Kung Fu Panda 6: The Final Fate by
Mitchicus
Chapter 5: Owl Problem
Mitchicus was on his stomach, his paws hanging over the bed as he slept. Lucy woke up before him and shook him, trying to wake him up. It did nothing. Mitch began to murmur something while he slept.
"Tigress, harder." He murmured.
Lucy blushed and kicked him in the face, not too hard but hard enough. Mitch's eyes snapped open and he fell off of the bed. Lucy laughed and helped him up. She eyed him as if telling him that she heard him. Mitch blushed.
"Oh…you heard that?" Mitch said as he blushed.
Lucy nodded. "Too much."
"Sorry about that." Mitch said as he rubbed his nose. "But why did you kick me again?"
Lucy blushed. "I shoved you a few times before, but it seems that you were too…into it."
Mitch's face reddened, but his fur slightly hid it. He got up and put on his shirt, and then his coat. He strapped both of his swords to his side and opened the door for her. The two walked to the lobby, handed the employee the key, and walked out of the hotel. A tiger in Chinese battle armor stopped him.
"Are you the one who stopped the invading army at Chungee Bridge and saved this village?" The warrior asked.
Mitch nodded. "I am."
The warrior pulled a large bag of money from his belt and handed it to him.
"The emperor thanks you personally, and sends you one-thousand yen." The tiger said.
Mitchicus took the money and bowed. "I thank the emperor for his generosity."
"The emperor has heard about you before. Entire armies destroyed by one tiger, what incredible stories. He asks if you would be willing to serve him when duty calls." The soldier said.
Mitch bowed again. "When duty calls, I will be at the emperor's service."
The soldier nodded. "Congratulations on your victories, general."
The soldier hurried out of the village and went towards the Imperial City. Mitch sighed and put the bag of money under his sash.
"This will weigh me down a bit." Mitch joked, and she laughed.
The two said goodbye to the other tigers and hurried out of the village. They were making good time, and soon they saw the Jade Palace in the distance. They were almost there.
Po stood with Master Shifu, Tai Lung, the Five, and the Ravenger Three. Po's back was turned to the thousand steps, and Po was talking with Shifu.
"So…" Po said.
"What is it panda?" Shifu asked.
"How is Mitchicus alive again?" Po asked.
Shifu rubbed his hand down his beard and sighed. "Some warriors in the past have been brought back by the universe because they still have a duty to do or are given a second chance. Pantelis' allies were brought back from the dead by black magic, but that requires their dead body, and Mitch's vanished."
"So…does that mean he could have not died at all?"
"Absolutely not, there was no doubt in my mind or anyone else's mind that Mitch was not dead, and we had his dead body for a period of time." Shifu said. "I can sense things like that."
A figure descended towards Po, but no one noticed it.
"Po, look out!" Kiro managed to yell.
Po tried to turn around but was hit in the head by Fenghuang. Po's vision went black and he fell to the ground, unconscious. Viper, Crane, Monkey, and Mantis rushed at her, but she hit them, knocking them back to the ground. A group of hawks suddenly landed around them. Fenghuang hit Tigress in the forehead, knocking her out. The owl caught Tigress and began to flap her wings, smiling.
"My friends will make quick work of you. Good to see you all one last time." Fenghuang said before flying away from them, carrying Tigress in her talons and heading out of the Valley of Peace.
Po's eyes slowly began blinking. He saw his friends, Shifu, Tai Lung, the Furious Four, and the Ravenger Three facing the hawks with difficulty. Po closed his eyes and opened them again. There was a flash of white, and the hawks appeared to be scared of it. He blinked again and saw a hawk heading straight for him, its talons ready to rip open his throat, but it never reached him.
A sword pierced through its side and pinned it against a nearby column. The hawk screeched and tried to wiggle from the blade in its abdomen, but it quickly died. The flash of white hit a hawk and then hit it again, revealing blood gushing from its throat as it gurgled and fell to the ground dead. Po finally saw the flash and knew who it was. It was Mitchicus. He looked like a ghost to Po, but the panda knew that he was not one.
The White Tiger twisted the neck of a hawk, breaking it, and then slammed its body into an incoming attacker. The live and dead hawk fell to the ground, and Mitch stabbed the live one with his sword, making it suffer the same fate as its ally.
A hawk snuck behind Mitchicus but the White Tiger sensed him. Mitch spun around, slicing the head off of the hawk with great ferocity. The body fell to the ground with a thud, and the hawk's head, which still had an expression of fear from its death, rolled several times on the ground before stopping. All of his allies were still scared of how ferocious their ally could be, and the Ravenger Three were not accustomed to seeing things like this.
Mitchicus jumped into the air and grabbed a hawk who was trying to flee. The other hawks screeched and flew away from the Jade Palace, trying to escape with their lives. Po turned and saw a white Tigress aiming a bow and arrow at one of the hawks. She fired, and the arrow pierced the hawk's chest. The hawk screeched and fell to the Thousand Steps, and continued tumbling until it stopped at the bottom. If the arrow didn't kill it, then the fall did.
Lucy did not fire at the rest of the hawks for they were out of range. She turned with the others and faced Mitchicus, who was pinning the hawk to the ground.
"Where is Pantelis?" Mitch demanded.
The hawk tried to free itself but did so with no success. Mitch dug his claws into its wings, causing it to shriek in pain.
"Tell me where he is, and I may spare your life." Mitch said through his fangs.
The hawk looked at him with terrified eyes. "He is in Vangun, that is all that I know."
Mitch grinned. "Thank you for your cooperation. I apologize, but we can't let you leave alive."
Mitch ripped the throat out of the hawk and the bird screamed before gurgling. Rachel hid her eyes behind Kiro's shoulder, and the others winced. Finally, the hawk was dead and Mitch stood up, panting in anger. He took a deep breath and exhaled. His face was now calm and peaceful.
"Forgive me; I get a little…aggressive…when I get into battle." Mitch said, causing the others to give light smiles in return.
Mitch looked around for Tigress and did not see her. His eyes filled with worry.
"W-where is Tigress?" He asked.
Po shook his head. "They took her Mitch."
Mitch's eyes flashed with even more worry, and then anger. The others backed up, fearing that he was going to attack them. He turned towards the Valley of Peace and slammed his fists against the stone below, cracking it.
"Damn you Pantelis!" He yelled as lighting flashed above him, signifying that he could control it.
Mitchicus roared in anger, deafening his friends and even the villagers below. Po bravely ran up to him and put his hand on his shoulder, and Lucy ran up as well and put her paw on his shoulder.
"Mitch, she'll be fine! We'll get her back!" Po reassured the White Tiger.
Mitch breathed quickly and deeply, and he bowed his head. "She's gone, and if I had come just a little sooner, she would be alright."
"We'll get her back." Po said calmly.
Mitch looked up at him. "I hope so." Mitch said in a low tone, almost as if it was a whisper.
The White Tiger got up and turned around, beginning to walk towards the Sacred Hall of Warriors. The others quickly made a path for him and he slammed open the doors, then walked to the pool there and sat in front of it. The others followed him, but kept a distance. Shifu looked at two of his students.
"Po, Tai Lung, you're up." He whispered.
The two nodded and walked over to Mitchicus, who was staring into the pool. Po sat at Mitch's right and Tai Lung at his left. Po put his paw on the tiger's shoulder.
"Dude, you can't be this angry, you'll kill yourself slowly." Po said in a calm tone.
Mitchicus leaned his head towards Po, gesturing for him to continue.
"You can't be angry like this. She wouldn't want you to be." Po said.
Mitch knew he was right. He had to stop thinking about her for now, even though it would be extremely hard for him. He had to stop thinking of the one he love's safety, for the sake of his friends.
Mitchicus looked at Po. "You're right, Po. Say, could you make me some dumplings?"
Po, Tai Lung, and the others laughed.
"Sure I can man!" Po said happily.
Mitch turned to Tai Lung. "How are you doing, Tai?"
Tai Lung smiled. ""Good, especially since you're…you know…not dead."
Mitch smiled and nodded. The tiger turned to the others and nodded. "Good to see you all again. Master Shifu, is it alright if I live in the Jade Palace again?"
Shifu nodded, smiling. "Certainly."
The group talked for a while, and the evening came. Po made dumplings at Mitchicus' request, and the group ate their food as if nothing had happened. They all were scared that because they had lost Tigress and she could be in danger, but they tried not to show it for Mitchicus' sake. Dinner ended and Mitchicus went to his room, and the others went to theirs as well. The Barracks had been extended due to the increased number of people at the palace, and Lucy stayed in a new room from the renovations. Mitch sat on top of his bed inside of his room, which was also Tigress' room of course. He had moved his armor from the Hall of Heroes back to his room, and his two swords sat near them. His coat was sitting on a chair, and he would not wear it again for a while, since the weather was not suitable for coats there. He now wore his sleeveless black shirt with a silver secondary, and his dark black pants.
Viper and Po listened in on him. They heard him sigh many times, obviously indicating his memories of the past he had with Tigress. They shook their heads, feeling sorry for him.
"We need to get his mind off of Tigress." Viper whispered.
"How?" Po asked.
"You know, tell him some jokes or something like that." She replied.
Po put his hand on the door and looked for her approval. She nodded, and he opened the door, and they both stepped inside. Po closed the door behind him and Mitch looked up at them, giving a light smile.
"Hey Po, hey Viper."
"Hey Mitch." They both said in unison.
"So what brings you here?" Mitchicus asked.
"We were wondering how getting back into your old life is like." Po said.
Mitch nodded. "Weather's good, I had to keep up with blizzards all the time in Siberia."
"You were in Siberia?" Viper asked.
Mitch nodded again. "I woke up in the snow with a blizzard around me, not knowing how I got there or where I was at first. All I knew was where to go, and I went to a village where the most notorious villains in Siberia meet. I found a restaurant and entered it. I saw Adolfo there, and it hit me. This was the place that I had seen in my vision before I had died. I sat down and overhead minions of Pantelis talking, giving away the location of Brutus. I beat them all up and gave Adolfo the letter that went to Tigress, which you have all read. Before I went to the restaurant though, I found my good friend Leonardo and the clan I had started, Maxim. I told him to be ready and when I found him and my soldiers after I left the restaurant, we prepared to attack Brutus. I met my cousin in the planning, who is with us now."
Viper nodded. "She's a good girl."
Mitch smiled. "We attacked Brutus and killed him, and then I traveled back to China, where I faced part of Pantelis' army alone. I defeated them and then saved a village of tigers, who some I had known when I was a kid. And then I traveled back here, and now I talk with you two."
Po nodded. "Anything else?"
Mitch scratched his scar. "Glad to have my friends back, but there is one missing." The White Tiger said as he looked to the ground in sadness.
Viper hit his leg, telling the panda to stop asking him about how his life was going, for Tigress was now being brought up.
"So, I just came up with a new word." Po said nervously.
Mitch looked up at him with his blue eyes. "Yeah, what's that?"
Po scratched the back of his head. "You know how I say awesome a lot?"
Mitchicus chuckled. "A little too much."
"Maybe when you do something, I could say 'that was pure mitchumness!'"
Mitch laughed, and Po knew that he had changed his mood.
"What about the Mitchicus Special? It's like your official attack or something?" Po asked.
Mitch shook his head. "I think I'm good, but those are great ideas Po."
"Thanks," The panda replied.
Mitch nodded. "Has Song been good?"
Po smiled. "Yeah, and she's on a trip to Gongmen City right now. She'll be getting back soon though."
Mitch laughed. "She'll be shocked when she sees me alive. I need to get some rest Po. I thank you two for your time." The White Tiger said as he bowed his head to them, and they bowed also.
The two left the room and closed the door. Viper gave Po a high-five with her tail.
"Nice work Po." She whispered.
"Thanks," Po said.
A heavy rain fell on the Valley of Peace that night, and it continued in the morning and afternoon.
Mitchicus opened his door and looked back and forth, making sure that he had woken no one up. He put his foot in the hall and the wood creaked. Mitchicus cursed in a hushed tone and walked out silently. Po and Lucy heard him, and they both got up and walked outside of their rooms, into the hallway. It was thirty minutes before Master Shifu would wake them all up.
"Lucy, right?" Po asked in a whisper.
Lucy nodded. "Yeah. Do you know where Mitch is going?"
"I don't know where he's going. Let me think for a sec." Po said as he scratched his head. "He likes to train late at night, which he did with Tigress a lot."
"Let's check and see if he's training first." Lucy said.
Po led her through the back door of the Training Hall, but he was not inside. Lucy turned to him, and he scratched his cheek.
"He could be outside; I just realized that he likes training in the rain a lot." Po said.
Lucy nodded and the two opened up the door to the Training Hall, walking onto the patio in front of it. The sky was dark and the rain was filling hard, but Mitchicus was in the courtyard in front of them. He was doing pull-ups on an elevated piece of bamboo, as if he was unaware of the weather around him. He finished his set and jumped to the ground, smiling as he saw the two.
"Even if you've been immortal for a while, you can get soft from the time away from training. And if you get soft, well…let's just say things don't go well for you in battle. What woke you two up?" Mitchicus asked them.
"We heard you get up, so we thought that we would…investigate where you went." Lucy replied. "You're going to catch a cold if you don't get dry."
Mitch smiled and put his hands out and closed his eyes, enjoying the rain falling on his fur. "Actually, ever since I was a cub, I have been able to train in the rain without getting sick. Master Oogway said that I was 'weather proof'."
"I guess there is nothing wrong with you out here then." Lucy said, defeated.
Mitch nodded. "Lucy, could you give Po and I a minute?"
"Of course cousin," She said as she went into the Training Hall and closed the doors behind her.
Mitch sighed and walked under the patio, facing Po.
"Po, I'm worried about Tigress." Mitchicus said.
Po bit his lip. He knew that Master Shifu had told him to not talk about Tigress with Mitch, since the old master felt that Mitch would go into a rage, but Mitchicus seemed calm now.
"What is it?" Po asked.
Mitch eyed him with worried eyes. "She's captive under Pantelis now. I should have been there for her, and now I feel like we're going to pay the price for my mistake."
A/N: Mitchicus returns to the Jade Palace and Tigress is kidnapped. Next chapter: Serving the Devil. Tigress is under captivity from Pantelis, and she will be changed for the worse. I am pleased to announce two new stories I will be writing at some point! The first new story: "Po Pilgrim vs. The World". This story follows Po when he returns from Gongmen City, and he asks Tigress to be his girlfriend. Just like the movie, Po finds out about her past love life and must face her seven evil exes before he can get his true love. It's Scott Pilgrim, Kung Fu Panda style! The second story is "Kung Fu Panda: The Love Wars". There are three boys and three girls in the Jade Palace, but who will get which? To add to that, will they be able to join together to face their greatest threat yet? Features Po, Mitchicus, Tai Lung, Tigress, Song, and Mei Ling. Please review, share, comment, and please, no flames!