Kung Fu Panda Story (ORIGINAL)

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"Master Shifu..." Po slowly approached his master, who had fallen to his knees beside Tigress. The rest of the masters followed suit.

"I...I..." Shifu could not speak. He sighed after a while, getting his composure back. Standing up, he told his students, "Students, we must find this cure. The sooner we get it, the sooner that Tigress can return to normal." With that said, he picked up the scroll which was on the ground that he took with him on their trip. (If any of you guys forgot what the scroll said, you can check again in the chapter 'We Meet Again...')

He read and reread it over and over. "The guardian of power and light... power and light..." He said under his breath.

Suddenly, his eyes widened and he gasped loudly, making his students jump. "It's all so clear now!" He hurried to the small waterfall that connected with the water on the shore while saying, "Tiger Power! Tiger Power!"

In the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of his students walking towards him with a confused look on all their faces. The master would have rolled his eyes, but he was too excited to.

"Don't you see?" He turned around. "Tiger Power is a power! If you all observed Tiger Power in action- which we have way too many times for comfort- you may have noticed that it shines. It glows! The ruler of the Tiger Kingdom was the guardian of light and power!"

"Oohhh." The Jade warriors said in unison.

"But," Crane started. "Didn't the latest king fall during the war? How are we supposed to ask for a drop of the water if there's no one to even ask?"

"Then we simply just need to pass the task that comes before taking the drop of Yang water. A request for something does not matter if you are unable to obtain it." Master Shifu told him.

With that, he dipped his hand into the water. Although, when he pulled it out again, it was completely dry.

"Oh, that explains a lot." Said Mantis, remembering the time he, Monkey and Crane dived into the water and came out without a single drop on them. Which was the most confusing thing that either of them had experienced.

"I believe the task can only be revealed if an object of a worthy master is involved. Luckily, I have one." Shifu said.

He then grabbed his staff (The staff Oogway passed down to him quite a few years ago) and touched the waterfall gently with it. All of a sudden, a small burst of light exploded from the mouth of the waterfall. Slowly, a scroll began to appear. After a moment, it was gently placed at the feet of the warriors.

It was yellow with age and the edges were folded and torn. Shifu picked it up and opened the scroll, only to see a few sentences on it.

>>>{If you seek a drop of the sacred Yang water, you must first prove your worth...

You must answer this simple, yet complicated, question...

What force is the most powerful of all?

Place this very scroll into the water in which it came, once you are determined with your answer...<<<}

"A quiz?!" Master Shifu exclaimed. Then he scowled. "You have go to be kidding me!"

"Yeah." Po agreed. "I thought we were going to be fighting a big baddie or something!"

"Well, look on the bright side." Viper tried to cheer things up a little. "This should be easy, shouldn't it? It's Chi."

"It is the most obvious choice." Crane backed her up.

"It shouldn't be obvious if this is to obtain the most precious drop of water in all of China." Master Shifu reasoned. "But what else could it be?"

There was a few minutes of silence before Po suddenly gasped. "Guys I think I got it! It's love! Look, I know it sounds cheesy, but I'm sure that's the answer!"

His friends just looked at him like he was crazy, while his master just smiled slightly. "Yes," He said. "You would be correct."

"I... I am?" Po asked. "Oh, yeah. I am!"

"The scroll says that not even the toughest warriors could pass this test. It is because those masters did not understand what love is. Only those who have a kind and gentle heart would be able to come up with the right answer." Shifu turned to Po and nodded. "You have done well, Dragon Warrior."

"So the answer is really love?" The panda checked with is master one more time.

"And love it shall be..." The grand-master placed the scroll gently into the crystal-clear water once again.

Barely even a minute later, a small, glowing flask rose to the surface of the water. It was gold it color and had streaks of silver around it. It floated daintily into Shifu's hands.

"Whoa, is that...?" Mantis started.

"Yes." Master Shifu replied. "This is the drop of Yang water..."

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"Guys, we got the tea!" Viper burst into the room of the inn. They all had hurried to the nearest village. They quickly got a room in the inn and placed a paralyzed Tigress on the bed. It had been an hour since they obtained the Yang water and Viper and Monkey had been assigned the errand to getting the pot of lotus tea, while the others stayed behind and watched over the tiger.

"Oh, good." Said Master Shifu, who was still holding the flask in his hands. The masters opened the lid of the teapot while their master let the drop of Yang water slide into the warm liquid. A light wave of gold appeared on the surface of the tea before fading away.

The tea was then poured into a small cup before being brought to where Tigress laid. "I really hope this works..." The grand-master thought out loud.

Mantis unparalyzed the young tiger and swiftly jumped away as flaming eyes shot open. Before she could even react, Shifu quickly poured the cup of tea into the master's mouth, making sure she swallowed it.

The tiger froze, before her eyes shut again and she became less tense. Slowly but surely, a change was beginning to happen. From top to bottom, a ray of silver and gold light spread among her, turning her back to who she really was. Angry flames that had engulfed her being were soon extinguished, claws no longer unsheathed.

Master Shifu felt it. Her Chi was at peace and was well balanced. She was back to normal. The Tigress that everyone knew so well.

"Come on, everybody." He told his students. "Let's head back to the Jade Palace."