Post by Jenna Fanboy on May 17, 2012 8:32:51 GMT -5
Beginning Of Redemption
The final battle of Po, Tigress and their allies against Lord Shen was in full swing. The fight had spilled from the palace into the streets of Gongmen City. It was a massive battle. Tigress looked up at Shen.
"You cannot win, you coward!" she shouted.
"Coward? You will find that you are mistaken, about a great many things!" Shen replied, moving in to impale the beautiful tigress with his sharp-tipped weapon.
However, he never got the chance, for Po got in the way, fury beaming from his emerald eyes.
"Keep away from my wife! You even think of touching her and I will make you wish you hadn't!" he shouted, ignoring the pain from his shoulder, which had been wounded in the fight.
Shen laughed.
"You are married? How wonderful! Now you can be sent to the other side together," he said with wicked glee.
He attacked again. However, Tigress leapt up and delivered an extremely powerful kick to Shen's face, causing him to fall back. He struggled to get up for a few moments. He finally did. However, he was suddenly distracted by something. A short distance away, in the darkness, the white peacock saw a muscular feline shadow that seemed to be getting closer. Finally, it leapt down into a pool of torchlight, which revealed its true identity. It was Tai Lung himself. The battle came to a halt as everyone looked in shock. Tai Lung walked up to Shen and picked him up by the neck, his feet dangling a few feet off the ground, and began to squeeze, slowly cutting off the bird's air supply. Tai Lung left merely enough air for Shen to speak, the words coming in pained bursts. Tai Lung looked menacingly into Shen's eyes.
"Just what did you hope to accomplish, you pitiful, insignificant fool?" he asked in a grim tone.
"I planned to rule China," the peacock answered, his voice barely just audible and fear blazing in his eyes.
Tai Lung tightened his grip even further. Po, Tigress, Song, Viper, Tai Shan, Shifu and the others winced as they heard the loud snapping of bones as Shen's neck began to break. Shen looked at Tai Lung.
"Please! Spare me! If you let me live, I can help you with whatever it is that you are doing!" he gasped, his voice almost a whisper.
Tai Lung growled ferociously, showing his fangs.
"You're even more foolish than I thought. The idea here is not to bring you to the brink of death, only to bring you back at the last moment. It is to bring you to death's door and shove you through to the other side," he said as he tightened his grip further one last time.
Suddenly, there was a loud, wet snap as Tai Lung's massive paw finally broke Shen's neck, killing him instantly. Shen's wolf and gorilla army fled the scene in terror. Tai Lung looked at the group.
"It is done. You can go now," he stated.
Po was still stunned.
"Tai Lung? You're alive? But how?!" he exclaimed.
Tai Lung turned to him.
"Nevermind that. I have returned, but not to kill you myself. I have returned to reunite with my family. I have found redemption," he stated.
Song stepped out from the group, going right up to Tai Lung without a hint of fear. Her parasol was clutched in her paws in case she needed it.
"And so this is how you begin your redemption? By murdering an unarmed opponent?" she said with a sneer.
Tai Lung glared at the smaller leopard.
"If I hadn't killed him, you would be a spotted smear on the ground, missy," he replied.
Song was enraged by the condescending tone with which he had called her "missy". She raised her parasol as if she were going to strike Tai Lung. However, she suddenly felt someone grab her wrist. She turned to see her fiancée, a handsome young male panther in blue kung fu garb by the name of Shang. Shang looked into her eyes.
"Song, don't, particularly before he has a chance to explain his claims of redemption," he said.
Shifu nodded as he walked up to Tai Lung.
"Yes, my former son and student. What brought this on?" he asked.
Tai Lung looked at them.
"If you allow me to return home with you, I will explain everything to you on the way," he said.
Shifu sighed and looked down. He truly wanted to hear this.
"Then come. We leave for the Valley in the morning," he said.
Tai Lung nodded and followed. Po looked at Tigress.
"Hey, what do you think of this?" he asked her.
"One thing is for sure. If he's lying and tries to harm our girls, he will pay for it," Tigress declared, the seriousness in her voice unmistakable.
The final battle of Po, Tigress and their allies against Lord Shen was in full swing. The fight had spilled from the palace into the streets of Gongmen City. It was a massive battle. Tigress looked up at Shen.
"You cannot win, you coward!" she shouted.
"Coward? You will find that you are mistaken, about a great many things!" Shen replied, moving in to impale the beautiful tigress with his sharp-tipped weapon.
However, he never got the chance, for Po got in the way, fury beaming from his emerald eyes.
"Keep away from my wife! You even think of touching her and I will make you wish you hadn't!" he shouted, ignoring the pain from his shoulder, which had been wounded in the fight.
Shen laughed.
"You are married? How wonderful! Now you can be sent to the other side together," he said with wicked glee.
He attacked again. However, Tigress leapt up and delivered an extremely powerful kick to Shen's face, causing him to fall back. He struggled to get up for a few moments. He finally did. However, he was suddenly distracted by something. A short distance away, in the darkness, the white peacock saw a muscular feline shadow that seemed to be getting closer. Finally, it leapt down into a pool of torchlight, which revealed its true identity. It was Tai Lung himself. The battle came to a halt as everyone looked in shock. Tai Lung walked up to Shen and picked him up by the neck, his feet dangling a few feet off the ground, and began to squeeze, slowly cutting off the bird's air supply. Tai Lung left merely enough air for Shen to speak, the words coming in pained bursts. Tai Lung looked menacingly into Shen's eyes.
"Just what did you hope to accomplish, you pitiful, insignificant fool?" he asked in a grim tone.
"I planned to rule China," the peacock answered, his voice barely just audible and fear blazing in his eyes.
Tai Lung tightened his grip even further. Po, Tigress, Song, Viper, Tai Shan, Shifu and the others winced as they heard the loud snapping of bones as Shen's neck began to break. Shen looked at Tai Lung.
"Please! Spare me! If you let me live, I can help you with whatever it is that you are doing!" he gasped, his voice almost a whisper.
Tai Lung growled ferociously, showing his fangs.
"You're even more foolish than I thought. The idea here is not to bring you to the brink of death, only to bring you back at the last moment. It is to bring you to death's door and shove you through to the other side," he said as he tightened his grip further one last time.
Suddenly, there was a loud, wet snap as Tai Lung's massive paw finally broke Shen's neck, killing him instantly. Shen's wolf and gorilla army fled the scene in terror. Tai Lung looked at the group.
"It is done. You can go now," he stated.
Po was still stunned.
"Tai Lung? You're alive? But how?!" he exclaimed.
Tai Lung turned to him.
"Nevermind that. I have returned, but not to kill you myself. I have returned to reunite with my family. I have found redemption," he stated.
Song stepped out from the group, going right up to Tai Lung without a hint of fear. Her parasol was clutched in her paws in case she needed it.
"And so this is how you begin your redemption? By murdering an unarmed opponent?" she said with a sneer.
Tai Lung glared at the smaller leopard.
"If I hadn't killed him, you would be a spotted smear on the ground, missy," he replied.
Song was enraged by the condescending tone with which he had called her "missy". She raised her parasol as if she were going to strike Tai Lung. However, she suddenly felt someone grab her wrist. She turned to see her fiancée, a handsome young male panther in blue kung fu garb by the name of Shang. Shang looked into her eyes.
"Song, don't, particularly before he has a chance to explain his claims of redemption," he said.
Shifu nodded as he walked up to Tai Lung.
"Yes, my former son and student. What brought this on?" he asked.
Tai Lung looked at them.
"If you allow me to return home with you, I will explain everything to you on the way," he said.
Shifu sighed and looked down. He truly wanted to hear this.
"Then come. We leave for the Valley in the morning," he said.
Tai Lung nodded and followed. Po looked at Tigress.
"Hey, what do you think of this?" he asked her.
"One thing is for sure. If he's lying and tries to harm our girls, he will pay for it," Tigress declared, the seriousness in her voice unmistakable.
