Finding the Path

by Major144

Peng is having horrible nightmares about his uncle Tai Lung. The young snow leopard sets out on a journey to deal with them and find his place in life. On the way Peng will receive guidance from the spirit of a kung fu master and he will meet a girl that will change his life.

5. Chapter 5 Questions of Self

Finding the Path

Chapter 5 Questions of Self

By: Major144

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. This is just a story for fun.

Peng made his way to the top of the mountain and came across a clearing with a few peach tress and a small pond. A cave was nearby. The young snow leopard decided to rest and set up a little camp, soon Peng fell asleep and began to have nightmares again, he quickly woke up breathing hard.

"Bad dream?" Asked a voice from the right.

Peng turned to a tortoise dressed in a green sash across his chest that wraps around and nearly covers the back of his shell, holding a wooden staff and sitting on a log.

"Who are you?" Asked Peng.

"I am Oogway and I am here to help you."

"Wait...Oogway the grandmaster of the Jade Palace? But...I heard...you passed away." Said Peng as he stood up and starred at the tortoise.

"Indeed I did. I chose the Dragon Warrior and I gave him the advice and the tools he and the others needed before I departed from this world." Said Oogway.

Peng bowed respectably before Oogway.

"I am...sorry for the dishonor and violence committed by my uncle Tai Lung." Said Peng.

"There is no need for you to apologize Peng. Tai Lung's actions were of his own choosing." Said Oogway.

"How...do you know my name?" Asked Peng.

"I have watched all that has transpire in the Valley of Peace since my departure from. I saw that you wish to no longer to do Kung Fu because you believed that it brought out the worst out of you. You believe that there is a darkness in you and that if you do Kung Fu you will succumb to it and make you into something like your uncle." Said Oogway.

"Yes...I've been having these nightmares about my uncle demanding me to take vengeance and destroy the Valley of Peace, but...I don't want do that and the dreams keep getting worse." Said Peng.

"I see. You are afraid of what could happen if you do Kung Fu." Said Oogway.

"I need to get rid of...this darkness in me." Said Peng.

"Peng you cannot simply get rid of the darkness in you. It is a part of you. Darkness and light are like Ying and Yang, you cannot have one without the other. This fear inside of you is caused by your uncertainty with yourself." Said Oogway.

"How...do I regain control?" Asked Peng.

"The first questions you must ask yourself is who are you and what do you want to do?" Said Oogway.

Peng looked at Oogway not sure what to say. The tortoise then pointed at the cave.

"In that cave you will face the thing you fear most and you will find out who you are. Just remember you are you." Said Oogway.

"Yes master Oogway." Said Peng as he headed towards the cave.

To be continued.