A/N: This is the last chapter of the story, and I hate it when a good story comes to an end, but I hope you enjoy. I tried to keep modern things out of the story and keep it like all Ancient China, but it was hard to do so. So there is gonna be heart rate monitors and as you know, an ambulance. Sorry, I wanted to keep it all Ancient China. But enjoy the chapter. :)

Chapter 9 - Hope for revival

After a 40-minute drive, which felt like an eternity to Tigress, the ambulance finally pulls into the hospital. Tigress looked up and was relieved to at least make it to the hospital. She looked on the heart rate monitor to see that his heart was still working, but it was beeping a little faster than normal. When the medics and nurses, which were pigs or geese, began to get Po out of the ambulance, Tigress began to follow them, not caring if she was still in her swimming clothes. They began to wheel Po into the hospital with several nurses pushing it and Tigress following them from behind.

Once they got in, the nurses rushed Po through the hall, as they went down the hall, Tigress couldn't help but feel guilty along with some sadness.

"How could I have said that to him?" she asked herself in her mind with anger, "If I hadn't shouted the quake to take his life…then…" She stopped, realizing something as she continued to follow the nurses.

"No," she continued in her mind, "I-It's not my fault…it was the earthquake that almost took him…not me…but still, I feel very guilty for saying such a harsh thing to him…or any harsh thing…"

Then they began to come up to the Emergency Room, and when they got there, a doctor, which was a black sheep, stopped Tigress by gently putting his hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry, but we can't have you in there," the doctor said softly, trying to keep her calm.

"But…I need to be by his side…" Tigress said, trying to remain calm, she wanted to be at Po's side to make sure he's safe.

"We will come get you once we're done with the surgery," the doctor assured her, "Just go into the waiting room and I'll come and get you."

Tigress wanted to go in there, but she slowly breathed in and then out with ease, she looked at the doctor and said, "Thank you, doctor."

The doctor nodded before he went into the emergency room and a sign said in Chinese, "No waiting room guests allowed," Tigress let out a deep sigh again as she regained control of her emotions. She looked down at her feet to see that she still had Po's sandals on. She appreciated his kindness, caring thinking, positive attitude, everything. She appreciated it, then she began to feel guilty. How could have she been so mean to him? She knows he said it's not about getting even, but now she wishes she could just wish all of that away.

"Maybe I can make it up for him," Tigress thought to herself.

With that, she began walking to the waiting room. A few minutes later, Tigress reached the waiting room, for she wasn't in any real hurry. She looked up to see other people like geese, pigs, and sheep, she remained calm and tried to remain so, for she didn't want to shed tears in front of them. Then she sat down in a chair, just thinking about Po, and she's still praying that he'd be okay. After keeping a blank expression, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked to see Shifu, which made her happy to see him, but she couldn't let out a smile. Shifu then hugged her, and she returned the hug. When they let go, Shifu said, "Tigress…I'm sure he'll be okay…"

"I hope so…" Tigress mumbled, wanting him to be okay.

Then, Viper came up to her and wrapped herself around Tigress in a tight hug, Viper lightly cried into her shoulder as Monkey, Mantis, and Crane crowded around her. Crane sat next to her and put his wing around her.

"Guys…people are starting to look…" Tigress said, noticing some bunnies look at them.

"Just let us hold you…" Viper softly begged, "I want to hold you after what you went through."

Tigress wanted to get Viper off her to avoid embarrassment, but Viper held on too tight, but she wasn't suffocating her. Tigress sighed as she gave in and let Viper hold her as Mantis and Monkey sat down in seats close to her. After two hours pass by, which felt like a life time to Tigress, her master, and her friends, the doctor finally came out. When he did, Tigress looked up at him and then he said, "You can come in now." But he had a little sadness in his voice, for he had some news for them. They all got up from their seats and began walking, Viper had held Tigress for two hours and there was a red mark on her arms, but it was hardly noticeable.

A minute later, they reached Po's hospital room and when they got there, they saw his arms and torso covered in bandages while his head had a bandage on the top of it. There were some tubes connected to his arms. They could do nothing but stand in silence as they looked at Po.

"Are you Tigress?" the doctor asked her.

Tigress looked at him and then she said, "Yes doctor. I'm Tigress." The doctor nodded and then he said, "I'm afraid I have some bad news for you."

Shifu sighed, "Well, let's hear it."

The doctor looked at them in the eyes and said, "Well, once we began the surgery, we saw that most of his arm muscles were torn apart and his stomach had a cut in it. He…even had a cracked spine and a broken wrist." Everyone cringed when they heard that, they were all horrified at it as well.

"I know…" said the doctor with a sad tone, "I'm sorry for what happened."

"Will he be okay?" Monkey asked the doctor, hoping his friend would be okay.

"We don't know…" the doctor said, pursuing his lips, making them all shocked, "We need to do more tests on seeing if his bleeding is gonna stop, for we need to seal them up about every 2 to 3 days. If we can get the wounds sealed securely, he might make it. But now…he's in a coma…we don't know how long he'll be in it though…"

They all were shocked, especially Tigress, who was shocked to her core, but she did her best not to show her emotions about this.

"You're welcome to stay by his side until the visiting hours are over," the doctor said in a soft tone, "They're ending in about one hour."

"Thanks doc," Viper said in a soft yet sad tone.

The doctor left them, feeling sorry for them, he then looked at Tigress and asked, "Weren't you rescued with him?" Tigress nodded as a response.

"If he hadn't covered you like we believe," the doctor said, "Who knows what would've happened to you. Tigress, he took the bullet for you. He put his own life on the line for you."

Tigress' eyes slightly widened and the others were surprised, but not as much as Tigress was. The doctor left and Tigress knew that Po took the bullet for her, showing that Po truly cares about her. He just didn't want her hurt or worse, and she now sees the truth behind that, but not the complete truth. Viper was the first to go to by Po's bed followed by Tigress and the others. Monkey looked at Po with sadness as did Mantis, Crane and the others. Viper put her tail on his chest, letting it slowly rub down. Mantis got next to Po on his bed, just wanting to be close to him. Crane stood close as Shifu sat in a chair, pleading with the universe for him to be okay. Then Tigress decided to grab Po's paw since her friends were holding onto him, so it wouldn't hurt for her to do the same thing. They all just stayed in the room in silence, wanting to Po to live, he'd given him so many things and funship, he's just too much for them to lose. They could hear nothing but the sound of the clock ticking and the sound of their own breathing, that's how quiet they were.

After what seemed like another lifetime, a nurse came into the room and said, "I'm sorry, but visiting hours are over." They all looked up at the nurse, except Tigress, who kept looking at Po. They all hated to leave Po, but they had to.

"Come on everyone," Shifu said softly to his saddened students.

They all began to move but Tigress just stayed there. After walking a short distance, they all stopped. The nurse turned to face her and she said, "Ma'am, visiting hours are over." Tigress looked at her and asked, "Nurse, can I stay with him?" Her friends were a bit surprised when she asked that, as was Shifu.

"As long as it's okay with your Master Shifu," said the nurse.

Tigress looked at Shifu, hoping to hear a 'yes' from his lips.

"Of course," said Shifu, "You deserve to stay with him."

Tigress gave a small smile as Viper went up and hugged her again. Tigress gave her one last hug before saying good-bye to her friends for the night. After they left, Tigress looked back at Po. She stood up and walked closer to Po's head. She looked down at him, he looked so peaceful laying there, but he was so injured. She thought about what she'd said to him, being mean to him, and being mean to her friends.

"Since you're so annoying, I want you OUT OF MY LIFE! GET GONE! AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHY DOESN'T THE QUAKE HIT AND TAKE YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW?!" her voice of what she said echoed through her mind like a huge pain.

She pulled up a chair and sat right next to him, looking at him with saddened eyes. She's trying to control her sadness, but she knew it wouldn't last for much longer. She gently slid her hand across Po's chest, feeling his warm fur. She now wished that she'd be the one, it's one of those moments of you thinking, "It should be me!" Tigress just couldn't get over what's happened since they got here, the vacation turning into a nightmare because of the stupid earthquake, tsunami, and being trapped under the rubble. The roaring of the quake swirled through her mind like a nightmare and the roaring waters of the tsunami did as well. Now, she sees Po like this…she can't take it…her face began to collapse as her lips began to tremble.

"I…I…I'm sorry…Po…" Tigress said in a soft, yet cracked tone before finally slamming her head onto his chest, weeping and sobbing, letting out all of the emotions she had held in since they got here, and the haunting past memories.

She was supposed to be unable to feel anything, but she knows that's not true, she wants to feel some more! She wants a chance to feel! She continued crying for about half an hour before laying on the bed not too far away from Po and she just slowly went to sleep out of exhaustion from what she and Po had been through.

A week passes, Tigress has been staying in Po's hospital room by his side ever since she got there. She hardly even left it, only to go get some meals at mealtime. When she got back from mealtime, she hoped Po would be awake, but he wasn't. She's been through torturous times, being in there with Po was the most pain she's ever felt in her life, even worse than the most intense battle she's ever been in. All she did for most of the time was watch Po, and even watch the clouds outside go by. It feels like an eternity since she's been in that room, she just doesn't want to leave his side. After three more surgeries after the first one, she's being tortured by the question, "Is Po gonna live?" She doesn't know, but she hopes he does. The doctor told her that morning that they've managed to seal the wounds and they're back in normal function. That was some good news, but she wants to see him awake! She wants to see him awake! Then, Viper came into the room carrying some food for her.

"You've been in here for a week…" Viper said softly as she put Tigress' food on her tray.

"I know…" Tigress said softly, "I don't want my friend to die…"

"I think he's more than a friend," Viper said, "You've been worried about him very much."

"I know," Tigress said, looking at her, "I'm just so worried that he'll not make it. He is my best friend."

"I think it's more than that," Viper said softly.

"Po is a friend," Tigress assured her, "I only consider him as a friend."

Viper shook her head as she turned Tigress' head with her tail to look at her.

"Tigress, I think you might be in love," Viper said softly, "I've been watching you for 5 months, and I know it must be love." Tigress wanted to say something, but Viper said, "I don't want to hear anymore contradictions, I know, Tigress. Your heart…your heart is what you should listen to…"

"I don't know…" Tigress said, she always considered Po a best friend, a brother-sister relationship, not a lover.

"I've seen it," Viper said softly, "I've seen you happy around him, and you've been acting weird around him. I just think positively that you're in love, Tigress."

Viper let go of Tigress and then left, leaving Tigress to her thoughts. Tigress began thinking, and then she said out of nowhere in her mind, "Maybe I am in love…no…how could I think that?" Tigress looked at Po, and he was in better shape than he was a week ago. He had less bandages on, the only ones he had was a strand of a bandage on his stomach with bandages to cover his broken wrist. Tigress sighed, she kept thinking at what Viper said. Could she be in love? She doesn't know, but then she felt Oogway's presence.

"You need to follow your heart," Oogway said to her, "I know you've got great feelings for him. Let your emotions of your heart take over."

Tigress was stunned once more, and she felt a powerful feeling like she'd never felt before. It almost knocked her out, it was so powerful. She looked at Po, and for some reason, she began to move her lips towards his lips as if there were a magnet inside of them. She stopped for a second, but then, she began to head towards them. Like her unknown rage, she doesn't know what it is, but…could it be love? She doesn't know…she continues to move towards him, and before she knew it, she was kissing him. She'd gently placed her lips on his and closed her eyes. She stayed there about 2 minutes until she broke away, shocked of what she'd done.

"Wh-Why did I do that?" Tigress thought to herself, completely shocked of what she'd done.

Ever since she got there, she hasn't changed, for the only clothes she had were her swimming clothes, she's not changed out of them since the earthquake. The only thing she wore outside of the room was a cloth to cover herself when she went to go get a meal. She looked at Po again, and said out loud, "Come back…Po…please come back…" She then, to her surprise, she kissed him gently on the lips again. As she did, Po's eyes opened weakly. When he saw Tigress kissing him, his eyes widened in shock.

"Mmmm…" Po said, making Tigress jump out of her skin, and she looked at Po. She had very wide eyes, and her mouth was open in disbelief, she couldn't believe that he'd woken up!

"…Po…?" she muttered in a tiny voice.

"Tigress…" Po said softly, "Wh-what did you do?"

Tigress was speechless, she was gonna say she was giving him a CPR, but Po asked, "Why were you kissing me?" Tigress didn't have an answer, she couldn't take it anymore…so…she just smashed her lips onto his lips while closing her eyes tightly. Po was shocked once again, but he knew exactly what to do, so he wrapped his arms around her and began to kiss back with passion. Tigress took a brief gasp for air before smashing her lips onto Po's again. She was so happy and full of relief knowing that Po was still alive, and that he wasn't gonna leave. She knew there would be embarrassment over this, and some joking from Monkey and Mantis, but she didn't care! All she cared about was Po, and she'd been given a chance to feel! She wasn't gonna waste it either! She broke loose from Po and rested her head on his chest.

"I-I'm sorry…" Tigress said softly with a soft tone, happy and let a tear fall down from her eye, "I-I don't know what came over me…I'm sorry if I ruined our friendship…"

"No, you didn't ruin it," Po said softly, making Tigress look up at him with shock as he continued, "Tigress, you're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. I've always admired you. I couldn't think of a better way to have a relationship with you than I would like to have. And that's for you to be my lover."

Tigress' eyes widened in shock. Did he really mean it? She saw in his eyes that he'd meant every word he just said.

"I…I…" Tigress said as a lump appeared in her throat, "I…I…I…love you…too…"

"Really?" Po asked with shock, "I thought you…" But Tigress cut him off with a brief kiss before whispering, "Po…I love you…and I am never…ever…letting you go…ever again…" She then kissed him gently and more deeper as her arms wrapped around his neck again and his arms around her as much as he could, for he couldn't get up. Po's eyes lit up as he laughed on the inside of his mind, full of joy that he was still alive and that the girl of his dreams is kissing her. They broke the kiss again and Po said with a bright smile, "Thank you for keeping your unlikely promise…"

"I would try and keep my promises as best as I could…" Tigress admitted with a whisper, "I will learn from you on how to play games…"

"And I will train with you…" Po said softly making Tigress smile a smile full of promises.

Po smiled again as he whispered, "And I love you too…" Tigress smiled and then gently kissed him with passion again. They enjoyed every moment of it, then, they heard someone clear their throat behind Tigress. Tigress froze as she shot up to see Shifu looking at her with a shocked look, he still carried the crutch and he was in his normal attire.

"M-Master Sh-Shifu!" Tigress said, startled as she blushed a deep red.

Before Shifu could say anything, he was shocked to see Po alive! His eyes widened as his ears perked up until they pointed straight into the air.

"Po!" Shifu said with shock, but with happiness and relief, "You're alive!"

Po smiled again and said, "And I do have a loved one here…"

"What?" Shifu asked with shock as Tigress turned red again out of embarrassment.

"Well…" Po said, while twirling his fingers, "I woke to see her kissing me…and…I was hoping that we could begin…dating once I'm better…"

Shifu was shocked once again. He'd never expected this! He looked at Tigress and said, "Why? Why would you wanna go out with him? He's a panda. I know you like him a lot, but you can do so much better, Tigress."

"I don't care if he's a panda," Tigress said, wanting to be with Po, but it wasn't a harsh tone, "He's a true man. He makes me feel happy…he is funny, polite, wonderful, he's a great guy. I know he may not be the muscled up kind, but he makes me happy…unlike any other guy. I know this may seem sudden to you, but it isn't to me. I've had feelings for him after three months from departing from Gongmen. Please, Father, after all of this…please let me date him."

Shifu looked into Tigress' eyes and they were pleading with him, for she wanted to be with Po. Shifu eventually gave in, and then he said, "I give you my blessings to date, Tigress, Po." Tigress pulled out a wide smile as she hugged Po out of joy. Then Viper came in again and was shocked to see Tigress hugging Po.

"Guys!" she called out, "Po's awake! He's alive!"

Before they all got in, Tigress shot up and stood away from Po. The others crowded around Po and began telling him how happy they were he was alive and well. They were practically cheering, but in a quiet way. Po was giddy that he'd survived and that Tigress is his love. Then, Mr. Ping came in, for he was called a week ago on what happened to Po, and he finally got there. When he saw Po awake, he shouted, "Oh, Po!" When he shouted that, all of the Furious Five moved for Mr. Ping to jump onto Po and hug him tightly.

"Hey Dad…" Po said softly, very happy to see him.

"I-I'm so…happy you're alive…" Mr. Ping said while sobbing, "After I heard what happened…I just had to come! I had to!"

"I can understand that, Dad," Po said softly as he returned the hug.

After 10 minutes of hugging, they finally let go as Mr. Ping looked at Po with a smile and teary eyes.

"Dad…" Po said, knowing this question will embarrass Tigress, "Can…you give me your blessings to date Tigress?"

When he asked that, all of the Furious Five looked at Tigress with shock, who covered her face in embarrassment, but she knew that Po had to ask his dad when he was here.

"Of course!" Mr. Ping cried with happiness, "My little boy's growing up! Ever since he was a cub, he always talked about dating and marrying Master Tigress!"

"Dad!" Po said in embarrassment as he covered his face with one hand.

Monkey and Mantis were laughing until Viper silenced them with a hiss. Crane's beak was wide open and Tigress said, "Close your mouth, you'll catch bugs." Crane then closed his mouth, but he still had wide eyes. Viper did too, and Monkey and Mantis did too, but they wanted to joke about it some to harass Tigress.

"Thanks Dad…" Po said with a smile, despite the embarrassment, Mr. Ping smiled and told him, "I'm glad you're growing up." Po blushed a bit more before Mr. Ping got off his bed and Tigress stood beside his bed.

Tigress looked over to see Monkey and Mantis teasing about them, but she silenced them with a growl and a glare. Viper gave a smile and a wink to Tigress and mouthed, "I knew it." Tigress smiled, but it would be a while until Po was up and walking again. She thanked him for caring for her and taking the bullet for him, he just told her, "No biggie, it's what friends are for. Well, more than friends now." Tigress smiled as she rubbed Po's head gently.

Three months later, the gang returned to the Valley of Peace a week ago and Po was up and walking again, even doing his kung fu training like normal. He kept his word to Tigress and he began to train with her like he said. He's learning some new tricks from her to help him be a better warrior, though, she did go a little too far some times, but Po did his best to try and pull through, though, he failed some of the time. But when deals are made, they're made. So, right now, in an open field, Po is showing Tigress how to play games. They're in their normal clothing as they were playing Chui wan again and Tigress hit the ball hard.

"There you go," Po said with a smile, "You're getting better every day."

Tigress chuckled, "Well, I'm still not an expert, but I am learning from one."

"You'll get better," Po assured her, "We've been keeping this deal and we will."

"You know I will," Tigress said with a smile, she's more peaceful and graceful now that she's with Po, "And I will clobber you in soccer on day."

"We will see about that," Po said with a playful devious grin.

Tigress gave him a slight nudge before she hit another ball even farther than the first one. Po nodded and Tigress turned to him, saying, "Look, I know this is past us, but I am truly sorry for what I said and did to you back in Coastal Town." Po nodded as he put his arm around her.

"It's past us now," Po said with a smile, "What matters is the now. And I forgave you. And I forgive you again."

Tigress smiled and then she asked, "You wanna learn more of the tiger style of kung fu after playing games tomorrow?" Po nodded as he put his other arm around her and kissed her gently with passion.

"I will…" Po said softly, "I'll train with you…for as long as I can…"

Tigress smiled a bit wider, knowing Po will be there even while training. She kissed him again and then whispered in a seductive tone, "I will be willing to train you until you know your stuff…you'll be a better warrior…and I will always love you…"

"Me too…" Po whispered, "And I will always love you as well."

They pulled each other into another kiss again, putting all of their love into it. Po kissed Tigress' neck for a minute before breaking away, with a smile on his face, and Tigress had a smile on her face too.

"You wanna go on another vacation?" Po asked her.

Tigress' eyes widened but Po said quickly, "No, no. Not by the beach, but in the cool valley and mountains. We will not be anywhere near a fault line anymore. I assure you." Tigress then asked, "Where?"

"The Huangshan mountains," Po said with a smile, "Everyone will be joining." (A/N, those mountains are a real place in China, look them up.)

Tigress smiled and put her head on Po's chest, saying, "Let's do it then."

With that, they kissed once again before they got back to their practicing and having fun. After that day, they always cooperated with their deal and stayed strong with one another. Tigress taught him more tricks with her tiger style kung fu, and she did get better at games. She even beat Po once in soccer three weeks later. She teased him about beating him, but in a playful way. They truly lived happily ever after despite the earthquake.

THE END

A/N: Well, that's a wrap! :D If y'all knew Tigress and Po would be brought back together, and that they'll become a couple, and if y'all are tired about them becoming a couple at the end, I'm sorry about that. I'm just a big fan of the couple, and I think it's so cute. :) Well, did you enjoy this great story? I hope you did, and maybe I will write a short sequel to when they go on vacation in the mountains. But this has no connection with "Po meets Rudolph." For those who haven't checked out that story, go ahead! It's a great story like this one! :D By the way, PLEASE for those who haven't check out my poll in my profile. :) LEAVE A REVIEW PLEASE! :D :D :D Skadoosh! :D