A/N: Heeerreeee'sss chapter 9! Enjoy! I don't own KFP or the Kaftar from Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011.
Chapter 9 - Training
Tigress and Tai Lung were overlooking a large area, in front of them is buildings to simulate like they're swinging in the city. And on the buildings are figures they punch or kick while moving through the simulator. The course had no end, but they stop when the instructor tells them to stop. Tai Lung looked at his robotic right hand and wondered how he could work his grapple hook properly on that arm.
"This looks safe enough…" Tigress said as she looked out onto the simulation.
"Oh no, this part's a simulator of being in the city," Vanessa explained, "You'll face cars, traffic, like in the city. In this training section, I want you to show me what you can do by swinging through these buildings and knocking down the figures along the way. This is a warm up, but we'll get to the tough part later. We'll start with Jai-Li. Jai-Li, show me what you can do in one minute."
"Uh, can you show us exactly how to get around all of that?" Tigress asked.
"What, you need a tutorial?" Vanessa asked with a smile.
"A little one," Tigress said, "Then I'll get started."
Vanessa chuckled and said, "Well, it ain't as easy as it looks. Don't let me fool you. I'm pretty good at tricking folks."
"Let's see a run through," Tigress said, crossing her arms.
Vanessa nodded and got into her position. She waited and then the cars started moving like they would in a real city, and then some wind picked up.
"I forgot to mention that this has weather controlling. Rain, snow, wind, fog, that kind of weather," Vanessa said to the tiger and snow leopard.
"Thanks for the update," said Tai Lung.
Vanessa nodded and then she leapt off the platform! She curled her right fist up and out shot a grapple hook! It attached to one of the buildings, she swung like Spider-Man, the hook let go of the building, and she fired her opposite hook that did the same thing! The cougar went up to one of the figures and kicked it off the building! She then made her way towards another and punched it! She began to do tricks while in the air, showing off. She then got onto a flagpole and swung over to another building to knock three more down. The wind changed, but she's a professional, she got used to it and continued to swing across the simulated city. Tigress and Tai Lung were impressed, well, mostly Tai Lung, because she's so good at it and she's beautiful. After a moment, Vanessa landed on her feet in front of the two impressed creatures.
"How's that for a tutorial?" Vanessa asked with a smile.
"Um…uh…that was impressive…" Tigress admitted.
"Yeah…" Tai Lung said with a dreamful smile.
"Well, Jai-Li. Let's see what you can do," Vanessa said with a smile.
Tigress nodded and then she jumped off the platform, she did what Vanessa did, she clichéd her right hand into a fist and out came a grapple hook. Then she began swinging like Vanessa did. She was caught off a little by the hook letting go of the building after she swung, but she did manage to catch herself by launching the other hook to another building. After swinging for a few seconds she started to get the hang of things. Tigress went up to the first figure she saw and kicked it off the building. Then Tigress got onto a metal beam a crane was holding, she ran across it to knock even more figures down. She them began swinging again, as she did, she enjoyed it, but she stayed focused.
Then Tigress knocked down another figure and it went flying off the building. Then Tigress grabbed the side of a building and she realized she could climb up it just by using her hands and feet! She was amazed to climb up the side of a building like Spider-Man would, when she reached the top her time was up. She swung back over to Vanessa who was clapping for her.
"That was very good, Jai-Li. I'm impressed for a first timer like you to do so well," Vanessa admitted.
"Thanks. I am the hardcore back home," Tigress said with a smile.
"Your father's gonna be pleased when he hears your results," Vanessa said with another smile.
"Thanks. And you can call me Tigress," Tigress said with a smile.
"All right. Let's see what Tai Lung can do," Vanessa said, looking at Tai Lung.
"I'll make you proud!" Tai Lung declared.
He leapt off the platform and launched his grapple hook out, he did his left one though and then he began swinging like Tigress did. He tried his robotic hand out and it worked perfectly. Tai Lung began jumping and swinging around like a maniac, it even impressed Tigress. He went over to some figures and kicked them into rubble. He began swinging a bit faster and then he pounded some more off the side of a building. Seeing Tigress climb earlier, he climbed up a building very well. He didn't know why he was doing so well. Maybe it was for Vanessa?
He then began to do tricks in the air while swinging around the simulator city. Tai Lung got onto a metal beam that was held by a crane, he leapt off it and then knocked three more figures down. Then he swung back over to the girls and landed on his feet. The girls' eyes were wide and their mouths were hanging a little, even Tigress' mouth. Tai Lung blushed at the sight, he didn't know why though.
"Uhhhh…I didn't expect myself to be so good either…" Tai Lung admitted.
"I…I…I've never…seen…such wonderful talent…" Vanessa admitted with a shocked tone.
"What?"
"That was AWESOME!" Vanessa cheered, "You broke a previous record for a first time attendant! I'm so proud of you!"
Tai Lung chuckled embarrassedly and blushed, and said, "Well, I did say I'd make you proud." Tai Lung looked over at Tigress, who growled at him.
"What?" he asked.
"That was for passing me! No one passes me!" Tigress growled.
"Jai-Li, or…Tigress, no need to be jealous. This is a warm up. We're not competing against each other. Well, we don't compete in warm ups, anyway," Vanessa told her.
"I just can't stand the fact that HE'S a crook!" Tigress shouted as she pointed at him.
Vanessa looked at Tai Lung with confusion and shock, then Tai Lung said, "I used to be evil, but I didn't need anything better to earn my Master's approval. I made mistakes, and I learned from them."
"See Tigress?" Vanessa said, looking at her, "He's no longer bad. Why can't you just accept him into your family?"
Tigress snarled and said, "I don't know. I just can't live with him right now…" Vanessa sighed and said, "Well, let's see how fast you guys can get through the city. You'll be challenging each other. No cheating please."
"I'm so gonna win this," Tigress said as she clicked her neck.
Vanessa put them into their starting positions and said, "Three, two, one, go!" Then they took off to see who would be the victor.
With Phil and Aaron's team Shifu and Monkey are sparring against each other while Phil and Aaron observed them. Po's doing some moves through the obstacle course, by dodging and hitting things. Even for his size, Po was doing well. Po activated the spikes on his shoes, kicked some hard balloons and they deflated after Po kicked them. The panda began to climb up a wall with his sticky gloves and then he dodged some more obstacles. Shifu and Monkey entered the obstacle course and they began to do what Po's doing.
"They're impressive, aren't they?" Phil asked Aaron.
"I thought the panda wouldn't be able to handle the tight suit," Aaron admitted.
They observed Po as he did his training, then Shifu got up with Po and they began to spar with each other while Monkey continued in the obstacle course.
With Peter and Trisha's team, Peter observed Viper, Crane, and Mantis as they did their training. Trisha was showing Crane how to get around the city and how to fly in the weather. Viper and Mantis were testing their fastness and flexibility. Viper was best at flexibility, she was dodging obstacles by inches. Mantis was very fast and could get around tight spots easily. He even climbed up a wall with his small suit. Viper could climb or slither up a building. We then see Crane and Trisha sparring each other on a balancing board.
"Got quite the skills," Trisha commented to Crane.
"As do you," said Crane, "I never thought I'd be training with this kind of technology."
"Well, Vanessa will definitely get you going on training. She's the hardcore of the group," Trisha said with a smile.
"Like Tigress. Only she seems nicer."
"She might have a nice attitude, but in battle, she gets extremely serious and determined,"
"I see," Crane said with a smile.
Then they took off for the sky again and began to fly around the different obstacles that were in the air. We join Viper and Mantis as they continue their training. Then Peter came along and said, "Y'all gotta spar with me eventually." They smiled deviously at Peter and then they began to spar with him.
They've all been training for about three hours, they're about to wrap it up and go to bed. At Vanessa's location, Tigress and Tai Lung landed in front of Vanessa who clapped for them.
"You've gotten better," Vanessa commented with a smile, "As for you, Tigress, you and Tai Lung just did the same amount of excellence."
"Really?" Tigress asked.
"Really. I thought this would take a little longer, but no. I underestimated you two. Yeah! Prove me wrong!" Vanessa said in an excited tone.
She gave both of them a big hug, Tai Lung grabbed and hugged her too. After a moment, Vanessa wanted to get free from Tai Lung's arms.
"Uh…Tai Lung…" Vanessa giggled.
"Yes my love?" Tai Lung mumbled with a smile.
"What?" Tigress asked.
Tai Lung blushed and then let go of Vanessa he was blushing like mad. Tigress held in her devious giggles.
"Uh…sorry Vanessa…I didn't know what I was thinking…" Tai Lung said, completely embarrassed.
"No problem," Vanessa said with a smile as she shook off what he said, "Now let's get to bed. Master Lao Hu would want us to really get down to training. We'll also give him the report tomorrow. Let's get some sleep, you two."
They bowed to each other and they began to walk to the exit to meet up with the others.
Later in the sleeping quarters,Vanessa and the rest of her team lead Po and the others into their room that they're staying in. The room has seven beds in it and the room was quite large.
"Remember to wake up at the alarm tomorrow," Phil said with a smile.
"Reminds me of the morning gong back home," Po said.
"And you need to get up on time, Po," Shifu said, "You still take a while to get up."
"We'll get up at seven o clock sharp and then it's training for a full 4 hours before we start on our mission," Peter said.
"Wait, wait. We have to hurry and master all of this technology?" Viper asked.
"Master Lao Hu did say it's time pressured," said Vanessa, "You've gotta really move it tomorrow. But you've all done extraordinary today."
"Hey, we're the Furious Six and the Dragon Warrior. We can do a lot of things," Po said with a smile and a bit proudly.
"The Furious Six?" Tigress asked.
"Yeah. Since Tai Lung's here, we've all decided to make him a part of the team," Po said with a smile.
Tigress growled at that, she then went to the farthest bed and laid down on it.
"She needs to learn to live with him," Viper whispered to Crane.
"Tell me about it," said Crane.
"I hope things work out between Tigress and Tai Lung," Vanessa said as she rubbed her eyes, "Well, we've gotta go to bed ourselves. Good night, warriors."
They all said good night to the new team they've met, and they began talking on how awesome they are, commenting about the technology, skills, and just everything about them.
"Tigress, you've got to get used to Tai Lung. Things change, you know," Shifu told her.
Tigress made no reply but cover herself under her blanket and sheets.
Elsewhere, in a dark alley, Tokuta has finished organizing the plans for tomorrow, he's planning to attack the city first to sneak in the main project.
"Ah, perfection," he said to himself.
"Tokuta."
Tokuta turned to Whittelocke. "What is it?"
"The job's almost done. But it won't be done until the day after tomorrow," said Whittelocke.
"No worries, Whittelocke," Tokuta assured him, "The North American Furious Five don't stand a chance against my armies."
"And the other team's arrived too."
"So they have," said Tokuta, "Well, the armies will take care of them. Soon the whole USA will be mine along with other parts of the world."
"So, what's the plan for tomorrow?"
"We'll strike near the World Trade Center to lure the teams. Then I'll capture them and turn them into my slaves," Tokuta said proudly.
"Sounds good, boss," Whittelocke commented.
"It's perfect, knucklehead!" Tokuta shouted, "I'm destined to rule the USA! The wolves should be on top of everything!"
"I understand, sir," said Whittelocke, "And Lockuta's ready to turn the moon into a bloodshot red moon."
"Excellent. That'll be used on the night before the night we take the country!"
Whittelocke chuckled and asked, "Just how far will the gas spread?"
"That's classified for now," Tokuta said with a smile.
Whittelocke understood and shared an evil smile with his boss.
"Lao Hu is such a fool to challenge me now!" Tokuta declared as he smiled.
Then his cackling boomed throughout the city and it turned into an ominous howl.
A/N: Was this chapter downhill from the others? I hope you enjoyed it. Well, see you next chapter! Remember to leave a review!