An Issue of Trust/Transcript

(In the newspaper warehouse, Nelson searches for Master Wu.)
Nelson: Master Wu! Master Wu! 
Wu: Yes? What is it?
Nelson: It's the ninja! They're back! And they have, um ... you-know-who with them!
(They head outside.)
Wu: Nya. Lloyd.
Lloyd: Master Wu!
Wu: It's good to see all of you.
Lloyd: You too, Master.
Nya: I just wish we had better news.
Jay: Yeah. Doesn't look like we can count on any help.
Wu: We are not without allies.
Lloyd: Ronin?
Wu: It's a long story. Come inside. I have something to show you. (He shows them Quanish's scroll.) This is the final prophecy of Quanish the Elder.
Garmadon: Quanish? Quanish was a fool.
Wu: Hopefully not entirely, for he prophesied that one day, the defenders of Ninjago would achieve a higher form of Elemental Energy. Something he called "Dragon Form," which they would use in the final conflict against evil.
Jay: Dragon Form sounds cool.
Garmadon: Did he say how this "Dragon Form" is achieved?
Wu: Unfortunately, no.
Garmadon: Hmph. Typical Quanish. Leave out the most important part.
Wu: But these images offer clues. The first shows someone leaping upwards. The second, kicking backwards. Then turning, and rotating quickly.
Kai: Lemme get this straight. To assume Dragon Form, we have to jump up, kick back, whip around, and spin?
(Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, and Lloyd attempt to do so, but fail.)
Jay: Anyone feel ... "dragon-y"?
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(Atop the Crystal Island, the Overlord gathers his council.)
Overlord: Come, Pythor, and join us. Take your place on my council.
Pythor: As you command, my Lord.
Overlord: As I command? Hmm. I commanded you to bring back the ninja, yet you have all returned empty-handed!
Pythor: Actually, I was saying "as you command" in response to you saying "join us." So in that respect, technically —
Overlord: Silence! I gave you everything! New powers, weapons, an army of Crystal Warriors. But you fail me at every turn!
Harumi: My Lord. Mister F intercepted a radio transmission from the ninja. Play it back.
Past Cole: Kai and I are with Skylor and Master Wu. We're holed up with a bunch of people at the —
Past Wu: Careful, Cole. Our radio signal could be intercepted.
Past Cole: In a place where the news never sleeps.
Harumi: They're trying to conceal their location, but I know where they are. A newspaper delivery warehouse near the harbor. It would appear the ninja are all there.
Overlord: Hmm. You have done well, Harumi. Dispatch my army. Launch the Dragonides. Find this warehouse and destroy it. But not the ninja. Leave them for me.
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(At Borg Tower, Cyrus Borg sees that the Overlord's forces are approaching.)
Cyrus Borg: (He gasps.) Oh, no!
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(At the warehouse, the ninja once again fail to achieve Dragon Form.)
Kai: Master Wu? I hate to say it, but ... I don't feel anything.
Jay: I feel nauseous.
Cole: (to an annoyed Garmadon) Maybe you were right about this Quanish guy.
(Wu throws the scroll to the ground in frustration.)
Nelson: (He notices something on the back of the paper.) Huh? Hey, check it out!
Cole: You fold it ...
Lloyd: Master Wu?
Wu: It's the Old Tongue! "Only if the allies unite through a selfless act, will main and might prevail the light, and dragon take flight."
Jay: What does that mean?
Wu: Hmm. "Main ... and might"?
Zane: Main, a noun, meaning force or strength.
Cyrus Borg: (Over the radio) Come in! Can anyone hear me?
P.I.X.A.L.: Professor Borg?
Cyrus Borg: P.I.X.A.L.! Oh, thank goodness! The Crystal Island is heading your way! The Overlord knows your location!
P.I.X.A.L.: How?
Cyrus Borg: I don't know, but he's moving his entire army into position!
Kai: We have to get these people out of here!
Cole: How? The streets are crawling with those crystal creatures!
Jay: Well, we gotta figure out a way!
Nya: But our powers are useless against the Overlord and his army.
Garmadon: Yours, perhaps. But not mine. While he's attacking you, I will attack the Overlord from behind.
Wu: Alone, even you, are no match for the Overlord.
Lloyd: He won't be alone. I'm going with him.
Garmadon: You have not yet mastered your Oni Form. You would be of little help.
Lloyd: I defeated the Overlord once before, without any Oni Form. Remember?
Cole: Well, I'm coming too!
Kai: Yeah! Don't think we're staying behind.
Wu: I'm afraid you must. For this to succeed, the Overlord's attention must be focused on this warehouse. We must draw his eye, while Lloyd and Garmadon strike from behind.
Zane: Defending this warehouse will be challenging.
Wu: Yes ... but not impossible. (The ninja get ready as Wu narrates.) First, Cole will secure the alley behind the warehouse. Then, Kai will seal the loading dock doors. That will force the Overlord's army to attack us from the front. So we station Ronin and his gang here in their mechs, minus one, which Lloyd will need.
P.I.X.A.L.: I rerouted power to the shielding. It should withstand the effect of the Crystal Island, assuming my calculations are correct.
Lloyd: I'm sure they are. Thanks, P.I.X.A.L..
P.I.X.A.L.: (She hugs him.) Good luck, Lloyd.
Garmadon: Hmm. She didn't wish me luck.
Lloyd: Well, maybe she's just not used to you being on our team.
Garmadon: It's not that. She doesn't trust me.
Lloyd: Can you blame her? (He sees that Garmadon hasn't moved.) Aren't you gonna transform?
Garmadon: Do you trust me?
Lloyd: The world is about to end. We're about to confront the Overlord himself, and you're asking me this? Now?
Garmadon: You're stalling.
Lloyd: I'm not stalling, I'm trying to get us moving!
Garmadon: Then answer the question.
Lloyd: Ugh, fine! Yes, okay? I ... I think I trust you.
Garmadon: You think? Or you know?
Lloyd: I think I know.
Garmadon: You think you know, or you know you think? Because those are two very different —
Lloyd: Holy moly! Can we please, for the sake of all Ninjago, discuss this after we defeat the Overlord?! (He leaves in his mech.)
Garmadon: (He transforms angrily.) How can they not trust me?!
(In front of the warehouse, the Overlord's army approaches as the heroes stand ready to face them.)
Kai: Uh, what are they waiting for?
Cole: Maybe someone should try to communicate with them?
Jay: (He climbs atop a car.) Ahem. I think I speak for everyone here when I say that violence is not the answer. And I bet, heh, if we talk this out, we'll see we're not so different! Sure, maybe you're all made of stone and were brought to life by the forces of evil, but that doesn't mean all of you are evil, right? So what do you say? Why don't we all calm down and just go home?
(The Vengestone Guards get into position.)
Kai: Thanks for nothing, Jay.
All: Ninja, go!
(The two sides charge at each other.)
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(Atop the Crystal Island, Harumi approaches the Overlord.)
Harumi: The battle has begun. 
Overlord: Good. Inform me when it's — (He is attacked by Garmadon.) 
Garmadon: Harumi. You look surprised. 
Lloyd: You started without me! 
Overlord: Garmadon. You have chosen to fight with the ninja? 
Garmadon: Yes. That's why I just attacked you. 
Overlord: Then, perish with them! 
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