Hello everyone long time no read, heh heh, i'm really sorry about the extremely loooong wait for this chapter but here it is and forgive me for any mistakes this is the first chapter i have written in awhile. Well Enjoy.

A few hundred miles and an hour later at an abandoned rickety old house in the middle of the woods. The ninjas arrived and dropped lien and Stephani in a spare room where they were locked in.

"HEY let us go." lien screamed as she and Stephani were tossed on to a bed.

"Yeah as soon as we get our money little girl." a black cat with faded green streaks said and slammed the door laughing.

After a few minutes everything became quiet. "I want to go home sis." Stephani said crying a little bit. Lien moves over and embraces lien in a hug.

"I know, I know, well get out of here for sure. We just have to be patient and figure things out." lien explained.

"Ok." Stephani said quietly.

"For now let's go to sleep." lien suggested. Stephani nodded and both laid down to go to sleep.

Next morning in the spare room with lien and Stephani. The sun rose and shined down on the two sleeping cat and cat-panda hybrid waking them from an uncomfortable sleep.

"yawn." what time is it?" lien asked to no one in particular. Lien looks around and sees Stephani still barely sleeping and then looks around. Lien sees the room is mostly plain with a desk, dresser, closet, bed, and a barred window. Not much in the room.

"Well might as well do my morning stretches." lien said. After a half an hour lien hears the door open and sees a ninja come in and sets two plates of food down on the desk and then leaves with out a word. Lien shrugged and walks over to the plates to see a note.

It said. "Keep calm. By the third night at midnight you'll hear three creaks. That will be your signal to escape out the back door. At 12:10 your window will be closed. Do not miss your chance."

After reading it lien turned it over to see if there was anything more written but there wasn't. She puts in her pocket and wakes Stephani for breakfast.

3 day later at 11:55pm. Lien waited for the right time to take Stephani and leave to run far from this place. 5 long minutes later lien hears the three creaks. Lien looked at Stephani and signaled her to follow. Lien and Stephani quietly snuck out and down the hall and out the back door. Once in the clear they ran in any direction to get as far away as much as possible.

Few feet away a shadow figure was watching them run. "Good, there out. In one day I'll meet them and lead them the right way." the shadow figure said before vanishing out of sight.

Once a good distance away lien stops and looks around. "this looks like a good spot to stop for the night." lien said as she looked around to make sure they were not follow. "Come on steph on my back I'm going to climb the tree so were not spotted.

"Okay." Stephani said while rubbing her eyes.

Once in the tree lien gets comfortable and lets Stephani lay on top of her and went to sleep.

The next morning.

Stephani stirred awake to the morning light beaming down on her furry face waking her up. She turns to wake lien up.

"Big sis, big sis wake up." Stephani said.

"hmmm." lien moaned as she stirred awake as well.

"What is it steph?" lien said as peek an eye at Stephani.

"We have to get back to mommy and daddy." Stephani said.

"right." lien said. "We just need to keep going in the direction we were going in last night." lien explained.

"Yea, but can we get breakfast first." stephani asked as her stomach growled.

Lien just chuckles. "Yea we can." lien replied with a smile.

So lien got up and left the tree they were in to grab whatever she can for them to eat breakfast.

After some time she return with some barriers.

"This is all I can find for now steph." lien said with a small smile.

"That's ok big sis." Stephani said with a smile.

After breakfast they left and continued in the direction there were going in last night.

At the jade palace everyone was asking all around town to see if they saw anything about the direction the kidnappers went in.

"Have you seen any one suspicious leave in a hurry last night?" Po asked with hope in his eyes.

"No I'm sorry I didn't." a bunny replied with an apologetic tone.

"Ok, thanks any way." Po said with a small smile.

"Don't worry po we'll find them." tigress said as she tried to comfort po.

Meanwhile as lien and Stephani were walking they had no clue that they were being watched from a small distance. They had walked for a few hours now and are starting to think they are lost.

"Lien do you know witch way to go. I don't recognize these parts of the woods." Stephani asked while looking around.

"I know steph. Neither do I but we'll get home so don't worry. Besides master Po and tigress are looking for us as well." lien replied while looking around as well.

"Seems you need some help." a voice said from behind them.

Lien and Stephani were startled as they jump and turned to see who had snuck up on them. Lien took a defensive stance. "Who are you and what do you want?" lien asked in a threaten tone.

"I am no enemy to you, I am the one who helped you escape your kidnapers." the stranger said with a neutral tone.

Lien studied him for a moment but could not see his face just the hooded cloak he wore. "How do I know your not lying to us?" lien asked.

"You don't." was her simple reply. The stranger and lien stared off sizing each other up well lien was sizing while the stranger just looked back. "I can help you get back to your home." the stranger said after a minute.

"Huh, why are you helping us?" lien asked still guarded.

"Lets just say I owe your master a lot and leave it at that." the stranger said.

Lien studied him a bit more but had to relent as she did not know if she could get herself and Stephani back. (sigh) "Fine but one wrong move and we split got it?" lien asked with a stern look.

"deal." the stranger said.

"So what do we call you, I mean it's not like we can just say hey." lien asked with curiosity.

"For now call me tai." Tai replied as he started walking.

Well how did i do good, bad, loved it, or have i scarred you for life let me know. By the way if you know who the strangers is you get a cyber cookie.