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Plus it's kind of hard to think of some when you're sneaking on the computer and don't have a lot of time.

Ha.

"Po, man, I honestly can't tell you enough how good these noodles are!" Mantis grinned at the giant panda, taking another slurp of his share.

"Mm-hmm." "Yeah." The others agreed as they continued to eat their breakfast.

Po was very glad his noodles were being appreciated by his friends. He really took pride in his cooking and it was always nice to see to see that people enjoyed his creation.

"Thanks guys. I'm glad I finally know the secret ingredient…I think it really gives it more flavor." Po smiled to himself as he picked up Monkey's, Crane's, Tigress', and Viper's empty bowls from the table and set them in the sink to wash later.

"Mmm, you got that right," Mantis said as he polished off his last bit and handed his bowl to Po. Just as Po finished clearing off the table, they all heard a voice from the doorway.

"Hi," Nu greeted, as she gave a little wave and slowly walked into the room. "You all ready to continue?" She set her paws on top of the wooden tabletop, referring to the picture they had to finish.

They all nodded then made their way into the courtyard. Luckily, this was one of their days off so Nu was able to take her time if she needed to.

The six got into the spots they were in early yesterday evening. Nu began taking paints out of her rectangular box. "So…Po? How did you become the Dragon Warrior?"

"You mean you don't know? You weren't at the ceremony?" Viper asked, tilting her head to the side a bit. Nu shook her head as she lightly dabbed her paintbrush into the light green paint.

"The last time I left The Valley was to visit my uncle. He lives about five miles from here," Nu swished her paintbrush around in a little container of water. "The Valley was trashed when I came back though."

Po let out a nervous chuckle. "Heh, yeah that was my fault…sorry."

Nu gave him a questionable look from behind her large easel. "Sorry? For what?"

"Tai Lung and I kind of did that..."

"Yep! Po here defeated Tai Lung." Monkey said, nodding his head slightly.

Nu stopped painting for a minute and stared at Po. She wasn't really into Kung Fu nor did she care about it as much as others did, but she did know about Tai Lung's story and how powerful and strong he actually was. "You beat Tai Lung? That's amazing!" She exclaimed in awe then thought about something. "Is…is he…?"

"Mm-hmm." Po mumbled.

"Wow! That is incredible…" Nu continued to go on. "You obviously weren't chosen by mistake."

"Done!" Nu stated, rather proud of her work. The six stretched out before going to take a gander at the picture. Staying in the same position for nearly three hours had really stiffened them up.

"Wow, Nu, you're a really good painter." Crane complimented.

"Thank you."

"HEY! Why do I look so small?" Mantis complained.

"Er…sorry?"

"We look so AWESOME!" Po exclaimed, and then turned to Tigress. "Isn't this the coolest?"

Tigress nodded her head and smiled slightly. Ever since Po had come around, she didn't speak to strangers as much. She had accepted him as her and the other four's master but that would never change the fact that she herself could seriously kick some ass. And she knew that.

"Oh! It's time for lunch!" I better start getting it prepared," Po said. "Nu, you wanna join us for lunch?"

"Uh…sure," She looked at the easel and her art supplies. "This needs to sit out here and dry anyway."

"Hey, Nu, you like jokes?" Mantis asked the Margay once they were seated and waiting for the food to get done.

"The naughty ones. But…I like practical jokes even more." She grinned devilishly.

"Do you now?" Mantis mumbled to himself, his own grin beginning to widen.

"Oh, boy." Crane sighed as he shook his head slightly; Viper giggled.

"Alright, I'll make a deal with you, kitten," Nu raised an eyebrow. "We play pranks on each other and whoever croaks first loses."

Nu thought about that idea for a minute then nodded in agreement. "Hmm…okay, you've got yourself a deal. What happens when I win?"

"When I win, you have to do whatever I say, when I say for a week."

"This should be fun." Monkey laughed.

"Order up!" Po set everyone's usual bowl of noodles down in front of them then sat down in his own seat and they all began to eat.

Nu dipped her head down and inhaled the delicious aroma. "This smells really good…" She didn't start eating yet though. She absolutely hated eating hot food.

"It tastes even better." Viper said, taking a sip.

After the food had cooled down, Nu tasted the spoonful of noodles and broth. She blinked only once before she completely devoured her bowl, eating greedily as the others stopped eating and stared at her in surprise.

"…Where is she putting all that?" Crane thought out loud while Nu continued to really shove it down.

"Ah…" Nu sighed once she was finished attacking her bowl. She noticed the six were giving her weird looks as they finished their food and she chuckled timidly. "Heh, uh…sorry. I haven't eaten anything this good in a while."

Just then, Master Shifu walked into the room. "Good afternoon, Master Shifu." Nu greeted, showing respect to her elder and master. "Good afternoon, Nu." He said but he didn't smile.

"Master, is everything alright?" Tigress asked, noticing the rather serious expression on Shifu's face.

"No, I'm afraid not," He sighed. "There's going to be a terrible storm coming this way tonight. It is generally harmless but only if you're indoors. The Villagers must be notified as soon as possible…" Shifu trailed off near the end of his sentence.

Nu's eyes became wide. She knew her ramshackle tree-house of a home would never make it through a storm like that. She didn't want risk a serious injury so she spoke up.

"Uhm, Master Shifu…!"

CLIFFHANGER OF SORTS. You all probably know what's going to come next though. P: