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Chapter 2

To Keep A Promise

Po was on his way back from running the mountain path as his mind thought of the upcoming festival. Po wasn't sure what kind of festival it actually was, but apparently the people of the village often would have them just to get out and socialize during the summer, and the idea that Brycen would allow Po to attend, even if only for just a little while, was now driving Po to run faster. As he neared the Top of the mountain path he turned off to the right turning down a new path, heading to Brycen's family Dojo, as Po neared the Dojo He stopped a little ways away, his hands on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. Once he did, he walked up to the Dojo's main doors and entered.

The floors were wooden, with some mats rolled up and off to the side, with several weapon racks against the wall, and even a training dummy in the corner. The back wall was lined with the names of the past Masters of the Bear style, starting with the first Master off to the left, and ending with Brycen's name on the far right showing he was the current Master of Bear Style, with a blank sheet just to the right of it. He saw Brycen sitting in a meditation position before a small statue of Brycen's ancestor across the room. Po remembered the first time he entered this place and how when Brycen entered first, he bowed to the room and then stepped forward inside. Po stopped once he was inside the door and bowed, he then made his way over to his Master, his own breathing now calm, Po knelt before his Master and waited patiently. He knew by now that he wasn't to disturb his Master when in meditation, and so remained silent.

After about ten minutes Brycen brought himself out of his meditation exercise as he carefully stood up and turned to Po. After a moment Brycen then walked over to the weapons rack and after carefully selecting a large bow staff. He then tossed another one over to Po who caught it in his right hand as he got to his feet, staff in both hands. "Today you are going learn how to wield the bow staff. How attack with it, how to defend with it and so on. After I show you the proper forms we will begin with the sparring…If you can best me in a spar even once before Lunch…then you may go to the festival tonight. Have I made myself clear?" Po nodded his head as he said "Yes Coach…" Brycen then shook his head as he said "Po…what have I told you about addressing me inside this Dojo?" Po lowered his head as he said "Forgive me Master…I will not forget again…" Brycen then smirked as he said "Se that you don't…Now, let us begin…" As the two prepared for the lesson…

Back in the Valley of Peace…

Tigress was in the Training hall striking away at the wooden warriors, as she continued to turn the dummies into splinters. When she managed to take out all of the Wooden Warriors, she then leaped up onto the spinning logs, all the while avoiding the swinging clubs that were now coming her way. After dodging the first two, she was now in the center of the spinning logs as she brought her hands up and rather than avoiding the next club, she completely obliterated it with a powerful double palm strike. After making her way to the other side of the spinning logs, Tigress leaped into the air and began swinging from the spiked rings, making her way over to the giant jade tortoise shell, which she landed on and as it spun, she began to go through the forms of the Tiger style, all the while her face covered in deep Concentration.

Off to the far left of the training hall sat Viper as she watched her sister continue to train. Soon the guys all walked in to the Training hall and Monkey asked "Morning Viper." Monkey then noticed Tigress on the Shell and he asked "How long has she been going at it this time?" Viper just sighed as she lowered her head. "She's been going at it since sunrise… which was four hours ago…" Mantis whistled "Dang…What's her deal today?" Crane then muttered "The same thing it's been all summer…she misses Po." Mantis then said "Well who wouldn't? I mean come on! The guy's a blast! And he makes the best Dumplings ever! Man I wish I could have some right now…Where did he go again?" Viper then turned to Mantis saying her face slightly annoyed, "We told you! Tigress said Mr. Ping sent Po away to help his aunt, she just had a newborn baby and Po's helping her with the other little kids for the summer." Monkey the sighed "Yeah…and that's not all…Apparently Po and his Dad have been going through some personal problems and need some time apart." Mantis then asked "What kind of problems?" They then heard Tigress's voice off to the side "The PERSONAL kind!"

Everyone turned to see Tigress walking over to them a slight angered look in her eyes. "Po and his dad just need some space…That's all!" Tigress said as she began to leave the hall. Mantis then called after her "Hey come on Tigress, Po's my friend too, I'm just as concerned as you are…What happened?" Tigress stopped and sighed. She did it again. She let her temper get the best of her. Ever since Po left, she'd been feeling angrier lately and her temper flared much quicker than normal. Mantis was right, he too was Po's friend after all, as were the rest of the Five and Tigress needed to respect that. Tigress turned and said "I'm sorry…I shouldn't have snapped like that…Forgive me." Viper smiled "It's okay Tigress; we know you're just missing Po." Crane and Monkey both smiled and nodded their heads as Mantis asked again "So kind of personal problems was the big guy going through?" Tigress just turned her head as she said "the night of the Tournament…Po found out the truth about how he came to live with Mr. Ping…He was left in an alley way as a cub…cold, hungry, and alone…Mr. Ping never adopted Po officially and never wanted to tell Po the truth before. So…Now Po has all these questions about who he is…who his real parents are…why he was left behind like that…and he's just trying to sort through it all…That's why he left."

Mantis and the others just stared at her for a moment before Mantis said "Geeze…I didn't know the big guy was going through all of that…" Monkey then said "If I had to go through all that, I'd probably want some space too." The others nodded. Tigress then began to leave the training hall as Viper asked "Tigress, where are you going?" Tigress just kept walking though as she called back " To go get some noodles…"As her friends watched her leave, Viper said "I sure hope she'll be okay…she's really taking this hard. As the four masters turned to look at the half destroyed training hall. Monkey then asked "So…who's turn is it to tell Shifu about Tigress destroying the training hall?" No one said a word as they all looked at Mantis who then sighed saying "Fine…I'm going, I'm going." as he hopped in the direction of the Sacred Peach Tree.

In the Village…

Tigress was making her way through the Village streets on her way over to Mr. Pings Noodle shop. The night before Po left the Valley, Po asked Tigress to keep an eye on his dad from time to time. Whether or not he was concerned the old goose would be depressed or whether he was just concerned that since he wouldn't be around his shop would become more of a target for bandits, Tigress was unsure. Perhaps a little bit of both. Either way, Tigress was keeping her promise to the Panda for two reasons: One he was her friend and she cared about him dearly enough to agree to the request and Two, she was hoping that perhaps Mr. Ping had some news about Po today. Along the way, Tigress remembered the moment she kissed Po on the cheek that night. She wasn't sure why she did it exactly, but as she remembered it, she found herself blushing a bit. As she entered the shop entrance she stopped dead in her tracks as she looked at the scene in front of her.

There standing before the counter holding an axe to Mr. Ping's neck was a Croc Bandit who was attempting to rob the Goose. "I said; give me your cash box old man, before it costs you more than just some broken tables!" As the Croc brought his axe down and split the table in two off to his left. "Hey! Those tables aren't cheap you know!" Mr. Ping cried out. The Croc was getting annoyed as he brought his axe up saying "That's it! I'm done playing around with you!" But before he could lower the axe a loud growl was heard from behind him. As the Croc turned to see Master Tigress in the entryway in a fighting stance, his eyes filled with fear, while a smile grew across Mr. Ping's face. "Step away from the goose, and I'll make sure to let you get hauled off to prison with MOST of your bones intact!" Tigress snarled as the Croc released Mr. Ping and brought his axe into both his hands. "I ain't afraid of some kid Tiger!" the Croc shouted. His voice however clearly betrayed him, as he realized he was standing before Master Tigress of the Furious Five. "Well, that's your first mistake!" Tigress snarled as she rushed the Croc while Mr. Ping went behind the counter. As the Croc brought his axe around in a strong swing, Tigress leaned back and watched it soar overhead. As it passed her Tigress crouched low and brought her fist up in an uppercut strike. While the Croc was stunned Tigress then jumped into the air, delivering a strong spin kick, letting her foot land just on the right side of the Crocs face, sending the crock into the wall as he dropped his axe.

The Croc then got to his feet and was shaking the stars from his head when he turned to see Tigress glaring at him, her face mere inches away as she delivered another growl. The Croc was so terrified at this point that his eyes then rolled back into his head and he fainted, landing right onto his back. Tigress crossed her arms then as she said with a slight smirk "Imbecile." A few moments later some town guards arrived and hauled the Croc off to jail. Tigress then walked over to Mr. Ping who was smiling up at her "Thank you my dear, I'm so fortunate you showed up when you did." Tigress just gave the goose a small smile as she said "It's not a problem Mr. Ping, here let me help you straighten up the place."As the two began to set the tables upright and get the shop back in order.

"You aren't hurt are you Tigress?" Mr. Ping asked once they finished. Tigress and Mr. Ping had gotten to know each other better over the summer and as a result Mr. Ping finally got comfortable not having to call Tigress solely by her title. Tigress of course didn't mind since he was after all Po's father. "Not at all, that guy was little more than a pushover. I'm sorry about your table though." As she looked over to the broken table the Croc had smashed. "Oh don't worry about that, I have plenty more down stairs, just in case something like this happens." The goose said with a slight smile. "Speaking of which would you mind terribly if I asked you to help me by bringing one up? Normally I'd ask Po to do it, but…well…you know…" Tigress waved her paw saying "Say no more Mr. Ping; I'm only too happy to help." And with that Tigress followed Mr. Ping down stairs and brought out the new table. After she placed it, Mr. Ping insisted that she stay for some noodles, which Tigress accepted graciously.

The customers still hadn't returned yet so once Mr. was finished making the noodles, he then brought them over and sat down across from Tigress. "Thank you Mr. Ping." Tigress said bowing her head as the old goose smiled saying "My pleasure my dear." After a moment of silence Tigress couldn't wait anymore. "So…have you heard anything from Po lately?" Tigress asked not looking up from her noodles. Mr. Ping just smiled at Tigress as he suspected that was why she was here to begin with. "Afraid not my dear…after all, he usually is only able to get me a letter once a week…and we just got some two days ago…" Tigress sighed. She knew it would be pointless to ask because Mr. Ping was right, Po usually only sent one letter home a week for the both of them. Every time she got one she would wait to open it until she was back in her room back at the palace. Po would write about how cute the newborn baby was and how the other kids adored him, always wanting him to play with them all hours of the day, especially one named Jing. He would also write about how he was still waking up early each day to get some time in for training which Tigress was happy to hear of course…He also wrote about how much he missed her and the Five and wished he could see them all again. After reading the letters Tigress would place them in a box with all her other ones next to her Action Figure Po had made for her of himself, which now sat on a nightstand in her room.

Mr. Ping placed a comforting wing on her paw as he said "Don't worry Tigress, We will hear from Po soon enough, and before you know it he will return back to us once again." Tigress smiled at the goose as the two sat in a comfortable silence as the customers finally began to re-enter the shop. All the while Tigress couldn't help but miss the Panda a great deal, as her eyes fell on a picture of a baby panda cub and Mr. Ping hanging on the wall back in the kitchen.

Back in the Northern Mountains…

Po and Brycen were trading blows once again. It had been several hours since they started and not once had Po gained the upper hand. As Brycen struck high, Po tried to block it with his staff. Brycen then whirled to the right using his staff to swipe under Po's guard and knocking the Panda off his feet, straight onto his back, his own staff rolling off to the side. As the Panda tried getting up he was met with Brycen's staff aimed a mere inch away from his neck. The two stared at each other for a moment, Po breathing hard from exhaustion. "Again!" Brycen ordered as Po got to his knees grabbing his staff. He was dripping with sweat, and Brycen seemed like he could go on forever. Po then got to his feet as he readied himself to go again.

Brycen had a serious face on as he too got into a ready stance. "Begin!" As Brycen once again rushed Po and Po planted his feet, as he parried each of Brycen's strikes, even managing to deliver some of his own, but not once did he get past Brycen's guard. After a few exchanges Brycen knocked Po's staff out of his hands and now had his own staff aimed at the Panda's neck again. Po watched his staff fall to the ground as he turned his attention back to his Master. Both Master and student still on their feet. Po stared at Brycen for a moment as Brycen stared back his eyebrow slightly raised, waiting for Po to make the next move. Po then surprised the black bear.

Po swiped the staff away with his left arm as he went for a Jump kick which Brycen was able to jump back from out of range. He certainly wasn't prepared for Po to start fighting unarmed, but he let things continue as they were… for now. Brycen brought his staff forward as he struck at Po with incredible force. Each strike Po blocked with his arms, knocking the staff to the side, even managing to kick the staff, giving his now sore arms a little reprieve. Po tried delivering a three hit combo with his fists but Brycen as able to easily evade each strike as he continued to whack Po with the staff in the arms, legs and stomach, forcing the Panda back. Brycen was impressed with Po's determination, as the boy got back into a fighting stance. As Brycen brought the staff down once again Po cried out "HYAAA!" delivering a high kick to the center of the staff, with so much force, that the staff then broke in two. Brycen stepped back looking at the now broken staff as Po got into his fighting stance breathing hard. "Oh boy…now I'm in trouble…"Po thought as Brycen glared at his student.

Brycen then twirled the two halves of the staff and began to once again attack Po relentlessly. Po managed to block a few of the strikes but not all of them, as he was continuously hit by Brycen's barrage of attacks. Brycen then brought his leg around in a strong kick sending Po rolling towards his discarded staff. Po noticed his staff and as Brycen charged him, Po picked up his staff as he brought it around knocking one of Brycen's two halves out of his hand as Po twirled the staff again bringing it to his Master's neck, forcing the bear to freeze. The two stood motionless for what seemed like forever. The only sound being Po's heavy breathing as he stared into Brycen's eyes, his own unflinching. Finally Brycen smiled as he dropped his remaining half of the staff. Po then let out a breath as he lowered his staff and fell to his knees. "Well done my student…" Brycen said as he helped Po to his feet and the two bowed to each other. "Thank you… Master…" Po said between breaths.

Just then Jing appeared in the doorway. As he walked in he bowed before entering the room. "Mom says Lunch is ready!" The cub said as he entered the room. Po looked to Brycen hopefully. He had managed to just pull out ahead at the last moment. Would Brycen stay true to his word? Brycen eyed the panda as he seemed to be contemplating something. "*Sigh*It seems you managed to succeed just in the nick of time my boy…Jing…have you finished all of your chores?" Jing was beaming happily as he nodded his head "I sure did!" Brycen then raised his eyebrow "Without a fuss?" again Jing nodded his head "Uh huh." Brycen then looked back at Po for a moment, who was waiting patiently. Brycen then turned back to Jing saying "Leave us Jing… tell your mother we will be up to the house shortly…" Jing nodded as he left the Dojo.

Brycen then turned to Po once Jing left and gave a heavy sigh. "You really want to go down to the village, don't you boy?" Po nodded his head as he said "Yes Master." Again Brycen was rubbing his head as if he was debating over something, yet still, Po waited patiently. "Alright…You can go with us…BUT!" He said with a raised finger getting Po's attention. "You must agree to do whatever I say, without question…If I say it's time to leave then I want no arguing about it. You will also remain with us at all times unless told otherwise, am I understood?" Po was smiling ear to ear as he happily agreed "Yes Master!" as the Panda bowed and the Black Bear just sighed again. "Alright…let's go and get some lunch then, afterwards I want you to wash up and then get some rest, you look like you're dead on your feet my boy..." Po nodded his head "Yes sir." As the two left the Dojo and made it outside, and headed up the path to the house. All the while Brycen was thinking to himself. "I really hope this isn't a huge mistake…"

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