EXT. MOUNTAINS NEAR THE HALL OF UNBOUND MYSTERIES - DAY
The air was cold and smelled of shattered rock. The Furious Five and Zhen crested a final ridge and stopped, horrified at the sight below. In the crater of the destroyed Hall, a colossal black iron prison was being constructed by a legion of gorilla soldiers. They saw two gorillas dragging the defeated cheetah master, Azizi, in heavy chains.
Zhen found a hidden path down, leading them to a rocky outcropping above Xian.
XIAN: (Gesturing contemptuously at the unconscious Azizi) "Look at this. Another 'master.' We will gather them all... And when I am done, there will be no more masters. There will be no more legends. There will be only one... me."
Viper let out a sharp, involuntary gasp. Xian's head snapped up, his senses impossibly sharp. His gaze locked directly onto their hiding place. He gave a cold, simple command.
XIAN: "Intruders. Eliminate them."
His army charges. "Now!" Tigress roars, leading the attack.
The heroes become a whirlwind of skill. Crane dives from the sky, his beak a spear. Viper coils and disarms foes with her ribbon-like grace, while Monkey's acrobatics create chaos. Mantis delivers tiny, powerful nerve strikes that topple giants, and Zhen uses her agility to strike at armor joints, disabling opponents.
But Tigress is the anchor, a blur of orange and black at the heart of the battle. She sends gorillas flying with powerful, rhythmic punches and uses them as springboards for devastating aerial kicks, carving a path through the enemy ranks. Seeing her unstoppable advance, Xian moves.
Tigress lands perfectly after felling another opponent, ready to strike again. In the space where a gorilla stood, Xian is simply there.
For Tigress, the world freezes. The roar of battle fades. The shock of his impossible speed locks her muscles for a critical half-second. It is all the opening he needs.
Xian delivers a single, brutal punch to her chest. The force of the blow lifts her off her feet, sending her crashing into a wall of rock, defeated.
Seeing their strongest member fall so easily shatters the team's morale. In their moment of terror, the gorilla army surges forward and overwhelms them.
Heavy shackles of dull, black Obsidian Iron are snapped onto their wrists and ankles, and they feel their connection to their chi instantly sever. Weakened and powerless, they are thrown into a cage, and the heavy iron door slams shut.