The sun is casting it's yellow hue upon the Valley of Peace and the Jade Palace as six known kung-fu masters are headed down the thousand steps. The task? There is no task. Just six masters deciding to spend their break in the valley, for once.
Upon reaching the village the masters were gladly frowned upon by the villagers and their children, looking up to the legendary kung-fu warriors standing in front of them. A small rabbit woahed when The Furious Five walked by.
Further away a young goose who greatly adored the masters stood, taking care of his stall where he sells fruits to people walking by. As the goose started hearing what all the fuss was about, he nearly lost it as he caught sight of the Dragon Warrior and his friends, so much that he lost focus on the stall behind him which fell down, making the fruits roll all over the place.
The Dragon Warrior, catching sight of the poor goose, quickly ran forth and began scooping up fruits in his arms. Once Monkey reached the stall he gently supported it as the panda dropped the fruit into the stall, Mantis placing a supporting rock under to ensure it won't happen again.
"W-woooahh.. T-thank you Dragon Warrior and the Furious Five!" The young goose said, bowing to them in the process.
"No need to thank us. We were just helping someone in need." Po replied and smiled. "How much for an apple?" Po continued, curiously looking at the goose.
"Oh, uh.. for the apples? Oh err, you can take one for free! I-it's on me!" The goose replied, nervously smiling at the kind and adoring Dragon Warrior.
"For free? Nah, here, I will pay for it anyway. Would you guys like some fruit?" Po asked his companions.
"It's all good, Po." Monkey replied and nodded, looking at his comrades to ensure they were aswell.
"Alright then, guess I will have one for myself." Po said as he picked up an apple and handed the young goose a coin anyway.
"T-thank you Dragon Warrior! C-come again!" The goose shouted as the panda started heading away.
"No problem young one!"
The goose was left by his stall, reminiscing over the fact he got to have a conversation with the Dragon Warrior himself, China's most feared hero, for the villains of course...
As the group walked across the bridge, connecting one part of the village to the other, they entered the part where a famous restaurant proudly stood along the side of the path. Dragon Warrior Noodles and Tofu. Also known as Po's father's restaurant.
Further along the street Po caught sight of a boar holding a bunny upside down, shaking it to make money fall out of it's pockets. "Relax, I'll handle this." Po said and gestured for the Five to stand in place whilst Po took care of the bandit.
The panda walked up to the boar from behind and gently knocked on his shoulder a couple times. "Hey." Po started.
"He-" the boar replied but quickly shut up as he realized who that voice belonged to. The boar turned around and released the bunny in fear. Po was quick to scoop the bunny into his arms mid-air, even succeeding to grab hold of the bandit with the other arm as he tried to escape.
"Where do you think you're going?" Po asked the bandit who was reluctant to answer his question.
"Looks like your lucky today, mister bandit. The marshal is here today, actually even approaching us."
The boar squeaked in fear as he realized this was where he was really getting into trouble.
"What do we have here?" the marshal asked, an arctic fox that had just started their service in the valley.
"A bandit trying to steal a poor bunny's money." Po replied, handing the boar to the fox.
"There you go." Po replied. "Take good care of him now!" Po said as he began heading for his friends.
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Later that day, Po stood in the training hall with Crane and Monkey nearby.
"Haiiyah!" Po went as he quickly punched through one of the wooden gauntlets whilst repeatedly running along the rotating wooden spirals.
Tigress stood by the side of the hall, having her attention fixated at the monochromatic bear. He seemed to be taking the training serious for once. Tigress didn't think of it any longer though as it was nearing supper time.
"Hey, Po?" Crane started, earning him the panda's attention. "Yeah?" he answered.
"Isn't it nearing supper time soon?" the avian asked.
"You're right, you can quit now for the day if you'd like, I'd like to continue just a little more." Po replied as he ducked under one of the wooden warrior arms.
"Alright, see you in a couple minutes!" Crane replied, saluting as he walked out of the hall, with Monkey, Mantis and Viper following behind.
Po shrugged it off and continued navigating through the tricky wooden warriors. The panda was beginning to pant, but he continued heading through, not hearing the voice of the tiger further away.
"Po." she started.
Po continued going through, eventually heading back the same way to the jade tortoise bowl, he seemed to not hear her.
"Po." she said in a slightly higher tone.
*pant* *smack*
"PO!" Tigress yelled, finally earning her the panda's attention.
Po stopped what he was doing, but that earned him a smack in the head from one of the wooden warrior arms. "Ouch" He said as he rubbed his head. He navigated through the wooden warrior field to eventually reach the tiger.
"Can you stop? We have to eat." She remarked as she walked past Po.
"Yeah right. I'm done now." Po said as he continued panting while walking alongside her to the barracks.
"Let's go eat."
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Rest in the Arms of a Warrior
FanfictionPo has been tirelessly working to protect the Valley of Peace, balancing his responsibilities as the Dragon Warrior with constant training and missions. The Furious Five begin noticing his exhaustion, but Po continues to push himself, unwilling to l...
