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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Graphic_Depictions_Of_Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Underage
  Category:
      F/M, M/M
  Fandom:
      TMNT_(2003)
  Relationship:
      Leonardo/Miyamoto_Usagi, Usagi/Tigress
  Character:
      Usagi, Tigress, Master_Shifu, Master_Mifune, Usagi_sister_(Mine), Usagi's
      Father_(unnamed)_((Mine)), Leonardo, Hamato_Clan
  Additional Tags:
      Killing, Murder, Father/son_forced_(mentions), Father_/_daughter_
      (mentions), Usagi_/_Tigress_mentions, Minor_Character_Death, Poisoning,
      poison_forced, Funerals, Childhood, bondage_(non_sexual), Torture, Blood
      and_Torture, Son_rebellion, Running_Away, jail_break, sister_rasied_by
      brother, absent_Master_/_father, Trust_Issues, demented_as_hell
  Stats:
      Published: 2018-01-10 Chapters: 2/? Words: 2534
****** In The World Second-Earth ******
by Brittany_Hamato
Summary
     Kung Fu Panda meets TMNT as this story goes through the young lives
     of Usagi and Tigress as they grew up together. Convinced her master
     is disappointed in her, Tigress lets herself get talked into a
     jailbreak. They plan to release Tai Lung from prison and start new
     lives together. Will the success or get caught?
     Usagi, abused as a child with only his master and Tigress as any real
     family, must attend his biological sister's funeral. Tigress attends
     with him, but she can see the look on his face, the one that always
     brings trouble. When Usagi goes for revenge will Master Mifune be
     able to get Usagi out of the crisis or will they be digging his grave
     next?
     Usagi meets Leo in the Nexus, while the above is happening, and begin
     a relationship. How will Tigress take the news?
     Where has Master Shifu been this entire time?
Notes
     Begining -
     Tigress: 6
     Usagi - 5
     I created an image of the area in the world the way it is in the
     story, but I can't get it into AO3. So, let me just tell you, Japan
     and China are connected. Japan merely has attached to China's natural
     border, and the Japanese Sea doesn't exist. This way they can walk
     for a few days and get between the two places. I HATED the boat
     scenes I wrote, and no matter what I did I COULD NOT get them to
     work.
     I'm an author; I can do that shit
***** Babies Make a Jailbreak *****
Usagi watched as his friend punched the practice dummy. She spun clumsily and
fell into him, knocking them both to the ground. The young tigress and rabbit
looked at each other, and both lay on the floor laughing.
 
“Tigress, Usagi, where are you?” They heard their masters call from the other
room. “We are going to get caught,” Tigress said, they knew they were not to go
into the training hall without supervision. “No, we won’t. This is a mission.
Get to our room and don’t get caught.” Usagi excitedly whispered to her; she
nodded with a smile.
 
The moved stealthily out of the room, Usagi leading the way. Turning the
corner, they saw their masters talking.
 
“... a disappointment. If things were different maybe she could stay, but the
way things are...” Usagi turned to her. “Are they talking about you?” Only then
did he see the tears in her eyes.
 
“He wants to get rid of me.” She cried quietly. He took her into his arms and
held her close. “He is disappointed in me. I’m not as good as Tai.” She cried
miserably. Usagi had heard these fears from her before but never had he heard
the master comment.
 
“It’s okay, Tigress, it’s okay. You can come live with me, and when we are old
enough, we will get married. You will never be alone.” Usagi swore to her, she
nodded, immediately agreeing with his idea.
 
“Let’s go to see Tai; maybe he can get us out,” Usagi said, not wanting to go
to his home either. “Tai is in jail, he is bad, remember?” Tigress wanted to
see her big brother again, but she knew she couldn’t. She had only met him
once, and she wasn’t allowed to touch him, despite how badly she wanted to hold
his hand and comfort him.
 
“I know, let’s break him out of jail. They say he’s bad, but he wouldn’t be bad
to you. And I’m your best friend so he wouldn’t be bad to me.” Usagi persuaded,
and she smiled and nodded. She desperately wanted to see her big brother.
 
“Tigress?” Shifu called, and Usagi cupped his hand over her mouth. “Don’t
answer, let's get out of here,” Usagi said, and she agreed, quickly they ran
out of the Jade Palace.
 
...
 
“‘Sagi, this is a bad idea.” She was worried, but he seemed confident. “Shh,
it’s okay, but you have to stay quiet.” He warned, and she nodded instantly
obeying.
 
Usagi pulled the keys out of the guards pocket as the rhino, just like he had
heard in the stories. Silently they ran to Tai’s cell.
 
The sight within made her want to cry, but she held herself together. “Tai,”
she whispered into the cell, waking her brother from his uneasy sleep.
“Tigress?” He mumbled under the muzzle they had put over his face.
 
“Shh, it’s me. We are going to get you out.” She told him, and his dull eyes
brightened. “We have a problem.” Usagi said to Tigress, “I can’t reach the
keyhole.” He said, annoyed with his small build. “Usagi, you fit through the
bars. Go in and unlock him, he can open the door.” She was so excited she had
come up with a plan, Usagi knew he could always count on her.
 
He made himself as thin as possible, turning sideways, he slid through the
bars. “I’m in.” He felt like a real warrior on a mission to rescue the
innocent. Or... innocent-ish, Tai Lung was innocent in Usagi’s fantasy at
least.
 
Usagi slowly unlocked chains, lowering the leopard to the floor limb at a time.
“What’s your name?” He asked the rabbit as he scooped him into his arms.
“Usagi, the samurai.” He was proud of his title, especially after his rescue
mission.
 
Tai unlocked the door and slowly swung it open. He turned and locked the door
back in place so it would take longer for people to notice his absence. He
scooped up his baby sister and kissed her head. “You did awesome, you both
did.” He praised them and ran from the cell block, then from the jail to his
freedom.
 
When they were far into the forest, he stopped, the sudden cardio taking its
toll on his stiff body. He put the children down and sat down, panting heavily.
 
“Is you okay, Tai?” She asked, putting her hand on his. She stroked his soft
fur as he nodded. “Yeah... just a... little tired.” He huffed.
 
She looked him over as he recovered. He couldn’t be an adult yet, eighteen or
nineteen maybe, but no older than that. His fur around his wrists, ankles, and
neck was thinner, and the skin beneath was an angry red. His eyes were filled
with a particular fire, a look that was new again to his face.
 
He had recovered enough to walk around. Standing, he walked absently around the
forest, keeping both children as close as he could without being clingy.
 
“Where are the masters?” Tai finally asked the kids stopped to look at him.
“The Jade Palace,” Usagi answered with pride.
 
“Do they know you're gone?” Tai Lung was quickly figuring out what they had
done. “Probably by now,” Tigress answered, not understanding the change in her
brother.
 
‘Great!’ He thought to himself, ‘I’ll get an even longer sentence because I
broke out and kidnapped two kids.’ And to be honest, he didn’t care. He was
being allowed quality time with his baby sister.
 
“We wanted to run away and live with you,” Tigress told him their plan of a
perfect life. “That’s great, you two, but where are we going to live now?” He
asked, already concocting an answer.
 
“Japan!” Usagi yelled excitedly, and Tigress cheered. Tai Lung felt his throat
stick. “Japan?” He asked quietly. “Yeah, it’s where I’m from, and there are
people there that can help.” Usagi was sure his master would protect them.
 
“Alright, let’s go to Japan.” Tai Lung figures he had little to lose at this
point.
***** Family? What is Family? *****
Days and Days they walked, seeking shelter only when necessary. If he had just
been him, Tai could have run the trip and cut those days in half, but he
enjoyed being with the two children.
 
“That’s it!” Usagi exclaimed and ran ahead. He stopped at a Japanese Maple tree
and pointed.
 
“This is how I know we crossed into Japan. See the marks; my master put them
there with his katana. He said I could see them and know.” Tai Lung and Tigress
both saw the slashes made in the tree’s bark. She was so excited. Tai Lung
didn’t have the heart to tell them they crossed the border a mile ago.
 
Though it was late at night, they moved to seek shelter with Usagi’s master.
Usagi guided them to his master’s home. He knew for sure they would be safe
there until they could find a place on their own.
 
Usagi still wanted to marry Tigress when they were old enough.
 
Usagi found the home of Master Mifune and knocked slowly on the door. The door
opened, and his master’s eyes lit up. “Kitten! Where the hell have you been.”
He embraced the child, not seeing the other two.
 
“It’s okay; I was with Tai Lung.” The name stopped Mifune cold. He looked over
the boy’s shoulders and saw the snow leopard in question.
 
“How are you out of jail?” Mifune held Usagi close to his body. “I got an early
release.” He said, and Tigress smiled.
 
“Of twenty years, I don’t think so.” Mifune pulled Tigress to him. “And you.
You scared Shifu to death.” He scowled gently, and Usagi fought for his
freedom, his master’s hold to strong.
 
“Please, these kids have never been in harm’s way. She is my sister.” Tai
protested. “What about Usagi? What has him protected?” The tiger demanded, and
Tigress spoke up. “He is going to be my husband, and Tai would never hurt my
husband.”
 
Mifune sighed, “I can trust you?” He asked age sat heavily in his voice. “Yes,
you can,” Tai said with a respect Mifune wouldn’t ignore.
 
He sighed, “Then come in; it’s cold out tonight.” The entered the home. The
master made tea as they sat around the table. “I think it’s a good idea for
little ones to get some sleep.” He said after tea. They groaned, but they were
both exhausted.
 
“Go on, make yourselves comfortable.” Usagi bowed to his master and showed
Tigress his bedroom. Mifune stood with the children’s cups and put them in the
kitchen, getting another cup of tea for himself.
 
“Are you Usagi’s father?” Tai asked as the master sat down. Tai knew next to
nothing about the rabbit. “No, simply his master, but he has his own room here.
I’m sure that says something.” The tiger laughed lightly.
 
“Does he have an actual family?” Tai Lung asked, and Mifune nodded slowly. “He
has a sister he sees every so often; they’ll get closer as they get older. His
mother died when he was very young, and his father is a drunk. I have reason to
believe that Usagi is being hit by his father. So, no, not much of a family.”
 
Tai Lung felt he could relate to the bunny, neither had many families. He was
glad Usagi at least had Mifune.
 
“How did you get out? And don’t you dare lie to me.” Mifune asked, and Tai told
him how the kids let him out, and that it was Usagi’s idea to come out here.
 
“Usagi has the heart for adventure. Though sometimes question if he has a head
on his shoulders.” Mifune took a sip of his tea, Tai Lung chuckled.
 
“So, I only know what Shifu has told me about you.” He said, and Tai shrugged.
“What did he tell you?” He asked worriedly, knowing what his father thought
about him.
 
“Not much, just that you were under a long sentence. And haven’t seen much of
Tigress.” He said, and Tai nodded, he couldn’t believe that was all that was
said in his absence. “Yeah, I’ve only seen Tigress once before their daring
rescue, and it wasn’t much of a visit.” He said, he desperately wanted to see
his sister. They haven’t been alone together since his jailbreak. He liked
Usagi and all, but he missed his baby sister.
 
“How long have you been confined?” Mifune asked, and Tai had to think about it.
“Eleven years, I think.” He knew when Tigress visited she was barely walking,
and he had already been confined a hand full of years. Fuck, he didn’t even
know how old she is.
 
“Do you have any family outside?” Mifune asked, and Tai shook his head. “Not
that I know of.”
 
“I have a guest room; you are more than welcome to it. Usagi and Tigress have
been sharing a room on and off their entire lives.” Mifune assured him, and he
shook his head. “No, I won’t live off of you. It’s not how I work.” Tai wanted
to finally be completely independent.
 
“Then at least stay until you get a place on your own. In the meantime, you can
earn your keep.”  Tai looked at the master questioningly. “Earn?”
 
“I have a dojo, where Kitten started, and I’m extremely short instructors. I’m
getting old and can’t fight long enough to teach anymore. You can be the one
actually moving as I talk until you get the hang of teaching yourself.” Mifune
smiled when Tai Lung’s eyes grew wide.
 
“I’ve never taught, I was a terrible student too.” He said, and Mifune nodded.
“Few are great teachers when they begin, even less were also great students.”
He said, and Tai smiled.
 
“I’ll do it.” He said, though still unsure. “You will not be alone, not until
you know you're ready.” He assured the leopard, who nodded.
 
“Now, let us rest, the children do not sleep long after sunrise.” The chuckled
and Mifune showed him the guest room.
 
... ... ...
 
“Tai? Tai Lung? Brother?” Tigress pushed gently on his shoulder. “Tai?” He
opened his eyes, half expecting a guard. He looked around and saw his baby
sister looked down at him.
 
“Hey, what’s wrong?” He asked and realized she was holding his hand. “I had a
bad dream, and I needed to see you.” She sniffled, she wouldn’t cry, not in
front of him.
 
“I’m here; it’s okay.” He pulled her into his arms. He felt her face against
his bare chest. “Why were chained up so much?” She asked, and he winced. “They
were afraid.” He answered honestly.
 
“Why was the afraid? You're cuddly.” She nuzzled him. He chuckled, he felt
guilty for leaving her, as if he hasn’t been taken away she would have never
been brought in.
 
“They has every right to be afraid. I did some bad things.” He hated to tell
her that, but he figured she would hear about it eventually.
 
“Are you still bad?” She asked, and he felt his heart skip a beat. “No,” he
answered slowly, “I’m not bad anymore. Thanks to you and your friend.”
 
“I love you, Tai.” She whispered as sleep overtook her. “And I You, Tigress.”
 
... 
 
Mifune sat in his dojo with the candles lit around him. He slowly passed the
barrier of this world and felt a pressure lifted from him.
 
“Master Shifu?” He asked into the void. “Master Mifune.” He heard Shifu’s
voice.
 
“Hello, my friend.” Mifune bowed in respect as did Shifu. “Hello, any word?” He
was worried for his daughter. “Yes, they are home. Both children are with me,
they came to my door in the night. This was the first chance I’ve had to talk
to you.” Mifune assured and Shifu took a sigh of relief.
 
“They ran away,” Mifune told him. He looked hurt, they ran away only to go to
Mifune. That means they were running away from him. “They also freed Tai Lung.”
Shifu looked at him, eyes wide.
 
“They did what?” He was furious. “They did, and he honestly cares about the
children’s well-being. He cared for them well the days it took from China to
Japan.” He assured the angered master.
 
“He is a monster. Can not be trusted and certainly can’t be free.” Shifu
insisted. “I don’t know, Shifu, he seemed to want to change. I offered him a
room in my home, and he told me he didn't want to live off of me. I told him he
could earn his keep until he found a place of his own and he agreed
immediately.” Mifune wanted to believe the boy could change and start over.
 
“He is living with you?” Shifu felt betrayed. “For now.” Was Mifune a answer.
“How could you betray me? Let him keep her, let him start over. I need no more
betrayal.” Shifu left without another word.
 
“It was not betrayal, my friend. I just wanted to help him get back on his
feet. You should know that.” Mifune said to the empty void.
 
He opened his eyes and saw the candles have all burned out. He stood, feeling
his age, and ambled to his room. He was hoping for a few hours of sleep.
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