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Chapter 3 - Pilot: King of Shadows / Weapons of Destiny (Final)

Nalia may be a child, but she has a strong bite. :3

Nalia got some new brothers, but Morro will still be her number one.

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*The five ninja and Wu sail to the Frozen Wasteland on a ship to retrieve the Shurikens of Ice.*

"I spy something... white!" said Jay.

Nalia pulled at Jay's sleeve, getting his attention as he read what she had written in her notebook.

"Snow!"

"That's right, Nalia," said Jay, smiling as he ruffled her hair, causing her to let out a silent giggle.

Nalia had a big smile and was happy she got it right.

Cole sighs. "Could you try to be quiet for once? This ain't easy."

*The boat stumbles as they're sailing ahead.*

Jay groans. "I spy something broken!"

Kai worried. "If Sensei knows the way to the next Golden Weapon, then why isn't he steering the ship? We've been drifting aimlessly for miles."

"Sensei's wisdom is beyond my own." said Zane.

"The most powerful move in Spinjitzu can only be accomplished when all four elements are combined. Earth! Ice! Fire! Lightning!" said Wu.

"Uh, what happens when all of them are combined?" Jay asked.

Nalia looked at Wu with big eyes, curious about what would happen.

"The Tornado of Creation. The power to create something out of nothing." said Wu.

"Wow, that sounds so cool!" Nalia thought, with her eyes now sparkling in excitement.

Kai attempts a few moves that might activate the Tornado of Creation.

"No, Kai! If done incorrectly, it will lead to disastrous consequences." said Wu.

"Disastrous consequences. Right..." said Kai, the boat then crashes on icy land.

Nalia quickly grabbed on to Jay, as he was the closest person to her.

"Uh... wasn't me." said Cole.

"Did I do that?" Kai asked.

"No. We are here." said Wu.

The ninjas got off the boat and began walking through the snow. But they didn't get very far, as they noticed Nalia following them.

"Nalia, you should stay back on the boat with Sensei Wu," said Cole.

Nalia was shaking her head, not wanting to go back. "I've never been to this place before, so there's no way I'm missing out on this," she thought, smiling behind her scarf.

"Nalia, the snow is only gonna get deeper the further we go," said Zane.

Nalia huffed, stomping her foot into the snow while crossing her arms.

"Alright, missy. We don't have time for playing around here," said Kai, walking over to grab her, but the moment his hand reached her, she bit it.

"OW! What the heck, Nalia, let go!" said Kai, trying to free his hand, but Nalia wasn't letting go.

"Nalia, let him go!" said Cole, running over with the rest to try and help Kai get out of her grip.

"Bad Nalia! Bad! Bad!" said Jay as he began pulling her with some help from Zane.

"How can a child have such sharp teeth? I didn't sign up for this!" said Kai as he and Cole kept pulling.

"Nalia, let go, or we will be forced to get Sensei!" said Cole harshly.

That snapped Nalia out of it as she finally stopped biting Kai and causing everyone to fall over in the snow.

"Oh, thank the First Spinjitzu Master, for a second there I thought she had bitten through my skin." said Kai relieved.

Nalia looked over at Kai, now worried she could have injured him. This wasn't the first time she had bitten someone. The first person was the old man, and then later on Morro a few times, she had even been close to bitting Wu once. This was some weird habit she couldn't get out of when angry or seriously threatened.

"Nalia, you can't just bite people when you're upset." said Cole crossing his arms.

"If you are upset about something, you should speak up instead of just biting someone." said Jay in a serious tone.

Nalia felt very bad about what she did, but hearing the words Jay said caused her to tear up. Because that was the big problem, she couldn't speak up at all no matter how much she wanted to. So tears ran down her face, letting out a painful sound of what could almost be of her crying even though it was hurting her voice.

"I don't think that was the right words to use, Jay," said Zane.

"I didn't mean to make her cry." said Jay, now feeling bad about what he said.

"She is only a kid, guys. And from what we know so far, her parents might not have raised her well, " Kai said, walking over and getting down to Nalia's level.

Nalia was still crying out loud as it was hurting her voice badly, but she just couldn't stop and the pain only made it harder for her.

"Hey, ssh, there's no need for crying. Don't listen to Jay; he doesn't know what he is talking about, " Kai said, pulling her into a hug. Since he had a younger sister, he already knew what to do to calm down Nalia.

Nalia accepted the hug as she wrapped her arms around him.

"So I'm guessing she is coming with us then?" Jay asked, looking at the others.

"It looks like it. There's not much we can do about it unless we want her to cry again," Cole said with a sigh.

Kai rubbed her back and waited for her to calm down enough. "Alright, kiddo. You can come with us. But you must stay close to us the whole time, understood?"

Nalia having calmed down, looked up at him and gave a nod with a small smile.

"Good. Let's get moving before we freeze to death out here," Kai said, taking her hand in his and walking with the others.

*The ninjas walk toward the Weapon and come across a few frozen skeletons.*

"Whoa... looks like someone's already been here," said Cole.

Nalia looked around. She took out her journal and began writing down her observations and drawing where they were.

Zane after locating the Shurikens of Ice. "The shurikens!"

*Zane reaches for them mid-air but gets frozen, awakening the Ice Dragon simultaneously. The ninjas escape the Frozen Wasteland with the shurikens and a frozen Zane. They crash onto a dead end, unfreezing Zane in the process.*

Nalia was amazed when she saw the Ice Dragon but felt a deep connection with it for some reason. The Ice Dragon had noticed her and went to leave her alone in the chaos as it would not dare to attack her in any way.

"Ow." said Zane.

*The ninjas head to the Floating Ruins to collect the Nunchucks of Lightning. The Skulkin is shown to be following the ninjas.*

"We're being followed." said Zane.

Nalia noticed who was following them, and her memory of what they did to her was still very fresh. So she went on to stick close to Zane, shaking in fear. He noticed this, so he had her climb up on his back so he could carry her the rest of the way.

"Now let's go!" said Jay.

*The ninjas climb to the top of a ruin attached to the ground by a chain.*

While still on Zane's back, Nalia pulled out her journal and wrote down everything, along with another drawing.

Jay after locating the Nunchucks of Lightning. "Heh, alright!"

*Just as he is about to leave, the Lightning Dragon appears out of nowhere. Jay instinctively jumps off the ruin with the support of his gliders while his fellow comrades follow suit. Upon seeing the ninja escape, Samukai laughs evilly as things going according to plan. The ninja escape to the Forest of Tranquility, where they are celebrating as Wu meditates.*

Nalia was sitting by the fire, smiling as she watched the others.

"Come on, Sensei. Join us." said Kai.

"There is still one weapon left! We must get our sleep!" said Wu.

"Aww, Sensei. Look, you gotta admit, we're kicking their boney butts." said Jay.

"Nalia, you too. Join us," said Kai, holding out a hand for her.

Nalia looked up at Kai and then at his hand. It reminded her of the day Morro took her out of the cave. With a soft smile, she took his hand, got up, and took a deep breath. Though her voice was still weak and hurting, she could make a few words hoarsely as she sang.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Nalia, surprised to hear what sounded like her voice slowly recovering. Though hoarse, something about her voice was very calming, as they felt like their bodies had recovered from any injuries or bruises that might have worn them down.

But she couldn't hold it for long, as she started coughing in pain, even a bit of blood, so she had to grab some tea Wu had made for herself. As it helped take away the pain and make her relax.

"Nalia, your voice...." said Jay.

"It's coming back." said Zane.

"That is a good sign, as your voice is slowly recovering. But it would be best if you still didn't force it. Otherwise, it would only have the opposite effect," said Wu.

Nalia nodded while drinking her tea.

"Come on, Sensei. Show us some moves," said Kai.

"I guess I could. Now, this move is very special," said Wu, getting up.

"But if done incorrectly, will it lead to disastrous consequences?" said Zane.

*Everyone starts laughing, thinking it's a joke.*

"Zane, is that a joke? A sense of humor... you found it!" said Kai.

Nalia silently giggled, enjoying herself and happy to have found so many people to be around.

Wu singing and dancing. "Shake what your momma gave you. Yeah, look at this one now. Hmm... oh yeah. Spin round. Oh yeah. I put my feet."

Nalia smiled, clapping her hands while giggling happily.

*Kai and Jay laugh and join him in dancing, and Nalia soon after, too, with Cole playing the drums and Zane meditating. As they all sleep, a voice starts calling Kai.*

Nya whispering "Kai... Kai..."

Kai waking up "Huh?"

"Kai..." said Nya.

"Was that...?" Kai asked.

Nalia slowly woke up, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes as she wondered what was happening.

"I have to go..." Nya starts running away.

"Nya! Wait up!" Kai chases after her, and Nalia slowly follows behind him. "Slow down! Why are you running so fast?!" He loses Nya. "Nya! Where are you?" He spots the Fire Temple and goes to the entrance when the door opens.

Nalia wasn't sure why, but she was getting a bad feeling, so she hid behind a rock. She watched from a distance until she noticed Wu was now hiding with her.

Wu motioned for her to be silent as they watched Kai closely from where they were hiding.

"Kai..." said Nya.

"Nya?" Kai proceeds to the inside of the temple.

*Searching for his sister, he finds her standing in front of the Sword of Fire.*

Kai relieved. "Nya!"

"Don't worry." Nya morphing into the shadow of Garmadon.

"I'm right here, brother." Garmadon laughs evilly.

"Garmadon." said Kai.

Nalia got a little scared, looking up at Wu, who gave her a small smile. She patted her head to comfort her before turning back their attention.

"Forgot something?" Garmadon asked.

"You can't hurt me here. You're banished. Trapped in the Underworld." said Kai.

"And that is why you are going to remove the Sword of Fire for me." said Garmadon.

"I don't think so!" said Kai.

"Are you sure about that?" Garmadon asked.

*He disappears as the real Nya is chained above the lava.*

"Kai!"

"Nya!"

"If you don't remove the sword, how else will you cut the chains to save your precious little sister?" Garmadon questioned.

Nalia didn't like seeing this; it reminded her of what had happened with Morro. So she slowly pulled out her staff, ready to help at any minute.

"You know it's a trap. I can... free my...self." Nya struggles with the chains. "Okay, that's tight."

*Nya is dropped closer to the lava.*

"Nya!" shouted Kai worried.

"Tick tock. Tick tock." said Garmadon.

*Kai reaches for the sword and performs Spinjitzu.*

"Ninja, go!" shouted Kai.

*He cuts off the chain and rescues Nya while Garmadon laughs evilly.*

"Stay close." said Kai.

"Trust me, I'm not going anywhere." said Nya fearfully.

"You can't hurt us! You're only a shadow!" said Kai to Garmadon.

"Even shadows have their uses." said Garmadon.

*A shadow version of Kai appears in front of him and Nya.*

"Kai! Look out!" shouted Nya.

" Stay back, Nya." said Kai.

"Stay close, stay back. Make up your mind." said Nya.

*Kai attempts to attack his own shadow, but nothing is working while the shadow quickly attacks him.*

"That's not fair!" shouted Nya.

"Oh, am I being too hard?" More Garmadon shadows are created.

Nalia couldn't handle watching anymore, so she jumped out from her hiding spot and tried attacking the shadows, but it didn't do anything.

"Nalia! What are you doing here!" Kai asked turning to look at her before dodging an attack.

"So you're alive, I see; I thought the fools had killed you," said Garmadon as his shadows attacked her.

Nalia narrowed her eyes at him, blocking any attacks from him that she could—which wasn't much, but she was trying. She dodged another shadow before stumbling over and falling down on the ground. A shadow went for the attack, only to be blocked by Kai.

*As he is trying to fight them. One of the shadows disarms him and picks up the sword when Wu appears out of nowhere. He attacks the shadows and retrieves the sword.*

"Brother. I see you protect two, but what about the other three?" Garmadon asked.

"They are safe! Far from you grasp, Garmadon!" said Wu.

"I wouldn't be so confident." said Garmadon.

*Garmadon shows Kai, Nalia, and Wu what is happening in the Forest of Tranquility. Cole wakes up in front of a Skulkin Warrior and reaches for his scythe, but Kruncha takes it while Nuckal stands on top of Zane, and Jay and Samukai wield the collected Golden Weapons.*

"I believe these belong to Lord Garmadon now." The Skulkin celebrate their victory.

"My brother must not unite the four weapons. We must keep them apart!" said Wu.

*As Wu, Nalia, Nya, and Kai attempt to escape the Fire Temple, Garmadon wakes the Fire Dragon to stop them from doing so.*

"Awaken, guardian of the deep! They're stealing the Sword! You must not let them escape!" shouted Garmadon.

*Wu jumps on top of the Fire Dragon's head as it reaches out of the lava. It roars angrily, making Nya scream. It seals the four inside the temple so that they would not escape.*

"There's no way out! He's taken away all our options." said Kai.

"All but one." Wu jumps onto a rock suspended on the lava.

"Sensei, what are you doing?!" shouted Kai.

Nalia's eyes widen in horror. "No....not again."

*Wu cuts the rock using the sword.*

"No, you fool!" shouted Garmadon.

"If he is to bring the other weapons here, then I will take the Sword of Fire to the Underworld. It is my sacrifice to pay." said Wu.

"No! It's mine. I shouldn't have come on my own. You don't have to do this! There has to be another way!" said Kai.

Nalia was shaking her head as tears were forming in her eyes. She couldn't lose another person close to her. ".....gh-jfg! *cough* wqo!..adu! *cough* hfu! adow!" She tried speaking, but it was only hurting her voice.

*Wu drinks his last cup of tea before falling off to the Underworld.*

"NOOOOOO!!!!!!" shouted Kai.

Nalia let out a painful scream as she wanted to say something but couldn't, so it only came out as a scream, taking more of a toll on her voice.

"Then I will see you there, Brother!" Garmadon's shadow follows Wu to the Underworld.

"This is all my fault. Sensei won't be able to hold up for long," said Kai before looking at Nalia, who had fallen to her knees. Tears running down her face while crying.

*The Fire Dragon appears behind Kai, Nalia, and Nya, which the latter notices.*

"Forget Sensei. What about us?" Nya asked.

The Fire Dragon glared down at Nya and Kai before it heard the sound of crying. It looked over at Nalia, noticing her despair. It ignored Kai and Nya as it moved over to comfort her.

"Nalia, watch out!" shouted Kai, running towards her.

The Fire Dragon growled at Kai when he was getting close but stayed by Nalia's side, rubbing its snout gently against her.

"Kai, wait! I don't think it's trying to hurt her," said Nya, grabbing his wrist.

Nalia slowly looked up at the Fire Dragon. She wasn't sure why, but she could kind of understand it, and what it was saying cheered her up a bit. Then, a small smile appeared on her face. She giggled when it blew some air out of its snout, causing her hair to blow away.

"Huh, well, would you look at that? She made herself a friend," said Kai, smiling.

*Meanwhile, Jay, Zane, and Cole arrive at the Fire Temple to look for Kai, Nalia and Wu.*

"Kai! Nalia! Sensei!" shouted Cole.

"The Sword of Fire was here, as well our friends, but I only sense loss. We are too late. The Elemental Weapons have left this realm and are now in the Underworld. The end is drawing near." said Zane.

"Ugh... great. The one place no mortal can cross over." said Cole.

Kai inside the temple. "We might not be able to cross over..." The temple door opens as Kai, Nalia, Nya and the Fire Dragon exit. "...but a dragon can."

*Cole screams and hides behind one of the pillars due to his fear of dragons.*

"Our father used to tell us stories about the dragons, that they were mystical creatures that belong to both worlds and ferried between them," said Nya.

"And Nalia got herself a new friend," said Kai, as Nalia was sitting in front of him, smiling happily with big sparkly eyes.

Cole stammers in fear. "Are you insane?!"

"Once he realized we were trying to protect the Sword of Fire, he became quite a softie." Kai plays with the dragon. "Knock it off."

Nya giggles.

Nalia giggled as the dragon went on to play with her instead, which she enjoyed.

Jay groaning to Nya. "Do you like blue?" Coughs.

Nalia turned her attention over to Jay when she heard his voice.

"He cannot talk, but he wants to know if you like blue." said Zane.

"It's my favorite color." said Nya.

Jay groaning. "Yes." Kai shakes his head in annoyance.

Nalia walked over to Jay, smiling as she pointed at him and then at her throat. As to say now, they both had trouble speaking.

Jay chuckled a bit at that, ruffling her hair as he groaned. "Looks like we are in the same boat, sis."

Smiling happily, Nalia hugged him. "Sis, he called me sis! I never thought I would get myself a new family," she thought.

"Nya..." said Kai.

"This is goodbye, isn't it?" Kai nods his head. "Come back to me in one piece, okay? I don't wanna have to run the store alone," said Nya.

"I promise I won't be gone for long." said Kai.

"I'll keep a candle lit outside our shop until you return." said Nya.

*Jay, Nalia and Zane hop on the Fire Dragon.*

"You guys go on ahead. There's not enough room for all of us on that... thing." The Fire Dragon looks at Cole.

"You're right, Cole. But I got a way to fix that." said Kai.

*The next day, each ninja is shown to be riding their respective elemental dragon as Cole awkwardly rides the Earth Dragon. Nalia was sitting behind him with a big smile.*

"E-easy... not so fast..." said Cole in fear.

"Whoa! This is awesome!" said Jay.

"Yes. This is quite fun." said Zane.

"So how do the dragons cross over to the Underworld?" Cole asked.

"I think we're about to find out..." said Kai.

*The dragons descend at full speed and do a Spinjitzu-like tornado, crossing over to the Underworld.*

Nalia was surprised by the feeling she got in her chest when they crossed to the Underworld. She didn't know why, but something in her knew this feeling and did not.

"Is it over?" Cole asked.

"Hardly! I hope these dragons know what they're doing!" said Kai.

While the others didn't notice it, Nalia's golden eyes, behind her glasses, were glowing brightly. She thought she saw something moving, a dragon-like silhouette but smaller and without any wings, and where her eyes were looking. The silhouette's eyes were looking, too.

*The dragons further increase their acceleration.*

"They're speeding up! Hold on!" shouted Kai.

As it was now gone, Nalia snapped out of what she was looking at. And went on to hold on tight to Cole so she wouldn't fall off.

*There is a moment of silence as the four ninjas and their dragons almost reach the Underworld. They reach the Underworld moments later.*

"Solid ground. We made it!" said Cole.

*They notice the Underworld's structure, the Skulkin's vehicles, and the building.*

Zane after noticing a building. "Sensei's inside."

"They're expecting us." said Kai.

*They observe every Skulkin member being searched before entering the building as a cart of waste barrows appears.*

"Hold up! Nothing gets through without inspection." said Kruncha.

"Ninja search!" Nuckal manages to knock off everything that was on the cart "Okay, clear to pass." Kruncha sighs in disappointment.

*Meanwhile, the ninjas try to enter the building without being noticed when they hang onto a Spykor creature. Jay notices this and tries to warm his comrades, but he can't get through to them due to his lack of voice. Nalia looks over at Jay before looking up, her eyes widening as she tries to warn the others, which doesn't help much.*

"Can I be the first to say it's been an absolute pleasure since Jay lost his voice?" said Cole to which Kai nods in agreement.

Nalia narrowed her eyes at them before pulling out her staff and hitting their heads, trying not to fall off.

"What was that for?" Cole asked as he and Kai looked over at Nalia.

As Nalia now had their attention, she used her staff to point out what they were holding on to so they could see.

*They all notice what they are hanging on and let go immediately as they land on the ground. This attracts the Skeletons' attention.*

"Uh... if there are more than one ninja, is it 'ninjas' or just 'ninja'?" Nuckal asked.

"I think it's just 'ninja'." said Kruncha.

"Oh, okay. Then, NINJA!!!!!" said Nuckal.

*The Skulkin Army surrounds the five ninja.*

"I count ten boneheads to every one of us. I think I like these odds." said Cole.

"Look they even brought the beast!" said Kruncha pointing at Nalia.

"I thought it died, after we cut out it's voice." said Nuckal.

Nalia narrowed her eyes at them while pulling her scarf closer to her neck. "As Momo would say. "Those fucking bastards are going to pay!" Or something like that." She thought, holding up her staff, ready to fight.

*The Spykor begin to descend from the ceiling.*

"Uh-oh. Anyone got any bright ideas?!" Kai asked.

Nalia remembered what Wu had told her about her powers. So, as she attacked the Skulkin warriors with her staff, she summoned some sand as a shield from any attack coming for her. But she could only hold it briefly as she would quickly lose focus.

*It wasn't long until the ninja are shown to be surrounded by the Skulkin Warriors and the Spykor.*

"Any ideas? I'm still all ears!" Kai Attempts to slice a warrior with his sword. Jay gets an idea.

Jay tries saying something, but the ninja doesn't understand him.

"Huh?" said Kai.

"You feel a weird sensation?" Cole asked.

Jay groaning. "No."

"You ate an odd crustacean?" Zane asked.

Nalia quickly used her notebook to write down her answer. "Potatoes of Humiliation?"

Jay groaning. "Tornado of Creation."

"I got it. I got it! Two natives on vacation. Huh?" said Kai.

Jay regaining his voice. "Tornado of CREATION!"

"Oh..." said the others except Nalia.

"Welcome back." said Zane.

"But it could lead to disastrous consequences." said Cole.

"We're about to have a disastrous consequence." said Kai.

Nalia wasn't sure if it was safe, so she focused on making a ball of sand around her, forming a shield to protect her.

"Let's do this. Earth!" Cole performs Spinjitzu.

"Fire!" Kai performs Spinjitzu.

"Ice!" Zane performs Spinjitzu.

"Lightning!" Jay performs Spinjitzu.

"Ninja, go!"

*They all combine their elemental Spinjitzu tornadoes into a large tornado and begin to suck in everything. One skeleton, however, jumps into the void to avoid being sucked up. They create a Ferris wheel with some skeletons trapped inside the ride. When Kruncha sees Nuckal enjoying some cotton candy, he purposely makes him drop it.*

Nalia removed the sand shield when it was safe and was surprised by what she saw. "Wow, what is that?" she thought, amazed that she had never seen a Ferris Wheel, let alone known what it was.

"Come on! There's no time to waste!" said Kai.

*The ninjas proceed to the bottom of the building, witnessing the fight between Samukai and Wu. The other ninjas try to help Wu but are stopped by Kai.*

"No. This is Sensei's fight." said Kai.

Nalia looked over at Wu relieved that he was okay, but worried that they couldn't help.

*Wu blasts flames out of the Sword of Fire but misses, and Samukai uses the Shurikens of Ice to freeze the Sword of Fire on the ground. He then uses the Scythe of Quakes to split the ground into pieces and the Nunchucks of Lightning to disarm Wu. Samukai approaches the sword, much to Wu's worry.*

"Bring me the Four Weapons." said Garmadon.

"No! You will obey me now!" said Samukai, betraying Garmadon.

*Garmadon laughs mockingly as Samukai loses control over the weapons. Wu jumps to where his students are standing.*

"No one can handle all of their power at once." said Wu.

"Selfish fool. Did you think I wouldn't plan on your betrayal?" said Garmadon.

"What's happening to me?!" asked Samukai.

"You've fallen right into my master plan. Not even I can handle all of their power! But now that they're combined, it'll create a vortex through space and time, allowing me to finally escape this ghastly place!" said Garmadon.

He looked over at Nalia, who was hiding behind the ninja. "My original plan was to use the child's powers, but after hearing about what these fools did! Ignoring my orders not to harm her, I thought I had lost my chance. But it looks like destiny had other plans, as I see that she is still alive."

Nalia looked at him from behind Cole as she was getting a feeling from him. "He might be evil... but something about him seems good." She thought.

The ninja and Wu looked at her, confused about what powers she could have that Garmadon had been trying to get her.

"Uh-oh." Samukai screams and explodes to his death.

*This creates a portal and Garmadon heads towards it.*

"Father would not want you to do this, Brother." said Wu.

Nalia looked at Wu confused and then over at Garmadon raising an eyebrow. "Their father?"

"Father is no longer here! Good and evil, there has always been a balance. Where I go, the balance can be destroyed. Soon, I will be strong enough to possess the Four Weapons to recreate the world in my image!" said Garmadon before turning to Nalia. "I am sorry about your voice, child. I hope it recovers to the point of speaking when we meet again." He looks over at Wu. "You! You were always his favorite." He goes through the portal and escapes the Underworld.

*Wu and the ninja jump to where the Four Weapons are.*

"He is gone, but he will return." said Wu.

"Then we'll be ready for him." said Kai.

"And keep an eye out in case he has any more evil plans," said Cole.

*The ninjas pick up the weapons of their respective element, with Kai picking up the Sword of Fire, Jay picking up the Nunchucks of Lightning, Zane picking up the Shurikens of Ice, and Cole picking up the Scythe of Quakes.*

"Then I have done my part. The balance has been restored... for now," said Wu.

Nalia walked over to Wu, pulling his sleeve and getting his attention as she showed her notebook. "You said "your father" to Lord Garmadon; who is your father, Sensei?" She looked at him, confused.

Wu sighed but smiled softly at Nalia, patting her head gently. "Our father is the First Spinjitzu Master; I guess I never told you that." He said.

Nalia looked at him shocked, with big wide eyes. "The old man is their father!?" She wasn't sure how to recover from those news.

*Back in Ignacia, the light is restored while Nya waits for Kai back at Four Weapons Blacksmith. She sees him and his friends return and runs to him in excitement.*

"Kai!" Nya runs to give Kai a hug.

"Hey, my turn!" Nya runs to hug Jay, too, which Kai has no problem with.

Nalia raised her hand, jumping up and down, smiling.

"I haven't forgotten about you," said Nya, as she pulled Nalia into a hug that she happily returned.

*The citizens of Ignacia celebrate the victory.*

"I'm so happy you're back." said Nya.

"For now...but it's not over. Lord Garmadon will return." said Kai.

*The excitement of the citizens quickly turns to worry.*

"And we'll be ready for him." said Cole.

*The citizens are excited again.*

"Yeah!" said Cole.

*The ninjas high-five each other with their Golden Weapons, causing them to make a strong blast that knocks them down due to their great power combined.*

"Okay, we gotta remember not to do that again." said Kai.

Cole groans. "Good idea."

Jay groans. "Yeah, we'll stick to high-fives instead."

"Agreed." said Zane.

*Everyone laughs.*

"Was that a joke?" Zane asked.

Nalia giggled. "I've found my family. I might have lost the old man and Morro, but I'll never lose another close person again."

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