Chapter 21… Big and Long chapter? Heavens no! I don't like really long chapters because there could be a loss in suspense. So anyway, thanks to Wild_Snake_Jr for being my only reviewer last chapter ( Thanks a lot guys :p ) And to all the people who have bothered to read this far, or who have read at all. On to the story!

The interrogation was short, producing little results. All they got out of Lao Xing was how many people were in Jiong's army and a bad smell from… y'know… being scared so much made him….he couldn't hold it in anymore… Forget about it. They no longer needed to rescue Po, so they resumed their journey out of Phoenix Wing City, leaving discreetly. The rest of the journey was mostly hard, mountain terrain capped with snow. Two days after Phoenix Wing City, the warriors ran into an insanely punishing blizzard, which made them stop and rest in a mountain underpass cave.

Shifu, wrapped in numerous cloaks, spoke first.

"Students, Lei, we-"

"And Tai-Lung." Tai Lung pointed out with a growl.

"And Tai Lung, we will reside inside this mountain until the skies allow us to move on. If you feel that you are becoming a block of ice, latch onto someone."

Crane immediately grabbed Viper and put her under his wing.

"Non-intimately please."

Crane let go a bit, but resumed the tight grip when Shifu looked away. The night was quiet, the only noise being made was from the blizzard's winds and Shifu's meditative breathing. Eventually, everyone attempted to buddy up with someone. Monkey tried to get Lei to cuddle with him by opening his blanket towards her and winking, only to be growled at by her and Tai Lung.

"Hey, a brother can try right?"

"I would appreciate it if you would stop trying. It's ot that you're not cute, it's just that I'm taken."

"By WHO!?"

Tai Lung let out a low, menacing growl while Lei slid next to him with the blanket. Monkey raised his arms in defense, mumbling something about, "If that's your type" and "masochist". Tigress shot a glare at Lei when she purred after laying on Tai Lung.

"Don't be jealous stripes; every woman needs to show her enjoyment."

"Show it in private. I don't want to hear it."

"I really don't like you stripes."

"Feeling is beyond mutual."

"Shut. Up. Both of you." Tai Lung said in a very angry voice, trying hard not to yell. Yelling on a snow capped mountain could cause an avalanche, and the last thing they needed was an all-day search for Mantis.

Mantis, who was shaking so much he could barely move, darted over to Mantis and hid himself under the large brown blanket.

"Dude, ladies only!"

"Well imagine I'm a freaking female monkey and shut the hell up 'cause I'm not freezing to death!"

Monkey let out a groan, then turned over and faced the other way.

After a couple of hours, everyone had fallen asleep, all except for two. Po had been meditating, lost in thought, while Tigress had been silently freezing, having too much pride to snuggle up with the Panda. Besides, Po's new attitude probably would deny her question anyw-

"Tigress?"

She looked up slowly, not wanting to let whatever warmth she had escape her.

"Y-yes Po…"

"I- ummm…. If you need- I mean if you're cold.."

Po tried to get the words out, but he didn't want an awkward situation to occur. Tigress wasted no time in scooting next to Po and blocking herself from the entrance. Po had no idea what to do then, he just had his arms lifted and stared nervously at Tigress.

"Po."

"Uh.. Ye-Yea?"

"Lie...down.."

Po slowly slumped from the wall to the ground, wrapping an arm around Tigress before pulling the blanket over them. Once Po got comfortable, he tried as hard as he could to not be so close to Tigress's face, but stopped when Tigress punched him and mumbled, "Stop…moving.."

That night was pretty weird, but Po appreciated every second of having that one Tiger under his arm.

The next morning….

"Po…."

"I love you too…."

"Po, wake up…"

Po opened his eyes to see Tigress staring at him from no more than two inces away. He nearly jumped from his position, but Tigress clasped a hand over his mouth. Tigress used her eyes to point out a dark silhouette of Jiong inside the cave. He was transparent ad misty, and he floated instead of walked. Po watched as the silhouette bent down and touched Lei, waking her up, and then motioned for her to come outside.

"Mistress Lei, you-"

"Daddy, just tell me what you want."

Tigress's eyes went wide after hearing this, and Po's eyes were trying to figure out what she heard.

"Why do you assist them? You are my daughter."

"He has returned. I am not helping them, I am helping him."

"You wish to be with him? I thought you hated-"

"I have forgiven him."

"To soon if you ask me."

"I did not ask."

Tigress looked over Po's shoulder to see the two, noticing the family resemblance, although they were two different species.

"Your mother has passed on."

"What?!"

"We could not find the antidote in time. She died three days ago. The funeral will be held tomorrow."

Lei put a paw over her face and breathed in and out, trying to get a grip on the situation.

"Lei, you are all I have left. Either you fight with me or be killed by me. Choose."

Lei paused for a moment, but was interrupted by Tai Lung, who had awaked as well.

"Hello Jiong. Its nice to see the "new" you."

"Tai Lung…."

"Yes, it is me. She had decided Jiong. That means go to hell."

Jiong growled as he faded away, then Tai Lung took the crying Lei back to sleep. Tigress looked back at Po, who had fallen asleep again. Tigress rolled her eyes and bit Po's cheek, resulting in a semi struggle from the two. Once Tigress got Po to calm down and stay awake, she whispered,

"Po, Lei is Jiong's daughter."

"Really? That's weird man!"

"That's not the confusing part. Supposedly, Lei and Tai Lung are together."

Po's face froze for a moment, then he whispered back,

"that's a really cut couple."

Tigress pinched the bridge between her nose and sighed.

"Po, focus…."

"Well, we can't do anything right now, so let's worry about it at dawn."
Tigress agreed with a nod, then cuddled back into Po's chest. Po was not yet used to the close encounter stuff, but nodded off after a couple of minutes.

Dawn: 4 hours later….

The group had quickly packed up their stuff and left the cave, easily going through the rest of the mountains. From time to time, Tigress took a glance at Lei, who's eyes had bags under them. Lei's body movements showed her depression. She walked slothfully and kept her head down the entire way. They continued for several more hours until finally reaching their destination, The Golden City. They saw it from atop a mountain, about two miles away. The mountain made a crater where the city was located, which was filled with white water.

Po, who had never seen the place before said,

'I don't think I've ever seen anything.. so amazing. It was built on water?"

Shifu responded, "Yes. The crater was made by the Riau, the original Dragon warrior, during his battle with his evil manifestation of chi. The city was built as a tribute to him, and as a result, Riau gave them and unlimited amount of pure water."

"So, that's why the water is white?" Crane asked.

"No. It is white because this is where Riau's spirit was embedded into Kung Fu. He separated his oul into all living things, including the water. "

"So why isn't our water white?" Po asked.

"Our water is not blessed by a dragon Po."

Po chuckled, then looked towards the emperors tower, dead center of the city.

"I'm coming for you. And whether you like it or not, your reign ends now."

That's it people. I had so much fun writing this one. As you can see, this is part one. There will be a part 2, 3, 4, and maybe 5. Then, that's the end of White as Snow. Thanks to all the people who read this far, or read at all, and I hope you have a great life from here on! Stay Unbound my friends!