Jay soon brought his friends to his birth father's place after losing the Bounty again and losing Kai after the Sky Pirates attacked as he opened the door and they entered. "Ahem. Welcome to my humble abode." Jay said with a smile as the others all muttered in awe at the place, though Morro, Lydie, Rose, and Cole looked around in suspicion.
They then walked into the living room as the Fritz Donnegan statue spoke up. "Fear isn't a word where I come from." It spoke.
"This is your place?" Morro questioned.
"How did you come across this place again?" Lloyd asked.
"Yeah Jay, how did you get this place?" Lydie asked in suspicion as Jay got nervous.
"I saved up." Jay lied with a smile. "Yeah, that's it. I saved up every little bit and now… ta-da, here's my secret hideout. Ha, ha. Of course it can be our secret hideout." He said.
"Fear isn't a word where I…" The Fritz Donnegan animatronic spoke again as Jay shook it to stop it as he gave them a sheepish smile.
"First we lost Wu, then Misako, now Kai." Lloyd spoke up with a frown. "I don't know about you, but I'm starting to see a pattern."
"Whenever one of us finds ourselves alone, we disappear." Zane spoke up.
"Like how Misako was left alone in the police station only for Nadakhan to snag her." Demir reminded them with his arms crossed.
"Then we better stick together from here on out." Nya declared with a serious tone before gesturing to the lantern. "We need to take a look at that lantern. Jay, hit the lights." She said to the lightning ninja.
"Light? Lights." Jay said as he looked around, trying to find the lightswitch since he has no clue where they are. "Where would they be?" He asked as the others watched before he ran up to the controls on the wall. "Ah, found them! Ha-ha! Sorry, big house." He said as he then pressed a button.
Then the ventilation started going as Jay stopped and pressed another button, which started up a radio that was playing music. "Oh, no." He said as he pressed multiple buttons while the others gave him strange looks before all the windows and doors were then sealed shut as Jay laughed victoriously.
Zane was holding the lantern as it lit up as it showed a map of an island far from Ninjago. "Wow. So this is supposed to point the way to one of the only things that can stop Nadakhan?" Nya asked.
"Not stop, slow." Lydie said to them. "Remember, a drop of venom from a Tiger Widow can kill a person, but slow a Djinn down before he can disappear on us." She said as they looked at the island. "If we need to trap him, we need this venom. So let's figure out a plan." She said as the others discussed a plan while Morro, Rose, and Cole went up to Jay.
"You saved up for this place? Baloney." Cole said to Jay. "Whenever money comes your way, you waste it on junk food and video games."
"Yeah, I ain't buying that for a second." Morro said with a brow.
"And I seem to recognize this place very well and you don't own it." Rose added with a look. "So what's really up, Jay."
"And don't think you can lie to us. I know you too well." Cole said to him.
Jay knew there was no way around it. "Fine. I made a wish with Nadakhan." He revealed.
"You've seen Nadakhan and hadn't told us?!" Cole asked in shock.
"Are you crazy?!" Morro exclaimed with a look.
"Why would you do that?!" Rose cried as Jay shushed them to be quiet.
"He came when I was alone." Jay whispered to them. "I wished to be rich and impress Nya, and instead I got a letter telling me I've inherited my dad's estate, only it turns out I'm adopted and my birth dad is Cliff Gordon!" He quickly said.
"Who?" Both Morro and Cole asked with a brow.
"Cliff Gordon is the original actor who played Fritz Donnegan and passed away about 6 or 7 years ago." Rose explained before her eyes widened in shock. "And he's your birth father?"
"Yeah. Trust me, it shocked me too when I found out the guy played as Fritz Donnegan." Jay said.
"So the Tiger Widow is on that island?" Nya asked in wonder.
"An island that doesn't exist according to my database." Zane added while gesturing to the map as Cole, Rose, and Morro dragged Jay further away from the others.
"How could you be so stupid to make a wish?" Cole questioned. "You know everyone else who has faced him is now gone."
"You were lucky that Nadakhan didn't take you, but why would you even make a wish and take the risk?" Morro questioned.
Jay then sat on a couch. "It's because back in the Spinjitzu Master's tomb, when everyone saw their future, who they spent their futures with and I told everyone I just saw me with an eyepatch…" He started.
"We remember. We were there." Morro nodded while Cole nodded, since Rose wasn't there after being told about it.
"Well, I saw something else." Jay said to them. "I saw the reflection of me and Nya together."
"What?!" The three Ninja asked in complete shock.
"I don't know how, but in the future, Nya and I end up with each other." Jay said to them. "But it seems like she's finally giving me a chance. I just couldn't leave it alone. So when Nadakhan found me, I couldn't resist. But who am I kidding? Nothing I'd do will impress her." He said sadly as he sighed. "After two wasted wishes, I was barely able to escape without making my third."
"You have to tell them." Cole whispered to them.
"I can't. Then Nya will know." Jay said in worry. "Please, I'm asking you three as my friends." He pleaded.
"What even caused you and Nya to break up anyway?" Rose asked.
"It's because of my immaturity with the whole Perfect Match thing Cole and I had during the Digital Overlord thing." Jay said with a sigh. "But please, don't tell her about this."
The three looked at each other as they nodded. "But if anyone else gets hurt…" Cole started.
"Of course, if I'm lying, may I be struck down right now by the First Spinjitzu Master himself-" Jay started, but then the entire area shook. They all screamed as the animatronic Fritz Donnegan was crushed and the TV turned on as Jay was hanging on Cole's side. "Oh, it was just another quake. Heh. Boy, there's been a lot of those lately. Hahaha." He said sheepishly as he got off of Cole.
"Funny how they started up right after we lost Kai," Lydie noted suspiciously.
"Another piece to the puzzle, gone." The newsman said as it showed a picture of a piece of land in different parts of Ninjago missing, leaving a massive crater. "Ninjago is stumped yet again as another chunk goes missing, this time from none other than Ninjago City." He informed, as The Falcon flew in front of Zane.
"And pieces of Ninjago are vanishing like what happened to the Bounty?" Demir questioned with a brow. "Can't be a coincidence."
"Think Nadakhan is doing this?" Morro asked the Garma-Twins.
"Sensei said he was worried Equestria would fall apart without him." Lloyd said to them.
"Which means, we need to get to that island now." Lydie declared.
"Go." Zane said to his Falcon. "See if you can find out what Nadakhan is up to." He informed the Falcon as it squawked and took off into the sky.
Misfortune's Keep was seen flying through the sky as Nadakhan was at the helm with the rest of the crew on the bridge. "You have prepared our crew well. Hmm." Nadakhan said to Flintlocke with a proud smile. "They are much improved."
"And l-l-look at me, Captain." Clancee said with a smile while carrying a broom and a barrel of TNT. "I'm no longer air sssick." He said before he then covered his mouth when his cheeks puffed. "Oops. Ssspoke too sssoon!" He cried as he rushed outside, tossing the things he was carrying away as Nadakhan and Flintlock cringed in disgust when they heard Clancee barf.
"Look, I've been biting my tongue, Captain." Flintlock spoke up as he looked at Nanakhan. "But when we attacked the city, I saw one of the girl Ninjas, the Water one. She looked like Delara."
"Really? I hadn't noticed." Nanakhan replied as he played dumb.
"I believe that when I believe a pirate be born to tell the truth." Flintlock replied with a look. "You should have told me. First you didn't tell me your plan, and now you keep this. We've sacrificed a lot to follow you, but trust is a wind that blows both ways." This caused his captain to give a few chuckles.
"Which is why I am showing you this." Nadakhan said as he steer Misfortune's Keep to an area where pieces of Ninjago that was taken to the sky are floating above the clouds as the crew looked on in awed at what they saw.
"Aah! Look at that." Clancee spoke up while pointing to the damage Destiny's Bounty that is in a small crater on the land piece. "We got their ship!"
"That we do, Clancee. Heh. That we do." Nadakhan said with a smirk as they moved around the floating lands. "I know it doesn't look like much now, but this place will soon become the new Djinnjago." He said with a smirk. "With each Ninja my Djinn Blade consumes, the more power I'm beholden to resurrect my home world." He said while holding his Djinn Blade. "This is what you sacrifice for. Not some girl. For a home." He said to Flintlock and the crew. "I cannot do this alone, Flintlocke. I need you. I need our crew. Together, we can make this place ours."
"To Nadakhan!" Flintlocke cheered on.
"Nadakah! Nadakhan! Nadakhan!" The crew chanted as Nadakhan gave a smirk.
"We have some world building to do, and I have some Ninja to find." Nadakhan said with a smirk.
At the Docks, the Ninja start walking down the docks to rent a ship. "I still don't understand why we don't take our dragons?" Jay asked in confusion.
"Judging from the map, we won't have enough energy to sustain the distance." Zane explained.
"Plus the moment one of us gets freaked out and dragons go poof, we'll take a very salty bath," Demir added as he looked to the ocean.
"Good point." Jay said as they walked up to a drunk sailor with a prophetic eye, seagulls around him as he gave a chuckle.
"We like to charter a ship." Lydie said to him.
"Ahem. One eye may be glass, but me other eye sees clear as a bell, a wicked storm's a-brewing and there ain't no ships to chart." The sailor said to them as the Ninja gave a confused look to who he's talking to.
"Uh… Oh, you're talking to me?" Cole asked with a sheepish look. "Well then, let's find another dock." He suggested as they were about to walk off.
"Hmm. All the others will be saying the same." The sailor stated. "Unless you own one of these beauts, the only way you're sailing out is on a wish and prayer."
"A wish and prayer, huh?" Jay repeated before he noticed a certain boat, "Hmm, that wouldn't happen to be Cliff Gordon's boat would it?"
"Why, yes. Yes it is." The sailor nodded. "Why do you ask?"
A bit later, the heroes are on Cliff Gordons boat after Jay 'convinced' the sailor after explaining why as they are sailing across the ocean. "Ready about! Slacken a line!" Lydie called out as Jay and Cole were pulling on some rope. "Now-Now, pay it out! That's good! Belay! Belay!" she called as the others watched as they raised the sail.
"Full steam ahead!" Demir cheered with a smile.
"With the winds at our backs!" Morro quipped with a smile as he used his powers on the sail to move the sailboat forward through the water.
Back in the sky, Misfortune's Keep was over the floating lands as Dogshank was lifting up a big chain and tossing it to Flintlock and Clancee as they placed the anchor in place on a wing as Nadakhan moved the ship forward to drag some of the floating lands around.
Just then, Zane's Falcon flew in and went up to the ship. But he did not go unnoticed as Monkey Wrench saw him land on one of the wings as he climbed up and caught the Falcon by the legs, causing it to squawk while Monkey Wrench chirped to the bridge as Nadakhan turned to him.
"Ah, the metal man's bird." Nadakhan noticed with a chuckle. "Take it apart, until it talks." He ordered while Monkey Wrench then opened up the Falcon's chest and started taking it apart.
Out in the ocean, Lloyd was passing out some water canteens to the others. "Here, you need this." He said to them,
"Why do I need a canteen?" Zane asked in confusion.
"There may be no fresh water on the island," Lloyd said as he gave a canteen to Cole. "This way we won't be without."
"But I'm a Nindroid." Zane pointed out. "I repeat, why do I need a canteen?" He asked with a small smile.
"You know, sometimes I forget that Zane isn't human," Demir commented.
"He does make it hard to remember." Rose said with a shrug.
Nya then looked up and saw Jay at the crow's nest. "Chapter two: Of Cliff Gordon's Guidance of Wooing Women. 'Don't tell them the truth. Tell them what they want to hear'." Jay read his father's book before Nya climbed up next to him.
"Whatcha reading?" Nya asked with a smirk, which startled Jay.
"Oh. Aah!" Jay yelled, tossing the book up before catching it in his hands. "Uh, this? It's a book about, um, uh… Understanding the power of your feminine side." He lied with a sheepish smile. "It's a real page-turner."
"Really?" Nya asked with a brow as Jay opened the book again.
"Uh, yeah, it's fascinating." Jay said with a nervous smile. "It's really given me a new appreciation for-"
"Oh, no!" Nya called out as she climbed back down in a panic.
"What? Did I say something wrong?" Jay asked in concern..
"Storm! On the starboard bow!" Nya called as they turned to the right and gasped when they saw a storm forming as lightning clashes.
"That's not just any storm, that's an electrical storm!" Lloyd shouted.
Lydie then gave a serious look. "Get ready, Jay, we're gonna need you!" She called out.
"Need me?" Jay asked in wonder.
A bit later, Jay was hanging on to the top of the pole as lightning struck him, while his powers protected him from the shocks, it still hurt him a bit. "This isn't what I had in mind!" He called before he got shocked again.
"Sorry, Jay," Lydie called as she steered the ship. "You have to act as our lightning rod or else the storm will tear our ship apart!"
Jay was shocked again before the lightning traveled down the pole and to Zane, who was using a bucket to get some water off the boat as the others noticed. "Except we forgot we also have a Nindroid aboard!" Cole called as Zane noticed the lightning being attracted to him.
"Zane, you have to go below deck!" Lydie instructed as Zane nodded and went below deck.
"Zane shouldn't be alone! We all need to stay together!" Jay called out before he got shocked again as he gave a scream.
Down below deck, Zane saw a chess set ready for a game, a piece fell before he caught it and placed it back on the deck as a pawn was moved. "Huh?" He asked in surprise.
Then Nadakhan appeared as he gave a laugh. "Your move." He said.
"My move?" Zane asked in confusion.
"Yes. Surprised to see me?" Nadakhan asked with a smirk.
"On the contrary." Zane said naturally as he took a seat. "After analyzing Jay's reluctance for me to be alone, the only logical explanation was his fear of your arrival. Signaling to me that you have visited him before." He said as he moved a piece of his chess. "Since Jay is still here, it's understandable that he has not yet completed all of his wishes, and I sense it is the last wish that has trapped the others into your sword." He said as Nadakhan moved his piece.
"So, you are the smart one?" Nadakhan asked amusedly, "Then I take it you do not want to make a Wish?" He questioned as Pixal appeared with a frantic look.
"Be careful Zane, it is foolish to believe you can outsmart-" Pixal tried to warn.
"Not now, Pixal!" Zane said firmly as he shut her off while running some numbers in his vision. "I do want my three wishes," He told him, "But on my third wish, it will not be I who will disappear, but you." He promised as Nadakhan looked unthreatened.
Back outside, the ninja are still sailing across the tough storm. "With Zane gone, the lightning's subsided!" Nya called out.
"But now there's that!" Rose shouted as she gestured to the water tornado ahead of them.
"Oh, I hate storms!" Morro shouted in frustration.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Nadakhan asked as he took one of Zane's pieces. "Make your first wish."
"For my first wish, I wish that you'll not twist my words, nor find a loophole, but understand the true intentions of the words that I speak, and carry out their will as I thoroughly instructed." Zane wished as orange dust appeared as Nadakhan frowned.
"Very well. I understand you clearly, and shall take you at your word." Nadakhan said as he moved his piece. "Your second wish?"
"It is imperative that from here on out whatever harm may befall me, will be done unto you tenfold," Zane said with a firm look as he tossed a chess piece away as orange dust appeared.
"Mm, I've not heard that one before," Nadakhan said with an impressed smile. "Very good."
Outside, the others are getting closer to the tornado. "Port side!" Jay called as they tried to turn the ship around.
"Now for my third wish." Zane said with a smile as he moved his piece down.
"But for clarification, you said whatever harm may befall you." Nadakhan spoke up with a smirk, which made Zane confused.
"What do you mean?" Zane asked.
"What if said harm were done to say, someone else?" Nadakhan suggested with a smirk.
"Now you are twisting my words." Zane called out with a frown.
"No, I am absolutely certain I heard you perfectly." Nadakhan said with a smirk as Zane tried to caculate the numbers. "No harm shall befall you." He said as Pixal appeared and moved the numbers away.
"I warned you not to do this, Zane!" Pixal stated, "You must not make another wish!" She pleaded.
"By the definition, I could simply remove bits of information from your Hard Drive," Nadakhan smirked as he waved his hand and then Pixal vanished from Zane's screen.
"Pixal!" Zane cried out as he tried to bring Pixal back on, but he couldn't find her, it was as if she wasn't there.
"There's no harm in that now, is there?" Nadakhan asked with a smirk as Zane gasped.
"My third wish. My- My third wish-" Zane stammered.
"Yes. Your all-important third wish." Nadakhan said with a smirk. "Make it count. But know no matter what happens to me, the sweet little voice inside your head will be all but gone. Erased." He said as he moved his bishop to Zane's king. "Checkmate."
Zane stammered. "I wish…" He tried before he broke from his options. "I wish for it all to go away!" He cried out as orange specks surrounded him as Nadakhan took out his Djinn Blade as a bright flash was shown.
Outside the others saw the blue glow coming from inside the ship, "What was that?!" Demir wondered aloud.
"Don't know! But brace yourselves!" Lydie shouted as they then were caught up in the cyclone as everything went black.
Jay woke up and the only thing he saw was sand. He groaned and looked up to see his father's guide and crawled to grab it.
Across from him, Lloyd woke up as he felt something familiar, "Oh come on! Again Morro!?" He demanded as Morro pulled out of him.
Morro frowned at him, "Excuse me for trying to find the closest vessel to hang on to unlife a little longer." He retorted as he turned to see Cole, Demir, and the girls getting up, "Is everyone okay?" He asked.
They all nodded but Lydie looked around and noticed there was someone missing, "Where's Zane?" She asked in concern.
"He's not here." Demir said, looking around.
The others looked around and realized Zane was gone, "Maybe he's lost at sea!" Nya feared.
Lloyd looked down at the sand and saw three chess pieces and got worried, "No, Nindroids don't get lost." He said.
Cole sat up and sighed, "It was Nadakhan, but don't ask me how I know." He said before turning to Jay with a look, "Ask Jay." He explained.
"Cole, no!" Rose said, knowing what Cole was doing.
Jay panicked as they all turned to him, "What is he talking about Jay?" Nya asked with a suspicious look.
"Uh…" Jay stammered before he remembered, "Chapter 2: Don't tell the truth, tell them what they want to hear." He then immediately sprung to his feet and pointed to the ocean, "Look! There's Zane!" He shouted.
"What?" Nya gasped as she and the others looked where Jay was pointing but saw nothing but water.
"Where?" Demir asked.
"There's nothing for miles, Jay." Lydie stated.
Jay continued pointing out to see, "Don't you see? There, there!" He insisted.
"The only thing I see is your stupid hand, Jay." Morro said bluntly.
"No, no! Look! He's there!" Jay insisted as he kept pointing.
"Ah, enough is enough!" Cole snapped as he marched forward. "Jay has already been alone with Nadakhan! The mansion, the boat, he wished for them!"
"Dude!" Morro yelled with a look.
"You, Rose, and Morro swore you wouldn't say anything!" Jay said to Cole in shock.
"The reason he's here and the other's aren't is because Jay never made his third wish." Cole revealed as he kept going. "And if Zane knew that, then maybe he'd still be here."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Nya questioned with a look.
Jay looked down in guilt. "I'm sorry. I just couldn't."
"It's because when he saw his future, you were with him." Cole added, which shocked Nya as Rose and Morro looked shocked at what Cole just did.
"Cole, you didn't have to tell them that!" Rose yelled with a glare.
"It's the truth, isn't it!" Cole retorted.
"And here's where everything turns from bad to worse." Morro muttered.
"You told me we were never gonna happen." Jay explained to Nya since his secret is out. "I thought maybe these wishes were the very thing that would bring us together." He then looked down shamefully, "I knew it would be a bad idea but, I had to try." He explained feebly.
"Well, I know who just nominated themselves to extract the Tiger Widow's venom." Nya said angrily as she punched Jay on the chest.
Lydie then stepped in between them, "Nya, leave him alone! The only reason he was alone with Nadakhan to make those wishes was because you left him alone, didn't you?!" She demanded.
"H-He said that was gonna clean himself up after we had some lunch during our spying in the police station!" Nya said in defense.
"Oh boy." Demir said while facepalming himself. "But you clearly forgot that we shouldn't be alone, Nya! Nadakhan can appear when we're alone…" He stopped before he realized something else. "And we sent Zane down alone. Ah! How can we be so stupid?!" He questioned while holding his head.
"What are you talking about?" Lloyd asked.
"Hello?!" Demir said with his arms raised. "Does the word, going in alone be a bad idea if we don't disappear?! Kai, Wu, and Misako?! They were alone before Nadakhan grabbed them!"
"And Jay might've been added to the list if someone hadn't left him alone!" Lydie said, giving Nya a hard look.
"Why are you defending him when he lied to us?!" Nya demanded, getting close to Lydie as the others wisely backed off.
"Says the teapot calling the kettle black, Cheater!" Lydie retorted before she realized what she said as Nya stiffened in fear and Rose bit her lip with a cringe, "Oops," She muttered, covering her mouth.
"Wait, cheater?" Jay asked in confusion. "Okay. Now I'm the one confused, what do you mean by cheater?" He asked.
Lydie, Rose and Nya looked ready to deny until Cole's face turned to realization, "Wait, you didn't tell him?!" He demanded Nya as she motioned for him to stay quiet.
"Tell me what?" Jay asked.
"For the love of… what is it with all these secrets!?" Cole demanded as he stepped forward. "They're talking about how Nya was the one who was hitting on me behind your back during that whole perfect match thing!"
"WHAT?!" Jay asked in shock.
"COLE!" Nya shouted back while looking nervous.
"Can you stop being a tattletail for once?!" Rose yelled while glaring at Cole.
"It's better for everyone if the truth is known!" Cole told her stubbornly before Morro came in and bonked him on the head. "Ow!"
"You're a literal rockhead, aren't you?" Morro questioned with a look.
"Y-you're the one who was hitting on Cole?! T-This whole time I was blaming him for ruining our relationship when it was you this whole time?!" Jay questioned in shock and hurt as he walked up to Nya. "Why didn't you tell me?!"
Nya looked ashamed this time, "I-I, I couldn't! The whole perfect match thing threw me over a loop, I just wanted to see if Cole could be a better match than-no wait I, I mean!" She scrambled to correct herself as she was only making it worse.
"And this is where things get really worse," Morro commented.
"And you yell at me for making a stupid mistake with my wishes when it could've been avoided if you just told me the truth in the first place?!" Jay yelled out as he looked even more hurt as for the first he glared at Nya. "At least I told Zane about my future with you and I bet he knew about my wish too and it was me who told you guys that Zane shouldn't be alone but you all ignored me, so if you ask me it's your fault that he's gone!" He said as he pointed to Nya as she looked afraid to even speak something without making him angrier.
"Wait, Zane knew before me?! Why didn't you tell…" Cole was cut off when Jay turned to him.
"At least he was a true friend who kept my secret unlike some ghostly cakescarfing bigmouth I know!" Jay yelled as he marched up to Cole, which made the Earth Ninja flinch from his outburst as he backed away. "You promised you wouldn't say anything about my wishes! You promised me as my friend! And you repay me by blabbing about my vision of the future just to kick me down?!" He demanded.
Cole tried to answer as Nya went to break it up, "Jay, just try to calm down-" She said, trying to place a hand on his shoulder before he slapped it away.
"Calm down!? Like how you suggest I should be the one who should extract the deadliness venom from a spider in all of Ninjago just a few seconds ago! After hearing that you cheated on me and had Cole take the fall, you Cheating Moray Eel!" Jay said as walked towards Nya as she backed away, "Was it all a game from the start?! Our date, that kiss you gave me!? Heck were you even sincere about blue being your favorite color when there's hardly any blue on your Gi?!" He accused her.
Nya looked at her gi and saw that Jay was right when there's hardly any blue in it. "J-Jay, this Gi wasn't my choice. Master Wu gave this to me when I started my training." She tried to explain.
"Ha! Probably just another one of your lies!" Jay shot back. "You know, I don't know why I even try, because ever since our break up, you've been giving me the cold shoulder the first chance you get! Even when I'm in the same room with you! It hurt me, Nya! I may understand you, but I have feelings too, you know! And me keeping a secret, this is coming from the same girl who secretly became a Samurai and didn't tell us!"
The others could sense Jay was going to do something regrettable as Lloyd moved to break it up, "Guys stop it! We don't have time for-" He tried to say.
"No, you guys saw it too, right?" Jay asked the other Ninja as he was actually scaring them when they saw the total opposite of his jokey happy expression on his face, "All this girl does is play with my feelings like a game controller! If you really think Honesty is so important Nya, why don't you spit out the truth about how you feel about me, right here right now?!" He demanded the water ninja.
Nya looked nervous as she looked around for anything to change the subject or to find the right words to say while Jay kept glaring at her. "I, I…" She stammered before sighing and looking down in shame, not knowing how to even start.
"Yeah that's what I thought." Jay said lowly as he took breath with a fake smile, "You know, when I found your Samurai X, I regretted that I said 'I hate the Samurai', but now, the only thing I regret about saying that is not saying this instead," He then gave Nya a narrowed eyed hatefully look, "I hate Nya."
Nya and the others gasped as Jay walked off while bumping Nya's shoulder, who stood there in heartbreak and shame as he picked up the book he had with him. "At least I found out my parents aren't my real parents at all. And the wish I made for the mansion and the boat, I didn't ask for them, I just wish I wasn't poor so I could impress a cheating water girl, talk about a waste." He said, his voice lacking his usual cheer before walking to the jungle, "Come on, I've got to get that stupid poison and take out that stupid pirate Genie wannabe and save our stupid home." He declared as he stomped ahead of them into the jungle while the others stood there.
"Well…that happened," Demir commented
Rose then turned to Cole as she gave him a glare. "Are you proud of your need for honesty now, Rockhead?" She asked spitfully. "Because of you, our team is more divided than it was when we lost Misako, Wu, and two of our team! And now your best friend just ripped poor Nya's heart in half!" She yelled out angrily.
Cole looked nervous as he tried to find the right words. "I-I just wanted to…" He then sighed, knowing it was pointless, "You're right. What I did was wrong."
"Completely! Thanks to you and your big mouth, Nya will never win Jay back and Jay will never talk to any of us again!" Rose shouted as she got in Cole's face. "And you shouldn't have said those personal secrets because they are not your business!"
"At least Jay got us here to get the thing we need to stop Nadakhan." Morro said while being a bit optimistic. "And this is how you repay him, yelling at him for not telling the truth and suggesting he would be the spider bait to get the venom?" He questioned to Nya who was looking down at the sand. "I wasn't there or Lloyd at the time when I possessed him to see his memories, but that was a low. Even by my standards."
"And, if I can add, did it ever occur to you guys that Jay's wish got us here since the Bounty was confiscated and we were public enemy number one for crimes we didn't do?!" Rose questioned while giving a look. "Seriously, compared to that, Jay making a wish seemed like a bit of an advantage since it got us here!"
"And he's right. He did tell us that Zane shouldn't be alone, but we didn't listen and it cost us another friend. And some friend you turned out to be, Cole! You made things worse!" Lydie yelled as she pointed a finger at Cole. "Keeping secrets isn't unexpected since my uncle has tons, everyone has secrets, but blabbing them out when your friend messes up isn't cool!"
"They're right." They all perked up and turned to Nya who looked down shamefully while Rose held her in comfort, "And there are some secrets that shouldn't be secrets at all. And not telling your boyfriend that you're a cheat is one of them. I should've told Jay about the Perfect Match as soon as I did." She said shamefully as tears began to form as she covered her eyes. "You were right, Lydie. I don't deserve to be Jay's girlfriend! I don't even deserve to be a Ninja! I should be the one at risk of being bitten by that Spider, especially because everyone hates-"
"Nya, don't say that." Lydie said softly, cutting Nya off from finishing it, "I was the one who babbled out your secret by accident. I shouldn't have snapped." She said in regret.
"It was a mistake, on both your parts." Rose told the two girls.
"And I should be saying sorry since I started the fight." Cole said shamefully as he lowered his head. "I thought if the secret was out, everything would be better, but I just made it even worse."
Morro rolled his eyes with a scoff, "Your fault, her fault, his fault, my fault, everyone's fault? Who cares at this point?" He questioned with his arms up, "You all thought you were doing the right thing and it blew up in your face, big whoop! What matters now is what you choose to do next, which is either sit here and keep being sorry for yourselves or focus on the mission and make your consequences right again." He said firmly as they all looked at him stunned, "What?" He asked with a raised brow.
Lloyd gave a grin, "Since when are you the inspiring type?" He asked.
"Hey, I picked up a few speech tips while I was inside your head." Morro said with a shrug. "Plus, your sister taught me a few things." He added, winking at Lydie.
Lydie gave a blush and chuckle. "You sure came a long way from being the jerk who possessed my little brother." She said before turning to Nya, "And don't worry Nya, no matter how badly you've screwed up or how many secrets you have, you'll always be my best friend." She said as she held out her fist to the Water Ninja.
Nya gave a smile as she fistbumped Lydie as the two shared a smile. "Okay, now that we established that we made amends, how about we go catch up with Jay before he gets too far or gets even angrier?" Demir suggested with his arms crossed.
"What makes you say that?" Lloyd asked before they all heard an angry yell from the distance, which made them cringed. "Okay I see what you mean."
They then heard Jay yelling out some very, colorful words in the forest, "Oh, such language," Rose gasped in shock.
"Didn't know he had it in him." Morro commented.
They rushed into the forest to hurry and to try and calm Jay down as Lydie and Rose turned to Nya. "And don't worry, I'm sure he didn't mean it. But you gotta find some way to make it up to him."
"And it's going to have to be a pretty epic makeup," Rose stated with air quotes.
"I'll go so far as to walk around Ninjago naked if it means earning Jay's trust back." Nya said, which made the two girls look at her strangely.
"That would do it," Rose said with a brow.
"Are you saying because you and Jay used to have 'moments' together before the breakup or that you are used to losing your clothes?" Lydie asked with a teasing look.
"No! Maybe?" Nya asked uncertainty while blushing in embarrassment. "Can we talk about this later?" She questioned with a look.
Lydie gave a chuckle. "Sure, don't worry. We won't tell the boys,"
"Yes, this is between us girls." Rose added as Nya laughed as they continued to look for Jay.
In the sky of New Djinnjago , Flintlock is wearing a jetpack while he was using an anchor to attach itself to a mountain. He signaled Doubloo as she moved the mountain a bit and put it to the other island as the crew watched.
"I see new Djinnjago is coming together." Nadakhan said with his Djinn Blade in hand as Flintlocke flew to him.
"We're acquiring so much land, I wish we had more hands." Flintlocke quipped. "I can tell you're getting stronger, captain. Which one did you take?" He asked with a smirk.
Nadakhan gave a chuckle as he held up the Djinn Blade. "The Titanium one. He put up a good fight for a Ninja." He said with a smirk as the crew all laughed. "But we mustn't become complacent. They are en route to Tiger Widow Island." He warned.
"Soto must have helped them." Flintlocke said with a look. "Do you want me to come with you to stop them?"
"No, you stay here." Nadakhan said to him before he gave a thought. "But I may need a lady's touch." He said as he turned to Dogshank.
"As you wish." Dogshank said with a bow.
Back on Tiger Widow Island, the Ninja were walking across the jungle with Jay leading as he stomped through the foliage with an angry look. Nya then walked up to him, "Jay, can we talk?" She asked.
"Can one of you please tell the Master of Water that now is not the time for Casual conversation?" Jay asked evenly, pulling back a branch which then recoiled right into Nya's face.
"Ow!" Nya cried out as she held her face in pain as the others cringed. "He's still mad at me." She said solemnly.
"Well, you can't exactly blame him," Morro told her. "After hearing what happened from a certain earth ninja…" He started while giving Cole a look, who gave a sheepish look. "He needs time to cool off."
"Let me try, he's my best friend," Cole said, walking up to Jay, "Hey buddy-"
Jay then whipped around and held his leg over a puddle, "I will kick at this puddle and I will aim at you," He warned Cole, who whimpered as he backed away nervously.
"Okay, how about we wait until Jay calms down and not push him?" Lydie questioned as they crossed a bridge. "Besides, the Tiger Widow's den should be just up ahead. Watch your step."
"You don't have to tell me twice," Demir said as he looked over the dark abyss below them.
"How are we supposed to extract this dangerous venom if it could kill on touch?" Rose questioned in wonder. "Have anyone thought of that?"
"Well, let's just ask Zane on how to extract a dangerous man eating monster's venom shall we?" Jay suggested sarcastically, "Oh that's right, he's not here anymore!"
"Oh, that's a low blow." Morro said with a cringe. "Jay, I know you're mad at them, but can you at least try and calm down a bit?"
"Can you tell the Master of Untrustfulness to keep his cake loving mouth shut or the Backstabbing Siren to be a team player?" Jay retorted as Cole and Nya wilted.
"Okay, I had enough." Lydie said as she marched up to Jay and turned him towards her. "Jay, you have every right to be angry at Cole and Nya, but you don't have to take your attitude out on them like that." She said firmly.
"Said the captain who kept Nya's secret and then-" Jay was cut off when Lydie grabbed him and charged up her powers as Jay gave a painful yell before she stopped.
"Sorry, Jay, but you need to calm down." Lydie said firmly as Jay moaned as some smoke came off of him. "A little reminder of who you're talking back to, and also, it's getting on my nerves."
"You all seem comfortable with letting me get killed by that venom, so why shouldn't I be surprised," Jay said while looking away.
"Jay, we're not comfortable with that." Lydie said to him with a soft look. "What Nya said was out of line. We don't want you to get killed. You made a wish. So what? It brought us here, didn't it?"
"Let's not forget that you were actually smart enough to not use all three wishes." Rose added.
"Yeah, man." Demir said with a nod. "You were just lucky that you barely escaped Nadakhan when he could've had you like the others."
"Yeah, don't let what just happened cloud your judgment, Jay." Lloyd added. "You're still an important part of our team, we'd never take you for granted,"
Jay looked at them for a moment as he took a deep breath. "I-I'm sorry, guys. It's just… I felt hurt after what I just learned." He said with a sigh.
"And that's completely understandable." Lydie told him.
"But you have to keep a clear mind, Jay. Because if you let the anger consume you, bad things will happen around you." Morro said with a sigh. "Trust me, I know."
Jay then sighs. "Okay, but let's just go." He said as they continued walking. "But one thing, do we even know anything about this Tiger Widow? Other than it was named to strike terror in the hearts of people?"
"Zane told me it's the last of its species." Cole said as they walked further into the jungle after crossing the bridge. "So it sounds like we've only got one chance at this. But I'm sure we'll be just fine." He said as Jay then laid on something. "What are you doing now?"
"Resting my legs on this hammock." Jay quickly replied. "We've been walking for miles. If I have to face this thing, I'm gonna need to be well-rested."
"Uh, Jay, that's not a hammock." Demir said nervously as Jay turned and saw it was a spider web with a skeleton attached to it.
Jay then screamed in terror as he got tangled in the web. "Get it off of me! Eh, get it off of me!" He begged before he managed to free himself as he fell to the floor and got some webs on him as he spit it out.
"We have to keep moving," Rose said as Morro and Lloyd helped Jay back up as they continued further down before they stopped at a cave with a spider web on it.
"There it is. The nest." Lloyd said to them.
"Okay, so half of us go in and get the venom." Lydie said as she turned to the others. "So, who's going and who's staying?"
"I'll go," Jay said firmly.
"Jay, you don't have to." Nya tried to say.
"I know, but I need this." Jay said with a serious look. "I need this."
"Wait, I'm the Leader, your safety is my responsibility," Lydie said walking forward, "I'll go with you."
"I should come too. The venom can't kill what's already dead," Morro said, walking up too.
"And my armor should protect me from the venom too," Demir stated.
"The rest of you, stay here and wait for us." Lydie said to the other half of the team as they nodded.
Jay gave a small tearful smile. "Oh, it's so nice to have friends." He wept happily as they began to climb down the vines and to the entrance.
"Use your canteens to get the venom." Cole called out to them.
Lloyd then realized something, "Wait, ignoring the Tiger part, when you hear the word Widow, what's the first thing you think of?" He asked the others.
"A woman who lost her husband?" Cole answered confusedly.
"Well yes but no, it's also a common name for a… spider." Rose answered as they all realized what The Tiger Widow really was.
"Oh no." Nya muttered.
With Lydie, Morro, Jay, and Demir, they entered the cave as they moved some spider webs away. "Here, Tiger Widow. Hahah." Jay said nervously. "We come to ask nicely for your venom. Haha. I like tigers. Are you a little tiger? Or just a big scaredy-cat. Hahah."
"Jay, how about you don't try and tick off a species of tiger that has venom that can kill us in one drop." Demir suggested with a brow.
"Hold on, Tigers don't have venom." Morro said in realization. "And they don't make giant webs either, and shouldn't this place be called a den not a nest?"
"Wait, maybe it's the Widow we have to pay attention to." Lydie said as they didn't notice a large shadow figure coming from behind them, "Isn't Widow the name of a…" before she could finish they turned around and they all screamed when they saw it was a giant spider, but not as loud as Lydie.
"AHHHHH! GIANT SPIDER!" Lydie screamed at the top of her lungs as the Tiger Widow shrieked as they avoided it's fangs.
"HOW DO WE GET VENOM WHEN IT'S ONLY COME OUT WHEN HE TRIES TO BITE US?!" Demir screamed out as the others heard it from the cave.
"Then let him bite you guys!" Cole called out.
"Cole!" Lloyd and the girls shouted.
"WE DO THAT AND HE'LL KILL US!" Jay reminded him hotly.
"IF WE GET OUT OF HERE, I'M GONNA POUND YOU INTO NEXT WEEK!" Lydie shouted, which made Cole flinch fearfully.
"No wait, sorry! That made more sense in my head!" Cole shouted to them.
"Uh, guys." Rose said as she pointed up and saw a raider flying in with Dogshank hanging by the chains of the anchor. "Sky Pirates!"
"Take cover!" Lloyd called as they all hid in the bushes to avoid the barrels as they exploded.
With Nya, she was hiding before Nadakhan appeared behind her. "Finally, we're alone." He said with a smile as Nya gave a startled yelp and turned to him before taking a defensive stance as she tried to lay a punch and kick at him, but Nadakhan kept poofing around as he laughed in amusement. "Dalara was filled with fire too." He said with a smirk as Nya panted in exhaustion. "When this is all over, you will be mine.
"Not fire, four arms," Nya said with a serious look. "Don't ever forget, I'm a tall glass of water." She quipped with a smirk before she fired a water beam at Nadakhan, who poofed away to avoid it.
In the cave, Lydie and her group are avoiding the legs of the Tiger Widow as they faced it as it hissed as some venom fell from it's fangs. "Ugh, disgusting!" Morro cringed.
"This is not okay!" Jay shouted.
"A Spider! Why did it have to be a freaking Spider!" Lydie cried out as Demir quickly armored up and quickly grabbed the fangs as his armor protects him from the venom.
"I got him! I got-Whoa!" Demir cried out as he was being flung around as the Tiger Widow tried to shake him off. "I got the fangs!"
"Then hurry up and get the venom!" Lloyd called out as Demir was sprayed by the venom as some nearly hit the others, which they avoided.
"Sorry if we're a little busy trying to stay alive!" Jay called out as they dodged a venom spit from the creature. "None of us had to milk the fangs of a giant spider before!"
"And I'm… A bit… Tied up at the moment!" Demir called as he kept a firm hold on the fangs to keep them from closing.
Morro, Lydie, and Jay then used their powers on the tiger widow, keeping it back. "Hah! You don't like that do you?!" Morro mocked as they kept pouring it on.
Outside, Lloyd saw the pirate ship and Dogshank flying by as he summoned his dragon and gave chase as they flew around the island. Dogshank jumped down and brought out her weapon and looked at Rose and Nya. "Cute haircut. But you could use a trim." She called as she threw her chain at them, but Nya and Rose dodged as it hit a tree.
"Why do some girls never get along?" Nya questioned her. "Can't we break that stereotype?" She questioned as they ran on the chains and straight to Dogshank, but the Sky Pirate tossed them to a spider web as they struggled to break free.
"Ugh, this just feels creepy." Rose commented before Dogshank got her weapon free as Nya gasped as the Sky Pirate tossed her weapon at the web, cutting it and freeing both Nya and Rose. As they fell to the floor, they looked at her in surprise. "You freed us?"
"We fight like girls, not like cheaters." Dogshank told them. "Let's see what else you two got." She said as the three girls clashed with each other.
With Lydie's group, they tossed Demir a canteen. "Demir! Start milking it!" Lydie called out as Demir caught the canteen.
"Okay!" Demir called as he used the canteen and started filling it with the venom as it filled up.
With Cole, he was trying to hit Nadakhan as he kept poofing around him, but eventually, he landed a punch on his guts as Nadakhan was flung back with a groan. "I got him! Hahaha! I actually landed one on him!" Cole cheered as he rushed off.
Nadakhan got up as he saw the other half of the Ninja screaming as they were running out of the cave with the Tiger Widow right behind them.
"We got it! We got the venom!" Lydie called as they climbed up the wall and ran off while the Tiger Widow struggled to chase after them.
"Get the venom!" Nadakhan yelled with a serious look.
"Until next time." Dogshank said to Nya and Rose while holding them.
"Next time, we won't play so nice." Nya said with a smirk.
"And we won't play fair either." Rose added as Dogshank giggled.
"Then it's a playdate." She said as the three girls separated as Nya and Rose ran to where Cole is as they literally went through him.
"Uh…" Nya said awkwardly before Lloyd came in as he got off of his dragon.
"Protect the others!" Lloyd shouted as he pointed behind them as they saw Lydie, Demir, Morro, and Jay screaming with the Tiger Widow on their tail.
"Run!" Lydie screamed in terror.
"That's one big spider." Cole said fearfully.
"Hurry!" Lydie shouted as the Ninja all ran to the bridge, but the added weight is causing the bridge to bend as Lydie grabs onto the end as the others grab each other's legs. "The bridge isn't strong enough! Ah! Hold on!" She called out as the bridge snapped as Jay was about to fall with the canteen, but Cole grabbed him.
"Gotcha!" Cole called as Jay screamed when the Tiger Widow was below him.
"Aah! Haven't I suffered enough?!" Jay cried out as the Tiger Widow started climbing.
"Getting closer." Nya said in fear.
"Oh. You don't say!" Jay sarcastically said as he used his legs to avoid the fangs as Nadakhan appeared while drinking a cup of tea.
"You are certainly in a precious position." Nadakhan mentioned as he gestured to the Tiger Widow while holding a cup of tea in one of his hands. "Time is running out for you, but you still have one wish left. You can wish it all-"
"Blah, blah, blah!" Jay yelled out as he glared at Nadakhan. "You think I'm thick enough to fall for that trick?! No way! I'd rather be eaten by a spider then listen to your beguiling voice!"
"Then have it your way." Nadakhan said as he replaced the teacup with a dagger and swung it at the canteen to make Jay fall.
"No! No!" Jay screamed as he fell.
"Jay!" The others cried out as Jay was falling before Nadakhan appeared below and grabbed him by the hand as he laughed and took the canteen.
"Now, say goodbye to the one of the only things that can stop me." Nadakhan said with a smirk.
"No! No, no, no! Oohh!" Jay cried as Nadakhan emptied the canteen as Jay saw the venom fall in despair.
"And say goodbye to your friends!" Nadakhan said before he saw the Tiger Widow coming after him. Nadakhan avoided the Tiger Widow as it fell into the abyss as the others climbed up to safety as they looked up and saw Jay tied up next to Nadakhan on the raider with his crew.
"Jay!" Nya cried out.
"I'll be back for the rest of you!" Nadakhan called out to them. "And since you can't get off the island, I'll know exactly where to find you!" He added as he laughed.
"No!" They called out as the Sky Pirates flew off with Jay.
"S-Should we fly after them?" Cole asked in shock.
"No. Save your strength." Lydie said to him.
"But he has Jay, and he just got rid of the only thing that can stop him!" Lloyd pointed out in worry.
"No he didn't." Lydie said with a smirk, as did Morro and Demir as the others were confused as Demir took out his canteen.
"He emptied the wrong canteen." Demir said with a smirk. "Nadakhan was too busy focusing on Jay and the fight that he didn't see which canteen the venom was in."
"So you mean…" Rose started.
"We have the only thing that can stop him!" Lloyd finished with joy, as did the others.
"And better yet, they don't know we have it. Which means we have the element of surprise." Morro said with a smirk.
Nya looked down at the canteen as Lydie gave it to her. "So, Nya, you ready to make things right?" Lydie asked with a smirk.
Nya looked at it as she gave a determined look. "Yes. Jay's suffered enough. It's time they do the suffering." She declared as they all nodded with determination, Jay may have got captured and they lost Zane, but now they have what they need to stop Nadakhan and to find a way to rescue Jay.