War
"Stay close guys. We need to get to the cannons and knock out some of the guards," Tigress directed. With that, Viper and Vince took some of the supplies of the army and stuck it into the cannons. Crane took to the skies making sure that everyone was safe. Po and Tigress started knocking out the guards. There was one thing that they forgot to do. Stay out of sight.
"Hey, um...Tigress, there's something I've been meaning to tell you," Po said nervously.
"What is it, Po? We have a little situation here," Tigress said impatiently.
"Well, it's just that I-" Then he sensed something. "Watch out!" He shouted pushing Tigress out of the way. A big explosion nearly blasted them to the hills. As the fire raged on, Po and Tigress lifted their heads to see that gorilla guards surrounded them. Vince and Viper sat perched out of sight.
"What do we do?" Viper asked fearful for her friends' safety. Vince quickly thought for a moment.
"We have to get out of here. Tigress and Po will figure out a way," He replied. He signaled to Crane to retreat. Vince also signaled to Po. He nodded.
"It looks like we're on our own," Po whispered to Tigress. Tigress just growled at the gorilla that tried to spear her. Viper, Vince, and Crane raced back to the Valley of Peace. They were only an hour behind Leng, who had just left.
"INTRUDERS!" Gu shouted.
"I wouldn't say 'intruders'. More like 'sneaky people'" Po jested. Gu was sitting in his chair with Gan right next to him. Gan always seemed to have a smile on his face. The type of smile that makes people cautious of him.
"What do you want with us?" Tigress answered back.
"What I want is all of China to bow at my feet!" Gu grunted a loud. Po shrugged.
"Newsflash, everyone's tried it. Never could succeed," Po calmly said. Gu got off his chair and slowly came towards them.
"Well, my predecessors didn't have something I have. Which is Gan, one of your precious Potion Warriors. And another surprise that I won't tell you about," Gu smirked evilly.
"Yeah, um...I was wondering about that. How did you wind up with such a magnificent warrior," Po said trying to flatter. He could see Gan's smile getting bigger.
"Flattery will get you nowhere," Gu growled, "Throw them in the dungeon!" With that Po and Tigress were dragged off to a stoney cell together. It wasn't long until Tigress was trying to file away at the bars.
"I don't understand. How can someone who's exposed to the potion have the positive effects and yet turn out evil?" Po questioned.
"I don't know. We can figure that out when we get out of here," Tigress grunted struggling to get out. Po sighed.
"Tigress, um...do you remember that thing I was trying to tell you?"
"Yeah, I remember, but can it wait, Po? We have to get out of here."
"Well, it has to do with you, me, and Fang Po." Tigress stopped filing to look at him. She wondered what Fang Po had to do with it.
"What do you mean?" Tigress asked with her hands on her hips. Po was nervous. He scratched his black hair. It had become a habit of his whenever he was nervous. Fortunately, for him, Gan came by.
"Ah, two reluctant lovers in one cave. Interesting," Gan said smirking. Tigress and Po blushed and absentmindedly spread further from each other. "I must say that something like this is unusual for me to see. Sure I've seen a duck and a pig, but this is really interesting." Tigress growled.
"Why are you here?" Po asked.
"Because Gu decided to use me for backup," Gan replied exhaling a huff of boredom.
"No, why are you HERE? That potion that gave you super strength gave it to you because you were destined to be good," Po questioned.
"Well, I was a retired warrior. Then fate destined me to become this powerful warrior," Gan answered.
"But why work with a villain bent on destroying the Valley of Peace and then the world?" Po asked.
"I have my family to worry about. You saw his army. I would hate to have that on my wife and kids."
"You idiot," Po's tone was serious enough to surprise even Tigress. He leaned his back on the wall staring at the duck, "You think that a person like Gu is going to stop just like that. He will betray you. And when you think you can react, he will finish you off. If you were to fight with us, your family would be safe, and you would fulfill your true fate of being a warrior. Until then, you are not true warrior," Gan's eyes grew wide. He absentmindedly stumbled away.
"Wow Po, I didn't think that you could be so...blunt," Tigress wowed. Po looked to see if he was still there.
"Well, I wasn't acting, I can tell you that. It is true what I said. Now we have to get out of here," Po said. He grabbed the bars and with a burst of strength that made his muscles bulge and pop out. He ripped the bars out. Tigress's mouth dropped.
"Um..." Tigress was left speechless.
"I'll explain later," Po said, "We need to sabotage the attack." They ran down the hall to see a sleeping guard. Po grabbed the guard and shook him awake.
"The army, where is it?!" Po commanded.
"Ah! They already left. They said that they wouldn't have time to prepare fast enough," the guard replied frightened. Po threw the guard back knocking him back out.
"We have to get ahead of the army and warn them," ushered Po.
"How? There's no way we can get ahead of an entire army," Tigress reminded.
"Come on, you're telling me that the great Master Tigress is scared of a little race," Po smiled as he started running. Tigress smirked as she darted after him.
"I see the Jade Palace. Onward men," Gu commanded. The horde of gorillas and cannons spilled over the hill into the Valley of Peace. They positioned themselves in the front of the village as the citizens ran. "Fire the first cannon." The echo of the bang rang across the valley followed by a thud.
"WHAT?!" Po had caught the cannonball and dropped it to the ground. Behind him were Tigress, Viper, Vince, and Crane. "HOW?!"
"You might want to calm down, you never know when you might lose your head," Vince joked. Gu got red hot.
"ATTAACCK!" Gu shouted.
"Come on," Vince said excitedly emitting a green aura. He slashed his way all the way to Gu.
"How are you so much stronger than before?" Gu said amazed.
"Po helped us figure out a way to boost our strength. And now," Vince said cracking his knuckles, "Time to finish you." Then he heard the weirdest thing. He heard Gu laughing. "What's so funny?"
"You honestly think that I trusted the power of this puny horde to destroying the valley. Oh no! I have something bigger." Then it came through the trees. It stood high in the sky and could probably rival the Jade Palace mountain in size. There stood a 5 stories tall mechanical machine. It was a giant.
"Wow," Viper marveled. The giant machine smashed its hand down on the valley, nearly crushing Viper under the pile of rubble. Crane saved her.
"Be amazed on your own time. We have to get that thing away from the valley!" Crane said urgently. Viper nodded.
"Po, let's go," Viper urged. With that, they cut through the horde of gorillas and first tried tying up the giant's feet. It didn't work because the rope wasn't strong enough.
"Well, that didn't work," Po sighed. Meanwhile, Crane and Tigress were dealing with the rest of the horde. Suddenly, they heard a woman's cry.
"That sounds like Song!" Crane realized. The two rushed over to her house. She was in the middle of giving birth. Her husband holding her hand and the midwives taking care of the procedure, it didn't help that the city was under attack.
"Oh AH! OHhh! Hello you two! Just delivering a baby here," Song was sweating and red in face. Tigress back kicked a gorilla.
"Protect the house!" Tigress commanded. Viper, Vince, and Po were trying to disable the giant. They leapt back as the giant march forward.
"WHAT THE HECK IS POWERING THIS THING!" Vince shouted in frustration.
"I don't know, but we sure could us some help," Po replied as they went back to take care of the horde. One big brute stood in their way.
"Wish granted," shouted a voice. With that two figures kicked the brute out of the way.
"Mantis! Monkey!" Po exclaimed happily hugging the two.
"It's good to see you too, but we have other things to take care of," Monkey announced as the giant came ever closer to the valley.
"I think I can help," another voice said. Po was shocked to see Gan.
"I thought you didn't want to endanger your family," Po reminded him.
"I put them in more danger if I allow this to happen," Gan replied, "Attack that thing at the heart. That's where the power is."
"I got this," Po exclaimed jumping into the air landing right onto the machine's heart. He punched right through the wooden armor and fell into the room with a big green orb powering the monster. Po punched the orb right out of its chest. Po jumped out as the monster came down crashing into pieces. In fear, the horde scattered about and ran for cover.
"Well, that takes care of that," Po said cleaning his hands. Suddenly, Crane came rushing in.
"What's wrong?" Viper asked as Crane huffed for air.
"It's Gu. He knocked me out and got Tigress. I think there at the Jade Palace," Crane shouted.
"Why would Gu want to bring her there?" Monkey questioned. Po realized the horror.
"He's going to throw her off the cliff," He said making everyone gasp.
to be continued
Trivia
1. One of the surprises was Gan. What was the other surprise?
2. Who came to rescue Po and Vince from the big brute?
3. Who were Tigress and Crane protecting (other than the village)?
Answer for Chapter 16
1. Gan was a potion warrior but he was working for a villain
2. When Po and Fang Po split, their incredible strength disappears.
3 Opinion-but I still want an answer :)