It's now nighttime where Mantis is seen jamming needles into Po's hide. Hours after the Tigress helped Po climb their way back up the steps, he eventually managed to limp back to his bunk, wherein both Mantis and Viper were waiting for him, acupuncture therapy set in hand.
Po: Aoo... whoohoo... EEE... OW! I thought you said acupuncture would make me feel BETTER!!!
Mantis: Trust me my friend, it will. It's just not easy finding the right nerve points under all this...
Po: Fat?
Mantis: Fur. I was about to say fur.
Mantis finally found purchase and jammed the needle into the panda's skin, making Po jump in discomfort.
Po: Sure you were.
Mantis zipped around, adjusting the needles and tapping for any nerve clusters.
Mantis: Who am I to judge a warrior based on their size? I mean... look at me.
Po titled his head to look for the bug, completely missing his presence.
Mantis: I'm over here.
Mantis signalled his position on Po's opposite shoulder by jamming in another needle.
Po: Ah-HAH!
Viper: Maybe you should take a look at this again.
Viper holds up a reference diagram of all known acupuncture meridians, over which was drawn a crudely shaped approximation of a panda.
Mantis: Oh! Okay.
The sounds of Po's ensuing screams reverberated throughout the bunkhouse, disturbing Monkey's peaceful mediation, and causing Crane to miss a VERY big stroke during his calligraphy practice. They knew instantly that this is Mantis doing acupuncture again.
Po: I know this probably shouldn't be my place to say, but I know Shifu's trying his best to get rid of me.
Viper: Yeah, he's just upset that it wasn't one of us chosen to be the Dragon Warrior.
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