Ghost Story
In the dark thunder clouds, the Destiny's Bounty was flying through the clouds at top speed while Morro was right on their tail in his dragon. "Take positions!" Wu called out as the Ninja got into their original Gi as they went out to the deck and saw Morro flying by as they saw his determined glare.
"Ah, I give you this much. But that Ninja never quits." Cole commented as Morro flew above and shot a blast from the dragon.
"Port side!" Zane shouted as Nya moved the Bounty to avoid the blast while Morro was still following them.
Melissa gulped nervously seeing that Morro was still following them. "Oh, why does he have to be a ghost?!" She whined fearfully.
"Get it together, Melissa! We need to stop him!" Jay exclaimed to her.
"R-Right!" Melissa muttered as she looked around. "The cannons!" She called as Jay got on one of the cannons and started firing on Morro, who avoided the shots before he made a turn and fired another blast at the Bounty, which Nya quickly avoided as Jay went to Wu.
"So let me get this straight." Jay started at their master. "You're just telling us now that there was another pupil before us, who is also an Elemental Master of Wind, and now his cursed spirit has possessed Lloyd, all so he can take your staff?!" He exclaimed.
"Morro won't stop until he gets what he's after." Wu said while gesturing to his staff. "There's a secret message from my father engraved on it. All these years, I had no idea."
"Of course. Just another day in Ninjago!" Jay sarcastically stated before they heard a dragon roar before they saw Morro flying up next to them at close range.
"If this is as fast as the Bounty goes, I think we're in for some serious trouble!" Cole called as Morro flew upside down and got off his dragon as he landed on deck while forming two ghostly swords with a cackle.
"I need ink and parchment to make an imprint to see what's on the staff!" Wu said as he looked at his staff.
"Kai, Melissa and I will take you to our quarters, while Jay and Cole keep him busy." Zane said as said group rushed off.
"Oh thank goodness." Melissa said in relief that she doesn't have to face Morro.
"Oh, that's honorable of you to nominate us." Cole said sarcastically.
"Yeah, we didn't fare so hot last time. Why is it you get off with the easy task?" Jay questioned.
"Because I'm the intelligent one." Zane answered as his group went below the Bounty.
Jay groaned as he and Cole brought out their swords. "Let's take this guy." He said as he and Cole charged at Morro as they clashed weapons, but Morro blocked them and kicked them back with ease as Jay and Cole stood back up and charged at Morro again.
Nya watched the fight from the bridge before she realized something. "Why am I steering the ship? There's a reason autopilot was invented." She said as she pressed a button that engaged the autopilot, which inflated a balloon of Dareth as Nya rushed off to get changed.
Jay and Cole kept fighting Morro before he tossed Cole back. "Oh, great." Jay muttered before he charged at Morro again. But then a spinning blade went by and took out Morro's weapons, which he turned to see Nya wearing her Samurai X suit before catching her weapon.
Morro growled before he suddenly shot green lightning at Nya, making her move out of the way as the lighting flew the bridge, which hit the controls as the Dareth balloon deflated, which disabled the autopilot.
"Oh, that's not good." Nya muttered before the Bounty then tilted to the side, causing everyone to scream as Nya, Jay, and Cole held onto the edge as Morro entered below deck.
Below deck, Melissa, Wu, Kai, and Zane yelped as they hit the side wall with a groan before they saw Morro coming in from the way they came.
"Our quarters' aren't much further, Go Sensei!" Zane told Wu, "We'll hold him back!"
"W-We?" Melissa squeaked fearfully as Wu rushed off as Kai and Zane charged at Morro while Melissa remained a bit behind while whimpering in fear.
Outside, the others are still holding on as the Bounty keeps falling. "We'll crash if we don't stabilize the Bounty!" Cole exclaimed.
Nya skillfully jumped towards the bridge as she then grabbed the controls. "Come on! Pull up! Pull up!" She called as the Bounty moved a bit.
Back below deck, Morro kept fighting Kai and Zane while Melissa was at a bit of a distance from them while Wu rushed to the quarters but then a large crate flew out from the room in front of him towards Zane and Kai, knocking them into the stairs followed by a smaller crate bopping them on the head, knocking them out.
Morro and Melissa were surprised by this before they turned to each other, Melissa backed away in fear as Morro took notice and smirked evilly. "Your team will fall apart without its green leader. And your fears of me and ghosts are gonna cause trouble for you." Morro taunted with a smirk under the mask.
"I-I am not….a-afraid." Melissa said trying to sound brave but failing miserably.
"Really? Because I can simply just move past you and a… BOOO!" Morro yelled with a look, which made Melissa scream and fell to the side wall as he gave a taunting smirk. "You fought me before, but you couldn't face me now that you know I'm a ghost? Pathetic." He taunted as he slowly approached the scared Ninja.
Melissa, in an instinct, kicked Morro in the face. "Sorry Lloyd!" She said before running off.
With Wu, he made it to his quarters while looking around for anything he needed to make an imprint.
Back on the Bridge, Nya was trying to get the Bounty up as they were about to crash into a mountain as Cole and Jay went to her.
"Are you aiming for that mountain?!" Jay questioned.
"Trying to rise above it!" Nya countered as she pulled on the wheel. "A little help?!"
Soon, they all grab the wheel and pull harder as the Bounty got closer as Nya rushed to the console and pressed the button that activated the thrusters and pull up to the Mountain as they pulled the wheel harder, which the lower part of the bounty hit the tip of the mountain, causing the three to be flung on the windshield.
Below the deck, Melissa ran as fast as she could to get away from Morro, but then the sidewall of the Bounty broke off, which caused the draft of wind to blow as Melissa was she was blown back and she held onto the sides to keep herself from being blown away as she grunted.
Kai and Zane regain their bearings as they see Melissa in trouble. "We're coming, Melissa!" Zane yelled out.
"Don't let go!" Kai added as the two rushed up to her, but the Bounty moved up, which caused them to fall to the other end while those on the Bridge struggled to regain balance.
"I-I'm slipping!" Melissa yelled out, trying to keep her grip.
Morro gave a chuckle and used his powers to blow Melissa off. But before Morro could continue, Wu came in.
"You want the staff, take it!" Wu shouted as he tossed his staff out through the hole. Melissa was about to grab it, but she missed as she lost her grip while Morro jumped over after the staff while Melissa gave a scream before Kai and Zane quickly caught her hands.
"Got you!" Zane called as he and Kai pulled her up.
"Thanks guys." Melissa said in relief.
With Morro, he continued to skydive after the staff before he summoned his dragon and flew after it.
On the bridge, the others are all holding the wheel as Nya was at the controls to keep it stable. "Primary thrusters destabilized, better hold on!" Nya called out.
Back with Morro, he flew down and quickly caught the staff as he turned and saw the Bounty going down into the forest. While inside the group screamed as the Bounty crashed into the forest, while Morro gave a victorious laugh and took off with the staff.
At sunrise, the Bounty crashed and was hanging by some trees. "Okay, let's never do that again." Kai muttered as the others regrouped at the lower levels where the whole was.
"That was the worst experience in my life." Melissa muttered.
"But just think, if Sensei hadn't gotten rid of the staff, it could've been worse." Jay said with a shrug.
"Yeah, but now we don't know the message." Cole said as Wu came up to them.
"Not exactly." Wu said with a serious look. "I managed to make an imprint."
Soon, they all walked up to Wu's quarters as they saw the symbols from the staff drawn in on his wall. "A Tornado, A sword in a cloud and a Skull?" Jay questioned, looking at the symbols. "But what do they mean?"
"My father told me and Garmadon that he would leave a message, leading us to his final resting place," Wu explained, stroking his beard while looking at the symbols, "After he passed, we looked everywhere for it, not knowing it was under our noses this whole time." He said as they all walked out of the Bounty through the hole.
"Wait, you mean to tell us--" Melissa tried to say.
"Yes." Wu said as they then climbed down from the Bounty and into solid ground. "These symbols will lead us to the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master. Only problem is, I haven't the foggiest idea what any of them mean."
"Well if Morro is trying to find the tomb, we gotta find it first." Kai declared.
"Hey, maybe Misako, Rachel and Luci could help decipher the clues since they're total history buffs." Cole suggested.
Melissa gave a sigh hearing that. "I am definitely not gonna like this mission." She muttered in despair.
Zane then brought out his Falcon, after reuniting with his old compatriot, Zane decided to give his Falcon a bit of an upgrade as he has as his Falcon is now covered in Titanium skin like him.
"Pixal, release the falcon and give them our location." Zane instructed as his falcon unfolded and took off.
"Good, then we set up camp." Wu said as they know that Misako, Rachel, and Luci are gonna be a while before they get to their location.
At night, the group sat around a campfire, facing Wu, "Care to hear a ghost story?" Wu asked them.
"Ghost stories? After what we just went through?" Melissa asked nervously.
"If it means saving Lloyd, of course." Zane said.
"Oh, fine." Melissa said in defeat.
"Morro may have been my first student, he was also my greatest regret," Wu said as he remembered the days of training Morro very well.
40 years ago before the start of the Serpentine War, a couple of homeless people were digging through the trash bins of the Monastery of Spinjitzu. "Before he was a cursed spirit, it wasn't I who found him, but he who found me." Wu narrated as the two homeless people grabbed a piece of food from the dumpster, but when Young Wu saw them, they quickly rushed off down the stairs, leaving only one of the homeless behind.
Young Wu felt sympathy for the young boy as he quickly went back inside and brought out a plate and gave it to him. The boy accepted it as he grabbed the plate and quickly sat down as he scarfed up his meal before turning to give Young Wu a smile, revealing to be a young Morro before he went back to eating.
"Garmadon had just gone off to train under Master Chen, which gave me time to attempt my hand at teaching. Morro was the perfect student." Wu narrated.
A bit later, Wu decided to bring Morro in after they had a proper meal and Wu gave him proper training clothes that was similar to Lloyd's first Ninja Gi as Young Wu held Morro's head while Morro did some punches and kicks.
"He did everything that was ever asked of him." Wu narrated.
Later Morro was sparring with some other students, he blocked and countered the first few strikes but was eventually knocked down, "Get up!" Young Wu said as Morro leapt to his feet, eager to keep going.
"Some days, Misako, Rachel, Luci and Garmadon would occasionally visit. And we would show him things Morro never saw," Wu continued as his younger self shared a brief hug with young Misako, Rachel, Luci, and Garmadon while gesturing Morro to introduce himself, as he bowed respectfully to the four. Misako smiled and patted Morro's head which made the boy chuckle while Rachel and Luci giggled, not seeing the skeptical look Garmadon gave him.
A bit later, the six are at the front gate as Misako gave Morro a dragon kite, which he looked at in confusion. The five realized that Morro doesn't know how to use it as Garmadon pointed to the sky, telling him how it goes.
Just then, a tea whistle was heard, which made the five young adults realize the tea was ready as Wu told Morro to wait for them as he, Misako, Rachel, Luci and Garmadon rushed back inside. But once they got out, they saw the kite was in the air, but noticed there was no wind blowing, nor was the kite going anywhere. They rushed to the gate and were surprised to see Morro creating a wind from his hands, controlling the kite, much to his awe.
"And he showed us a few things too. He had a power over the wind that we've never seen before. He was a descendant of an Elemental Master. It was then I thought I found the One. Perhaps he would wear green." Wu went on as Younger Garmadon, Misako, Rachel and Luci continued to look at the Kite in awe while Wu looked at Morro in thought.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Back up." Jay's voice spoke up.
"You're saying Morro, you're saying that Morro, the Master of Wind, was actually going to be the Green Ninja of Yang?" Jay asked in shock as a breeze blew, which made the fire move a bit from the wind.
"Uh, did that just happen?" Cole asked nervously. "Maybe I don't like ghost stories."
"Ditto." Melissa said in fear.
"What happened next, Sensei?" Zane urged.
"After I told Morro he could be the Green Ninja of Yang, his dedication to his training increased." Wu said in a slightly solemn tone.
Young Wu and Misako, Rachel, and Luci watched as Morro progressed through the training course with ease, "I told him that I was proud, that I believed he was destined for greatness, and it only fueled his hunger to prove himself." Wu continued as Morro used Spinjitzu to plow through the Training course and once he finished he bowed in respect to Wu who nodded back while Misako, Rachel, and Luci smiled.
"Misako, Rachel, Luci believed that with his abilities and the progress he made, Morro could very well become the chosen one of Yang," Wu said as from behind them inside, Garmadon watched with a hard look towards Morro, "But Garmadon, saw a dark hunger inside Morro that could not be matched and warned me to cease his training." He continued as Garmadon shook his head and walked inside.
Later, Morro was surrounded by other pupils again as he then knocked them back with ease as he looked around with a serious look as he walked up to one of them.
"Get up! Get up!" Morro called as he grabbed a kid's shoulder.
"Enough." Young Wu spoke up as Morro turned to him in surprise.
"But Sensei, if I'm to be the Green Ninja of Yang, I need greater tests." Morro said to him.
"I said enough, Morro!" Young Wu said firmly. "You can't force progress to your leisure." He said, walking back into the Monastery as Morro gave a frown downwards.
"I feared I had made a terrible mistake. But it wasn't for me to decide. It was destiny." Wu said in a solemn tone.
One day, Morro entered Wu's room as Young Wu held up the Green Ninja gi and had the Four Golden Weapons on the ground, surrounding Morro. Morro stood there in anticipation but there was no reaction from the weapons.
"When the Golden Weapons didn't respond like they did for Lloyd and Melissa later, I knew Morro wouldn't become one of the chosen ones." Wu said as Morro opened his eyes and frowned at what just happened as he turned to his master.
"I-I'll train more. Learn more lessons." Morro pleaded with his hands together.
"I'm sorry, destiny has spoken." Young Wu said, turning away.
Morro frowned as he backed away. "Then I refuse to listen!" He yelled while feeling hurt as he broke a screen door apart and tossed it away. "I am the Green Ninja of Yang! You made me believe!" He yelled as he rushed out as Young Wu watched in guilt.
A bit later, Young Wu was in the forest looking for Morro when he ran off from the Monastery. "He became obsessed with proving me wrong. To prove destiny wrong." Wu said as Young Wu turned and saw Morro walking into a clearing in the forest, waiting for someone.
Just then, Garmadon, who had returned from training with Chen, was approaching until he saw Morro standing before him looking surprised,
"What do you want boy?" Garmadon asked his brother's pupil.
Morro just narrowed his eyes and raised his fists in a fighting stance, "The Prophecy foretold the Ninja of Yin and Yang would defeat the Dark Lord, so Morro believed if he could defeat my brother, he would prove himself," Wu explained as Garmadon understood what Morro wanted and gave a serious look.
"Garmadon, I'm gonna fulfill the prophecy of defeating the dark lord! You!" Morro yelled as he then brought out two familiar Golden Weapons, the Sword of Fire and the Nunchucks of Lightning, which shocked Young Wu that his pupil managed to get two of the Golden Weapons.
Garmadon looked unimpressed, "Heh, I never imagined a child would manage to slip my father's weapons right under Wu's nose." He mocked, "But don't assume a child has the right to wield my birthright."
"You dare mock me?!" Morro yelled as he pointed the Sword of Fire at Garmadon.
"Oh, I would mock anyone beneath me," Garmadon mocked again with a smirk.
Morro then fired a fireball from the Sword of Fire, which Garmadon easily dodged. "Heheh, you may know your own fighting style, but I know how my father's weapons work." Garmadon said with a smirk as he managed to avoid the swings and swipe from the two weapons with ease. "You may have skill, boy, but you are but a pupil, whereas I…" He then did a sweep kick, which made Morro fall as the Sword of Fire flew out of his hand and Garmadon caught it. "...am a Master." He said with a smirk.
Morro quickly stood up as he growled as he then blew a wind blast at Garmadon, sending him back as Garmadon kneeled while placing the Sword down to keep himself steady.
"Morro became reckless. He thought he was invincible." Wu said as Morro and Garmadon clashed with each other as Morro sent a lightning blast from the Nunchucks, but Garmadon was more skilled and experienced then Morro as he deflected the lightning bolt, sending it right back at Morro, knocking the Nunchucks of Lightning out Morro's hand.
Garmadon caught the Nunchucks and smirked at Morro while Morro gaped in shock. "Wu taught you well." He said to Morro before quickly launching a fireball at Morro's feet and knocking him back as Morro looked at the man standing over him in fear, "But he didn't teach you everything." Garmadon said lowly as his eyes glowed red as he raised his sword.
Garmadon was about to deliver the blow, but Young Wu came up to them. "STOP!" Young Wu called out, snapping Garmadon out of his evil trance as his eyes returned to normal as he shook his head as he and Morro saw Young Wu rushing towards them, "Brother, enough." He said.
Garmadon looked at his brother for a bit before he shook his head and lowered the two Golden Weapons. "Forgive me, brother." He said before looking down at Morro, "Though I'd suggest keeping a tighter leash on this one."
"Yes. And I need to keep a closer eye on the Golden Weapons as well." Young Wu said as his brother gave him the two Golden Weapons as Morro stood up.
"You see, Sensei? It was destiny for you to save me from the Dark Lord." Morro said with a smile. "I can still be the Green Ninja of Yang." He encouraged, but Young Wu gave a frown and shook his head while Morro frowned as well and crossed his arms while Garmadon raised a brow.
"I knew right there and then, I could not teach those who would not listen." Wu said sadly as a bit later back at the Monastery, Morro packed a bundle with his belongings as Garmadon and Wu watched him go. "He told my brother and I he would find our father's tomb to prove he was worthy. I told him it could not be found. Our father left no message." Wu said as Young Garmadon and Wu watched Morro go as he exited the Monastery and down the stairs as the Spinjitzu brothers watched him go. "I left the gate open in hopes he'd return. But he never came back." Wu added as Young Wu gave a sad look as his brother placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"I am saddened he was banished to the Cursed Realm." Wu said sadly. "But what worries me more is that he escaped, and for what reason?" He wondered as the others gave sad looks from the story.
"So you put the idea of being The Green Ninja of Yang inside of Morro's head and he grew greedy because of it and turned evil when he wasn't chosen." Melissa said in shock before realizing something. "Is it me or does something seems kinda familiar about that story? Cause I feel like I've heard that story before."
"Yeah, now that you mention it, it kinda does." Jay said in agreement. "I feel like I heard it in a movie once. You know, the one with talking animals that know kung fu with a panda?"
"That's the movie!" Melissa said with a nod. "Holy crap, Morro and the villain in that movie have the same backstory, what are the odds?"
"Uh, can we get back on track that we have a crazed vengeance ghost possessing Lloyd and we don't have our powers except for Melissa." Kai reminded them.
"Yeah, I'm still wondering how that's possible, because that was totally unfair." Jay said as Melissa gave him a glare.
"Since your powers once came from Lloyd when he gave up his Golden Powers, your powers are still connected to him since it takes a long while for them to become independent to you." Wu explained. "Melissa still has her since her powers aren't connected to any of you or Lloyd."
"At least Melissa can handle Morro." Nya said with a smile.
"No, I can't Nya." Melissa said, looking down in embarrassment. "Because like I said in the Bounty, I am scared of ghosts." She said in embarrassment.
"Which is still a shock that you're saying it now." Jay said with a brow.
"I blame Brad and Gene for that." Melissa said, crossing her arms. "My fear of ghosts started because those two forks swapped the movie Lloyd and I were planning on watching with probably the scariest ghost movie ever, Paranormal Activity." She said with a shudder. "Ever since that day I have been scared of ghosts and I can't even stand going to graveyards."
"Does Lloyd know your fear of ghosts?" Zane asked.
"Yeah, he knows." Melissa nodded. "And even he got spooked a bit, but for me, I kinda almost fainted like the time we unleashed the Fangpyres." She added with a nervous look.
"Oh that's great, one of our leaders is scared of ghosts." Jay exaggerated. "And we're about to go up against probably multiple ghosts. Which means she's totally useless here."
Melissa gave a growl as she gave a small blast to Jay, which made him yelp as it barely hit him. "Not completely useless, Jay." Cole said with an amusing smile.
"But he is right, I am very terrified of ghosts, so I don't know if I'm in the right mental state to lead you guys." Melissa said with a sad look. "So I think it's probably best if one of you guys takes charge until we either get Lloyd back or until I get my mind straightened out."
"I'll take charge." Kai declared with his hand raised. "I promised to look after Lloyd, and this time, I'm keeping it."
"Thanks, Kai." Melissa said with a grateful smile before turning to Wu. "Now the question remains, what is Morro's plan?"
"It is unknown, but to restore your powers and save Lloyd, you must find the tomb before he does. Or else." Wu said seriously.
"Or else what?" Jay asked.
"Unspeakable power will curse us all." Wu finished as Jay gave a nervous chuckle.
"Just another day in Ninjago, am I right?" Jay asked nervously.
"This is different. Lloyd is at stake." Kai reminded him.
"But how can we compete against the Green Ninja?" Cole asked them, "He's stronger than us four put together," Cole said as Nya gave an indignant scoff.
"Even more stronger when it's both Lloyd and Melissa together." Jay added.
"That was before we lost our powers." Zane added.
"But it's like Sensei said." Kai spoke up to them while gesturing to his heart. "Our real power doesn't come from our hands, it comes from inside here. This is Lloyd we're talking about. This is one mission we cannot fail." He said with determination.
"I may not wanna deal with ghosts, but if it involves saving Lloyd, I'll try and help as best as I can." Melissa said with a determined yet scared look.
Meanwhile, Morro flew his dragon to a biker bar with the staff in hand before jumping off. He then walked into the biker bar and looked around and saw tons of tough people from all over Ninago gathered around as he took off his hood and smiled at the sight as he walked up to a bartender.
The bartender brought out a cup once he saw Morro. "Thirsty?" He asked.
"Insatiable," Morro answered as the bartender passed the cup to him as he drank it very quickly and slammed it on the counter. "It's been a while," He sighed longingly with a smile, having not had anything to drink since his banishment.
Morro walked up to the pool table and placed some sand on the counter, and rolled the staff on it as he saw the markings, inspecting it as he smiled at the tornado symbol.
"Oh, of course," Morro said with a smile, knowing what it meant.
"You're a bit young for a place like this, ain't you?" A biker asked Morro, which made him frown as more bikers looked at him.
"Wrong place to come if you ain't got any friends, if you know what I mean," The second biker said while Morro gave a smirk as more bikers began to surround him.
Morro kept his smirk as he looked at the armor. "Oh, I have friends," He said with a smirk as he focused his energy into the Allied Armor as it started glowing as wind blew in the room, shocking everyone inside the bar.
Outside the bar, a green flash shone before grunting sounds can be heard like someone are fighting as two biker gangs were tossed out of the bar and ran off in fear. At the front door, Morro exited the bar dusting himself with another ghost, had a black wraps around his head hidden by his hood and had chains around his torso.
"Ah, you know where you're going?" The ghost asked Morro.
Morro gave a chuckle "I do now, Wrayth." He nodded as he put on his mask. "But make sure no one else tries to stop me." He instructed as the ghost nodded.
"It will be my pleasure." Wrayth said as Morro then summoned his dragon. "Nice ride." He commented in awed as Morro hopped on.
"Take one of your own." Morro said as he flew off with a roar. Wrayth looked at a lone motorcycle bike next to him and used his powers to make the bike a bit more extreme and creepy like with ghost blades and chains around.
Wrayth hopped onto his new ride as he revved up and took off as he floated in the sky and then disappeared.
In the morning, Melissa is somehow back at the village docks as she walks up and sees Lloyd at the end of it. "Don't worry, Lloyd. As long as the two of us are together, nothing can take us down." Melissa said with a smile to her boyfriend.
Lloyd gave her a smile from that as the two walked up to each other, but suddenly, the Fang Fish and tons of ghosts appeared out of nowhere as the Fang Fish lunged towards Lloyd.
"Lloyd!" Melissa yelled out as the ghosts began to circle her, laughing evilly. Melissa was panting fearfully and trying to block out the laughter, but when she turned around was met with Morro's ghostly face.
"Boo!" Morro exclaimed with a smirk.
"AAAAHHHH!!!!" Melissa screamed as she sat up in fear, panting heavily while rubbing her head while looking down at her sleeping bag. But then suddenly, she felt a tongue licked her cheeks as she turned and saw a Wolloper next to her. "Whoa! Ugh!" She yelped when she saw it.
"Morning, dear." Rachel spoke up as Melissa turned and saw her, Misako, and Luci by Wu looking through a scroll while the others were having noodles for breakfast with four other Wollopers close by.
"M-Moms?" Melissa said, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
"Morning sweetie, how are you feeling?" Luci asked.
"I'm… managing." Melissa said with a sheepish smile.
"Yeah, because the sudden wake up call was something." Nya teased with a smirk. "I don't think they can hear you in Ninjago City."
"Do you want another one of my treatments, Nya?" Melissa asked with a look.
"Uh, no thanks." Nya said with a sheepish tone as Melissa stood up and looked around.
"And I see you guys made breakfast. Nice." Melissa said with a smile while seeing the noodles.
"Yeah, we left yours on that log over there." Kai told her.
Melissa turned and saw a Wolloper eating her bowl of noodles, which made her groan from that as Rachel giggled and brought out another bowl. "Always be prepared." She said while giving the bowl to Melissa.
"Thanks, Mom." Melissa said before taking the bowl and began eating the noodles. "Now what do we know about the tomb?" She asked.
"As far as we knew, the tomb is only a fable, until we saw what's on the staff." Misako started.
"Do my moms and Misako know what the symbol means?" Melissa asked them.
"Not the last two yet, but get this, the first symbol means Airjitzu." Cole answered.
"Airjitzu? I never heard of it." Melissa said in surprise.
"Because it is very old and incredibly rare to teach." Luci stated.
"A lost martial art created by Sensei Yang, who passed away years ago." Misako explained.
"If mastered, it allows one to temporarily take flight." Rachel finished.
"You hear that, Lydie! We get to fly!" Jay said in excitement.
"You haven't found it yet." Wu said as he stroked his beard. "The Scroll of Airjitzu is well guarded in the ancient library of Domu."
Zane then closed his eyes and held his head. "Forgive me if I speak out of turn, but my records reveal it was recently stolen." He said as he saw the security feed of a familiar figure with a red straw hat, eyepatch, and a red mask.
"Oh, no." Melissa groaned in annoyance. "I think we all know who would steal a priceless artifact if it's worth the money."
"Ronin." They all, minus Rachel and Luci, groaned in annoyance.
Rachel and Luci looked at each other in confusion before turning to the others. "Uhh, who's Ronin?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah, I don't know anyone named Ronin." Luci said in confusion.
"Let's just say he's not a friend." Kai said with a look.
"He was hired by Chen to kidnap Zane and Pixal, and after we defeated him, Ronin stole the boys memories with an Obsidian Glaive to buy time to find the Elemental Forges and the Primal Fulcrum to free Chen, luckily we managed to stop him with our own Obsidian Weapons, and he also brainwashed Misako as well." Melissa explained to her moms.
This surprises Rachel and Luci from that. "Wow." Luci muttered.
"Yeah, it's another day for us." Nya said with a shrug.
"But this is good news." Jay spoke up with a smile.
"Uh, how so?" Cole asked in confusion.
"Argh, 'cause if Morro doesn't know this, he'll be heading to the library." Jay stated, which they caught on.
"And Ronin's most likely hold up in the village of Stiix, which gives us a head start!" Cole finished.
"Then it's set, the Ninja will head to Stiix." Wu spoke up. "We five will head back to the Tea Shop and start deciphering the next clues." He instructed, gesturing to himself, Misako, Rachel, Luci and Nya, much to the fifths confusion.
"But Lloyd's my friend too. The Ninja will need my help-" Nya tried to say but was cut off.
"I'm sorry, Nya. You're sitting this one out." Wu instructed as Nya was shocked before she frowned. "There's too much to be done here."
The boys hop on their Wollopers, but Kai was having trouble with his. "Okay, stand still." He said as he tried to hop on, but tripped over to the other side before he managed to grab onto the back of the Wolloper as he groaned when he struggled to reach the horns before he managed. "Don't worry, sis. With me in charge, this scroll will be ours in no time." He promised with a smirk.
"Cause time flies when you know Airjitzu!" Jay joked as the others gave him looks. "Get it? Hahah!"
Melissa then turned to Nya. "Don't do anything stupid while we're gone, Nya." She told her before thinking about it and sighing. "Oh, why do I even bother asking? You're gonna do something stupid anyway."
"Hey! No I don't!" Nya complained with her arms crossed as Melissa gave her a brow as she groaned. "Fine."
Melissa was about to get om the Wolloper before she heard her moms speak. "Aren't you gonna hug and kiss your moms goodbye Melissa?" Rachel asked as she and Luci gave her a teasing smile.
"Moms!" Melissa groaned in embarrassment. "Just like Lloyd and Misako, we talked about this!"
"Lloyd didn't hug and kiss Misako goodbye, and look what happened." Luci told her which made Melissa groaned in embarrassment before she approached her moms and hugged them and kissed their cheeks. "We love you sweetie."
"I know, moms." Melissa said as she was about to head to the Wolloper.
"Ah, ah, ah," Rachel spoke up which made Melissa stop in her tracks. "You gotta say 'I love you' back."
"Moms! Are you serious?!" Melissa exclaimed in embarrassment.
"You aren't going anywhere until we hear it." Luci said with a teasing smirk.
"Moms, come on!" Melissa pleaded.
"Moms, I love you." Rachel added.
"Are you really--" Melissa tried to say.
"I love you too, Moms." Luci added.
"Do we even-" Melissa tried again.
"I love you too." Rachel cut her off again.
"I need to get-" Melissa tried to speak again.
"Moms, I love you." Both Rachel and Luci said in unison as the boys gave amusing smirks as Melissa groaned in embarrassment.
"I love you too, moms." Melissa said with a sigh.
"We know." Both Rachel and Luci said as Melissa groaned and went to her Wolloper while the boys looked at her with teasing smirks.
"Not. A. Word." Melissa said with gritted teeth.
"Be careful, Ninja, for the path we seek is never in a straight line," Sensei Wu advised. "Relying on each other to guide your way." He added as the Ninja headed toward the village of Stiix while Kai struggled to move his.
"Wait up! I'm supposed to be leading here!" Kai called as he struggled to move his Wolloper before he managed to move it.
Meanwhile, Morro had arrived at the Library of Dormu as he searched for the Scroll of Airjitzu. He searched through the sections before he saw a picture of a man doing Airjitzu and looked down to the glass case where the scroll should be housed but it was empty.
Morro growled in frustration and turned to a monk that approached him, "Sensei Yang's Scroll! Where is it?!" He demanded.
"Oh yes." The monk spoke in a calming tone. "Sensei Yang will be sorely missed. His teachings will always-" He was then grabbed by the color of his cloak by an impatient Morro.
"Where is the Scroll of Airjitzu?!" Morro demanded as his horn sparked with darkness.
"It was s-stolen…" The monk answered frightfully. "...a few days ago by the thief they call… R-R-Ronin." He explained.
Morro's eyes widened in shock at the mention of Ronin as he tossed the monk away, who hit the shelves as some scrolls and books fell as he ran back to the door before one of the monks guarding it stopped him.
"Uh, excuse me." The monk on the left side as Morro took a ready stance in case there was a fight. "Uh, could we get your autograph?" He asked as he and his partner smiled.
"Autograph?" Morro asked in confusion and surprise by the question as he eased his stance.
"You're the Green Ninja, right?" The second monk asked excitedly as the first one gave Morro a pen and paper, thinking that he's Lloyd as Morro just gave a smile and wrote down his name on the paper, finding fame good. "Mind if we all get a selfie with you? He asked, but before Morro could answer, they took a picture with a phone as a camera flash was shown.
"Aargh!" Morro cringed after the picture was taken. After that, he rushed out of the library and down the hall as the two monks waved to him as he made his way to Stiix.
Meanwhile, the Ninja are riding their Wollopers through the desert with Kai leading the charge as the three boys and Melissa start singing.
"~92,898 bottles of tea on the wall. 92,898 bottles of tea. You take one down and pass it around-~" The three boys and Melissa sang.
"Enough!" Kai yelled out as he turned to them. "I'm really thirsty, so we don't need to keep singing about tea!"
"Well blame Jay for drinking all of the water we had." Melissa said, giving Jay a dull look.
"Hey! I was thirsty!" Jay defended. "So don't judge me, ghost fearing Mommy's girl."
"Don't go there." Melissa said with a look.
"Ugh! We've been following the sun for hours." Kai groaned while looking ahead where the sun was at. "We should've arrived at Stiix already."
"But Stiix is on the eastern coast. We should be riding away from the sun." Zane stated, which made them all stop.
"Why are you just telling us now?!" Jay exclaimed.
"Because, Kai wanted to lead." Zane answered.
"Kai, you idiot!" Melissa exclaimed with a look. "You led us the wrong way!"
"Great, we're officially lost!" Cole exclaimed. "You know, we had a leg up, but no. Kai wanted to lead."
"I swear, my gut says we should be following the sun." Kai stubbornly said.
Melissa just facepalmed herself and groaned. "Guys, let's just turn around, cause like Zane said, we're going the wrong way." She told the others. "And FYI Kai, you know how I feel about stubbornness."
"Hey, I'm just saying." Kai said in defense.
"Dude, you're arguing with a Nindroid." Jay said to him. "He's a walking computer. Why is it that with Lloyd's gone and Melissa's fear of ghosts, we look to Kai? We should be really following Zane."
"You know, he is the most logical choice." Cole said in agreement.
"Then that settles it, Zane, you are in charge from now on." Melissa told him.
Zane nodded as they turned around. "Well, I still think it's that way. And when I learn Airjitzu first, we'll see whos' right." Kai said with a look, but then his Wolloper started to turn around. "Hey. No! This way. Ugh!" He groaned as his Wolloper mooed loudly, which made him slouch in defeat. "Aah! Fine, we'll follow Zane." He muttered as they went the other way.
But as they walk, Zane's scanner picks up train tracks close by as his Wollopper trotted ahead. "He's already found something. Let's go." Cole said as they followed Zane as they stopped in front of the tracks. "Train tracks."
"They lead straight to Stiix." Zane said after scanning the direction the tracks are heading.
"You hear that, Kai? They lead to Stiix. We follow Zane, and look what happens." Jay said with a smirk.
"Follow the sun, huh?" Melissa said, smirking at Kai.
"But Sensei said the path we seek is never a straight line." Kai reminded them as the others began to follow Zane down the tracks.
"He also says to rely on each other to guide." Zane reminded him.
"Yeah, Kai. Pfft." Jay blew a raspberry before Melissa punched him in the arm when she got close. "Ow!"
"Okay, quick milking it, Jay." Melissa said with a dull look. "Rely on others to guide, don't taunt them any further."
"Okay, okay. Geeze." Jay said as they continued down.
"92,897 bottles on the wall, 92,897 bottles of tea--" They continue to sing as they continue to follow the tracks.
Back at Steep Wisdom, the Destiny's Bounty landed between the canyons and out of sight as Misako, Wu, Nya, Rachel, and Luci walked out and entered the Tea Shop as they saw the mess that Morro made when he attacked.
"Well, this really needs cleaning." Luci noted.
"Morro has gotten stronger than the last time we saw him." Rachel added.
"Sure." Nya said sarcastically. "Who needs to go on an epic quest, when my services are best needed here." She said as she then began to stack some items back into the shelves.
Wu, Misako, Rachel, and Luci looked at her in concern before the three women turned to Wu. "You need to tell her." Misako whispered.
"She's not ready." Wu said to them.
"Wu, she needs to know now." Rachel told him.
"Especially with what we're dealing with." Luci added, crossing her arms.
"And you waited this long to tell them about Morro, and how did that go?" Misako added with a brow before turning to Nya. "Nya, dear, we didn't exactly hold you back to care for the shop."
"Really?" Nya asked as she turned to them in surprise. "Then why?
"Because Wu had something else planned for you." Rachel said as the three women turned to Wu.
"Like what?" Nya asked.
"Ah, um, there's something I haven't told you about your parents." Wu said to her.
Nya then shrugged. "Ah, you can save it. Kai already told me that Chen dangled that carrot top. We looked into it and we know our father used to be a Master of Fire." She said as she started stacking the shelves. "Not exactly mind shattering."
"But did you know your mother was the Master of Water?" Misako asked, which shocked Nya.
"I… I didn't know that." Nya said in shock as she held a jar as she realized what they were saying. "You mean-"
"Yes." Wu nodded. "As Kai took on the traits of your father to become a Fire Ninja, for the sake of saving Ninjago, you must train to become the new Master of Water." He revealed, which made Nya drop the jar, shattering it as Nya fainted and fell to the floor.
"Huh. You're right. She wasn't ready." Luci commented as she, Wu, Misako, and Rachel looked at the unconscious Samurai.
Sometime at nighttime, the Ninja were still following the train tracks as they kept singing. "~...it around, no more bottles of tea on the wall!~" They finished singing as they all shared a laugh.
"That was enjoyable." Zane said with a smile. "Let's do it again."
"No!" The others all exclaimed before they all shared another laugh together.
"At least that cheered me up a little bit." Melissa said with a chuckle before frowning. "Although, even though we're dealing with some terrifying ghosts, I can't help but worry about Lloyd." She said in concern. "I haven't been this worried about Lloyd since Pythor took him hostage."
"Don't worry, Melissa. We'll find the tomb and then we'll save him." Kai promised.
"I wonder why the tomb is so important?" Cole asked in wonder.
"I don't know." Jay shrugged. "Sensei says it holds unspeakable power."
"It is the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master, so whatever secret it holds, it's gotta be protected if it was hidden there." Melissa shrugged as they stopped at a train station.
"Let's take a break here." Zane said as they got off their Wollopers and got on the train station.
But then, they heard a creepy crackle in the air, which made them stop. "Uh, did you hear that?" Cole asked nervously as they looked around.
"I don't like that sound." Melissa said in fear.
"Yeah, I did, but… we're in the middle of nowhere." Jay said in fear as they rushed on the platform to look around as they heard the crackle again.
"I don't know, but be on guard." Kai advised before they heard the crackle again as they looked up to the moon, and then Wrayth appeared on his ghost bike with a chuckle while swinging his chain.
"What is that?!" Jay called as the Ninja put on their masks and Zane threw his shuriken at Wrayth, but it went through the ghost as he laughed and got closer.
"Another ghost?!" Melissa screamed in fear before falling on the ground and passing out in fear.
"Watch out!" Cole shouted they all moved aside to avoid Wrayth as he landed on the other side.
"My shurikens! They went right through him!" Zane exclaimed while holding his shuriken.
"Because he's a ghost!" Jay exclaimed in fear as they all held their swords as Wrayth rode around.
"Morro must've summoned some friends!" Kai exclaimed in panic. "We're sitting ducks out here in the open! And Melissa is out of it to even help us! We need to take shelter!" He added as Wrayth jumped up to them. "Watch out!" He called as Cole grabbed Melissa and they moved out of the way as Wrayth went past them and swerved around.
"Uh, guys, he's coming for another pass!" Jay yelled as Wrayth charged at them again and destroyed the only shelter on the station.
"There is no shelter!" Cole exclaimed as Wrayth turned back to them and drove over head and swung his chain, which the Ninja swiftly avoided as it hit one of the Wollopers as a ghost energy flowed into the chain and into the Wolloper, turning it into a ghost. "He turned my Wolloper into a ghost! No one turned my Wolloper into a ghost!" He exclaimed while glaring at Wrayth.
Jay jumped down as he waved the Wollopers away. "Get out of here! Hyia! Hyia!" He yelled as the Wollopers rushed off as the Ninja stood together in a circle around the unconscious Purple Ninja.
"Where did he go?" Kai questioned. "I can't see him."
"Stay together." Zane told them.
"If our weapons do nothing, how are we supposed to fight a ghost?!" Jay exclaimed.
"Good question." Kai said in agreement.
Just then, Wrayth appeared behind them. "There he is! Watch out!" Cole shouted as they avoided Wrayth's attack again.
Kai blocked the chain with his sword before he looked down and saw his leg was caught by it. "That's not good." He muttered before he was dragged off with Wrayth as he saw the ghost energy traveling through the chain. Kai thought quickly and he swiped the chain, getting himself free from turning into a ghost as he rolled across the ground. "I'm okay, everyone! I'm okay!"
"He's gonna pick us off one by one, isn't he?!" Cole asked nervously. "There's nothing we can do!"
"Oh, now would be a good time for Melissa to wake up!" Jay said worriedly.
"And then what? To pass out in fear again?" Kai asked as he stood up and saw the grown glowing green."He's underground!" He called as he moved out of the way as Wrayth burst out of the ground.
"Stand back!" Cole called as he caught Wrayth's blade and gave a yell as he dragged it to a nearby water tower and attached the chain to the legs of it, causing Wrayth to get pulled out of his ride as he fell on the tracks and the bike returned to normal.
The Ninja looked down at Wrayth before the ghost got up, causing them to scream, but then a train then came by and ram Wrayth, which made the Ninja cheered.
"Now that's how you stop a ghost." Cole said with a smirk before Wrayth appeared through the train with a crackle, which made the gasp startle.
"You think a train can stop a ghost?" Wrayth questioned in amusement. "Your world will pay when Morro finds the tomb. And when he does, he will take possession of the…" He was cut off when he got his chain weapon free, the water tower tilted and fell as water poured out and onto Wrayth. Wrayth stood there as he shook and his body glowed before he turned into a pile of slime as the Ninja looked surprised by what happened.
"What, uh, what just happened?" Cole asked in shock.
"He went… ka-blooey." Zane said in shock.
Just then they heard a groan as they turned around and saw Melissa sitting up. "What… What happened?" She asked, rubbing her head.
"Well, you fainted, we fought a ghost, which was hard, but then the water tower fell and he suddenly went poof." Cole explained while gesturing to the puddle of green goo.
"So, the Ghost is gone?" Melissa asked to which they all nodded which made her sigh in relief. "Oh thank God." She said as she stood up.
"Yeah, but he was just gonna tell us what was in the tomb." Jay said as he smacked his forehead. "Couldn't it have waited another second?"
"We may not know what's in the tomb, but we do know one thing, how to stop a ghost." Kai said while looking at the puddle of water mixed with green goo.
"Water?" They all asked in surprise.
"Unusual. I guess it's true." Zane spoke up. "The path we seek is never a straight line."
"So water destroys ghosts." Melissa said in surprise. "When we get to Stiix I am buying a lot of water guns."
Jay then realizes something. "Uh, speaking of straight lines, if that train is heading for Stiix, wouldn't it be faster if we…" He started as he pointed to the train that was leaving.
The Ninja quickly got off the station and they ran up to the train as fast as their legs could to go to stop for them so they could hitch a ride to Stiix for the Scroll of Airjitzu before Morro does.
A/N: And that is Ghost Story, and now we know about Morro's story and what he wants with Wu's staff, and it looks like Nya is the Water Ninja and now The Ninja have to head to the Village of Stiix and speak with Ronin, and yes the Ninjago Video Game Shadows of Ronin, is canon here, but we're not making a story on that because it's way too complicated to make. I hope you all enjoy reading this chapter, leave a review and tell me what you think.
Up Next; The Ninja need to get the Scroll of Airjitzu from Ronin before Morro does.
Here's the Cast List.
Tara Strong as Melissa; Vincent Tong as Kai and Security Guard 2; Michael Adamthwaite as Jay, Wrayth and Librarian; Brent Miller as Zane and Security Guard 1; Kirby Morrow as Cole and Biker 1; Kelly Metzger as Nya; Paul Dobson as Wu and Biker 2; Kathleen Barr as Misako; Andrew Francis as Morro; Veronica Taylor as Rachel; Alyson Court as Luci; Mark Oliver as Garmadon.