Chapter 3: Comforting Crane
The next morning, Crane woke up and felt kinda depressed. Po saw him looking like a mess. He knew something was wrong. He's in mourning because of his loss. He came up to him and said, "You okay, Crane?"
"I'm fine. Just kind of... sad." said Crane.
"Still thinking about your brother?" asked Po.
Crane nodded his head and tries to keep the pain away from everyone else, including Shifu. Po can realize what's on his mind. He feels as if Crane is angry inside because of that loss. Po took Crane outside and decided to let out his inside anger.
Crane asked, "Why are we out here?"
"I thought maybe you feel angry inside after that tragedy that you might need to feel the urge to let it out." said Po.
Crane looked around and saw no one here. He said, "Nobody's here."
"That's good, so that gives you the freedom to sort of let out all the anger you have inside of you. " said Po.
Crane's eyes were filled with tears again as he started thinking about his brother. Po said, "You need to feel like you need to let it out and release everything to make you feel bad inside."
"What am I supposed to do? Tell me what to do." said Crane.
"Well, you sort of want to let out all your bad feelings and just scream out loud. Say, 'I'm angry!'" said Po.
"I'm angry!" exclaimed Crane.
"Louder, with more feeling! Say ,'I'm angry!'" exclaimed Po.
"I'M ANGRY!!!" screamed Crane.
"WHY?!" cried Po.
"Because we've always been close and we would always spend time together, just the two of us. He would always talk to me when I have a problem and he's always there to solve it for me. I feel as if he abdandoned me and left me here alone and it's just not fair!" exclaimed Crane, as he let down his knees and started sobbing.
Po put his paw around Crane's shoulder and said, "Feels good, doesn't it?"
"Yeah, it feels good." Crane said.
"So, everytime you feel that way, just remember to let it out. You'll feel better after that." said Po.
Crane stared at Po and smiled to himself. He laughed softly and said, "I should've tried that years ago."
"The years are long over, unless you weren't hiding anything again." said Po.
Crane laughs and stood up. Po stood up also and put his hand on Crane's left shoulder. They walked back to Jade Palace, feeling a bit relaxed. Po looked at Crane and said, "You did a great job, kid."
"Thanks, Po. I've always thought of you as one of us." said Crane.
"Thanks, Crane." said Po.
Crane walked back to his room and Po did the same, only in his room. When he got inside, he stopped and saw Shifu standing there. He thought that he was in big trouble, but he smiled at him. Shifu said, "I saw you comforting Crane. He's never been like that before."
"Well, you know, you can't change what has happened and you definitely can't let anger get the best of you." said Po.
"Who taught you stuff like that?" asked Shifu.
"You did."
"Thank you. It's like that you're Crane's mentor." said Shifu.
"I am the Dragon Warrior, am I?" asked Po.
"Of course you are." said Shifu.
He saw the door opened and Mantis, Monkey, Tigress and Viper were there giving Crane some comfort. He smiled to himself and realized that he's gonna be okay.