Operation: 'Get Together'-Shifted Personnel

"'Fiddle-whating'," Zan asked.

"Yeah, my father says it something that criminals do," Vick explained. Zan gazed at him with a both confused and slightly annoyed look.

"And why would I be interested in something like that," Zan asked.

"Just hear me out," Vick replied. "Fiddle-towing is when a ordinary criminal in a gang confesses to a crime he or she did or didn't commit to go to a certain jail. Usually, the criminal steals from his own boss to make it look like it was an irrelevant crime." Zan brushed him on trying to make him get to the point. "The point is the criminal goes to jail to continue doing the boss's work. He may have him try to escape together with another criminal or get information from another cellmate."

"So basically its like a message system," Ai simplified. Vick nodded. Zan was still at a loss here.

"And when would I ever have to use that," Zan asked.

"I'm just telling so you'll be prepared when you have to take a case," Vick replied. Zan grumbled.

"Hey, I know you don't like the fact that you have to go to court meetings now, but like Master Shifu said you're kingdom needs you," O said. Zan still grumbled as he scratched his wing feathers.

"Zan, not in the shop," Ruby said sternly slapping the thirteen year old duck's hand. Ruby was now 14 years of age and acted like the duck's mother sometimes.

"I can't help it. I'm molting again! I wish it would stop," He murmured. O took a closer look at Zan.

"Zan, I would go to Master Crane to see that. You're feathers are starting to change and not in the typical way," O noticed.

"Yeah," Zang said. "The bottom of your wings are starting to turn orange." Zan pulled his arm away from the short bunny. Besides from O, Zan was now the same height as Vick 5'8", which was very tall for a duck. Ai smirked.

"Are you sure you're a duck," Ai asked jokingly. Everyone laughed.

"Well, I better get to Crane then, figure out what's happening with me," Zan said casually.

"Unbelievable! I just can't believe it," Crane exclaimed.

"I'm pretty sure that's what 'Unbelievable' means," Mantis retorted. Crane continued to look Zan all over.

"These wings are special wings. They're only used on diving birds or falcons, hawks, those kinds of birds! I've never seen them on a duck! Are you sure you're not sticking them on yourself," Crane asked plucking one of the feathers that was actually attached.

"OW! Yes I'm sure! Why would I do something like that," Zan asked rubbing his wing in pain.

"I don't understand," Master Shifu said, "Why would you have feathers like these, Zan?" Zan scratched the back of his head nervously. Crane slapped his wing away.

"Ow, um...it maybe because of the fact that my father is a falcon," Zan said slowly. Crane slapped his head in realization.

"That's why! You're a-" Zan glared at the crane so deadly that Crane immediately regretted what he was about to say. "Never mind."

"Um...is there a thing that we're missing here," Po asked. Zan grumbled.

"Birds are a lot more...sensitive if you call them...'mixed birds'. It's like...it's like if Tigress was mistaken for Po and Po was mistaken for Tigress," Zan jested

"Ugh. HEY!" Po and Tigress exclaimed at each other.

"Anyways, why didn't you tell us before, Zan," Monkey asked.

"Like he said, birds are sensitive to these kind of things," Crane replied. "So your mother is a goose and your father is a falcon. That would account for your height, your speed, your feet that have claws, your back head feathers that stick up, and your gray feather that have an orange outline around each of them." Zan seemed miserable.

"Don't worry about it, Zan," Master Shifu said. "You're uniqueness has given you extraordinary abilities that have helped you with your training. Now there is something I want to tell you about." He made sure that his students were out before he said this. "You and I both know that you're suppose to handle a trial in order to know the politics and procedures of them." Zan nodded. "Well, you are of age and though your kingdom is in turmoil, you can still manage other civil courts."

"Master Shifu, the most experience I've had in civil matters is when Monkey and Po were going at it over the cookie jar again," Zan said.

"And you did perfectly for that instance. Don't worry, I'll be with you until you can handle these things yourself. You won't be alone," Shifu explained. "Also, there is another issue that I want to present to you."

"What's that," Zan asked. Shifu looked at him with a cocky smile.

"I know that you've been using other people to try and get Po and Tigress together," Shifu said. Zan's face was perfectly still. He crossed his arms and settled his eyes at half-lidded as he stared down at the red-panda.

"What evidence do you have," Zan asked.

"I have eyewitnesses," Shifu continued to smile.

"Who."

"Myself."

"And-" Shifu was stuck there. He didn't actually know that Zan was doing it. He just had a hunch. Teacher's intuition you could say. But he expecting Zan to be guilty looking about it, not present him in a trial.

"No one else," Shifu said as his cocky smile fade...for a moment.

"Then you don't have any evidence that I am leading anything regarding the two warriors," Zan said as he started to leave.

"However, if you were," Shifu said, not turning his back, "I couldn't stop you."

"How so," Zan asked.

"Well, you're still doing your work, you're learning your training, and your attention, it seems, not to be divided on the subject. And since the 'operation' is in other people's hands, then you are not really leading it, in a way."

"But you would be okay with it," Zan asked. Shifu nodded. "Okay." Zan then left.

"That kid is getting too smart for his own good," Shifu mumbled.

"I heard that," Zan shouted back. He zoomed over to the barracks' kitchen where the Furious Five, save Tigress and Po, were eating.

"What did Master Shifu have to say," Viper asked.

"Basically, I can keep on doing what I've been doing to Tigress and Po. By the way, thanks guys for helping," Zan said.

"No problem. I've been meaning to get Tigress to a dress shop. The fact that you wanted both of them to go with me just helped the situation," Viper snickered.

"Yeah, and me forcing Po down the stairs to smash into Tigress was a brilliant idea," Mantis said. Zan stared at him.

"I...didn't tell you to do that," Zan said. Mantis shrugged.

"Well, it worked."

"Speaking of which, where are Tigress and Po," Zan asked.

"They went on patrol. Do you want us to track them," Crane said about to get up, but Zan stopped him.

"No, I'll just get Ai to-" Then he stopped. Alone on a patrol, Po's mouth providing enough conversation for them both, awkward laughs here and there, and a lot of blushing. All these things fell into Zan's mind as he opened his mouth to speak. "You know what, just leave them alone for now. They're alone together in the woods with no one to bother them. I think they'll be okay. I'll be with Master Shifu," Zan finished.

to be continued.