Chapter 7:
A good place to tell a secret?

During the festivities of the four turtles and their new found role in this valley Zeng had been flapping, and has finally reached his destination a frozen mountain terrain, with only one building…of sorts. The black feathered goose was almost their, but his body didn’t want to go any further. ‘Getting tired, but I need to deliver this message.’ The messenger of a master thought before diving onto a stone ledge with two guards and a locked double door behind them.

‘Oh, great another follower of that hairball.’ The guard to the left of the door thought while watching the bird fall. As soon as he was done scrapping his belly the two of them pointed their spears at the possible threat.

“WAIT! Wait, wait, wait! I bring a message…” The nervous and exhausted flyer said to the two while turning from belly to back to finish, “from Master Shifu.” The two widened their red eyes after hearing that master’s name.

‘Well, regulation states that if it is a message from a master or ruler of a valley then we let them in.’ The guard to the right thought and he along with the other opened the gate to let him in.

“Thank you.” The long necked one said as he walked inside, but no sooner then he walked past the doors that the guards shut them. ‘Good thing all messengers have been briefed about this location.’ Zeng thought while walking, and after a few paces he saw that their were three rhinos following him as he was on his way to see the Warden.

‘Oh, now what’s this.’ The fake horned rhino thought before snatching the scroll from the panicking poultry. “WHAT?!!! ‘Double guard?!’ Extra Precautions?!’ ’Your prison may not be adequate?!’” The Warden shouted in anger after reading the scroll; he wasn’t pleased over what the small one had to say to him. “You doubt my prison security?!” The angered horned one shouted while poking the bird with the handed scroll.

“Absolutely not.” Zeng said to the larger creature in a calm voice and then added, “Shifu does. I’m just the messenger.” In truth the messenger would have flown off as soon as he sent the message, but he was also terrified about the three behind him.

“I’ll give you a message for your Master Shifu.” The leader of the rhinos said while getting off of his chair, and getting in the bird‘s face. “Escape from Chor-Gom prison is impossible!” He informed the deliverer while escorting him through his prison. The man saw that the bird stopped to look at the pit filled with stone paths with rhinos walking on them. “Impressive, isn’t it?” The leader questioned while patting the goose on the back; not really knowing that with that motion he had sealed the Valley of Peace’s fate.

“It’s very impressive. It’s very impressive.” Zeng said twice: putting more emphasis on the word ‘very’ on the repeated sentence. The two of them continued to walk toward a pulley elevator, and the Warden still liked to boast.

“One way in, one way out. One thousand guards, and one prisoner.” The head rhino said not knowing that there was another horn headed race that prided itself on their jail, but they once had their tails handed to them with four creatures armed with one broom, two toilet brushes, two plungers, and two spoons.

“Yes, except that prisoner…is Tai Lung.” The goose said nervously as he looked around, and prayed that the Warden was taking the assignment seriously.

“Take us down.” The leader said after they reached the elevator. On their way down the head of the prison saw the twitchy transmitter and decided to have some fun. Even with only one hand free, since the other had a torch, he grabbed one of the four chains that held their platform and shook it.

“What are you doing?” The bird shouted after feeling the shake and grew scared until he saw that it was the rhino that moved them. As for an answer: the larger mammal just laughed over the stunt that he had pulled. With a little bit more shaking and laughing they eventually made it, and as soon as they landed they headed toward an extendable drawbridge. “Oh, my.” The goose said since he was getting quite nervous over this whole thing.

“Behold, Tai-Lung.” The leader said to the bird after the bridge connected to the small rock in the center of the pit. On this rock knelt a Snow Leopard with shackled arms, and a metal tortoise shell on his back with wooden polls imbedded in the shell.

“I’m, uh, just going to wait right here.” The messenger said in a nervous tone, and started to slowly walk away, but was stopped by the guard’s hand on his back.

“It’s nothing to worry about. It’s perfectly safe.” The Warden said and gave a forceful pat on the birds back. While they were walking he added to the others, “Crossbows! At the ready!” The weapon in question worried the other one there.

“Crossbows?” He questioned after seeing that the weapon of choice was pointing at the spot they were heading toward.

“Hey, tough guy, did you hear? Oogway’s finally giving someone the Dragon Scroll, and it’s not gonna be you.” The Warden questioned and bragged while walking to the shell part of this display.

“What are you doing! Don’t make him mad.” Zeng said while thinking, ‘Is this guy totally nuts?’ He listened to what the ruler of the stone prison had to say to him.

“What’s he gonna do about it? I’ve got him completely immobilized.” The rhino boasted to the bird, and to prove his point he foot stomped the leopard’s tail. Which started the goose, but there was no reaction from the tail’s owner. “Aw, did I step on the wittle kitty’s tail?” He questioned in a baby voice after he laughed about his attack.

“I’m good. I’ve seen enough. I’ll tell Shifu he has nothing to worry about.” Zeng said while walking away since he recalled twenty or so years ago how bad of shape his room was after a night’s sleep, and he did not want to know what the wooden floor felt like.

“No, he doesn’t.” The rhino said, thinking that he was done messing around and followed the smaller creature out.

“Okay, I’ll tell him.” The messenger said nervously while almost to the exit of the bridge, but then added, “Can we please go now?” To his first comment since even at that distance he was receiving some bad vibes.

‘Looks like my old friend gave me a present.’ Tai Lung thought after opening his eyes after hearing something gently land before him. He moved his tail toward what fell, and looked down to see that it was a feather. ‘Once I am free, I am going to kill that rhino.’ He thought before getting to work.

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