Stiix and Stones
At a lake village, the Ninja were walking on the walkbridge as they looked up and saw a fisherman on the sign. "Welcome to Stiix. Uh, watch your step." He advised after seeing Jay trip a bit before his fishing line got a catch. "Oh, I caught one. It's a big fella." He said as he started pulling on his line before he was pulled over into the dip, "Aw dang," he complained as the Ninja looked at him weirdly.
"Well, that's something." Melissa said with a brow before they turned and saw Kai sitting down on the boardwalk as he stammered in fear.
"I didn't know you were afraid of heights." Jay commented in surprise.
"I'm fine with heights. It's water I hate." Kai said nervously as he stood up.
"Didn't seem to have a problem before." Zane said with a shrug.
"Before I could make a fire dragon at will." Kai corrected him. "Since Morro took over Lloyd and our powers gone, I haven't felt… Aah!" He yelped as the plank below him broke off, leaving him dangling as Cole rushed up and helped him up.
"Now we know ghosts don't like water either, at least we should feel safe being in a village surrounded by it." Cole said optimistically.
"Yeah, good thing." Melissa said in relief.
As they walked into the village, the Ninja, minus Zane, held their noses, "What a dump," Jay added in disgust, "You'd think the thief who stole the Scroll of Airjitzu would have better taste," He commented.
"This is Ronin we're talking about, he'd steal the sea if it was worth anything," Cole told him.
"Or brainwash someone and steal their memories." Melissa added.
"We just gotta find which rock he's under and get to the scroll before Morro does," Kai stated.
"Perhaps we should split up to cover more ground," Zane suggested.
A bit later, after the group split up, Kai, Cole, and Melissa were in a pawn shop searching through some items they've never seen or familiar with as Cole found an item he knows very well. "Wait a minute, this is my dad's Blade Cup Trophy." He said as he picked up said trophy. "What's it doing in a pawn shop?"
"More importantly, why is the Fang Blade still in it?" Melissa questioned, noticing the Fang Blade still in the trophy. "I thought the Fang Blades were destroyed."
"Oh, we figured that after the Devourer was freed and destroyed, the Fang Blades are just pieces of scrap now. They were salvaged from that old snake statue." Cole explained. "So, I knew that my dad would be happy to see his trophy again after I put the Fang Blade back in place but then one day, it was gone."
"Selling stolen goods?" Kai questioned with a knowing look. "Sounds like we might have stumbled on the right place."
"Good thing too. Because I have a feeling he's closer than we think." Melissa added as they heard whistling and she shushed Kai and Cole who nodded.
Ronin then walked in with a blue and white vase before he saw Kai, Melissa and Cole inside and was about to walk out before Jay and Zane jumped in behind him,
"Ronin, going so soon?" Jay asked seriously as Ronin gulped.
"If this was about our last encounter it was only business." Ronin tried to reason as the Ninja surrounded him.
"You stole our memories!" Cole stated.
"You left us in the mouth of an Active Volcano!" Kai added.
"You sent the Serpentine and Nindroids after us!" Jay continued.
"You attempted to open the ethereal divide and return Chen's Army back from the Cursed Realm!" Zane reminded.
"You brainwashed my boyfriend's mother!" Melissa said with a look.
"So you're still upset." Ronin said nervously as he walked up to his desk and placed the vase down. "Let me make it up to you." He said as he pressed a button under his desk. "Aha!" He called before a vengestone net fell from the ceiling, but it closed itself as it got tangled in the ceiling while the Ninja gave an unamused look at Ronin. "Uh, that was a mistake. I can explain that." He said nervously.
"Ugh! Nothing here is legit, including you." Cole countered as the Ninja glared at him.
"Yeah, I bet your goons and that Airship of yours isn't too far either." Jay said with a smirk, moving it aside. "What do you call it again? Rilo? Ruby?"
"R.E.X." Ronin corrected as he fixed some shelves. "And could you have a little sympathy? I sold her so I could buy this place." He explained. "Since you Ninja ruined my big score my guys left me high and dry. As you can see, I'm trying to make an honest living."
"Honest enough to steal the Scroll of Airjitzu?" Kai questioned.
"The Scroll of Who-whatzu?" Ronin questioned in confusion.
"Airjitzu, you crook." Melissa corrected with a glare.
"It can make a Spinjitzu Master fly." Jay added as Cole picked up an abacus.
"Yeah. So hand it over or we're gonna make you fly." Cole threatened as he threw the abacus, which sent through a wall as it shattered to pieces.
"Cool down, fellas." Ronin said after collecting himself. "Even if I had such a thing, it sounds pretty old and important. Definitely not something I keep on site. And definitely too much for you to afford." He said as he walked up to the weaponry shelf. "Maybe I can interest you in some unique weaponry? I've got Jade Blades, Obsidian Armor." He offered.
"Have anything that can vanquish ghosts?" Zane asked, which got Ronin's attention.
"Mm, ghosts you say?" Ronin asked in thought.
"Yeah. They hate water." Cole stated. "But we're not looking for water balloons. We need something reliable."
"Or do you have anything else that is water related that ghosts don't like?" Melissa asked, while hoping he does.
Ronin then gave a smirk as he went up to another weapon shelf. "Hmm, what you're looking for is an Aeroblade, forged by deepstone, an aquatic material mined from the bottom of the ocean." He explained as he held up a big black blade that is shaped like a shuriken. "Very unique. Even more expensive." He said with a smirk.
"Argh, can't you see he's giving us the runaround?!" Kai questioned as he grabbed Ronin by the shoulder and pin him to the wall. "We want the scroll, Ronin. What do you want for it?" He demanded.
"Two hundred." Ronin answered with a smile.
"Seriously?!" Melissa asked in shock.
"Two hundred?! We don't have that kind of dough!" Jay exclaimed.
"Come on, you boys had the Golden Weapons," Ronin smirked, walking up to them, "You honestly telling me you never pinch anyone?"
"No! We don't pinch! And we don't even have pockets." Kai pointed out.
"What if we were to tell you all of Ninjago depends on it?" Cole asked.
"Well then, that changes everything." Ronin said with a smile. "Four hundred."
"Argh, you can't just double the price!" Jay exclaimed.
"My shop, my rules." Ronin said with a smirk as the Ninja glared at him.
"Don't worry guys, I'll handle this." Melissa said before storming up to Ronin and grabbed him by his throat and pinned him to the wall. "Now you listen here you one eyed, bounty hunting charlatan, my boyfriend is possessed by a ghost and I am not in the goddamn mood for your swindling! So give us a reasonable price for the Scroll, Right. Now!" She demanded in a very dangerous tone as her eyes started glowing purple.
Ronin flinched a bit as he turned to the boys. "Uh, she's in a mood, right?" He asked slowly.
"Dude, when Lloyd is in trouble, she goes right off the deep end." Cole said with his arms crossed.
"That and she's scared of ghosts." Jay added which caused Kai to elbow him in the gut.
"Wait, the Ninja of Yin, scared of ghosts? Hehe, okay, that's gonna give me a lot of comebacks." Ronin commented with a chuckle.
"Shut it!" Melissa yelled out in anger.
"Okay, okay. Easy girl, look out! There's a ghost behind you!" Ronin exclaimed while pointing behind Melissa.
"AAHH!" Melissa screamed as she duck behind a counter, which Ronin then laughed hysterically as he leaned against the wall as the Ninja gave a glare to him while Melissa slowly gave an embarrassing glare at him.
"Ohohoh man! That was priceless! So worth it!" Ronin laughed as Kai gave Jay a look.
"You just had to blab out Melissa's secret fears, didn't ya?" Kai questioned with a look.
Melissa gave a growl before pinning Ronin to the wall again. "Enough games, Ronin! Just give us the scroll!" She demanded.
"I would, but still, if you edge me any further, I'll just raise the price further." Ronin said with a smirk.
Melissa's face turned red with anger as she clenched her fists before Cole stopped her, "Easy there, tiger. Let's discuss this first before you give him a knuckle sandwich." Cole said calmly to her.
Melissa took a deep breath and calmed herself down. "Okay, I'm calm." She said before looking at Ronin. "Now, if it's not too much trouble, how about we just talk about a reasonable price for the Scroll, please." She said in a calm tone which the others can tell that's not gonna last.
"Mmm, I'll let you all discuss your plans." Ronin said with a smirk with his arms crossed as the Ninja huddled together.
"Alright, so my gut says…" Kai tried to say.
"What do you think, Zane?" Cole asked the Nindroid.
"What, my opinion doesn't matter?" Kai questioned.
"Last time we listened to your guy you led us the wrong way." Melissa said with a dull look.
"Yeah, we don't listen to your gut anymore, Kai." Jay added with a look. "Zane's the leader. You just get us lost."
"Well, I say we give him what he wants." Zane said to them. "I sense if we won't, Morro will."
Kai groaned as he walked ahead. "Alright, but let me negotiate." He said as he stopped in front of Ronin. "200."
"400." Ronin said.
"300." Kai offered.
"400." Ronin repeated.
"350." Kai suggested.
"450." Ronin added with a smirk.
"Deal!" Kai yelled, which made the others look at him in shock as Jay groaned and facepalmed himself as Melissa shut her eyes and clenched her fists.
Cole then took notice and his eyes widened recognizing the look. "Uh oh, guys duck and cover!" He exclaimed, covering his ears.
"Uh, what's her deal now?" Ronin questioned as the others covered their eyes.
"You might want to plug your ears." Zane informed him.
"Why?" Ronin asked before Melissa snapped.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Melissa screamed as it echoed for miles outside of Stiix as her voice was heard.
Back at Steep Wisdom, while Wu, Nya, Rachel, Luci, and Misako were getting ready for Nya's training. "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!" The scream was heard which made them stop in their tracks.
"W-What was that?" Nya asked, looking around.
"That sounds like Melissa." Misako noted.
"Did they encounter Morro?" Wu asked.
"That's not her fear scream, that is her rage scream." Rachel said while she and Luci cringed.
"Every time Melissa gets very and I mean very angry, she bursts out like a volcano." Luci told them with a cringe. "Trust us, we've heard that scream before and I'm pretty sure Lloyd and the others do too."
"Okay, now that's a side of Melissa that I don't wanna see." Nya said in slight fear. "I am so glad that I am not around her right now."
Back in Stiix, the Ninja exited the pawn shop while low in spirit. "Nice negotiations, Kai." Jay said with a look.
"I didn't see you do any better!" Kai retorted.
"Well your negotiations caused Melissa to burst out in anger, again." Cole said with a look. "And I am pretty sure even Morro could hear her."
"Actually, I think all of Ninjago could hear her." Zane commented as Melissa gave them a look.
"Can we please just drop it?!" Melissa exclaimed in exasperation. "I'm already as angry as I could be!"
"Okay, okay, lighten up." Cole said with his arms raised.
"Now to figure out how to make some money." Zane said as they walked off to find a way to make the price.
Back in the pawn shop, Ronin was on his desk as he rubbed his ears. "That girl has quite the vocal cords then just singing. The Green Ninja got himself a keeper." He added as he then looked at the vase he brought in and pulled out the Scroll of Airjitzu in it as he inspected it for a moment while seeing a map part on the back before putting it back in the vase.
Back at Steep Wisdom, Nya was balancing on a rock, wearing her swimsuit, while Wu was drinking tea by the waterfalls. "Your training to become the Master of Water begins now." Wu said to her as he took a sip. "To become water, you must find its qualities within yourself." He then hit the rock he sat on and gestured to the sky. "While earth is strong, and air is fluid. Water can be both, strong and fluid." He said as he saw a water drop fall. "Over time, it's strong enough to carve this rock. Or if I use my cup to stop its flow." He said as he picked up his cup and put it on the waterfall, filling it with water. "It can adapt. It's flexible. Shapeless. You put water in a cup, it becomes the cup." He then poured the water into his teapot. "You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Be water, Nya. On your hands!" He called as Nya did a handstand.
"Very good. Your mother would be proud." Wu said with a smile.
"I hate to break it to you, but sometimes elemental powers can skip a generation." Nya said while seeing a fish in the pond while keeping her handstand. "Maybe you're wrong about me." She grunted as she tried to keep herself balanced. "If the Ninja so desperately needs my help, isn't it best if I'm Samurai X?"
"Samurai X cannot do Spinjitzu." Wu said as he then did Spinjitzu over the pond and skillfully went to dry land. "And Samurai X cannot unlock her own Elemental Dragon." He added as he then focused as his hands glow golden as he then moved in formation as the dust created an Elemental Dragon with Wu's colors and features as it gave a roar as Wu chuckled as he petted his Elemental Dragon.
"You never told us you could do that!" Nya said in shock, not knowing that Wu can summon an Elemental Dragon as well.
"A Sensei never tells." Wu said as he snapped his fingers as his dragon disappeared. "Besides, water is the only weapon against a ghost." He revealed, which surprised the three. "For though they can pass through solid objects, they cannot pass through what never stands still. What's flexible to us is rigid to them. And since the Ninja no longer have their elemental powers, it's all but imperative that you go with the flow. One hand!" He said, throwing his cup to Nya as she caught it.
"To find your full potential, we must find what makes you weak, for in your weakness…" Wu started as he tossed a lotus in the air.
"Lies strength?" Nya finished with a smirk. "Yeah, I got it. And I don't mean to boast, but I'm pretty good at most everything I pick up. Can you even count the times I've had to rescue the boys and Melissa?" She bragged as Wu picked up a bucket.
"Yes, Nya, your merits don't go unnoticed, and I remember how Melissa kept scolding you and you got out cringing in pain from that lecture." Wu said with a dull look.
"Don't remind me." Nya said with a cringe.
"But by the end of the day, we will find your flaw." Wu promised as he inspected the bucket. "Before then, the bucket test." He called as he tossed the bucket to Nya, who swiftly placed the teacup onto a lily pad and stood up as she caught the bucket.
"The bucket test?" Nya repeated in confusion as she looked at the bucket.
"Simple: fill it with water." Wu answered as he walked off while stroking his beard. "When it is completely full, your training today is done." He instructed.
Nya shrugged as she scooped some water from the pond, but when she lifted it up, she saw there was a hole at the bottom, which caused the water she collected to spill out as she groaned.
"I said it was simple, not easy. Go with the flow." Wu recites as Nya just stood there with a frown, seeing she's gonna be here for a while.
A bit later back in Stiix, the Ninja went up to a construction worker at an unfinished dock. "Oh, glad you five showed up." The man said with a smile. "Even with a hundred coins a head, I couldn't find anyone willing to go out there and complete the dock."
"Er, I don't know, we have to work over water?" Kai said nervously.
"Ain't the water you gotta be careful of, it's strangleweed." The man said as he saw a support beam a bit far getting tangled by strangleweed. "Grabs a hold of you and doesn't let go. But I could use a good team. How about it?"
"Just remind yourself after we complete this, we'll be able to buy the scroll." Zane whispered to them with a smile before turning to the man. "We'll do it!"
A bit later, Kai was on the crane while the rest were on the unfinished dock. "Keep your eyes on the prize!" Zane called as Kai lowered a pillar down. "Let's bring it in slowly." He instructed before Melissa, Cole, and Jay put in wood planks down. "Come on, guys. One team, one dream!"
"Hey!" They all said as they placed more planks down while Kai lowered another pillar as Zane kept an eye out for strangleweeds as he used his shurikens to cut them while Jay, Melissa, and Cole hammered the planks down.
"Let's do it again!" Zane called with a smile.
"Hey!" They all called as they placed more pillars and planks down while Zane kept clearing the path.
"There's nothing to it! Let's do it!" Zane cheered.
"Hey!" They called again and continued building the docks.
"Oh, would you look at that? What a team." The construction worker said with an awed look at the Ninja teamwork.
Zane cut another strangleweed. "Excellent!" He said before a fly started flying around, which he tried to swat before it flew into his mouth as the others looked at Zane in confusion.
"Zane, is something wrong?" Melissa asked in concern.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kai asked himself as he saw Zane's hand gestures. "You want me to swing it. Okay, you're the leader!" He called out as he swung the pillar which the others saw.
"Zane, look out!" Cole shouted.
"Behind you!" Jay shouted next.
"Duck!" Melissa called before Zane was hit by the pillar, which made the three cringed before Zane was swung back into his pillar.
".enif m'I .gnikrow trats dna pu tilps s'teL" Zane said as the three looked at him in confusion while he was just as surprised, "?Eciov ym htiw gnorw s'tahw, tiaW ?Laxip" He said again.
"It appears your entire language database is damaged, and there's nothing I can do." Pixal analyze with a guilt look, understanding what Zane is saying since she's in his head before Zane noticed a Strangleweed coming up.
"!tuo HctaW! eewelgnartS !eloC" Zane pointed to them.
"Okay that is about a thousand times weirder than usual." Melissa said with a brow.
"What's wrong with him?" Cole wondered
"I don't know. I think he's talking backwards." Jay shrugged. "Slow down! We can't understand you!" He said to Zane.
"!deewelgnartS !deewelgnartS" Zane called a bit slowly for them as he pointed to the Strangleweed.
"Deewelgnarts? Wait, that's backwards for," Melissa started, realizing what Zane was trying to say.
"Ah!" Cole shouted when he saw his foot get caught in Strangleweed. "Strangleweed! It's got me!" He cried out as Melissa and Jay tried to help him free while Zane waved his arms and Kai looked down in confusion.
"You want me to drop it?" Kai asked in confusion before he smiled. "Alright!" he called as he then moved the pillar forward as he gave a whistle while Jay and Melissa were still trying to pull Cole free. Zane quickly brought out his shuriken to cut it free, which he did, but then Kai dropped the pillar, causing the dock to fall apart. The others all raced back to the other end just as the dock completely collapsed right to what it was before.
Kai came down as he saw the mess as he turned to the worker with a sheepish look. "So, heh, how about getting paid?" He asked as the construction worker growled.
A bit later, they are in an alley as Jay begins to work on checking Zane's voice. "Ah. His voice mod's on the fritz. I can fix it, but it's gonna take time." Jay said to them.
"?ti si ,dab taht ton s'tI" Zane asked as he gave a sigh since the others couldn't understand him.
"Sorry, Zane." Cole said while placing a hand on Zane's shoulder in sympathy. "You tried to lead, but I guess it just didn't work out."
"We didn't account if you might get a malfunction." Melissa added in sympathy.
"Ah. No money, no scroll." Kai groaned. "And it couldn't have happened at a worse time."
"It's okay, we'll think of something." Melissa assured him before looking down nervously. "And hopefully before Morro and more…. Ghosts get here."
"What are you, a bunch of quitters?" Jay questioned them. "Sure, we can't understand Zane and did we ever? So what if Kai's afraid of water, a little fear never stopped us. And Melissa, who's afraid of ghosts, is the last person I'd wanna follow." He started off.
"Hey!" Melissa said in offense.
"But now, I'm in charge! We may not have the money to buy the scroll but I say we don't need it." Jay said with a smirk.
"And why is that?" Cole questioned.
"Cause we're gonna steal it!" Jay answered.
"What?!/!?tahW" The other exclaimed in shock.
"Jay, we're Ninja, not thieves!" Cole stated.
"Yeah, but we're stealing from a thief." Jay said to them. Haven't you ever heard, two wrongs make a right."
"Uh, Jay, I don't think that's how it goes." Kai pointed out.
".'thgir a ekam t'nod sgnorw owt' s'tI" Zane said.
"Shut it, Mush Mouth. I'm the leader and what I say goes." Jay said firmly as Melissa sighed.
"This is gonna end badly." Melissa muttered in a dull tone.
"After Ronin locks up tonight, we steal the Scroll of Airjitzu!" Jay declared.
At night on a mountain top, Morro was looking out to the city of Stiix as he then focused his energy into the Allied Armor as a ghost with a bow and quiver came out, "You summoned me?" He asked.
Morro panted a bit before looking at the archer ghost. "Soul Archer, I need help to procure the first clue that will lead me to the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master." He explained. "Ronin has the Scroll of Airjitzu."
"Ronin." Soul Archer repeated with a look. "Hmm, he owes me a large debt."
"But he's on Stiix." Morro said to him as they looked at Stiix below.
"The village built on water?" Soul Archer said after seeing it.
"We better get going cause the Ninja are already there, I know because I heard the Purple Ninja a mile away from where I was." Morro said with a brow before he groaned and got on his knees. "This armor, it weakens me. At the same time Lloyd is fighting my possession."
"Then let my bow give you strength and point the way." Soul Archer said as he aimed his arrow and fired it, with the tip having a ghostly ghoul as it hit the sign of Stiix's, turning it into a ghost figure. "Tonight, we will take what's ours." He promised.
"Master will be pleased." Morro said with a smirk.
Back at Steep Wisdom, Nya was still trying to fill the bucket as she lost track of how many times she tried, it wasn't filled. But after a few tries, Wu came back as Nya filled the bucket up and jumped over the rocks to him.
"There. Bucket's full! Not so hard." Nya said as she showed the bucket to Wu.
Wu looked at the bucket as he saw some droplets falling from the hole as he looked inside and saw that Nya put a cloth in the hole as the water drained slowly.
"The bucket is not full. Try again." Wu instructed while walking away.
Nya moaned hopelessly. "This is impossible!" She cried out.
"This is not impossible. This is about thinking outside the bucket." Wu said as he continued to walk off. "Going with the flow. Finding where you are weak.
"I'm not weak! This bucket is weak!" Nya yelled as she held up the bucket and kicked it away as it fell into the pond. "I've been trying to fill the bucket all day! It's never gonna happen!" She ranted as Wu walked up to Misako, Rachel and Luci watched Nya rant. "Face it, I'm not a Water Ninja, I'm a Samurai! This is pointless!" She snapped as she paced around in a huff. "I filled the bucket!"
"It appears the day was a waste." Misako said.
"And now we know that being a hot head runs in the Smith family." Rachel commented.
"No wonder why our daughter gets frustrated with her stubbornness." Luci noted
"On the contrary, I've finally discovered her weakness, feeling weak." Wu said as they watched Nya go.
"I'm good at everything else, why do I have to be good at filling buckets?! Go with the flow?! I'll show you how I go!" Nya yelled and paced around behind the group as they walked up to the lake.
"She is good at so many things that when put into a difficult position she gives up and chooses the easier path," Wu explained to them, "And because of her temper she doesn't even realize she successfully completed her task." He added as he gestured to the bucket in the lake. "Her bucket is full."
"Heh, very clever." Rachel said in an impressive tone.
Back at Stiix, the Ninja were sneaking across the rooftops, "Remember, I'm in charge, we're not stealing the scroll, we're returning it to the library, after we learn Airjitzu." Jay reminded them.
"Whatever helps you sleep at night," Cole told him with a look.
"And we're ninja. Let's keep it quiet." Jay whispered.
"Ninja, go./.og ,ajniN" They all said quietly as they all jumped from one roof top to the next on their way to Ronin's pawn shop.
But then as Jay climbed up, the roof caved in underneath him and he fell into the house while the others heard a lady scream,
"Oops, uh sorry ma'am!" Jay apologized before they heard a smack, "Ow!"
"Get out of here, you Blue Creeper!" The woman demanded as Jay climbed back up while nursing his cheek.
"That wasn't very silent, Jay." Kai snickered.
"Let's try and be a little more quiet, shall we?" Jay said in embarrassment as he stood back up. "Last I remember, we're ninja."
"Whatever, Blue Creeper." Melissa teased as she and the three boys chuckled as Jay groaned before he jumped ahead.
At the pawn shop, Ronin whistled happily to himself as he was about to close shop, but then he saw the Soul Archer's reflection in the window beside him as he aimed his arrow at him.
"Huh? Soul Archer. I-I thought I was gonna have more time." Ronin said with a nervous smile. "I-I'm still a little short. Funny story, you see I was gonna get your money but then these Ninja-"
"I'll return for your debt later." Soul Archer said, which made Ronin sigh in relief. "But for now, I came for something else." He said, narrowing his eyes and walking towards Ronin, keeping his arrow ready.
"Uh, if this is about our last-" Ronin backed away nervously before he bumped into Morro, which made him yelp. "Aah!" He said before Morro took off his hood. "Lloyd, you're a little late. Your friends and girlfriend were just here." He said, thinking that was Lloyd before he saw the features he has. "Or should I call you by another name?" He questioned.
"The Ninja. They were already here." Soul Archer said as he lowered his bow.
"Figured as much considering how loud the Purple Ninja screams." Morro said before he turned to Ronin. "Where's the Scroll of Airjitzu?" He questioned Ronin with a glare.
"The Scroll of Who-whatzu?" Ronin asked, playing dumb before he saw the Allied Armor. "Hey, love the armor. A little dinged up, but I'll make you a fair offer." He said before Morro growled and grabbed him by his chest. "Aah! I'll tell you what I told the Ninja, it's not here! But I can get it for 500?" He offered with a nervous smile.
"Jay, you're supposed to pick the lock, not bite it off." They heard Kai say.
"Hey, if I had my powers, I'd zap the lock off, after I zap you!" Jay stated agitatedly.
"HEL-" Ronin tried to call before Morro covered his mouth.
"Hide, we'll let them find it and then we'll take it," Morro told Soul Archer as they took Morro and hid.
The Ninja burst through the skylight and landed on the ground. "Great, now we're already on the hook for breaking and entering." Cole said while giving Jay a look.
"I don't like sneaking around the dark any more than you do, so let's just find the scroll and get out of here." Kai said as he looked through a shelf.
"Hey, when you guys were leaders, you never heard me complain. And if you don't like sneaking around, why become a Ninja?" Jay whispered harshly before Melissa grabbed a ball and threw it at Jay's head. "Ow! Hey!" He whispered.
"Dude, I kept notes of the times you complain." Melissa said with a brow.
"I do not complain that much!" Jay said as he then looked at the vase, but instead of looking in it, he lifted up and looked on the floor. "And leave no stone unturned."
Ronin was tied up and gagged, mumbling in protest, "Not a word," Morro warned as Soul Archer stepped out.
"The faster we can find the scroll, the faster that will lead us to the tomb. Then we can save Lloyd and it will be because of me." Jay said Soul Archer snuck up behind him as he pulled a tarp off an organ.
"I found it!" Cole shouted.
"Aah, you found the scroll?" Jay asked as he turned to Cole, while not seeing the Soul Archer possessing the organs.
No, but I found my dad's Blade Cup trophy, and I'm taking it back. He and mom danced hard for this." Cole answered, holding up the Blade Cup.
Soul Archer then moved the pipes of the organ over Jay and grabbed him as it started playing haunting music. "AAHH! Holy pipes! The organ's got me!" He yelled out in horror.
"Uh, ah! It's possessed by a ghost!" Cole cried out nervously. "I-I forgot what we're supposed to do!"
"Ghost?!" Melissa exclaimed before turning around and seeing the organ pipes moving. "AAAHHH!" She screamed in fear.
"Water! Water!" Jay exclaimed about the ghost's weakness.
"I got water!" Kai called as he picked up a flower in a vase, but when he tossed it, it revealed to be a product with a banjo playing. "Hey, these flowers are fake!"
"We're in a village built entirely over water! Please take your time!" Jay exclaimed sarcastically as the others searched around while Cole and Kai tossed their items to Zane.
Cole then saw some water in a drink machine. "Aha!" He called as he took the jug and tossed it to the organs, which the Soul Archer quickly got out before the water it, freeing Jay as the Soul Archer went behind a door.
"!sdneirf s'orroM fo eno rehtonA" Zane spoke up.
"I think he said, 'Another one of Morro's friends.'" Kai translated as Morro came out from the doorway.
"And there's more where that came from!" Morro called as he used the Allied Armor and summoned more ghosts as they circled the Ninja.
"AAAHHHH!!!" Melissa screamed in fear. "Get away! Get away! Get away!" She said frantically, covering her eyes in fear.
"We're gonna need more water!" Cole shouted as Zane threw the flower pot and Blade Cup, but they went through the ghosts as the Ninja dodged each one.
"Cut me free!" Ronin called as he hopped behind Kai as he avoided a ghost attack.
"Not until you give me the scroll." Kai countered as the two ducks from a ghost flying by. "You're not the only one who can make a deal."
"Then at least take an Aeroblade and get rid of a few of these ghosts." Ronin said while gesturing to the Aeroblades beside them.
"You said they were hard to come by." Kai reminded him with a teasing look as they dodged each ghost's attacks.
"I'm a businessman, that was business." Ronin said to him as they kept dodging. "This is personal. Now cut me free!"
Kai picked up an Aeroblade that was red. "Not before we check out the merchandise!" He called as he threw the Aeroblade, which glowed red as it went through a ghost, which went poof from contact. "Huh? They work! Try these!" He called as she tossed each Aeroblade to the others, Jay got a yellow one, Melissa got a purple one, Cole got a brown one, and Zane got an icy blue one.
The Ninja then tossed each Aeroblades, which they hit each ghosts as they went poof as the ghosts went on the defensive now that the battle had turned as Jay gave a laugh.
"Now who's scared of who?" Jay taunted as he threw his Aeroblade, which poofed a ghost but Ronin used it to cut the ropes as he got free and he and Morro started holding each other back.
"Where is the scroll?!" Morro demanded as he pushed Morro back a bit, which he did the same.
"You'll never find it!" Ronin called before he kicked Morro back, which made him crash into the vase as the scroll sent flying as it landed next to Ronin.
"The Scroll!" The Ninja called out.
"And only one of us shall possess it!" Morro declared before Ronin snatched the scroll.
"Yeah me!" Ronin said before he whistled as the pawn shop shook. Then suddenly, Ronin's ship appeared, going through the ground as Ronin held onto the side as he flew up through the roof.
"Hah! I told you his ship wasn't far!" Jay bragged.
"Sorry to leave you hanging, but since this scroll's so important I can't just give it away!" Ronin called out, but then Morro used his wind power to knock him off his ship, causing Ronin to scream as he fell and hit a fw buildings as he landed on the ground. He looked up as he gave a weak whistle, but his ship was already out of range.
Ronin groaned before he saw a couple of ghosts heading towards him. He got up and quickly drew his own Aeroblade as he threw it and took out the floor's supports, which caused the two ghosts, not having enough time to react to fall into the water and went poof.
Ronin caught his blade before he saw the Ninja and Morro rushing towards him before he then made a run for it while he parkour up the buildings.
Back in the pawn shop, the Soul Archer stood up as he aimed his arrow to the sky. "Run, run, run away. My arrow will find you anyway." He taunted as he fired his arrow, which flew out of the pawn shop and turned left.
The arrow flew around Stiix as Ronin saw it heading towards him as he narrowly avoided the arrow. But he knew he couldn't outrun it as he quickly picked up a sign and blocked the arrow as it hit its target. Ronin quickly tossed the sign away before it was completely ghostified.
"That was close." Ronin said in relief as he held the scroll.
"But so am I." Morro said as he came up behind Ronin and took the scroll as he rushed off while Ronin was too tired to chase after him.
The Ninja watches from the roof. "Ah, no! Morro's got the scroll! We can't let him get away!" Jay called out as they stood up and jumped after Morro through the rooftops.
"He won't outrun the five of us!" Cole said, but then Jay went through the roof again as he fell into the building.
"Aah! Not again!" The woman from earlier yelled.
"Scratch that, guess it's just the four of us!" Cole shouted as they continued their chase after Morro through the rooftops.
Morro then reached a huge gap as he saw four cables in front of him as he ripped one out and swung across the gap to the next building as he continued off. Melissa, Cole, and Kai followed after with the remaining cables as they swung across.
But Zane was left behind since there's no more cables for him to swing on. ".etanutrofnu s'tahT" He muttered as he gave a sigh.
"Looks like it's just the three of us now." Cole said to them.
"We are dwindling faster." Melissa muttered as they continued to chase after Morro as he jumped over another gab and caught the edge of the roof, losing his grip on the scroll before he quickly caught it as he tried to get up.
The three remaining Ninja jumped after Morro as they saw him climbing up the roof as they quickly caught the edge, but Kai and Cole lost their grip as they fell off the roof and landed on a bench with groans.
"Go, Melissa!" Cole groaned.
"Get Morro!" Kai groaned next.
Melissa took a deep breath before nodding as she continued her chase after Morro. They soon went to the docks they were working on as she saw Morro jumping on each pillar.
"Oh boy, good thing Kai isn't here." Melissa said as she jumped after Morro. "And why does it have to always be me to face a ghost?"
Morro turned to Melissa as he tauntingly waved the scroll to her. Melissa growled as she kept jumping one pillar after Morro, getting farther away from the village before Melissa gave a determined look as she continued to chase after Morro before she balanced on another pillar.
Melissa then gave a huge jump just when she was about to catch Morro, but Morro jumped off before she could catch him as Melissa managed to grab hold of the pillar as she watched Morro use his wind to give him a boost to the lone pillar ahead as he gave a victorious laugh.
"Hey! No fair!" Melissa yelled out with a glare as she stood on her pillar as Morro opened up the scroll, reading the instructions before Melissa noticed a map at the back of it. "What? A Map?" She muttered before she nearly slipped from the pillar as she stood up as Strangleweed started coming towards her.
"What's the matter scaredy cat? Can't swim?" Morro taunted as he put the scroll away as more Strangleweed went up to Melissa. Morro then did a few movements as wind circled around him before he was in a green sphere before he flew up, which made Melissa lookup as she saw Morro doing Airjitzu before summoning his dragon with a roar. "Looks like the better ninja won!" He taunted as he flew off before grabbing the Soul Archer as they flew off into the distance.
"NO!" Melissa yelled out in frustration before she turned and saw Ronin flying in.
"Looks like you could use a lift," Ronin said, kicking down a ladder but before Melissa could climb up he pulled it out of reach, "Ah-ah-ah, nothing in life comes for free!" He teased with a smirk.
"Why you dirty, sleevy, greedy old Crow! I don't have any money right now!" Melissa yelled in anger as the strangleweed started wrapping up to her. "I don't even have pockets! Can't you even see it!?"
"Everyone got something!" Ronin called out. "'Cause of you, my shop's destroyed!"
"We didn't destroy your shop! You did!" Melissa retorted.
"Okay, your loss." Ronin said as he walked to the cockpit and was about to take off.
"Wait! There is something I could offer!" Melissa yelled out, which made ronin stop and put his ship in reverse as he came to her with a chuckle.
"Like I said, everyone's got something." Ronin said with a smirk to her.
Melissa got onto Ronin's R.E.X. and then Ronin piloted his ship to the others. "Now, tell me is there any other way to learn Airjitzu?" Melissa asked.
"Oh, there is a way. And uh, after today, you might not like it." Ronin said with a small smile.
"What do you mean?" Melissa asked cautiously.
"Well, the other way to know that move is by going into Yang's Temple." Ronin told her.
"That's it?" Melissa asked in confusion. "That doesn't sound so bad."
"Let me clarify that, Yang's Haunted Temple." Ronin said, which made Melissa look at him with wide eyes as she got stiff and stood in silence as Ronin gave a chuckle. "I told ya, you wouldn't like it."
Back in Stiix, the boys are sitting on a lone table, looking defeated. "Ugh, so after all this, Morro gets Airjitzu and we're left with zip?" Jay questioned in defeat. "I hate being the leader, but I hate losing even more."
".eerga I." Zane said to him.
"I think what Zane is saying, he agrees to this." Kai said with a sigh before they looked up and saw R.E.X. with Ronin and Melissa inside coming towards them.
"We didn't lose everything. At least Melissa's okay." Cole said optimistically. "Tomorrow, I'll take command, and we'll figure something out." He said as they all watched, Melissa exited Ronin's ship.
"Thanks for the pick-me-up." Melissa said to Ronin as she got off his ship.
"Remember what I said about second chances, and I'm gonna hold you to that deal." Ronin said to her. "So long, and I hope you get your guy back." He said as he and R.E.X. took off as Melissa rushed up to the others.
"Second chances?" Cole asked in confusion. "What did he mean by that?" He asked Melissa.
"And what deal?" Kai asked in wonder.
"We may have lost the Scroll, but Ronin told me there is one other way to learn Airjitzu," Melissa told them with a smile.
"Really? Another way?" Kai cheered.
"We're still gonna fly?" Jay cheered next.
".swen taerg si sihT" Zane said in elation.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a sec!" Cole spoke up as he stood up. "Ronin only makes deals in his favor. And you're not that much of a negotiator."
"Melissa, what did you give him?" Jay questioned.
Melissa gave a little sheepish chuckle and rubbed the back of her head nervously. "I might've sorta, kinda, given him my share of the tea farm, along with all of yours." She said sheepishly.
"You WHAT?!" Jay snapped.
"All our Shares?!" Kai demanded.
"Wu's gonna flip!" Cole yelled.
"!swen elbirroh s'tahT" Zane blabbered.
"I did what I had to do!" Melissa snapped in defense. "And for Lloyd, I'd do it again!"
"You're right." Cole said, understanding her as the others nodding in agreement, willing to do anything to save Lloyd. "But I have to ask, if Morro has the only scroll, just how are we gonna learn Airjitzu?"
"Don't worry guys, I know another way to know Airjitzu." Melissa said with a smile before looking a bit nervous. "A way that I am not exactly thrilled about."
"Why is that?" Kai asked.
"It's not gonna be easy, especially for me, but we have a ghost of a chance." Melissa declared with a slight nervous and determined look, while they may have lost the scroll to Morro, but thanks to Ronin, they had a chance of learning Airjitzu, even if it meant going to a haunted temple, but they'll do anything to save Lloyd.
A/N: And that was Stiix and Stones, and The Ninja met up with Ronin and tried to get the Scroll of Airjitzu, but unfortunately they lost it to Morro, but there is another way to learn Airjitzu. And it seems like Nya's way too stubborn to train to be The Water Ninja, hopefully she'll move past her stubbornness, but knowing Nya that's gonna be a long while. I hope you all enjoy reading this chapter, leave a review and tell me what you think.
Up Next: The Ninja have to head to Yang's Haunted Temple to finally know Airjitzu.
Here's the Cast List.
Tara Strong as Melissa; Vincent Tong as Kai; Michael Adamthwaite as Jay; Brent Miller as Zane and Scruffy Local; Kirby Morrow as Cole; Kelly Metzger as Nya; Paul Dobson as Wu and Foreman; Kathleen Barr as Misako and Woman; Andrew Francis as Morro; Veronica Taylor as Rachel; Alyson Court as Luci; Brian Dobson as Ronin and Soul Archer; Jennifer Hayward as Pixal.