Beyond Madness

Beyond Madness is the fourth episode of the first season of Ninjago: Dragons Rising.
==Synopsis==
When the Bounty airship returns with no captain, Arin, Sora and Lloyd use clues to figure out what happened to Kai. Is it a trap... or something worse?
Extended: The original Bounty crashes into the Monastery with no pilot. Clues inside lead Lloyd, Arin, Sora, and Riyu to Kai's last location, the former Realm of Madness, and they find Mud Creatures attacking two dragons. Nya stops Lloyd and the others from siding with the dragons who are eating sacred mud. Kai returns but leads the dragons into the Mud Creatures' village. Riyu figures out the mud is making the dragons aggressive and stops the fight by overcharging their powers.https://www.foxtel.com.au/watch/tv-shows/lego-ninjago-dragons-rising.html
Cartoon Network Asia/New Zealand: When a pilotless Bounty flies into the Monastery, Lloyd, Arin, Sora, and Riyu follow clues back to Kai and Nya who are caught between warring realms.https://www.skygo.co.nz/show/mac_sh_144373
==Plot==
Arin and Sora are continuing their training with Lloyd's supervision. Arin is struggling to finish the obstacle course and Sora is unable to control her powers, also doubting that they even belong to her. Lloyd reassures Arin by complimenting his fast learning of Spinjitzu and reassures Sora by recalling his experience with the Matriarch, highlighting how his own power was strengthened rather than borrowed from her. Their conversation is interrupted when Riyu spots something in the distance; the Destiny's Bounty. Lloyd is excited that Kai is back, only for the Bounty to catch on fire, crash through the monastery walls and continue plunging down to the mountains below.
thumb|Lloyd, Arin, Sora, and Riyu investigate the Destiny's Bounty 
After dodging out of the way, the trio go on board the ship to stop it from crashing. Arin puts out the fire, Sora reattaches the column of the steering wheel and Lloyd is able to land the Bounty with minimal damage. The group inspects the ship, with Kai nowhere to be found. They find more of his maps and decide to retrace his steps to find out what happened to him.Meanwhile, back in Imperium, Dorama has been tasked with activating the Photac, as well as creating copies. Dr. LaRow informed Ras that although Dorama can reactivate the original Photac, the duplicates can only be reactivated by a specific person, which greatly frustrated Ras.
Lloyd, Arin and Sora arrive at the Realm of Madness, or rather, the area of land its inhabitants are residing in. Sora spots some Craglings attacking two Earth Dragons, with she and Arin jumping into action while ignoring Lloyd's advice on thinking of a plan first. Lloyd ultimately jumps in as well, and the three are able to give the dragons time to escape. Arin celebrates their victory, only to be hit by a stray blast of water.Nya comes onto the battlefield, shocked to see Lloyd again. Despite both of them believing the other is fighting for the enemy, the two end up hugging, happy to see each other again. Lloyd introduces Nya to Arin and Sora, while Nya convinces the Craglings that they're allies. They welcome the humans but are untrusting of Riyu because of him being a dragon.
The King of the Craglings, Crag-Nor, invites the ninja to a traditional Cragling feast. Nya explains that the dragons from an unspecified realm were placed next to the Kingdom of Madness. They consumed a unique type of Cragling mud, which was considered the life force of the Craglings, originating from a sacred location that functioned as the burial site for the Craglings' ancestors. Consequently, the Craglings began falling apart and perishing gradually as the dragons depleted more of the mud. After waking up alone and making her way back to Ninjago, she reunited with Kai, who had gotten involved in the conflict. After a particularly intense fight, Kai got launched far away and was presumed lost. Nya sent the Bounty back to the Monastery on autopilot, hoping to get backup. Nya tried searching for Kai, but couldn't find him, being worried that he died during the battle.
Kai, alive and well, is currently searching for the Cragling Village, only to run into the dragons. The creatures give chase and Kai runs, making his way back to the village just as Nya finishes her story. Everyone reunites and prepares to fend off the dragons again. However, having been separated for a while, their group dynamic is rusty. Arin and Sora jump in to help, with Sora getting a power boost from Riyu. Sora wants to attack from the air, asking if one of the ninja wants to help. Nya volunteers, liking her gusto. While the others face the dragons head-on, Sora prepares to launch in, but her powers wear off. A blast from the dragons causes the mech to fall apart, and for Nya and Sora to start falling. Lloyd and Kai catch them before they hit the ground. The dragons start drinking the mud again, causing the Craglings to crumble further. Riyu ends up stepping in, unleashing a cascade of power that overloads the dragons, causing them to revert back to normal and for the mud to return back to where it was. Satisfied, the dragons fly away and the Craglings are reassembled.
The Craglings celebrate, coining Riyu as their hero. Lloyd, Kai and Nya watch happily, proud of their new friends' work. Lloyd laments that Master Wu isn't around to train them properly, but Nya reassures him that he's doing well so far. A dejected Sora continues repairing her mech as everyone celebrates, lamenting how her earlier fumble puts Nya in danger. She starts to doubt if she's capable of becoming a Ninja.
==Appearances ==
===Characters===
====Cast====
*Arin - Deven Mack
*Crag-Nor - Mark Hildreth
*Dr. LaRow - Ashleigh Ball
*Dorama - Mackenzie Gray
*Kai - Vincent Tong
*Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
*Nya - Kelly Metzger
*Ras - Brian Drummond
*Riyu - Brian Drummond
*Sora - Sabrina Pitre
====Mentioned====
*Cole
*Jay
*Wu
*Zane
====Non-speaking====
*Imperium Guards
===Creatures===
*Dragon Matriarch (mentioned)
*Earth Dragons
===Items===
*Arin's grappling hook
*Bo staff
*Cragling mud
*Lloyd's golden sword
*Photac
*Sora's headphones
===Vehicles===
*Destiny's Bounty
*Destiny's Bounty
*SA Mark 01
===Locations===
*Imperium
**Kingdom of Imperium
***Imperium Palace
****Advanced Systems Lab
*Kingdom of Madness
**Cragling Village
**The Administration (indirectly mentioned)
*Ninjago (realm)
**Ninjago
***Mountains of Impossible Height
****Monastery of Spinjitzu
===Species===
*Cats (pictured)
*Dragons
**Earth Dragons
**Mountain Dragons
*Craglings
*Humans
*Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids
*Tigers
==Transcript==
For the transcript of the episode, click here.
==Trivia==
*Similar to Clutch Powers, Dorama also has an autobiographical one-man musical.
===Continuity===
*In this episode Lloyd mentions how Jay once destroyed the South Wing of the Monastery while he was training, Nya says something similar to Benthomaar in "Master of the Sea" hinting that the South Wing was where the Practice Room mentioned in that episode was located.
*This episode marks the first appearance of the Craglings since "The Royal Blacksmiths".
**This also marks their first appearance in the WildBrain animation.
*This episode marks the first appearance of any of the original characters from the pilot episodes in the present.
*The Cartoon Network description of the episode refers to the Craglings as Mud Creatures, despite them being different creatures.
*The way that Lloyd and Kai jump up to catch Sora and Nya as they are falling is very similar to how Lloyd, Jay and Cole jumped up and used Airjitzu to catch Zane, P.I.X.A.L. and Cyrus Borg when they were falling in "Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea" even with the way they land and set them down is similar.
===Errors===
*During the battle against the Earth Dragons, the tassel on Lloyd's sword is stiff.
*Nya's ninja suit constantly changes between her dojo and merge suits.
==Videos==
NINJAGO Dragons Rising - Ras expects answers...
NINJAGO Dragons Rising - Cragglings rock. Ninjas...roll!
NINJAGO Dragons Rising - Nya & Kai Reunited!
File:Dragon Fight - Ninjago- Dragons Rising - @BoomerangUK
==Gallery==
For the gallery of the episode, click here.
==Translations==
==References==
de:Jenseits des Irrsinns
es:Beyond Madness
ru:За гранью разумного
Category:2023
Category:Episodes
Category:Episodes of Season 1 (Dragons Rising)