Heya guys! A new chapter!
I know I no, long time and all that. But rest assured, I'm still going strong!
Not much happens here, except you guys get a more detailed explanation about how Po's mindset works in this story, and how it's very easy for him to do what he does.
..It's pretty much in the title of the chapter, yeah?
Let's get started.
Well...this was unexpected.
After somewhat-formally introducing themselves to the gang, the Wu Sisters had politely asked them if they wanted something to eat, and that they would help pay for it. And with Po being Po, he was more than happy to accept free food. While everyone was mostly uneasy by the three legendary felines sitting in front of him and wanting a casual chat, they were just gauging them with catlike curiosity. Po was obviously the only one who wasn't unnerved by their presence, completely focused on eating as much of his food as he could. Su was watching him with a raised eyebrow, but chuckled nonetheless as she cleared her throat.
"I hope that we can make our first impression on you all to be a good and understanding one. We are aware that our reputation isn't...completely agreeablle with society. But we can argue that it needs to lighten up a little. There are much worse people out there than us." Su said while sitting back. "Trust us when we say that we're much more amicable than it suggests that we are."
"You were trying to build a crime syndicate of every major gang in china, then take it over." Fung deadpanned.
"That plan was a bit over the top, anyway. We gave that up the moment it failed. Now we're just trying to get by with life and not have to deal with irritable hassles that don't interest us. This tournament, however...that interested us. We couldn't just leave this event as it is, could we?"
"A lotta strong fighters are gonna be here, including a few candidates for the New Generation of Kung Fu. And judging by how young most of you all look, you're part of that generation." Wing said with her arms folded, smirking slightly.
"Yep. Most of you are young. And what from I can see, very fit.~" Wan smiled, eying the female felines of the group with curious eyes. Mostly on Tigress. "Tell me, how long have you been training?"
"5 years old."
"Really? THAT long? And how old are you now?"
"23 years old."
"Wow! That's amazing! This age and you already have those impressive muscles and power overall! And I'm sure that your skills are worthy of noting as well! You're incredible and I just met you! Such an amazing warrior and I haven't even seen you fight yet! You aura lives and breathes power! It's breathtaking! And to top those things off properly, you're so young! So young and fresh..." Wan started out with excitement, though then she raised her paws and her eyes lowered to a very suggestive level. Though she was quickly snapped out of it as Wing smacked her in the head again. "OW!"
"What did I say earlier?" Wing grumbled in annoyance. Shaking her head, she turned towards Lian and crossed one leg over the other. "So kitten, what have you been up to? Have you been getting into trouble? Trouble that you couldn't handle on your own?"
Lian shook her head. "Trouble I couldn't handle? No. However, trouble seems to find me no matter what I do."
"That's not surprising. You have a tendency for attracting trouble without even trying." Su said calmly as she sipped her tea, before raising an eyebrow towards Peng. "Lian. Who is this boy, why is he holding your paw, and how come he looks so much like Tai Lung? Seems like you've been through a lot since you seperated from us." Su narrowed her eyes. "Boy. Speak."
"My name is Peng, Master Su." Peng said while bowing politely.
"No need for formalities. You can just call me Su." She said calmly while setting her cup down. "Now then, who are you to dear Lian here?"
"I'm Lian's boyfriend."
"Woah woah woah! Back up!" Wing stood up straight and looked between Lian and Peng. "You and her?! You two are a couple! A genuine article couple?!" She grasped her head and shook it in disbelief. "No way. How'd you land yourself a guy!?"
"It just sorta happened." Lian shrugged. "We've started hanging out two years ago, and have been together for at least a year and a half." She smiled as she squeezed Peng's paw, and he returned the gesture with a kind smile. "Peng can be a bit naive and a bit too gullible for his own good. But he's really, REALLY sweet." Lian looked towards him and wondered if she should continue. Peng shook his head, silently assuring her he could handle this part, and kissed her nose. He then turned towards the nose and finished her thoughts.
"I'm also Tai Lung's nephew."
Su's eyes widened slightly, while Wing and Wan jaw-dropped. The first sister blinked as she did indeed notice the great resemblance between the two male felines. "Tai Lung has a nephew? That's certainly...unexpected."
"The boyfriend is TAI LUNG'S NEPHEW? How long were we out of the loop?! HOW COME NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THIS?!" Wing shouted i disbelief once again.
"*Slurrrrrrrrp!* Ahhhhh..." Po said as he sets down his bowl of noodles. When he noticed everyone staring at him, he blinked and figured they wanted him to answer. "Oh! It's because we didn't really...uh...want anyone to know about Peng at the time. We were worried that people might send jerks after him so they would kill him for being the nephew of Tai Lung, who wasn't really that good a guy at the time. But he's a decent guy now, and that's what should matter!" Po folded his arms. "We even fought off the Kung Fu Express at their headquarters so that we could keep his secret intact."
"...Excuse me?" Su blinked again. "I was under the impression that you all were a band of heroes going around and helping people in need. You have that goodie-too-shoes look on your face."
"While the Kung Fu Express a pretty strict group, they're not necessarily a bad group. They're just doing their jobs." Wan wondered. "So...why would you pick a fight with them?"
"Because they threatened one of my friends. And not just that, the nephew of my best friend. Of course I wasn't gonna take that lying down." Po said as he wiped his mouth a bit before gazing at the Wu Sisters seriously. "And you've got it wrong sbout us. While we do go out of our way to help people who need it, we're not heroes. And we don't want to be heroes, either."
"I don't think I understand. You wish to help others, yet you don't consider yourselves heroes?"
"Not in the slightest." Tigress nodded.
"We've done...things that don't really classify as heroic." Crane added, noting the crazy things po has done, and has SAID to be crazy things, but he went ahead and did so with him anyway.
"Some of our pasts are questionable at best, and it doesn't really label us as the heroic type." Viper explained, recalling the years that she's followed Fu-Xi's belief's until Po proved her wrong.
"A couple of us have even done some bad things for good reasons." Song added as well, recalling her times as a thief in order to save the Ladies of the Shade, and still classifies herself as one.
"Hell, some of us started off bad, kinda. But then we found a reason to straighten ourselves out, though that doesn't make us saints." Bian Zao yawned. "My Dad had a pretty deep grudge against Master Shifu, but they're kinda cool with each other now."
"You guys fought with Master Croc, Ox, and Rhino. None of them have perfeclt clean slates either." Fung said.
Wing nodded. "I see. you were trained by Master Croc. That explains some things." Wing said while rubbing her chin. "Though you have a rougher exterior than even he has...and he was pretty rough back in the day."
"And Lian has done some things that really don't make her out as the hero type, though she has good intentions at heart." Wan said, her paws under her chin. "This starting to make more and more sense, how you're group operates. Especially when you have questionable people like Mei Ling The Theif, Fenghuang, Taotie, and Tai Lung. Even SHEN. Not really people you can completely consider trustworthy." She smiled innocently. "Especially Tai Lung. He was a complete asshole before he mysteriously decided to change himself for the better. And we finally know the reason why."
"You three gonna take more jabs at me, or can I relax?" Tai Lung grumbled, sipping tea of his own.
Su turned towards Po and Tigress. "And I suppose that you two are the leaders of this little group of yours?"
"That's correct."
"And...who's stronger?"
"In terms of pure physical Kung Fu skill? Tigress." Po answered honestly.
"Seriously?" Su looked between the two, a bit surprised.
"Indeed. Though the reason why Po is the true leader and heart of this group is not because of his strength in power, although he is very powerful. It's because of his own philosophy about life." Tigress said with a nod.
"Really...?" Su folded her arms and gazed at Po curiously. "And what is this personal philosphy of yours...?"
Po closed his eyes for a moment. Then he reopened them with his jade eyes full of genuine honesty. "Ever since I was attacked by poachers trying to sell me off when I was a cub' I thought I'd never see my Dad again. I would have done anything to see him again, to be free, and to be safe in his arms. While I did escape, I was seriously injured...and I thought I was going to die. But then Fenghuang saved my life. Not because she thought it was the right thing to do, but because her heart insisted that I don't die. So she helped me out of her own free will, and not by a rule of morality." Su raised an eyebrow at this, as he opened his eyes. "When I was under her tuteluge, and still am under her tuteluge, she taught me something very important. That no matter what happens, I have to follow my heart, because it won't ever let me down. And so far, I was right to trust my heart than my mind." Po rubbed hs neck sheepishly. "Good thing, too. Because I don't really do a lot of thinking! Hehe!~"
"I can tell. You have that idiot look as well." Su deadpanned once again. "So you follow your heart, huh? And what about this thing about a rule of morality? Does that mean that whatever you do will classify yourself as a good guy going around saving people?"
Po spoke again. What Su heard from him was NOT what she expected. "While I do go out of my way to help people and I do see myself as a pretty nice guy...I don't totally consider myself good. And I also don't consider myself evil. I choose to think that I'm neither of those things. I just choose to be Po."
"...And...what exactly is...'Po' to you?"
"I'm a guy who's willing to help anyone in need, not out of some sense of duty or morality, but because it's what my heart wants. I go wherever my heart feels like going, and I do whatever it feels like doing. I don't let rules like those bound me. My Master says that those things will only limit me and my potential. And what my heart ultimately wants is to be with my loved ones. I'd do anything to protect them, and they feel the same way about each other. My only interest is good food, and amazing loved ones, and i'll do whatever I can to help protect the latter. It's why I really don't think society's rules and my rules will get along."
Su narrowed her eyes. "So what you're saying is...?"
"Labels like good and evil are just shackles holding down my potenial to follow my heart. They'll only hold me back from doing whatever I need to do to protect my friends, and to protect others. So instead of choosing to be either of those things, I choose to be just Po."
"You consider yourself to be above good and evil?"
"I don't consider myself to be above them. I just consider them labels, and that they're unnecessary. I even heard a couple times about why I choose to save a person in front of me, even though I might have considered them an enemy before. Sure, I give them a few good points about why we should let someone live or something like that. But I don't really need a reason to save someone."
Su searched for any sort of deceit in hs eyes...but she found none. She doubted he completely knew what he was talking about, but she DID know that he wasn't lying. This panda was fully willing to fight someone against him on one moment, and probably protect and befirend them the next moment, just because that's what his heart wants. He's willing to fight anyone to protect his loved ones, even other people who are considered 'heroes' to society, which may explain why he can't exactly consider himself a completely good person even though he always wants to help others. And he can't be classified as evil because by the looks of it, he never goes out of his way to hurt other people purely to do so. He looks like he's always willing to make friends, but he doesn't have a problem with striking against those who intend to harm him or others out of malice. And because he mostly follows his heart over his mind, predicting what he might do next may be considered close to impossible. His heart wishes to be free and follow wherever the wind takes him, which makes sense because Fenghuang has always loved flying in the sky, where no one can tell her what to do or where to go. Only herself. Fenghuang also follows her heart. And this panda is her student.
Her student just said that labels like good and evil are unnecessary to him.
Fenghuang...just what have you been teaching this boy...?
Su turned to his friends. "And...you all share his belief?"
Tigress folded her arms and nodded. "To some degrees, some high and some low...but yes. We do share his belief. Allowing ourselves to be restrained by what the usual rules of good and evil are shall only serve to limit our overall potential when protecting ourselves, protecting each other, and protecting others. So we go by neither. I'm not good or evil. I'm just Tigress."
"And I'm just Monkey."
"I'm just Viper."
"I'm just Mantis."
"I'm just Crane...I guess..."
"I'm just Fung."
"Hi, I'm Gahri!~" That one broke the concentration for a bit, but they quickly recovered.
"And I guess that goes for the rest of us." Mei Ling the Golden Cat said with a shrug. "We try to follow that belief as much as we can. The usual rules of society didn't really treat us kindly. In fact, it tried to cast us aside and treat us like outcasts. They said that we didn't belong in their world, and that we weren't wanted in it and should just disappear. So in response...we chose not to give a damn about their rules anymore. They wanted to throw us away without a care in the world. That's fine. Then that means we don't have to abide by their rules anymore." Mei Ling was an esteemed student of the Lee Da Academy, as well as their greatest student. Though she was the only one aside from Crane's mother that recognized that he had a similar potential. When their mistreatment of him continued even though they saved their lives, they both chose to leave alongside the others to go on adventures. Even now, she does not regret her decision. Neither does Crane, though that doesn't necessarily mean that he's entirely used to the idea yet.
The Wu Sisters were genuinely shocked by their answers, and their attitudes. Not all of them were entirely confident, but it was clear that they were not going to stray from their path. Whatever Po did for them, he has earned their eternal loyalty and friendship...even though they can't always stand him or his antics. Despite that, Su could clearly see that they love each other, and are willing to do whatever they can for one another...even if it means to resist those that are considered 'heroes'.
She could perfectly understand that. There isn't anything she won't do to protect her sisters. They mean the world to her. She was getting the same vibe from these young warriors.
She briefly turned towards Mr. Ping. "And you...?"
"Po is a young adult free to make his own decisions. But one thing remains..he'll always be my baby panda. Regardless of our species difference, our bond is genuine and true." Mr. Ping said while lowering his hat slightly. "As long as he makes it back to me safe and sound, I'll always be there to support him along the way, no matter what it's for. My son is the world to me. Wherever he goes, I'll never be far behind." Mr. Ping put his hat back on and flapped his wings to reach Po's head. The panda easily grabbed his father in a hug and laughed as he kissed his cheek.
"D'awww...Dad~"
"You and your father kiss each other like that?" Wan asked curiously.
Po and Mr. Ping blinked while looking at one another. "Why is it that people find it so strange for a father and son to show much affection for one another? Does it always have to be restrained to mother and son or father and daughter?"
"I dunno, Dad. I'm sure there's plenty of people that do find it pretty normal." Po shrugged as he turned to the Sisters again. "Anyway, you girls eemed to really know Lian. Care to tell us how you guys met?"
Wan tilted her head. "Well, it's a long story-"
"Please! Leave Lu Kang alone!"
Tigress shot up up, as well as nearly everyone else. "We have to see what's going on. Let's go!"
"Yeah!" Po said seriously as he sets Mr. Ping down and runs out the door, with the others following behind hem aside from Tai Lung, Mr. Ping, and the Wu Sisters. They stayed behind for a little bit before deciding to follow. Out of all of them, Su was the most interested in seeing what would happen.
She wanted to see Po in action...while Wan was giggling at seeing the girls in action. Which resulted ina nother pained whimper when Wing smacked her again.
(Meanwhile...)
"Listen guys, can't we just talk about this...?" Lu Kang asked nicely, despite the blood now dripping down his head. He was doing his best to placate the angry rhinos that were surounding him and his cousin Zan, whom he did his best to protect from them. The rhinos were from the Imperial Army, and they all looked incredibly angry at him.
"Lu Kang! Do you see where your reluctance and weakness has brought us now?!" One of the taller rhinos declared angrily, brandishing his sword. "Thanks to you, it's not only a matter of how many Kung Fu Masters might be gathering here, but not all of them will be honest and honorable! The entry also includes significantly less honorable Masters, some are even considered evil! All because of your absolute incompetence in the art of Kung Fu! Your weakness has put the entirety of China in immense danger, including the Emperor himself!"
"i'm sorry...how can I make it up to you? I have pickles! I'll share them with you!"
"Pickles...pickles?! China is at serious risk and you think that giving us pickles will fix everything?!"
"...They're pretty good pickles." There was the sound of a blade slicing against flesh, and Lu kang gasped as there was now a red slash across his chest. He fell to his knees, wincing at the pain, before looking up towards the guards weakly. "...Is...is that a no...?"
"You're pathetic, Lu Kang! You're a complete and utter failure to the family line! The Emperor has grown too soft on you! If he acted much sooner and much like an Emperor instead of a granfather, we wouldn't be in this mess! If this tournament goes awry, all the casualties wwill be YOUR fault!"
"I'm...I'm sorry.."
"That's not going to cut it. It's become clear to us that for the good of China, the Emperor can't afford any distractions, or anything to hold him back. So if we kill you...then there won't be any reason to hold this tournament, will there...?" The rhinos all all nodded in agreemnt while Lu Kang's eyes widen in horror and fear.
No way...they're really going to kill me...!
"This is the end' you pathetic excuse for a prince! This will be your last day to live!" The lead rhino raised his sword above his head. Zan shook his head and stood in front of Lu Kang, spreading his wings outward. "Move out of the way kid! Your cousin's weakness needs to be extermination!"
"Please...weave my cousin awone...he's not bad...he's good..." Zan pleaded with them with tears leaving his eyes. Though the rhino was unsympathetic.
"FIne! If that's how you want it, then you'll die first!"
"NO! DON'T HURT ZAN! IT'S ME YOU'RE ANGRY WITH!" Lu Kang yelled, attempting to reach out and pull Zan out of the way, but it was too slow. The sword swung down on Zan, and the poor four-year-old closed his eyes, crying harder and whimpering fearfully, yet he refused to move from his cousin's side. He waited for the sword to cut him down.
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...Zan didn't feel pain. He didn't feel the sword cut him. All he felt was a small breeze of wind, and something being grabbed tightly. He slowly opened his eyes to see what happened. His eyes then widened in surprise as he saw his savior.
"What the-?! Who are you?!" The lead rhino shouted in disbelief and surprise.
"...You want to know who I am...?"
"W-ARRRRRRGH!" There was a cry of agony as he felt his wrist easily being broken with enough pressure on it, and he pulled baclk quickly. He gasped as his hand now hung limpy from it's owner, uttely useless.
Tigress opened her eyes after she effortlessly broke the leader's wrist. Her eyes were slitted, and they burned with rage. " Someone who doesn't take kindly to grown adults pointing weapons at children. That's a really effective and quick way to make us angry."
"Us...?" The other rhinos were confused. There was then a large thud behind them, and most of them turned to see a blur of black and white standing before them. "Now who are you?!"
The panda slowly lifted his head as his hat shadowed his eyes. Before he locked eyes with them and his eyes were just as angry as Tigress's. "A very Pissed Panda."
No sooner than he said that, the rest of the Five swooped in, as Crane kicked one rhino in the head, Viper slithered around one of their legs and swung them hard against the wall, cracking it heavily. Mantis and Monkey jumped in as they repeatedly kicked a few of them in the face. Monkey succeeded in punching one of them in the chest, knocking him back into an other rhino. One of them reached out to grab him, though he flipped backwards while wrapping his tail around his arm and pulling him back with him, then proceeded to slam him into the ground. Mantis shot forward as he kicked one of them right in the chest, and everyone swore that ribs were broken from the impact.
One of them reached for their axes, though he was immediately stopped by Lian and Peng kicking him in the back, forcefully knocking him across the ground like a ragdoll, until crashing into a pot of flowers. Peng winced and muttered a small apology to the owner of the flowers, before proceeding to catch a sword mid-swing, leading for Lian to jump and smash her knee into their chin, making them stumble back and fall to the ground, unconscious. A larger one panicked at his comrades being picked off so easily, and tried to run away from them. However, he tripped and fell on his face, groaning and cursing himself for rushing blindly. Before he could escape, he screamed as Song jabbed the end of her parasol into his hand...while the blade was out.
"Ah-ah-ah. You don't seriously think you can escape punishment, do ya?~" Song giggled, twisting the blade into his hand even deeper, prolonging his pain. She then frowned. "You all don't even blink at the prospect of cutting down a child. You call yourselves an Imperial Army? You call yourselves loyal guards of the Emperor? HUH?" She pulled the blade out and jabbed it even deeper into his hand, making the pain even worse.
"What a load of bullshit." Lian muttered angrily, punching one that tried to attack her from behind.
"Dishonorable." Peng muttered in disgust, grabbing one of their arms and throwing them oer his shoulder. he them punching them hard in the stomach, immediately knocking him out. "I would have thought that the Emperor's guard would have a higher sense of honor than this, but this is pathetic."
"You're all a bunch of jerks!" Viper hissed anrgily as she effortlessly lifted one of them by the ankle and smashed then into the ground, then tossed them hornfirst into another, drawing blood nbut fortunately not being a mortal wound. "Why would you try to hurt such an adorable child?! And from what I see, a friend of his?!"
"We were just-" One of them whimpered, but Po had long since punched him hard in the face, sending him flying across the ground and facefirst into a wall.
"I don't wanna hear it!" Po exclaimed angrily. "Ganging up on a guy and the kid accompanying him! Now I'm gotta kick your ass!" All the pretenses of him not wanting to cause trouble were thrown into the abyss, this was not an offense that the panda would allow himself to ignore.
Lu Kang hung onto Zan as he gazed at the mysterious group of warriors in awe. They shouldn't have gotten involved in this conflict, as the grudge was aimed at him. Yet they jumpedn in anyway, and seemingly without any hesitation on their part. It was close to inconceivable. He was used to the guards picking on him on his weakness, and he's told no one about it. And even if he did, they usually wouldn't help him. He was used to not getting help when he needed it. Though having it now seemed to be outrageous. Zan wasn't thinking as deeply as he was, however. He was completely focused on the pretty tiger lady that saved his life just a few moments ago. Tigress having smashed her palm into one of the rhino's face, completely shattering his horn into pieces, as well as cracking his skul slightly. Her scarf flowed elegantly with the breeze, showing how serious she was in this short battl, and letting the offenders know that their hostility shall not be tolerated.
The Wu Sisters watched from a rooftop again, watching the battle unfold. Mei Ling had immediately jabbed the end of her staff into one of the rhinos stomahcs, them quickly spun it upwards, slamming them in the chin and lifting them in the air slightly before landing on his back. Po then rushed forward and smashed his paw into one of their faces, them grabbed him and kicked him right into another guard, knocking them both down. Eventually Su began to nod. "Hm...they really are impressive."
"Look at those idiots squirm. What a joke of a guard system." Wing laughed heartily, holding her sides.
"They sure are strong..." Wan said with a large smile. her chin rested in her paw as she watched Tigress and her powerful yet graceful movement, her presence allowing the rhino's to fully sense that angering her was a very foolish crime to commit. Song, Mei Ling, and Viper were quite impressie too, and she was proud of Lian for showing the results of her training. She tilted her head. "They're so powerful, big sis. i might even fall in love with one of them!"
"Please don't." Wing deadpanned.
Amidst the chaos, Bian Zao yawned, patting his mouth and clicking his tongue. "This is such a drag..."
"You think we'd ignore you being with these punks, kid?!" One of the rhinos approached them from behind, attempting to grab him. He was NOT expecting for Bian Zao to simply hold his hand behind him and shoot a powerful burst of lightning from it, electrifying the rhino and making him crash into the ground, twtiching erratically and covered in suit. "U-Ugh..."
"Can't you see that I was minding my own business? You guys are so lame." Bian Zao yawned again, and returned to watching his friends fight.
The Wu Sister's eyes certainly didn't hide their shock from their eyes. That was the Bian Tian Tempest! How did that lazy warthog learn how to use it?! And so casually?!
After a while, all of the rhinos were defeated, writhing on the ground in agony. The leader groaned as he attempted to glare at Po defiantly. "H-How dare you DO you have any idea who you're messing with?! We're members of the Imperial Army!"
"Tell someone who gives a damn." Po replied calmly, glaring right back with his had overshadowing his eyes, which shocked all the rhinos to no end. "You're not gonna bother these two anymore. Get lost."
"You can't tell us to-!"
"GRRRAAAAAAAAAWWWWWR!" The infuriated roar from Tigress made the rhinos greatly reconsider their defiance-as well as making one of them wet themselves from the terror-and they all promptly folowed the order and left the area as quickly as they could. Tigress cleared her throat and sighed, glad that they were gone. She then blinked as she felt something grab her leg. She looked down to see Zan hugging her leg and looking up at her with glee and relief in his eyes.
"You saved my cousin and I! Thank you!" Zan exclaimed brightly, his eyes glistening with gratitude and tears, yet he chose to keep smiling.
Tigress felt her heart melt at the sight of him, enough that she didn't hesitate to bend down and hug him. "You're welcome, little one."
Lu Kang was baffled by this as well. Zan was not one to bond with anyone instantly. It was very difficult to introduce him to different people, despite how polite he was. Yet he only sees this tiger once and he's practically worshipping her. Well, that may be taking it a bit far, but still. it's like Zan and Tigress clicked instantly.
That's never happened before, at least outside their family.
"Hey dude. You okay?" Po said as he reached his paw out towards him, smiling. "You got hurt. We'd better get you somewhere to heal."
"R-Right..." Lu Kang mumbled as he took the offered paw, standing up and eventually over Po. "Thank you for saving us...we didn't think anyone would come."
"Don't worry about it."
"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?!"
Everyone turned around to see the Emperor himself, and some of the other masters approach the area, the loud commotion having drawn their attention outside. He gasped as he saw that his grandson was injured. His sister immediately ran to Zan as Tigress released him from the embrace, hugging him and concerned about his well-being. When he was confirmed to be uninjured, she hugged him tearfully. Relieved by this, the Emperor turned towards the group, who didn't flinch at his glare. "Who are you people? Did you do this to my grandson?"
"...No...it wasn't us." Po mumbled, his hat overshadowing his eyes as he walked towards the Emperor. "We just saved his life. A few members of your Imperial Army have tried to kill him."
"What?!" The Emperor was initially flustered at this. A few members of the army had turne against him and his family?! Why?! And why now?!
"They swung a sword down on that kid after they slashed your grandson in the chest. They were really intent on killing them both..." Po said quietly as he approached the Emperor, until he stopped right in front of him. The Emperor eyed the panda curiously, wondering what he has to say. After a few moments, Po raised his head and glared at the Emperor, right into the eyes. "What the hell kind of army are you keeping here?! A piece of the army breaks off and attempts to murder your grandon and nephew, and you don't know a thing about it until it was too late?! If we hadn't been here, he could have died! What the hell is their deal with him, and why don't you know about it?!"
Words would be useless to describe the amount of shock present on everyone's faces. Everyone except for Po's group. Shifu, Tai Lung, Mei Ling the Fox, Shen, Rhino, Croc, Ox, the Wu Sisters, EVERYONE that wasn't in Po's faction stood dumbly as if their minds refused to process that Po was angrily reprimanding the supreme ruler of China without so much as batting an eye or regretting his words. The only one who had a different reaction was Fenghuang, who didn''t even try to hide her amusement and simply laughed her ass off. Po's faction just glared at the Emperor as well. Shifu rubbed his temple with a very loud and worried sigh. He knew something bad would happen, but THIS was just taking it to an entirely new level.
It's official. The Panda is insane. Shen mentally muttered, his beak wide open.
The Wu Sisters got over their shock just enough to say something.
"He's crazy!" Wing exclaimed.
"He's suicidal!" Wan panicked.
Su managed to get over her shock with the most calmness, and she slowly smirked as she gazed at the panda who has now by no uncertain terms, fully piqued her interest.
"He's got guts..."