Shattered Dreams/Transcript

(At the Cloud Kingdom, the Writers of Destiny are writing something.)
Suetonius: Writers of Destiny, your attention please. (The Writers of Destiny stop writing.) No, keep writing, it's your only job. Just also pay attention. (The Writers of Destiny continue writing.) Ever since our dear Euphrasia revealed herself as the Elemental Master of Wind, something I personally supported from the very beginning, we've learned our writing is not the only way we can influence the world. We can also... uh, what is it again, Marcus?
Marcus: We can do things, Master Writer. Take actions other than writing.
Suetonius: (Laughs.) Yes, a bold new idea. And the first thing we want to do is make this place more fun. So, let's spitball fun ideas. hit me!
Male Writer 1: I don't know, bagels?
Suetonius: Uh. I think bigger.
Marcus: Oh, oh. Merlopian T-Shirt Day?
Suetonius: Mucoid Hat Mondays. Yes! Love.
Male Writer 1: Seriously, all anyone wants is bagels.
Female Writer 1: Uh lend me a spare quill. Something's wrong with mine.
Male Writer 1: A quill that won't write? (He tries to write something, but nothing comes out.) Wait, mine isn't writing.
(The Writers of Destiny are surprised why their quills stopped writing.)
Male Writer 2: My quill isn't writing.
Female Writer 2: What's going on?
Suetonius: Why did you stop working? We want you to work the same amount just be funner about it.
Male Writer 1: We're trying to, but our quills aren't working.
Marcus: This has literally never happened before in... ever. Maybe it's the ink?
(The Writer hands Suetonius a quill and he looks at it.)
Suetonius: It's not the ink. It is said that when the Writers of Destiny can no longer write, something is coming. Something so dreadful, even destiny herself cannot stop it.
(The Writers of Destiny are surprised. Suddenly, the Writers feel a crash. They see Ras and his Wolf Clan emerge from the fog in front of them.)
Suetonius: Summon Euphrasia. The Cloud Kingdom is an extreme peril. Let us hope it is not already too late.
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(Outside the Kingdom of Imperium, Percival Tartigrade explains changes about their kingdom to some Imperians.)
Percival: Look, everyone. Isn't it beautiful? And now that Empress Beatrix is gone, we can make Imperium all we've dreamed it could be. Together. Like gardens, sustainable power sources, more than one flavor of tea. And we'll open the city to everyone. From Ninjago and beyond. (The Imperians applaud Percival for his speech.) The sky is the... lim... it? (Percival sees something falling from the sky to the ground.) What is that? (Percival goes over and sees Euphrasia on the ground.)
Euphrasia: Help.
(Percival decided to help Euphrasia.)
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(Back at the Monastery of Spinjitzu, the ninja are gathered to discuss Lloyd's visions.)
Nya: So you've been having dreams about these warriors in Wolf Masks?
Lloyd: They've been so terrifying. I haven't been able to sleep for weeks. I thought they were just nightmares.
Arin: But after fighting those Wolf Masks last night, we now know they're actually visions.
Lloyd: Hmm, visions of terrible dangerous to come. And they always end with something called a "Blood Moon." Then I wake up screaming.
(Mr. Frohicky comes out with some fetid swamp tea.)
Mr. Frohicky: Drink up, sir. My dear mummy's very own fetid swamp tea recipe. (Flies fly around the tea, with one soaking in the tea.) It'll calm your jangled nerves.
(Lloyd shoos the flies away and takes the tea. Riyu tries to eat one as they fly away.)
Wyldfyre: That looks so good.
Sora: What's with the flies? (Sora gags when a fly flies past her).
Mr. Frohicky: That's how you know it's working.
(Lloyd gulps the tea and gags.)
Lloyd: Compared to that tea, my panic attack doesn't seem so bad.
Mr. Frohicky: See? Told you it would do wonders.
Sora: Even if they are visions. It doesn't mean that what you see is definitely gonna happen, right? We're in charge of our own destiny.
Arin: We weren't so in charge last night. My wonky Spinjitzu is no match for that new Elemental Master.
Nya: Don't be so hard on yourself, Arin. You were caught off guard. Next time, all us ninja will be there.
Kai: Yeah, if there's Elemental Master of Smoke, there's an Elemental Master of Fire. (Kai fires up his hands.)
Lloyd: Hmm. You're right. I don't know what I'm so scared about. Ninja never quit. (Lloyd burps, and the fly flies around.) Expect for maybe this tea.
(Riyu prepares to eat the fly, but Mr. Frohicky eats it instead and burps.)
Mr. Frohicky: Ooh, pardon me.
Nya: So this Elemental Master took the mallet he stole to Lord Ras. What does Ras want with it? We know it can't be for something good.
Sora: Well I can think of one place to look for answers.
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(In the Crossroads, Lloyd, Zane, Arin, Sora, and Riyu try to find the owner of the antiques shop.)
Lloyd: I've heard Fedulian, the guy who owns this place, is kind of sketchy. Since you two know the people of the Crossroads better than we do, I feel like you'll have more success getting information from him.
Sora: Which means, Arin, we gotta stay tough when we interrogate him.
Arin: Why wouldn't I?
Sora: Ah, 'cause you're so nice, you believe anything anyone tells you? Remember when Kreel convinced you she was a robot?
Arin: I really didn't think a human can dance like that.
(At the shop, Fedulian spots the ninja approaching him while bagging up trash. He turns around and greets them.)
Fedulian: Mmm, the ninja. Can I help you?
Arin: What can you tell us about the ancient mallet that was taken from your shop last night?
Fedulian: Mmm... I don't know anything about that.
Arin: Cool, thanks for your time.
(Arin tries to leave, but Sora grabs his arm and turns him back around. Sora walks up to Fedulian.)
Sora: We know a mallet was stolen from this place, Fedulian. You don't want your property back? We could help, but we need to know why someone would want it.
Fedulian: Who knows? Look, people bring me old stuff, I sell it. I can't research everything in this place. (Fedulian picks up a book.) Like, what's this? a door stop? A helmet? There's no way to know. I'd love to catch the ruffian that broke into my place, but I have a business to run. (Fedulian throws the book somewhere and takes the garbage bag to the back of his shop. He suspiciously looks at the ninja before continuing his way.)
Sora: Hmm. Let's go. He's definitely hiding something.
Arin: Are you sure? I mean, he seemed sincere.
Sora: (sighs) Arin I love you buddy, but you got to realize that not everyone tells the truth.
Arin: Ah.
Sora: Any chance you can get us up to that rooftop there?
Arin: Uh-huh. (Arin uses his grappling hook to get himself, Lloyd, Zane, and Sora onto the roof.)
Lloyd: I got to get one of those grapplers.
(The ninja move across the roof. They find Fedulian throwing out the trash and then bringing out a tablet. He turns the tablet on.)
Fedulian: Hantro, the ninja were just in here.
Hantro: Ugh, gross.
Sora: Sheesh, that's a little hurtful.
Fedulian: They asked about the mallet. I told them I knew nothing, of course. But consider this is a warning: the ninja might come calling.
Arin: Wow, I'm really bad at spotting liars.
(Sora spots something on the tablet.)
Sora: Huh?
Hantro: Hmm. Might be time for me to take a little vacation then.
(Hantro turns off the camera, and Fedulian walks away.)
Sora: That graffiti on the wall behind her, I know it. I drew it. I was young and bored. But let's go.
(The ninja arrive at graffiti on the wall.)
Arin: There it is, your noodle graffiti.
Sora: That's a cat.
Lloyd: Why are there meatballs on its face?
Sora: Those are the eyes, agh!
Zane: Scanning. (Zane scans the graffiti.) Zero cats detected in this image.
Sora: Ah, yeah, okay. We didn't come to dunk on my old art. Hantro's hideout has gotta be around here somewhere.
Lloyd: Let's do a search in a pattern expanding out from— (Hantro opens a door next to the graffiti, coming out with a cart of random items, and accidentally hits Lloyd to the ground.)
Hantro: Oh, hey, ninja, nice to meet you. I'm just cleaning up this non-valuable junk as part of a city beautification plan. And, uh, uh, the best part is, none of these antiquities were looted, and all of them are super legal. (shows the ninja a golden teapot.) Looks like you're not really buying that so... magic attack! (throws the teapot to Zane, only for it to deflect off of him and fall to the ground.) Okay, turns out that item was not actually magical. My mistake. But hey... killer butterfly swarm! (releases a jar of butterflies, which fly past the ninja, who watch them, amazed. She throws the jar.) So not the killer kind. Hard to know sometimes. But how about... physic orb blast! (takes out a doorknob and aim it at the ninja, but it does nothing.) I see the problem now. It's just a doorknob. (throws the doorknob away.) Sorry, I'm kind of new at this "looted ancient artifacts game."
Lloyd: Are you done trying to fight us?
Hantro: Did I even start, really? Look, I just find artifacts and sort of nab them. It's- it's not like I steal from actual people. Am I in trouble?
Sora: Depends on how well you answer our questions. The mallet you gave Fedulian, what's its purpose?
Hantro: That thing? Rumor has it that's the mallet to something called the Gong of Shattering.
Lloyd: Gong of Shattering?
Hantro: It's a myth from the Wyldness. Supposedly, someone can hit the gong with that mallet and it releases their dark energies. Ooohhh!
Arin: Are we believing her? Uh, I can't tell anymore.
Hantro: Would I lie? Eh, yes, I totally would, but right now I'm not. This is just what I heard. Apparently everyone has some good inside them. But if you're wearing a weird Wolf Mask and then hit the gong with the mallet, it shatters the goodness inside you.
Lloyd: A Wolf Mask?
Hantro: Weird, right? And once you shatter your goodness, you not only get stronger. Apparently, you can learn all kinds of evil things.
Sora: What kinds of evil things?
Hantro: Fighting techniques, mystical powers, all the stuff your goodness was holding you back from. If you believe in that "mystical cursey" garbage.
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(Back at the Monastery of Spinjitzu, the ninja gather around to discuss the encounter with Hantro.)
Sora: So you buy Hantro's story? A gong that shatters goodness?
Lloyd: It matches my visions exactly.
(The ninja hear a knocking sound on the doors of the monastery. Mr. Frohicky runs up to open it.)
Mr. Frohicky: Welcome to the Monastery of Spinjitzu. How can we—
(Mr. Frohicky stops talking. Arin recognizes Percival.)
Arin: Percival, what are you doing here?
(Percival brings Euphrasia.)
Sora: Euphrasia!
Euphrasia: Uh... ninja, we need your help.
Lloyd: What happened?
(The scene cuts to a flashback of the Wolf Clan arriving at the Cloud Kingdom.)
Past Suetonius: Could those be... Please, no. No!
(The Wolf Mask Warriors begin attacking the Writers of Destiny. Some of them try to defend themselves, only for the warriors to knock them off of the Writers. One Wolf Mask Warrior points his swords on Marcus.)
Past Jordana: Too easy, and we didn't even need to use the Gong of Shattering.
Past Ras: The gong must be used judiciously. Now, Jordana, to the archives.
(Euphrasia suddenly arrives, using her Wind powers to throw the Wolf Mask Warriors to the ground.)
Past Euphrasia: Maybe you jerks haven't heard, but the Cloud Kingdom is now protected by the Elemental Master of Wind.
(Euphrasia uses her Wind powers to defeat some Wolf Mask Warriors. The Master of Smoke suddenly teleports behind Euphrasia and kicks her.)
Past Master of Smoke: Looks like you got the wind knocked out of ya.
(The Master of Smoke uses his Smoke powers to attack Euphrasia, but misses. Euphrasia tries to use her Wind powers to attack back, but misses. Euphrasia and the Master of Smoke uses their powers on each other, creating a smoke explosion. The Master of Smoke then teleports behind Euphrasia and kicks her to the ground. The Master of Smoke then throws Euphrasia off the Cloud Kingdom. Euphrasia then uses her Wind powers to fly.)
Past Euphrasia: Must... get... to the ninja.
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(The ninja have already left the monastery and are heading to the Cloud Kingdom on the Destiny's Bounty to stop the Wolf Clan.)
Euphrasia: I tried to fly to your monastery but came up short. That's where Percival found me.
Arin: The Cloud Kingdom archives is a bunch of scrolls and research. What would Lord Ras need to learn about?
Lloyd: The Blood Moon. It has to have something to do with it. If my visions are real, I know the Blood Moon is important and very, very bad.
(The ninja suddenly arrive at the Cloud Kingdom. Arin uses his grappling hook once again.)
Lloyd: Seriously, this grapple rules.
Arin: I'd trade it for an Elemental Power.
Lloyd: Don't get impatient, Arin. Every ninja has a different path.
(The ninja use the grappling hook to get up to the kingdom grounds, while Lloyd uses Spinjitzu.)
Arin: It's so quiet.
Sora: I think you mean "creepy."
Lloyd: Be prepared for anything.
(The ninja and Euphrasia spot the Writers of Destiny writing in the distance.)
Euphrasia: The Writers of Destiny, thank goodness you're okay.
(A Wolf Mask Warrior threatens to use his sword on a Writer of Destiny, who is writing in some ancient language.)
Arin: Maybe not the most okay.
Zane: (Scanning.) They are translating from some ancient language, but not one I recognize. It's a language that looks... evil.
Sora: How can a language look evil?
Zane: Trust me, it does.
(The ninja and Euphrasia hear someone shouting and goes to find out. Kai sees a Wolf Mask Warrior and knocks him to the ground. He opens the cocoon and discovers Suetonius in there.)
Suetonius: Thank you, ninja. Euphrasia, you're alive.
Euphrasia: Huh. Barely. What happened?
Suetonius: It was awful.
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(Ras and Jordana are walking through the Cloud Kingdom archives. Suetonius and Marcus run up to them.)
Past Suetonius: This archive is our most precious resource. We'll defend it with our lives, you foes!
Past Ras: (Laughs.) No, you won't. I need you alive, for now.
(A Scroll-Worm hops onto Ras' hand.)
Past Ras: One of the reasons I introduced a curse into your Scroll-Worms. Ahsahakai!
(The Scroll-Worms turn red.)
Past Suetonius: You cursed the worms?
(The Scroll-Worms crawl near Suetonius and Marcus and cocoon them.)
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Wyldfyre: Gross! But kind of awesome gross.
Lloyd: Do those scrolls have anything to do with the Blood Moon?
Suetonius: Ras wouldn't. He couldn't.
Arin: That sounds like a yes.
Suetonius: The Blood Moon rises once every few millennia in the Wyldness. And on this rarest of events, there is an arcane ritual that can be performed to resurrect... the Forbidden Five.
Sora: They sound a little intimidating.
Suetonius: They are. The Forbidden Five were once Elemental Masters. Thousands of years ago, they discovered evil powers no other Elemental Master could stop. They conquered their realm and destroyed all who stood in their way.
Arin: Nothing could stop them?
Suetonius: It seemed impossible, but a mystical force arrived from the East and banished them beyond all the realms forever. The Five's discoveries, teachings, even their language have been banned for centuries. If Ras can unlock their secrets and then enact the Ritual of the Blood Moon...
Lloyd: He could bring them back.
(Suetonius nods.)
Wyldfyre: Why is everyone so serious? This is simple. We just stop Ras before he even knows we're here.
Sora: Might be too late for that.
(The ninja turn around and see five Wolf Mask Warriors. Lloyd then gets a vision about the Wolf Mask Warriors' masks glowing. He regains his composure.)
Lloyd: Ninja, go!
(Lloyd and the other ninja attack the Wolf Mask Warriors. While the ninja fight the warriors, Euphrasia and Suetonius go to hide. They stop fighting when they see Ras and Jordana on one of the roof tiers.)
Jordana: Try all you want, ninja, but you'll never be as powerful as us.
Sora: Are you not seeing this? We're kicking Wolf Mask butt. You've got your facts all wrong, whoever you are.
Jordana: What?! I'm Jordana, your nemesis! You've been dreading our next encounter?
Sora Huh? Oh, wait. Are you that girl who is in my class back in Imperium? Why are you way out here?
Jordana: You're about to find out.
(Ras takes the mallet from behind him.)
Lloyd: It's the mallet and gong!
Sora: Guess, we're about to find out if "shattering goodness" is a real thing.
(Ras hits the gong with the mallet multiple times. The Wolf Mask Warriors' throw their swords down as their masks start to glow. Claws appear over their hands.)
Sora: Okay, that is looking pretty real.
(The empowered Wolf Mask Warriors prepare to fight the ninja. Ras hits the gong once again.)
Lloyd: This is the sound from my visions!
(Lloyd panics and begins to hyperventilate, but Nya grabs his hand to calm him.)
Nya: We're with you, Lloyd. Together. (The ninja hold their weapons in fighting position.) And we're ready for this.
(Arin runs at the empowered Wolf Mask Warriors, but one of them pushes him away to the ground. Kai and Wyldfyre use their powers on two empowered Wolf Mask Warriors, but they go straight through their powers without being harmed and knock them both to the ground. Riyu knocks an empowered Wolf Mask Warrior back, and Sora tries to use her Tech power, but only for a brief second.)
Sora: Ugh, there's no tech for my Elemental Tech power.
Kai: Then just use Spinjitzu! Oh, right, sorry.
(An empowered Wolf Mask Warrior knocks Kai and Sora to the ground. Lloyd uses Spinjitzu to throw the warrior away just as he was about to use his claws on Kai and Sora.)
Lloyd: You were right, Sora. My visions don't matter. We're in charge of our own destinies.
(Ras hits the gong once again to keep empowering the Wolf Mask Warriors. Nya throws an empowered Wolf Mask Warrior with her golden spear, while Zane tries to throw his golden shurikens at the empowered Wolf Mask Warriors, only for them to knock them off with their claws. Ras hits the gong again.)
Lloyd: And we're ending your occupation of the Cloud Kingdom now, Ras.
Ras: I beg to differ. Cinder!
(The ninja look around for Cinder, who is revealed to be the Master of Smoke. Cinder appears behind Kai and tries to kick him, only for Kai to block the attack with his golden katana.)
Kai: I heard there's a new Elemental Master of Smoke. You know I trashed the last one, right?
(Kai uses his powers, but Cinder disappears. Cinder looks around for Kai, who appears behind him.)
Kai: Boo.
(Kai knocks Cinder to the ground, rendering him unable to get up.)
Lloyd: We know what you're doing, trying to uncover ancient secrets. But they were forbidden for a reason.
Ras: (Laughs.) Tried? No, I've succeeded. I have begun to unlock real power.
(Cinder gets up.)
Ras: Behold, what becomes of an Elemental Master who has studied the lost teachings of the Forbidden Five.
(Cinder takes out a Wolf Mask and puts it on. Ras then hits the gong. Cinder's Wolf Mask glows red, and then it disappears, transforming his boa into armor. He then levitates in the air, encircled by a dark red spinning storm, and lands with his eyes glowing red. He then knocks Kai back using the power. Ras hits the gong again.)
Arin: Is that some kind of Spinjitzu?
Ras: It is a corrupted, advanced form of your beloved fighting technique that has been long banned, forgotten. Shatterspin!
(Cinder uses Shatterspin.)
Lloyd: I've never even heard of this.
(Wyldfyre powers up.)
Wyldfyre: Who cares?! Let's fight!
(Wyldfyre tries to attack Cinder, but Cinder uses his power to teleport in the air and throws Wyldfyre to the ground. Cinder then attacks Riyu, Sora, and Arin.)
Kai: Come on. He can't stop all of us.
(Kai and Nya attack Cinder using Spinjitzu, only for him to knock them to the ground in opposite directions. One Writer of Destiny tried to lend a hand to Nya, but was prevented from doing so from an empowered Wolf Mask Warrior. Zane tries to use his Ice powers, but Ras hits the gong again, allowing Cinder to teleport and forcefully hurl Zane towards a sturdy pillar, causing him to briefly short circuit. Ras hits the gong once again as Cinder prepares to fight Lloyd. Lloyd tries to attack Cinder multiple times, but Cinder keeps teleporting and attacking Lloyd from behind, using Shatterspin in the process. He eventually knocks Lloyd to the ground.)
Wyldfyre: You'll pay for that.
(Wyldfyre tries to attack Cinder, but Cinder breaks her leg.)
Kai: Wyldfyre's hurt bad!
Ras: Cinder, finish them off.
(Ras hits the gong once again, and Cinder uses Shatterspin once again.)
Zane: Our only logical move now is to retreat.
Lloyd: But ninja don't—!
Nya: Lloyd, there's no other way. If we wanna defeat Ras, we have to get outta here and regroup. Come on, come on!
(The ninja run away from Cinder and the empowered Wolf Mask Warriors. Cinder tries to use Shatterspin on the ninja, but they run away from the vicinity in time. Ras hits the gong again while the empowered Wolf Mask Warriors are chasing the ninja. Kai starts driving the Bounty away from the kingdom and activates laser cannons, which shoot at the empowered Wolf Mask Warriors. The ninja then head back to the monastery.)
Lloyd: How can we stop Ras with that kind of power?
Nya: We'll find a way, Lloyd. Master Wu trained us well.
Lloyd: He did, Nya, but he didn't train us for this. Who can teach us how to stop Shatterspin?
(From the roof tier, Ras and Jordana watch as the ninja leave the Cloud Kingdom on the Bounty.)
Ras: The Cloud Kingdom and all the dark secrets within now belong to me. Our journey to the Blood Moon continues. The Forbidden Five shall rise again!
(Ras hits the gong, and Cinder evilly smiles, possibly preparing to perform Shatterspin once again.)
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