Author's Note: Hi guys and gals I hope you're enjoying my new story/series so far. Here's chapter two and new characters will be showing up so stick around. Please review and let me know what you think, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kung Fu Panda, It is only owned by Dreamworks.
Ch. 2 New friends and meeting 'the' Panda
As the villagers took cover or tried exiting Mr. Ping's Noodle Shop, Sora Gao the Panther was facing against a gang of wolf bandits that planned to rob the shop and customers. But the one that stands in their, is Sora.
"I'll forget what happen last time, if you leave this place now." Sora offered no matter how much he wanted to tear them apart. The band of wolves then started laughing humorously at the preteens warming.
"Sorry kid, but we don't care what you say." The wolf leader said then snapped his fingers and his all six of his members surrounded him.
"Awe how cute, you formed your own boy band." Sora insulted, looking around cautiously. The lead wolf scoffed at the panthers words.
"Your mouth is what got you jumped in the first place." He said with his arms crossed in the back ground.
"Yeah, no one insults our leader Hua!" A lesser wolf yelled. Hearing the leader's name from a gray, Sora was on the verge of falling over laughing.
"Hahah, flower, your name means a flower. Man your parents must have hoped for a girl, I feel so sorry for you right now. What's wrong magnificent, can't take a joke." Sora taunted holding his stomach.
"How dare you insult me, in front of my gang." Hua scowled.
"No, your boy band." Sora remarked.
Gang, attack!" Hua ordered. The wolves then pulled out their weapons and hammers out and slowly moved forward to attack him. Sudden right in front of Sora, a preteen snake with green scales and two petals and bows on her head landed in front of him, along with a hawk, forming a circle back to back.
"Lets even these odds!" The preteen hawk shouted. The wolves then attacked with all their might. But surprisingly The preteens was blocking, tail striking, wing chopping. As well as out-smarting them easily.
"Stop hitting your face with my fist, oh wait." Sora said jovially, punching two of the wolves at once.
"I expected more from you bandits, this is too easy." The green preteen snake commented. She then moved away and was back to back with Sora. Sora nearly panicked but kept his cool as soon as he sees her as an ally.
"Hi." She said happy as nothing was going on.
"What sup." responded punching another wolf member.
" My name's Meili Mingzhu. You are?" She asked, tail striking an armed wolf.
"Nice to meet ya, the name's Sora Gao." Sora introduced himself.
"It's nice to know my ally." She said smiled happily, smacking another wolf across the face. They both nodded at each other, then noticed that a distant wolf had a crossbow and aimed it at them. Sora and Meili separated shifting towards him. Sora knocked the crossbow out of his hands, and Meili tail whipped him into a wall.
"Sorry, I'm allergic to arrows. They ruin the complexion." Sora commented with a joke. Meili found that funny of his quick timing joke. They both then had their sights on the hawk that was clawing the last lesser wolf bandit. He then made his way over to them.
"That was fun." He said sarcastically. They then had their sights on the wolf leader. The other wolves struggled to pick themselves up and limped beside him.
"This isn't over you brats! Next time we'll cream ya!" Hua exclaimed as he and his gang ran out.
"Yeah, you stay out you pack of mutts." Sora said in victorious. He then turned to Meili and the hawk.
"Well that was some fight, that I didn't think we could pull off." The hawk joked and said, "By the way, the name's Rai Changpu."
"I'm Sora."
"I'm Meili, nice to meet you Rai." Meili said.
5 minutes later
After getting to know each other and fixing up the noodle shop by the order of a ticked off Mr. Ping, Sora, Meili, and Rai became very fast friends. After a while, as planned Po and Viper walked in and seeing a nearly destroyed shop.
"What happen here?" Po questioned. Within seconds, Mr. Ping emerged from the kitchen with a pan in his winged hands. He then connect his pan on top of Po's head. Po then rubbed his head tempting to rub the pain off.
"Where have you been? Do you see what my shop looks like?" Mr. Ping exclaimed.
"I'm sorry I couldn't come sooner. What happen?" Po asked.
"A gang of wolf bandits tried to rob me. But since you were absent, my preteen guest had to stop them." Mr. Ping said still ticked off. He then walked over to Sora, and banged his pan on his head.
"OW!" Sora yelled.
"And you could have at least not destroy the tables." Mr. Ping said.
"Sorry." Sora said rubbing his head. Mr. Ping sighed decided to forgive him.
"Well, it seems you feel better and you and your friends did fight off those wolves. Your free to go Sora." Mr. ping said.
"So your name's Sora. Since you and your friends protected my dad and his shop, would you like a tour at the Jade Palace? My treat?" Po offered. Meili and Rai were greatly excited. Sora raised his paw for a question.
"Yes?" Po responded.
"What's the Jade Palace?" Sora asked befuddled. Everyone animatedly fell to the ground of Sora's unexpected question and quickly picked themselves back up.
"Are you serious?" Rai asked. Sora nodded. Meili poked Sora's side with her tail and said, "The Jade Palace is where the greatest warriors of China resides."
"Oh, hmm. I wonder if I can stay there." Sora thought out loud.
"I'm not entirely sure our master would permit that. But it's not impossible. Over the years he's been more lenient, maybe he would." Viper stated.
"And if we tell him that you guys actually defeated a few wolf bandits, then we would totally would like for you live there." Po said joyfully.
"What are we waiting for then, let's go!" Rai flying his way over to the palace.
"Hey wait up kiddo!" Po said following after him with Viper not far behind carrying the groceries with his tail. Meili was about to move on ahead, but noticed that Sora was still standing there. She then slithered next to him.
"Hey, let follow after them. We don't want you to be left behind." She told him. Sora finally came to his senses and followed also with her beside him.
Evening time: Later on in the day
After struggling to walk the thousand steps, the adults and preteens finally made it to the doors of the Palace.
"We're...finally...here." Po panted and fell to the floor.
"It's been three years for you and your still not used to the steps?" Viper asked with humor in her voice.
"A bit." Po answered. He slowing got up and proceeded to head to the Dragon grotto, where Master Shifu always resides in meditation. As expected, the old grand master was meditation on top of the staff his master gave him. Po tripping over the same rock caught his attention still face the same way. He then felt an unexpected aura of others. He looked over his shoulder and jumped off the staff and sees a preteen Panther, Snake, and hawk. The two preteens that surprised him the most was the panther and hawk. The reason is you would hardly ever see a panther or hawk around, or together in one area.
"Well hello young ones. What brought you here?" Shifu said to them.
"Uh Master Shifu, I sorta told them that I could give them a tour of the Palace for helping my dad fend off wolf bandits. These kids are all stronger than you think, and would like to ask you something." Po explained.
"And what is that?" Shifu asked. Rai and Meili moved forward and bow respectfully.
"We humbly ask to live and train in the Jade Palace." Both Meili and Rai asked. Master Shifu stroked his beard at their plead.
"Hmm, before I say any further. Mind telling me where your parents are?" He asked.
"I'm on a walkabout, traveling and hoping to find a master to train me. My name is Meili Mingzhu." Meili explained. Shifu nodded at her explanation, and turned to Rai.
" My name is Rai Changpu. I know it's uninteresting, but when a hawk get to a certain age, they leave their families. I left early, and wanted to travel the world. But living here sounds more interesting, I would like to training here to." Rai explained. Shifu nodded at his as well. Looking behind them, Sora stood in the same place beside Po and Viper. Shifu then walked over to him.
"And what about you?" Shifu asked him.
"I don't remember anything about my family. It's all a blur. All I remember was being alone and having a really bad headache. Last night the same band of thieves that attacked the noodle shop, ambushed me and well...It didn't end every nice. I beat them but with only a few cuts bruises on me, and found myself in the home of Mr. Ping. He cared for me and surprisingly put me to work. Then those wolves showed up and I met these two and became friends. If you want me to, I guess I would like to live here." Sora told.
"Hmm, very well. You may stay, but only if you abide to my rules and train here and listen to your teachers." Master Shifu stated. Meili, Rai, and Sora nodded in agreement and bowed.
"Good, I think this is a good time to meet the other masters. It seems your already acquainted with Master Viper and our Dragon Warrior." Shifu said. Everyone including Master Shifu headed to the Training Hall.
That's it for this chapter, I hope you guys like it. Next the preteens will meet the rest of the masters. Please leave a review in the comment box below and I'll write the next one, as soon as I updated the next chapter for Pride of a Ligress. If your new and actually like this story, you would most definitely like Rebirth of the Phoenix Warrior and Pride of a Ligress with my other set of OCs. If you want to learn more about my new Ocs (Sora, Meili, and Rai), their info will be in my bio. Until the next chapter,Marry Christmas! :D