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Mr. Ping got much better. Tigress and Po did get closer due to the fact that Tigress was more willing to help Po with his private problems that he wouldn't tell anyone, but her. It had been three weeks since Mr. Ping's recovery. So now they were here in the kitchen of meet and conversation. "Hi guys," Song greeted Tigress and Po as they ate together. She sat right next to Tigress. She was trying to follow the girl rule: Keep your friends closer, keep your friends that are crushing on a person and are jealous of a lot people who even sit near said person closer. Of course, Song's stay did have Po wondering.

Song had come here for a visit and no visit lasts for a whole year. This made Po wonder. The crew met her husband, Qing. By Po's checkout list, he was a pretty good guy. But he was still wondering. "Song, why are you still here?"

"Po!" Tigress exclaimed at his insensitivity.

"I don't mean that we don't like your stay here, but you did say that you were visiting, and this visit has gone on for about a whole year," Po explained. Song blushed nervously.

"Well, I was hoping that everyone was here to listen to this, but I guess you can tell them," Song breathed, "I'm pregnant." Tigress spat out her tea at Po. Fortunately, Po was too shocked to notice.

"WHAT?!" Tigress and Po both shouted.

"Really? When are you due?" Tigress asked. Song rubbed her belly lovingly.

"A few months from now. Qing and I have been wondering and...we want to move and stay here. So I've quit the Ladies of the Shade and settled into a local gymnast teacher," Song explained.

"So why have you kept coming here?" Po asked.

"Well, the hike up here is good for my exercise and well I just wanted to be around you guys," Song replied.

"Heh, that explains a lot," Po smiled. Song crossed her arms as she glared at him.

"What do you mean?" Song asked.

"Nothing nothing," Po recovered, "It just explains a lot of your...physical differences."

"Are you saying that I'm fat?!" Song exclaimed

"I...Um...I didn't mean...Um.."

"Hey Po," Monkey said as he entered.

"Monkey! Thank goodness you're here. Let's talk outside," Po rushed outside with Monkey. Tigress chuckled as Song drank her tea.

"So when are you going to tell him?" Song asked as she put her tea down.

"Tell who what?" Tigress asked.

"When are you going to tell Po you love him?" Tigress spat out his tea again.

"What did Viper tell you?" Tigress said aggressively.

"Come on, Tigress. I don't need Viper to see that you two love each other. You still have that flower that Po gave you in your pocket," Song pointed to her pants. "Heads up, I learned that from Monkey," She smiled. Tigress was silent. "Well, you better do it soon before he goes away," Song said getting up with a little difficulty.

"Seriously! They know too!" Po exclaimed to Vince. Monkey and Master Shifu were in Vince's room. They had just figured out Fang Po's identity. "You guys are horrible at keeping a secret."

"We had to tell them in order to avoid any other confrontation among the group. So Tigress is the only person that doesn't know about you," Vince explained.

"Wait, you mean that Song knows too?" Po realized. Vince rubbed the back of his head.

"Well, she kind of followed us where we went and figured out by herself," Vince replied nervously. Po threw his hands up in frustration. Master Shifu came to him.

"Po, I'm worried about this. I agree that your...counterpart does save lives, but you're playing with someone's emotions here; my daughter," Master Shifu said very sternly. For some reason, the tall slim panda currently felt like a midget next to the little red panda. Po chuckled nervously.

"I'm not 'playing' with anyone's emotions. I'm just...exploring the things that I can do with this body. You always said to train until my bones cracked," Po replied. Shifu grimaced at this. He had told Tai-Lung the same thing and that didn't go out well. "Besides, I haven't become Fang Po in a while."

"Thanks to Mr. Ping," Vince muttered to Monkey. Then he spoke to Po. "Po, there's something I need to tell you, too." Po looked at him confused.

"What's that?" Po asked.

"Two now," Crane lamented, "We're losing our team." Viper gave a big sigh.

"It took a big toll on Po. He hasn't come down the mountain for hours," Viper said sadly.

"A baby, revelations, and another person leaves the Furious Five," Leng sighed.

"I think Po is sad because he feels that everyone is leaving him," Song added. Everyone agreed. Tigress got up and went out. Everyone gathered closer together. "Do you think that he'll tell her? I mean, who knows when he or she is going to confess."

"Right now, I don't think Po's concerned about love right now. I understand Monkey's need to go, but he did take away a part of Po," Vince paused before getting up. "We need to start training. The 'Potion Warriors', as Monkey put it, do have one great enemy coming."

"Who's that?" Viper asked.

"Turns out Po didn't completely defeat Gu. There's news that he's amassing an army of gorillas. What worries me is that Gu knew about Fang Po. I just hope that he doesn't try and turn him against us," Vince said.

"Po? Turn against us?" Crane questioned.

"Po has suffered a lot. And with him being Fang Po, Gu will most likely try to harness some kind of power in Po," Vince explained, "But right now, let's hope Tigress can cheer Po up."

Meanwhile, Po was sitting upright in meditation. "I know that you're not meditating," Tigress said from behind. Po sighed as she sat down beside him.

"Another one. I have this feeling like...like-"

"Like everyone is leaving you?" Tigress finished. Po nodded.

"What am I suppose to do? I can't just hide my pain like I use to do."

"Which you are not ALLOWED to do," Tigress said sternly. Po made a half-smile.

"It's just a feeling that I can't escape," Po sighed. Tigress rested her hand on his back.

"Po, you're not being left alone. We're still here. Vince, Viper, Leng, Song, Master Shifu, Crane, and me are all here. Don't worry, you still have your family," Tigress confronted. Po reached his arm around Tigress's waist brought her closer. While Tigress was blushing, Po said.

"Our. We still have our family," Po smiled. Tigress smiled warmly as she rested her head on his shoulder. They were sleeping when Vince went to check up on them. He immediately turned around.

"I have GOT to stop finding them like this," Vince muttered.

"Faster," Vince shouted. It was the middle of the night, and Fang Po and Leng were sparring. Though small, Leng could really pack a punch. As poor Fang Po found out. Leng quickly punched Fang Po in the gut. Fang rolled back and jumped back up.

"Ow! Man, you're a freaky strong duck," Po retorted. Leng cracked the tension in his knuckles.

"Come on, I know that didn't hurt you that much," Leng replied. Po smirked.

"You're right," Fang Po said, "There is something I want to try that I've been dying to show you." Then Po brought his hands together and closed his eyes. After a burst of light, two people stood: Po and Fang Po. Vince and Leng were wowed.

"What the what the what the what?" Vince stuttered.

"Now it's even," Fang Po and Po simultaneously said. The panda and the white tiger started an onslaught of the duck.

"Alright, Alright! I give!" Leng said beaten. Fang Po laughed.

"Hehe, come on, I know that didn't hurt you that much," he said. Suddenly, Fang Po and Po fused again.

"How in the world did you do that?!" Vince asked.

"A lot of meditation and a lot of practice and a lot of mistakes," Po replied rubbing the back of his head, "Plus, I have to do new tricks in order to get Tigress off my back if she gets suspicious."

"Just tell her," Leng sighed exhausted.

"Not yet," Po said.

"Po, the longer you wait, the worse the this could turn out," Vince warned.

"Well, might as well have fun with it," Po smiled while Vince and Po sighed.

to be continued

Trivia

1. When is Song due?

2. Who's leaving?

3. What can Po do now?

Answers to chapter 13

1. Mr. Ping

2. No

3. The Emotional Support Beam