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Fighting against your own powers was a lot harder than Po had thought it would be, and he was starting to see why Master Oogway had turned him into a dragon in the first place. It was, however, making it very difficult to fight against Kai in an entirely new and different body.
Well, not exactly different. He'd controlled the dragon before in the Spirit Realm. But that was just it. Controlled. The only difference was that he was now THE dragon, and it was a lot harder than simply using it as a puppet and being able to fly seamlessly through the air; Po wondered if he could fly now, and how amazingly awesome it would be if he really could. He didn't have wings, but the Spirit Realm dragon didn't have wings, either.
He also realized that he couldn't talk, but that didn't bother him too much. He could make himself look and sound intimidating just by growling at his past and current enemy. But Po was going to make sure that Kai would stay gone this time, and that he would never again return from the Spirit Realm.
And also make sure that he didn't give away his Chi by accident once it was restored. Po had no idea how, but he was going to get his Chi back one way or another; he wasn't going to let Kai get away with this! Now he was the Dragon Warrior, and he was going to make Kai sorry that he had ever hurt his master, friends and family.
Unfortunately, Kai wasn't intimidated that easily, especially since he now had the Dragon Warrior's powers.
Before he could even make a move to snatch Kai in his jaws, the other spirit warrior simply lifted a hoof just as quick and snapped his mouth shut...by not even touching him?!
Since when could I do that?! Po thought frantically, shaking himself to get rid of the sharp pain that jabbed through his head.
Po finally realized what Tigress had meant by 'he has some kind of a new power that we've never seen before' —Kai was using the Dragon Warrior's powers, his powers—to their fullest extent, and he was using them for evil.
Not cool.
Shifu had begun to lead everyone away and out of the Jade Palace. It felt so nice to be outside again, but he just didn't have time to take in the moment, still baffled by the dragon that had come to their rescue. Kai had said something about Oogway—a mistake. What exactly did that mean? Shifu had absolutely no idea, but he assumed that Oogway definitely had something to do with the dragon that was now facing Kai head-on.
The little panda cubs ran past and down the Jade Palace stairs, doing their best not to stop and look at the ongoing fight before them. Bao rushed to Shifu, staying by his side and watching as the dragon attempted to crush the spirit warrior with its hand. Kai simply dodged, moving out of the way at an incredible speed that left the dragon staring in utter confusion.
Shifu was sure that he knew those eyes from somewhere, but he still couldn't place it. It was almost as if they belonged to...but that wasn't possible.
But Bao knew those big, green eyes anywhere.
"That's not a dragon! It's Po!" he called in excitement as he followed Shifu down the steps.
...What? Was that what Kai meant by 'big mistake, Oogway?' Po had returned from the Spirit Realm and was now a gigantic dragon? Shifu did recall Po saying something about a dragon after his past experience in the Spirit Realm, but he hadn't been given the full details.
"I'm getting too old for this," Shifu mumbled as he continued making his way down. What did you do to the poor panda, Oogway?
But there was no time to think anymore. He had to get everyone away from the ongoing fight, and fast before they became too caught up in the middle of it.
Kai was too strong. He was too fast.
Po could hardly keep up with him as the two carried out their fight around the Jade Palace; Po had to be careful not to hit anything with his large tail as it swayed back and forth along with his movements. But it helped that Shifu had carried out his suggestion about making the palace bigger so that his whole family could fit inside, thus just making enough room for a dragon to fit through the halls.
He found out that he could breathe fire. He could breathe fire and it didn't hurt his throat one bit as he shot the flames directly onto Kai. But the immortal spirit warrior wasn't even affected by the blast, simply creating a golden shield around himself, much like he had when he'd trapped everyone in the Jade Palace.
...If fire couldn't touch him, then what would? Po didn't want to risk setting the Valley of Peace aflame, so he instantly toned it down.
Kai laughed as the dragon stood stock-still, assessing the situation as quickly as he possibly could. What more was there to do?
"Give up yet, 'Dragon' Warrior? Now that I have your Chi—"
The spirit warrior found himself interrupted by an annoyed grumble.
"—I am unstoppable! You were—"
Another irritated grumble.
"—Such a fool to give—"
The dragon simply grumbled again and rolled its eyes.
...Was it mocking him? Before he could say another word, Kai found himself pinned mercilessly underneath the dragon's behind. Now he was certain that it was laughing. It was actually laughing at him.
Po stood up once more from where he sat, freeing Kai from his hold and slapping him with his gigantic tail. Dazed, Kai nearly stumbled backwards down the Jade Palace stairs.
Chitty chitty chat chat, Kai could almost hear the panda saying as he attempted to regain his composure.
Time to end this.
The spirit warrior lifted a hoof, staring deeply into the dragon's eyes.
Po stared back, mesmerized. He was suddenly finding it very hard to think straight as his vision began to blur and his legs shook.
A voice temporarily broke Kai's concentration and Po was freed from his control.
"Come on, Po! Fight it! I know you can!"
Tigress? Po rumbled. She sounded so relieved to find that he was still alive. How she knew that it was him in dragon form, he didn't know, but just hearing her voice gave him new life and determination.
"We know you can," two new voices chimed in.
...Dad? Dad? Extra willpower poured in as he heard his fathers. But Kai was back to business.
Simple determination and will weren't enough. His vision was once again blurred by Kai's control. He growled, desperately rubbing his head on the hard ground below him. The pulling sensation was driving him crazy, it was driving him insane. Kai was using his own powers against him. He couldn't fight this!
Po couldn't even make out the shiny, golden shape that Kai was forming with Chi. He was still too wrapped up in the awful sensation that was prickling inside of his brain until he could no longer make sense of anything at all.
Kai smiled slowly, lifting the golden arrow that he had created and waiting for the perfect moment.
Tigress, Li and Mr. Ping could only watch in horror as the weapon was sent flying and struck its desired target—directly into Po's chest.