Summary: Saldana teaches her daughters the Art of Ninja Concealment.
In the Crete Fortress, Ella levitated the pizza boxes with her magic and opened them to show her younger sisters the delicious view of cheese and pepperoni. Ellie, Donna, and Lee stared at the sight of the pizza slices with mouthy drools.
"Alright, ladies. I present you pizza night." Ella said.
"Pizza night is always better than any other nights." Lee said as she leaned towards the grinning Donna.
"Come on, come on! Let's eat the pizza already!" Ellie smiled happily.
As the Lotus Ninjas held their own slice, the lights suddenly went out and blackened the kitchen. Once the lights turned back on, the Lotus Ninjas looked at their hands and found that their pizza are gone.
"What the?! Who took our pizza slices?!" Ella exclaimed in shock.
Then, another blackout darkened the kitchen and four pizza pies are gone from the boxes seconds after the light came back on again.
"Someone here is trying to eat our pizza!" Ellie cried in shock
The Lotus Ninjas quickly guarded the table with their readied magic until Ellie noticed the chair moving at her sight.
"The chair! It's the chair!" Ellie shouted.
The Lotus Ninjas gathered around the chair and prepared to attack. But when the chair disappeared, it replaced itself with Saldana.
"Wait, mom?" Ella, Ellie, Lee, and Donna said in unison.
Saldana was eating the last pizza slice.
"Yes. And today, we will begin your next mystic lesson." Saldana said. "Today, you learn the art of ninja stealth and invisibility. The foundation of every great ninja. Starting now!"
Saldana clapped her hands, causing the lights to turn off again and back on when Saldana is gone out of the kitchen.
"Ugh!? Do you have any idea how long we waited for our pizza night?!" Lee said with a frustrated sigh.
Outside, the Lotus Ninjas and Saldana stood behind the billboard under the bright sun.
"In order to remain sleek and nimble at all time, no magic for today's lessons. Today, you four are going to get ready for a mission inside Raven's underground temple." Saldana explained.
"Why would our mission be at our grandma's underground temple?" Lee asked in confusion.
"Because our grandmother is one of the most powerful Dragoness in history of all mystic kind." Saldana answered. "Now, let's begin our lesson. Number one: hide within the shadows."
Saldana hid effortlessly into the shadows behind the billboard.
"Number two: Blind spots." Saldana said. She appeared right behind her daughters that surprised them one by one. "So, you can use your enemies' blind spots to your advantage."
"Number three: be light and quick as a fast, undetected feather." Saldana added as she untraceably zipped past her confused daughters in all different directions. "And number four: power knockout."
"Oh please, there's no way that trick could possibly work on..." Donna said with a scoffing smile.
Saldana released a white shining powder from her finger at Donna's face, causing her to instant fall asleep to the ground.
"Huh. Never thought that could actually would work in stealth mode." Ella said as she placed her hands on her hips.
Saldana chuckled as she snapped her finger to wear off the sleeping powder that made Donna wake up instantly.
"Now, using your new skills, sneak upon me and attack!" Saldana instructed.
"Alright, let's do this!" Ellie declared.
Ellie tried to hide into the shadows behind the water tower, but she failed to blend in. Ella tried to be light and quick as an undetected feather, but she was unable to do so. Donna and Lee tried to use their mother's blind spots, but Saldana blasted them away with two white bolts of electricity.
"I see that none of you haven't followed any of my instructions." Saldana said with a frown. "But I also forgot one last lesson. Number five: blending into your environment at all time."
Saldana twisted her right hand around in a circle and pointed her magic at herself that caused an explosion of smoke and light.
"Hey. Where'd she go?" Ella exclaimed with wide eyes.
"How we ever gonna find her?" Lee asked as she looked around the rooftop.
Then, a young preteen girl appeared in front of the Lotus Ninjas. She has black shoulder-length hair and wore a white Hanfu dress with dark grey overshirt that has blackish-gray sleeves and a blackish-gray band around her waist.
"Hey, ninja girls, wanna play with me?" The preteen girl asked with an innocent face.
"Sorry, kid, but we're looking for our mom." Ellie said.
"Don't be careless." The preteen girl said with a sneaky grin.
In remarkable seconds, the preteen girl delivered a series of kicks and punches from multiple directions that sent the Lotus Ninjas to the ground.
"You girls are so predictable." The preteen girl said.
The preteen girl twisted her right hand around in a circle and pointed her magic at herself that transformed back into Saldana.
"Wow!" Ella and Ellie gasped in admiration.
"What a remarkable disguise!" Lee breathed in awe.
"Deceived by the ninja master." Donna grinned.
As Saldana rolled her eyes with a sigh, she twisted her right hand around in a circle and summoned a white star-shaped portal right behind her daughters.
"Alright, if you four are going to understand my lessons perfectly, your mission is to sneak into Raven's temple and retrieve her magical relic: her mirror."
"A mirror? Seriously?" Lee questioned. "What can you possibly want with her mirror?"
"Because her mirror can not only use for meditation rituals, but it can also grant any personal wishes and hidden desires." Saldana explained.
"Well, why didn't you say so?" Lee grinned excitedly.
Donna, Ella, Lee, and Ellie hurriedly jumped towards the portal.
"I just hope they will do well on this mission." Saldana said.
Saldana snapped her fingers and a large white star-shaped crystal magically appeared in front of her. The crystal showed an image of Raven laying down on a massage chair as several humanoid lizard Yokais was giving her a relaxing massage and a manicure.
"Oh, hello, Saldana." Raven greeted.
"I assume everything's ready?" Saldana asked.
"Of course. Azazel hired the mystic werewolves to help him on the job." Raven replied.
"Mystic werewolves?" Saldana repeated in surprise. "I'm surprised they still exist."
"Most of them settled their lives in the Romani Europe, but my husband managed to find only three of them wandering in the city two weeks ago." Raven explained. "But not to worry. Enjoy yourself. I'll let you know when your daughter succeeds the mission."
With that, the crystal magically disappeared in white smoke.
"Oh well." Saldana said. She twisted her right hand around in a circle and pointed her magic to transform her qipao dress into an outdoor attire. She now wore a white midriff top, dark grey bell-bottom pants, black sunglasses, and blackish grey heels. "It's been awhile since I've been out in the city. I wonder if that smoothie shop is still open."
In the underground temple, Donna and Ellie were disguised in gypsy attire to blend in as they walked inside Raven and Azazel's room without getting caught. Donna wore a white top with a purple and gold bodice along with a purple sarong and white petticoat, and black flat shoes. Ellie wore a white top with an orange and gold bodice along with an orange sarong and white petticoat, and black flat shoes.
"Okay, we made it inside." Ellie said.
"Alright, let's spread out and search the place." Donna said.
Donna and Ellie started searching around for Raven's mirror at quick speed until they both halted themselves to hear familiar stomping.
"Is that Grandpa Azazel?" Ellie gasped with wide eyes.
"Quick! Hide!" Donna said.
Donna and Ellie quickly ran into the closet and closed it just before Azazel walked in the room. They carefully peeked out to see Azazel taking out a black gothic Victorian hand mirror with dark indigo jewels out of the drawer. He then closed the drawer and exited out of the room, allowing Donna and Ellie to peek their heads out from the closet.
"This could be a problem." Ellie said.
Donna magically summoned her smartphone and began dialing rapidly.
"Ella, we have a problem. Azazel has the mirror." Donna said. She sent Azazel's coordinates to her oldest sister in a text message while talking to Ella on speaker. "And he's heading to the basement room."
Azazel stood in front of a swirly purplish black pit in the center of the basement. He looked up at the magical relics floating in dark bubbles around the ceiling as if he was checking on them in order.
Unknown to him, Ella was hiding behind the large statue of Raven in her Dragoness days.
"Okay, Ella. Don't mess this one up." Ella muttered to herself. "Just grab the mirror and mission accomplished."
Ella magically formed a bright sphere of red magical energy between her hands and sent it in the air to construct itself as a bat. She watched as the magical energized bat started flying over Azazel, who paid no attention as the bat appeared behind him. The bat's foot claws reached towards the mirror, but Azazel's eyes glowed black and started growling.
"Oh no!" Ella exclaimed knowingly. "He's gonna notice my bat!"
Ella signaled her bat to return to her, which the bat obeyed quickly and flew back to the statue.
Azazel looked around to see nothing suspicious in the room.
"It's almost like I'm being followed, but no one's here." Azazel growled.
Azazel exited the basement, leaving Ella alone in the room.
"Oh, come on. I was so close." Ella complained. She magically summoned her smartphone and began dialing rapidly while also tracking down Azazel's coordinates on the screen. "Lee, it's all up to you now. Grandpa Azazel is heading to the reflecting fountain."
Azazel arrived inside the massive room that has a large lake with many fountains floating above the lake on the platinum platform mechanisms, where few mystics and mythical creatures were either swimming or chatting in relaxation.
Lee was hiding on a platform mechanism below the lake just in time to watch Azazel sitting on the edge of the lake with his eyes closed.
"Time to work my magic." Lee muttered with a grin.
Lee concentrated on her magical energies and transformed her left hand into a whip composed of water. She lashed her whip to reach towards the mirror, but Azazel caught the whip with one hand. He opened one eye as Lee gasped in shock and surprise.
"I've been waiting for you, great-granddaughter!" Azazel shouted.
Lee gulped nervously and quickly jumped off the platform as Azazel ran off after her.
Donna and Ellie are running their way to the reflection fountain until Lee suddenly sped out of the room and landed on them, sending them to roll on the floor.
"Lee!" Donnie and Ellie exclaimed.
"No time to talk! We've gotta run!" Lee screamed.
Lee pointed her finger at Azazel that was chasing her. The three mystic kunoichis screamed in horror and began sprinting into the hall just where Ella entered sneakily in tiptoes.
"I hope Lee got the mirror without getting caught." Ella said.
Ella heard a loud scream and turned to see her sisters bumping into her that sent them rolling away at high speed and crashed into another room that has a massive glowing lava lamp at the center.
"I was this close getting that mirror." Lee groaned with a pout.
"Forget the mirror! We gotta hide real quick!" Ella said in a panic.
"Good luck with that!"
Azazel appeared behind the Lotus Ninjas as two male and two female mystic werewolves suddenly appeared from different corners of the room.
"Mystic werewolves?" Ella asked in confusion.
"Since when they exist?" Donna questioned with a confuse eyebrow.
"It doesn't matter. Let's make mom proud and get that mirror!" Ella said with a grin. "Remember what mom taught us. Hide within the shadows."
The Lotus Ninjas stood on their feet and instantly disappeared out of sight. Azazel and the mystic werewolves narrowed their eyes as they carefully looked around for the four mystic kunoichis. A pair of red, purple, blue, and orange eyes appeared behind one female mystic werewolf and knocked her out. The Lotus Ninjas then surrounded two male mystic werewolves and defeated them within seconds. The last female mystic werewolf looked around as she was trying to detect the Lotus Ninjas, who appeared on either side of her and dragged her away.
Suddenly, all of the lights were turned back on.
Azazel looked around with a growl as he was trying to catch the Lotus Ninjas' auras.
The Lotus Ninjas hid stealthily behind the lava lamp. Ellie and Lee slithered past Azazel, leaving Ella to appear behind him with a smirk. Ella slowly reached out her hand for the mirror and slipped it off of Azazel's hand that allowed Donna to catch it into her hand with a grin. Azazel glanced around in confusion while being secretly aware that the Lotus Ninjas have succeeded their mission.
"Saldana have taught her daughters pretty well." Azazel muttered to himself. "They completed lessons one through five. I truly believe they are ready to become full-on Dragonesses."
In the Crete Fortress, the Lotus Ninjas stood inside the dojo with happy cheers as Saldana was meditating peacefully in midair.
"We did it!" Ella said as she held the mirror up in the air. "We got the mirror!"
"Yeah!" Ellie, Lee, and Donna cheered.
"My daughters, you all have shown great dedication and persistence." Saldana said with a smile. "True, you all still need a lot of work on your Dragoness training, but I am proudly honored to be your teacher and your mother."
The Lotus Ninjas then tackled Saldana into a hug.
"Thanks, mom!" Ellie, Lee, Ella, and Donna said.
"Now, go and celebrate." Saldana said. "You earn it."
The Lotus Ninjas cheered as they ran out of the dojo at fast speed.
Later that night, Saldana walked out of the glowing white star-shaped portal in front of Azazel and Raven, who were waiting for her arrival.
As Saldana handed the mirror back to Raven, the reflective glass mirror started to glow brightly that caught everyone's attention.
A glowing spiritual light phased through the mirror's surface and slowly transformed into a physical manifestation of a familiar Dragoness. The Dragoness mystic has a voluptuous body with a curvaceous figure. She has radiant fair cream skin, short curly orange hair, and blue eyes. She wore a golden armored dress with translucent lighter gold sleeves and lighter gold armored high-heeled boots. She also has golden yellow butterfly-shaped mark on her forehead.
"Calluna." Saldana and Raven greeted with a bow.
"Hello, Raven and Saldana." Calluna said. "It's been far too long since we last spoke. I've observed Saldana's daughters for a while and even though they're still teenagers, they have been improving from time to time."
Calluna waved her hand and summoned an image of a shadowy silhouetted Lady Shade with dangerous eyes.
"But we know what they must do." Calluna said with a frown. "The forces of darkness will soon come to this world."