All heroes start small

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(A request from: scitwi2020 SnowAngel76 and drewivy )

A mysterious warrior, with his identity hidden beneath a flowing robe and wide-brimmed hat, treks with his staff across a bridge above a huge lake.

"Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend. He traveled the land in search of worthy foes"

The warrior approaches a large tavern towering in front of him.

A gang of bandits harassing the rabbit staff inside are startled when the warrior enters abruptly, and stare silently as he passes them and sits at a table. As he eats, the gang surrounds him.

"I see you like to chew. Maybe you should chew ON MY FIST!" He Slams fist onto table.

"The warrior said nothing for his mouth was full" He holds up his paw, "Then he swallowed" He swallows, "And then he spoke"

"Enough talk. Let's fight! SHA-SHA-BOOEY!"

The warrior delivers a series of punches and kicks and the whole gang goes flying in various directions.

"He was so deadly in fact that his enemies would go blind from overexposure to pure awesomeness!"

"MY EYES!"

"HE'S TOO AWESOME!"

"And attractive!"

"How can we repay you?"

"There is no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness"

One hundred assassins appear and surround the warrior. The entire bar swells, packed to the rafters with ninjas.

"KABLOOEY!"

The roof explodes and the warrior with a cloud of ninjas erupts into the sky.

Like a tornado, the warrior twists and kicks them away rapidly.

"It mattered not how many foes he faced. They were no match for his bodacity"

Two groups of thousands of foes leap at the warrior while in the air, but with a single flashy move he sends them flying.

The beaten warriors plummet into the lake like rain as the warrior treks back across the bridge.

"Never before had a panda been so feared... and so loved" He looks up towards the Jade Palace, where a group of five warriors stand in various poses, "Even the most heroic heroes in all of China, the Furious Five, bowed in respect to this great master"

The Five leap down from the palace, land in front of the warrior, and bow respectfully, before flanking in positions on both sides of him.

"We should hang out"

"Agreed"

The Five strike an attack pose, as they face an army of thousands of bandits.

"But hanging out would have to wait. 'Cause when you're facing the ten thousand demons of Demon Mountain—" He slices off the heads of the bandits' spears with a shiny green sword and leaps into battle with the Five, "... there's only one thing that matters. And that's—"

Freezing in mid-air, the Five talk to the warrior in a strange voice.

"Po! Get up!"

"You'll be late for work!"

"Whuh?"

The warrior suddenly falls, and Po lands hard on a wooden floor of his own room, revealing that the whole battle was actually a dream. He tries to clear his head and wake up.

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