A guest reviewer has been reviewing my other stories, telling me to upate this one.

I'm gonna have to ask you to stop that. Don't take up space in other stories review sections by telling me to review other stories. I didn't forget, I promise you. I'm gonna continue updating. So I have to kindly ask you not to do that anymore. It's getting on my nerves.

Anyway, not much happens in this chapter...but it'll have important implications in the long run.

"Haha! This is why I like those kids! They're full of pleasant surprises!" Master Yao was awfully quick to applaud Po for what has transpired recently. Though a majority of the other Masters didn't agree with them, it wasn't too hard to see that at least a select few are somewhat impressed with the panda's audacity. Something like this hasn't happened in a long time. And the last time the Emperor remembered this happening, Fenghuang was the one responsible. Now she was responsible for the next major rebel to their rules and customs. Her response to this was fairly simple, and straight to the point.

"Yeah. I've seen those kids grow for quite a while now. It's surprising that not much time has passed. Less time passed than I thought. Still, it's been quite a while since we all set out. They've developed very quickly, much to our pride." Fenghuang huffed, rubbing her beak with a wing. "I honestly don't see what the problem is, and I don't appreciate you pulling me out of my nap. I was having a dream about noodles, dumplings, hazelnut wafers and-damn I must be hungry..."

"Will you pay attentionalready, you blasted woman!?" Ox slammed his feet on the floor, gritting his teeth at her nonchalance towards the subject. She casually ignored him, thinking about what Mr. Ping cooking up something later in the night for her to eat all for herself, not wanting her student to butt in and try to ask for a portion. Ox could see he was being ignored, and his anger at her grew expontentially as seconds went by. Once again, she could care less about his thoughts. "Anyway, I guess you all want to know for sure if those ventures the panda had are true...well they are true, dumbasses. I wouldn't brag so much about my student if I weren't proud of his achievements. Hell, he's my favorite achievement."

"I agree! He's such a nice boy to be around! Being around him is always an amazing experience!" Master Yao clapped as he casually levitated in the air via Wings of Light, stroking his beard with a tilted head. "Though I suppose I can see why many of our colleagues may not agree with 're not a fan of things that aren't under their control. Nope! Not a fan at all!"

"You can hardly blame us, Master Yao. The Panda has made it quite clear that his actions aren't always thought out. He's a loose cannon." Shen scoffed in amusement, which made Junjie narrow his eyes. "Picking fights with other Kung Fu Masters. Resisting a King's customs. Letting the overlord responsible for his species' annihilation lvie despite all of his heinous crimes. He has the judgement of an infant! Not to mention that he spoke to all of us with as much disrespect as he could muster! And the Emperor was among those he disrespected! No doubt a teaching passed down from his so-called 'Master' as well!"

Fenghuang casually shrugs ot off. "Yup. He's not gonna bow down to someone he doesn't know so easily, especially since the Emperor's grandson and nephew were in danger and he was not aware of it. He does not take kindly to those who don't pay close attention to their family. Our precious Emperor was so caught up in his own affairs that he didn't even think that his family would suffer from his decisions before the tournament would even start. That's poor judgement on the old man's part. At the very least, I commend him for sticking to his word, regardless of how he might be inconvenienced by it." She then yawned, patting her beak lazily. "Snow Leopard, Rooster, Elephant. What do you say? After today's first match of the tournament, do you wanna have a drink with me and Shifu? We didn't actually get a chance to really hang out last time. We were too busy...uh...trying to beat the shit out of each other. I wanna know what you've been up to."

"That's rather new of you, Fenghuang. You actually want us to gather up like old times?" Snow Leopard raised an eyebrow slightly intrigued. "Wow. Having that panda around really did change you somewhat, if you're actually making time for friendly meetings."

"I wanna celebrate my student's first win after kicking Master Bear's ass."

"You sound awfully confident in your student's victory." The bear himself raised an eyebrow. "You don't think that there's a chance that he might lose?"

"Of course there's chance he could lose. I'm just saying that the chances of him losing is awfully miniscule. He's going to wipe the floor with you."

Junjie narrowed his eyes. "Your arrogance continues to become a major part of you, even though Master Oogway has properly taught you the consequences of such a trait. Your precious panda is nothing but a pathetic joke that's been going on for too long."

Fenghuang smirked. "I could say the same thing about you. How is it that a conniving little shit like yu is still a Kung Fu Master? I've got my bad blood with Shifu still but I still like him much better than you. Your face just sscreams bad news every time I look at it...oh that reminds me, Shifu is also better looking. A better Master, and overall just a better person. My respect towards him is significantly higher than my respect for you."

"Like I care about gaining the respect of an outlaw like you!"

"HA! Spoken like a sore loser!" Fenghuang guffawed, arching her head back as she began to leave the large room. "I gotta go. Have a few hours to prepare for Master Bear's defeat at my panda's paws. It's going to be a glorous showing of how his generation is beginning to catch up with us faster than we think."

Rhino lifted his head slightly and watched Fenghuang's back. "...Fenghuang. You have such a large impact on how Po speaks, thinks, and acts. Was any of those typs of teachings intenional? Did you know he would gain this sort of mindset?"

"...Not entirely. I gave him my thoughts on how our little world operates and why. I didn't have a lot of good things to say about it, but he didn't care much about that. To him, only a few things matter to him. He has a very simple way of thinking, as he leaves the complicated stuff to everyone else. What he sees is bad people to fight and good people to protect. And he's awfully protective of his family. This very large family of his. How far does it go? He won't hesitate to fight anyone who openly threatens the innocent, or his loved ones. Due to the many different concepts of good and evil, he decides to discard those labels and chooses to be himself. He'll do whatever it takes to protect his loved ones and to protect those who can't protect themselves. It won't matter what anyone else thinks of it. This is a man who won't hesitate to defy anyone who stands in the way of his goals. Even if that person is the Emperor...or China in it's entirety. He won't seek out that fight just for shits and giggles. but if he feels that's what he needs to do, then he'll do it without hesitation.:

Junjie clenched his fists. "His way of thinking is illogical. You're aware of this, right?"

"He listens to his heart more than his brain. He has never admitted to being smart. Besides, I agree with him. Morality does not rule my judgement. I compare it to flying...I fly wherever the hell I want, whenever I want. We do whatever we want regardless of what people like you think. Just like we chose to participate in this tournament just because we can." Fenghuang yawned, waving her wing and stepping out. "I'm out. Later losers."

Ox glared hard at her as she began to leave. "I continue to try and be patient with your utter disrespect, Fenghuang. The panda is at least somewhat excuseable, but you make it irritatingly difficult to do so!"

"Kiss my feathery ass, Oxy-Boy!~" Master Ox had to be restrained by both Rhino and Croc from outright charging her, knowing out that might turn out. She gracefully flapped her wings and flew out the door, never looking back.

"Farewell, my feathery friend! See you later today!' Master Yao waved cheerfully, his wings disappearing and causing him to fall to the ground. All the Masters gasped, though they see him effortlessly land on his feet as easily as breathing. He laughed. "Look at your faces! You look like you've seen a spirit! Relax a little!"

Shen watched her leave, seemingly coming to a realization from her interaction with the other Masters. I can see how the panda might have gotten a few traits from her now. His way of thinking stems on free will to choose whatever path best suits his interest while also benefitting good people and woeing less than tasteful people. And he doesn't qualify himself as a hero, yet nothing about him can classify him as a villain. His way of thinking is without a doubt illogical, but he doesn't act out on logic. That...is an understatement. Shen paused as he rubbed the black side of his face, closing his eyes. ...Perhaps I can continue to learn more from his actions, as his words aren't always understandable to me. And as for the owl...seeing how she's responsible for half of his mindset, with his father being the other...I do wonder. Shen shook his head, a slight sweatdrop running down his head. I wonder how a creaure as graceful as an owl can be so casually vulgar...

(Meanwhile...)

"Zzzz...zzzz...zzzz..."

Po had chosen to take a bit of a nap before his fight with Master Bear. Twenty bowls were scattered around him as he lazily lied on a hammock with his hat placed right over his face, planning to snore the five hours away. Viper took the time to curl up on his belly and lie her head on it, feeling comfortable with being so close to her brother figure. Tigress reached out and gently poked his belly, causing it to make a bit of a squishy sound as it jiggled slightly. Slightly intrigued, she placed an entire paw upon it and gently rubs the side of it, feeling the softness of his fur and feeling how jiggly it was. After a few moments, Po slowly smiles and lightly giggles under his hat, followed by a wiggle of his feet.

"Hehehe..n-no...noodles aren't supposed to tickle me from the outside...that's totally backwards..."

"Hm..." Tigress smiled softly as she continues to rub the side of his belly, being careful of Viper, who was watching with amusement yet didn't say a thing. Tigress lowered her eyes with a soft smile. "You can be so unbelievable sometimes. While I definitely agreed with you and took your side, it's still reckless to just shout at the Emperor like that. Yet still, you didn't even hesitate. Hmph, you probably weren't even fully thinking it out. Just speaking from your heart...as always. You consider me your equal, and have fully admitted that I'm physically superior to you in nearly every way." She stopped rubbing his belly but kept her paw placed on it. She then had her other paw grab his paw and lightly squeezed it. "And yet despite that, i'm the one who's constantly admiring you the most. Hmph. Bet you're not even trying to impress me...you're just doing whatever you like. I think...that's one of the reasons why I admire you so much. You may have caught it from Fenghuang, but you've become such a free spirit in your own way, always following your own set of rules while keeping hold of your compassion...I don't think I can easily reach your level. Even I sometimes hesitate sometimes while you don't at all...I wonder how you'll surprise us next..."

"Ahhh...so that's your type." Tigress's eyes widened as she let go of Po and turned around as a few of her friends entered the room. And The Wu Sisters, with Wing being the owner of the voice, smirked with her arms folded. "You're really into the rebellious types with a heart of gold, huh?"

"W-What?!" Tigress's eyes widened as a small blush began manifesting on her cheeks.

"Come on! 'Following your own set of rules while keeping hold of your compassion'? Pfffft hahahaha!" Wing laughed while holding her stomach, and Wan joined in, while Su simply smirked. Wing pointed at Tigress with a mischievous glint in her eye. "Admit it! That kind of guy is a turn-on for you!"

"I-I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Oh come on, you've got a thing for this guy! There's no denying that!" Wing wiped a tear from her eyes from her heavy laughter. "I mean, I don't blame you. He seems like a strong, dependable guy who's capable of holding his own. He also refuses to let established rules keep him from following his hear and doing what he feels is right. This renders him one of the most dangerous men in China because he refuses to be fully controlled by ANYONE. Yet another turn-on for you! And apparently for someone else..." She shot a glare at Su, who casually rolled her eyes at the silent accusation. Wing continued. "Not only that, but he's a panda. A panda! He's gonna be adorable no matter what he does or how he acts in some way or another, because pandas equal automatic cuteness!"

'Zzzzz...no way...dumplings can't fly...then again, neither can pandas...skadoosh~"

"See what I mean!? He's not even conscious and he's being cute!"

Tigress shook her head, paws raised. "Y-You've got it wrong! It's just that, he's been like this for a long time! Even when he was just a cub-"

"Oh, childhood friend! Another factor!"

Wan pouted with her paws folded. "Well damn. This tubby adorable panda has already went and claimed your heart...I was hoping I would at least have a fair chance, but I guess not." She sighed with a casual shrug. "Oh well, I suppose I can adjust to it. Is he interested in having a harem, by any chance?" The females-and Crane-sputtered and coughed at Wan's question. It baffled them that she was only half-joking.

"Oooh, that's a new one! I actually wanna see where that goes!~" Monkey said with an eager wag of his tail.

SMACK! SMACK!

Wan and Monkey were now lying facedown on the ground with comical bruises atop their heads, courtesy of Viper and Wing. Wing folded her arms and shook her head in exasperation. "Geez. You have your own pervert too? That's rather unfortunate."

"As long as they don't take measures to actually act out on those impulses, it's totally fine. Though if they do act out, then they'll be punished quite heavily." Su Wu folded her arms. She was serious about what she was saying. But Wan's suggestion did peak her curiousity, at least a little bit. But that wasn't her main interest right now. She turned towards Tigress and tilted her head. "Tigress. Are you sure you don't have feelings for this panda. I spoke with Shifu a little bit, he says that you were into stories surrounded about heroic rebels who do the right thing regardless of what people think about them. Are you sure that kind of man isn't your type?"

Why is my love life suddenly a topic of discussion...? Tigress sweatdropped as she lowered her head in wonder, her tail calmly swishing behind her. She gently reached up and tugged on her scarf. The precious scarf that's been given to her by Po all those years ago. Even now, she never goes any places without it. Now that she was being forced to discuss it...she really didn't know. Does she have feelings for Po? Fenghuang did mentiont hat female tigers tend to get highly possessive over what they believe is theirs. But Po doesn't belong to her like that. Sure, they've spent a lot of time together, and her heart flutters a bit whenever he does something unexpected that borders on insane or worse. Seeing him in action is a rather strange, yet exciting experience for her. She won't ie and say that the panda has had quite a skill in surprising everyone. Not only that, he doesn't know how charismatic he really is...

Though something about him sparing Shen despite everything he's done really reached out to her. Like she's mentioned, she didn't think she would be able to do the same. It wasn't that he was too weak to do it. But he was proven to be stronger by not doing it. And he's been like this towards people he believes he can be friends with. Not only that, he just wants to protect whoever he can, whenever he can, no matter who or what stands in his way. Perhaps she admires this aspect of him as well?

Su shrugged. "Well, whatever. What advice I can give you: You have to be on the offensive. I can tell you're the dominant one in this friendship. If you really find your heart reaching towards him in thaat way, you'd better damn well make sure to let him know. Because I've seen a few people like him. They're really dense. You've got to crack that shell multiple times until it finally opens. And believe me, the payoff is worth it." With this, Su waves her paw and walks off with her sisters, leaving Tigress and Po in the room alone. Viper has slithered out of the room out of embarrassment, but smiled at the duo before fully going gazed at Po again in wonder. The first match would begin soon enough, so she would be here to wake him up when the time comes. She thought over the words and actions portayed to her, and she still couldn't help but feel confused.

I'm not sure I fully understand...but could it be true? Has this entire journey we've had together lead me to feeling something entirely different? I can feel my fondness for you has definitely grown...but is that really what it is? Tigress narrowed her eyes and shook her eyes. No. That doesn't matter right now. I can worry about that fully when the tournament ends. Our priority has to stay focused on getting Oogway's artifacts back by those tournament rules...still...I wonder how Po might feel about this...?

Glowing blue eyes under a cloak stared at the duo through the inn window from afar. With a small 'tch', they vanished...

Okay, you all waited long enough. Po vs. Master Bear begins in the next chapter, along with a few other matches decided through rather shady means. And don't worry. A lot of characters will have their time to shine, it won't always be just Po and Tigress.

Anyway, summer vacation for me has begun, so unless I'm not being forced to do something, I'll be updating this more for sure! I keep saying that and yet it keeps slipping away from me...but not enough to make me quit, I assure you!