I don't own Kung Fu Panda, it is owned by only DreamWorks. I only own Hope, Kaizer, Takami, Ryo, Skyler, Layla, and my other OCs. Please leave a review and I hope you like it, enjoy.
Ch. 10 Traveling to Gongmen City pt 1
Act: 3 -My friend, do fly away now? To a world that abhors you and I? All that awaits you is a somber morrow,no matter where the winds may blow, my friend, your desire is the bringer of life, the gift of the Phoenix. Hopeless Phoenix
It is a new day and it is finally the day that Takami and the gang, along with ;the furious five, Po, Song, Kovu, Borko, Kaila, Takami's and Tamaki's mother Okami, Zack and Chronos are heading toward Gongmen City to enter the tournament . Everyone had they're supplies and was ready to go. They were all now waiting for Master Shifu. He said that he had to get someone who was coming along. Ryo was beginning to feel impatient and finally said, "Man whats taking Master Shifu so long?"
"Be impatient Ryo I know how you feel just wait" Skyler replied.
For the pass two days, Hope was acting quieter than usual. Faith saw that he was showing that he had something on his mind and was breathing heavily again ever since Kaizer arrived. She then patted Hope on the shoulder and said, "Hope, are you okay"?
Hope immediately returned to reality as soon as Faith touched his shoulder. He stuttered at first than said, "I'm fine faith, I guess I just zoned out there for a moment again" Hope said with his grinning smile. Faith nodded and said, "If there's anything you want to talk about I'm all ears, okay?" She told him with a caring smile. He nodded and began to wait like the others.
Shifu finally revealing himself out of the Training hall and to his 'many' students.
"Now, are you all ready to go" Shifu asked.
"Uh not exactly" Kiba said.
Shifu then looked at the hybrid white wolf and said, "Why is that" Shifu said in a calm tone.
"Well, Daichi and Jayden haven't …"
"Oh yeah about them, they're not coming"Ryo told Kiba.
"Why not"?
"I don't even know, when I asked Jayden she just yelled at me and told me to shut up" Ryo answered.
"Is that what she really said" Skyler asked. Ryo then turned around too her and said, "Not exactly."
"What did she say" She asked.
"I can't repeat, a lot of bad words" Ryo replied.
"Ooookay moving on. My dad is coming too" Hope announced.
"Very well, he can travel as well. Also as much as I want too, I'm afraid that I won't be able to be joining you. I can't leave the Palace unattended, you'll all have to go without me" He announced.
"Understandable Master" Tigress said.
"I have two more announcements; 1. I'm leaving Takami and Faith in charge in their group, and Tigress and Po in the Furious Five and Song" Said Shifu.
"Yes Master" Takami, Faith, Tigress and Po all said.
"Good, my next announcement is that he will accompany you" Shifu said point at the top of the palace. Everyone sees that it's Kaizer without his helmet but with his 'second' favorite sword strapped on his side belt loop, just standing looking down at them all.
"Kaizer"! Everyone exclaimed. He then jumped and landed in front of them and said, "whats wrong, surprised to see me."
"Master Shifu, why is he still here?" Faith exasperated.
"I'm a very good judge of telling if someone is lying, and I since that he no longer wants to destroy the valley, so I've allowed him a seconded chance and join you all." Shifu told her and everyone else.
"But..."
"That's enough Faith, there are no buts. He's joining you and that final" Shifu said in an orderly tone.
"*Tsk*, Yes Master" Faith said with annoyance in her voice and walking back beside Hope.
"Why is She acting different all of a sudden?" Shifu Pondered.
"Now all of you, make me proud and remember; it doesn't matter who wins, it matters if you keep your warrior spirit. You may now go" Shifu said. Everyone bowed minus Kaizer and walked down the stairs.
They were now in the village and a certain black cat caught Kaizer's attention. He turned to the others and said, "Can she come with us?" Kaizer asked looking at Takami. Takami nodded for some reason without hesitation. Followed by the others, Kaizer began to speak to the black cat. He introduced her to them and he explained to them that she was blind. Kaizer asked Felicity if she wanted to go and she said, " I'd love to go with you" She said. Kaizer secretly smiled. Takami, the five, and the others saw no problem with it figured she'll slow them down.
"Don't worry about me, I assure you won't slow you all down" Felicity assured them.
"Good, let's get moving" Tamaki said.
"I've never been to Gongmen City before" Borko said poking his index fingers together looking down.
"Don't worry Borko, I'll be with you" Kovu assured his tiger brother.
"Me too" Kaila said hugging both of them.
"You three must be the best of friends" Layla said looking at them.
"Best-est friends" Kovu and Kaila corrected smiling widely showing there fangs grinning while Borko was softly smiling.
"Alright let's get Hope's dad and take off" Tigress ordered. Everyone nodded in agreement and headed toward Hope's and Akio's house restranunt.
"Hope, it's good to see you again" Akio said fatherly. As soon as he said that a white fox came through the door and hugged.
"Hi Hope, it's been an entire week. I haven't seen you" Roxie said still hugging him.
"Why the hell is she hugging him" Faith thought angrily with widen eyes.
"That's like forever for me. I missed my friend" She said simply then letting go. "So, I heard you picked up a few moves, that's great" She said happily.
"Alright Roxie can I trust you too watch the restranunt"? Akio asked.
"Yea, I'll check on, and hang out in it everyday. Your still going to pay me when you get back right" Roxie asked.
"Yes I promise" Akio said.
"Good, have a nice trip guys" She said and they all headed off out of the village.
Three days later
three days passed and The Furious Five, Po, Song, The Hazards, and Kaizer and Felicity gone through many seasonal trials such as a; blazing hot deserts, ridiculously cold weather, and Ryo almost beating Kiba into a pulp with Takami and Skyler holding him back. The entire group was now in a bamboo forest. Kiba constantly kept asking the very line that people hate hearing during traveling, and everyone pretty much had enough hearing it. Even Po was getting annoyed and Kiba kept saying, "Are we there yet?"
"No" said Everyone.
"Are we there yet?"
"No"
"Are we there yet?"
"No"
"Are we there yet?"
"NO"! Everyone yelled minus Felicity and Layla.
"..."
This time everyone was waiting for him to say it again, but he remained quiet, until.
"Are we..."
"NO"! Everyone yelled cutting him.
"Kiba if you say that one more time, I cannot guarantee you safety of what might happen too you!" Ryo said aggravated.
Kiba then smiled then said, "Are. We. There. Yet."
"That's its come here!" Ryo yelled and began chasing the Kiba through the forest.
"Baka" Takami's and Faith's group thought out loud referring to mainly Kiba.
"Bai-chi" The Furious said thought out loud as well. "Alright guys I guess we'll set up camp here, because it's getting late" Tigress ordered. Po walked over to Hope to asking what that they said earlier meant.
"Here Felicity I'll help you" Faith offered.
"Hey Hope?" Po called.
"Yes Po" Hope answered.
"What does 'Baka' mean" Po asked. Hope was about to answer but walked by and said, "It's what you are Po" Chronos said.
"Uh, panda?" Po figured.
"Yeah, something like that" Chronos said then walks away.
"That's explains a lot, but why does Ryo call Kiba that all the time" Po asked.
"Because it doesn't mean panda" Hope told him.
"What does it mean then"? Po asked. Hope then whispers it to Po so no one could hear him and Po lowered his head down.
"Yet another word I'm going to have to get use too" Po said walking over to sit next to Tigress. Hope chuckled at Po's childish emotions. Hope then noticed that Kaizer saw sitting alone. He then walks over to the lonely white tiger and said, "Is it okay to sit here" Hope asked to sit next too him.
"I don't care" Kaizer said expressionless. Hope didn't know how to respond to that so he just sat down beside him.
"Nice night huh" Hope said hoping to start a conversation.
"I guess" Kaizer answered. For the pass several minute there was an awkward silence between the brown bear and white assassin tiger. Hope was trying to come up with something intelligent to say because he was pretty smart, but wasn't sure if Kaizer could follow on the conversation.
"Did you know; a small star is made of a ball concentrated gas and our sun is a star" Hope blurted out. Kaizer turned to him and raised an eyebrow at him.
"That's uh, that's good to know"
"This new Phoenix Warrior is...weird" Kaizer thought.
"I'm such a Dobe why did I say that. 'A star is a ball of gas', he probably thinks I'm so kind of geek or weird nerd" Hope thought mentally slapping himself.
"So, what made you want to become an assassin?" Hope asked innocenly.
"Finally a reasonable question, to bad thats not one I can fully answer" Kaizer thought.
"I want revenge, on a certain 'someone'.Once I'm strong enough, I will kill that 'someone'. The rest is personal" Kaizer answered. Just those three first words; 'I want revenge', planted a cold shiver in Hope spine as he sat next to the white tiger.
"But- you seem powerful already, you might be just as strong as Ryo when he's controls darkness. Now that I remember you can use black electricity and shoot dark flames. You might be powerful enough to take on pretty much anything" Hope assured.
"I still couldn't hold off against you" Kaizer told him.
"What do you mean?"
"What, don't you remember you defeated me when we meet" Kaizer reminded the confused brown bear.
"I don't remember much at all for our fight, only you beating the heck out me then I passed out throughout the entire fight waking up in a hospital" Hope said.
"Huh?"
"What, is he saying what I think he's saying, was he really fighting me unconscious. He was beating the hell out of me when that red aura flowed around him. I still remember his eyes, those demonic red cat-like eyes. His monstrous rage. His fur was also bristled standing on ends, and his claws were longer than usual. I may fear him, more than I fear myself. But looking at him now, he looks...normal. His eyes are bright brown, fur looks combed, and his claws are normal sized. Also the fact that he's kinda skinner than a normal bear. This guy is way different from these guys that has the Godai cells" Kaizer pondered looking at Hope.
"Uh, is something wrong?" Hope asked.
"Phoenix Warrior, I'm sorry for attacking you" Kaizer apologized.
"Enough with Phoenix Warrior title. The names Hope Xing fu Haruki, get memorized" Hope introduced.
"Hope? That a strange name for someone what that kind of power" Kaizer thought to himself. Kaizer then slowly held out his hand for a handshake but not looking at Hope with his eyes closed. Hope then shuck it. They both lets go and Kaizer just stared at his paw.
"Uh no, were there something on my hands" Hope panicked in his mind.
"Hope?"
"Ye-yea, what is it" Hope answered.
"What is that word when you have a bond with someone, someone that you trusts" Kaizer asked still looking at his paw.
"You mean...friend" Hope answered.
"That's it. it's been so long, I almost forgot the word and what it meant. That word used to be a mystery to me. Even as a child, I've never had friends. Either I'd push them away because I was afraid I'd hurt them, or they did want to be around me at all. The memories of that word is coming back to now. Before my mother died, she told what it meant, it meant;'To protect those you care about, and they'll remain in your heart. That is what a true friend...is'" As Kaizer was telling this, the most un-thought of thing happened. He was crying. He was crying softly as tears fell from his eyes. Hope was beginning to feel sad for him, but can also relate.
"You not alone, I was the same way" Hope replied. Kaizer didn't cry for so long that he didn't even realized he was crying in the first place talking to Hope.
"How" he said looking down.
"I too was alo..." Hope began but was cut off by Cheetah calling him with Felicity beside her. She then sees that Kaizer had tears in his eyes. With the help of Faith, Felicity sat down next to Kaizer, and Faith sat next to Hope.
"Hope, remember what I said back to palace? You can tell anything" She said then looked at Kaizer. "Also I guess that goes for you to Kaizer."
"Faith, I don't know if..." Hope said was cut off again by Faith and she held his hand and said, "Hope please tell me, I really care about you. Actually, I like you" She finally said. Hope didn't really catch what she was trying to say and he said, "Of course you like me, everyone like me" Hope said turning his head. She then reached over and softly pulled him into kiss on the cheek and said, "That's what I meant Baka. I care for you" She said. She was going to say the 'L' word but she didn't want to push it to far.
Hope realized what she meant, and couldn't believe it and said, "But why, I'm not handsome, brave, and I don't look like the average bear. I'm a freak" Hope said. Faith then unsheathed her claws of her paw penetrating his side arm and let's go and said, "Don't you dare talk about yourself like that! I don't care about looks, the bravest, or strongest. I about what inside you heart. I-I love you, Hope" She finally confessed.
"Now, are you going to tell me" She asked. Hope then begins to smiled, because other than his father no one care that much about him. He took her hand and looked deep into her eyes and said, "I'll tell you later, but...I feel the same way" Hope told her. Faith then smiled too. They both nearly forgot that Felicity and Kaizer was sitting next to them. Hope then remember what he and Kaizer was talking about.
"Kaizer, would you be my friend?" Hope asked holding out pinky finger.
"Yea" He said mimicking Hope's hand gesture connecting unto a pinky promise.
"Kaizer, I'll try to be your friend too" Faith putting her paw on Hope's shoulder.
"Also, I'm already you friend Kai" Felicity putting her black paw on his shoulder. Kaizer finally felt that he was already making a strong bond with these people, but mostly with Hope.
"Alright guys, its get late. Lets get back to our tents. I'll tell everyone about Kaizer in the morning, goodnight guy" Faith said and,"Hope, goodnight handsome" She said playfully. Hope then started blushing and said, "Goodnight Faith" He said ask they both went to their tents.
Inside Kaizer's tent, he was deep in thought of transpired.
"Love, that what makes him so strong" the thought before falling asleep.
Well, what do you think. Hope and Faith are finally together. Hope and Kaizer are now ...friends-ish but getting there. There more coming up, the next chapter is that the finally make it to Gongmen City. Until next time, Bye. ^_^
Fun facts:
Dobe: means idiot or fool in japanese
Baka: Idiot in japanese
Baichi or Bai chi: means Idiot in Chinese