A/N: Oh, I loved the reactions from the last chapter! Who is Madam Yue really?! Well, let's find out! Enjoy!
Chapter 20 – Shame and disgrace
Lei, his parents, and new friends, all gawk at Madam Yue, while Biyu has a look of regret and sadness on her face, but Madam Yue is the most ashamed, Lei has a look of shock and sadness. Madam Yue is NOT the white lioness from the Prophecy?! Really?!
"Wh-What?" Lei asked in shock and sadness. Yue shook her head, "It's the truth...Lei. I'm not..."
"Wh-Why not? You are the white lady of the forest we heard about," Tigress said.
"That fact is true," Yue whispered, "But...I'm not who you really think I am..."
"Who..." Jia said walking up, crossing her arms, "Who are you really?"
Yue sighed, she feels so much regret not telling them the truth, she's a wise woman and she's been hiding a big lie from them.
"I...I'm too afraid to tell you..." Yue replied. The Kaftar snorted and said, "Might as well tell, we know already you're not the one."
"Can it, Nightfall!" Tigress snapped, "We'll handle this!" The Kaftar held his hands up in defense as he took a couple of steps back. Lei looked into Madam Yue's sad eyes with his jade eyes.
"Madam..." Po said, Yue looked over at him with a look of regret, "Tell us the truth. There's no point of lying. Please don't lie to us anymore."
"What really happened?" Vanessa asked, stepping forward. Yue sighed again, she just doesn't know how she's gonna tell them, she fears they'll doubt her and worst of all...the Light.
"I don't know how to say it..." Yue whispered. Po walked forward, making Yue uncomfortable, Lei took her paw and Po said, "Madam...just tell us...please..." Yue looked at Po and Lei, they wanna know the truth, she looked around at the warriors, the Solar Team, and the other Steroids. She sweats as more regret seeps into her soul.
"I guess there's no point of lying," Yue said with a sigh. Tai Lung took a step forward and said, "Tell us, please." Yue sighed, she knew it was past the time to tell them, but she was too afraid.
"7,014 years ago..." Madam Yue started.
7,014 years ago - Young Yue's POV
A young Madam Yue who looks about 10 years old is walking through a golden city with beautiful blue skies, flowing crystal clear streams, green luscious grass, and in the center of the city was a tall building, looks fancy and universal expensive. This is the gods' city.
"When I was a kid, I was oblivious to what was going on around the universe," the Present Yue narrated, "I lived in the city of the gods and with my mother, who's the lioness in the locket."
The little Yue laughs as she runs up to her mother, sitting on her throne, she jumped up and Yue's mother caught her in her arms, they both giggled as the king of the gods, Wang, who's a golden dragon with golden-white eyes, and a white mustache, smiles.
"I had a wonderful life," the present Yue narrated, "But I never knew my father. I enjoyed going out playing with the other kids, running, swimming and hiking. But one day...I found out that my father had turned into a darker power...when I was a baby..."
"My father's name is Mogui?" the young Yue asked her mother.
"His name was once Rong," Yue's mother said with a look of sadness, "But he's turned...into something he shouldn't have..."
"That's when I found out what kind of danger was out there," the present Madam Yue narrated, "I was scared out of my mind, but my mother taught me how to stay strong in the Light. She taught me all of the moves I know after 7 years of hard training, never stopping, I was determined, and she was determined...but then that horrifying day came..."
Now the young Madam Yue hides in horror as the bright city of gold turns into a city of destruction, purple lava flowing, the buildings charred with darkness, souls are being eaten by a dark force, the gods are trying to defend their city and people from the darkness, the young Yue gasped when she saw the horrifying face of her father pierce through the dark clouds.
"Mogui! You can't do this!" Yue's mother shouted with a look of pain.
"HA HA HA! Of course I can! I envy the darkness and I shall become a part of it!" Mogui laughed.
"No! You're making a universal mistake!"
"Shut it! You fail to see what power darkness holds! Darkness shall come over light!"
Mogui's darkness began spreading across the cosmos, the young Yue shook in fear as her mother joined the gods to fight.
"Mogui nearly destroyed the universe..." the present Yue narrated, "But...thankfully my mom and the gods were able to use enough energy to stop Mogui's plan...my mother perished in the fight...I was torn apart...but the time of destruction wasn't stopped...but postponed...they created the Eight Orbs, and when it's time for the Prophecy to come about they would wait for their victims. I took my mother's place...I vowed to continue her training and teaching and when I learned of the Eternal Light...I vowed to train the victim as hard as I could to save the universe..."
End of flashback, present day
Everyone is wide eyed as Madam Yue told them her story, they're speechless, especially Lei.
"And I somehow became known as my mother...I married another white lion...had Biyu and trained her in the Light...Mogui kept bugging us and now he's getting stronger and stronger by the minute..." Yue said, face still full of regret, "My power's fading...it seems as if it's almost gone..."
Yue turned away, full of regret, while the warriors are completely shocked and speechless, an awkward silence filled the atmosphere, not one person...not one person said a thing, all are wide eyes, some have their jaws dropped, some have their mouth covered. Lei...he's all three. After what seemed like an eternity with no sounds coming but from the computers of the SolarXI, Vanessa stepped forward.
"Wh...why didn't you tell us before?" she asked, her voice just a whisper.
Yue shook her head as tears rolled down her face, "I didn't know how...I wanted to, but I was too afraid...I didn't want you all to doubt me...or the Light...especially Lei...he's the Eternal Light..."
"You..." Jia started, "You hypocrite..."
"Yeah," agreed Jupiter, then he glared at Yue, "I had faith in you, and you're not the person you said you were?!"
"Yeah!" said Vanessa, "I had full faith in you! Who are you?!"
"Yeah!" said the Kaftar, "I thought you said we'd keep the deal we made!"
"You MADE a DEAL with HIM?!" Tigress screamed. Yue whirled around and said, "I DID! But it's a personal matter right now!"
"And Mogui's your father?!" Uranus shouted, "He destroyed thousands of lives of our team including a loved one of Jupiter's!"
"How could YOU hire the Kaftar?!" Tigress screamed, that's the only thing she questions, "He is EVIL!"
"Well, I'm not!" Yue said desperately while Lei watched with a look of sadness and doubt, "You all saw what I've done for you guys! You've seen Lei's powers! You can't just turn your backs on the Light!"
"Well...Mogui's winning, wouldn't the Light be winning by now if your mother was still here?!" Jia shot at her.
"Don't defy my mother like that!" Biyu said, stepping up to her mother, "We've been through a lot and we've not been able to get the Orbs as fast as you'd hoped!"
"Well, if Lei's the so called 'Eternal Light' why doesn't he just fly around the globe and find them?! Can't he use his mind to locate them instead?!" Jupiter shouted.
"And I thought Light would overcome darkness! This is an absolute disgrace!" Vulcan shouted.
Yue looked around, most of everyone, except Lei and Po were glaring at her, everyone's denying her and the Light!
"I know things seem bad now but..." Yue started but the Kaftar cut her off, "Oh things are BAD enough already! I thought you were our ticket out of this mess! Apparently not!"
"And you and your Light..." Jia said, crossing her arms. Lei felt betrayed, he felt disgraced, he's sad, was this all just a big waste of time?!
"Please!" Biyu said desperately, "I..."
"NO!" Jupiter shouted, "I've never felt so violated and betrayed in my life!"
"Jupiter, calm down," Mother Sun said softly.
"SHUT UP!" Jupiter shouted, "What a shameful and disgraceful white lioness who's a hypocrite to lead us into a dead end!"
The area went silent again, they all had eyes on Madam Yue who had a look of sadness on her face, she began sobbing as she turned away. She looked at Lei who had a look of betrayal and sadness.
"You...you trained me..." he said as a tear fell, "I relied and believed in you...but...now..." he stopped and a sob slipped out, "You didn't tell me this would lead into a dead end! The universe is done for! We couldn't do anything about it, this was a waste of time!"
"Lei! Wait!" Yue said as he ran off.
"You won't touch him!" Tigress said, "You made a deal with Nightfall!" Tigress went after Lei while Yue began walking out of the room, tear stains on her cheeks.
"HA! I love it!" Eros laughed, "The White Lioness of the Light in shame and disgrace!" Yue cringed as she walked out, Biyu looked back at the warriors with tear stains on her cheeks, she shook her head before she went after her mother.
Lei has ran through the hallways so fast, Tigress lost sight of him, he threw his Red Orb on the floor as he took off faster, he ran into a small dark room, he collapsed, fell flat on his face and began sobbing, he's never felt so betrayed and violated, and he hates what the others said to a kind woman like Yue. He buried his face into his hands to hide his sobs so no one would find him.
Why?! Lei shouted in his mind, full of pain, Why did this have to happen?! I wanna live life and now I won't get to because of that stupid Mogui! AGH!
He doesn't hate Yue, he feels betrayed and violated by her, he was told by his parents to never hold grudges, what's the point of holding them now? After 30 minutes passed, Lei's eyes are bloodshot red with tear-stained eyes. He's cried his eyes out. He jolts in sadness as he tries to control himself, he sniffs in deeply before coughing.
"Why...?" he whispered, "Why does this have to happen?"
"Lei," said a wise voice. Lei's head perked up, he's never heard that voice before.
"H-Hello?" Lei asked with a sniffle.
"Fear not, young warrior," said the voice, "For my name is Oogway. The founder and creator of kung fu."
"Oogway?" Lei whispered, "I've heard that name before..."
"You have. Oogway replied, "I know you're in great pain on what's happened so far. But you can't give up on Yue right now."
"But...she didn't tell me the full truth..."
"Ah, she didn't, but she was afraid. She didn't want you to deny her. But think about it, Lei, you've harnessed the power of the Eternal Light, you used your Orb to fight against the black lions, you remained strong in the Light. The Eternal Light stays fully committed to the Light and wants to destroy the Darkness," Oogway explained.
"I see...but..."
"I know you still want to go on the mission, just look deep into your heart, young one. This may be a hard choice, but please...go to Madam Yue and talk with her. Don't deny the Light, Lei. Please...go. And I have to go before Mogui finds me."
"Master Oogway?" Lei said, but he heard no more out of the old wise turtle. Lei was confused, was he dreaming? Or not? He punched himself in the face. Ouch. He cracked his nose, knowing he wasn't dreaming. Is he going crazy? Lei did feel something to talk with Yue, but at the same time, he has doubt. He knows not to doubt the Light, he sighed as he went out of the room, when he opened the door, Biyu was standing there.
"Lei?" she said.
"Biyu?" Lei replied, Biyu saw the redness in Lei's eyes, Biyu sighed and said, "Lei...I am so sorry that my mother and I didn't tell you the truth. We would've but we were too scared."
Lei nodded, "I...I've just never felt so betrayed..." Biyu nodded and said, "I understand...that's what my mother and I were afraid of, we didn't want you to deny the Light. And...I'm surprised to find you here...Oogway told me to come here...I didn't know why..."
"Oogway told me to come talk with your mother," Lei replied, Biyu's eyes widened.
"Well...let's go talk with her..." Lei replied. Biyu nodded, "I want you to know, please don't deny my mother. She's sad and really wants to continue the mission. I just hope we can get everyone else onboard again." Lei nodded, and with that, they went to go find Yue.
With Mogui, he's dealt with the gods and he's imprisoned 4 out of 7. He is winning!
"Now, I just have little left, the universe will be MINE!" Mogui shouted. Then Shen came in, he bowed before his master.
"Yes?" Mogui asked, crossing his arms.
"There's good and bad news," Shen said. Mogui took a step forward, a shiver went down Shen's spine, Mogui raised an eyebrow, wanting to hear it, then Shen said, "Tokuta's dead...BUT! The plan worked, sir! The warriors are denying the Light!" Mogui smiled evilly, he chuckled and said, "Didn't I tell you they would? But I wanna pay them one last visit before their demise. Where are they?"
"They're in the SolarXI cruising over the Pacific Ocean," Shen replied. Mogui chuckled, "Perfect."
With Lei and Biyu, they head down the hall and enter a room where Yue is sitting in a chair with her face in her paws. She looked up with a sad look, and her eyes widened when she saw Lei.
"Lei..." she whispered, "I...I'm so sorry for making you deny me...I pray that you'd come around..."
"I just want to know...why?" Lei asked.
Yue sighed, "I did teach you the Way of the Light, Lei. I wasn't lying. You've seen all of the power for yourself, you used it."
"I know, Madam...I just...was trusting you so much...and...you weren't who said you were..." Lei explained. Yue sighed as she stood up, she placed her hand on Lei's shoulder, eyes heavy and filled with regret.
"And I regret not telling you...I know you were fully committed to your duties, and that's a good thing..." she said, "I just...don't want you and the others to turn your backs on me. Believe me. How can you deny the Light since you've used and seen its power? Can you rely on me to get things done for you? Please...can I have your trust back to get us back underway...?"
Lei's eyes widened, her voice is still soothing, yet desperate and full of regret, Lei felt bad for her, even though she's not who she said she was, he saw the regret in her eyes, he knows he must get the others back onboard for the quest. Lei sighed.
"Madam...you might have not been who you said you were...but..." Lei said as Yue looked nervous, the tiger thought some more before he sighed, he smirked and said, "I'll...I'll continue." Yue grasped Lei in a tight hug, and lightly cried onto his shoulder, Lei hugged her back and Biyu hugged Lei as well.
"We're so sorry, Lei..." Biyu sobbed, Yue agreed and kept telling Lei how sorry she was, he allowed one tear to trickle down his face. They broke loose from Lei and Yue said, "You...you are the Eternal Light...fully committed..."
"And if you're committed to the light, it will protect you," Biyu explained. Lei nodded, "I understand...let's get the others..."
BOOM!
Alarms wailed and the red light flashed!
"Red alert! Red alert! Mogui's attacking the ship!" Mars shouted over the loudspeaker.
"Mogui!" Lei, Biyu and Yue shouted in unison. They took off for the main deck right away.
The ship shook as Lei ran back to the main deck with Yue and Biyu, when he got to the main deck, he saw Mogui attacking the ship with his powers! The warriors are trying to stay on their feet as the ships shakes violently!
"We can't hold up to him!" Jupiter shouted over the noise.
"He'll rip us apart!" Uranus shouted.
Lei wanted to help, but he fell backwards and was trapped under a bunch of debris!
"Lei!" Biyu shouted. Tigress went over to help, but they were all thrown all off their feet!
"You're going down!" Mogui shouted as the ship violently shook. Yue stood up on her feet and formed a shield over the ship, but Mogui's powers began breaking through!
"No!" Yue said, "My power...my power's fading!"
"And you're too late to save the universe! Darkness will prevail!" Mogui shouted. It began getting darker outside.
"Oh, why does it have to end like this?!" Po shouted over the noise.
Yue sighed, she knows she has to do it. She went over to Lei she took Biyu with her.
"Lei...Biyu...I'm gonna postpone the destruction a bit more...give you a bit more time..." Yue said with a sad look.
"Madam...what're you doing?" Lei asked as Biyu healed him. Yue sighed and said, "I have to give myself up to postpone it more. You must find the Orbs and get to Heroes' Peak."
"But Madam! That'll destroy you!" Lei shouted with a worried look. Yue sighed, "Lei...you must live...get the Orbs...Biyu will help you harness the true power of the Eternal Light...save the universe..."
"Madam no!"
"I'm sorry, Lei..." Yue said as a tear trickled down her face, "I believe in you...you are the leader to Heroes' Peak now..." Lei gasped as his eyes got as wide as saucers, Yue looked at Biyu who was sad, "Remember what I've taught you...stay strong..."
"I...I will..." Biyu said sadly. Yue and Biyu hugged one more time before Lei hugged Madam Yue, he even sobbed onto her shoulder, Yue absorbed her power of her staff, it became a regular staff, she gave it to Biyu. BOOM! Yue broke loose from Lei and teleported to the outside. The warriors wonder what she was doing, but Biyu held back tears as tears trickled down Lei's face.
Yue faces Mogui, glowing like a star, she glares at Mogui's devil red eyes.
"Madam Yue?! You're a disgrace! You're weak! Pathetic!" Mogui taunted.
Yue sighed as she closed her eyes, a tear trickled down her face, she looked back up at Mogui, "Father...even though I'm not Mother, I do believe that we will stop you."
"How?! Preposterous!"
"By doing THIS!" Then she glowed, her body disappeared as she screamed "NAAAAAAGGGHHHHHH!" Mogui's eyes widened, she headed right up at Mogui, she SLAMMED right into them, they went out into space and then...SHA-KOOM! A large explosion of Light as the warriors shielded their eyes, it was so bright, it slightly lit up the dark side of the planet because it was so bright. When the light faded, they opened their eyes and there was no sign of Mogui or Yue. Lei softly gasped in horror and sadness. Did that just happen?! Biyu composed herself, but some tears slipped out of her eyes.
"She...she's gone..." Tigress said with wide eyes.
Lei and Biyu hugged, softly sobbing onto one another's shoulders, Madam Yue gave herself up because she believes in the Eternal Light, Lei. The warriors have heard her story, and now she's gone. Now what, warriors? Now what?
A/N: NOW WHAT?! Yue is gone, such a shocking true tale, will Lei get his family and friends back on board for the search for the Orbs? Will they be able to save the universe without Yue? Well, please...REVIEW!