A/N: So sorry for not updating in a while, I have Kung Fu Nightfall 4 to deal with. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter. I don't own KFP or its characters.

Chapter 5 – Showdown and proposal

For the next day, Po and Tigress spent more time together, they got up, ate breakfast and went outside for a nice walk, Shifu told them that he'll be nearby in case Deming comes for them, it's the final day of their vacation and they wanna make the most of it. Po took Tigress out to breakfast this time, he got her some chocolate chip pancakes with syrup and some eggs. They had a wonderful breakfast, walked around the village, enjoying the day, it's so nice and warm not too hot or cold, the beautiful mountains with green trees to the mid-section of them, seeing them up against the sapphire sky, white puffy clouds and a beautiful golden sun. Viper took Tigress back to the massager and received another wonderful massage, Tigress has never looked so peaceful, so happy, or so free. Everyone loved seeing Tigress' soft side once in a while, but they know she's gonna be tough as ever when they get back to the Palace. Everyone spent their last day to their fullest, after having some more fun with games and activities, they packed up their stuff. They're going out to eat for their last meal, but before they eat, Po wants to finally propose to Tigress, he still feels nervous on what she'll say and about the nightmare that he had. Now, he meets up with Tigress outside their hotel.

Okay Po, you can do this, Po thought as he walked toward Tigress with a smile on his face. "Hey Tigress."

"Hey Po," she said with a smile, then she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Po kissed her back, he rubbed the back of his neck and said, "Tigress, before we go out to eat, I'd like to take one more walk around the lake."

"Po...we need to be at the restaurant in 30 minutes," Tigress said, crossing her arms.

"Well, it takes 10 to walk around the lake," Po said smiling, "We can walk, meet up with the others afterwards, Shifu knows about this. Please, please, please." Po put on his best puppy eye look for Tigress, she tried staying strong, Po put his hand on her shoulder and began whimpering Tigress sighed, she smiled and said, "Okay. One lap." Po smiled brightly before he kissed her lips and they left, not taking note that Deming is following them with a look of hatred for Po, he has a knife in his hand.

Po and Tigress began their walk around the lake, the lake seemed golden because of the setting golden sun, the black silhouettes of the mountains are up against the golden sky, it's getting cooler, Po hates it when a great vacation comes to an end, he loves them. He thought maybe that he and Tigress could go on a vacation on their own when they're married...if Tigress accepts, he knows she'd have to stop training at the Palace and he'd have to step down as the Dragon Warrior, but he must try. He smiled at Tigress, they admired the beauty of the environment surrounding them, they talked about it and about each other with Po telling a joke, resulting a chuckle from Tigress or a slight look of annoyance. The two lovebirds are enjoying their time together.

Both of them looked up at golden sky above, golden clouds are in the sky as well, and the lake is surrounded by lush green land with beautiful green trees. Po and Tigress stopped looking and both looked into one another's eyes, to Po, the beauty of this landscape pales in comparison to Tigress' beauty.

"Isn't this a great place?" Po asked with a smile.

"Yeah, it's beautiful," Tigress said with a warm smile, "Thanks for bringing me here. Best vacation ever."

"I told you I'd make it your best one," Po said.

Tigress smiled again before she pulled Po into a kiss, he kissed her passionately as the sun began setting in the background. He wanted to ask her something, something that would change both of their lives. When they broke apart they both looked into each other's eyes with dreamy looks.

"This place is beautiful, but it's not as beautiful as you, my tiger lily," Po said in a sincere loving tone. Tigress smiled as she blushed, then Po said, "You know, Tigress, I love you with all of my heart, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever known, you're kind, smart, and brave. I'd do anything for you. I can't imagine life without you."

Tigress closed her eyes as she held back tears of joy and happiness, she looked at Po in the eyes and said, "I love you with all of my heart too, Po." Po smiled warmly and said, "I'm so happy to hear that. I have a question to ask you though."

"Okay..." Tigress said as her heart began to race a little.

Po smiled warmly, he got down on one knee, Tigress' eyes widened, Po pulled out a little black box, Tigress gasped as she covered her mouth with one paw. Po showed her the beautiful golden ring with a tiger and a jade dragon in the form of yin and yang.

"Tigress," Po said, taking her hand, "You are the love of my life, and I'd do anything for you. Even give up being Dragon Warrior. Will you do the honor and privilege of becoming my wife?"

Tigress has never been so shocked in her life, Po is giving up being the Dragon Warrior for her? Tears streamed down her eyes, a million thoughts are going through her mind, she didn't know he'd love her this much to give up Dragon Warrior. Then the flashbacks of Po's nightmare went through his mind as Tigress looks on in shock. Deming saw Po on one knee with the box with an astounded Tigress looking on, his eyes widened in anger and he charged at them.

"Po..." Tigress said, astounded, "I...I..." She was about to answer and then Deming showed up, Po gasped as he pushed Tigress out of the way, Deming tackled Po to the ground, Po got up and faced Deming with a glare.

"IDIOT!" Deming yelled at Po, "That girl is MINE! You're just some flabby panda who doesn't deserve her! It's so wro..." Tigress began punching Deming, but he punched her down to the ground!

"HEY!" Po shouted out of anger, "That's my girlfriend!" Po lunged for him but Deming dodged him, he punched Tigress picked her up roughly and shouted "THIS will change your mind!" Then he placed a rough kiss on her, Po's eyes widened in anger as Tigress tried to break free, she kicked his crotch and punched his face hard!

"IDIOT! GO AWAY!" Tigress roared, "YOU'LL GET MORE THAN THIS IF YOU DON'T LEAVE!"

"NO! I deserve YOU!" Deming roared, he lunged for her, but Po stopped him, Deming began fighting him, Po knew he had to defend himself now. Deming pulled out a machete and began fighting Po. Tigress snarled while an employee from the hotel saw what was going on, he ran off to find Shifu. Deming punched Po, the panda punched back, making his nose bleed.

"YOU'RE A DISGRACE!" Deming shouted, "You are fat and useless! Your parents should've abandoned you!" The words stabbed Po in the heart again, Tigress roared and began attacking him, Deming pulled out his knife in an attempt to stab Tigress, but Po got right in the way and Deming stabbed him in the shoulder! Po roared in pain, Tigress' eyes got wide in anger. She roared, grabbed Deming's hand, took the knife out of his hand, tossed it away and began punching him! She grabbed his arm and slung him to the ground, she began punching his face many times over, ignoring his cries for mercy, she grabbed his leg and threw him into a tree, he broke his arm, Tigress began tromping over to him with anger fueling her eyes, her bare fangs are showing.

"N-No..." Deming pleaded with hurt in his tone, his face is banged up with a broken nose, massive nosebleed, his body has blood all on it, cut, bruised and one of his toes is broken. Tigress stopped, she came back to her regular senses, she thought herself as a monster, then Deming said, "Please...don't...spare me..." She saw the hurt in his eyes, she felt guilty for going too far.

"Leave us alone," she said with anger in her voice, "It's not right to intervene with girls you don't even know. You shouldn't be so abusive."

"Right...sorry..." Deming said, Tigress raised an eyebrow and said, "I don't know if you are or not." She began tromping away, Deming's nerves snapped, he got up and rushed at her, she did a spin kick and he slammed back into the tree, this time it fell into pieces all on top of him, Tigress spat at him before she ran to go check up on Po. She ran up to the panda who's still holding his shoulder in pain, he still has the black box. She began examining it as Shifu, the rest of the Five, two police officers, and the hotel employee ran up to them.

"Tigress! Po! Are you all right?!" Viper asked as she slithered up to them.

"Well, I'm okay, but Po's wounded," Tigress said, looking at Po's wound. Shifu turned to the hotel employee and said, "Go get a medical kit now!" The employee took off, Tigress looked up at the police officers and said, "He's underneath that tree, he's not going anywhere." The police officers ran over to him, they both seized Deming and brought him over.

"He assaulted us," Tigress said, "Attempted to kill us, and he abused me and Po."

"Let's take him away," said an officer while they dragged Deming away as the employee came back to the scene. Shifu grabbed the medical kit and they began aiding Po. As they aided Po, Tigress remained quiet.

"I'm sorry we weren't here to help you deal with Deming," Shifu said as he put some disinfectant on Po's shoulder, he slightly winced.

"No need to apologize, Master," Po said, "It's his fault that it went this far. He should've left us alone."

"Well...you were just defending yourselves, good job," Shifu said.

"Still...I didn't want something like this on our vacation..." Po said, frowning.

"Po, it's not your fault," Monkey said, coming forward, "We had the best vacation of our lives despite that Deming guy huh?"

"Oh yeah," Viper said with a warm smile, Crane said "Definitely" while Shifu and Mantis agreed. Po looked at Tigress and asked, "What about you?" Tigress sighed and said, "I've had the time of my life...but...I beat up Deming in blind rage...I couldn't stop..."

Shifu held up his hand, stopping her, "Tigress, you're not a monster."

"Yeah...but I just..."

"Tigress," Po said softly with a warm smile, "You were just trying to protect me, I know you. You're a protective person and that's why I'm happy to have you." Tigress saw the warm smile on Po, she cracked a small smile, but then she frowned and said, "But I should've gotten that wound, not you. He could've killed you."

"I couldn't let him hurt you," Po said, "Besides I said I'd do anything for you."

"But you got hurt back on our last vacation, much worse than this," Tigress told him.

"I wouldn't let you be killed, Tigress. You nearly gave yourself up before, and I can't call myself your friend or boyfriend if I didn't do the same for you," Po said softly, making the others smile, they love the new friendship these two have. Tigress smiled warmly at Po, she pulled him in for a hug, being careful of his wound.

"Thank you, Po," she said softly and then Po added, "And you're no monster. You're very nice, beautiful and awesome." Tigress smiled again as Po stood up. She thanked him again, she's lucky to have him.

"Aww, big softie Tigress," Mantis teased. Tigress snarled and smacked him away. Shifu rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go eat." They began walking to the restaurant, Po and Tigress trailed back a bit from the group.

"Do you need more time to think about it?" Po asked, showing her the small black box, Tigress thought for a moment before she nodded.

"I understand," said Po, "If you do say yes, it would be the happiest day of my life." Tigress nodded and said, "I understand. Just let me think about it." Po smiled before he put his arm around her, he's a bit nervous about her answer, and Tigress feels guilty for not being able to give him an answer just yet. After that, they caught up with the group, they ate a buffet and Po got a bit of food, but not too much, but he did get a lot of ice cream, making the others chuckle. Tomorrow, they leave.

The next morning, early the next morning, Tigress is awake, she's in a nightgown as she thinks about Po's question, she knows he loves her and she loves him, but is this even the right time for Po and her to step down? She looked over at Viper, who's still sleeping. She hated to wake her, but she lightly shook her so the snake wouldn't wake up right away. Viper slowly woke up and looked up Tigress with sleepy eyes.

"Yes Tigress?" she yawned. Tigress sighed and said, "I need to talk with you...about something personal..." Viper woke up some more, she sat up as Tigress sat down next to her.

"What is it?" Viper asked.

"It's about Po..." she said, Viper nodded and Tigress went on, "Yesterday...he proposed to me..."

"Really?! That's wonderful!" Viper said happily.

"Shhhhhh!" Tigress said desperately, "Not so loud!" Then Viper quieted down, Tigress frowned a bit and said, "I...I didn't give him an answer..." Viper gasped in shock as her eyes widened and jaw dropped.

"Why not?" Viper asked.

"I...I wanted to answer...but...am I really worth all that?" Tigress asked her, "You know, if we marry...he'd have to step down...we'd have to move...I...I love him...but..."

Viper shook her head and said, "Tigress, you're worth it. The only person worth it."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because Po proposed to you, Tigress. He loves being the Dragon Warrior, but it pales in comparison for the love he has for you. It may be the right timing for him to step down, the universe has its own timing."

"But think about all of the dangers out there," Tigress reasoned.

"I know, Tigress. But believe me, we can handle it, and who knows? Maybe some new strong members will come in and assist us?" Viper said.

Tigress shook her head and said, "Viper...I know you're trying to help...I just..."

"You can help us defend the Valley for a while before your wedding and you can stop trouble even if you're not in the Palace anymore," Viper suggested.

Tigress began thinking again, this is a tough call, she loves Po a lot, and yet she's worried about the titles. She buried her head into her paws, she sighed as she didn't know what to do, she feels something to marry Po but is it her mind playing tricks on her? Does she love him enough to marry him?

A/N: I originally planned this to be the final chapter, but it would've been too fast for Tigress just to jump out and marry him, I wanted her to think about it more, I'd like to thank PandaFan91 with that idea in his story "One Darkness, Two Lights" that's one of the best TiPo stories I've ever read, check it out! :D But check out "A new journey" before that since it's a sequel.

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