Well, we're finally gonna unveil who's the young panda in this chapter and the story, but before that, Po, Shifu and the Five have to face some fierce rhinos, but they'll find out who's the identity of the unmasked panda. You'll see.

Chapter 10: Unexpected Traveler

Shortly after they left the cave, a young panda with blue eyes, smaller than Po, wearing a poncho on his head to keep himself dry, with a little bit of rain soaked in his fur, followed them through Wudang Mountains. What they don't know is that he's going alongside Po's quest. He quietly followed them without even noticing them, to keep himself out of being in serious danger from anyone or anything.

The thunder strikes and the gang kept going and most of them were a little wet and some were dry. Everyone felt somewhat a little confident that they'll be in Kumango Valley soon and others became a little nervous about this. Mantis looked down on the ground and sees that they're higher in the air from the mountains, then got a little terrified and gulped nervously. He quivered his lip and sees that it's way too high there.

Monkey could see Mantis shaking and asked, "Are you scared?"

"Who, me? Absoultely not. Just-- mortified, actually." Mantis answered.

"I'm sure there's nothing to be mortified about, Master Mantis." Shifu said.

"I could think of a few reasons."

Sooner or later, they headed their way to the top of the mountains, but they're unaware that a group of rhinos were spying on them to see where they're going. Po could see someone or something coming from there, flying quickly and sees a few eyes out of nowhere. He tried to ignore it, but it really scared the crap out of him when they're around. Shifu could see him shaking, just a little and asked, "You okay, Po?"

"Master, do you ever get the feeling that you're being...watched?" Po asked.

"No, why?" asked Viper.

"I don't know, just something."

"I'm pretty sure it's nothing." Tigress said.

"You say that now."

Soon enough, the young panda predicted that those rhinos will sneak on them for an ambush. He didn't want to scare them, but he can catch up with them before they attack. However, the rhinos were already past the young panda and attempted to stop them before something else happens. He heard the rhinos screamed out, "CHARGE!!!"

All the other rhinos came up out with spears and swords as they climbed their way to the hill and then, sees Po, Shifu and the Five walking their way and fell down from the mountains, landing where they were about to head off in. Suddenly, Shifu had a feeling that something's gonna stop them, like someone's gonna take them down.

"Do you hear that?" asked Shifu, silently.

Po looked around and sees nothing but the rain and answers, "I don't hear anything, master."

"I'm pretty sure I heard something."

"Maybe the storm made you a little...disillusioned."

Shifu slowly turned his head to Po and answered, "If I were disillusioned, wouldn't you think I'm crazy?"

Po had some thoughts to say anything, but before he could even say what's on his mind, Shifu quickly said, "Don't answer that."

Then, as soon as the thunder strikes, they saw a group of rhinos blocking their way, looking furious and intimidating. The rhino came up to them and said, "You are in our turf. What gives you the right to trespass our territory?"

"We're not anywhere near your territory, dude. So, what's the deal?" asked Po.

"You're heading to Kumango Valley, aren't you?" asked the rhino.

"Possibly." answered Monkey.

Shifu came towards them and said, "We do not want any trouble. We just came to see this croc, Pyro and give him something he'll never forget, so if you would kindly let us go through, we won't have any problems."

"And what if we don't, short stuff?"

"Obviously, you don't know who you're dealing with here. Just because I'm short, doesn't mean I can take you all at once."

"So, you are asking for trouble."

"Well, you started it!" Po explained.

"Listen, no one gets through our boss' turf, because anyone who does will receive the last day of their life."

The rhinos took a look at Po, got close to his face, snorted at him, which made him terrified. He asked, "You name Po?"

"Y-Yeah, why?"

He sees the emerald eyes and realizes that this is the panda Pyro tried to kill when he was a panda cub. He turned to the others and said to Po, "Step forth."

Po nervously stepped forward and the rhinos were surprised to see what they're seeing; the young baby panda cub that Pyro tried to kill is still alive and all grown up. One rhino said, "I don't believe it! You're the panda Pyro tried to kill?"

"What happened? You put in a few pounds?" asked another rhino.

They laughed hysterically at Po, because they didn't expect him to be this huge as a grown up. Po's eyebrows lowered down and his fists were curled up, like he's fed up with the fat jokes. He came to one rhino and punched him straight in the face. He panted furiously and asked, "You want a fight? You got one."

"Well, we'll be most likely to be obliged to let us finishg what Pyro started with your stupid, ungrateful parents!"

Po seethed furiously and snarled lower and then screamed loudly and he came over to them and fought all of them. The Five and Shifu were surprised to see Po like they've never seen him before. They turned to each other and asked, "What are we gonna do now?"

"Might as well help him." Shifu said.

Soon, everyone joined in and helped Po out to defeat the rhinos. Po flipped one rhino flat on his back and then, kicked one with his butt and another one with his belly and sent them flying high. Then, he punched, kicked and scratched most of them with his fist and legs, when suddenly, Shifu jumped in and helped him out, by kicking them in the shin.

"You're helping me?" asked Po.

"We came to go forth on your quest and that's what we're here for." Shifu said.

He turned around and sees the Five kicking some seriously rhino butts to prevent Po from getting mauled or worse. He turned to the rhinos and sees them running towards them and they both kicked them in the face and sent them flying. And then, they saw one doing a body-slam, but they both leaped in the air and shoved them in the stomach and fell down on the ground. They looked at each other and high-fived each other.

"Go help the Five."

Po jumped off the side of mountain to help out the Five beat the crap out of the rhinos. Tigress turned to them and said, "Perfect timing."

"Well, had to think of something to help you guys."

Crane flew up and kicked one rhino in the face and swiped him out of the mountain and sent him flying out. Monkey ran over the mountain, flew up and knocked them out, while Viper swiped them with her tail. Mantis and Tigress side-swiped them and smacked them in the stomach.

Seconds later, the rhinos fought back and supposedly beating the crap out of them back. Crane and Viper were pummled by a group of rhinos while Po, Shifu, Tigress and Monkey smacked them, punched them and kicked them with all their might and Mantis got flickered by some rhinos, which led them in complete bruise. The young panda saw the whole thing from the mountain and plans to save them and fight back at the rhinos.

The Five, Shifu and Po all gathered together when they found themselves cornered in front of warrior rhinos. Shifu asked, "Everyone all right?"

"We think so." said Po.

"These guys are tough, master." Mantis said.

"Of course, we're tough, little bug. Maybe you should crawl into your anthole, little buddy."

Mantis scoffed and said, "One, I'm an Mantis and second, you are not the boss of us."

"We came for your little--or should we say-- big panda friend."

Shifu defended Po and kept him from getting killed and as soon as they were ready to face death, the rhinos came across them and attempted to kill everyone in sight. Until... the thunder strikes five times and a sword came towards the rhino and sliced the horn out of its nose and a hammer out of nowhere smacked him in the groin.

A:N/ Now, you'll see the unmasked dude who saves his family from the rhinos. It's really cool.

Then, the lighting and thunder stroke and sees the young panda wearing a poncho and a cape behind his back with a mask behind it. Everyone was surprised to see who this is. All the rhinos charged him, but he flew up off the mountain and definitely used the hammer and his fist and legs to kick and beat up with.

One rhino had to carry a rock and then, a light-blue and white power on his hands destructed the rock into pieces. All the rhinos were in shock and in complete fear over this warrior. Then, he smiled slightly and then did a backflip and kicked them in the face.

When all the rhinos came to him, they were attempting to kill him, but got missed by his anti-gravity lean move, which made the rhinos slip and fall off the mountain. Shifu and Po were shocked and surprised to see that move the warrior did. Soon, they were familiar with those blue eyes everytime they saw him.

"You don' t think that...?" Po asked.

"Couldn't be." Shifu said.

Then, they turned to each other and asked, in unison, "Could it?"

Then, the warrior did a head bash on them and then, he climbed to the mountain and then fell down to the mountain where the rhinos were and then, body-slammed them to the ground. Then, he stood up and saw them trembling in fear as he came closer. Suddenly, he got in their face and kicked them in the face and stomach for what they have done.

He panted heavily and told them, "You have no right to take down my family like that. When you mess with them, you mess with me, got that?"

"Who are you?!" the rhino screamed.

"I believe the question is 'what am I?'"

Then, he reaches for his mask and then, slowly removes it and it's the face of a young 14-year old panda with blue eyes, which made them tremble in fear and left Shifu and Po appalled and shocked.

"Oh my--" Po gasped.

"It can't be!" Shifu exclaimed.

"That's--"

"MUSAKI?!" they all asked, in shock.

They were pretty shocked to see that it was Musaki that took down the rhinos who messed with his family. He got really mad and then told them, "You asked who am I?"

"What are you, kid?!"

Then, he said in a low, demonic voice, with his eyebrows lowering down, "Your worst nightmare."

All of the rhinos screamed in fear and ran off and he came after them and exclaimed, "That's what you get for messing with my family! Now get your rhino butts out of here or you're gonna get some more!"

The rhino looked at him and screamed like a girl as he ran off and he said, "Yeah, you better run! Bunch of chickens!"

He breathed heavily and then, turned around to see them if they're not scratched or anything, but saw them shocked. He asked, "You guys all right?"

"We're good." said Po.

Po and Shifu looked at him, and they were surprised to see that the young, masked panda was Musaki. He asked, "How's it going? Some crazy fight, ain't it?"

"Musaki?" Shifu asked.

The Five got up quickly and saw his blue eyes and realize that it is Musaki. Mantis asked, "You mean, you were the one who--"

"Yep. I only put on this crappy mask because I didn't want anyone to recognize me."

"We pretty much recognize you." Po said.

"How?"

"Your mask is golden-brown and dragon-like from that halloween party we had a year ago and we can see through those blue eyes of yours and your voice."

"You mean to tell us, you were the 'masked warrior' that saved us?" asked Tigress.

"Yeah, it's a long story as to why I ended up here."

Shifu folded his arms and said, "I want to hear this. Start explaining."

Musaki sighed and said, "All righty. See, before you guys left, I could kinda hear Po screaming at night. It's like I'm hearing someone getting killed or something, but I quietly sneaked over to see where it came from, but I heard someone coming, so I hid in my room, but ended up in Tigress' room by accident--"

Tigress interrupted and asked, "What were you doing in my room?"

"Please hold all questions until the end of this story, please. Anyway, I realized I was in the wrong room, so I went back to my room. And after you guys dispersed back, I came to check on Po to see if he's okay. I didn't want to wake him, though. So, when I heard you guys went on your 'quest', I had to leave the palace to find you. Plus, it wasn't hard to get downstairs, even though the stairs are challenging. I went across town and saw you guys there, talking to some crazy pig and I hid myself away from there until Mr. Ping saw me coming. Anyways, I asked him where they're going, and he told me some place called Kumango Valley. While I was in the mountains, I had to follow you without someone recognizing me, so I put on the mask to prevent anyone from seeing me. Then, it started raining--which is still is now-- and I had to keep myself dry and prevent myself from getting wet. Then, I saw some rhinos coming your way and I predicted you might be in some deep stuff and I watched the whole thing from that mountain there and when they beat you down, I thought, 'oh, no, you did not just beat them down', so I jumped out of the mountain, with my mask on, and took them down like the dogs they are. They left in fear and well, here I am. But other than that, everything's cool."

"Okay, but if you wanted to go, why didn't you come up and tell us?" asked Shifu.

"You never did. Besides, any adventure you're going, I get to come with."

"So, what's with the mask, Lil' Saki?" asked Mantis.

"Well, I don't anyone to be seen, so people will think I'm a warrior or something like that. Plus, they might see me as a weary traveler, which is kinda ridiculous, but makes perfect sense."

"True."

"But, you know better than to walk around to find us by yourself. What if something happened to you?" asked Shifu, with worry.

"Dude, nothing happened to me, so everything's cool."

"Think again. If something happened to you, I don't know what I'd do. What if those rhinos killed you? They were really fierce and dangerous and they could've took you down."

"I'm not scared of them, dude."

"It's got nothing to do with it. From the moment you took off your mask, you know which image I had in my head? I was afraid that something might've happened to you."

"I know and I'm sorry I scared you, but you taught me to stand on my own ground as I get older and I've excelled that. I had to learn some self-defense, otherwise I'll never learn."

Shifu sighed and realized that Musaki's right about what he said and then, he turned to him and said, "You're right. It's just that I was just still thinking of the 13-year old you were that needed someone by their side. With what you did, I kinda got the message that you're growing up a little. I was just worried about you and I couldn't let anything like this happen to you."

"Yeah, Lil' Saki. You saved our lives and all and we can understand you're growing up, and we're grateful for that, but you have to let us know if you're coming." Po said.

Musaki sighed and said, "Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry."

"It's fine."

"But after seeing you scare the rhinos. well, I never thought it was you, but when I saw the real you, I was really proud of you for saving us. You made me really grateful to be your master and a father figure." Shifu said.

"Thanks. So, is it cool to come along?"

Shifu shrugged a little, but nodded his head and said, "Of course you're coming along with us, only to make sure we know where you are at all times."

"Of course I will and thanks."

"You know, when I saw you fighting these rhinos, it's like you're a whole different person, like, 'whoa, who's that?'. I didn't even know it was you, but when I heard your voice, I knew it was you, but with an edge. That's amazing." said Monkey.

"Well, I have been inspired by my training skills that you guys bring and I thought I'll use them for good use." Musaki said.

"You have put them in good use after all." Viper said, happily.

"Why do you all have ponchos all over you? You have a bad fashion statement or something?"

"For your information, Po brought them along, to keep ourselves from getting wet. I can see you have one, also." Crane answered.

"It's like my poncho/cape. It pretty much fits comfortably."

"Impressive sense of style, little man." Mantis said.

"Thanks for the compliment. Anyways, why are you guys going to Kumango Valley, anyway?"

"We're gonna head over to Croc and Rhino Hill to confront a croc named Pyro." Shifu answered.

Musaki stared at them confusedly and asked, "Who the heck is Pyro?"

"Pyro is a crazy croc that killed both Po's parents."

"I thought Po already had a dad."

"He did. He needs to find info about his biological parents."

"Yeah, I still don't know what happened to them." Po said.

"What did happen to them anyways?"

"Pyro killed them and tried to kill him too. But, his real dad risked his life to save Po and left him with Mr. Ping and after he dropped him off, his bio dad died." said Crane.

Musaki exhaled sharply and puts his hand on his chest, like it just shocked him. He turned to him and saw Po letting a few tears fall down his face. He said, "I am so sorry that happened. Why didn't you tell me?"

Po sighed and answered, "I was just hanuted by my childhood past and I couldn't tell anyone about it. When I think about that scenario, it just scares me."

Musaki smiled at Po and puts his hand on his shoulder and said, "I think Mr. Ping did a good thing for you to be his adopted son. If it wasn't for your bio dad and for what he did, you wouldn't be the Dragon Warrior and I would never have known you. If he was here, I think you would give him a hug and tell him that it was very smart and a good thing he did to save your life."

"Musaki's right and don't worry. When we get there, we'll give that Pyro the big old what-for." said Viper.

"Yeah, no need to worry, buddy. You got us and we'll make sure he gets what he deserves." Mantis said.

Po smiled and saw a few smiling faces in front of him and smiled also and said, "Thanks, you guys."

Then, they kept walking to the mountains and Musaki asked, "How much further is that hill?"

"It's the longest mountain in China. And it's actaully a few miles from here." said Shifu.

"Sweet. Kinda high up, I see."

"There's one question you never answered, why were you in my room?" asked Tigress.

"If I was in your room, I'd puke before I come in there. I thought it was my room first, but then, I saw all your girlie stuff, which really creeps me out."

"There's nothing wrong with my stuff."

"Apparently, saying that you kiss Po on the lips doesn't count as creepy."

Tigress gasped shockingly and Po was in disbelief and she asked, "How did you know that?"

"I sort of 'accidently' read your diary."

"You're not supposed to read it. It's filled with private thoughts."

"Private thoughts? How does kissing Po, thinking that Musaki should cause suicide, Mantis and Monkey peeing on themselves, Crane and Viper secretly kissing in the Sacred Peach Tree and Shifu trying to be cool 'private thoughts'?"

Everyone gasped and thought Tigress must be crazy for writing all this stuff behind the other's back. Viper looked at her in disbelief and asked, "You wrote that?"

"And by the way, you shouldn't keep your diary open, so after I read over 5 pages, I closed it and locked it for you and put it in your bed. I thought, 'how embarassing.' And what's this about me causing suicide about anyway?"

"That happens to be a moment where I was angry with you."

Musaki rolled his eyes and completely looks at the others and realized that this was kinda personal for them. He turned to them and said, "I kinda knew your personal lives were private, so I apologize for getting that out of the open."

"You don't have to make any excuses. We don't blame you. We blame Tigress."

"Yeah, why would you write something like that?" asked Monkey.

"That was so embarassing of you to write it and keep it from us." Mantis exclaimed.

"People! We have a mission to focus on, remember?" Musaki said.

They realized Musaki does have a point. They do have to focus on Po's quest and that they'll get into that later. Musaki apologized to Tigress and she accepted it for spilling crazy secrets and reciting it on her diary. With Musaki on the quest, there's nothing to that can stop them.

Did the appearance of my OC character, Musaki, surprised you? Well, he's gonna be in this story because of this idea I had in my head. Originally, I had a version where after they cave, he followed them without being seen, but they heard someone's footsteps and saw Musaki behind them and left them shocked and they didn't know that he would tag along.

Anyways, for most of you that wants to know how he got started, feel free to read my Musaki fics, "Panda Twins", "Adusting to a New Home", "Musaki's Past", "Panda Angels", "Musaki's First Concert", "Dancing Panda", "You Are Not Alone", "Kung Fu Drunk", "Musaki's Wound", and "Kung Fu Penguins" (my Surf's Up/Kung Fu Panda crossover). And also his cameo appearances in "Lucky" and "A Dance Under the Moonlight."

I hope you like this and stay tuned for more of this awesome story. It'll be awesome!!