Chapter 3: Lost and Found

Po, Shifu and the Five are still frantic looking for Musaki. When they met up at the Hall of Heroes, they found nothing. Not only were they looking for Musaki, they were also looking Ichi. Po began to feel a little worried and queasy inside, Shifu is completely terrified to death and the Five are all starting to be a little anxious about it.

"Where can they be?" asked Shifu.

Po felt like his stomach was in knots and that he was on point of breaking down. He looked at Shifu and said, "I...I can't believe I lost two of my little brothers. They're so young and I... I bet they're both scared and lost."

"Panda, calm down." Shifu said.

"Calm down? CALM DOWN?! HOW THE HECK CAN I CALM DOWN KNOWING THAT MY LITTLE BROTHERS ARE FREAKIN' LOST?! DON'T YOU EVER TELL ME TO CALM DOWN, MASTER!!! EVER!!!" Po screamed.

Shifu smacked Po in the face and exclaimed, "Panda! I'm just as upset and worried as you are, but you're losing it! Wherever Ichi is, I'm sure he's looking for Musaki."

Po's face began to soften and sighed mournfully. He looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, master. It's just that-- I'm responsible for my little brother and Musaki. They could be anywhere now."

"We're all responsible. Let's just hope that they're okay." said Tigress.

"Wherever they are, they'll find their way back." said Mantis.

"I know I'm being sometimes a little overprotective."

They stared at Po and asked, "A little?"

"Okay, okay, okay! I'm freaking out. I can't stand the thought of those guys getting hurt. I hope they're not dead." said Po.

They were unaware that Musaki and Ichi were already at the top of the stairs and overheard their conversation, noticing that Po is worried sick. They looked at each other and decided to walk back in together. They heard the doors open and out comes Ichi and Musaki, by surprise. Po looked at the doors and he was completely relieved that they were okay. He ran up to them and gave them a hug. He gripped them tightly and both boys were choking.

"I was so worried about you guys!" Po exclaimed, crying.

"Dude! We can't breathe here." said Musaki.

"You can let go now. Your overweight body can't contain our combined bodies because if you squeeze them harder, we couldn't breathe again." Ichi said.

"Sorry. You guys know how I get."

He quickly lets them go and they were coughing and taking deep breaths. Musaki looked at Po and said, "Next time you give us a big hug, please, please, PLEASE think before you squeeze and choke the mess out of our lungs."

Shifu ran up to Ichi and hugged him, too. He asked, "Where have you been?"

"Looking for Musaki. Turns out he was in the Sacred Peach Tree of Wisdom while you were looking for him." Ichi answered.

The others were surprised and somehow a bit dumbfounded that he was there and didn't know it. Crane said, "We could've looked there."

"That's because I knew where he was."

"WHAT?!" they all exclaimed.

"You knew he was there?" Tigress asked.

Ichi nodded his head and Shifu asked him, "Why didn't you tell us that?"

"Basically, because I knew it was father's day and you found me the same place where I felt that way and I always come here when I'm lonesome." he explained.

"We got to talking and we were sharing our deepest feelings about loneliness and father's day. So, we had a little bond together." Musaki said.

"Well, I'm glad you both came back and that you're all safe." said Shifu.

"So are we."


Okay, it's a little short, but this is what I came up with. Little bittersweet, though.