KUNG FU PANDA: Kung Fu White Tiger.
Prologue Part 3.
A New Student, Son, and Friend.
Four Months Later.
Lotus punched the Adversary lightly, as to not damage it. Her mind kept wondering to her grandfather's dear friend Shifu.
He has been absent for four months, and when she had asked where he was going, he told her that he had a business to attend to at Bao Gu Orphanage. Something about a young cub that needs his assistance. Lotus wondered what cub could possibly need his help.
While he was away, Tai Lung stilled trained by himself, refusing to talk to her, or Oogway. Then again, what else is new?
Suddenly she heard the doors open, and an excited smile entered her face. Shifu must be back!
Dropping everything, she got on her fours and made a dash for the entrance.
"Master Shifu! I'm so glad your..." she trailed off when she made a turn around the corner, and saw he wasn't alone.
Standing beside the Red Panda was a Tiger cub. He was a male, with amber eyes and the usual coloring of a Tiger, wearing a burgundy red tunic and black pants. He looked a little awkward, while Shifu just stared.
"Lotus, this is Tiger, he is the cub I informed to you that needed my guidance. And I suppose, my newest son." he introduced, smiling lightly, while Lotus looked a little starstruck. Shifu then turned to the cub in question. "Tiger, this is Lotus. She is the granddaughter of the headmaster of the Jade Palace, Master Oogway, and is a fellow student. I'm sure you'll get along well." he told him, before hearing Lotus squeak in surprise, and a bit of fear, and turned to see Tai Lung just standing there, arms crossed, and glare set on, as Lotus ran off, and hide around the corner to spy.
"Ah! Tai Lung! Glad your here. I like to introduce you to your new little brother, Tiger. He will be taking residence here in the Jade Palace, and will be the newest member to this generation of the Furious Five." he kept on smiling, but Tai Lung's glare deepened, before borrowing his eyes into Tiger's, who immediately felt self conscious.
Tai Lung sighed, "Very well." with that, he walked off, leaving the two alone.
Shifu turned to look at the cub, "Do not worry, Tiger. He'll grow on you eventually. And Lotus will certainly enjoy having you here as part of our little family. Now, I'll leave you to explore a bit, but be back here by sunset. I have somewhere else to be. Goodbye Tiger." and with that he left, leaving Tiger alone.
Lotus decided to make herself known, as Tiger began looking around, looking a little lost.
"Hey." he jumped and spun around, looking like he got caught stealing the cookie jar.
Lotus giggled. "I'm Lotus, but you already knew that. Tiger, right?" he nodded, calming down a bit.
Lotus smiled, "Want me to show you around?" Tiger nodded, so Lotus grabbed his paw and dragged him around, him loosing his footing as she went.
After showing him the places he needed to know about the most, and Tiger slowly but surely, started to enjoy her chirpy attitude. It was better then-
"Tai Lung!" came Lotus's surprised yelp, and he looked up to see his new elder brother, looking down at them with lethal glares.
"Watch where your going, you worthless little cub." Tai Lung growled, as Lotus looked at the ground frightfully. Tiger didn't like how his new friend was being put down. "Why Oogway keeps you around, I'll never know!"
"Hey! Leave her alone!" Tai Lung seemed to freeze, before slowly looking at his brother, who held a look of determination, but it faltered a bit under his glare.
"What. Did you say? Little cub?" Tiger gulped, steeling his courage.
"I said 'leave her alone'." Tai Lung looked down at him, looking ready to kill.
He started to growl, as Lotus and Tiger stood together, looking very scared right now.
A fake cough sounded in the hall, making them look up to see Oogway.
Tai Lung straightened up, bowing, before leaving in a haste.
Lotus giggled. "Hi Grandpa!" She rushed over to him and hugged him tightly, to which he responded positively. Tiger was a bit out of place, seeing such a happy family.
"Ah." Tiger jumped when Oogway directed his attention to him, "You must be the cub Shifu has been helping. Tiger, yes?" Tiger nodded, feeling even more like a shadow. Oogway chuckled lightly.
"Do not worry about Tai Lung, young one. You'll fit in just fine." Lotus nodded vigorously, a happy smile on her face that seemed to light up his world.
He too thought he was gonna fit in just fine.
I'm so sorry I took so long. It's just I've been so wrapped up in my HTTYD FanFics and my BH6 FanFics, and trying to get new FanFics up, and having a writer's block on a lot of stories that people are basically demanding I get back to them, that I just haven't had the time.
