Finding the Strength
Ch 13
Shifu watched as Po arrived back at the Jade Palace exhausted.
Leah was worried not seeing Carley with him.
"Where is she?" she asked him nervous.
"I… need everybody's help to save her, okay?
I was told to go by her. She said it was her fault this happened but it's not.
It's mine.
I should've been making sure nothing happened to her." Po answered her sadly.
"Okay let's go!" Tigress said as she and the Furious Five joined them.
"Thanks guys. I knew you'd help." Leah said.
"Don't worry Carley we're coming!
Tao's going to wish he'd never captured you.
It wasn't your fault what happened while trying to save Po's Dad.
You fought bravely like a Dragon Warrior should.
If anything happens to you, I'd never forgive myself!" she thought as they set off.
Melody watched as Carley transformed from dragon form back into human form because she was so exhausted from trying to summon the power to be strong inside.
There were blood red kanjis on both her thin arms and a green dragon symbol on her fore head.
"She's cute as a mortal in a freakish way." She told her.
Tao smiled as he saw a vision of Po and the others heading this way.
"The other Dragon Warrior and his friends are nearly here.
We must keep her alive to use her as a bargaining chip for what I want." Tao told them.
Melody understood as she saw the Furious Five crash through the walls.
Po and Leah were near the cage where Carley was lying out cold.
Both of them were shocked by the various wounds and bruises over her.
Tears fell from Leah's eyes at that as she broke the bamboo bars with anger.
"Hey it'll be alright. She'll be fine.
It's your mission to get her back to the Jade Palace so she can heal.
If any of Tao's little friends get in your way, stop them using chakra." Po said to her.
"Right! I won't let you down!" Leah replied as she disappeared out of there.
Po then struck a karate stance as he faced Melody.
Charming cackled as he followed Leah with Carley to the Jade Palace so he could get his revenge on them.
"Please hang on. We're nearly there!
I won't let anything stop me!" Leah thought as they reached the Jade Palace.
Leah then flew up the stairs using chakra and landed in front of the doors of the Jade Palace.
She opened them and ran inside to the infirmary.
She then laid her friend in a bed and hooked up machines to her.
"Hello Leah.
Fancy meeting you freaks in China." Charming said to her.
"Get away from me you loser!" she yelled making a shield in front of Carley.
"Oh I see!
You still love her.
I won't rest until you're dead!" he yelled rushing toward her with a kunai but she dodged it by disappearing.
"Where did she go?" he asked himself but was sent flying by an unseen fist.
"That's for hurting my friend!" Leah told him appearing clutching the kunai Charming had dropped on the floor.
She was growling in anger facing him.
"What're you going to do? Finish me?" Charming asked smiling.
"I might seeing all you do is evil." Leah replied growling.
"You don't have the guts! Inside you're trembling!
Admit it!" Charming yelled.
But then she heard him scream as bright blue light surrounded him.
It was coming from Carley's body and aura.
Leah smiled at that. She was using her Dragon Warrior powers to help her.
She watched as Charming faded but wondered where happened to him.
She breathed slowly as she approached her friend's side and kissed her on the lips.
Her eyes began to open.
Blue light shone in them.
"Hey Leah did I miss anything?" Carley said softly to her.
Leah answered with a hug.
"No you didn't. I'm so glad you're awake!" she said as Po and the others arrived with various scratches and cuts.
"Hey you're alright! We... were worried about you." Po said softly.
Tigress watched as he was with Leah talking to Carley.
There was something she wanted to tell him but was trying to muster the courage to...