Chapter Eleven- Fighting Dai
After the four of them had introduced themselves to each other, Kiki and Daiyu told their story.
"I wanted to help my mom and dad." Kiki said. "So I took Daiyu and we came here to help."
"You know how to use that bow?" Lin asked.
"I'm a master." Kiki said, gripping her bow proudly.
"Then I have a plan." Lin said, smirking.
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Dai stared at the orb in his paw with greed.
"At last….." he said. "For over five hundred years I've been trapped in his wretched house."
"If you hate the house so much, why did you live in it when you were alive?" Shinjitsu asked. She was hanging upside-down from a pole she made with her magic. The steel bar was suspended high in the air. Kivu was lying on his stomach, alternately staring at Shinjitsu and the orb.
"It's not my fault." Dai said. "Mother told me, 'Don't sell the house; it solely belongs to our family.' I would've sold it if your short-tempered mother hadn't cursed us."
"That was your fault for trying to kill Grand Master Oogway." Shinjitsu said. "And now look at what's happened!" Dai growled and hurled a pillow at the nymph, who used her magic to make it burst into flames and turn to ashes.
"Stop criticizing me!" Dai yelled. "It's Kivu's fault anyway!"
"I am not responsible for your evil." Kivu said coolly. Dai launched another pillow, but Kivu just ducked.
"It doesn't matter now!" Dai said. "We have the soul of Master Shifu."
"But that Lang guy is still out there." Kivu said.
"I'll crush him later." Dai said.
Inside the orb, Shifu couldn't do much. He was trying to meditate, but Dai's arguing with Kivu and Shinjitsu was driving him crazy. It was worse than the time Po mistakably spilt noodle broth into Tigress' lap. Shifu doubted that Tigress had forgave and forgotten about that.
Then, there was a sound.
Dai, Kivu, Shinjitsu, and Shifu heard it. The room was deathly silent as the noise stared out soft, but then steadily crecendoed into what sounded like a herd of elephants charging to the door. Shinjitsu lowered the bar she was hanging on and came next to Kivu, who stood up. Everyone, even Shifu in the orb, stared at the door as the noise kept getting louder.
Then, it stopped, and there was a knock on the door.
"Should we answer it?" Kivu asked.
No need.
The door burst open on its own.
When the dust cleared, Kiki and Daiyu were standing in the room. Kiki had her bow drawn with an arrow notched into it. Dai growled and rose from his throne. Shifu, from inside the orb, stared at his granddaughter with horror. He was also fluently surprised to see Daiyu.
"What business do you four have with me?" Dai demanded.
"Surrender Shifu to us." Daiyu ordered.
"Or what?" Dai challenged.
"Or we'll crush you." Daiyu said.
"Such large words from a pathetic excuse of a dragon." Dai said. "Kivu, Shinjitsu, kill them."
"Give me one reason why I should do that." Shinjitsu demanded.
"Because I am the master of the house!" Dai shouted. "All who live under this house must obey me!"
"I don't live here." Shinjitsu said. "You keep me here prisoner."
"Then you will be confined to your garden until this fight is over!" Dai snapped his fingers, and Shinjitsu disappeared. "Kivu….."
"I'm with Shinjitsu." Kivu said. "You can't make me do anything."
"As your father….."
"Not a father by blood." Kivu said. He lunged, giving Dai a good kick to the face. Dai went flying backwards, the orb flying out of his hand. The orb flew thru the air and Kiki caught it before it could crash to the ground. Shifu felt a bit nauseous from his little flight. Dai got up once more and glared at the warriors with pure evil in his eyes. He snapped his fingers, and Kivu disappeared. Dai lunged towards Kiki, but Daiyu swatted him away as though he were a fly.
"Let's go!" she yelled. The two of them ran out the door. Dai was right on their tails. As they ran, they passed Lang and Lin, who were on opposite sides of the room.
"Now!" Kiki yelled as they hurdled past. Lin and Lang pulled on a rope they had in their mouths, making a trip line that made Dai fall to the ground, right into a net that lifted him up and trapped him.
"Perfect!" Lin exclaimed. She and Kiki high-fived.
"Shifu?" Kiki inquired, staring into the orb.
"We have to find a way for him to get out of there." Lang said.
"Just one problem." Lin said. "How?"
"Maybe if we….."
Then, another noise.
The noise of deep breathing mixed with growling.
The four of them turned and saw that Dai was growing and changing. The net that encase him broke away, and the four warriors found themselves staring at a dragon twice the size of Daiyu. Dai had become so large he broke thru the ceiling. He roared loudly.
"I want what you took from me!" he bellowed.
"Fat chance!" Lin snarled. She lunged, dodging Dai's teeth and driving her sharp fangs into his leg. Dai roared and slammed her into a bookcase, which fell on her.
And they say books can't hurt you. Lin thought painfully. She picked herself up and she, Lang, and Daiyu rushed forward to attack.
Daiyu aimed for Dai's legs, but Dai grabbed her horns and threw her into a wall. Daiyu went straight thru the wall, which quickly fixed itself, seeing how the house was magic. Daiyu started flying around the house, trying to find a way in before the fight got too rough. Lin lunged for Dai's leg, but the large dragon almost stomped on her before swiping at her face, narrowly missing her nose. Lin tried running up Dai's neck to his face, but got trapped in his mouth.
Now, just something you should know: the inside of a dragon mouth is not a very good place to be. Especially not Dai's mouth. His teeth were all black, and his tongue was slimy. It reeked of dead fish and dirty swamp goo. Lin desperately tried to stay away from the gaping black hole that was his throat. Lin eventually had to stab her claws into Dai's tongue, making him roar so that she could jump out. She landed next to Lang, who was breathing hard and had a few scratches on him.
"That was disgusting." Lin gagged.
"Just hang in there." Lang encouraged. "We just have to kill him."
"Alright then." Lin sassed. "Educate me."
"Just watch and learn." He snarled. He ran forward and lunged at Dai's throat. Dai was ready for him as he grabbed Lang by his scruff and threw him into Lin. The two of them tumbled and rolled as they crashed into a couch. Dai growled at them when he realized there was a warrior missing.
Where is that little cheetah cub? He thought. He scanned the room, searching for the one who had what he wanted.
Kiki was hiding behind a chair, holding the orb so that it wouldn't break. After seeing her friends get pummeled like that, she realized that she had to help. So Kiki carefully hid Shifu behind the chair, notched and arrow into her bow, and jumped out, shooting Dai right in the neck. Dai roared and turned to her, hatred filling his eyes. He came at her like a bullet, but Kiki shot two more arrows, one hitting Dai's leg, the other nicking his ear. Kiki jumped away as a giant paw occupied the spot she was just in. The force of the slam made the orb roll from its hiding spot. Dai saw this and immediately went after it.
Shifu, inside the orb was trying to run the other way to stop it, but kept falling over. "You've got to be kidding me." He muttered.
Dai reached for the orb, but Kiki shot an arrow in his eye. Dai reared back, roaring so loud you could've heard him from miles away.
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Po looked up from his bowl of noodles.
"You hear something?" he questioned Tigress.
"Not sure." Tigress replied.
*****
Dai took out the arrow and glared at Kiki with his good eye. Kiki had her back turned to Dai and was kneeling next to the orb, picking it up to see if it was damaged.
Shifu noticed Dai about to move in for the kill and tried to warn Kiki, but Kiki couldn't hear him.
Dai moved in for the kill.
Lang got in the way.
A/N: Suspense! Until the next chapter! Maybe, one or two left until I'm done.