The Phantom of the Snow Leopard 2: The Return

Chapter 13: Tai Lung VS Ryshu

Meanwhile, at the Jade Palace, when all of the villagers run for their lives after their homes get destroyed, we see Shifu and the others trying to get them to safety underground while the beautiful palace gets burned to pieces.

"It can't be", said Viper.

"Is it...?", asked Crane.

"Yes, my students", said Shifu, "Ryshu has now found all three of those sapphires. Now all is lost! Po, students, when the storm gets closer, I want you to know that... it has been an honor training you four, Tigress, and Tai Lung."

He turns around and said to himself, "Especially Tai Lung."

Meanwhile, at Gongmen City, we see Shen, the peacock overlord, escorting all of the villagers inside his palace for safety.

"Everyone, stand together!", said Shen and looks at the sky before he whispered, "What have you planned for you student, Shifu?"

The peacock overlord goes to the Soothsayer, a fortune-telling goat and Shen's nanny.

"Soothsayer", said Shen, "What do you see?"

"I see a snow leopard challenging a panther", answered the Soothsayer.

"Tai Lung", whispered Shen.

Meanwhile, we see Tai Lung shouting, "RYSHU! I have come to settle with you!", and the treasure hunter turns around to see the Phantom before he gets shocked.

"Impossible!", said Ryshu, "I killed you!"

"You cannot kill me, Ryshu for I have something in which you do not have", said Tai Lung.

"Oh, really?", asked Ryshu, "And what is it, then?"

"Immortality", answered Tai Lung sternly, "Now, tell me, treasure hunter! Why are you so interested in taking treasures for you greedy self?"

"For a single purpose to rule the world if I wanted to", explained Ryshu, "But there's also something else why I want to take those treasures so much. It all started when I was a grown panther before my father left me to go out and find a sacred staff of pride. When he returned a few days later with it, however, the staff itself shocked him and killed him in front of me! Before he died, he asked me to take his job and I accepted that job! So, for fifteen bitter long years, I've searched for those treasures and kept them for myself. That's the reason why, Phantom and I will not let some masked freak to mess up my world-conquering!"

He uses the fused sapphires to fire at Tai Lung, but it didn't seem to have worked on him and the Phantom laughs darkly before he lunges towards the panther.

"You simple-minded fool", said Tai Lung darkly, "Did you not read the prophecy? It says that only I can use those sapphires, but not for evil! The only thing that I want is for all of the other snow leopards to have peace and harmony even from the likes of you! You are nothing but a thief, a coward, and a monster unlike me! I was a monster when I turned evil, but I've changed because I've had a purpose: to protect the ones that I love the most and that person is Tigress. She loves me because of who I am and I've done everything that I can to protect her. As for Leona, she's like me and she helped in our quest so far, not even a simpleton treasure hunter! You? HA! You don't have all of that and because of what you've done, you deserve nothing to have respect from all of these innocent people and I'll duel you to prove it!"

"Bring it on, Phantom!", shouted Ryshu and aims his sapphire at Tai Lung again, but the snow leopard uses the fourth sapphire to aim at the beam, thus making a connection in the process.

Meanwhile, we see the ground shaking again and this time, it opens another sacred door, thus allowing Tigress and the others a chance to escape. We see them running outside of the mountains to see that a hurricane is heading towards them.

"Quick, everyone back inside!", said Tigress and she and the others ran back inside the cave before the hurrican can get to them.

"Now, what are we going to do?", asked Otar.

Suddenly, we hear a growl from up in the sky and Tigress recognized that growl.

"It's Tai Lung", said Tigress and climbs from the cave and into the rocks of the mountain.

"Tigress, what are you doing?", said Leona dramatically, "You'll get killed."

"I'll help her", said Otar and grabs Tigress before he throws her up into the sky and she lands on the eagle's back.

"Thank you", said Tigress.

"My pleasure, my lady", said Otar and flies Tigress up to the sky to see Tai Lung and Ryshu holding their connection to the beam to see if he can vanquish the other.

"Come on, Tai Lung", said Tigress, "You can do it. I know you can!"

While the connection continues to hold between the fourth and the fused sapphires, we see Tai Lung trying to overcome the ray while he thoughts to himself.

"That has to be a way for this to charge throw that beam somehow", thought Tai Lung and we hear Kudoha's voice inside his mind.

Tai Lung, use your memories. It will help you defeat the beam and Ryshu as well. Use them and flow with them so you can use all the power you have left. Now is the time to release them."

Tai Lung closes his eyes and remembers the time he was a cub with his mother and father and all the times that he had at the Jade Palace before he turned evil and became the Phantom of the Opera laughing evily to himself. Then, with all of his might, Tai Lung unleashes the fourth sapphire's new power: the ray of hope as it charges through the beam, thus hitting the fused sapphires. It then hits Ryshu in the chest and the treasure hunter screams in pain and agony as he starts to turn green. Tigress, Otar, and Leona, who is still inside the cave, watches as the panther starts to explode and melt at the same amount of time as the Phantom quickly takes all three of those sapphires.

"Hurry", said Leona, "We don't have enough time! Let's go!"

Then, the Phantom flies and uses the fourth sapphire's powers again to give the others the ability to fly back to the village.

"Let's hide", said King Tai Han.

"You guys hide", said Tai Lung, "I'll try and stop this weather before it destroys all of China!"

"No, Tai Lung!", said King Tai Han, "We are not going to lose you again!"

"There's no time, father!", said Tai Lung, "Please... let me do this... for all of you!"

King Tai Han puts his paw on his shoulder and said, "Good luck!" and Tai Lung flies off now with all of the four sapphires in his paws before he flies into the hurricane. The snow leopard closes his eyes and raises the sapphires up high before he opens them and they started to glow brightly red. Then, he makes a speech in an ancient language spoken by the Wuxi Kaigi Clan.

Behold the spirits of all these sapphires
Behold their powers within their might
With the spirit of Kudoha, our great lord and leader
I shall perish the dangers with all his sight

Fear, Bravery and Immortality
Are the powers that I now hold
My powers have gotten stronger
Now, dark spirits, it is time for you to disappear and fold

I have now replaced Kudoha as leader
And fools are the ones that I find
Your dark powers will not harm my people, ancient spirits
For I shall destroy you within my mind!

Then, without hesitation, the powers of the sapphires began to glow and it shines brightly on the storm, thus destroying it in the process and creating a massive and huge explosion. It sends Tigress and the others flying backwards and hit the ground once they were underneath and there came a brilliant flash of light and fire. Meanwhile, back at the Jade Palace, we see Shifu and the others looking at the sky and the destruction of the storm.

"He did it", whispered Po in shock.

Meanwhile, at Gongmen City, we see Shen, looking at the sky and the explosion that it was sent by the snow leopard.

"Incredible", whispered Shen.

We see the Soothsayer and the gorilla guard looking at the same explosion as well and are shocked by it.

What will happen next? Has the weather been stopped and turned everything back to normal? Has something bad happened to Tai Lung during that explosion! Is he still alive? Find out in the next chapter of The Phantom of the Snow Leopard 2: The Return!