To my reviewers,

Thank you for your encouraging words. I apologize for the spelling mix up but I will provide a quick profile of each character at the beginning of the next chapter. I hope you like this newest chapter and make sure to let me know what you think.

Po-

The Figure reached out with a clawed hand and I deflected it with swift strike at his forearm. His grin grew as he began to chuckle to himself then he tried to strike me repeatedly as I blocked and dodged his blows. With each successful hit the horns lengthened and arms grew. Soon he looked like a demon with a grin as wide as his face large curling horns and massive hands. He was able to grab me and pulled his hand back to deliver the finishing blow then everything went white.

Blinking furiously I realized that the morning sun had hit my vision as I was dreaming and had finally woke me up. I had never had a dream like that before and it made me shiver to think of what it could mean. Looking around I saw that Tigress was sitting next to me looking out into the clearing ahead. She gave me a wary glance, "Bout time you woke up. Get ready we need to leave as soon as possible." I blinked at her, had she been her this whole time letting me sleep? Shanking my head I went and collected my stuff and joined the others preparing to leave.

We walked for a long time before stopping for lunch. It was torture my stomach would have eaten me if we had walked any longer. As we at I noticed Tigress eating a lot more than usual and had a serious look about her. Raising a brow in as friendly a way I asked, "Tigress you ok." She blinked, "Ya just thinking that I should go first and see what's going on ahead of us." With that she got up and leapt up the side of the canyon wall.

Tigress-

I know Po is worried about me but I need to see what is going on with Decha. If we sneak up on him it may not end well for anyone he decides is an enemy. Running along the edge I watched the space below hoping to see him calm and waiting but so far it looks as they finally backed him in too far.

I spent almost the rest of the day looking for him but all I found were the marks of his fight and his wrap hidden in a cave near where he was going to hold his ground. Running back the way I came I managed to meet up with the others and let them know that we will need to camp here and be alert tonight. Of course this put everyone on edge throughout the night. As last night Po chose to take the last watch and I made sure to remind myself to check on him soon after.

Po-

After Viper woke me I grabbed a snack and took my place at the edge of camp and watched. I have to admit it was hard to stay awake I mean come on it was early even for someone like Tigress. So I began to think about what I had seen her doing the other day those moves weren't Kung Fu and those blades she used were stronger than any I had seen. What is that new style and where did it come from? I kept wracking my brain on the matter to try and stay awake.

I had seen many different martial arts from Jujitsu to Karate, but what she had shown held a power the others avoided. Now that I think about it the thing from my dream fought in a similar way as well. Could my dream have to do with Tigress? Shaking my head I tried to rid myself of the doubt.

As I blinked and looked out at the darkness I could just make out a set of red eyes in the distance I blinked and they were gone. Officially spooked I stood and started to look around stave in hand. Backing up I accidently steeped on Vipers tail making her yell out. Crane launched himself sky ward and took his stance. The students jumped and looked around lost at the confusion. Tigress had pulled one of her swords and a strange weapon from the bundle she had brought back.

With a nervous smile I choked out, "Um, sorry?" The girls gave me a go to hell look and began getting read as Crane and the students relaxed. I tried my best not to steep on any other figurative toes. I noticed that as we walked that Viper kept giving me dirty looks and Tigress was acting as if she expected to be attacked. Worried I tried to stay close but not close enough to make her annoyed at me any more than she already was.

Decha-

I sat on a rock high up the canyon wall eating a bag of dried meat I had taken off one of the many beaten lackeys below me. Looking in the direction Tigress should be coming from I began to wonder if she had found her friends and was close by now. Oh well I was hoping with some help so I wouldn't risk losing it again but looks like I may not get that luxury this time.

Taking a deep breath I leapt from the ledge and looked towards the entrance of the fortress built among the cliffs. Discarding the empty bag on the head of one of the bodies I faded in to the shadows.

Tigress-

It took us about half of the day before we started to find broken and battered body's along the canyon's floor some looked to still be alive if barely. A tingling sensation ran the length of my body all the way to my tail as I thought of the battle that must have taken place. After another few hours we could see the front of the fortress and the field of defeated soldiers before it. The others froze and Crane asked, "What happened here?" then Si added, "It looks like someone beat us to it." Taking a deep breath and preparing for the berating to come I said, "Decha seems to have lost his patients and has decided to go alone, again."

As I predicted Crane was the one to snap first, "HE what? Does he have a death wish? How could he leave this much mayhem?" Viper gave me a cold stair and hissed, "Tigress I think you need to tell us more about this friend of yours." I was amazed at Po's silence but I could tell from the look on his face that this bothered him as well.

Pushing a body of a comfortable looking rock I sat and began. "When I first met Decha he had come for the same reason I had, to take the criminal accused of murder and turn him in for the bounty. The difference however was the aggression he pursued him with. When he was mopping up the last of the criminals goons when he found me bound in a cell with only a blanket covering me. To say I was mortified would be an understatement. Even so he ignored the fact and broke the door I couldn't budge off its hinges and gave me a set of his clothes. From there I helped him escort the criminal to the bounty holder for a quarter of the pot. After that I decided to work with him for a while and watching him fight was amazing. So I got him to teach me his style which is different to say the least but for him it is his way of life and he can get… carried away if no one is there to call him on it as you can see."

The others blinked at this brief description of my friend as if to try and decide if he was a good guy or were just unsure altogether of if they should save him and the others. Giving them a serious look I announced, "I'm going in there to help him save our students and hopefully stop him from getting injured as bad as the last time he went solo." With that I stood and began walking over the defeated towards the fortress. Right as I reached the edge of its shadows I noticed an empty bag of dried meat on the face of a downed croc. I couldn't help but smile it was just like the last time I just hoped I would reach him this time.