Hola...miss me? well i actually had a problem with this chapter and well...i've been kinda distracted *cough*bingewatchingdannyphantom*cough* also if you didn't know, i'm working on this fanfiction and another one called Pop idol SheZow and i wanted to update both at the same time considering how hard these chapters have been. I seriously thought it would be easier but this chapter was finished thurday after a stroke of genius and three re-writes. the SheZow one has had over five entire rewrites and those chapters are longer than these ones. my stroke of genius for this chapter actually came after rethinking to my wattpad page that has been gathering dust since i discovered fanfiction and as i rewatched the titles on the popular pages i remembered a recurring theme...THE BALL. yeah that little thing that girls do because EVERY GIRL JUST LOVES TO DRESS UP IN BEAUTIFUL GOWNS AND MEET THEIR PRINCE CHARMING IN THE MOONLIGHT *note sarcasm :/* so i decided to implement that now since i was gonna do it anyway. i'm still looking for that cooking competition ppl have asked me for xD
a todos esos que me dejan reviews en espa~ol, besos. Es genial ver sus reviews com no tienen idea. mi primer idioma es espa~ol PERO mis notas/calificaciones en espa~ol nunca fueron las mejores...i cuando tome mi primer libro a leer era en ingles asi que me quede con eso pega'o xD lamento no poderles brindar este fic en espa~ol pero los tengo en el corazon *-*
on with el capitulo...y my spanglish kicked in :/
The next morning, the noise of the gong vibrated through the Valley of Peace waking up its inhabitants. Inside the Jade Palace's barracks, the furious five immediately woke up and got in position, in front of their rooms, to greet their master alongside the sun's first rays. However as they stepped into the hall ready to begin their day, their master was nowhere to be seen.
Trailing their eyes to the room, the five silently signaled Tigress to find out what was keeping their master. Tigress sighed and walked over to Po's room opening the door to be greeted with an empty space. Tigress frowned at this development since Po usually slept until late, but closed the door and turned to the furious five.
"He's not in," she said making their eyes widen.
"But Po is always in," says Monkey moving over to where Tigress is, along with the others.
After staring inside the room and seeing it empty, Mantis and Monkey look at each other and rush to the kitchen. The others watched as Monkey and Mantis disappeared down the stairs, before deciding to follow the duo into the kitchen in the Jade Palace. If Po wasn't in his room he had to be inside the kitchen making breakfast or eating all of the food. Considering the amount of stress around the palace as of late, the duo must have pieced together that the panda might be eating as a medium to cope with what was happening to him.
However this wasn't the case, as the five reached the kitchen area they were surprised to not encounter the panda inside. What they did encounter was a small rabbit chopping away breakfast. Throwing vegetables in the air and slicing them before they touched the table. Taking spices from shelves with ease and throwing them in the air making them land perfectly inside their respective bowl. The kitchen was silent as they watched her use chopsticks as lethal machines on each and every piece of food in the near vicinity.
The five couldn't simply believe what they were seeing.
"Tùzǐ?" said Monkey breaking the spell the rabbit was making her fall in the process.
Picking herself up, Tùzǐ turned to the furious five before brushing her apron hastily and bowing, "Good morning masters. Breakfast will be ready soon."
"But…she was…" stuttered Mantis his eyes still fixed on different point in the kitchen.
Tùzǐ turned her head slightly making her ear brush a spice container. The container fell but Tùzǐ was quick to pick it and place it back. Mantis jaw dropped.
"If you'd please, breakfast will be served shortly," the rabbit said turning to her pot.
"Have you seen Po?" asked Tigress not moving from her spot.
The rabbit turned to the five with a frown in her face, "I thought the dragon warrior was asleep. I had to beat him here to cook several times already, so I always end up getting up extra early."
Tigress frowned but bowed, "We'll await breakfast in the table."
Tùzǐ bowed back and turned to her duties.
"Was it me or that bunny was flying?" asked Mantis once they were far off.
"This is weirder than when we found out how Shifu trained Po," said Monkey.
"But she was a blur," said Mantis still unable to believe it.
"With weapons she would be deadly," commented Crane. "Perhaps that's why she was chosen?"
"It's not surprise," said Viper. "Most of the contestants know to some level kung fu."
"But Tùzǐ is not aware of what she's doing," murmured Tigress.
The five remained silent until they entered the dining room and sat down.
"True, but she is still going to have to fight one of you eventually for Po's hand," mentioned Viper.
Tigress looked down at her paw and sighed.
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Po arrived later to the meal than expected. It was nearly over when he managed to come back.
"Dragon warrior," said Shifu. "You nearly missed your meal."
Po looked at the table and the blossoms before bowing, "Thank you but I'm going to have to refuse."
Behind the panda a green peahen made her way to the dining room, a picnic basket held in between her wings.
"Gāoguì and I ended having breakfast out in the peach tree," said Po.
Shifu nodded and finished his tea, whereas several brows raised and scowls were given in the panda's general direction.
"Thank you for having the meal with me dragon warrior," said the peahen blushing.
Po smiled, "It was my pleasure. That was the most impressive meal I've had in a while."
Gāoguì blushed and turned.
The air around the area tensed making everyone not directly involve with the tournament flinch slightly, that was however not the case for Shifu. The red panda took his tea cup and placed it on the table before turning to the couple.
"Good to see you're getting along with the contestants dragon warrior," he said to the giant panda.
Po chuckled, "Well it wasn't that hard, I mean Gāo is quite interesting to hear. She's done so many cool stuff. She can speak in three languages, knows kung fu, has detailed practice in cooking and…"
"Po!" said Gāoguì blushing. Noticing her mistake however she cleared her throat and regain a solemn stance. "Dragon warrior, your flattery is…heartwarming."
Po laughed and slightly turned to her, "It's nothing to be ashamed of."
However Gāoguì blushed and played with the basket in her hands, "Thank you dragon warrior."
Shifu nodded and gestured to the pair, "As you know we finally have the blossoms all together in one place. It's time to make the entrance ceremony to introduce them to the valley."
Ears perked at this, easily said, Crane was the first to perk his head and excitement to fill his eyes, "Master Shifu."
"Of course I promised this to be an event Crane could manage," said the red panda gesturing the avian. "However I do expect the blossoms to show in their best garments for the introduction."
"Wait is this going to be a fashion show?" asked Nyx frowning.
Shifu sighed, "It's just an introduction; however it's highly advisable for you to be deemed presentable in terms of the event's roots. This is a mayor event not just for the Valley but for China. One of you will become the bride of the most powerful warrior in China…also Po I want you dressed and bathe for the event."
Po crossed his arms and scoffed, "Way ahead of you."
Shifu raised a brow but didn't have to ask anything as Mr. Ping and Li walked to the dining room.
"My dads already have everything settled," said Po. "They even have me bathe every day."
Mr. Ping licked his wing before reaching to clean Po's neat cheek. Meanwhile Li adjusted Po's pants. "We understand the depth of this event master Shifu."
"Hence we made arrangements for lil Lotus while he arranged the first events," said Li pulling a little too much at Po's pants.
"Our lil boy has everything he'll need," said Mr. Ping slightly bumping on Gāoguì. "Oh sorry dear."
Gāoguì bowed, "It's okay father."
Mr. Ping gasped and winged himself to try and contain tears, "I've dreamt for those words."
"Okay," said Po. "I'll just go and…"
Li pulled Po towards the other side of the dining room, "Oh no lil Lotus, we're going to take you home until the day of the event and get you ready."
"But dad…"
"No buts Po," argued Mr. Ping. "That way you can be shocked when you re-meet these beautiful ladies."
A chortle broke through the dining room, coming from a brown goat, "Thank you Mr. Ping."
Shifu eyed the scene before sighing, "Well I'll leave everything in your hands Crane. As for the rest of you I suggest you get ready for tomorrow."
And with those words the red panda master left to begin his meditating.
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Back in their own, the blossoms all fought quite the battle on their own. Song was the one in the tightest spot, for as soon as she was out of the dining room, the ladies had dragged her to their room to begin the debate on what to use the next day. Add the enormous piles of different clothes and possible make-up Song had more than a little battle in her hands.
Gāoguì had turned to her room to look for money to get some fabric to create her dress. She had millions of beautiful dresses with tiny details and made of exported fabrics. However the peahen wanted something more, a piece that detailed her own personal feeling and touches. Thus she got ready, head down to the village and began to work.
Karasu turned to her room and dug in her belongings and gestured them to Zak.
"Yukata, Kimono, or Qipao?"
The black tiger not noticing the difference shrugged making his childhood friend sigh.
Nyx was another with easy item to her access. She dug into her things taking out a silver one piece qipao. Black thread traced delicate patterns around it that piled at the end of the garment. Nyx traced the patterns and lowered the garment on the bed before picking it up once more and hiding it for tomorrow.
Tùzǐ was the least invested in the entire endeavor, as Wo fussed around her about several pieces that his daughter could use, each more revealing that the other. Tùzǐ lowered her gaze and simply just told him, "I want to use grandma's dress." Wo stopped his rambling and turned to his daughter with a shocked expression.
"But that's such an old dress," he said, his arm falling after his daughter's statement.
However Tùzǐ simply smiled and walked to the kitchen.
Tigress was another that was fussed about, but by her friend Viper.
"What's this?" asked Viper taking an old torn garment from Tigress' belongings.
"An old uniform," replied the tiger.
Viper sighed, "Do you have anything here that's not for fighting?"
Tigress looked at her yellow tunic then to her old training suits, "No."
Viper sighed, she had a ton of work to do.
As all these events happened together there was one of the contestants that had a different set of problems.
Lu-Shi watched her clothes picking the garment she had once used to wed the dragon warrior. Back then she had been under the need to do it given the circumstances, however she now had the opportunity to fix her past mistake and make something new. She wondered how Po would react to her wearing this garment.
"I hope you aren't thinking on wearing that," said her brother Shao.
Lu-Shi turned to him, "Why not? Is my best dress."
"Well…" said Shao. "You did lead him to a trap using that same dress. He really liked you and you broke his heart."
Lu-Shi sighed and dropped the dress, "I'd thought this be easier."
"It isn't?"
"These are kung fu masters," replied the brown goat. "How am I going to battle that?"
Shao thought about it, "It's still the first round sis, you'll work it out."
Lu-Shi lowered her gaze to her dress, "I'll have to make something new."
"That's the spirit," said Shao. "Besides you know Po even before all this, you have an advantage."
Lu-Shi raised her head feeling more confident than before, "You're right Shao, now we need to work something for the dress."
Shao turned to the dress and shrugged, "Can't you fix it to make it look different?"
Lu-Shi scratched her head, "My passion is kung fu not…clothes."
"Take it to a seamstress?"
Both of them tapped their mouth with their hooves as they stared at the dress unsure of how to deal with the dress or even what to do with it.
"Seamstress it is," they both finally said taking the dress and rushing out of the palace.