Let the Qualifier Rounds continue!

Zucchi vs. Mantis

"Alright! Let's go!" Mantis shouted. The bug wasn't wearing any clothes, but it was normal for most bugs not to wear clothes in a battle as to not impede their battle style.

"I agree. Let's do our best!" Zucchi replied. The monkey had brown fur and was wearing a black spandex suit with white chest armor and gloves. Think Vegeta from DBZ and you get the picture.

"Someone's a fan of anime," Neyo noted, jotting down a new page in his Hero Guide.

"Ready? FIGHT!" Kai announced.

"Hah! Ancient Power!" Mantis shouted. The bug kicked the ground, levitating a few rocks into the air. Jumping between them, Mantis kicked each of them at Zucchi, the monkey responding by catching the smaller rocks and punching through the larger ones.

"Thanks for the warm up. Now it's my turn," Zucchi said.

The monkey rushed forward, dealing a few hits that did minimal damage to Mantis. The bug used his speed to get out of there, then rushed back in to do some nerve strikes.

"Come on dude, that barely hurt," Mantis said.

"I… don't see a reason to go all out," Zucchi said, suddenly dropping his cheerful demeanor. "I mean, it's just a tournament, nothing serious."

"Well, at least try to fight back," Mantis said.

Zucchi paused, then closed his eyes, opening them with a renewed vigor. "Alright. Let's get serious."

The monkey pulled out his weapon, a bo staff, and started on the attack, smacking Mantis around until the bug managed to block with a stone.

"That's more like it!" Mantis cheered.

The two really got into the fight now, with Zucchi throwing Chi blasts to counter Mantis' rocks. They met each other blow for blow, speed for speed, until Zucchi was pushed back, making him drop his staff.

"Hah! This isn't even my full strength!" the money boasted. Gathering power, he shouted out "God Fist!" and delivered a punch to Mantis, sending the bug flying and leaving a sizable crater in the stadium side.

"Yeah… that's better… ow…" Mantis said, falling to the ground.

"Mantis has been knocked out of the arena, making Zucchi the winner!" Kai announced.

Zucchi nodded, then returned to his seat. "Alright, I think I can do this," he said to himself. He smiled. "I can do this."

Wing Wu vs. Sir

"What are you supposed to be?" Wing asked her opponent. She was wearing the same thing her sister was, but with her scarf covering her face.

"I'm a fox!" Sir stated, taking a pose. The creature was wearing khaki pants and sandals.

"Right, because foxes have super long tails," Wing sarcastically stated.

"Ready? FIGHT!" Kai announced.

Sir started by throwing… something in Wing's face.

"What the…?" the leopard said, wiping the stuff off of her face and tasting it. "Is this… cheese?"

"Cheese?" the crowd repeated. No one believed that someone would fight with food.

"To be fair, I met someone that fought with a leek before," Karasu said.

Wing wiped her face off, then wasted no time in handing Sir's butt to him. The leopard kneed the creature, punched him in the face, then slammed him down to the ground, leading to a TKO.

"Pathetic. You didn't even fight back," Wing spat out, kicking Sir before leaving.

"She… she showed no mercy," Yuki said, putting a wing to her chest.

"Su Wu might be the most dangerous, but Wing is the most ruthless," Jintien stated.

Monkey vs… Mei Ling?

"I'm doing this for you, Fufie!" Mei Ling said, blowing a kiss to the red panda.

"I forgot she went here," Shifu said, covering his face.

"Hey, aren't you Shifu's girlfriend, Mei Ling?" Monkey asked. He was wearing red pants with a golden belt and leather wrist bracers.

"Oh, I go by "Huli" now," Mei Ling said. The vixen was wearing pink robes with a white trim and a deep pink sash. "I can't wait to see how one of his students fare."

"Ready? FIGHT!" Kai announced.

Monkey started by charging forward with his staff, which Huli dodged and kicked out of his hands. The vixen laughed, then picked up the staff and threw it at Monkey, nailing him in the chest. Monkey gritted his teeth, then charged up his Chi, coating his arms in metal.

"Take this!" he shouted, charging forward and punching his opponent in the chest.

"Ow!" Huli shouted, falling to the floor and clutching her chest. "I think… I think you broke a rib."

Monkey hesitated, dissipating his Chi. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…" he said.

Huli looked away, then grabbed some sand from the ground and threw it in Monkey's face, blinding him. "Just as I thought. Men are so gullible," the vixen chuckled.

Going on the attack, Huli charged forward, hitting with quick strikes and knocking Monkey silly. She then used her own Chi, the element of Gravity, to levitate her opponent up and slam him down with a sickening crash.

"Ow…" Monkey said, getting up from the ground. He didn't get to do anything else as Huli lightly pushed him over, strength leaving Monkey as he fell unconscious from his injuries.

"Monkey has been rendered unable to battle, so Mei Ling- I mean, "Huli" is the winner!" Kai announced. He leaned over to Oogway. "Make sure we get that name change down."

Kya vs. Zeng

"Do your best, Zeng," Shifu said to his friend.

"Uh, I'll, uh, try," Zeng said nervously.

As the goose took to the arena, he nervously adjusted his yellow robes as the older Nakamura sister took her stance.

"You don't seem very confident," the tigress said, unsheathing her broadsword. Kya's attire consisted of red and grey clothes with armored gauntlets and boots, as well as a hood.

"Not really a fighter, more of a delivery boy," Zeng said.

"Ready? FIGHT!" Kai announced.

'Alright Zeng, remember what you read in those scrolls,' he thought as he avoided a swing from Kya. The goose continued to dodge, flowing around each attack like water in a stream.

"Wow, you can dodge really well," Kya complimented.

"Well, when everyone at your old school tried to bully you, you get good at dodging attacks," Zeng said.

"I'm sorry about that, and I promise that this is nothing personal," the tigress said.

Zeng nodded in understanding, then focused to launch a counterattack. Raising his wings together, he thrusted them out into a green energy ball that hit like a truck, pushing Kya to the edge of the arena.

"What the-? Did he just use the Thundering Wind Hammer!?" Fenghuang shouted in disbelief. "I took months for me to use that move!"

"Zeng has the uncanny ability to instantly learn any move by reading about it," Shifu explained. "Unfortunately, as soon as he uses that move, he forgets it until he reads about it again."

Back in the fight, Kya got back into her stance and charged, but dropped her sword when he reached Zeng. This threw the goose off, letting the tigress grab him and toss him over her shoulder while she picked her sword back up. She blocked another attack from Zeng then hit him over the head with the hilt of her sword, knocking him out.

"Zeng is unable to battle, making Kya the winner!" Kai announced.

"Hope to face you soon, sister," Kya said to her sister.

"Ready for it," Kiera said, giving a confident nod.

Author's Note

I'm really pleased with how these fights turned out. Zeng is a really underrated character in KFP, so I wanted to have him in this story. I hope you find his unique ability interesting!

I also hope you don't mind me changing Mei Ling the fox's name. I just needed a way to differentiate her from Mei Ling the golden cat.

We'll get the final Qualifiers soon, so be ready for the next round!