The film answers a long-standing lore question in the franchise: How did the Furious Five (Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Viper, and Crane) originally come together?

Through a series of mix-ups involving a scroll Po wrote about possible career choices, Tigress mistakenly recruits a cleaner (Crane), a dancer (Viper), a comedian (Monkey), and a doctor (Mantis). Despite their unconventional backgrounds, they discover that their unique styles make them the perfect team.