We are getting some angst between Lloyd and Nova, as they are having their first quarrel. (and it wouldn't be their last)
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*The Falcon squawks as Zane and Wu look through binoculars and spot the Dark Island.*
"Hmm, most peculiar. Yesterday there was just , but now there is an island." said Zane.
"The Dark Island, Zane. And what I find more peculiar is after Ninjago City was attacked by the Stone Army, today they have vanished." said Wu.
"Do you think they are on this Dark Island? Garmadon may be responsible." said Zane.
"I fear that too. But what's most important is we have to find out what is on that island." said Wu.
"Perhaps my Falcon can have a look." said Zane.
*Zane sends the Falcon off. The ninja are working on the Destiny's Bounty.*
Jay gets splashed with oil; groans. "Ugh, useless pile of junk."
"Oh, it's worse than I feared. The rotors on the starboard booster are completely destroyed. The port boosters are shot from the strain. Oh, sorry guys. She's not getting airborne anytime soon." said Nya.
"So if the Stone Army attacks again, we're sitting ducks." said Cole.
"Uh, ducks can fly, Cole. Weren't you listening?" said Jay.
"We just got our tails handed to us, and we couldn't even stop one of them. Ugh, I hate feeling helpless." said Kai.
"We mustn't give up hope, Kai." said Wu.
"But the Stone Army is indestructible. You saw it. At best, all my powers could do was slow them down." said Lloyd.
"That's not entirely true. There is a way to defeat them, as you saw with Nova. And it is told within the scrolls." said Misako as everyone heads inside the Bounty and Misako shows them the scroll. "The prophecy reveals that the power to defeat the Stone Army lies within the Green Ninja."
"I tried. I gave them everything I had. And Nova can't take out a whole army by herself." said Lloyd.
"Yes, but you are stronger than you think. Look. The true power of the Green Ninja can only be unlocked when his four protectors find their own pure elemental powers." said Misako.
"Are we the protectors?" asked Cole.
"Pfft, silly question. Of course, we are. Haha, right?" said Jay.
"If you guys weren't the protectors we would be helpless." said Nova, shaking her head.
"If we are the protectors, then we're doomed. Our elemental Golden Weapons no longer exist. We cannot tap into our elemental powers without them. Unlike Nova who still has her powers." said Zane.
"But the powers do exist within each of you. And there is a way to unlock your powers on your own. We must go to the Temple of Light." said Misako.
Nova got a chilling feeling when she heard that name, but she wasn't sure why since it wasn't anything bad like the Overlord, and yet something in her was telling her to stay away from that place.
"Temple of Light? What's that?" Nya asked.
"The gold in the Golden Weapons was from the Golden Peaks, but they were forged in the Temple of Light, a powerful place I thought only existed in legend." said Misako.
"It's on the Dark Island?" asked Wu.
"I think our only choice is to find out." said Misako.
"So we get our powers back? All right!" said Cole.
"But there's still one big problem: The Bounty can't fly." said Nya.
"It's a ship, right? Can't it sail?" Misako questioned.
"Silly question. Of course, it can. Haha, right?" said Jay.
Nova simply sighed while shaking her head before walking out on the deck of the Bounty and headed to the front of the ship.
"Nova, can we talk?" Lloyd asked since he had seen her walk out, so he decided to follow her.
Nova looked over at him with a raised eyebrow. "About what?"
"About you. These last few days you've been so distant, and hardly ever speak with any of us. Yet alone me, and I thought we were friends, and we could talk about things with each other." said Lloyd with a worried look on his face.
Nova sighs, looking down at the floor before back at him with a complicated look on her face. She wanted to tell him so badly about what was going on, but after hearing the ninja's opinion on the purple ninja and the connection with the Overlord. She couldn't find herself telling the truth to any of them.
She was scared of the outcome, and if it turned to the worst, she wasn't sure she would be able to take it and be left behind again, or even killed for simply being the Overlord's creation.
".....I'm sorry, Lloyd, but this is something I need to figure out and work on by myself...I can't tell you." said Nova with a painful look on her face.
"Why not! I thought we would be there for each other, if either of us needed a hand after what happened at the museum!" said Lloyd, getting frustrated.
Nova took a deep breath as even she was getting frustrated right now. "Lloyd! Can we not talk about this right now. We have more important things to think about right now!" She shouted at him.
There was a tense silence between them, and the rest of the team were all gathered by the door from the inside of the bounty, clearly having heard Nova and Lloyd fighting, which had never happened before between those two.
Lloyd let out a heavy frustrated sigh, trying to calm down. "Fine, we will put this to the side for now. But after this fight is over, we are having an actual talk, Nova." He said before walking away and back into the bounty, passing the team, not in the mood to talk.
Nova crossed her arms as she turned her back to the others so they couldn't see the tears that had started running down her face.
*Some time later, the Bounty set on the dock, the ninja say goodbye to everyone before heading off.*
"Now promise me you'll eat your vegetables." said Edna.
"Mom!" shouted Jay.
"Oh, I mean it. You get sluggish when you don't get enough vitamins. Ed, tell him if he's gonna save the world, he has to eat his vegetables." said Edna.
"Uh, do what your mother says." said Ed.
"I don't know what to say." said Lou.
"You don't have to say anything." said Cole.
"You're right. I don't have to say anything. But I do have to sing." said Lou as The Royal Blacksmiths hum while Lou launches into a song. "Who's gonna save Ninjago's hide? Who's gonna make a dad swell with pride? Cole is! Cole does! Cole, Cole, Cole." Everyone applauds.
"That's the sweetest thing I've ever heard, Pop." said Cole.
"Now, Dareth, as the honorary Brown Ninja, we're entrusting you with protecting Ninjago and tending to the Ultra Dragon. Are you up to the tasks?" said Kai.
"I won't let you guys down. Did you hear that? I'm officially the Brown Ninja!" shouted Dareth as Everyone cheers. "Oh, what's my elemental power?"
"Uh, hot air?" said Nya.
"So I command the wind. Cool." said Dareth.
Nova was sitting to the side away from the others, smiling a bit when she heard what Dareth said. "I'm pretty sure Morro wouldn't accept someone else having his element." She thought until she felt something in her pocket, and pulled out her phone and was surprised to see someone had sent her a text, but most of all who it was from.
"Hey shrimp,
Don't ask me how I found your number, or how I know you have a phone. I have my ways.
Anyway, just wanna let you know that I've set up a shop in Stiix, so whenever you return from your little mission or whatever, and should you be looking for a new job. I have one spot open should you be interested.
Good luck kid.
P.S don't think I've forgotten your little debt, so you better pay me back soon.
From Ronin."
A soft smile grew on Nova's face, along with letting out a giggle. "That stupid asshole, even now, he keeps reminding me of my debt." She thought.
Lloyd riding the Ultra Dragon. "You need to stay here, big guy. These people need your protection."
*Zane sighs as he looks at everyone spending time with each other.*
"Is there anyone you would like to say goodbye to?" asked Wu.
"My only family is my Falcon. And my only memory of my father was nearly erased. I will miss Ninjago for it's all I know, but I am excited to see what the future has in store." said Zane.
"Well, my Nindroid friend, there are a few people who would like to say goodbye to you." Wu points to a mob of fans cheering.
"I love you, you stupid Nindroid." said Rufus.
"Pupils, it's time we set sail." said Wu.
"Goodbye!"
"See you!"
"So long!"
Dareth bowing toward the ship's direction. "You see that? It's working!"
*Everyone cheers.*
"Jay! Did you make sure to pack clean underwear?" said Edna.
"Yes, mom!" Everyone laughs at him.
"We still have a long journey ahead of us." said Wu.
"Still no word from your Falcon?" said Cole.
"Not yet." said Zane.
"I wonder what's on the island?" questioned Kai.
"An entirely new ecosystem?" wondered Zane.
"Never before seen creatures?" questioned Cole.
"Oh, vegetables that taste like dessert?" guessed Jay.
"I hope the Stone Army is there. They may have gotten the best of us once, but never again." said Kai.
"You said it." said Cole.
"Hear, hear!" said Jay.
" I wonder if this is the end of our destiny." said Lloyd.
"Not by far, this is only the beginning." Nova thought to herself.
"If it is, there isn't anyone else I'd want on my side." said Kai.
"Hear, hear!" said Jay again.
"You said it." said Cole once again.
Nova had a soft smile on her face, but was feeling a small headache but tried to ignore it. Thinking it was nothing.
Zane turns on Falcon Vision. "My Falcon has arrived at the Dark Island!" He plugs himself onto the computer, so everyone can see what he sees. "There, now we can all see. A Stone Warrior shoots down the Falcon, hurtling Zane back. Everyone but Nova gasps. "He's...he's gone."
"We don't know that." said Wu.
Nova nodded. "It's too soon to decide what happened to him."
"Oh, Zane. I'm so sorry." said Nya.
"Well, he was our friend too, so we're not gonna let him go in vain. If the Stone Army wants a fight, they got one." said Kai.
"Well, that's going to have to wait because right now, we're sailing straight for a storm. All hands on deck." said Misako.
*Thunder rumbling and Lightning crackling, the ninja, except for Jay, are trying to stabilize the ship.*
"Hold the line!" said Cole.
"The winds are too strong!" said Lloyd.
"We need everyone's help, Jay!" said Zane.
"But I don't wanna get wet. I...I only have one pair of underwear." said Jay.
"Jay, this is no time to be making jokes. The Bounty can only take so much." said Kai.
"You think I'm trying to be funny?" Jay hears laughter. "Okay, laugh all you want, but we'll see who laughs last when I have to go commando."
"I really don't wanna see you go commando, Jay." said Nova.
"Who's laughing?" Kai asked.
"Ugh. It sounds like some of us are getting a kick out of this." said Nya.
The ninja looked over at Nova.
"Hey! Don't look at me, even I know when it's time to laugh and not to." said Nova.
"That's not laughter." said Misako.
"What is that sound?" questioned Wu.
Misako sees starfish-like creatures clinging onto the window. "Starteeth!"
"Uh, guys, why is the sea laughing at us?" Kai asked.
"And why do I have a feeling we're not gonna get the joke?" said Jay as several Starteeth lands on the ship.
"Nope, nope ,nope I am not taking this." said Nova and just stopped what she was doing and began trying to get the Starteeth off the ship.
"Hey, what's that?" Cole lets go of the rope.
"Whoa!"
"I'm coming! I got it!" shouted Jay.
"About time, Jay!" said Kai.
Jay gets splashed with water. "Oh, perfect!"
"It looks like some sort of a, hmm, fish." Cole picks it up, revealing its sharp teeth.
"Wait! We must not let the Starteeth on board. They devour ships and won't stop until we sink!" said Misako.
"Already working on it!" shouted Nova while she kept on getting some of them off the ship.
The Starteeth bites Cole. "Aaaah! It bit me!"
*The Starteeth bites the rope, unstabilizing the mast.*
"Huh, get these things off the ship!" The Starteeth clings onto Kai. "Aargh. I'm starstruck! Unh, good riddance, water vampires!" He throws them off.
"Faster! Or we'll sink!" shouted Lloyd.
"We are going as fast as we can!" shouted Nova.
"Get off there!" They hang on Jay's back. "Oh, my! Aah! Get them off! Get them off!"
"Use your Spinjitzu!" shouted Kai and Nova in unison.
"Ninja, go!" Jay does so, but they go on their sail. "Okay, bad idea."
"Ninja, go!" Everyone uses Spinjitzu and gets them off the ship.
"Sink your teeth into this!" said Kai.
Jay gasps after seeing some bite the chains. "They eat through metal too?"
"Uh, guys, I think we have a bigger problem." said Lloyd as the Starteeth eats through the side of the ship, where the ninja are unable to reach.
"Oh, I should have brought an extra pair of underwear." said Jay.
"We did not need to know that, Jay." said Nova, slapping the back of his head.
*The next day, the ninja are scooping out water from under the ship.*
"Ah, this is hopeless! Now that we have no rudder, we've been drifting aimlessly, and we'll never get to the Dark Island." said Kai.
"We only know what is foretold will happen. Not when it will happen." said Misako.
Nova was rubbing her head a little as she felt something of a headache, but tried to ignore it and get back to what she was doing. "At this speed, it's gonna take forever to even get there."
*Zane drops his bucket.*
"What is it, Zane?" Wu asked.
"I sense something." said Zane.
"Is it the Falcon?" Cole asked.
"Is he all right?" Jay asked.
"No. It's...something else. Brace yourselves!" said Zane.
*Everyone groans as they crash onto a small island with a lighthouse.*
"Who would build a lighthouse way out here?" Lloyd questioned.
"It's not a lighthouse. It's a prison." said Zane.
*They walk up to the door when they hear growling.*
"Oh, I should have brought an extra pair of underwear." said Jay.
"Mysterious. We better keep going." said Wu.
Jay sees a camera. "Uh, should we smile?"
*Dr. Julien opens the door.*
"Zane! Is it really you?" He hugs him. "You found me!"
Nova smiled softly watching this. "No matter how many times I watched this show. This part is always so sweet to see."
"Uh, do you know him?" Lloyd asked.
"Of course I know him! I built him, for heaven's sake!" said Julien.
"But my memory tells me that you have passed." said Zane.
"Ah, you found your memory switch." They hear another growl. "Hurry, can't know that you're here, or else there'll be dues to pay."
Jay gulps. " "It"?"
"I'll explain everything inside, including why it is that you thought I was dead." said Julien.
"Don't have to tell me twice." said Nova, heading inside with the others.
"Well, the Bounty's sailing days are over." said Nya.
"Come, Nya." said Wu.
*Dr. Julien shuts the door while barricading and hand checking.*
"Locking, barricading, hand checking." Julien sighs. "I think we're safe. This way." He leads them upstairs. "Please, please, have a seat. You must be thirsty."
"Seat, where?" Zane asked.
Julien pulls a lever, revealing a table. "There, of course."
"Wow, that's pretty smart." said Nya.
"A technical wizard." said Cole.
"You've gotta have to tell me how you made this." said Nova, smiling as she took the last seat at the table, which was next to Lloyd.
*Dr. Julien presses a switch and everyone quietly watches as Tai-D serves them Tea. Jay decided to mess with it, and it ends up pouring tea on his hand. As he reacts to the pain, everyone laughs except Zane who finds pictures of himself and Dr. Julien from his past.*
"Never mess with a robot, or you get the boot." said Nova with a soft giggle.
Lloyd, sitting beside Nova, had a small smile on his face when he heard her giggle, as she seemed a little more like her cheerful self, even if it were just for this moment.
"Father, I don't understand. I-I saw you pass." said Zane.
"Yes, you did, and believe me when I tell you, I thought I was kaput, but as you know in Ninjago, the past is the past." said Julien.
"And the future..."
"...is the future."
"Yes. But after I turned off your memory switch, what you didn't see is bonehead Samukai reviving me with a special elixir. He wanted me to create state-of-the-art war machines for their army. He said if I did, then I would be able to see my son again. And to make sure I didn't escape, he chained a Leviathan to keep guard." Julien explained.
"A Leviathan? That's what we heard in the ocean?" Lloyd questioned.
"Yes. When Samukai didn't return, I thought I would never see you again. But as so much time has passed, I started to question if you would ever want to see me again. I was afraid if you found out what horrible things I've created, you would think I was a...a monster." Julien went on to explain.
"We will get you out of here, Father. Now that we are together, perhaps we can invent a way off this rock." said Zane.
"Could you repair the rocket boosters on our ship?" Jay asked.
"That sailing ship has rocket boosters?" Julien questioned.
"Well, the rotors and gears are shot." said Nya.
"Eh, pish posh. No matter! I'll have your ship airworthy by dawn!" said Julien.
*The Leviathan growls.*
"It's an earthquake!" said Cole.
"No, it's much worse! He's here. Everyone hide!" Julien told us as everyone went into hiding.
Nova and Lloyd ended up hiding together while trying not to blush with how close they were to each other.
"Couldn't you have picked a different hiding spot?" Nova whispered.
"M-Me? Why didn't you pick a different spot?" Lloyd whispered.
"This was the first place I thought about, idiot." Nova whispered as she tried to move her head away from his chest while she kept blushing.
"Hey, I'm not an idiot, if someone here is it, then it's you." Lloyd whispered back while looking away, also blushing.
The Leviathan checks on the window. Dr. Julien whispers. "Nobody make a sound." To the Leviathan. "Aha, if it isn't my old chum." He arranges the tea bowls and uses chopsticks to tap them. "Hehe, just marching to the beat of my own drum. You know, doing whatever I can to pass the time. Since I'm so, you know, heh, alone." The Leviathan goes back into the ocean.
Nova and Lloyd got out from their hiding spot and stepped away from each other, still blushing a little.
"If we're gonna make something and get out of here, we're gonna have to hurry before it comes back." said Kai.
*Everyone starts working on the ship.*
Cole whistles a familiar tune until the others look at him and he stops. "What? It's catchy."
"I have to agree." said Nova as she went on to humming the tune herself.
*Tai-D picks up Dr.Julien's bowl.*
Julien belches. "Excuse me, but I must say, I have never had such a meal in all my life. Where did you learn to cook? I never programmed that into you."
"I guess I just picked it up. Father, if I wanted you to make a change in me, would you?" said Zane.
"A change?" Julien questioned.
"An alteration." said Zane.
"Heh, but Zane, you're perfect. I could never make you any better than you already are." said Julien.
"But I see no reason for me to have a memory switch. I happen to like my life and don't want to ever forget you again." said Zane.
"Don't worry, my son. We will both never forget. I'm glad you found me." said Julien.
"I'm glad you made me." said Zane.
*The Leviathan growls.*
"Everyone aboard! It's coming!" shouted Julien.
*The Leviathan screams and growls since the ninja and Dr. Julien fixed the Destiny's Bounty.*
"Get us out of here, Nya!" shouted Jay.
"I hope she's ready!" Nya grunts. "Come on!" The Leviathan grabs the Bounty before it could fly away.
"Lloyd! Use your Elemental Powers!" said Wu.
"As you wish, Sensei! Release us, you monster!" said Lloyd.
"Well done, Lloyd!" said Wu, only for The Leviathan to grab them again.
"For fuck's sake! You just made it more angry, you idiots!" shouted Nova.
"It's chained!" Zane stands on the Bounty's railing.
"Zane! What are you doing?" said Julien.
"The Leviathan won't let us leave. I think I know a way I can help." said Zane.
"But you can't jump in. These oceans are filled with Starteeth." said Julien.
"I know." Zane dives in.
"Zane! No!" shouted Julien.
Zane jumps in the ocean and sees Starteeth.
*Zane puts the Starteeth on the Leviathan's chain and swims up. The Bounty is being pulled closer to the ocean.*
"Help!" shouted Lloyd.
*The Leviathan finally lets go.*
"It let us go!" said Kai.
"Yeah, thanks to Zane." said Nova.
"What happened?" Julien asked.
"Zane released the Leviathan, and now it's letting us go." said Lloyd.
"But where is my son?" Julien asked.
Zane climbing back up. "I'm here, Father!"
"Zane! Zane." Julien ran over, hugging him.
"How did you know if you freed it from captivity, it would let us go?" Wu asked.
"Because no one deserves to be held captive. Not even a monster." The Leviathan swims away. "Farewell, creature from the sea. Enjoy your freedom." said Zane.
*The Bounty continues on to the Dark Island.*
Nova smiled a little before walking over to the railings and leaned over, resting her arms on the railing.
"Hey, Nova?"
Nova turned her head, seeing Lloyd standing next to her. "Yes?"
"I just wanna say, I'm sorry about yesterday. I shouldn't have acted like that. You seemed to be going through something, so I got worried." Lloyd said as he turned and leaned his back against the railing while crossing his arms.
"...I'm sorry too, I just.....found out something crazy about part of my family, and I just couldn't really focus because of it.....and since it didn't have anything to do with our mission, I didn't want it to get mixed up in all of this." Nova explained while enjoying the view.
"Oh, I see, that's why...but still, I'm sorry. I should have known that you might have a reason for being so distant, and me pushing for an answer didn't really help." He said.
"I forgive you greenie, we were all probably stressed, and it got the better of us." She said with a small smile before rubbing her head, not feeling well.
Lloyd gave a slight nod. "Thanks, Ocea." He said, smiling as he turned to look at her, only to see her fall over, but he quickly caught her. "Nova! Are you okay, answer me, Nova!" But she didn't answer, as she had passed out.