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Shifu paced back and forth, glaring into the glossy jade floors. "Where are they? They should have been back ages ago." The red panda paced on. Zeng stood in place, silently watching the floor too.

"Please be okay, Wolf," He whispered. He had grown fond of the canine since he listened so much better than most.

Then again, he couldn't speak so it might be biased.

Just then, the doors opened wide to a battered but triumphant team. Shifu rushed over and examined them. "You're hurt."

"What gave it away?" Monkey grunted.

"And Sho?"

"No longer a threat, Master Shifu," Tigress bowed, being held up by Po.

"I beat him!" Po exclaimed happily. "But Tai Ya- Platon's still out there. I'm sure that he's gonna try something. I just don't know what."

"Wolf!" Zeng quickly waddled up and hugged the wolf tightly. "I'm so glad you're back."

"Hehehe, it's good to see you, too, Zeng," replied the dog. Shifu and Zeng jumped when they heard the voice. "And my name is Lion. Not Wolf. Or Blackie... or King of Demons... Or Wolfie... Or-"

"You... you can talk?" Zeng asked.

"What happened," Shifu finally asked. Po sighed so loudly that the wind cleared the weight from his shoulders to make room for his legs to crash to the ground. The Furious Five and Po told Shifu and Zeng what happened. Everything. Po told everyone what he knew about the Jai-Yin and how he found out that Tigress was one of them. Lion narrowed his eyes.

"So you knew she was the person I was trying to find? And you didn't tell me?"

"I didn't have proof," Po answered.

"You knew what the tattoo says. It's the same thing."

"Yeah, but I didn't know you were looking for a tiger and-" The whole room stared at him. "I was freaking out okay! Plus, what would happen if they took me and beat it out of me?!"

"There was no need to tell them at the meeting that you knew," Lion argued. "You could've said nothing. They didn't even know I was looking for someone in the first place!" Po groaned, dropping his head into his hands. He felt Tigress's hand on his shoulder and heard the wolf's sigh. "But I understand. This whole thing put a lot of stress on you. I don't expect you to make the right decision every time."

"Thanks? I think?"

"If Po did tell you, would it have changed the outcome of the fight?" Tigress asked.

"Yes, we wouldn't have fought," Lion sighed. "But he is right. He had no idea it was a tiger I was looking for so it could have been someone completely different. Some other Jai-Yin orphan."

"How many orphans of the Jai-Yin are there?" Viper asked.

"More than I want to think," Lion stared deep into the floor.

"Oh, which reminds me," Po interjected. "I heard somewhere that Platon had a son. Do you know what happened to him?" Po instantly regretted the question because the wolf glared at him with the bright red hatred of an abused slave. "Uh... I was just-"

"Platon's son is... no longer with us," Lion hissed on the s.

"Okay, okay, good to know," Po nervously chuckled.

"But why were you looking for me, specifically?" Tigress asked.

Lion took a deep breath and began. "You and I are son and daughter of the leaders among the Jai-Yin. I am-"