A Lesson in Anger/Transcript

(On the rice fields, villagers flee from Vengestone Guards, and Cole blasts a few guards away from them.)
Cole: Ha! Invincible, my butt! (The guards get up.) Oh no! (His car is sent flying through the air.) Yikes! Uh, slight problem here.
Jay: Hang on, Cole, ole' buddy, I gotcha! Come on, Cole. I think it's time to get out of here! Jump on my bike!
Cole: Just gimme a sec here!
Jay: Cole, we have to go. Now!
(Nya arrives on the Destiny's Bounty and fires at the Vengestone Guards.)
Nya: You okay down there?
Cole: Yeah! But my engine is fried!
Nya: Jay, can you tow Cole's vehicle back to the Sam X Cave?
Jay: Yeah, I think so. What about you?
Nya: I'll meet you there. We may have found a way to stop all this!
Cole: That's great! How?
Nya: It's easier to just show you.
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(The ninja arrive at the Samurai X Cave.)
Cole: So how do we stop these things?
Wu: We've discovered that our enemies have a weakness. They may be impervious to Elemental Power, but not to the Oni Form.
Jay: Oni Form?
Wu: In the beginning, there was the dragon and the Oni. Order and chaos, creation and destruction. You have been taught to channel Elemental Power, which comes from the dragon. But the Oni has an equal and opposite. And the highest form of that power is the Oni Form.
Kai: How did you learn this?
Garmadon: From me.
Kai: Garmadon?
Jay: Look out!
Zane: Master Wu, get down!
Garmadon: Really? This again?
Jay: (To Lloyd) What happened to his other arms?
Wu: We saw my brother use it against the Crystal Warriors. It was most effective. And Lloyd is part Oni. If Garmadon can teach him how to achieve his Oni Form, we might have a chance.
Kai: You sure about this, Lloyd?
Lloyd: Not even remotely. But I did see Garmadon use it, and it worked against them.
Wu: Unfortunately, I see no choice. The Crystal Island drains the power from your vehicles. The Vengestone army nullifies your elemental powers, leaving us defenseless.
Garmadon: I understand your mistrust. But I have changed since last we met. And I shall do my best to be a kind and patient teacher to Lloyd.
(He begins to train Lloyd.)
Garmadon: This is terrible! Spin!
Nya: (To Kai) What happened to kind and patient?
Garmadon: How can you be doing it so wrong? The Oni Form comes from within! You must embrace all your emotions, your anger and frustration, and then release it!
(Lloyd does acrobatics across the cave.)
Garmadon: No, no! You're doing it with your body, but not with your mind!
Lloyd: With my mind?
Garmadon: Yes! With the connection between your mind and soul! The inside of your personal reality! You must find it, feel it, and crush it! Only when you have conquered your inner form, can you control your outer form! Now try again! Assume your Oni stance, and spin! (Lloyd does so.) Somehow that was more terrible. How are you not getting this? It's so simple!
Jay: Simmer down, "Master" Garmadon. He's doing exactly what you said!
Cole: You keep changing the rules, saying different stuff!
Kai: I don't think he has any clue how to achieve Oni Form.
Garmadon: Wrong! You must give up control, and give in to your rage! Then channel it through your face!
Zane: Are you sure this is wise, Master Wu? This seems contrary to all your teachings.
Nya: Yeah, I — I don't remember "channeling rage through my face".
Garmadon: All things have an opposite. If you wish to achieve Oni Form, you must do the opposite of what you have been taught.
Wu: What did you say?
Garmadon: I said, if he wishes to achieve—
Wu: No, not that. You said all things have an opposite. And you are correct.
Nya: About what?
Wu: If there is an all powerful Oni Form on one side of the spectrum, perhaps there is an all powerful Dragon Form on the other. Misako is still at the library in Domu. Perhaps she can help us with this research. P.I.X.A.L., I could use your help to reach her.
Garmadon: Good! Go! Maybe we'll get somewhere when the backseat drivers are gone. Back to work! And remember, you must unleash your anger! Channel it!
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(On the news, Gayle Gossip is reporting from the city.)
Gayle: The moment we've all feared is here. The unidentified floating crystal structure has reached downtown. And it has brought with it a crystal army. (She watches the Vengestone Guards crystalize a citizen.) Vinny, did you get that? It appears the crystals spread by infecting others! Wait. I've just been told Mayor Trustable is issuing a statement. We're going live to City Hall.
Ulysses: (To Dwayne) ... can you please make sure my car is ready for me to evacuate the city as quickly as — what? Right now? We—we're live? Oh, um ... please, please! Citizens of Ninjago City, stay calm! This is no cause for panic.
Reporter #1: What about the crystal army marching through the city?
Andrea Thomson: And the floating island of doom hovering above us?
Ulysses: (He chuckles.) You think your fearless mayor doesn't have a backup plan? Law and order will be restored any moment.
(Behind Vengestone Guards, the New Ninja appear.)
Teal Ninja: Wherever there are criminals! Wherever there are convicts! Wherever there are felons! You will find ... the New Ninja! Ninja, charge! (They tackle the guards, but are quickly defeated.) Backflip! How the heck did you all get — oh. (The other New Ninja crystalize him.)
Reporter #2: Do you have a backup plan for the backup plan?
Ulysses: Uh, of course I do. Run for your lives! This is the end!
(Everyone runs away screaming.)
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(At the Samurai X Cave, Garmadon continues to train Lloyd.)
Garmadon: No, no, no! Terrible times infinity! I would have an easier time teaching dogs how to speak! I've been to the Realm of Madness, the Underworld, the Cursed, the Departed Realm. But I have never found myself in a situation more hopeless than this! It's like you want Ninjago to fall to the Overlord! Harumi would at least have understood what I was getting at!
(Furious, Lloyd's hands glow with purple energy.)
Cole: Uh, Lloyd?
Kai: Your hands are purple!
(Panicked, Lloyd shakes his hands and the purple energy disappears.)
Garmadon: What are you doing? Don't stop! I'm trying to save your miserable city from the Overlord himself! And at the first sign of success, you lose your nerve?
Wu: He is doing his best, brother.
Garmadon: His best is inadequate! It's clear you've been too soft on him. You are a poor teacher.
Lloyd: I knew bringing you here was a terrible idea. But you just went too far!
Cole: Yeah! Nobody insults Master Wu!
Zane: We are wasting valuable time! Our city is being overrun while we argue.
Cole: Yeah! Enough of this nonsense. We need to get out there and save everyone the old-fashioned way. With smarts and ninja skills.
Zane: Logically, I must concur. Every second we delay reduces the chances of our victory by —
Garmadon: So be it! Despite the brilliance of my instruction, it is apparent to me that some people simply cannot be helped. But tell me. Inform my ignorance. How are you going to defeat an enemy whose very existence mutes your elemental powers and renders your vehicles useless?
P.I.X.A.L.: With these! (She raises platforms with the ninja's vehicles.) I have coated the vehicles in a nanotech polymer designed to withstand the energy-draining properties of the crystals. The crystals emit a form of radiation that disrupts electrical systems. I have shielded against it. Instead of being drained, the Crystal Temple will actually provide a power boost.
Jay: Oh, this is so much better than poorly taught Oni Form classes.
P.I.X.A.L.: The increased power should also augment your weapons systems, allowing for more effective combat. But please do not use the power boost too often, or you risk your vehicles burning out.
Cole: Hmm. Small concern about burning out our engines versus saving everything that's important to us? That's a risk I'm willing to take.
Kai: I agree.
Jay: Totally!
Lloyd: Alright, then. I gave Oni Form a chance.
Garmadon: Debatable.
Lloyd: Looks like this is our only solution. Ninja, go!
(The ninja leave in their vehicles.)
Garmadon: (To Wu) You realize they do not stand a chance, don't you?
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