie was, but I was in it. If I ever find out what the name of the movie is, I will let you know. But enough about my awesome day today.

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As if hearing her thoughts, a doe walked silently into the camp. She was a blonde doe that wore very little clothes that barely covered up her body, but was covered up by a black cloak. Attached to her side was a short sword with a curve on the end of it. "Finally, I have found you." She said, walking towards Song.

"Who are you?" Song asked, grabbing her parasol and turning towards the doe. The other leopards grabbed their parasols as well and aimed them at the enemy. "And what do you want from us?"

The doe released a small chuckle. "I don't want anything from them." She said, turning her gaze towards Song. "The only one I want is you, Song…" She paused for a moment as another chuckle came from her. "Or perhaps I should call you by your true name…Ventus."

One has been found but the others still remain hidden.


Friends will protect you from anything.

Friends will fight for you with everything they have.

Friends will die for you, never giving up.


Chapter 7: One Awakens

No one in the entire camp made any movements at all. All eyes were on the doe that stood in front of them.

A light breeze passed them, lightly hitting against the trees and blowing some of the leaves across the ground as the leopards all had their eyes on the doe. She hadn't moved an inch, but she kept her attention on the single leopard in before her; her left hand gripped the sword on her side lightly.

"I don't who this Ventus person is," Song said, slowly moving back as the other leopards moved in front of her. "But what I do know, is that you are an intruder." All the leopards' parasols were now pointed at the doe, who didn't move a muscle. "And we do not take kindly to intruders."

The doe's eyes slowly moved back and forth across the group, studying each and every one of them, before finally settling back on Song. "Well that's too bad," She swiftly gripped her sword and tossed it right at Song. "Perhaps you could make an exception!"

The spotted leopard managed to move to the side as quickly as she could as the curved sword passed by her, hitting the pole behind her. "How?" Song thought, turning her neck to the side to see that her shoulder had a deep gash in it. Fresh blood dripped down her arm and fell onto the ground, creating a small puddle. "I couldn't even see it fly past me. How was she able to throw it that fast?"

She was about to raise her parasols in defense, when she felt her entire left arm become numb. "What?" Song felt the parasol slip through her fingers and fall to the ground, but she didn't make any move to grab it as the numbing sensation traveled all over her entire body before she fell to the ground. She wanted to scream out in pain, to ask for help, but all that came out was a small whimper. It felt like her entire body was being stabbed by hundreds of burning needles.

"It looks like my special medicine is working." The doe said before chuckling again. "Who would have thought that catching a dragon would be this easy…" She paused for a moment before continuing on. "Now all I have to do is capture you, and then I can search for the others."

The other leopards looked down at their leader, and then up to the sword that was still stuck in the pole. They all turned back to the doe, who still hadn't made an move at all.

There was a moment of silence before a shout came from the back of the group as all the leopards charged at the doe, their parasols aimed at her. "D…don…don't." Song whimpered as she watched the leopards charge at the doe.

"They never do learn." The doe mumbled as she moved her arm to the side, revealing the inside of her cloak was full of small needles as she charged at the leopards.

Xx The Hall of Warriors xX

Shugo stood in the middle of the room, his eyes closed as he took deep breaths. He could tell everyone's eyes were on him, but he paid little attention as he slowly pulled his legs apart before moving the left leg in an arc formation. He moved his arms apart as they swung across his body before rising above him. Just before he lowered them, a voice shouted out. "STOP!"

The teen's body became rigged as he opened his eyes to stare at the red panda in front of him. He didn't seem too pleased with the teen as he walked up to him. Before Shugo could ask anything, he felt something hard hit him in his left leg, sending a new wave of pain across his body. "Whatcha do that for?" He asked, rubbing his now swore leg. "I thought I was doing pretty good there for a second."

"Your footing is off." Shifu motioned to his right leg before pointing to his left arm. "And you raised your left arm too high at the last second. If you would have tried to do that in the middle of the fight the enemy would be able to hit your blind spots. You would have been killed." He swung the staff across the ground, knocking Shugo off his feet in the process as the teen feel to the ground. "Like so."

Shugo mumbled something along the lines off 'that's what you said last time' before he felt the staff stab him in his chest, knocking the air out of his body as a fit of coughs erupted from him. "Again!" Shifu said, moving back to his regular position. "And this time, try and get it right."

The teen grumbled as he slowly rose from the ground. "Yes Master." He mumbled, spreading his legs apart, before moving his left leg in an arc formation, smaller then the previous one. He moved his arms apart as they swung across his body before rising above him again. He paused for a moment, waiting to see if the Grand Master would say anything. When he didn't say anything, the teen continued on before finally stopping in the stance that looked similar to the 'Inner Peace' stance Po used in Kung Fu Panda 2 before starting it up again.

"Incredible," Shifu thought, watching the teen do the move again. "It's only been a couple of hours since we started his training, and he's already perfected the Inner Peace stances…and in such a short period of time. His capability to learn is rivaling that of Po's...maybe even better." He watched as Shugo did the stance again, smiling at the teen before something gold on the teen's left arm caught his eyes. "What was that?" The Grand Master wondered.

"How was that Master Shifu?" Shugo asked, noticing the Grand Master's attention was somewhere else at the time. "Master Shifu?" The teen called out again, but just like the first time. The red panda's attention was somewhere else.

"Master Shifu!" Po called out a little louder.

This seemed to bring the red panda out of his thoughts as he turned to look at Po. "What is it Po?" He asked.

Po pointed over to Shugo, who was looking at the aged master in wonder. "Shugo wants to know if he did the stance correctly." The Grand Master turned to look at the teen, who stood rooted on the spot, waiting for an answer as he noticed that The Furious Five were also waiting for an answer.

The red panda nodded his head lightly. "Ah yes." He mumbled. "That was very good, you're doing an excellent job…but I would like you to do it one more time." He paused for a moment as he saw the look Shugo was giving him. "And no smart remarks this time." The teen hung his head for a moment, before returning to the beginning of the stance. "I'll catch it this time." He said to himself, watching the teen perform the move again.

"I wonder why Master Shifu wants me to do this move again." The teen thought as he slowly spread his legs open. "I've done this move fives times already…but for some reason, I don't feel any different than before." His arms moved apart, swinging across his body before he rose again. "Maybe it's because I haven't experienced some kind of terrible past like Po did…or maybe I'm just over thinking it." He stopped his movements as he turned back to the Grand Master. "How was that?" He asked.

Shifu could only look shocked at the teen. Everyone watched as the Grand Master turned to face the Moon Pool as another uncomfortable silence filled the room again. Po was about to say something before he was swiftly cut off. "I would like everybody except for Shugo and Tigress to leave the room…" He waited a moment, noticing that no one had moved before continuing on. "RIGHT NOW!"

Everyone knew what that tone meant. Someone was defiantly in trouble and they didn't want to be that person. Before Master Shifu could say anything again, everyone, except for Shugo and Master Tigress were already out the front door and heading down the steps.

When Shifu knew that they were all gone, he turned back to face the two that were now standing in the middle of the room. They both looked at each other uneasily as the Grandmaster walked towards Shugo. "Remove your shirt." He simply said.

Shugo didn't say anything; he simply sighed as he removed the white shirt he had been given the day before.

Shifu only stared at the teen's chest, taking notice of the fresh white bandages that were covering it. "Please remove those as well." He waited as Shugo removed the bandages, revealing the wound he had received during his fight with the mysterious figure. He was amazed to see that the wound was almost completely healed. Only the middle, where the blade had entered was still a little red. "He's healing much faster than I anticipated…this will work to our benefit."

"Um, Master Shifu," Shugo called out, bringing the Grandmaster out of his thoughts again. "Why did I need to take my shirt off?" He asked.

"Because," The Grandmaster replied, pulling a silver scroll out of his robe. "There is something that I have been thinking about for a while and I wanted to make sure I was right. It was imperative that I know before we continue with your training."

The teen only nodded. "Okay, what do you want me to…" He was swiftly silenced as the red panda jumped in front of him and jabbed multiple points near his lungs with his staff, pinky, middle and ring finger as a gold wave rippled from each point. As Master Shifu landed on the ground, the teen's body fell to the ground in a lump. Shugo felt his heartbeat slow, darkness consuming the world around him.

"Master Shifu!" Tigress shouted, rushing over to Shugo's side. She carefully picked him up by his upper body, and checked his pulse as she noticed that his eyes were now lifeless. "He's dead!" The tiger master thought to herself as she turned to her Master. "What did you do to him?"

Before the aged master could say anything, they both felt a wave of pressure push against their bodies. It felt like an immense weight had been put on their bodies and was slowly sinking them towards the ground. "What was that?" Tigress mumbled, looking down at the teen's body to see that his gold, lifeless eyes were now fully awake and staring up at her.

"Master Tigress?" Shugo said, looking around the room. "Why am I on the ground?" He asked, before noticing that his body was extremely close to the tiger master as a blush quickly appeared on his face. He quickly got up and moved away from the tiger master, trying to get as much distance away from the orange tiger as he heard a chuckle come from Master Shifu.

"It would seem that I was right." He said, walking over to Shugo with his white shirt in his paw.

"What did you do to me Master Shifu?" Shugo asked, running his hands over his chest, trying to see if he could spot anything wrong with his body. "I was fine for a second and then it felt like a great pressure was released from my body."

"So he was able to sense it as well…good." Master Shifu thought to himself as he pulled the silver scroll from his robe again before opening it up in front of both of them. "I noticed earlier that your chi was being sealed by something, so I released it. That is all."

"Chi?" Shugo said, confused. "What's that?"

"I believe I can answer that." Tigress answered, stepping forward between the two. "Chi is a mysterious power that can be found in every living being in the world. In many ways, it is not that different from the normal five senses. Chi is the molding of physical and spiritual energy in our body to create a power that can pass a person's normal limit. It mostly lies dormant in all the world's beings since people fail to notice it or fail to awaken it."

Shugo only stared at the tiger master with a confused look as Master Shifu let out a small sigh. "In simpler terms, Chi is the ability to sense energy and overcome enemies." Tigress nodded as Shugo looked at the two.

"I don't think I understand it that much but I think I get the gist of it…but what I don't understand is, how were you able to awaken my chi?" He pointed to Tigress. "I thought Tigress said that it lies dormant in people since they can't awaken it. I know that the move you used was the nerve attack, but how did that release it…I thought it was supposed to block someone's chi."

"I can take care of this one." Master Shifu answered as he pointed to Shugo's chest where he had jabbed earlier. "Your chi has already been awakened for some time now. I do not know how, all I know is that it was just being sealed…"

"How?" Shugo interrupted.

Master Shifu was quite for a second, as he seemed to be in deep thought for a moment before he turned to look at Tigress. "The only assumption I can come up with is that a human's chi is normally sealed from the day they are born. When you arrived here, I believe that the seal became weak and your chi started to leak out from your body. That is the only assumption I could come up with for now…" He was silent for a moment before continuing on. "As for the move I just did, you were half right. That move is similar to the nerve attack, but while the nerve attack blocks someone's chi…this move releases the person's chi, awakening their true potential."

"But how did you know my chi was sealed?" The teen asked.

"When you were doing those movements earlier, I spotted some of your chi leaking out. It was only a hunch…but I guess I was right." He released a small chuckle. "Thank goodness, too. If your chi wasn't sealed, I might have just killed you there."

"Yah…funny." The teen mumbled as he chuckled a little to himself. "So I could have just died right now. I don't know if I should be happy or extremely freaked out."

Master Shifu slammed his cane on the ground, bringing the teen out of his thought as he and Tigress turned to look at him. "Now then, it's time to start the next part of your training."

Shugo giggled to himself as he jumped up and down. "Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, what do I get to start doing? Do I get to train on my defenses with Master Crane, or maybe I get to train my speed with Master Viper."

"Focus." Shifu called out, trying to get Shugo's attention.

"Or maybe I get to train on my weapon training with Master Monkey."

"Focus human." Shifu called out again, but still it didn't seem to get the teen's attention.

"Or maybe I get to…" Shugo started to go into FAN MODE again before the sound of Shifu's staff slamming on the ground again cut him off. "Sorry." The teen mumbled, instantly finding the floor more exciting.

"As I was saying," Shifu said, handing the silver scroll to Tigress. "You will leave tomorrow morning to start your training with Master Po and Master Tigress on your chi control."

The look on Shugo's face was like a child that had asked for a PS3 for Christmas…only to get socks and underwear instead. "But…but…but." He tried to say something, but all that came out was the same word over and over again. "But…but…but…why do we have to leave. Can't we just stay here and train."

"Master Tigress thinks it would be best if you train in an unknown location." He simply said, walking over to the Moon Pool. "It opens one's mind, and makes it easier to train. Besides, it seemed to work for Po when I trained him, so it should work for you." He paused for a moment to look at the still shocked teen. "Also, we don't need you to freak out every time you see something that amazes you…we already have one person that does that already." This earned a sideways look from Master Tigress as Shugo simply hung his head in defeat. "You will leave tomorrow morning with Master Tigress and Master Po to start your training."

"Greattttt…just what I need, a whole week of training with Master Tigress, the hardcore warrior. I'm probably going to end up with a beaten, bloody body by tomorrow afternoon if I'm lucky." The teen thought to himself as he headed out the main door with the tiger master staying behind. "I guess its not all that bad, maybe Po will be nicer on me than Tigress is."

Tigress watched the human close the door behind him before turning to the red panda behind her. "I'm guessing you sensed that as well?" He asked.

She nodded. "But master, how can he possess so much chi in his body. I've trained to control my chi since I was a child, and yet there's so much in his body that it's actually leaking from him. It felt like I was being crushed by a huge weight when the seal was removed."

The aged master only nodded. "I felt it too, Tigress. I don't think I've ever felt a chi that powerful. At least, not since the first time I met Master Oogway, and even then, it was no where near as powerful as Shugo's." He looked down at the pool in front of him. His reflection seemed to stare back at him as he turned back to look at Master Tigress. "If he is to become the hero that he is, he'll have to learn to control it first."

Master Tigress nodded before heading the same way Shugo left. Shifu watched her leave before turning back to look at the pool in front of him. "I only hope that this feeling I'm having isn't a bad one."

Xx With Shugo xX

"Maybe it won't be so bad. Maybe she'll not be hard on me and maybe she'll let me rest when I get tired, and maybe…maybe…oh who am I kidding, this is Master Tigress were talking about. I'll be lucky to get a snack break…five days from now." Shugo was so deep in thought that he didn't notice that he was already in the student barracks, until he bumped into the wall. He silently cursed the wall as he made his way past Po's, Viper's, Mantis's, Monkey's and Crane's room, before he finally came to the guest room he was using. He quickly walked in, shutting the door behind him before laying down on the bed.

"This will probably be the last good night sleep I'm going to get before my training starts." He thought to himself as he stared at the ceiling above him for a little before his eyelids started to become heavy. The last thought he had was if he was going to survive this week, before fatigue sent him to sleep.

Xx The Ladies of The Shade Camp xX

"And another one bites the dust." The doe said to herself as she snapped another leopard's neck, letting her body fall next to the dozens of other lifeless leopards on the ground. "So, who's next?" She asked, looking at the three remaining leopards standing in front of her.

"They're all dead." Song thought to herself as she stared on in horror at the doe in front of her. The numbing pain had died down, but it was still impossible to move without it flaring up again. "This is impossible…there's no way we can win" She turned to the three leopards in front of her. The one on the left was covered in bruises and cuts that were bleeding a little, while the two twins were in a little better condition then the other. "You guys have to leave!"

The one leopard to the left turned back to look at the leader. A shocked look on her face. "But Mistress Song, we cannot leave you. If we do, she will…" She didn't manage to finish as a hand covered in blood entered her chest and pulled out what looked like a bone.

"Wie!" Song shouted out. She turned to look at the remaining two leopards that were left. Both of their faces were covered in tears as they slowly backed away from the doe. A dark chuckle emerged from her throat as she licked the bloody bone lightly, before throwing the dead leopard's body with the others. "Xue, Hie you two need to leave!"

"But Mistress Song." One of them managed to say.

"NOW!" Song shouted.

The two looked at each other before breaking into a run as they both headed to the front door. They were about to reach the gate when the doe appeared in front of them. "Where do you think you two are going?" She asked as she delivered a swift kick to the one leopard know as Xue's neck. There was a sickening crunch as the leopard was thrown against a tent, which collapsed on her.

"Xue!" The twin shouted at her sister.

"Your turn." The doe smiled before grabbing the other leopard by the neck. "Let's see if you can last longer, hmmm?" The leopard tried to kick and slash at the doe, but she was too far away to reach the doe. She only laughed as she watched as the leopard's life slowly faded from her eyes.

"This can't be happening!" Song's mind screamed to herself as she watched the doe choke the life out of Hie's body. "I have to help her, I have to." She tried to move her body, but all that accomplished was a sharp pain exploding from her body. "I have to save her!"

"I can help you." A voice from nowhere said.

"Who are you?" Song asked out loud as she looked around the camp, trying to find the source of the voice. She didn't know where it was coming from, but it sounded like it was coming from deep within her.

"It doesn't matter who I am," The voice replied. It sounded male, but it also sounded old and wise. "All that matters is that I am a friend, and I can help you save your friend's life…if you want me to, that is."

"Yes!" Song shouted. She turned to see that Hie's life was almost gone and it wouldn't be that much longer until she was dead. "Please, help me."

"Than say my name." The voice said. "You already know it. All you have to do is say my name, and I will be able to help you."

Song looked at the dead bodies of her comrades on the ground before stopping at Xue's body. It was hard to tell if the twin leopard was still alive or not, but she could see that Hie's life was almost gone and her body had almost stopped moving. She looked back at her friends' bodies again before turning back to look at the doe. "Please help me…VENTUS!" She shouted as a bright green light covered her entire body.

"This girl is good as dead." The doe thought to herself as she watched the leopard squirm once more. She was about to snap the leopard's neck when something flew past her and sliced right through her arm. She dropped the leopard, and clutched what was left of her hand. "What the hell was that!" She shouted, clutching her bleeding stump. Before she could do anything, a sharp punch connected with her face, sending her flying across the field before hitting one of the tents.

"Get up you miserable creature." Song said, walking to the tent as the doe stepped out of it. She pointed her left hand, which was now covered in green scales and claws. The wound on her shoulder started to smoke and heal as light green scales sprouted from her arms and legs. Her teeth became sharper and her pupils became ellipses as she stared down at the doe in front of her. "I'm going to show you what happens when you hurt the ones I care about."


Song's true power has finally awakened when she needed it the most. But will it be enough to finish the one who hurt her friends

(End of Chapter 7)


And that's chapter 7. I worked really hard on it and missed three days of sleep to make sure it was perfect… and yet, again this chapter didn't feel right for some reason. Maybe I'm just overlooking it again, like my girlfriend said. Who really knows. All I know is that next chapter is going to be AM-AZ-ING…that's all I can say.

Again, thanks to Wra1thRid3r for being my beta-reader. I owe you one man.

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