A civilian drives his car up to a set of traffic lights before noticing the other side is also a red light. As he was about to run it, the Crab Monster and Samurai X suit pass by him, to the police station.
Leaving the creature in the care of an officer, the Ninja see the Commissioner and ask for his help in rescuing Lloyd and stopping Harumi and the Sons of Garmadon. He points out that every time something bad happens, they come to him. He soon questions what they are dealing with this time as he lists all the things that have attacked the city.
In his rant, he gives examples of all the times that they've needed his help, ending with a pirate genie. Kai asks in confusion why he mentioned a pirate gene, to which he replies that it could happen. Nya and Jay share a knowing look, but say nothing on the topic. Not wanting to lose his job like his predecessors, he calls the mayor to authorize the raid.
Meanwhile, Harumi and the Sons of Garmadon escort Lloyd up a wooden staircase. Lloyd tells her she won't get away with her actions, but Harumi doubts she will fail. She then reveals that before destroying the palace, she ensured that the Temple of Resurrection was not harmed.
As the group enters the temple, Lloyd finds himself once again in the Royal Palace, this time in a small temple surrounded by a large moat. Ultra Violet tells Harumi the Ninja have survived the attack of the sea monster and are now in the city. Harumi states that if the Ninja do come, she has something to keep them at bay, which is a captive Misako.
Harumi states it was thanks to Misako that they were able to find and procure Toddler Wu. When Lloyd tells Harumi to release his mother as their conflict was between them, she coldly tells him there was never anything between them and has the heartbroken Lloyd and Misako locked in counter cells where, if one cell is raised, the other is lowered into the piranha-infested sea.
Harumi then reveals that for the ceremony to truly work, she'd need more than the Oni masks, a hair from each of Garmadon's living relatives, which she quickly procures from Lloyd and Misako, and the power of Aria.
That night, the police arrive at the area and the Commissioner demands they surrender. His request is denied as the Sons of Garmadon terrorize them with two of the Oni Masks. While the police distract them, the Commissioner lets Kai know and he picks up the others underwater before heading to the temple.
Harumi brought up Aria who is now a toddler like Wu. Lloyd grew angry but kept quiet as Harumi led Aria to the center of the temple. Misako watched sadly as Harumi bent down to Aria.
"Aria sweety remember that it's really important to do this, your daddy said that it will hep him if you do this exactly as i told you ok" Harumi said sweetly and little Aria nodded, scared.
"that's a good girl" Harumi said standing up and rubbing her head, then backing away just in case.
Aria closed her eyes and starts off the ritual, not talking at all(not that she can talk yet anyway) she created a portal to resurrect the evil side of Garmadon with the Oni Masks and a sliver of hair from the son, wife, and brother.
Lloyd watched sadly as Aria used a knife to cut her hand and put drops of her blood into the spell as well. She only flinched when she cut herself but made no sounds. Misako looked away, she couldn't bare to watch Aria hurt herself for this.
Meanwhile, the ninja, using the police's distraction, sneak into the castle. Harumi's guards, whom are stationed at the door, are watching in awe and not paying attention, allowing the ninja to sneak up behind them. After knocking the guards out, the ninja make themselves known, and engage Harumi's troops.
During the fight, the Ninja are forced to juggle between putting Lloyd or Misako under the water, pulling one up for breath while the other is plunged into creature infested water.
After a while, an idea occurs to Nya, who uses her spear to pin the gear on Misako's cage, keeping it in place, and allowing Cole to winch up Lloyd's cage. After being freed by Cole, the green ninja quickly joins the fight.
As the ritual reaches its conclusion and the roof of the temple reshapes itself, the Ninja make an attempt to fight back using Spinjitzu and manage to stop the portal from opening; this creates a shockwave that knocks out Harumi and the Sons of Garmadon, releasing Aria from the rituals trance. Soon being picked up by Cole who she hugged instantly.
The Commissioner and his forces storm the area to arrest the villains with a screaming Harumi being arrested by Simon and Tommy with Jay and Kai assisting some officers in the arrest of Killow when he tries to escape.
As the members are taken away, an officer frees Misako, who hears an apology from her son for not seeing through Harumi, but she doesn't blame him. Lloyd, hurt by the betrayal, also informs his mother that he'll never be so quick to trust someone again.
"Their is nothing wrong with trusting people Lloyd, how else would you have your friends" Misako said
As the Ninja are praised by the police for their acts, Lloyd sees Harumi being put in the back of a transport van and stops a cop from closing the back doors so that he can speak with her. Seeing him, Harumi tries to manipulate Lloyd again, telling him that he was right and that this wasn't her.
Enlightened by her betrayal, he immediately sees through the lie, and tells her to stop, using her previous words about her being the one who got away against her. Enraged, she tries to charge at him, but he coldly closes the doors on her, to her shock. Lloyd just watched as she's driven away.
"Poor Lloyd is heartbroken" Kai said
"What do you want Kai" Lloyd said slightly annoyed
"I just wanted to say you should't have that look on your face, you didn't really love her Lloyd, the real one you love will be back soon, you just have to be patient" Kai said pointing over his shoulder.
Lloyd looked where Kai was pointing. Cole was kneeling down in front of Aria playing patty cake with her as she smiled and laughed singing with Cole cutely. That's right, Wu and Aria will grow up quickly and they will be back to normal soon.
"she won't be too happy that you cheated on her while she was a child Lloyd" Jay teased
"well nobody's telling her" Lloyd said threatening, not wanting Aria to be mad at him
"ok ok relax" Jay put his hands up in defeat laughing
Back at the temple, however, the candles light up with purple flames as the hand of Lord Garmadon breaks through the pedestal with a drop of Aria's blood on his hand.