Ghosts of Mortis

## Premise

"The Heros remain stranded on Mortis, and the Son, aligned with the dark side of kung fu, renews his efforts to convert Tai Lung as the masters prepare for a decisive confrontation. Tai Lung is stunned by images of his dark future. The Son promises him the power to avert this destiny.

The Father recognizes that the Son has broken the rules of time. He wipes Tai Lung's memory of these future visions, and steals the Mortis Dagger to end the conflict. The Father impales himself, thus preventing the Son from stealing his power. The Son, stunned by this, is run through by Tai Lung. With all three Force wielders destroyed, the imbalance in the elements disappears on Mortis. The seven heros are transplanted back to the Kung Fu Panda Wall proper, apparently at the moment that they disappeared."

## Synopsis

While Esther, Elida, Olivia and Leopard attempts to repair the damaged shuttle for their escape from Mortis, Tai Lung, Daniel and Sonic contemplate whether this is the right course of action, with Son, corrupted by the Dark Side, still being at large. Tai Lung decides to return to Father and seek his help since he has doubts that Son can be held prisoner on this territoriet. permanently and meets with him outside the crypt where Father has just buried Daughter, the Dagger of Mortis laid upon her chest. Father is now determined to eliminate Son and the danger he poses to the universe, but refuses to accept Tai Lung's offer of aid, since Son would easily use Tai Lung's power to tip the balance of the Elements, wreaking havoc in the Wall. He tells Tai Lung that the elements will now decide over their fates and to look inside himself for the answer for what is to be done.

When he leaves the crypt, Tai Lung encounters a ghostly apparition of his adoptive great-grandfather, Master Knut. Still doubtful about what to do with Son, Tai Lung seeks Knut's advice, but just like Father, Knut advises him to look into himself for the true answer, and tells him to go to a certain place, the Well of the Dark Side, to face his most personal challenge. In the meantime, Daniel prepares to look for Tai Lung when he is met by Father, who tells him of Tai Lung's destination but tells him not to interfere. Daniel protests, however, and departs for the Well.

Tai Lung descends into the Well, which lies hidden in the fiery bowels of Mortis, where he is met by Son. Son attempts to draw him to his side by revealing visions of a future of suffering, including a duel against The Unknown Enemy, the death of kung fu masters, betrayal in the Jade Palace, and the destruction of the panda village. Fearful, Tai Lung refuses to confront the images and is overwhelmed by anguish. Son offers to help him change his future and prevent what Tai Lung has seen, and Tai Lung chooses to go with him. Meanwhile, Daniel is on his way to the Well to check on Tai Lung. Upon arriving, he finds him poisoned by the Dark Side and in Son's company. He uses the Dark element to push Daniel's speeder into the dangerous magma. Daniel wants to asks a question to Tai Lung, but he tells him that he is sorry. The Son and Tai Lung then depart. Daniel is now stuck in the Well and is unable to escape, but he can go die in the magma. Daniel contacts Elida, instructing her and the others to disable the shuttle (just right after she has managed to repair it), but before she can go about the task, Tai Lung arrives. Just in time, Elida manages to sabotage the power systems, get away and recover Daniel. Worried that the team will join forces with Father, Son departs to prevent this, enters his sister's tomb and recovers the Dagger.

Left alone, Tai Lung is confronted and questioned by Father. Tai Lung maintains that he will cause great suffering in the future. Father erases Tai Lung's memory of his future to break the hold of the Dark Side on him, and the tow are rejoined by Daniel, Elida, Olivia, Leopard, Esther and Sonic at the monastery. Son arrives soon afterwards, and Father pleads with him one last time to let go of his plans. When Son refuses to give up, Tai Lung attacks him, shortly followed by his friends, but Son proves too powerful for them. In order to strip his son of the Force which he has bestowed upon him, Father takes the Dagger and turns it upon himself. Shaken by remorse, Son recovers and makes peace with his father, just before he is run through by Tai Lung's sword. With his dying breath, Father proclaims Tai Lung the Chosen One since he has brought balance back to this world and promises that he will do it again, but warns him to beware his inner self or else he will bring doom to the Kung Fu Panda Wall. With that, Father's body vanishes.

With the death of Father, the elements that has permeated Mortis dissipates, and a falling crystal shatters on the tip of the monastery's tower, enveloping the heros with a blinding flash. When they come to, they find themselves back in the sky inside the shuttle and being contacted by Rex. They are confused to learn that only a moment has passed since they lost contact with their cruiser, but recover sufficiently enough to complete their rendezvous.