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Chapter 7

Zero was now focus on Tigress's hand which held his staff, as he slowly inched closer to her in his fighting stance, trying his best not to give out any hint of his plan. With a small leap forward, Zero fired off a punch for her midsection, but Tigress sidestepped, throwing the staff high in the air as she delivered a three hit combo, two fists hitting his side and a kick to his back all making contact. Zero let out a small,"Owe!" Stumbling forward a bit, but turned and got back into his stance when he noticed tigress flipped back and caught the staff. Tigress then looked at Zero and said rather seriously, "Come on Zero, your enemies will not be as forgiving! Again!" Zero was a little disappointed in himself but charged her again. Tigress saw him coming and threw the staff in the air a second time but Zero was not focus on the staff as his eye's was on her. He then fired a set of punches and kicks at her as fast as he could but tigress was easily blocking or dodging his attacks. Tigress was now being pushed back slightly, when she was thinking to herself, "He's fast, I'll give him that." And then she looked up to see the staff falling once again, then quickly re-focused on Zero's attacks.

Zero noticed her when he stop one of his punches short and jumped back making a little distance between them. He then quickly ran up to her and jumped, extending one of his legs out to perform an axe kick. Tigress was confused, wondering why would he attempted this yet again when she could easy counter him. She quickly brought up her two arms to block his attack. Zero then shifted the position of his foot just before landing and jumped up into the air, using her arms like a spring board. As he was in the air, he twirled his body around and then caught his staff, landing in his stance.

Po was waving his hands, cheering on Zero, "Yeah! Woo! You're doing awesome Zero!" As the others all looked at Po then back at Zero, when monkey said, "Yeah, that was kind of cool." "Yeah...but he looks like he's getting tired." Crane said pointing his wing at him, the others all nodded in agreement. Zero was breathing heavily as he was finding it hard to keep focus on Tigress. He then changed his stance as he pulled his left hand back with his staff and his right hand extended forward with his palm facing Tigress, he close his eyes thinking , "Maybe I can try using THAT move... I'll only have one shot. Gotta make it count." Tigress noticed Zero was getting tired and charged him thinking, "I should end this now." but stopped when she saw Zero's staff started to glow in a black and gold aura. Zero eyes were closed, his breathing was getting calmer, when the vines on the staff looked like they were withdrawing on his hand and wrapped around it. Po and the five looked in awe when Po's face had a scared expression as he then said to himself, "Something's not right." Zero open his eyes as raised the staff and this hand shacking in front of him to see what was happening to him, when he let out a painful yell , " AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Po then took off running up to him as he grab hold of the staff letting out a," Ack!?" as the staff was hot when he touched it. Po then looked at Zero, while he was now holding onto the staff again and called out to him, "Zero!... you have to let go off the staff!" Zero was still screaming in pain but had managed to hear what Po had said and let go.

A bright flash of light was seen while Po and Zero were flying back in opposite directions. Tigress run up and caught Po stopping him as the others all ran up to them and asked worriedly, " Po! Po... Are you ok?" asked Tigress, who was at his side as she placed a hand over him. Po groaned and answered, "Y-yeah….. What about Zero?" As he was how getting back up on his feet with the help of tigress, they all looked over to Zero who was on the ground unconscious. Crane then walk up to the staff look at closely and ask, "What just happened?" "Good question." Answered monkey who was helping put Zero on Po's back. Tigress walks up to Crane and picked up the staff and said, "Let's get him to his room." That said they all walked out of the courtyard and headed the barracks, with po carrying his unconscious student on his back, glancing worriedly at the wolf from time to time.

Meanwhile with Ching-Lan…..

Running at full speed, dodging any obstacle in her way was Ching-Lan. She was now slowing down and got back up on her two legs as she pulled out from her pouch a throwing knife with red cloth hanging from a ring shaped hole on handle. She then jumped in the air with a spin and threw the knife at a tree. With deadly accuracy it hit a branch as the red cloth hanged down like it was leaving a marker. Ching-Lan landed and came to a stop looking back at the distance she had made thinking it would take her team two days to reach her position. She sat down taking off the sash as she ran her hands over it before rubbing her scar with it, remembering that very day.

Flashback…

"Come on Zero,*sigh* why are guys always so slow?" said a younger Ching-Lan standing on a log. "Slow? Remember, I'm the only one who can catch you." Said Zero coming out from behind a tree, he was wearing a blue tunic with black pants and a sash around his waist. Ching-Lan stepped down off the log saying, "Yeah, because I always slow down to let you catch me." Walking up to him with a smile, "Ha Ha, very funny. So what are we doing in this place?" Zero Asked looking around. Ching-Lan walked up to a tree pulling out a couple of throwing knives, as she carved a circle into it saying, "I'm going to teach you how to use throwing knives." Zero then dropped his head saying." C-Ching-Lan... You know I can't do that." "First of all, I'm Master Ching-Lan, second, Zero you're eighteen, you need to know how to defend yourself if you're going to be clan leader." Ching-Lan said placing her hands on her hip. Zero looked at her with a little smile and said, "Now you're sounding just like my father." Walking up to her and continued, " Don't you remember when your brother was trying to teach me how to use his nun-ckucks?" Ching-Lan giggled and answered, "Yep that bump on his head was around for a week!" Zero was walking around her and with his hands folded saying sarcastically, "And you still want to teach me how to use those? Well ok." As he walked up in line with the tree pointing at the sharp knives. Ching-Lan was wide eyed as she looked at the knife in her hand thinking this could be a bad idea, shaking the thought out of her head and said, "Ok Zero, let's get started." Handing him the knife and walked behind him. "Yes my Master." Zero said with a smile. She then held onto both of Zero's hands and raised his right which held the knife up and back close to his face, with his left hand by his waist as she leaned on his back. Zero swallowed a lump in his throat as he asked, "W- What are you doing?" "Clam yourself Zero, focus on your target take a deep breath when you exhale let it fly." Ching-Lan Said fully focused. Calmed now, Zero did what he was told and threw the knife hitting it perfectly in the center.

Watching nearby in the bushes were two croc bandits, as one said, "Look what we found all the way out here! When they're completely focused on their little game, then we'll get the jump on them." The other bandit nodded and readied his sword. Ching-Lan let go of Zero's hands and stepped back with a smile pulling another knife out of her pouch saying, "Ok try again." Zero took the knife readied himself again and threw it but sadly the knife was spinning in midair, hit the tree and bounced off. Both Zero and Ching-Lan shielded their faces, as the knife flew into the bushes, when suddenly they heard a, "Ouch!" They both turned and said, "Sorry! A thousand pardons!" when the two croc bandits came out with swords at hand.

One of them stepped forward with the knife sticking out of his shoulder when he said with his voice full of anger, "You're going to pay for that." The bandits rush them swing their swords wildly. Ching-Lan quickly jab her elbow into one of the bandits chest and using her fist she hits him square in the face. The bandit stepped back rubbing his face when he felt something shape piercing his arm, he look to his arm seeing the knife handle sticking out as he turn his attention to see Ching-Lan holding another knife at ready. In pain and in fear he dropped his sword and ran away. the next bandit pulled back his sword ready to swing sideways at Zero, who was just standing there. Zero was frozen, like his body was not responding to him as he watches the bandit come up ready to cut him down. He closed his eyes waiting for the blow when he felt someone tackle him from the left, it was Ching-Lan just barely dodging the attack as the tip of the sword cutting her on her left cheek. "Ah!" scream Ching-Lan as she quickly got back up and threw two knives one hitting him in his next shoulder and the next flying pass his face cutting his cheek as she spat, "You better run or the next one will not miss your head!" the bandit dropped his sword stepped back slowly and made a quick dash away.

She turned to see Zero running up to her as he pulled off his blue sash and pressed it up against her bleeding cheek saying, "S-Sorry.. I'm so sorry Ching-Lan, I should of done something." Turning his head to hide his tears, Ching-Lan placed her hand over Zero's as she said with a smile, "It's not your fault Zero, I'm your guardian remember and this sometimes come with the job. Besides if I was faster, this wouldn't have happened." Zero then let go of her face and turned his back to face her and said rather bitterly, "Then stay away from me." "What?!" answered Ching-Lan confused, when Zero raised his voice and Continued, "You're not may guardian any more Master Ching-Lan! Just... Just leave me alone." As he took off running on all fours. Ching-Lan was shocked. She knew Zero was blaming himself for what happened. Tears were now running down her face as she said softly enough only for herself to hear, "Zero please wait." She dropped to her knees holding the sash as she punched the ground enraged with herself saying, "I should have moved faster... I need to be faster." Now crying in her hands.

End of flashback...

Ching-Lan placed the sash back around her neck, wiping away some tears as she got back up and took off again in full speed thinking to herself, "I'm faster now Zero."

Back to Po and Zero...

Zero was on his bed as he was now opening his eyes when he turned to see the face of a smiling panda watching him closely, when he asked, "Master Po?" Quickly he shot up and turn to Po, remembering what had happened just a while ago, "I'm sorry Master Po, I should of known that I could not use that move." Zero said bowing. Po just said, "It's ok Zero that's why you're here, to learn and get better ... Oh, I have some bean buns if you're hungry!" as Po brought fourth a bowl of bean buns in his hands. Zero then look at the bowl and noticed Po's hands were now wrapped up with bandages. He turned his head saying, "I'm not hungry." As he waited for Po to say something. When he didn't, Zero then said, "It's not a move you can just get better at. Only the members of my family can use it ... Well...all but me. I overheard my father and my uncle talking one day. They said that I was born with little to no chi at all, but that it was a miracle that I can run, walk or even train. They even said that some old turtle once told my father that when I'm ready, that he would send me to be trained by the Dragon Warrior. Ready... *hmph* All I can do is hurt the people close to me."

Po had a bean bun by his mouth when he heard Zero mention an old turtle as he thought, "Could it be Oogway?" he then put the bean bun in his mouth. When he was finished eating, noticed Zero was now looking at the Panda's hands, his eyes full of pain and regret. Po the smiled as he then said, "Don't worry about it buddy, it's just a burn. After all, I'm the Dragon Warrior! It will take more than just a few burns to stop me!" Po then started doing some air Fu with his free hand.

Zero smiled at his Master. Knowing he could now talk to Po about anything, he told him about what happen with Ching-Lan two years ago and finished by saying, " Master...Do you think she will ever be able forgive me?" Po was saddened when he heard Zero's story, but he then put on a smile and put a hand on the wolf's shoulder saying, " Don't worry buddy, I know she'll forgive you someday. Who knows? Maybe she already has." Zero then smiled and said, "Thank you."

Out of the blue they then heard a rumbling sound coming from Zero. Po looked at Zero with raised eyebrow and a smile on his face asking, "Not hungry huh Zero? Where have we done this before?" Po then handed over the bowl with about five bean buns in it as they both laughed and Zero said, "Sorry." Po walks to the door and opened it saying, "I'm going to start dinner now. It shouldn't be that long. See ya in a few!" he then closed the door behind him, leaving Zero alone in his room. When Po had left Zero quickly ate the bean buns as he smiled and said to himself, "Man, Po's cooking is the best I could get used to living her... I should really stop talking to myself." As he turned his head left to right make sure no one was there listening to him just then.

After Po had closed the door and turned to walk down the hall, he was greeted by non other than Tigress standing there in the hallway, as he said, "What's up Tigress?" Tigress walked up to Po and asked, "How is he doing? And what about your hands? Do you require any more medicine for them?" Po waved his hand in the air saying, "Zeros doing great and my hands they're alright too, hardcore warriors, remember?" as he playfully elbowed her in the arm and walked off. Tigress then looked at her hands as she said to herself, "Hardcore warriors... right." as her face became a little sad, while she dropped her hands to her sides and followed Po down the hall to the kitchen.

That's it people hope you liked it, sorry it's not 3000 words like I said I was going to make them but don't worry I'm going to keep good on my word for my other chapters ok?Oh, and next chapter I'm going to try and work more on Po I know, I know I have been writing about Zero and his problems mostly so look out for it. This is Zerowolf signing off!

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