INT. UPPER TRAINING HALL - THE NEXT MORNING
Po stands with Zhen in front of a bamboo training dummy.
PO: "Okay, the big one. The Wuxi Finger Hold. This isn't about a fancy move; it's about pure power. It's a last resort."
He holds up his hand, positioning his fingers carefully. He extends his pinky, then brings his thumb over as if to trap it, but he doesn't close them. He holds the pose, showing it to Zhen.
PO: (His voice serious) "You don't just grab a finger. You channel the energy of the universe through this one point. When you flex your pinky-skadoosh-it unleashes all that energy right into your opponent. It overloads their chi, their entire spirit... and sends them straight to the Spirit Realm. There's no blocking it. There's no coming back."
He relaxes his hand. "It's the most powerful move I know. Which is why you have to know it."
ZHEN: "Whoa... So it's all in the pose?"
PO: "It's all in the pose, and in your connection to everything around you. Now, you try."
Zhen nods, her expression determined. She carefully raises her hand, mimicking the exact position of his fingers she just saw. She holds it steady, concentrating on the form, her eyes narrowed with focus.
As she holds the pose, the doors to the hall burst open. Zeng, the messenger goose, tumbles in, tripping over his own feet in a flurry of feathers and panic. Zhen's concentration is broken, and she drops her hand.
ZENG: (Breathless and terrified) "Master Po! An urgent message! From the mountains! Horrible! Utter devastation!"
He holds up a shaking scroll. Po's teaching demeanor vanishes instantly. He quickly takes the scroll and unrolls it. His eyes widen as he reads, his face growing grim. The Furious Five, hearing the commotion, arrive just as Po finishes.
TIGRESS: "Po, what is it?"
PO: (His voice now cold and serious) "It's Xian. He's made his move. The scroll says the Hall of Unbound Mysteries-the place he was imprisoned-has been completely destroyed. An Imperial patrol, gone without a trace."
The news lands like a physical blow. Po rolls up the scroll, his mind made up.
PO: "Okay, the plan's changed. My trip to Wu Dan has to wait. This can't. Tigress, I need you, the Five, and Zhen to go to the Hall of Unbound Mysteries now. Find out what he was after and learn anything you can about his plans. Be careful."
Tigress gives a firm nod. "We're on it."
Po looks at his friends, his expression resolute.
PO: "Go. And be awesome."