Chapter 6: Ninja Vs Pirates & Double Trouble
"Hi ya!"
Lloyd was punching Kai's hands while the latter was wearing oven mitts.
"Good, keep it up." The red ninja said
"Ha! Fists of fury! Unh! You can't even see 'em move, I'm so fast! Ha!" Lloyd said
"Save the gloating. It can only be used against you by your enemy." Kai said wisely
"Oh, please. I'm ready to face whatever you throw at me." Lloyd said and kicks Kai until he is thrown backwards.
"Whoa, grasshopper. You're not even ready to face my pinky toe." Kai said and he wiggles his left foot to emphasize his point. Behind Lloyd, Wu is observing the session.
"I see the student has become the teacher. You will learn fast, Lloyd, with lessons from the four ninja." Wu said
"Great, now that lesson is over, how about some target practice...on Kai?" Cole said and Cinder sniggers at his brother
"You'll each get your turn, but first, I don't want you to be late for your next lesson with Nya." Wu said
"Aww, but when will I learn Spinjitzu?" Lloyd said and Wu sighs
"Patience. It will only be unlocked when the key is ready to be found." He said and looks over at Cinder
"Cinder, Nya has the medicine she's getting to Ultra. You go with Lloyd so that you can get the treatment."
"Alright Sensei." Cinder and he walks out, Lloyd groans and walks away following the light purple dragon to go see Nya. Cole sniggers
"Ha, sounds familiar?" He said
"I wasn't that whiny." Kai said annoyed at the black ninja
"No, you were worse." Zane said
"Hehe. Guys, I know we're trying to prepare Lloyd for the future, but it's hard to give him the best training in these conditions." Jay said
"Jay's right. I miss the Destiny's Bounty. Too bad it's gone." Cole said sadly
"Hmm. I see your point. Perhaps we could find somewhere else to aid his journey." Wu said
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While the ninja and Wu were talking, Lloyd and Cinder found Nya on the roof with Ultra. Ultra, upon seeing Cinder, grabbed and nuzzled him. Cinder purred and nuzzled him back. Nya chuckles at the cute moment
"I've given him his medicine, he should be able to fly properly soon." She said then looks at Cinder "I also have the medicine for you as well, here." She gave the teenaged purple dragon the medicine. He took it and his face soured but relaxes when he feels a soothing warmth in his body. After a few mins he could feel his ribs and wing fully heal, Nya nodded her head at this and turned to Lloyd "It's also important to take care of him because one day, he'll be yours." She said
"Uh, mine. Really!" Lloyd said surprised of this
"Sure. The elemental Dragons were loyal to the four ninja. But Ultra Dragon, he's meant for the Green Ninja to ride." Nya said
"Whoa! I never knew that." Lloyd said excitedly and Nya laughs
"See? Even a samurai like myself can teach you a thing or two." She said
"But, uh, I don't know how to fly." Lloyd said and Cinder snorts
"Your not the only one here man."
Nya chuckles at that
"It's all in the legs. And for you Cinder at least you have a teacher to teach you."
"Hehe." Lloyd laughs
"Yeah, you're right." Cinder said laughing as well
"He'll be the fastest and strongest Dragon in all of Ninjago." Nya said chuckling as Lloyd looks at Ultra and then Cinder
"Looks like he's already feeling better. And Cinder's injuries are healing as well." He said and Ultra roars
"Go try to get some air, big boy." Nya said but before the theee leave the roof Cinder was grabbed by Wisp emitting a squeak out of the purple dragon.
"You are coming with us little one. You have been grounded to the land for too long. We are going to teach you how to fly." Flame said which make Cinder shocked but also excited for this. Lloyd and Nya asked why's he excited
"They are going to teach me how to use my wings to fly!"
Nya smiled at him, the past few weeks the purple dragon couldn't do a lot of things especially as a dragon. Learning how to fly was a good way for him to get out and bonding time with the white four-headed dragon.
"Alright then. I'll tell Sensei and Cole what you're doing." She said and She and Lloyd watched the two dragons fly away, Cinder sitting on top of Ultra squeaking in excitement. Later, the ninja were looking for a place to train Lloyd.
"It's time we search Ninjago City for a more suitable place to train Lloyd." Wu said
"Oh, but Sensei, Ninjago City is huge. It'll take us all day to find it on foot." Jay said thinking of all the walking
"And without our Golden Weapons, we have no Spinjitzu vehicles. How are we going to get around town?" Zane said with concern
"You'll learn to travel with these." Wu said as he hands them a coin.
"What are those?" Cole questioned the wise teacher
"They can transport you anywhere you want to go in the city." Wu said
"Like a magic portal?" Cole said
"Ooh! Or a Spinjitzu vortex?" Jay said excitedly as Cole takes the coin and examines it
"Hey, wait a minute, these are bus tokens." He said and Wu chuckles.
—
Meanwhile, Cinder was having the time of his life right now. He and Ultra were in the open skies, flying over land and then sea, and was having a lot of fun. The lessons he was learning from Ultra to fly were interesting to learn. He now has the knowledge and experience to fly. Ultra also was loving this as well, he adores the purple dragon as his own hatchling, and was telling him stories of the their life's and history of the dragons. At the moment Cinder was resting on Ultra while the white dragon kept flying. Cinder looked around at the peaceful scenery the day has brought. But he hears a loud noise behind him and turns his head. His eyes widen when he recognizes a familiar shape but more so of who's on the ship.
"Ultra!"
"Yes little one?" Said Rocky
"Did you four remember a ship that was our home before it was destroyed by the Devourer?"
"Yes I do remember it. Why are you asking?"
"I think Garmadon somehow rebuild it, but how? It was in pieces." Cinder said and looks at Garmadon as he saw him using a weapon that he didn't recognize.
"What is he doing?"
"He's trying to destroy us. But that weapon in his hand doesn't allow to destroy anything. It can only create things." Said Shard
"Oh?" Cinder said confused but realized what it was
"He combine the Golden Weapons into one ultimate weapon." He said and Ultra nods his head.
"Can we please get away from him? I'm wanting to continue practicing flying far away from them."
"Of course. Hang on tight. We'll show you how to pick up speed from wind currents. Ready?" Rocky said as Cinder got a good grip on Ultra
"Ready" he said as soon after that Ultra took off like a rocket. Speeding away from the flying ship by miles. Soon they were away from it and Ultra glide along the air currents. Cinder sigh in relief as today was a pretty good day: got to learn how to fly, have some bonding time with Ultra, and then getting away from Garmadon and his army. Overall not a bad day.
—
Before seeing the two dragons, Garmadon was trying to think of what to use his Mega Weapon on.
"So, what does it do?" Acidicus said
"The weapon possesses unspeakable powers." Garmadon said
"Like what?" Said Fangtom
"I told you, fool. They're unspeakable!" Garmadon said angrily
"It kind of looks like you don't know how to use it." Skalidor said
"Of course I know how to use it. I just don't have anything to use it on!" Garmadon said and heard a serpentine soldier shouted to him
"Lord Garmadon! We spotted something!"
Garmadon looks out towards what the soldier was pointing at and smiles evilly
"Ah, the ninja's pet." He then noticed the purple dragon on the back of the bigger dragon "And the purple hatchling. What better way to test out the Mega Weapon's power. Keep up with him, you slithering idiots! Don't let him get away! Eliminate Dragon!" He shouted but nothing happens.
"Keep it straight! Destroy! Fire! Annihilate! Bad Dragon! Shoot it down pretty, pretty please? I can't concentrate with us jostling around." The ship stops and the two dragons fly away. "Obviously if I had a proper crew that could fly this ship, I would've had a clear shot. This is all your fault!" Garmadon yells and walks away to below deck.
"Aargh! They dare mock me?! Aah! How does this weapon work?!" He hits the Weapon against the desk, opening a secret compartment. There, he finds a journal. "Ah, what's this? "Captain Soto. Captain's log. "You mean this ship belonged to a pirate crew long before the ninja ever had it? Now this crew sounds like they knew how to fly a ship. I wish they were here to show these scaly idiots how it's done." Then the Weapon starts reacting." What? What is happening? Ugh. The power of the Mega Weapon. It won't let me let go of it! I feel weak..." he said and heard a lot of noise about deck. After a few mins he heard a voice.
"All hands on deck!"
"What has it done?" Garmadon asked to himself
"I am Captain Soto."
"Captain Soto?" He said surprised
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In Ninjago City, the ninja stopped at a bus stop in front of Grand Sensei Dareth's Mojo Dojo. Cinder was with them after his flying lessons with Ultra and was smiling compare to the others.
"This is where Lloyd is going to train?" Cole said in disappointment as they went in
"Hehe, it's better than our dumpy apartment." Jay said as the bangle curtains open up to reveal a man wearing a brown gi
"Welcome to Grand Sensei Dareth's Mojo Dojo. I am Grand Sensei Dareth, and I Dareth you to join my dojo. Heeya!" He grunts as he did a fighting post
"Uh." The ninja sighed and Cinder snorted at his attend
"Face the wall of karate trophies. If you look closely, my name is on all of them. That is because I am a highly skilled karate machine." Dareth said and Kai spoke up
"Look, Dareth, we're wondering if we could share your dojo. You see, we've been put in charge of training this little guy to become the greatest ninja in all of Ninjago." He said
"Not possible, for I am the greatest in the land. How many trophies do you have?" Dareth said arrogantly
"Look, pal, we're the guys that just saved the city from that giant snake." Jay said but Dareth didn't pay attention to him making Conder irritated at the man.
"Ha! Am I looking at Lord Garmadon? Because unless I'm stupid, and I'm not, Lord Garmadon destroyed the Devourer." Dareth said
"Hehe. That's been a huge misunderstanding. Actually, we were the ones who dest—" Jay said before being cut off by the arrogant man
"I'll let you train here but only on one condition. You can defeat me. If you succeed, we will share the dojo. Unh! That's right. I, Grand Sensei Dareth, master of all animal fighting styles, challenge one of you to a battle. I know the tiger. Rawrr. The python." Hisses "Penguin. Awk, awk!" Suddenly Kai uses Spinjitzu on him, making the man scream in surprise. "How did you—" Dareth said but was cut off by Kai
"You might know animals, but we know Spinjitzu." Said the red ninja and Dareth smiled as he got up from the floor
"You can train in my dojo anytime."
"Thank you for this. We also have another pupil to train as well" said Cole and Dareth was confused
"Who?" He asked and Jay pushed Cinder forwards and the purple dragon squeaked from the push and was next to Lloyd, Dareth was in amazement of this
"Dareth, this is Cinder, Cole's younger brother. We are also training him how to fight as well." Said Zane as Dareth was astonished by this. After a few seconds he spoke
"Uh... Well... That's fine, I'll allow him to train. BUT I want to learn some moves from him."
The ninja looked at Cinder
"You fine with Dareth learning some moves from you?" Said Cole
"Oh course. But remember Sensei saying about Lloyd learning Spinjitzu? He said that I can learn it as well if it is possible. If so, I can refined it and use it in either form." Cinder said surprising the ninja
"Ok... that's unexpected, but good news for you Cinder." Said Jay
"Indeed. Learning Spinjitzu will aid you when you're in a large group of enemies. You can use it to fling them away." Said Zane and everyone started up Lloyd's training in earnest. While they were doing that none of them realized that trouble is brewing. But that will happen later.
It was a few hours later and the ninja are training Lloyd in the dojo. Cole and Kai have put planks of wood on top of two cinder blocks. Cinder was over on the other side, training on dodging reflexes by usage of a tennis ball machine, he was focused on it to keep up against enemies.
"You must be light on your feet. Hiyah!" Jay said
"When you strike with your fists, concentrate. You may be small, but you're strong." Cole said and the others watched Lloyd, Cinder still practicing dodging when Lloyd strikes the boards, making an earthquake. Everyone gasps as they are flown back from the shockwave. Cinder squeaks in surprise from the sudden shake and hit the wall. Everyone got up from the floor and looked at Lloyd in astonishment
"That was the power of the Staff of Quakes. And you did it without the Golden Weapon!" Jay said in amazement
"That must be why you have the potential to be the greatest ninja. You can harness all of the Elemental Powers." Zane said
"Really? Cool." Lloyd said in astonished
"With this power, you must be careful. You must control it before it controls you." Wu said "That means you as well Cinder. Your power will be exactly the same as Lloyd's once he is at his full potential."
"Woah..." Cinder said and Cole was in shock, his younger brother is going to be as powerful as Lloyd. He knew it's because of his heritage of a purple dragon. Then Dareth interrupts the conversation
"I have to admit, not bad for a kid. But instead of ten boards, how about fifty? Stack 'em, boys." He said smirking and Wu sighs at the man's arrogance.
"And perhaps if I, Grand Sensei Dareth, can break through them all, you will allow me to join your team and become..." He saids and puts on a ninja hood "...the Brown Ninja!"
"The Brown Ninja? You gotta be joking!" Jay said sniggering
"Sorry, pal. Club's already full." Cole said and Dareth smiles arrogantly
"Okay, okay. Then maybe this demonstration of my superhuman strength may persuade you. Jeffy, Phil, are we ready?"
"Yes, Grand Sensei Dareth." His two students said and step away from him for his "demonstration".
"Observe. I call upon the greatest animal to give me strength, the Dragon. Heeyah!" Dareth saids arrogantly and hits the boards, but screams in pain. Everyone but Dareth's students , laughs at him.
"Oh, man. Ow!" Jay said wincing at the man's pain
"And uncalled for. You saying by gaining strength from a dragon. Sooooo uncalled for." Cinder said and marched up to the man. Dareth puts his hands up in a "surrendering pose".
"Woah! woah! I didn't mean to man. Ok?"
"You better." Cinder said snorting in annoyance of the man. But the man's next words really riled the dragon up.
"If you're a real dragon, then you won't might if YOU can break these planks." Dareth said
Cinder was upset at the man. The man was mocking him, telling him that he isn't a real dragon. He was about to go and used his shadow element on the man, but saw Sensei's face. Telling him that doing this is unwise. Cinder closes his eyes and took a deep breath, cooling his anger and irritation, calming down significantly. He looked at Dareth and walked over to the stack of planks. Cinder took another breath and calm his mind and concentrated on the task at hand. Then he jumps up and flips forward, allowing his tail blade to come down on the planks. But Cinder didn't notice was that his tail blade was glowing a dark earthy green. Once his tail blade struck the planks, it went through it real clean, but once it went through it touched the floor. Once that happened his tail blade made another crack in the floor as it did a earthquake just like Lloyd did earlier. Everyone fell to the floor or hit the wall from that. Once it was over everyone got up. The ninja stare at Cinder in astonishment of his accomplishment.
"By the First Spinjitzu Master. That was powerful." Kai saidi
"Amazing!" Said Jay
"Indeed. That's a very powerful earthquake. I estimated that it's slighted higher than Lloyd did." Zane said and Cinder smiled weakly at them
"How did you do that bro? I never seen that happen before." Cole said and Cinder scratch his neck.
"I don't know. I was concentrating on hitting those planks. I didn't know I can do that. It might be something that my dad can do or the dragons in my home realm can do it." He said
"I see"
"I know it's not believable but that's the theory I made."
"Ok then. Let's get back to training shall..." Kai said before there was screams outside the dojo. The ninja ran outside and then sa something they haven't seen in months.
"Oh, that's our ship!" Jay said in surprise
"But pirates?" Lloyd questioned
"Pirates haven't been around for centuries." Cole said
"I sense Lord Garmadon is somehow behind this." Zane said
"How are we gonna follow them?" Lloyd said
"Yeah. How to catch up to them?" Cinder said but Kai saw something and got a idea and holds out a bus token as a bus came up to them
"Perhaps this can be of some use." He said as the bus stopped and everyone got on. Kai turns to the bus driver. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but follow that ship!" And the bus started off after the ship. The four ninja have their hoods on. But Kai notices both Lloyd and Cinder on the bus "Ugh, I don't like the kid coming along as well as Cinder. It's too dangerous."
"Please, please, please. I'll be super good." Lloyd said
"I can help as well yuu guys. Ultra taught me how to fly so I can be in the sky to aid you." Cinder but seeing that the four ninja weren't convinced.
"The powers inside you are still too great, too uncontrollable." Zane said
"One of these days you'll be able to join us. Sorry kid." Cole said and looks at Cinder. "And you bro? I don't know if you have enough training to fight against enemies. You still don't have enough training in yuur elemental abilities." Cinder sighed in annoyance but agrees with his brother on that part of his elemental breaths. Lloyd groans. Cinder watched his brother and the other ninja climb onto the roof. Cinder looked at Lloyd and smiled sadly at him and felt the bus stop. He looks at the windshield to see a old woman crossing the street. Cinder heard the ninja groaned in annoyance of this.
"Come on, people. We're trying to save the city here!" Jay said
"It's getting away!" Cole said and then Cinder saw the old woman's bag ripped open, spilling its content. He heard the ninja groaned again. After a few mins the bus continues its drive towards the ship. Soon the bus stopped near the ship and the ninja, Lloyd, and Cinder got off. They all heard a scream and looked up at the ship to see a familiar brown clothed man on a plank hanging off the ship. The ninja face-palmed at the situation.
"Oh! Please! Help!" Dareth yelled
"Ugh, dang it, Dareth." Kai said
"We need to get onboard that ship." Cole said but Jay saw something and got a idea. Getting the other's attention at a costume shop.
"Ah-ha. There are other ways a ninja can hide in plain sight." A few mins later the ninja have disguise themselves in pirate costumes. "Wow." Then the four ninja went off to the ship. Cinder looks at the situation and knew that there was no way to get Dareth to safety. He looks at Lloyd and then got a idea,
"Lloyd!"
"Yes Cinder?"
"I got a idea to help Dareth."
"How?" The green ninja asked
"Ultra!" And realization came on Lloyd's face
"Oh! That's a good idea. Let's go to him."
Both Cinder and Lloyd ran to where Ultra was resting. Lloyd got up into the saddle while Cinder explained what's going on. The four-beaded dragon agreed to it and took off into the air, with Cinder following, heading to the pirate ship. Cinder could see the pirate captain have enough with the brown clothed man's arrogance and pushed him off the plank. He watched as Ultra came in and grabbed Dareth. Cinder then watched as the ninja did Spinjitzu into their go's.
"More pajama men?" The captain said in annoyance and Cindee landed and growl at them
"And a flying lizard?"
"A dragon actually." Cinder said smirking at him
"Where? I can't see." The man with two eyepatches and Kai looks around
"Ninja versus pirates. Who will win?" He said which was what started the fight. The ninja split up to fight against the pirates while Cinder flew around as backup to help them. He watch Cole going against the blind pirate but that pirate have a parrot helping with the fight, dodging his brother's scythe. Then saw Jay breaking up a gumball machine, making everyone—even the ninja—slip. Cinder laughed at that funny moment. Then he saw Lloyd coming in on Ultra and lands onto the ship. Cinder sighed at the 10 year# old idiocy and watched the fight
"Ninja, go!" Lloyd said as he boards, knocking out Zane and Soto.
"Pirate, go!" Said Soto and before Lloyd could do anything Kai came in and blocked Soto's attack
"Lloyd! You're not supposed to be here!" The red ninja said and he puts him in a barrel, but Lloyd accidentally pushes him off the ship. Cinder winced at that move and continued to watch the fight but also keeping an eye on Kai. Suddenly Cinder have to dodge a chained blade and saw a pirate on the crow's nest and swipe the blade away. But the pirate was relentless and Cinder knew he needs to engage. So he climbs higher in the sky and then starts diving and flips, making him spin parallel like a shuriken, and screams. His fear element activated and heading towards the pirate. The pirate swung his weapon but Cinder cuts through it with his tail-blade and hit the pirate head on knocking him out cold. Cinder stops his spin and looks around at his work but watched as Lloyd did Spinjitzu
"Whoa, Spinjitzu! I just did Spinjitzu for the first time!" Lloyd said but Soto kicks him, who flips the anchor switch. Cinder saw Garmadon and his serpentine army.
"My son. He's growing stronger." He said and sees Cinder "And the purple dragon as well."
Cinder ignores him and watched as Lloyd uses his Energy.
"Lloyd! Don't! Your powers are too uncontrollable!" Kai shouts but was too late to stop him
"Aah!" Lloyd shouts and the ship's mast falls and lands on top of the ninja. Trapping them. Cinder then sees Nya coming in her Mech and puts the mast back in place, freeing the ninja. Cinder landed on the deck.
"Who wins between pirates and ninja? It's Samurai!" Jay said smugly and Nya chuckles. 30 mins later the pirates were being placed into police cars. A officer came up to the ninja.
"Good work, team."
"Don't forget to include this guy." Kai said as he gives Lloyd a noogie and Lloyd laughs. He looks over to Cinder. "And the young purple dragon here as well." Cinder purrs contentedly and the officer points at the Bounty
"Uh, that your ship?" He said
"It sure is." Jay said but all of them heard a familiar voice and saw Garmadon on the ship.
"Sorry, you snooze, you lose." He said smiling evilly
"Lord Garmadon!" Kai shouts angrily
"Dad!" Lloyd shouts in surprise
"You're becoming stronger son, along with the purple dragon, but you'll never be strong enough to defeat me. Give up, before it's too late." He demands and Lloyd looks at the ninja, then Cinder, before looking back at his father; he stands by his friends. "Have it your way. Another day, ninja. Another day." He said angrily and the Bounty flew away
"Ah, great. Lord Garmadon is back, and now he's got our ship." Jay said unhappy of the ship taken again by the evil man
"Well, at least we've got this little guy." Cole said and then hugs Cinder "And you too bro." As everyone laughs as Dareth got wrecked by Jay when he tried to sneak-attack him but fails. Then everyone walked back to the apartment.
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It was a few days after the battle with the pirates on the Bounty. Unfortunately the ninja didn't get it back because of Garmadon taking it back. Both Lloyd and Cinder have advanced with their training and with Cinder he has advanced with his elemental breaths. With help from Ultra he has gained a lot of control over the four elements of his dad's but has to learn the elements of his mom's on his own since he didn't know anyone to teach. Right now he was at Dareth's dojo, watching the ninja training Lloyd who is trying to light a light bulb with his Lightning. Lloyd grunts as Jay passes him.
"Focus, Lloyd. Control the power inside you. When you feel a surge welling up, harness it." The blue ninja said and the 10 year old nods his head
"I understand. I am in control." Said Lloyd and concentrated and groans.
"Come on, Lloyd. You can do it." Jay encouraged and Lloyd concentrated but puts too much not it and breaks the bulb. He threw his hands up in frustration
"Aargh! Stupid light bulb! You're putting too much pressure on me. Let me have one more try." Lloyd said looking at the others
"Ugh, sorry, Lloyd. That was the last light bulb." Kai said as then Cole hands Lloyd a broom.
"Clean up, Lloyd. We'll continue training tomorrow." Cole said as instead of cleaning up the mess of broken lightbulbs Lloyd uses it to punch a punching bag. Cinder looked at the young green ninja knowing that he wants to speeds up his training. But without patience you will make mistakes, but with patience you'll be prepared of what you know. Cinder sees Jay sighed and looks over to Sensei Wu.
"What am I doing wrong, Sensei? I can't seem to teach him to control his power." The blue ninja said but then gets hit by Lloyd's broom.
"You dare to defy the Green Ninja!?" Lloyd said and Wu looks at Jay
"Patience, Jay. Sometimes, the greatest opponent we face is ourselves, and that's especially true of Lloyd. Remember where he came from. He's the son of Lord Garmadon. It's going to take time for him to embrace the light." Wu said as a few mins Nya enters the room, wearing her sequined dress
"Hey, guys." Nya said
"Hey, Nya!" He four ninja and Cinder waved to her and continued looks at Jay
"Hey, Jay. Uh, wanna come by the autobody shop later?" Mya said
"Uh, the autobody shop?" Jay questioned
"Yeah. I got a part-time job. Though I could fix up the Ultra Sonic Raider in my off time. Maybe if you come over, I can show you what I've been working on." Nya said
"Uh, sure, heh." Jay said and notices Nya is holding a letter and a box. "Uh, what you got there?" He ask curious
"Oh, um, this letter came for Lloyd." Nya said and hands it to Wu. "As for the box? This is Cinder's new ninja suit." Cinder stopped whem hearing that and came over. While Wu was opening the letter.
"Hmm. It's from Lloyd's old school." Wu said looking
"The Darkley School for Bad Boys?" Cole said
"Formerly bad boys. Since the last time we were there, they've changed to the Darkley School for Great Children." Wu said while Cinder opens up the box seeing his new suit
"Whoa! This looks amazing!" The purple dragon said and shifted into his human form to put it on. Kai snorted in surprise of this relevant change
"Heh, wait. They've turned good?" The red ninja questioned
"Hmm, it says here there's going to be a ceremony." Wu said
"I love ceremonies. That means there's going to be cake." Cole said excitedly and Cinder laughs at his brother's excitement.
"You always want cake bro." Which Cole snorts at his brother
"While you love meat." He said back when Wu coughed at them into silence and continued talking
"Lloyd's change inspired them. Now they've invited Lloyd to give him an honorary degree in excellence." He said while
Lloyd breaks the broom and headbutts the punching bag. Kai looked at Wu
"Are we sure we're talking about the same Lloyd?" He asked skeptical of the old teacher's wisdom
"Of course. Now you all should head out to the school." Wu said and looks over at Cinder checking out his new gi "I hope you liked the new suit Cinder." And the Cinder smiled happily.
"I do. Thank you Sensei." He said and he walked out with the four ninja and Lloyd.
—
A few hours later, the ninja are flying their way toward the school. Cinder alongside having fun doing big barrel-rolls around Ultra.
"Whoo-hoo-hoo! Now that we can ride Ultra, we should get to Darkley's in no time." Jay said happily
"If Lloyd can get us there in one piece." Kai said a little worried on the 10 year old's limited time of riding Ultra
"But with Cinder with us. He can tell us what Ultra is saying, right Cinder?" Zane said as he watched Cinder fly
"Of course Zane." The purple dragonet said and landed on Ultra's back and shifted back to his human form. He then watched his brother teaching Lloyd how to use the reins.
"Just be gentle. Any sudden moves can cause him to—" Cole coached but was cut off
"Any sudden what?" Lloyd as he pulls on the reins and the ninja and Cinder scream as Ultra dives. They were getting closer to the ground as Ultra kept diving.
"The reins! Let go of the reins!" Cole yelled and Lloyd does so and they landed on the ground. Lloyd chuckles sheepishly
"Hehe. At least I'm getting better." As everyone got off of Ultra Cinder looked at Ultra with sympathy as the dragon grumbles unhappy and watched as Cole talk to Lloyd
"All the same, I'll take the reins going home. Just to be safe." He said and Cinder walked up
"Ultra didn't like that stunt right there Lloyd." The green ninja looked even more sheepishly
"Hehe. I didn't really mean to. Sorry for that Ultra." And the white four-headed dragon coo'ed. Cinder translated what Ultra said to Lloyd and he sighed in gratitude but turns around hearing a voice
"Lloyd?"
"Uh, Brad?" Lloyd said in surprise
"You came! So good to see you." Brad said happily
"It is? You put fire ants in my bed." Lloyd said accusingly
"Please forgive me. I wasn't myself and have learned the error of my ways." Brad said and looks at the ninja and Cinder. "And you must be the ninja! And you are?" The young boy asked Cinder
"Cinder, younger brother to Cole here."
"Ah I see. Tears cool!" Lloyd turns to the others
"Uh, guys. Meet Brad Tudabone." Lloyd said
"Such a huge fan!" Brad said and shakes their hands. "Go good! Haha. Uh, please, will you not follow me to see the Principal?" He said and let's them into the school. Cinder looked at the building in interest. The building was a big tower like structure in Chinese architecture. He looked around as they entered in and walked in the hallways towards the principal's office. His brother noticed that all the classrooms were empty.
"Uh, shouldn't you all be in class?" Cole said and Brad looked at him
"Actually, today is a new Darkley School tradition: Ninja Day. We stay out of sight to honor the way of the ninja for showing us the light." Brad said
"Huh, this is a good school. I'm impressed." Cole said as they came up to the office and Brad knocks on the door.
"Principal Noble? Lloyd and the ninja are here for the ceremony."
"That, and the cake. By the way, do you know what kind it is?" Cole said and Cinder shook his head in amusement.
"I'll be with you in just a moment." The principal said through the door
"I should get back to the flowers." Brad said and left
"Um, heh, has anyone seen a teacher yet?" Jay said looking around the room nervously
"Indeed, their absence is most strange." Zane said
"I'll see you now. Come in, come in." Principal "Noble" said and they entered the office but "Noble" is revealed to be a young boy with glasses
"Welcome back, Lloyd." The boy said
"Uh, Gene?" Lloyd said in surprise as the boy smirked at them as he looked at the ninja.
"And welcome, ninja, to the new Darkley's School for Worse Boys!" He exclaimed and cuts a rope, which dropped sandbags to knock Cinder and the others unconscious.
"Aaah!"
"Ugh. Gene, I'm gonna get you for thi—" Lloyd coughs and blacks out.
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A while later the ninja woke up in a room full of teachers in captivity. The ninja groan as they stand up.
"Thank goodness you're here!" Principal Noble
"What happened? Where's Lloyd? And who are all you?" Kai said looking at the teachers
"We're the teachers and we've all been taken prisoners. We've tried to teach the boys how to be good, but they overthrew us. They're monsters!" One of the teachers said
"But I thought Lloyd was getting an honorary degree." Jay said confused
"Oh, that was just the boys' trick to lure Lloyd here and convince him to be their leader." Principal Noble said
"What? There's not gonna be cake?!" Cole said shocked
"Uh... has anyone seen Cinder?" Zane said and the teachers were confused and the other ninja in horror now noticing that their draconian team mate wasn't in the room with them.
"Where is he at?" Cole said worriedly
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Cinder groaned as he woke up from being unconscious. He looked around the room which was a little dark with a lightbulb shining. He then see that he was tied up to a chair.
"Well, this isn't good for me. I hope Cole and the others be ok. Lloyd better be ok as well too."
He then noticed the group of boys looking at Lloyd, sighing in relief of seeing him, and kept quiet. He didn't want them to know he's awake. He figured that once they leave the room he'll use his Shadow element to get free. So he listened into their conversation.
"Welcome to your ceremony, Lloyd. Or, should I call it an evil intervention?" Brad said
"Where are my friends?" Lloyd said
"Aw, they're better off without you. Well except for the purple clothed one. With friends like you, who needs enemies?" Gene said
"You may have forgotten, but we're your true friends. And we want to help you undo the damage you've done to yourself and our school's reputation. Be honest. Doesn't a part of you miss being bad?" Brad said
"Haha. Come on, you can untie me. Really, this is just a huge relief. I couldn't stand being good. Ha. Thank you for saving me." Lloyd said
"How do we know you're not lying to us just to escape and help the ninja?" Brad said
"Well, if I am truly good, I wouldn't be able to lie, which I'm not, but even if I was, wouldn't lying make me evil, thus giving you assurance that you could release me?" Lloyd said and Cinder snorts making the boys looking at him in surprise
"You know it's true. How can you tell if he's good or not?" Cinder said an eyebrow raised.
"Uh...he's trying to trick us with mind games!" Said Gene and looks over at Cinder "As for you. You are also tied up even thought you are older. And besides that you can't revolve since you can't do anything ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
But before Gene could said anything else there was loud noises out in the hallway. The boys all stare at each other in surprise of that. Gene and the other boys left leaving Lloyd and Cinder in the room. Lloyd looked upset and Cinder knows what he's thinking about.
"Lloyd. This isn't your fault ok? We didn't know this would happen."
"But I always get tied up in these situations. I feel like extra weight than helping the team." Lloyd said sadly
"Lloyd, look at me. I didn't join the team because I thought I was a normal dragon. But when my powers started to come in I need training to control them. Remember that your dad taught me some control of the darker elements that my mom has? There was no one that could teach me how to wield them. But I can help the others with what I can do. You're not extra weight to the team, you're a important part of the team, ok?" Cinder said as he gets him a confidence talk to boost his spirits up and it did the job as Lloyd smiled
"Thanks Cinder, but we're still tied up at the moment. How are we going to get untied?" Lloyd said and Cinder smirks and his hand shifted into a claw and put it through a shadow. His paw was by Lloyd and cut his biddings releasing him. Lloyd then went over to Cinder and untie him from his buddings. Cinder's paw came out from the shadow and returned to a human hand. Lloyd then looked at Cinder with anticipation
"What's next?" Lloyd said
"Next move will be for me is go dragon and surprise your "friends" of who I am." Cinder said then laughs and shifted into his dragon form and told Lloyd to play along to his plan. A few mins later Gene and the other boys came back.
"What!? No fair, I got out fair and square." Lloyd said angered
"Well, too bad for you and your friend... wait? Where is yuur friend at?" Gene said
"How about looking up you fools." Cinder said and landed on the ground growling at them all. The boys took a few steps back, fear in their eyes, seeing a real life dragon. Lloyd smirks at them .
"In case you haven't know. My friend is a natural born dragon. So he can literally harm yuu guys but he won't because he's a protector. Also he can literally go into shadows, that's how we weee able to free ourselves." Lloyd said and Cinder nod
"He's telling the truth. I could kill you but I won't because my parents are heroes. They will do anything because of how powerful both my parents are. So let me and Lloyd leave with our friends and you will listened to your teachers. Do you understand?" Cinder growl out to the boys who shook their heads. Then Gene spoke up
"Heh, your friends are pure evil." Gene said surprising both ninja and dragon
"What?" Lloyd said
"What? How could that be, I know that they can't be evil, was there something strange about them?" The young dragonet said
"Well they have all wearing sunglasses, which is a little weird. But still they were there and took us down from our defenses." Gene said
"Ok first off, they don't wear sunglasses inside a building, that's stupid. Second off, you knew where they are kept at, which is also foolish and stupid. So you said they are evil they are not. Especially since my brother is one of them and I know him the best. So... Something afoot is going on and it's has something to do with Garmadon."
Then before more was said there was shouting out in the hallway and everyone check what's going on to see the ninja fighting... The ninja? Cinder was confused for a second then noticed the other "ninja" have glowing red eyes while the real ninja were fighting against them. The boys then went back into the classroom to allow the ninja to fight on their own. Cinder was annoyed of them being cowards. But somehow Lloyd was able to convince them to help the ninja with a clever plan. Cinder watched as the boys sew and sow clothing into ninja gi's. Soon after the boys were suited up in the suits with Lloyd putting his hood up.
"Alright, Ninja Go!" The boys ran out the classroom and towards the ninja. The ninja saw them coming and Cole grins
"Hey, it really is Ninja Day!" The back ninja said but Kai saw what the kids were doing
"Oh, I see what they're doing! They're trying to confuse them!"
"Yeah, but it's confusing me, too." Jay said
"Keep your focus." Zane said and uses Spinjitzu to destroy his counterpart and Lloyd noticed it
"It works just like Gene says. If you can land a punch, they'll be defeated!" Lloyd said making the other ninja keep fighting their counterparts. Cinder watched his brother fight his counterpart and sneaks up behind him and growls. The counterpart turn around and jumped in surprise seeing the purple dragon.
"Who are the heck are you?"
"Cinder. And I believe you aren't my brother you faker." Cinder said and knocked him back and watch Cole punched him.
"Aargh! Good riddance!" Cole said
Cinder looked around seeing Kai and Jay fighting their counterparts. Cinder cringed as he saw Jay get mad when hearing that the faker kissed Nya. He felt sorry for the blue ninja's sorrow of his girlfriend getting kissed. After all the fake ninjas were destroyed the students cheered.
"It worked, Lloyd! You did it!" Brad said
"No, we did it." Lloyd said and Cinder smiled as the students cheer again as the teachers come out of a wall nearby.
"Normally, we'd punish you for holding us captive, but I guess now that we've all learned a valuable lesson, I suppose it's cause for a celebration." Principal Noble
"Uh, that wouldn't mean cake, now, would it?" Cole said and Cinder laughs so hard he was wheezing and everyone else laugh as well. The celebration was very fun for Cinder, never minding to answer questions from the teachers and the boys, but overall was fantastic. After the celebration, the ninja are headed back to the Dojo with Cole and Cinder flying on Ultra and everyone else in the Raider. Cinder relaxing nicely on Ultra's back from today's events.
"Oh, man. So great to have the tank back." Jay said happily
"You said it, mmm." Cole said with his mouth stuffed with cake. Cinder rolled his eyes at his brother's matters of eating.
"You heard this Ultra?"
"Yes we do. Even we don't eat as messy as your brother." Ultra said and Cinder laughs as the other ninja were talking in the Raider.
"Can't wait to hear what Sensei says when he hears about this." Kai said through the communicator but then Cinder heard a familiar voice come up from the communicator.
"So, it is true. You have destroyed my evil ninja." Garmadon said displeased
"Keep it coming, Garmadon. Your attempts to stop us are only making us stronger." Kai said confidently and the dark lord sighs
"But tomorrow is a new day, ninja. Mark my words, I will find new ways to finish you, once and for al—" Garmadon said before the screen malfunctions.
"What? I can't hear you." Kai said
"Nya will be displeased. She just repaired it and it appears it already has to go back to the shop." Zane said concerned
"Nah, it's not broken." Lloyd said as Electricity surges down his arms and he switches the screen to a video game. Kai, Jay, and Zane were surprised by that.
"You did that? But it didn't blow up." Jay said as Lloyd grabs a gaming controller
"Hey, you go to school, and sometimes you might pick up a thing or two." Lloyd said
The ninja and Cinder laughed as Lloyd plays his game. Both raider and dragon headed towards Ninjago City. Cinder feeling that he still has more to go to achieve his full potential to help protect Ninjago.
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Chapter 6 Edited and Spell checked
