Clarification: This Fanfic is originally being written in spanish, but looking at stats i realize that a lot of my visitors on chapter one was from english speaker country's so i decide to translate it. I hope no to commit too serious grammar mistakes and even so that i consider myself pretty good i'm not perfect, so if you find any problem please point it out in the reviews so i can fix them! i will be uploading the four chapters all at once and everytime i upload the spanish ver the english version will be uploaded at the same time. So, I HOPE YOU ENJOY!
Chapter 1 : An empty Palace
Several years passed since they left, leaving the palace empty.
Several years passed since they left, leaving a teacher without students.
Several years passed since they left, leaving a panda alone with his regrets ...
Po was under the peach, with his legs crossed and meditating. It is since that day he cannot find peace, his thoughts torment him.
The sun begins to set and our panda was still there, watching. He got up and went to the kitchen, the dirty walls and floors showing that no one had taken over the palace. You couldn't see the staff anywhere.
Po has no appetite since he was left alone and his figure shows how badly he has eaten, his faded fur, dark circles and wrinkles on his face show that time did not treat him well at all. He ate only a few cookies and filled his bottle with wine, which was the focus of most of his diet, before going to his room.
He is still the teacher, yes, a school that no longer exists for the student who will never arrive.
He remains the strongest, yes, his training has never ceased and continues to face those who threaten the peace of China if the other teachers summon him.
The panda lay down on his bed, trying to sleep at least a few hours. Because the next day it's gonna be very tiring, Po needed to go down to the valley to buy provisions. And when he finally managed to fall asleep someone knocked heavily on the palace doors, wokening him up immediately cursing whoever had bothered him.
Po went to the doors and throughout the tour the visitor never stopped knocking.
- "what happens!?" - Po exclaimed denoting anger in his voice.
- "Hello" - Said the hooded, looking at the ground to not show her face.
- "Woman, Feline, 1.68" - Po took data unconsciously. - "What do you need?" - asked the panda.
- "My name is Mei ling, I would like to be your apprentice" - The visitor spoke while bowing.
- "No no, you're at the wrong place, only noodles are served here" - Po said as he closed the door. The visitor placed her foot to prevent it.
- "You are Po, right? The dragon warrior, master of the Furious Five" - You could see some admiration in his voice.
- "No, I'm not, go away" - He answered bluntly.
- "Yes, you are, and this is the jade palace, home of legends" -
- "It was, now leave, I do not accept disciples" - Po pushed the visitor a little to close the door.
The hooded woman continued to bang on the door for hours, Po covered his ears and try to get some sleep.
The next morning the panda was heading towards the valley but his surprise was great when he saw that his visitor had fallen asleep at the gates of the palace.
- "Hey girl" - Po called shaking her.
- "What? OH! Master Po!" - Said the girl sticking her forehead to the ground.
- "I am not your master" - He said as he continued his journey.
- "Where are we going master?" - asked the impatient young woman.
- "First: I'm not your master, second: It's not of you concern and third: you can't fall asleep in the middle of nowhere" - Po said calmly.
- "But ..." - The young woman was interrupted - "There are no buts, I will go down to the valley and you too, from there you will return to your house" -
The young woman ignored the panda's words and began to follow him through the valley.
- "Hello, Mr. Po" - The merchant greeted him - "The usual?" -
- "Yes please" - Po answered paying some coins.
- "Who is the young woman?" - Asked the merchant.
- "I AM HIS APPRENTICE!" - Exclaimed the girl quickly.
- "NO! ... you are not" - Po exclaimed - "She's NOT! my apprentice" - He explained to the merchant - "She is just a lost girl with fairy tales in her head" -
- "Your father, may he rest in peace, used to say that to describe you as well" - Said the merchant with a little laugh.
- "It is not the same" - Po answered taking a drawer full of ingredients and carrying it on his shoulder.
- "Master Po ..." - She was interrupted. - "Don't call me like that, it's been a long time since they've told me like that, I'm not your master and I won't be, I like my solitude, go away" - Po was hard and cold with his words. The young woman said nothing more, but still devoted herself to following him.
- "My lord Po!" - called an old man.
- "It's my request ready?" - asked the panda.
- "Yes, a full barrel" -
- "Thank you very much, here is the payment" - The panda said while giving him a bag with coins. Po took the barrel under his other arm and prepared to return to the palace.
The young woman followed him to the courtyard and once there she got tired, took a little dirt and threw it to the panda.
- "I'm sick, why are you behaving like this? Where's your honor? What happened to the dragon warrior? Do you spend all day drinking?" - Asked the young woman with notable annoyance in her voice
- "Yes, now go, I did not call you in the first place" -
- "No, I will fight with you" - The young woman said with total determination.
- "Sure?" - Po asked without turning or lowering the objects he was holding.
- "Totally, if you're not even capable of defeating me then you should no longer have the title of dragon warrior" - The young feline took off her hood and positioned herself to fight.
Po set his objects down and turned around.
- "Your species, that posture, and now that I see you more closely ... I knew you look very familiar , won't you be the daughter of ...?" - He was interrupted.
- "Yes, i'm Tigress daughter" - Mei Ling confessed
Po frowned, showing a certain rancor.
Chapter 2: Confrontation
- "You know what? I'll make it easy" - Po said while his foot traced a circle around him - "If you get me out of here, you win, what do you think?" -
Mei Ling quickly launched into the attack, she wanted to make Po be surprised and bait him into react to a movement she would not perform. She positioned herself to throw a punch to instantly turn on herself and position on the side of Po, she observed the panda and was surprised to notice that despite his great speed he did not fall for that trick and what is worse, he had his sight fixed on her.
She tried to attack his feet with a sweep but Po simply jumped it, So Mei tried to deliver the famous "tiger strike" taking advantage of the fact that the panda could not move in the air. Po threw dirt into the eyes of Mei Ling who became disoriented, and with the feet now on the ground he gave her a blow with her palm that pushed her to the floor.
Mei was quick to react and quickly rejoined to try this time to face him directly and push him back. She threw a direct hit to his face that he evaded without problems, she tried to connect with her left to the stomach, Po did not bother to evade it and received the blow without problems. The feline leaped backward to strike her foot at the panda's chin, who dodged the blow by leaning back. As soon as she touch the ground, Mei jumped to deliver a double kick to Po's chest that would surely get him out of the circle, but in that moment she seemed to have hit a wall because he had blocked with his arms without moving even a centimeter.
She took a few steps back to catch her breath, the panda keep staring at her.
- "Did you train with your mother?" - Po asked
- "Yes" - She replied
- "And how is she, doing well?" - There was interest in his voice
- "Yes, I don't know ..., at home I guess, taking care of Chang" -
- "Well ..." - For a moment he looked away while he nodded softly and a brief smile appeared on his face.
Mei noticed that at that moment Po had taken his eyes off her and rushed into a frontal attack, Po responded to this with a sweeping foot faster than the feline could react and ended up with her on the ground, she turned on herself to again build some distance.
- "This is not easy" - She said jokingly.
- "What, do you wan it easier?" - He asked.
- "I don't know, isn't there something like level zero?" - She asked shrugging her shoulders and closing distances
- "No, something like that doesn't exist ... well, it does exist" - He answered while putting on his hat.
The feline threw dirt at the face of the panda, Po inclined his head to cover himself with the straw hat and, anticipating the feline, extended his arms to take her fist and, using his own inertia, turned on himself, Mei was shot out and almost falls again.
"Surrender, we can be like this all day" - Said Po
- "Then we will" - She replied.
and it was done, all day Mei tried unsuccessfully to get Po out of that circle and she was so tired that she felt like she would faint at any moment.
- "Ya ... it's alright" - She exclaimed extremely tired - "You w ..." - Mei collapsed to the ground.
- "Hey" - Po said to get her attention - "Hey Girl" - There was no answer - "MEI!" - exclaimed as he ran to help her.
As he approached her, he could hear very low giggles.
- "What?" - He asked surprised
- "You loseee" - She exclaimed turning on herself
- "WHAT!?" - The expression of confusion on Po's face was priceless.
- "I took you out of that circle, I win" - She said with a big smile
- "I..what? .. but ..." - Po could not form a sentence.
- "Now I am your student, it is better than taking your title, isn't it?" -
- "Aggghh" -
- "You will not retract your words, right?" -
He glared at her - "I'm going to eat something, I'm already hungry" - He said as he left.
- "Everything hurts, help me up" - Mei said with difficulty
Po simply continued on his way, picked up his objects that were still there and retired, leaving the feline on the ground.
- "Please!" - She exclaimed raising her voice a little, but even that hurt.
A little over half an hour later she showed up in the kitchen, where Po was.
-I don't have much to eat "- He said -" I can offer you some bread and tea "-
- "What !? Just that !?" she exclaimed.
- "I ... I don't eat much" - Po said - "Besides, I didn't expect visits, tomorrow we will go to the valley to buy more provisions" -
- "Very good" - Mei replied.
Po made the tea and they both ate in uncomfortable and absolute silence.
- "Well, I'll show you the rooms" - Po said once he finished washing the cups, she followed him through the palace to the rooms where he and the Furious used to sleep.
- "Here are the rooms" - He said making a gesture with his hand.
- "Here? But it's all dirty and covered with cobwebs" - She complained.
- "Well, when you clean it you will have a sense of belonging, what do you think?" - He asked with a smile.
- "Ha ha" - She replied sarcastic - "And where did Mom sleep?" - She ask exalted.
- "At the bottom on the right" - He said as he retired - "Good Nights" - He said goodbye
- "Good Nights master" - She said goodbye with a bow and went to her room, which had previously belonged to her mother.
The bed was quite dusty there, she shook it as best she could, got some blankets from a small cabinet dusted them off, and before sooner than later she was ready to fall asleep. She smiled to herself the victory of that day and due to exhaustion she fell into a deep sleep.
Chapter 3: Apprentice
The first rays of the sun came through the window and woke Mei, who jumped up and went quickly to the courtyard. But no one was there, it was then when she saw a separate building, very dilapidated, and could not contain his curiosity.
She walked there and tried to open the doors which squeaked loudly and when they were almost wide open one of them collapsed and fell to the ground making a great noise. Mei then discovered the old training room, there was unprecedented filth and all the tools were destroyed. The feline ventured further into the room, the old shell broken in half was the first thing that caught her attention, she realized that beyond that an exercise route was formed but nothing worked.
- "Looking?" - He heard Po's voice behind him.
- "I ..., emmm ..., good morning master!" - Mei exclaimed making a reference - "Sorry for breaking the door" - he apologized
- "No problem, this place is about to collapse at any time and it is not safe to be here" - He explained calmly - "Come, let's go down to the valley, we will take breakfast there and I will attend to some business" - Po said as he turned around and placed the hat.
The feline followed but not before turning and observing the entire room again.
- "So, when will the training begin?" - She asked
- "I don't know" - The panda replied.
- "Because I really want to start, I am very anxious" - Mei said energetically
- "I can see it" - Po answered calmly.
- "Yes, and I am sure that thanks to this training I will be able to become a great fighter" - Mei explained
-"Clearly"-
- "What will come first? Will we divert cannonballs?" -
-"Soon"-
- "Seriously !? WOW! I heard of when you deflected shen's cannons" -
-"That was a long time ago"-
- "I knew this would improve my skills, I will become invincible" - she exclaimed happily
-"Invincible"-
- "And how did you do it?" - Mei ask surprised
-"What?"-
- "Divert the cannonballs" -
- "You just have to keep your knees bent and your shoulders loose" -
- "So what? Just like that?" -
-"Just so"-
- "Nah, you surely have a trick, will you also teach me about chi?" -
-"Obviously"-
-"Brilliant!"-
- "We arrived" - Po said taking off his hat and entering the same store the day before.
- "Po? Here again?" - The merchant asked strangely - "Ah, Hello!" - He greeted Mei - "Are you still with him?" -
- "Yes, I am his apprentice" -
The merchant looked at Po
- "Now it's true" - Po clarified - "Can you get me everything on this list?" - The panda asked as he handed a paper to the shopkeeper.
- "Yes, should i send somebody deliver's it to the palace?" -
- "Please, I'll pay you right now" - Po said while giving him several coins. -"That's all, thanks"-
- "Come back soon!" - The merchant dismissed them as they retired.
- "Now I will send a letter and later we will eat something" - The panda said and about an hour later they were in a restaurant.
- "Ask anything you want" - Said Po, the feline ordered some dumplings.
- "You were born in this valley?" - She asked
- "No, I was born very far from here, but I lived in this valley almost all my life" -
- "I love Gongmen, it is so big and full of life, there is so much to do ..." - The feline noticed how three subjects left the place running.
- "HEY! THEY GO WITHOUT PAYING!" - Shouted the waiter
- "Master, can I go?" - She asked anxiously, Po made a gesture with her hand indicating that she can.
She ran after them at top speed until she finally caught two in an alley.
- "who are you?" - asked one of the criminals
- "I'm Mei, now you will come back and pay your bill" -
-"Or what?"-
- "It's not gonna end well for you" - Mei threatened as she prepared to fight.
- "Well, well, I will go" - The boy said as he walked towards her - "There is no reason to fight, I just wanted some food" -
- "Yes, free" -
- "Whatever" - As soon as he was close enough, the boy tried to attack Mei with a knife, she dodged him thanks to his reflexes but as soon as she tried to hit him he felt a strong blow to the nape of the neck. When he turned he saw the third thief who had escaped, had thrown a stone of considerable size at him.
The thieves tried to attack the feline taking advantage of its state but were instantly knocked out.
- "Master" - The feline exclaimed with a tone of relief.
- "Let me see that" - Po said approaching her
She withdrew her hands to let him see.
- "It is not so serious, you have to wash the wound a little and you will be fine" -
- "I ... I got distracted" -
- "Do you fight in tournaments?" - asked the panda.
-"Yes..."-
- "Forget all that, in the real world things are not under control, you must pay close attention" -
-"Yes Master"-
- "Now, let's take them back to the restaurant" -
Po carried the robbers to the restaurant where they called the guard, bandaged Mei's head, and were finally able to eat.
- "Are you better?" - Po asked as he got up from his seat.
-"a little"-
"It's normal, they hit you on the head with a stone, let's go back to the palace and you can rest" -
-"All right"-
So teacher and student returned to the palace.
- "You can take the day to rest" - Po said
- "Thank you master" - Mei replied before retiring to her room, and spent there little more than 30 minutes lying down before her teacher interrupted her knocking on the door.
- "I came to help you change those bandages" - The panda explained when Mei opened the door. Mei sat on the bed and let her teacher work.
- "The bandage is almost clean, it is not very serious luckily, your stubborn head served you something" - Po said, this gave Mei a slight smile. - "Well I retire, take the opportunity to rest" - Po said goodbye as he left the room. Mei simply lay on her bed until dinner time, where she walked to the kitchen.
Halfway there he noticed something, a smell, it was delicious and when she arrived got a surprise, Po was cooking something.
- "What are you cooking master?" - Mei asked sitting down at the table.
- "Soup, I used to prepare it daily before" - The panda answered - "Soup comes out!" - He exclaimed, placing a steaming bowl in front of the feline. He, on the other hand, continued with his drink just eating a piece of bread.
- "How do you feel?" - asked Po
- "Better, I hope to recover my faculties tomorrow" - Mei replied - "Master ...?" -
-"Yes?"-
- "What happened to the palace?" -
-"What do you mean?"-
- "Before ... it used to be the home of great masters and warriors, now it is not even the shadow of what it used to be. Mom keeps some scrolls with images of the palace and it was beautiful ..." -
- "Nothing ... nothing happened, time" -
- "Yes, but ..." -
- "Finish your meal" - The panda interrupted her now with a clear gesture of annoyance on her face. Mei quickly noticed this and fell silent, as much as she would like to get an answer she knew she couldn't push too hard. When he finished, he washed his bowl, bowed, and went to his room.
Her head was still spinning but she wanted to know what had happened in the palace, maybe it would take some time, but she was determined to find out
Chapter 4: Patience
Mei Ling woke up late in the morning, her head was so much better so she quickly prepared herself and headed for the courtyard but Po was not there.
She went to look for him in the kitchen but neither, so she started looking for him around the palace until she reached the main hall. Where the greatest memories of kung fu were once kept, it was now completely empty, just a great hall covered in dust but hinting how majestic it used to be in the past. Although the old oogway cane was still there with a banner that made it clear who it belonged to, drawing his attention, he reached out her hand to take it but stopped just inches before, bowed and left to continue the search.
After checking the surroundings of the palace and knocking on the door to his master's room, he decided to look for him outside. It took her a little while to find him, as when she followed a path, she found a peach tree and her teacher sitting on the edge of the cliff, observing nowhere.
- "It's time for breakfast" - Po said without turning
- "Good morning master" - The feline greeted
Po got up from his place and started walking towards the kitchen.
- "Sorry the delay, I ... fell asleep" - Mei explained embarrassed
- "You needed to rest" - Po said in a calm tone
They both got to the kitchen, Po made breakfast and they both ate. The panda washed up and started walking back towards the peach followed by Mei.
- "So, today begins the training?" - She asked
- "Yes" - Po answered calmly
- "Great!" - she exclaimed - "Should I warm up?" -
- "If you think it is necessary" -
- "Well, I will, I'll be back" - She said as she began to jog around the palace.
Several minutes passed and she got back to Po on the peach, who was in a meditation position.
- "I'm ready, master, I went around the palace several times and I feel ready" - She said without stopping running in the place.
- "Perfect, now sit down and cross your legs" - Po spoke to him
- "But ... why?" - She asked puzzled following the instructions. -"And now?"-
- "Close your eyes and take a deep breath" - He replied, she did, - "Let's meditate" -
- "Meditate?" - She asked disappointed - "Everyone can do that, I want to go to another level" -
- "Yes? Show me how you meditate" - Po asked
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, remaining calm for a few seconds, until she felt something small hit her causing her to open her eyes.
- "I don't see that you're meditating" - Said Po
- "That's cheating" - she exclaimed
- "What?" - asked Po
- "You threw something at me" - incriminated him
- "I did not move at all" - He said, and it was true, he was just as still.
She tried to focus again, but within seconds something hit her again. He looked quickly at Po but was totally still, it didn't seem like he moved a bit. She took a deep breath again but this time he only narrowed his eyes to fool the panda. Several minutes passed and nothing.
- "To meditate properly you have to close your eyes" - Po said, she was surprised, how could he know? he was with his eyes closed. She closed her eyes and instantly another stone hit her.
- "This doesn't make sense!" - She exclaimed, rising suddenly from the ground. Po didn't turn. - "I didn't come for this" -
- "You wanted to learn, didn't you?" -
- "Yes, with the best, but not to meditate, I want you to teach me the best techniques and movements" - She said.
- "Meditation is the first step, patience is a virtue" - The panda explained.
- "But I already meditate" - Mei exclaimed - "I want something more" -
- "Let's do this, if you show me that your movements are exceptional and you don't need meditation, I'll show you my best movements" - Po said as he turned around sitting and faced the feline.
- "Well, what do you want me to do?" - she asked confidently.
- "If you jump backwards and you fall perfectly, you win" - Po explained
His eyes sparkled, any fool could and being a feline jumping was extremely natural for her. So without further ado she flexed his knees and jumped back. But when he was about to land perfectly with his feet, Po threw two perfectly spherical pebbles at Mei Ling's feet causing her to slide and fall.
- "TRAP!" - She exclaimed
- "You can't even jump back, don't expect to learn my best techniques" - He said, facing the void again.
She was furious but she swallowed her words, and walked several times on the spot while grumbling until finally she sat next to Po and crossed her legs. Her tail hit the ground from side to side, Mei tried to close his eyes but a small stone hit him. She didn't say anything, clenched his teeth and tried to calm down. The pebbles harassed her nonstop, but whenever she looked her teacher was motionless.
- "You wanted me to meditate? Well, can I meditate in calm?" - she asked
- "I don't know, can you?" - Po answers
She suppressed a cry of frustration and continued training.
A few hours passed until noon, where they made a short lunch break. Then they went back to the peach
- "Master, why is this so important?" - She asked
- "Meditation allows you to clear your mind, clear your thoughts and therefore have more control over your movements" - The panda explained - "You have to stay calm at all times, dominate yourself to dominate the enemy" -
Mei ling tried to focus the rest of the afternoon without success, as she was quickly bored and distracted looking at anything else. The sun was going down when it occurred to him to take a stone and throw it to Po, the panda undeterred took it with his hand, opened his eyes and spoke - "It's dinner time" - Having said this he got up and walked to the kitchen , leaving a feline gaping in the back.
- "You have very little patience" - Po said before taking a drink.
She kept eating.
- "Your impulsive attitude will cause you problems, like the other day" -
She nodded her head
- "Although ... I was also impulsive when I was young" - He commented as a small smile formed on his face and he took another drink. - "Tomorrow we will continue, think about what I told you" - That said, he retired to his room.
The feline finished eating, washed the dishes and went to sleep while the defeat she had suffered was still spinning..
