Author Sticker - I know it has taken long, but I got stuff going on. I am going to update and change some things on my stories...only some. Note that most of my stories pages will always be fixed if I don't like the chapter. The stories are always rough drafts so don't be alarmed by spelling mistakes. Thanks you.

A Mask of Uncertainty

~ The Next Day ~

In the valley walks a hooded group of four individuals, their hoods covered all of them except for their paws. Their destination... The Jade Palace!

The residents kept on staring at the strange group with wonder. "Excuse me" says one of the valleys residents, curious of their importance here. "Do you mind telling me what your business is here?" The valley has grown to mistrust visitors due to the recent events. It took two months to finally replenish most of their Valley back to it's natural beauty. The leader of the group walks up from behind two other hooded individuals with another following suit. One of them, snarling. "Yes, my purpose is with the Dragon Warrior! Who are you?"

The resident takes a hesitant, heavy breath before replying "That is a question you should answer! This is our home, not yours... so we have a right to know!" The Pig resident said. "And here I thought pigs ate mud and got dirty." Exclaimed the leader. "And who told you this?!" Another Pig joined in. "Due to the trash you speak and the way you look..." The leader spoke before the snarling creature beside him began to bear his teeth coming forward, showing its sharpness with a gleam. "I'd say delicious!" he exclaimed with a toothy grin. The pigs along with the citizens started to back up a bit.

"Hey, that's not nice! Leave the valley or state your business here!" Said Crane in a commanding way, along with Viper and Mantis ready for battle. "Who are you anyway!?" Asked Viper. The hooded leader started talking, and the snarling creature retreats to his side. "Well, do you know a panda named Po?" Crane looked a Viper and Mantis turned to Crane. "Why?" Crane asked. "Because, I have business to discuss with him!" "What kind of business?" Viper quickly shot back, hissing towards the end with narrow eyes. "Sir, must we wait for these brats to waste our time?!" Asked the snarling creature. His leader shot with "Don't be impolite!" "How am I-" "Ahhh, can we get this over with, I'm starving!" exclaimed Mantis in a rather annoyed tone.

Viper suppresses him with a hiss indicating the direness of the situation. "Please excuse Mantis, he only thinks about food...especially Po's noodles." said Viper. Crane followed up with "Viper! You shouldn't have given away Po like that!" Viper was confused "What do you mean? Like what?" "The way you just did, you gave him away, that we know him!" Viper just sighed "Oh...just calm down, they are not here to cause harm!" "Are you kidding me!? They practically scared the villagers half-to-Death!" Viper sighed once more before speaking "Please, Crane. Monkey and Mantis pull jokes all the time, they cause far more worse havoc than just simply, scaring them!" Viper turns to the group "We will take you to Po; IF you promise me you will not harm Po or any of us, got it?!"The leader of the group turns to his own friends, looking for mistrust or hesitation. After a few, he accepts their agreement. Now the group joins Crane, Viper and Mantis walking back to the Jade Palace.

Once they arrive following the Stairs of thousands, they approach the Palace doors. The group steps back letting Crane speak to the Palace Officials. Only seconds later did the doors finally open, revealing the Palace grounds. Coming into view being the infamous training grounds.

We turn towards the Sleeping Quarters. Once inside, we approach the Dining area where Viper then tells us to wait here as they go get Po. My snarling partner was very mistrusting of them. We all decided to speak since we are now alone. "What now Z? What do we do now. wait it out?" asked a creature with golden fur. "Nah Zur, we just calm ourselves and trust them." spoke Z. "How can you just trust these pigs, they probably don't have him here anyways!" Exclaimed my snarling friend. "Calm yourself Shadow, you know Z is right! Even if this IS a trap, we could just disappear." Claimed Zur. Shadow nodded in understanding and agreement finally silencing himself. Zur then had a final thought, "Hey Z, where is Wisp?" "She left to shop around the Valley while we're here." Said Z. "Dang man, she sure loves shopping!" Said Zur as he leaned on the wall. Z spoke again "She figured that we'd be here for little. So her compromise was to shop within the duration of our visit. We could settle here for a while though. But I guess she'll have to figure that out..." They all smirk, Zur chuckling a little.

View Point - Po and Tigress

Po and Tigress were at the Peach Tree enjoying the scenery.

"I just don't believe it... I finally got the one thing I never thought I'd have!" said Po, as he looks down at the feline standing beside him, clutching to his arm. "And what would that be, Dragon warrior?" Tigress asked while purring. "Love." Tigress seemed very confused, but more thoughtful. After a while, she spoke. "Po, you know because of you being the way you are, is how you came to be the very thing we all aspire to be! Sure it seems unfair, but life is unfair. The future goes either way! You decide or they will decide for you, that's just how it is."

Po was now confused and wanted additional information. "What do you mean by that, Tigress?" "What I mean is; Take the Dragon Scroll for example! We wanted the scroll, to be chosen as the one thing we worked so hard to be... but by training so hard, we had left the other half of us that mattered in our life! Ourselves. Because we couldn't decide, they decided for us... and you came. The reason you became the Dragon Warrior wasn't because of your training, but because you weren't afraid to be yourself!" Po just stood there, nodding. He was about speak when Crane had stolen his opportunity. "Po, there is so guy saying he knows you... he has a hood on, so we can't identify him..."

Viper cuts in "We wanted to tell you first to see what we should do about them. First of all, any thoughts on who this might be?" Po looked over at Tigress, she nodded with the same thought... An ambush.

Author Talk

Hi guys, how are you? Anyways, I apologize for the long wait...but things happened. Personal, and educational. So, I would like some feed from here on out! Reviews. I will be posting either a Feed Box above the next chapter, QA or Top 3 so be sure to Rev. I won't ask for Reviews until my Stories hit the 3rd Chapter, but feel free anyways.

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