Just wanted to give a little look-see at Po's nightmare about being hunted by a croc that killed his parents. Hope ya like it!

Chapter 4: Haunting Night

After revealing the stories, Po went to sleep in his dorm and suddenly felt like a nightmare was coming in his head. He groaned softly and tossed and turned in his sleep and whispered, "No.... no.... no, please.... don't take them. Don't take them away from me...."

Po's nightmare

The thunder strikes and Po runs across the Wudang Mountains where a big croc was following him out of nowhere with a sword, raising it in the air, to come after him.

Po panted furiously and tried to keep his catch his breath and it felt like he couldn't breathe. He hid himself away in a tree while the croc was still following him. He looked as he kept running past him and felt like he was in the clear, at least for now. He panted heavily as he tried to keep his composure coming.

He sighed heavily and then, suddenly laid his head down to the tree, and noticed that he was alone and with no one around him to protect him. Rain started falling down hard and it soaked up Po's fur and then, he got down to his knees and started to cry.

Tears kept falling down from his eyes as the rain soaks him up. He lifted his head up in the sky and asked, "Why did you leave me here all alone?"

He sits down and curled himself up in a little ball and resumed crying as the rain keeps falling down. Two tears kept falling down his face and let out a few sniffles. He just felt so brokenhearted and alone for some reason. Then, out of the blue, lightning struck two times and he felt so scared that that night was his last.

Then, out of the blue, the lightning struck again and there was the lead croc coming in with a sword, waiting for a right time to strike. Po felt terrified that he actually showed up to kill him and that his life would be over. He asked, "What do you want from me?"

"I want to kill you, like I killed your parents, no chiz." the lead croc sneered.

"WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!" he screamed.

"It means, that you'll end up like your parents, beaten and dead. I'm not leaving until I finish what I started, so I'm ready to get rid of you." the croc snarled.

"Stay away from me. Just leave me alone, please!" Po cried.

"I don't give a flying fladoodle about it, so just shut the klunk up and let me have my moment!"

The lead croc wasn't about to take any chances, so he came close to Po and he stayed back away from him, but he got nearer and nearer and then, he went into the end of the mountain, where it's down 25 feet in the air. He quickly trembled in fear and felt so mortified of the ordeal that he was gonna dead in a millisecond, then the croc struck his sword and landed on Po's shoulder.

As the lightning struck, Po was tossing and turning in his bed, with his echoing screams, like he was being stabbed. Then, the croc kicked him with his foot and fell down to his death.

Reality...

The thunder rumbles four times and Po woke up screaming loudly, insane-like. He was panting furiously and started sweating. The lightning flashed out of nowhere and looked around and see that he's still alive. He sighed in relief to know that this nightmare was over.

He wiped the sweat from his head and covered his eyes, because beneath those green eyes were tears coming out. He was afraid to go back to sleep, because of the haunting images of that lead croc that killed his bio parents and that he'll come back to get him.

He hid his face and started crying softly, and realizes that his parents left him behind for safety reasons and because he didn't want to end up like his parents did when he was a young infant cub. Then, the door opens and there's Shifu, Crane, Mantis and Viper coming out to see if Po's okay.

"Po? Are you-- are you okay?" asked Viper.

He sniffled and let out a few choked sobs, and hid his face away to prevent him from seeing him breaking down. Viper grew deeply concerned about him, like he's just had a nightmare in his sleep and as he removed his face, they saw his eyes turning red, tears coming out and bags coming out of it. They could tell that he was scared.

"What's wrong, buddy?" asked Mantis.

Po sighed nervously and became extremely timid about this ordeal and Shofu already knew what's going on; his parents and that haunting nightmare he just had. They knew that this whole thing was for real and like he's had a traumatic experience, but not like this.

"Is it about your..." asked Crane.

Po nodded his head slowly and everyone grew concerned about him that he has nightmares about his parents' death and that someone will come back for him for some leftover revenge. Crane and Viper gave him some comfort and hugged both of them and Po embraced the hug. Mantis hopped on Po's shoulder and told him, "Dude, I know exactly how you feel."

Po sniffled and asked, "Y-you do?"

"Yeah, I didn't know much about my parents and all I remember is that I was taken care of by grandfather. He's like the parent I never had and most times I get a few nightmares about my parents when I was a kid and the only thing that kept me going is my grandfather's spirit and it keeps me going. I felt as if my life was over and after being a part of this team, I felt like this is the only family I never had and I'm just thankful to be a part of it." Mantis said.

"We feel the same way." said Crane.

Shifu felt as if he wants to follow Po's quest to find answers about his parents and just feels kinda almost sorry for him, like he felt a certain deep connection between them. He sighed softly and felt a warm feeling in his heart, but didn't want the students to see that because it would embarass him and screw up his reputation as a master. He came closer to Po and told him, "If you ever feel like talking about this situation, just come to me or everyone else and you can let us know when or where you want to go on this quest."

"I will." he whispered.

"Did it haunt you every night?" asked Viper.

"I don't think we're supposed to ask that question. He might not want to answer it." said Crane.

"Hey, it's okay. It just keeps haunting me every day of my life, since I was a kid. It just won't leave me alone. Whenever I think of them, it just leaves an empty feeling inside of me that just won't escape. I know they gave up their lives for me, but I just.... feel like I have no one around me. I just.... gotta know."

"And you will. Wherever your parents are, there's always gonna be a part of you that will still live... in your heart." said Viper.

Po touched his heart and it felt like his parents are there and it will never go away and hopefully, it won't be forgotten. He wants to go on that quest to find out more about his parents and feels like he'll be ready, whenever he's ready to go. He turned to Viper and asked, "You think so?"

"I know so."

"Underneath all that fat of yours--no offense-- your parents will still be here in your heart and it won't go away." said Crane.

Po chuckled softly and felt as if his family is always here in his heart, but the Five and Shifu, he describes them as his second family.... the family he's never had before. He smiled at them and said, "Thanks, guys. Whenever I go on my quest, we will go together. I just have to give some time until I'm actually ready."

"Of course. We should get some sleep." said Shifu.

"Good night, guys.... and thanks." said Po.

"Good night."

Everyone left Po's room and left him to catch up on some sleep and as he went to sleep, he stared up at the ceiling and whispered, "I'm lucky to have these guys in my life.... and they're my family."

Ain't that sweet? He sees the Five and Shifu as his family. You may be wondering, when's he going on his quest? You're about to find out soon.