Inside the palace tower, the decorative banners are pulled down by gorilla soldier as the cannon is rolled into the room. Lord Shen approaches the large golden throne in the center of the room, smiling fondly.
Shen: My father's throne... he used to let me play here beside him, promising someday that this throne would be mine...
The throne is tossed out of a window seconds later. The cannon is taking its place.
Shen: A little to the left.
Gorilla: Uh, but it's so heavy, master!
Shen: Thirty years I've waited for this moment. Everything must be exactly how I envisioned it... and I envisioned it a little to the left.
The gorillas adjust the cannon.
Shen: Perfect. With the weapon by my side... ah, a little bit more.
The gorillas adjust the cannon.
Shen: With the weapon by my side... all of China will bow before me. We move out in three days, when the moon is full, and the tide is high.
Shen laughs and then turns to the Soothsayer, who is sitting among her divination objects in a corner of the room.
Shen: Now, you old goat, why don't you tell me my-
Soothsayer: Fortune?
Shen: F-future. I was going to say future. Look into your bowl and tell me what glory awaits.
Soothsayer looks into a small bowl.
Soothsayer: If you continue on your current path...
Her eyes roll upwards. Shen slowly walks down the small steps in the middle of the room, intrigued.
Soothsayer: ...you will find yourself... at the bottom of the stairs.
Shen stops on the bottom of the steps. He exclaims in annoyance before approaching the Soothsayer, who again looks into her bowl.
Soothsayer: I see... I see... I see pain...
She plucks a feather from Shen's wing.
Shen: Ow!
Soothsayer: And anger...
She takes a bite out of Shen's robe.
Shen: How dare you! That is the finest silk in the province!
Soothsayer: Followed by denial...
Shen: This is not fortune telling! You're just saying what's happening right-
Soothsayer: Now?
Shen sighs in exasperation. Soothsayer puts the feather and piece of silk into the bowl.
Soothsayer: The most important time is now. But if you really want to see the future...
Glowing blue-white smoke suddenly erupts from the bowl. Shen watches in awe as the smoke rises into the air.
Shen: Oh, what do you see?
The smoke forms into a peacock.
Soothsayer: A peacock...
The peacock is consumed by a fiery yin yang symbol as green eyes appear. The gorillas back away in fear.
Soothsayer: ...Is defeated by a warrior of black and white, and a warrior with eyes as green as precious jade stone. Nothing has changed.
A shocked and furious Shen shatters the bowl with a throwing knife and fans away the apparition with his tail. Soothsayer looks up as Shen chuckles.
Shen: That's impossible... and you know it!
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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...
