Kung Fu Panda: Po Pilgrim vs. The World by
Mitchicus
Chapter 16: Family Reunion
A/N: Just got "Race For The Feline" out! Check that out if you get the time please. Mitchell Merindus is not Mitchicus…yet they do share the same last name.
Mitchell Merindus stood in front of the map of China with Treyden Ping. The year was 1942, and they were plotting their next move against the Japanese invaders. The empire of Japan had invaded China a while ago, and the two had been fighting against them for many years. The room was lit by a single lantern on the table in front of them, and the two tigers discussed their next move.
"There is a major supply depot in the Vurun region. If we can capture it or at least destroy it, we can either gather weapons, ammunition, food, and water, or we can keep the Japanese from getting these things for weeks." Mitchell said as he pointed to the region on the map. "However, that area is heavily guarded. We will be outgunned and outmatched if we fight them there, and our only advantage will be the element of surprise. What do you think?"
Trey scratched the side of his face with his claws, and looked at his friend. "It sounds like a good plan. Should we go ready the men?"
Mitchell nodded and they stepped outside of the building. It was the evening, but there was still plenty of light outside. Suddenly, they heard the rumbling of planes.
"Jap planes!" Mitchell yelled as he threw Trey to the ground when a Japanese Zero fired its machine guns at his friend.
Mitchell hit the dirt also and heard the anti air guns begin to fire at the Zeros. A plane was hit in the wing, knocking its wing off of it. The rest of the plane spun in the air before crashing into a nearby hill.
Another Zero swooped low and fired its guns at a group of friendly soldiers. The bullets pierced them and blood shot out of them as they were hit. They slowly fell to the ground, and the Zero dropped a bomb on one of the AA guns. The bomb exploded, engulfing the crew that manned the gun. When the smoke cleared, all but one was dead. Their limbs shattered and there were craters where their stomachs were. Mitchell rushed to the surviving member and looked at his wounds. Metal stuck out of his chest, his right arm was gone, and his left leg had flesh dangling from it. The soldier screamed continuously from the pain, and a doctor rushed into the fray and went alongside Mitchell.
"Fix him up doc." The tiger said and helped the soldier into the doctor's arms.
The doctor carried the soldier into the hospital where many others were. The soldier's leg was not able to be saved, and it would be amputated.
"Damn Japs, they just don't know when to quit now do they?" Mitch said as he wiped the blood from the soldier onto his uniform.
An AA gun shot down a Zero, making it descend and fall to the ground. It exploded, sending metal in all directions. Treyden then saw another wave of Japanese fighters flying towards them, much larger than the last wave.
"Hey Mitchell?" Trey asked.
"Yeah?" Mitch answered.
"I think were fucked." Trey replied.
Mitchell noticed the group of fighters and realized that their small number of AA guns would not be able to fend off such a large group of planes.
Suddenly, another group of fighters flew over Mitchell, Treyden, and their Chinese allies. Mitch raised his fist and cheered, followed by the other soldiers.
"Americans! Fuck yeah!" Mitch yelled happily.
An American Corsair fired a blast of machine gun fire at a Zero, making it explode in midair. The plane's flaming parts fell to the ground and Treyden cheered. Another Corsair shot down a Japanese plane, sending it spinning into a forest. It exploded, lighting up the area it hit.
The AA assisted the Americans in continuing to shoot down the Zeros, and the numbers of the Japanese fighters dropped drastically. Of the fifty-two Japanese fighters that attacked the Chinese stationed in the village, forty-five were shot down, and the rest fled the area.
Mitchell pulled out a cigarette and lighter. He put the cigarette in his mouth and lit it. He closed the lighter and put it in his pocket. The tiger exhaled the smoke and smiled.
"It's time to get moving before they strike again." Mitchell said.
The soldiers picked up their guns and Mitch went over to a table with weapons on it. He picked up a German Gewehr 98 and put it over his back. He then picked up a German MG42 machine gun, and lifted that onto his shoulder. Then the tiger took a few grenades and strapped those to his belt. He finally put on a German M35 Stahlhelm helmet. All of these had been taken from trading with Nazi Germany years ago. He then went to his quarters and strapped a Katana that had been passed down generations to his side, which once belonged to the hero Mitchicus.
"Let's go." Mitchell said, and the soldiers marched out of the village, towards the Vurun Region.
They marched through the jungles, and the night came. A full moon and the light of their cigarettes were the only things that were giving them light. Treyden walked alongside Mitchell and both tigers stopped the men as they saw a dimly lit valley below. Mitch ordered mortars to be placed there, and he ordered the men around the valley. The valley was surrounded, and Mitchell ordered machine guns to guard open spaces.
He took one last puff of his cigarette and then threw it to the ground. He wiped it under his foot and nodded to the mortars. The captain nodded and ordered the mortars to fire. The men dropped shells into the mortars, and they shot out of the mortar and headed for the valley. They screeched before they exploded, and a siren began to wail in the valley. Japanese soldiers rushed out of their barracks and tried to find where the shells had come from.
"All units open fire!" Mitchell commanded, beginning to fire his machine gun.
The land around the valley lit up with gunfire from rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, and other weapons. The mortars continued to drop shells on the valley, and the bullets hit the Japanese.
The bullets drove into them and dropped them to the ground. The enemy had no time to react when they were hit from all directions from the Chinese. Mitchell sprayed five combatants with his MG42, and they dropped to the ground.
"Charge!" Mitch yelled as he ran with his machine gun in hand.
His soldiers cheered and charged into the valley, shooting any Japanese that faced them. Mitchell hip-fired his MG42, pelting two more soldiers with bullets before he heard the clank. His gun was out of ammo. He dropped the machine gun to the ground and held his rifle. He fired two shots, each hitting a combatant in the head. He charged into a house to find a soldier with a Katana sword waiting for him. He dodged several attacks from the soldier, and then hit him in the face with the butt of his rifle ferociously. He pressed the end of the barrel to the soldier's head and blew his head away with his rifle.
He went out of the house and crouched to the ground. He aimed down the sights and shot a soldier in the head as he tried to man a machine gun. He then stood up and sprinted down a street. He hit the dirt as a machine gun tried to shoot him through a window. He stood up quickly and pulled a grenade from his belt. He pulled the pin and fired the stick grenade into the window. Moments later, the building exploded, and no more gunfire came from it. He climbed up onto a building and aimed down the sights of his rifle. He fired three shots, each hitting an Imperial soldier as they ran past the burning house he was on. He fired a few more shots and heard the clank of his weapon again. Ammo was scarce, and he did not have any spare magazines. He pulled a German Luger from his holster out, which he kept with him at all times. The pistol had been given to him by his father, and his father had been given it by a Nazi friend in trade. He put the rifle back onto his back and jumped off of the building, watching a group of nine soldiers run out of the valley. He only had eight bullets.
Mitchell aimed down the sight and fired his first round, digging into the head of the first soldier. He fired seven more rounds, each hitting an enemy in the back of the head. He then drew his Katana and pulled it back, ready to throw it. He threw the blade and it drove into the soldier's chest. The soldier stopped and looked down at the blade before falling to the ground dead.
He walked over to the body and pulled out the blade. There was an eerie silence aside from the crackle of fires and occasional gunshots. Then there was a loud cheer from his comrades, and Mitch was certain that they had won.
He found Treyden and the others passing out weapons from buildings, one of the many kinds of spoils that they were getting from the victory.
"How many casualties?" Mitchell asked.
"Small amount…but not on the enemy's side." Treyden said chuckling. "We found a garage in this part of the valley, and guess what we found?"
"What?" Mitchell asked curiously.
"Three anti-tank guns and a fucking light tank!" Treyden exclaimed excitedly.
Mitchell grinned. "How will they stop us now?"
Back to ancient China. Tigress walked with Song into a village inside of a valley. The Himalayan Mountains loomed behind them.
"How do you know that my mother is here?" Tigress asked.
"When I waited for Mitch to return and he never did, and I also thought he was dead, she found me and gave me company while I was alone most of the time in the palace." Song said. "Are you nervous?"
"I just don't know what to expect." Tigress replied. "She's nice, right?"
"Of course." Song said.
"Nice enough to never try and get my back." Tigress grumbled, just loud enough for Song to hear.
They reached a smaller house.
"This is it." Song said, stopping them.
They walked up the steps and Song turned to her.
"Ready?"
"Ready." Tigress replied.
Song knocked on the door, and moments later a white tigress opened it.
"Hello Song!" Maegan said happily.
"It's good to see you." Song said smiling.
"Do you remember me, Tigress?" Maegan asked.
Tigress pursed her lips and then her eyes widened. "Maegan…is it you?"
"Yeah sis, it's me!" Maegan said hugging the tiger. She broke the hug and smiled at her stepsister. "I'll go get Tera." Maegan said before hurrying into the house, leaving the two still on the porch.
"My mom's name is Tera?" Tigress asked in a hushed tone.
"Yeah." Song replied. "And so you know, Maegan is Mitch's sister."
"Whoa, didn't see that one coming." Tigress said chuckling.
Maegan returned. "Follow me please." She said, and they followed her into the house.
They reached a living room where an aged tigress sat. At hearing them, she turned and stood up.
"Farah, it's really you!" Tera said before running to her and hugging her.
Song stood beside them, smiling at the heartwarming family reunion.
"It's good to see you too mom." Tigress said uncertainly.
"We have much to discuss." Tera said, directing them to the chairs.
Everyone sat down and Tera beamed. "I apologize that I did not come to get you. When your father died and I heard that you had become a Kung Fu master, I did not want to take you away from a great life like that."
"Great life? I've endured so much pain that you could not dream about it. Great life? In some ways yes, but I would have least wanted to know that you cared for me still." Tigress said angrily.
Tera sighed. "I stand corrected. Perhaps I should have handled the situation differently. The Dragon Warrior, he killed the White Tiger, did he not?"
Maegan frowned and closed her eyes, still upset about her brother's alleged death.
"No…well, he tried to…Mitchicus was nearly killed and then turned good, now he fights by our side." Tigress said.
Maegan's eyes snapped open. "So he's alive and well?"
"Yes sis." Tigress said smiling.
"That's excellent." Maegan said smiling.
"Where is he now?" Tera asked.
"The palace on Everest, where you visit me a lot." Song replied.
"Oh." Tera said. "Be sure to tell him that I said hello."
The group talked for several more hours on many different topics, and then Tigress and Song left for the palace.
Mitchicus Merindus awoke from his slumber. He had a head ache, and realized that he was naked. He looked to the right of him and saw Nera naked as well and curled up against him. The drugs had worn off, and Mitch's senses snapped back in. He gasped, and jumped out of the bed, eying her with fear. Nera was startled and awoke, looking up at the tiger sheepishly.
"Nera," Mitchicus said in pure fear, "what have you done?"
A/N: Tigress reunites with her mother and stepsister and Mitchicus confronts Nera. Mitchell Merindus and Treyden Ping will return, but that will be a separate fanfic called "Descendants of Heroes". That will come out after part III is done probably, or when I get enough requests or something. Next chapter: Try Not To Kill Me. Song discovers Nera's scheme, and it will not go well. Please review, share, comment, and please, no flames!