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Chapter 18: New Life in Valley of Peace

Soon after the battle, most of the warriors looked around the Valley and most of it was destroyed due to the boar gang's rage. Po sighed heavily and said, "Looks like we might as well fix up this valley."

"Yeah, the battle's over but it's in shambles." Crane added.

"Come, students. Let's get started." Shifu said, with a smile.

Months have passed by since the battle with the boars and most of the residents in the Valley of Peace returned to their homes and it was back to normal and Zhong looked around to see how much reconstructing it was and for some reason, the citizens were looking at him and cheered him loudly.

He didn't expect that to happen and he wasn't sure how to react to something like that. He chuckled softly and when the kung-fu warriors came by, he asked them, "Why are they cheering for me?"

"The word kinda spread that you defeated the boars for us and for the Valley's safety." Shifu answered.

"Whoa, really?"

"Yeah, you're a hero to the Valley." Po added.

Zhong smiled and said, "Nah, not me."

"Oh yeah. If it wasn't for your efforts, the whole Valley would've been a war zone." Tigress said.

Then, everyone bowed to him and Zhong bowed to them back and he said, "Thank you all. I'm hoping you accept me even after everything I put most of you throrugh while I was working with Shen."

"We all forgive you." one resident said.

Hours later, Zhong was in the Sacred Peach Tree in the Jade Palace meditating away and for the first time, he felt peace entering in his heart and it helped his dark state fade away into something lighter.

"You meditating?" asked Po.

Zhong turns around and sees Po walking by and he said, "Yep. I'm getting used to it now."

"That's cool. Shifu wants to see you."

"What for?"

"It's Master Storming Ox and Master Croc. Something about a job offering for you in Gongmen City."

When Zhong and Po went to the Sacred Hall of Warriors, they saw Storming Ox and Croc standing there and Zhong looked very nervous about what they were really here for and Croc went in and said, "Heard you've saved the Valley of Peace. You know, I never thought that you'd actually change yourself, but I guess you proved us wrong."

"So much so that we might consider you one of us. We decided that because of it, we're offering you a position as a guard in our kung-fu council tower." Storming Ox added.

"Really? You sure?"

"It'd be really amazing in case you plan to come back."

Zhong kept silent for a bit and then, he told them, "Listen...I appreciate the offer, but...I'm not going back to Gongmen City."

Croc and Storming Ox looked very surprised that Zhong would turn down this opportunity and Croc asked, "Why not?"

Zhong sighed peacefully, looks at Po for a second and said, "I think I found my home already. This panda kinda helped me get rid of who I used to be and I found peace already, so...this is where I belong."

Storming Ox and Croc looked at each other and they start to realize that Zhong is starting to feel like there's some change in him and Storming Ox said, "Sounds like you've made up your mind."

"This panda really saw some good in ya, huh?" asked Croc.

"Yep." Zhong answered.

Storming Ox looked at Po and said, "Straighten the wolf up, I see."

"I know there's some good in him and if he's willing to change himself, then you know, I'll help him all the way." Po replied.

"We applaud you for it, panda."

"Thanks."

"Looks like we'll accept your decision. We wish the best of luck for you." Croc said.

"Thanks."

"If you ever plan to make a visit to Gongmen City, look us up."

"Will do."

Both of them bowed to him and he bowed to them back as they left the palace and Zhong sighed heavily and said, "This is home for me."

Po walked behind him and he said, "So I guess you're sticking around?"

"Just as long as I can stick to my commitment, I'll be around."

"Awesome."

"Hey, Po."

"Yeah?"

Zhong smiled and said, "Thanks. You know, I never thought that you'd be the one to just leave everything behind in the past and I realize that everything I did was stupid and hurtful and you were the one to help me put the past behind me."

Po smiled and said, "Hey...the past doesn't matter anymore. What matters is who you are now."

"Thanks for helping me see that."

"You're welcome."

As Zhong went back to the Sacred tree, Tigress comes up behind him and she smiled at him and said, "At first, I didn't want to believe you could give him a chance, but now...you've always got ways to prove me wrong. Why is that so?"

"I think I believe that there is some good in him. He just has to find it within himself." Po answered.

"I'm actually glad you wanted to do that."

"Sometimes...a wolf deserves a second chance."

And...that's the end! Thank you guys for the millions of crazy reviews I've gotten. I expected to get some higher reviews, but I didn't expect it to go that high. Thanks to my awesome friends; LTspade-Omega 7, son of wind, Joe 'Po' Navark, Tan-Tan Tanuki and everyone else...you know who you are...for reviewing and adding this story to your favorites. I wanted to make a Wolf Boss fic because he's my favorite new character in Kung Fu Panda 2. Kinda hated the fact that he got killed in the sequel by Shen and I refused to believe that he's dead. There are many few fics about him and I hope with this one, it can get a cult following for more Wolf Boss fics more so than Po/Tigress fics. Anyways, hope you enjoyed reading it as I did writing it.

For my new story: this will have you on the edge of your seat. The new title is 'A Tiger Cub's Horrifying Secret.' It tells about Musaki's new cousin, Max (you may remember him from my previous fic 'Dark Side of the Moon') where he's living a new life with Musaki's cousins, but someone from the past threatens to get in the way of his new life and his mom comes back from him...to make his life more miserable. Not gonna say much about his bio mom, but let's just say that Max's bio mom is a mental perv. You might know what that means. Dark memories from his early childhood floods through his mind and his fear that his mom might actually kill Max. Also, Max has a phobia of his own kind: tigers. It's up to Musaki to protect him and will the Five, Po and Shifu be able to do so? If you have any suggestions for this story, send me a message and I'll be sure to follow those. I'll make it and post it within a week or two. Until then, Animation Universe 2005 is out!