Down in Nya's Samurai Cave. The Ninja, Nya, Garmadon, Emily, Aria, Sophia, and Skylor enter and Zane's falcon flew up to him and landed on his arm for a perch. "And hello to you, my old friend." He smiled as they moved further into the cave.
"You're all back!" Sensei smiled as he and Misako turned their attention to them. "Sophia, Emily!" He smiles at them. "It's so good to see you both."
Both girls smiled. "Thank you Sensei." They said in union as they both bow to respect him.
"And you both look good." Misako smiled as she placed a hand on Sophia's shoulder with a smile.
Sensei Wu walked up to Zane. "Zane! Look at you! ... your all shiny!" He laughs, admiring the new look.
Misako walked up to Lloyd. "But where's your father?" She asks him, and the team look at each other before parting to make a path.
"I'm here, Misako." Garmadon said as he came into view causing both Wu and Misako to gasp.
"Don't worry." Skylor reassured as she stood next to Kai. "We have reason to believe that the spell maybe wearing off."
"But if that's true, it only makes Chen more desperate to act now." Kai said. "Sensei Wu, Misako this is Skylor. Chen's daughter." Kai interduced. "Skylor, this is our Sensei, and this is Lloyd's mother and Wu is Garmadon's brother."
"So, all four of you are related then?" Skylor asked dumbly, and Lloyd laughed.
"Yeah, my family can be." He trailed off with a thoughtful look.
"Confusing?" Jay offered.
"It's a little of this, little bit of that." Lloyd said with a left shrug, then a right shrug. Skylor nodded.
"Oh."
Misako smiled. "You're amongst friends, Skylor."
Garmadon came up to Wu. "Thank you for looking after my Misako, brother."
"As any good brother should." Wu said placing a hand on his brother's shoulder.
"Yes." Garamdon lowered his head with guilt and shame. "A good brother."
Sophia frowned as she read the look on Garamdon's face, she looked to the others to see if they saw it too, but they were busy looking towards the big computers. She sighed.
"There isn't much time!" Lloyd said as he jogs up to the computers. "Our friends are on standby, but we don't know where Chen will strike first."
"And if we're all not there to stop him, when he first attacks."- Cole starts, then trails off.
"Ninjago will succumb to war." Garmadon said gravely.
"Our greatest fear will come true." Wu added.
"Then the greatest victory, will be that which has no battle." Garmadon replied.
"But how do we prevent a war, and how do we stop an enemy we know nothing about?" Jay asked, and Zane's falcon lands on the computer, and an image appears on the screen.
"We find someone who does." Wu said, looking at the image.
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Two hours later
Nya, Skylor, Sophia, Aria, Emily, and Misako turn from the computer when they hear the Samurai Cave open and the Ninja walk in.
"We got here as fast as we could." Kai said as the boys came up to them.
"25 noodle trucks have been spotted, heading towards Ninjago City!" Sophia informs them. "50 clicks away!"
"Let me guess, they ain't hauling noodle trucks." Cole said as he folded his arms.
"25 trucks could hold 250 Anacondrai!" Zane states. "If they get to the city before we do, the city will be their's."
"And they'll have achived the pivotal first foothold in the war." Emily added with worry, and Zane wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"We have to stop them!" Lloyd states the obvious.
"I've already warned the Elemental Masters to head them off at the pass." Aria said a Jay walked up to her side. "They should be able to hold the line until you get there for support. I had them equip themselves so we can comunicate with them."
The screen on the computer soon changed to show Shadow. "We're in position." He said into the screen. "If they show up, we'll be sure to put up a fight."
"They're coming to your location soon!" Aria told him.
Kimberly - the Master of Freeze, soon appeared on screen. "I see them!"
"The trucks." Shadow said from the computer. "They're going every which way."
"What do you mean?" Sophia asked, hugging Lloyd's arm. "Aren't they going to Ninjago City?"
"I don't now where they're going, but they ain't going together." Shadow tried to answer.
Misako walks over to a table. "There are 13 densely populated villages within a 10 click radius." She said as the team looked at the map with a the trucks going in different directions.
"They aren't planning one attack! They're planning multiple!" Kai threw his arms out.
"What do we do?" Kimberly asked. "You told us to stay together."
"Chen knows he can't take you all on at once." Garamdon said. "He's trying to split you up."
"But even if one of those trucks makes it to a village, the people won't be able to defend themselves!" Sophia exclaimed.
"We have to protect the people!" Lloyd said. "Aria, tell the Elemental Masters we have to split up." He tells her, and she quickly nods. "We'll each intercept a truck and stop it, from reaching those villages!"
"Whatever happened to 'we fight as one?'" Jay asked.
"This isn't a vote Jay." Aria said as she linked her arm with his, and he looked at her.
"Aria is right." Garmadon said. "This is about stopping the end of our world as we know it!"
Jay nods, then the Ninja run off, out of the Samurai Cave.
Skylor turns to the computer. "What's my father up too?"
XxXxXxX
Sensei Wu walked over to Nya. "Why aren't we in the air?" He asks her.
"We just gave the old gal a makeover." She answered. "It's gonna take sometime for her to warm up."
Wu turns and walks over to Garmadon. "Whatever reason this doesn't work out, I'm glad you're home." Sensei turns and walks over to Sophia who had called for him.
"There's something wrong." Misako said, looking at her husband. "What aren't you telling me?"
"We're on the threshold of war, and I'm a man-snake." Garmadon said as he looked at his body. "Take your pick."
"You're my husband." She took his hand. "I know you better then that. There's something else."
"Do you remember the letter I gave you long ago?"
"Of course." Misako smiled. "Those words you wrote. It was the reason I fell in love with you."
"That letter was not." Garmadon trailed off his confession when the lights went out causing Sophia to scream.
"What happened!?" Sophia asked with panic. She didn't mean to have so much panic, but with everything happening - she just came out.
"I'll have her back online in no time!" Nya reassured her.
XxXxXxXx
After a few hours, the Samurai Cave was back online. Nya, the three Garmadon's, Aria, Skylor, Sophia, and Emily stood in front of the big computer as Zane was on screen.
"Zane, have you diverted the truck away from the villages?" Wu asked.
"Yes, and once it's at a safe distance, I plan to take care of the Anacondrai." Zane answered.
Sensei Wu nods. "Good work. The people are safe."
"No they aren't." Skylor said as she looked at the map where everyone was at, Aria walked up to her side as the red-head continued. "We aren't pulling them away from the people, they're pulling us!"
"We gotta stop the trucks!" Aria cried, and Sensei spins back to the computers.
"Stop the trucks!" He yells.
Emily hurries up to his side. "Everyone come back now!" She cried in alarm and panic.
"It was all a trap." Garmadon said.
Tears glittered in Sophia's eyes. "Then that means." She trails off with fear in her voice.
"The greates victories." Wu walked over to her. "Have no battle." He gently wrapped his arm around the shaking girl. "Our worst fears have come true."
Garmadon nods. "The new Serpentine War ... has just begun."
