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Tai-Lung's Miracle

Chapter 1: Starting Over

Their once was a snow leopard named Tai-Lung. He was orphaned as a young cub and raised by a red panda with gray fur named Shifu. Shifu loved the little boy and raised him as his son. The boy grew and had a natural talent for Kung Fu when at a young age sent a dummy crashing into the wall. Ever since that day he was trained in Kung Fu and Shifu expected him to be the Dragon Warrior. A legendary warrior, whose sole purpose was to protect the Valley of Peace and all China from evil,

Tia-Lung trained till his bones broke wanting nothing more than to please his adoptive father. But along the way his heart turned cold thinking the Dragon Warrior was all about power and nothing else. Yet, when Shifu took Tai-Lung to see Master Oogway, an old wise turtle and Shifu's Master in Kung Fu, the old turtle denied Tai-Lung the title seeing darkness in him. This made Tai-Lung angry and instead of accepting the decision like a true warrior he did something unspeakable. He turned on Master Oogway and his father.

Tai-Lung was sent to prison locked away from the world for his evil deeds. Alone in the dark he stayed his anger and the darkness in him growing with each year. Shifu had his heart broken and grown cold as the years passed. Soon Master Oogway did reveal who the Dragon Warrior was and it shocked everyone.

It was a clumsy panda by the name of Po and Shifu along with his students the legendary Furious Five were not happy especially Tigress, Shifu's adoptive daughter. They put Po to the test trying to get him to leave so he wouldn't be killed. But Po stayed and Master Shifu realized his Master was right and decided to actually train Po. When Tai-Lung heard someone else had his title he broke out of jail and went off to kill Po and whoever got in his way. Po was still unsure about him being the Dragon Warrior but thanks to his dad, a goose named Mr. Ping. He learned the secret of the Dragon Warrior was not how powerful you are but the reason why you have the title. Po wanted to help people and Oogway had sensed this.

Tai-Lung and Po fought a great battle and the great Tai-Lung was defeated by Po who used a move called the Wooshi Finger Hold. A bright gold light went across the valley and Tai-Lung was gone. Some say he died, some say he was transported to a place where he could no longer harm anyone, and some had no idea what happened to him. Po continued to fight alongside the Furious Five and protect the Valley of Peace. As for Tai-Lung this is what happened to him.

He was transported to a far away Valley called the Valley of Happiness where no one ever heard of him. The Wooshi Finger Hold did more than transport him to another village but rid him of his anger and the darkness inside him. In the deep woods he lay on the floor waiting to die wishing he had a second chance to redeem himself for his past sins. This is where the story begins.

Tai-Lung awoke to a roaring fire and bandages were around his rib area and his legs and arms. "Where am I?" he asked as he tried to get up but a huge pain shot through him.

"Easy stranger you will make your injuries worse," said a gentle voice. He looked to see a pair of blue sapphire eyes staring into his red eyes. It was another snow leopard like him but this one was female. Her fur was light silver with dark gray streaks and a gentle kind expression on her face. She wore a simple blue dress and was mixing some herbs in a bowl to put on his wounds.

"Who are you and where am I?" Tai-Lung asked again in a gentle tone. Last thing he wanted to do was frighten the young woman who was tending to his wounds.

"You are in the Valley of Happiness and my name is Angel," the female snow leopard said with a smile. Tai-Lung blushed and his heart began to ache for he never seen anyone as beautiful or as kind as Angel. Maybe this was his second chance for he was alive and he wondered if some divine spirit was giving him the wish of redemption. If so he was not going to blow it. "May I have your name stranger?" Angel asked sweetly. Tai-Lung was afraid to reveal his identity but one look into Angel's sapphire eyes he knew he could trust her.

"My name is Tai-Lung," he said with a smile.

As the months passed Tai-Lung fell in love with Angel and became a good person in the Valley of Happiness. He worked as a carpenter and kept his fighting ability to himself unless Angel was in danger. Soon he asked her to be his wife but before he did he told her about his past. Every detail for he wanted her to chose him and know about his past misdeeds and true to her name she said what people do in the past doesn't make you who you are but the choices you make now do. He was beyond relieved and they were married within a few weeks. Not long after that another surprise was in store for Tai-Lung. Angel gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Miracle. Tai-Lung had become a father as he held his precious baby.

She looked just like her mother except for her eyes she inherited his red eyes but unlike his that looked blood red. Miracle's eyes looked like a fire in a fireplace warm and welcoming. Tai-Lung now had a second chance to be a good husband to Angel and a loving father to Miracle. Still he was afraid the darkness that once claimed him might claim his Miracle and vowed to keep the darkness far from her as possible. For seven years he kept that promise until one fateful day Tai-Lung's past caught up to him and he would do anything to protect his family.

Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please review. If you have any ideas on who wants to kill Tai-Lung and endanger his family let me know.