"So...Po. Mind explaining to us what has been going on during your little spree?" Shifu asked while Po was eating through the remaining noodles from the food spree that Mr. Ping started. "As soon as you're done eating...perhaps?"

No one really knows how Po can have such a swift change of attitude in the down of minutes. He seemed pretty serious about the matter that Shifu was planning to discuss with him, but then he decided he was hungry and had almost immediately forgot about the seriousness of the situation they placed themselves in. Ànyǐng definitely seemed to be surprised by the panda's lack of focus on the subject. The only one who had no problems at all with this were Mr. Ping. Fenghuang didn't care much because she tends to act the same way.

"I got into a fight with the guards guarding Ànyǐng. Then I got hungry." Po explained simply. "Then I heard that Dad was just giving food away to the villagers around here...and I hated myself for missing out om such a good deed! And I was also glad that some food was left over!"

"Dude, seriously? You work with your Dad on this stuff! You don't have anything to worry about if it relates to food!" Monkey pouted as he was casually eating his own noodles while balancing on his tail. "I don't understand why you found it so relieving..."

"...Because I was hungry?"

"...Eh. Works for me." He shrugged. None of the guys had any complaints when it came to food. They welcomed such a thing wholeheartedly. "So, Ànyǐng. Anything you'd like to tell us about yourself? You are kinda stuck with us after all."

The wolf shifted nervously in his seat, as the others gve reassuring looks that they would not be doing anything to harm him in any way. He sighed as he gained the courage to look everyone in the eye. "Ànyǐng is my name. It tends to translate into 'Shadow' sometimes. As for why I was imprisoned here...well...that should be a bit obvious, shouldn't it?"

"Nah. Not really." Po shrugged. "You're gonna have to tell me what that's supposed to mean."

"Ha...Mr-"

"No Misters for me, man. Just Po will do."

"Right. Um...Po. It should be rather obvious why I was arrested and thrown in the cage the moment I stepped into this valley. I'm a wolf. Wolves...aren't always on their best behavior, and they assumed that I would be like that, too. Considering what's been happening the past couple weeks, and what's already happened during that time, I can't exactly blame them."

"Yes you can." Lian argued. "Whatever happened to 'innocent until proven guilty'?"

"Guess it doesn't apply to wolves that much. They gave wolves plenty of chances to fit no in with them, but all they've been doing is ruining those chances every time they tried to work with them. They're too chaotic for control." He looked down. "And I was in the Lin Kuei...no doubt the absolute worst offenders when it came to chaotic wolves. There are many people hoping that eventually they would be brought down. And eventually I'll have to disband from them."

"That's when the massacre happened, isn't it?"

"Yes. Not that I wanted to join them in the first place. Circumstances...left me unable to leave them behind when I had the opportunity. But that was the last straw. So while the chaos was happening around me, I took Mrs. Yoon away from it when I came across a couple wolves about to kill her." He looked down in shame. "She was the only one I could save. Everyone else...I couldn't do anything about. I'm...I'm sorry I couldn't do better..."

Fenghuang eyed the young man before her. Then she looked down to Shifu. "He speaks the truth, Midget." He twitched slightly. "Even when he was with the group of mad dogs, he was clearly never interested in them. But he had his paws tied until a proper opportunity presented itself. Unfortunately...it was quite a bad time for everyone else. He's not guilty of anything, yet he finds himself apologizing for something he couldn't possibly prevent by himself."

"Dude, it's fine. Really." Fung said with a small yawn. "You clearly don't like the Lin Kuei, just like we don't like them either. And not only that, but you're on the friend list."

"...Friend list?"

"Check it." He held out the scroll to the wolf, who read around all the names presented to him. His eyes widened when he saw his own name on it.

"That's...that's my name. And Oogway wrote this...?" He said to himself as he grew curious about how Oogway could have known about him. Did...did we meet before? Did he know something about me...? But how could he have...?

"It's already been established that Oogway chose the names on the list for a reason." Fenghuang said, snapping him out of his thoughts. "And I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that this is a pretty good reason to me. Saving one is better than saving none, child. And you'd have to have quite the skill to sneak away from the Lin Kuei close to undetected. However...I hear that abandoning the pack is the same as commuting irreversible crimes. They'll be quite frustrated with you."

"Good. I never wanted to join them anyway. Something like that wasn't my choice for the longest time." Ànyǐng snarled quietly.

"You should probably stick with us then." Po said, having his cheeks puffed with bean buns. He swallowed before stuffing his cheeks with more. "You're on the friend list and you never wanted to be part of the Lin Kuei in the first place. Do you have anyplace to go?"

"Well...I do have to return to my mother and little brother to return to. I have to let them know that I'm alright. In person."

Po swallowed the bean buns in his mouth again, nodding. "Right. So when we deal with Mugan, we'll go with you to make sure the Lin Kuei don't try to jump you or something." He sat back a little and patted his belly, his hunger sated, but only slightly. "Now that we know that you're not a bad guy, we'll have your back."

"Wait...you're serious about Mugan?!" Ànyǐng said in surprise. "Are you sure she's someone you want to mess with?!"

Po shrugged. "Tigress doesn't really like her, and now I don't like her either. Hearing what she had to say, paired with what the people have been telling us, we gotta do something about her before we leave. I don't think that whatever she's putting through will end soon, which is why I say we do it ourselves."

"But isn't messing with a Master...dangerous? I mean, what are other Masters going to say to this?"

Monkey patted his back. "My man...we don't really care about authority that much. They BARELY get anything done. Not that I don't respect them for doing their best, though."

"Her revered status is the exact reason why we have to take her down today. Because no one else will." Mei Ling said, kicking her feet back and forth slightly. She looked just slightly bored. "But Tigress has her own personal issues against Mugan to work out, so of course she volunteers to go and take her on."

"Yeah. She's just a fish. How much damage could she do inside a tank?" Mantis said.

Fenghuang turned to him. "That's just like saying that because you're so small, you can't be recognized as a threat."

"What?!"

"Mugan is a Kung Fu Master for a REASON. Do you actually believe that just because she inside her tank most of the time that she can't fight? She can improvise quite well without her tank."

"...How...?"

"Go ahead to the Garnet Palace and fight her yourself. You'll see what I mean."

"Indeed. I beg of you." Wu Yong pleaded in desparation. "I know that attacking a Master might probably warrant some unforeseen complications for all of you in the future, but these people can't take her abuse anymore. She's not fooling anyone at this point. She's not just a perfectionist, she's a sadist right on top of that. She'll keep working them until they literally cannot move anymore. She crushes their spirits and throws them into the wind. And she won't stop because she truly believes she's a greater Master than she really is. I used to believe that." He rubbed his injured leg, lamenting how horrid his training was, and the physical and emotional damage it did to him. "But I was wrong. And it cost me dearly."

"Don't worry, Wu Yong. She's going to pay for this." Tigress stood up and untied her scarf, giving it to Crane. "Hold onto this for a bit. I can already tell this won't be an easy fight."

"Tigress...you asked me to let you handle this. Are you sure?" Shifu asked, obviously concerned about her well-being.

The feline stayed quiet for a couple moments. Then she sighed. "I'm not bothered by her taunts towards me or you. At least not much. But I can't just take her mocking my brother's name down lightly. WE'RE the ones he connected with, and vice versa. So she has no right to stamp out that connection like it's trash." She looked towards Shifh quietly. "My brother is a lot of things. I'm not going to lie and say that all of them are positive, he has negative aspects, too. But he is not scum." She seemed quite attached to that part of the conversation. Needless to say that it ticked her off. But it also went to the back of her head because she thought she'd never see Mugan again. She thought wrong.

And she was almost glad for that.

"I'll come too. You'll need a bit of help." Peng raised his paw, earning a raised eyebrow from Lian. He turned to his girlfriend with a shrug. "What? I have to find SOME way to connect with my Aunt. This is a decent enough start." Tigress couldn't fight back the smile growing on her face when he said that, nor did she try to. It felt far too nice.

"Well in that case, I'll come too."

"What?! Why?!"

"That depends. Are you gonna try and stop me?" Peng stared at Lian for a couple moments, then he sighed, which brought a smile on her face. "Thanks for understanding~"

"Hold on, don't go yet! I wanna come too!" Po said quickly. "Just wanna have a snack, first~"

Didn't he JUST eat most of the leftovers...?! Ànyǐng thought with a sweatdrop, seeing just an example of Po's eating habits.

Po grabbed the rest of the bean buns in the bowl(after Monkey snatched a couple, more prepared this time) and nodded. "Alright, let's go!"

"Understood." Tigress nodded as she lead the group of four to the Garnet Palace, where the Garnet Valley's tormentor would lie in waiting. Tigress was eager to knock her off her pedestal and see how SHE likes being mocked.

Ànyǐng was still feeling rather uncomfortable about the entire thing. But he was salso surprised that no one was moving. "Aren't you all worried about them?"

"Of course we are." Crane answered. "But they both already made their decision, so we can't really do anything else." He tilted his hat downward so that it shadowed his eyes. "But to sit back and wait for the results." Everyone seemed to share the idea, as they we're all either kicking hack and enjoying the rest of the food that Po didn't practically inhale, or taking a nap, or just waiting for something to happen. Fung was the one wondering where Song could be, though.

Everything was silent...

"...Ugh...this is BORING!" Monkey complained while lying on his back. "I hope they kick her ass quickly." He added while sighing. For a while, he just lied there. Then an idea hatched in his head, and he grinned mischievously. This didn't go unnoticed by Viper. "Welp, I know how I'M gonna spend my free time. I'll be back later, guys." He jumped over the rooftop and away from the group.

Viper sighed. "We're going to regret letting him go like that, are we?"

"It's very likely." Crane sighed as well.

(Garnet Palace)

"So this is the Garnet Palace, eh? It looks more like a fortress than anything else." Lian said. She did see it from a distance when entering the Valley, but seeing it up close was a different experience in itself. It looks a bit more militant-like than the Jade Palace. Tigress didn't know what to think about, and she didn't really care too much either way. She's just interested in getting inside and finding Mugan.

"So how do we get inside?" Po said, licking his paws as he finish all of the bean buns he brought with him. "I wonder if it has a larder in there...?"

"And he's still hungry. Big surprise." Lian chuckled.

"Can't be helped." Po shrugged. "Are you sure about this, Tigress? I could lend you a hand."

"I just might need it, Po. Thanks for offering." She looked towards the door. "Though I don't think she would be hanging around in the courtyard."

"That's because it's deeper inside." Wu Yong said from behind them, lightly shocking them. Tigress especially.

"W-Wu Yong?! What are you doing here?"

"I kinda live here, Tigress." He responded with a smile. She blushed a bit for forgetting such a detail. "Plus, you tend to beat Mugan and bring her down...I want to be there to see it happen. After all, we both have reasons to heavily dislike her, so I would be going either way. The difference is that I'm no longer strong enough to stand up to her."

"...Understood, Wu Yong. Just stick close to me." Tigress nodded. "Do you think you can open the door? For the moment, I wouldn't want to damage the Palace itself. Damaging relics, despite someone distasteful living within them, is not something I want to do."

"Yes. I have keys, which many palace servants would have. Just give me a moment." Wu Yong walked up first and opened the door quickly, allowing the quartet to enter before him. "This is it. Do you have anything else to do before you begin?"

"Is there a larder somewhere inside?" Po asked politely, eyes sparkling with high expectations.

Wu Yong stared at Po oddly. "You're still hungry? Well...we do have a larder room somewhere around Mugan's dining room, but she'll get angry if someone eats her food without her consent." He paused. He just remembered that the servants never had her consent to eat with her. They had to get their own food down in their Valley with the money they barely gain. But thanks to Mr. Pings generosity, they should have eaten their fill today. Suddenly changing his mind, Wu Yong gave Po the keys. "...You know what? Knock yourself out."

"Awesome! Larder room, you are mine!" Po cheered. "Oh, Tigress! Be careful. We haven't fought a full-fledged Master yet. We don't know what could happen."

"You can trust me, Po." She nodded. He nodded back.

"Alright...now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna find that room and have a fourth helping. And maybe a fifth. Then I'll see if I can keep going at tenths-"

"You skipped five numbers."

"I did?"

"...Just get going."

"Okay!" Po nodded again and left them at the spot, where they went in a different direction.

"I'm...gonna make sure that he doesn't get into even worse trouble." Lian said, following after him.

Wu Yong lead them inside a different hallway than Po ran down, as they passed be multiple rooms...if they can really be called rooms. They look more like jail cells than actual rooms, the metal doors prove that much well enough. Tigress couldn't help but stare at a couple of the metal doors, as if she felt nostalgic. And not in the good way:

'Look at what that rotten child did to my wall! She smashed it!'

'She had another temper tantrum in the market...a couple of children are hurt, and so are the adults. They must have been messing with her again.'

'Who the hell cares! She bit my son for something as harmless as name-calling! I want her punished!'

'Someone like her belongs in a cage where she can't hurt anybody.'

'What do we expect from Tai Lung's sister? How do we know she won't turn out like him? She has many reasons to do so.'

'Shifu is growing rather attached to her. Its only a matter of time before he makes the same mistake and we have another large-scale rampage on our hands.'

'She should have just stayed back in her cage back at the orphanage. It would save everyone much less trouble.'

'I really don't see why Shifu would take in a problem child like her.'

These thoughts and voices passed through her mind, yet she did not say a word. However, Peng could sense her discomfort in her lightly twitching tail, and ran up beside her. "Are you feeling alright?"

She blinked and shook her head. "I'm...I'm fine, Peng. Just...unpleasant memories trying to make an unnecessary return."

"There it is. Her room is up ahead." Wu Yong pointed at a door that was painting to have a lot of likenesses to Master Mugan, which certainly exposed her somewhat narcissistic nature. "She's definitely in here. She hasn't left in quite a while."

"..." Tigress walked up to the door and pushed. Whether it wanted to or not, the door gave in to the force Tigress out behind her push, and it opened for her. From there she walked up to the fish herself.

Master Mugan floated in her tank, surrounded by many other containers of water that seemed to be used as hopping places. They were spread out so that people couod move around the room easier. And that seems to be Mugan's method of moving around in her room. Tigress glared up at the fish before her, while the latter didn't even open her eyes.

"...Now how did I know that you'd show up here?" Mugan spoke quietly, still having that condescending tone behind her voice. "You've certainly grown a bit, Tigress. And you've certainly gotten more powerful. That I can sense. Its rather extraordinary."

"I'm not falling for your false praise." Tigress said impatiently and angrily. "Why would you do such a thing to Wu Yong?"

"...He was inadequate. He was no longer worthy of being my disciple the day he injured his leg. The goat is worthless to me now."

"That goat tried his hardest to make you happy. He had exhibited so much blood, sweat, and tears just to get some praise from you. He permanently damaged his body trying to please you, and you have a nerve to call him worthless?!"

"Yes. I do." Mugan opened her eyes. "Kung Fu must be done with the utmost precision. It requires complete perfection to be truly acknowledged. Anything less is not worth positive critique. Why should it be praised if it hasn't reached it's goal yet? If Wu Yong could not handle the strain the path he took placed on him, then he was never meant to be a warrior."

"That's the same kind of crap you tried to feed me last time. And yet somehow it left an even worse feeling behind than before." Tigress glared. "You tear these people apart, slowly. Piece by piece. Their spirits couldn't handle the abuse you place on them AND the lack of positive reinforcement. It breaks them completely at some point and then they just become a shell of their former self." She did a side-glance to Wu Yong. Indeed, when she first met him, he was definitely exhausted. But at least he had that fire in his eyes that kept him moving. Looking into them now...you'd be surprised if there was ever warmth in there in the first place.

"If that is the result, then that is their fate."

"How can you be so damn heartless?!"

"Kung Fu must be practiced with the utmost precision and discipline. Without that, everything is sloppy and disorganized. That's not what it's about at all." Mugan sunk to the bottom of the tank to meet Tigress's eyes. "I am the only one who can truly understand how important discipline, precision, and perfection really are. Kung Fu is the only reason us Masters exist. Nothing else." She floated back upwards. "Oh, by they way. I got the message Shifu sent everyone. And I must say...it's about time."

"What did you say...?"

"Shifu has failed as a Master the moment he started showing Tai Lung affection. Not enough discipline, not enough precision. They result was releasing a creature that could destroy anything in China that it wanted to." Tigress's eyes darkened and slitted when she referred to her brother as a 'creature' and an 'it'. "I must say that he might have failed once again with you. You have a much more defiant look in your eyes than before. It's not too late for you though, Tigress. You can make up all that lost time and become my disciple now. Shifu's made a mistake that cost China the Valley of Peace. An incident that will irreversibly change China for the worse. He used to be so talented, I admit. Then he failed his talents and Kung Fu itself in exchange for emotional bonds that have no meaning."

Peng noticed the air around Tigress getting noticeably more tense and heavy. He could also hear her growling lowly to herself while listening to the fish put down Tai Lung, Shifu, and herself all at once. She was seething on the inside.

"Oh dear, look at you. You've definitely developed an anger issues haven't you?" Mugan continued. "I'd be careful if I were you. With your power and that temper, people could mistake you for a complete beast with no self-control or sentient thoughts at all. It's official, Shifu did a horrible job with you and the Valley of Peace. He is now forever a shame to Kung Fu in it's entirety. Oogway placed so much trust in him as well...he must have been very disappointed in him when he passed away."

That was the limit.

Tigress's claws shot out the moment the sentence was finished, and she held one paw out to Mugan. "Get out here you damned fish...and let me gut you. I'll be surprised if I find a heart in that hollow body, though."

That got dark really quick. Peng said nervously.

Mugan merely stared at Tigress with intense disappointment. "...So that's how it is...Tigress? Very well then. As I said...you are an untamed beast on the inside."

Tigress didn't know what happened. Mugan hopped out of her tank at such a fast pace, fell down and slashed at her arm with her tail, which left a slight but very painful cut. She then bounced back up and into another container of water as the feline fell to her knees, holding her bleeding arm. She turned towards Mugan, her eyes still filled wit defiance.

"Before they can do significant damage...beasts like you need to be put down..."

"Oh no, Aunt Tigress!" Peng shouted. "Have to help her-"

"Stop right there, intruders!" Peng turned around to see more of the rhino guards heading their way, with immense annoyance. "They're attacking Mistress Mugan! Take them down and lock them up!"

This seriously can't wait...?! Peng thought angrily.

(Meanwhile)

Po was busy looking around for the larder room to he can eat up again. He didn't seem to mind that Lian was riding on his back as he was walking around. "Where's the food, where's the food...?"

"Hey...do you think that Tigress and Peng will be okay?" Lian asked him, her voice obviously laced with concern for the duo. She didn't have anything against their choice, she just wanted them to be as careful as they possibly could.

"It'll be seriously tough, no doubt. But I believe that those two can handle it. Just to be sure though, as soon as I've had some more food, we can go back to help them." Po answered her, tipping his hat up.

"Why don't we just go help them now?"

"You heard Tigress AND saw how she looked. This is a personal matter that she wants to handle with her own paws. That's why I'm taking the time to eat first. When I'm done, I'm gonna go back and offer my help, if she needs it." Po scratched his neck. "Wonder if it'll have something good in there...I sure hope it does." Po stopped in front of of another door which lead to a larger room. He blinked. "Heeey...this isn't what I was looking for..."

They stood in front of the rest of the guards that occupied the Garnet Palace and protected it and Mistress Mugan. They all noticed the snow leopard and lands almost immediately, and they all gathered their weapons. "More intruders! Surrender yourselves or-"

"Hey, way of you guys know where the kitchen is? I don't know why I've been saying the larder. Maybe that's right...? I dunno. I'm just following the scent of food for the moment. But it looks like we stepped into the wrong room."

"LEAVE AT ONCE!"

"Hmmmm..." Po tapped his lip as an awkward silence took over. He then shook his head. "Nah, sorry. Don't feel like it."

"WHAT?!"

"You guys serve some sort of slave driver. I really don't feel right listening to you."

"Mistress Mugan is NOT a slave driver!"

"Um...she kinda is." They no longer tolerated his attitude, and they all charged in in a fit of anger. Po jumped up and kicked one in the face as Lian hopped off his back and tackled another one to the ground. The panda lands on the ground and again rubbed his neck. "Well...this didn't work out as well as I though it would. We're already being attacked..I just wanted to get some more food..." he dodged a side swipe of a lance by ducking just in time. "I guess we can't really ignore them." He thrused his belly out and bounced the rhino away from him, watching him crash through the wall. "Gah! I didn't mean to wreck the wall!"

"I think it's too late to worry about that." Lian said with a sigh. She jumped up to punch one of the guards in the face, then kicked him aside with little effort. They tried to grab her from behind, failing when she ducked and tripped them both. Getting back on her feet, she again jumped up and allowedno the rhino to run past her and into the wall, dazing him.

Po dodged many of the attacks that headed his way, as he kept then at a fair distance. "Okay seriously, guys. Can you tell me where the ktichen is? I just want a nibble." It didn't take a genius to realize that he was lying. Even the enemy knows he's terrible at it. "Am I asking you wrong or something? That might be it. Okay, may I please have the directions to the kitchen?" Po asked with a slight bow.

"DO YOU SERIOUSLY EXPECT A DIFFERENT ANSWER JUST BECAUSE YOU ASKED NICELY?!" Most of them shouted at him, which made him look up in confusion.

"...Yes."

"DUMBASS!"

"Who?"

"YOU!"

"You mean you're calling yourselves dumbasses?" Lian asked the rhinos. They all nodded furiously...before they realize that they have been trolled. And it wasn't appreciated at all.

"LITTLE BRAT!"

She tapped her cheek. "I realize now that rhinos that aren't Master Rhino...they shout a lot, don't they?"

"They do..." Po scratched his head. He then bend backwards as he dodged a spear thrown at him, caught it, and tossed it back at the one who through it. It just barely cut the rhino at the side, but no real injury was present. "You guys have a really good aim."

They all stood up, breathing heavily as they glared at the panda before them. "You...you're not taking us seriously, are you?! Is that it?!"

He blinked. "...Was I supposed to? I'm sorry if I didn't"

They all just sighed and lowered their weapons. "He has us beat and he's barely aware of it..." The one in the front and looked at the panda before him. "Panda...what do you really want here?"

Po's belly shook a little as in growled out with hunger. He patted it and looked up. "Like I tried to keep saying...just want some food."

"...You were serious about that? Why didn't you just get something from the village?"

"I already took all the way over here no with my friends, now I'm a bit too tired to just walk all the way back. And like I said before...I don't think Mugan is very nice to you guys. So...you wanna have lunch with me. Proper lunch?" Po asked nicely. All the rhinos looked at one another as they considered Po's request. She doesn't really eat most of the food anyway. So...

A couple moments later, Po walked out of the kitchen, patting his now properly filled belly, and the rhinos were either asleep or picking food out of their teeth. Lian groaned a bit as she ate a bit of the food too. "I can't believe that we just had lunch while we broke into the Garnet Palace. Really didn't expect that...

Po snickered. "Anyway, now that I've eaten up, I'll be able to help out a bit more. Now we gotta get back with Tigress and Peng and help them out."

"Yes, please do take her down. We can't take her presence anymore!" The rhinos all agreed, now speaking honestly. "We can't stand her and her overbearing and sadistic nature! And the whole Valley agrees! Nobody likes her, no one wants her here, we want her GONE! We honestly don't care what you do, just make her go away!"

"That we can do. Or we can at least give it a shot. Alright, Lian, let's get moving!" Po ran, with Lian on his back, towards the direction where Mugan and Tigress were fighting one another. What he didn't noticed was that they both passed right by a hiding snow leopard known as Song, who was stealing nearly all of the treasure that was in the treasure room. It made sense, she was using their attack as a cover for her theft. She did her best to hide her face as she sneaked out of sight and made her way out of the palace.

I'm sorry, guys...

(Meanwhile)

"Impudent...wretched...little..." Mugan growled from in her tank.

She and Tigress have been fighting one another for an extended period of time at this point. The both of them were covered in scratches across their bodies, and the both of them were bleeding. It was more obvious on Mugan's side, her blood filling her tank. Tigress kept breathing heavily as she too was bleeding from her various cuts. Peng breathed heavily from dealing with the guards that tried to stop his aunt. Tigress made the effort to stand up, and managed to do so.

Mugan was seething. She had Tigress out matched in pure skill, they both knew that. But she just refuses to stay down. Instead just doing continuous damage to her with her claws, as the opponent does vice versa with her fins. It was clear that Tigress would not be falling to her, and Mugan was really beginning to hate that. She was supposed to be the superior one by default, yet Tigress refuses to realize this and surrender. It was frustrating beyond comprehension.

"...Why don't you just be wise for one...AND GIVE UP!"

"I'm not gonna lower myself to taking orders from a slave driver. Because that's basically what you're doing to these people. They're not your disciples at all. They're slaves." Tigress stated with a glare that still stayed defiant despite her injuries. She was about to move to attack once again...

"Hey hey, Tigress! Peng! I made it just in..." Po waved, but his paw fell to his side when he saw the state the tiger was in. "Yeesh, you look terrible."

"Now's not the time for that, Po." Tigress mumbled as she faced Mugan again, while Po and Lian were taking a look around the room. He noticed that most of the bowls stood on pillars. Pillars that were the same height as her tank. Po had to try hard to think for a little bit, but he eventually got it.

"Knock those pillars over so she can't keep jumping around. Eventually she'll be trapped in one place and she won't go anywhere." Po said as he ran over and pushed one of the pillars over, letting it crash into three more as all the water bowls broke and water splashed onto the ground. Mugan's eyes widened as the others began doing the same. She tried to jump in and slash at them in order to prevent this, but she was repelled by Tigress at every turn. Bit by bit, Mugan was rapidly losing ground. Until finally, she landed in her original tank, as the quartet stood around her in a circle. She was utterly cornered.

"This...this will not stand!" She yelled at all of them. "This shouldn't be happening, not at the hands of you worthless scum!"

"Not so tough when you can't go anywhere by yourself, Mugan?" Wu Yong snarked, walking up to her tank with a smug look. "You...are a sadistic, cruel, unforgiviable fish who doesn't deserve to be a Master. As for me...I quit." He folded his arms as all the Palace Servants were behind him, staring blankly at their tormentor. They realaized that she couldn't go anywhere unless they helped her...but why should they?

"WE QUIT TOO!" They all shouted, before bursting into cheers and walking out of the room, leaving the fish to curse them all.

"Everyone is gonna know about your harsh treatment of everyone here, Mugan. You're gonna be stripped of your title, and you'll be swimming in a dirty pond instead of clean elegant water." Tigress got in her face behind the glass, tapping it twice and grinning. "Who's scum now?"

"GRRRRAAAAGH!" Mugan screamed loudly, constantly banging her head against the glass in fury and frustration.

"...She has some serious issues to work out." Lian said casually. They others nodded in complete agreement.

(Back with the others)

"You defeated Mugan, huh? It was a rather simple way of doing so, but it's impressive nonetheless." Fennghuang said to them. "People usually don't get the chance because she'd already cut them down. Luckily the four of you we're skilled enough to pull it off. Her credibility is shot, and she's on her way to prison."

"Yeah, great. But...what's that about?" Lian pointed to Monkey, who was lying on the ground with comical bumps on his head, with Viper being the one to give them to him.

"A sheep had come around saying that her wool was sudenky assaulted with blue paint that came out of nowhere. But then I saw a slingshot..." Viper hissed angrily at Monkey.

"I just wanted to lighten the mood a little...and I didn't fail. She laughed like everyone else...ugh..." Monkey groaned in pain, trying not to pass out.

"Hey guys...this reminds me of something important..." Fung said, gaining everyone's attention. "Song...she hasn't come back yet, and I don't know where she could have gone..."

"She didn't come back while we were out...?" Po said, incredibly worried all of a sudden.

Just then, Crane landed beside them while breathing heavily. "I circled around the entire Valley...at least five times...I couldn't spot her anywhere. She's completely vanished."

(Outside the Valley)

Song was outside the Valley by now, walking beside the two snow leopards from before. She would occasionally look back towards the Valley, where her friends would most certainly looking for her, she didn't doubt that.

One of the snow leopards noticed her downed mood, and sighed. "I know you really liked hanging out with them, Song. But this is the way it has to be. We just need a little bit more treasure to swipe for our urgent business...then when everything is said and done, maybe you'll be able to travel with then again someday."

"...Yeah...you're right. I can't quit now. I just need a little more..." Song nodded, as she gripped her parasol. She's done this many times before. Travel with a group, spend some time with them,steal a couple of valuable treasures along the way, then when they've outlived their usefulness, she'd disappear from their sight.

However...this was different. It's the sole reason why the snow leopards had to remind her that she couldn't stick around. Song had truly grown attached to the band of misfits as they journey around China for the short time they hung out. So much..that she feels utterly awful having to do so again. It left a feeling of emptiness in her heart. Po, Fung, Viper, Monkey, Mantis, Crane, heck even Tigress(despite the striped feline's distrust of her, which wasn't necessarily wrong). She gripped her parasol even tighter as she tried not to cry.

Song had finally found true friends. And now she was being forced to abandon them.

I'm sorry...I'm so sorry guys. One day I'll make it up to you. I promise. But for the time being...we can't see one another anymore...

(Unknown)

"GAH!" In an unknown area with many mountaintops, another snow leopard fell to the ground, chained up. She was struggling intensely, but her strength was all but gone from the beating she's taken. Now she was incapacitated by the Lin Kuei, as they all stood over her cackling at their success. They've taken quite a beating themselves, but their numbers eventually wore her down. "Unhand me you filthy mutts!"

"Haha! She's a feisty one, Boss! And she's not too bad-looking. Wonder if I can bribe her into a date?" One of them snickered, making her pretend to gag.

"Now now, men. No romances with our targets." Heilang chuckled as well, as he kneeled down and gripped her chin with his paw so she'd be forced to look at him.

"What do you cretins want with me?" She growled at them.

"Me personally, I don't care too much about you. My men have more...dirty ideas, but I've already decided that's not allowed with our targets." The wolves behind him groaned in disappointment. "So, allow me to ask you a question. Are you Master Snow Leopard, a member of the now disbanded Furious Five?"

She raised an eyebrow. "What if I am...?"

"Your old pal Master Ding...he wants to have a little reunion with all of his old buddies who turned on him and sealed him in the ghostly mountain that he allows us to live on. And since Oogway's already kicked the bucket, he's gonna have to settle for second best. And you, my dear...are our first stop. Me, I don't like the guy either. But he has Jong, and pay is pay." Her eyes widened in shock and horror, which made him grin wider. He then took out a scroll, opened it up, dipped his claw in ink, and used it to cross out an image. "Captured the first target. One down..." He said quietly.

The scroll had a picture: A snow leopard, an elephant, a rooster, Fenghuang, and Shifu. All of them in their younger days. And he just crossed out hers. The ghost of Master Ding has ordered a hit on the disbanded Furious Five.

"Four to go..."