The Truth

"Ladies and gentlemen of the-"

"Shut it Windbag!" The three shouted at the duck.

"I'm surprised he's still around and not Abba. And I'm surprised he's not killed yet," Po said smirking.

"Oh we tried," Lee said rubbing his head, "We tried poison, threats, mobs, and everything. He just won't die." Lee joked. "Even on Abba's death bed when he was giving the final words, he rambled on and Abba said, 'Old Wingbag. I'll wring your neck in the afterlife'." Po laughed.

"That's Abba for you. Always staying in character," Po said.

"Presenting Emperor Lee, Empress Mei, and Prince Po," Wingbag said shocking everyone including Yijiro.

"Prince?!" They exclaimed. Po rubbed the back of his head in nervousness.

"Yeah well, I'll explain over lunch," Po said.

"Good, because I'm starved," Lee said going to the kitchen.

"Well, when I was a little child, I was picked on so much that I wanted get away from it all. So when I was 12 years old, I stole away on a ship going to Japan, and went there. When I got on shore of Japan, I walked a long way to Tokyo. I was cold, lost, hungry, and sleeping in the dumps. Then I bumped into Lee when he was being held up by bandits. I ran in to help him. I...ended up being beat down too by the bandits, but it was enough time for Lee to get his sword and defeat the bandits," Po explained.

"Well, after we ran off the bandits, I brought Po back to the palace to treat his wounds. The reason I was there was because I usually disguise myself as a commoner from time to time to be normal. Anyways, when my father saw him and I explained his situation, he decided to keep Po here for a while. In that time, Po showed an interest in the ways of the samurai. So Bao-Ai started to train him along with me. About a month later, Mei came in from China as a gift from the Emperor of China. At first, Mei was completely stubborn against everyone in the palace. She took a special dislike to me. She even told us that she would kill me and roast the panda!" Lee exclaimed half-laughing.

"I said I was sorry," Mei said innocently.

"Anyways, Mei started to warm up to Po first. Po was the glue to help me actually like Mei. I use to absolutely hate her! No offense, honey," Lee said defensively hugged Mei, hoping she wouldn't kill him.

"I'm sorry. Not to be rude or anything, but how did Po become a samurai?" Monkey said getting back to the story.

"Oh, well, Bao-Ai saw that Po would not follow the old fighting ways, but he came up with new and old ways of swinging the sword. And he became even better than Mei or me," Lee stated. This surprised Yijiro.

"But that's impossible! You are the legendary Emperor Samurais," He exclaimed.

"We weren't always that. We use to be called something else," Lee said. Just then they heard a noise coming from the Hall of Heroes. There they found that Lidong and his croc bandits were stealing the artifacts in the Hall of Heroes. The Furious Five and Shifu were about to take care of it, but Lee stopped them.

"Let the old Samurais deal with this," Lee said throwing Po the sword he had hidden, "You think you still got it." Po took the katana out of its case and swung it around. He smirked.

"I'm ready," Po said confidently. Yijiro gasped in amazement as he read the inscription on the sword.

"Impossible," He exclaimed.

"What is it?" Tigress asked.

"Po is part of the Legendary Trio. You see, Emperor Lee and Mei are legendary fighters but they use to be an ultimate Samurai trio," Yijiro said. Lee grabbed his two dual swords and slashed through the crocs weapons and swords. "Emperor Lee is named the Two-side Samurai because of the dual katanas. The more swords you give him, the more dangerous he is." Mei swung her sword out and used her flexibility to get under and over the crocs. "Empress Mei is named The Lady Samurai because she's the only woman samurai. But then that means that Po is-"

"You aren't getting away that easily," Lidong said about to grab Lee. But Po cut in the way. (hehe puns). Po swung his sword, cutting through his armor. Then he slashed through the crocs with lightning speed. He left a marking in the floor that was the letter first in his name.

"What are you?" Lidong asked bewildered.

"The name is Zaber," Po said as he looked at the big 'z' in the floor, "Now, get out." Lidong fearfully scampered away. Po turned around to a shocked and opened mouth Furious Five, Shifu, and Yijiro.

"You're the legendary Zaber? But how? He disappeared five years ago," Yijiro said.

"Has it really been five years since I last came to Japan?" Po asked Mei.

"Oh five years, two months, six weeks, four days, three hours, 45 minutes, and one, two, three seconds," Mei rattled off, "but who's counting?"

"Hehe," Po laughed it off, "So now that we got that out of the way. Why did you actually come here? I mean you already knew I was here."

"Well, we were here to find you but we were also here to find someone else. The Jin-Min Warrior," Lee replied.

"What's that?" Monkey asked.

"Jin-Min are the rivals of the Japanese empire. They're a...bunch of cats that use to terrorize the Japanese coast. The Jin-Min warrior is a warrior that is prophesied to bring the Jin-Min honor and glory. But, Lee, the Jin-Min warrior is a myth," Po explained.

"That's what we thought, until Abba's spies received word that the Jin-Min warrior was real. That it was actually a baby in the Bao-goo Orphanage. A tiger," Lee said as everyone stared at Tigress, who was completely shocked. Po sighed.

"I know," Po simply replied. Tigress shot her gaze at the panda.

"You mean you knew I was destined to be a villain?" Tigress asked menacingly. Po nodded sadly.

"That and I...actually met your parents when I was investigating the Jin-Min. They were deep in Jin-Min country. The reason I didn't tell you was for your own safety," Po confessed. Tigress's glare grew at Po, but Po didn't flinched. She lunged at him, but the team held her back.

"I HATE YOU, YOU STUPID PANDA. I'LL KILL YOU!" Tigress yelled.

"That's what the prophecy said you would do," Po said woefully. She charged away from the group away to the Training Hall, tearing up. The team glared at Po. "What ever accusations you want to make are probably right. But when you are trying to protect the people near to you, you do anything to protect them from harm, even if it means not telling them truths. That is the way of the Samurai," Po said. Lee patted him on the back, "And what makes it worse is that she already didn't like me today."

"Well, in any case, it's time for damage repair. Come on let's go find your tiger," Lee said as they went after Tigress.

To Be Continued

You all are mean to the pawn, my word! He's just a creature. This one may cause some conflict among some. Don't worry it gets better.