Kung Fu Panda 4: Saviors of China by

Mitchicus

Chapter 7: The Battle of Lupania

The army of Radu marched towards the city of Lupania. The Komodo Dragons readied their swords, spears, and shields. Mitch, Tigress, and Po were on the wall of the city alongside Salvius and the Romans. Radu readied his archers.

"Fire!" The Komodo yelled to his archers, and they did.

The archers launched their arrows, which filled the air. The Romans raised their shields and blocked all of the arrows. The shields the Romans carried were massive, which gave great protection for the user. The Romans suffered no casualties. Salvius drew his sword and raised it.

"Archers, fire!" He yelled and the archers launched a large amount of flaming arrows.

The arrows sailed through the air, before landing into the lines of Radu's army. The shields the Komodo army carried were small, and offered little protection against weapons. The army of Radu suffered casualty after casualty from the arrow barrage. Men were hit in the eyes, abdomen, and legs or arms. Radu himself was hit in the shoulder, where an arrow managed to wound him through a chink in his armor. Radu growled and pulled the arrow out, then threw it to the ground. Even by this first luck, the army of Fernando still outnumbered Mitch and his allies. The army of Komodo Dragons marched forward.

"It seems that they still want to play." Mitch growled. "I say we warm them up!"

Mitch shot a lightning bolt at the Komodo Dragons. There was a flash of light, and then the steaming remains of those unfortunate enough to be hit by it.

Salvius was startled when he saw the power Mitchicus possessed again.

"By the gods! Where did you get that?" Salvius asked the White Tiger.

Mitch looked at his right hand, still smoking from the discharge of electricity. "Just a little gift from the universe."

Salvius laughed. "I am glad you are on our side."

Radu and his army continued to march towards them. They shouted battle cries and banged their weapons against their shields.

"I assume this is what my ancestors felt like when they fought barbarians." Salvius said coolly.

Mitch laughed. "Your ancestors didn't fight Komodo Dragons."

The enemy army drew closer to the wall. Tigress stood ready to fight.

"Mitch, what do we do?" She asked.

"We can't let them reach the walls." Mitch said to her. Then he turned to Salvius. "Can you get men to fight in front of the wall?"

Salvius nodded. "They'd prefer the wall, but they'll listen to me."

Mitch gestured for Po and Tigress to follow him to the gate leading out of the city. It was opened, and the three masters, along with their Roman Army, exited. The gate was closed, and the Romans formed a wall of shields. Mitch, Po, and Tigress went to the front.

"So, why are we ahead of the army?" Po asked the White Tiger.

"We're stronger than them. We'll take the greatest part of the army out."

"Well…maybe you will." Po said nervously.

"Just shut up and believe in yourself!" Mitch said laughing.

The three went into a stance as the Komodo Army became closer than ever to them.

"Romans! Fight for your friends, your family, for your city! Attack!" Mitch yelled as he and the others charged.

Mitch lit his fists on fire and charged towards the soldiers. He was running on all fours, and everywhere his hands touched, it was burned. He punched a Komodo in the chest, creating a crater in the soldier's abdomen. Po made a horizontal swipe of his fist across the ranks of soldiers. Those hit fell to the ground. Mitch leaned over so Tigress could jump on his back. She jumped on to it and back into the air, double kicking two soldiers. The Romans and their shields pushed the enemy lines back. A large group of enemy soldiers did however manage to push through the Romans. Mitch knew that his known powers would not be able to stop them all.

"Use the Sonic Boom, Mitchicus." Oogway said in his head.

Mitch ordered his allies to move back, and they did. An army was before him, the lone warrior against them. He moved his right and back and flicked his finger, as if he already knew it. A large boom occurred, and a wave swept the army down. Mitch's allies covered their ears from the sound. The enemy army was struggling to get back up, and this allowed the Romans to kill those unfortunate enough to be on the ground. A soldier ran at Mitchicus. The White Tiger knocked the spear out of the soldier's hand and broke his neck. He threw the body at advancing foes, which knocked a few down. Tigress ran alongside her love. Mitch pointed to the incoming soldiers.

"Can you give them a kick in the face?" He asked her.

"Sure can." She said smiling.

When the enemies drew very close to them, Mitch took her by both hands and swung her into the Komodo army. She kicked around five foes, all of which were hit in the face. They fell to the ground, only to be impaled by following Romans. Po put his head down and plowed through a group of Komodo warriors. They fell to the left and right of the panda. Mitch grabbed a spear from a dead Komodo and channeled electricity to the spear, which he had never done to a weapon before. Mitch threw the spear into the ground near a mass of soldiers intentionally. The ground carried the electricity which hit the enemy soldiers. They began to shake as the electricity channeled through their bodies, until they exploded. Chunks of flesh and limbs sailed into the air before landing on the ground. Radu watched in horror at his men being slaughtered. This was the work of the Lightning Warrior, just as it had been done to the army sent to the Himalayan Mountains. Only now, it was his army…and him along with it.

"How many men do we have left?" Radu asked a captain near him.

The captain was silent until saying slowly, "Too few, sir."

Radu began to shake. He pulled out his sword and tried to kill himself with it. The captain stopped him.

"Sir, you know that an honorable death would be to receive permission to kill yourself by Fernando."

Radu nodded. "Fernando can think that I fell in battle, he won't know." The Komodo said.

The captain drew his sword. "Sir, may I take my life for the sake of my honor?"

"You may, captain." Radu grumbled.

"It has been an honor serving with you." The captain said before stabbing himself in the chest, piercing his heart.

The captain gasped a few times before falling to the ground. Radu sighed and ordered his remaining men forward.

Mitch clawed the throat of a soldier out. The man fell to the ground dead. Mitch looked at his bloody paw. Flesh from the man's throat still hung by his claws. This was war, the terrible consequence of lust for power and greed. What was fighting here going to fix? What was the cause of fighting Fernando? The reason they fought was for peace. Peace for all, and a break from war. This war was occurring so future generations may not have to fight in one themselves. Mitch took the flesh from his claws and threw them to the ground. For now, there was one more fight to be fought.

Mitch sprinted on all fours towards the crumbling lines of Komodo Dragons. A Komodo swung a sword at Mitch's side. The White Tiger jumped and landed an aerial roundhouse kick to the Komodo. Mitch picked up the sword and slit his throat. Mitch picked up the sword and set it ablaze with blue fire. He threw the sword, which hit a soldier, piercing through the armor. But the flaming sword did not stop there. It created a large hole through the first Komodo, and landed in a second. Both fell to the ground dead. The second one's body was set ablaze by the flame, and his body exploded from the heat of the flame. Fragments of armor landed in his fellow soldiers, killing some, and wounding others. One tried to hit Mitchicus with his spear, but Mitch grabbed it and slammed the shield against his attacker's face. The bones of the Komodo cracked upon impact with the shield. While the soldier was still on the ground, Mitch severed the Komodo Dragon's head with his own shield.

"Sorry for that, brother." Mitch said coolly.

Mitch set down the shield and stood, watching the now retreating army.

"Let's make them go a little faster." Mitch said as he used both hands to send a powerful charge of electricity at the enemy.

Tigress stood next to Mitchicus. "At this rate, you must be stronger than the Dragon Warrior." She said laughing.

"Hey, I'm right here!" Po said.

Tigress laughed, and so did Mitchicus.

Salvius ordered another volley of flaming arrows, and the archers fired them. The arrows landed in the backs of the enemy, for most of them were running with their backs to Mitchicus and his allies.

"Hit them while they are still running!" Mitch shouted.

The White Tiger and the others rushed after the army. Soldiers did not look behind them, so they were stabbed in the back by oncoming Romans. Mitch tackled a soldier and the two hit the ground. The Komodo reached for a dagger and grabbed it. He tried to stab Mitch in the side, but the White Tiger saw this coming. He grabbed the lizard's hand and kept the knife from hitting him. The White Tiger turned the knife around and stabbed the Komodo with it. The Komodo groaned, and then breathed his last. Mitch got up.

"He put up quite a fight." He said to himself.

Mitch turned and sent another blast of electricity at the Komodo Dragons. More fell. The army was gone; there were only small groups of soldiers fleeing now. The Romans chased after them and slaughtered them all. Some still kept fleeing, even past General Radu, who stood frozen in fear.

"My time is up." He said to himself.

His soldiers continued to flee past him. Mitch stood face to face with the general.

"General, it's over." Mitch said.

Radu looked at the White Tiger and grinned. "So you are the Lightning Warrior? The one that destroyed Magnus' army alone and now destroy mine?"

"I am."

Radu laughed and drew his sword. "Nothing's over when I'm still breathing!"

"I was hoping you'd say that." Mitch said calmly.

Radu charged at him with his sword. Mitch dodged his attack and threw him to the ground.

"Get up, general." Mitchicus taunted the Komodo.

The general staggered up and attacked again. Mitch evaded these attacks and punched the general to the ground.

Meanwhile, the Romans with Salvius continued to slaughter the remaining soldiers. Tigress and Po watched the fight between Mitch and Radu. Mitch walked over to the general laughing.

"It seems you picked the wrong side." Mitch said as he kicked the Komodo to the ground again. "You should know that the villain always loses!"

Blood ran down Radu's mouth. "By your actions, aren't you a villain as well?"

Mitch grabbed the Komodo's throat and picked him up with his left hand. "I prefer the term aggressive."

Mitch began to choke the general. "Where is Fernando located?"

Radu made no response.

"Are you willing to die for your dictator? Do you think he would do the same for you?"

Radu had nothing to lose, so he answered Mitch. "His headquarters is in the port of Shevan."

Mitch smiled. "Thank you for cooperating."

Mitch was no killer, so he threw the Dragon to the ground. Romans rushed around the general. Mitch raised his hand to signal that they were not to kill him.

"This is the general of the defeated army. Do not kill him, for I believe General Salvius may have plans for him."

The soldiers laughed at hearing this. Mitch walked away and joined Tigress and Po looking at the battlefield. The casualties of the Romans were low, and the Komodo Army obviously had high casualties. Mitch kissed the feline on the cheek.

"We made it out of another battle, my love. At this rate, we'll all be legends."

Tigress looked at him and smiled. "We already are."

A/N: The Battle of Lupania is won by Mitchicus and his allies and the Komodo Army is annihilated. This chapter's song is "More Cannons!" from Kung Fu Panda 2, by Hans Zimmer and Jim Powell. Next chapter: Snow Leopard Fury. Tai Lung leads the other masters, pandas, and other warriors against the Komodo Army's attack on Shan Fen. Please review, share, comment, and please, no flames!