The End of the Story

So the wedding took place after ten days. It was kind of hard to find a place for them to stay. Anyways, Po sat down with Tigress next to her. There were more people than Po remembered dreaming. "Here she comes," Po said. There was Lillia dressed in a full wedding garment. Po could tell Maz was nervous. Zander, who had made it back to the village just for this moment, smiled and patted his brother on the back.

"Relax, you're doing the right thing," Zander said. That didn't seem to comfort Maz any, but as the bride came to the stage, he held her hand gently and smiled. Po smiled as well. He looked at Tigress. It had actually been only three months since their wedding and it brought happy memories. Po gently took Tigress's hand. Tigress smiled back as she laid her head on Po's shoulder. Then Po remembered something as Shifu went through the formalities.

"Where's Leona?" He asked.

"She and Zora couldn't make it in time. They'll be here for the reception, but I know Leona will be mad that she missed it," Tigress chuckled. Po was elated.

"You know what that means right?" Po said, "Nothing bad was ever going to happen to Leona. She was just going to miss the wedding. We were worried for nothing."

"Still," Tigress said, "It's ashamed she'll miss the wedding. What now? The future has become the present." Po shrugged.

"I'm personally excited for the future ahead," Po smiled, "It means we'll both go through it together," Tigress smiled and snuggled her head into his neck. Po should have gotten used to this but he couldn't help his heart from skipping a bit. Finally, the wedding came to an end.

"I do," Said the lion.

"I do," Said the lamb.

"I now pronounce you man and wife," Shifu said, "You may now kiss the bride." With that, Lillia stood on her tiptoes, wrapped her arms around Maz's neck, and kissed him. The crowd cheered. Maz looked at Lillia's smiling and also crying face as they parted.

"Ah, see what you made me do?" She argued, wiping her eyes, "You made me cry." Maz chuckled as he kissed her again. Po clapped along with the crowd. He also looked into the sky. Somehow, he felt as if Gong-Go was watching and smiling.

"Now it's time to eat," Po said excitedly. Tigress shook her head.

The noodle shop was packed with people. Different people and animals were all here for the wedding. Po didn't know why all these people were here. He voiced his concern to Maz. "Why are all these people here?"

"Some of these people are from Bei-Lang," Maz answered. Lillia was sitting next to Maz and overheard the conversation.

"You mean, there are these many different kinds of people in Bei-Lang?" Lillia asked. Maz nodded.

"After my brother became emperor of the region, he commanded some of the people to who were exiled from Bei-Lang to come back. It was hard to get some kind of peace in Bei-Lang, but we finally managed," Maz replied. Just then a royal procession came. Leona jumped out of the mobile carriage and ran into the crowded shop finally making it to Maz and Lillia.

"Finally! I'm here," Leona panted. "I can't believe I missed the wedding," She said frustrated. Maz lifted her up and placed her on his shoulders.

"On the bright side, you'll be able to enjoy the after party," Maz smiled. Lillia smiled a hint as Leona and Maz danced with Zora, Zander, Po, and Tigress. Lillia decided she needed some air. She snuck out to the back of the shop. There she saw a small lion boy playing around the crates and empty boxes of the back. He didn't seem like he was from here. Lillia guessed he was here for the party and his family was inside. Then, Lillia saw a small lamb looking at the lion from behind a corner. The little boy lion saw the little girl lamb. How he didn't see Lillia was beyond her. The small lion was friendly.

"Hi!" He smiled widely giving a toothy grin. Not being like the fuzzy ducks and cute bunnies, it was understandable why the girl lamb seemed so scared. He could see she was scared. "Don't be scared. I'm not going to hurt you," He said kindly. Slowly and surely, the small lamb came out from the corner and looked at the lion, still a little shy. "Don't be afraid, we can be friends," The lion said excitedly. That seemed to relax the lamb a bit. "What's your name?"

"Ai," She replied.

"I'm Uba," The lion said. "Tag you're it!" With that, they played around the crates and boxes, still not seeing Lillia. Uba couldn't see Ai hiding behind the crates. She jumped out and pounced on the lion, tackling him to the ground. They rolled around and finally Uba hovered over her. Before he could say anything, Ai touched Uba on the nose.

"Tag," She said in a cute little voice. "You're it." Uba and Ai laughed. Ai managed to push Uba off of her and pin him to the ground. They still laughed. Lillia smiled. She almost had a tear coming out of her eye. Then Maz finally found her standing in the doorway of the back.

"Hey, what are you doing out here?" Maz asked. He knew that she needed some space from these social events but he was curious as to why she took so long. Lillia had the biggest smile on her face and pointed to the two kids playing around.

"I'm looking at something Gong-Go would have wanted to see," Lillia said.

"What's that?"

"A peaceful future," Maz smiled. Then Uba and Ai spoke.

"We'll be friends, right?" Ai asked.

"Right, the best of friends," Uba said. With that, the two ran to their parents. Lillia still smiled as she looked at Maz.

"That's got to be the biggest smile on your face that I've ever seen," Maz said. Lillia chuckled. "What's so funny?"

"The lion and the lamb. It's meant to suggest harmony and peace. A meek, humble lamb, and a strong fierce lion.

"I think meek and humble is my thing and strong and fierce is yours," Maz smirked. Lillia playfully pushed him away. "But why were you laughing?"

"I didn't think the saying also meant love," Lillia replied. Maz smiled and kissed her.

After the wedding, Po sighed on the bed and smiled. Tigress looked at him and smiled as well. "Long day?"

"One of the best days of my life. You know, after being married to you and becoming Dragon Warrior," Po clarified.

"So what now?" Tigress asked. Po shrugged.

"The story fo the lion and the lamb seems to be done with. Now we have another story to make," Po smirked.

"What's that?" Tigress asked, smirking as well.

"The story of how the panda defeated the tiger," Po said. Tigress placed her arms around his neck.

"And how does the panda plan on defeating the tiger? And what is he defeating the tiger at?" Tigress asked. Po smirked as he grabbed Tigress around the waist, flipped her on her back, and hovered over her. She yelped in pleasant surprise.

"I think you know how the story goes," Po whispered huskily. Tigress smiled as she pulled him into a long loving kiss.

The End