Hey everybody, it's time to finish my TigressxOC fic. If the last chapter felt confusing, don't worry, Kio will explain everything in the final chapter.

ON WITH THE STORY!

Chapter 4

Everyone was confused at what Tao had said. They knew something was going on with Kio, but didn't expect this. "Kio… what does he mean?" Tigress asked as she walked up to him. Kio looked down in disappointment. "I knew that this was going to happen…" Po began to tense up. "Answer the question Kio! What does he mean?" Kio sighed as he began to speak. "It all started when Tai Lung was still in power of his forces…"

Flashback

I was in a family of ninja that was known for their skills in fast and clean assassinations. Tai Lung must have heard of us, seeing as he came to us for services. He asked us to assassinate the members of the Furious Five so that when he went to take over the Valley of Peace, nothing would stand in his way of getting the Dragon Scroll. The leader of our clan at the moment had friends and family in the valley and knew Tai Lung won't stop after he got the scroll. He refused and began to turn when Tai Lung grabbed him by the neck and broke it. After that he and his forces began to take us out. I was the last one left I had decided to take on this impossible task.

It was after that day I was searching for ways to get all of you alone so I could take you out one by one. I heard rumors that Tigress was patrolling the rooftops at night alone so I followed the rumors. And like it or not, they were true. I saw Tigress and tried my hardest to defeat her, but her sheer determination and my will-power stopped me from doing it. After the fight, I went back to Tai Lung and told him I failed. He spared my life, but tortured me for three months. I escaped the dungeon I was in and ran to the Jade Palace, not stopping for anything.

Present

"And that's how I got here. With you guys." Everyone was shocked at the story. They had no idea of what Kio had been through. "I-I'm sorry for your losses… but that doesn't give you the right to play with our emotions like we're some kind of toys! We began to trust you and you went and lied to us!" Po said outraged. "I'm with Po on this one. How could you?" Viper asked sincerely hurt. "I didn't mean to lie to you guys, but I couldn't risk the chance of getting killed." Kio began to turn away from the Furious Five and towards Tao. "Seeing as you want me Tao, come and get me, if you can!" said Kio as he took his starting stance.

Tao looked at Kio and smirked. "Have it your way." said Tao as he lunged at Kio with a forceful blow. Kio dodged it and tried to hit him, but to no avail as he swung too high. Tao threw a kick to Kio's stomach and it connected with force. Kio fell to his knees and clenched his stomach as Tao kicked him in the face. Kio flew across the grass to where the five, Po, and Shifu were. "Kio, you don't need to do this. Let us help you." spoke Crane as Kio got up and put his hand in Crane's way, stopping his path to an attack. "No… I have to… do this by myself." said Kio as he charged at Tao. Tao anticipated the attack and dodged his hand and blocked his foot.

The series of blocks and attacks went on for about an hour, and both Kio and Tao had bruises and scars on their faces and bodies. "Do you see? You can't beat me in your mediocre state." Kio was breathing heavily so he couldn't respond. "Hmph. I see how it is. I guess I'll just finish you off then." Kio then looked up, but all he could see was something coming at him. Po saw this and punched Tao in the face and sent him flying into a rock.

"Po… I told you to… stay out of this!" roared Kio. "I know, but I'm not going to let you get killed." Po took his stance and began to fight Tao. The fight between them only lasted a half hour, but it was as intense as Kio and Tao's fight. Po was on one knee and Tao was still standing slightly. "So… this is the famous 'Dragon Warrior'? Please." Po then stood up and spoke. "D-don't doubt me… I'm pretty strong." Tao just scoffed and charged the panda. He hit Po in the stomach and Po fell on his back. Tao went behind his back and pulled out a sword. "Now, let's end this." Tao raised the sword and it hit its mark, but it wasn't the mark he was looking for. "Kio… w-what did you do?" said Po as he looked up to see Kio over him with a sword in his back, sticking out his chest. "Y-y…you o-ok?" Po could do nothing but nod his head.

"G-good…" After Kio said that, Tao took the sword out of Kio and kicked him to the side. "Pity. He could have been such a good adversary." said Tao as he looked at Kio's body. "You… You bastard! You killed him!" spoke Tigress broken hearted and teary-eyed. "I don't care. He was in the way." Kio began to stir from unconsciousness and get up. "D-don't w-w-worry Tigress… I-I'm hard-der to k-kill than I look…"

"Kio! Are you alright?" asked Viper as she and the others slithered and walked over to him concerned. "I-I'm fine… AARGH!" yelled Kio as he fell to his knees putting his paws on his chest. "No you aren't. You need medical attention now!" said Mantis as he and Monkey tried to help him up. Kio shrugged off of Mantis and Monkey's shoulders and took his stance once again. "Really? You want to go through this again? Well, I guess this is gonna be quicker than I thought." said Tao as he took his stance again. They both traded blows and kept taking hits, each with more power than the last.

After about another half-hour, both Kio and Tao were on the verge of passing out. "I see… t-t-that you… still h-have some fight in… you." panted Tao as he caught his breath and regained his composure. On the other hand, Kio was panting heavily and was losing a lot of blood. He went to get to his feet, but fell again do to the excessive bleeding. "D-d-don't c-count me out… j-just yet…" Tao scoffed and threw a dagger to Tigress' feet. "Tigress, if you care about him so much, put him out of his misery. Kill him." Everyone gasped at his statement. Tigress looked at the dagger, then Kio, then at her friends. "Don't do it Tigress… you know you can't…" Tigress picked up the blade, but then dropped it. "I… I can't do it! I won't!" Kio then got to his feet, but fell to his knees. "Don't do it Tigress…" Tigress shook her head and stepped away from the dagger. "Leave her out of this! This is between you and me!" yelled Kio as he charged the black and grey tiger in front of him. Tao didn't see this coming as he was looking at Tigress. Kio's fist hit his face with a vengeance and set him flying into a tree. Tao cried in pain from coming in contact with the tree and nearly passed out.

Once he got out of the dent in the tree, Tao pulled out the sword again. "Kio, here!" spoke Mantis as he tossed Kio the dagger that Tao threw earlier. They both got ready and began a swordfight. After another hour or so, both Kio and Tao had immense cuts on their bodies. "Enough playing around. Time to end this." Spoke Tao. "I couldn't agree more." said Kio. They both charged the other, blade in hand, and struck their opponent with their blade. "You want to know why you made a mistake?" asked Kio. "I know how to kill precisely." said Kio as Tao looked down at his chest and saw a giant gash. Tao cried in agony and fell to the ground, dead. The Furious Five had already taken care of the army and watched Kio and Tao's fight. The five cheered as Tao dropped dead. They stopped cheering when they saw Kio drop to the ground.

"Kio!" yelled everyone in unison. The five, Po and Shifu ran to his side. Kio had multiple gashes and scars on his body. "We need to get him to a medic. Po, pick him up to get him to the valley now." said Shifu as they moved towards the valley.

Sorry guys, but that's another cliffhanger for ya. At least I didn't discontinue the story. I'll be sure to put some kind of smut in this for you guys later on. Eddieboy out.