The ground gave way in the center of the city and the Great Devourer shot out of the earth, huge and angry. Its first meal became Pythor and Sensei Wu, grabbing them both with its mouth and swallowed.
The beast turned to the ninja, hissing. "Maybe if we stand perfectly still," Jay started hopefully.
"RUN!" Nya shouted, and everyone turned and ran towards the Bounty, Great Devourer hot on their tail. Amelia docked it, and everyone jumped on board, minus Jay who had tripped and rolled inside.
"Start the engines!" Amelia yelled to Lloyd.
"B-but there's no wind! We've only got reserve fuel!" Lloyd told her.
"Just use it!" Amelia shot back.
"Uh, hate to tell you this, but objects in the mirror are closer than they appear." Jay shouted.
"We're working on it! Blasters on full!" Amelia slammed her fist on a button, and the Bounty soared into the air. Nya then took control, evading the Devourer.
"Woo-hoo! Take THAT you stupid snake!" Kai yelled.
The Devourer appeared in front, and Emera gulped. "I think it heard you!"
Again, the Devourer tried to catch the Bounty, and Nya barely managed to swerve away. "We need to go faster!" Annabella told Nya.
"We're going as fast as we can! I can try to Scatter Canyon." Nya replied.
"Probability of making it that far is less than 8%!" Zane said, but Nya growled.
"NEVER TELL ME THE ODDS!" She screamed.
"Portside attack!" Cole warned. Nya again evaded it, but Amelia groaned.
"We're losing speed! If we don't do something, we'll drop to the ground!" She said.
"Throw everything overboard!" Nya ordered, and everyone gasped. "We need to lose some weight now!"
"Portside!" Lloyd shouted, and this time the Devourer was able to bite a small amount off the Bounty.
The rest of the ninja ran to other rooms, dumping everything they could. Finally, when they had finished, they went back to the control room, but Jay gulped. "Does anyone else think the Great Devourer's gotten BIGGER?!"
"It's eating everything we tossed! It must get bigger whenever it eats!" Diane said, horrified.
Just then, the Bounty steered into the Canyon, and everyone sighed with relief. A few seconds later, the Great Devourer came into view from the front and slammed into the Bounty. Systems went haywire, and Nya yelled, "Abandon ship!"
The ship crashed and everyone ran to the deck, transforming their weapons, Lloyd and Amelia riding with Emera. Once everyone was safe, they look at the Bounty, which rested on its side in the sand. Barely two seconds later the Great Devourer appeared and gobbled up the ship. All that was left was a sail and bits of wood.
"It's gone." Cole muttered.
"That was too intense." Kai, Zane, Annabella, and Diane sat down. "Action makes you thirsty."
"We can't rest. We must warn others before it gets bigger." Zane said, rising.
"Bigger? BIGGER?! That thing just crushed our entire ship!" Jay yelled. He began pacing. "We need to save as many as we can. We need some refuge to hide... The Serpentine tombs! They're underground, so we won't have sunlight for months, but it'll work!"
"And just give up?!" Cole said, angry.
"You know as well as I do we have no chance at stopping that thing!" Jay retorted.
"Would you guys just stop?!" Amelia shouted. Everyone fell silent. "You're fighting each other when there's a huge snake going around and eating everything it can reach?! Get your heads on straight and think! If you guys are ninja, shouldn't you be trying to figure out how you're going to stop it?"
Diane felt uncomfortable. Maybe I should show them the scroll...
"Amelia's right. We can't give up now." Emera said.
"But how can we destroy a snake so large?" Zane asked.
"Yeah, it's not like we have a Sacred Flute lying around! And our golden weapons will do NOTHING against a snake that size!" Jay pointed out.
"And I doubt our dragons would even scratch it." Annabella murmured.
"Jay's right. We'd need a huge weapon to even think about defeating it." Cole sighed.
"Or an idea that's huge! Jay, you're a genius! Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Kai said.
"Probably not. Go ahead." Jay muttered.
"No time. I'll fill you in on the way!" Kai shouted.
Later...
The girls had summoned their dragons, while the guys used their vehicles and followed Kai to what ended up being Jay's parents' junkyard. "Great idea, Kai! If the Devourer loves to eat, then here's a buffet!" Cole grunted.
Jay checked his parents' trailer and sighed. "My parents aren't here."
"Good." Kai took out a set of blueprints and showed it to the others, looking at Zane. "Do you still have a recording of the Sacred Flute?"
"It may have been destroyed earlier, but my memory bank holds an exact replica." Zane flicked open a panel in his arm and pressed a button. The melody of the flute played for a moment.
"Great. There should enough spare parts here to build this thing. But we'll need our biggest Tornado of Creation yet." Kai said.
"And us?" Annabella asked.
"Stay on your dragons. Try to keep it busy." Kai answered. "Now, this'll be dangerous and we can't have anyone around,"
A bell was heard and the mailman rode up, whistling. "What's he doing here?" Emera said, confused.
They went up to him, but the man didn't see them until they were right in front of his. "Ah! You ninja are always sneaking around. You nearly gave me a heart attack." He muttered.
"Sorry. What're you doing here?" Nya asked.
"I've got a job delivering mail." The mailman handed Jay a letter, who grumbled.
"My parents aren't even here. You really need to get out of here." He said.
"Oh, them too? They must be at the 'Take Back Ninjago' rally too?" The mailman asked.
"Uh, what?" Emera said, confused.
"Everyone's getting together for the rally in the city about the Serpentine." The mailman told them.
"Hey, you guys are inspirational!" Lloyd said.
"Wait a sec, you're right. Wherever you are, there's trouble and I don't want any part in it!" The mailman huffed, not noticing the Great Devourer coming up behind him. He only noticed when the snake hissed, causing him to turn around and practically scream. "S-s-snake!" The mailman yelled getting on his bike and riding for his life.
"Now or never guys!" Kai shouted. The girls got on their dragons while the boys flipped their hoods back on, Amelia and Lloyd in the background.
"Fire!"
"Earth!"
"Ice!"
"Lightning!"
The four combined, causing several items from the piles to merge together and form a vehicle identical to the one in Kai's blueprints. "It worked!" Diane breathed in relief.
"Zane! Now!" Kai yelled. Zane released a blast of sound, but it missed.
"What was that? Zane, hit him, don't give him a haircut!" Cole said angrily.
"Might I remind you we whipped up this heap of junk about five seconds ago?" Zane snorted.
"Tell me someone made a reverse feature because... REVERSE!" Kai shouted.
"How's this for reverse?" Cole asked, but the vehicle crashed into a pile of tires. Cole tried again and was able to move the vehicle forward back into place. Again, Zane tried to hit the Devourer, but missed once more.
"We'll hold it in place!" Emera yelled. She and Nya got Ore and Breeze to move closer to the Devourer, latching their claws into the Devourer.
"Charm your way out of this!" Zane was able to hit the Devourer, causing it to screech in pain and lie flat.
"It's got a weak spot!" Kai shouted, pointing to the Devourer's forehead.
"What?" Cole yelled, unable to hear him. The girls noticed the Devourer's tail creeping up behind the boys.
"LOOK OUT!" They screamed, but with the music of the Sacred Flute blaring their warning went unheard and the Devourer smashed the vehicle.
"Zane!" The ninja looked back, since the place where Zane was sitting moments before had been destroyed.
"Zane!" Diane landed Spring, running over.
"Is everyone alright?" Cole asked.
"Where's Zane?" Lloyd and Amelia asked, going to the ninja. Diane was over by the rubble, helping him stand.
"Right here." Half of Zane's face showed his circuitry, the covering tore away by the hit. "That was close." Diane embraced him tightly.
"You're okay." She whispered, almost crying. Zane hugged her back.
"I'm sorry for worrying you." He whispered back.
"Perfect. THAT was a total failure." Jay muttered.
"Stop being such a pessimist!" Annabella barked. She, personally, thought Kai's idea had been a good one and was getting annoyed by Jay's constant bickering.
"Not total. There's a weak spot on the Devourer's forehead!" Kai told him.
"Great, lemme make a note on it. Enormous, consuming snake has a very tiny weak spot that's TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE to reach, since its way too big to be stopped!" Jay ranted.
"Are you done?" Nya said, annoyed. Jay took a deep breath then nodded. "Good, because things are getting worse. Look!" She pointed to the Devourer, which was on the move.
"It's headed for Ninjago City!" Emera said, terrified.
"But that's where my parents are..." Jay mumbled.
"So is everyone else!" Cole reminded.
"If it consumes the biggest city in all of Ninjago, there will be no stopping it." Kai said.
...THE DOCTOR RULES! AND WE MUST NEVER KNOW HIS NAME!
...Except Clara found it...
The ninja arrived in Ninjago City in time to see the Great Devourer in front of Jay's parents' car, hissing. "Mom? Dad?" Jay said, scared. He jumped out of the ninja's vehicle. "Leave my parents alone! Lightning!"
Sparks flew out of Jay's nunchucks, causing the Devourer to hiss to go after others. Kai was able to cut him off, and shouted, "Fire!" A steady stream came out of his sword, holding back to the Devourer.
Nearby, Cole grabbed a truck."Mind if I borrow this?" He asked a stunned news crew. Cole threw it at the Devourer, who wailed.
The Great Devourer then tried to hit them with its tail, but Zane jumped in front, shouting, "Ice!" The tail froze instantly, but just moments later broke free of the ice.
"Uh, I think it's angrier now." Jay squeaked.
Whipping out her fans, Nya tried to blow back the Devourer, sending it to the park grass where Diane snared it with enhanced blades of grass. Unfortunately, the Devourer was able to break its bonds easily.
"Great. Our powers have about zero effect. Ideas?" Annabella said.
No one was able to answer as the Great Devourer began to pound its head into the ground, trying to hit the ninja. Her answer was found in the form of a large, four-headed white dragon smashing into the Devourer's side.
"Our dragons are back!" Cole shouted happily.
"It appears male dragons go through a metamorphosis when they reach adulthood." Zane noted.
"I don't care what it is, just as long as it beats the shit out of the Devourer!" Emera pointed out.
"Go get 'em, Rocky!" Cole yelled.
Promptly, the Ultra-Dragon showed its powers in the form of its four elemental powers. It looked as though the Devourer might be down for the count, as it fled atop a large building and the Ultra-Dragon unleashed its powers.
"Can dragons get cooler?" Lloyd asked.
"Look! It's retreating!" Kai said, as sure enough, the Devourer went back to the ground. But as the dragon tried to return to the ninja, the Great Devourer sprung from the earth and smashed its head into it. As the Ultra-Dragon flew up, the Devourer's tail came up and slammed it, making it crash to the ground.
"So, what now?!" Nya said, frantic.
Lord Garmadon appeared, watching. Lloyd saw him first, and his eyes lit up. "You came back!"
"Give me the golden weapons! I can withstand their power, and it's the only way to defeat the Great Devourer." Garmadon insisted.
"Aren't we supposed to KEEP the weapons away from him?" Jay asked.
"I ran every other plan in my database. It seems to be the only solution." Zane replied.
Kai looked at the Devourer and after listening to everyone, interrupted, "Stop talking, Garmadon, and just do it! The weak spot is on its forehead."
The other male ninja gave up their golden weapons, while the girls kept theirs. "Remember, we're going to need these back." Jay reminded, handing over his nunchucks.
"Make sure the Devourer stays in one spot and I'll do my part." Garmadon promised.
"How are we supposed to do that?!" Jay said. The girls looked at the ninja and smiled.
"Since this was your idea, after all, how about having you guys as bait?" Annabella suggested, smirking.
Soon enough, the guys led the Devourer on a chase, picked up by the Ultra-Dragon, leaving the Devourer's mouth clamped on its own tail. "Where's dad?" Lloyd asked.
Lord Garmadon was on the roof of a skyscraper, gloating. "You made me this, with your own venom! It's time you felt my venom!" He shouted, going downwards.
However, what the ninja hadn't realized was the Devourer was able to shirt and just before the strike let go of its tail and smacked Garmadon. Lord Garmadon flew through the air, out of sight in seconds. There was silence as the ninja saw their last hope sail away before Emera spoke. "Anyone got ideas? 'Cause I think we just got the Devourer pissed!"
She was right, as the Great Devourer went crazy. Diane then remembered the scroll Sensei Wu had given her.
Do not open it until there is no hope left.
"I have one." Diane pulled out the scroll. "When we were heading toward Torchfire Mountain, Sensei gave this to me. He said it should only be used when we had no hope."
Unrolling it, the ninja looked at it while Zane read aloud. "'When the Devourer was unleashed, the First Spinjitzu Master was unable to even harm the creature. It was then his wife created the silver weapons, and inside was the key to the Great Devourer's demise.'"
"Okay, well, where is it?" Annabella said, holding up her sword. No sooner had she asked when a small compartment opened. Inside was a small vial.
"What's that?" Emera asked, confused.
"My analysis shows the liquid is venom of the Great Devourer mixed with death's poison." Zane answered.
Checking their silver weapons, Nya, Emera, and Diane all found vials. "Okay, here's the plan. I doubt we can lure the Devourer into a trick like that again, so we'll try this." Nya stated.
While the boys (again) kept the Devourer distracted, the girls coated their weapons in the venom (or, in Emera's case, coated her arrow). One at a time, they unleashed the serum.
Emera was first, shooting the Devourer's weak spot. While it shrieked in pain, Annabella jumped on its back and plunged her sword into its forehead, followed by Diane and her Bo staff, and last Nya with her fans.
The Devourer gave one last hiss before falling over, exploding into green slime. The girls, except Emera, were thrown off.
"Ow." Annabella muttered, holding her head. "Everyone okay?"
"Nothing broken." Nya said, getting up.
"I think I am fine." Diane replied slowly.
"Guys!" The boys and Amelia came running up. "It worked!"
"Where's Emera?" Cole asked, worried.
"Fine." Emera appeared from an alley. "Does anyone have their weapon? I lost mine when the slime hit me."
"None of us have them. Garmadon is somewhere with the golden weapons, and it would appear the silver weapons were lost in defeating the Great Devourer." Zane answered.
"Hey, is that..." Amelia said, squinting.
"SENSEI WU!" The ninja ran up to him, in disbelief at his survival.
"I'm so glad to see you all! The Great Devourer left a terrible taste in my mouth!" Sensei Wu grabbed a nearby teapot, pouring himself a cup. "Ah, much better."
"Uncle, my father got away with the golden weapons." Lloyd told him, sad.
"But he tried to do it for the right reason, Lloyd. To better oneself makes you limitless." Sensei Wu reminded.
"Besides, he's got the weapons, but we've got the Green Ninja." Amelia said.
"But will I have to still fight my father?" Lloyd insisted.
"Yes. Today, however, rejoice. Because tomorrow the training will truly begin, for the day when good faces down evil." Sensei Wu replied.
"Don't worry, though." Kai said to Lloyd. "We'll teach you everything we know."
"You'll be ready when the time comes." Cole said.
"NINJA-GO!"Everyone yelled.
Okay, quick note:
THIS STORY WILL NOT BE UPDATED FOR A WHILE. I don't know exactly when I'm coming back.
I have exams, sports, camps, etc., etc. I'm going to start on a different story, since I have major writer's block with both this story and When Nightmares meet Darkness' Daughter. So, until then, bye peoples!