Finding the Path

Chapter 1 Unsettling Dreams

By: Major144

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. This is just a story for fun.

It was a dark night in China and everything seemed peaceful. On a main road there was a small camp set up by a pottery worker. The pottery worker was a young snow leopard named Peng. The snow leopard was currently asleep, but he wasn't having a pleasant. For the past few months Peng had been having nightmares about what he could become. The reason for these nightmares was Peng's uncle Tai Lung.

Tai Lung had once been a skilled kung fu master in the Valley of Peace. Peng had inherited his uncles mastery of kung fu. However Tai Lung had darkness in his heart and he wanted sacred Dragon Scroll and to become the Dragon Warrior, but the Senior Master of the Jade Palace, Master Oogway refused to give it to him. Tai Lung became enraged and tried to take the scroll by force, but Oogway defeated him. Tai Lung was sent to prison and for several years he stayed locked up.

Years later Master Oogway chose the Dragon Warrior, a panda named Po. Tai Lung found out about this and broke out of prison to get the Dragon Scroll. Po was trained by Master Shifu and when Tai Lung showed up they engaged each other in a mighty battle. Po won and preformed a powerful move know as Wuxi Finger Hold finishing Tai Lung off once and for all.

Peng was unaware of Tai Lung's history or his demise at time he went to the Valley of Peace to attend the Peace Jubilee. Peng met Po and the two of them became friends. Master Shifu saw Peng kung fu skills and offered him a place at the Jade Palace. Peng refused saying he was on a journey. Po asked Peng what his journey was and he told him, he was looking for his uncle Tai Lung.

Months later Peng learned about Po killing Tai Lung. Peng angrily confronted Po and they fought. Po managed to escape and Peng eventually learned the truth about Tai Lung's death. Peng decided to quit kung fu saying it was bad and it would lead him down the same path as his uncle. Po pleaded with him to reconsider, but Peng was dead set on his decision and was fixing to leave the valley. It was at that time that a local warlord named Temutai attacked the Jade Palace wearing a magical medallion called the Gong Lu Medallion. The masters of the temple were overwhelmed and Po came to Peng asking for his help. At first Peng refused, but then he came to Po's aid.

The two of them defeated Temutai and removed the medallion from him. Peng be amped tempted by the medallion's power and put it on. Peng became violent and angry as he turned on Po and they began fighting. The fight took them out of the Jade Palace and to the village bellow. Po managed to get away from Peng and the young snow leopard went looking for him. It was then that Peng was approached by someone he thought he would never see again, his uncle Tai Lung.

Peng was shocked to see Tai Lung, who explained that the medallion conjured him up. Tai Lung then said that they would destroy Po and all who would stand against them. Tai Lung then went about trying to lure Po out by going to attack some villagers. Peng was horrified by this and told his uncle to stop. Tai Lung then turned on Peng and began to attack him. Peng fought back shouting how evil his uncle was, eventually he knocked Tai Lung to the ground and stood over him ready to deliver the finally blow.

But Peng could not do it. If he killed his uncle, he would just be as bad as him. Tai Lung tried to get him to do it, but Peng refused saying that wasn't who he was. Peng removed the medallion and Tai Lung told him he knew he would't go to far. Tai Lung then changed into Po and explained that he had used a magical item called a shift stone to make himself look like Tai Lung. Po then told Peng that he was nothing like his uncle and that he was good. Peng however was still uncertain, he felt that he still had darkness in his heart and though he was able to overcome it this time, with help from Po, there was no guarantee that Po would be around to stop him the next time the darkness started to take a hold on him.

Ping decided to still quit kung fu and go faraway from the Valley of Peace. Po said goodbye to Peng and wished him the best of luck on his journey.

Months later Ping started to have nightmares about his uncle. In the nightmares Peng was facing off against Tai Lung.

"Avenge me nephew! It is your destiny! Po dishonored our family and you must go and reclaim our honor!" Roared Tai Lung as he delivered several powerful punches to Peng's body knocking him to the ground.

"Never!" Shouted Peng defiantly.

Tai Lu roared as he leaped into the air to deliver a devastating attack. Just when the blow was fixing to make it's mark, Peng woke up breathing hard as sweat dripped from his brow. The young snow leopard looked around his little camp, saw the the sun was rising, and let out a sigh. The dreams were becoming worse by the day. Peng stood up and went to stretch his limbs. He walked to the road and looked ahead. Out in the distance, he could see a large mountain up ahead and there appeared to be a monastery at the side of it.

Peng decided he need professional help, his dreams were getting worse and he need guidance. Peng went to his pottery cart and began to push it towards the mountain. One way or another, he was going to beat these nightmares.

To be continued.