Lotus Blade
Po wondered why Shifu was so worried as they were in the Hall of Heroes. He was thinking about what the prophecy said about Mara. He didn't understand how some stranger from the forest was supposed to help Lotus with becoming the future Dragon Warrior.
"Mara is healing fast.
But she's great because Lotus has a friend.
Maybe Mara has powers too like Lotus.
Maybe that's why those bandits were after her when she was a baby." the Dragon Warrior told him but Lotus had been listening to their talk but left to see Mara.
"Hey Lotus you okay?" the wolf girl asked her friend softly.
"I'm fine.
I heard my father and uncle talking about something, an new prophecy that involved you as the Wolf Spirit Warrior.
It said you're supposed to help me become the future Dragon Warrior.
I don't understand." Lotus explained to her.
But nobody knew that Shifu had came to visit Po from the other side and to tell him about the new part of the prophecy he'd found. But the Dragon Warrior was curious about Mara. She was healing pretty fast but would start training fast. He noticed that Mara was very silent and shy around the others but knew they needed to gain her trust.
Lotus hoped that Mara would be okay as they were training using their chi powers but Mara was nervous because she remembered what had happened the last time she'd used her powers.
"Mara you okay?" she asked her.
"Y-Yes I'm okay.
I have to tell you something.
I'm not good at my powers.
The last time I used them, I nearly hurt some village kids.
I want to use them to become the Shadow Wolf Warrior but I'm scared about hurting people like you or the Furious Five." she admitted as a blast of chi hit Lotus sending her flying but she landed on her feet.
"You see what I mean?" she told Lotus sadly sitting on the ground with a sad look in her eyes.
"It'll be okay Mara I know you didn't mean it." she said as she meditated. She'd been learning how to calm herself from Tigress who'd learned how to control her strength from Shifu.
Mara hoped that she would be able to control her powers.
"Why can't I control my powers?
I'm supposed to be the Shadow Wolf Warrior." she thought as her aura was calm.
She found herself in a familiar place, a village far away from the Valley of Peace.
Mara gasped.
It was the Valley of Hope.
But she heard laughter as somebody appeared behind her.
It was her mother.
"Mom?
What're you doing here?" Mara asked surprised as the older female laughed.
"Mara I know you're having problems controlling your powers as the Shadow Wolf Warrior like I did when I was your age. But I learned to trust myself and those around me like you need to do now.
Lotus found you when you were badly injured in the forest and now you have a family, something you've never had before.
The only way to fully control your powers is to trust yourself.
You'll see." she told her daughter as everything faded as she began to wake up.......
Lotus saw sadness in Mara's eyes.
She wondered what the girl had seen while meditating but wouldn't tell her. But later as she lay in her room in the bunk house, Mara began to think about what her mother had told her but wasn't sure.
She'd been on her own since her mother and her had left the Valley of Hope and had felt that it was better being alone than having others living with you but she was beginning to secretly like being with the Furious Five as she walked out of there and went outside.
She saw the Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom and walked over to it but sat under it.
She felt at ease.
But she saw somebody join her.
It was Rai-san.......