Summary: The Lotus Ninjas plumb the depths of a mysterious hidden library in search of a way to rescue Ekron.
Ella, Lee, and Ellie gathered around Casey as they stared at the crystal ball that Ekron was swarming around in worry.
"I don't know what happen! Ekron found this weird crystal ball when we went walking like a hour ago and for some unknown reason he got stuck inside!" Casey explained with an uneasy smile.
"Aww, poor Ekron." Ellie said with a pout.
"You can get him out, right?" Casey asked in concern.
"Of course. We're mystics, after all." Lee said as she placed her hands on her hips.
"I got just the spell to do it." Ella said.
Ella twisted her hand into a fist, but Donna stopped her older sister from opening her fist to release her magic spell at the crystal ball.
"Wait a minute, Ella. You can't get cast a regular spell. We're gonna need a advance spell for this job." Lee pointed out.
"Well, we better find it fast!" Ellie cried as she looked at the crystal ball.
Ella, Lee, Donna, and Casey looked back at the crystal ball to see a jagged crack forming slowly around Ekron.
"I don't know what's going on, but we gotta do something!" Ellie exclaimed in worry. She quickly turned to Donna. "Yo, D, whip any of your magic potions and get him out of there!"
"Okay, first of all, chill. And second, no potion of mine will stand a chance to free Ekron." Donna said. "But I do remember this book that contains this kinda problem. Girls, we're going to look for that book at my local library."
Ellie, Lee, and Ella stared at Donna quietly before exchanging confuse looks at each other.
"Library?" Ellie, Lee, and Ella repeated.
The Lotus Ninjas arrived inside the library and searched around the books in one aisle. Donna was skimming the shelves as Ellie, Ella, and Lee were watching her in boredom.
"So much for the mystic library." Ellie said sarcastically.
"There's like a million books here, Donna. How are we gonna find that book you were talking about in a place like this?" Ella asked.
"Because the mystic library always have a sacred key to get in." Donna replied with a confident grin. She lifted down his high-tech sunglasses to her eyes and scanned the shelves to find the book lying on the floor. "Ah ha! There it is!"
Donna walked over to pick up the book and opened it in her hand. The book suddenly flew into the air and grew into a large size.
"Whoa!" Ella gasped in awe.
"Awesome!" Ellie and Lee grinned.
The book opened itself up to swallow the Lotus Ninjas whole and then shrunk back to regular size before landing on the ground.
The pages began flipping that showed each of the Lotus Ninjas in rapid speed. Then, two pages revealed the four mystic kunoichis and dropped them into the ground. Only Ella, Lee, and Ellie gasped in amazement as they gazed around at the large mystic library in front of them, where they could view every mystic and yōkai staff and patrons around the massive area.
"Ladies, welcome to the mystic library." Donna said with a happy grin. "I'll be right back."
Donna walked towards the column and looked up to see the yokai bat librarian sitting on top of a large pillar while stamping the turned-in books. She moved her index finger in a circle and pointed her magic to create a purple energy platform. Donna jumped onto the platform that was carrying her higher toward the top of the pillar.
"Greetings." Donna whispered. "My sisters and I are seeking for crucial mystic research for our friend's beloved pet. Do you know where I can find one?"
"I see." The bat librarian said with a calm smile. "You can go to the main library."
"Got it!" Donna whispered with a nod.
Donna tapped the platform with her boot twice and the platform lowered itself down to Ella and Lee.
"Okay, all we have to do is go to the main library and we'll find the book to save Ekron." Donna said.
"Something tells me that you really spend so much your alone time here besides the lab." Lee said with a smile as she crossed her chest over her chest.
"Well, not only have a golden library card, but I'm also an expert in Dewey Decimal Mathematics and won the National Library Competition five years in a row." Donna grinned proudly. "Oh, whatever you do, stay quiet."
"Why?" Ella and Lee asked in unison.
"Because of them." Donna replied as she pointed her finger up.
As Ella and Lee collectively followed Donna's finger, they looked up to see a legion of black bats in the ceiling.
"Those hush bats are anywhere." Donna said. "If they hear anything loud, they'll lock us up in the kiddie room."
"Wait a minute, hold up. The kiddie room?" Lee questioned with a confuse eyebrow.
"Look, as long as we find what we need to help Ekron, we'll be totally fine." Ella said. Her eyes darted to Lee and Donna as she noticed that Ellie is missing. "Wait, where's Ellie?"
Three mystic kunoichis quickly turned their heads to Ellie, who looked into the halls with a big grin on her face.
"THIS PLACE IS HUGE!" Ellie shouted as she turned around towards her older sisters.
Right on cue, the hush bats heard Ellie's shout and started taking her away.
"Sorry!" Ellie yelled.
Ella, Lee, and Donna watched their youngest sister being taken away to the kiddie room by the hush bats.
"Uh, is she gonna be alright there?" Lee asked quietly.
"Lee, this is the kiddie room we're talking about. I'm sure she's fine." Ella said with an assuring smile.
In the kiddie room, Ellie landed on the floor and looked around to see a bunch of toys and books everywhere. She then found Mikey right sitting next to her with a childish grin on his face.
"Mikey?" Ellie said with a confuse eyebrow.
"Oh, hey, Ellie!" Mikey said. He then watched a toy train passing by on the tracks. "Hey, a choo choo!"
Mikey and Ellie looked back to yokai children, who were staring at them ominously.
"New toys." A purple yokai blob spoke as he pointed his finger to Mikey and Ellie.
"Where?" Mikey and Ellie asked cluelessly.
Mikey gulped and Ellie widened her eyes as they unexpectedly got surrounded by the yokai children.
Ella instantly got a text from Casey as Lee stood next to her oldest sister to look at the smartphone. The screen showed an image of Casey pointing at two more jagged cracks forming around Ekron and a text message that said "Hurry up, girls!".
"Uh no, Ekron is getting more cracks by the minute." Ella said with a frown. "How are we supposed to find the book that could possibly help Ekron?"
"Simple. All libraries have a catalog. But in a mystic library, you merely summon it." Donna replied as she held a crystal orb in her hands. She shook the crystal ball that showed her a purple book. "Found it. Completely Compendium of Escape Rituals. It's in room 16, corridor B, moving stairs, left at the Iblis Tapestry."
"Donna, I think you need write this stuff down because there's no way we're gonna remember that." Ella said.
"Oh, please, my brain is like a massive supercomputer." Donna said confidently. "I already memorized the directions in a song form. Now, let's roll."
The three Lotus Ninjas headed towards the stairs.
"We better hurry fast, so we can save Ekron!" Ella whispered urgently.
Unknown to the Lotus Ninjas, Luna and Nova stood on railed platform near the ceiling as they looked down to notice the three mystic kunoichis walking down the stairs below.
"What are they doing here?" Luna gasped bitterly. "Those Dragonesses are really getting on my nerves."
"Here's an idea." Nova said with a sly smile. "Let's mess up whatever they're doing for a change."
Nova and Luna exchanged evil giggles as they began to plan their revenge comeback.
Donna, Lee, and Ella continued walking around the stairs on their search for the book as Donna began singing out the directions in a R&B style.
"Room 16, take corridor B, and down the stairs past the Iblis Tapestry." Donna sang.
Lee was backing Donna up with harmonizing vocals.
"Donna, keep it down." Ella whispered.
"With the book in my hands, I'll be the girl to save the day!" Donna sang with a shout.
But Donna's loud singing caused her to get taken away by the hush bats.
"Sorry, guys!" Donna shouted. "I got carry away!"
Ella and Lee watched the hush bats taking their brainiac sister to the kiddie room with wide, open mouths.
Donna landed roughly in the kiddie room and found herself lying onto Donnie's high-tech battle shell.
"Donnie?" Donna cried.
"Donna?" Donnie exclaimed.
"What are you doing here?" Donnie and Donna asked in unison.
Donna and Donnie looked up to see Mikey wearing a bib and Ellie wearing an orange frilly dress as the yokai kids are playing tea party with them. Ellie was actually having fun with the yokai children, who began enjoying her with warm smiles.
"Mikey!" Donnie exclaimed.
"Ellie!" Donna cried.
"New toys!" Mikey shouted with a large grin and relived laughing.
"What?" Donnie and Donna asked.
Donna and Donnie opened their mouths in shock as the yokai children began to surround them.
Ella looked at the phone screen and read the text message that showed an image of five more jagged cracks forming around Ekron and a text message that said "Please hurry up!". She texted Casey back with a message that said "Hang on!".
"I told her to write it down, but no. Her brain is a massive supercomputer." Ella sighed bitterly.
"C'mon, relax, sis." Lee said as she placed her hands on her hips. "We're gonna save Ekron. All we need is to remember the song Donna was singing."
"All I know that she said something about Room 16 and take corridor B." Ella said. "But I can't remember the rest."
"Then we crash your journey."
Ella and Lee turned their heads to Luna and Nova, who were blocking their paths with evil grins.
"We don't have time for you two." Ella said in annoyance. "We're on a crucial mission. Now step aside."
"Which is why we're not going anywhere!" Luna grinned.
"Suit yourselves." Ella said.
Ella engulfed her fists with red psychic energy and Nova summoned her mystical tessen in her hand. But they glanced up at the ceiling with nervous faces as they saw the hush bats looming over them.
"Ella, we can't fight these guys." Lee said as she placed her hand on Ella's shoulder. "We have to be quiet or those hush bats will catch us and we'll never get the book to free Ekron."
Nova unleashed a puff of pink glitter at Ella from her mystical tessen. Ella was about to sneeze, Lee covered her nose with her hand. Two mystic kunoichis looked up to see the hush bats watching them closely with narrow eyes.
"Like I said, we can't fight them! We have to find the book and rescue our sisters!" Lee whispered to Ella.
Ella stepped on Nova's foot, causing her to grunt quietly despite the pain. Lee swiftly summoned ten blue butterflies made of psychic energy that flew around her in circles and then sent them darting on Nova's body to tickle her. Nova laughed loudly and then realized that it was too late to take it back as the hush bats started taking her away to the kiddie room.
"No, wait! Put me down!" Nova yelled.
Luna swung her mystical tessen in a X motion and unleashed green energized frogs landing on Lee's body. Lee began to scream out loud in fear and quickly covered her mouth, but the hush bats took her away to the kiddie room. Out of the corner of her eye, Lee spotted corridor B in a nick of time.
"Ella, I see it! Corridor B!" Lee shouted.
"I'm on it." Ella said with a nod.
Luna then unleashed green energized lizards, but Ella kicked them onto Luna one by one. The lizards were crawling all over Luna's body, causing her to scream out in disgust. The hush bats then took Luna away to the kiddie room.
"Put me down this instant!" Luna yelled.
"Yes!" Ella whispered victoriously. She took out her vibrating phone out of her waist belt and answered Casey's call. "Casey! I can't talk right now."
"Look, Ekron is getting more cracks by the second!" Casey shouted loudly. "So whatever you girls are doing, hurry up!"
Ella's eyes widened in fear as she glanced back at the legion of hush bats.
"Just tell Ekron to hang on!" Ella shouted back.
Ella started running and jumped into the space of various staircases as she sprinted onto another staircase and down the next one. She looked back at the hush bats that were getting closer to her in quick speed.
Ella kept running onto the steps until she saw a familiar mutant turtle bumping onto the steps next to her.
"Raph?" Ella exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
"Long story! I'll explain along the way!" Raph shouted.
Raph and Ella fell through empty space to land on the floor. Raph then placed Ella on his shell and grabbed the rolling shelf as they began rolling down the hall in fast speed. Raph screamed as he planted his foot into the shelf next to him that sent the books flying into the hush bats' eyes.
As Raph glanced back at the hush bats, Ella looked around just in time to see at a certain tapestry.
"Down the stairs, past the Iblis Tapestry." Ella whispered to herself. Her eyes widened in glee. "Raph, there's the Iblis! Turn there!"
"Good eye!" Raph said.
Then, the rolling shelf ran over a book that tripped Raph and Ella off of it.
Raph jumped to the tapestry and spun around as Ella was hanging on to his large shell. The hush bats got caught in the tapestry, causing the fabric to rip off due to the weight between Raph and the hush bats. Raph took the opportunity to use the hush bats trapped in the tapestry as a parachute to direct himself and Ella to their destination. Raph and Ella then caught the floating shelves moving in opposite directions that revealed the way to the hall.
"What?" Raph asked in confusion. "What is the point of this?!"
Raph's face got hit by a floating shelf before getting himself knock around by more incoming floating shelves. Luckily, Ella jumped off fron Raph's shell and dodged every incoming floating shelves coming in her way.
"Power smash-a-roni!" Raph hollered.
Raph slammed his tonfas together and manifested a red energized armor around himself. Ella's eyes lit up in awe just before Raph grabbed her with one hand and hung onto a shelf with the other hand. As Raph bursted into another side of the library room, other yokais and mystics started freaking out that alerted the hush bats to take them away to the kiddie room.
Raph and Ella then spotted a pole standing behind the waterfall.
"The waterfall!" Raph exclaimed in recognition.
Raph went running towards the waterfall and slid up on the pole as the hush bats were still flying after him and Ella. As they plunged through the fountain, Raph and Ella finally came across the purple book that they were searching for.
"Raph, look! There's the book!" Ella cried as she quickly pointed her finger at the book in her sight.
"I'm coming, Mayhem!" Raph shouted.
"And Ekron!" Ella yelled.
But the hush bats bursted out of the hole and began surrounding Raph's energy armor as they are prepared to take him and Ella to the kiddie room.
"We don't have time for this!" Raph said. He directed his energy armor to pull himself out and sent himself and Ella flying towards the book. "Bringing like a boss!"
Raph went crashing into the book and Ella slammed safely into Raph's pointed shell as the hush bats followed them at high speed.
Meanwhile, the bat librarian was stamping another book peacefully until something unexpected broke through the wall above her. She looked up to see shelves flying off from the hole in the wall. The bat librarian's eyes widened slowly as she detected Raph was reaching his hands out towards Ella, who was holding the book and reached her hand out as well.
Raph finally grabbed Ella's hand and started falling in the air, but the hush bats caught them and brought them to the kiddie room.
"Well, that was intense." Ella said. "But at least we got the book. You can keep it. I just need to make a copy of it for safekeeping."
Ella twisted her hand into a fist and opened her magic in the air to duplicate a hard copy of the book. She then backflipped off of Raph's plastron.
"Whoa." Raph said with awestruck eyes. "Are you free this week?"
"Lucky me." Ella smiled flirtatiously as she helped Raph on his feet.
"Hey, guys! We got the book! Let's go save Mayhem!" Raph exclaimed.
"And Ekron!" Ella yelled.
Then, Raph and Ella directed their heads to look back at the massive mess with sheepish faces.
"You two!" The bat librarian hissed as she quickly recognized the box turtle mutant and the mystic kunoichi. She began to grow into a large size with two extra arms. "I'll pummel both of you into papyruses!"
The bat librarian, Raph, and Ella glanced behind to see the yokai children playing the drums. Donnie, Donna, Leo, and Lee began fanning Mikey and Ellie, who have colorful paint on their faces as if they are the tribe leaders to the yokai children. Foot Brute, Foot Lieutenant, Nova, and Luna are hanging upside down while being tied up.
"New toy!" Mikey and Ellie shouted as they pointed their fingers to the bat librarian.
At Mikey and Ellie's command, the yokai children started surrounding the lab librarian, who stared at them in horror.
Back in Casey's apartment, the Lotus Ninjas began pointing their magic at the crystal ball by using their signature spell gestures.
"And now, the spell." Ella said.
Ella, Donna, Lee, and Ellie pressed one hand to a white glowing Triquetra symbol in front of the crystal ball.
"Kaihō suru!" The Lotus Ninjas casted.
The crystal ball flashed in bright light and released Ekron, who quickly flew fast in Casey's arms.
"Thanks! I owe you girls!" Casey said gratefully. "Let's go get pizza. My treat."
"Sounds good to me!" The Lotus Ninjas cheered.
Then, Ekron became mystified by the crystal ball and got sucked into it again, leaving the Lotus Ninjas and Casey to stare at the crystal ball with confuse faces.
"You have got to be kidding me." Ella groaned.