S1 E10
THE DESTRUCTIVE POWER OF RUMORS
The Toxic Bogs.
A land filled with horrid smells and green disgust.
The four ninja stood on a long, sinking and disintegrating in the bog. They feared the end was near, but a samurai in red armor and a ninja dressed in green come in to save them.
After they defeat the snakes by running them off, Pixal walks over to them. "Thank you for rescuing us."
But they knocked the ninja out in a heartbeat, spraying them unconscious.
Before she passed out fully, Pixal looked up and saw the Robin. The bird looked down and said,
"I know who you are, Pixal."
The tree the Robin was perched upon spoke a few words before the darkness over took her.
Protect those around you and they will protect you.
(Space line)
Pixal's eyes shot open. She placed a hand over her forehead, looking around at her surroundings. She was back on the bounty in the bedroom she shared with the other ninja, dressed in her night shirt and pajama bottoms. She sat up, careful not to smack her head on the top bunk of the bed. She got out of bed and saw the other three sound asleep.
It wasn't too long until the others started to stir awake themselves. Carol was clutching her stuffed bear while rubbing her eyes. Kitty groaned, placing the pillow over her head to shield herself from the light. Nya began mumbling incoherent words, but all in all, she was in the process of waking up, too.
The door opened, revealing the teachers and Nya and Kai's parents. Sensei Wu gave a small grin. "I see you all are starting to wake up. Or have already gotten out of bed."
"My teachers, how did you all find us?" Pixal asked.
Carol sat on the side of the bed, clutching Theodore tightly. "And who dressed me in my night clothes?"
Kitty growled, throwing her pillow aside. "If it was one of them boys, I'll rip them to shreds."
"It was Maya and I who took care of that," Misako said.
Nya sat up, rubbing her eyes. "Ugh, why does my head hurt so much?" She opened her eyes, took one look around, and sighed. "So none of it was a dream. I was sprayed with some green stuff and now everything looks strange."
"Ah, yes," Garmadon said, "Venomari venom. It can cause you to see things differently and prevent you from fighting them back because you're too concerned seeing something else. I've never been through it, but Misako has."
Misako sighed. "Don't remind me."
"Oh, I'll never forget it. Those pandas were just waiting to hunt you down. They're very calm creatures as long as you don't bother them."
Wu chuckled. "The important thing is that you're all awake and safe. I'm sure you all are famished. Let us talk about your mission over dinner."
Everyone gathered around the dinner table as the ninja began to explain everything that happened. From the discovery found in the Constrictai tomb to the battle at the Toxic Bogs. Then they came to the part about the mysterious samurai and the green ninja.
"Just when we thought we were doomed, this mysterious red person and a ninja dressed in green came out of nowhere and started fighting the Serpentine," Carol explained, "They literally saved us from getting sizzled. I'm just wondering who they were."
"I could tell that the mysterious person in red was a samurai," Pixal said.
"I've heard of them," Zelda said, "Samurai are known as the highest level of warrior class. They would protect nobility and serve with honor on the battlefield."
"Who has taught you about them?" Wu asked.
Zelda smiled. "My grandfather. He's a big history buff."
"They looked to be a normal samurai, but they were also heavily armed," Nya said, "And the mysterious green ninja had some sort of power within them that they used to shoot a blow dart into Pythor. Not really sure if it affected him or not." She gasped and leans to whisper in her mother's ear. "Mom, look at Sensei Wu's beard." Through her sight, Wu's long, white beard looked to be slithering around. "It's moving like snakes. Isn't that crazy?"
Maya chuckled. "I can imagine how crazy it is, sweetheart."
Kai rolled his eyes. "When is this Venomari spit supposed to wear off?" He watched as Nya tried to feed herself a piece of shrimp, but ended up splatting it on the side of her face. "As if she wasn't already annoying enough."
"Kai, I'm in no mood to argue," Nya told her brother, looking around the table, "Where are you, by the way?"
"I'm sitting right next to you. How can you not see me? Boy, I hope that stuff makes you go blind."
"Kai, you heard what your sister said," Ray said, "Stop arguing now."
Kai sighed. "Yes, Dad."
"Okay, great," Carol said, "Now that Kai no longer has anything important to say, let's discuss more about the samurai."
"No, it's time to get back to important matters," Kitty said, "No more distractions. All the Serpentine are out, and if Pythor can unite them, the legend states some Great Devourer is gonna consume the land and turn day into night."
"Great Devourer?" Lloyd asked, "What kind of a name is that?"
Kitty shook her head. "I don't know, but it's a can of worms I don't wanna see open."
Zelda sighed. "I deeply apologize for all this. This is all my fault. I opened up the hatch and released the Serpentine from their prisons. None of this would've happened if only I hadn't of been so stubborn and just went with all of you."
Lloyd placed a hand on Zelda's shoulder. "It was only a mistake. You had no idea the Hypnobrai tomb was right in your sights."
"I most certainly did." Zelda placed her head in her hands. "And now I have endangered all of Ninjago."
"We cannot change the past, but we can affect the future," Wu said.
"At least we have the sacred flute in our possession, so in a way, we still have a chance to defeat them," Misako said, "It has stopped them once and it will stop them again."
"Yeah, that's what we need to tell you," Carol said, spilling her tea cup over, "There's one little teeny tiny, itty bitty problem that concerns the sacred flute."
"Pythor sort of... stole it," Pixal admitted.
Garmadon gasped. "The last sacred flute is gone? How could you let Pythor take it?"
"I was playing it and he took it from me. Forgive me, my teachers. I am to blame for the lost of the sacred flute."
"Pixal, you know good and well that not one of us takes the blame," Kitty said, "We all are to blame for its loss."
Wu sighed. "You four are Ninjago's last hope."
It was only a moment later when the alarm blared throughout the entire bounty. Everyone rushed inside the main control room, looking up at the computer to spot where the Serpentine are located at.
"If the cold vision's caught something, that means the Serpentine are near," Monica said, "And the location's pinpointed in Ninjago City."
"Of course," Pixal said, "The city is filled with various hiding spots. Places not even the authorities can detect them."
"How many of the tribes are there?" Nya asked.
"It appears to be all of them. Pythor must be trying to unite them."
"If Pythor does this, chaos will be spread all throughout Ninjago," Garmadon said.
"Go, ninja," Wu said, "We mustn't let the five tribes unite."
"And be careful out there," Maya said.
"You got it," Kitty said.
"Ninja Go!" the ninja shouted as they rushed into the training room, using spinjitzu to change out of their night clothes and into their ninja attire. All except Nya who was still in spinning mode.
Pixal sighed at her suit. "I must get this taken care of. Magenta is not my color."
Because of the Venomari venom, Nya loses focus on her spinjitzu and falls on the floor, still wearing her pajamas instead of her ninja gi. She groans. "I wish my eyes were back to normal."
Carol helps Nya to her feet. "Don't worry. It'll wear off soon. For now, you're coming with me. And so are the rest of you."
"What are you talking about?" Kitty asked.
"Well, since Nya can't use her weapon because her eyes are out of focus, I'll be able to get us all down there faster by flying."
Kitty scoffed. "What can you possibly turn into to carry all of us?"
"One of the largest birds in the world." Carol used the power of her bo staff to turn into the Great Grey Owl. "And also my favorite. The great grey owl."
Kitty's mouth was agape. "How did you turn so gigantic?"
"Oh, Misako's been teaching me that I can become a bigger animal by just thinking bigger," Carol said, "Plus I've always wanted to fly at night. Who wants to fly a giant owl?"
"Like we have any other choice." Kitty sighed. "Let's go."
Carol, in her owl form, flew her friends through the skies and went above Ninjago City, landing in the exact spot where the Serpentine would be. The three ninja jumped off Carol as she transformed back into her human form.
Even though they were in a dark alley, they could see the beauties of Ninjago City. The lights, the sounds and the dreams.
"Ninjago City," Nya said, "This place is amazing. My parents have told my brother and I stories about this place. They actually came here once. I think it was their honeymoon."
"Pixal, don't you live here?" Carol asked.
Pixal nodded. "I do. I can actually see my father's tower from here."
"Me parents told me it's the biggest city in all of Ninjago," Kitty said, "Always had dreams of coming here. And to be placed on a billboard. Just to show everyone who I am."
"I've always had dreams of becoming a singer," Carol said, "And an actress."
"I always dreamed of inventing the future," Nya said, "You never know what tomorrow will bring."
"Do not forget the real reason why we're here," Pixal reminded them, "Where are the snakes? We should be standing in the middle of a massive Serpentine gathering."
"I don't get it," Kitty said, "The map showed us they would be right here. Where are those slither heads?"
Carol gasped. "I think I know." She rushed over towards the end of the alley and discovered a manhole with the metal lid removed and tossed on the side carelessly. "The snakes have the best hiding places."
Kitty sighed. "I've said it once and I'll say it again. I hate snakes."
NEXT SCENE:
Inside the gathering of the sewers, the Serpentine of all tribes are standing around chattering to one another while Pythor is getting ready to prepare what he plans to say. Skales is standing next to him, ready to assist in the best way possible.
"You'll have to use more than words to bring the Serpentine together," Skales said, "We have been enemies for years. It won't be easy."
Pythor gave a pleasant smile. "All I have to do is show them the way. And I have the perfect plan. Each tribe judges one another because of how different each of them are. Well, I have a solution to that problem."
Selma rushed up to her husband. "My love, you won't believe this. I just became friends with a female Venomari and she shared her recipe on how to make venom stew. I haven't had a batch of that in years. I shared my famous ice pudding recipe with her. If we can bring the tribes together, we can bring together all the Serpentine ladies to help prepare a feast and create a new holiday."
Pythor nodded, licking his lips. "A holiday just for the Serpentine. I like the sound of that."
"Let us hope we can bring the tribes together to make it happen," Skales said.
Acidicus, leader of the Venomari tribe, slithers up to the three snakes. "They're ready for you, Pythor."
Pythor chuckled evilly. "Showtime." He slithers up to the make like stage, which is also known as the catwalk in the sewers. "Good evening! Friends, enemies, and enemies who pretend to be friends." He paused to let the warriors laugh before continuing. "I welcome you. We are gathered here to settle our differences. Because no matter how different we are, we can still be friends."
From above, the ninja were hiding behind a wall on top of the catwalk, listening to Pythor's little speech. They were also surprised at the amount of snakes gathered down there.
"I don't think I've seen that many snakes in one room before," Carol said, "What are we gonna do?"
"We must keep them from coming together as one," Pixal said, "If only we knew of a destructive mechanism to keep them separate."
Nya gasped as a light bulb of an idea appeared over her head. "Girls, I have an idea. Follow my lead."
While the ninja planned out their strategy, Pythor continued his speech to help bring the tribes together.
"And what is it with the Constrictai and their vice-like grip?" Pythor said, "Let it go already." The Serpentine laughed.
Skalidor was rolling around on the floor, laughing his head off. "It's funny because it's so true."
Pythor cleared his throat. "It's always good to bring out a good laugh. But in all seriousness, the reason why I called this gathering is because...the good people of Ninjago imprisoned us in those insidious tombs, and I want to return them the favor. We shall lock them up in the tombs and become the true rulers of the land. All hail the Serpentine!" The tribes cheered in excitement.
What they didn't notice was Nya sliding down a rope from up on the catwalk, hiding in the darkest part of the room. She smiled underneath her hood and called out, "That sounds like a great plan and all, but you know the Hypnobrai will screw it up. They always do."
"Who said that?" a Hypnobrai warrior shouted.
"It was the Constrictai," another Hypnobrai said, "They've always had something against us."
"Look at the Fangpyre and their buck teeth," Carol said, "They're so big, they could end up biting themselves."
"That is not true!" a Fangpyre warrior shouted.
"I bet the Venomari go through hallucinations all the time because they drink their own venom," Kitty said.
"We do not!" a Venomari warrior exclaimed angrily, "You Hypnobrai are always trying to make fun of us!"
"The Constrictai are clueless about everything," Pixal said, "I bet all that digging must have given them dirt for brains."
"We are not clueless!" shouted a Constrictai warrior.
The tribes began arguing and fighting one another, making Pythor wonder why his plan wasn't working. "What's going on? Why am I losing them?"
Skales shrugged. "I don't know. Perhaps we should try something else."
Selma watched the warriors fighting and gasped when she saw Kitty climbing up the rope. She gasped, tapping Skales on the shoulder and pointed straight down. "My love, look over there!"
Skales looked and gasped as well. "The ninja!"
"What?" Pythor looked and noticed them as well. "They're trying to stop us from uniting the Serpentine tribes. We must stop them."
"Don't worry. I'll take care of it." Skales rushed over to Skalidor, whispered in his ear, making him nod and slither off. He went back over to Pythor and Selma. "No need to fear. The Constrictai will handle this."
Since there was no way back up the manhole on the catwalk, the ninja had to go through the tunnels leading into the subway. But they only got so far. The Constrictai caught up to them underground, first snatching Nya, then Kitty. Carol and Pixal ran down the tunnel, but the nature ninja was faster than the animal sorcery ninja, so the Constrictai caught up with the latter.
Carol used her powers to turn into a lioness while shouting to Pixal, "I'll hold them off! Run!" Nodding, Pixal ran off. Carol faced the Serpentine. "Come and get me, you scaly freaks!" But the Constrictai were prepared. Using a stolen blow dart, one of them blew it straight at Carol's arm, causing her to turn back into her human form and go into a daze. "Sleepy time." She fell to the floor as the snakes quickly dragged her away while the rest of the group went after Pixal.
Pixal had turned the corner into another tunnel, realizing that she's come upon a dead end. Hearing the sound of footsteps, she acts quickly by hiding in front of a poster. She took one glimpse at the Constrictai coming and turned her head, closed her eyes and hoped to the Great Sensei they wouldn't see her. They came up, noticing the dead end. Seeing that she probably escaped through somewhere else in the tunnels, they turned back and went a different way.
Pixal waited a moment before stepping away, wondering why the snakes didn't see her. When she looked at the poster, she saw it to be a magenta colored advertisement to buy Code Magenta albums. She was impressed. The Serpentine didn't detect her because her gi camouflaged with the poster.
Pixal nodded. "I suppose magenta is not such a bad color after all. I must thank Lloyd for changing my gi color." She rushed off to go rescue her friends.
Back over in the sewer area on the catwalk, Pythor slithered over to Skales, who was standing by a door. "Did you take care of them?"
"All but one," Skales said, opening the door to reveal the captured ninja. Kitty and Nya were struggling to get out of their bounds. Carol was left unconscious from the dart hitting her earlier.
Pythor was growing angry. "Search every nook and cranny. If she's a ninja, you'll never find her in plain sight. I'm not going to let these so-called heroes get in our way."
"Look!" a warrior shouted, "A pink ninja!"
Swinging above the Serpentine was Pixal, coming in to save the day. The other ninja cheered her on. "Go, pink ninja, go!"
Pixal swung up to Pythor and the other Serpentine generals and kicked them all out of the way. She used her sais to undo her friends' bounds. "Let's get out of here!"
Kitty grabbed Carol and they jumped over the catwalk, walking among the snakes' heads. They began rushing through the tunnels, hearing the enemy following behind. Pixal used her powers to grow trees while Nya used her fans to create a flood of water.
"That should keep them away!" Nya said.
"Come on," Pixal said, "Let's leave this swamp."
Kitty laughed. "Now that's funny! Looks like your sense of humor's getting better, Pixal!"
The ninja escaped, but the Serpentine weren't so lucky to continue pursuing them. They were slipping and sliding all over the wet ground and even bumping into the trees because they couldn't get around.
Selma screamed. "This is terrible! They've escaped! We must go after them!"
"Don't!" Pythor said angrily, "We will let them come to us! They've won this time, but next time they won't be so lucky!"
"I apologize for the plan not working, Pythor," Skales said, placing a hand on his shoulder, "But you will have to do better than words to unite the tribes. We must show them the way."
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!" Pythor shouted. Skales obeyed him immediately.
He was really ticked off. More than usual, it seems.
NEXT SCENE:
Morning arrived by the time the ninja returned home to the bounty. Nya's eyes were finally cleared up from the Venomari venom and Carol woke up not too long ago. Besides a splitting headache, she would be fine. They were eating breakfast and discussing last night's events, to which their teachers were proud.
"You know, whether it was in a lesson book or not, we used the destructive power of rumors to our advantage," Kitty said.
"And now the Serpentine are further away than ever from getting their act together," Nya said, "But this is only the beginning. We've only delayed the inevitable. The tribes will end up uniting, but we'll do everything in our power to stop them from freeing this Great Devourer creature."
"I believe a new lesson should be placed in the book, brother," Garmadon said, "It shall be called The Art of The Destructive Power of Rumors."
"Because we now understand that not all lessons are about fighting," Carol said, "But I don't think we would've gotten out of there if it hadn't been for Pixal. She's the real hero here."
Pixal, wearing her pajamas, smiled. "Don't thank me. Thank Lloyd. If it hadn't been for his 'laundry skills,' we all would've been found." Everyone laughed.
"That reminds me," Lloyd said. He walked out of the room for a moment and returned with a laundry basket in his hands. "Sorry about the laundry incident, Pixal. I spent all of yesterday afternoon to fix it, though. It took me twenty loads, but your clothes are no longer pink."
"The correct color was magenta, not pink. But thank you, Lloyd. I forgive you."
"Yeah, I think some apologies need to be said," Monica said, carrying a plastic shopping bag in her hand, "Sorry for replacing your lotion with slime, Nya. I bought you a new bottle with some of my allowance money."
"Thanks, Monica," Nya said.
"Oh, yes, before I forget," Zelda said, "My apologies for replacing the mud with honey and syrup, Kitty. I fixed it back to where the pile is now once again mud. I hope you can forgive me for placing you in such a sticky situation." She giggled.
"What's done is done," Kitty said, chuckling, "Let's just be glad I got all the stickiness out of me hair."
Kai brought over a carton of eggs to Carol. "Sorry for spicing up your omelettes. I thought maybe you could try making them again. And I promise to stay out of the kitchen this time. No hard feelings?"
Carol smiled, taking the eggs. "No, but I think you still owe someone else an apology."
"He certainly does," Maya said, gesturing over to Nya, "Go on."
Kai sighed, walking over to his sister. "Hey, uh... sorry for putting blue hair dye in your shampoo. It was a stupid way to get even. But I went and bought some black hair dye to turn your hair back to normal."
Nya smiled. "Thanks. And I'm sorry for replacing your hair gel with baby oil."
"And I'm sorry for reading your diary. You have a right to have personal secrets. Can you ever forgive me?"
Nya nodded. "Water under the bridge. As long as you forgive me."
"I put that fire out a while back. So we're cool?"
"Yes, we're cool." Nya embraced her brother, who didn't hesitate to hug her back. After a moment of forgiveness, she walked over to her mother. "Would you mind helping me turn my hair back to normal?"
"Actually, Kai already offered to do it," Ray said, "He messed it up, so he can fix it."
Kai groaned. "It's better than getting grounded."
Nya chuckled. "Well, I think this calls for a celebration to my greatest brother ever. Who wants cinnamon rolls?" She went over to the refrigerator, but wasn't expecting a bunch of rubber snakes to pop out at her. She fell to the floor and screamed. Once she got over her shock, she glared daggers at her brother. "Kai!"
"I swear, Nya, I didn't do it," Kai said, backing away before he got hurt.
Maya and Ray laughed. "Got you!"
Nya gasped. "What!?"
"Don't think you and Kai are the only ones who can prank one another," Maya said, "You father and I used to be a pair of pranksters in our day."
"And you two thought you were the only ones that rolled around in the mud," Ray said.
"Like parents, like children," Wu said.
Everyone laughed, enjoying the fun moments while they still had them.
Because every moment last forever...
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