KUNG FU PANDA: Kung Fu White Tiger.

Prologue Part 4.

Tai Lung's Betrayal.


Jade Palace.

The entire valley was in a panic.

Tai Lung had completed his training and Shifu presented him to Oogway.

But Oogway didn't agree with his choice of Warrior.

Tai Lung snapped right there.

Outraged, he began to lay waste to the Valley of Peace, and was beginning to approach the Jade Palace.

"How could this have happened?! How could this have happened?!" Shifu continued to mutter, as Lotus and Tiger watched him worryingly, staying at Ping's side, as he run his wings frightfully. Oogway stared at the Moon Pool expressionlessly.

"Grandpa? What's gonna happen to us?" Oogway smiled reassuringly.

"Do not worry, dear child. Everything will be just-"

He was cut off when a roar that could rival thunder echoed in the hall as Tai Lung burst through the doors, and made his way towards the Pool and the Scroll.

Shifu looked frightened for a split second, before steeling himself, and lept into action, leg raised to preform a deadly kick.

But then he hesitated. This was his student. His son. How could he hurt him?

Unfortunately, Tai Lung didn't have the same reservations.

He knocked him off balance, and then pushed him away with a deadly punch, sending him flying.

"Dad!" Tiger made to get to him, but Lotus held him back by the arm.

Tai Lung then leaped for the scroll, but Oogway got there first, and seemed to freeze time with his staff to his chest. He then preformed some Chi moves on his chest, and then landed gracefully on the floor, Tai Lung landing on his stomach, unconscious.

Shifu could only stare in shock and heartbreak. He reached out to touch him, but relented, and then turned away. He couldn't look at him.

Tiger was just as mortified. Though he didn't talk or got along with him very well, Tai Lung was still his brother, and he had looked up to him, despite his rude and gloating nature.

Lotus didn't know what to think. A part of her was sad that Tai Lung couldn't achieve his dreams of becoming the Dragon Warrior. But another part of her was filled to the brim with anger. How could he do this!? Throw aside everything he was taught, break every vow he made, just because he was sore Oogway refused him the Scroll?!

Oogway was silent when the Chorh-Gom Prison Guards came and took Tai lung away, but inside he was sad.

If his heart wasn't filled with so much pride and hate, he might have been a great Warrior.

He sighed, patted Shifu's shoulder gently, and then walked away.

Lotus watched worryingly.


The Next Morning.

So far, after Tai Lung's attack, the Valley and the Jade Palace was slowly returning to normal. Well, kind of...

Tiger performed a few tricks, getting himself ready, before throwing a steady punch at the Adversary.

He turned to smile at a grim looking Shifu. "How was that, Father?"

But Shifu just kept that expression on his face. "Your stance is off, and you punch was out of place. Make sure to fix that." he told him, making his smile drop. "And things have changed, Tiger. From now on, you'll just call me 'Master'. Understand?"

Tiger looked even more hurt, but none the less, nodded. "Yes Master..."

"Good." then he turned his back and limped away.

Tiger looked upset, before he clenched his fist into a ball, and let out heart broken roar. Much like how he used to at the orphanage.

He breathed deeply, fists still clenched, before a white paw grabbed hold of it gently, making him look to see Lotus.

"He's just upset over what happened to You-Know-Who." Shifu had forbidden them to even speak his name since what happened. "Just give him some time to adjust to the situation and I'm sure everything will go back to normal."

A week had passed.

And the words 'father' or 'son' still weren't heard.


A Week Later.

Tiger was now outside the Jade Palace, throwing some punches at the Iron Wood Trees. When he started this, Lotus thought he was just getting the frustration of Shifu's neglecting off his chest. But, he's been doing it none stop, and it was worrying her.

"Tiger?" he paused, indicating that he was listening. "Tiger, come on. You've been doing this all week. Why don't we go play with the dominoes? Huh?" that was Lotus's and Tiger's favorite game to play. Stacking up the dominoes and then knocking them down, and seeing what patterns they made.

"No." he spoke flatly, and continued to punch the tree.

"Um... Okay... How about 'Furious Five' then?" That was another game they played. They would play as past Furious Five members, or even as themselves as Masters and 'protect' the Valley of Peace.

"No."

"Okay then. How about-"

"No! I don't want to play any games with you Lotus! They're a waste of time!" he yelled, and Lotus could of sworn she heard her heart crack. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to train." he continued punching, while Lotus looked completely heartbroken.

"O-okay..." her voice started to crack, making Tiger slow his action but not stop. She turned her head to him one last time, "Goodbye, Tiger." and with that, she ran, stop sobs escaping her and catching his ears.

Tiger sighed, turning around to look where she took off.

"I'm sorry, Lotus." he whispered. "But I need to become stronger. So I can protect the Valley... so I can protect you..."

No-one heard his vow as he continued training.

Well, except for a certain Goose who was collecting Carrots for some soup.


My own heart kinda broke when I wrote the last bits. Hope you liked them!