She had to admit Kai was actually on to something as the group arrived at the junkyard. This place was a buffet for a creature that enjoyed eating more then Cole on an empty stomach.
"Looks like my parents aren't here." Jay noted as he walked back to the others.
Kai nodded at him before opening a blueprint he quickly had made when they arrived here. It was a quick sketch of a large vehicle. Nya might have been the main mechanic in their family, that didn't mean Kai didn't know a thing or two.
"Zane, you still have a recording of the sacred flute in your memory bank?"
The Nindroid nodded and played a few notes. "It might've been destroyed earlier, but I have its exact tone recorded and ready for playback."
"Good. And there should be enough spare parts around here to build this whopper." Kai explained. "But we're gonna need to create our biggest tornado of creation yet. This is going to be dangerous and we can't have anyone around."
Like he had called it, any further action was interrupted by whistling coming from the entrance.
Cole sighed as he saw the mailman of all people ride trough the junkyard on his bike. "What's he doing here?" He asked in exasperation to no-none in particular as he rubbed his forehead.
The man turned around and jumped ten meters in the air, giving them an annoyed look and pointed at them. "You Ninja are always sneaking around, giving people heart attacks." He huffed at the group as he calmed his heart down. "You're too quiet."
"Sorry, didn't need to scare you. But you need to get out of here, now." Kai apologized in a hurried tone, trying to sound as calm as he could be given the situation.
"I have a job to do, and that's delivering mail, which I plan to do." The man stubbornly refused, waving a stack if letters in the air.
Jay sighed, trying to help Kai usher out the man. "Look, dude. My parents aren't even here. You really should be on your way."
The mailman raised an eyebrow at Jay's statement. "Them too? Let me guess, are they at the Take Back Ninjago rally as well?"
"Take Back Ninjago really?" The blue ninja asked, raising his eyebrow and giving the others a look.
"What? You guys haven't heard? Everyone's getting together for a rally in the city. You know, to raise awareness about the Serpentine problems that have been surfacing lately."
"Whoa, would you look at that." Lloyd grinned from his spot next to the girls. "You guys are inspirational."
Calli on the other hand, scoffed, her usual patience running thin. "That's nice and all but doesn't matter if everyone turns into snake-food. Which is gonna happen if yeh don't leave and let us work." She ended het sentence with a pained grunt as Lloyd elbowed her in the stomach, giving her a not so subtitle hint that her sarcasm wasn't appreciated at this time. She glared at him in retaliation but it didn't face the boy anymore. The redhead huffed at that realization, that made two that were now unaffected by her dark looks.
The postman glared at her, but otherwise ignored the non-verbal communication with the two. "You know what? You guys are right." He scoffed" Wherever you guys are, trouble is always around the corner." As the man went on with his rant, the others noted a large cloud of dust slowly closing in on the junkyard, it looked like the giant green snake had found them.
The postman turned around just in time to see the devourer raise his head off of the ground and screamed, quickly he jumped on his bike and raced away with more speed that should be possible for someone trying to cross a desert on a bike.
Kai was the first to snap into action, taking a sprint to the center of the place, all the while calling out. "It's now or never, guys!"
The others quickly followed Kai's example, creating their own little Spinjitzu tornado before melting together in their Tornado of Creation.
It quickly started to pull in metal and other kinds of debris, like a magnet to.. well.. a piece of metal. Calli and Lloyd both needed to be shielded by Nya, who had anchored her samurai mech in the ground. Of course, Calli could've used her shield, but didn't want the risk of accidentally dropping it and getting hit in the head or other extremities, thus she opted to hiding behind Nya, holding Lloyd close to her.
As quickly as the boys had created the tornado, it dissipated. In it's place was a large white vehicle. Calliope could see Kai, Cole and Jay in the "main" part of the vehicle whilst Zane sat in a compartment of his own.
"Zane! Now" Kai shouted at his friend. The white ninja nodded and a loud and a bit higher pitched version of the melody of the sacred flute rang through the area, making everyone outside of the vehicle cover their ears. The large snake dodged the sound waves easily with a simple move of it's head.
"Zane, what was that!" Cole chastised from his spot in the vehicle. "This isn't target practice! You're supposed to hit him, not give him a haircut!"
Zane couldn't help the annoyed glare from creeping on his face, not that the black ninja could see it. "May I remind you we just magically whipped up this heap of junk?" He bit back as Kai started to panic at an incoming attack; "I hope one of us created a reverse feature, because... Reverse!" He all but shrieked.
Jay who, unlike the others, for once wasn' the one panicking, grinned like the Cheshire Cat as he pushed a few buttons. "How's this for reverse!" He exclaimed as the vehicle jerked, narrowly missing the beast's tail, and slammed backwards into a stack of tires, toppling them over.
"I need your help holding him in place." Zane ordered the blue ninja, who nodded and once again pushed some buttons. A grapple shot out of the front of the vehicle and managed to wrap itself around the snake's body, just under the head. Two others quickly joined ad pulled the giant snake to the ground, holding it in place as the creature hissed loudly, It's pink eyes narrowing at the vehicle.
"Now, Zane, now! Take the shot!" Kai cried out, though The white ninja didn't need to bee told twice as he activated the clip of the flute for the second time. This time it actually hit and the devourer started to writhe in agony.
"it's working." Cole exclaimed as he helped Jay keep the snake in it's place.
It was then that Kai noticed something, there was a small spot in on its head that wasn't covered in scales, leaving it vulnerable for an attack. "It's got a weak spot." He muttered.
"What?" Cole had heard him say something under his breath and turned his head to the red ninja. By doing so, the black ninja lost the focus and the snake took this opportunity to snap the grapples.
Kai went to explain; "On its forehead. It's got a-" He was never able to finish his sentence as the snake slammed it's hooked tail down on Zane's compartment, smashing trough the glass and Zane himself. Calli's hands shot in front of her mouth to stifle a worried gasp as she dashed to the car.
The devourer gave one last hiss and then retreated, leaving the junkyard and slithering in the direction of Ninjago city.
"Is everyone okay?" Cole asked hastily as he jumped out of the vehicle to asses the damage.
"Where's Zane?" Lloyd asked as he and Nya joined the redhead.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the ninja himself answered. He was mostly unharmed, but a piece of his face had been broken off, exposing the wires inside.
"Perfect." Jay huffed and slumped back in his chair with his arms crossed over his chest. "Now that was a total bust"
Kai shook his head as he too jumped out of the vehicle. "Not total," He disagreed, "Did you notice its forehead? It has a weak spot."
Jay jumped up from his place. "Great, let me make a note of that." He mocked and pretended to write something on his hand as he started to raise his voice. "Giant snake has wee, itty-bitty weak spot, that'll be totally impossible to get at because the thing is too ridiculously huge to do anything to stop it!" He yelled, going red in the face.
"Are you done?" The girls and Lloyd asked in a deadpan tone.
"Yes"
"Good," Nya continued. "Because things just got worse, Look!" She pointed to the snake that quickly closed in to the capital city's skyline.
"That's where my parents are!" Jay panicked, blue eyes widening.
"So is everyone else." Cole furthered.
Kai pursed his lips. "If it consumes the biggest city in Ninjago, there will be no stopping it."
Calli grabbed her bike-ring from her back and held it up. "Then what are we waitin' for?"
The city was still quiet when they arrived, other then protesting people, there was no evidence that the giant snake had made its arrival.
"I don't trust this peace." Kai told the others through his earpiece.
Calli gave a nod as she put her bike-ring back on her back, her mask back on her face, only to realize he couldn't see it from where he was. "I know, it must've found another way to get to the city."
She hadn't even finished the sentence of the snake burst trough the ground.
"Found it!" Jay called out. "Oh no, Mom! Dad." And with that he dashed off, shouting for the snake to leave his parents alone, Calli on his heels.
The blue ninja wasted no time blasting lightning to the giant snake, though it looked like it only tickled the creature. Kai tried to help blasting balls of fire everywhere it might hurt it, followed by a knife hitting it in the eye.
"I think I just pissed it off." Calli cried as she put up a shield to protect her and Kai from the hooked tail.
Kai gave her a side-eyed look. "At least you hit it."
"I don't think it did-" the girl cut herself off as a large, white van hit the snake on the head. Both her and Kai blinked and followed its trajectory with a confused look.
They only found Cole looking smug under his mask. "did he just.." Kai started. Calli just nodded and dropped her shield.
"Jup." The girl answered before the two split up.
The door to the tea shop opened with a loud slam that drowned out the soft chiming of the bell. Garmadon stalked in, a stern look on his face. "Traveler's Tea." He demanded from the elderly woman behind the counter.
The woman hummed in a low tone. "Only a fool requests Travelers Tea." She muttered darkly as she turned around, though the dark look melted into one of fear as she came face to face with the four-armed man. "But you are no fool." She stammered. "Let me get some in the back."
As she went to the back to grab the tea, Garmadon's eyes fell on the small tv playing on the other side of the room. It was a live news report from Ninjago City.
"And I am here live, caught in the middle of an epic Ninja versus snake battle." The reported ducked to avoid something coming her way. "People, I have never seen bravery like this before. But I fear the ninja are no match for a beast this size. People are recommended to flee or run away, waving their arms wildly while screaming like little children."
Garmadon scowled at the Tv and turned on his heel. Leaving the tea shop.
Jay cheered as Nya and Lloyd saved a reporter that refused to leave the area, by shoving a lamppost in the mouth of the snake, keeping it wedged in there. "Samurai to the rescue, again."
Lloyd gagged. "It's breath smells worse then Cole's chili."
"What do ye guys have against his chili." Calli quipped as she was trying to get on the rooftops. "I mean, he has made worse smelling things."
"Calli" Cole huffed, glaring at her back as she jumped to another building.
"Yes?" She asked with feigned innocence.
"Shut up."
"Yes dear." She snickered, trying to sound as sarcastic and jokingly as possible.
"Would you two keep the flirting for once were done with this thing." Jay huffed, giving his best friend a look. The black ninja just shrugged and went back to focussing to the matter at hand, joining Kai in the fight. The red ninja was pleading for his sister to get out of the way.
"I can't!" Nya tried her best but the leg of her suit was stuck in the devourers mouth. "I'm stuck."
"On it." Calli called as she jumped down the apartment complex she climbed onto, dagger at the ready and plunged the weapon in the side of its jaw. The creature opened its mouth a little but it wasn't enough for Nya to get free. Instead it shook the dagger she was holding on to free, tossing the redhead to the ground.
Calliope grunted as she hit the ground, her mask had flown off her face during the impact, though she didn't have much time to lay there as the snake lifted its tail once again, though it had no chance to attack.
Another roar filled the area and seconds later the snake was hit by a surprising ally.
A four headed dragon had hit the creature with a large builder it had shot out of its mouth.
The redhead rolled out of the way and took a sprint back to the others where Cole was cheering loudly; "Rocky! Our dragons are back."
The others grinned at their friends amusement, though all of them were in awe at the dragon's new appearance.
"It appears dragons go through a metamorphosis when they reach adulthood. They too have reached their true potential." Zane explained.
Cole couldn't wipe the grin of his face. "They couldn't have come at a better time. Go get them, Rocky!"
The dragon roared again and prepared another attack and the Devourer dodged it by burrowing itself back into the earth.
"Yes!" Kai exclaimed as he removed his mask. "It's running away!" But as soon as he had uttered the sentence the snake burst out of the ground, grabbing the dragon out of the air and tossing it trough the streets.
"No!" the group chorused as the dragon didn't come back up. Cole was the first to run towards the large dragon and went to comfort it. The devourer gave one last hiss and
"What now." Nya asked as she and Lloyd climbed out of the suit. The group gave each other a worried look. None of them had any idea. Suddenly Lloyd broke away from the others, calling out; "You came back."
They all turned around to see Garmadon standing behind them. "Give me the weapons. I am the only one who can handle their power at once. It's the only thing that'll defeat the great devourer."
Jay looked at the others, all of them just as unsure of this idea as he was. "I thought we were supposed to do everything in our power not to let him posses the weapons." He asked.
"I have ran every other scenario through my servers. It appears to be the only way." Zane argued.
Garmadon crossed both pairs of arm over his chest. "Give me the weapons."
"Kai? what do ye think?" Calli asked Kai, who until now had been the most against the man.
Garmadon scoffed once again. "Only I can destroy it. Or prepare to watch-" Kai shoved the golden sword into the man's arms; "Quit your yammering and just do it. When you have a chance to make the blow, it has a weak spot near his forehead."
"I don't think this needs to be said, but we're gonna need this back." Jay warned the man as he and the others handed over their weapons.
Garmadon chuckled darkly; "I'll do my part. You just make sure he stays in one spot." And with those words he dashed off.
Jay went red in the face. "Stays in one spot? Stays in one spot? How are we supposed to do that."
"There are enough construction projects on the northern part of town." Calli piped up. "We could lead it there and trap it in one of them."
"Alright, Let's go!" Kai called and tried to run off only for the redhead to pull him back by the hem of his Gi.
"Hold it." The girl deadpanned. "It's not gonna follow all of us at the same time. I want Zane to be at the tallest of the structures. Jay, the corner of 52th and brite Avenue. Cole, the street connecting the market and arcade, Kai takes the Main Street. I'll take it from here to Kai."
The others just looked at her with confused looks.
"Whadda'ya waiting for, move!"
Calli jumped to another building, just in time to avoid the large snake. She was close to the place Kai was waiting, but the creature was faster then they had anticipated, though the others luckily had their powers to back them up.
"Kai! I'm close to your location."
It took a few seconds for the red ninja to react. "I'm ready for him!"
The redhead leaped over to another building, quickly spotting him.
"I'll take it from here. You meet up with the others."
Calli raised a thumb and then jumped down, leaving Kai to continue leading the snake.
"Nice of you to join us." Jay called out as he shot another jet of lightning to the devourer. Calli only glared at him as she fell into place with him. She'd been running her lungs out for the past ten minutes trying to find him.
"Just get the thing back on route." She hissed as she quickly pulled up a weak shield.
Jay shot her look back just as fierce. "You try herding a giant snake."
"I just did." She bit back as they started running again.
"Oh, yeah"
Calliope just rolled her eyes and instead went to focus on finding Zane. They found him finally after deciding to actually take the rooftops instead of the ground.
"What took you so long?" The nindroid questioned as they reached him.
"Save the humor Zane. Now's not the time!"
instead dignifying Jays remark with a response, the white ninja just grabbed the hems of the shirts of both of his friends and pulled them along with him as he used his powers to create an Iceslide.
The devourer kept following as they weaved trough and around the unfinished structure, it never noticed it had gotten itself stuck as it went in for one final attack, lunching its head forward.
Jay screamed as Zane kept pulling them along, preparing himself for the attack.
It never came, the giant creature instead bit down on its own tail, immobilizing itself.
"Do you think this will work?" Cole asked as he, Kai, Nya and Lloyd joined the others.
Kai took a deep breath and focused his gaze on Garmadon. "We're about to find out."
Garmadon glared at the snake in front of him. Weapons at the ready. "You're the reason evil runs trough my blood." He started. "You bit me once. Now feel what it's like to be bitten back!"
"Go get him, Dad." He could hear his son cheer.
The man raised the four weapons, and then jumped down the building he was on.
"Vengeance will be mine!"
He raised the weapons in front of him, all pointed at the small glowing dot on the snake's forehead.
He hit the mark with a bright white flash.
The snake let out a pained howl as it's body writhe in pain before he exploded, sending a giant wave of venom and goo trough the streets.
"He did it." Jay cheered, throwing his arms around the necks of Cole and Kai.
Ed and Edna wasted no time tackling their son into an embrace, making the others snicker. Cole had separated himself and went to pet the Ultra dragon.
Meanwhile Lloyd was looking around; "I don't see my dad." He sighed, shoulders slumping.
"He should be around here somewhere." Kai tried to cheer him up.
Zane shook his head. "Your analysis is incorrect. He is not here."
"Then our Golden weapons are gone too." Cole huffed. "Well, isn't that convenient." He muttered sarcastically, all but rolling his eyes in annoyance.
"I have a feeling ye will see yer father again soon, kid." Calliope smiled at him as she put her hand on his shoulder.
"I know." The young blond muttered sadly. "But that's what I'm afraid of."
A heavy silence filled the area until Cole noticed something moving further down the road.
"Sensei Wu!" He exclaimed happily, snapping all the attention towards him. And sure enough, they saw the elder man carefully stand up.
"Would you look at that" Jay laughed, unable to contain his relief at seeing their teacher. "He survived!"
"I cant tell you how glad I am to see you. The devourer left a bad taste in my mouth." Wu told them with a smile before sipping on tea that he somehow managed to get. "Much better, and still hot."
"It's good to see you, uncle, but my father has left and taken the golden weapons."
The elder man gave his nephew a mysterious smile. "Very true, the ability of the weapon is great, but the ability to better oneself makes you limitless."
Jay laughed. "I couldn't have said it better myself."
kai rolled his eyes but couldn't help but grin. "Besides, we have what is most important: you."
"The pupils have become the masters." Wu commented with a smile.
Lloyd turned to his uncle again. "Am I really gonna have to fight my father one day?"
Wu nodded. "One day. But today we can feel good that Ninjago is saved, for tomorrow you wil train for the day. Good will finally face evil and a final outcome will be decided for all of time."
"But don't worry. We're gonna each you everything we know." Kai grinned.
Jay nodded. "And make sure you're prepared for that fight."
"Because we all know, good will always stand up to evil." Cole continued.
"And ninja will always stand up for what is right." Zane finished their miniature speech.
Lloyd smiled at them, thanking them for their pep-talk and then looked at calli.
"Sorry kid, I'm not joinin' the cheesy dialogue." She quipped with a massive grin.
The only response was the others splashing her with the goo.
So I'm sorry this is so late. I meant to post this on Monday, but this whole week I've been so tired. But I forced myself to finish this today, because I didn't want to keep you waiting on the season finale, I hope I didn't justice. I actually loved writing calli's banter with the others xD
Anyhooties onto the reviews!
MightyShipper: I know what you mean, i have that with certain stories as well :D
I hope you guys enjoyed, and i'll See you in the next season :)