Chapter 5

Daylight

Viper had her eyes half open, as they slowly shut. She sighed, and opened them again. She... had to keep looking! She had... to stop... Tigress... She shook her head once again, and tried to pin her eyes open so that they wouldn't shut. She was so tired... she probably only got about... three to four hours of sleep. She was use to at least five... or six hours! But not four!

"Ugh!" She spat in agony. As she could already see, she was turning grumpy. Great. She was turning into Monkey. Slithering down another alley way in search for her friend, she sighed.

"Hey." Viper heard a low, masculine voice come from behind her. She opened her eyes so that she could see a bit more, and turned around. She looked up.

"You're in ma alley." A large bull huffed. A bull? Why would a bull live in a town like this?

Viper blinked. "Oh, umm... sorry mister, I was just on my way..."

The bull stopped her with his massive arm. "Sorry, too late. I've been wanting a pounding for days now."

What? He wouldn't hurt a girl! "What? You wouldn't hurt a girl!" ...that's what I just said.

"Oh, it doesn't matter whoever it is."

Viper hissed. "Oh, I'm sure." She squinted. "Look, I don't want to hurt you..."

"Hurt me? The only thing you could do is tickle me! Wait. Not even that." He laughed loudly.

Viper tensed up by his words. Never has she heard such nonsense! "Do you know who I am?"

"Yeah. A snake that's just about to be pounded." He stomped forward. He didn't seem like a very bright animal.

Viper kept her place, for she knew he couldn't even touch her, due to her speed and agility. "That's it!" She pounced on the now gone bull. What? Viper landed and looked around, to see the bull out on the ground. She heard chuckling.

Blinking, Viper looked to her right, to see Tigress shaking her head, smiling. "Too slow, Viper. Too... slow." She turned around, as she left the knocked out bull there on the wet, puddly ground.

"Tigress? I thought you went out looking for Tai Lung! I thought you were gone!" Viper followed Tigress, as daylight made its way into each of their views.

"Nonsense! Master Shifu was teaching me a lesson." Tigress laughed.

"A lesson of... what?"

Tigress froze, as she blinked. "I... don't... know." She looked at Viper, who was now too confused to think.

"Okay then." She slithered next to the walking tigress, as they both made their way back up to the Jade Palace. "So... where's Master Shifu now? Cleaning up?" She rethought. "I mean is he beaming up?" Viper slapped her head from her nonsense. "Take out that last part." She now knew she needed her sleep.

Tigress kept her pace. "He went to eat an early breakfast. At Mr. Pings." She laughed once again.

"What's so funny? Why is it that you're in a great mood, and I'm not?" Viper pushed.

"Oh, it's nothing. Just a... joke." She smiled.

"May I ask what it is?" Viper softly panted from walking up the thousand steps.

"No. I'm sorry." Tigress tried to hold in her laughter.

Viper just stared at her. "You're so straight forward." She hissed. Moments passed, as they both laughed childishly.

"So let me get this straight. I just magically fell and hit my head, as I lost all my memory. I...wake up to you, my father, and... that girl-"

"Tigress." Shifu repeated.

"Tigress... is just my friend?"

"Yes." Shifu nodded.

"Then why'd she attempt pin me down last night?"

Shifu looked around, as he thought up something that didn't sound too inappropriate. Anger managements... no... possessed... no... horny... no... "She was... drunk." Shifu's voice cracked.

Many awkward seconds passed.

"She was... drunk?" Tai Lung squinted in disapproval.

"Mmm." Shifu agreed.

"Oh... o..kay." Tai Lung thought, then got up. "So Master Jin! When can you teach me that Kung Fu stuff? I'm so anxious to learn some of it!" He started swinging his fists and legs around perfectly, as he did incredible moves Shifu could only dream about. He has learned much more than what Shifu had taught him, Shifu himself could see.

Wait, he musn't let Tai Lung remember that he is a master in the art of Kung Fu! Shifu quickly walked over to Tai Lung, as he stopped him. "Careful! You might..." He thought. "...wound yourself even more! Sit." He directed Tai Lung to a very stable, wooden, carved chair.

"No, I will not teach you Kung Fu, due to your wounds. I just fixed you up, and now you ask to jump around like a mad-mammal? Not yet, my son." Shifu was shocked at his own words. My son... He lowered his head, as he smiled just a bit. It was back to normal.

"Fine." Tai Lung rested his chin on his palm, in which his elbow was rested on his knee. He stared at the door. "Why did Tigress have to leave?" He breathed steadily.

"She... has a job."

"Let me guess, at a bar?" Tai Lung chuckled lightly.

"No, no. She's a..." He thought. "...tailor. She made those bandages that you're in now. Last night... I was also shocked. It was... her first time drinking. She went over the top. And, I'm sorry if she hurt you last night. That should have been an accident." He forgot how good of a liar he was.

"It's nothing to be concerned about." Tai Lung scratched at his new wound from the tigress; three scratches on him arm. "What's for breakfast? Don't tell me it's more medicine."

"Oh, it is. But I'm also making this thing called scrambled eggs. And don't worry, it will be cooked this time."

"Thank god." Tai Lung smiled, as Shifu walked outside to get a home-made, steel pan.

Tigress, Crane, Monkey, Mantis, Viper, and Po all walked down the steps of the Jade Palace, having their usual conversations. Every morning, they would all go down to the town square to look at the news of the valley. As they slowly walked across the stone grounds, they could see many pigs and rabbits crowded around some animal... a... zebra? Where do all these animals come from? The zebra, by far, was not good looking. He had white leaf tape around the center of his broken eye-glasses, and nasty, buck teeth. It looked like he was running a show of some sort. That wasn't on their mind right now, though.

As they made their way past many homes and shops, they finally got to the town's center. Many rabbits and pigs were gathered around a tiny bird, who was talking through a massive horn, so that they can all hear him.

"...Now onto our weather!" He looked at his scroll. "There will be... a massive lightning storm tonight, along with a bit of hail. It will be a bit more furious judging from last night's storm."

A larger bird stepped in, as he pushed the other pigeon off to the side, and shook his wing. "Thank you... what was your name again?"

"Earl, sir."

"Thank you.. eh... Earl. Now, onto our NEWS, news!" He backed away, while another pigeon came in.

The feminine pigeon shivered, as she held up a scroll. "Hello, fellow friends of the Valley of Peace." She looked at her scroll, as she began to read. "I have great news from the Army of Onne.." The Army of Onne were a massive group of rhinos that protected the Valley of Peace, and most especially, the Furious Five and their master, and the new Dragon Warrior. "I quote, 'Hello, friends. It has been many days of countless, bloody battles near this valley. We are victorious!'" Every one started to cheer greatly, as the furious five looked at each other, and joined in. "...'All of the Army of Thoros is dead! We can now heal our wounded, and revive our dead. We will have a massive celebration! These are your fellow rhino army, reporting out.'" The pigeon folded up the scroll, as she bowed and walked off.

"Well, that's always good." Mantis said without any enthusiasm.

"I think we could have taken them, anyways. I mean what, how many could there be?" Monkey turned to Crane.

Crane raised his shoulders. "Who knows. Yeah, I do think we could handle them."

"Don't be so sure... I mean you can't judge what's not right in front of your eyes." Viper perked up, while Tigress turned to check out the joking zebra.

"Yeah... I guess." Crane replied, as he flew over with her, followed by the others.