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Outside the Monastery Of Spinjitzu, Raya is sitting on the steps near the front gates but far enough that there's space between her and the gate as she looks up at the sky.

Arin walks up and sits next to her. "You ok? Want some company?" He asks.

"I kinda feel bad, I found my dad and my aunt all in the same night." She started, looking up at the sky. "A chunk of my family is found. But we still haven't seen or found evidence for your parents."

Arin smiled a little. "It's ok." He nods a little. "You got lucky, being born into the Ninja." He bumped her arm with his. "You don't have to be blood to be family, you know."

She made a face. "I know! The Ninja are my family. Yes, the fire Ninja and water Ninja are my blood. But I grew up with the Ninja."

Kai pokes his head out from the entrance gate, spying on Raya and Arin.

"Kai?"

The fire Ninja yelps as he jumps startled, he turns around to find Chantal standing behind him.

"Chantal." He breathed. "Don't do that." He turns to continue to spy on Raya.

"Nya would not approve." She scolded. "And neither would Raya."

"What are they talking about?" Kai grumped, referring to Raya and Arin. "And what are they up too?" He turns back around. "What do you see?"

She rolled her eyes, but played along, moving to look. "I see teenagers, enjoying the morning before it gets to hot later today." She turns to Kai. "Kai, calm down, Raya has no interest in dating."

Kai doesn't look convinced, folding his arms. "Yeah, sure."

"Raya told me that it's not going to be fun without jealously from Lily."

The fire Ninja blinked, surprised. "Why?"

"Raya says 'a little bit of jealously is more fun'." Chantal explained. "Those girls fought all the time, arguing about everything." She places her hands on her hips. "They even fought leadership."

"Leadership?"

"Yeah. Was Cole the leader first, then you?" She asked. "Then you both shared the title until Lloyd took over being the leader?"

"Yeah." Kai nods. "That's what happened."

"Then there you go." Chantal starts moving. "Now I'm going to the Hanger Bay to help Rainn. She was awake all night searching for Jay and Tony."

Kai watches as she leaves, and disappears into the Monastery, Arin walks up with his shoulders slouched and Kai blinks. "Hey kid." He pats Arin's back. "You ok?"

"Huh?" The teen looked at him. "Oh, uh. Yeah." With that he walks away and into the Monastery.

Kai rubs his head with confusion. "Um, ok." He turns to see Raya walking up to him. "What's going on?"

"He wanted to be my best friend."

"What's wrong with that?"

"Dad!" Raya places her hands on her hips. "I already have a best friend. Lily."

"You can have more then just one."

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Inside the junkyard, Rapton and the Claws Of Imperium chase a lightning dragon. "Don't let it escape!" The lightning dragon swats at a Claw, sending him flying and Rapton ducked. "You clown. Watch."- He's suddenly hit. "Ugh. Get after it!" He orders. "I'll cut it off!" He moves to block off the dragon and manages to latch onto the dragon. "Stubborn breeder." He growls as he pulls and tugs. "Hold the beast!"

"Coming through!" Arin called as he swung in by his grappling hook.

"We interrupting something?" Lloyd asked before he threw down his sword, and it sailed hitting Rapton's weapon away from him and pinning it to the ground and the dragon was free before shooting a blast at them.

Rapton growls. "Deploy the drones!" He orders, just before a minivan fall and landed on him.

Lloyd turns as the drones come flying out, he grabs his sword and slices one. The team group up around Lloyd. "Let's free that dragon!" The green Ninja announces.

Kai does Spinjitzu, taking out a few drones, he turns to Arin. "Not bad kid! You really." He trails off when Arin spins around his hits himself in the face. "Should probably work on that."

Rapton crawls away as his guards run away. Lloyd and the others pull off their hoods. The lightning dragon lets out a moan.

Sora leaps out of her mech and approaches the dragon. "Shh. It's going to be ok." She said gently.

"Hmm." Rapton pulls out a device, tosses it in the air and activates it. Forming a beast, when it lands it shakes the ground before charging at the Ninja.

"It's just a hologram." Kai said, not worried at all as he folds his arms.

"Yeah." Raya nods, moving forward. "Just a hologram."

"No, it's not!" Sora exclaimed, looking horrified, the beasts leaps at them. The Ninja but Kai and Raya jump away, and the beast slams into Raya who flies backwards, slamming into her father and the two are thrown a foot or two feet.

The Ninja charge at the beast and try to attack but have no luck. Lloyd and Kai conjure their powers, but their attacks bounce back at them and they dodge.

The Ninja again regroup and run off, Kai turning to use his power on the beast, but it again bounces off. "Is this thing indestructible?" Kai asked as Raya comes up to his side.

"I got it!" She places a hand on his shoulder, before she thrusts her hands out.

Only for a small ember to poof out. "Um." Raya lefts her hands as she looks at them, then turns to Kai. "Oops?" She asks.

"Come on!" Kai grabs her hand and they run off. The beast continues to chase after them.

"Unbeatable monster!" Raya cried as she and Kai ran a good feet behind the others. "I hate unbeatable monsters!"

Kai spun around and threw his fire at the beast, but it just bounced off.

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The Photos beast continues to attack.

"We can fight it if we stick together." Arin said, looking at the others. "Come on!" The Ninja attack, but only bounce off the beast, and while they're busy Rapton's forces carry the lightning dragon away.

"No!" Sora cried, seeing what happened.

"Let's go!" Rapton orders. "Wow, the Photac is incredible!"

"Great. What do we do now?" Kai asked.

"I don't know." Sora answered. "But I know what I've gotta do." She turns to face everyone. "I have to be the one to destroy it."

"But how?" Arin asks.

"I have to go back to Imperium."

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Back at the Monastery, Raya follows Lloyd around. "But Lloyd, you can't let her go back there alone!" Raya complained.

"I don't like it anymore then you do." He told her as Kai and Chantal walked up to them.

"Then stop them! Tie them up and blind fold them and throw them in Master Wu's room, take away Arin grappling hook, take away Sora's mech, lock it up in the Hanger Bay!"

Lloyd turns to her. "Raya, those are crazy ideas!"

"She must've inherited them from her father." Chantal grinned, elbowing Kai.

"Haha!" Kai laughed cheerfully, throwing his arm around Raya. "A chip off the old block!"

Lloyd rolled his eyes, and turned back around to head to Arin and Sora's room.

"We're a team." They heard Arin as they walk towards the open door.

"I do not feel good about this." Lloyd announced, making Arin jump and turn around to face them. "You're both still training! And who knows who you're gonna run into in Imperium."

"We can do this Lloyd." Arin told him.

"You punched yourself in the face this morning."

Kai laughs.

"Uh, you saw that?" Arin asked, embarrassed, then he quickly became serious. "But we've come so far in our training! And remember what you told us Master Wu always said?"

"Uh." Kai took a step forward as he imitates Wu. "'Stop playing video games and go clean your room''?"

'"Ninja sharpens Ninja.'" Arin answered. "We're stronger then we work together."

"Uh." Lloyd started, then Kai thumps him in the arm.

"Oh, you just got Master Wu'd! Hard!"

"Point taken, Arin." Loyd caves. "You can go, but I'm coming with you."

"Nice!" Raya grins.

"Road trip!" She and Kai exclaimed cheerfully in union.

"Packing my bags." Kai turns to leave, but Lloyd grabs his arm to stop him.

"No. I need you to protect Chantal, my uncle's monastery and Ninjago." Lloyd told him. "Both of you." He looks at Raya, then back at Kai. "What if there's more MergeQuakes?"

"Fine." Kai caves, not happy. "You go have all the fun." He folds his arms. "Runt."

"Kai!" Lloyd folds his arms. "Can you please stop with that nickname?"

"Sorry Green Machine." Kai smirks as he turns. "Not happening!" He calls as he walks down the hallway. Raya quickly gives chase.

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Chantal smiles as the Ninja and Rainn sit around the table inside the kitchen, the smell of steaks fills the kitchen as everyone digs in.

"Chanti, these are great!" Lloyd smiles, kissing his wife's cheek.

"And the mashed potato." Arin smiled, pouring more gravy onto his plate.

"Have I mentioned it feels good to be home?" Rainn asked, sitting next to Kai as she has seconds.

"Eh, a few time." He smirks. "But it's alright. Nobody's tired of the saying just yet."

She nods, then looks at Lloyd. "So Lloyd, what's your plan?"

"It's Sora's world. She knows it better then me."

"We can't just walk into Imperium." Sora told them looking serious.

"Why not?" Arin asked. "It's how we go to most places."

Sora took a moment as she looked at her drink in her hand. "I'm guessing we're wanted criminals there. I once knew someone who was arrested for singing off-key, so I think actively fighting the Claw Hunters puts us on their "Do Not Enter" list."

"It's a highly secure kingdom." Lloyd said in his leadership voice, making everyone look at him. "There are guards at every checkpoint, making sure only the right people are allowed in."

"But who's checking what comes out of Imperium?" Arin asked, getting an idea.

"Huh?" Lloyd asked, looking at him.

"Waste. Garbage. There's gotta be a sewage system that they aren't checking."

"That's brilliant, Arin!" Sora smiles at him. "I guarantee the sewers won't have any security."

"Well, you three best be careful." Chantal warns. "Especially you!" She points her fork at Lloyd, who's eyes nearly bug out.

"Me?"

"Yes." Chantal nods, before standing up. "You even think about walking up to a royal."

"Harumi."- Lloyd starts then is cut off when Chantal grabs the potato salad and shoves it in his face, Riyu quickly hides under the table and puts his front paws over his eyes.

Everyone watches as Chantal stalks out of the room.

"It's just been confirmed." Rainn said, as Lloyd pulls the bowl off his face. "Chantal's still sour and haunted."

Kai sighed as he shook his head, watching as Lloyd wiped the food off his face. "Lloyd, your uncle also says to not bring up the past." He comments as Riyu squeals happily before leaning up on the table and licking the spilt food.

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Hours later, and while the others are in Imperium, Raya walks into the game room. "Daddy!" She smiles as she holds up a game. "How about a game of Prime Empire? Wanna bet that either of us can brake Cole's high score?"

Kai looked up, surprised, then smiled with a smirk. "You're on!"

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Inside Imperium, at an Advanced Systems Lab, Sora sneaks into the main lab, using her fake I.D. once she's in she grabs a clipboard to hide her face as she walks past the scientists. Seeing a Photac just sitting on a table, she walks up, lowing the clipboard and grabs the Photac. "Gotcha." She holds the cube like device in her hands. "Now to shut you down permanently."

"Ana!"

Hearing her real name, made her jump and turn to see the lead scientist walking up to her. "Welcome home. We've been expecting you."