Author's note: Hi everybody! I had started writing this fanfiction a while ago, but abandond it, as I could never think of a good idea for a 'bad guy' or a a good way to introduce the story. The other day, however, I was watching Kung Fu Panda 2 and was re inspired to continue writing this story. Now, I have an introduction and my first couple of chapter written, and I feel confident enough to post it here.

I hope you enjoy reading it, and please, if you have any ideas on how to improve my writing style, or any plot devices you think would fit well, please feel free to let me know.

Now, on with the story!

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Prologue: The Legend of Long.

Many years ago, the Valley of Peace was ruled by a mighty sorcerer: The Dragon, Long.

He had the power to control the five elements of Earth, Wood, Metal, Water and Fire, yet his most feared power was the ability to control the bodies of others. All in his command were afraid to even trust their friends and family, for fear that Long would be there, hidden behind their loved one's eyes, listening.

Long's tyranny of fear and control lasted many arduous years, until one day, a young tortoise came to the valley.

Oogway had spent time in isolation, developing a new method of defense using the powers of harmony and focus to create Kung Fu, which Long had never seen before.

Upon sighting Oogway using this new form of defense to protect a young family in the valley from his tiger soldiers, Long was intrigued, and invited Oogway to his palace.

Oogway graciously demonstrated his skill for the sorcerer, explaining how the mind and body can work together to achieve excellence, hoping that Long would wish to learn, and so change his ways through the values that Kung Fu taught.

Long was most eager to learn, but not for the reasons Oogway hoped. And once Long believed that he had learnt enough from Oogway, he turned on him.

But Oogway, while hopeful, had not been foolish. For he had not taught Long everything...

Oogway was able to defeat Long, and trapped him in an isolated prison built specifically to contain him which restrained both his body and his magic. The tiger soldiers were made outcasts, as the villagers refused to believe that they had been controlled by magic to do Long's bidding. And for over one hundred years, no tiger was permitted to enter the valley, as the people still lived in fear of Long's powerful soldiers.

The Jade Palace, which had once belonged to Long, became a beacon of justice and wisdom, as Oogway transformed it into a place of Kung Fu. And since then, the Valley of Peace gained its name, never again knowing life under a tyrannical rule.

However, Long still remains in his prison, his body bound by chains and his magic blocked by chi, preventing him from escaping using kung fu, or by manipulating the metal and stone that made his prison.

His mind, however, has remained just as active as always, and it was Oogway's fear that Long would somehow find a way to use his mind to extend his magical reach beyond his isolation, enact his revenge and reign once more over the Valley of Peace.

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Author's note: On Wikipedia, it is said that the villan in Kung Fu Panda 3 will be 'the most formidable yet'. Now, in the first movie, they had Tai Lung and he was a Kung Fu master. Then in the second movie, they had Lord Shen and his invention of the cannon. I was trying to think: what could be bigger than that? And I remembered the magic surrounding the chinese legends, the five elements and the knowledge that was coveted. I then saw the third 'Mummy' movie and was inspired by the Emperor to create Long, who I envision as a Komodo Dragon.