Chapter Twelve- Defeat
One shall perish to save his friends
Kiki turned just as Lang jumped in to protect her. Dai caught the Werewolf Spirit in his mouth and bit hard. Lang let out a howl of pain. Dai threw him aside, and the large wolf slumped to the ground. Kiki stared at the wolf with horror, now completely terrified. She was then suddenly aware of a burning sensation in her hands, and she dropped the orb with an, "Ouch!"
The orb bounced off the floor and disappeared, leaving only a ghostly white sphere that started flying around with rapid pace before it disappeared thru the hole in the ceiling.
Dai cursed. "I am a fool! I should've realized that their souls were tied together!" He turned to Kiki. "I'll kill you for that!" He lunged again, but Kiki had regained her courage, and she shot out Dai's other eye. His roar that could be heard from miles around came out again.
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"Now what was that?" Po whined.
"Oh just let it go." Tigress ordered.
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Lin and Daiyu, who had managed to slam her way thru the front door, came to Kiki's side.
"We need a new plan." Kiki said. Dai was still trying to get the arrow out of his eye.
"Lin, have you ever heard of Yin-Yang Long?" Daiyu asked.
"It sounds familiar." Lin said.
"You're Yin." Daiyu said. Lin stared at the dragon in shock. "And I am Yang. We were sent to this world to defeat Dai and go to Heaven."
"But how?" Lin asked.
"Dragon Fire." Daiyu said. "If Dai is killed by our fire, then this house will be sent to Heaven along with the souls in it."
"Then you better learn how soon!" Kiki said. Dai turned on them, relying on only hearing and smelling to find his prey. Kiki shot an arrow that nicked Dai's other ear. The dragon roared and swiped blindly at the group. The three of them jumped away, but Daiyu's tail was caught under Dai's paw, and she tripped. Dai roared and reared back for the final strike.
When Lin had jumped away, she had hit her head against the table. Now, a long lost memory flooded her vision.
FLASHBACK
Yin stood next to her sister, Yang. Both of the full grown black dragons stood before the glimmering sphere that was the king of gods.
"There is a prophecy that you two must fulfill before becoming guardians of Heaven." He said. "Now, you must be separated in order to complete this prophecy."
"Will we see each other again?" Yin asked. She cared for her twin very much. "If we are destined to part forever, I will refuse to go along with it." The king of gods chuckled.
"You are so loyal." He said. "You two will meet again, but it will be at least a few decades."
"I'm willing to wait." Yang said. "As long as I am able to see my twin again."
"Then go." The king said. "Yang, you will be the guardian to a small village in the mountains. Yin, you will live in a valley with other dragons." The black dragons bowed and walked off, but the king stopped Yin. "Yin, you will be going there as an egg to a dragon angel that will pose as your mother. You will be separated from her." Yin nodded in understanding and ran off to join her sister.
Yang took off with Yin in her claws as an egg. The flight went smoothly until a demon suddenly attacked. Yang managed to kill the demon, but not before the demon made her drop the egg. Yang raced after it, but the egg hit the side of a mountain hard. Yang checked it over and saw no damage, but she knew in her heart that something was wrong. Yang berated herself for only a moment before continuing. She delivered Yin to the dragon angel and flew off to the village. The village was made up completely of snow leopards, who welcomed her. They were very excited when Yang told them her reason for coming.
"What shall we call you, great dragon?" the leader asked. Yang thought for a moment.
"You may call me Daiyu." She said.
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"What are you doing in there?" a voice whispered.
The little dragon moved about in her egg. She was still confused about where she was. Something was pulled around her egg. The little dragon punched and kicked at the egg, barely aware of it rolling a bit.
Then, there was a loud CRACK as the egg burst.
The hatchling found herself in a bundle of blankets. 'Where am I?" she thought. Then, the blankets shifted and the dragon looked up into the eyes of a small creature. Somehow, she knew it was a red panda, although she can't remember where she had seen one. The hatchling was also aware of the cold, white enclosure that surrounded them. The hatchling shook her fur, and the old red panda laughed. The hatchling smiled and cuddled up to her new master. The red panda smiled and held her in his arms.
"Hi there." The hatchling said.
The old man jumped and stared at her.
"Did you just talk?" he asked.
"Yep." The hatchling said. She thought quickly. What was her name? Something with an 'in' sound. "I'm Lin."
"Well, I'm Shifu." The red panda said.
END OF FLASHBACK
Lin had lost her memory when she hit the mountain.
Now, she knew what to do.
Lin stood and snarled.
"Get away from my sister!" she roared. She leaped towards Dai…..
…..and blew fire into his face.
Dai reared back, and Daiyu and Kiki watched with amazement as Lin glowed and grew, becoming a full grown dragon. Daiyu smiled, got up, and joined her sister.
"Good to have you back." Daiyu said.
"Good to be back." Lin said. They nodded to Kiki, who notched and arrow into her bow. The three of them stood ready and Dai launched himself at them. Lin, Daiyu, and Kiki intercepted him, fighting with all their might. Lin and Daiyu bit, scratched, and blew fire. Kiki used her kung fu and a couple arrows now and then. Then, they finished the battle.
Kiki shot an arrow into Dai's chest, right where his heart was.
Lin and Daiyu shot twin flames into the wound.
Dai roared, slowly disintegrating into nothingness.
All that was left was a pile of ashes.
Lin, Daiyu, and Kiki breathed deeply. Lin went back to her previous size.
Then, the house started to shake.
"Let's get out of here!" Kiki cried. The three of them sprinted off, Daiyu grabbing Lang on the way. They managed to leap out the front door just as the house disappeared. They stared at where the house used to be, gawking.
"'Should the ghosts be released it will all end.'" Lin recited. "There goes another line."
"And here is yet another." Daiyu said sadly, staring down and Lang's body. Kiki and Lin stared at him with horror. "'One shall perish to save his friends.'"
"Why must great battles end in disaster?" Kiki muttered.
"Aren't you forgetting something?"
The three warriors jumped and spun around. They saw Kivu and Shinjitsu standing there. Kiki drew her bow and shot an arrow at Kivu. The zebra didn't move, but instead turned the arrow to a very pretty flower. He and Shinjitsu walked over and Kivu handed the flower to Kiki.
"Will this prove that I'm not going to hurt you?" he asked. Kiki blushed and accepted the gift. Unfortunately, the pollen in the flower made her sneeze.
"What are we forgetting?" Daiyu asked.
"The last lines of the prophecy." Shinjitsu said.
Lin thought for a moment. "'Sadness and grief will follow the end to danger; but joy will come from a powerful stranger.' What's that supposed to mean?"
"Well, we are pretty sad about losing Shifu and Lang." Kiki said. A tear fell into her flower.
"And we know of the strangers who can help." Kivu said. Shinjitsu smiled and pulled a small conch shell out of her pocket.
"What's that for?" Lin asked.
"Well, you know how you can hear the ocean in these?" Shinjitsu asked. Lin nodded. "The ocean can hear you, too, and our 'strangers' are vacationing at the bottom of the ocean." Lin, Daiyu, and Kiki exchanged weird looks, but Shinjitsu just put the shell to her ear.
"Oh girls." She said into it. "I believe your assistance is required." There was a garbled sound coming from the shell. "I don't care if I'm interrupting your tanning time. Get up here! I need you two for a resurrection spell." More garble. "You should care because it's Master Shifu and the Werewolf Spirit!" Then, a pause. After that, a bright light, and everyone had to shield their eyes. When the light died down, there were two cheetahs standing in front of the group.
"I can't believe you interrupted our day." One cheetah said. "That boy was really cute!"
"Narrisa, he was a merman." The other cheetah said.
"I don't care, Destiny." The first cheetah said. "He was cute."
A/N: Kivu, OC is basically a character that belongs to the author rather than the movie. The rest of you read and review! Almost done!