(A/N: I don't know Kung Fu Panda just Slits. Enjoy!)

Chapter 11: Home at Last

It was almost midnight when they got to the Jade Palace, Master Shifu told everyone to get some sleep while he meditated in the Hall of Heroes. The next morning, Master Shifu was discussing with Po about the punishment that would be the best for Slits. Mantis was there too, since he was the only one who was wake (and/or not freaking out about a loved one) most of the time, he told Master Shifu everything that happened while he was unconscious. Crane stay with Viper all night, but he finally had enough courage to put her down on his bed. Around noon she blinked and started to move while still in an unconscious state. Crane held her to close to his chest while the love of his life started awaking from her worst nightmare. As she as her eyes reopened again she screamed bloody murder. Crane held her tighter and tried to calm her down.

"Viper! Viper, hey it's me Crane. You're safe now." He rubbed her back with his feathery wing. "It's over, it's over." Viper shivered in his wings, she clam down after about ten minutes.

"Crane? What happened?" Viper still sounded terrified. Crane signed as he begins to tell Viper what happened to her and Tigress without missing a single detail. When he was all done he asked

"Viper, are you okay?" Crane said moving closer kissing her check.

"I…I don't know, I mean all I remember is feeling light headed before I fell asleep and that nightmare…" Viper looked away from him ashamed. Did all that really happen? Poor Crane, the horrible things he had to see. Poor Monkey he must be so worried about Tigress. Then she gasped. "Tigress! What about Tigress, is she okay?"

"I don't know. I haven't seen her since we left the cave, I don't even know if she woke up yet?" Crane said

"She hasn't." a sad voice said from the door. Viper and Crane saw the yellow langur holding a blow of cool water and a washcloth. Monkey looked sad and relieved at the same time. "You're awake?"

"Yes, how's Tigress?"

"Hard to say she hasn't moved." Monkey saddened expression deepened. Crane walked to his friend and put his wing around his shoulder.

"She'll be okay, she's Tigress, one of the Furious Five. The one who punched you through the wall of the training hall, when you first asked her out." Monkey chuckled as Crane continued. "She'll be fine; she just needs you to be there when she wakes up." Monkey smiled and headed be to Tigress's room. Viper slithered up to him with a smile on her face as she kissed his beck.

"That was real sweet of you, Crane." She said.

"Yeah, I just hope its all true." He said looking worry.

"It is true, Tigress is really strong, and she'll be okay." Viper smiled, but then her smile faded as she clasped into Crane's wings.

"Viper! Are you okay?" He asked terrified. Viper opened her eyes weakly and said.

"Yeah, I'm just really tired." Viper closed her eyes again; Crane's eyes became the size of dinner plates.

"Viper! Viper!" He screamed.

"What? What's wrong?" Viper opened her eyes and looked at the terrified bird. Crane blushed in embarrassment when he realized he just over reacted.

"I…you…I thought you were…sorry Viper." Crane looked away. Viper felt really bad for him.

"Oh Crane I'm sorry about all the horrible things you had to see, but I'm safe now. I'm with you and I can stay wake if you like." She kissed his cheek and showed a small smile.

"No, if you're tired you can sleep. I'm just gonna hold you for a little while and I'm sorry about…" He trailed off.

"Don't be, it's kinda cute." She kissed him one more time before she nestled her head into his chest and fell asleep. Crane gave a sigh of relief and laid on the bedroll with her in his wings.

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After what Crane said Monkey was more then positive that Tigress was going to make it, but when he open her door and saw her laying there all that just disappeared. When Mantis woke him up, even though he didn't even remember how he fell asleep, the first thing he saw was Tigress bandaged neck. She was lying on her side looking away from him, not Po's best idea. Now she was safe, she was back in her warm bed wrapped in her favorite wool blanket that she stole from him as a joke and her boyfriend was right there by her bedside like he always did when she was sick. Monkey put the washcloth in the water, ringed it out and placed it on her head. She had a fever thanks to Slits, but Monkey managed to get it down. He yawned as he tucked her in again. He had been up all night by her side, and he was too freaked out to sleep now, all he could do is wait. To pass the time he talk to her, not to wake her up, but to let her know he was still there.

"Crane says you're gonna be fine, because you're one of the Furious Five. Remember when I first asked you out, you got so mad at me you punched me through the wall and I landed on Po. Master Shifu was so mad." Monkey chuckled again. He thought it was the perfect way to start a dating joke. "Viper woke up…she's fine, just a little tired. You're gonna be okay you know." Monkey signed as he lifted her head up to his shoulder and he held her close to him. It had been 36 hours since the last time he talked to her and last things he said to her were mean because of a stupid fight about one of his jokes. The worst part I can't even remember witch joke it was all I know was that we had a fight and now… Monkey stopped thinking about it; he just wanted her to be okay. After about hour she started moving the same way Viper did, but she didn't scream instead Tigress fought back. Punching and clawing the air as she growled at Monkey. When he tried to wake her up, she used one of her claws to thrash open Monkey chest. Monkey was so worried about Tigress he didn't even noticed the pain.

"Tigress! Tigress please stop!" Monkey held her face with his hands as she started to calm down. She whimpered softy, from the pain in her neck.

"Shh…Shh you're safe now; we're home in the Jade Palace. I'm here…" Monkey rubbed his thumbs on her cheeks like he usually does the way Tigress like it, she always purred when he did. But now she was breathing hard, moving her head all around.

"Tigress, are you wake? Can you hear me?" Monkey asked. Tigress moved her head towards the sound of his voice. She moved her paws up to his face and felt his soft skin and fuzzy fur.

"M…Monkey? Is that you?" She whispered. Monkey's face lit up and a huge smile grew across her face as he held her paws.

"Yes! Yes I'm here, are you okay?" Monkey managed to say without crying. Tigress turned her head as if scanning the room, then she let go out Monkey and raised her paw to her face. Even in the middle of the night with on light in the room, Tigress could still see the out line of her paw if it was close to her face, but this time she saw nothing.

"I'm blind!" she screamed. Now Monkey was crying, he bent his head down and hugged her chest.

"Yes, you're blind. I'm so sorry Tigress." Monkey tears rolled down his face as he watched the love of his life trying not to look scared.

"What…what happened to me? What happened to you?" Tigress was now shaking, she smelled blood on him and there was a cold sticky substance on his chest. Monkey picked her up and moved her into his lap as he hugged and kissed continually, he told the story that Mantis told him word for word. When he was finished he waited for a reaction. Tigress just laid there in his arms, he couldn't tell if she was still conscious. He was relieved to see she was crying, but Tigress tried to hide her tears; Monkey smiled and just wiped them away and hugged her tighter.

"Are you okay Tigress?"

"I'm blind, I can't see you, and I'll never be able to see you again. Or practice Kung Fu or anything…and you were sick too and that monster is still out there, what if he hurts someone else? What about Viper and Master Shifu and the others, are they okay?" Monkey held her closer and sighed.

"Yes, they're fine and you're still a great Kung Fu Master. You can still do everything you did before. You pretty much cut me in half earlier. The glaring won't be as affective, but I'm sure you'll find a way around that." Monkey said. Tigress's eyes narrow and her whiskers rose as she frowned. Monkey smiled. "See." Tigress rolled over, so her head was leading into his still bleeding chest and closed her eyes.

"Are you tired?" Monkey whispered.

"Yes." Tigress whispered back. She yawned, licked Monkey's chest wound clean of all the blood and after a few minutes she fell asleep. Monkey lied with her, holding her close and kissing her face. Eventually he fell asleep too.

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The gong went off; the sound rang in her ears. She couldn't see so the sound startled her at first. She felt around trying to grab something to support her up, her paw rubbed against something. She felt something cold and scaly, as she moved her paw up it was smooth. At first she couldn't tell what it was until it started shriving.

"Viper? Are you okay?" Tigress asked. Viper nudged her nose into Tigress paw; she could feel that she had been crying.

"Yeah…yeah I'm just a little spooked I guess…Tigress, you're blind." She whispered. Tigress tried not to look disappointed.

"Um…Yeah I…I know." Tigress looked away though it was kinda pointless she couldn't see. She could hear her friends crying next to her, Viper slithered closer hugging her best friend.

"I'm so sorry Tigress." She whispered. Viper let go and slithered away from she reach. Tigress didn't want her to leave; she wanted to know her friend was still there. She felt a small hand on her arm it wasn't as furry as Monkey's hands and it was might to small.

"Master Shifu?" She managed to say. She felt her adopted father give her a hug. "I can't see…" Tears started to fall from her eyes.

"I know Tigress, I know… and I promise the monster who did this to you and Viper will be punished." Master Shifu said strongly.

"Will be? Shouldn't he already be in jail?" she heard Viper say, she wasn't as far away as first thought.

"No, not yet, in fact, not at all. He will not go to prison. It's too dangerous for the guards and the other criminals. He will be even a punishment that will be suitable for a monster like him." Master Shifu said.

"And what kind of punishment is that?" Tigress asked. Master Shifu didn't say anything at first, but then he signed and said

"I don't think it's wise, but he's coming to the Jade Palace for dinner." Tigress and Viper didn't say anything. Tigress mind was racing. He's letting that thing came here?!?

(A/N: I did it, I'm all done with this chapter, please comment, and I hoped you like it.)