History FanFic / ThatsWhyTheyCallItThePresent

After his defeat and assumed death, Tai Lung is discovered and brought back to the Valley of Peace to recover in secret. His caretakers are Aunt Wu, the proprietor of a dim sum restaurant, and her adopted children- Dalang (a male Amur tiger), Su Lin (a female giant panda), and Mei Xing (a female snow leopard). As Tai Lung struggles to readjust to a normal life and regain acceptance from the valley's citizens, he also finds out his new family's past is very intertwined with his own.

* Sarashi: Tigress wears one in one scene.

* DarkerAndEdgier / BloodierAndGorier

* Fainting: ''Sonam'', of all people, when Mei Xing gives birth.

* Forgiveness: [[spoiler:The message of the Phoenix Scroll.]]
* Foreshadowing: [[spoiler:"I think your only option is ritual suicide, sir."]]

* Retirony: Lan Duo plans to adopt Lang as his brother when all of this is over. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Lang doesn’t live to see it happen.]]

Original story is found [[here. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4371270/1/That-s-Why-They-Call-It-the-Present]]
Sequel is found [[here. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5267381/1/Soaring-Dragon-Dancing-Phoenix]]

Original story is found here: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4371270/1/That-s-Why-They-Call-It-the-Present]]
Sequel is found here: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5267381/1/Soaring-Dragon-Dancing-Phoenix]]

* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler:Dalang's greatest feast after he witnessed Koshchei doing this to a man.]]

That's Why They Call It The Present, and its sequel, Soaring Dragon, Dancing Phoenix, are Kung Fu Panda fanfics by Luna Goldsun on FanFiction.Net.

* ShoutOut: Many to Firefly and Serenity; the author is a big fan. Also to MontyPython, ThePrincessBride, TheLionKing, Mulan, 101Dalmatians, Avengers, RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms, DoctorWho, TheDarkKnight, and TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy, and possibly AvatarTheLastAirbender.

* CompleteMonster: Koshchei

* DarkerAndEdgier/BloodierAndGorier: ''And how.''

* BigBadassWolf: The Half Dozen. Lang is smaller and skinnier, but he eventually gets there, too.

* BrickJoke: Dalang praying Shen is reincarnated as a rabbit, and Huang as a bug.

* BilingualBonus:
* CarnivoreConfusion:
* CallingTheOldManOut:

* MatureAnimalStory:

* ThePhoenix:

* ShownTheirWork:

* AStormIsComing:

* TrainingFromHell:

* BewareTheNiceOnes:
* BigBad:
* BigBadassWolf:

* BilingualBonus:

* BuriedAlive:

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:

* DemonLordsAndArchdevils:
* DragonsUpTheYinYang:

* EmptyPilesOfClothing:
* EvenEvilHasStandards:

* Forgiveness:

* FriendlyEnemy:

* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse?:

* HeelRealization:
* HeroicBSOD:

* InsaneEqualsViolent:

* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong:

* NotSoDifferent:

* RaiseHimRightThisTime:
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:

* ShortCutsMakeLongDelays:

* ShownTheirWork:

* TellMeAboutMyFather:
* TrainingFromHell: Lang’s training from the Half Dozen and Koshchei,
* TrainingThePeacefulVillagers:
* WhatTheHellHero?:
* YouAreNotAlone:

!Tropes found in "Present"

!Tropes found in the sequel

Tropes found in "Present"

Tropes found in the sequel

This page is under construction. As such, spoilers are not marked. Read at your own risk!

* MamaBear: Mei Xing

* NotQuiteDead:

Original story is found here: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4371270/1/That-s-Why-They-Call-It-the-Present]]

* ShoutOut: Many to Firefly and Serenity; the author is a big fan. Also to Monty Python, The Princess Bride, The Lion King, Mulan, 101 Dalmatians, Avengers, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Doctor Who, The Dark Knight, and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, possibly Avatar: The Last Airbender

* ShoutOut: To Monty Python, The Princess Bride, Firefly, Serenity, The Lion King, Mulan, 101 Dalmatians, Avengers, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Doctor Who, The Dark Knight, and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, possibly Avatar: The Last Airbender

* ContinuitySnarl: A little bit, as "Present" was written before Secrets of the Furious Five, and Kung Fu Panda 2 came out.

* DarkerAndEdgier/BloodierAndGorier: And how.

* Fainting: Sonam, of all people, when Mei Xing gives birth.

* BadassFamily: Let’s see, Wu Lien’s adopted children marrying members of the Furious Five, and all of them know or learn some form of kung fu. The Jiao clan also counts.

* ImprovisedLightningRod: Mei Xing uses one of Tai Lung’s fans as this to kill Xiang.

* CessationOfExistence: Koshchei’s fate.

* Foreshadowing: "I think your only option is ritual suicide, sir."

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Poor Lang
* Retirony: Lan Duo plans to adopt Lang as his brother when all of this is over. Unfortunately, Lang doesn’t live to see it happen.

Fainting: Sonam, of all people, when Mei Xing gives birth.

FauxAffablyEvil: Koshchei; it’s demonstrated well in his second scene.

Forgiveness:

Foreshadowing: "I think your only option is ritual suicide, sir."

FriendlyEnemy:

GoodAllAlong: The Wu Sisters

GoodIsNotNice: Sun Bear

HairTriggerTemper: Koshchei

HaveYouToldAnyoneElse?:

HeWhoFightsMonsters: What Dalang and Tai Lung fear will happen to them in order to fight Koshchei.

HeartwarmingOrphan: Little Brother

HeelRealization:

HeroicBSOD:

HeroicSacrifice: Sun Bear, and Lang

TheHorde: Koshchei and the Half Dozen gather one made up of various enemies of the Furious Five.

InsaneEqualsViolent:

InspectorJavert: Captain Zang Deshi

JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sun Bear

KnifeNut: Dalang

LotusPosition: Po can’t do it (until the very end), and has to settle for half-lotus. So does Dalang.

MamaBear: Mei Xing

MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong:

NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Asmodei Koshchei, natch. Bao Nu is another.

NotSoDifferent:

OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Little Brother

PapaWolf: Lan Duo, lampshaded in the author’s notes.

PassThePopcorn: The rest of the Five, watching Tigress spar with Shifu.

ThePhoenix: She shows up in person.

PostKissCatatonia: Po

PregnantBadass: Mei Xing

PsychoForHire: Koshchei

RaiseHimRightThisTime:

TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:

RedemptionEqualsDeath: Poor Lang

Retirony: Lan Duo plans to adopt Lang as his brother when all of this is over. Unfortunately, Lang doesn’t live to see it happen.

SanitySlippage: Zang Deshi

ScreamingBirth: Averted, Mei Xing is surprisingly calm about the whole thing.

SeldomSeenSpecies: Koshchei is an Amur Leopard, a rare species in itself- only a few individuals remain in the wild.

ShortCutsMakeLongDelays:

ShoutOut: To Monty Python, The Princess Bride, Firefly, Serenity, The Lion King, Mulan, 101 Dalmatians, Avengers, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Doctor Who, The Dark Knight, and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, possibly Avatar: The Last Airbender

ShownTheirWork:

TheSilentBob: Little Brother

SimpleStaff: Sun Bear’s preferred weapon.

SlavicMythology: Koshchei

SternTeacher: Sun Bear

TagalongKid: Little Brother

TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Po to Asmodei

TellMeAboutMyFather:

TrainingFromHell: Lang’s training from the Half Dozen and Koshchei,

TrainingThePeacefulVillagers:

WhatTheHellHero?:

YouAreNotAlone:

ActionMom: Wu Lien

AnnoyingArrows: Definitely averted in the final battle.

ArcherArchetype: Feng

ArrogantKungFuGuy: Tai Lung, at first

BabiesEverAfter: In the epilogue.

BadassFamily: Let’s see, Wu Lien’s adopted children marrying members of the Furious Five, and all of them know or learn some form of kung fu. The Jiao clan also counts.

BadassGrandpa: Shen

BelligerentSexualTension:

BigScrewedUpFamily: The Jiao Clan

BilingualBonus:

CallingTheOldManOut:

CoolOldGuy: Shifu, Sonam, and Shen.

CoolOldLady: Wu Lien.

DarkAndTroubledPast: Tai Lung, Sonam, Dalang, Su Lin, Mei Xing… the list goes on.

TheHorde: The Jiao clan

ImprovisedLightningRod: Mei Xing uses one of Tai Lung’s fans as this to kill Xiang.

InterspeciesRomance: Crane and Viper

KnifeNut: Dalang. Expanded upon in the sequel.

MatureAnimalStory:

NamesTheSame: Shen. Given a lampshade in the sequel.

NeverFoundTheBody: With Sonam.

NeverMessWithGranny: Wu Lien

NotQuiteDead:

ThePhoenix:

PsychoSerum: What Huang cooks up for Xiang

ReformedButNotTamed: Tai Lung

Sarashi: Tigress wears one in one scene.

ShoutOut: To Monty Python, Mulan, and POTC. The final battle is filled with quotes from Sun Tzu as well.

ShownTheirWork:

SlapSlapKiss: Tai Lung and Mei Xing

AStormIsComing:

TakingTheBullet: Dalang for Shang, and Tai Lung for Po

TrainingFromHell:

WorthyOpponent: Shen is described as such by Shang.

AxCrazy: Koshchei

BattleCouple: Tigress and Dalang, and Lien and Shifu

BewareTheNiceOnes:

BigBad:

BigBadassWolf:

BigEater: Xu Jiu

BilingualBonus:

BladeOnAStick: Lan Duo’s specialty

BrickJoke: Dalang praying Shen is reincarnated as a rabbit, and Huang as a bug.

BuriedAlive:

CessationOfExistence: Koshchei’s fate.

ChineseMythology: Yanluo Wang, the god of the dead, makes an appearance near the end.

CompleteMonster: Koshchei

ContinuitySnarl:

CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:

DarkerAndEdgier/BloodierAndGorier: And how.

DemonLordsAndArchdevils:

DragonsUpTheYinYang:

TheDreaded: Koshchei- even Jiao Shen feared him.

EmptyPilesOfClothing:

EvenEvilHasStandards:

YouAreNotAlone:

ActionMom: Wu Lien