A/N: What's up? I'm back again. We've made a huge jump from around 1600 words last chapter to a whopping...5200 words! Pretty crazy right? I'm hoping chapters will progress even more in the future.
Anyways this chapter isn't all too exciting...compared to some other chapters that are planned for the future. But I didn't make it too boring for you guys...hopefully.
Anyways, on to the story!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Dream Works or Kung Fu Panda. I only own this specific plot and my OCs.
The Valley of Peace
There is nothing but tranquility and silence in the darkness, half an hour before dawn. It is a time where the nocturnal creatures begin their slumber and the diurnal still dream.
The Valley of Peace is no exception.
The streets, usually bustling with activity are as empty as country lanes. Mr. Ping's noodle shop, one of the most occupied places in the Valley of Peace is devoid of life, besides the muted snores coming from Mr. Ping himself inside the shop.
Looking over the Valley of Peace, high above it stood The Jade Palace. Soon after it's destruction, it had taken several months and many workers, but it looked as good as new. Thankfully, almost all the scrolls had been recovered and pieced back together.
All the masters were asleep and having pleasant dreams just like everyone else in the valley. Not a single being in the valley was conscious, except one.
Miles away from the palace, a figure is meditating on a rock pillar in the middle of The Pool of Sacred Tears. Po Ping, a panda in his early twenties and the well renowned Dragon Warrior.
"Inner Peace, Inner Peace" Po hummed inaudibly. Po shivered slightly as a cold breeze whipped against him.
'Winter must be coming a little early this year,' Po mused.
After the defeat of Kai, Po had grown into a more focused and mature warrior, while still retaining his childish habits and behavior. Every morning Po would wake up before the gong to meditate or train.
The combination of the intense training and his reduced diet was cutting away his excess weight. It was a slow process, but he had begun to lose some of his fat and gain more muscle. Both of his fathers were appalled when they found out; claiming it was unhealthy and bad for him. Honestly, Po had never felt more fit in his life.
He was always found in the training hall, at the peach tree, or at the dragon grotto. Rarely did Po ever venture to the Pool of Sacred Tears. This change in behavior seemed shocking at first, but the five and Master Shifu soon grew accustomed to it.
'This is so nice,' Po thought. 'Peace and quiet, no Monkey playing pranks, no Mantis with his crude jokes, no Crane constantly correcting me, no Viper and her over-protectiveness, no Shifu and his confusing wisdom talk, and no Tigress scolding me.' After his mental rant, Po calmed himself and returned his focus to meditation.
By the time Po had finished, the sun had risen. Its golden rays touched the mountain and reflected off the Sacred Pool of Tears leaving quite a stunning view for the panda. 'Wow! I can't believe I used to miss the sun rise, it's so beautiful. Almost as beautiful as Tigress's-' Po's thought train came to a crashing halt.
"Whoa buddy! Calm down!" he chided himself.
Truthfully, he has had a crush on Tigress since he first saw her and the five defeated Boar. However, he knew she did not like him in that way. She had pretty much confirmed it a few weeks before the Kai incident.
Flashback
Shifu had been prepping them for a mission.
"Two Crocodile bandits have stolen the Gem of Wu Fang."
Po's eyes widened, "Whoa! What does it do? Does it give the power of infinite knowledge?"
Shifu sighed, "No."
"Does it make you invisible?"
"No."
"Does it make you fly?"
"No."
"Super strength?"
"No."
"Invincibility?"
"No."
"Teleportation?"
"No."
"Eating really fast?"
Shifu looked indignant, "That isn't even a power!"
Tigress had been watching their conversation like a ping pong match and finally decided to step in, "Po! It's just a very valuable gem, it has no supernatural power," she rebuked.
Po deflated, "Oh."
Shifu nodded, "Tigress is correct. Now pack quickly, and head out as soon as you can."
Po nodded and swiftly exited the hall of heroes.
Tigress was about to take her leave as well but was stopped by the Grandmaster, "Tigress, a word please?"
The tiger master spun around. "Yes master?" she replied.
"What are your thoughts on the Dragon Warrior?"
Confused as to where this was going, Tigress answered candidly, "Well, he's made remarkable progress in his time here. He's only been exposed to Kung Fu for about two years, and he's managed to surpass masters who have dedicated their lives to the art."
"My thoughts as well, he has an uncanny natural ability," Shifu responded, before adding, "And what do you think of him personally?"
Tigress hesitated before compliments came rolling off her tongue, "He's humble, kind, funny, caring, always tries to cheer everyone up, he can be annoying at times, but he always lends a shoulder to lean on and he's a great friend."
Shifu smiled, "Anything else? Just a friend?" he asked innocently.
"What are you implying?" Tigress demanded.
"I'm not implying anything Tigress. I was just curious. Even though I haven't done a very good job at it, I'm still your father." Shifu replied calmly, making his way towards the doors.
"And, I'm not getting any younger," he pointed out before exiting.
Tigress stood there unmoving with a small blush forming from what her master; her father had hinted.
Once Po had finished packing, he met Tigress at the top of the one thousand steps.
"Good luck on your journey," a voice said from behind them.
Po and Tigress turned around to see Shifu standing their staff in hand.
Tigress bowed, "We won't fail you master."
She was avoiding eye contact in slight embarrassment from their earlier chat.
Shifu gave a faint smile, "I have every confidence in both of you."
Oblivious to Tigress's discomfort, Po grinned, "Don't worry Master Shifu, we'll find those bandits and give them a hot serving of justice!"
While saying this, Po had not realized he was backing up with each word until it was too late.
Po fell back and was sent tumbling down the stairs, "AH!"
Tigress's eyes widened as she rushed after him, "Po!"
Shifu just chuckled to himself and left to go meditate.
After Po had convinced Tigress that he had not hurt anything on his way down the stairs, they made their way over to Mr. Ping's Shop.
Po entered to see his Dad serving customers at their tables.
"Hey Dad!" he exclaimed.
Mr. Ping looked up and smiled, "Oh! Po! Come in! Come in!"
The goose dragged him towards the kitchen.
Po looked over to Tigress, who was hiding a grin.
"I'll wait here," she assured him.
As Mr. Ping dragged his son into the kitchen, he bombarded him with questions.
"How are you?"
"Have you lost weight?"
"How are the other masters?"
"When are you going to ask out Tigress?"
The last question caused Po's face to burn red.
"Dad, we're just friends!" the panda said in a hushed tone, looking over his shoulder to make sure Tigress was not listening to their conversation.
"Oh, well just remember, Po, I want grandchildren, and I'm not getting any younger!" the noodle maker chuckled.
'That's easier said than done grandpa. What do you want us to do? Walk up to her and ask if she wants to bang?' the voice in Po's head remarked sarcastically.
"Not helping," Po muttered to the voice.
Composing himself, he opened the kitchen door.
"Look Dad, I really have to go. Tigress and I need to leave town to go recover some stolen artifact. I just wanted to let you know," Po told his father.
Mr. Ping huffed, "Oh, okay. Just be safe and don't eat any strange noodles!"
"Yeah, okay Dad, see you in a few days," Po sighed before exiting the shop.
The Dragon Warrior returned to see Tigress waiting with an unreadable expression.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Yeah, let's go," Po said, seemingly distracted.
The feline noticed this instantly, but decided to let it slide.
As they made their way out of the valley on a road that passed through the woods, Po was uncharacteristically quiet. While he had gotten exceedingly better at keeping silent, Tigress was disturbed by his current lack of loquacity.
Deciding to break the silence, Tigress questioned, "What were you and your father talking about?"
"Nothing important," Po replied a little too quickly.
Tigress's curiosity was now piqued, "Try me."
"Just uh, Noodles," Po lied through his teeth.
"Oh," Tigress said disappointed. She knew he was lying, but she was not going to pry.
"So where are we headed?" Po asked, trying to change the subject.
Tigress looked over, "Han Kun City; the bandits were on their way there according to the report. It's about a day's journey from here."
Po smirked, "Well then, why are we moving at such a snail's pace?" he teased before taking off down the path.
Tigress was left surprised for a couple seconds before grinning, "Okay panda, you're on."
She became an orange blur as she zipped after him.
Once they made it to Han Kun City, Po and Tigress began to ask around for info on the bandit's whereabouts.
After hours of searching, the Kung Fu masters got a lucky break. They were visiting a small pub on the border of the city. It was not the most luxurious tavern, but it had a warm atmosphere and was fairly popular.
Po and Tigress had stopped there to take a break from their search, when the bartender identified the two crocs from their sketch. She was an attractive young lynx about their age.
"I would recognize those two buffoons anywhere. They've been coming in the past couple nights and getting drunk. It's bad for business," she fumed.
"Any way of knowing when they might return?" Tigress questioned.
The other feline shrugged, "They'll probably be back tonight."
"Don't worry, we'll get them out of your hair," Po reassured her confidently.
"Thank you," The lynx said sweetly before giving Po a quick one-over and smiling.
Po being himself was oblivious to the lynx's action and smiled back at her. However, a certain tiger did notice what the lynx had done.
Tigress straining to cover up a growl replied, "Good, we'll just stakeout here until they arrive."
She then started dragging Po, who was still looking at the bartender in a daze, to a table in the corner. The lynx just giggled and waved, before getting back to work.
Tigress grimaced in annoyance, 'She was looking at him like a piece of meat.'
Her thoughts came to a pause, 'Why is it my business?'
'I just want the best for my friend. He can do so much better than that bartender,' the tiger master told herself.
Hours later, the two thugs came into the bar as predicted. Tension in the air was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Other people began to clear out, in anticipation of what was about to happen.
"Where's the service!" one of the crocs yelled, slamming his fist down on the counter.
The bartender came over before setting a bottle of whiskey down in front of them.
They began taking shots of the alcohol.
"Hey sweets, why don't we go have some fun?" one of the crocs slurred drunkenly towards the lynx.
The feline in question visibly gagged, "Ew! Not in your dreams, bastard!"
Now angry, the bandit threatened, "I wasn't asking for permission, fur ball!"
Having seen enough, Po got up from his seat, "Enough! I'm the Dragon Warrior and this is Master Tigress. We are here on behalf of the Jade Palace, and you guys better give up the jewel, or you're gonna feel the thunder!"
The bandits were quiet for a second before they busted out laughing, "What are you gonna do tubby; sit on us?" one of them snickered.
Slightly peeved, Po responded, "I'm not that fat! I'm just fluffy!"
While he argued with them, Tigress took advantage of the bandits' distracted state and leapt forward, delivering a high-kick to one of the croc's heads, sending him flying over the bartender who had ducked under the counter. He smashed through the window and landed out in the street, unconscious.
The other stopped laughing and snarled. He began to pull his sword out, but before he could fully unsheathe it, his tail was grabbed by Po, and he was subsequently flipped and smashed onto one of the bar tables. Po dusted his hands off before picking up the gem from the unmoving bandit's pouch.
He grinned, "Well that was easy."
Tigress's face twitched slightly trying not smile.
"Just stay here," she told him, before leaving to find the criminal that was out in the street.
After she left, the lynx's head peaked out from under the counter.
"All clear?" she joked.
Turning to the lynx, Po apologized, "Sorry about the mess."
The feline just laughed, "I've seen worse."
"I still feel bad," the panda responded a bit ruefully.
She hopped over the counter smiling, and handed him a piece of paper, "Tell you what, give me an autograph and we'll call it even."
"Sounds fair," Po agreed, before signing his name and handing it back.
Ripping part of the paper off, the lynx then wrote down something before giving it to the bear.
"Here's my name and address if you ever want to stop by," she winked, before leaving to the storage room at the back of the bar for a replacement table.
'Oh, hell yeah!' cheered the voice in Po's head.
Tigress, who had seen the interaction between the two after tying up the bandits, frowned. Swiftly, she walked over to Po and snatched the paper from his hands.
"Come on, we have to head out," she asserted walking towards the exit, but not before tearing the piece of paper to shreds and throwing it in a waste bin.
"What the fuck!" the voice shrieked.
The tiger then made her way out of the bar and down the road. Po tried to ignore the voice as it ranted in fury over Tigress's actions, as he quickly chased after her.
"Hey! She seemed nice. What if I just happened to be close by, and she wanted to talk?" Po protested.
Tigress scoffed, "Please, talking was the last thing on her mind."
Po decided to just shut up, in order to not irritate his friend further.
It was almost midnight as the two arrived in a small village.
"We'll have to spend the night here," Tigress stated as she pointed at the small inn.
"Fine by me, as long as they serve breakfast," Po replied eagerly.
They entered to see a small goat lady behind the counter.
The inn was not anything special. The paint on the walls was pealing. The place looked like it needed a good dusting, and it smelled like mildew.
Po mentally shrugged, 'I've been in worse.'
Tigress made her way over to the counter, "Let's check in."
"Yeah, good idea," Po agreed and followed her until something caught his attention.
His eyes widened as he saw a machine across the room in the corner. It was a simple design consisting of a glass jug on top of a steel box with a tube running from the jug to a faucet; which was activated by a lever.
"Whoa! A water dispenser! This is so cool!" Po exclaimed as he ran over to it and filled up one of the disposable cups. A stream of water came from the machine as bubbles emerged; floating to the top of the transparent jug. Fascinated, Po continued to toy with the machine.
Meanwhile, Tigress set a sack of yuan down on the counter, "We'd like a room please."
She looked behind her, only to find that Po had disappeared. After a quick glance around the room, she noticed Po playing with a contraption in the back. Rolling her eyes, she brought her focus back to the attendant.
The goat lady smiled, "Oh, of course. Would you like the couples' suite?"
Tigress blinked in surprise, "No, um, just the regular."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes! We're just friends; not a couple." Tigress insisted.
"Tigress come look at this, it's so cool!"
She ignored him.
The goat lady looked unconvinced, "Well okay, but don't blame me if one of the maids walks in, if you two are busy."
Tigress's face turned beet red. The goat lady handed Tigress the key, which she snatched and hurried away towards the stairs.
Tigress grumbled, "Come on Po!"
Po looked up, "Yeah. Coming," and followed her to the room.
Entering the room, it was cramped but tidy. An antique oil lamp stood in the corner dimly lighting up the area. A wooden dresser and a work desk took up one wall, while a small bathroom took up the other. In the middle of the room was a shabby bed. Big enough to fit one, maybe two if both sacrificed their personal space.
Ever the gentleman, Po let Tigress have the bathroom first.
As the sounds of the water began, Po tried not to let his imagination wander too much. It was not easy, especially with that annoying voice in his head.
'Just imagine,' the voice taunted.
"Stop," Po groaned.
'Her legs'
"No."
'Her back'
"Quit it."
'Her assets," the voice continued.
"Shut up!" Po roared as he began banging his head against the wall.
"Are you okay?" a voice asked bemusedly.
Recognizing the voice, Po spun around to see a bewildered Tigress with nothing but a towel wrapped around her. He had been so distracted by the quarrel with the voice in his head that he had not heard the cease of the shower.
'We would be if you took off the towel,' the voice quipped.
"Yeah! Everything's fine," Po stuttered.
"Okay, well the shower is all yours," she notified. Tigress then walked past him over to her duffel bag. Her back to the panda, she bent over to get something out of it; not noticing her towel ride up. Po whose gaze had been fixed on her behind, pried his eyes away with a blush.
The voice scoffed, 'I swear she's doing it on purpose!'
Po quickly left to the bathroom and shut the door.
After a long, cold shower, he exited the bathroom in his sleep wear. He saw Tigress's form in the bed. Carefully taking one of the pillows off the bed, Po began to lie down on the floor.
"Po, what are you doing?" Tigress asked, slightly vexed.
Po unsure of what he had done wrong, answered "Going to sleep?"
Tigress sighed in exasperation, "On the floor?"
"Yeah, where else would I sleep?" Po stated obliviously.
Tigress would have face palmed if she wasn't so tired. "I don't know, maybe on the bed!"
"But you're on the bed," Po argued.
"I don't have the energy to argue over this Po, get on the bed!" Tigress commanded.
Po paused and thought about his options. Either, he agreed and just did as Tigress asked, or continue to argue with her until she gave up or mauled him.
Po sighed, "Fine," and got into the bed.
He turned to look at her, "Are you sure you're okay with this?"
Tigress, whose patience had come to an end out of sheer exhaustion, snapped at him, "Of course I'm fine with this! We're just sharing a bed! Two friends sharing a bed! Get over it!" she then turned her back to him and thirty minutes later, she was asleep.
However, Po couldn't sleep as he contemplated what Tigress had said. I mean, how would you feel if you virtual lifelong crush had just stomped on your dreams?
'Hahahahaha! You just got friend-zoned!' the voice cackled loudly.
Po was too dejected to even reply to the voice's comment.
"Two…friends," Po murmured tiredly as he eventually succumbed to the darkness of sleep.
End of Flashback
Po had come to accept that Tigress would never see him as a love interest, which did not surprise him. She was way out of his league and he had grown to acknowledge that.
'Is she really that unreachable?' Red asked.
After conversing with the voice for so long, Po had eventually given it a name, Red; per the voice's request.
"Yeah! She's like up here," Po points to the sky, "And I'm like down there," Po points to the water thirty feet below.
'I'd rather have her in my life as a friend, than ruin our friendship,' Po thought adamantly.
'Whatever you need to tell yourself,' Red snickered.
Po was brought out of his reminiscing by the morning gong. "Goooooong!"
"Oh, shoot! I'm gonna be late to my own class!" Po babbled to himself.
Po tried to get up quickly, but he lost his footing and slipped off the top of the rock into the cold water below, but not before hitting multiple parts of the rock pillar on his way down.
"OW!"
"OH! THAT HURTS!"
"Oohohohoho! My tenders!"
"Goooooong!"
The Furious Five exited their rooms quickly and professionally.
They bowed and greeted in unison, "Good morning master."
Shifu stood before them, "Good morning students. You will be doing you usual training regime today. Po will be your instructor. If you have any specific questions you can come find me. Eat your breakfast then head to the training hall."
Shifu then made his leave. The five headed towards the kitchen to eat their breakfast, only to find the kitchen deserted.
Mantis raised an eyebrow, "Hey, where's the big guy?"
"I don't know. You can typically count on Po to be in the kitchen every morning," Monkey joked.
Viper immediately grew concerned, "Should we go look for him?"
"I'm sure he's fine. We should probably eat up and get to the training hall," Crane reasoned.
The others seemed unsure of what to do. While they knew Po could take care of himself, there was always the off chance that he had gotten into trouble.
Tigress nodded, "Crane's right. We need to eat quickly and head to the training hall. Po is probably already down there."
The others finally agreed, before monkey voiced a question everyone had been thinking, "So who's going to cook?"
"I will," Tigress answered confidently, before heading into the kitchen.
The others looked at each other in fear.
"Fantastic!" Mantis groaned sarcastically. The masters then joined Tigress in the kitchen.
On their way to training, the warriors did not fail to voice their displeasure over Po's absence.
Mantis made a gagging face, "How did we ever live without Po's cooking before?"
Viper tried to smile, though it looked more like a grimace, "It wasn't that bad Mantis."
Crane cut her off, "I'm afraid I have to agree with Mantis on this one Viper, Tofu doesn't agree with my stomach," he said rubbing his belly.
Monkey looked sick, "Please don't say the T word, even the sound of it makes me nauseous," he pleaded.
Meanwhile, Tigress was walking behind them fuming about their comments.
She scowled at them, "Will you all stop complaining! Tofu is food. Food is energy. If Po was here he wouldn't be complaining as half as much as you guys are!" she pushed past them and stopped right in front of the doors to the training hall, crossing her arms glaring at them.
Mantis snarkily replied, "Well yeah, but that isn't saying much! He basically worships the ground you walk upon. If you gave him a plate of dirt he would eat it without a complaint. Though honestly, it might be better than your tofu."
Everything was silent for a moment. Crane and Viper's mouths fell wide open at Mantis's audacity. Monkey was covering his mouth, trying in vain not to laugh. Mantis stood there while his brain processed what his big mouth had spewed out, and he realized what he had just said; to Master Tigress of all people. Tigress was silent and had a blank look on her face. He paled in fear.
"Listen, I-I-I'm just grumpy and I didn't m-mean it I-I totally love your f-food," Mantis stammered, trying to dig himself out of the huge hole he had gotten himself into.
Monkey cringed, "This isn't going to be pretty," and covered his eyes.
"Oh, dear," Crane sighed as he used his wing to cover his and Viper's vision from a certainly gruesome scene.
Tigress's blank stare had turned into the most chilling snarl he had ever seen.
Mantis accepted his fate, "Just make it quick," he mumbled.
Tigress's snarl curled into an even creepier sneer, "Any last words?"
Mantis glanced up and looked over her shoulder and a relieved grin emerged upon his face, "Thank you god!" he exhaled.
Tigress's sneer changed to a confused frown, before reverting back to the former. As she was about to bring her fist down upon the bug, a strong grip seized her wrist. And to her surprise she could not over power the restrainer.
"I hope you weren't planning to severely injure one of your teammates, Master Tigress," a voice calmly teased from behind her. As the grip released her, she whirled around and came face to face with the bear who had been the subject of her and Mantis's argument, Po. The others slowly opened their eyes, mostly relieved to see that Mantis had not been turned into a pancake. They soon all bowed in respect.
Po shook his head, "How many times do I have to tell you guys, that you don't have to bow, I respect you all way too much for that," he reassured them.
Po opened up the training hall doors, "Let's begin training for today," and he entered the building.
The others soon followed, leaving Tigress standing there trying to get rid of the blush that had spread across her face, when Po had caught her (literally) in the act of misconduct. 'If Shifu had caught me, I'd be running laps for a week,' she mused. She looked at her arm; it was still tingly where he had grabbed her. She shook off the feeling, composed herself, and joined the others for the days training.
Po in a meditation stance, watched proudly as the five excelled at their stations. Monkey was currently flipping and swinging nimbly through the Talon Rings. Mantis zipped and darted around the Wooden Warriors, nearly invisible to the naked eye. Viper was lithe and graceful as ever, avoiding flames easily on the Field of Fiery Death. Crane looked sharp as well while balancing on the Jade Tortoise, deflecting arrows with his characteristics of poise and precision. Finally, Tigress, the epitome of focus and ferocity, was making the Swinging Clubs of Instant Oblivion look like a cake walk.
Calming himself, Po closed his eyes and entered his inner peace state.
"Whenever you guys are ready," he remarked.
The instant the words had left Po's mouth, all five of the warriors abandoned their stations and launched an assault at him. Monkey reached him first and let loose a punch. Po easily deflected it and leg-swept the primate.
Turning his focus to an incoming serpent, Po avoided her lunge and grabbed her by the tail. Using her like a whip, he swatted Mantis out of the air and swiftly cast her at Monkey, who had just gotten up from the ground. Viper tangled around the golden furred master, immobilizing him long enough for Po to execute a push kick, sending both masters flying and landing in a heap.
Out of the corner of his eye, the Dragon Warrior saw Tigress and Crane charging at him from opposite sides. Feigning obliviousness to the feline's incoming attack, Po turned to face Crane. Although he had his back to her, the panda could sense her getting closer. Once the avian master, came within a meter of him, Po performed a spiraling back flip, above an unsuspecting Tigress.
"Wham!" The bird and tiger slammed into each other in a painful collision.
Po landed in a ready position, not having broken a sweat. Tigress quickly got up and raced toward him, but Crane took somewhat longer, not quite as resilient as the tiger master.
Immediately, the two masters began to trade a combination of blows. Po threw a couple jabs and a hook, only for Tigress to deflect his efforts and start her counter-attack. Their figures were a blur as they continued to fight.
The others had long since recovered and were just observing the battle, not bothering to join. Po decided that continuing to attack Tigress head-on was useless, so he decided to play defensive and wear her out. Every punch she threw, every kick she made, Po deflected with relative ease. As the fight wore on, Tigress began to tire and her movements became sluggish. Realizing that she would have to end this quickly, the feline warrior formed a plan.
Tigress internally grimaced, 'It's rotten, but all's fair in war,' she thought. Then she put her plan into action.
"Ouch!" Tigress yelled in fake pain as she grabbed her left shoulder.
Po stopped fighting and let his guard down for a split-second, "Are you okay?" he fretted.
Tigress felt guilty about taking advantage of Po like this, it almost made her not go through with her plan; almost.
"Yep," Tigress revealed, and then swinging her leg forcefully, she kicked Po in between the legs.
His eyes widened in agony, "My tenders," he squeaked before falling over.
Viper bit her lip not sure whether she was amused or worried. The three other guys in the room winced, almost as if they felt his pain too.
A few minutes passed before Po could form a functional sentence.
"What was that for?" he squeaked.
Tigress smirked down at him, "Warriors should never hesitate in battle; against any enemy."
Monkey and Mantis burst out laughing as they rolled around on the floor. Crane shook his head in slight amusement and a small grin began to form on Viper's face.
Po struggled to stand, "Yeah, no kidding."
After taking a few deep breaths Po continued, "I think that's enough training for today guys."
It was well past noon as the warriors exited the hall. A cold breeze greeted them as they opened the double doors, but it was not the only thing that greeted them. Zeng came flapping in quickly.
He landed panting, "Masters, there is someone at the front gate, he specifically asked for you Master Tigress."
Confusion was written all over Tigress's face. She had not been expecting anyone, nor had she ever.
"Who is it?" Tigress queried.
"He says his name is Saber."
Tigress's eyes widened.
Po curiously inquired, "Who's Saber?"
Before Zeng could answer, Tigress rushed off.
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed! Sorry for leaving you guys on a cliff hanger. I'm just evil like that. Hopefully it'll spark your interest for next chapter...maybe?
As always, I enjoy feedback of any kind. Writing tips, plot suggestions, questions, and also criticism (as long as you aren't cussing me out or something... I probably wouldn't appreciate that too much...lol)
Have a chill day and I'll catch you later.
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