[Crane is helping Zeng broom-sweep the training courtyard]
And that, Zeng, is how my uncle decided to re-insulate the nest with thatched reed instead of the more popular doubled-up bundled straw.
[laughs weakly] That's very… interesting, Master Crane.
Yep. True story about thatched reed--
Uh, Master Crane? Forgive me, but, uh, why didn't you go with the others?
[sadly lowers his head, having to have heard that] Because I'm a joke, Zeng. At any moment, I could freeze up. [honks] At least here, I can't hurt anyone. [sneezes violently and coughs, almost hitting Zeng with the broom]
It is with great pleasure that I announce the grand opening of the new children's hospital! Master Crane, as one of the most respected and loved members of the Furious Five, will you do the honors?
Well, uh… Me? [two bunny kids give him back his hat before putting it back on his head]
[giving him a thumbs-up] Way to go, buddy.
[cuts the red ribbon with his beak, declaring the children's hospital open, and everyone cheers; then starts coughing and wheezing] Was that ribbon made of silk?! [snorting]
[sighs] Let's get him inside.
[laughs nervously] Let's hear it for Master Crane, the hospital's first patient!
[As Po and the Furious Five learn how to do the Iron Samara, Crane fails to concentrate and fling Po at the dummy, making him crash out of the courtyard and fall down the stairs]
Crane, if you'd done that in combat, someone could have gotten hurt!
[yelling in distant] Someone did!
[snapping sharply] Someone always gets hurt! Kung fu isn't safe! It's just like my… Like, someone said. [sadly turns around] I have to go. [starts walking to the doors]
I'm resigning from the Furious Five. [pushes the door open, accidentally hitting Po in the face] Goodbye, everyone… Forever.
[Po finds Crane in his father's noodle shop]
Hello. Why do you want to leave the Furious Five, buddy?
I don't want to talk about it.
Come on, you can tell me.
I could do this forever. Is this how you want to spend the rest of your life?
[sighs] It's my mother. She's always been kind of… overprotective. [voice-over during a 2D animated flashback] She made me wear a full suit of armor till I was six years old. I wasn't allowed to run or play, and she tied pillows to all the sharp corners in the house. She just didn't believe I could take care of myself. But one day, I snuck out and went to… a kung fu class! It was amazing! I knew right then it was what I wanted to do with my life. Of course, the class may have been a wee bit advanced for me. I don't know how my mom found out, but ever since then, she's hated kung fu. The slightest hint of it gives her dangerous heart palpitations. So I had to promise I would never, ever, ever have anything to do with kung fu.
[Back to the present]
Po, my mom has a weak heart. If she knew I was a Kung Fu master, it would kill her.
Are you sure she doesn't know?
Yes, 'cause she's not dead! I've been telling her that I… [sighs] Manage an inn. It's what she always wanted.
Not like you… own an inn? Or you own a bunch of inns, or you invented inns?
No. Mother believes in keeping her expectations low. Anyway, I figured I could get away with it 'cause she hates traveling. So I thought she'd never come to visit. And now she's coming to visit!
[nervously worried] Oh, Po. What am I gonna do?
[thinking; then gets an idea] Got it! You don't have to quit. We'll just pretend you're an inn manager. How long is she staying?
Just for the day. But it gets worse. I told her my inn is the Jade Palace. And that you and the Five work for me. And that Shifu is a poor, underprivileged simpleton who cleans the toilets!
YFYan Fan
[calling for him; off-screen] Yoo-hoo! Son!
[Crane screams in panic, realizing his mother has arrived and is looking for him]
[covers his beak, silencing the screaming] Just keep her busy. [shoves him outside the noodle shop] Go!
YFYan Fan
Where are you?! [spots him; joyfully] Oh, my baby!
[sits up, putting his hand on his head; groaning] Did we save the lychee nuts?
You're lucky to be alive, panda.
[sighs in disappointment] It's my fault. Lidong was too big.
You did what you could, considering you're so… Uh, green?
I should have been able to take that guy.
How? Lidong once fought Tigress to a stand still.
His size is formidable. You never had a chance.
Yeah, because I'm comically tiny! That's what you're all thinking, isn't it?
A true master realizes his limits. Only then can he push past them.
Well, maybe it's time I pushed my limits. I'm not gonna be the weak link on this team. No way! [hops away]
Tiny people can be so sensitive.
