Chapter 2: Breaking the News
A few hours later, Po and Shifu were walking towards the hall and wanted to talk to Crane. Shifu knocked on Crane's door and he said, "Come in."
Po and Shifu entered Crane's room, looking a little worried. Crane looked at them and asked, "Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing's wrong. Are you okay?" said Po.
"I'm okay. Why do you ask?" asked Crane.
"Well, the thing is, Zeng sent us a letter from your family a couple of hours ago." said Shifu.
"Something's wrong, isn't it?" asked Crane.
"Well, pretty much. Read it." said Po.
Po gave the letter to Crane and when he read it, he felt competely shocked and tried to keep it to Shifu. He looked at them and said, "Why did this happen?"
"I don't know. I'm sorry, Crane." said Shifu.
"It's okay." said Crane.
Shifu felt as if Crane's eyes were gonna flow with tears and decided to leave the room. As he walked away, Po looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, Crane. I never realized that he was that special to you."
Crane's eyes were filled with tears and his voice started to crack. He said, "We were so close together and he was always there for me. Why did he have to leave me? Why did he leave me here alone?"
"You're not alone. You have us, remember? We're your friends." said Po.
"I guess you're right. It's just-- He was so nice, full of life and great sense of humor. Now he's gone." said Crane, tearfully.
"It's okay. You know I'm here for you, right?" asked Po.
Crane nodded his head and came to Po and hugged him. Crane started crying softly on Po's shoulder and he patted him on the back. Realizing his emotional pain, Po left the room leaving Crane to sit down, buried his head on his legs and started crying again. He felt angry and hurt inside knowing that there was something he could've done.