Chapter 3: The Oni and the Dragon
The Destiny's Bounty flew away from New Ninjago City, and stopped in the middle of the ocean. Harumi stood out on the boat, taking in the fact that her parents were probably dead, and her home was destroyed, and taken over.
Lloyd came up behind her. "Hey, are you okay?" He asked her. Harumi turned around, and wiped away a couple tears. "I'm okay. It's just a lot to take in." she answered. "I can't imagine how you feel right now, but you're welcome to stay with us." Lloyd told her.
"Here on the Destiny's Bounty? You don't have another headquarters?" Harumi questioned. "It's too obvious. You need to stay out of sight, in case those Sons of Garmadon come looking for you." Lloyd explained.
"You think they might be coming for me?" Harumi questioned slightly frightened. "We can't take any chances." said Lloyd said. The two went to the deck, where the others were. "Hey, Harumi. I guess you're gonna be a our new "roomie" for a while." joked Cole, tying to liven the mood.
"Thank you all for letting me stay here." Harumi replied. "Don't worry, Your Highness, we'll keep you safe." assured Jay. "Well that may not be accurate, Jay. We don't know anything about the Sons of Garmadon." Zane pointed out.
"Zane's right we don't know anything about these guys." agreed Kai. "All we know is that they're after the three Oni masks, and they already have two." Nya mentioned. "Pixal's searched out, and there's no trace of where the third one is." said Zane.
"Well maybe we should put the masks aside, and focus on the group itself." Lloyd suggested, "We still don't know who the leader is." "Do you think it could be someone from our past?" Jay questioned.
"Uh, excuse me, but are those underpants?" asked Harumi, picking up a pair of blue underwear. Jay chuckled nervously, as he took them from her and hid them behind his back. "We usually pick up after ourselves. But our master got lost in time, and...they're Cole's." he sputtered.
"You gotta be kidding me." Cole remarked. "Be lucky they're clean." joked Kai. Harumi looked a bit disgusted by the joke. "We do have a lead, there's the member caught by police. He's still at the police station." Nya pointed out.
"He hasn't said a word since his arrest." Pixal said over the intercom. "Well if he won't talk for the cops maybe, he'll talk to some ninjas." replied Kai, cracking his knuckles. "You guys go on, I'll stay behind and help Harumi get settled in." said Nya.
"Thank you, and be careful, Ninjas." Harumi said. "Thanks, we'll be back later." Lloyd, answered, and they all left the boat, and got back into the city.
Before going to the police station, the Ninja made a quick stop. "Why are we at Mistake's tea shop?" asked Cole. "If this guy won't talk, then maybe Mistake has a special tea that can help." Lloyd explained.
"Good idea." complimented Jay. They went inside, and saw someone. "Excuse me, is Mistake around?" Asked Lloyd. "Who wants to know...oh Lloyd Garmadon and the Ninja." said the woman in the shop.
"Sorry, I didn't recognize your voice. You sound so grown up." Mistake pinched Lloyd's cheek. "Uh, it's nice to see you too Mistake." Lloyd replied, as the others snickered. "I'm sorry to hear about Master Wu." Mistake mentioned.
"Thanks, but we're not done looking yet. But first we have some business to take care of." Kai told her. "Let me guess, you've come for a special tea to make the captured member of the Sons of Garmadon talk?" she guessed.
"Wow, she's good." Zane whispered surprised. "I have just what you need in the back." Mistake went behind some beads, and as they waited Lloyd spotted something on the wall. It was a painting of a dragon, a tree in a circle, and a mysterious figure.
"Here you are, Truth Tea." said Mistake coming back, with a jar. "Mistake, what's that painting?" he wondered. "Ah, that painting tells the story of the Oni and the Dragon. But that's a story that hasn't been told in a very long time." Mistake explained.
"Could you tell it to us?" Kai questioned. "It's a long story." Mistake informed. "But we have to get to the police station." Zane pointed out. "You and Cole go, the rest of us will stay here." Lloyd commanded, giving them the jar.
At the station, Zane had prepared two mugs, one filled with coffee, and the other filled with the Truth Tea. "Now remember Cole, the mug in your right hand is the coffee, the mug in your left hand is the Truth Tea." Zane told him.
"Gotcha." Cole replied. But just as they were about to go into the interrogation room, a man who'd just been arrested tried to get away. He bumped into Cole, causing him to almost drop the mugs.
Zane used his ice powers to help catch the guy, and the two resumed their mission. "Ready?" Zane asked. "Uh..." Cole said looking at the mugs. He switched them, then finished his answer. "Yep."
Inside the room, a man in Sons of Garmadon clothes, big white hair, and a white mask on the floor sat at a table in handcuffs. "What do you want?" He asked. "Hello Mr. White Mask aka Luke Cunningham." Zane answered.
"We'd like some information on who you work for and with." Replied Cole. "Yeah, well I'd like an all expense paid vacation to Hawaii, but we all know that's not happening." Luke remarked. "Well how about a nice hot drink instead?" Cole offered.
"I'm not thirsty." Luke answered. Cole took a swig of his mug. "Ah, nothing like a nice cup of tea." He said. "I told you I'm not thirsty." Luke protested. "Would you just think the Truth Tea already?" Cole snapped, then he realized what he said.
"What?" Asked Luke confused. "Cole, you drank the wrong cup." Zane informed. "You think?" Cole harshly whispered back. "So you can't lie, huh? Do you wet the bed?" Luke interrogated. "When I was younger, but time to time I still have accidents, oop." Cole announced.
"(Chuckles), what type of power does the Green Ninja have?" "He's the elemental master of energy." Cole answered. "(Gasps), Zane do something, knock me out or something." he pleaded.
"(Laughs), the rest of the guys at Laughy's is gonna love this." Luke gloated. "The karaoke club?" asked Zane. It was Luke's turn to eat his words. "Ha, who's the blabbermouth now?" remarked Cole.
"Cole, we better go, before you say anything else." Zane informed, dragging Cole outside.
Back at Mistake's Tea Shop, Mistake had served Kai, Jay, and Lloyd tea before she told them the story. "Thanks for the tea, Mistake." said Kai. "Yeah, what kind is it?" asked Jay. "Enlightenment Tea, it'll help you envision the story." Mistake explained. "Can you tell it now?" asked Lloyd.
"Yes. Long ago before time had a name, there was the realm of the Oni and the Dragon. Dragons had the power to create, while the Oni had the power to destroy. The two sides were constantly at war with each other. Then a child a born of both realms, the child understood that both powers needed each other to balance each other out. But the Dragons and Oni each wanted the child to take their side. So the child left to create a new realm, Ninjago." Mistake told.
"Wait you mean the first Spinjitzu master, my grandfather is the child of the Oni and Dragon?" Lloyd asked shocked. "Yep." Mistake answered simply. "Then that means you're part Oni and Dragon." Jay pointed out.
"As I was saying, the first Spinjitzu master went on to have two sons. He hoped that he'd escape the war in his new realm, but the Oni part of first son, Garmadon took him over, and it was up to Wu to combat him, with some help of course." she continued.
"That's us." Kai pointed out. "Anyway, the most powerful ninja, the Green Ninja stopped Lord Garmadon with the strongest weapon possible; the love of his son. But even with the evil gone, there's still a void that was left." finished Mistake.
"The Sons of Garmadon." said Kai. "Any they're after the three Oni masks, great terror is upon us." "What happens when the masks are together?" questioned Lloyd. "Together, the masks will be able to bring Lord Garmadon back from the dead." Mistake informed.
The three were shocked. "And it won't be the man you know, this Garmadon will be pure evil with not even a drop of love in his heart."
On the Destiny's Bounty, Nya was just about finished helping Harumi getting settled in. "Thanks again for helping, Nya." Harumi replied sitting on her temporary bed. "No problem, let me just get you some pajamas." Nya said, going over to her bed.
Harumi then placed a picture of her and her parents on the wall, where the other Ninjas had their pictures. "Here you go, these are some of my extra." Nya said, giving her some silver pajamas. "Thanks, you know this kind of reminds me of a summer camp." Harumi mentioned.
"It is kinda of, but just as a warning, my brother can snore sometimes." Nya warned. "(Giggles), thanks for the warning." replied Harumi. Then she looked around the sleeping quarters. It was much different than her regular bedroom.
Now she didn't want to sound spoiled, but she'd lived in the palace ever since she was a baby, and it was what she was used to. "You know, I've always wanted to spend a night away from the palace, but I never thought it'd be under these circumstances." she said.
"Don't worry, Harumi. The we Ninja have always been in tons of tough situations before, but it always turned out all right." Nya comforted. "Thank you. By the way I was wondering about Lloyd." Harumi tried to say, but they were interrupted.
"Guys." said Lloyd coming in. "Oh, Lloyd you're back." Harumi said surprised. "Where are Zane and Cole?" he asked. "They haven't come back yet, what's up?" Nya replied. "We just learned why the Sons of Garmadon want the Oni masks, they want to resurrect my father." Lloyd explained.
Harumi and Nya gasped.
In New Ninjago City, the Sons of Garmadon were hanging out inside and outside Laughy's. Ultraviolet and the mysterious member who was dressed in red and black pulled up on their motorcycles, and everyone let them through.
"Luke Cunningham was right, this is their meeting place." observed Zane. "Well I'm ready for action." Cole said, coming out of a dumpster dressed differently. He wore a hat, no shirt, a torn black vest, black pants, and a fake mustache.
"Cole?" asked Zane confused. "I'm not Cole, I'm Rocky Dangerbuff." Cole introduced. "Why are you dressed like that?" "We need a cover, they can't find out we're Ninja. Where's your disguise?" Cole replied.
Zane pressed a button, and he changed from his robotic nindroid look, to a regular person wearing Sons of Garmadon clothes. "Ready." he said. "Wait you need a cover name too, how about Snake Jaguar?" Cole suggested.
"I like it." Zane answered. "Great, now let's do this." said Cole, as they strode inside. Inside the club there was lots of hustle and bustle, they were playing pool, singing karaoke, and roughhousing, Ultraviolet and the other guy were up on the second floor.
Cole and Zane went to the bar, and saw a familiar face. "Dareth?" Cole asked. "Cole, Zane, boy am I glad to see you guys." Dareth replied. "What are you doing here?" questioned Zane. "I bought this place hoping to start a great new business, but these Sons of Garmadon are ruining business, they won't leave." Dareth explained.
On the little stage, two non members of the Sons of Garmadon were singing, and Ultraviolet didn't like it. She gave a signal to a member, and the two civilians were thrown out. "See, you've gotta help me." Dareth pleaded.
"Sorry, but we can't blow our cover, we need to get those guys to trust us." Cole explained, referring to the two upstairs. "You mean Ultraviolet and Mr. E?" asked Dareth. "That's his name?" asked Zane.
"Yeah, but good luck talking to them. Mr. E doesn't speak, and Ultraviolet's crazy." Dareth warned. "Hey, bartender, where's my drink?" demanded a member. "Gotta go." said Dareth, and he went back to work.
"So what are we gonna do if we can't talk to them?" asked Cole. "Let me go through some scenarios in my database." Zane answered. About a minute later he spoke. "All right, I've got an idea, but it's dangerous." he said.
"Lay it on me." said Cole, taking a sip of a drink. "You gotta sing." Cole spit out his drink. "What, you've gotta be kidding me." he protested. "Cole, you're the son of a Royal Blacksmith, and went to a performing arts school. You gotta do this, it's the only way." Zane persuaded.
Cole sucked it in, and then went on stage. As he adjusted the microphone, everyone looked at him. "Hey everyone, name's Rocky Dangerbuff, and here's a bad little number." he said. He tossed a coin to Zane, who put it in the jukebox.
"Song 159." he told Zane. Zane put in the coin, and picked the song, but the tune that came out was an old 50s song. "No, not that one." Cole cried, but everyone was still looking at him, so he began singing, "Glow Little Glowworm".
Everyone began laughing, while Ultraviolet and Mr. E looked annoyed. Through Zane's cameras, the others on the Destiny's Bounty could see what was happening. "What the heck is he doing?" Jay asked, as he watched Cole sing.
"Beats me, but I hope Zane's recording this." Kai answered. "Zane says he has an idea on how to gain the trust of the Sons of Garmadon, but we must trust him." Pixal voice explained. As Cole kept singing, the laughing went to booing, and they started throwing things at him.
As Cole tried to dodge the items, his fake mustache fell off. "Hey, he's one of the Ninja." a member pointed out. "Get him!" yelled another. As they tried to attack him, Cole cried out for Zane to help.
"Find this Zane and take him too." Zane ordered. The others couldn't believe it when they saw Zane letting them drag Cole away. "What's Zane thinking?" asked Harumi. "I can't get in touch with him." Pixal told them.
"We can't lose this lead." Nya pointed out. "Zane told us to trust him." added Lloyd. "Well I'm not waiting." Kai replied, pulling on his hood, and the others began to follow. "Pixal, keep an eye on Harumi." Lloyd commanded.
"You got it." Pixal answered. "I don't need a nanny." Harumi protested. "We can't take any chances." Lloyd told her. "I know how you feel, but he's right. We can't take the chance of letting these guys capture you too." Nya reasoned.
Knowing they were right, Harumi stayed back.
In the city, the Sons of Garmadon were just about to leave with Cole tied up, when they saw the Ninja coming. "Ninjas!" warned a member. Immediately a fight broke off, there was kicking, punching, hitting, and the Ninja used their elemental powers.
They manage to get Mr. E off his motorcycle, and chased him, but he still had the Mask of Vengeance. The chase continued through alleyways and on rooftops. When Lloyd caught up to him, it was an intense fight.
He managed to push him, and Mr. E was now dangling from the roof. But before he could finished him off, Lloyd was pinned to the wall with two triangular shaped weapons. He looked up, and saw that it was Zane who threw them.
"Quickly, there's not much time." Zane said, he helped Mr. E, and the two hurried away. The other Ninja freed Lloyd, and were just about to go after them, when Lloyd stopped them. "Stop." he said.
"What, why?" asked Jay. "Zane's plan to gain their trust, he just did it." Lloyd explained. On the road, the Sons of Garmadon, were getting away on their motorcycles. "You're taking this guy with us?" questioned Ultraviolet.
Mr. E who had Zane behind him, nodded.
That's chapter 4, plz review