Now here is chapter 8 ;)

It was almost morning in the valley, you could see some of the shops preparing for the day and above the big stairs you could also see the high pillars and doors of the Jade Palace while the Masters, Rue, Guo and Ju stood ready and packed in front of them.

"Well, follow me" Guo eventually said, walking away with Ju on his shoulder and followed by the others.

The village already new that the warriors were leaving but could take care of their selves for a while. They walked past the little shops and houses before they were out of the village and in the bamboo forest surrounded by tall trees.

They spent the rest of the journey talking to each other and getting to know more about Guo, Bao and general Kun.

It was now night in the forest and the warriors were sitting around a campfire, which gave everybody a little red-orange glow. Maser Shifu was already in his tent, or sleeping or meditating, and Ju was already asleep in his tent, which he shared with Guo.

Mantis had just finished his story making everybody laugh, except Tigress, Rue saw this and asked why she didn't laugh.

"Tigress doesn't laugh that much" Monkey said with a snicker but stopped when he heard a growl from the tiger.

"I'm sure she can laugh" she paused before saying; "maybe I know a story".

This surprised everyone because Rue hadn't told any stories for the night but they still listened. After the tiger had finished her story everybody had to laugh, even Tigress.

"See, I told you she could laugh" she said with a satisfied smile, earning a smile back from everybody else.

"So Guo how did you actually join the general?" Po asked after a while.

"He saved me from some bandits when I was ten, just like he did when Ju was twelve, when he asked me to come with him I said 'yes'".

"But were where your parents?"

"The bandits killed them, and when I joined the general I immediately became friends with some other guys and Ju".

"Well, lucky for you everything turned out good" Viper said with a nice smile.

"But I have one question." Crane said.

"What is it?" Guo asked.

"Ow no, not for you but for Rue."

"Me?"

"Yes, you fight with your staff but how?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, if someone has a sword they can slice it right? Or at least break it?"

"No they can't."

This made everybody confused so she explained; "one of the caretakers made it for me, it's made out of iron-wood tree so it won't brake that fast."

"Really? I want to see that." Monkey replied, not believing it.

"Okay" the tiger replied, standing up and walking to one of the trees.

She made a hard swing before throwing the staff into the tree, the others flinched when they heard a loud 'snap' but when they looked up it wasn't the staff that had broke but the tree itself.

"Believe me now?" Rue replied to Monkey with a big grin, after he nodded, she picked up her staff again and sat down on her spot.

"Well, it's getting late I think I'll go to bed" Viper said before slithering to her tent.

"Me to, I'm tired" Monkey said going into his tent, with Mantis on his shoulder.

When the other three masters were in their tents Guo noticed something; "hey why are there only seven tents? And one of them is ours".

"Rue isn't used to sleeping in tents, so she has none" Po replied.

"Then were does she sleep?"

"Above." Rue replied, while pointing at the sky.

While he looked above; "trees?"

After she nodded Crane went to his tent too and after him Po, after him Tigress and eventually, after Rue leaped in her tree, Guo went too.

It was night in the snowy Xue Mountains and the little army had just come back from their failed mission.

"So how did the mission go? Do we have the masters?" master Bao asked to his lion officer.

"Well not exactly" Chao answered, still scared for his master's reaction.

At hearing this, the little cup Bao had in his hands snapped in two, while he yelled; "what!"

"We-" Chao began to say but was interrupted by his master.

"-yes I heard it but what happened!"

"Well the grandmaster helped them and there was another tiger fighting."

"Go again! And this time kill both the tigers."

"Yes master" Chao quickly said, before running to his little part of the army again.

The next morning the warriors were already walking through the forest, following Guo and Ju to Chengyang.

"Are we there yet?" Po asked, already getting a little tired from the journey.

"No" Shifu answered.

"How long?"

"Po, we just had a break!" Tigress replied.

"Is he always like this?" Guo asked, knowing the bear was the Dragon Warrior after all.

"Sad enough, yes" Shifu answered him with a sigh.

"Guys." Rue suddenly said, making everybody stop.

"Why-" Mantis began to say but was soon interrupted by rustle noises from the bushes.

"Ambush!" After Rue had yelled that, the little army and officer Chao came from behind the bushes and trees attacking the warriors.

At first Guo and Ju didn't know what to do but then decided that they where on the masters team. Because the army had already traveled long and were a little bit tired the masters could easily knock them down.

Guo, Monkey and Crane were working together pretty well; Crane knocked them down from the air with strong wind blows and also fought on the ground himself, Monkey sometimes surprised them from out of the trees or otherwise was fighting them on the ground with Guo, who appeared to also be a great fighter with his two swords.

Mantis, Ju and Viper were also fighting together, Mantis and Ju each very fast. Viper slithered between the soldiers, dodging their attacks and striking them with her tail too.

Mantis was moving very fast between them, knocking some unconscious or hitting several pressure points on their arms and legs, while Ju changed of colors and climbing on and off the soldiers so they would hit each other.

Po, Shifu, Rue and Tigress easily knocked them down; Po and Shifu had inner peace as their advantage, working together to surprise them with speed and power, while Rue and Tigress finished each others attacks.

When Chao saw that they were going to lose again he called a quarter of his army back, without the masters noticing it, and while the quarter carried the unconscious soldiers off he went straight to Tigress and Rue.

Tigress had just kicked one soldier in the abdomen and while Rue finished him with a blow of her staff, knocking him to a nearby tree, Tigress was attacked from the left by Chao.

Rue saw him and delivered a kick to his back but when she wanted to punch him he caught it and threw her back. While he was walking towards Rue, Tigress saw she was at the end of a cliff and ran to the lion kicking him on the head.

She was about to punch him again but a soldier came from behind her and threw her back to Shifu and Po.
Rue had just got on her feet again when Chao kicked her in the chest, letting her trip over the edge but she managed to grab it before she fell.

"Guys help!" she screamed as she heard the lion coming closer.

"Po, cover me!" Tigress yelled over the noise running towards the lion grabbing him and throwing him a little back.

"I've got you" Tigress said when she grabbed Rue by her wrist.

"Retreat!" Chao yelled and soon the army was gone.

The warriors didn't understand why they were running away until they saw the two tigers.

"Tigress, I don't think you can pull me up." Rue said, her face full with sorrow.

"I can! Just let your staff fall and give me your other wrist" Tigress replied, not letting her friend go.

"It won't help Tigress."

"Guys, hold on!" they could hear Po yell.

"Rue you're going to make it."

"You're slipping away. You'll fall too, go to Chengyang" she said beginning to let go.

"No, no Rue don't!"

"I'm sorry Tigress" she said before letting go and fell down the cliff.

Well not a very long chapter buy my first CLIFFHANGER... Not very good but it's a start ;)
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