The Merge: Part 2

The Merge: Part 2 is the second episode of the first season of Ninjago: Dragons Rising.
==Synopsis==
Arin and Sora develop new powers that just might help them confront the dragon hunters. Can the Green Ninja teach them how to harness their abilities?
Cartoon Network Asia: Lloyd, Arin and Sora travel return Riyu to his clan and discover a strange, new power to confront the dragon hunters who follow them.https://content.astro.com.my/details/Lego-Ninjago-Dragons-Rising-Ep102-1:10000391:49600333
Extended: Lloyd frees Arin and Sora from the prison train, and they escape with the young dragon, Riyu, who gives them a clue to find his home. They return to the Ninja Cave to research Lloyd's maps. Sora repairs the Bounty, and they travel to the land of Three Peaks to reunite Riyu with his clan. The Claws follow them and capture Riyu's Matriarch, who grants Lloyd a mysterious new power to fight back. Riyu stays with the Ninja.https://mojtv.hr/serije/195679/ninjago-dragons-rising.aspx
==Plot==
On the roof of the train, Lloyd asks Arin and Sora about the 'ninja' on the bridge, with the two explaining that he saw Arin. While bewildered at how Arin knew Spinjitzu, a Claw Hunter takes Lloyd by surprise and knocks him into their compartment. While fighting the hunter, Lloyd has him slice the two teens' cuffs with his sword before knocking him out.
left|thumb|Arin and Sora meeting Lloyd Getting on the rooftop, Lloyd tells Arin and Sora to jump, but they didn't want to leave the baby dragon behind. As they were about to search for him, Rapton and some hunters corner them and attack. Sora tries to use her newly acquired Technology powers, but is unable to summon them. While Lloyd and Sora hold off the guards, Arin takes off to rescue the dragon, who transfers power to Sora. Not having full control over her powers yet, Sora accidentally turns the Claw Hunters' swords into bombs. The trio jump off the train as they explode. Lloyd is still bewildered by Arin and Sora's abilities. Their conversation is interrupted when the dragon uses some nearby debris to form a sculpture of three mountains, indicating where his home is.
Lloyd brings Arin, Sora and the dragon to the Monastery of Spinjitzu, with Arin in particular being excited to be there. Lloyd looks through papers that were sent by Kai, who was exploring the newly merged realm. He finds a drawing similar to the dragon's sculpture and is able to map out where it is. Since the old Bounty is being used, the group must use the new Bounty, but it isn't fully finished. Sora volunteers to fix the ship up and prompts the dragon to give her a boost. Not sensing any immediate danger, the dragon doesn't respond. 
thumb|right|Arin and Lloyd make small talk.
Sora takes to fixing it normally while Lloyd and Arin wait, the latter saying Sora is a better at humming than at singing and how they met before expressing his belief about the ninja and his parents being lost in the Merge. Lloyd immediately started to explain what happened to him the day of the Merge. 
Master Wu asked Lloyd to find scrolls about "the Coalescence", seeming distressed about something. Lloyd is about to leave, when Wu tells him that he hopes he'll do a good job when he becomes the new master of the monastary. That's when the Merge began to happen. After doing damage control and saving the people, including Arin himself, from being swept into the storm, the Ninja headed for the storm itself before it closed in on it itself and exploded. Lloyd woke up back at the Monastery alone, the building itself being moved far from Ninjago and placed on top of a large mountain peak. Lloyd tried looking through Wu's scrolls, but most were destroyed aside from one talking about entities known as Source Dragons, which were said to have some involvement in the Merge. Lloyd spent weeks alone, only for Kai to return on the Bounty.
thumb|left|Lloyd and Kai shut down a MergeQuake.
Just as they were reuniting, another crack in reality opened nearby. These cracks were unstable spaces where multiple realities were trying to occupy the same area. Lloyd and Kai used their elemental powers to close the hole. Knowing they needed answers with the scrolls destroyed, Kai decided to go out and explore the realms, potentially finding the other ninja in the process. Lloyd chose to stay behind and keep what was left of Ninjago safe, leading to him going to the Crossroads and seeing Arin on the bridge.
Back in the present, Sora finishes the final touches on the new Bounty and the group sets off. Eventually, they arrive at their destination, only to be ambushed by the Claws of Imperium, who had been following them in secret. The hunters do heavy damage to the ship causing it to fall. Just as it’s about to crash into a nearby mountain, a dragon picks it up and places it on solid land. The dragon, speaking in human language, tries to take the dragon back, believing Lloyd, Arin and Sora to be enemies.
thumb|right|The Ninja speaking with Riyu's Matriarch The dragon's name is revealed to be Riyu. Lloyd tries to resolve the issue diplomatically, wanting to prove to the dragon that they are allies. The Claws of Imperium swoop in, and capture the dragon, who is stated to be the Matriarch. The trio go into action, fending off the hunters. Ultimately, the Matriarch has to put trust in Lloyd, lending him some of her power. Lloyd uses his power boost to scare the hunters into retreating.
The Matriarch expresses how she felt a connection between herself and Lloyd, indicating a further connection between Source Dragons and Elemental Masters. The two parties agree on having to adapt to their newly merged world and change it for the better. Lloyd also decides to fully take Arin and Sora under his wing.
thumb|left|Arin and Sora say their goodbyes to Riyu.
Arin and Sora say goodbye to Riyu, but the dragon isn't ready to part ways yet. The Matriarch consents to letting Riyu stay with them, also announcing that the herd will need to relocate, and that Riyu can find them if he needs help. The herd and the ninja go their separate ways.
In Imperium, Ras reports to Empress Beatrix, with the villainous party now witnessing Lloyd's connection with Riyu's Matriarch, meaning they can now hunt down more Source Dragons' existence. Beatrix goes to meet a Source Dragon, locked away in a giant sphere prison, declaring her goal of capturing all the dragons and having the power to rule over the Merged Realms.
==Appearances==
===Characters===
====Cast====
*Arin - Deven Mack
*Beatrix - Nicole Oliver
*Dragon Matriarch - Brenda Crichlow
*Kai - Vincent Tong (flashback)
*Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
*Rapton - Giles Panton
*Ras - Brian Drummond
*Riyu - Brian Drummond
*Sora - Sabrina Pitre
*Wu - Paul Dobson (flashback)
====Non-speaking====
*Cole (flashback)
*Jay (flashback)
*Nya (flashback)
*Zane (flashback)
====Mentioned====
*Arin's parents
*Sora's parents
===Creatures===
*Source Dragon of Energy (partially)
===Items===
*Arin's grappling hook
*Glass core
*Imperium Drones
*Imperium Swords
*Lloyd's golden sword
*Nunchucks
===Vehicles===
*Destiny's Bounty (flashback)
*Destiny's Bounty
*Hover chariots
*Light Mech
*Prison trains
*SA Mark 01
===Events===
*The Merge (flashback)
**MergeQuakes (flashback)
===Locations===
*Imperium
**Kingdom of Imperium
*Land of the Three Mountains
*Ninjago
**Mountains of Impossible Height
***Monastery of Spinjitzu
***Hangar bay
**Ninjago City (flashback)
**Crossroads (flashback)
===Species===
*Cats (pictured)
*Dragons
**Mountain Dragons
**Source Dragons
*Humans
*Nindroids (flashback)
*Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids
==Transcript==
For the transcript of the episode, click here.
==Trivia==
===Continuity===
*This episode, along with "The Merge: Part 1," marks two episodes as a two-part episode for the first time since "Curseworld, Part I" and "Curseworld, Part II."
*The hangar bay is still wrecked from when the Crystal Council destroyed it in The Fall of the Monastery.
*When Lloyd is about to fight Rapton and the Claws of Imperium to get the Dragon Matriarch to power him up part of his theme "Revealing the Green Ninja" is heard, this is similar to when The Green Ninja was about to fight Garmadon in Zane's dream in "Never Trust a Snake".
===Errors===
*The lower half of Sora's hood is seen as she climbs out of the compartment.
*In the flashback scene, Lloyd's hands clip through each other when he picks up one of the scrolls.
*When talking to Wu in the flashback scene, Lloyd says that Wu is almost a thousand years old. However, this is not true, since as Wu himself says in "A Painful Promise," he is thousands of years old.
**Although he could be referring to how long Wu has been the master of the Monastery of Spinjitzu.
*When Lloyd, Arin and Sora jump off the train, Lloyd uses his Dojo suit.
*When Sora climbs out the train, she has armor.
*In the Finnish dub of this episode, a narrator reads the titlecard, but not in any of the other episodes.
==Video==
File:LEGO NINJAGO Dragons Rising - The Merge- Pt 2 - S1 E2
NINJAGO Dragons Rising - Baby Dragon Riyu
NINJAGO - Coming soon - It’s Happening...
NINJAGO Dragons Rising - Save the Dragons!
==Gallery==
For the gallery of the episode, click here.
==Translations==
==References==
Category:2023
Category:Episodes
de:Die Verschmelzung: Teil 2
es:La Fusión: Parte 2
pl:Fuzja: Część 2
ru:Слияние: Часть 2
Category:Episodes of Season 1 (Dragons Rising)