The next morning, po was awoken by a faint knock on the door. He slowly got up, making sure not to disturb tigress, and quietly went to the door.
"po, it's master shifu. I need to speak with you" he said quietly. Po slid out of the room, and closed the door silently.
"Yes master?" po asked quietly. Shifu stared at him, his eyes pouring into po's.
"Meet me in the meditation room in half an hour." Shifu said, and po bowed. Shifu walked away, and po went down to the kitchens. Mantis was awake, sitting at the table.
"Po… I was just sitting here, and I-"
"Mantis, I need to eat something quickly, I am supposed to meet shifu in the medatition room." He said, and mantis looked at him.
"I'm sorry po, I wish there was something I could say" he said quietly.
"There's nothing to say." Po said, looking into the pantry and pulled out two crackers. He didn't think he could stomach anything else. Mantis got up from the table to face him.
"If it's any help, I hope master shifu doesn't kill you. You're going to be a good father po." He said, and walked back to his room.
"Thank you." Po said quietly. He ate his crackers in silence, thinking of what kind of torture master shifu was going to put him through. He slowly made his way to the meditation room, and took a deep breath. He knocked on the door.
"Come in" he heard shifu say, and walked into the meditation room.
"master I-" he began to say, but shifu put up his hand to stop him.
"Sit po." He said, and po walked over to shifu and sat down.
"Do you know how much I love my daughter?" he asked, his eyes glisining with anger and frustration.
"Yes master I do. You love her very much" po said quickly.
"do you know how much I want to run a blade threw your face?" he asked, and po winced.
"Probably a lot master" he almost whispered, and shifu nodded.
"Yes, only my very strong will power and strength is the only thing that protects you at this very moment. The only reason I will not kill you is because you are the father to my unborn grandchild. And no child deserves to grow up without a father figure." He said, and po nodded.
"Po, I have not been a very good father to tigress, you could probably tell from yesterday. I… I have failed her" he said, and he looked at po, not with anger, or frustration, but with sorrow.
"Master I-" but shifu stopped him again.
"Let me finish po. You, as much as it pains me to say this, will be a good father to your child. You will be a good husband, and a good friend." He said, and po smiled slightly.
"Master shifu, with all due respect, you did not fail tigress. You still have a chance to be the father she needs… to be the father she will always need. Go to her, and tell her how much you care." Po said, and shifu rose, and bowed low as a sign of respect to po.
"You truly are the dragon warrior." He said, and silently left the mediation room.
"Pretty sure I already knew that, but thanks dude." Po said chuckling, and left for the kitchens. His stomach was growling.