I did turn 13 though. So this takes in after a week after the Dragon Warrior became the new kung-fu master. I idolized him as well, but sometimes I get mistaken by the Dragon Warrior and end up getting teased by it because I don't look anything like him, yet it didn't stop them from calling me a 'Dragon Warrior wannabe'. You'll see what I mean in this chapter.

Animation Universe 2005: I'd like to point out that this takes place a week after the events of the first KFP movie. For many of you that ask me when will he be adopted, you'll just have to wait and see. Until then, I'll let Musaki take it from here.


Chapter 29: Teasing in Comparison

Another year has passed by again and of course, I did turn 13. I just sat down in my room for a while and just try to get used into being a teenager. It's like strangely everything around me has changed-my voice, my height and my weight, though it's still the same. I sat down on the floor and just reflect on everything I've been through for 10 years and it felt like it hasn't really been that long since I've been here.

Later, I went outside to just take a little walk and not long after, here comes Ian and Justin walking past me and Justin looked at me and said, "Hey, I didn't know the skinny Dragon Warrior would be here."

Ian started laughing hysterically and gave Justin a high-five on that joke. I looked at them and said, "Very funny."

"Dude, you ought to gain some weight. You're like nearly skin and bones. Why can't you be more like the Dragon Warrior? We've called lots of kids fat a couple of times, but now with the Dragon Warrior being the new kung-fu master, we'll take a pass. You? Not so much."

"Look, just because I look a little bit like the Dragon Warrior doesn't mean I have the same body."

"I'm sure the Dragon Warrior is against the skinny pandas."

"That's because he would defeat him the way he defeated Tai Lung." Justin said.

They both laughed hysterically and kept taunting me about the way I look and walked off. I felt very embarassed to know that I look less like the Dragon Warrior and more like a joke. I don't think I am compared to him and that really bothers me to the extreme.

It's been a week since the Dragon Warrior became famous here and after I heard that he defeated Tai Lung, the same person that killed my parents has been gone. I'd almost forgotten about him and now that this has come forth, it's like I don't have to worry anymore, but what I am worried about is how many people compare me to him and will a family ever adopt me.

As I think about it, everytime I hoped that the comparison couldn't grow worse, it already did.

As soon as I was heading back to my room, I got hit by water balloons. I turned around and I saw Eli there and he taunted me saying, "Come on, Dragon Warrior wannabe! I thought you can handle the pain!"

Every splash felt like extreme torture and wetness all over my fur. Eli lunged at me and attempted to beat me up and punched me in the face, kicked me in the shin and punched me in the stomach. I groaned in pain and fell down to the floor while Eli snickered and grabbed my neck and said, "Can't fight back, huh? You're just a Dragon Warrior wannabe! The real Dragon Warrior will beat you up and destroy you with the Wuxi Finger Hold."

"Hey!"

Eli turns around and sees Brutus coming in and he looked very angry. He asked, "Didn't I tell you to leave Musaki alone?"

"This Dragon Warrior wannabe?"

"He's not a Dragon Warrior wannabe. He's just Musaki."

Eli scoffs at me and said, "Yeah, right. Who would adopt an ugly poser like him?"

"I would!"

"And what, you'll abandon him too?"

"Listen here, kid. If you know what's good for you, you'd leave Musaki alone."

"Why should I?"

"You know, kid. You're really getting on my nerves now. You can't find anything better to do than to torture him?"

"Well, it's fun. I can do it to others and I don't feel guilty about it."

"Well, you should feel guilty about one thing-if someone did that to you, would you still feel not guilty?"

"Who cares?"

Brutus felt like it's like pulling teeth and he said, "Leave Musaki alone. Hasn't he been through enough?"

"The dude is a freak. Even the Dragon Warrior wouldn't take him in because he's a wannabe."

I got up and walked away feeling hurt and Eli just smirked and walked away, leaving Brutus feeling frustrated. As I was walking by, I see some other kids mistakening me as the Dragon Warrior and a few more were taunting me and kept calling me names while they were pointing and laughing at me.

"He's a Dragon Warrior rip-off!"

"I thought the real Dragon Warrior was big!"

"He looks like the skinny version!"

"Dragon Warrior wanna-be!"

"You shouldn't even be here!"

"Gain some weight, you skinny poser!"

It just grew louder and louder and I couldn't take it anymore and then I ran far away and headed straight to my room and just felt this immense amount of anger inside of me and I was so mad that I just had to let it all out.

I got down on my knees and started screaming loudly. Not long after, I broke down sobbing uncontrollably because I felt like it was the straw that broke my back. Being called a Dragon Warrior wannabe really hurts me deeply and I'm an even bigger joke.

Brutus came in the door and he knew that I was deeply angry and upset and he softly said, "Um...I'm sorry."

I couldn't look at him because I was too upset to talk about it and he told me, "What that Eli dude said wasn't true. You're not a Dragon Warrior wannabe. I'm sure the actual Dragon Warrior would accept you for you."

Silence. I just kept silent for a long time and then he slowly put his hand on my back and gave me comfort. He then said, "I know you told me you're a huge fan of the Dragon Warrior, so I wanted to give you this poster of him in hopes that it might make you feel better about yourself as he actually does."

He left it on the floor and just walked out of the room. I raised my head up and then I opened up the poster and in one look, I start thinking to myself, 'He really does look like me.' Only he's big and I'm small and I hav blue eyes and he has green eyes. That explains that I'm not a wannabe and there's a little saying on the bottom that says, 'Believe in yourself and anything is possible. I learned that one the hard way, but it'll help you unleash your inner awesomeness. Never lose sight of it.'

It kinda helped me out a little bit and I stuck it on my wall near the edge of the bed and that way when I look at it, I can feel better about myself. I knew I liked the Dragon Warrior when I first heard of him and now...I look at him as my hero. Not sure why, but in a way, I feel like I definitely look up to him.

I let out a little smile and whispered, "You idolize me."

Then, I walked out of the room and I saw Brutus and to his surprise, I gave him a hug from behind. He turned around and asked, "What was that for?"

"Just felt like it. And thanks for the poster."

He chuckled and hugged me back and said, "Anytime."


Animation Universe 2005: You have so much emotional baggage on your shoulders that it's hard to even try to keep your head up.

Musaki: I've never had someone call me something like that before and it hurts.

Animation Universe 2005: You don't look like the Dragon Warrior at all.

Musaki: I may be in the same species as Po, but I don't have his attributes. He's not against someone like me at all because one even said that the Dragon Warrior is against skinny pandas like me and said that I'm a rip-off of him.

Po: WHAT? They said that to you?

Musaki: (turns around and sees Po): Yeah, they did.

Po: Where are those bullies? I'd like to give them a piece of my mind calling my brother a Dragon Warrior rip-off They'll have to deal with the real me! Monkey, Mantis, Crane, Viper, Tigress...let's give those bullies a piece of their OWN medicine!

Animation Universe 2005 & Musaki: PO, STOP!

Musaki: We better stop him before he does something crazy!

Animation Universe 2005: I'm with you. Uh, in the meantime, feel free to read and review! And stick around to see if Musaki gets adopted! Later! (turns to Po): Whoa, don't kick them in face with a hammer!