TOKI TOKI — SEASON 2, EPISODE 6

“How to Train Your Giant Panda (Not Really)”

COLD OPEN

EXT. FOREST CLEARING – MID-MORNING

A peaceful day.

Birds chirp.
The sun beams through leaves.

Toki sits calmly in the middle of a training circle made of bamboo poles.
Ranger Liu paces in front of him with a notebook.

TokiToki, Maya, and Kin sit on a log, eating snacks and watching.

Ranger Liu
Today is the day, Toki.
We are going to teach you discipline.

Toki blinks slowly.

TokiToki whispers to Maya:

TokiToki
Does Dad know Toki only listens when snacks are involved?

Maya shrugs.
Kin nods solemnly like this is ancient wisdom.

Ranger Liu claps.

Ranger Liu
Lesson One: Stillness!

Toki immediately rolls onto his back and starts chewing his bamboo.

Ranger Liu sighs deeply.

CUT TO TITLE CARD:
“HOW TO TRAIN YOUR GIANT PANDA (NOT REALLY)”

ACT I

SCENE 1 — THE TRAINING PLAN

EXT. FOREST CLEARING – CONTINUOUS

Ranger Liu unfolds a massive, overly complicated training chart:

• Focus

• Form

• Aura Stability

• Agility

• Meditation

• Snack Management

• Controlled Use of Staff Power

TokiToki squints at it.

TokiToki
Dad… this looks like something Maya made.

Maya
(offended)
Excuse you.
Mine would have color-coding.

Ranger Liu points at Toki with authority.

Ranger Liu
Your staff is stronger now, but unstable.
If Shen launches another pulse, you must be ready.
So today—
we train.

Toki nods, surprisingly determined.

Kin folds his arms.

Kin
Training is sacred.
The Guardian path requires discipline, balance, and harmony—

Toki lazily faceplants into the grass.

Kin’s eye twitches.

Kin
…He mocks me.

SCENE 2 — FOCUS TRAINING (FAIL)

EXT. TRAINING CIRCLE

Ranger Liu places three objects on the ground:

• A bell

• A rock

• A glowing leaf

Ranger Liu
Toki must tap the glowing leaf only when the bell rings.

He lifts the bell.

Ranger Liu
Ready?

Toki nods.

DING!

Toki smacks the glowing leaf.

Good.

Ranger Liu waits.

He raises the bell again—

Toki smacks the leaf before it rings.

Ranger Liu frowns.

Ranger Liu
No, Toki.
Only when the bell rings.

Toki stares at the leaf.

DING!
Toki smacks the rock.

TokiToki
(progressively worried)
Maybe we should start smaller?

Ranger Liu sighs.

Ranger Liu
Alright. New exercise.

He holds a bamboo shoot.

Toki’s eyes widen.

Ranger Liu
Toki…
Do.
Not.
Take.
This.

Toki reaches immediately.
Liu yanks it away.

Ranger Liu
No!

Toki lunges again.
Liu dodges.
Toki pounces.
Chaos erupts.

TokiToki laughs:

TokiToki
He’s trying! Just… in his own way!

Kin rubs his temples.

SCENE 3 — AGILITY TRAINING (HALF FAIL)

EXT. OBSTACLE COURSE – AFTERNOON

Ranger Liu built a training course:

• Tire jumps

• Vine swings

• Balance logs

• A “danger noodle” (just a rope labeled “Danger Noodle”)

Ranger Liu
Toki must complete the course faster than TokiToki.

TokiToki cracks her knuckles dramatically.

TokiToki
Prepare to lose, fluff mountain.

The whistle blows.

MONTAGE — HILARIOUS TRAINING FAILS

• Toki tries to jump through tires… gets stuck in the first one.

• TokiToki swings across vines like a free spirit.

• Kin corrects her posture while she’s mid-air, which makes no sense.

• Toki casually breaks the balance log by stepping on it.

• Maya times everything with a stopwatch.

• Ranger Liu keeps notes but looks progressively more exhausted.

• Toki keeps winning certain challenges by accident (his weight tips seesaws perfectly, logs break in his favor, etc.)

END MONTAGE

Toki collapses into the leaves, panting.

TokiToki flops beside him.

TokiToki
We’re… never… doing this again.

Kin kneels beside Toki.

Kin
Your strength is remarkable.
Your discipline…
is somewhere else entirely.

Toki buries his face in the dirt.

ACT II

SCENE 4 — THE STAFF TEST

EXT. FOREST CLEARING – AFTERNOON

Ranger Liu stands firm.

Ranger Liu
Okay.
Everything today has led to this.
Toki must activate the staff…
calmly.

Toki’s staff flickers weakly.

Kin steps forward.

Kin
Guardian.
Breathe with the forest.
Focus your heart.

Toki tries.

He sits cross-legged.

The runes glow faintly…

Then he sneezes and shoots a burst of energy into a tree.

BOOM!

The tree falls.

Maya jumps.

Maya
Okay! New rule!
No sneezing during training!

Ranger Liu massages his temples.

Toki groans apologetically.

SCENE 5 — TOKITOKI'S IDEA

TokiToki steps forward confidently.

TokiToki
Dad, Kin, Maya…
You guys are making this way too serious.

Kin scowls.

Kin
Training is serious.

TokiToki
Not when the trainee is a giant panda who likes snacks and naps!

She pats Toki proudly.

TokiToki
Toki learns best when he’s having fun.
So we’re gonna do that instead.

Maya lights up.

Maya
Positive reinforcement!
Classic conditioning theory!
Brilliant!

Ranger Liu crosses his arms.

Ranger Liu
I don’t know…

TokiToki winks.

TokiToki
Trust me.

SCENE 6 — PANDA TRAINING, TOKITOKI STYLE

MONTAGE — TOKITOKI’S FUN TRAINING

• Toki balances on a log while TokiToki plays a drum beat—he stays centered better than before.

• Kin tosses leaves upward; Toki swats only the glowing ones with impressive accuracy.

• Maya hides bamboo snacks around obstacles. Toki completes the course flawlessly to find them.

• Ranger Liu watches, jaw dropping.

• Toki activates the staff, not with strain—
  but while playing a silly game of “glow tag” with TokiToki.

Toki is smiling—actually enjoying training.

At the end of the montage, Toki performs a clean staff move:

A circular sweep that creates a soft aura shield.

Everyone stops.

Kin’s eyes widen.

Kin
That…
was a Guardian technique.

Ranger Liu beams proudly.

Ranger Liu
Looks like someone learns best through joy…
not pressure.

TokiToki gives Toki a huge hug.

ACT III

SCENE 7 — A QUIET MOMENT WITH LIU

Later, Ranger Liu sits on a log, exhausted but smiling.

Toki sits beside him.

Ranger Liu
I try so hard to protect her…
to guide both of you.
But maybe…
she’s the one guiding us.

Toki rests his head on Liu’s shoulder.

Liu pats him softly.

Ranger Liu
You’re doing great, Toki.
Really.

It’s a touching father-son moment.

SCENE 8 — TROUBLE BREWING

Maya checks her devices.
Kin meditates near a tree.

Suddenly—

Maya’s scanner spikes violently.

Maya
Uh-oh…

Kin opens his eyes, alarmed.

Kin
The forest pulse…
It shudders.

Toki’s staff flickers erratically.

TokiToki looks around, fearful.

TokiToki
Guys… something’s happening.

The wind reverses direction.
Leaves swirl upward.
The sky dims unnaturally.

Kin stands abruptly.

Kin
The Shattering Pulse…
It begins.

Toki grips his staff tightly.

TokiToki grabs his paw.

TokiToki
No matter what comes—
we face it together.

Toki nods, fierce determination burning in his eyes.

Thunder rumbles.

A dark green energy shockwave rolls over the horizon…

—

FADE OUT.