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*With Po*
"Po," Tigress said, turning to the panda after the Five had been forced to swallow the concoction, "I just want you to know that whatever we say or whatever we do, that it's not us. Please remember that."
"It's been nice knowing ya, buddy." Crane said.
"It's been an honor, Po." Viper added solemnly.
"I'm proud to have fought by your side." Monkey put in.
"Po, you were a great friend." Mantis said.
"I love you, Po." Tigress added.
Po's eyes watered as he took one last look at his true friends, who were staring back at him with equally sad expressions.
Just then, Tigress blinked a couple of times and doubled over, then slowly raised her head back up, grinning maniacally.
Tigress was gone.
Monkey and Viper did the same thing, and looked at each other with evil in their eyes.
Monkey and Viper were gone.
Mantis had the same reaction and looked at Feng. "May I have my chains taken off me, Master?"
"One moment, my student." The dragon replied, grinning at the scene before him.
Crane looked at the Dragon Warrior with wide eyes, knowing that he would be transformed soon.
"You're going to be just like us now, honey." Viper whispered to the fear stricken bird.
Crane continued to stare at the panda with frightened eyes, then, he started to turn.
The last of the Five jerked his head back and his body shook violently. Suddenly, the avian was calm. He lowered his head and looked at Po with the same face that the others had: power-lust and hate.
"Take off their chains! They belong to me now!" Feng boomed.
Guards walked over and unchained the Five.
"Throw this panda in my dungeon for now. I will figure out what to do with him later." The dragon commanded.
Tigress and Monkey walked over and grabbed Po with amazing strength.
"Ow, guys, that hurts!" Po complained.
"Good." Tigress said, tightening her grip.
They carried the panda to his cell and tossed him in.
"And to think that I ever loved a fat slob like yourself." Tigress spat before returning to the throne room.
Ti didn't mean that. That's just the potion talking. It's not her. It's not her… Po thought.
"H-hi! W-what are you d-d-doing here?" The Dragon Warrior heard a voice say across from his cell.
*In Kiro's subconscious*
Kiro had just attempted something that some might consider stupid, reckless, or impossible: summoning an object within his mind. However, reckless wasn't something new to the white tiger.
It had worked, though, and Kiro was holding his familiar Di staffs again.
"I'm taking back my body!" Kiro snarled, looking at Tai Lung.
"Good luck!" Came the reply.
Kiro charged the snow leopard with all of his speed. The criminal couldn't raise his hands to block the attack in time, so when Kiro whirled his staffs around and bombarded him with a series of blows, all Tai Lung could do was take them one by one. Pain shot through both of them, since Kiro was beating up part of himself. Kiro elongated his staffs and sent beam after beam of electricity barreling towards the snow leopard. Kiro's former master stumbled back, then charged. Kiro combined his staffs together and brought one end down upon his enemies head, sending him falling to the ground. Tai Lung slowly got up, but Kiro smacked his foe in the jaw with the other end of his weapon, sending the snow leopard flying into the air. Kiro broke apart his staffs and summoned some chains that shot up and wrapped around Tai Lung's arms, and then the white tiger pulled downward, sending the snow leopard plummeting to the ground.
"I'll take my body back now, if you don't mind." Kiro sneered.
He summoned a cage around his enemy, but he knew that it wouldn't hold him for long.
Kiro stepped up to the image of the new Five, the Emperor, and Feng.
He could feel himself gain control of his body again.
*With Feng*
The Five were lined up before him, awaiting his command.
"I want the five of you to go out and get the ingridients for making lots of the Qu-Za potion. I want that dumped into the main water rivers for all of the major cities! Soon, every big city will make me ruler! After that, we send in our army of crooks and criminals to take out the smaller villages! Move out!" Feng ordered.
The Furious Five started to leave, but Monkey turned back and looked at his new master.
"Lord Feng, would it be alright if I were able to buy some almond cookies? I love those!" Monkey asked.
"No! You have a job to do! Go!" Feng boomed.
"But master, they are so good!" Monkey begged.
The Emperor leaned over to the dragon. "This one is an idiot." He whispered.
"He's not the only one. There's a guy right next to me who is worse." Feng mumbled back.
The Emperor nodded in agreement and then realized the shot was targeted at him. He turned and hissed at the dragon.
"Fine. Go and get your cookies, just don't fail me!" Feng ordered.
Monkey happily ran out to join his comrades.
*With Kiro*
Kiro looked up at his 'master'.
I can't believe that I have to go along with this and not beat him into the ground.
"Master, I'm famished. I ask to go to the kitchen to prepare some food and eat it in my chambers."
Feng looked down at his student and smiled. "Of course, Kiro. You've done everything that I've asked so far and I have nothing more for you to do. You are excused until further notice."
Kiro simply nodded and walked away.
The white tiger looked around and made sure no one was looking before opening the door that led to the dungeon. The ingredients for a cure to that sickening potion that he was forced to drink was down with the panda.
Kiro crept down the stairs and saw Po talking with a female cricket.
She must have gotten too close to this place and got captured. He thought.
"No talking to the other prisoner!" Kiro snapped.
Po jumped a little and glared at Kiro. "What're you gonna do to stop me?"
"Quiet panda, I'm just messing with ya." Kiro said as he snuck over to Po's cell. "I've been able to hold off the dark part of me that the potion had released for now, but I'm looking for a cure."
Po's eyes widened. "You can do that? So that means that the others can do that too?"
"I assume so." Kiro replied, shrugging his shoulders.
"Cool! Wait, how do I know that you're not tricking me?" Po whispered.
"Dude, if you challenged the darker part of me a few minutes ago, you would've been toast." Came the reply.
"Oh, carry on!" Po said.
Kiro got up and walked over to a book laying on the potion table.
"The Big Book of Potions: Every Bad Potion and How to Use It. Cures Inside." Kiro read.
How convenient.
He opened the book and found the items he needed for the cure.
Everything that he needed was there on the table.
"Guess this is my lucky day…" Kiro muttered.
He mixed the items together in the correct order and held the yellow liquid up to get a better look at it.
"Man, can't any of these concoctions look tasty?" The white tiger complained. "Well, bottoms up!"
He raised the tube up to his mouth and downed the potion.
*Inside Kiro's mind*
"Ah, well that tasted better than it looked!" Kiro said happily.
He turned to see Tai Lung slowly fading away.
"You may have put me back in my cell, but I will always be a part of you Kiro! ALWAYS!" The snow leopard yelled before disappearing completely.
*With Po*
"Did it work?" Po asked excitedly.
"Yep. That part of me is not coming back. Ever." Kiro replied. "I still, however, have to act like I'm still with them, so Po, I'm sorry but I can't let you out of here yet. Later, I'll be back down here making more of those potions. Maybe it'll bring back your friends."
"Awesome! When?" The panda whispered.
"Tonight hopefully!" The white tiger answered.
"Kiro? Are you down there?" The Emperor called.
"Yes, I am Your Highness. I came down to see if the prisoner had been trying to escape. Can't take any chances with him being the Dragon Warrior!" Kiro answered.
"No, we can't. Grandmaster Feng wouldn't be pleased. Come with me. Your girl Song is awake and wishes to speak with you privately." The serpent replied wearily.
"Yes, sir." Kiro said as he started to follow the Emperor up the steps.
Kiro turned and winked at Po before continuing up the steps.
There is a glimmer of hope now. All we have to do is follow that sliver of light. The Dragon Warrior thought.
*With Kiro*
Kiro poked his head through the door and looked at the distraught Song.
He walked in and shut the door behind him.
"Hello, beautiful."
Song looked up and ran over to Kiro, giving him a big hug.
"Kiro, where are we? Who are these people? Why am I here? I-I-I don't know what is going on!" She stammered.
Kiro and Song sat down on an iron bench and Kiro explained everything. From being captured to the Qu-Za potion to the cure, everything was revealed to her.
"When are we going to get out of here?" She asked worriedly.
"Soon, I promise. For right now though, they still think that I'm with them, so I need you to call me REALLY hurtful names on my way out. When the time comes, I'll need your help fighting off the goons, and you'll know when that time is, but for now, just roll with everything." Kiro responded.
Song nodded her head, signaling that she understood.
*With Feng*
Kiro heard the crashing of pottery in the room Song was kept in.
He looked over and saw Kiro exiting the room.
"YOU HEARTLESS JERK! MORON! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I'D EVER LOVED YOU!" She screamed.
"What did you say to her that made her so mad?" The dragon chuckled.
"I just explained to her our plan. She's not going anywhere right?" Kiro responded.
"Correct. Guards!" The Grandmaster called.
His guards ran up to him, ready for their orders.
"Notify everyone not to go into our guests room for a while. They could get hurt!" Feng said.
He looked at Kiro again and laughed.
*With Kiro*
Yeah, just keep laughing ya big oaf, because soon, your plan is gonna crumble, and it'll be ME who is laughing. The white tiger thought.
Wow! A huge chapter! I'm tired now, so I'm just gonna sign off here. Leave a review if you enjoyed the story! Thanks again for all the views and reviews guys! I'll post again very soon. Bye everyone!