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Chapter 1: The Fateful Day
It was a normal day, like any other day, the sky was blue, and the sun was shining. All of a sudden, a crash from the monastery of the First Spinjitzu Master was heard. His older son, Garmadon was trying to steal the Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu. His younger son, Wu was trying to stop his brother from stealing the weapons he and his brother promised to protect from evil.
'Flashback ….. When Garmadon and his brother were younger, they were in the courtyard of the monastery, sparring with two special katana that their father had specially crafted. To Wu's dismay, Garmadon had knocked out his katana from his hand, throwing it over the wall. He told his younger brother to retrieve his katana, otherwise their father would be very upset, but he refused to go over the wall. So Garmadon went to retrieve his brother's katana telling him, "Never put off tomorrow what can be done today". As he reached for his brother's blade, snake appeared from the bush and bit him on his hand rendering him unconscious. Little did father or brother know, that very snake would go on to become the Great Devourer, or that his son would eventually become the evil-hate filled Lord Garmadon. Flashback ends'…..
"I'm afraid those are for display only," Wu said to his brother.
"Hmm...Tell me, what good is a weapon if all it's used for is collecting dust?" Garmadon replied in a cool and even tone.
Don't be a fool, Garmadon! Father warned that their power's beyond any one man...
"Father was the fool! All my life, you were treated as the better son since you hadn't been the one bitten by a snake who turned out to be the Great Devourer. You got anything and everything you could have ever wanted."
"How dare you speak so lowly of father! We made him a promise! He did care about you! I didn't get everything I wanted. I was in love with Misako and you knew it! You were jealous that she was starting to spend more time with me and you took her from me. If that wasn't enough, you started a family with her. You have a son and a daughter, I don't even have the joy of knowing what being a father is like! I will not let you throw all that away for these weapons. They shall not leave this monastery!" Wu spat back at Garmadon.
"Very well, then I shall destroy it, and all who stand in my way, including you brother",Garmadon retorted.
The fight commenced as Garmadon used the Sword of Fire to attack Wu, who fortunately used his bamboo stick to protect himself as the fireball deflected to the rest of the Golden Weapons. Wu then picked up the Scythe of Quakes and the Shurikens of Ice while Garmadon wielded the Sword of Fire and the Nunchucks of Lightning. The fight commenced outside after Wu used the power of the Scythe of Quakes to knock down Garmadon.
"Put those weapons down!" Wu shouted
"You mean like this?" Garmadon said smirking.
Garmadon tried to put down Wu, but Wu ends up defending himself with the weapons he is holding. The combined power of the four weapons ends up summoning a dark thunderstorm with Garmadon gaining the upper hand.
"Goodbye, brother. Say hello to father for me."
"Garmadon! Do not do this! Think about your wife and children. If they find out what you did to me, then you'll never be forgiven."
As Garmadon is about to slash Wu with the Sword of Fire, the symbols on Wu's kimono start glowing and the reflection of the light reaches the clouds, which causes a bolt of lightning to strike Garmadon, charring his skin in the process and then proceeds to make him fall into the Underworld.
Wu tries to save his brother but ends up failing anyway. "No! Garmadon, I'm so sorry" he cries.
Later on Misako comes back from the park with her children who are asking for their father, and they all see Wu weeping on the floor. "Wu? Is everything alright? What happened?" Misako gently asked.
"Misako, I'm so sorry. Garmadon attempted to steal the Golden Weapons and I tried to stop him without attempting to harm him. Then he decided to try and strike me, but the protection symbols on my kimono acted and proceeded to make a crack into the Underworld. I tried to save him, but he fell in and I couldn't grab him in time" Wu cried out to her in anguish.
Misako was speechless. The man she married had turned completely evil and her brother-in-law had him fall into the Underworld. What was she to do? Who would help her raise the children? "Wu, listen to me very carefully. I am going to do some research on finding a cure for Garmadon, as well as finding out the identity of the Green Ninja. I'm going to take Lloyd and drop him off at Darkly's Boarding School for Bad Boys. He should be fine there, until I get back from doing my research" Misako said in her strained voice.
"But Misako, what about your daughter, Gwen? You can't just leave her here. Where will she go? You know as well as I do that I cannot take care of a child while protecting the Golden Weapons from Garmadon."
"I will think of something. In the meantime, could you please watch my daughter whilst I drop off Lloyd?" she asked with a plea in her voice.
"Very well, Misako. I will watch over her until you return. Please be careful and come back safely Misako."
"Do not worry Wu. I will come back for her as soon as I can" she replied.
After Misako left with Lloyd, Wu put his niece down for a nap. After he had put her in bed and closed the door, a dark shadow appeared in the room. Who else could it be but Garmadon, he looked at his daughter while she slept peacefully and then opened up a glowing purple portal. Out of that portal stepped out five to six Skullkin who carefully grabbed Garmadon's daughter and brought her to him. They were very careful when they brought her to the Underworld because they were under strict orders from Lord Garmadon not to let any harm befall his daughter.
When Wu returned to check up on his niece, she was gone. He looked around in horror but found no trace. A few minutes later, Misako returned, ready to tell Wu some good news, she had found a boarding school for young girls in Ninjago City and was planning on enrolling Gwen. But once again, she found Wu weeping in her daughter's bedroom.
"Wu, what happened now?! Where is my daughter?!" Misako screamed.
"I'm so sorry Misako. I just put her down for a nap because she kept asking for her father. I left for a few minutes to brew some tea and make dinner for your return. I went to check up on her and she was gone. All that was left on the bed was the purple hair ribbon that Garmadon put in her hair this morning" Wu said shakily.
"That means Garmadon must have taken her into the Underworld. And no mortal can cross over in to the realm of the undead unless they are dead".
"What are we going to do? We can't get her back unless we travel through the dragons. They are the only ones who are able to travel between worlds."
"There is nothing we can do for now, I am very sorry for losing my temper, I know you would not intentionally let my daughter be taken to such a dark place. I also know Garmadon would not harm his child, but I have to go and do my research. I will try to keep in touch as much as time permits me to. Take care of yourself Wu. And should anything happen to me, please take care of my son and daughter".
"All right Misako. I wish you the best on your journey and the path that will follow. Just know that as long as this monastery is standing, you will always be welcome here."
"Thank you Wu. Goodbye and take care, until the next time we meet" Misako says giving her brother-in-law a hug.
And so Misako left, and as she left, Wu decided that hiding the Golden Weapons was the next best option to keep them out of Garmadon's hands. He summoned the dragons of the four elements, earth, ice, lightning, and fire. He told them not to give the weapons to him under any circumstances. The dragons agreed and soon after, Wu asked an old friend of his who was a blacksmith to create a map and hide it underneath the banner of his shop so that it would not fall in to the wrong hands should the need ever arise for the Golden Weapons.
Meanwhile, Wu battled many of Garmadon's soldiers, demanding them to reveal where his niece was being held, but they would not answer. Little did Wu know that Garmadon was raising and training his daughter to become just as cold and cruel as he himself was.
As time progressed, Wu grew to become a sensei to three skilled ninja. Cole, the first to be discovered by Sensei Wu, was testing his limits while scaling an extremely high mountain, found Sensei Wu at the top, waiting for him while drinking tea. Sensei Wu explained the situation to Cole, who quickly agreed to become Master of Earth and train in the way of Spinjitzu.
The next person Sensei Wu decided to recruit was a young man named Zane. Zane was testing his ability to breathe underwater for long amounts of time when he saw Sensei Wu waiting for him at the bottom, calmly sipping tea. He agreed to become Master of Ice and train in the way of Spinjitzu.
After him was a young inventor named Jay. Jay was testing out his flying machine that he invented when he crashed through a building, only to find Sensei Wu calmly sitting and sipping his tea. Since his invention had failed and he had nothing to lose by joining Sensei Wu, he agreed to become Master of Lightning and train in the way of Spinjitzu.
Convincing the son of his old friend to join proved to be quite the challenge. Kai is seen making a sword. "To forge the perfect weapon, you first need the right metal and plenty of heat. Cool it off...and presto!" He sighs in disappointment as the sword he pulls out is curled up and not at all sword-like.
His sister, Nya, laughs at her elder brother's misfortune. "You made it too quickly, Kai. "Be patient. If father was still here, he'd say..."
I know...no matter how much fire you have, experience isn't something you learn overnight. That may work for you, Nya, but I'm gonna be a better blacksmith than Dad ever was" Kai replied while interrupting his sister. Just then, Sensei Wu enters the siblings' shop, "Hmm...Your metal is loud and heavy. Useful to slow one down. Useless in the art of stealth. All tools for a samurai, but nothing for a Ninja?"
"Ninja? Huh, you're a long way from finding a ninja in these parts, old man. And the shop is called "Four Weapons," not "For Browsing". Either buy something or go pedal your insults somewhere else!" Kai says impatiently.
"Hmm...Too bad. Thought I'd find something special here."
As Nya motions to her brother to show him around, Sensei Wu seems to have already left.
As soon as Sensei Wu is gone, a cloud of darkness appears over the village of Ignacia, signaling the arrival of the Skullkin and another mysterious figure hidden in a cloak of darkness.
"Oh, oh. Let me go first! Please, oh please? I'm dying to go down there", Nuckal exclaims.
"You nitwit, you're already dead! Try to control yourself in front of Master Samukai. With all due respect, last time...you did say...I could go first." Kruncha explains.
"Sorry boys, this one is mine and our new soldiers'. Just remember what we're after and find that map. ATTACK!" Samukai says while charging into the village.
The denizens of Ignacia charge towards the Skullkin but just as they are about to attack, "Boo!" Samukai yells as the denizens run away.
"What are they?" Nya asks her brother.
Putting on his armor he says, "I don't know. Stay here."
As Kai continues battling the Skullkin, Nya sneaks up from behind them and launches a stealthy attack on the mysterious person shrouded in shadows.
"I thought I told you to stay back!" Her brother exclaims.
"And what? Let you have all the fun?" She quips back.
Kruncha and Nuckal look around the shop while the siblings are distracted, "You're not looking hard enough!" Kruncha says while hitting the oblivious Nuckal with a samurai helmet. "Ow! You're not looking hard enough!" Nuckal exclaims while hitting his comrade in retaliation. While the two boneheads continue fighting, they eventually bump into the banner of the shop and find the map hidden underneath.
"I can easily defeat and injure you, but since Lord Garmadon needs you unharmed and alive I'll take you as my captive" the shrouded figure says in a surprisingly feminine yet cold voice. "I'd like to see you try and fail. I don't care who or what you are. I'm not some weak little princess that you can capture and deliver to Lord Garmadon." Nya says with fire and rage in her voice. "You might be surprised when you find out who I am. You can come quietly or I can have my general capture you instead and that wouldn't be much fun." The figure says while they battle each other. The figure seems to have an advantage wielding two metal fans whilst Nya is using a wooden bo staff.
Meanwhile, Kai is suddenly approached by Samukai and attacked by all four of his arms. Samukai knocks him to the ground and as soon as the final blow is about to be dealt, a golden tornado sweeps up the Skullkin general. " Ninjaaaa Go!" Sensei Wu yells.
"Sensei Wu! Your Spinjitzu looks rusty."
"Nothing like bone to sharpen its edge, Samukai."
Just then, Samukai notices a knocked down Kai and a water tank above him. Samukai then destroys one of the support legs to timber the tank towards Kai.
Kai notices the tank a little too late.
"Oh no!" he desperately screams.
"Ninjaaaaa Go!" Sensei Wu performs Spinjitzu and rescues Kai.
Samukai retreats into his Skull truck with the map, but not before leaving Sensei Wu a message: "Lord Garmadon says take the girl!"
"Lord Garmadon?" Sensei Wu repeats in a shocked voice.
Kruncha laughs as he and the mysterious figure launch the truck's bone hand to grab Nya.
"Kai! Help me!" she yells in a scared voice.
" Nya!" Kai yells for his sister.
The Skeleton Army and the mysterious figure escape with Nya in their hands.
"They took Nya..." Kai laments with sadness evident in his voice.
"I told you, Sensei Wu says as he hits Kai's head with a bamboo stick. Useless."
"Argh! You could've done something! You could've used your...Twistitzu or your…" Kai says furiously.
"Spinjitzu!" Sensei Wu says correcting him.
"But you did nothing! I'm going to get my sister back!" Kai continues with anger in his voice.
Sensei Wu tries to explain: "Where they go, a mortal cannot. That was Samukai, king of the Underworld. And if it's true that he's carrying orders for Lord Garmadon, then I fear things are much worse than I ever thought."
"Lord Garmadon?! Underworld?! What do we have that's so important to them and why would they take my sister?! And more importantly who was the figure that was fighting with my sister?! Tell me old man!"
"What's so important? How about everything in Ninjago itself? Long before time had a name, Ninjago was created by the First Spinjitzu Master, by using the Four Weapons of Spinjitzu! The Scythe of Quakes, the Nunchucks of Lightning, the Shurikens of Ice and the Sword of Fire! Weapons so powerful, no one can handle all of their power at once! When he passed away, his two sons swore to protect them, but the oldest was consumed by darkness and wanted to possess them. A battle between brothers broke out and the oldest was struck down and banished to the Underworld. In the process the oldest also stole away his daughter so that the younger would not be able to train his niece in the way of a true ninja. Peace returned and the younger brother hid the weapons, but knowing his older brother's relentless ambition for power, he placed a guardian to protect them. And for fear of his own demise, a map for an honest man to hide. That honest man was your father. The older brother is Lord Garmadon, and the mysterious figure is his daughter and I need to find those weapons before he does." Sensei Wu replies patiently.
"You're the younger brother? Then you came here looking for the map?" Kai asks.
"No. I came for something greater. You. Since my brother cannot enter his realm, it's obvious he has struck a deal with Samukai. If he were to collect all four weapons, even I would not be able to stop him again. But you, you have the fire inside. I will train you to harness it. Use it. To become a Spinjitzu Master."
"Look, I'm flattered to think I'm all that, but I gotta save my sister! I'm not getting involved in your sibling rivalry. Or what your monster of a niece has done."
Sensei Wu knocks Kai down as he tries to walk away.
"Ha ha. Clumsy boy! You are not even ready to face my pinky toe. If you want to get your sister back, you must control the fire that burns inside. Only when you become a Spinjitzu Master, will you be able to face...Lord Garmadon."
The next day, Kai struggles to climb the mountain with Sensei Wu to reach the Monastery of Spinjitzu.
"How long is training gonna be?" Kai asks while trying to catch his breath.
"Patience", Sensei Wu says as they enter the monastery. You will be ready when you are ready. Not a minute sooner."
"A monastery? You expecting to learn to fight in a place of peace?" Kai asks with a surprised tone.
"Not fight. Train. In order to become a true Ninja, first you must be able to see what others do not." Sensei Wu replies calmly.
"But there's nothing here." Kai says.
Sensei Wu clicks a dragon statue which reveals a secret button he pushes that reveals all the training equipment in the monastery.
"Whoa! Is this gonna teach me how to do that cool move?"
He goes on top of one the training poles as it descends.
"Oh dear..." Sensei says worriedly.
Kai gets launched to the dragon symbol and falls back on the ground.
"Complete the training course before I finish my tea. Then we will see if you are ready, he says as he drinks up his tea. Today you failed. Tomorrow you will try again."
"Failed?! But I didn't even start to..." Kai starts to say.
As he closes the doors to his room, "Patience."
For the next couple of days, Kai trains, but doesn't succeed his expectations, making Sensei Wu fail him over and over again.
One day, a determined Kai attempts the training procedure once again as Sensei Wu watches. Just as Sensei Wu is about to drink his tea, Kai knocks it off in order for him not to fail him. When he pours some more tea into another cup, he notices that Kai is nowhere to be found.
Kai Surprises Sensei Wu, who was just looking for him.
"Was that one sugar...or two?"
Sensei Wu is impressed with Kai's progress and enters the inside of the monastery.
"So, am I gonna learn this Spinjitzu I've been hearing about?" Kai eagerly asks.
"You already have. Your final test comes tomorrow, he says closing the door. My advice is to get some sleep." Sensei Wu cryptically replies.
Later that night, three unknown ninja enter the monastery as Sensei is asleep and Kai is preparing for bed.
In a flashback….. "My advice is to get some sleep."
Kai, talking to himself, "Oh yeah?! Well take this! The first ninja enters mysteriously on the front door wielding a pair of nunchucks. And this! The second ninja enters towards the corner of the room possessing a pair of shurikens. And this!" Kai then stumbles across the third ninja, who is holding a scythe.
The three ninja ambush Kai and prepare to attack him.
Kai realizes his troubling situation, "Oops..."