INT. TRAINING HALL - NIGHT
Shifu is sitting in meditation, fidgeting incessantly.
SHIFU
"Inner peace. Inner peace. Inner peace."
He finally opens one eye.
SHIFU (CONT'D)
"Would whoever is making that flapping sound, quiet down!"
Satisfied with the silence, Shifu nods and resumes his meditation.
SHIFU (CONT'D)
"Inner..."
BOOM. Zeng drops in from the ceiling.
SHIFU (CONT'D)
"Oh, Zeng. Excellent. I could use some good news right now."
ZENG
"Uh..."
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EXT. JADE PALACE GROUNDS - EVENING
Oogway stands under the peach tree, deep in thought. Shifu rushes in, emerging from the mist, extremely agitated.
SHIFU
"Master! Master!"
OOGWAY
"Hmmm?"
SHIFU
(Out of breath)
"I have-- it's-- it's very bad news."
OOGWAY
"Ah, Shifu. There is just news. There is no good or bad."
SHIFU
"Master, your vision...your vision was right. Tai Lung has broken out of prison. He's on his way!"
OOGWAY
"That is bad news..."
He turns to face Shifu and stares at him, eyebrow raised.
OOGWAY (CONT'D)
"...If you do not believe that the Dragon Warrior can stop him."
SHIFU
"The panda? Master, that panda is not the Dragon Warrior. He wasn't even meant to be here it was an accident!"
OOGWAY
"There are no accidents."
SHIFU
"Yes, I know. You've said that already. Twice."
OOGWAY
"Well, that was no accident either."
SHIFU
"Thrice."
OOGWAY
"My old friend, the panda will never fulfill his destiny, nor you yours, until you let go of the illusion of control."
SHIFU
"Illusion?"
OOGWAY
"Yeah. Look at this tree, Shifu. I cannot make it blossom when it suits me, nor make it bear fruit before its time."
SHIFU
"But there are things we can control."
Shifu kicks the tree and a peach fall to his feet.
SHIFU (CONT'D)
"I can control when the fruit will fall."
A peach falls on his head and Oogway chuckles. Shifu tosses the peach in the air, leaps up, and splits it with a chop.
SHIFU (CONT'D)
"And I can control—"
Shifu punches the ground, creating a hole and places the seed in it.
SHIFU (CONT'D)
"--where to plant the seed. That is no illusion, Master."
OOGWAY
"Ah, yes. But no matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree. You may wish for an apple, or an orange... but you will get a peach."
SHIFU
"But a peach cannot defeat Tai Lung!"
OOGWAY
"Maybe it can. If you are willing to guide it, to nurture it. To believe in it."
Oogway covers the seed with dirt.
SHIFU
"But how? How? I need your help, Master."
OOGWAY
"No, you just need to believe. Promise me, Shifu. Promise me you will believe."
SHIFU
"I... I will try."
Oogway smiles, then glances up at the sky, then back down to Shifu.
OOGWAY
"Good. My time has come. You must continue your journey without me."
He hands his staff to a confused Shifu.
SHIFU
"What... what are you...?"
Oogway backs away into the swirling fog.
SHIFU (CONT'D)
"Master, you can't leave me!"
The petals surround Oogway as he approaches the cliff's edge.
OOGWAY
"You must believe."
SHIFU
"Master!"
Shifu runs after him. Oogway is engulfed by peach blossoms. As the winds settle, Shifu is revealed standing at the edge of a cliff.
Oogway is gone.
TO BE CONTIUED!!!!!!!
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