Sequel to A Legend Is Born...

Po has been training with Brycen in the Northern Mountains for six weeks now, with little to no contact with the outside world. During that time Po has been having terrible Nightmares that he just can't understand and Brycen is growing concerned. Also, Master Ming returns and has her paws full with a huge Bandit Problem. Can The Dragon Warrior lend a hand without his Master finding out? Meanwhile, Tigress is struggling with Po's absence and everyone has taken notice. Will a new mission help keep her mind off the panda?

Sorry about the wait guys But I just needed to take a few days and just not write...Not like I do that a lot anyways. And to the two siblings who were betting on how soon I could get a new Chapter up...Well Done! But next time, I so get a cut! Lols! Just kidding, I thought it was pretty funny honestly. for those of you who don't understand what I'm taking about, check out some of the latest reviews over in A Legend is Born.

Part 2 of A Legend is Born begins here. Hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I don not own Kung Fu Panda

A Legend Is Born:

Training For Destiny

Created by Pandafan91

Chapter 1

Nightmares

In a remote village far away…

Po was standing in a grassy village with wooden huts all around him as a haunting melody rang through the air. It wasn't one he knew, that much was certain, and he couldn't see where it was coming from…but it felt so…familiar. As he looked around he noticed he was in his Dragon Warrior tunic, and his blue pants. As Po removed his hood, revealing his panda face, he could hear voices around him… Laughter… Like children laughing as they played…but he saw no one around. He only saw the buildings and only heard the disembodied voices. "What IS this place?" Po wondered aloud. Though he knew this wasn't his first time here…

Suddenly he was surrounded by flaming arrows raining down from the sky, as the Village around him was set ablaze; Po was frozen in fear as the flames licked around him. He could feel the heat of the flames as he watched in horror as the huts were being burnt down to the ground. He could hear the voices all around him, screaming in fear trying to flee the village, but again he saw no one. Po tried to move, but he couldn't move his legs. He was frozen in place, and as he turned, and his eyes widened in fear.

Shadows were now falling upon the village from the nearby hilltop. Shadows with claws and fangs. As they neared, Po thought they looked more like a hoard of demons. They were all running through the village as Po heard more screams of fear…and agony…"Not my Baby!" He heard off to his right. "Why are they doing this!?" He heard off to his left. "We've done nothing wrong!" "What Madness is this!?" Tears were streaming Po's face. He wanted someone right then…he needed to feel safe…but no one came… Where was his protector? Where were the people who kept him safe? As a Demon neared Po, It gave out a savage roar, as it leapt into the air at him, its claws unsheathed and its fangs bared, as it prepared to tear Po apart. As the demon neared Po, his eyes widened in fear as the image of a red eye flashed before Po's face and he screamed in fear "GET AWAY FROM ME! SOMEBODY HELP ME! NOOOOO!" then everything went black, and the last thing Po saw was a red eye starring back at him, as the haunting Melody finished it's tune…

In Po's room…

Po awoke, launching himself upright screaming, and immediately he did his best to stifle it by placing his paw over his mouth. Po turned to his right to see a black bear cub on the bed against the wall stirring slightly, but the cubs snoring quickly returned to normal. Po sighed, relieved that he didn't wake the cub. Po then leaned back and stared at the ceiling. It happened again…that horrible dream…Po was having the dream more and more often now and it was keeping the panda from getting any decent amount of sleep. Po turned and looked out the window in the room and saw it was still dark outside. But Po was wide awake now…and the fear of having that dream again made sleep seem unappealing to him. So, Po sat back up and quietly got up off the floor and walked over to the other side of the small room as he grabbed his blue pants from a drawer he was using and put them on.

Po then went to a nightstand as he grabbed a scroll, a brush and some ink. He then unrolled the scroll till he found a blank space as he began to write down the details of his dream. When Po had first confided in Brycen about these dreams a few weeks ago Brycen had told him to write it all down. Every now and then something new would occur in the dreams but not always…except this time there were two new details…There was the haunting melody that rang through the air. "I swear I've heard that somewhere before…" Po thought to himself. And then there was the latest addition…That red eye symbol…" As Po wrote down that detail, the image flashed before his eyes making the panda drop his brush and start to shake. "Come on Po, get a hold of yourself…it was just a stupid dream…it means nothing…" Po then picked up the brush and drew an image of the eye at the bottom of the notes. Po then set down the scroll and quietly left the room. There was no way he was going back to bed now…

As Po made his way through the house he could make out the sounds of his Master snoring down the hall, as his wife mumbled in her sleep. Po made his way to the front door as quietly as possible and made his way outside the house. Once outside Po released a heavy sigh as he walked down from the wooden porch and over to the Cliff side. The view was breathtaking, as he stood on the mountaintop looking down at the Mountain village below. Two weeks after Po and Brycen arrived in the Northern Mountains, Brycen's family arrived and have since lived with them on the mountain top. Of course this meant that Po needed to share a bedroom with Brycen's son, who was a six year old black bear cub named Jing. Immediately Jing took a liking to Po, and whenever Po wasn't training with his dad, Jing would beg the panda to play with him down by the waterfall. Jing couldn't swim though, so was only allowed near the water if Po or his father was close by. Po didn't mind being around the cub. If anything he welcomed it. Po was always good with little kids, but the thing was, other than Brycen and his wife Hua who was a brown bear, Jing was the only person Po had any real interaction with since coming to the mountains.

Brycen had basically kept Po under house arrest ever since coming to the mountains six weeks ago. The house they now stayed in was Brycen's Childhood home. It wasn't large by any means, just a two bedroom house with a small kitchen and living space. Most of the time though, Po spent it outside whenever he wasn't training with Brycen in the Dojo or meditating down by the waterfall, he would sit by the cliffs edge and watch the village below, longing to just get down off of this mountain. Po never understood why he wasn't allowed to go down into the Village, but figured Brycen had his reasons and for the time Po didn't question them…though he'd be lying if he said he wasn't getting frustrated. As Po continued to watch the village, the first signs of dawn were now beginning to appear.

The only view that could probably rival the one before him would be the view from the Jade Palace back in the Valley of Peace. Po's hand then went to his Yin-Yang Medallion which hung around his neck on a golden chain. It was a unique piece because instead of having two small black and white dots on it, it had a Jade stone representing Po in the Yang half, and an amber stone representing Tigress in the Yin half. Po missed Tigress... He wanted nothing more than to talk to her about his strange dreams; he knew that if nothing else, she would at least listen to him and be there for him. Sure Po had a few letters from her. Ever since he came to the mountains he would receive a letter from her once a week, telling him how things were back home, how the Five would have just taken down some bandits in a nearby village. How she had kept her promise to him and indeed visited his dad often, who was clearly missing his son. And even how she had been missing him, hoping that he was keeping safe and of course finding time to keep up with his training.

Po laughed to himself when he read that part. "If only you knew Tigress…" Po wasn't allowed to tell anyone other than his father where he was or what he was doing. Again Brycen wouldn't say why, only that it was Master Oogway's decision, and of course Po never questioned it. Still…he hated not being able to be honest with Tigress in his letters, but knew if he didn't write to her, she would probably worry. He then remembered that he needed to write down his Dumpling recipe for Mantis, Apparently he was going to just die if he didn't get any of Po's dumplings soon, so Tigress had asked Po to send the recipe for the Palace chef to prepare for them.

As Po was wrapped up in his thoughts he never even noticed the door to the house slide open, as a Large Black Bear wearing brown pants and a blue shirt, walked through and saw the Panda at the cliffs edge. Brycen didn't say anything right away but merely watched his student for a moment, his face covered with worry. This was the third time this week Brycen heard Po wake up to his Nightmares and Brycen was getting concerned. Po hadn't had decent night's sleep for a few weeks now and it was beginning to show in the boy's training. As Brycen walked forward he made his presence known, asking "It happened again…didn't it boy?" The panda turned to look at the Black Bear as he said "Morning Coach…and yeah…they came back, the Nightmares…and it was worse this time…I was afraid I might have woken Jing up, but it's a good thing he's a sound sleeper."

As Brycen strolled over to the Panda and he took a seat next to the boy. "So what was new this time?" Brycen asked slightly worried. Po was silent for a moment then he answered "Well…there was a strange melody this time…I couldn't see where it was coming from… and I know I've never heard it before…but it felt so familiar…And there was something else." Brycen waited for the Panda to continue. When he didn't Brycen asked "And what's that?" Po was silent as he continued to stare at the village below. Finally Po said "I saw…a strange symbol… just for a second, but…I think…I think it was a red eye…"

As Po spoke those words Brycen's face became one of stone. "It is as Master Oogway has feared…there is only one reason Po would see that eye…The boy is remembering…Though he is still unaware of what these dreams really are, it would seem…I hope I can at least keep it that way for a while more…the boy is clearly not ready to know…If he were to put the pieces together now…it would destroy him for sure." Brycen then looked to the panda and asked "Did you write it down?" Po just nodded his head yes, as Brycen then placed a heavy paw on the Panda's shoulder. "Then come inside now, Hua is making breakfast as we speak, and then we shall begin today's training." Po smiled as he got to his feet, as Brycen led the Panda into the house.

Once inside, the smell of dumplings hung in the air, making Po's stomach grumble. "Someone sounds like they're ready for breakfast!" As Po rounded the corner he saw Hua wearing a purple dress of sorts, standing in the kitchen finishing the dumplings along with a big bowl of noodles. She was making one of Po's favorite meals and it brought a smile to his face. "Good morning Po dear, would you please help set the table?" Hua asked with a smile. Po just nodded his head saying "Yes mam…" As he walked over to the counter and set the four bowls along with some smaller plates down on the table and some chopsticks at each seat.

Soon Hua brought the food over and filled each bowl with noodles. She then looked at Po asking "Po dear, would you please go and wake up Jing? I will not have that boy missing breakfast now!" Po smiled again as he said "Of course." Po then left the kitchen, and headed down the hall. He slid open the rice paper door and looked inside. Jing was now facing the opposite direction from when Po last saw him just over an hour ago. His head was now at the foot of his bed and he was now on top of the covers. Po just chuckled at the kid as he walked into the room. But before he woke the cub up he went back over to the nightstand and put his dream scroll away along with his ink and brush. His eyes then fell on a picture of him and his dad sitting on the dresser. Po walked over and picked it up and looked at it for a moment. He missed his dad. After Mr. Ping discovered Po was the Dragon Warrior a few weeks ago, he had told Po that although he wasn't happy about it…that he was proud of his son all the same. Po's eyes then darted to a floorboard over by his bedroll where he had stashed his red dragon tunic. He couldn't risk leaving it in his dresser drawer or his pack for fear of Jing stumbling upon it so he wedged a floorboard loose and stashed it there once Jing and Hua arrived. He hadn't taken it out since then. Though he was longing to put it back on at least once and again become the Dragon Warrior…but at the same time…he knew Brycen didn't bring him out here to play the hero…he brought Po here to learn Kung Fu in secret, and to keep Po safe… from what exactly, Po still didn't know. Only that Po had a destiny and was being prepared for it.

With another sigh he set the picture down and walked over to the cub. Po placed a paw on the cubs shoulder and shook the cub while saying "Jing…come on buddy, time to get up!" The cub just rolled over on his side mumbling "Five more minutes…" Po rolled his eyes as he said "Then I guess you're just not getting any dumplings…or your mom's noodles!" Again, Jing grumbled. Po then had a thought as he said "Alright no more playing around! Maybe a nice dip down by the water will wake you up!" As Po literally hefted the boy up and over his shoulder, the cub was now wide awake "Hey! Put me down! Come on Po! Not the waterfall! It'll be too cold!" Po just chuckled, "Shoulda thought of that before ignoring me." As the panda carried the cub through the house and into the living room with Jing screaming "Put me down!" Brycen looked up from his dish and just shook his head at the two as Po said "If you say so." as he let Jing roll off his shoulder and onto a chair. "Hey!" Jing whined a bit, as he rolled onto the floor. Po just turned and said "You said to put you down." But Jing was not amused as he said "Yeah PUT, not DROP!" as Po laughed while Hua scolded the two boys "Now you two that's enough! Come and get your breakfast." Po and Jing both looked to her slightly ashamed as they both said "Yes mam." Jing, who clearly was not too happy about his rude awakening, was giving Po a slight glare, while Po on the other hand was just grinning like an idiot.

As the four sat down to breakfast Brycen said "After breakfast Po, I want you to run the mountain path from start to finish and then come and meet me in the Dojo, understand?" Po just nodded his head saying "Yes sir." as he continued to eat his noodles. Jing then spoke up. "Hey Dad! Can we all go to the festival tonight down in the village!? People were talking about it yesterday when mom and I went to the market, and it sounds like a lot of fun!" Everyone went quiet as Hua just looked at Jing with a "Why would you bring that up right NOW!?" look, as Brycen shifted uncomfortably in his chair "Son…I don't think that we can do that this time…" as Brycen shot a glance at Po who was staring at his own bowl trying not to listen to the conversation, a frown on his face. Truth be told, he REALLY wanted to go to the festival too, but knew Brycen would say no, so he never asked. Hua saw Po's face and turned to her husband "Dear…perhaps one night with ALL of us out of the house would do some good?" Po then looked up from his bowl to Hua who had a smile on her face as he turned to his Master with hope in his eyes. Brycen saw this and it nearly killed him to look at the boy's eyes that were now bigger that the plates they ate off of. He then looked at Hua with an annoyed expression on his face. She had trapped him and she knew it. Jing then sat forward his eyes pleading with his father "PLEASE DAD! It would be so much fun! We haven't all gone down to the village together once all summer!" Po then asked "Coach?"

After a moment Brycen sighed in defeat "…I'll tell you what…If Po does well with his training today…AND…if you Jing get all of your chores done without a fuss…then we can all go to the festival…for a bit…" Jing shouted in Victory "WOOOOHOOOO!" as he got up from the table while Po was beaming, his smile ear to ear. As Po finished his breakfast he then cleaned his spot quickly and headed for the door "I'll see you in the Dojo Coach." Brycen then called back "You got one hour if you want to go to that festival tonight boy." Po nodded and headed outside to stretch before his run.

Brycen then turned to Hua and said in a low tone "THAT wasn't fair. You know the boy is to stay on the Mountain!" Hua then looked at her husband an annoyed look in her eyes "Brycen, he's a 16 year old boy who needs to be around people, not just Jing. Besides…I heard the way he woke up this morning…that boy needs more than just training to distract him." Brycen sighed in defeat, He knew bringing his family here would be a mistake…but he couldn't say no to his own boy who was missing him a great deal after they left. And he knew his wife was probably right…maybe getting Po out of the house would be a good thing…still…he would need to find a way to disguise the boy…if certain people discovered a Panda was in the Village…Then Po's life could very well end up in danger…And as Po's Protector…His safety was Brycen's top priority…

Okay so I found that Hua is a name meaning Either Magnificent, of Flower.

Jing Meaning Essence or Perfect.

Okay, so this is the First Chapter to Training for Destiny.

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