Nighttime had been upon them for about an hour. Tigress had been propped up and was sitting against a tree in front of their campfire. She had trouble finding ways to entertain herself, finding it more troublesome ever since she had gotten with Po. Now was not an exception. Po and Shifu had been away from the camp, out of hearing distance, but still in sight. It had looked to be a relatively peaceful conversation before this point, now they were arguing.

She watched as Shifu pointed a finger at Po, and the panda waves his arms dramatically. Shifu shook his head and Po stomped a foot on the ground signifying that he was standing his ground. She guessed one of them got fed up because Po started walking back to camp.

She turned her head to the fire and listened as Po's footsteps got closer. He walked up and carefully sat next to her. "So, how are you feeling?"

"Fine enough. You?"

"Uh, same." Po looked down at his paws and clenched his fists.

"Po?"

"Hm?" The panda looked up from his hands.

"Did Shifu, by chance, tell you what happened?"

"About Shen?" The panda's voice had became a whisper. "Yeah, yeah he did." He looked into the campfire. "You're upset about it?"

"Of course. He's going to be coming for you and it's not like you're in any condition to fight."

"I haven't been in fighting condition for a year, and that never stopped me."

"I'm stopping you now."

"Tigress, I'm not taking your chi, okay. Just give it up."

Tigress looked over at Po. "I can't. I care, Po. That's why I want to help. To take the risk."

"So, the same reason I don't want anyone to help, then?"

Tigress nodded. "About Shen, Po. When he gets taken down we can't show him mercy. Monkey, Mantis, and Shifu know this but—"

"I agree. Shen doesn't deserve mercy. Not anymore."

Tigress's eyes widened. That was not what she was expecting. "Po?"

Po clenched his fists. "I forgave him, Tigress. I forgave him. I forgave him for killing my race and my parents. I forgave him for hurting me. But, now, I'm running fresh out of mercy and patience. Two of my things he doesn't deserve. Not to mention that there is so much more at stake, now."

"Po."

"I'm serious, Tigress. He took Crane and Viper from us and he hurt you. You can't even move on your own."

"Po, remember, you need your chi."

"I don't need my chi, Tigress. You said so yourself, I'm not in any condition to fight. Besides, Shifu's got it covered. Monkey and Mantis too."

"What about Tai-lung, then?"

Po's ears perked up. "What?"

"Shen isn't the only one who returned."

"Tai-lung is back? How is that even possible? I'm one-hundred percent sure I wushied him into the next dimension." Po held up his hand and wiggled his pinky. "Skadoosh."

"He's back, Po. No matter the reasons."

Po placed his hands on his knees and sighed. "I'm the only one who can beat Tai-lung. Fine, fine. If it's getting my chi back or being forced to watch Tai-lung tear your apart, then I'll take my chi. We'll . . . talk about it with Monkey and Mantis when we return."

"Glad you came to your senses." Shifu walked infront of the two sitting warriors. "Although, this Tai-lung predicament worries me. How would he come back?"

An uneasy feeling formed in Tigress's stomach. "What if— what if Kai is back?"

Po placed a hand on her shoulder. "What? Nah, that's impossible. He kind of blew up in the spirit realm." He made an explosion-like sound effect with his mouth. "He's gone. Besides! Even if he was still alive, what are the chances he beat Master Oogway twice?" Po sighed. "He's gone, Ti. Dead. Maybe Tai-lung and Shen had their chi stolen by Kai and were freed into our realm when I overloaded Kai with my chi."

"Overloaded?"

"Yeah! Y'know with the chi dragon."

"Is that how you lost your chi?"

Po laughed nervously. "I think so? That's our theory. I didn't even realize that I was missing chi until we got back into the valley."

"But how?!" Tigress took a deep breath, her lungs flaring up in pain. "We gave you that chi."

"I know, but I kinda, maybe threw all of my chi into Kai."

"Po!"

"C'mon Tigress it was the only way!"

Tigress opened her mouth, but was cut off by Shifu. "That is enough! Bickering will not help anything or anyone. We will arrive back in the valley tomorrow. Then, we will consult with Monkey and Mantis to help Po get back on his feet and to warn them of Shen's possible arrival. Everything is settled." Shifu sat down. "We will get through this."

Shen sat in front of the two Jade warriors, eyeing them. He remembered the two, they were from Gongmen. He narrowed his eyes, hate filling his thoughts. Gongmen was his graveyard and his home. Both things he hated. "So, what of the situation?"

Shen turned to the snow leopard. "Pardon?"

"This whole thing." He whispered this time, intent on not letting the Jombies overhear. "Us having to stay back and not progress." By this point he was sitting.

"It's sour, but it could be worse. It's not like we could fight back." Shen turned his eyes to the Jombies, focused on telling if they could hear their whispers.

"It's a matter of pride. But, I see your point. We have to live to see our revenge."

Shen nodded, "I just hope Kai lives up to his end of the deal." The Jombies's heads turned upwards and Kai landed with a thud a few feet away from that. He held out his hand and the two Jombies turned into pendants and flew to him.

"Perfect! Only the three away from the Valley of Peace remain!" He turned towards the two warriors. "Shen, I have good news."

Shen and Tai-lung stood to their feet. Shen turned his head towards Kai. "I'm listening."

"No one is protecting the pandas in the valley. You are free to take your army and continue what you do best. Slaughter innocents."

"For the last time, they are not innocent. They are a threat to me and I shall eliminate them. I will execute them and proceed with our original plan." He turned towards the wolves. "Get ready to move! We are taking the Valley of Peace!" He looked into the sky and took a deep breath "And no one will stand in my way."