Kitten ~ Kung Fu Panda Tigress x Female OC

Four

Tigress' face slowly dropped as she stepped closer to the white tiger defensively.

The male tiger looked up and respectfully bowed his head. "Master Tigress, I come with my parents humbly before you. My name is Hu, your brother," he said.

"I-I don't believe you," Tigress said, almost forcing herself to not believe the other tiger's words. Right on cue, the other two tigers gracefully leapt onto the roof, behind Hu. They removed their hoods, revealing their desolate faces with tears streaming down their faces. The female tiger was a dark red while her mate was a pale orange tiger; but both of their fur turning gray from age.

Tigress' eyes widened as she immediately recognized their features; her memory flashed back to when they abandoned her at the orphanage. The feline frowned at the thought.

"Tigress, my dear cub," the older female began as she moved closer with open arms. "We've been looking for you so long-"

The older tigress tried to touch Tigress' face, but the young master grabbed her mother's arm, almost threatening to crush the older feline's bones.

"Don't touch me," Tigress growled as she glared into her eyes.

"I'm so sorry, my child. Our home was under attack by a large group of black bears and we feared we could not make it. They took your brother in attempt to turn him into one of them. In order to save your life, we - I left you at the orphanage, as we tiger's usually do not seek help from others."

"But now, we've finally found you, and we'll become a family once more," the older male tiger finished.

"It's a little too late for that," Tigress grumbled, picking up the hurt Zing from the roof once more and preparing to leap down with the wolf in her arms.

"Wait-" one of the tigers cried out to Tigress, and they sighed. "We're sorry," Hu mumbled and looked down as Tigress dismissively shook her head and her ear twitched with discomfort.

The young female tiger finally left off the roof and landed securely on the ground below with one knee.

"Y'know, parents and family don't just show up everyday," Xing spoke, before quietly whimpering at her broken rib.

"I think you should invite them over to the Jade Palace."

"No. They abandoned me. And it's now that they're looking for me... after all these years," Tigress stated in disbelief, huffing at the thought. Nevertheless, her voice cracked as she spoke.

"So? Maybe they had rough circumstances - you never know. And last time I checked, having a family is better than living rogue. Just give them a chance," Xing tried to reason.

"Mmm... fine. But only because you're the one saying it. And now, you are officially affiliated with this tigress' family relationship," Tigress said.

The young feline caught the tiger family's attention as they prepared to leave.

"Hey! Would you like to have dinner with us at the Palace?" Tigress asked from below.

The three tigers turned their desolate faces around, which morphed into joy and hope.

"But first, let's clean this place up," Crane said as Po, Monkey, Viper, and Mantis showed up.

A Little While Later...

The Furious Five arrived at the Jade Palace closely watching the new tigers in case they tried anything suspicious.

Tigress gently carried Xing inside and lay the wolf down on her bed. The wolf whimpered as Tigress called Mantis over to help heal Xing's ribs.

The feline left the room as the echoing screams of Xing's pain bounced of the walls of the hall. Tigress winced, closing her eyes for the pain of her dear friend as she made her way down to talk with her newfound 'family'.

Hu and Tigress' parents sat down on cushions on the floor, and Tigress joined them; the four of them sitting in a rhombus shape.

Tigress' father began to speak, in a dark, grim tone.