Hey guys, what is up? Hope that you all are liking my story so far! Just thought that I'd let you guys know that this will be the last MAJOR story I do involving Po, Shifu, Furious Five, Kiro, etc. (HINT HINT). Anyway, here's a random disclaimer: I do not own Kung Fu Panda, the characters, the stories, etc. Anyway, a wild chapter five appears! Read on!
*With Po, morning*
The panda was trecking through a large field. The sun peaked over the hills, shining upon the long blades of grass and purple flowers that swayed in the breeze.
"Gotta keep moving. This panda ain't quitting yet. Hey, what's this?"
Po bent down and picked up a tattered brown letter on the ground.
It read: Dowdi and Temothai, I am sending you on a very important mission to capture and bring back Kiro Takimuro. He is located in the prison in the Valley of Peace. Once you have him, bring him back to the underground located in Die Ki Mountains for your reward. I wish you luck. Grandmaster Feng.
"Well, that was helpful. At least I know where I can find him."
"Don't you mean 'we'?" A voice from behind Po said.
Po whirled around to see Tigress and the Five walking towards him.
"What? I thought that you guys didn't care about Kiro!" Po exclaimed.
"We didn't, but you did. We realized that you were right, Po. Kiro was once a part of us, and we can't give up on him that easily. Besides, Song seems to have vanished as well. We're searching for her, too." Viper explained.
"So where are we going?" Crane asked.
"Die Ki Mountains." Po responded.
"Great. Can't any of these journeys be short? Why can't one by like a mile hike and we're there! Die Ki Mountains is a two day journey! We have to cross through the Ka Desert to get there!" Monkey complained.
"We better get going then." Tigress said as she walked ahead of the group.
*Two days later*
After traveling through the desert with its monstrous sand dunes and blazing heat and hiking through some muddy plains, the Five and Po finally reached Die Ki Mountains. The mountains ranged anywhere from a drop down a couple of inches to a 50 foot drop. Rockslides were common in this area, so the heroes had to be careful when traveling through here.
"Great. How are we going to find this underground hideout?" Mantis said.
"I'll lead you to it." A voice from above said.
They all looked around, confused about who had said that.
A figure in a black cape and hood jumped off of a mountain ledge and landed in front of them, causing everyone to jump.
The figure pushed back his cloak, revealing Kiro's Di staffs.
"Kiro?" Po said.
"In the flesh!" Kiro responded, pushing his hood back.
"Buddy!" Po said, running up to the white tiger and giving him a bear hug.
"Really? I…never fig…ured out…why I am…always ge…tting…crushed!" Kiro gasped.
Po let go of him and took a step back.
"Hey, guys." Kiro said with a sheepish smile.
The Five looked back at him with smiling faces.
"Good to see you again, man." Mantis said.
"Yeah, sorry about what I said back in the alley." Viper apologized.
"Me too." Crane added.
"After what you did to me, I still think you deserved that punch in the face." Tigress said, grinning.
"I'll grant you that, but I'm really sorry about this…" Kiro said.
"About what?" Tigress said, narrowing her eyes.
"THIS!" Someone yelled.
Dowdi, Temothai, the Croc bandits, and other criminals appeared seemingly out of the shadows and off of the mountain sides, seemingly out of nowhere.
The Wu sisters emerged from their hiding spots and stood in front of the group. All three of them were maniacally smiling.
"YOU? WE LOCKED YOU UP!" Po yelled.
"We got a pass for good behavior!" Wan laughed.
"Kiro, HOW COULD YOU?" Tigress shouted.
"I'll tell you later. I have a good reason for what I did. You all would have done the same thing." Kiro said apologetically.
Everyone, including Po, stared daggers at him as they were chained and escorted into the cavern. After many twists and turns through the dark tunnels, they reached the main room underground, where a massive dragon awaited.
"Hello, Five and Dragon Warrior. Nice to finally meet you." Feng grinned. "Good work, Kiro. Your girl will be able to walk out of here alive now."
"Thank you, sir." Kiro bowed.
That's why he did this? To save Song? Now I know why he betrayed us. It was either us or her! We have a better chance of making it out of here than Song also! Everyone thought.
"Now, allow me to introduce myself…" The grey dragon began.
Feng told them about himself, his past students, and what he planned to do next. Almost the exact same thing that he told Kiro when they first met.
"Ah, but first, I would like you all to meet my dear friend, who is a corrupt government official…" Feng said, gesturing to another cloaked figure.
Wait, what? Everyone, including Kiro, thought.
The serpent flipped back his grey and red hood and smiled.
Kiro took a few steps back in shock and the Five and Po gasped at who was before them.
"Hello Po, Furious Five, and Kiro. It's so nice to see you again." The Emperor hissed.
Dat plot twist ending though! Hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I'll try to add another tomorrow! Leave a review with your thoughts on the story! Signing off for now!