A Fox Unknown (kung fu panda)

5. Assult

A low and dangerous growl emitted from the darkness of the cave, it was cloaked in darkness and if you listened a little bit closer you could hear more several more. It sounded like a low roar and if anyone heard it they would cower in fear.

Some footsteps echoed from the darkness, silencing the low roar of growls and scratches. The footsteps continued on forward towards the cave's exit and as they neared the silence only grew. The footsteps stopped just beyond the rays of the moons light, like it was cautious or scared of the light.

A small laugh emitted from the creature as it stepped into the light, the shadows slowly and painfully succeed back into the cave like it was trying to keep it in but couldn't. The cave's darkness reveled a dark figure, one that would tower over most and scare anyone if they looked at it.

A lion, that's what it was, but what the most surprising thing of all was that the lion was female. Her gaze was cruel and cunning as she looked over the mountains and the only emotion you could make out on her face was the slight smile on the corner of her lips. She walked slowly out of the cave and as she was greeted by the cool night air she breathed in deep and let it all out.

A full smile now rested on her face and as she looked at the moon she laughed "China, will be mine" she said with a sick glee. She brought her arm up forward and pointed off into the distance "go to the valley of peace, and bring me that dam fox" she said with a murderous glint in her eye.

A loud howl emitted from behind her and echoed into the night, seconds later the dozens of wolves were running out from the cave and into the night, eager to fulfill there mistresses wishes.

<<Nick>>

I groaned as I walked back down the steps that lead to the jade palace, I swear I got a headache from the amount of questions he asked me.

Apparently tigress told shifu about how she thought I killed the military general (which I did) and when we met in the hall of hero's shifu instantly asked questions regarding my whereabouts and activities during that day. I was able to answer his questions but I stupidly hesitated on a few of them and that alone can break anyone's cover, but the thing that irritated me the most was tigresses smart ass face.

She smiled arrogantly at me the whole time as she leaned up against one of the pillars with her arms crossed, just pissing me off in general, but shifu made her leave before I yelled at her.

Other then that though it was rather uneventful, he even had the palace's cook wipe up something for me. It was really good but now my stomach hurts due to how much I ate.

I groaned again as a burp came up my throat making groan afterwards.

The moon light lite my path down the stairs and all I could do was walk down the endless amount of stairs, no matter how much my belly wants me to stop.

I stopped.

A fairly familiar scent entered my nose, I moved my head around to get the direction but it was very faint. This is not good, not good at all. If she's here then there's only one reason why, to get revenge on me.

I quickly looked behind me then back down the stairs, I spotted the warning bell in town and quickly started limping down the stairs. I need to get to the bell in the center of town, it's the only way to save myself and/or the valley.

I started running down the stairs and the bottom started getting closer and closer and before I could take off into a full blown sprint a dark figure landed swiftly in front of me. I fell backwards and onto the stairs, groaning painfully as my arm hit the stone. I looked up with fear growing by the second and I was about to run back up the stairs but as the figure stepped out of the shadows, it was only tigress.

I sighed in relief, my heart slowing down just slightly. I moved to get up but tigress swiftly moved in front of me blocking my path "I don't know how you did it but you fooled my master, but you have not fooled me" she said with narrowed eye's and clenched fists. I sighed and tried moving past her "tigress I don't have time for this" I said quickly.

I almost get past her but she had none of it and she pushed me to the ground making me wince painfully as my arm hit the ground. I looked back up at tigress and was about to yell at her when a sudden flash of silver caught my eye. I looked past tigresses shoulder as she started ranting angrily at me, pretty unprofessional if you ask me.

I saw nothing on the building behind tigress so I sniffed the air, my eyes widened again as I recognized the scent. It wasn't her like I thought, but they carried her scent and only one group of animals I knew  carried her scent. Wolves.

I quickly looked to the left and right of tigress, I saw nothing at first but a few seconds later something on the left caught my attention. Another flash and it was starting to get closer. I snapped my head to the right as a quiet hiss erupted to my right.

My eyes widened as I saw the small explosive, it was just enough to disorient anyone for a few minutes, not enough to kill.

I quickly got up off the ground and ran to my left leaving a pissed off tiger behind me, but she couldn't pursue me because the small flash grenade went off temporarily blinding her.

Several loud howls and growls emanated from all over the valley making me run faster, I hope it wakes up the other masters or i'm screwed. I ran down the street as fast as I could but as I turned a corner towards the town center three wolves landed on the ground in front of me. My eyes widened again and I almost fell to the ground as I slid to a stop but as I turned around three more landed in front of me.

I looked around at the six surrounding me, all of them wearing sickening grins as they looked down at me. My breathing picked up as I tried looking for a way out but I didn't find any and I bet they had archers on the roofs above. 

There was no way out but there was one thing I could try "hey guys, what are you doing here, I thought you were in the mountains" I said nervously. Four of the wolves around me growled angrily and before I could say anything else one of them picked me up by the scruff of my shirt.

My eyes widened in panic "come on guys can't we talk about this" I yelled out. There was no response as one of them pulled out a sack from somewhere.

I tried wiggling out if his graph but he only held me tighter "the mistress has
summoned you and we will deliver" the wolf said darkly before throwing me into the sack. 

I growled as I felt the bag tighten around me and as I was swung around there was only one thing that was going through my mind, how screwed I was. 

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Sorry for short chapter but I just wanted to get this out and push the story forward a bit, but despite the short chapter and the long wait I hope you like it.