Ohayo Tokyo! Konnichi wa London! Konban wa New York! CJzilla here with the last chapter to "Family Affair". Sad? Don't be. You'll see more of CJzilla's work floating around FanFiction Land's archives.
Now in this final chapter, everyone is disappointed about Lady Layla's "incarceration", Mr. Ping's embarrassing Po into an early grave and there is a kiss...
As I rain fire down upon this city with my radioactive breath, alls CJzilla has to roar is this: R&R! Love on me, hate on me... I don't care.
Family Affair
The Jade Mountain was unusually quiet. Six hours since Lady Layla's incarceration, and again, a sour hush hung over the temple and the masters within. Master Shifu found himself under the pavilion overlooking the training yard, half-heartedly watching his students carry on with their practicing. Particularly Po; the young Dragon Warrior was only shuffling around the dirt yard, his mind obviously on something else. Tigress, Monkey and even Mantis had a sour look on their faces as their thoughts were elsewhere. Only Crane and Viper were halfway enjoying themselves. The two love-birds were sparring, their attention clearly on the each other. Part of Shifu wanted to reprimand their flirty fighting but the rest of the red panda envied Crane and Viper; at least they weren't depressed. The stickler Supreme Kung Fu Master let them be.
"C'mon Po!" A foreign voice cut through Shifu's thoughts. "Knock 'em down!"
Jumping slightly the red panda forgot that Po's father, Mr. Ping, was seated beside him watching his son and others spar. Glancing back over the training yard Shifu saw that only weakly Po was fighting with Monkey.
"It's not a battle, dad!" The panda shouted back to his father slightly irritated and slightly amused. "It's just practice!"
Mr. Ping rolled his excited brown eyes.
"This is the first time I see my son move like a warrior! C'mon! Like you mean it!" The aged goose cheered. "Take that lemur to the mat!"
That got Mr. Ping some weird looks from the Furious Five, especially Monkey. But the young Dragon Warrior was in no mood to comply; again he and Monkey haphazardly fought each other. A look of disappointment surfaced on Mr. Ping's face.
"Gee." The goose stated quietly, accidentally speaking his thoughts. "They act like depressed rain clouds. All of them"
Even though Mr. Ping wasn't talking to him, Shifu hummed in acknowledgement before he stood.
"That's enough." The red panda tapped his staff on the granite walkway.
Immediately the fighters ceased their practicing. Shifu sighed as he walked to the center of the training yard.
"It seems that only Crane and Viper are putting effort forth to practice." The red panda moved his blue eyes over Po, Tigress, Monkey and Mantis. "You four however, couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag. Your kicks are weak, your punches are clumsy and… I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling like crud over Layla's imprisonment."
Tigress, Monkey, Po and Mantis gave their master a funny look before nodding.
"It-… It just feels all wrong, Master Shifu." Po voiced, rubbing the back of his head. "I feel like we were wrong to let Lady Layla go like that."
"I agree with Po, Master Shifu." Tigress closed her eyes and folded her arms.
"To right." Mantis narrowed his eyes. "The fox saved our carcasses and what does she get? An all expenses-paid stay at Chorh-Gom for-… WHO knows how long!"
Master Shifu hummed his acknowledgement.
"I feel dirty." Monkey stated, getting him weird looks from everyone else.
"If it wasn't for Layla's insistence, I wouldn't have allowed Commander Vachir to take her." Shifu voiced. "And yes Po, it does feel all wrong, huh?"
The fighters nodded.
"But is there something we can do? I mean, if it's possible?" Viper looked up at the red panda.
Shifu put his hand on the back of his head before dragging it over his face. He was at a loss. Layla wanted to cleanse her name and the name of the Jade Mountain, and deep down, Shifu felt that even Master Oogway wouldn't have stopped her.
"I'm afraid there's nothing for us to do than feel crummy, my students." The red panda returned, eyes cast to the dirt.
"This stinks!" Po folded his arms.
"It does entirely." Shifu agreed.
The guilty feeling circling the Jade Palace warriors was interrupted by a familiar face. The door to the training yard opened and Zeng came running in.
"Uh… is this a bad time, Master Shifu?" The goose saw the grim look on everyone's faces.
"No." Shifu inwardly thanked the pesky goose for his disruption. "What is it now?"
"Commander Vachir has returned, Master Shifu." The goose had his head bowed. "He demands to see you once."
Surprise shot through everyone in the training yard.
"What? Why?" Po could stop those questions from jumping out of his mouth.
Zeng didn't even hesitate to return.
"I'm not entirely sure, Master Po." The goose then looked at Master Shifu. "I'm not sure how long I can keep him at the entrance Master Shifu."
A peculiar feeling came into Shifu's stomach. What could Vachir want? Really? He had Lady Layla so why would he return? The question got an obvious answer in Shifu's mind.
"Oh!" The red panda groaned, holding his hands to the sky. "Vachir is probably back to accuse us of hiding Tai Lung! He probably wants to search the entire Jade Mountain!"
The Furious Five, Po and Zeng withdrew a little at the Kung Fu master's outburst.
"Perhaps; I really don't know, Master Shifu." The messenger goose peeped. "Only you can find out."
Growling, Shifu turned to his students.
"Remain here and continue to practice; I'll be back. Hopefully Vachir will not shame us with more accusations." With that Master Shifu followed Zeng out of the training yard.
When the door shut, everyone was silent, wondering what Vachir could want, again.
"C'mon! I want some action!" Mr. Ping's complaint shattered the silence. "I didn't come all the way up those accursed steps just to watch you warriors think!"
Po turned on his heel and gave his father a glare.
"Relax dad. We're just-" He began before his father cut him off.
"Po! You and the pretty tiger fight!" Mr. Ping cheered.
The panda smacked his forehead.
"These are the FURIOUS FIVE, dad! As in: they are highly regarded warriors! They have names!" Po was starting to get angry.
Mr. Ping laughed, rolling back in his seat.
"I was never big on the Kung Fu world, my son." The aged goose retorted. "But I do know that the tiger was your favorite growing up. Let me see you fight her!"
Tigress clapped a hand on her mouth, trying to stifle a loud giggle. Po, on the other hand, his face was beet red.
"That's Master Tigress, dad!" The panda pointed at Tigress.
Mr. Ping folded his wings as he rolled his eyes.
"Fine. Master Tigress; I'll remember that. Now please, I want to see you and the future mother of my grandchildren fight!" The goose threw his wings in the air.
And the Furious Five crashed to the ground, hysterically laughing, and their roar of laughter at Po's expense pretty much echoed through the Valley of Peace. The panda buried his flaming flushing face in his hands. And Mr. Ping wonders why Po doesn't invite him up to the Jade Palace very often.
About halfway down the steps, Shifu's ears caught the sound of ecstatic laughter from the Jade Palace. The red panda managed a small grin. Whenever that Mr. Ping found his way up to the Jade Palace, it was always an event. The aged goose was the best Chinese checkers player Shifu had ever seen! Possibly outranking Master Oogway's gaming skills.
"Uh… Master Shifu?" The sound of Zeng's voice snapped the Supreme Kung Fu Master out of his thoughts.
Shifu brought his eyes to the goose, allowing him to continue.
"Commander Vachir's in a very foul mood, Master Shifu." Zeng voiced nervously. "I just thought I'd warn you."
The red panda brushed it off and gave a light shrug as his feet came to the last step of the staircase.
"Vachir's always in a bad mood, Zeng." Shifu voiced, smirking a little.
"Oh, but even more so, Master Shifu!" The goose returned as they came to the door to the entryway of the Jade Mountain. "Something's not right with him right now."
Shifu gave the goose an easy, knowing grin.
"I'm sure it's nothing, Zeng." He stated and placed a hand on the door.
With that, the red panda pushed open the door. When his eyes glanced over the dirt courtyard of the entry, Shifu felt a shock of surprise shoot through him. Javan rhinos were sprawled out in every direction, moaning and groaning in pain. Why did Vachir's troops look… beat up?
"Vachir?" Shifu called out now feeling concerned.
The proud commander of Chorh-Gom Prison stepped into the sunlight from under a shady pavilion. Shifu curbed a cringe.
"My good-… What happened?" The red panda jumped off the higher pavilion and ran up to Vachir.
The javan rhino's cheek was swollen and he looked madder than a hornets' nest.
"Where is she?!" Vachir fumed.
"Who?" Shifu was genuinely surprised.
Vachir gritted his teeth to the point of shattering them.
"THE FOX! WHERE IS LADY LAYLA?!" The rhino roared.
The Supreme Kung Fu Master's blue eyes widened.
"She was with you! In chains! How would I-?" Shifu barked back.
"Layla escaped with the aid of Tai Lung." Vachir ground his teeth so hard together, Shifu was sure he could hear them gnashing. "The Jade Palace is a perfect place for both criminals to hide since you and the rest of the warriors here think that Layla's innocent. Now reveal them to me before I tear this place to the ground!"
The rhino's words were dripping with venom and rile. But Master Shifu's last nerve was exhausted and he glared Vachir in the eye.
"You have a lot of presumptuousness Vachir." Shifu hissed, gripping his staff tight. "No; Layla did not come here and we were not aware of her escape. So please stop insulting these sacred grounds and haul yourself and your men… out… of… here!"
Vachir gave the seething Shifu a distrustful look.
"I don't believe you, Master Shifu." The rhino said point blankly.
Shifu snorted.
"I give you my word that neither Lady Layla nor Tai Lung is on this mountain." The red panda narrowed his big blue eyes. "Perhaps you should do your job better."
His honest comment made Vachir's nostrils flare with rage.
"Two GREAT warriors against me and two dozen of my best men! We had NO CHANCE!" The rhino blasted.
Shifu merely gave him a cold smirk.
"You were arrogant enough to believe you could escort Lady Layla with only twenty four men." He returned. "Your failure is no fault of mine, only of your pitiful ego."
Vachir growled.
"If I find you lying Shifu, I'll come back and haul ALL of you away to Chorh-Com!" The rhino threatened, his men standing by his side.
"Then your prison will remain empty, Vachir." Shifu glared right back as he tapped his staff on the ground. "You are dismissed from my sight."
With another angry growl, Vachir and his men left the entrance to the Jade Mountain, beginning their long and shameful trek back to Chorh-Gom without any prisoners.
As soon as the gate closed behind the last javan rhino guard, Master Shifu took a breath of relief. Layla was free!
"YES!" The red panda cheered, jumping high into the air.
Zeng, who had been cowering in the shadows of the pavilion came out into the courtyard.
"Master Shifu? What-?" But the goose's question was cut off by the red panda's giddy laughter.
"She's free, Zeng! Layla escaped! Yes!" Shifu punched the air excitedly.
He bounced back onto the dirt, a beaming smile on his face.
"I must tell everyone!" Without another word, Shifu raced toward the Jade Palace to inform his students of the good news.
Po sat by himself under the training yard's only shade tree, stewing in his embarrassment, courtesy of his father. The panda watched his dad tell Tigress, Crane, Viper, Monkey and Mantis about basically everything that was cripplingly embarrassing. He could only imagine all the mortifying dirt his father was telling his friends and idols. Po didn't even want to think about it! He buried his face in his hand, just wishing his father would lose his ability to speak.
Just then he heard the fluttering of wings.
"Hey Po." It was Crane.
Po peeled his face out of his hand and gave the red crowned crane an exasperated look. The warrior bird just gave the panda a sympathetic smile.
"I don't even what to know." Po held up his hand, cutting off any teasing Crane might inflict.
Crane just chuckled.
"Oh, come on, Po. Your father loves you." He stated, tipping up his grass hat.
But then Crane started laughing.
"What? What's so funny?" The panda asked.
"Your dad, Po." Crane chirped. "He's a character."
That sounded funny to Po, since his dad was, well… HIS dad; the goose that raised him as his own. How could that pain-in-the-neck father of his be entertaining?! The thought surfaced as a funny look on the panda's face. Then Mantis and Monkey jumped into the conversation. Mantis hopped on Po's shoulder.
"Po! Your dad's nuttier than Monkey in a barrel!" The bug cast a glance at Monkey. "Oh! He's talking a lot about you. I've found out some juicy black-mailing material on you, Po."
Po's eyes went wide when he saw Mantis rub his forelimbs together mischievously.
"It wasn't TRUE!" The panda exclaimed making Mantis fall off his shoulder in a fit of hysterics. "Whatever my dad told you about me, isn't true!"
Crane and Monkey laughed.
"Let's just say you wouldn't want to hear what he's telling Tigress." Monkey threw his thumb over his shoulder.
They laughed hard as Mantis peeled himself off of the ground.
"Yeah. Your dad's playing matchmaker. HILARIOUS!" Again the praying mantis was on his back, laughing himself unconscious.
Po just buried his face in his hands.
"Oooooh man…! Just take me now! Take me now before I kill my father!" The panda mumbled to himself.
Monkey's laughter died down.
"But…" The golden languor cast a glance over his shoulder at Mr. Ping, Tigress and Viper. "Your dad is doing a good job of pairing you and Tigress up. You should hear Tigress giggle."
Po looked like someone dropped an electric eel into his pants and his face went cherry red.
"Oh, he's just being a parent, Po." Crane put a wing on the panda's shoulder. "That's what parents do; they embarrass their offspring. And this is why I never bring mine here."
Mantis was still on his back but looked at Crane.
"Yeah; cuz they'd ruin your chances with Viper!" The bug blurted out.
He managed to get a rise out of the usually placid red crowned crane. Now Mantis had to run for his life because Crane was chasing him around the training yard. Monkey watched the two warriors run around the training yard. Po gave a raspberry before he stood from leaning on the shade tree.
"I need something to eat." The panda's face creased with annoyance as he made his way toward the living quarters, unfortunately he had to pass his father talking to Tigress and Viper.
When the aged goose watched his son walk up to him, Mr. Ping brightened.
"Oh! Oh! Po!" He waved. "I was just telling these wonderful young girls about your violent allergy to pineapple."
Po froze, looking at his father with wide green eyes.
"They don't believe me." Mr. Ping laughed. "They don't think your face swells to the size of a watermelon. I'm serious! Even just a drop of pineapple juice and he bloats like a dead fish!"
Tigress and Viper gave a giggle. Po clamped his teeth together and shut one of his eyes, trying to ease the embarrassment. He was starting to think his dad enjoyed telling his friends his most guarded secrets.
"I- uh… Don't know what he's talking about." The flustered panda peeped.
Mr. Ping rolled his eyes but looked at the south China tiger and green tree viper.
"He denies everything I say about him." The aged goose said. "He'll even deny having that birthmark on his butt."
And Po was running down the pavilion, too embarrassed to stay.
"I know it's there! I changed your diaper so many times that big birthmark is imprinted on my mind!" Mr. Ping called after his running son.
Viper screamed with laughter as she rolled onto her back but Tigress merely grinned. She thought it was cute. Mr. Ping noticed her amber eyes on his son as the panda dashed out of the area.
"He's a very good boy." The goose stated. "Hard working, loyal and genuine. You can't get any better than that Master Tigress."
The female south China tiger gave a nod, locking eyes with Mr. Ping.
"I know." She merely said, a slight flush coming to her face.
The aged goose was delighted.
"You're his favorite warrior and by the looks of it, Po is your favorite too." Mr. Ping pried.
Tigress had an easy look on her face, even though the goose was treading into her private thoughts, a place she never exposed to anyone. Giggling the south China tiger nodded again. But before Mr. Ping could say another word to embarrass himself and his son, the doors to the training yard opened. Master Shifu came running into the dirt yard. With a flick of his wrist, the red panda signaled to his students to gather. Quickly, the Furious Five assembled in front of their master.
The Supreme Kung Fu Master looked over his students, a big smile over his face.
"What's with the smile, Master Shifu? Did Vachir capture Tai Lung?" Mantis commented.
Shifu gave the bug a crazy look.
"Uh, no." The red panda returned, but then he noticed that Po was missing. "Where's Po? I've got good news for him."
Monkey and Crane gave a laugh.
"Mr. Ping sent him running." The golden languor snickered throwing his thumb over his shoulder at the aged goose. "Po's probably not going to come out of his room for a long time."
And the Furious Five shared a quick laugh. Master Shifu shook his head with a smile. He should have known.
"Lady Layla has escaped." The red panda grinned.
The warriors smiled and glanced at each other.
"So she took down twenty four of Vachir's men with a bad arm and covered in chains?" Crane flicked his wings. "Impressive."
And that's when a slight hint of concern came to Master Shifu's mind. Lady Layla didn't escape on her own; Tai Lung freed her.
"Not exactly." The red panda's face twisted with uncertainty and unease. "Layla is free but it was Tai Lung that fought off Vachir's forces."
Eyebrows went up. Tai Lung helping Layla escape? After nearly killing her?
"Wow. So he really did care for her." Tigress voiced her thoughts.
Master Shifu gave a half nod.
"I believe so." Then the red panda chuckled. "It's the only explanation. Tai Lung never seemed to care so I'm glad Layla prompted his heart to grow. Maybe caring for another person will change him."
Everyone hoped so. Not much tethered the snow leopard from becoming a very great danger to the Valley of Peace. Perhaps the love of the silvery vixen gave him something to hope for and calm his tumultuous soul. Mantis made a face but Viper swooned.
"That's so romantic!" The female green tree viper smiled wide.
Shifu smiled at Viper before he looked over his students.
"Po must hear the news as well." He was about to choke out the rest of his sentence when Tigress interrupted.
"I'll tell him, Master Shifu." The south China tiger volunteered.
The red panda nodded, permitting her to relay the good news. Tigress gave a respectable bow before she bounded toward the living quarters. But she couldn't help but hear the knowing snickering from her fellow warriors.
The south China tigress rushed into the living quarters, searching out Po. The panda had to be haunting either his bedroom or the kitchen, since he probably felt too embarrassed to see anyone right now. Tigress went with her gut and bounded to the kitchen. Coming to a skidding stop before the door, she nearly knocked faces with Po as he was walking out. Her amber eyes met his and that made a feeling grow between them, a feeling of something stronger than friendship.
Though Po's shining green eyes held her attention for several great seconds, Tigress snapped out of her stare.
"Po! I have good news!" The south China tiger smiled.
Then she noticed the panda's cheeks were bulging and he was holding two cookies in his hand. Tigress couldn't help it as her smile grew larger. Po shook his head and laughed, cookie crumbs flying out of his mouth.
"Did my dad leave? That's the best news I can get at this point." A wily grin came over the panda's projecting cheeks.
Tigress couldn't help a laugh. Her laughter was fueled by what Mr. Ping had told her minuets before and the fact that she was attracted to Po more now that she knew his darkest secrets. She doubled over in a laughter that cleansed her soul.
Again, Po was feeling embarrassment flooding over him. His face heated and he just wanted to disappear through the crack in the floor. Tigress was his favorite Furious Five warrior and had always been. The awkwardness drilled into his brain as he assumed Tigress saw him as just a nutty goof with numerous humiliating flaws. Po gave a short sigh as he swallowed.
"No, no." Tigress finally stood straight and fought of her giggles. "Your father's still here."
The panda groaned and started walking toward the pavilion, passing Tigress rather gruffly. The south China tiger followed him, observing the adorable embarrassment on his cookie crumb-covered face.
"Sometimes my dad just kills me." Po grumbled, taking a bite out of a cookie. "I'm sorry, Tigress. My dad can be a little… wordy about me."
He didn't want to look at the beautiful Furious Five fighter, scared that he might see another guffaw on her face. But the panda's curiosity got the best of him. Po stole a glance at Tigress. To his disbelief, she was smiling, looking pretty hot too.
"I don't mind, Po." Tigress' smile grew sultry if a little mischievous.
The panda coughed on his cookie, face getting red and incredibly warm again.
"Yeah, well-… I-… uh-…" Po stammered avoiding her eyes again.
Then he felt Tigress' hand on his shoulder. His body froze.
"I didn't know I was your favorite Furious Five fighter." The female south China tiger cooed.
Throat tightening… can't b-b-breathe!
"I-… I'm sorry-… Really." Po tried to ease the disgust Tigress now must feel toward him.
He felt her hand drop down to his. Tigress pulled the goofy panda to a stop, just feet from the exit to the pavilion. Now Po was totally uncomfortable; he avoided her eyes at all costs and his hand was loosely in hers.
"Why are you apologizing, Po?" She asked before she cupped his chin so that he was looking at her. "I think it's… awesome."
And for Po, the world stopped with a loud squealing noise. He stared at his long-time idol and new friend. She must be sick and not thinking clearly! It was the only explanation.
"Really?" Was the only stupid thing to pop out of his mouth. "You… You think that's awesome?"
Tigress nodded, her eyes sincere and solid. Without she leaned in and pecked his cookie-crumb covered lips. As the panda was stunned, no paralyzed, she grabbed the cookie he was eating and took a bite out of it. Po's eyebrows were high off of his face as he watched her chew the treat like it was the best thing she'd ever tasted. Sticking the rest of the cookie in her mouth, she hummed at how tasty it was.
"That's a good cookie." With a relaxed swish of her tail, Tigress walked out onto the pavilion.
Po was thunderstruck and he couldn't do anything but replay what just happened in his mind.
Holy… dumplings of fire!
She'd-… she just KISSED him! Tigress! The queen of battle, princess of skill, and the warrior chick with the really, really, really big claws… Po regained his calm and goofiness. He felt his feet move after her.
Tigress knew he would follow. Heck, SHE'D follow if Po kissed her. She heard his giddy laugh and her face heated.
"Ho ho ho, Tigress!" The panda leered, goofily trotting up to her. "That was-… AWESOME!"
Now Tigress' cheeks were on fire.
"But you haven't even heard the good news, yet." The female south China tiger glanced at him through the corner of her amber eyes.
Po just got a kiss from his long-time idol/hero/new crush. He didn't think anything could top that.
"Can you top that smooch, Tigress? I don't think so!" The panda joked.
Tigress rolled her eyes as she suddenly stopped. Folding her arms, the tiger gave Po a smirk.
"Lady Layla has escaped Vachir and his army." She told the panda point-blankly.
Po's love-struck smile gradually faded as the news sunk into his head. Then his face exploded with joy. He gave a loud whoop as he spun.
"That's awesome! Just-… AWESOME!" Po was repeating himself, but then he ogled at Tigress. "How?! How did she escape?! Did she use those fans I got her?! I bet it was a total thrashing for Vachir!"
Tigress smirk remained.
"Actually she didn't do anything. Tai Lung freed her." She studied the effect of her words on the young panda.
Po's face fell straight before he pursed his lips.
"Okay… That's weird." He glanced at the sky. "Tai Lung nearly kills Lady Layla and then he frees her? If I didn't know any better it sounds like the psycho… likes Lady Layla…"
The female south China tigress couldn't help another grin.
"I think it's more than just a liking, Po." Tigress explained. "They left together. I think they're in love."
A memory hit Po's brain like a lightning bolt. He recalled what Lady Layla had told him just before she was taken by Vachir.
""An honest and strong relationship that was just blooming into love"." The panda mumbled, still musing. "I think I get what she told me before she left!"
"Who?" Tigress was confused.
"Lady Layla. She said that she fell for her best friend and that I was doing the same!" He was acting like he solved the world's biggest mystery. "My best friend! YOU!"
Po pointed at the south China tiger. Tigress dropped her head, a huge smile on her face but an equally HUGE blush slamming her. Now he finally got what Lady Layla was telling him. He was in love with Tigress and it took all this time to figure it out. Emboldened, the panda puffed out his chest.
"Tigress." Tigress heard Po say her name.
She looked up, a shy look on her face.
"Would you-…" Po began, a determined look on his features. "Would you like half of this cookie?"
The panda held out his last remaining cookie. Tigress gave him a blank stare.
"And…" All of a sudden, Po's face heated with a blush, his hand went nervously to the back of his head and he stared at the ground. "Would you go with me for a moonlit walk tonight?"
Tigress was elated but held in a loud scream of joy. Po felt her snap off half of the cookie in his hand.
"I'd love to." She answered proudly.
Po's face exploded with a smile.
"Awesome." He said before he shoved his half of the cookie into his mouth.
Tigress gave him a warm grin and was about to put the cookie in her mouth when she took a good look at it. The cookie was filled with blackberry jam. It was Monkey's booby-trapped cookie! A warning couldn't come out of her mouth fast enough. It was too late. Purple color stained Po's mouth. The panda looked at her curiously.
"What?" His cheeks were filled with the tainted treat.
"Uh… Nothing." Tigress shook it off and then she took Po's arm.
With bashful smiles both tiger and panda walked back to the training yard.
Coming to the training yard Po and Tigress saw Master Shifu and Mr. Ping wrapped in a game of Chinese checkers while the rest of the Furious Five were talking to each other. But one Crane saw Po and Tigress, arm in arm, he gave a big smile and a loud welcome.
"Well, look at that." The red crowned crane grinned tipping up his straw hat.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked. The panda and tiger were met with approving nods and encouraging comments.
"It's about stinkin' time!" Mantis barked. "You two chickens needed something like an intense enemy invasion to make you realize you've been digging on each other!"
Viper gave the bug a smack with her tail.
"Yay!" Mr. Ping cheered, happy but not enough to tear him away from his game. "I want grandchildren by the end of the year!"
Tigress and Po's faces went dark, dark red.
"DAD!" The panda shouted. "Enough with the grandchildren! You're killing me!"
Po slapped his forehead dramatically. Master Shifu shook his head and chuckled.
"Actually I agree with Mantis." He gave his two love-struck students a knowing glance. "It's about time."
Viper gave a giggle but passed a charming glance at Crane. The warrior bird blushed at the flirting, dropped his hat over his red face and chuckled.
"Right on!" Monkey cheered, hopping to his feet from lounging under the shade tree. "I'm so-… Po. What's on your face??"
Po gave the golden languor an innocent look.
"Cookie I think." He answered.
"YOU'RE THE ONE TAKING MY COOKIES?!" Monkey blasted.
The panda's blood ran ice cold.
"I'd run if I was you, Po." Tigress released his arm and stood to the side.
Po gave a laugh before running like a maniac through the sunset-lit Jade Palace. Monkey was right on his tail, ready to avenge his cookie stash.
Master Shifu sighed.
"It's a family affair. What are you going to do?" The red panda grinned at Mr. Ping as he moved a gaming piece, winning the Chinese checkers game. "I win."
The End
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