Chapter 1: The Dream
Narrator: "Legend tells of a Legendary warrior... whose Kung Fu skills were the stuff of Legend. He traveled the land in search of worthy foes."
The panda and a human walked into a building where tough-looking people were. The panda and the human sat down on the table and began to chew on dumplings. The tough-looking people gathered around them.
"I see you like to chew. Maybe you should chew on my fist!" The Ox shouted as he slammed his fist on the table.
Narrator: "The two warriors said nothing, for their mouths were full. Then the panda swallowed. And then he spoke."
"Enough talk. Let's fight." The panda said.
"I couldn't agree more!" The human said. With a mighty force, the panda punched the table hard which sent Debree flying in the air. He punched at one group of animals, and then the other group of animals had some of his fists.
Narrator: "He was so deadly in fact, that his enemies would go blind from overexposure to pure awesomeness."
"My eyes!"
"He's too awesome!"
"And attractive."
"How can we repay you?"
"There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness." The panda said. The panda and the human then shot up from the building and attacked other oncoming animals that were ready to attack them.
Narrator: "It mattered not how many foes they have faced. They were no match for their audacity!"
Millions of animals went to attack them but they did a kick so powerful that it knocked all of them down.
Narrator: "Never before had a panda and a human been so feared! And so loved. Even the most heroic heroes in all of China, the furious five bowed to respect of the great masters."
"We should hang out." The monkey said.
"Agreed." The human said. Everyone got into their battle stance as they prepared to take on the enemies ahead of them.
Narrator: "But hanging out would have to wait. Because when you're facing the 10,000 demons of the Demon Mountain, there's only one thing that matters, and that's..."
"Po! Lana! Get up." The monkey said.
"You guys will be late for work." The tiger said.
"What?" Po said. Po screamed as he landed on his bed. I screamed too, but that was because Po startled me awake.
"Ow!" I said when I landed hard on the floor. Hello! My name is Lana. I am the daughter of Po, who is also known as the Dragon Warrior. For most of my life, I have fought by his side. Did I forget to mention that I am the Dragon Warrior as well? Let me explain to you how I got to where I am today.
I have lived in the Valley of Peace in China since I was little. My dad, Po, and Mr. Ping found me when I was a baby. Po adopted me as his daughter, and so did Mr. Ping. I've always known I was a special kid. For one, I am the only human being in China. The rest of the population are animals. I have long, brown curly hair, green eyes, and a white-toned skin color. I shared a room with my dad, Po since our house was small.
We live right above our dad's restaurant. I watched as Po rolled around on the ground. He struggled to wake up from the crazy dream we had just had.
"Po! Lana! Get up." Mr. Ping shouted from downstairs.
"I'm coming, Dad!" I shouted back. I took a look around our room which was decked out with decorations of the Furious Five. Po and I are big fans of the Furious Five. We had everything from posters to action figures. I also had a Tigress plush because she was my favorite out of the five. Po sighed and laid back down on the floor. Po and I are not morning people. I am a night owl. Sometimes I would go to sleep at 2 am.
Po slammed his feet on the ground twice. "Po? What are you doing up there?" Mr. Ping asked from downstairs.
"Uh... nothing," Po said. Po grunted. This time he was able to get up off the ground. Po gave out an excited yell as he went over to our action figures who were sitting on the window rooftop.
"Monkey! Mantis! Crane! Viper! Tigress!" Po shouted. Po gave out a roar. One of our neighbors gave us a weird look.
"Heh." I gave out a nervous laugh.
"Dad, it's too early for this," I whined. I got up from my bed. I put on my Katniss Everdeen shirt and pulled my Spider-Gwen cosplay hoodie over my shirt.
"Po! Lana! Let's go! You're late for work!" Mr. Ping shouted.
"Coming!" Po shouted. Po and I ran downstairs, but not before throwing a star blade at the wall. I cringed as I watched Po fall down the stairs with a thud. I yelped when I tripped over Po, landing on top of him because I did not pay attention to my footsteps.
"Sorry, Dad," Po said.
"Yeah, sorry," I said nervously. Mr. Ping is a bit of a strict dad to both of us, as well as overprotective but I know he still loves us.
"Sorry doesn't make the noodles." Mr. Ping said. He gave us a bit of a glare. Po and I got up from the ground. "What were you two doing up there? All that noise."
"Oh, nothing. Just had a crazy dream." Po said.
"About what?" Mr. Ping asked.
"Huh?" Po said.
"What were you dreaming about?" Mr. Ping asked.
"What was I...? Uh. I was dreaming about..." Po stammered nervously. Mr. Ping looked at us excitedly, eager to know what we were dreaming about. Po held a bowl of noodles in his hands.
"Kung..." I was about to say Kung Fu but Po nudged me so I silenced myself. I know why he did. He was afraid that our dad wouldn't approve of our dreams to be Kung Fu masters just like the Furious Five. I've always believed in achieving our dreams but since Mr. Ping had high hopes for us selling noodles, it felt impossible.
"Noodles?" Po said, nervously.
"Noodles? You two were really dreaming about noodles?" Mr. Ping said.
"Uh... yeah. What else would we be dreaming about?" Po said. As I helped Po hand out the noodles to our customers, I noticed that one of our star blades somehow ended up in the customer's noodle bowl.
"Wait!" I shouted to the customer who had the blade.
"Oh! Careful, that soup is sharp." Po warned the customer.
"Oh! Happy day! My kids, finally having the noodle dream! You guys don't know how long I have been waiting for this moment. This is a sign Po and Lana!" Mr. Ping said excitedly as he tied an apron around us.
"A sign of what?" I asked.
"You guys are almost ready to be entrusted with the secret ingredient of my Secret Ingredient Soup. And then you will fulfill your destiny and take over the restaurant! Just as I took it over from my father, who won it from a friend in mahiong." Mr. Ping said excitedly.
"Dad, Dad, Dad, it was just a dream," Po said.
"Yeah, there's nothing special about a dream," I said nervously.
"We are noodle folk. Broth runs through our veins." Mr. Ping said.
"But Dad, didn't you ever want to do something else? Something besides noodles?" Po asked.
"Actually, when I was young and crazy, I thought about running away and learning how to make tofu." Mr. Ping said.
"So why didn't you?" Po said.
"Because it was a stupid dream. Can you imagine me making tofu? Tofu." Mr. Ping said with a laugh. Mr. Ping then threw his knife on the table. "No! We all have our place in this world. Mine is here. And yours and Lana's is..."
"We know. It's here." Po said sadly.
"No, it's at tables 2, 5, 7, and 12. Service with a smile." Mr. Ping said as he threw me and Po noodle bowls. I had to keep up with his fast pace in order to catch the bowls. Mr. Ping spread a smile across my face with his wings. Suddenly, we heard a loud gong sound coming from the Jade Palace.
*In the Jade Palace, No POV*
The Furious Five prepared their attack on Master Shifu who was sitting against a tree, playing the flute. Viper was the first to attack. The others followed him. Master Shifu used his Kung Fu skills to fight back. Master Shifu did not go easy on his students. He was one of the toughest masters in all of China.
"Well done students," Shifu said when the fight finished. "...if you were trying to disappoint me. Tigress, you need more ferocity! Monkey, greater speed! Crane, height! Viper, Subtilty. Mantis!"
"Master Shifu!" A duck cried, interrupting him.
"What!?" Shifu shouted.
"It's Master Oogway. He wants to see you." The duck said.
*Shifu's POV*
I quickly rushed to the palace as soon as I heard Oogway wanted to speak with me. "Master Oogway? You summoned me? Is something wrong." I said. I saw Oogway sitting on his staff. Oogway climbed down from his staff when he heard my voice.
"Why must something be wrong for me to want to see my old friend?" Oogway said.
"So, nothing's wrong?" I said.
"Well, I didn't say that," Oogway said. Oogway started blowing out the candles one by one. I got impatient so with my hands, I put out the candles.
"You were saying?" I said.
"I have had a vision. Tai Lung will return." Oogway said. I had a vision of Tai Lung attacking the valley.
"That's impossible! He is in prison." I said franticly.
"Nothing is impossible," Oogway said.
"Zeng! Fly to Chron-Gom prison and tell them to double the guards, double the weapons, double everything! Tai Lung does not leave that prison!" I yelled.
"Yes, Master Shifu!" Zeng shouted. Zeng took off.
"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it," Oogway said.
"We have to do something! We can't let him march on the valley, take his revenge! He'll-" Oogway cut me off.
"Your mind is like this water, my friend. When it is agitated, it becomes difficult to see. But if you allow it to settle... the answer becomes clear." Oogway said. Oogway tapped the water with his staff, showing the Dragon Scroll.
"The Dragon Scroll," I said.
"It is time," Oogway said.
"But who? Who is to be trusted with the secret to limitless power to become the Dragon Warrior?" I asked.
"I don't know," Oogway said. I went to make preparations for the ceremony. I am worried. Tai Lung will escape from that prison and take his revenge. But one thing is for certain, I had to do whatever it takes to keep my daughter safe from Tai Lung's wrath.
A/N: Hey everyone! Welcome to the first chapter of my Kung Fu Panda fanfiction! This is also my first non-crossover fanfiction and I am happy with how it turned out. I will be posting a new chapter for this story as soon as I finish my other Harry Potter chapter. Also I do not own any Kung Fu Panda characters. The only character I own here is my OC, Lana. This story is rated T for some themes of violence. Please leave a review! it would be much appreciated :). Until the next chapter, have a good day everyone!
- GalaxyQueen500