New Masters of The Mountain
Last Time on New Masters of The Mountain : Morgan speaks with his dragon Chompy Jr. and decides to go safe Siddie, Brenden, and Richard from beneath the Mountain, proving successful and then heading to the Throne Room to warn Vania, just as it's revealed she was being controlled by The Skull Sorcerer, with Vangelis sending them all into the pit, and impersonating Vania to order Hailmar to lock up Destin and Chompy Jr, with the others falling down all the way to Rock-Bottom, with the kids waking up to the Lowly, before passing out.
What Happens Next?
Find Out Now!
Chapter 7 : The Next Lowly
June 10th - Rock-Bottom. . .
Siddie woke up to see Plundar and Adam, and she calmed down when she recognized who they were, and she spoke.
Siddie : Where am I, and who are you two?
Prince Morgan : Siddie!
Morgan ran towards Siddie and hugged her, and so did Richard, and she smiled.
Siddie : What happened?
Queen Vania : We all passed out, that's what happened.
Prince Morgan : Thank the Mountain!
Sorcerer : Good Miss Ninja, allow me to make the Introductions
Siddie : First off, I already know about Plundar and Adam.
Sorcerer : Right, and may I present, Korgran of Metalonia!
Korgran : Korgran is pleased to meet you!
Siddie : Well at least now I know it's all Metalonians who have that speech pattern, and not just The Masters of Metal.
Sorcerer : And you've met Plundar the Thief, return her weapon Plundar.
Plundar had Siddie's Ninja Star, and he gave it back.
Plundar : Sorry Siddie, it's a-
Siddie : Force of Habit, I got it.
Sorcerer : And I am Fungus The Sorcerer!
Fungus used one of his Mushrooms and showed Siddie his Magic.
Fungus : We are known, as The Lowly.
Siddie : Lowly?
Plundar : We are a Party of Adventurers!
Fungus did a Firework with one of his Mushrooms, with Vania, Brenden, and Cole staring at them.
Queen Vania : Eh, that's one thing we'd call you.
Korgran : Korgran curious of what that's supposed to Mean?
Brenden : Plundar, what are you guys down here... again?
Plundar : I would say that's a Long Story, but we'll give you the Short Version.
Everybody sat down as Fungus lit a fire, and they listened to Plundar.
Plundar : It was a Month ago, when I was "Summoned" by Chancellor Gulch's Son, Gaverill, who had decided to sneak to the surface to speak to Vania, he told me of the Clock that was to decide to was worthy of The Minerals of The Mountain, and with one Month left until the Clock went off, he wanted me to go beneath the Surface in search of The Minerals... despite them being said to be locked away beneath the Mountain, and I did come across two.
Siddie : Which were they?
Plundar then pulled out a Green Smoky Quarts stone, that was attached to a metal chain.
Richard : The Cursed Quartz. . .
Richard grabbed his Mineral, and payed attention.
Plundar : And this.
Plundar had pulled out a Crown that was made of Gold, and had Shining Emerald Jewels all around it.
Lloyd : That's The Crown of The Courageous Emerald.
Plundar : I had a feeling this was meant for your Son, Lloyd.
Plundar gave Lloyd the Crown, and he put it inside his Coat.
Lloyd : Thanks.
Plundar : I feel the rest have been scattered across the Mountain because of the Clock, but I have no way to be sure.
Cole : So how did you guys end up down here?
Fungus : We were captured and dropped beneath the Mountain.
Plundar : After I recovered the two Minerals, I went to the Throne Room only to see Vania press a button and it sent me back down the Mountain.
Fungus : And why is Vania's Hair Black, and dressed in The Skull Sorcerer's Attire?
Brenden : Vangelis restored The Skull of Hazza Du'r, and used it to Corrupt her, and now she's under the Skull's Control, but with how far we are, it has no effect.
Fungus : So, she dropped us into the Pit?!
Korgran : Evil Queen!
Queen Vania : It wasn't like that, and how do you know my Father wasn't using the Skull to give him the appearance of myself!
Prince Morgan : Mom. . .
Queen Vania : It's okay Morgan, I'm not going to hurt you.
Prince Morgan : But you're all right, my Grandfather is Evil, and my Mother's only Evil because of his Control, and I know that now.
Siddie stood up and smiled as she put her hand on Morgan's Shoulder.
Siddie : I made a Promise a long time ago that I wouldn't Give Up, Ever, and I'm not letting the rest of you give up either, the rest of our friends are still out there somewhere, they all need us, and The Ex-King needs to get his butt kicked, and the people who will kick his butt, will be all of us!
Everybody payed attention, and Cole was smiling at Siddie's Speech.
Siddie : We're not known as The Lowly, but The Upply... Because when all of our chances and hopes fall, We Rise!
Plundar : Not sure about the Name... But I'm In!
Korgran : Korgran in, too!
Fungus : Lead the way, Miss Ninja!
The Upply then started walking through the Tunnel, and Siddie had a thought in her head, the second she said those words. . .
"I made a Promise a long time ago that I wouldn't Give up. Ever. . ."
May 1st, 2043 - Ninjago City Hospital
2:27 p.m.
Opal was in the hospital with a Young Girl, and they were walking towards one of the rooms. . .
and that Young Girl was Siddie Lancaster.
At this time Siddie was five years old, and she was wearing a Pink Shirt, Black Jumper Dress, and she had pink bands in her Pigtails ( Her hair was the same way it was in Prime Empire 2, if you're curious, look back at that story ) and she had Black and Pink boots, and Pale Pink Lipstick, and they walked to the entrance to one of the rooms.
Opal knocked on the side of the door, and spoke.
Opal : There's a young girl here to see you, Cole.
Cole was in the Hospital, since he was shot with a rifle and injured in an escape attempt at Kryptarium Prison, and was recovering, though it really scared Siddie to hear that Cole was injured because of his job again, since any time she heard it, it felt like it would be the last.
Cole coughed and sat up as he opened his eyes and looked at his daughter.
Cole : Hey Sweetie.
Siddie smiled, and ran and jumped onto the bed and into Cole's Arms.
Siddie : Daddy!
Cole caught Siddie and hugged her, and tears soaked her father's shoulder.
Siddie : I don't want you to get hurt anymore, Daddy.
Cole : I know Siddie, but we don't get always get everything we want, do we?
Opal : She's scared Cole, this isn't the first time you've been injured, and Siddie has to pray every time that it isn't the morning she says goodbye to you, isn't the last time she sees you.
Cole let Siddie down, and she looked at him, and she knew what her father was talking about was important if he used her real name ( Obsidian ) rather than her nickname, or common name ( Siddie )
Cole : Obsidian, your Mother told me that you got into trouble at School?
Siddie : Yea, but none of it was my fault, Chad's been doing anything he can to me and my friends, even thinking it's good to resort to Violence and-
Cole : And you fought back?
Siddie : I'm sorry Daddy, I did what I thought was right, but if you tell me it was wrong I don't do it again, I just wanted you to be proud of me-
Cole knew Siddie's Passion and Strength when it came to her friends.
Siddie started sniffling, and had tears in her eyes, and Cole spoke.
Cole : Sweetie, can't you see, I am proud of you, and I'm not saying that this is the last time I'll see you, but if it ever is. . . I want you to promise me Obsidian, that you will always stand up to those who are cruel and unjust, Always.
Siddie had tears in her eyes as she nodded and climbed onto the bed and Cole tightly hugged Siddie in his arms.
Siddie : I-I Promise Daddy... Always.
Opal walked over and hugged them as well, before she grabbed Siddie and carried her in her arms, and Cole spoke as they were walking out the door.
Cole : I love you, Obsidian.
Siddie : I... I Love you too, Daddy.
Right Now. . .
The Upply were walking through the Caves of Rock-Bottom, and Plundar was getting annoyed.
Plundar : What are we even doing, we've explored this tunnel a million times, and if there was any way out of Rock Bottom, then we would have found it already.
Fungus : Oh Come now, Plundar, It doesn't hurt to have someone take a fresh look.
Plundar : It's hurting my feet, we've been at this for hours.
Richard : Keep talking about my Girlfriend and soon you won't have any feet.
Lydia then came in between them and snapped in front of Plundar to get his attention.
Princess Lydia : I'm sorry, but are we all having a little Tea-Chat, or are we trying to get out of this Dungeon!
Lydia and Richard kept walking and Plundar rolled his eyes and raised his hands.
Plundar : Forgive my Ignorance, Princess.
They reached a huge pile of Rocks, and Morgan spoke.
Prince Morgan : Another Dead End?
Siddie : Another Dead End.
Fungus : Good Miss Ninja, if it makes you feel any better, the four of us have been failing to escape this place for quite a few years.
Siddie : Thanks Fungus, but that doesn't really help.
Siddie turned around and Plundar got even more annoyed.
Plundar : What are we doing following this Child, this is a huge waste of time, we're already a bunch of Failures, we don't need another Failure leading us to Fail more.
Siddie got mad and growled as she kept walking, and Morgan spoke.
Prince Morgan : Hey, Siddie isn't helping us Fail, she's helping us Escape, and for your information Plundar, she's a Fantastic Leader, and perhaps the best of The Young Ninja.
Plundar : Meh meh, Not Failing this, meh meh, Not Failing that, I highly doubt a Child like her could be a good leader, and could she be leading us, in Circles, because we're back at Rock-Bottom!
Siddie threw a rock straight into the water, and looked at herself before walking away.
Opal sighed and decided to be a good Mother and ask what's wrong.
Siddie sat on the rocks, and Opal spoke at her daughter.
Opal : Something's bothering you Siddie, what's wrong?
Siddie : Ever since I saw Gramma's Locket, I've felt her Presence inside of Me, and she's connected to this place somehow, I can feel it inside of Me...
Then Siddie had tears in her eyes and she laid back.
Siddie : Oh why do I keep doing this, why on earth would my Gramma have come to this place, were at the Bottom of the World, and why should you listen to your "Pointless Daughter"?
Opal : Siddie, why would you say that about yourself?
Siddie : Oh I don't know, maybe it's because I've gotten all of us stuck underneath a Mountain, I don't know what to do with myself... I'm a Pointless Little Girl, with no clue of what I should do with myself, because what happens to us after this, No more Villains, no more of our old lives, no more... no more Siddie?
Chen heard Siddie and he spoke.
Master Chen : Wait, She's Right, this is the lowest she's ever been.
Siddie : Yea, thanks for noticing Chen.
Master Chen : No I mean... your Mother once came to my Island, and she told Me that her Powers were strongest when she was closest to the Earth.
Siddie : Really?
Master Chen : You've never been farther underground Siddie... Never been surrounded by the one thing that powers you.
Siddie : The Earth and my Power isn't what makes the Black and Pink Ninja, it's the Person behind the Power, and it's how I am and what's inside of Me.
Master Chen : Yes, but Vangelis thought he was burying you, but maybe he was bringing you closer to the Earth, the Source of your elemental power
Siddie : Well what do you want me to do... Try and Connect with the Earth?
Opal : Perhaps Siddie, or maybe you just have to stop worrying so much, and let The Earth connect with you!
Opal put the rock in Siddie's hands, and she looked at it
Siddie dropped the rock, and Cole and Morgan walked over, since they heard what Opal and Chen were saying.
Siddie put her arms out and closed her eyes, to try and make her connection.
Cole : Siddie?
Siddie : Daddy... I-I Feel it!
Just then, Siddie's Gray Scar over her eye had turned Pink, and so did her Eyes, and the Elemental Energy in her hands.
The Elemental Power made Siddie float above the Ground, and the Earth around her was moving.
Master Chen : Just let it in Siddie, and let the Energy of the Earth itself, Infuse you!
Siddie : I can Feel It, it's coming from the Very Earth around Me... and Inside Me!
Siddie used her Powers, and slammed her Elemental Energy into the Ground, and it formed a path
Prince Morgan : I knew it!
The others were "Shocked" and ran over to the Siddie.
Siddie : There's a Tunnel down there, maybe a way out!
Fungus : We're with you, Miss Ninja!
Prince Morgan : I'm with you every step of the way Siddie.
Richard : So am I.
Siddie smiled at Richard, but she slightly blushed when she looked at Morgan, but only he, Brenden and Cole seemed to notice.
Plundar : Again, why are we following a Leader of Failure.
Siddie then had enough of Plundar's Cruel Commentary, and used her Powers and punched him in the face and he fell to the Ground.
Siddie : Now You Listen to Me, the only reason you are still breathing right now, is because Nobody is Coming to Help Us, I made a Promise to stand up to people of Unjustly and Cruelty, and I will not hear another single word of the Cruelty that comes from your Mouth, Or I will stand up to you as well!
Plundar : Alright
Vania helped Plundar stand up, and everybody got into the water.
Everybody got into the water and followed the trail, just as Lydia saw a skeleton head and she screamed and lost her breath, with Lloyd grabbing his daughter as she started coughing and they kept swimming, with a Rock falling onto Cole's Legs, and Siddie went to grab him.
Prince Morgan : Where's Siddie and Cole?!
They came out of the Water, and Cole managed to stop coughing.
Cole : Thank you Siddie.
Siddie : It's nothing but a Favor you've done for me a thousand times, is everybody okay?
Prince Morgan : All Good.
Morgan grabbed Siddie's hand, and helped her and Cole out of the water, and they saw a huge Lava Lake, filled with Rocks creating ways across, and there were tunnels at the end.
Prince Morgan : But which tunnel do we take?
Cole : Siddie... Your Power.
Siddie touched the Earth, and it showed which path they had to take.
Plundar : Across the lava, Ugh, what am I saying, Of course across the lava. All these nice tunnels we could take, but no, We got to take the tunnel on the other side of the lava!
Cole : You think I'm any happier about it, But that's the way, My Daughter feels it.
Korgran : Ah, Korgran fears no lava. (He dips a mug into the lava.) Korgran drinks lava for breakfast.
Plundar : No you don't. You drink juice.
Korgran: What?
Just then, Korgran's mug burned and fell into the Lava.
Korgran : Alright Juice, Korgran fears no juice. Lava, on other hand... very scary.
Siddie: Is the path filled with danger, Yes, and Would it be easier to turn back, Of course. But we can't stop Vangelis and save our friends trapped down here, can we?
Plundar : We can't stop him if we're dead either.
Siddie : Then I guess you better roll your stupid dice and make your choice. What's it gonna be Plundar, Turn back or keep going?
Plundar rolled his dice, and he sighed and put on his face mask.
The Team then crossed over the Lava using the Rocks at platforms.
Princess Lydia : *Scream*
Lydia almost lost balance and leaned forward to stay on the rock.
She frowned in concern, and looked at her cousin, as Zach nodded.
Prince Zach : If Siddie's Right about all of this, and the Secrets to The Minerals of The Mountain are down here, then we should know it won't come easy.
They were almost across and Siddie made them stop.
Siddie : Wait... I'm sensing something.
Plundar : What are you talking about?
Siddie : I'm Sensing tremors in the ground beneath us, I've never felt anything like this.
Just then, a Monster appeared out of the Lava.
Richard : Well, this is New.
Brenden : Watch Out!
The Monster tried to attack, and everybody tried to cross over the rocks.
But with most of it's attacks, they couldn't.
Siddie : Bite This!
Siddie used her Powers, and made the Stalactites fall from the cave roof and hit the Lava Monster, causing some damage.
Queen Vania : Siddie, it's not enough!
Siddie : Master Lloyd, use Spinjitzu to send the Fireballs back at him!
Lloyd : Alright.
Empress Harumi : Lloyd, watch out!
Lloyd saw the Lava flying at him and Harumi, and he used Spinjitzu to send them back at the Monster.
Lloyd : Lydia?!
Princess Lydia : Daddy, Help Me!
Lydia was getting attacked by the Lava Monsters tentacles, and she didn't have anywhere keep running to, since the Monster was destroying the rocks
Siddie : Fungus, see if you can distract that thing with another Snow Flurry!
Fungus : I can do more than Distract!
Siddie kept fighting until she saw a huge boulder above the Monster.
Siddie : Plundar, see if you and Adam can get to that boulder, it just needs a little nudge.
Plundar : Got it... Adam, get that Boulder, Get It!
Adam started climbing up as Fungus was getting ready to freeze the Monster.
Princess Lydia : *Scream*
Empress Harumi : Fungus, do it!
Fungus then used his hat and sprayed The Lava Monster to encase it in Ice.
Harumi was balancing on one of the pillars, and she spoke.
Empress Harumi : Lloyd, Grab her!
Lloyd ran over and lifted Lydia into his arms, and moved away from the Monster.
Siddie : Adam, Now!
Adam pushed the Rock as the Ice melted off the Monster, and crushed it back into the Lava, with Siddie grabbed Morgan and making it away from the Lava.
Siddie : Everybody Okay?
Brenden : All Good.
Queen Vania : I'm Okay.
Plundar : I've Been Better.
Fungus : Doing well, Miss Ninja.
Korgran : Korgran, still alive.
Empress Harumi : Lydia, you okay?
Princess Lydia : I'm fine, Thank you Daddy.
Lloyd : It's okay Lydia, I gotcha.
Plundar : Great job Adam!
Siddie : Yea, not bad for a bunch of Failed Adventurers.
Everybody then walked down the tunnel, and Siddie turned around.
Siddie : Hold on a second, just in case that Lava Monster comes back.
Siddie punched the ground with her Powers, created a Cave In and blocked the path with boulders.
Plundar then grabbed Siddie's shoulder as she was going to walk in front of the group and he spoke.
Plundar : Hey Siddie, I need to say something to you... I was wrong about you, you've been straight with all of us and got us out of there, and you're okay in my book.
Siddie : Thanks, but let's not start getting all huggy yet, we've got a long way to go.
Fungus : For the first time in a few years now, I believe we have a Chance, Lead on Young Ninja!
Siddie connected with the Earth and revealed the Path.
Richard : Hopefully this works out.
Queen Vania : I hope so, Stopping my Father is all that matters anymore.
Vania put let her hair down ( So it was the same as it was when she saved Cole in "The Skull Sorcerer" ) though her hair was still Black.
Princess Lydia : Let's hope it's downhill from here, I mean I know it's uphill, but downhill-uphill, that would be Nice.
Plundar : Yea Princess, I'm wiling to bet the worst is behind us.
Cole : Don't jinx it Plundar.
Next Time on New Masters of The Mountain : Alex and Charlie used their Positions as Munce Queen and Geckle Chancellor to have Murtessa, Murt, and Grizela seek reason with Gulch, Gaverill, and Matteo, by doing a true meeting, with Gleck speaking with Charlie and Liam about Lilly's Locket, and they head to the Truce Meeting, with the Young Ninja reuniting, before they get a surprise visit from an Old Foe, but who is it and what will happen is the Question. . .
What Happens Next?
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To Be Continued. . . . .