Gangs of the Sea/Transcript

(In Imperium, Ras paces around in his cell. He glares at the camera, through which Rapton is watching him.)
Rapton: (To his screen.) Not how you expected this to work out, is it, Lord Ras? (He laughs, but nearly drops his device when Beatrix enters.) Uh, all praise the good Empress. Everything's ready, just as you ordered.
Beatrix: Excellent. We must beat the ninja to those three Dragon Energy Cores. Then we'll be able to destroy them once and for all.
Rapton: Of course. But, uh, is it possible to be too focused on the ninja? The Claws of Imperium... shouldn't we be maybe capturing dragons?
Beatrix: The ninja defied me, humiliated me. They will pay! And then no one will be able to stop us from getting any dragon we need.
Rapton: Well, of course. Uh, I'll send everyone immediately! All hail the good Empress!
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(In the hangar bay, the ninja plan their journey.)
Nya: We think the three Dragon Cores can be found somewhere here, here, and here. We have to find all of them if we want to stop the MergeQuakes and stabilize the world.
Lloyd: So, we have to split up into three teams. Now, how do you wanna —
Nya: Me and Sora.
Sora: Yeah! Me and Nya. And Riyu. We're a team.
Lloyd: Then me and Arin will be a team.
Arin: Sounds good. And that leaves...
Kai: (Simultaneously.) With her? Don't get us into trouble!
Wyldfyre: (Simultaneously.) With him? Don't get us into trouble!
Zane: I will remain here at the monastery to deal with any MergeQuakes that arise. And to also work on figuring out the portal gates. There is a high percentage chance the gates are tied to the Merge. Perhaps since I woke on the Imperium side of the gate, they will be the key to finding the other ninja. And P.I.X.A.L..
Nya: Thanks, Zane. That could change everything. Sora, let's go.
(Sora the dragon leaps up and lands before her, knocking the table away.)
Nya: Right, I guess Sora should be coming too. (The two Soras exchange a look.) I was talking to Sora. Oh, uh, the other Sora, not that Sora. (They exchange another look.) Both of you! Ugh. We're headed out, me and Sora.
Arin: Which one?
Nya: The person! Us, and Riyu, are gonna travel by dragon, which includes Sora.
Arin: Which one?
Nya: The dragon! This name thing is gonna be a problem.
Wyldfyre: If they're traveling by dragon, then so are we. We will ride on my family, Heatwave.
Kai: Wait wait wait. Where am I gonna sit?
Wyldfyre: The obvious place, behind me.
Kai: But I'm older!
Wyldfyre: Exactly! Behind me's a good place for the afternoon naps someone your age needs.
Kai: I'm not that old! And for the record, naps are awesome!
Arin: Glad I'm not in that group.
Lloyd: You and I are gonna take the Destiny's Bounty. Flying by airship should be easy. Smooth sailing ahead.
(The teams leave the hangar bay.)
Zane: Finally, fewer distractions from my work. (He goes back to work, but Mr. Frohicky tongues him to clean him, and he sighs.)
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(On the Destiny's Bounty, Lloyd and Arin watch the clouds below them.)
Lloyd: The Dragon Core's supposed to be out across the ocean, so I think we're on the right track.
Arin: Should be smooth air. What are we gonna do in the meantime?
Lloyd: I know just the thing.
(They meditate.)
Arin: Uh, this is fun and all, but maybe we can do something less close to sleeping?
Lloyd: Mindfulness is about being awake. Paying attention. But that reminds me... remember in Dorama's theater, when you somehow gave Spinjitzu power to an inanimate object?
Arin: I haven't been able to do it since. I'm starting to think I imagined it.
Lloyd: No, you did that. And there's no reason you can't do it again. Your self-taught Spinjitzu is a bit wonky, but it's incredible you learned it on your own. It makes sense to me you have other skills you haven't tapped into yet. We just have to learn what's holding you back. (He hands him a plate.) Throw it, and try to give it Spinjitzu power. (Arin tries, but fails.) It's okay. Remember your mindfulness. Focus, and try again.
Arin: (He focuses and tries again, but the plate flies off the ship, nearly hitting some seagulls.) Sorry!
Lloyd: Don't worry! One less plate for me to wash.
(Arin tries again multiple times to no avail.)
Arin: Come on. Focus. You can do this! Think. What did you do when you did this last time? (He recalls when he fought Dorama's marionette.)
Past Sora: I can't breathe!
Arin: (He tries again, and it finally works.) I did it!
(The plate smashes into the engine and destroys it.)
Lloyd: That was the last of our dinner plates.
Arin: What happened?
Lloyd: I'm thinking the plate spun right through the engine.
Arin: Well, the good news is... I gave it Spinjitzu power?
(The Bounty starts to free fall.)
Lloyd: Remember when we said this would be a smooth ride? (They leap to the steering wheel.) Keep it steady!
(They land the Bounty in the water.)
Arin: Structurally, the hull's still good, so we're not gonna sink. I hope.
Lloyd: But the engines are cooked, and there's no way to fix them without equipment. Without engines, there's no way to fly, and no way to call anyone for help.
Arin: We just have to paddle our way out. With this! (He holds up a mop.) No, wait. With this! (He holds up a rake.) Don't we have any paddles on this ship?
Lloyd: Airships usually don't need them. But, we do have these. (He opens the sails.)
Arin: Oh yeah. (He notices that the ocean had changed color.) Hey, Lloyd! Check this out.
Lloyd: This must be a mix of the blue ocean of Ninjago, with red water from some other realm. And it all came together in the Merge.
Arin: The Merge just makes everything so weird.
(They look up to see an aircraft above them, and they yell for help.)
Lloyd: (Simultaneously.) Hey! Hey! We need help! (He fires energy blasts upwards like flares.)
Arin: (Simultaneously.) Hey! Hey! Down here! Stop!
(The pilot turns out to be Rapton, and he flies away.)
Lloyd: How could they not see us? What kind of clown is flying that ship?
Arin: (He sees structures in the distance.) What is that?
Lloyd: That looks like a place we might find some help. (They get closer.) Hello? Hi! Our ship's engines have taken damage!
Arin: Which was sorta, kinda, a little, totally my fault.
(On the docks, five Merlopians fire arrows at the ship.)
Ocean gang leader: Destroy the interlopers!
Arin: I'm guessing they're not interested in helping us!
Lloyd: I'm getting the same idea. We gotta get out of here!
(Arin attempts to steer them away, but they are blocked by a crab monster.)
Arin: There's a little bit of a hiccup in the "getting out of here" part.
Ocean gang leader: Sink the ship! Destroy the interlopers!
Arin: What is that?
Lloyd: A crab. It's like a crustacean, but —
Arin: I know what a crab is! They're not usually as big as a house!
(The crab monster attacks them.)
Lloyd: Look out!
Arin: How'd they get a giant monster crab?
Ocean gang leader: Destroy the interlopers!
Lloyd: I don't know, but it looks like that guy is controlling it with that crown. We have to get it off the ship!
(Lloyd and Arin try to loosen the crab's hold, but it attacks them with a beam of energy.)
Lloyd: Hold on! (He adjusts the ship and fires cannons at the crab, finally managing to get away.)
Arin: They should really put up a sign if they don't want visitors.
Lloyd: (He tests a few buttons.) It's no use. After the damage from that fight, our ship's barely treading water.
Arin: We gotta fix our ride, or we'll never get anywhere, let alone find the Dragon Core.
(They hear bumping noises from below.)
Lloyd: Sounded like something hit us?
(They run to check and find a small floating structure with algae farmers on it.)
Arin: They seem friendly.
Lloyd: How so?
Arin: They're not shooting arrows at us, or attacking us with a giant crab monster.
(They approach the villagers.)
Lloyd: Hey there. We, uh, have a problem with our ship. Is there anyone here that could help fix our engines?
Dale: Reckon we got a good news, bad news situation. I could work on your engine, but I need to get back to my shop, which is impossible.
Arin: Why? Where's your shop?
Dale: You happen to pass by a big floating structure overrun by nasty jerks with arrows and a giant crab guarding it? That's where. (He starts to narrate.) That used to be our home, at least till that Merlopian gang showed up. The leader of the gang controls a giant crab, if you can believe it. They took over our home, and we've been stuck floating on this thing ever since.
Lloyd: We ran into the same gang and their obnoxious crab.
Female villager: We're just peaceful algae farmers. But ever since the Merge, strange characters have been coming through, like that ocean gang.
Male villager: They stole all our village and they eat all our algae.
Non-binary villager: If we don't find land soon, we'll all starve.
Arin: Why don't you just fight and take your home back?
Dale: What, and take on that gang and their crab? We're farmers. We ain't fighters.
Lloyd: We can help you get your village back. You need a place to live, and we can't go anywhere until our engines get fixed.
Arin: So we can solve both problems by going back and kicking ocean gang butt!
Lloyd: As long as you are willing to stand up and fight. We'll train you with the materials you have on hand.
(Lloyd and Arin train the villagers in a montage. At night, a Merlopian spots a raft with a note on it floating towards the docks.)
Merlopian 1: It's too dark to read.
Arin: Ugh, it says "look behind you".
Merlopian 1: That's what it says? Huh. Maybe it's time for me to finally get reading glasses. (He turns around, but gets kicked into the sea by Arin.)
Lloyd: Now! (He and the villagers attack the Merlopians.) Any sign of the leader?
Arin: No, but he has to be around here somewhere.
Lloyd: We need to find him and get his crown, before he can call the giant crab. (The giant crab appears, and the villagers scream in fear.) Too late.
(They fight on, but are surrounded by Merlopians.)
Arin: We can take 'em! Focus! Just like we practiced!
Female villager: This isn't gonna work! There's too many of them!
Arin: They're not that tough! This is your home! Fight for it! I promise this is gonna be good! (The crab roars before them.) This is gonna be bad.
Ocean gang leader: Destroy the interlopers!
Lloyd: There he is! I'll go get him, and that control crown.
Arin: And I'll stay here and keep that monster busy! Um, I will, uh, try to keep that monster busy? Somehow? Maybe?
Lloyd: (He pursues the leader.) Hey! Call off your crab! Now! (The leader kicks his ladder loose.) So, I'm doing this the hard way. (He nearly catches up, but the leader cuts the rope he's sliding on.) Oh come on! (He swings on the cut rope and lands in front of the leader.) Where are you going? Call off your crab monster and give the people back their village. Now!
Ocean gang leader: Destroy the interloper!
Lloyd: Why do you keep saying that? It sounds so weird.
(Arin and the villagers run into more Merlopians.)
Arin: You guys again? (He sees a plate on the ground.) Just like I practiced. (He throws the plate, but it only flies past the Merlopians into the sea.)
Merlopian 2: Hey, our new plates! We just got those.
Arin: So, not like I practiced. (To the villagers.) Is there any other place we could go?
Female villager: Not really.
(Lloyd fights the gang leader, but is seemingly defeated. The leader approaches him.)
Lloyd: Gotcha. (He fires an energy blast and knocks the crown off the leader.)
Ocean gang leader: Thank you. I never thought I'd escape the creature.
Lloyd: Wait, what?
(All the Merlopians drop their weapons.)
Lloyd: The gang wasn't controlling the monster. The monster was controlling the gang!
Ocean gang leader: Yes. The crab is the mastermind behind this. It made us take over, so it could feed off the processed algae.
Arin: (He notices the crab has a glowing tooth.) That tooth! It's gotta be the source of its power!
Lloyd: Yeah, probably how it was mind controlling the gang.
Arin: That tooth doesn't match any of the others. Which means someone put that thing in its mouth to give it power! But who would do something like that?
Ocean gang leader: Merlopians and villagers, team up!
Dale: Work together so that monster can't blast us, or control anybody ever again!
Arin: Ugh, that monster is so annoying! (He realizes something.) Annoying. We tried everything, we haven't tried that! (He leaps onto the crab's head with his grappling hook.) Hey crab! Hey! Over here! Over here! Look at me! Do you see me? Huh? Huh? You're not looking! (The crab punches its own head.) Lloyd! Now!
(Lloyd uses Spinjitzu to knock the tooth out. The crab shrinks to normal size, and quickly swims away. Everyone cheers.)
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(In the morning, Dale works on the Bounty.) 
Dale: Almost done. Once I'm through, I reckon your engine will run better than ever.
Lloyd: How much for your work?
Dale: Nah, this job's on the house. You didn't just save us from a monster, you brought us together into one big happy family. And you're more than welcome to stay with us.
Arin: Sounds fun, but we're on a very important mission. The fate of the world is at stake.
Lloyd: Just know, if we succeed, we couldn't have done it without your help. Thank you.
(The two wave goodbye and fly off in their newly repaired ship.)
Arin: I sure hope the other ninja are having an easier time on their mission than we are.
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(In a forest, Greenbone Warriors surround Kai and Wyldfyre in a pit with spikes.)
Kai and Wyldfyre: This is totally your fault!
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Category:Season 1 (Dragons Rising)