Kung Fu Panda: The Dragons Destiny

by Dragonfan101

36: A Surprise Reunion

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After Spike and Viper had met this strange dragoness who claimed to be Spike's sister and passed out from exhaustion, they brought the dragoness back to Spike's room for some questions, this kind of reveal was shocking for almost anyone who never knew they had siblings, Spike thought he was always an only child, but even if he never knew his parents, this is something he always thought, but the thought of him having a brother or sister never crossed his mind.

And yet, here they are now, Spike and Viper were watching over this dragoness who was recovering still after who knows how much traveling she went through, judging from how exhausted she looked, she must've flown pretty far.. but why didn't she just fly up the stairs if she can?

Spike didn't know how to feel about this, for so long he never knew his real family, he's accepted the 5, Po and everyone else back in Equestria as his own family, and with how things are going with Viper, he couldn't be more grateful for it, but seeing her come into his life after so long, it made him wonder just where she was this whole time, and after close examination, he finally remembered her, she was the same dragon from the vision Po and Spike had during the night Po's home was destroyed, and it only raised more questions.

Spike just kept staring at her, he felt like he does know her from somewhere, but they've never met at all, then why is he feeling this? He just.. doesn't know..
"Hey Spike, are you alright?" Viper asked which finally snapped him out of his thoughts.
"I'm.. okay Viper, I've just been thinking about.. her." Spike said while they looked over they're unexpected guest again.
"Yeah.. I know it's quite the shock, her showing up and saying she's your sister like that, even if we don't know who she is, maybe she means well. It means you have someone out there who's related to you, that should be a good thing right?" Viper asked while they had some noodles to pass the time.
"I don't know Viper, if she is related to me, then where was she during my entire life? Does she know who our parents are, where we came from? Why I was left alone to be found by Celestia in the first place? It's just.. a lot to take in.." Spike asked while he was overthinking so much at once.
"Sweetie.. there's always an explanation for everything, even if we can't understand it, you should know that by now, but I know something like this can make us question so much, it's almost like how I felt when my dad was passing on.." Viper said as she reflected on their time at her village and her family.

Spike only gave Viper another hug to try and process this, they've been together long enough that they're always there for eachother, no matter what.
"It's alright Viper, I just.. I don't know how to handle things when she wakes up? What should I do when she wakes?" Spike asked nervous on what to do, and Viper thought over a few things they could do to help things move along.
"Maybe it's best we start things off with simple introductions, after you two spend some time talking together, you can ask her the stuff regarding your family, and where you both came from, just take it slow, and keep it at a nice pace, okay Spikey?" Viper asked while she rubbed his head again, and Spike looked over the dragon and smiled a bit hearing it.

"Right, I should know how to do this kind of stuff, after all we've been through, It's best to keep things slow at first, I don't know where I'd be without you Viper." Spike said gratefully while they looked over her.
"I'm lucky to be with you Spike, let's just hope your sister doesn't mind having a sister in law, in fact she may be excited to know, that may be fun won't it?" Viper asked trying to keep a positive mood around.
"Heh, I think she'll be glad to know to have a sister, let's just hope she wakes up soon." Spike prayed while they kept on eating together.
"I think we won't have long to wait." Viper said right as they heard a soft groan from her, and they saw she was starting to move again.
"Your always on point with things Vipes." Spike said with a smile while they watched her wake up.

She felt her stamina recovering after traveling for so long, she'd been at finding her brother as soon as she found out he was alive, and that she had one in general, she and someone close to her had set out some time back, they traveled so far from they're home they saw so much they never got to see, she groaned softly and was finally opening her eyes, she only could see a small ceiling above her that looked to be made of paper, but just besides her, she saw two people watching over her.
"Where.. am I?" She asked tiredly while she was sitting up finally, she yawned heavily and was trying to wake up.
"You okay ma'am?" One of the figures asked which got her attention, her eyes were coming into focus and she looked at the figures in front of her, and they widened in shock when they saw that in front of her, she saw a dragon that was a bit taller then her, he had wings behind his back, a strange metal and glowing arm to replace lost limbs, ouch, and some battle scars on his body from past fights, but that detail didn't matter as much to her, because there was one reason she came here.. to find.. her brother.

"You.. it's.. really you! Your.. my.. my brother!" She said while her face was looking more and more excited.
"Um.. I'm sorry, who are you?" Spike asked as they didn't get her name yet after she passed out.
"Oh, sorry! My name's Smolder! I came all this way to find you! I can't believe I actually found you!" Smolder introduced gleefully before she suddenly gave Spike a hug which caught him off guard.
"Um.. my name's Spike, but are you sure I'm who you looking for? How did you find out about me? And are you sure I'm.. your brother?" Spike asked as they're scale color was completely different, and they didn't look too related to eachother.
"I know it's you! After so long, I finally got the message about you! And that you are my brother!" Smolder said eagerly which just confused them even more.

"Hold on ma'am, I know your excited and everything, but what are you talking about? Who are you? And where are you from?" Viper asked while trying to have things make sense here.
"Oh, I'm sorry I'm just.. so excited to finally meet you! Me and someone close got a message from the universe about you and someone else, we traveled across China until we were led here! I know your my brother, there's no other dragon in this world, but even then, the universe gave me the feeling that it's you!" Smolder explained excitedly while Spike and Viper looked at eachother hearing that.
"Hold up.. the universe sent you a message about me and someone else, and.. you somehow were able to figure out I'm your brother?" Spike asked as that didn't make sense to him at first.
"Yes! It gave me a feeling that I had to follow, and I can't tell you how excited I am to meet you! Mr...?" Smolder asked while she didn't get his name either.
"Spike, nice to.. meet you Smolder.." Spike introduced holding out his metal arm, but she shook it excitedly and clearly was eager to get to know him.

Viper saw Smolder was going a bit too fast with things, and she tried helping slow things down.
"Now hold on there.. Smolder, I know your excited to meet.. your brother and everything, but we should slow down for a bit, how did you find us exactly?" Viper asked again making sure she wasn't leaving anything out.
"Right, sorry, sorry. Like I said, the universe sent me a message that led me here with someone else who traveled with me, we spent a long time trying to find you, and after trusting out instincts, we found this place, and we decided to split up for now to check the place out, and let me just say, that village down there is really amazing!" Smolder said gleefully while she looked out one of their windows and they saw the mountain view outside the palace. While her saying the universe sent her a message that told her and someone else about him sounded absurd.. he came to this world after the universe brought him here, so it doesn't sound TOO far out of reach.

"So.. you really are.. my.. sister? I.. have a sister?!" Spike asked as he was getting really happy to know he has someone related to him.
"Of course! I know it's you! My younger brother!" Smolder said excitedly while she gave him another hug, Spike didn't know how to properly respond to this, while he wanted to know about her, who she is, and if she knows more about they're birth parents, if she really is his sister, he needs to have fun with her.
"You.. are my sister.." Spike said amazed while Viper smiled seeing them hug eachother, she always loved doing this with her own siblings, and this was just as wholesome, if not sudden.
"I'm glad you two finally have met eachother Smolder, I'm Viper, I'm Spike's girlfriend." Viper introduced holding out her tail, and Smolder gasped with awe hearing that.
"My brother has a girlfriend too?! An awesome looking one at that, this day just can't get any better!" Smolder said amazed while she shook it too, she was clearly really excited about all that's happening, if this is a family reunion, they had a lot more to talk about.

After a few more minutes of introductions, Spike and Smolder looked at eachother, and wondered what to do next.
"So.. you said you came here with someone else right? Do you know where he went?" Spike asked wondering who she was with.
"That's right! I almost forgot where he went! Come on! He went to a noodle shop in the village a bit ago, if I know him, he's probably breaking records by now!" Smolder advised before she grabbed his hand and they were suddenly running out of the palace.
"Whoa! Alight then! I'll be back in a bit Viper!" Spike shouted while she ran out of the living area and they ran down to the valley while Viper watched on and chuckled a bit.
"Classic sister energy." Viper said as Shiji often acted like that too.

Meanwhile with Po, he was currently taking a bath behind his father's shop in order to think about what Shifu told him yesterday, there was a lot he could take from that advise, but if becoming a teacher is his next step in discovering who he is, he has a lot to learn.
"I.. am ready.. to teach you a lesson!" Po said dramatically while he was playing with his action figures again.
"Teach me? Oh no! It's the Dragon Teacher! Yeah, and he's so handsome! Thank you for the compliment!" Po said to all his dolls before he made a battle cry and made his figures hit eachother like they were fighting.
"No! Please don't teach me to death!" Po said dramatically with his Tai Lung figure while he kept going at it until Ping suddenly popped into the room.
Po?" Ping asked confused on what he's doing here.
"Oh, hey dad uh.. what's up?" Po asked nervously while he quickly put all of his dolls back in the water to hide them.

"I was just uh.. stopping by for a little soak.." Po said nervously while he tried to hide what he was feeling, but Ping could see through it right away.
"Okay, what's wrong?" Ping asked seeing right through this.
"Nothing." Po said in defense which Ping didn't believe.
"Nothing? I come here to find you home taking a bath with your dolls!" Ping said while exaggerating a bit.
"Action figures." Po corrected while he sprayed some red dust into the water.
"And instead of adding bath salt to the water, you just added Szechuan pepper corn." Ping finished which caught Po off guard.
"Szechuan.. what?" Po asked right before he finally noticed what he put in the water and his lower side felt on fire.
"Oh, oh! My tenders"! Po said painfully while he poured some cool water in the tub to cool him off.
"Okay, yes.. something's wrong.." Po said shamefully while Ping tried to help him.
"There there son, tell me all about it, now raise your arm.." Ping asked while he helped bathe Po who explained what's happened.

"Shifu says I don't know what it means to be the Dragon Warrior, now I have to be a teacher? I thought I finally knew who I was but if I'm not the Dragon Warrior then who am I?" Po asked himself once again as that question won't leave his mind now.
"A teacher? Teaching Kung fu?! Oh that's a promotion! Take the job son! And one day when your in charge of the whole Jade Palace I can sell noodles in the lobby!" Ping said while laughing excitedly before he looked back at his son.
"Then why are you still here taking baths like a baby? Go on, get up! Go go go! Franchise expansion awaits us!" Ping said eagerly helping Po out of the tub.

"But what about the Dragon Warrior look alike contest?" Po asked worried on what's gonna happen there.
"Oh Mrs Chow always wins that one." Ping said brushing that off as we see her dressed like Po a bit and won by saying one line.
"Skadoosh." She said casually which somehow helped her win.
"And the Dragon Warrior dumpling eating contest? I have to defend my title?" Po asked while taking a towel.
"No one's gonna beat your dumpling eating record, well.. except maybe Spike." Ping answered right until a customer burst in and looked really excited.
"Someone's about to beat your dumpling eating record!" He said in disbelief which got their attention.

The rest of the customers were cheering someone on who was close to beating Po's record.
"Who's eating my dumplings?!" Po asked while wiping the remaining bubbles off of him.
"And who's paying for them?!" Ping asked as they could see a large figure finishing them off.
"101! 102!" The villagers cheered until the customer finished the last bowl and stacked it he raised his arms in victory which all the villagers cheered at. But as the figure turned around, Po had a look of pure shock when he saw who the figure was.. it was a panda who was cheering with his mouth full.
"Who.. are you?!" Po asked amazed seeing him, he tried to answer him but his mouth was full for the moment.
"Sorry what?" Po asked not getting that, he raised his hands before he swallowed all the dumplings to speak.
"I'm Li Shan, I'm looking for my son." Li introduced and everyone gasped in shock as they looked at Po and knew who he was talking about.

"You.. you lost your son?" Po asked feeling awful for hearing that.
"Yes, many, many years ago, my daughter and I came here looking for him." Li explained while everyone kept looking at the two.
"I lost my father.." Po said sadly while still in disbelief another panda was here.
"I'm very sorry to hear that." Li said sadly while looking at him.
"Thank you.." Po said grateful to hear that.
"Well, good luck to you." Li encouraged while he held his hat.
"Thank you, good luck finding your son." Po replied still not realizing it.
"And good luck finding your father." Lu replied while the customers just kept looking at them in disbelief.

The two then were about to leave which made the villagers sigh while slapping they're faces, but that's when Po and Li finally realized..
"Son?!" Li asked shocked turning back to him and Po couldn't find the words.
"Oh my gosh it is you!!" Li said amazed while Po was feeling so happy to see it's actually him.
"Well don't just stand there, give your old man a hug!" Li encouraged holding his arms out, and Po could only laugh with pure joy while he came to give him a hug.
"I can't believe your alive!" Po said with tears while he hugged him tightly.

Spike and Smolder had just arrived to the scene after leaving the palace, and Smolder's eyes went wide seeing Li.
"Papa Li!" Smolder announced which got his attention and he turned around to see her.
"Smolder! Your alright! I just found my son!" Ping said excitedly while Spike gasped in shock seeing him.
"And I just found my brother! It's a family reunion!" Smolder said excitedly while the villagers cheered for them all, and Po looked at Spike with awe.
"Do you know that this means Spike?" Po asked getting even more excited.
"If she's his daughter, then that means.." Spike said right before they both realized it.
"We're family dude!!" Po shouted with amazement while he hugged Spike even more who was shocked hearing this too.
"This day just keeps getting better!" Spike said amazed while everyone took in this moment.

"Oh I thought I lost you forever Little Lotus." Li said with relief which confused Po for a moment.
"Hold on I'm sorry this is super embarrassing, you must've confused me for another panda named Lotus, my name is Po." Po introduced which made Li remember something important.
"Oh right, sorry, no you see, Little Lotus was the name you were given at birth, and this is your little sister Smolder!" Li introduced while putting his arm around her which she laughed at.
"I have 2 big brothers!" Smolder said amazed while Po was even more amazed.
"Really?!" Po asked gleefully.
"Really!" Li replied while they laughed a bit.

"I can't believe it, after all these years, we still have family here?" Spike asked still shocked at this family reunion.
"I know I can't believe it! This is amazing! Oh right, dad! Come, say hi to.. uh I'm not sure what to call you." Po said to Ping who wasn't very happy about this.
"I'm pretty sure he said his name is Li." Ping said with a grumpy look.
"Isn't he the grumpy one?" Smolder joked nudging Spike's arm a bit who chuckled a bit hearing that.
"It's a lot to take in for all of us I'm sure." Spike said while crossing his arms.
"You.. come here!" Li said while he came to give Ping a really tight hug.
"Thank you, thank you for taking such good care of my son!" Li said gratefully which upset Ping a bit more.

"Your son?! Now hold on just a minute! How do we know that these strangers, are even related to you and Spike?" Ping asked suspicious of them while Li noticed Po's belly.
"Look at that! Our belly's could be brothers! Hey son, let me teach you how to belly gong!" Li said playfully while they bounced eachother's belly's against them.
"Spike, check this out!" Smolder said before she took a deep breath and shot a stream of pink fire into the air.
"Whoa!" Spike said amazed with it's color, Spike took another breath and shot his own green fire into the air too which merged with hers to create some fireworks which the villager's were amazed at.
"Spike, Smolder come here! Family picture come on!" Li announced which made Smolder more excited.

Smolder helped Spike over and they all smiled together while a fast artist drew a picture for them.
"I can't believe we're taking a picture together." Po said still amazed with all of this.
"I have so many questions right now." Spike added as how Li and Smolder are father and daughter still has questions to be answered, the artist finished the painting and showed them it until they saw that Ping was right above them and still wasn't convinced by this.
"Hey, please give us a moment sir." Smolder asked while Ping went down to ask more stuff.
"I still don't understand, I thought Po was the only panda left here, and Spike was the only dragon to be known here?" Ping asked still unsure of this.
"Oh no, there's a whole bunch of pandas still around!" Li answered which excited Po.
"Where?!" Po asked with excitement and Li went to them to whisper it.

"A secret panda village in the mountains." Li whispered quietly while Spike was confused.
"That's where you came from?" Spike asked Smolder who nodded in response.
"But how did you find us?" Po asked still shocked with all of this.
"Smolder and I received a message, that led us here!" Li answered until Ping came in between them.
"How could you receive a message, if no one could find you? Sounds pretty suspicious to me!" Ping asked which made the other villagers suspicious of them.
"No, it was a message from the universe!" Li answered which amazed everyone hearing that.
"Rats." Ping said still upset about all of this.

"Guess that's a true answer then, if the universe can bring me here, how can it not send a message to long lost relatives?" Spike asked shrugging his shoulders.
"It's the best we got with explanations brother." Smolder said playfully while she punched his metal arm which made a gong as a result.
"Oh, wow, that's really tough." Smolder said with shock while waving her hand off.
"Now, what's all this about the Dragon Warrior and Dragon Master?" Li asked looking around the place.
"How did you know me and Spike were the Dragon Warrior and Master? Did the universe tell you that too?!" Po asked again while the villagers were eager to know.

"No the posters of you two did." Smolder answered pointing to the posters behind them.
"And the gift shop, we bought two tiny cups of you!" Li added while showing them the cups.
"Oh that's right! You have no idea, there's so much to show you! Spike come on, your both gonna be so awesomely proud, come on!" Po encouraged while he was taking Li out of the shop.
"Does this mean we're going up all those stairs again?" Smolder asked a bit worried with how exhausted she was the first time.
"We'll fly our way up there, come on, you have so much that needs to be seen! This day is so cool!" Spike said amazed while he and Smolder followed Po and Li and the villagers were leaving the shop while Ping was just worried.
"But I'm already awesomely proud.." Ping said sadly at the thought he could be losing his son, while Spike had a TON of questions for Smolder and Li with how they're family, Spike still wants to spend more time with her, and he hopes he gets to know them better even more.


Author's Note

Hey guys thanks for reading this! Sorry if this story felt short or too fast paced, but I'm trying to keep things up with the movie and have things move along nicely, I promise I'll properly answer each question that's asked with how Smolder's been with Li, or who Spike and Smolder's parents are during this movie, there's a lot I'm trying to balance with how fast this movie goes along, so I hope you don't mind, I just hope you liked this chapter and look forward to more!

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