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Chapter 13

A Glimpse Of The Past/Time To Move

The four warriors were standing on the rooftop as Monkey and Tigress were still trying to process the fact that they now had to work with the Dragon Warrior. Ming turned to look at him and asked "I thought you said you were on good terms with Master Tigress?" The Dragon Warrior just shrugged his shoulders saying "The last time we saw each other I thought we were…" as Tigress spat "Yes and then you dropped off the face of the earth for two months!" Ming wondered to herself about that, "Two months? That's been the entire summer so far…" Tigress then asked "So I Take it your shoulder healed up Just fine then!?" her eyes narrowed The Dragon Warrior then replied, his gaze never leaving Tigress "Yes…it did…" he then turned to Ming asking "Should we take them to the hideout now?"

Ming shook her head no saying "Not just yet, Tigress and Monkey brought a group of Rhino Guards with them, so we aren't going anywhere without them. Plus, I'd like to have a plan formed before we make our move tonight." Tigress then retorted "Which we could have done hours ago, but instead we've been waiting on YOU to show up." The Dragon Warrior's eyes narrowed as he said "You really don't want me to be here…do you?" Tigress remained silent as the Dragon Warrior continued. "Well that's your problem Whiskers, but I'm just gonna say this, it is nice to see you again, even if you tried to kick my head off my shoulders." as he pointed at the chimney behind her. Tigress's eyes showed brief surprise at that. She could tell he was being serious, but she quickly brushed it off and grumbled "Let's just get to work already. The sooner we take care of these bandits, the better." Monkey was watching Tigress a moment before he said "Well…If Ming says we can trust him… then I think we should…after all…he's never really given us a reason not to, has he Tigress?" Tigress remained silent her eyes never leaving the Dragon Warrior as Ming stepped forward saying. "Very well, now as Tigress said, let's get to work."

On the Mountain top.

Brycen was lying awake in his Bed with Hua snoring peacefully at his side his mind whirling around so many thoughts. One in particular, as he remembered the early morning he found the boy all those years ago shivering and crying in the woods, a small distance away from the still burning Panda village. It was over 15 years ago now, and Brycen was only 30 years old at the time, as he was rushing through the woods as fast as he could, his mind racing, "Gotta find them, they can't be dead…not them too…I promised him I'd find them…. I promised!" Brycen thought to himself, when he stopped dead in his tracks, his ears perked as he listened with so much focus. It was faint…but he could hear someone crying…a baby… "I'd know that cry anywhere." Brycen said as he rushed towards the sound, hope rising in his heart as he neared the top of a slope and his eyes widened.

There, lying in a radish crate crying his little heart out, laid a little panda cub that Brycen recognized at once "Thank the Gods, you're okay!" Brycen said as he rushed to the panda's side. As he lifted the panda cub out of the radish crate, he brought the cub close to him, under his cloak, trying to shield him from the wind as he mumbled "It's alright, little one…you're safe now…I got you boy…you're safe…" as the cub continued to cry, his Jade green eyes filled with tears, as it buried his head into Brycen's shirt, trying it's hardest to get warm. Brycen then heard a voice from behind him. "Master Brycen! We found another…wait…is that!?" Brycen turned to see Master Thundering Rhino rushing towards him carrying his massive cloud hammer, as the rhino saw the panda cub's head sticking out from Brycen's cloak. Brycen nodded his head yes saying "Yes, I found him…he's alive! But he's freezing; I have to get him out of these woods and indoors fast!"

As Brycen was about to leave, Rhino stopped him saying "Brycen…I think we may have found the mother too…but we'll need you to make certain…" Brycen was silent for a moment as he whispered "No…not Xiu …" as he unwillingly followed Rhino up the slope and about three hundred yards to the west, as they neared a group of antelope guards surrounding a body. Brycen saw the pool of blood at their feet and knew immediately that the woman was dead. Yet he prayed it wasn't Xiu. As he neared the guards he kept the cubs head facing his chest so the boy couldn't see. As he stepped around the guards, his stomach flipped a hundred times. "No…Not you too…Not Xiu…" He whispered as tears began to rim his eyes, but he fought them back as he turned and got the cub away from his now dead mother. As he passed Rhino he looked at him in the eyes and whispered. "It's her…she's the boy's mother…and that means…that this boy…has just lost everything…" Rhino looked at the boy with such sadness in his eyes as he nodded his head placing a hand on Brycen's shoulder, as Brycen looked at the panda cub that was now sleeping in his arms. He then began walking back to the Palace, whispering to the panda cub along the way, "Don't worry little one…I got you…I promise...You're safe now…Brycen's got you" as the younger Black Bear headed to the palace as fast as he could, carrying the last Panda cub in all of China close to his chest…and also…his now greatest responsibility yet… "I Promise…"

Brycen was brought back from his memories as Hua rolled up alongside him in her sleep as she continued to mumble softly. Brycen just smiled as he got up quietly and left the room. He was on his way to the kitchen for a cup of water when he stopped just outside the boy's room. After a moment Brycen slid the door open and looked inside. Jing was snoring peacefully while Po was a silent mass under the blankets, his head just poking out of from the far end of his bedroll. Brycen saw Jing had once again kicked his blankets off him so the Black bear pulled them up over him and tucked the cub in. not once did Jing wake. Brycen then noticed something. Po always snored when he slept… as Brycen turned to look at the panda he whispered "Boy…are you still awake?" There was no response. As Brycen went to nudge the panda he was surprised when he didn't feel a body through the covers…instead his hand pushed down through. As Brycen's eyes immediately shot open, he took the blanket and threw it away, revealing not his student, but a pack with several clothes bundled around it.

Po was gone! Immediately thoughts of the boy being kidnapped by Shen's spies rushed him "Was I not careful enough!? Had they always known where we were!? Got to find Oogway, fast!" as Brycen whirled around and was about to wake up Hua, when a creaking noise caught his attention. As Brycen turned he saw his foot hand pried loose a floor board. "Now that's definitely new…"Brycen murmured to himself, as he lifted the loose floor board. He saw that nothing was inside it and was about to put it back when something red caught his eye. Brycen picked it up and examined the piece of red cloth and he immediately knew what it was from "No…He didn't…He wouldn't…" But the more Brycen thought about it…the more he realized what Po had done... He had brought along his Dragon Warrior Tunic…and was more than likely running around the Village at the very moment. "Dammit Boy!" The bear screamed in his head, as Brycen immediately left the room and went to the kitchen. He wrote a note to Hua saying he was out looking for Po and grabbed his blue shirt, and cloak as he began racing out of the house and down the mountain path. Brycen knew that there were bandits in the village and if Po was out there, there was a chance he could get killed. Granted the boy was capable of handling himself for the most part, but that still didn't keep Brycen from worrying. "I swear when I find that kid, I'm gonna make him train in that Dojo for the next 24 hours non-stop!" Brycen grumbled as he made his way to the village.

On the edge of the Village across the street from the Bandit Hideout….

Po, Tigress, and Ming were perched on a rooftop just across the street from the bandit hideout as they waited for Monkey to report back. Ming had sent Monkey to investigate the property to see if there were any guards hanging around outside, and to check for any access points to the building besides the front door. The Guards were all stationed around the building waiting for the Bandits to come rushing out. The plan was for the four warriors to storm the storehouse and take on the bandits, and with any luck, scare as many of the bandits out of the building as possible straight into the guards. Which between Tigress and Ming, Po thought that would be plenty easy enough. Considering Tigress dang near terrified him when she was angry. Granted most of the time lately that was directed at him, but still… Between her and Ming, and their claws…it definitely shouldn't be too hard.

Po looked over at Tigress who had kept avoiding his gaze. Despite her not being too happy about working with the Dragon Warrior, Po was still thrilled that she was once again standing next to him, even if he couldn't say it. As Po looked at Tigress, he couldn't help but admire the way the Moon was shining down on her, revealing her orange fur and black stripes as her amber eyes glowed in the moon light. "Dang…she looks even more beautiful than the last time I saw her…wait…What!?" as Po absent mindedly shook his head. What was he thinking!? This was Tigress! His Best friend…Sure she had given him a kiss when he defeated that Punk Tai Lung at school, but that was because of what Tai Lung said about her. And then there was the time she kissed him goodbye the night before he left for the mountains…now that…he couldn't explain…but he had to admit, he did like it…a lot. As he began to blush at the memory he was thankful his hood covered his face in shadow, when he heard Tigress asking "Something wrong Dragon Warrior?" Po merely shook his head no saying "Fine…just ready to get going is all…" as Tigress nodded her head in agreement.

Suddenly Monkey was on the rooftop with them as Ming asked "Well? What are our options?" Monkey stepped forward saying "Well the way I see it we have two options for getting inside, either by the front door or the rooftop." Ming then asked "Any idea how many we're up against?" Monkey shrugged saying "From what I could see, at least two dozen…possibly more…"Ming nodded her head saying "Alright, Dragon Warrior, you and I will barge through the front door; They know we're already in the village so they won't be too surprised if they see us first. Monkey, Tigress, While we have their attention, you two will enter through the rooftop. They won't be expecting the two of you, so you should be able to get the drop on them." Monkey and Tigress each nodded their heads in agreement. Ming then said "I'm going to relay our plan to the guards, we move out in five minutes." Everyone nodded in agreement and soon Ming was gone.

Monkey then said "Can't believe I get to fight alongside the Dragon Warrior, Mantis is so gonna be jealous. He won't say it but I think he's a pretty big fan of yours." Po just looked away saying "Fan!? Please…I don't have those, never have, never will." Tigress had to admit, that impressed her. A lot of guys would love that kind of attention, but here this guy was saying he didn't want it. "Little late now though." She thought remembering the time she let him defeat her in the Tournament because he was fighting with a seriously hurt shoulder wound from the night before. That fight made the Dragon Warrior quite the topic of conversation in the Valley of Peace, especially at Mr. Ping's noodle shop.

"Whiskers?" Tigress snapped her head around asking "What?" The Dragon Warrior was looking at her, his jade green eyes slightly concerned "I said, be careful in there tonight…" Tigress blushed slightly as she muttered "Yeah…you too…" Monkey then jumped in "No worries, we do this kind of thing all the time!" The Dragon Warrior nodded his head as he said "Right…well…better get into position…See you both inside…good luck." As the Dragon Warrior turned and began heading down to the main street below, all the while Tigress watched the jade Dragon on his back, as she remembered her dream the night before, as the Jade eyed Dragon lunged at her. "What does it mean?" Tigress wondered as Monkey said next to her "I don't see why you don't like him, he seems alright to me." Tigress just scoffed as she said "Just be quiet and get ready, we move in 2 minutes." Monkey nodded his head saying "Yes mam." as the Two prepared themselves for the mission.

Brycen is on his way and Po and the others are about to bust the hideout...can they pull it off without something going wrong? Well we'll just see...Thanks for reading and remember...
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