The ferocious, yet provingly unstoppable, black and white warrior was just seconds from finishing off the elderly kung fu panda, who was lying on the floor before him. The red panda had been badly beaten and visibly accepted defeat at the hands of the Dragon Warrior (not that the panda could have remembered that was who he was instead of a ruthless crocodile bandit.) At that point, it was safe to conclude that Po really had forgotten everything that occurred throughout his entire life prior to the incident with the Croc Bandits. He was simply going off the lie forwarded by Fung, who was watching him from not too far away in the Hall of Warriors. He couldn't have felt more guilt in his heart having witnessed the horrific scene of the panda's brutality towards the elderly kung fu master. He thought back to the moment when Po brought up the idea of him and the bandits robbing the Jade Palace, specifically recalling the panda's announcement to crush everyone who dared to get in the way of his plans. Po, with an eerily wicked smile on his face, made a gesture with his fist and struck it into the palm of his other hand. He repeated the word "crush" several times, squishing his fist dedicatedly into the palm. What was even more unnerving was the clear menace in the panda's tone. He would have been rather satisfied to cause more physical harm than he had already. He had easily beaten two of the Furious Five (unbeknownst to him, currently, that was who they were referred to as.) All it took was a couple of strikes to Master Tigress, knocking her out cold. To him, she was nothing but an enemy, as convinced by Fung. In the back of his mind, however, he might have sensed something different. Notably about the feline master. Had he not been so easily convinced by Fung, he would have assumed he had known her from somewhere. Not only her, but Crane as well. Crane had been fortunate enough to simply get knocked out by the strong gust of wind emitted by the panda's launch attack. He crashed into the wall of a building before falling unconscious. Tigress would be the one to receive the brutal beating before the panda took off leaving her out cold on the ground, vowing to not be so easy on her the next excounter.
It all started from Fung knocking out the panda with bamboo. The unexpected series of events took off with Fung telling Po the greatest lie that led to the moment the panda beat the Grandmaster of the Jade Palace senselessly. Fung felt more regret than he ever did in his life. It was because of him that Po thought he was a bandit (the leader of the bandit gang at that.) It was because of him Po had caused misery throughout the village, stripping the civilians of their valuables, causing Shifu a deal of complaints. It was because of him that Po was set on robbing the Jade Palace of everything in it and he meant nothing was going to stop him. Evidently, this quest would be a great score for the panda.
As he made clear, the warrior would crush anyone in his path. Grandmaster Shifuji just happened to be the unfortunate one in this circumstance. The red panda groaned in deep pain, his eyes barely open and peering up at Po, who raised the staff high and was ready to strike. It's over for me, Shifu thought, prepared for the worst. He couldn't believe his beloved student had beat him to this point, well, the panda didn't remember who he was. He didn't remember he was the Dragon Warrior, nor his story before and how he earned the name. He didn't remember Shifu was his kung fu master, father figure, and perhaps, friend, who gave him knowledge and wisdom. He didn't remember being the bright, lovable, goofy panda that stood for good and justice. This was a completely different Po that came from an accident.
There are no accidents, Shifu recalled Oogway's words prior to his ascendence into the Spirit Realm.
No, Shifu begged to differ, Po lost his memory unexpectedly. This was an accident. Po should not be working with the Croc Bandits. He isn't one of them. He's the Dragon Warrior that fights against evil and wrongdoing. I wish there was a way to convince him somehow. But…I'm weak. I can't fight back any longer. He fought me well. He beat all the energy I had out of me. How? I would've never guessed he possessed such strength. He managed to beat me and the Furious Five, even Tigress. She had no chance…I can't believe it. I trained her to the fullest. Beyond that. I've known her to be so strong and skilled and he beat her. This panda is something else.
"Hahaha…" The panda's wicked chuckle interrupted Shifu's thoughts. That smile that was normally filled with friendliness and innocence was now one with malice and spite. "You thought you and your weak guards could beat me. I'm head of the Jade Palace now and there's nothing you can do about it. Now taste the fury!"
Just as the panda was ready to bring the staff down, a red box slid across the floor behind him. The sharp sound pierced the panda's ears as he immediately took note of the object. For some seconds, he guessed it was another attempt to try and distract him from finishing off Shifu for good. Then he caught sight of Fungi on his knees. What will he do now, the panda thought in a slightly irritated manner. He couldn't forget when the crocodile tried to stop him from attacking Shifu before the Five showed up. He pitifully attempted to convince Po that he wasn't a bandit at all, and that he had good in him. After all the time he had convinced the panda he was on the dark side. Po didn't buy it.
Fung sighed. "Please, just look in the box," he pleaded defeatedly. "This has gone on long enough." Po just narrowed his eyes.
"What are you playing, Fung?" he questioned sharply, folding his arms. "I know you're trying to convince me that I'm a good guy. It won't work."
Fung groaned in frustration. "But you are a good guy, Po," he countered, placing a hand over his head. "I shouldn't have lied to you like that but…" He struggled to come up with something else to say. The panda just stared at him, not believing him at all. Why was he trying to stop him all of a sudden? Was he actually feeling sorry for the enemy?
"I made it clear to you that no one would stand in my way," Po stated grimly, "We rob the Jade Palace. Simple as that."
"But, Po, we shouldn't be doing this," Fung insisted, "It's not right." The panda's eyes widened in angered surprise. What does he mean "not right", he thought, Why should we care about doing what's right. We're bandits, not good doers. Why is he acting like this?
"Fung, are you serious?" Po snapped, "What's gotten into you? You're on my team! We aren't concerned with these losers!" He turned back to glare at Shifu for a moment. "We certainly don't care for this old guy. His time's almost up anyways. He's practically a waste of space in this world." Fung was taken back.
"He's your master!" the crocodile exclaimed, "He's trained you how to do the kung fu thing. You know, the kung fu you and your friends over there use on me and the other crocs when you're on missions."
"Missions?" the panda quizzed, "What are you talking about?" Fung sighed loudly.
"I mean, when you're beating us up," he answered dejectedly, "You and your friends–" The panda felt an uncontrollable surge of irritation erupt within him.
"Friends!?" he barked, "What do you mean? Those aren't my friends and I tend to get rid of them as well! After I take care of the old idiot!" For a moment, Fung was silent, visibly startled by Po's outburst.
"P-please, hear him out," a familiar voice called from across the hall. Gahri barely stood out from a pole. He was just as terrified as Fung. "We took advantage of you."
"We?" voices, belonging to the other bandits, exclaimed in defense. "It was all Fung's idea–yeah…" Po was beginning to get confused. What was the idea they mentioned?
"You guys are such traitors!" Fung complained, "We all took a part in this–"
"No, I was the one that said we were taking advantage of the guy," Gahri complained, "But you decided to go along with it anyway. All because we're bandits." Fung snarled.
"Yet, you went on getting your fair share of the stuff we stole from everyone in the village. All of us did!" he countered.
"But you're the one that came up with the stupid lie of him being one of us!" Gahri shot back, advancing further from the pole. "And you told him he was in charge." Po's eyes darted skeptically between the two as the argument continued.
"And you actually let him believe he was a crocodile," Gahri went on, "Goodness. Look at him. Look at the rest of us. One of a kind. How stupid! He's black and white with fur." So much for being caught up, neither of the crocodiles would guess Po was immediately taken back by Gahri's comment.
"Are you calling me stupid!?" the panda yelled, shocking them both.
"No, no! I was referring to Fung!" Gahri exclaimed fearfully.
"Yeah, well, it worked! Not the way I thought it would though," Fung responded pitifully, before looking back at Po. "I'm sorry, okay. We just didn't want you to–"
"Silence, both of you!" Po snarled loudly. It was cold and loud enough to echo throughout the hall and out the doors. And it would wake up the Five from their unexpected slumber.
"What the…" Tigress moaned weakly. She could make out the voice to be that of black and white warrior. The beating her and the rest of the Five received from the panda was just beginning to take its toll. Her head throbbed powerfully as if she had collided with a wall as the rest of her body ached with soreness. She could even feel pain in her paws. Wait, her paws had feelings in them.
This was so foreign to her as she had not experienced feeling in her paws in the longest time. It was quite strange. She would've never guessed that the sudden event would be caused by the panda. Him. He had exhibited a great deal of strength before, but this time was different.
He had forgotten his memory. He had forgotten about his warrior status. He had forgotten about his family, friends, and mentor. In a separate time, Po wouldn't have used such strength in a fight, including when he sparred with the Five, especially Tigress. He had beaten the feline warrior in several spars, a realization that she couldn't fully get her head around. One of the most painfully embarrassing moments was when she attempted a launch attack and Po tossed her in the air, wrestling her into a circular motion for some moments, then came squashing her into the ground with his fat butt. Tigress couldn't have felt cheated enough as the bear gloated about having beat the "undefeated" feline master while suppressing her beneath his weight.
You got lucky, she said with utter humiliation. The panda could only fold his flabby arms and grin to himself in satisfaction. He had just earned bragging rights. Of course, Tigress, possessing as much ego, threatened that if he told anyone about that moment she would make his life a living nightmare. And, obviously, he believed her very much aware of her nature. Being fair enough, Po vowed to never tell anybody of that humiliating event between the two. In fact, he sort of felt a sense of secondhand embarrassment himself. He knew the feline master was a force to be reckoned with. And he managed to beat her, not so certain if it was dumb luck or he had possessed much more power than he'd regularly exhibit in battle.
More power than the great Master Tigress. He could block her launch attack with a simple kick. How was this attainable? She had years of harsh training under her belt, which resulted in her becoming, arguably, one of the greatest warriors of her time. From when she was a cub, she had been learning the values of hardcore kung fu.
Po was also young when he got hooked onto kung fu. Compared to Tigress, however, his years of learning kung fu weren't stretched enough. However, he had been taught so much in very little time. And in that little time, he managed to earn the Dragon Warrior name. Some, notably Shifu and Tigress, guessed it was an accident as Oogway would have pointed at the feline master had the panda not landed in front of her in the heat of the moment. However, the black and white warrior proved himself being able to accomplish what Tigress and the rest of the notable Five couldn't: defeat the seemingly unstoppable Tai Lung. Tigress recalled the day when she, along with the rest of the Five, attempted to stop Tai Lung and failed miserably. Back then, she thought she was the true Dragon Warrior and believed Oogway was not in the right state of mind, having to choose a big, fat panda with no experience nor knowledge of kung fu to have the title.
Right now, this same panda was ready to bring down the Jade Palace and had successfully defeated everyone that stood in his way. She couldn't stop him. Apparently, no one could. Even Shifu.
Tigress raised her head and peered across the hall at where Shifu was standing. She had never seen her master in such a troubled state. His eyes were barely open. It looked like he had given up on everything. It could be concluded that the panda had beaten him badly and was ready to get rid of him for good, as she saw the staff in his hands. If he had not been so focused on the Croc Bandits arguing back and forth.
Instantly, Tigress felt sick to her stomach. She was not about to watch her master, and the closest thing to a father figure she had ever experienced, get taken away from her.
"Master!" she called out, gaining the attention from others. As Shifu's eyes met hers, the black and white warrior noticed she had woken up and glared at her. "Get away from him, panda!"
"Shut it, kitty!" the bear growled. Out of the blue, he picked up the red box and tossed it, with as much power as he attained, out the doorway, much to the horror of Fung and the other crocodiles. The box flew a great distance and ended up going down the staircase.
"No!" Fung shouted at the top of his lungs, "What you do that for–?"
"Shut it, croc!" Po roared, completely shifting his angry attention to Fung. Before the crocodile knew it, he was forced on his back and the staff Po was holding poked sharply into his chest. "Who's the boss here, huh? Like you said it, I'm in charge! So you do as I say or else!" Po's voice was filled with venom. "Suffer the same fate! Now I make the rules around here! Do I make myself clear?" Po poked the staff harder into the crocodile's chest and gave him the coldest, most terrifying glare yet. Fung's heart was now filled with fear. He couldn't come up with anything else to say, or he didn't have the courage to attempt it. Big mistake, what have I done, he thought to himself.
"I said, am I clear!?" Po shouted, jerking the staff back and bringing his face inches distant from Fung's. "Do I have to handle this in a different way?"
"Dragon Warrior, stop!" a demanding voice exclaimed. Shifu had barely managed to sit up when Po recognized who the voice came from. "That is enough! This is beyond unreasonable!" The panda growled with viciousness.
"Stay out of this, old man!" he spat, "This croc's the only reason you're still alive!" The Five watched in horror as the panda advanced towards their master. Tigress felt herself getting more worked up by the minute. However, oddly, it wasn't anger she was feeling. It was dread. "Master, stop him!" she exclaimed. But it was too late.
The panda had made his way over to Shifu and struck him ruthlessly with the staff. Gasps emitted. Shifu groaned loudly with pain. "Ugh!" he went as the rageful panda delivered another strike. "Stupid old bastard!" Po denounced through his teeth, "You! Can't! Stop! Me! From! Doing! Anything!" The strikes were so powerful even the bandits found themselves looking away and wincing in pain. Shifu was taking it like he had to though. Though small and seemingly defenseless, the red panda was holding up. Barely.
The Five watched with horrified gazes. Tigress couldn't have been more distraught. "Master!" she shouted, "Fight back! Please!" The red panda wasn't listening. He was just taking the hits like his life depended on it. What could anyone do about it? The panda was able to defeat Shifu and the Five like it was a walk in the park. If the Croc Bandits had attempted, they would certainly be beaten as well.
"Hah!" Po shouted as he struck the red panda with the staff. "Not So! Tough! Now! Are Ya! Old Man! Hah!" Shifu could only lie there and take it. He didn't have the energy to fight back.
"Master!" Tigress continued, fighting back tears. This was a rare time when she displayed fear and helplessness. She wished it was her in Shifu's position. She badly wanted to go cover him. She badly wanted to get after the panda who was harming him in front of her. But, for some reason, she couldn't find it in her heart to be angry.
"Master, please!" she heard Viper say. "Po, stop it right now!" What was the point in trying to reason with the panda? Tigress was much more worried about Shifu not having the sense to fight back for whatever reason.
Then, all of a sudden, the feline warrior felt a strong urge to launch at the Dragon Warrior. Or was it so sudden? Or had it occurred at the moment the panda made a rather insulting comment. It was that insulting.
"You're a master? Hah! You're nothing but a weakling! That's why your so-called guards are weak!" Po spat in the red panda's face before lifting the staff for the final blow. "Stupid old man! Take this!"
Tigress was definitely going to stand for the panda referring to her master as weak. Her master was the one who trained him. Her master was the first one of them all (alive) to accept him as a notable warrior in kung fu. His memory may have been lost forever, yet, he was going to learn to respect a seasoned expert in the field. Tigress knew her master wasn't weak nor did he ever display weakness to his opponents in battle, at least she thought that was the case.
"My master isn't weak!" she growled through her teeth. She was loud enough so the black and white warrior could hear her. He stopped striking Shifu and spun around. Rage burning in his eyes.
"What was that, kitty!?" he barked in the most frightening tone he had ever used. Tigress didn't back down.
"My master isn't weak!" she shot back, "He could have beat you if he wasn't holding back!" The panda let out a growl and began to make his way over to where she was lying. The rest of the Five glanced back at her with worry.
"Tigress–" Viper started but was cut off by the panda viciously gripping her and flinging her in the air.
"Is that so, kitty?" Po questioned coldly, stopping the staff and replacing it with the snake. "So why didn't he try?" Tigress almost couldn't respond, but attempted so.
"Because he's your master and he–" Tigress was interrupted by a hard wack to the face that sent her flying back into the wall. She collided with the wall with a hard thump. "Ugh!" If she was insane, she could have sworn she had seen stars. The panda's wicked chuckle pierced her ears.
"Tigress, I'm sorry I couldn't…" a sad, comforting voice trailed off. Shifu fell conscious. An evil grin widened across Po's face at what he had witnessed.
"I told ya. Nobody can stop me," he declared victoriously, stretching out the weak snake in his hands. She let out a moan of discomfort. "I know I'll enjoy being the new leader of this place and making you fools suffer. I no longer have to be a bandit that I'm ruler. So that means I'll have to appoint my servants." He looked at Fung. The crocodile swallowed with defeat. The panda narrowed his eyes. "Remember, you are to do as I say. You and the rest shall follow my lead. That's all there is to it." The panda was quicker than time, as the frightened crocodile couldn't notice. The black and white warrior held him up by the neck. An intense glare shot through his jade orbs into the crocodile's. The crocodile, though barely able to breathe, found himself staring into a nightmare. "Is that understood!?" the panda barked, determined to get an answer once and for all.
Fung gulped, both from pressure and fear. He nodded desperately and submissively. "Yes, Master," he responded softly. The panda smiled gratefully with a great extent of wickedness.
"Good croc," he remarked, then turning his attention to the other crocodiles, "Get out here, men! This here shall be the leader of the Croc Bandits from now on! You'll follow after him for the rest of your natural born lives. Am I clear?"
Gahri was scared but hesitant, but the rest of the crocodile bandits scampered out from behind the pole, almost tumbling upon him. They made their way before the dominant panda. "Yes, Boss," they obeyed, more fearful than willing.
"Good," Po responded confidently, "Now, go out and spread the word among the villagers. I'm the ruler and there's going to be change around this place once and for all. You make sure that my reign goes unheard by no one." The crocodiles, including Gahri and excluding Fung, nodded quickly and scattered and disappeared out the door. No desire to displeasure their "master" plagued their minds.
"And you," Po announced, looking at Fung, who was terrified on what was to be requested, "You'll help me escort these losers to the dungeon when I'm done with them." The sinister tone in his voice sent chills up his spine. He knew that the panda was referring to the Five. What would he do with them? The crocodile could only imagine the most cruel things. "Right now, I have some business to tend to," the panda continued. At that moment, he tossed Viper at the wall. She crashed into it and let out a grunt, signaling intense pain. "And they already know it," the panda remarked with no intention of shielding the menace in his voice. He turned from Fungi to the rest of the Five and cracked his knuckles, smiling like a madman. "Let's have some fun now." Fung already knew what he was going to do.
He watched the scenes of torture unfold before him. Po gripped Crane by the beak and tossed him in the air, then proceeding to kick him towards a pole. The avian collided and fell on his stomach. "Ugh!" The panda then grabbed Monkey by the neck and spun around for a few moments before he tossed him upwards, then launched and sent a painful kick towards the simian's face. The simian collapsed into the floor and winced. While he was taking in the pain, another warrior, Master Mantis, weakly got up and with all his might, took a lunge at the panda only to be halted by a heavy set of black paws. The black and white warrior positioned his paws parallel to each other, with the palms facing forward to Mantis as the insect charged towards him. "Fear the b–!" The insect smashed into the panda's paws, then being practically squashed with a collision by the huge, bulky hands. The panda then threw a kick at the insect, sending him flying backwards. Fast. "Po, s-stop!" Viper pleaded, jerking her sore body towards the black and white warrior. Po snickered and caught the snake before she could wrap around his upper body. "Eh!" the snake managed to yelp over the panda's laughing. Po spun around and to spot the avian and monkey warriors moving towards him, both panting heavily. As expected, they were too slow, but determined somehow. Do these so-called warriors ever learn, the panda thought to himself and nodded, narrowing his eyes at the two. He stretched Viper out and yanked her upwards. "Wah–!" Just as Monkey was ready to send a kick at the panda, Viper's tail struck him in the chest, sending him backwards. "Eek!" The panda then yanked Viper in the direction of Crane. The avian was ready to attack. All it took was a swipe with Viper to send the bird colliding with a pole and falling to the ground unconscious. Monkey landed on top of him. Two down, three to go. This was going to be too easy. Viper was struggling to catch her breath as the panda held a strong grip around her body, coughing violently. "Take it, snake!" Po hissed at her. Just then, he heard a familiar voice. "Put her down!" Mantis demanded, lunging at the black and white warrior. The bear growled. "Make me, pest!" he shot back, jerking the snake in the direction of the insect. Immediately, Viper's tail made contact with Mantis, smacking him back. For the insect, being paralyzed would have been much, much better than getting handled like this. Mantis landed on the floor. Po laughed menacingly and hurled Viper over to where the insect was lying, yelling, "Hah!" Then, before the two masters could expect any more torture, the panda launched high in the air and landed on them with a hard buttslam. "Wha-kah!"
"Ugh!" the two warriors groaned, remaining on the ground as the panda stood up, looking down with satisfaction. "Don't know where I learned that one. But that was awesome!" he declared with an evil grin. Once again, he defeated the Five, well, he hadn't gotten to a second (third) match with the strongest of the group. Yet. He knew what was to be done.
He turned his attention to the one and only Master Tigress, who was still lying against a wall. Her piercing amber eyes halfway open, glaring at the panda with pure disgust. She was too weak to fight back, Po guessed, since she had not tried anything while he was finishing off the others. Oddly, yet satisfying enough, he found himself possessing a special type of pride having fought with this tiger. Out of the Five, there was something about her. If the panda really meant to go easy on her, she would have put up a good fight, something within told him.
Then he remembered the encounter with her and the avian outside the noodle shop. Po, we're trying to help you, her words replayed in his head. A pile of questions came up. Why were they trying to help me? Aren't they my enemies? Why did I feel like I knew them as something other than that? Is she that weak in battle or am I more capable than I believe? Why was I holding back? Am I going to stand here and ask myself all these questions or am I going to let this tiger have it for real this time? The panda snapped out of his thoughts and narrowed his eyes at that feline master, returning the same hateful glare. A growl escaped his lips and he advanced towards the tiger, cracking his knuckles loudly. Tigress had the strong urge to get into stance, yet, she couldn't for some reason. Shifu must have been so disappointed, she felt in her heart. Admittedly, she had been overpowered by this chubby panda. She failed her disciplines and her master. Is this panda more capable than we've assumed, she questioned in her mind, greatly defeated that the black and white warrior evidently possessed as much strength as she did. The Five altogether couldn't stop him the first time, and he took on Shifu by himself. Though, the idea that her master was holding back for the sake of the "best student" came to mind, as he might've done the same with another warrior due to emotional scars. She didn't want to believe that the Dragon Warrior was this strong.
"Tigress!" a seasoned voice called out, interrupting her thoughts. "Get away!" At that moment, Tigress sat up. Her eyes caught Shifu barely sitting up across the hall. His eyes were filled with fear and sadness. Her face fell.
"Master, I'm sor–" Tigress was ready to plead when she was cut off by the panda's sharp words as he approached her like a lion about to pounce on its prey.
"Zip your lips, silly kitty! Or taste my fists!" Po yelled, throwing a punch. Tigress, somehow, felt the energy to dodge it. The panda's large fist landed in the wall, puncturing it. The feline master's eyes widened. The panda had super strength without a doubt. "I'll crush you!" the panda vowed ruthlessly, throwing another punch. Tigress dodged it, jerking her body further away from the angry panda and getting on fours. Po growled. This was the angriest she had ever seen the black and white warrior, yet, it didn't faze her. She was angry as well. "Bastard," she muttered under her breath.
"What was that!?" the panda roared, moving swiftly towards her. The tiger, with all her might, moved away. "Hah!" the panda groaned, attempting a kick. The feline master leaped out of the way. She was prepared to head to the spot where Shifu was. She was determined to not allow the panda to harm her master anymore. This would prove difficult as the black and white warrior had been quicker and more fierce than ever. "You paying attention, little kitten!?" he taunted, pouncing before her and throwing a powerful punch. Tigress dodged it, but this punch was powerful enough to send a gush of wind behind her. She could hardly believe it. "Keep up and this won't end too painfully. Remember I told you I wouldn't be so easy the next time we met." The feline master growled, recalling the event.
"Neither will I!" she snapped, attempting to swing a kick to the panda's face. As quick as the panda was, unfortunately, he grabbed her leg and swung her over his head, causing her to land behind him on twos. He then jerked a leg backwards and threw a kick into her rear. The feline flew forward, knocking into a pole and landing on her back. "Ugh!" she yelped.
The panda smiled evilly. "Now that's what I call a buttkick," he remarked with a laugh. He headed over to the spot where the tiger was lying. Fortunately, the feline master managed to jerk back on her feet using her legs and backflipped over the panda as he charged towards her. He almost hit the pole, but he quickly spun around. Tigress managed to get a good distance away from him, but she was barely holding up. She rushed towards the shelf area and began hurling scrolls over towards the panda. Po, prepared for what was to come, leaped and kicked the scrolls away. "The old man tried that," he teased, "What's some rolls of paper going to do anyway?" Tigress growled. The bear returned the language, advancing forward while blocking the scrolls with his fists.
"It's no use, Tigress! You have to find a way out!" Shifu exclaimed. Tigress didn't hear it, but there was no option other than climbing up the shelf area to get away from the determined panda. Tigress began to do so.
"Ah, no you don't, Stripes!" Po yelled, taking a high leap after her. He landed on the shelf, climbing up. He nearly gained on the tiger when she took a jump towards the adjacent section of the area. Unfortunately, the bear's quickness caught her with a kick to the chest, causing her a hard slam into the ceiling. The feline master swore she heard something crack as she fell to the floor. A force of pain dominated her back. Now she really felt weak. Hitting the ground couldn't have caused more discomfort. "Tigress!" Shifu called out, fear plaguing his voice. He had never expressed such terror in front of his students. "Get up!"
"Shut it, old man!" Po commanded, instantly charging towards the red panda, picking up the staff, and striking him with it once more. That was it. Shifu was sent flying back into a wall and collapsed. With Shifu finally dealt with, the panda turned his attention back to the tiger. She was on a stomach, defeated and barely able to move, let alone breath. Po smiled and punched into the air. "Sweet!" he announced, then making his way over to the feline master. He let out a nasty chuckle. "You thought you could get away from me, kitty?" he taunted. She said nothing nor looked up. "How stupid are you folks thinking you could stop me? Hmph." Silence from the tiger. "Now you don't wanna talk? You get the message. I'm the boss of this place now, not your old man over there. Did I forget to tell you I almost beat him to a pulp before you and the losers got here?" The panda laughed for a bit before continuing, kneeling down over the tiger. "He was asking for some punchy punch anyways. And I had the pleasure of doing so." All of a sudden, the feline master pulled up, raising a paw. A low growl escaping through his fangs. The panda quickly caught on and grabbed the paw before it could make contact with his face. He twisted it behind the feline's back, provoking her to wince loudly. "Ugh!" Po grinned like an evil witch. "Sorry, not sorry," he remarked unapologetically. He stood up and placed his paws on his waist. "Say it, kitty, I rule! Hahaha!" his voice mercilessly rang through Tigress's ears. "Now time for some nighty night." Before she could look up, the panda's foot came slamming into her face. "Hah!" he roared.
Everything went black.
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