Chapter 14 Embrace The Future
Everywhere Sying looks, his helicopters was destroyed. Some helicopters was still floating on fire while others sank below. The remains of his soldiers could be seen floating in the water. The explosion killed them. Sying slowly got up as he picks up his weapon while his body was covered in blood.
"Roar!" Leo roared, jumping behind the prince, forcing the prince to draw his Double Edge sword and turns around.
Leo's arms and legs were still on fire. He stares at prince with an angry look in his eye. They were both trapped in a ring of fire.
"How?" Sying snarled. "How are you still alive after I've fired everything at you?"
"You could never kill me, Sying." Leo growls with an answer. "I'm a survivor."
"Tch." Sying snickered. "Can you say the same about your parents? I've took away you're parents and murdered them in cold blood."
"Because you wanted people dead with no respect for you wanting to fulfill your ancestor's dream." Leo snarled at him.
"Ha!" Sying chuckled darkly. "People deserve it when they didn't choose my ancestor to become the first emperor in China. China is in chaos."
"Bullshit!" Leo snaps at him. "The only reason China is like that is because you've been murdering innocent people! People like you who kill innocent people should die!"
"Should I?" Sying questioned. "You should've been the one to die along with you parents."
"Sorry to disappoint you but there is no way in hell I'm going to die without a fight." Leo said angrily.
"The loss of my family is broken." Sying said. "I do not care for one other's family who would not vote for me as emperor."
"Well you should care." Leo said. "A family member will always survive and will try to kill you."
"A feeling that I've ignored in the past has returned." Sying said, getting into his bird stance. "I will make sure that you will be dead, personally."
"But this time, you won't escape." Leo said.
"Ha ha ha!" the prince laughed.
"Hm?" Leo asked, staring the prince. "What are you laughing about, you bastard?"
Sying stares at Leo. "I'll escape as always but this time you will die." the prince said with an evil grin. "After I kill you, I'll continue to kill the innocents. Maybe I'll rape them before I kill them. I was going to rape your mother that night."
"Damn you, fucking bastard!" Leo roared. He lunges at Sying, catching him off guard with a tiger palm strike. Sying was doing his best to block Leo's attacks but each attack is stronger than the last. Leo grabs him by the throat and started slamming him into the floor hard.
"Argh!" Sying yelled in pain as he was getting slammed into the floor.
Leo tosses him into the air before jumping above him and delivering a powerful axe kick. Sying manage to block Leo's diamond sword with his own. Leo kept pressing his attack, not allowing the prince to attack. The beast inside Leo wanted the prince kill for what he was going to do that night. Sying will die for what he has done.
"ROOARR!" Leo roared angrily, knocking the sword out of Sying's hand.
It gave Sying the opportunity to punch Leo across the face.
"Argh!" Leo grunted a bit, shaking the pain off. He dodges the prince's flying side kick by jumping over him and throwing his sword at Sying. The sword grazes Sying's stomach and flew into the fire on the water. Leo ran at him and threw in some punches at Sying. He grab's Sying's leg and threw him on the other side of the raft.
Sying jumps over to Leo to kick him, but Leo grab his foot and twist it hard. "Argh!" the prince yelled in pain.
Leo pushes Sying back, making Sying to land on both of his feet. He watches the prince take a knee, feeling the pain in his foot. Leo got on all fours like a tiger and lunges at Sying. He sinks his teeth in the prince's neck hard. Leo didn't let go as the prince was struggling. In one strong pull, Leo made a big gaping hole in Sying's neck, revealing the prince's throat.
The prince's blood got on Leo's face. Leo spits out the skin, looking down at the dead prince. Leo had his revenge. Sying was no longer a threat to anyone. He didn't take his eyes off Sying.
"Ha... ha... ahh..." Leo breathed heavily. He can taste the blood in his mouth.
Panther came up from underneath the water and climbs onto the raft, making Leo to slowly turn around to look at her. Panther didn't say a word. Blood was running down Leo's chin. Leo continue to stand there, looking at her. The fire on his arms and legs were still there.
"It's... ov-over..." Leo finally manage to speak. He did a couple strikes and hurricane kicks to put out the fire. There was a few burned marks on his arms and legs. Leo turns his head over to Sying's dead body. "Now he can rule... in hell..." The feeling, the beast inside Leo disappeared.
Panther walks over to Leo and places his left arm around her neck. Then, two powerful roars came out of nowhere from out side the ring of fire. The two powerful roars puts out the fire. Panther could see that the others are waiting for them at the docks.
Leo punches the raft in half. Leo and Panther watches the other half the raft floats away from them. A strong gust of wind pushes them towards the dock. Panther let's Leo to sit down. The raft comes to a complete stop as Panther puts Leo's left arm around her neck and helps him to get on the dock.
"Hah..." Leo let out a small sigh as Panther removed his arm and stood in front of him.
Panther looks at him. "That was pretty amazing." Panther complimented him.
Leo didn't say anything but smiled. He was about to take another step but he was about fall forward. Panther caught him, their noses near each other. Everyone didn't say a word. Tigress cross her arms over her chest, staring at her boyfriend.
Panther backed away from him.
"Sorry." Panther said, breaking the silence.
"Don't worry about it." Leo smiled.
Po and Tigress watches Monkey, Mantis, Crane and Viper past Panther to see Leo.
"What you did back there was amazing!" Mantis exclaims, jumping onto Leo's shoulder.
"Amazing?" Po asked, walking up to Panther's side. "That was totally awesome of what he did out there."
"Not mention it was reckless." Crane added.
Shifu walks up to Leo. "It would seem that you have found your inner strength." Shifu said. "Most impressive."
"Well, you are a pretty good teacher, Master Shifu." Leo said, bowing to his master.
Shifu smiled at this and bowed back. Everyone looked on to continue watching the fireworks. The people of Gongmen City was saved. All of China was saved, even China back from the real world. A particular firework caught Leo's eye and it was the Eye Of The Tiger.
Leo couldn't help but smile. But something else caught his attention. On the other side of the sea on the hill was the black tiger, the white tiger and the black panther, standing there, staring. Leo silently walks past his friends and girlfriend to the edge of the dock. "I also have you to thank for helping me find my inner strength to draw out." he muttered.
The three beasts nodded their heads and roared. Leo bows his head towards them. After the two tigers and the panther roared, the three beasts turns around and ran away until they were all out of sight.
Everyone stayed and watch the fireworks for an hour. During that time, the destroyed helicopters sank underneath the sea with the ships. Leo was sitting down until Viper slithers up besides him.
"What were you muttering about an hour ago, Leo?" Viper asked.
Leo turns his head to look at her. "It is nothing." Leo answered. "What do you need, Viper?"
"We will be staying at Liling's place tonight and go back to the valley tomorrow morning." Viper informs him.
"Good." Leo said. "Have the sleeping arrangements been made of who we're sleeping with?"
"You'll be sleeping with me tonight, Leo." Tigress said, walking up behind him and Viper.
"Very well." Leo smiled.
Liling showed Leo his room as Tigress helps Leo to walk inside. His room was big, even the bed itself. There was a map of China and a window that has a perfect view of the sea.
"I hope you like your room." Liling said.
"It's perfect, Liling." Leo said.
"Thank you and make your selves comfortable." Liling said with a smile. "If you need anything, I'll be downstairs serving the customers. Shifu went with Masters Ox and Croc to look at the damage to the city."
"How are you feeling, Leo?" Tigress asks him.
"A little exhausted." Leo said. "But I still feel the pain."
"You should lay down and get some rest." Tigress said.
"What about Panther and the others?" Leo asked.
"Panther is going to help us to make sure that the people weren't harm during the attack and we'll be picking up some groceries along the way." Po said, entering the room with some bandages and two buckets of hot water with a couple of dry towels.
"No snack stops this time." Leo and Tigress said together.
"Ha ha!" Po laughed. He stops laughing, seeing their serious looks. "Really?"
"Yes." Leo said serious.
"Fine." Po sighed. "Leo, I've brought these so you can clean up."
"Thanks you, Po." Leo said.
The Dragon Warrior places the bandages and the towel on the bed while placing the bucket of hot water next Leo's feet.
"Will you be alright by yourself, Leo?" Tigress asks her boyfriend.
"I will be fine, Tigress." Leo assured her. "I'll join all of you in a couple of hours."
"Very well, Leo." Tigress nods her head. She leans in and kiss Leo before leaving the room with Po and closing the door.
Leo couldn't help but grin. He looks down at his arms and legs. There was some pretty good burned marks on his arms and legs. Leo removed his burned ripped up shirt and pants and he was down in his boxers. He dumps the towel into the bucket and proceeded to wash his arms.
"Ah." Leo grunted a bit, feeling the stinging. It hurts but Leo didn't make a sound. "Damn, that stings." He continued rubbing his arms and legs for ten minutes each. After his arms and legs were clean, Leo wipes off the dried blood on his face. He stares into in his reflection of the water, his face clean. Leo turns around and looks at his old clothes.
"Leo, it's Viper." Viper's voice said. "May I come in? I brought you some new clothes."
"Come in." Leo said, turning his head around.
The door opens and Viper slithers in with a fresh new set of clothes that he wore. "Here you go, Leo." Viper said, setting the clean clothes on the bed next to him.
"Thank you, Viper." Leo thanks her.
"Your welcome." Viper said with a smile before leaving the room.
Leo wraps the bandages around his arms and legs before he puts on the clothes. He lays down on the bed and closes his eyes.
Two hours has passed and Leo was walking alone through the streets. Everywhere he looked, the citizens thanked him for saving their city. He caught up with Monkey and Crane as they were carrying the groceries.
"Need help, you two?" Leo asked, walking up to them.
"Leo!" Crane exclaims. "How are you feeling?"
"Feeling better, but I could still feel the pain." Leo said.
"We're all glad that you're safe, Leo." Monkey said, handing a basket to Leo.
They all went back to the bar and Liling closed the bar early in the late afternoon and they all had dinner.
"So Leo, how did you survive Sying and Shen's weapons?" Crane asked, looking across the table at Leo.
Leo was sitting between Tigress and Panther as Viper was sitting next to Tigress as well. Shifu was sitting next to Po, Monkey and Crane on the ither side of the table while Mantis was on the table. Liling was sitting next Panther while Croc was sitting at the end of the table with Master Ox across from him from the other end of the table. All eyes were on him. Leo swallows his rice before he spoke.
"Two tigers saved me from the river." Leo answered. "The next thing I know, I wake up in a black panther's cave and the two tigers left me there. I drank some kind of herbal medicine that allowed me to recover my strength."
"But what happen on that raft?" Po asked.
"I killed Sying by leaving a hole, revealing his throat." Leo said.
"Hm." Shifu said, putting his chopsticks down. "All of us are glad that you and Po are alive and well, Leo."
"Thank you, Shifu." Leo said, bowing his head.
"You're welcome, Leo." Shifu said. "Now finish eating, my students. We leave for the Valley Of Peace tomorrow morning."
Panther didn't say anything and turns her head towards Leo. Leo will be returning to the valley tomorrow morning. She had questions for him that need's to be answered. Panther decided to talk him about it later on tonight. It was her best shot.
Leo enters the bathroom and closed the door. There was a huge bucket that was the size of a bathtub in the center of the room with hot water and a ring of candles. He proceeded to remove his clothes and he completely naked. Before Leo can take a step in the bucket, he looks at his reflection. Leo could still see the cuts on his chest and stomach he received from Sying.
Leo sighed as he steps in the hot water. "Ahh." Leo gritted his teeth, feeling the sting. He sits down in the hot water and begin to wash himself. While Leo was washing himself, he couldn't help but think about that dream when he explained it to Tigress and the black panther. There wasn't any answers for him. Leo shook his head and got out of the bucket.
Leo grabs the dry towel and dried himself before putting on his clothes. He walks out of the bathroom without his shirt on and walks back to his room. But when Leo walk in, Tigress and Panther was in the room, sitting on the bed. "Panther?" Leo wondered. "What are you doing in here?"
"The three of us has to talk." Panther said.
"About what?" Leo asked.
"About you." Panther answered.
"I see." Leo nodded his head. He walks over to the bed and sits down between Tigress and Panther.
"Leo, what's happen to you in the past few months?" Panther asked.
"I've changed." Leo said, looking at her. "I been living at the Jade Palace with the Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five. It wasn't easy at the beginning, but everything turns out to be great after I defeated Zhao."
"Zhao?" Panther repeated. "I thought Zhao was in prison. How?"
"He escaped prison and tried to kill me." Leo explains. "Zhao ended up here and forms an alliance with Tai Lung."
"The rest of The Furious Five and myself couldn't stop them." Tigress said, making Leo to back up a bit so she can look at Panther. "We were seriously injured. Crane flew us back to the Jade Valley for three days."
"Shifu decided to give the Dragon Scroll to Po and gives me the Eye Of The Tiger." Leo added. He takes the crystal out and Panther gasps.
"Impossible." Panther said as Leo put the crystal away. "It was destroyed."
"That's what I thought too." Leo said. "Zen hid the real one in the diamond sword before the fake crystal was destroyed."
"Then we learned that the Dragon Scroll was blank." Tigress said. "Leo trained for three days and he wasn't ready to face Zhao."
"Shifu ordered us to evacuate the valley while he holds off Tai Lung." Leo said.
"But if Shifu was fighting off Tai Lung, where was Zhao?" Panther asked, concerned.
Leo took a deep breath before he answered. "I stayed behind to fight Zhao." Leo answered. "Zhao and I fought on a mountain overlooking the valley before taking the fight into the valley. I was seriously injured when Zhao stabbed me."
"Then what happened?" Panther asked.
"I wrapped myself to a fire work and soared into the air with Zhao." Leo answered. "Once Zhao and I were in the air, I quickly tied two fireworks to Zhao before pulling the pin on the grenade and stabbing him through the heart. I cut the ropes and fell, watching Zhao getting killed."
"But how did you survive the fall?" Panther asked.
"Po used the Wuxi Finger Hold to create a strong wind." Leo explains. "My black cloak was flying towards me and I grab it. I had one more idea and used my cloak to slow the fall. I landed in the water, feeling the pain. I slowly got out of the water and collapse before I went unconscious."
"Mr. Ping, Po's father, notices him and I ran to him." Tigress said. "We carried him up to the barracks. He woke up in his room when he was knocked out for two hours."
"Po defeated Tai Lung and brought peace to the valley and Shifu." Leo said.
"I was worried that Leo was killed." Tigress smiled, looking at her boyfriend. "He did it to protect everyone and me."
"Tigress was going to help me get cleaned up until..." Leo was saying, not looking at Panther in the eye.
"Until what, Leo?" Panther asked. Panther can see her friend blushing. "Come on, tell me." she urged him. "It's not like you were naked."
Leo's eyes went wide and he turns around to look at her, blushing. "I... I..." Leo was trying to say to Panther. He wanted to say something, but no words came out of his mouth.
"Ha ha!" Panther laughed, holding her stomach.
"It's not funny." Leo growled, his face still blushing. "I didn't know my clothes were removed from my body."
Panther fell off the bed and just continued laughing for a few minutes. "That was funny." Panther said, getting back on the bed.
"Then Leo healed up a week later and we both started dating." Tigress said.
Panther looks at them. "It's kind of surprising to see you two dating." Panther said.
"Heh." Leo chuckled. "Thank- Argh! Gr!" He felt the pain in his muscles, making him fall forward.
Tigress and Panther caught Leo together and brought him back on the bed. The two girls helps Leo lay down on the bed. Leo gritted his teeth.
"How are you feeling, Leo?" Tigress asked, concern about her boyfriend.
"I still feel some pain." Leo answered.
"Well, you have two people that cares for you deeply, Leo." Tigress said softly. She leans in and kisses him on the lips before switching sides with Panther.
Leo spreads his arms out so the girls can lay down. He gently wraps his arms around them and lifts his head so Tigress put her right arm behind him along with Panther's left arm before setting his head down. Tigress and Panther wraps their legs around Leo's legs.
"Leo, I thought you killed." Tigress said, looking into his eyes. "I don't know what would happen if you did die."
"We both felt that we failed you as your friend and girlfriend." Panther said.
Leo lifted his head a bit. "No." Leo shook his head. "You haven't failed. I've survived. Besides..." Leo said with a grind on his face, looking at Tigress. "We don't die easily."
Tigress couldn't help but smile at him. Those were the words that she said to him that afternoon before he received the Eye Of The Tiger. Leo and Tigress leans in before they kissed. They broke the kiss to lay their heads back down. Tigress can hear his heart beating.
"Good night, girls." Leo said.
"Good night, Leo." Tigress said, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"Night, Leo." Panther said.
The three of them closes their eyes and began to sleep. The night was long. Morning came around as Shifu, Po, Leo and The Furious Five was standing on the boat they used to get inside the city as Master Ox, Master Croc and Panther stood at the docks with Soothsayer. Panther threw her arms around Leo shocking everyone. Panther watches the boat leaving the dock and watch as her two friends, Leo and Tigress, sails away with Master Shifu, The Dragon Warrior and the rest of the Furious Five.
It's been a long trip for everyone and Master Shifu gave everyone a week to relax. Leo was taking a walk to the Peach Tree. He sits down, overlooking the Valley on a beautiful sunset. Hearing the sound of footsteps, Leo turns around to see Tigress walking towards him.
"Is it alright if I join you?" Tigress asked.
Leo smiled. "Yes you can, Tigress." he answered.
Tigress smiled and sat down next to her boyfriend. Leo looks down at Mr. Ping's shop where Po stops by. Before they returned to the Jade palace, Leo listens to Po's conservation with his adoptive father.
"Turns out I haven't discovered about my origins." Leo said. "My origins are still a mystery. What if my parents are alive or dead?"
"The only thing we can do now, Leo, is to embrace the future of what it bring." Tigress answered.
Leo turns to look at her. "What ever the future brings, we'll always be ready no matter what." Leo said.
"Agreed." Tigress replied.
Leo and Tigress leans in and kisses each other. They snaked each other's arms to their backs while Leo and Tigress were kissing. Leo and Tigress stops kissing as they look into each other's eyes.
"I love you, Tigress." Leo said.
"I love you too, Leo." Tigress.
The two lovers stands up and walks back to the barracks, holding each other's hands. It was a long trip for all of them. Sying is dead, China is saved and Kung Fu will live on forever. In his mind, Leo wonders what the future will bring since he hasn't discovered his origins since Po discovered his origins back in his old village. Leo will have to be ready when he finds his origins and learn if his parents are alive or... dead.
The final chapter is done and complete! Man, this took some hard work. I really had fun working on the story itself, plus I wanted to change the final battle and the ending because we all know what happens at the end. This chapter was really interesting between Leo, Tigress and Panther. Unfortunately, Leo's parent's faith is unknown.
Also, the mountain and those three animals is a mystery as well. I won't explain that now, but sometime in the future. It may take a while though. Now, I won't do Kung Fu Panda 3 YET because I'm planning to write the Kung Fu Panda Legends Of Awsomeness this year before the events of Kung Fu Panda 3. I already have some ideas for story but you'll just have to wait and see.
I hope everyone enjoyed the final chapter and the story so I hope you all leave a review as well!