Summary

Tigress lost her memory when she was a baby. Now, her memory's starting to come to her. There is prove she has a scratch scar, three, on her right stomach waist. Can she deal her past alone or with her family?

Chapter 12 Arrive and Ambush
Part I

{Preview}

Shifu and the other, except Tigress, dropped their mouths to the ground of shock hearing Yu's talking. Then, they wanted to hear an explanation from Tigress once they had break. The two tigers looked at each other thinking the same thing.

'We are in trouble.'

{Same Day}

The masters walked toward the Valley of Echo while the cub is running ahead on all four and smiling wide.

Tigress has told everyone how she got her brother to talk by telling him a story about her past.

She gave a glare to Po, who about to give her a hug, and Viper, who ignored her after she commented her.

They finally got their answer when they heard a growl. They looked up to see Yu growling at the wood while his fur is sticking up.

Tigress bended to his level and scanned the wood. She looked around hearing for any suspense.

Nothing.

There nothing in the wood, but there is something out there. "Master Shifu." Tigress called her master.

She believed he had any luck for the suspense and were right.

Shifu's ear twitched hearing something nothing to be worry about.

"There is something, but nothing to be worry about, maybe a villagers just walking by." He told them then walked ahead.

The other followed the grandmaster while Tigress grabbed her brother at the vest. She placed him on her head as she followed the group.

Yu glared doesn't like the sense and laid on his sister's head annoyance.

Somewhere in the wood, a hoodie tiger watched them disappear within distance. The tiger is glad to see them safe and in one piece.

The most important is to see his niece alive and strong just like her mother even more he is glad to see the cub alive and health.

Both of them are together as brother and sister, just he predicts to happen.

"She is alive all those years. Shifu, you old rat. Even the cub is with them health and strong. I wonder how she can handle him." the tiger mumbled to himself.

While thinking they were safe getting to the valley, at the cliff, an armor male tiger glared down at the group clutching on the handle of his sword.

He has found them and they are nearly close to the valley where he took over from the day that woman has died.

Shifu. I am glad you are here. I will have my revenge from what you and your master did to me. He thought plotting his avenges.

Not only he saw Shifu, he saw Yu he never expects to see alive and strong. He glared at the cub clutching his fist and growling furious.

Yu climbed on top Tigress' head as he was told to be careful or she will do something regretful.

Tigress stroked the armor tiger of familiar. The tiger started remember a small cub from the past. The cub that scratched his right eye and never been seen again.

The two tigers begun to argue as the cub bit his sister's arm hard.

She growled and chased her brother mad while Viper tried to calm her down.

The wolf captain stepped forward bowing.

"Lord Ching. We're waiting for your order."

Ching glared at the wolf with his right eye. "Get your men ready for an attack." He widened his right eye.

"We will ambush them at the arriver to the Valley of Echo."

The captain nodded. He called his pack to location to wait for the masters.

Ching gave the last glare to the group as he left giving a bad area to the masters.

They stopped and stared at the cliff to found nothing there.

Yu growled glaring dangerous and Tigress glared remembering the chi from somewhere.

The hoodie tiger glared at the cliff where he saw Ching up there.

Ching. I must warn Shifu about him. He thought as he followed them till night time.

He needed to inform Shifu quickly as possible; however without being seen, he doesn't want his niece to see him.

{Midnight}

Yu yawned sleepy as he slept into a ball. He cuddled close to his sister and fallen asleep within second.

Tigress gave a last glance to Yu as she fallen asleep as well resting her arm on her brother.

Po yawned getting ready to bed as he lied back using his bag as his pillow.

Monkey slept in the tree with Mantis on him while they tried to get away from Po's wake up calls.

Crane and Viper slept close to Tigress and Yu just in case Yu decided to sleep with one of them.

Shifu watched them next to the fire when he sensed someone behind him. He knew this sense and saw the hood tiger.

"Is that..." Shifu couldn't finish the sentence.

The tiger nodded smiling taking down the hood. "Master Rui." The grandmaster whispered so soft.

Rui has five or six scars on his face and one long scar from the top left eye to down below the right eye.

"It good to see you again, Shifu." Rui greeted bowing to Shifu.

Shifu gave a push to Rui into the wood panicking. He doesn't want any suspense from his students, even Tigress.

Too late.

Tigress woke up sensing a present with Yu awake also by a smell in the air.

Shifu has pushed Rui enough in the wood.

"What are you doing here? Are you supposed to be in hiding?" he asked worry.

If he is out the open then something bad is going to happen very soon.

Rui gave the look annoyance as he placed his paws on his waist. "Thanks for a greeting, Shifu." He told him not happy.

"Rui."

Rui waved his paws defensive. "Don't stick in the fur, old friend. I won't be here too long." He sighed still afraid of the grandmaster.

Shifu sighed unbelievable then took a deep breath and exhaled ready to hear the news.

"Well?"

"Ching has shown himself out the open. I believe he has order his men to ambush all of you at the day of the arriver." Rui said looking serious.

Outside of the conversation, hiding in the shadow, Tigress peeked behind the tree and Yu hid in the brushes like his sister.

She started to see imagines of Rui in her head, for some reason, as she narrowed her eyes curiosity.

But why? Why is she seeing imagines of him?

Back to Shifu, he made the surprising look on his face and doesn't know to express the shocking news.

"How do you know that? Did that wolf tell you that?"

Rui looked at him what wolf he is talking about as he realized who he meant.

"No. I just sensed his percent at the cliff all of you pass by."

Shifu stopped panicking and heard what Rui just said. He stared at him curios following suspense of Rui

Rui looked away nervous and guilty from Shifu's… stare.

"Were you following us this afternoon or…" he stepped forward. "Were you following us from the village we just rest at?" he stood on his staff getting close to the white tiger's face.

Rui trembled in fear. "N-no." he lied.

The stare started to spook him and began to make him defeated.

"OKAY! OKAY! ENOUGH WITH THE STARE! YES! I WAS FOLLOWING YOU AT THE VILLAGE, BUT I WASN'T FOLLOWING YOU FROM THE BEGINNING, I JUST ARRIVE AT THE VILLAGE TO GET SUPPLIES FOR MY HIDEOUT! I CAN'T JUST SHOW MYSELF YOU! WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MY NIECE SEES ME AND STARTING TO ASK QUESTION! I CAN'T RISK THAT CHANCE WHEN WE EXACTLY MEET!"

Shifu just stood on his staff looking surprising while Yu blinked twice thinking 'wow' in his head.

Tigress jumped a little shock from what he just said and started to have more suspense.

Niece? She thought continue listening.

Shifu thought about it and he is right. "True." He hopped off his staff.

"I swear you haven't change at all… with that dangerous stare of yours." The white tiger sighed of furious.

The grandmaster glared snapping his head toward the white tiger. He saw him jump afraid scooting away from him.

"I should tell you, the moment the couple has arrived, your niece just left the room as they told her about her… father."

The word 'father' stroke Rui at his heart remembering the battle from Ching.

The scars, on his body, showed no mercy from him. He clutched his fist cracking the knuckles loud.

Shifu heard the crack looking at his fist then back up raising an eyebrow and ears twitched twice.

Rui took a big breath and exhaled calming down. "So… how is Tigress? Is she doing all right?" he asked smiling of joy.

Tigress raised an eyebrow thinking why he is asking about her. Just who is he?

"Tigress is doing fine. She has become a powerful warrior I always expect for her and excite student of all of my students."

Rui sighed seeing the images of her and her mother. "I can see her now. She is strong and well beautiful just like her mother. A lovely warrior she is." He imagined smiling wide.

Tigress titled back shock to hear she looked like her mother who she never met, but can imagine of her mother appearance right now.

Shifu gave the look of a father that you shouldn't continue saying in front of him.

"If Tigress was here, she will threaten you and will beat you down like she did to the Dragon Warrior." He warned him.

Rui stared at him wondering why he is so mad about. Soon, he realized he has adoptive Tigress and they are adoptive father and daughter.

So observes. He thought.

He chuckled teasing him. "Aw. Is the great and powerful Grandmaster Shifu getting upset because I just comment your…" he stopped as he saw his stare.

Shifu gave the look everyone that everyone should avoid. He raised an eyebrow tapping his staff multiply times.

Chuckling in fear, nervous, and awkward, Rui stood straight clearing while taping his claws together.

"My apologizes, Grandmaster Shifu."

"I forgive you, Master Rui."

Tigress gave a glare at the white tiger very embarrasses of that uncompleted tease.

Wait. Did he just say Master Rui? She thought opening her eyes wide.

Yu looked down thinking what she is thinking right now.

Suddenly, he saw a flash object flew past and had fallen on his face first then his body.

Tigress was about to move when she heard a stuck of the throwing star on the tree.

They had been caught by her master. They are in trouble.

Rui placed his hood on and Shifu glared at the tree where Tigress is. "Tigress. You better come out hiding now." He ordered her strictly.

He knew she will be eardrop and saw her come out behind the tree and her brother sitting up rubbing his face.

The white tiger raised an eyebrow seeing the cub hiding like his sister. So obverse.

"Can't believe to see you here, Cub. How it's going?" Rui asked looking down.

He has his answer by a kick on his leg and watched the cub's body shaken in pain.

He and Shifu watched him jumping up and down rubbing his foot in pain.

Is this kid serious? He sweated watching the cub calming down.

"You okay, Cub?" Rui asked and saw Yu growled mad

"My name is not Cub! It's Yu Huey! You got it, buddy!" Yu glared up showing no memory of the white tiger.

Out of nowhere, he was picked up on the vest by the white tiger. He tried to scratch his face uncontrollable while glaring mad.

Okay. This cub is asking for a lesson. A vein popped on Rui's head annoyance.

He tossed the cub up then smacked him on the head.

Yu fall on his face… again… and sat up rubbing his head in pain.

Tigress growled mad as she was smacked on the back of the head and stumped on the tail.

She glared at her master, who looked away innocent like he didn't do anything. She turned to her brother to see unbelievable with the grandmaster looking as well.

Rui definitely looked very annoyance as he had to hold off Yu back with his foot.

He placed his foot on his head balancing perfectly.

Are they kidding me? Tigress and Shifu thought the same in a union with their ear twitching.

After five minute, Yu took a break away from Rui and climbed on his sister's head feel like sleeping.

Rui sighed need to go to keep Ching away from their arriver. "Well, I will head out. I need to keep an eye on Ching and his armies." He told them leaving.

Shifu nodded.

Tigress stopped him wanting to ask him question. "Wait!" she called out.

The white tiger stopped and turned around while the grandmaster looked at her having a feeling she will asked about that.

"Tell me. Who are you?" she asked.

Rui has to think about carefully and answered not revealing who he really is. "I am Master Rui. The master of the white tiger style." He replied turning around completely.

However, she didn't ask that and shook her head angry. "That is not what I was asking." Shifu titled up more knowing right.

Rui sighed doesn't know what to do with her. Of course, he wanted to hug her for all those years after her mother has died.

However, knowing Ching is out there, they couldn't have a family moment and Tigress needed to face who she is like Po did at Gongmen City.

"When the time comes, you will have your answers." He disappeared in the shadow.

They watched him leave in the shadow. Shifu walked ahead to the camp when he noticed Tigress isn't following.

He saw her fist clutching cracking her knuckle in anger.

He sighed like uncle and niece as he stood on his staff to get face to face to Tigress.

"Tigress." He watched her turn her head toward him. "I know you want to know about your past, but you need patience and time to know about your past." He placed his paw on her shoulder.

"I want to tell you about your past; however you need to know by yourself, like Po did."

She growled wanting to know badly as she realized he is right that there is fate in everybody.

Her fate hasn't show yet, so all she can do is waits till day come.

"Do you understand?" he asked.

Taking a deep breath and exhaled calming down, she nodded.

They headed back to camp getting a good rest for tomorrow.

Sorry for not been writing, I was very annoyance of college and been thinking a lot for some reason. I just finish my final last week and have family annoyance I got even think. I'm still writing and will have two chapters up today.