Children of the Elements

## Premise

The Unknown Enemy has a new dark assignment: kidnap Element-sensitive children from across the Kung Fu Panda Wall and bring them to the great volcano.

## Synopsis

Tai Lung and Esther, returning from their failed mission to recapture the Scroll captured by Cad Bane, whom they believe to be dead, land on the Resolute orbiting the Devaron area. Tano follows the clone trooper Denal, who supposedly killed Cad Bane and is injured, constantly asking questions with no answer from the clone. Tai Lung, in the meantime, investigates a drop of green Duros blood on the floor of the shuttle they returned on and is alerted to the danger. He warns Esther, but it is too late. She is kneed in the chest by Cad Bane, disguised as the clone trooper, and he runs to the fighters to get away. Tai Lung attempts to stop him by jumping onto the fighter, but Bane swerves the ship into the vacuum up in the sky and he is forced to jump off. Tai Lung then helplessly contacts Admiral Yularen and tells him to deactivate the hyperspace transport rings, but Yularen, too, is not in time, and Cad Bane escapes.

Back in the Valley of Peace Tai Lung and Esther report to the master High Council of the unfortunate turn of events. With Bane having access to the list of all Elements-sensitive children in the Scroll, that information is now in The Dark Empire hands, which could be disastrous for the Order. Their only hope is to search through the Elements to watch for any kidnappings.

Elsewhere, Bane is instructed by The Unknown Enemy to capture a few Element-sensitive children and bring them to The Great Volcano.; Bane considers it rash to kidnap innocents, but doesn't care, as long as he gets paid.

Oogway, Daniel, Elida, Thundering Rhino and Tai Lung meditate, trying to detect any children through their elements , as many are being overshadowed by the dark side. Tai Lung then heads to Gongmen City to secure a goose cub, and, Daniel and Sonic to Rodia.

In Rodia, Bane poses as a kung fu master, claiming that he is to take the child Wee Dunn to Valley of Peace; his mother protests that Master Bolla Ropal insisted that he is too young to do so; Bane insists, bluffing that there are "impostor" master roaming around but Wee's mother refuses to let him go. Bane then uses a spinning device to "relax" her.

Daniel and Sonic then arrives on Rodia, hurrying to the Dunn home. However, Wee's mother threatens Daniel with a blaster, but he pulls it out of her tail, demanding to know where Bane is. Bane then appears in the door, before flying off to his fighter and escaping.

In Gongmen City, Tai Lung and Esther arrive to secure the goose cub Roo-Roo Page. The latter goes to Jan-gwa city to watch over her. Later that night, Bane arrives, sneaking onto the goose street. He then sneaks into Roo-Roo's room, only to find Esther waiting for him. They engage in a small fight before he is captured; Esther takes back her Student braid.

On a Venator-class cruiser, Bane refuses to talk about where the other children he captured are, and his ship's navigation logs had been wiped. So Tai Lung, Rhino, Sonic and Daniel try simultaneously to force Bane to divulge their location, with the risk of destroying his mind. The experience is hard on Bane and he cooperates.

With Bane as their guide, Daniel, Sonic and Rhino prepare to go find the children. Rhino points out that they must report to master Shifu about this, but Daniel insists that this is a leader affair; Tai Lung advocates contacting Shifu.

In the Valley of Peace, Tai Lung reports to Shifu of the plot. He expresses his belief that not even master Bear is behind it. Shifu asks Tai Lung who he thinks is behind it, and he answers that he doesn't know; Shifu tells him to have patience.

In the great volcano , The Unknown Enemy, appearing via hologram, tells the surgical droids to prepare the surgery for the children. He tells the droids that it is his intention to create an army of Dark master spies to overwhelm the kung fu masters. If the children don't survive the procedure, he will have lost nothing.

The Masters shuttle arrives at the station Bane specified, but the masters don't sense the children. Bane says that the children are safe; he only brought them to the Scroll. He offers to get it, Rhino refuses to be tricked, but accidentally trips the bridge's sensors, activating a number of turrets. The Masters defend themselves as Bane leaves the station in an escape pod. Luckily, they grab the Scroll and escape the station before it self-destructs.

Back on the Resolute, Tai Lung and Esther check Bane's fighter for any clues. Esther finds volcanic ash on its hull, while Tai Lung looks through its fueling log, determining that Bane had dropped his hostages In the great volcano. They then head out in the Twilight. However, their approach is detected and The Unknown Enemy orders the children to be moved elsewhere and the facility destroyed. The Master-Student duo then enter the facility, drawn by Wee's cries. However, the droids use the children as shields while fighting the kung fu masters, as the facility tears itself apart. However, the masters managed to snatch the children away from the droids and escape before the entire facility falls into the dangerous lava.

When they return to the Valley of Peace, Tai Lung admits to the Council that they were unable to find out who was behind the kidnappings. Oogway advises caution in the path ahead.