Lion Rumors

"The masters will be here tomorrow," Master Shifu said, "Po told me over and over and over-"

"He said that you were the Lion Warrior," Viper interrupted Master Shifu's repetition. I nodded as I sipped my tea. The tea here is much more different than the ones in my world. They make me relax so much. "That's amazing."

"If I had a dime for every time I heard that today," I muttered.

"A what," Mantis said.

"Nothing," I recovered. "Anyways, if they are coming tomorrow, then Master Shifu and I have to prepare for the speech."

"I believe you're ready enough," Shifu replied. "I think now is the time to ask you some questions." I sighed. This was going to take a while.

"Okay shoot," I said, making one of the worst mistakes I've made. There was a barge of questions coming at me. "WAIT! Can we please have some order here? And please don't let Po ask any questions. We'll be here all day."

"Hey," Po exclaimed.

"Anyways, it's said that the Lion Warrior can do almost anything but not die. And even then it's hard to do," Monkey said.

"Well, it's true. Lion Warriors are hard to kill," I said. At least, that's how I think I wrote them, I thought to myself.

"That means you know all about the legends," Krystal said in excitement.

"The...legends," I asked.

"Yeah, it's said that the Lion Warriors could not only predict the future but also knew the legendary warriors of the land," Crane clarified.

"And you do," Krystal added, "You knew about Ru though he's not really a warrior legend." I thought about it for a moment. Could they mean my stories? It's possible. Heh, anything is possible in this situation, I thought to myself. "But do you know other legends? Stories that only a few people know." I shrugged.

"It's possible," I replied. While the others were distracted, Krystal whispered to me.

"It's probably from your writings." I thought about it. It's completely possible. Just how many, though?

"ANYhow, that also means that you know all about other places on this world," Viper said.

"Well, I do know a lot about China. Where I actually come from is a lot further from Africa. In fact, I'm not from Africa. I only said that so you would understand," I replied.

"Fair enough," Crane nodded, "But what is your place like then?"

"Eh, it's a lot to explain. First of all, in the other world, I'm not a lion. In fact, I'm a completely different kind of species called a Human," I said emphasizing the human. "They have a lot less fur than you, they don't have tails, they range in colors, shapes, height, personality, beliefs, so many differences."

"And they all get along," Tigress asked.

"HA! Heck no," I retorted. "We have fights on color, shape, height, personality, especially beliefs, money, and if we did have tails, I think we would be fighting about that too."

"Wow, sounds like it's better to be in our own world," Shifu said.

"Yep," I smiled, "But there are some perks to my world. One, where I live women have more freedom than they do here."

"Really," Tigress and Viper perked up.

"Though we do have a case of (ahem) mistaken identities," I said awkwardly, "But you get use to it. Don't ask me how to explain that."

"Wow, so what about other worlds," Master Shifu asked. I thought about it.

"Well, there are some worlds that are like yours, but then there are worlds that are much bigger than you can comprehend. It's a lot." I was going on a hunch. If Demi existed, then that meant there were other worlds, dimensions rather that couldn't be accessed by us humans. It's much like a book really. One letter on a page can't just flip the page and go to the other page or rip through the page. However, Demi could do just that without ripping the whole page. "What?" I was reminded that people were talking to me.

"I said, is your family there, in your world," Viper asked.

"Yes," I replied. "Guys, I am bit tired today. Why don't Master Shifu and I just do the thing for the meeting and be done with the day. I don't even feel like training Po or Tigress."

"Okay, okay," Po said. "Just one question. Do you have a girlfriend in the other world?" I saw Krystal's eyes dart towards me. I just smiled.

"No, I've never had a girlfriend in the other world," I casually replied. Then I remembered something from my stories. "Po, can I ask you a question that you'll be completely and utterly honest with me," I asked seriously. My mood change must have freaked out the others. I would have to read their minds later.

"O...kay, what," Po replied. Krystal and the others looked at me intently.

"Did you have a good childhood," I asked.

"Of course, it was one of the happiest times of my life. Well, second, compared to being Dragon Warrior," He replied. "Why?"

"Nothing," I said relieved. I didn't want...it hurts me to even think of the name. "Anyways, let's get ready for the masters."

"Would this rule go for every master," Mantis asked. I rolled my eyes.

"Don't worry, you'll be able to meet with your girlfriend. Besides, this only applies to Po," I said. He seemed so excited about that. "But the thing is Po is held at a ridiculous standard that no one has to follow."

"That's not exactly true," Tigress argued.

"Oh yeah? How many of you haven't had a crush on someone, liked someone deeply, or had or have a girlfriend," I questioned. They all stayed silent. "Exactly, Po shouldn't be the only one to suffer. Heck! I'm the Lion Warrior and I'm married!"

"Okay, okay we get it," Crane said, trying to settle my mini-outrage.

"Now if you'll excuse Shifu and me, we'll be working on the preparations for the meeting," I exited out with the little red panda. We prepared the possible arguments for the resistance to uphold the law.

"They'll probably say that the code of the law is final," Shifu presented.

"Then I say the law can and always has been revised," I countered, "But with if they say something dumb like, 'Po is the universal warrior so the universe is responsible for getting him a wife'?"

"Then you'll just say that that just proves that even the universe is concerned with getting him a wife. But I think our greatest argument is that the warriors are to protect the people not be detached from the people," Shifu said. Just then something hit me.

"Po's coming," I announced without flinching. Then I saw Shifu's ears twitch confirming Po was coming. Po quietly came into the Hall of Heroes.

"What is it, Dragon Warrior," Master Shifu asked. I could tell he was a little annoyed.

"Nothing nothing. I was just checking on how you guys were doing," Po said curiously.

"We're trying to prepare any arguments that the council might have," I explained. Po just nodded. I could tell his face was a little uneasy. Po is very easy to read. "Don't be worried. We'll be able to persuade them." Either by words or Jedi mind tricks, I thought evilly.

"Why are you so concerned about this, Po," Shifu asked. He was silent for a while.

"I just don't want to be alone, okay? I know I have friends and family and stuff like that, but it's different with someone close to you. You know that, right Lion," Po replied. I rolled my eyes.

"Why are you dragging me into this," I muttered, "Listen, Po, if we do convince the council, that doesn't mean that you'll find the perfect person on the spot. True love is patient and isn't fluctuated by looks, circumstances, or...food." That last one was just made to be funny. "What I'm saying is focus on trying to be the mate that you want to meet."

"I know," Po said, frustratedly knocking himself in the head. "I need to stay focused. Do you have those feathers?"

"Right here," I said presenting them to him. "And Tigress has the ropes."

"Thanks." With that, Po left. Shifu looked at me.

"Why do you have Crane's feathers in your pocket," he asked.

"Hey, the bird molts enough for me to use his feathers. I don't question it," I replied. We worked a bit longer and then we stopped. As we went to the barracks, I casually asked Shifu, who would make a good mate for Po. Shifu thought about it.

"Honestly, I don't know," He replied. "I thought that-" He stopped right there and shook his head. "Never mind, it would never happen." I so wanted to look into his mind and see what he was about to say, but I gave him the respect of privacy. Plus, it wouldn't be right to assume he meant Tigress. 'It would never happen,' He said. I was beginning to have second thoughts about my mission.

Anyways, I went to my room, where Krystal was brushing her fur; Shifu went to the kitchen. I looked at Krystal weirdly. "What," she asked.

"You brush your fur," I questioned.

"Yeah, so?"

"Nothing, I just didn't think people in this world brushed their fur," I shrugged. Then I smiled.

"What," Krystal asked.

"Nothing, I just find this whole thing absolutely insane. First, I drop out of the sky with awesome powers, then I get married, now I'm helping Po with getting lifetime happiness," I said. Krystal looked at me with a smirk.

"Well, now I know you're a good person at heart, and it's good to see that you're smiling a bit more. You were more pessimistic when you first got here."

"I'm more nervous and giddy than worried. I am going to finally get Po released from that strict law," I replied. Then a question out of the blue came up. "Did you have a boyfriend?" Krystal stopped her brushing.

"What," she asked in a breathy laugh.

"Did you have a boyfriend before me," I asked. "It's a simple question."

"Well,...yeah but it didn't really work out. He said he had to go over to fight some home war and..."

"You don't have to explain," I told her, "I'll just fill in the details for myself."

"It's not that deep," she waved. "I found him with some other woman." Oh, I thought, That wasn't what I thought she would say.

"I'm sure it wasn't what-"

"He told me all about it," She said in a silent rage. "That...person wasn't his relative and he said it was over with us."

"Why," I asked, as I sat on the mat next to her. "Why would he do that?"

"I don't know!" She shouted. "How the heck was I suppose to know?!" In hindsight, that wasn't the best question to ask.

"I'm sorry. It was a bad question." We stayed silent for a while.

"He said I was too much for him," she finally said.

"That's ridiculous," I exclaimed. She looked at me. "Sure you're a bit hyper and energetic, but that's not all bad. In fact, it helps sometimes to have a...um...a bright personality."

"Not to him," She muttered.

"Hey, he was looking for the wrong thing, alright? You're a good person," I smiled. She surprised me with a hug around my torso. I hugged her back patting her on the back. "Besides, you're almost like Po and that's not all bad." She pushed away and looked at me with a smirk.

"Yeah, that wasn't an insult at all," she replied. I shrugged with a smile.

"Well, I want to get some sleep before I do the speech tomorrow."

"I hope you win Lion," She smiled. I smirked back.

"Come on, have some faith in me."

to be continued.