Summary: 'Tigress has her memory lost when she was a young cub. Now piece of that memory has return, but wasn't pleasant to see and heard. There was proves of her right side with three scars giving by her father. Can she faced her past or be in terrible by it?'
Chapter VIII 'The Unexpected'
Third Day to Valley of Echo; Noon
The masters and cub woke up and ate breakfast to continue on the journey to their location.
Po, Monkey, and Mantis are at the back talking like their usual while Crane and Viper walked next to Tigress to watch Yu sliding on all four biting on her tail 'Am I adorable, now?' look.
Tigress gave him the look 'you are not adorable' and looked forward.
He growled annoyed and let go as he jumped on top of Crane and played with his hat.
He laughed getting the cub to stop playing with his hat. "No, Yu. My hat is not a toy to play with." He told him and saw him stop.
The crane sighed of relief when he felt a flash and saw him on top of Tigress' head wearing his hat. The tiger cub tried to get it steady, but it fall and he caught it.
Viper giggled and Tigress groaned annoyed, Crane took his back and patted his head. "You are so adorable in many ways." He commented scratching the ear.
Yu purred enjoys the scratch behind his ear. He hopped on his back and lied into a ball.
The crane chuckled as he turned to Tigress. "You know, Tigress… he is so adorable and can calm your…" he stopped as he saw her glare 'don't finish that sentence.'
He promised and chuckled nervous while she continued to walk by Shifu.
The snake stopped next to him. "Well, you try." She supported him and they followed them.
In the back, Po has an idea for a prank that involves Yu in it. He got the monkey and mantis attention as he whispered an idea that they smirked evil.
Yu felt a bad feeling and turned to the three masters at the back as he decided to watch them carefully.
Lunch Break
Shifu meditated on top of one of the rock while the Furious Five and Dragon Warrior ate lunch close to the lake.
Crane swept down in the lake to catch a fish, Yu clapped his hand interesting while he lifted his legs up and brought them back down with his hands between them.
He ran next to him as he watched him eat the fish. The crane patted his head then played with his nose while the cub tried to catch the feather.
Tigress and Viper glanced over the lake to watch them at the lake seeing Crane teaching Yu to catch a fish. They saw the fish splash the cub on the face and he started to go on rage toward fishes.
Tigress turned back facing the fire and drank her tea. She felt a tap on the arm as she turned to see her friend giving her the look.
"Come on, Tigress. Say it." She nuzzled the tiger's arm.
The tiger raised an eyebrow annoyed. "Say what?" she asked knowing what it is.
"You know, he is adorable?"
"Nope."
The snake glared pouting. "Why not?" she asked wondering.
She saw her turned to her. "I don't want to." She rolled her eyes.
"Why? You started to say that every time he does something cute." She raised her eyebrows curious why she said that.
Tigress took a slurp of her tea. "I just feel like saying that, alright Viper? There is nothing wrong for me saying that." She turned to her what she feel.
Viper got close to her. "But that just it, you saying that is surprising." She told the truth.
She noticed her glaring at her and ignored it as she and the female tiger heard a struggle behind them. They turned around to see a giant fish that is big enough to fit in Yu's mouth.
He struggled to keep hold on the fish while he walked backward from the flapping. Crane followed him proud. "That it! Keep it steadily! Careful, careful, CAREFUL!" he closed his eyes not seeing the cub fall.
Reopening them, he saw him on his back and the fish fall out of his mouth flapping around. He stepped forward to see the cub not moving because of the fall.
Tigress and Viper walked/slithered to the crane master and tiger cub, Viper talked with Crane while Tigress stared down at Yu who is seeing birdie flying around his eyes.
Knowing a way to get him up, she has her tail on top of his nose and tickled getting him to laugh cute and sneeze out her fur.
She smirked small playing with the cub twitching her tail all lot and making a prank out of it. The cub chased after the tail full speed, he tripped on his own feet as he flew to the snake knocking both of them to the ground.
Mantis, Monkey, Po, and Shifu went over to them worry and wondering what happen. As they arrived on time, Yu sat up with Viper's body in his mouth like he did with the fish. He turned to the snake who happened to be on top of his head shaking off the impact.
Having his mouth plugged… again, Yu took her body out of his mouth nicely.
"Are you two alright?" Shifu asked worry.
Viper nodded and turned to the cub seeing him adjusting his mouth messaging.
"Your mouth was plugged again?" asked she pat his head and he nodded.
Mantis hopped to the fish, which it is alive still, and stepped backward. "Wow, who caught this fish? It's huge!" he saw the tiger, snake, and crane pointed at the tiger cub.
Po patted Yu's head all lot. "You are one incredible kid we have… OW!" he yelled in pain as he found the cub hanging on his hand biting.
Yu growled mad not letting go the Dragon Warrior's hand, however, he felt a grab on the neck as he let go and turned to source.
Tigress raised an eyebrow at him. "What you think you are doing? She mumbled annoyed.
The small tiger gave her the innocent look 'It is not my fault' as he flapped his ear down.
Sighing of annoy looking at his cute looks, she placed him next to the snake, grabbed the fish, headed over to the lake, and washed it so he can eat it clean and cook.
After thirty minute of waiting for the noodles, the masters and child ate the noodle that the Dragon Warrior made while the child ate the fish for extra.
Po drooled all over wanting to eat the fish, but Tigress gave him a glare that no one eat the fish, except Yu since he caught it and he is a growing boy.
Shifu finished his lunch and called Monkey and Mantis to the center and the other cleaned up their lunch. Viper poured more tea for the tiger cub as she scratched his ear and slithered away. She noticed the panda glare at the cub 'why he bite me and not her?' look.
"Don't worry Po, he will warm up to you and Monkey and Mantis like he did to me and Crane." She cheered the panda.
The panda snorted agreeing with her and noticed Tigress sitting next to him to give him his fish.
Yu grabbed the edge of the stick and started to eat the fish with a big appetite. The snake glanced over to the panda. "You two have the same quality." She raised an eyebrow.
He chuckled innocent of his appetite and drank his soup.
They watched Monkey and Mantis getting at each other serious for some reason and Tigress knew what they are doing. The tiger cub looked at her confuse what they are doing. He pulled her vest and pointed 'what are they doing?' look.
While she exampled what the primeape and insect are doing, the grandmaster stomped the ground once and the two students stopped and bowed to him.
They went to sit with the other as they argued who did the most damaged to each other. The tiger master gave the cub the look. "Told you, never learn that from them… and Po." She raised an eyebrow to the Dragon Warrior whispering.
Po noticed the two tigers looking at him and shrugged his shoulders 'what?' look and saw her turn her head away from him.
The cub continued to stare at him blinking twice and saw him blink twice, too. They stared non-blinking when tiger ate his fish and panda felt a pat on the shoulder.
The Dragon Warrior turned to found Monkey and Mantis behind smiling evilly. He doesn't understand at first as he remembered about the plan to prank on certain someone.
Yu noticed him with Monkey and Mantis remembering the bad feeling and decided to tell Tigress about this. He finished the fish, drank the tea, and walked over to the tiger master pulling his vest twice. He got her attention.
Tigress glanced down curious what does he want. "What is it, Yu?" she asked.
He acted like a monkey, mantis, and puffed like a panda, he hopped she understand what he was doing and watched her raise an eyebrow and look seeing the three masters whispering to each other. She felt a bad feeling they will do something unforgivable.
She bended to his level still alert. "You know they are up to something?" he nodded.
"And you don't know what is it?" he nodded again.
Tigress thought a plan to get those three their own game. "Yu." She saw him jump a bit. "I want to tell Shifu about this and make sure that none of those three know you know about this." She told the plan and he nodded serious.
The cub dash to the grandmaster and tried to tell him about the three masters. The red panda gave one quick look at the three and noticed their gather in a circle. He nodded to the tiger cub and watched him runs to Tigress who nodded as well.
Viper pinned down Crane for five minute at the same time Yu sneaked behind the panda to listen to their plan quickly.
Hearing the plan works, he ran over to the female tiger and called over the red panda that he called the spar over and told Po to wait for a moment. He and the two tigers talked over the plan and their plan, they nodded slightly and the two masters went to the field.
"Po." Shifu called the panda over as he watched him run over to Tigress.
She smirked suddenly scaring him for some reason. "Why are your smiling?" he asked worry.
"Nothing exactly." She mumbled in position.
He took position as well as he and the tiger master waited for their master signal. They heard a stomp and dashed to each other.
Tigress gave the first move and did a palm strike at Po's stomach. He groaned for a few second and low kicked her, but missed as he drop kicked her and missed again. They were at it for fifteen minute and the panda hasn't made any hits until he punched her ribs.
"HA-HA!" he yelled excite, but faded when something unexpected happens.
The female tiger smirked again and tossed him where the tiger cub is sitting, she watched him hit the ground sliding to the cub and the cub jump out the way.
The Dragon Warrior hit the bark not so hard and felt a land on his gut making groaned in pain. He opened his eyes to see Yu siting on his stomach staring curious. He sat up a few inches as he was bitten on the nose by him.
"AHHH! GET HIM OFF! GET HIM OFF!" he screamed in pain and panicked while he ran around in circle and tripped on top of Monkey and Mantis.
All three of them groaned in pain together while all the masters gathered around worry/smirking as Viper slithered closer.
"You guys okay?" she asked and they nodded.
Tigress crossed her arms and glared. "That what you three get for thinking doing a prank." She sounded angry and the snake and crane stared at her confuse.
"What do you mean by that, Tigress?" asked Crane and agreed Viper.
Shifu stepped forward. "They were doing a prank on Tigress by grabbing her at the neck to get her to jump while sparring." He glared at them disappointed.
Monkey, Mantis, and Po's mouth dropped to the ground of shock while the crane and snake glared at them, too. They sat up and Mantis hopped on top of Monkey's shoulder. "How do you know that?" he asked very shock.
The red panda and female tiger pointed down at the tiger cub who appeared between them out of nowhere.
"He told us." They said in the union.
They, include the crane and snake, stared at him shock and the cub ran behind the tiger's leg scare of their stare. He slightly came out showing little tear and Viper slithered to him patting his head.
"It's okay, we just surprise that is all." She calmed the cub down.
Monkey narrower his eyes mad. "And wonder how he knows about the prank?" he pouted and the tiger cub growled glaring.
He and Mantis and Po scouted back scare of his glare. "He is one angry tiger cub." Mantis mumbled afraid.
Shifu calmed him down patting his head as he turned to the monkey, mantis, and panda glaring. They flinched looking down guilty.
"Never do this again when we are on a serious mission, do we understand?" they nodded.
"Good."
They all packed their stuff and headed out while the tiger cub climbed up the tree and jumped branches to branches.
Nighttime
"Master, are we there yet?" asked Po as he carefully watched Yu who fall asleep on top of his head tired.
The grandmaster turned around to see the cub sleeping and glanced in front of them as he saw a village not so far from their location.
"Not so far, Po. We are coming up to a village, so be on your best behavior and listen to what I say… Po." He gave the panda the 'look' that other students smirking/sighing of amusing/annoyed.
The panda chuckled innocent while he and the other walked to the village as they encountered a villager who screaming in shock and fear.
"THE CUB HAS RETURN!" the male goose ran for his life.
The masters blinked twice of confusion and stared each other what he just said as they heard a waking from certain someone.
Po glanced up smiling. "Well, someone has awakened from his nap." He teased him picking him off his head.
Yu yawned sleepy and rubbed his eyes. "Rwar!" he roared unperfected.
Tigress shook her head shaking off the pitch as she grabbed him. "We need to work on that once we get home." She mumbled scratching his ear.
The cub giggled of the scratched while he grabbed her finger snipping with his tiny teeth. She snatched out her finger away from his mouth, which made him hopped out her arms, he hanged on her hand like a monkey.
The grandmaster laughed amusing of the show and walked toward the village. "Come. Let us not stand here before night time." He told his students.
The Five, except Tigress, and Dragon Warrior followed him leaving the tiger master behind with the tiger monkey cub.
She slowly glared at the cub who doesn't understand why she is mad now. Sighing of annoyed, she caught up with the other ignoring the cub on her hand.
She searched for the other while the cub hanging on her back waggling his tail. Searching left and right, she finally found the Dragon Warrior in front of the inn eating the dumplings. Tigress walked up to him as she watched him turning to her with five dumplings in his mouth.
He mumbled with food in his mouth, however, she believed he said "Hey, Tigress, finally you catch up."
"Yeah, Po… let just go inside before he start to get me insane of 'adorable' from Viper."
He watched her enter the inn as he was confused what she meant and entered till thinking about it. He noticed Yu waving his tiny hand to him with a hungry look on his face. He looked the bag in his hand and headed over a dumpling to him.
The grandmaster paid the payment for the stay of the night. The inn keeper goose nodded. "Thanks you, Grandmaster Shifu." The red panda nodded as well.
The inn keeper called the room services to guide the masters to their room. "Have a nice night. If you are still hungry from your journey, there is a shop in front the inn is open after another three hours." The keeper informed them and they nodded.
Before they left, they found a tiger cub on Master Tigress' back adorable while the keeper realized the request from the grandmaster about eight travelers.
Yu noticed them staring at him eyes open wide surprise and adore of him, he hopped in front of Tigress' chest to hide from them. He growled and glared making them jump back very surprise and awed of his growl.
"Ooo… he still acted like big tiger he is. He hasn't change at all." The keeper mumbled and saw them stare at him very shock from what he said.
Grandmaster stepped forward. "What do you mean 'He hasn't change'? Do you mean he born here?" asked he and his students found where the cub was born.
"Born here? He travelled to this village from the Valley of Echo with his father and mother who supposed to care and love their son, but, instead they treat him like dirt and worthless."
The goose shook his head disappointed of the parents. "They shouldn't have a son at all." He mumbled inside voice.
The masters gasped of shock even more. They have found a village they are staying, Yu and his family travelled to this village, and can't believe his parents doesn't show love and care for him. They were right about his parents…
Tigress stared at the cub in her arms and saw him stare at her back confuse on what is going on.
The room service showed the girls their room first then the guys. Once they left, they all gathered in the girls' room to discuss about their discovery.
They watched Yu plays with Tigress pouting left and right while the tiger master herself swung her tail around. She sat in front of the wall so the other can see him, "What do you think Master Shifu?" she asked looking up and he looked up as well.
"We have found out about his parents and how they treated. We should search for his parents and put them in prison."
Po nodded agreeing with the female tiger. "She right, they need to know what they have done is unforgivable." He said serious and mad.
The other agreed with the Dragon Warrior and the Leader of the Furious Five as all of them turned to the grandmaster who been thinking about this for a while.
He glanced at them serious about this. "I agree." They cheered for a moment. "But we can't." they stopped cheering.
The red panda closed his eyes and heard the panda stood up beside him. "Why, Master Shifu?! Why can't we search for them?!" he yelled unbelievable. He just heard his master agree to his and Tigress' idea.
"Because Po…" he glared at the panda very serious. "We don't know what his parents look like and where they are right now. Even though, they came from Valley of Echo all along, we just can assume they came from that location." He stood looking at his student.
"I don't want all of you to go without anyone with you and a plan for heading to the village." He glared all of them while Tigress grabbed Yu at the chest and turned around with him in her arms.
" .stoo.d?" he gave them a threat glares and they nodded afraid.
"Good." He smiled.
They heard a knock and glanced at the door curious who it is. "Yes." Shifu replied kindly.
"Excuse me?" the inn keeper opened the door worry on his face.
The red panda turned his body completely. "What is it?" he asked.
The keeper didn't reply except moved away when a stranger in hood appear beside him. "Grandmaster Shifu." He bowed respectfully.
The hood stranger is a grey wolf and a mask covering his face showing his face on purpose. The masters took position and the cub growled on all four. However, the tiger master pushed the cub back getting him to be involves of the fight.
The wolf waved his hands afraid as he calmed them down. "Wait! I'm not here to fight or spies, but only errand wolf by Grandmaster Rui!" he whispered scream while his tail is between legs.
Shifu's ear twitched of hearing Rui and calmed his students. "How can we tell you are exactly telling the truth?" he glared and the wolf sighed of embarrassed.
He came closer to the grandmaster as he whispered in his ear avoiding the Five and Dragon Warrior to hear.
The master listened carefully and twitched of embarrassed while blushing. The wolf gave more information from Grandmaster Rui, the six looked at them wondering what the wolf is saying and wanted to know so badly.
Shifu shook his head and used his staff to push him away from him. "Ah…" he cleared his throat. "Yes, you are definitely on a errand by Master Rui." He said calming down of his blushing.
Po scratched his head confuse. "So… is he or is he not from Master Rui?" he asked then received a glare from his master.
"He is."
"Oh."
Yu kept struggling to see the wolf while Tigress held him using her tail.
"What is it Master Rui tell you to deliver for him?" she looked up to listen to his tell from the master.
However, she didn't expect that the cub will bite her tail and run between her legs. She stomped on his tail as she shoved him back behind her again.
The wolf noticed the struggled of the tiger master and raised an eyebrow. "Is Master Tigress alright?" he asked the grandmaster and heard him sighing annoyed. "Don't mind her, please, continue." He nodded.
While he told the grandmaster the message, the other students watched the tiger master struggled to keep the tiger cub still behind her. She glared at him angry as she noticed him glaring back, he growled angry and jumped to drop kick on her head and flew to the grandmaster.
He thought he will land on all four, however, he tripped on his own feet and tackled the wolf the ground finishing the message.
The masters looked up shock of the impact and the armor the wolf is wearing, except Shifu since he saw his armor when the canine came over to whisper. The wolf wore the armor the Demon Tiger invade the Valley of Peace.
Yu shook his head and held it in pain as he heard someone also in pain. "What a big impact. All always, you are one touch cub." The voice sounded familiar.
Slowly turning to the voice, he landed onto of the wolf's chest rubbing his head, too. He doesn't care about the armor he wear, all he cared was the mask he is wearing, so familiar.
He was in a trance he seeing imaging of a wolf with a mask on from the injury receive from someone.
The wolf looked up and waved. "Hey, kid. What's going on?" he greeted him smiling.
Sorry, a sudden change
Upcoming of 'Tigress Deep Memory'
"Tigress" can't believe he just abandon him and trying to kill
"Shifu" Tigress, calm your ra...
"Tigress" calm? CALM?! HOW CAN WE JUST CALM DOWN AND LET HIM DO AS HE PLEASE?! HE TRIED TO KILL YU AND THIS WOLF HAS TO PUSH A FOUR YEAR OLD CUB OFF A CLIFF! HE LOST HIS MEMORY BECAUSE OF THAT FALL!
"Shifu" don't you talk to…
"Po" okay, okay, let just settle do…
"Tigress, Shifu" SHUT IT, PANDA!
"Po" okay (scare)
Next Chapter Two Pasts Reveal
"Po" they are scariest masters I ever met
"Viper, Crane, Monkey, Mantis" no kidding
"Po" also Tigress' foster parents abandon her in the orphanage... I guess that how she ended up in there
"Viper, Crane, Monkey, Mantis" yep