Chapter 1: Welcome to our World

Hey, just a new writer writing a new story. This basically thrusts me, and two other people (undecided yet) into the world of Kung Fu Panda after circumstances that will be mentioned. Rated M for foul language and some adult content (no, no sexual themes) in later chapters. Takes place after the defeat of Shen.

I do not own Kung Fu Panda, DreamWorks does.

It was just an ordinary day back at my house. Just a normal weekend, with my sister trying on makeup and watching trashy TV shows. I was up in my room, just gaming and playing around with my wooden sword. It had been a while since anyone had play-fought with me. I guess I was just too good. As I'm gaming my mom calls me downstairs. As I walk into the kitchen, I see she's holding a small box.

"What's in the box?" I ask.

"Something that I think you're going to enjoy a lot."

My mom opens the box and pulls out a brand new gi. I was shocked at the sight of it. I hadn't worn a gi since the lessons I took when I lived in Texas.

"Mom, it's wonderful. But why did you get it? I'm not taking any lessons." "You are now!" my mother replied as she handed me a brochure.

"I was able to find a kung fu studio just thirty minutes from our house." I opened the brochure to take a look. The studio was known as the "Black Claw Studio" where "We give no mercy, and where no mercy is expected".

"Mom this place seems a bit, I don't know, forceful" I said with a bit of doubt.

"Well, we'll give it a few days. If you don't like it, we'll keep searching for a different studio."

I slipped the new black gi on, and hopped into my mother's minivan. Once we reached the studio, I felt my heart tugging at it for some reason. As we walked through the door, all of the students waiting there seemed to be scowling at me. My mom approached the front desk, explaining everything to the clerk.

"OK. Koma, get over here! There's a new student for you!"
As soon as the clerk called, a tall, muscular man with a five o'clock shadow came out of the back room. He was at least seven feet tall, and had dark, spikey black hair.

"I guess this is your teacher. See you in a few hours, honey." said my mom as she walked out the door.

"K, mom. Love you…" I said weakly, too intimidated to talk.

"Good morning, Sifu Koma." I said, bowing to what I was pretty sure was my sensei.

"Good morning, worm. You may rise."

I was a bit curious about his insult, but I guessed that was how he treated new students.

"So, you're the new guy." said Koma

"I guess, considering everyone stopped and stared when I walked in."

"Do you know how to fight?" asked the tall man.
"Not much, but yes, I know how to fight." I replied.

"Good. Casey! I have a new opponent for you!"

I started looking at all the chairs, looking for the one named Casey. Then, someone tapped my on the shoulder, and scared me half to death when I turned around.

"Whoa! You're Casey?" I asked, with a face of shock.

"Yeah; I'm the best fighter here. What's it to you?"
"Well, I'm your next opponent, according to Sensei Koma."
Casey was six feet tall, with a waist line of at least two feet.
"Aren't you a bit on the round side to learn Kung Fu?"

"Aren't you a bit on the flimsy side to learn how to fight?" replied Casey, pointing out my lack of muscles.
"Strength isn't the only factor in a fight." I replied with confidence and a bit of defiance.

"So, it seems like there are already sparks between you two. I guess we should start the match now before that flame gets snuffed." said the sensei.

"What?" said Casey and I at the same time.

"But first, we need to get you a 'membership card' so to speak."

Koma brought me to a wall filled with medallions and badges of every shape and size.

"Choose anyone you like. You are a member of the dojo, aren't you?"

I started scanning the walls for a pendant that appealed to me. It was a square shaped background, the kind with the corners cut in curves. In the center, it had the face of a Siberian Tiger, and it had two curved swords behind the head. The sensei saw that I had my eye on the pendant.

"Aaahh… you have good taste. Now… go get it."
"What?"

"You heard me, go get it. The pendant you choose you have to fetch. But I should warn you; no one has ever been able to reach that pendant!"

I started to think on how to get up to the shelf it was on. I scanned the room for anything useful, and there I saw a janitor's closet. I started to scan the inside of the closet when I found what I was looking for; a ladder.

"What are you doing in there?" asked Koma

I walked out with a ladder at least two feet taller than me.

"Where did you find that?" asked Koma again.
"Janitors closet; the cleaning man has to have reach, does he not?"

As I started climbing up the ladder, everyone in the dojo, including Casey and Koma, stood there in shock. Once I had gotten the pendant, I slid back down the ladder, and carried it back to the closet where I found it.

"Now, where were we?" I asked.

"I was just about to pound your face in." said Casey.

And he did just that. At the beginning of the match, I was able to get an advantage by knocking Casey on the ground with a swift kick to the chest. After that, it was all downhill. Much to my surprise, Casey was able to get out of my sleeper hold, get me on my back, and continually clobber me in front of the entire class. I spent the next few hours in the back room, upset and berated by the entire dojo.

"Hey, are you okay?" asked another kid in the opposing corner.

"Yeah, my face is just sore." I replied.

"First day experience for all of us." replied another voice.

Out of the darkness of the room came two other students; a boy about my age (sixteen) and a girl two years younger. The boy had light, jade green eyes, which complimented his silky blonde hair, about mid-length to his neck, seeming to be glued to his head. His face was small and ovalish, but he seemed intelligent. He was about my height (five foot eleven) and wore the standard black gi. The girl had long, flowing black hair, like my sister's, only it was black instead of brown. She was about three inches shorter than me, and had a round face to compliment her dark brown eyes.
"What's your name new guy?" asked the boy.

"I'm Ryan. My name is Ryan."

"Nice to meet you, Ryan; I'm Spencer."
"And I'm Taylor." replied the girl.

"Nice to meet you both." I said with the little confidence I had left.

The light in the room started to gleam of my pendant, which I had tied to my gi.

"So, someone finally got the tiger pendant." said Spencer

"Yeah. Guess I'm the news of the dojo." I replied.

"Guess you are. Me, I went for the crane pendant."

Spencer pulled out the pendant from the pocket in his gi. I had two wings and a crane head, with two fans in the shape of an hourglass. I began to shine in the light of the room.

"So that was you! I got the viper pendant myself."

Taylor showed her pendant, which was attached to a band on the inside of her gi. It showed a viper head, fangs bore, with two Sais in between.

"Guess now we're just a big bunch of misfits; outdone by the best, and ridiculed by the worst." I said with a hint of despair.
"Well I think I know what can keep everyone happy; have either of you seen 'Kung Fu Panda 2'?" asked Spencer.

"Oh my gosh, I loved that movie!" replied Taylor.

"I know! I'm always practicing in my room!" said Spencer.

"I've always wanted to live in that world. It's been in my dreams. It's kind of funny." I said while looking at my pendant.

Suddenly, I felt faint and began to black out.

"Ryan, what's…?" Spencer began saying before doing the same.

"Guys, what happen…?" Taylor began to fall just the same.

As the three of us fell, we sank into the floor. When we woke, we were in a rocky field, surrounded by short grass.
"Where are we?" asked Spencer.

"I don't know. All I remember is blacking out in that small room." said Taylor.

"Ta-ta-Taylor. You might want to take a look at this." said Spencer.

All of the supplies we had on us had been teleported with us, along with the cell phone in Spencer's backpack. As Taylor looked into the blank screen, her faced was filled with shock.

"I'm... I'm a Snow Leopard! I'm a freaking Snow Leopard!" There were black spots around Taylor's eyes, and the spots on her face made a strange pattern looking like a large X across her face

"You're not the only one who's changed" I replied. "Spencer, take a look." I said handing him his cell phone.

"I'm a Wolf... a Grey wolf to be exact... Ryan. You should take a look as well."

Spencer handed me his phone, and my face was suddenly filled with amazement.

"I'm a Siberian tiger. This is a dream come true." There was a spot on my forehead shaped like a down-facing arrowhead, and I had claw-like patterns under my eyes.

As I rose, I noticed a poster on a tree.
"Guys, come take a look at this."

The three of us began to take a look at the poster, and for an unknown reason, we all knew what it said.

"'Tournament in the Valley of Peace; All competitors welcome!' Guys, do you know what this means?" asked Spencer.

"Impossible; we've been transported to the world of 'Kung Fu Panda'!" said Taylor