"ACHOO!" sneezed a voice. It was Crane. He was very tired. His beak twitched. It was red.
"Oh, master, Crane is sick!" Viper whined.
"We have to help him stop the cold!" Po agreed.
"I don't feel so-" Crane continued as he kept sneezing,
"ACHOO!"
"Poor friend," Tigress said sadly.
Just then, Shifu approached to the room.
"What are you guys doin', playing around?! You are supposed to be training!" he urged.
"Crane has caught a cold," Mantis insisted.
"Yeah, he needs rest," Monkey agreed.
Shifu frowned, but nodded his head, saying,
"Okay, one day off for you."
Po and the Furious Five smiled.
Later...
Crane was put in bed all day. Viper went inside the room to stay with him.
"Crane, are you better?"
"ACHOO! I don't think so, Viper..." Crane wheezed.
He is not better; Crane sneezed again.
"Honey, you just need to stay quiet," she said slowly, but Crane coughed badly.
This is impossible! Viper thought.
Just then, Po, Tigress, Monkey and Mantis came.
"Crane, here is some water to help you sleep," Po said.
Tigress handed Crane a cup of warm water. Crane took it from her hands with his foot and drank it slowly. Then, Crane yawned. He laid back in bed. The warm water made him sleepy.
"Goodnight, pals," Mantis whispered, and then turned out the light.
Po and his friends walked outside the door and closed it slowly. Viper sighed quietly as she stared at her friend. Crane was already asleep.
"It's so nice and quiet," she said with a smile.
Then she laid herself on Crane's chest, and slept, not making a sound.
The next morning...
Yawning, Viper woke up. She stared at Crane's face. He was asleep, moaning softly. With a smile, she nudged him. Crane fluttered his eyes open, and stared at Viper.
"W~ What happened?" he asked with a yawn.
"Oh, Crane, I can't believe it, you are better!" Viper cheered.
Crane stared with a gape, staring at his beak. It was not red anymore! He just smiled now.
"You're right. Indeed I am!" Crane said.
Then they embraced each other, and said together,
"Now we've got a lot to do!"
Fin