We get a little fluff here.
Another adult that doesn't understand how a small child can have such a sailors mouth, and use those words right in their face.
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*The ninja are sailing the Destiny's Bounty away from Ninjago City.*
"How far, Nya?" Cole asked.
"We're going as fast as we can, but this ship needs some fine tuning for sure." said Nya.
*Jay busily types away on the UHF, looks around cautiously and finds himself looking at Garmadon.*
Garmadon inspects the buttons. "Hmm."
Jay yells in surprise. "Aalgh!" Walks to the rest of the ninja. "Am I the only one freaking out about this?!"
"Why freak out? Our derange, psychotic, arch-nemesis is now our house guest." said Kai sarcastically.
"I find the term "Freak out" inadequate and imprecise. I prefer to say I am deeply troubled." said Zane.
Nya whispers nervously. "Lloyd? Are you sure he can be trusted?"
"No. Of course not." said Lloyd watching his father before looking over at Nova, who was already clinging to the side of the room as if she was waiting for something coming.
"Any minute now, and he will cause the ship to fall." Nova thought and knowing that she was ready for it while the others wasn't.
Garmadon walks around inspecting the buttons. "Of course not?! That's not what you're supposed to say! You're supposed to say "yes." shouted Jay.
"What choice do we have? If Master Wu is right, and we're under attack by the Oni, then my father may be our best chance. And anyway, he doesn't have his powers back, so how much trouble can he really cause?" said Lloyd.
*Garmadon presses a button. Sails fold in and the thrusters turn off. Everyone looks at him, Garmadon walks away.*
"Did he just turn off the—?" Zane asked.
"We are doomed." said Nova.
The ship starts to plummet. "Oh, great." said Kai.
"Ahhh!!"
"He shut off the engines! We're gonna crash!" shouted Jay.
"Zane, the emission switch! Hit the emission switch!" shouted Nya.
*Zane starts for the emission switch, but Kai crashes into him, pulling him farther away from the emission switch.*
"Ah! I can see the ground! It's getting really close, really fast!" shouted Jay as Zane makes his way for the emission switch again, hitting it just in time for the Destiny's Bounty to rise up into the air.
*The ninja sighs, getting back their breath.*
"Hmm. That button should be labeled." said Garmadon.
Nya shouts in annoyance. "Ugh! It is labeled! It says "Don't push while in motion!" Garmadon climbs down the ladder.
Nova was shaking her head as she left the others and headed downstairs to her room so she could take some time to be alone ,and work on her new weapon she had been working on for the last few days. After what happened to her powers in that darkness she would need a weapon on her all the time that she wouldn't need to summon.
For a moment she thought she heard something in the ninja's room but decided to ignore it as she needed to focus.
It wasn't long until someone opened the door to her room. "I'm pretty sure my sign outside said to stay out. I'm busy right now." Nova growled in annoyance. As she couldn't focus on her work when there were others in the room.
"Really? Well I didn't see it." said Garmadon walking over to see what she was doing.
Nova turned her head when she heard who it was and she just let out a growl. "Seriously Garmadon, learn to fucking knock!" She pulled a small cover over her new weapon.
"You should show some more respect to your sensei girl." said Garmadon with a glare.
Nova returned the glare as she got up from her chair. "I will when fucking pigs flies." She growled, crossing her arms.
"That is a very strange expression." said Garmadon with a raised eyebrow while he watched her closely. "But you seem to be having some trouble with your powers, by the looks of it."
"I don't have any trouble with my powers!" Nova growled walking towards him while her tail was lashing out in anger.
"Doesn't look like it to me, your oni side is unstable which seems to affect your emotions." said Garmadon as he had his hands behind his back.
"I'm not fucking unstable!" shouted Nova but didn't notice the right side of her body and face was changing back into her oni form.
"Father, you can't just walk into someone's room. When there is a sign saying to stay out." said Lloyd as he soon showed up at the door and saw a very pissed off Nova, standing right in front of Garmadon glaring and growling at him.
Nova turned her attention to Lloyd, she seemed to calm down a little but was still pissed off. "Lloyd get your father out of my room, before I actually explode like I've done with the kitchen the other times."
Lloyd had a nervous smile on his face before he walked over to his father, and began leading him out of the room before turning to look back at her. "Sorry about that Nova."
Letting out a heavy sigh Nova looked at Lloyd giving a weak smile. "It's not your fault that you have to babysit your father." She said and got back to working on her new weapon that was close to being done.
*Some time later.*
Zane on the speakers. "All hands to the bridge." Kai, Jay, and Cole race for the bridge. Garmadon casually leans on the rail. Kai hands signals to Garmadon that he is watching him.
Nova joined them soon too wearing her new weapon that she had just finished making.
(a gauntlet with different modes, the grappling hook was a last minute addition. Also instead of the red colors, it's purple.)
"Ahem. The ninja take up fighting stances in case Garmadon makes any sudden movements. "The Oni entered this realm through a portal or rift between our world and theirs. There are only one or two ways this is possible. And, I'm willing to wager, it would've been through the Realm Crystal. To stop this darkness from spreading, the crystal must be destroyed."
Zane looks up on information about the Realm Crystal, typing faster and faster. "The Realm Crystal is currently housed in the new high-security vault, below Borg Tower."
"That's smack in the middle of Ninjago City!" said Nya.
"Uh, we just escaped from there, remember? It's engulfed in a giant, black cloud of destruction, and now you're asking us to turn around and go back?" said Kai.
"I asked nothing. I am telling you that if you wish to stop the darkness, the crystal must be destroyed." said Garmadon.
"And I'm telling you, forget it! Just one of those black cloud tentacle things touched my foot for a second, and nearly froze me solid! We wouldn't last a minute inside the darkness." said Cole.
"That is correct. You are merely human. I, however, am Oni. I can enter the darkness, make my way to the crystal, and destroy it. I will, of course, require a weapon." said Garmadon.
"Ha! Fat chance!" said Cole.
"Do you really expect us to just hand you a sword and let you go?" Lloyd asked.
"If you wish to live, yes." said Garmadon.
"Well, forget it! No way! I wouldn't trust you with a-a-a—!" Lloyd tried thinking of something.
"A pillow." Nova and the other ninja except Zane look at Kai disapprovingly. "It's the most harmless thing I could think of."
Lloyd turns to Garmadon. "It's not going to happen. You're not going anywhere, not without me. I'm your son, remember?" He walks up and stands before Garmadon. "I'm Oni, too."
"Don't forget I'm an oni too thanks to the fucking Overlord." said Nova crossing her arms.
"No!" Garmadon pushes Lloyd back. The ninja take up their stances again. "You are part Oni. That means you might survive." He then turned to Nova. "And your oni form is unstable because of your powers."
"Well, I guess we'll find out." said Lloyd as the ninja watched Garmadon as he walks out.
"What did he mean with Nova's oni form being unstable from her powers?" Jay asked.
The ninja looked over at Nova as they noticed her body was turning more oni.
Nova growled as she glared at the others. "I'm not unstable and my powers are fine." She said before walking away.
"Nova, wait!" said Lloyd, quickly running after her and reaching out to touch her shoulder but stops midway and moves his hand back to his side.
Nova turned to look at him, still pissed off. "What!" She growled.
Lloyd went on to think quickly on how he could calm her down. "Do you still have your plushie on you?" He asked.
Nova looked at him a little confused but it seemed to have worked since she wasn't as angry as she was before. "Yes I still have it." She said, opening a secret compartment in her clothes and pulling it out.
"I'm amazed how well it's holding up, even after everything we have been through." said Lloyd as he went on to move closer to her when she didn't seem all angry anymore.
Nova for once let out a soft giggle. Looking at her plushie before she then looks at Lloyd. "I know what you are doing Lloyd." She said.
"Oh really? then what am I doing?" Lloyd asked with a small smile.
"You are trying to cheer me up, and help me not be so angry." said Nova, giving a soft smile.
"Well you have been very stressed out since we found out it was the oni coming." said Lloyd pulled her into a hug. "But you know talking it all out helps, we both know you shouldn't keep everything to yourself."
Nova for a moment wanted to pull away, but instead chose to accept the hug, resting her head against his chest trying to relax. "I'm sorry about all of my outbursts and letting it out on you all, mostly you...I don't know what is going on with me Lloyd...and not knowing scares me."
Lloyd gently rubbed her back trying to help her relax and calm down some more. "That's why you have us, if there is a problem you come to us or just me and we will figure it out." He said.
Nova closed her eyes, relaxing for a while before finally pulling out of the hug. "I'll try and be more open, along with not letting my anger out on you guys." She said with a small smile. "So thanks greenie."
"Any time Ocea, I'll always have your back just like you have mine." said Lloyd smiling at her before kissing her cheek.
Nova froze when he kissed her cheek and her face began turning crazy red. Not sure what to really say she simply went into the shadows, wanting to hide how shy and happy she was feeling at the moment.
Lloyd chuckled at her reaction and watched her going into the shadows. "She's cute when she is shy."
*A while later, the ship arrives at Ninjago City.*
The ninja are getting Lloyd ready for his journey.
Zane places a camera over Lloyd's head. "This will allow us to see what is happening inside the cloud."
"You sure you want to do this, Lloyd?" Kai asked.
"I'll be fine. Don't worry." said Lloyd.
"That assumption is unfounded. You are mostly human, that side of you is weak." said Garmadon.
"He will survive, I know that." said Nova leaning against the mast.
"It's also stubborn. Let's go. Give him a sword, Cole." said Lloyd as Cole pulls the sword out, watching Garmadon.
Garmadon waits patiently. "Hmm."
Nova went on to switch her gauntlet into its blade mode knowing what was gonna happen.
"Uhh, you sure about that?" Cole asked and Lloyd nodded. Garmadon stares at him impatiently. Cole nervously tosses the sword. Garmadon pretends to look at the sword. Cole turns his back around.
Garmadon leaps in the air at Cole. "Hi-yAH!"
Kai pulls his sword from behind him. "Look out!"
Cole screams. "Agghh!" He jumps back in time as Garmadon strikes the sword.
Cole pulls out his hammer quickly, and blocks Garmadon's moves. Garmadon knocks him aside as Jay faces him. Garmadon tosses Jay's nunchucks over his shoulder, and throws Jay on top of Cole. Lloyd Spinjitzus to Garmadon, but Garmadon leaps over him, landing on Kai, then on Zane, and swings his sword at Pixal.
Nya jumps down from the bridge with her sai out, but Garmadon blocks her from striking him and kicks her over him. He jumps up to fight Pixal. Zane shoots at him, only for Garmadon to strike the arrow aside. He then goes on to attack Nova but she quickly blocks it with her blade just in time before pushing him away.
Nya attempts to fight Garmadon again. "Ha-yah!" Garmadon kicks her back into Kai after he blocks her. "Unh!"
Garmadon grabs Pixal by the throat. "Unh." Garmadon throws her into Zane.
The ninja take up stance behind Cole. "Try that again." He places his hammer firmly in his hand. "Now that I'm ready."
Garmadon slowly summons up his powers as the ninja look on in surprise. Looks at his powers. "Hmm. That's better." Jumps off the ship.
"Okay, what the heck was that?" said Cole, confused.
"Conflict fuels him." said Lloyd.
"He was powering up." said Zane.
"He did that just to get his powers back?!" said Jay.
"No surprise there." said Nova as she changed the mode of her gauntlet into its grappling hook mode.
Cole stomps angrily towards Lloyd. "I. Do. Not. Trust. Him!"
"Lloyd, are you sure you want to go through with this?" Nya asked.
Lloyd looks at the ninja. "No. But I don't really have a choice." Jumps off the ship with his sword and parachute bag.
"Lloyd!" The ninja watches Lloyd as he dives into the city.
"Don't forget about me." said Nova, turning on her mask before running over and jumping off the ship too, but when she wasn't using her powers the ninja began to panic only to see her shoot something from her gauntlet, and were sent flying into the clouds of darkness.
"The camera beam. Come on!" The ninja run to see Lloyd's progress. "He opened his parachute." said Zane.
Nya sees tentacles in the camera. "What are those?"
"They look like... tentacles." said Kai.
Cole shouts in disgust. "Ulgh. That's one of the things that grabbed my foot. Ewulgh. It was terrible."
"But how come they aren't going for Nova?" Jay asked.
The ninja looked at each other confused and worried about why nothing was going for Nova.
Nova was swinging around with her grappling hook screaming as she didn't know what she was doing. "How the fuck does spider-man do this shit! It looks so much easier on TV!"
She wasn't sure for how long she had been swinging around aimlessly until she missed her shot, and was now falling down screaming even more not knowing what to do.
*Lloyd and Garmadon start walking down the street towards Borg Tower. Occasionally, lanterns flicker light, then die out. Lloyd finds himself looking at people that were turned to stone, unable to escape the darkness.*
Lloyd gasps. "Oh, no! Dr. Borg! Can you hear me? Cyrus!"
"Oh, Pix." Pixal gasps. "It's your father." said Nya.
"He has fallen into darkness." said garmadon.
"What does that mean?" Lloyd Waves his hand in front of Cyrus Borg. "Is he still alive?"
"Yes, but in a deep slumber. Nothing you do will wake him." said Garmadon.
"Well, there has to be something. He's my friend." Lloyd decides to take him. "Grab his legs."
Garmadon disgustingly "What?"
"Grab his legs, I'll get his arms. If we can get him back to the temple, maybe Wu can get him a potion or something." said Lloyd.
Garmadon continues walking away. "Only the destruction of the Realm Crystal can save him now."
"Hey." Lloyd runs up to Garmadon. "Hey!" Stops him. "Ninja don't leave friends behind."
"First, I am not a ninja. Second, I'm not a fool. And third, there are Oni out there, and we won't have a chance against them, if we're dragging a friend along like a human suitcase! So, you better decide, do you want to win or claim to your foolish ideals and perish?" Garmadon walks away.
Lloyd was about to wall over to Cyrus Borg until he heard screaming from above, and before he knew it he raised his arms quickly catching Nova. "I was wondering where you were when I didn't see you." He said a bit relieved Nova was okay.
Nova was clinging to Lloyd as if her life depended on it, breathing heavily as she tried to recover from her small heart attack. "That is the worst experience I've ever had."
Lloyd chuckled at that before putting her back on the ground when she seemed a bit more relaxed. "I'm just happy you are okay."
Nova looked at her gauntlet and had it switch to its blade mode again. "We should probably get going before the oni shows up." She said not wanting to stand around after having just been screaming. She went to rest a hand on her mask only to find out that it was gone. "....Great, this even affects my mask."
"Yeah we probably should, but first." said Lloyd before he runs back to Cyrus Borg. "If you can hear me, we're going to fix this. I promise." Slowly walks away, looking back at Cyrus Borg. Zane comforts Pixal, who is shocked and horrified by the news of Cyrus Borg. Lloyd and Nova follow Garmadon, looking back once more at Cyrus Borg.
After walking for a good while Lloyd turns the corner, and immediately hides, gasping. "Uh, oh."
Garmadon peaks around and chuckles. "Oni." Oni looks around from the base of Cyrus Borg Tower, keeping watch.
"....I hope we get out of this without any more trouble." said Nova.
"What do we do? Maybe we can sneak around behind them, or find a manhole, or some—" Lloyd tried to suggest.
"I have a plan. Follow me." Garmadon walks toward the Oni. "Uh, greetings, Brother Oni. How are you? Love what you've done with the place." The Oni strike the ground with their weapons, casting darkness. "Now!" Leaps at the Oni, pulling out his sword. Runs, trying to slice the darkness.
Nova let out her blade as she got ready to fight the oni too, but the oni seemed to have other plans as she saw them pointing at her. And saying something in their language about protecting the youngling from any harm.
"I'm not a fucking youngling!" shouted Nova going for the attack but they just simply blocked each of her attacks, and was only using the back of their weapons to hit her so as to not really injure her. Along with having the darkness form a protective ball around her.
Lloyd uses Spinjitzu, but the darkness knocks him over. Looks around and sees the darkness approaching. Yells in surprise and slices the darkness. Garmadon starts punching and kicking the Oni, only to find they too, know how to fight. Garmadon summons his power and strikes one of the Oni off the steps. Lloyd runs up to his father. He turns around to see the other Oni get up from his fall and face him. The Oni strikes his sword out of his hand, and uses the darkness to carry it away from him. Lloyd leaps for the sword, but misses. Garmadon strikes his Oni with his power. Lloyd lies there, staring at the Oni that is getting ready to kill him, but Garmadon lunges at the Oni.
"You-you saved my life." said said Lloyd.
Nova was able to get out of the ball of darkness after Garmadon had taken down the oni who had casted it on her and went on to follow the others.
Garmadon pushes Lloyd away and walks towards the entrance. "Again, your sentiment clouds your judgement. The Realm Crystal is all that matters. Two of us stand a better chance of victory than one."
Lloyd replies angrily. "Fine! I don't care either. We work together until this is done, and then you go back to your jail cell." Garmadon turns around, smiling evilly. "What?"
"What, what?" said Garmadon.
"Why are you smiling like that?" Lloyd asked.
"Maybe I'm happy." said Garmadon.
"That's not a happy smile. That's an evil, I've-got-something-up-my-sleeve smile." said Lloyd.
"Really? How's this?" Garmadon smiles the same smile.
"That's exactly the same." said Lloyd.
"No, it isn't." said Garmadon.
Nova couldn't help giggling at this, as it reminded her about the argument she had with Cole about cake.
"Yes, it is!" said Lloyd.
"No, it isn't!" Garmadon summons his power. Lloyd looks at him fearfully, and positions himself into a fighting stance. Garmadon throws his power. Lloyd ducks, and the power hits an Oni that was coming up behind them. Lloyd gasps, turning back to look at the Oni rolling down the stairs." Shall we continue?" Turns and walks in, with Lloyd and Nova behind him.
Lloyd and Nova sees people who have been turned to stone that were unable to escape in time. The Cyrus Borg Tower symbol flickers slightly. Lloyd runs up to Garmadon, and tries to jump down.
"Ah-ah-ah! Power before youth." Garmadon jumps, with Lloyd and Nova following after him. They go through an elevator door. "Follow the darkness."
Zane watches the camera. "He must be nearing the source of the darkness. The Realm Crystal seems to be interfering with the signal." Cole joins up with Zane.
Garmadon sees the room and looks at Lloyd and Nova. "This is it." Jay joins up to watch, while Lloyd, Nova and Garmadon enter the room. Darkness is pouring out of the Realm Crystal, with whispering voices heard in the room.
Nova didn't like the sound of those voices as it was giving her a strange feeling so she made sure she had her blade ready.
Jay sees the crystal, and shakes Zane. "There it is! Destroy it! Quick!"
Garmadon pulls out his sword, looking at the crystal. "Hmm." Strikes at the crystal, but is blocked by an Oni staff. "Hi-yah!" The staff breaks the sword to pieces and throws Garmadon against the wall. "Ahhh!!"
Lloyd sees Garmadon slump on the ground, and looks back to see the darkness form into the shape of the Oni leader. Kai has joined up with the rest of the ninja, and they all watch in surprise at the formation of the Oni. The Oni finishes his formation and strikes the floor with the staff, lightning flashing behind him. The ninja look at each other in fear and shock.
Nova took a step back. She wasn't sure why but her instincts told her to not try any fighting, but she decided to ignore those instincts as this wasn't the time for it.
Garmadon gets up. "What's that?" Lloyd asked.
"Whatever it is, it's about to experience my full wrath!" Garmadon Summons his power into four mini swords. He lunges at the Oni. "HI-YAH!!" He attacks the Oni, but within a few seconds, the Oni throws him against the wall. Lloyd gasps in surprise. Garmadon tries to regain his power, but does not have enough anger in him to do so. Lloyd does Spinjitzu, trying to get passed the Oni, only for him to be thrown against the wall as well. Lloyd yells in pain, and the camera is damaged, disconnecting the Bounty's signal from Lloyd's camera.
"Lloyd!" shouted Nova running over to him as she tried helping him up while glaring angrily at the Omega.
Kai starts typing frantically. "Zane! How do we get the signal back?"
"The signal is lost, Kai." said Zane.
Lloyd groaned while Nova was helping him up "Who are y-you?"
"I am the Omega. The Destructor! The Bringer of Doom!" the oni marches towards them. Points his staff at them. "Are you the protectors of this realm?" He then turns to Nova and begins speaking in their native language.
"Kagh mef, lagh mego wfu asdg? Bvieo jhopg ongu." ("Youngling, what are you doing here? It is dangerous and you should be with the other younglings.") the Omega said, looking at Nova.
Nova growled angrily at the Omega completely ignoring her instincts screaming at her to listen to the Omega. "I'm not a fucking youngling!?" She shouted and went on to use all the oni swear words she knew in the oni language, leaving the Omega very shocked to hear that coming from a youngling.
"Afgsge bkbgo, mobgy." ("Language my child.") said the Omega.
"English!" shouted Nova back at the Omega.
Garmadon and Lloyd were looking very confused on what was going on before they went to answer the question they were given.
"Yes. I am." said Lloyd, getting the Omega's attention again.
The Omega points at Garmadon. "And you?"
"Usually, no. But, well today... yes!" said Garmadon.
"Same here, so get the fuck out of our home!" Nova growled.
"You are an Oni." The Omega watches Garmadon gets up. "Yet, you fight to preserve this realm." He leans a bit back, seemingly disgusted. "Why?" He asked before bonking Nova on the head with his staff.
"Advf hfghot, hgfmlto." ("Silence youngling, the adults are talking.") said the Omega to Nova much to her annoyances, rubbing her head that was now hurting.
Garmadon sighs. "If anyone is going to destroy Ninjago, it'll be me, not some Oni usurper with a walking stick." Smacks the staff away.
"Then perish with them!" The Omega holds up his staff, getting ready to strike at them, while trying to keep Nova out of the fight.
Nova growled angrily as these oni seemed to see her as just a small child and were even treating her like one and it was pissing her off so much.