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Chapter 2

Between hiding the baby panda and keeping him from cleaning out the entire ship of food, the two months they spent together at sea flew by in an instant. Boarus decided to name the child Po, because of his tendency to get into the potato baskets.

Ling was fluttering nervously around the kitchen, as usual, "We are going to dock soon! We need to figure out a way to get Po off of the boat without the Captain seeing."

Boarus finished chopping up some vegetables for today's lunch before looking up at his assistant.

"Well, he got on in those crates pretty easily without anybody noticing, so I figure he can get off the same way." He replied.

Boarus turned around, wiping his hand on his apron, eyes sweeping the room for a black and white fur ball.

"Ah! No, Po!" Boarus said waging a scolding finger when he spotted him reaching for the freshly made dumplings.

"You know those aren't for you."

Po looked up at him guilty, frozen on his hind paws, front paws out stretched out to grab a dumpling on the table. His big green eyes started collecting tears.

"Bo!" he whimpered.

The nearly two year old was getting better with words everyday and had given Boarus the nickname Bo. Sighing and holding back a smile, the big pig lumbered over to him, grabbing a discarded carrot off the counter.

"Here you little glutton." He handed the carrot to Po giving him an affectionate pat on the head. The little panda munched on the carrot happily giggling at a flustered Ling, who was still pacing around the kitchen.

"We will have to do this tonight, when Po is asleep." Ling said mumbling to himself.

"Yes, yes. Ling how about you put the child to sleep? Then maybe you could finish your job as my assistant?" Boarus interjected pointing to a very sleepy looking panda.

Ling sighed and nodded, picking up the half asleep Po and carrying him to his basket, in a corner out of sight. As anxious as he was to get the child off the boat, the Panda had begun to grow on him. He carefully tucked the sleeping panda into his makeshift bed. Po yawned, opening his small mouth wide as Ling tucked a small blanket around him.

About an hour later, the boat finally docked in Gongmen harbor as the sun was beginning to set over the city. Boarus made sure Po was sound asleep before placing a lid, loosely over the crate he slumbered in. The other crew members had already begun unloading the cargo when Boarus motioned for Ling to follow him, Po's crate clenched tightly in his wing.

"Do we even know where to take him?" Ling whispered to Boarus as they walked across the deck.

"There has to be a foster care center in Gongmen city. We can just drop him off there." He whispered back scanning the deck for any suspicious activity.

Ling looked sadly down at the crate in his hand. Poor Po was sure in for a rough time.

"Boarus! Ling! Why aren't you two helping unload like everyone else?" A loud booming voice called out to them.

Boarus winced and Ling jumped at the voice of their captain, causing the little panda inside the crate to bounce and hit his head on the lid pushing it off the box. Po let out a small cry of pain and shock at being suddenly awoken.

Captain Al's head twitched at the noise, "What was that?" he asked eyeing the two suspiciously.

Ling gulped, "Sir, we can explain."

"It's a child Captain." Boarus stated plainly, cutting Ling off.

"We found him on the ship when we last docked while at sea so; we figured this was a good time to let him off." The captain approached them slowly peering into the basket to reveal a curious baby panda staring back at him.

"A panda?" Al said raising an eyebrow, his frown melting into one of worry.

"Do you know what you have done?! Do you know what we carry on this ship?" he bit out glaring at Boarus.

He frown at the captain's harsh tone, "Food and gunpowder for a celebration at Gongmen Palace." He answered.

Al put a large claw to his forehead, "Lord Shen arranged for this delivery personally. It's in preparation for the celebration of his victory."

He looked to the docks nervously, "His victory in whipping out the village of pandas!" Boarus paled and Ling gasped, nearly dropping Po and his crate.

"I suggest you get rid of that panda immediately!" Captain Al whispered with urgency.

Boarus pick up Po out of his crate, "Sir, he is just a child! He'll be killed!" Boarus half shouted angrily at his captain.

Po turned to look up at Boarus, he didn't like all the shouting that was going on and his current caretaker seemed to be distressed.

"Bo?" Po asked questioningly, raising his arms to paw at Boarus's face.

"Sir, we are almost finished unloading."

One of the deckhands called out to the captain, "Also an inspector has arrived. He says its standard procedure."

A large gray wolf with the red symbol of Lord Shen walked haughtily onto the boat. Boarus quickly turned to hide Po from view and Ling covered his beak with his wing. The Captain's stance stiffened and back straightened as he turned to face the potentially hostile newcomer. As strict as Al seemed, even he didn't feel comfortable with throwing a child to the wolves, literally.

"Take him to my quarters and stay there. Don't leave till I come get you." Al whispered to Boarus, dismissing him with a nod.

Boarus nodded, walking quickly towards the Captain's quarters with Ling scrambling behind him. Once they were safely in the captain's room, Boarus let out a sigh of relief and Ling collapse on the floor with a groan.

"We are so lucky." Ling mumbled into the floor.

"So, the Captain does have a heart under all those tough scales." Boarus chuckled as he set Po down on the Captain's bed.

They watched Po play with the bed pillows for about 15 minutes before Al finally walked into the room. He let out a groan, sliding his large black hat off his head and setting it on his desk before plopping down in his chair.

"They're gone, for now." He grunted, "But we need to leave port first thing tomorrow morning to avoid any suspicion."

Boarus and Ling sighed in relief.

"What are we to do with the kid?" Boarus asked sitting up from his place on the bed beside Po.

"The next port we're headed to is The Valley. There's an orphanage there that will be able to take care of him." Al responded looking weary, "Until then, care for him the same way you have been and keep his presence on this boat to a minimum. I don't need any of the crew spreading rumors that will come back to haunt me."

A smile broke on Boarus's face, picking Po up with a laugh, "Looks like you'll be here for a bit longer kid!"

Po giggled as he was thrown in the air, even Ling was smiling.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'm sure you're wondering when Tigress is going to make her appearance... You'll just have to wait till the next chapter!~~

I apologize if there are any grammar mistakes, sometimes I miss a few. XD