Zerowolf here with chapter 5 but first off I want to thank the people who took the time to view and review my story, you are just

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Chapter 5

Silence filled the the room as Po and Zero were eyeing each other, Zero started to slowly lower his head as he only thought to himself, "What am I thinking? I'm a wolf, there's no way he's going to help me... But then, why did he bring me here?" This didn't go unnoticed by Po who cautiously placed his hand on Zero's shoulder, but nothing happened this time, as he was now thinking to himself, "Must have been my imagination." Zero then raised his head to look at the panda and noticed that he had a small smile on his face. Zero opened his mouth to ask, "What?" "So, your looking for the Dragon Warrior huh? Well buddy, my name's Po and I'm the Dragon Warrior!" Po said to him with a smile and a quick nod. Zero went wide eyed, as he tried to rack his head around that saying, "What!?... B-but your a panda!" Po chuckled as he replied, "You're not the first one to say that to me. So what do you need help with? Some Bandits attacking your village? Or maybe you need some help on an adventure!? Whatever it is, there's nothing the bodaciously awesome Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five can't handle!"

Zero was still surprised, but remembered on his travels that he did overhear some villagers mentioning that the Dragon warrior was indeed a panda, but he never believed them until now. Probably because he didn't think a Panda would even consider helping a wolf, given the dark history of the two races. Zero was going to open his mouth right then, when a loud rumbling noise was heard coming from the two of them, "Ha ha, sorry, I kinda skipped lunch...Ok not really, it was just really small. Here's some noodle soup, I'm going get myself a bowl from my dad!" Po said, as he stood up and walked out the room, leaving Zero in the room all alone. Zero picked up the bowl of noodle soup and placed his mouth on edge of the bowl taking the first sip, "Wow...This is stuff is wonderful." thought Zero, as he quickly finished off the rest of the soup, cleaning the bowl. "That hit the spot, now I can talk to the Dragon warrior without my hunger stopping us." the wolf said to himself.

Zero got up off the bed and took a look around, there were many bowls and pots stacked on the floor in a corner and on the table, as well as a few posters of five different animals in there own respected fighting styles. While admiring the posters, Zero mumbled to himself, "Those must be the Furious Five." " Yup, they're pretty awesome." said Po, who was now holding Zero's staff and pack in his hands while he was standing next to the door. Zero's ear twitched, as he turned around quickly, placing his fist in his palm and bowing deeply in respect, "F-forgive me Dragon Warrior, I didn't notice you were there." " Hey, just relax pal. Oh, here's your stuff, and you can just call me Po." replied the panda, who was now handing over the wolf's staff and pack. Zero eyes were now focused on the staff as he mentally cursed himself for forgetting his mission.

He quickly took another bow and said," Drag-... I mean...Po, I was sent here on a mission to the Valley of Peace so that I might be trained by the Dragon Warrior... Well, you. Please Master I beg of you! Will you accept me as a student?" Zero's hands were now shaking, and it did not go unnoticed. If Po said no, he would have to return home to his father a failure, something he always thought of himself to be. The wolf's mind was running wild as the silence was slowly beginning to get to him. He then looked up at the panda and noticed how it looked like he was in his very own little world trying to process what Zero had just asked of him. Zero then called out to the panda, worried that the Dragon Warrior was considering just saying no, "Po?" Po quickly snapped back to reality and did a small spin with a fist pump in the air as he answered, "Wow! I always wanted my own student, this is going to be awesome!"

Zero was caught completely off guard, as he raised himself upright to look at the panda with a little doubt to his answer he asked, "You mean... You would really teach me?" Po just looked at Zero with a confident smile as he leaned the staff up against the wall and said, "Why not?...You don't look like a bandit and to me you seem like a pretty nice guy. All I have to do is tell master Shifu... AHHHHHH! I completely forgot about master Shifu! We need to go, NOW!" Po then handed the pack over to Zero as he made a run for the door. Zero smiled to himself as he pulled up his hood, took up his staff and followed the panda out of the room.

Mr. Ping was picking up some bowls from all of the empty tables. It was during the slow hours just right after the lunch hour rush, so there almost were no costumers, when he noticed Po and a cloaked figure coming out of the kitchen,"Po!" he called out, "You're leaving now?" asked Mr. Ping, as he was walking up to Po, who stopped to answer his dad, " Yeah Dad, sorry but I have to get going. Oh, this is Zero, he's going to be my student soon!" said Po excitedly "My name is Mr. Ping, it's nice to meet you young man." said with a small bow. Zero returned the bow saying, " It's an honor to meet the father of the Dragon Warrior." Zero had his hood on, so could only make out his green eyes, but he didn't say anything, knowing that the boy probably had his reasons, so he merely walked past the figure and nodded. "Ok, bye Dad, we need to go!" said Po, who quickly hugged his Dad and made a run down the street. Zero looked at and said, "G-good day sir." and took off quickly after Po, knowing that he had his cloak on, but was still worried what the goose would say if he saw that Zero was wolf.

Meanwhile, back in the mountains...

Standing alone within the castle's throne room, looking at the stone throne in the back of the room, was Hong Quan, holding a short sword in his hand. As he raised the sword to his face, he gazed upon his reflection looking back at him from the clean blade. he shifted the blade to the light briefly, as he noticed Hong Yi's face looking straight into his eyes. Trying his best to look away, he drove the sword deep it to stone floor, it a slight panic, unable to look upon the face of his now dead brother. Just then, the doors on the other side of the room opened, as three cloak figures came into the room. The one in front called out, "Master! We're sorry, but we couldn't find Zero anyway in our village or the pandas!" as they all bowed. Hong Quan released a heavy sigh as he walk up to them saying, "You three have never failed me before, he must have left the village, but I want him brought to me at once for the murder of Hong Yi!" Hong Quan then turned so that his back can face them to make sure they wouldn't see his rage. Then he remembered that long ago, his brother did mention something about a old turtle saying that he would need to send Zero to the Valley of Peace when he was ready for something. A smile came to his face as he turn to face the three figures behind him saying, "There's a village within the Valley of Peace about a months journey from here. Take six soldiers with you and I want you to bring him back to me with the staff, alive... but you may use force if needed." they all bow again saying, "Yes master." and they immediately ran out of the room, leaving their master Hong Quan behind and alone.

The leader of the three looked back at the other two saying, "I will get the soldiers, you two prepare for the mission. We leave at sunrise." They both nodded and stopped, as one of the figures spoke in a feminine voice, "Something's not right... Zero loved his father, why would he... Why would he... *sigh* I just don't understand." "Sister... Zero's not the same person we knew two years ago, not since he's shut everyone out of his life... Now come on, we have a mission to get ready for." the second figure said, as the two headed over to their barracks to get ready for their new mission.

Po and Zero are on their way to the Jade Palace and Hong Quan has sent soldiers and three union characters. Can Po train Zero in less then a month? And how will the other Masters react to Po agreeing to take Zero on as his student? Stay tuned for more.

Somehow I think my chapters are getting a little short, so let me know if they are. Oh, remember to pm me on training Zero, I have some great ideas, but I want to know what the people want , this is Zerowolf signing off.

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