Did anyone make a guess yet? Well, if you haven't guessed it yet, here's the answer: Musaki turns sixteen! Can you believe it? I had to come up with this not too long ago, because I had to end it with Musaki turning 16. So, here's where we wrap it up!

Bonus Chapter: Sixteenth Birthday

5 weeks later, Musaki was doing some yoga to start off his morning, because he knew that it was a very special day for him; the day that he turns 16. He closed his eyes and imagined some pretty good thoughts about this and knows that it's a good day to start off some yoga.

He immediately thought about what will it be like being 16, knowing that he's close to adulthood at any giving moment and then he opens his eyes and takes a deep breath and said to himself, "Guess this is how the road from childhood almost ends."

Later on, he walks through the Dragon Grotto where he finds Shifu meditating to ask him a few things. As soon as he came in, he steps in quietly, hoping not to disturb him. Shifu already knew that he's here and he said, "Have you come to ask me something?"

"Um, I guess."

"Then ask. Simply because today is your birthday."

Musaki clears his throat and asked, "What does it feel like, being 16? Does something...change me or is it just natural?"

"There are no changes within yourself. You just have to embrace that feeling, because it will be two years until you're an adult."

"Is being an adult...bad?"

"No. Look at me. I was where you are when I asked myself that same question to my master and look how I turned out. What I will say is that when you're 16, everything will change, but you're still the same person you are now. You're just as older, but younger as you feel."

Musaki knew that this would be a stupid question for him to ask, but he had to get that out of the way and asked, "How old are you, anyway?"

Shifu turned to him and asked, "Why would you ask such a question like that?"

"Just wanted to know."

Shifu chuckles softly and answered, "Very well. If you must know, I'm 48."

Musaki gasped in shock and asked, "WHAT?"

"Not really. I'm actually 58."

"You look kinda...old for 58."

"Well, I may be old, but I have the heart of a young warrior. Just enjoy being 16."

"Sure thing."

Musaki walks off for a while and then turns back and said, "Thanks..I think."

Shifu continues to meditate for a while and whispered, "Musaki's 16th birthday will be spectacular."

Later on, Po comes over to him and said, "Hey! What's up, my 16-year old little brother?"

Musaki chuckled and said, "Fine."

"Can't believe this. My little brother is growing up."

"Po, I'm still me. It's not like I'm going anywhere."

"I know. It seems like it's been 3 years since you came here and lived with us. I don't know why, but it feels like you're a part of our family that actually fits."

"That's true. It sorta feels like...like nothing's changed in a while."

"What's changed?"

"Up until I was 13, my life was full of suffering, gloom and darkness of loneliness but after while coming here, it felt very different that I had my joy regained and got to know the basis of kung-fu and that I still feel like the same person when I stayed here, only...happier."

"Lil' Saki...you've been shy and out of your comfort zone since day one, but as you grew older, you seem outgoing, adventurous and cool to be around. You've come a long way and it totally defines who you are and that's what I like about you and you being 16...it's the best feeling you'll ever have in your life."

"Thanks, big bro."

Both brothers hugged each other and Musaki was smiling a little and Po told him, "I gotta go take care of some things."

"Po, wait."

He stops for a minute and asked, "Yeah?"

"How old are you?"

"How old am I?"

"Yeah."

"Uh...young."

"Could you be more specific?"

"I'm...22?"

"You're 22?"

"Yeah...almost."

"So why did you give me that advice for me to get through being 16?"

"Because you remind me of myself. I was your age and I always wondered about being that way. You get older, but you still feel younger. So, I'll tell you the same thing my dad said to me; when you wake up one day, you'll grow older like me."

"Thanks."

"No probs."

Hours later, Po, Shifu and the Five went all around the town, prepping some things for Musaki's 16th birthday party and Shifu was definitely anxious about the whole thing. Mr. Ping went over to the kitchen to wait for Po and he sees him fidgeting a little.

"You feeling okay, Master Shifu?" asked Mr. Ping.

Shifu sighed heavily and answered, "I'm just nervous."

"About what?"

"About how Musaki's party will be."

Mr. Ping chuckles and said, "It'll be just like any other birthday party."

"But I just want it to be the best party he's ever had before and I want it to be special."

Po and the Five returned to the noodle shop with a few items-food, decorations, gifts-to go for the party. Po panted heavily and said, "We're back, guys."

Tigress puts everything in the kitchen and Po told her, "Next time, I carry one bag and you carry the rest."

"Well at least it gave you exercise."

"Then why do I feel so flat?"

"Maybe it's because from carrying too much bags and having to stop every two seconds when you walk." Monkey added.

"Everyone! We have to put this in together. The party's tonight and everything must go smoothly." Shifu said.

"Would you relax, master? We've got this." Po said.

"Do not tell me to relax, Dragon Warrior! Everything has to be just right!"

Everyone stared at him weird-like and Shifu sighed heavily and said, "I'm sorry. It's just...I just want everything to be perfect."

"Shifu's a perfectionist, by the way." Po muttered.

"I heard that!"

"Not everything has to be perfect, master." Viper said.

"I just want it for Musaki to remember it as the best birthday he's ever had."

"It will."

"Where is the birthday boy, anyway?" asked Crane.

"He still might be in the palace." answered Tigress.

Viper giggled and said, "Musaki's growing up before our own eyes. I can still remember him being so young."

"He is still young." Monkey said.

"Don't ruin the moment."

Then, Po brought out a few common items out of the bag and Mr. Ping asked, "What's all this?"

"Extra food to sorta bring in for his dinner. I'm gonna drop this off back at the palace where Master Wo Hop is cooking."

"Wo Hop? The bunny you 'accidently' disgraced back at the Winter Feast and planned to kill you to restore his honor?" asked Mantis.

"It wasn't meant to disgrace him. All I did was say hey to Monkey."

"Sure you did."

Po scoffs and said, "Whatever. I'll be right back."

10 minutes later, Po returns to the palace and hopes that Musaki isn't seeing any of this yet and he sneaks back to the dormitories and heads to the kitchen where Wo Hop is busy cooking.

"Pssst!"

Wo Hop looks up, sees Po and whispered to Wo Hop, "Here's the stuff you wanted."

"Set it down on the floor." Wo Hop whispered.

Po puts it down on the ground and said, "Meet me at my dad's noodle shop in two hours."

"Sure thing, Dragon Warrior. Thanks."

After that, Po snuck out of the hallway as Wo Hop brings in the bags from the floor and proceeds to cook. Minutes later, Musaki walks back in the hallway after doing some training on his own and deserves a little birthday snack. When he came in the kitchen however, he caught someone cooking in there. Wo Hop turns around and sees Musaki standing there and asked, "Who are you?"

"Who are you?" asked Musaki.

"I am Master Wo Hop. I'm one of the newest chefs in China."

"And you're here because..."

"Just putting out dinner for everyone here."

"Uh-huh...that's weird. Po usually does all the cooking."

"Well...he's giving himself the night off and I decided to fill in for him. I couldn't resist cooking for the Dragon Warrior because it is an honor to do so for him."

"You're weird, but okay...well I'm just here to get a snack."

"So, you're Musaki, right?"

"Yeah, how'd you know my name?"

"Po told me all about you. How he managed to let you live here is a huge honor."

"Dude, it's been the best two and a half years of my life."

"I bet it has. Well, I gotta take all this stuff in at Mr. Ping's noodle shop."

"Need some help?"

"Oh, I've already got some help."

"Okay then."

Musaki picks up his snack and heads off for a while and Wo Hop sighed in relief like he's in the clear. An hour later, Po, Tigress and Shifu went in and picked up the food and takes it to the noodle shop. As soon as Wo Hop came in, the decorations were set up and everything seemed like it was ready to go.

"The place looks great." Wo Hop said.

"Thanks."

"Everthing's all set up." Mako said.

"Musaki's gonna blow his mind when he sees this." Cody said, excitedly.

"Someone has to go pick up the birthday boy." Po said.

"I'll pick him up." Tigress said.

"Just make sure you don't hurt him."

"Don't worry."

Minutes later, Musaki looked up at the stars while sitting at the Sacred Peach Tree to watch the sun go down. Suddenly, he sees Tigress come over and said, "Watching the sunset on your sixteenth birthday?"

"Pretty much."

"That's cool. Anyways, come with me to the noodle shop."

"What for?"

"Just trust me."

Musaki felt suspiscious about it, but then decided to come with her anyway. As he followed her, he asked, "What's going on?"

"Why ask me so many questions?"

"Are you plotting something?"

"No, I just want you to have dinner with us."

"You sure?"

"Yes."

When they got through town, Tigress said, "I'll meet you inside."

With that, she ran off, leaving Musaki kinda confused for a bit and she ran to the noodle shop and said, "He's coming!"

Everyone went around and hid in several places and turned off all the lights. When Musaki came in, he saw the entire shop empty and dark. He sighed softly and asked, "What is happening here?"

He turned on the lights and everyone popped out and exclaimed, "SURPRISE!"

Noisemakers and confetti were all over the place, which left Musaki really surprised about this. Everyone shouted, "Happy birthday, Musaki!"

"Or should we say 'Xing-Fu'?"

He looked up and saw Shin Hai there and said, "Hey!"

"Happy birthday, kid."

Then, he sees Mako, his cousins, his grandparents, Oak Sung and some of the other residents from Secluded Valley as well as his friends, Kiba, Toboe, Tsume, and Hige, Musaki's old friends from the orphanage as well as Ichi, Fu, Ren, Kaguya, Xiaomu, Shiissa and their uncle coming in wishing him a happy birthday.

Musaki chuckled and said, "Now this is a surprise."

"How does it feel to be 16?" asked Kiba.

"Right now, it feels awesome."

"But you won't be celebrating alone." Shifu said.

"What do ya mean?"

"Someone's celebrating it with you."

"Happy birthday, bro!"

To his surprise, in comes Zeke heading inside the noodle shop. Musaki hugged him tightly and asked, "You're 16 too?"

"Yep. Hard to believe, huh?"

"I'll say."

Everyone sang happy birthday to him and in comes the cake. Both Musaki and Zeke blew out all the candles and everyone ate cake, gave both of them presents and entertained them with amazing entertainment.

Soon enough, Musaki told them, "You know, this is really what I hoped my 16th birthday would be."

"What's that?" asked Oak Sung.

"Being around my friends and also my family. I always dreamt that my parents would see me celebrate my 16th birthday and see that I'm growing up. But I missed out on some great birthdays over the years, because I've always been so lonely at the orphanage and then these guys came along when I was 13 and...it all changed. I got to meet some really cool kung-fu masters and ended up living with them and also meet some new friends, go to some awesome adventures and meet members of my living family. But nothing compares to the family I have right here with me. So, I just want to thank you for giving me back all the joy and happiness that left me when I was a cub."

Everyone was welling up with tears over this and Shifu came out of nowhere and hugged him tightly. He looked at him and said, "I am honored to not only be your master, but also to be your father."

Ichi came towards him and said, "You became my best friend and I'm happy to be a part of this occasion."

Musaki smiled at at Ichi and asked, "Best friends forever?"

"Always."

That night, Musaki felt more joy and a sense of growing up in a cooler sense and also sharing it with Zeke-it became the coolest day of Musaki's life.

Later on, both Musaki and Zeke sat in the Peach Tree, discussing about the amazing birthday they shared together and laughed as well.

"Dude, that party was so cool!" Zeke exclaimed.

"I know! Did you see Kaguya and Ichi dressing up like most of the Five? And I thought Tigress looked weird." Musaki said.

Zeke laughs and said, "I know. I was thinking the same thing. All that cake, I think I might burst."

"Hopefully, you didn't overeat because you might look like the Dragon Warrior."

"I hope not."

Both of them looked up at the stars and Musaki asked, "So, where were you all this time?"

"You know, here and there. I've only been gone for like a month. Visited this place called Secluded Valley. Turns out both of us are..."

"Chinese and Japanese descent?"

Zeke froze for a sec and then slowly turns to Musaki and asked, "How'd you know that?"

"I visited there myself. I kinda went after you did."

"Finding out about our parents?"

"Yeah. I had Uncle Mako, our cousins, the Five, Shifu and Po with me there along with some wolves."

"Did they bite you?'

"Luckilly, no."

Zeke looked at Musaki and asked, "What were our parents like?"

"They were giving, full of heart and they were good parents, even though they gave you up."

"Yeah, I know. I went to Secluded Valley a few weeks ago and everyone asked me about both of us, mainly you. I never figured out how special you were until they told me about you."

"You'd be surprised. There's a lot of things they don't know about me, but I bet they were talking about you."

"Yeah, they were."

Musaki puts his hand on Zeke's shoulder and said, "At least we got each other now."

"Yeah, we do. Wonder what being 16 will like."

Musaki chuckled and said, "Let's just enjoy life while we're still young enough to enjoy it. Until we get older, 16 is gonna be an awesome time, because being with family and celebrating that moment with you...what more could any of us ask for?"

Zeke snickered and lets out some frosting on his finger and puts it on Musaki's nose. He laughed silently and Musaki let out a slight laugh and said, "Very funny. I guess that takes the cake. You should try some."

Musaki takes a piece of cake and puts it on his face, which made him laugh loudly. Zeke chuckled slightly and lets out a smile and they were both laughing with each other.

"Now we're even. Happy birthday, Zeke."

"Happy 16th birthday, Musaki."

YEAH! It only took me a month and a half to do this, but it's done! I'd like to thank most of my friends here; vampire1031, hidden stranger, Joe 'Po' Navark and Tan-Tan Tanuki for liking this story. If ya'll ain't seen KFP 2 yet, go out and see it ASAP! It'll blow your freakin' mind! So, anyways, there's more coming this summer, so i'll be active in making more KFP stories. Animation Universe 2005, saying skadoosh!