Chapter 13

The Takeover

"So Viper just knocked him out?" Po asked, grinning.

Tigress sighed. "I know, it was very disrespectful of her, but she had to, for he was about to kill my Tai Lung... I mean Tai Lung." She looked at Po, who was giving her a childish grin. "What? It's the peach tree: It's making me... mess up my words."

"Okay." Po looked down at Master Shifu, who was knocked out by Viper.

"Just... okay? No.. questions, no... comments?"

"Yeah, that's what I said right?" Po raised an eyebrow.

"Oh uh.. yeah." She gasped. "I mean yes." She slapped her head at her rudeness. The peach tree really was making her stagger her talking... and maybe it was making Po wiser? She shook the thought away.

"Viper must be pretty strong for a knockout like that. She must've like... hit his nerve in the face or something." He looked at Tigress, who was shaking her head. "...what? There are nerves in the face, right?" Tigress didn't answer, because she was still trying to take good care of her close-to-being-dead lover.

The doors slowly slid open, showing no one at the door. "Housekeeping!" A somewhat feminine voice came.

"Huh? Housekeeping? What is that?" Po asked.

"It's actually called palacekeeping." Tigress replied, finding she was laughing at herself.

"I come in? May I come? In, me can I come in?"

Tigress growled. "We don't have housekeeping here. We're disciplined to clean up our own messes. No, you may not come in." She was confused, because she now knew the blood-red snow was boxing the palace in. How could the housekeeping servant even come in?

Po could hear a manly sigh coming from the servant. "Uhh... I don't think she's a she.."

Angry, Tigress got up, leaving Po to Tai Lung. She opened the doors, soon being yanked out with such force that it made Po jump.

Po gasped loudly, and ran to the door. "Tigress!" He looked out, and saw a white wolf holding Tigress tightly by the neck with a massive sword. It was Skyler!

"Ahem. It's Sky."

Sorry. It was Sky! Tigress' hand was on her sword, as she stared wide-eyed at Po. She slowly nodded, looking down at the floorboards he was planted on. The panda quickly caught on, and looked down at the ground he was on.

"Don't move or your girl friend will be dead in a matter of seconds." Sky growled.

"She's not my girlfriend!" Po yelled childishly. He then raised his foot, and slammed the floorboard, making the other end of it fling up, making Sky do the same.

Tigress and Sky both flew in the air, as the wolf lost grip of her. In mid-air, Tigress withdrew her sword, and swatted at him, as he easily dodged it. She blinked, and swatted at him again, only to be dodged again. Was he playing a game on her? They flew through the outside air, where the blood-red snow fell upon them. Tigress accidentally had a snowflake hit her tongue, as she quickly spat it out, tasting a nasty type of metal. Blood.

Both tiger and wolf fell to the ground, as he slowly walked over to her, withdrawing his sword, and dropping his robe. He was only wearing those same pants he use to wear 4 years ago. Apparently he doesn't know what hygiene is. His shirt was off as usual, as he had a stunning 6-pack. Tigress found that he was very attractive, but there was no time to stop and stare, for she was about to be killed.

"So I found you sword fight. How exiting! Finally, I'll have a worthy opponent." He got into position, as Tigress did also. She stumbled at the weight of the sword, but soon got into position. She found the wolf was already by her, swinging his Katana hard at her stomach. She quickly reacted, bending over backwards to dodge it.

As if in slow motion, Sky's sword went right past her face, barely slicing her nose. It cut most, if not all of her whiskers off. Once done swinging, Sky stopped, while Tigress got up. She felt her face, finding her whiskers were gone. Her only attraction to males! She gave him an evil stare. "You butt! You chopped my whiskers off!" Wait. Did I just say you butt? She shook her head quickly. "You ass!"

"Well at least it wasn't your-"

Thump! Sky got punched in the back massively by the panda, who was now behind him. He fell on Tigress, who caught him, grunting. "Get off of me!" She shoved him off, making him fall to the ground. She then swung her sword powerfully at him, but he rolled, dodging the slice. Upon the dodge, Tigress' sword almost got stuck into the ground, which was now covered in red snow. Sky thought, then planted his hand and elbow on the ground, swinging his feet around, and jumping from his arms. He was in the air, before pulling out his sword. Once his Katana was out, he yelled, as he went to slice for the panda, soon being blocked by Tigress.

Sky grunted. "Give it up! You'll be dead soon!" The wind brushed past his white fur, as the blood-red snow blew in front of him. He smiled, soon swatting his sword at both tiger and panda. He managed to hit Po, but it was with the dull end of his sword. This made his Katana ricochet away from him, and fall. He dropped his sword! He breathed out hard, showing a white cloud of breath come from his mouth. Diverting his eyes from Tigress to Po, he quickly rushed over to his sword. Tigress caught him, and sliced at his foot. It hit.

AAAH!! Sky fell to the floor, holding back his tears. He was a strong wolf - but not strong enough to take on the pain of being struck in the ankle. He held his ankle, slowly inching towards his sword still, as Tigress and Po walked up to him. "Pitiful." Tigress exclaimed, taking her sword up, and focusing on the wolf.

Po looked at her with innocent eyes. "You're... you're going to kill him?"

"Of course! It it my-" Tigress gasped loudly, as she fell to the ground, shaking. She looked down with her now almost completely white eyes. A sword was planted in her stomach. She blinked, as she brought her head down. Skyler just threw the sword at Tigress!

Po looked at Skyler with fearful eyes. He then looked at Tigress, as pain and sorrow filled his heart. He breathed unsteadily, as he slowly backed away, still in the blood red snow. He looked at Tigress, the sky, the wolf, and the blood red snow that was falling all around him. Sky... sky just killed Tigress! Po's eyes quivered, as he bolted off from the battle.

He scratched at his tear-stained face. His friend! Killed! He had to go tell the others! Running to the doors, he shoved the crimson red snow off the side of them, soon opening them up. He sprinted in panting, and opened his eyes. He saw Viper, Mantis, Crane, and Monkey were all laying there dead by the wolf. He couldn't believe what he was seeing! The Furious Five were dead. Dead! He ran to Tigress' room, as he picked up Master Shifu. He glanced at Tai Lung. "Tai Lung..." He shook his head. No... he could only take one warrior with him. Holding back tears, he bit his lip, as he slowly walked away from Tai Lung. He quickly made his way to the drawers. Opening one up, he withdrew the green and red scroll, as he took it with him. Sobbing now, he ran out of the palace, stayed away from the wolf who was staring at the dead tiger, and ran into the red forest.

Po ran for minutes, panting like crazy. He was crazy. He was going crazy! This was all a dream! Once miles away from the Jade Palace, he collapsed to the ground, making Master Shifu slide across the snow. All was lost... all was lost. Po knew he couldn't handle taking on Sky, therefore he ran from him, to keep his life. He sat there next to the knocked out master. All of his friends were dead, and he was left to suffer the consequence of leaving them. He knew he could fight, but he just couldn't for he was afraid to be killed himself, just as his close friend... Tigress was. Dead!

Every master must fight with honor, for honor is all that will be left in the end. You live with honor, you die with honor.

"Go away, Master Oogway! I don't want your advice now..." Po cried. It was going on towards sundown. This was horrible, for it was a red blizzard outside, and he was nearly freezing to death.

Po's final thought hit him, as he went to pick up Master Shifu. The real Dragon Warrior has come. Skyler: our next Dragon Warrior. He has now changed history forever... just as Master Oogway predicted.

"I'm sorry for letting you down, Master Oogway." He silently cried, as he made his way out of the village, away from his dead friends and family, and out, of this madness.

Skyler stood there, staring at Tigress. Her eyes were as wide as saucers, as she was still living. The wolf slowly walked over to her, taking pity on her, and pulled the sword out. He walked off into the Jade Palace, in search of the Dragon Scroll. He smiled at the snow that was falling. It started to turn black, now. While still outside, he spread his arms out, looked to the sky, and laughed greatly. Victory, is mine!

Thailaan limped to her door from the sound of knocking, as her leg was still being repaired from her training just yesterday. Opening the doors, she looked ahead, finding no one. She grunted, soon shutting the doors.

"No, no wait!" A tiny, innocent voice came came in.

She opened the doors, soon looking down, finding a messanger bird standing on her front porch. "What is it?" She asked politely.

The crane was panting, as he reached behind himself, and withdrew a scroll. "I..." He breathed. "I have news from Skyler."

Thailaan gasped. "What? I thought he was slain in the Onne war just four years ago?" She was surprized by his appearance so late in the winter.. none the less, in the whole four years.

"No, if you would read the letter, there are details. Excuse me, I must transport his other letters to the other warriors."

Thai looked at him, confused. "The warriors in the Army of Thoros?" Her glimmering blue eyes lit up.

The bird panted still. "Yes, the others..." He pulled out a scroll, squinting at the words. "Did you know of Sorus, Miraji, and Kuwon?" He looked up at her.

Thai took a step foreward. "Yes, I do. May I have the scroll?"

"Oh yes you may, sorry ma'am." The somewhat teen-like crane handed her the scroll by his beak. "Have a good day."

Thai nodded, as she recalled the bloody war that she fought along with the others. They were a team of five, who originated from this place called North America, where technology was made off of lightning. They had to get away, so they all moved into a tiny town in China. While in China, they took on the form of their own animal, soon meeting eachother. They trained together, and called themselved the 'Furious Five'. Later on, finding they were at war with ones who were mimicking them, they set out to fight, so that they can live in a more proper manner, and know what it meant to be the dragon warrior. Once on the long journey, they fought their way through armies, until they got to the army of Onne. Easily defeated, they were all killed... or so they thought. Thailaan made it out, but did not know that the others did the same.

Opening up the ragged scroll, Thai started to read.

Dear fellow friends,

Thailaan, a great warrior in which I respect with the most honor, I bring news from The Valley of Peace. As we all know, some of us may be dead, and some of us may be alive. I am writing this letter out to all who may still be alive from our latest ambush: On the army of Onne. I, Skyler, managed to make it out in an okay condition. I didn't have time to look back while I was fleeing the battle though, for I was afraid I would see something that would stay with me my whole life. I have found my way to the Jade Palace, where the supposed "Furious Five" lived. Accomplishing my task as to defeat each of them, I took over the Jade Palace. I looked all around for the Dragon Scroll, so that I may too, know what it means to be a great master in the art of the Wolf, but it was no where to be found. If you are still there, please come to the Jade Palace, for we will be the next generation of Kung Fu. Thank you for your eyes and attention.

-Skyler, Leader of the army of Thoros.

Thailaan looked up from the short and urgent letter. She sighed, letting a large white cloud fade from her lips from the cold air around her. It was winter, and North China was getting much snow. Making up her mind, she walked inside, and over to her room.

Standing by her closet, she opened the bamboo doors, revealing two white curved Chinese hook swords. Sighing, she picked up her head, and took them in her hands. It was just like the old days. She swore she would never use these swords again based off of the bloodshed they bore, but if she was to join with her old friends agian, she would have to take them with her. She was a master at the art of the snow leopard, therefore she had much practice and skill. Holding them in her hands, she smiled at the memories. She picked up her uniform: a green and white dress made of silk: the perfect fighting clothes. Putting them on, she was already in the mood to swing her two swords around. She put her swords together, and placed them in a case on her back.

Looking up, Thailaan rushed out of her palace, soon jumping off the mountain, falling faster than the white snow all around her. It was time to regroup, and make mistory, as she always dreamed.

Please review. There will be a part 3 coming soon, if someone tells me how I'm doing. No worries, not all is lost... we have Shifu and Po! -cough-

-Skyy.

End Part 2