Hi zerowolf here with chapter 3 sorry it took so long but first I would like to give a big thank you to Pandafan91, this guy is awesome! He helped me out so much without even asking for anything at all, you should take some time to read his stories, they're great, trust me you won't be disappointed. Now let's get to it!

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Chapter 3

It took about 10 minutes for Po, Monkey and Viper to reach the bottom of the 1000 steps, still fast on the move… Well, maybe starting to slow down in Po's case. Moving through the streets, Po looked at Monkey and Viper who were now in front of him he called out, "Monkey , Viper I'll meet you guys by the village entrance, I got to tell my dad I'm leaving the valley." with that, Monkey simply nodded giving him the thumbs up. Seeing this, Po quickly turned off to the left, and headed straight for his father's noodle shop. He then stopped by the entrance of the restaurant, took some deep breaths and called out," Dad! Dad!" "Oh! Po my boy, did Shifu give you another day off today?" asked Mr. Ping, as he walked out of the kitchen smiling. "Dad...um, I have a mission that I need to go on today. I have to go to the bamboo forest to escort some travelers back to the Valley of Peace." Po told him, waiting to see if his father would say something for a moment.

When he didn't say anything Po continued," It will be a fast one I should be back before sundown." Mr. Ping's smile had dropped a bit but it came back as he asked, "So, do you want me to pack your travel pack with some lunch and your action figures? You have to eat you know!" Po sighed happily and said "Thanks Dad, but maybe something small so I can catch up to Viper and Monkey." That said, Mr. Ping walked back into the kitchen, opened one of the draws, and pulled out a small blue pack just big enough to put on his shoulder, as he placed a couple of dumplings and some bean buns inside, and pulled the string to close it. Walking out the kitchen he handed the pack over to Po saying, "Just be careful out there Po." Po then hugged his farther tightly and said," Thanks Dad, and don't worry, I will be." He broke the hug and took a second to look at his farther, and then turned around and bolted off after his friends. Mr. Ping walked out to watch him leave, as he sighed saying to himself saying," My son, the Dragon Warrior...I really should open up the shop now."

Monkey and Viper had just reach their meeting spot as Viper was now wounding if there mission would as easy mention by Shifu but knowing that she must stay vigilant so no one got hurt on the way," this shouldn't be too hard," said Viper as Monkey added ,"Yeah, much easier than fighting Tai Lung and our battle with Shen." Viper only chuckled to herself thinking about their past battles. Monkey and Viper then turned, as they started to hear some footsteps coming their way. "Sorry to keep you guys waiting!" Po apologized, as he was running up to them. "No problem buddy, let's just get moving." Monkey said, as they all took off in the direction of the forest. It didn't take long for them to reach the bamboo forest. It wasn't even noon yet, and they had already made it halfway through the forest. While on the move, Po had noticed something. He looked over and noticed a really old tree in the distance, but he was only able to make out the top of the tree through all of the bamboo. It was strange, there was this weird feeling coursing through him just then… like his chi was telling him to go look over by that tree for some reason. He was now slowing down, and he didn't go unnoticed by Viper who called back to him ," Po, are you alright!?" "Y-yeah, I'm fine." replied Po, as he returned his focus back to the path he and his friends were on.

Meanwhile, Zero shot up from his sleep. He then took a quick look around his surroundings, but saw nothing, just a lot of bamboo and grass. He then put all of his belongings back into his pack and gripped his staff tightly while saying to himself, "What is this feeling? I feel like I know which way I have to go now…Just a little farther. I can feel it!" That said, he took off running in the same direction as Po and the other's. Zero was now running as fast as he could, dodging all of the bamboo stalks that blocked his way. He had now reached the right pathway, still hot on the chase, but something was wrong. Zero started to slow down, his eyes growing dark and he was starting to hear his own heartbeat pounding in his ears. He then fell forward with his staff rolling out in front of him. His last thoughts being, "This can't be good..." as he slowly passed out in the middle of the forest path.

Po and his group had finally reached the group of travelers, who were only made up of three antelopes and two rhino guards. The guards both carried a long spear, each with a flag mark with the Empire's crest marked on them. Po walked up to the group as he bowed in respect to them. They did the same as the leader of the group stepped forward and addressed the Panda, "Ah, you must be the Dragon Warrior; I trust that you can guide us safely to the Valley?" "Yea no problem." answered Po, as he handed over the scroll to him. Monkey came to Po's side just then saying, "We should get moving, we wouldn't want to get jumped by bandits all the way out here." "Ah man ...and I was hoping we could stop just for a quick lunch break!" Po whined, as his shoulders slouched a bit. "Po, you're just going to have to eat your lunch while we're on the move. Monkey's right, we need get these people back to the Valley as soon as we can. That's the mission." Viper told him, "Alright, let's get moving then!" Po said as he signaled to the guards that they were ready to move out.

Po was in the front of the group with the three council members behind him and a rhino guard on either side, with Monkey and Viper taking up the rear of the group. They were now moving at a slower pace through the forest, as Po was now opening up his pack and pulled out a couple of dumplings, popping them into his mouth one at a time. He was about to toss the last one in, when his eyes fell on a black cloaked figure lying face down in the middle of the road. He then stopped, raising his hand for the others to notice when he called out, "Guys!" Quickly, Monkey and Viper were at his side, with Monkey saying, "Stay focused Po, it could be a trap." "No, I don't think so. Something's wrong here." answered Po, as he started walking up to the cloaked figure. he turned around saying ,"You guys wait here, I'll go check it out. It's weird, I just have this feeling something's wrong," "Ok Po, just be careful." Viper warned, as she and Monkey took up new positions around the group to protect them if need be.

Po slowly approached the seemingly unconscious figure and knelt down beside them. Taking the figure into his arms, Po turned the stranger over and removed his hood, revealing the face of a white wolf with a black stripe running up the front of his face, and over the back of his head. Po then lightly shook the unconscious wolf trying his best to wake him up. "Hey buddy, you ok?"

Po finally meets zero well unconscious that is, tune in next time, we're just getting started. Again mistakes let me know I'm still leaning ok, Zerowolf signing off!

Note from Pandafan91:

Hey guys! Pandafan here. I just wanted to clear up that I am indeed helping Zerowolf out with his story, in the way that I am just going over it and fixing any grammar and spelling errors that I can find. I'm going to try my best to not make any changes to his story though, as far as sentence structure is concerned too much, or change his story in anyway, because after all, it is his story. He writes the story and creates the path in which it takes, that's all him folks. I'm just doing my best to help the story flow right, for as long as he wants me to. Give it up for Zerowolf everyone! I have a feeling that this guy is gonna bring you an excellent story!