Disclaimer: I don't own any character from the movie Kung Fu Panda and yada yada yada. There you have it. If I did, I'll be so busy making the sequel of the movie which will be out soon in 2010 that I won't even have time to write up fictional story. Geezz..

Once again, as I always do, need to thank Luna Goldsun for everyhing. The amendments were great and I love every bit of it.


122nd month

How long? I don't know. How much pain? I don't know. How humiliating? I don't know. How cruel? That I know.

Every time he came, my rage and anger grew every second. For every second, my revenge and hatred boils down to one point where I blame everything on Shifu; Everything. Obeying you Shifu, was my mistake.

"Could I have been more idiotic than that?" I murmured. "No one wants to see me. I wonder how long has it been. I'm surprised that I'm still alive; still breathing and talking. Still….longing for revenge…"

"Kitty!" the voice called out to my so call nickname here in prison after god knows how many years. I'm not kitty…the name's Tai Lung.

"Hey, look at me warrior." The rhino spoke but this time, it wasn't Vachir. It was the rough rhino from before; one of the bastards that made me his trash can to release his pleasurable lust for desire.

"What…do you…want….?" I slowly murmured without looking at him between clenched jaws. "Come to play? I'm not drugged. So, I might bite. Wanna try?" I bared my fangs at him.

"Hmph." The rhino smirked and he did the unexpected, he sat down in front of me, legs crossed and his hooves behind his back, supporting his big weight. He smiled and yawned at me.

"Yes?" I glared back.

"Wanna throw some emotions out?" the rhino slowly yawned again.

"I always want to be alone, always."

He then came close to my face and examined my facial features. "Not the way I see it. Come on, let's talk."

"Talks are for idiots who come to me. Vachir will kill you," I said dismally.

He chuckled a little. "Vachir's not here. On personal business, and I'm second in command. It's my show now and I intend to do things my way."

"That would be?"

"It's been over ten years you've been here," the rhino brought up the issue. "Ten long years. How are you feeling?"

"You wanna know?" I muttered to myself.

"I heard that. Fine. I don't want to know." The rhino sighed away. "Name's Swee Hoong, your second in command chief of the Anvil of Heaven, protector of Chor Gom prison and now…trying to be a friend to the convict who's rotting away in this hellhole."

I closed my eyes and let out a sorrowful breath, not bothering to hide the despair in my voice. "Tai Lung, son of no idea who, adopted by Shifu to train in the Jade Palace since infancy, wasted my life for kung fu for eighteen years and now….in Chor Gom prison for destroying the valley of peace."

"Stop." The rough rhino said sharply. "Rephrase that. You didn't waste your life on kung fu. You live for kung fu and dedicated your life to it. It's your passion and honour as a warrior, the warrior that has accomplished a great feat at a very young age: mastering every single one of the Thousand Scrolls of Kung Fu…and at the tender age of just eighteen years old." He let the last part of that sentence hang in the air.

"This is getting us nowhere," I told him after a long silence.

"Fine." He got up and casually left, leaving me, the helpless snow leopard, to rot in prison.

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126th month

I yawned and bared my sharp teeth as wide as I could. Mmm…good sleep. Then again, I've always managed a good sleep here. I yawned again.

What to do today? Hmm… ah yes, Scroll number 999, suppressing Chi energy. By combining the right amount of Yin and Yang in the body, Chakra power can be of use. The power of pure energy from beneath the soul of the body.

"Wished I could practice the move right here," I told myself. "Time for meditation."

My small sensitive cat ears perked up when I heard the gates opening up again. Heavy hooves pounded the cemented floor as the individual approached me. "How are you doing?"

"I'm trying to meditate." I snapped at him.

"Someone is here to see you." The rough rhino answered back.

"Swee Hoong was it?" I raised an eyebrow inquisitively.

"Yes," he answered. "Tigress is coming."

"Tigress?!" I gasped.

"Yes, her, the Tigress."

I sighed heavily and every part of my body fell lower than the floor. Tigress, ten years later…how much has she grown, I wonder? Oh, even better! She'll see how worthless and pathetic I am!

"Can I say no?" I asked.

"No," he answered back with a deadpan expression. "She sent a letter to me a few days ago saying she'll be here as soon as Master Shifu finished the 590th scroll of the Tiger fighting style." I growled lowly and muttered. "Shifu…."

"You wanna talk about it?" Swee Hoong offered and sat in front of me again like the previous time he came here.

"Do I?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"You look like you need it."

"No I don't."

"Yes you do," the rhino said in an acquiesced manner.

I looked up to examine his body and facial features for the first time. Big rhino, heavy armor plate on his upper and lower torso, one large horn and a long smiled traced upon his face. Big and strong was what I can put in words for him. Gentle heart and dared to be different compared to the other rhinos who just threw food at me.

"So?" he cocked his head a little.

"Details of the Jade Palace if you can." I told him.

"Shifu has added four new students together with Tigress," Swee Hoong explained. "They call themselves, the furious five, each with a unique fighting style. Monkey, a golden languor who masters the art of bamboo stick that trains under the monkey style. Mantis, an insect with a strong and powerful heart that holds the ultimate strength among the five. Small he may seem but never judge by what he looks like. Viper, the poisonous snake that moves with quick reflexes and grace: master of the snake fighting style."

"Snake?" I pressed.

"Yes. Next in line is Crane," he continued. "An avian that has the heart of pure kindness and the only one that flies. He may look weak but he's fast in the air and master of the Crane fighting style which he had inherited from his ancestors. Last but not least…"

"The tiger fighting style…" I answered for him.

He laughed a little. "Yes, the leader of the five. Between the rests of them all, you'll know who Tigress is much more than I do."

"Thank you." I finally said.

He slowly rose up to his feet and lifted my chin. "You are not alone…"

"Do me a favour.."

"What?" he asked.

"There's a little itch behind my left ear. Scratch it for me?" I cocked my head to the right a little.

He slowly moved to my cat ears and gave it a small and passionate scratch that sent shivers down my spine. I purred with delight at the treatment and I started to nuzzle his hoofs. It was sensational as I felt the itch go away and bobbed my head up and down.

"Done?" he stopped.

"Yeah," I wriggled my head. "Thanks a lot."

"Still angry?"

"Forever in my heart and always. I want revenge and that's all I want." I slowly answered him.

"Very well. Tigress will be here and I will inform you a day before her arrival." Swee Hoong slowly retreated back to his original post.

A friend? Hmph…I don't think so. He however did show mercy. A trick? Maybe. Who knows? Whatever it is, I'll get every single one of these rhinos and kill them all alive with my own bare paws. Vachir, is on the top of my list. Vachir………

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