Well I said these Chapters were gonna take me some time. Sorry I didn't post it yesterday, but I just ran out of time. But I finifshed the 13th Chapter and I think it's gonna be a hit...mostly...Po and the Five have disobeyed their Masters and Now are Working together as a team for the first time...Personally I don't think the Bandit raid on the village counts because Po mostly worked one on one with the Five during that chapter. Anyway, Thanks for reviewing my story, and Raichu Obscur, To answer your question, You are not the only one who loved it when the Dragon Warrior was revealed to his friends/love intrest. Honestly I think that was the Chapter I got the most reviews on yet! Anyway, Enjoy the Chapter...cause I think I may surprise you guys again...

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Chapter 13

No More Avoiding Destiny, Here Comes The Warrior of Black and White

Po and the Five were racing along the walkway, away from the other Masters as they made their way over to the canons and boats. While they ran, more wolves jumped up onto the walkways and tried to rush them, as Po shouted to his friends, "Guys! Keep them away from us! Tigress, you're with me!" Tigress nodded as the rest of the Five shouted "Got it!" as they shot forward and cleared a path for the two. As they were running, Tigress asked "So what's your plan Po?" Po nodded towards the cannons. "We take out those cannons all at once! But we need to get them all together first!" Tigress then asked "And how do you plan on taking them all out in one shot exactly?" she asked in disbelief. Po then pointed to the massive pot containing all the melted metal, hanging at the far end of the factory. "We knock that over and completely melt those cannons down for good!" Tigress then added, "And If we're lucky, the extreme heat will cause any of the ammunition it hits to explode. It's Brilliant!" Po then quipped "Who'd have thought Science class would actually pay off?" As the two began to leap down to the mail floor, while the rest of the Five now followed them closely.

After Tigress relayed Po's plan to the others, Po and Tigress began to work together to move all of the cannons into one spot, with the cannons all facing the same direction towards the boats. "Man these things are heavy!" Po grunted as he and Tigress were pushing the cannons. The cannons were so heavy that Po and Tigress had to both push them together at the same time. Of course while they were doing this, they were completely exposed and unable to defend themselves, so it was up to the rest of the Five to keep them covered. But Po knew that he could trust in his friends, so he and Tigress continued to work while the rest of the Five dealt with Shen's men. Once they finished moving the latest cannon Tigress called out, "Just a few more to go! But how do you plan on knocking over that container?" Po then blinked for a second, "Actually…I hadn't quite figured that out just yet." Tigress just rolled her eyes as she and Po made their way over to the last few cannons.

Master Shifu and the rest of the Masters council were continuing to fight off Shen's soldiers, but no matter how many men they took down, more just seemed to keep coming. "It seems like there just isn't an end to Shen's forces." Shifu stated as he now stood back to back to Master Thundering Rhino. "Don't tell me Master Oogway's star pupil is getting tired?" Rhino teased as he felled a group of three wolves with a single swing of his hammer while Shifu just chuckled "Hardly…I may be older, but I am still incredibly Spry for my age Master Rhino." And with that, Shifu pole-vaulted towards a pair of Gorillas as he brought his fist around and sent the first one flying through a wall, while he landed and spun around, attacking the second one mercilessly with his Masters staff as he whirled around and kicked him into Rhino's cloud hammer, knocking the gorilla out instantly. Rhino smirked as he said "Not bad for an old man." Shifu then snapped at the Rhino "Watch it Rhino, or you're next!" as the two grinned at each other briefly until they heard more wolves heading their way, "It never ends." Rhino stated while Shifu chuckled "Now who's getting old?" as the two rushed their new attackers.

Brycen was still battling Shen one on one, as they continued to move about the top level of the factory, each engrossed in their battle, afraid that if they divided their attention for the slightest second, that the other would finish them in an instant. Brycen brought the hammer around in a sweep at Shen's head as the peacock ducked and struck low with his Guan Dao, as Brycen deflected with the handle of his hammer and pushed the Peacock back. As Shen was backing up, he threw about three throwing knives at Brycen, who used his hammer to deflect two of them while using his free hand to catch the last one, and then redirect it straight back at the peacock, who narrowly avoided the knife from grazing alongside his face, as the knife wedged itself into the wall behind the white bird. Shen then chuckled "I must say, for a Bear, you always did move incredibly fast for your species…tell me, what is your secret?" Shen asked with fake curiosity, as Brycen lunged for the peacock bringing the hammer down in a powerful smash. "Oh you know, daily training, eating healthy… and the ever increasing desire to avenge my friends!" as Brycen continued his assault on the Peacock who laughed maniacally

"Oh Yes! The Pandas! Tell me Master, what was it like!?" Brycen then stopped as he brought the hammer up in a defense position as he asked furiously, "What was what like!?" Shen then grinned as he said coldly "What was it like, to see your precious friends bathed in their own blood…to have been only a few hours away, and realize that you were nowhere near them to help save their pathetic lives!? Tell me Bear…how did it feel to have felt such incredible failure for those, "friends", of yours!? To have failed them oh so completely!" Suddenly Brycen roared as he delivered powerful swings at the peacock, and for a while, Shen felt he was really going to get hit by the massive hammer as he continued to back away from the swings as Brycen roared "Do you know what I've done every day since that time? I've thought of countless ways for how you should suffer for your crimes! How you got off WAY too easy just because you were the Emperor's son! You never should have been able to walk away from that day Shen! The only reason you still stand today, is because Rhino stopped me from ending your life MYSELF!"

As Brycen finished he placed the head of the hammer down as he pole-vaulted over to Shen and kicked him into a nearby wall. As the peacock landed against it, he looked up to see Brycen now approaching him slowly as he twirled that blasted hammer. "You ruined so many lives Shen! And for the longest time, I never was able to ever understand why! You had everything! A fancy palace! The people of Gongmen! Parents who loved you! And you threw it all away because of some words from an old goat! Why!?" as Brycen brought the hammer around only to have Shen duck and leap back, creating some distance. "Why you ask? It's funny, that Panda asked me the same thing." Brycen's eyes narrowed as he glared at Shen, yet waited for him to answer. "I killed all of those PANDAS, to ensure the future of Gongmen City! And what thanks do I get!? The people shunned me! My mother feared me! And I got exiled, by my own Father!" Brycen cried out "THE CITY!? You must be kidding me! You can't possibly tell me you butchered so many innocent lives just for the people of Gongmen! No…You did it because of one thing…Fear."

Shen's eyes widened as Brycen threw himself at the peacock in a fit of rage. "You were terrified! Terrified, that if you let one single panda live…that you would have the throne taken out from underneath you!" Shen then shouted "Lies!" But Brycen continued "But in your attempt to save your sorry hide, you ended up casting yourself out of not only the city, but all of China!" as Brycen whirled around and kicked Shen in the face, forcing the peacock back once more. Brycen then bellowed "All your efforts to ensure you still got to sit on that blasted throne. All for naught. You killed so many men" as Brycen took another swing at Shen, "So many women." and another swing that Shen avoided, "So many CHILDREN!" as Brycen brought the hammer down in a slam, narrowly missing Shen by inches. "All of them gone. And you then lost everything! Everything you did to keep your precious throne, only to have it taken away for good. YOUR ACTIONS WERE POINTLESS!" Brycen then stopped advancing on the peacock, as Shen was now up against another wall, while Brycen just stood there, shaking with furry. "And after all you've done…after all the lives you've taken…including my most precious friends…Chong…Xiu. You think that by killing my student, you can still have it all?" Shen then bellowed "Yes…and once I eliminate him like the rest of his kind, no one will be able to stop me from obtaining what is rightfully mine!"

Brycen then shook his head as he said coldly "Don't you get it Shen? If you would have just left the Pandas be…you would have had all that you ever wanted…Those who often try to take a road to avoid their destiny…will often end up facing it in the end." Shen scoffed as he muttered "Enough of your petty Kung Fu wisdom! When I am the ruler of China! All Kung Fu will forever disappear from this world!" Brycen shook his head again as he said still coldly "You still don't get It do you Shen? The day you set out to eliminate the Pandas…you were destined to fail…My student…will defeat you…because when you tried to change your fate , you set his own destiny in motion." As Brycen looked down, he saw that Po and the Five still hadn't left the building, but were apparently trying to get rid of Shen's weapons. As Brycen watched his student in his red hood working alongside Tigress, while the rest of the Five kept Shen's men at bay, he smiled briefly as he finished "And no matter how many times I have tried to keep him from his destiny…I now know…that It is impossible for me to keep protecting him like this." as Brycen looked over to Shen, he saw the Peacock had now taken notice of his student as he shouted "Just what do those brats think they're doing with my weapons!" Brycen then smirked as he stated slightly amused "The exact opposite of what I told him…He's putting a stop you and your plans."

With Po and the Five…

"That's the last of them!" Po hollered as he and Tigress finished facing the last cannon towards the sips. Once they were through, Tigress asked "What now?" Po looked up at the Conveyor belt that was still moving. As he examined the workings quickly, he noticed there were support beams holding the belt up along the entire construct as Po shouted over to Monkey and Viper "Monkey! Viper! Take out the first two sets of support beams to that conveyor belt!" Monkey and Viper both nodded as Po then called to Mantis "Mantis, You're in charge of stopping that belt! I want it completely stopped!" Mantis nodded as he said "Aye-Aye!" as Mantis began rushing for the controls. Po then turned to Crane as he said "Crane, I need you to get me up there onto that Belt, Can you do that?" Crane nodded as he said "No sweat Po!" Po then turned to Tigress as he said "Once that Belt is stopped, you and me are gonna push that Container over! You ready?" Tigress nodded as she began making her way up the walkway, knocking any wolves out of her way as she ran. Crane then took to the air as he grabbed Po by the arm and flew the Panda up onto the Conveyor belt.

Monkey and Viper were able to break each of the support beams easily enough, as the belt began to hang down so that it now wasn't placed over top of the container but rather now was placed well beneath it about a quarter of the way down the containers side, where the belt was now wedged against it. Mantis had found the controls and was pulling all the levers. He found the ones that controlled the speed of the belt but not the one that stopped it. Not until he pulled the last one which stopped the belt at once. "It's always the last one…" Mantis said as he hopped up onto the belt which Tigress had now reached. Mantis Placed himself halfway along the belt as Tigress placed herself 3/4ths of the way down. As Po was being flown up above, he called out "Start running! Mantis Give Tigress a boost!" Mantis hollered out "GO FOR IT TIGRESS!" Tigress nodded as she began to run! Once she reached Mantis, Mantis grabbed her by the paw as he whirled her around and threw her down the belt, giving Tigress an incredible boost as Po shouted "Now Crane!"

Immediately, Crane Dove Down and launched Po at the belt. When Po landed he was running alongside Tigress as the two raced for the Container. Everyone was now watching the two as they neared the Massive Container filled with the hot metal. Shifu, The Council, Brycen, Shen, even Shen's men had stopped to watch as Po shouted "NOW!" as he and Tigress leaped into the air. As Tigress brought both her palms back, Po began to twirl in the air as he brought forth a single fist, both warriors shouting at the same time.

"DOUBLE PALM STRIKE!..."

"DRAGON HAMMER STRIKE!..."

And the instant both students made contact there was a loud *BOOM* as the force of their impact actually sent out a small shock wave, forcing the container to lean back slowly, as the sounds of its creaking rang throughout the factory. Brycen had an un-amused face on as he rolled his eyes thinking to himself "He threw in a few extra rotations to build momentum and only changed the name to my hammer strike? Dear gods Po…"as Brycen shook his head while Shen looked on in horror. As the container was falling Po and Tigress pushed off the container into back flips and landed on the conveyor belt, as they watched the container continue to slowly fall over. Shen watched in disbelief as his eyes widened as he watched the container spill over with a *BOOM*as the Hot liquid Metal splashed over top of all the cannons and began to not only melt the cannons down, but also push them out towards the edge of the factory doors. And just as Tigress predicted, some of the cannons that were loaded with cannonballs began to explode as Po shouted "Take Cover!" as he grabbed Tigress and threw them both down to the Conveyor belt, shielding their heads with their arms. As the cannons that weren't being melted down completely by the hot metal began to explode, some of them began to fire what ammunition was loaded straight for the ships, resulting in them creating a sort of domino effect of explosions. As each ship exploded due to the ammunition on board, the next one nearby also exploded, and soon the entire fleet of naval ships was ablaze.

Once the explosions ceased, Po and Tigress, as well as the other Masters got up and turned to see Shen's fleet completely destroyed, as well as most of his cannons completely melted down while some were warped to the point of no use whatsoever. Brycen then muttered "Atta Boy Po…"Storming Ox was the first to speak out to everyone though, as he said "I don't believe it…those kids destroyed Shen's weapons!" Shifu looked up to see Tigress and Po getting to their feet, as he could only smile at his daughter. She had helped stop Shen from being able to burn all of China to the ground, along with the rest of his students. He had never been so proud of them all for disobeying his orders. Suddenly a loud screech was heard from the far end of the room as Shifu and the other Masters as well as Po and the Five all looked over to see Shen had knocked Brycen back while he screamed "MY CANNONS! YEARS OF WORK, GONE! ALL BECAUSE OF THAT BLASTED PANDA!" Shen then turned to see Wolfang below, as he hollered "General! Deal with this one!" as Shen indicated Brycen, who looked over at the peacock in surprise. Wolfang immediately leaped up and swung at Brycen with his own hammer while Brycen backed up a few steps saying "Out of my way!" as Brycen began to fight off Wolfang.

Po watched as Shen leaped down onto the second level, and his eyes widened with fear "Oh no…" Po said as he and Tigress's eyes widened both with fear. "We missed one!" Tigress yelled, as Shifu turned to see Shen lowering the cannon right at Po and Tigress. Brycen's eyes widened in fear as he roared "NO!" as he smashed Wolfang over the edge of the railing and began to race for his student! Po was frozen as he watched Shen lock his cannon in place as the white peacock wore an evil grin while he prepared to light the fuse, "Say goodbye to your Precious Panda!" Shen bellowed. As Po looked over to Tigress, her eyes locked with his. Time slowed as Shen struck the fuse with his steel covered talons and the sparks lit the fuse. Tigress almost didn't notice Po's hand coming up and shoving her out of the way with a powerful thrust. Their eyes still locked as she shouted "NOOOO!" But as Po gave her a soft smile, he turned to see Shen's cannon firing its cannonball straight at him. The Masters all watched in horror as the ball of dark fire made its way straight for Po. Po never made an attempt to move as he watched it near. "So this is it…I'm sorry everyone…Tigress…Dad…Coach." But as Po finished the thought, Brycen landed in front of Po as he brought the hammer forward into a powerful thrust as Po whispered "Master?"

*BOOOOOOM*!

The Explosion was so loud everyone was forced to look away, as Po was flown straight back and up onto the third level as he landed against the wall, his head smacking the surface hard as he fell to the floor. The Impact also made everyone around, including Tigress fall back as Tigress rolled onto the ground level over by Monkey and Viper as she looked up screaming "PO!" But it was Rhino who whispered "Brycen."

As the smoke began to dissipate, Po began to push himself up as he began to cough, his lungs burning from the amount of smoke inhalation. As he got to his feet, he pulled down his hood as he looked around. His ears were ringing as he stumbled over to the railing. As he looked down, he saw the conveyor belt was over half destroyed and underneath a pile of wood and metal, Po was just able to make out a black furred arm with a hammer laying a few feet away from it. "M-MASTER!" Po cried as he hurried himself down to the ground level as fast as he could. Once he reached the Pile of rubble he began to move the debris off of his Master in a panic. "No… Nononononono…Master! Master can you hear me!? MASTER!" Suddenly Tigress and Monkey were at his side as they began to assist him with digging out his Master. When they finally managed to unbury Brycen, Po's stomach flipped over "MASTER!" Po cried as he gazed down upon Brycen's body.

Dozens of shrapnel from the cannon ball had embedded itself in Brycen's torso, causing lots of blood to begin oozing out of Brycen's chest. "No…" Po whispered as he dropped to his knees, tears rimming his eyes while Tigress called out "VIPER! MANTIS!" immediately the two were upon them with Crane right behind them as Viper and Mantis immediately began to remove some of the shrapnel. As they worked Po heard Brycen's weak voice. "Always…crying." Po looked up to see Brycen had opened his eyes halfway as the Black Bear tried to smile at his student. "Master!" Po cried as his face went from anguish to one of relief, as he moved closer to him. However, even though Viper and Mantis were able to remove most of the shrapnel…there were a few shards that were wedged into several vital spots. Viper and Mantis were thinking the same thing "If we remove those, Brycen will bleed out. But if we leave them be…he will also die…"Viper and Mantis looked up to see Rhino and Shifu rushing over and with one look, they also knew what was going on…everyone but Po knew…that Brycen was going to die…

Trying to keep Po in the Dark, Tigress then said. "We…We need something to stop the bleeding." Immediately, Po tore off his tunic and placed it over Brycen as he began to apply some pressure to the wounds, his amulet dangling from his neck. "Don't worry Master…We'll get you some help…we'll get you a healer…right?" as Po looked up he saw everyone looking absolutely heartbroken as he waited for a response. "RIGHT!?" Po asked again, this time his voice breaking. It was Brycen who got his attention "Boy." Po whirled as he saw Brycen was looking at him with a knowing smile. Po shook his head furiously. "No…No You are not giving up on me! You are not going to die on me!" Po shouted as tears began to flow from the Panda's eyes. Brycen forced a chuckle as he said. "You know…You always did grasp at the slightest glimpse of hope." Po then shouted "Master You can't die!" But Shifu cut him off "Panda…listen to your Master…" Po's eyes never left Brycen as the Black Bear whispered "You know…I never told you…how much you look like your father." Po's heart stopped as his eyes widened as Brycen continued "And… You definitely have…your Mother's heart…always…caring…for others." Tigress and the others watched on in shock. Not even the remaining Members of Shen's men were attacking, as they watched the scene unfold.

Po then asked in a disbelieving tone "You…you knew…My parents?" as he stared at his Master. Brycen smiled as he forced a nod while he said "I did…we…we were…close friends…They…would be proud…of the man you…have become." Po had no idea what to say. All this time Brycen knew where he came from. Who his parents were. Who he was. But instead of being angry with him, Po was shaking his head furiously again, saying "I only got to where I am because of you!" Brycen shook his head as he said "No…You are…who you are…not because of me…but because of your Dad… Because of your friends…and because you are your parent's son." Brycen then looked over to the hammer as Po looked over at it "That weapon…belonged to your father…it has been…in your family…for over…one hundred years…Passed down…amongst the Panda clan leaders…from father…to son." Po turned to look at Brycen with a face full of surprise. Brycen then finished "It…is rightfully…yours" Po was speechless as he looked at Brycen for a long moment.

With tears streaming his face, Po whispered "I…I remember you." Brycen looked confused for a moment as he Po explained "I…I remembered…it was you…You found me…you were the Master who found me in that radish crate." Brycen's eyes widened in surprise, as did Tigress's and the Five. Brycen then chuckled as he muttered "Damn…Soothsayer." as Po continued "All my life…You were always there…even if I didn't know it…You can't leave me Brycen…Coach…I…I need you to stay!" But a Po spoke; he was beginning to hyperventilate as Brycen reached up weakly and gripped his shoulder. "You…are…strong…And I…can no longer keep you…from your destiny." as Brycen locked his eyes with Po, he said. "A peacock…will rise…only to be defeated…by a Warrior…of Black…and White…I know now…that you truly…are the only one…to stop him…and…You must." Po shook his head furiously as he said "I'm not leaving you Master!" But Brycen smacked Po across the face weakly as he said "Yes…You…Will…Or else…all those people…YOUR people…will have died …in vain…your Parents…my friends…all of them." Po stared at his Master for a long moment. Finally after wiping his eyes he looked down at his master and nodded his head while saying "You said…that you had something to tell me…that you promised that once this is over…nothing will keep you from telling me." Brycen nodded as Po got to his feet. "So stay alive…until I take care of Shen…because IF you do die on me Coach…I won't forgive you!" Brycen smiled as he said weakly "I…Promise …Po."

Po looked over to Shen who was smiling wickedly at the Panda, as the peacock began to cackle as Po glared at him menacingly. Po then looked over to Tigress as he asked "Tigress…will you stay with him?" as Tigress looked Po in the eye, a part of her wanted to say no, that she wanted to stay with the Panda and make sure he was safe. But after listening to Brycen's words and the prophecy about Po, she knew she couldn't go with him, the most she could do for Po was give him hope…hope that his Master would make it and that she would stay with him. Tigress smiled weakly as she walked over and knelt down as she applied pressure to Brycen's wounds saying "I'll stay with him Po." Po smiled as he said to his friends. "Don't let him die…please…I'm counting on you guys." as Po looked to his friends they all nodded their heads as Po turned and looked at the hammer.

As Po walked over to it, he bent down and picked it up in both of his hands. To his amazement…it was incredibly light as he turned it around looking at all four Yin-Yang Symbols. He then remembered his vision of his real dad as he protected Po with this exact hammer and how Brycen had used it like a Bow staff "Bow staff." Po thought to himself as he twirled the hammer around easily, just like he did whenever Brycen trained him back in the Mountains. Po then turned to see the Masters Council and Shifu all staring at him in wonder as Po took one last look at Brycen as he said "Don't leave me Master." Brycen smiled weakly as Tigress continued to look up at Po, as the Panda nodded and began to make his way over to Shen, the Masters Council stepping out of his way as he passed them all without looking at them, his eyes focused only on Shen. Not even the wolves would stop him as he made his way up to the Second floor.

As Tigress watched him leave her eyes never left his back. She almost never even noticed a paw had placed itself on top of hers. Looking down she saw Brycen was gripping her paw weakly as he said "Have faith…in my student…Tigress." Tigress smiled weakly as she nodded her head saying. "Just…don't say anything. Save your strength, you promised Po you wouldn't die. And you're keeping that promise…he's lost too much to have you taken away too." Brycen smiled weakly as he leaned his head back saying "True." as he thought to himself "But it's a good thing he's got you…Tigress."

As Po stood at the far end of the walkway with his father's hammer in hand, he glared at Shen fiercely as the Peacock jumped down off of his massive cannon, bringing out his Guan Dao, as he said coldly to the Panda, "So…the Panda has decided to finally die." Po then closed his eyes briefly. When he opened them he twirled his hammer around and brought it forward in a stance as he said coldly "I'm not dying today Shen…and neither is my Master. Today…A Panda, is going to stop you for good!" as Shen looked at Po for a moment, the image of that Panda Chief wielding that same hammer flashed before his eyes for a moment, making Shen gasp for an instant. But just as fast as he saw it, the Panda Chief was gone, and Po was before him once again. "It…can't be…that's impossible!" Shen then shouted "I will NOT be denied my Throne because of some STUPID PANDA!" Po then shifted his feet as he shouted at the Peacock his voice firm and confident "I'm NOT just some stupid Panda…" as Po twirled the hammer around again swiftly as he brought it around and declared "I'm THE PANDA! And after today Shen, you'll never hurt anyone else ever again! I swear on all of the Pandas you killed...My parents…and My Master, that I'm going to stop you here and now, once and for all!" Shen then roared as he brought his Guan Dao around screaming "You can try PANDA!" as the two warriors rushed each other. One with the desire to Rule over the people…While the other desired only to protect them.

Chapter 13...is done...Po is finally facing Shen one on one...while his friends can only watch on, and his Master is in horrible shape...Please...

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