Yet another chapter. Yes, I write these a few at a time because the chapters are so short. Enjoy!

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Trouble Part 1

Shifu was sitting in front of the Moon Pool, deep in meditation. A single ear twitch was all the acknowledgement he gave his two students as they ran down the hall. The rest of the Furious Five were right behind them.

"We saw the falcon." Crane explained.

"What's happened?" Viper asked. Tigress knelt at Shifu's side, head bowed, and presented the scroll to him.

"Master. News from the Sword of the Sun." She said. Shifu stood and accepted the scroll. He broke the seal and opened the scroll. His eyes grew wide, as he read. He dropped the scroll numbly.

"The Wu sisters have been spotted in the Sha Ling province." His voice was quite and grave.

"Who?" Monkey asked, scratching his head in confusion. Po sputtered. "They're only the most feared and notorious villains to ever terrorize China!" he exclaimed,

"I wouldn't say that." Shifu said, "But they are certainly formidable foes. It took the combined efforts of Masters Rhino, Ox and Croc to defeat them. They'd disappeared several years ago. What is most unfortunate is the disappearance of Tai Lung."

A soft spring breeze blew through the hall and ruffled Po's fur as he stood in deep contemplation of what his master meant. He blinked slowly. "But…but I defeated Tai Lung."

"Yes, you did." Shifu murmured, "But on inspection of the sight of your final attack, we could not find him. He would have been gravely injured and near death. But with the Wu sisters being active again..."

"What do the Wu sisters have to do with Tai Lung?" Tigress questioned.

"It was long suspected that they were his students." Shifu explained. "They are snow leopards, like him and their fighting styles have been reported to be incredibly similar. They're are also all masters of Leopard style."

"But if their helping Tai Lung then….then he could come back again!" Mantis exclaimed. The Furious Five gave a collective shudder as they remembered their last encounter with Tai Lung.

"This is why I will be sending two of you to investigate in Sha Ling." Shifu explained, "Mantis and…Monkey. You two will go and see what you can learn."

Po frowned. "Why not me?" He whined.

"Because, despite that fact that you are the Dragon Warrior, you are immensely noticeable." Shifu said, voice flat. Po felt his face heat up from embarrassment.

"Right…" He mumbled.

"I have not yet had a chance to train you in proper stealth." Shifu added, his tone gentling a bit.

"So what do we do while Mantis and Monkey are off looking into this?" Po asked, sullen.

"You train and you wait. Which, at the moment, is all we can do." Shifu sighed, "Mantis, Monkey, prepare for your trip. The rest of you I expect to see outside or in the training hall working." He sat back down before the pool. His eyes closed in a clear dismissal. Po huffed. "What am I supposed to do with the falcon?"

"I have a name you know!" The falcon glared at Po. "The name's Ragnos. And what you SHOULD do is offer me food and water. Do you have ANY idea how far I just flew to bring you that stupid scroll?" Po gaped.

"I…uh…sorry! But...what kind of name is Rangnos?"

"A not Chinese name, genius." Ragnos snapped impatiently.

Po blinked. "Oh...that makes sense. I guess…we'll be in the kitchens then." He grinned suddenly, "I could use a snack anyway." As he headed towards the kitchens, it was not with his normal speed. In fact, he practically limped out the door. It was clear, despite his enthusiasm, that his body was suffering from training with Tigress.

"We watched you spar, you know." Viper commented casually. Tigress looked down at her as the other three dispersed to their chosen activities.

"What about it?"

"Nothing!" Viper said, still with a tone of forced casualness. "It was just odd to watch, is all. He really seemed to be holding his own against you." Tigress scoffed.

"Really? Because to me it looked like he kept losing."

"Perhaps at first." Viper agreed, "But he also got you to lose your temper."

"He's an idiot. I find it annoying." Tigress growled. Viper laughed, all effort to appear casual abandoned.

"I've never seen someone push you like he does." Viper said.

"I have NO idea what you're talking about." Tigress snapped. "I'm going to go look through the sacred scrolls." That said, she turned and practically ran away. Viper shook her head and went to join Crane's side.

"What do you think of Tigress and Po?" She asked. Crane shrugged.

"Their certainly…different. I think Po actually does both worse and better when fighting against her. Its like he gets easily flustered and that's when he fails."

"I think he's good for her. Maybe he'll force her to acknowledge her emotions. Even if its only annoyance." Viper murmured, mindful that Tigress could still be nearby.

"I'd give anything to see her calm shattered, even if its just in anger." Crane agreed. "But we'll see I suppose."

"Yes…we'll see."

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