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Chapter 20 Refugee's and Promise Me
The Sun rose from behind mountain of the Jade Palace Academy. The Loud Gong of the Academy ringing out at the first ray of light to enter the Academy, Its loud metallic hum spreading throughout the village...
Most villagers used he gong as an alarm clock to begin their day, but as the first villagers emerged they were shocked to find a large crowd entering the village, There must have 200 of them, all bloodied and bandaged covered in wounds with those unable to walk on carts and stretchers.
"SOMEONE GET TO THE ACADEMY" A Villager shouted as he rushed rom his home to the wounded...
In the Palace
Mei Ling and Midnight are sat on the roof of the Hall of Heroes watching as the sun rises, their backs on the village.
"Wow its so beautiful Midnight, I seen a sunset before, but not like this" Mei Ling said resting her head on Midnight's left shoulder, and he leaning his head on hers.
"Well the view from here is perfect and the mountain, well just yeah..." Midnight said wrapping his arm round Mei Ling's waist
"How did you even find it?" Mei ling asked curiously still watching the horizon
"well... the night I got let out the Cell and I had food... I was going to run and escape, but I got held up and wasn't able to get out my room undetected until about sun rise, when I climbed up here to get over the walls, I saw the sunset, then as I went to jump over the wall I got stopped"
"Stopped?!" Mei Ling asked, when he had said the word escape, she had looked at him shocked and continued to remain so.
"yes by someone who convinced me to stay" Midnight said meeting her gaze
"Who?" She asked
"it was-"
"Me" The two turned to see Cosmos stood there arms crossed, a serious expression on his face... a VERY rare expression indeed.
"Oh uh... hi Cosmos" Midnight said "what's wrong?"
"Hold on, what did you say to him?" Mei Ling asked curious
"sigh Okay, I mentioned a certain cat on this roof..." Mei Ling gasped slightly and looked at a blushing Midnight "Now listen, there's trouble in the village, a ton of wounded just showed up from no where"
"huh?"
"I was down in the village doing a patrol... then all these people just like showed up, I met them at the village edge then legged it back here, now go get the others... also incase you didn't realise the Gong went 5 minutes ago" Cosmos said sternly.
"WHAT" the two said in shock, they'd both so caught up with eachother in their moment they didn't hear the gong.
"Just get going, I got to get the healers from The Valley of Streams, we don't have enough here to deal with all the wounded"
"Okay" Midnight said nervously, he jumped up and ran towards the roof edge and jumped off, onto the stone courtyard ground before sprinting off to find the others.
"So Cosmos... what did you say... to him... about me?" Mei Ling asked
"Sorry don't have time, but I'll say this, I helped him realize a purpose to be here, now cya" and with that Cosmos was gone, running across the jade roofs and tiles of the Academy's building.
Mei Ling stood still for a while, until she heard movement, lots of movement, she turned and saw Shifu running towards the steps just behind Reidak and Delaware, with every student in tow... including Po, with Mike and Dianbo bringing up the back. Avian students followed Crane and took off and flew down ahead of everyone else.
With Midnight
Midnight had literally smashed the mess hall doors opened and shouted "There's big trouble I the village, everyone go" then the stampede of over a 100 Kung Fu Masters and Mercenary's almost trampled him before he got out the way. Now he was at the very front of the students, right behind Shfiu and the Tiger Mercs, Reidak more specifically now had NO beard what so ever.
They charged down the steps, Avian's flying, Bugs standing on peoples shoulders, Serpents darting between feet and everyone else just running. Midnight was taking 10 steps at a time, that was until someone shouted "PANDA ROLLING, GET OUT THE WAY", Midnight looked bac, to see people being thrown to the sides, from small creatures like goats and wolfs to large ones like bulls and rhino's, Midnight simply stepped to the side as a ball of white and black shot past him down the steps.
"if we ever get attacked from the steps, I know what we're using as a defence" someone said, getting nods and words of agreement.
Midnight rushed down the steps to the village, finding a grotesque site, creatures were layed everywhere, covered in blood and burns ad ash, the villagers of the Valley of Peace were all hiding their kids and running round with medical supplies, the only people of the wounded strangers who stuck out was a middle aged cheetah couple.
Midnight guessed they must be the village leaders or the protectors atleast, The male was a full head higher than his mate, he wore a black vest with dark grey timmigs and a pair of blue Silk Kung Fu pants, his left arm was covered in blood and his right wrist looked badly injured.
His mate, she was fawning over him, cleaning the blood off him, she seemed to have no blood on her, only ash and some singed fur. She wore a black fabric shirt with short sleeves and blue skirt going down to her knee's.
Midnight approached them as everyone else began taking orders from Shifu on what they should do...
"hi there, you the Village leader?" Midnight asked
"yes and Protector" The Cheetah man said weakly, "This is my wife, Kalina*, she bowed quickly before tending to his wounds again
"I'm Midnight, a Palace Student, where'd you come from and what happened?"
"We come from the Village in the Valley of Zodia, we were attacked, first people began t go missing, then mutilated corpses were being found in caves, like they were eaten. I investigated of course, but then something attacked me in the Bamboo forest, another feline from what I could tell at the time, he bit my wrist before I got a good look at him, unable to properly fight I fell back to the village where he had already begun his attack, he's fast I tell you that, and I'm a Cheetah, anyway, he just attacked, and killed Villagers, Using Kung Fu and other... methods... to kill"
"Who and... methods?" Midnight gulped
"It was... Tai Lung..." Midnights face promptly dropped "...and his methods, it was like a savage, he would rip out people throats with his mouth, like he enjoyed tasting their blood, just pure lust for death and destruction I saw in that leopards eyes"
"thanks, I got to tell Shifu immediately" Midnight said before rushing off...
He rushed past crying wounded as students and villagers ran round with medical supplies in a made haze, he saw Shifu organising the very little amount of village healers into different areas of the village from the bottle of the steps.
"SHIFU" Midnight shouted to get the elderly red panda's attention.
"What is it Panther" Shifu said annoyed as the healers dispersed to their areas
"I know who's responsible for this", Shifu's face flashed shocked for a second, "Are you sure?"
"Yes master, the Cheetah, he's the village leader and protector, he says... it was Tai Lung" Midnight said hesitantly as Shifu's face dropped, grief and sorrow for his adopted sons actions... what have I created and done... Shifu, nodded then rushed back up the stairs to find Oogway...
1 minute later, At the Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom.
Shifu ran up the stone stairs to find Oogway stood near the cliff of the tree's rock platform.
"MASTER... I-I.. what have I Created Master... my own Son, he destroyed a village Master, Tai Lung Destroyed a Village of innocents."
"Shifu... Yes you created Tai Lung, so he is your responsibility to destroy, but you can not... it is not your destiny"
"Master, The panda can't defeat Tai Lung, he's too strong"
"But, Tai Lung is your responsibility, you can not destroy him yourself, but you can train the one destined to"
"HOW MASTER... How, he's a Panda, he's fat and Lazy and undisc-" But Shifu was cut off by Oogway
"You list the reasons you can not train him hmm... yet you have not given him a chance, you let your own students teach him, they give him a chance and it is working, so why must you not give him a chance?" Oogway said wisely
"I.. I Don't Know Master" Shifu admitted
"Then you must find out if you can train him, but first you will need his trust"
"How can one trust their master if their master has attacked them fiercely"
Shifu's ears lowered in shame, as he whispered "I'll try to make him trust me"
"No Shifu... you must EARN his Trust and Train him, not MAKE him trust you"
"But Master, how, how will I earn his trust, he is still terrified of me and we don't have much time"
"you do Shifu..."
"What do you mean Master?"
"I can hold Tai Lung in the Spirit world for another month, but when that month is up.. he will be released" Oogway said sorrowly
"What about you Master?" Shifu asked concerned
"Promise me Shifu, you will do as I have asked of you here"
"You don't mean your-" Shifu asked shocked
"yes Shifu, I do, it has been decided by the fates, I was told of this moment in a vision"
"But Master" Shifu protested, the wind suddenly picked up as the pink blossoms swirled round and towards Oogway with the wind.
"Promise me Shifu, Promise me you will Earn the trust of and train Po, please Shifu"
"I-I promise.. Master" Shifu said as the blossoms enveloped Oogway... and then he was gone as the blossoms flew away and the winds died down... leaving a saddened and sorrowed Shifu...
I Promise Master... I promise
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