Ninjaball Run Ninjaball Run is the seventeenth episode of " " , making it the 6th episode of the 2nd season . The episode focuses on a road race that seems to go all around Ninjago . Synopsis . The episode opens with Sensei Wu telling Lloyd that , in order to learn to live with the fate of Ninjago being on his shoulders , he has to , similarly , balance the weight of the others on his shoulders , and it is revealed that the ninja and Wu are being supported by Lloyd ' s feet while Lloyd tries to maintain his balance . Jay says that that is a bad idea and Cole agrees , saying that Lloyd is just a kid , at which Sensei Wu remarks that the ninja need to trust one another . Lloyd is trying to keep his balance , but a big wrecking ball crashes into the room . Darreth runs in and says that the destruction is supposed to be tomorrow , and the construction workers say that they will come back in the morning . Cole asks what that is all about and Darreth says he missed some payments on the Dojo , meaning that it is set for deconstruction by Darnagom Enterprises , who will turn it into a golf course . He goes on to say that , if he doesn ' t come up with $ 50 , 000 , the Dojo is doomed . Jay reminds everyone that they lost the Bounty to Lord Garmadon and that they can ' t lose the Dojo now , and Zane also points out that , since Darnagom is an anagram of Garmadon , it is likely that that he is behind this . Finally , Cole points out that they need the Dojo to train Lloyd , and they all agree that they must save the Dojo . Nya , overhearing , walks in asking if they mentioned $ 50 , 000 and telling them about Ninjaball Run , for which first prize is $ 100 , 000 . The Ninjas enter the race . The Mailman entered his Souped up Mail bike , Lloyd enters with his Ultra Dragon , and the ninja enter with the Ninja Tank ( the Ultra Sonic Raider ) . Nya says that there is one more thing about a gear shift but because Brad Tudabone , Gene and the other Darkley students were revving their bus ' s engine , the ninja could not hear Nya . Then Captain Soto , No Eyed Pete and another pirate pull up in a Mini Van and then Cole ' s father Lou and the Royal Blacksmiths pull up . Next to them , Jay ' s parents , Ed Walker and Edna Walker , pull up in their Jalopy . After Jay wonders if there is someone they know who are " not " competing against , a warp opens and out comes Kruncha and Nuckal in the Skull Truck , answering his question and resulting in everyone they know being in the race . One of the announcers asks if that was against the rules and the other announcer says that the only rule is to get to the finish the first . The race starts and the contestants go through the course . The courses starts in Ninjago City , then leads into into the treacherous Sea of Sand , Crash Course Cave , the Birchwood Forest , the Glacier Purims , and finally the homestretch to Ninjago City . Before the race starts , Brad and Gene unscrew a screw on the Ninja Tank . The race begins and everyone takes off but the Ninjas don ' t get too far . Meanwhile the other racers are racing . The Pirates are about to destroy Ed and Edna but they inflate balls and bump them and they take the lead . They all turn left except for Lloyd , who turns right . Meanwhile , at the jail , Fangtom , Skalidor and Acidicus free Skales with the Serpentine Bus and they take off with the police chasing after them , with all of them eventually ending up in the race . Back at the start , the Ninjas fix the tank and use the gear shift , which initiates a turbo boost . On The Black Bounty , Garmadon sees that they ' re back in the race and tells one of the Serpentine to set sails to the race . The racers head into the Sea of Sand and the upcoming Crash Course Cave . Ed and Edna start firing their projectiles at the other racers . Brad and Gene avoid them , but the Mailman got hit by one . The Walkers switch on their spikes and enter the Cave . The Mailman was able to see again , but is now much further back , next to Kruncha and Nuckal . The Pirates were trying to take out Brad and Gene , but after delivering two bumps , the Pirates crashed and they were out of the race . Garmadon arrived overhead , about to shoot the Ninjas , but Lloyd hits the Bounty and the cannonball misses . Then the Ninjas and Lloyd team up . Back on the Bounty , Garmadon ' s mad that they ' re getting away and the Serpentine General suggests using the Mega Weapon , but Garmadon replies that it would drain all of his power . The racers enter the Birchwood Forest with Ed and Edna in the lead . Lou and the Royal Blacksmiths hit a branch and crash into a snow pile , resulting in their disqualification , which disappoints Cole . Lloyd goes up and finds a shortcut . Nuckal notices Lloyd and , using the truck ' s skeleton hand , breaks Lloyd ' s dragon ' s leg , forcing Lloyd to exit the race . However , in the process , the Skeletons got wrapped around a tree , apparently because they were fighting , and are also disqualified . The announcers then interview Darreth , and , after his speech about trying to save the Dojo , all the spectators start supporting , chanting " Dojo " repeatedly . Meanwhile , the course leads the racers into the midst of a giant snowball fight . Skales couldn ' t shake the cops , who got in front of the Serpentine Bus and in back of the Mailman . The cops crashed in an igloo , meaning they are disqualified , and the Mailman soon follows suit by crashing into a snowman , leaving the ninja , Jay ' s parents , Garmadon , Brad and Gene , and the Serpentine as the sole remaining competitors . Then the Ninjas ran out of gas on the Glacier Purims . Ed and Edna pull up and Edna offers their gas , though they they would have to siphon it while still racing . Ed takes out his gas and hands it to Jay to put in the tank . Meanwhile , Garmadon is in last place . He wants to go faster , but the Bounty is already going at maximum speed , so Garmadon kicks off the Serpentine tor reduce the weight . Three land in the snow , but the others land on the Serpentine Bus , with one being wiped off the windshield by the windshield wipers . The Serpentine land on the Ninja Tank , so Jay , Cole , and Zane are forced to fight them off . One of them hypnotizes Zane , but Cole gets him out of his trance and kicks the serpentine off . The snake lands in Ed and Edna ' s vehicle causing them to steer into the middle of the other racers . The vehicle spins straight towards the serpentine bus and Skales tries to swerve away . The bus swerves straight into Brad and Gene causing a huge collision and resulting in the fact that the ninja and Garmadon are the last remaining contestants . The ninja pass Garmadon , but he used the Mega Weapon to create a ravine . The ninja use the flight mode of the cockpit pod of Ultrasonic Raider , and they beat Garmadon , as the headlight Jay stuck to the end of the pod gave the extra length needed to cross the finish line before Garmadon , to his dismay . Lloyd reclaims the Bounty and the police approach Garmadon , but Skales pulled up in the Serpentine Bus , letting Garmadon hop in and escape . Darreth announced that they have saved the Dojo and dives into the cup filled with the cash . They all laugh and head home . Sources . Ninjago : Rise of the Snakes Episode 17 : Ninjaball Run