Skunk Fu: The Art of Travel

The Art of Travel

Chapter 1

Story by: cartoonfanatic1

Disclaimer: I do not own Skunk Fu or any of its characters. They belong to Cartoon Saloon and CAKE Entertainment.

Authors Note: Hey guys. As you know my name is cartoonfanatic1, and this is my first fanfic so their might be some mistakes in them. If you could point them out I swear I will improve next time. Thank you for taking your time to read this.

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Skunk was lying on his tree, all calm and relaxed. His lessons with Panda were over, and there wasn’t much to do around the Valley. Heck, even Baboon and the Ninja Monkeys didn’t attack the Valley for quite some time now. Which was causing the Valley residents to be very suspicious but the let it slide, however they are on their toes if they (Baboon and the Ninja Monkeys) finally decide to attack the Valley. But other then that everything was quiet and peaceful.

So, Skunk was letting his thoughts roam around in his mind. A lot of things went on in his head but there was one thought he had that caught his attention. What is “out there” far from the Valley? Suddenly thinking this, he sat up from his tree and looked into the horizon. He is wondering, what its like to be “out there”, are their more like him and what more is there to see?

“Hmm, I wonder if Panda has ever left the Valley before.” Skunk asked himself. Skunk then came down from his tree and went to Panda where he was meditating from his log. Skunk couldn’t tell if Panda was either meditating or is just sleeping.

“Umm, Master Panda.” No answer.

“Master Panda.” Skunk asked again, still no answer. Skunk sighed to himself, then started to inhale his breath and let it out and yelled, “MASTER PANDA!!”

The sudden outburst did cause Panda to snap out of his “meditating”, but it also made him out balanced and fell flat on his back with an annoyed look on his face. “Well, at least he’s awake”, Skunk thought to himself. Then Skunk scurried onto Panda’s stomach with an innocent look on his face and said “Hey, Master Panda.” Panda looked up at Skunk still very annoyed for disturbing his “meditating”. Knowing Skunk, he won’t leave Panda be till he knows what Skunk wants.

Panda sighed in defeat and said, “Skunk, what is it you want?”

“I just wanted to ask you something, Master.” Skunk replied.

“Alright, but first, would you mind to get off me” Skunk did what Panda instructed and got off of him. Panda then got himself off the ground and sat back on his log. Getting comfortable Panda was finally ready to talk, “Ok, what’s on your mind little Skunk?”

“Master Panda.,” Skunk is now starting to feel nervous about asking this, “Um… have ever left the valley before, you know like went out to the world?”

“Hmm, this is the first time I’ve been asked this,” Panda replied. “So tell me, what made you interested about traveling?”

“Well, I never thought about it till now… I mean the Valley is great and all, but there is probably more to see out there.” Skunk then waited for Panda to say “that it’s too dangerous, to go off some where you don’t know,” but it didn’t come to that.

“I see young one,” Panda gave a small smile to Skunk, “and I fully understand.”

Surprised that Panda said that, like he was dreaming. Skunk finally said, “You do?”

“Of course, when I was your age I was an adventurous type as well.” he chuckled to himself, “In fact I still remember the travels I went.”

“Wow, really? Oh, can you tell me all about it?”

“Alright, young Skunk.” Skunk was getting really excited to here about Panda’s adventures. “Hmm… where should I begin? Ah, yes here was the time I went to-” While Panda was telling his travels to different places to skunk, his enemies are plotting an evil scheme from the Mountains.

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Baboon was pacing back and forth for as long he could tell, with an annoyed and bored look on his face. It has been several days ever since their last attack on the valley dwellers. After that Dragon order Baboon to attack the Valley by his command only. The only problem is that Dragon didn’t order to attack for the last three days. Baboon growled, “How long till Dragon plans on attack the valley dwellers?” Baboon stopped his pacing and sat down on the huge rock, doing the impersonation of The Thinker, “I mean come on, it doesn’t take 3 whole days to plan an attack, does it?” Baboon continued on with his ranting, “Maybe any minute now, Dragon has come up with a brilliant plan that will finally eradicate the valley dwellers. Yeah, that’s it.” A few minutes have passed, that’s when he finally lost it. “Arrg, I can’t take it anymore,” Baboon half-yelled “I’m tired of waiting already! I wanna do something,” he then jumped of the rock he was sitting on, started to move again, “I wanna hit something!”

Then it hit him. No seriously, something did hit him, it was a flying coconut that went directly straight in his face. The coconut came from where the ninja monkeys were playing a game, it was sort of similar to volleyball, but instead the ball is the coconuts. While they were playing one of them spiked the coconut out of bounds, then hit in Baboon’s face. If you thought Baboon was angry before, it’s not even close to how he’s feeling now. He looked at the monkeys with great disdain and walked really slowly towards them, the monkeys started to back away slowly too with fear in their eyes. “At least one thing is settled,” Baboon saying it very dark, “I have finally found something or something’s…” he paused for a moment before straight to yelling his head off, “THAT I CAN HIT!!” This caused the monkeys to run away in screeching fear, knowing that they probably won’t see the light of day.

Baboon started to chase after them till he heard a loud and thunderous voice from mountain. “BABOON, GET UP HERE NOW!!” the voice roared. This caused Baboon to stop in his tracks making him forget about the ninja monkeys for now. “Oh finally, something to do.” Baboon said in an excited tone.

Baboon had finally gotten to Dragon’s cave, where his icy prison is and Baboon’s face full of excitement and joy. Baboon cleared his throat and saluted to Dragon like addressing to a general, “So Master, what brilliant plan of action will you take to get revenge on those Valley dwellers?” Baboon said in a respectful way. This caused Dragon to raise an eye brow for the way his servant is acting.

“Baboon, what I will have you doing has nothing to do with the Valley dwellers.” Dragon replied.

A moment of silence was in the air till Baboon finally broke it. “WHAT!!” the sudden outburst caused Dragon to jump a little. “Oh come on! I have been waiting for three days to attack the Valley. And you tell me “it has nothing to do with the valley dwellers”; Baboon continued on with his ranting, “Well, let me tell you lizard lips that I have eno-” Baboon’s ranting was interrupted by Dragon’s fire breath, when Dragon stopped Baboon’s fur was brunt to a crisp, his once white fur was black as night and cough out black smoke.

Dragon went near Baboon’s face and said in an impatient tone, “Are you through?”

“Apparently, I am.” Baboon replied he then shook his body to get all the soot off him till his fur was white again. “So if it isn’t about the valley dwellers, then what is it about?”

“Pay attention because I will only say this once” Dragon instructed, “I want you to go to the Dark Forest to-” but was interrupted by Baboon.

“Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, hold on. The Dark Forest, I never heard of it before.”

Dragon sighed. “That’s because the Dark Forest is forbidden territory so it doesn’t show on any map. Now if you don’ mind. LET ME FINISH!!”

Baboon cringed in fear letting out a nervous tone, “Y-yes, master”

“Now where was I,” Dragon paused for a moment till he’d remember what he was going to say, “Ah, yes now I remember. As I was saying, you and the monkeys go to the Dark Forest and locate the Temple of the Raccoonus.”

“Who are they?” Baboon said, starting to lose track of things.

“The Raccoonus family was a very powerful group; they come back from ancient times. For you see Baboon, they have mastered over 10,000 techniques of kung-fu.” Baboon was shocked to think that they have mastered that many techniques, but Dragon wasn’t through yet, “They have also created over 100 fighting styles as well.”

Baboon thought of something, “If they were so great, then why is this the first time I have heard of it?”

Dragon looked at Baboon looking totally confused right now, then Dragon surprised him, “I know what your thinking,” Dragon caught Baboons attention, ““Why is this the first time you have heard of them?”, Well let me tell you, their name was lost in time and only few believe them as a myth.”

“Hmm, that makes sense” Baboon half lied, “Well, what’s so important to find a temple that may-or-may not exist?” Still not sounding convinced.

“Their name maybe lost, but not their legacy” Dragon replied, “you see, they have logged their knowledge and existence in a scroll. In it contains on what I told you, the scroll is within the temple-”

Baboon interrupted again, but to finish Dragon’s sentence, “And you want me to retrieve it, right.”

“Exactly, now you may go.” Baboon turned out the cave after he got permission to leave, but immediately stopped after hearing Dragon again, “Baboon, you better not disappoint me you know that I don’t take disappointment well.” Dragon warned.

“Yes, I know master. And don’t worry I will deliver it personally.” Baboon insured Dragon.

To be continued…