Mako and his kids find a new home and that place is...

Chapter 35: Moving Closer

Several minutes later, Mako and his kids were blinfolded as they were followed by Shifu and by the time they got to the Valley of Peace, Musaki and Zeke were alongside them to figure out where they're staying at. By the time they stopped, Shifu told them, "Take your blindfolds off."

They all took their blindfolds off and their eyes were still closed. Cody asked, "When do we open our eyes?"

Shifu chuckled and said, "Right now."

As soon as they opened their eyes, they were amazed by how big this place is. Most of the kids were shocked and had gone crazy about actually setting foot in the Valley of Peace. Mako was speechless and he didn't know what to say about it and he turned to Shifu and said, "Is this..."

"Yes. This is the Valley of Peace."

"Wow. I've always wanted to go there, but...this seems amazing when I first heard of it. Said that it's really peaceful there." Mako said.

"This is the most beautiful place I've ever been in." Zoey said, happily.

"It only gets better. Not only is it the most coolest part here, but there are some homes there. It's a little bigger than what you'd expect." Musaki said.

"How so?"

Mako and the rest followed Musaki to where they're staying at. Suddenly, the came across this huge home in front of them. Their mouths dropped to the floor when they first saw it. Shifu asked, "What do you think?"

"I think it's an awesome house."

"Why don't you check it out?" asked Zeke.

"Okay."

The kids were following Mako to the house and as soon as they went in, their reactions were completely on a high and it had a lot of space and rooms. The kids were running throughout most of the hallways, finding which rooms they claim is theirs. Mako didn't know what to say about this and he was more happier than ever before.

"So, what do you think?" asked Shifu.

Mako was smiling a lot and replied, "I don't know how you got to be near where you guys are, but this is truly the best one I've seen. I always wanted to have a better home for my kids, just 30 of us living in a medium-sized cave with only little rooms. Living in this temple with much space and rooms....this is like a dream for me."

"Well, it can only get better."

"How so?"

"Since Musaki has just met you today, the Jade Palace is only about 10 minutes away from here, so you and your kids can see Musaki or Zeke anytime you want."

That touched Mako's heart in a million ways, then he looked at Musaki and said, "I think your parents would be so proud of you to see you grow up into a young panda."

"Thank you." Musaki whispered.

"And you, Zeke. I think you and your brother do have this strong bond that you have and I know that your parents would be proud of you too."

"I know. If only I could see them for once." Zeke said.

"You can feel their presence. Even though they're in heaven, they're always watching over you." Musaki said.

"You feel their presence?"

"Yep. Everywhere."

"Where do I feel it?"

Musaki touched his chest and told him, "Deep in the heart."

Zeke felt his chest as well and figures that he feels his heart that his parents' spirit is inside of it. He looked at Musaki and finally realizes that he feels more and more like family with having Musaki around. He said, "I know I can feel them everywhere."

"Hey, dad! This room is definitely awesome! I can see the entire Jade Palace from there!" Zak exclaimed.

"Here's the other part--not only you can walk to and from the Jade Palace, you can see a view of it there." Shifu said.

"Are you serious?"

"Follow me."

Zeke, Musaki, Mako, Zak, Cody, Tsunami, Samurai, Zoey, Phoenix, Luna, Madison, Jared, Dakota, Diego, Tai Moon, Travis Li, Maverick King, Ryan, Mikey, Cyrus Ming, Genki, Megan, Cheyenne, Miles, Austin, Spike Li, Chloe, Chad, Crash, Bang, Logan and Tae Kwan Do followed Shifu out of the house and then, walked towards the side of the valley and sees the Jade Palace all the way from there. All of them gasp in excitement and actually see the palace from there. It was like seeing the actual thing for the first time ever.

Most of Musaki and Zeke's cousins were astonished and amazed by the view of it. Shifu asked, "What do you think?"

"Such an amazing view. I am definitely looking forward to coming there." Crash said.

"Why not now?"

"Now?"

Several minutes later, all of them went to the Jade Palace as soon as they came towards the front, the door opens and everyone gasped in excitement when they set foot on the Sacred Hall of Warriors. Luna turned to Musaki and asked, "How did you ever find a place like this?"

"I live there." Musaki answered.

"You mean...you actually live here?" asked Genki.

"Yep."

"How long have you lived in something awesome?" asked Mako.

"Almost 2 years."

"How old were you?"

"When I got here?"

"Yeah."

"13."

"Shut up! Seriously?!"

"Seriously."

"Wow!"

While they marveled at the amazingness of the palace, they were surprised to see Musaki and Zeke standing in front of Po, Crane, Viper, Tigress, Mantis and Monkey. All their jaws dropped when they first saw them. Zoey asked, "Is this the real thing?"

"Yeah, you better believe it is the real thing!" Zeke exclaimed.

"Your cousin is the coolest person to hang around with and easy to train with at times." Mantis said.

"Has he been giving you any trouble?" asked Mako.

"No troubles at all."

"Well, there were some moments between him and Tigress."

"Like what?"

"Tigress kinda have a love-hate relationship between Musaki. Like she thinks he's not accepting to be here, like he doesn't belong."

"That's how I feel most times, even though it's kinda different." Jo said.

"So, who are you, little guy?" asked Mako.

"My name's Jo Dakota Crevan. We met on Christmas break and we seem to connect to each other a bit more."

"We became really good friends."

"And we're Musaki's friends from Bao Gu Orphanage--Brian, Joey, Seth, Ty, Sonic, Mookie, Miko, Sudoku and I'm Shanghai. We met him while Musaki was an orphan and just last year, we met in an orphanage reunion. Since then, we've grown closer with each other and actually hang out with each other."

"And I'm Ichi. This is my sister, Fu, my cousin Ren and my friend Kaguya. We're Musaki's friends also."

"Wow. Musaki's got a lot of friends, hasn't he?" asked Mako.

"Yes, he has."

"Also, he considers some of them--especially us--one big family." Crane said.

"We always make Musaki feel like he's part of our family and now with Zeke, and all you guys, you definitely fit." Viper said.

"I don't know what to say. Except we're honored and privileged to be a part of this family." Mako said.

"And you defeated your abusive foster father and saved my life as well. Because of that, I'm extremely grateful." Musaki said.

"And you brought me out of the darkness and help me regain trust, friendship, family and even love. So, I'm seriously grateful to be your brother." Zeke said.

"Thanks, bro."

Both of them hugged each other and everyone was cheering and clapping for Musaki and Zeke, because they can now say that they're brothers for life.

Is that sweet or what? This next chapter will be even more heartwarming!