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Chapter 12 - Putting the plan into action

Later that night, in the streets of the Valley, Mr. Ping and the four members of the Furious Five have been looking for Po for almost an hour. Viper and Crane are together, they're one of the two teams looking for the panda.

"I don't get why Po would disappear like that," said Viper.

"I know," agreed Crane, "it isn't like him. He wouldn't run off like that."

"Do you think someone kidnapped him?" Viper said, "And…"

She stopped when the thought the kidnapper must've killed him, Crane knew by the look on Viper's face, he shouldn't ask why. He put his wing around her and said, "Don't worry, Viper. We'll find him." Viper nodded as they walked. As they continued to walk, Tai Lung and Po were behind barrels, observing them.

"Remember to get them all to me in secret," whispered Tai Lung.

"Will do," Po whispered with a smile, "Stealth mode."

"No stealth mode," whispered Tai Lung, "Just get them quietly to me without raising any suspicions from Tigress or the Kaftar."

Po nodded and then he began to go after Crane and Viper while Tai Lung slipped back into the shadows. We follow Po as he comes upon the two figures, and he said, "Hey there." They both jumped and whirled around to see Po smiling at them.

"Po!" Viper said with relief, "There you are!"

"We've been looking all over for you!" Crane said with relief.

"I know," said Po, "I know. But be quiet."

"Why?" Viper asked.

"I'll explain later," said Po looking around, then he looked back at the two and asked, "We're the others?"

"I think they went to go check the east part of the Valley," said Viper.

"Let's go get them," said Po.

Po began to run to find them, Viper began to slither fast enough to keep up, while Crane flew after them. With Mr. Ping, he was calling out for Po while Monkey and Mantis walked behind him,

"Po? Po?" Mr. Ping called, "I've got some dumplings! Come out my boy!"

"How long has he been doing that?" Monkey asked Mantis.

"Ever since we started the search," said Mantis as he hopped on Monkey's shoulder, "He's really trying to get him to come out."

"Po!" Mr. Ping called wit ha serious tone, "Don't let me tell them about the song you used to sing as a baby!"

"I'd like to hear that," Monkey said with a smile.

"Me too," replied Mantis with a smile.

"I'll start singing it!" Mr. Ping called out, then he sang out, "Laaaaaa…"

Then Po covered Mr. Ping's beak, keeping his dad from embarrassing him anymore.

"Dad! Not the song!" Po said with embarrassment.

Monkey and Mantis were laughing and Monkey said, "Well, that worked like a charm." Po blushed and asked them, "How much did he say?"

"Nothing," said Mantis, "He was just threatening."

Po let go of his dad's beak before the goose said, "Po! Do you know how long I've been looking for you?"

"I know, Dad, I just got called to something," Po lied.

"For an hour?" Mr. Ping asked with a serious tone, putting his wings on his hips.

"Good food," Po lied with a smile, "Good cake. Love it."

"Well, don't EVER go out without telling your ol' dad!" Mr. Ping said in a serious tone.

"Sorry Dad," said Po, "it won't happen again."

Mr. Ping sighed and said, "Okay son, just don't worry me like that again." Po smiled and said, "I won't. I'll give ya that." Then Po picked up his goose dad and hugged him. When Po put his goose dad down Monkey asked, "Where did you go to anyway?"

"Someone wants us to do something for innocents," said Po, "We're assigned to go help them."

"Let's get Tigress," said Viper.

"Not her," Po said, stopping Viper, "She's staying here."

"Why not?" Crane asked, "She's a hardcore fighter."

"Trust me," Po urged them, "she isn't needed this time. And I'm the Dragon Warrior, I know things. And you need to trust me on this one for sure."

Po looked at all of them with seriousness in his eyes and then the four agreed, a bit reluctant though.

"Where're you off to?" Mr. Ping asked.

"Just outside the Valley," said Po, and that was where they were going.

"Okay son," said Mr. Ping with a smile, "Well, I'm going to bed. Go and kick some tail with your awesomeness!"

Po laughed and stuck up the thumbs up sign, and then they began to make their way while Mr. Ping headed back to his noodle shop. We follow Po and his friends as Po leads him to where Tai Lung told him to lead them to.

"Where're we going anyway?" Viper asked.

"Trust me, Viper," said Po, "This situation is pretty serious. You've gotta trust me."

"I don't understand on what's going on here," said Crane.

"Do you have an explanation, Po?" Mantis asked as he hopped onto Po's shoulder.

"It'll all be explained when we get to the destination," said Po, "The situation's serious."

"How serious is the situation?" asked a voice that belonged to the Kaftar.

"Oh, it's…" Po started, but then he stopped and they turned to see the Kaftar leaning against a building.

"Oh, hey Kaftar," Monkey said with a smile, "Nice night, huh?"

"One week before the Winter Festival, and a clear night," said the Kaftar with a smile, "Yep. I couldn't ask for a better night. Where're y'all off to?"

"We're going to go help some villagers in trouble," Po lied, "It's a typical situation."

"Ah," the Kaftar said with a smile, "and why isn't Tigress with you? The Grandmaster's supposed to help."

"We can handle it," said Po, "besides, Grandmaster Tigress is so strong and beautiful, that we won't have as much fun while fighting with awesomeness."

"I see that," chuckled the Kaftar, "You want Tigress to rest up while y'all take care of the villagers."

"Yes," said Po.

"I'll let you go now," said the Kaftar with a smile, "Take care."

Then he began walking away, while Po led his friends away, and the Kaftar was thinking, "I know what they're up to. Snow leopard's a fool. They'll soon learn that they know not to mess with me."

A while later, Po led them into Tai Lung's hideout, the four were not expecting this.

"I thought we were gonna fight bandits," said Mantis.

"Me too," agreed Crane, "What's this about Po?"

"You'd better have a perfect explanation for this," said Viper.

"Yeah!" agreed Monkey.

"Patience people," Po said, looking at them, "This is not what you're expecting."

"You tell'em, Dragon Warrior," said Tai Lung from behind the others, but not Po.

Everyone except Po gasped when they saw Tai Lung standing 10 feet away!

"Tai Lung?" Crane said in shock

"You're alive?" Viper asked in a shocked tone.

"Yes," said Tai Lung, "Po's brought you here for a very serious reason."

"To fight?" Mantis said in an angry tone, "I'll show you snow leopard!"

Mantis charged for Tai Lung, but was stopped by Po, the panda even stopped Monkey from attacking too.

"Po! What're you doing?" Monkey asked in a shocked tone.

"He's not here to fight! He's here to assist!" Po said in a serious tone.

"Why?" Viper asked, "He tried to destroy the Valley! Why are you helping him?"

"He told me about the Kaftar's past, and he's the enemy!" Po said in a serious tone, "Tai Lung's not the enemy."

"What're you talking about?" Crane asked, "The Kaftar's a nice guy!"

"He has you all fooled," Po said seriously, "The hyena's a shapeshifter, he's lived for over 4,000 years, and he's slaughtered millions!"

The four were shocked to hear that, Po had so much seriousness in his voice, that they knew it was true.

"Po's not lying," said Tai Lung, "Look at this scroll."

He unrolled the scroll and pointed to all of the things about the Kaftar, the four read it and when they were finished they were in complete shock, their eyes were wide as saucers.

"Tai Lung…" Viper said with wide eyes, "where did you get this?"

"Tigress' mother," said Tai Lung.

The four gasped when he said that, they looked at Po and he said, "She's alive. She's fifteen miles outside the Valley." The four looked back at Tai Lung in complete shock, he was still alive, Tigress' mother, and the Kaftar's the enemy! What a turnout!

"I met her after the day of my defeat," explained Tai Lung, looking at his robotic hand, "she healed my wound and one of her friends designed the robotic right hand I have on now."

"I can't believe this is happening," Crane said, still shocked.

"Po can't either," said Tai Lung, "I know now that I don't need the Dragon Scroll, I'm a master in my own category. I shouldn't have turned against my home, my family, or anything. I just threw a lot of my life away. And now, I want to set things right."

"What's in it for us?" Viper asked.

"I told Po I needed him and you guys to help me bring down the Kaftar," Tai Lung explained, "he's fooled Tigress and the whole Valley. He's a strong liar and a strong manipulator."

"That hyena's not nice, he's a monster," Po pointed out, making Tai Lung nod, "He's plotting from the shadows to take the Valley."

"How do you know?" Viper asked.

"He plots mostly at night," explained Tai Lung, "He's sneaky and evil. You all are aware that he can speak to you through your minds, he can also look through your eyes and listen through your ears. He probably knows about us doing this. That's why we need to move."

"If he knows about us doing this, why doesn't he stop us?" Mantis asked.

"He's strategic and stealthy," Tai Lung explained, "if he does attack us, he'll alert Tigress and the whole Valley. So, he's not going to attack until he completes his plot. He's hard at work like we are."

The four looked at each other and they knew that this was their only way to defeat the Kaftar.

"I want to help Tigress out of this mess," said Po, "Her pride only led her into a trap. We need to disarm the trap."

"Yes," agreed Tai Lung, "And I also want to point out that we'll try to show Tigress the trap she's in. If she doesn't see it, she's definitely in the trap for sure. The Kaftar would have the upper hand. But there's something else we should take care of before we handle Tigress."

"What's that?" Monkey asked.

"We must get Shifu back into the Valley so we can help her," said Tai Lung.

"But he's exiled," said Po.

"I know," said Tai Lung, "She's the closest thing she's ever had to a father. He needs someone to go talk to him about this right away."

"Who will go?" Monkey asked as they all looked at each other, and then Tai Lung said, "I'll go talk to him." They were shocked to see Tai Lung volunteer.

"But…he might…" Po started but Tai Lung cut him off saying, "Po, he won't listen to you, none of you. I was his son, and I need to show him that I've changed. I have the best chance of talking to him about it. I need to help my little sis' also known as your girlfriend, Po."

Po nodded and then Viper said, "We'll help you." The other four agreed while Tai Lung smiled and said, "Good. I'll be back as soon as I can. Don't raise any suspicions to anyone. Not even Mr. Ping or the most trusted villagers."

"Okay…" said Po.

Tai Lung began to leave to find Shifu, and then Po said: "Wait Tai Lung." Tai Lung stopped, turned around and said: "What?"

"Do you know you have…a nephew?" Po asked.

"Of course," said Tai Lung, "I heard of him while I was in prison."

"He's here in the Valley," said Po, "He's been looking for you for a long time."

"Really?" Tai Lung asked with a shocked look.

"Yes…" Po said, but then he got a little sad and said, "but he thinks you're dead, because he heard me arguing with my dad…I just want to let him know you're not dead."

"I'll go see him after this is all cleared up," said Tai Lung.

Po nodded and then Tai Lung left the hideout.

"This has been one heck of a week!" Mantis exclaimed.

"Tell me about it," agreed Monkey.

"All right guys," said Viper, "no word on this to anyone. Got it?"

They all agreed and then they began to head to the Palace to get some sleep.

A/N: OH! Looks like we're getting the plan into action! Tai Lung's going to talk to Shifu! What's going to happen next? What will Shifu say to Tai Lung? We shall see!