In the Training Hall, Shifu is sitting in meditation, surrounded by candles. His inner turmoil causes him to fidget incessantly.
Shifu: Inner peace... inner peace... i-in... in-in...inner peace.
A very faint flapping sound in the distance does not help matter. Eventually, he turns around.
Shifu: Would whoever is making that flapping sound quiet down!
Silence. Satisfied, Shifu resumes his meditation.
Shifu: Inner...
WUMP. A goose drops in from the open ceiling. Scowling, Shifu gets up but smiles when he sees who it is.
Shifu: Oh, Zeng. Excellent. I could use some good news right now.
Zeng hesitates. He has anything but good news.
Zeng: Uh...
Minutes later, Shifu is rushing up Peach Tree Hill. Oogway stands under the tree, slowly performing Tai Chi movements, blossom petals floating elegantly from the branches.
Shifu: Master! Master!
Oogway:Hmmm?
Shifu: *Out of breath* I have... it's... it's very bad news.
Oogway: Oh, Shifu. There is just news. There is no good or bad.
Shifu: Master, your vision... your vision was right! Tai Lung has broken out of prison! He's on his way!
Oogway pauses for a moment.
Oogway: That is bad news... if you do not believe that the Dragon Warriors can stop him.
Shifu: The panda and the fox? Master, that panda and the fox are not the Dragon Warriors. They weren't even meant to be here... it was an accident!
Oogway: There are no accidents.
Shifu: *Sighs* Yes, I know. You've said that already. Twice.
Oogway: Well, that was no accident either.
Shifu: *Holds up three fingers* Thrice.
Oogway: My old friend, the panda and the fox, will never fulfill their destiny, nor you yours, until you let go of the illusion of control.
Shifu is incredulous and confused.
Shifu: Illusion?
Oogway: Yes. Look at this tree, Shifu.
Oogway looks up at the tree's branches, where blossom petals continue to fall.
Oogway: I can not make it blossom when it suits me, nor make it bear fruit before its time.
Shifu: But there are things we can control.
Shifu kicks the tree, and a hundred peaches fall to the ground. Oogway gazes at him in silence.
Shifu: I can control when the fruit falls!
A peach falls on his head: he growls, and Oogway chuckles.
Shifu: And I can control...
Shifu tosses a peach in the air, leaps up, and splits it with a chop, freeing the seed.
Shifu: ... where to plant the seed... hi-yah!
Shifu punches the ground, creating a small hole. The seed falls into his paw.
Shifu: That is no illusion, Master!
He tosses the seed into the hole.
Oogway: Ah, yes.
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The Panda and the Fox Reboot: Kung Fu Panda
Fanfiction(A reboot to my first ever story) Fei Yue Ping, a red fox, is Po's adopted sister and works alongside him at their dads noodle shop. While she is loved by her adopted brother and father, it's not the same case for most people, as they see her deceiv...
