*Kung Fu Panda: Full Throttle*
~Fists of Fury~
I disclaim any rights but the enjoyment of readers and myself.
Myself particularly. I love KFP esp. movie 2!
This is for everyone who can't get enough of the Five and Po ;)
*Enjoy Reading!*
Chapter 1: Stripes
It was one fine morning with the sun late and high up the sky when this loud yelling sound came thundering ahead. Looking up we see a giant white and black fur ball rolling down the staircases of the Jade Palace—rolling down and bouncing like a heavy cotton candy filled with water as it hit the steps of the stairs in descending with loud thuds and smacks and occasional alarming shrieks from the object itself.
It went rolling and bouncing and… making interjections… unsightly-ish.
It didn't take long for the final 'break' to come as the rolling ball hit the bottom of the stairs with almost an earth cracking, ground shattering stop.
"Wooohooo!" he cried as he lay flat on his back with gigantic fists pointing upward, "Taste the fist of awesome defeat! No more old enemies for you and me, stairs! And the legend lives!" he whistled.
Shadows appeared behind him as he celebrated.
"Po, don't you think that's pathetic?" came Tigress' familiar voice.
The Dragon Warrior looked behind him and saw his five best friends, Tigress, Monkey, Crane, Viper and Mantis on Crane's hat surveying him with raised eyebrows, heightened disbelief and amusement apparent on their faces.
"What is?" he inquired as he stood up with Tigress helping him.
"You. That. The rolling?" she said with her expression unchanging, "Your definition of 'awesomeness' has become quite difficult to follow. What happened?"
"What do you mean what happened?" he asked as he shrugged his shoulders, "Didn't you see me go down just now? Guys—I went down without tiring my legs or exhausting my breathing life line because of the stairs!"
"I thought your life line went off another candle when you jumped just now." Crane shrugged—
"I saw you go down and smack your butt." said Monkey off handedly. Po nodded his head vigorously.
"Yeah that—I mean no! No! It's the panda way! Awesome way! No—don't you get it?" he added when they all looked at him blankly, "Pandas don't walk! We roll! That's—that's just how we roll you know—we roll! And there are new things to discover—you know we don't use chopsticks—we use hands! Like that isn't something very common huh? How many of you have used your hands in eating? It's a full potential, guys!"
The looks on Po's face was pure twinkly and manic. The five exchanged looks.
"Maybe we should look at this in a new and fresh perspective?" Viper suggested as they turned to one another.
"Yeah. How about in tiny perspective?" Mantis went on— "Something that concerns not getting flattened by dozens of panda rolling around the village every time I go there?"
"Not about you, Mantis." The snake hissed kindly.
Po still looked overexcited.
"Uh…" Tigress hesitated as they started walking down the village with the Panda beside her, "So pandas don't walk, they don't use chopsticks, they sleep till midnoon and… they basically learn Kung Fu by mere… being themselves or so help me. That just means they are motivated by food and everything else they enjoy doing. But it's nothing new. We've seen it long before your family came and join the village."
"What, really?" he blinked at her, "Where?"
"You, Po." Viper said. "We've seen all those. On you."
"Excuse me?" he sounded offended, "I walk—"
"Used to walk," Crane corrected, "you won't even be doing this if we weren't walking beside you. And I'm a bird."
"Yeah—fine. But I use chopsticks don't I?" Po looked down at Mantiss who answered—
"Not on regular basis. Most of the time I just see your food. Then it's gone."
"I don't even see it on the plate anymore." Monkey piped.
"What, you expect them to hang around?" Po shot the question at Tigress who patiently glanced at him.
"I expect you to stop acting ridiculous with all the rolling and oversleeping. I know you want to practice what you've missed for almost half your life but Po it doesn't mean you should forget what you already know. You don't even wake up early for work outs anymore. Do you want to get—"
"If you're gonna say the 'f' word I'm so not talking to you, Tigress."
"Sloppy is what I wanted to say." She glanced at him quietly and then looked ahead. "Even Dragon masters like yourself can get rusty without proper training."
"You gush!" He muttered excitedly— "Oh, Tigress!"
"I really don't."
"So you really think I can train you guys this time?" the sound of excitement on his voice was undeniable. The furious four shot Tigress a look of reproach who didn't even give a blink as she said—
"You are the master."
"Cool! So I am hardcore?!"
"You are. But don't try to bribe us with buns."
"Huh? Wait what—?"
"Nor with snack time—"
"Works wonders!"
"In short—food."
"But that works all the time—are you sick or something?"
She gave him a flat stare that made him stop and go quiet— the Furious four giggled at the background.
"Even our own action figures won't work, Po." Monkey winked at him as he walked ahead with the others.
"I can always use mine during training with Po though?" added Mantis thoughtfully.
"Hey!" the panda cried indignantly as he watched Tigress and the others continue to walk ahead, "I do not bribe anyone with my action figures! It was an accident! And I took back the Tigress miniature too, didn't I?"
Tigress smirked.
"Point is," she went on as he caught up with her again, "you cannot use the same methods you used on your family if you're going to train the Furious Five. We're not pandas, Po."
The dragon warrior gasped aloud.
"Oh my god," Po said under his breath as he grabbed Tigress' shoulder, "I just imagined you to be my Panda sister! That was awesomee! No—way cool! Tigress say it again!"
"Po—" she nudged his hands away—
"Imagine if the universe was in my favor and the Furious Five were all pandas—"
"Po—" the four said in an undertone—
"It would be the hardest core ever!"
"Po." There was a curt note in Tigress' voice that made him immediately shut it. "Focus."
"And if the universe was not in your favor at all you would've died a long time ago with all the stretching you've done so far." Monkey told him with a pat on the shoulder.
"Granted, I'm glad the universe is still working in equity." Crane mused and the others laughed while Po pouted and watched them walk ahead again. The tiger glanced back at him and paused as he stared at her reproachfully.
"You guys don't wanna be pandas?"
Tigress paused a long while then, "Let's say I prefer my black orange stripes than the black white one."
"What d'you have against black and white?" he asked sounding mildly offended as he walked beside her.
"I have both—"
"Oh good. You sure you're not a panda?"
Tigress' eyes immediately flashed as they looked down the panda's belly. Po instinctively reached out and held his tummy protectively that made the tiger smirk once more.
"I'm sure I'm not a panda." She answered as she followed the four in entering village entrance.
Po gave out a sigh and followed her. The village people where different races currently reside waved happily at the presence of the two heroes. It was a lively village with panda children and bunnies playing around with kites, balls and dolls while others held sticks of fireworks that glitter in the air.
The two mixed in with the dragon warrior still speaking behind the Furious Five leader, "But I mean—you don't know your family too, do you Tigress? Don't you ever wonder who you really are? Who your family is? One of the key of being a master is having inner peace! Maybe the only way for you to be one too is if you find your family! Look—put it this way—what if suddenly a family of yours return just like mine did? You'd naturally want to know them, right? And what if your dad—is also my dad?!"
He said it in such a relish that made Tigress make an abrupt sharp turn and Po suddenly found her firm and metal like palm pressing on his nose as she stopped him from walking. She then removed her hand with her eyes open in amusement and with one eyebrow raised.
"I know who I am Po, and that's all that really matters." She said quietly, "Master Shifu and the Furious Five… you, this village. This is my family. I have my inner peace."
Po inhaled. Sucked in more air. And then pressed his lips closed.
Tigress raised another eyebrow to heaven.
"What are you doing?" she inquired with her eyes looking down at Po's hand which was holding a lit stick of firework that glittered in showering sparks between them.
"Checking your level of awesomeness! You're so hot Tigress!"
"Remember what Crane said? I'm flammable. Turns out."
"Didn't believe that for a second!"
Just as she smirked, they heard Monkey said—
"Mr. Ping's invited us for noodles. I wonder if he'll serve the favorite?"
"Oh he will." Po answered from the back, "It's Tuesday. Dad loves Tuesday."
"He loves it because Tuesday is your visit." Tigress pointed out.
They were just in the verge of turning towards Mr. Ping's shop when out of nowhere cries and panic stricken voice arouse the Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior. Looking around they saw the villagers run back away from the main village entrance with Pandas and bunnies making a little stampede. Mantis secured himself on Crane's hat.
"What's going on?" Viper slithered to the ground followed by the other four who waded their way in the opposite way of the crowd. Once at the center, the Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior saw a large gap in the middle of the village entrance and there stood someone orange, with white and black stripes—
"A tiger!" Viper hissed while Monkey and the others gasped.
Po smacked his giant palm on his head and muttered— "A tiger! Who he?"
He turned to the others but everybody was staring at the gaping Tigress and the male newcomer who had noticed the coming of the Five and the Dragon Warrior and was now staring fixedly at them.
There was silence in the air where the two tigers eyed each other. It was Tigress who broke the silence.
"Who are you?" she asked slowly.
"I'm looking for a sibling of mine." He said in a deep, sonorous tone. They noticed the crossed scar on his forehead.
Po gasped loudest of all while the Four gaped again at Tigress who narrowed her eyes.
"That's a coincidence…" she glanced at Po who was looking at the tiger with disbelief in his eyes— and then she added, "Po… he's not your brother."
"Oh." The panda looked thoughtful for a second. "He isn't?"
The Furious Five all sighed. But then the male tiger growled and crouched on the ground—
"You." And went he attacked Po—
"Wait—what? Why's he attacking me- ughh!"
The Furious Five all raised their positions to fight as Po got slammed down the ground with the unknown tiger's fangs lashing an inch from his nose— a second later the tiger went flying upward as the panda made a kick of fury to defend himself.
"Po, you okay?" Tigress was beside him and was helping him while the others surround them.
"I'm now sure he ain't any panda." He breathed as he rubbed his throat, "Pandas don't eat pandas! You… you cannibal!"
"But why's he attacking you?" Viper asked below him.
"Yeah, why's he attacking me?" Po piped up and all of them looked up at the tiger who was already on his feet and surveying them. "Why are you attacking me?"
"I hate pandas." He responded that made Po stare.
"Now that's the universe in equity." Crane suddenly sounded.
~ See you next~
A/N: I thought the latest movie had less... something.
Feels maybe? so I'm writing bout 'friendship'
don't wanna miss it ;p
~Thanks for Reading~