The Last Djinn/Transcript

(Two dragons fly in circles above the dragon stables in the Monastery. Inside, Zane studies the portal gate.)
Zane: Perhaps a higher frequency can elicit a response corridor. What is your assessment? (He turns to a photo of P.I.X.A.L. taped to the wall beside him and sighs.) You are right. The odds of activating the portal gate through frequency spanning is low.
(Mr. Frohicky runs into Zane while carrying a bucket of ice. He yelps and loses his balance. Zane catches him.)
Zane: Oh! Apologies, Mr. Frohicky. I did not hear you arrive. 
Mr. Frohicky: I was being super quiet. (The ice block falls out of the bucket and topples down the stairs. Mr. Frohicky yelps and runs after it.) I did not want to disturb... (He trips on a stair.) Oof, oh! Whoever you were speaking to. (He yelps as he drops the ice again.) 
Zane: P.I.X.A.L. She went missing when the Merge happened. 
(Mr. Frohicky grabs the sliding ice block with his tongue and walks up the stairs to Zane.) 
Mr. Frohicky: (Slurred.) Ah. Talking to a picture? That's totally normal. (He unsticks his tongue from the ice block.) Oh! Please tell me the picture doesn't talk back.
Zane: It does not. I find talking as if she were still here helps me solve problems... Like the problem of activating this portal gate again. 
Mr. Frohicky: You've been so busy with that gate I figured you would need some extra ice. 
Zane: Why would I possibly need ice?
Mr. Frohicky: You're the Ice Ninja, right? I'm sure you need a lot of it to keep your powers ready at all times. 
Zane: I am the Elemental Master of Ice. I form it as needed. I do not need extra ice to replenish my powers. (He creates another block of ice on top of the one in Mr. Frohicky's bucket.) 
Mr. Frohicky: Oh. This is kind of embarrassing, then. Let's pretend this never happened, shall we? (He leaves, muttering to himself.) What were you thinking? Worst Assistant Monastery Keeper ever. Oh, Mother was right!
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(Nya, Sora, and Riyu traverses the underground tunnel.)
Sora: Are these tunnels getting smaller? I swear they're getting smaller.
(Riyu, with a boobytrap spear in his mouth, whimpers at the darkness.)
Nya: Sure, this ancient tomb is not exactly the safest place we've been...
(They see a skeleton on the spike wall.)
Sora: Understatement. I'm thinking we're not wanted here. The boobytrap spears that shot at us when we entered was my first clue.
(Riyu tosses the spear out of his mouth.)
Nya: The Dragon Core we need is missing. This tomb is the only way I know of to find out where it went. It's why I brought these. (She holds up a sack of gemstones.)
Sora: A bag of rocks?
Nya: Seeker Stones. The Cloud Kingdom archives let me borrow them. There's supposedly a burial vault in here. If I arrange the stones correctly, it'll show us anything we seek. Well, anything that isn't alive. Weird rules, I know.
Sora: Given my luck recently, I bet those stones fall into acid before we get a chance to use them.
Nya: What are you talking about?
Sora: If you haven't noticed, things don't always go right for me. I create a hard light technology, it gets used as a weapon. Almost win a mech race, cause a war between two kingdoms. We try to find a Dragon Energy Core to save the world, it's missing. I'm a black cloud.
Nya: Don't be silly. Never lose hope, Sora. We'll be fine—
(Nya steps on a tile, and they fall into a pit with acid below them. She propels herself into a side tunnel with her water powers and grabs Sora and Riyu, the latter dropping Clutch Powers' guidebook into the acid. She then pulls Sora and Riyu up to safety.)
Sora: Is that acid? (To Nya.) Did I not call this?
Nya: No. You said the Seeker Stones would fall into acid. But look! (Nya shows Sora the stones.) Ninja never quit. Or lose hope.
Sora: (Sighs.) Fair. It's just... hard to be hopeful when so many things go wrong.
Nya: It's tough for anything to go right when you don't have any hope.
Sora: Heh. Is that a Master Wu saying?
Nya: No. It's a Nya saying. But Master Wu always said, "Not all Spinjitzu lessons are about fighting." Consider this a lesson.
(The trio see a symbol resembling the Seeker Stones in the wall ahead of them. Nya and Sora nod at each other.)
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(In the Monastery, Mr. Frohicky scrubs the floor with a toothbrush.)
Mr. Frohicky: Oh. I cannot believe I tried to give ice to the Ice Ninja! (He groans.) If you don't get on top of your job, Frohicky, the ninja are going to fire you!
Zane: (Talking to himself.) Perhaps if I initiate a polarity field, the gate will activate the— (He pauses when he spots Mr. Frohicky.) Um. Why are you doing that?
Mr. Frohicky: So the Monastery will be spotless when the others return with the Dragon Energy Cores! 
Zane: But why are you using that miniscule brush? It will take you approximately 61,696 hours.
Mr. Frohicky: That, is a lot of hours!
(Zane exits. Mr. Frohicky gasps.)
Mr. Frohicky: Got it! (He tosses the toothbrush into the bucket and runs off.) 
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(Nya, Sora, and Riyu enter the burial vault.)
Sora: Woah. (Chuckles.) Whoever built this tomb hired a good interior designer.
Nya: The djinn knew a thing or two about showmanship, that's for sure.
Sora: Who's... the djinn?
Nya: The djinn isn't a person. They were powerful and magical beings from the realm of Djinjago. They used to wield wish magic.
Sora: Used to?
Nya: Long before the Merge, Djinjago was destroyed, including everyone who lived there. (They arrive at the altar.) Here we are. According to the scrolls in the Cloud Kingdom, if we place the stones in the right order on this altar, it'll show us the location of whatever we're searching for.
Sora: Great, so what's the right order?
Nya: No clue! But we'll figure it out. (She starts placing gems on the altar.) Maybe this goes... hm, wait. Hm. That doesn't match. But if... huh, if this lines up with that one, then... nah. No, wait. Oh, what about... oh, I think I got it! Done!
Sora: (She picks up the center stone.) What about this one?
Nya: Oh. Missed that. Maybe... here? (She places the stone in the center hole on the altar. The stones light up and the room darkens.)
Sora: Something's happening.
(The stones flash and an eye appears on the center stone. A shockwave knocks Nya and Sora down, before everything goes back to normal.)
Sora: You saw that eye, right?
(Nya approaches the altar.)
Sora: That was weird. Rocks don't have eyes.
Nya: (She puts away the stones.) And it gave us no clue where to find the Dragon Core. (She groans.)
Sora: (She sighs.) My bad luck just curses everything.
Nya: Stop it. You're not cursed. I must've used these stones wrong. Guess we're back to trying other ways to find our core. Let's get out of here.
(The trio leaves the tomb. As they leave, Seeker Stone marks are seen on both Nya's and Sora's hands.)
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(In the dragon stables, Zane carries a broom with P.I.X.A.L.'s picture attached to it.) 
Zane: (He scratches his head.) I just do not understand, P.I.X.A.L. This gate was not here before the Merge, but appeared right after, along with a matching gate at the second Monastery under Imperium. (He enters the elevator.) Oh, yes! And Nya found another portal gate under the Cloud Kingdom. Are these the only three?
(The elevator doors open. In the relaxation room, Mr. Frohicky screams while clinging onto an out-of-control mop machine.)
Mr. Frohicky: Help! Oh, I've blundered! Ah!
Zane: I cannot comprehend how this situation came about.
Mr. Frohicky: I picked up this automatic mop machine from... (He screams.) Kreel! (The mud machine goes up the wall as he continues screaming.) I thought it was going to make my cleaning easier! I was wrong!
(Zane uses his ice powers to stop the machine. Mr. Frohicky gets off once it stops spinning.)
Mr. Frohicky: You really can produce your own ice. Oh! Thank you. I... think I'm going to be sick. (He runs out of the room and throws up in the hallway.) I can use that mop machine over here.
(Zane facepalms and sighs.)
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(At the burial vault, Nya, Sora, and Riyu rejoin Sora and Jiro outside.)
Sora: Hey, gang. We're back! Bad news first, our mission was a failure. Also, we have no good news.
(Sora the dragon roars at them.)
Nya: (To the dragon.) What's wrong, Sora?
Sora: What's wrong? The world's gonna end and we have no idea where the Dragon Energy Core—
Nya: Not you, Sora. Other Sora. Dragon Sora. Sora One.
Sora: Um, why am I not Sora One? (Dragon Sora sniffs her.) What, do we smell like tomb?
Nya: (She sees the Seeker Stone mark glowing on her hand.) Wait, what is this?
Sora: I have one too.
(Dragon Sora notes the symbol and growls at the entrance of the burial vault. Two Ghost-like creatures emerge and attack them with sound waves.)
Sora: What are those? Ghosts? (She is blasted against a boulder.)
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(In the Monastery library, Mr. Frohicky organizes scrolls.)
Mr. Frohicky: Well, this has not been your best day, Frohicky. But, once Zane sees how you've organized the library, he's certain to be impressed! (He notices Zane entering.) Looks good, right? The scrolls were out of order, so I rearranged them alphabetically by author!
Zane: They were in order. The tradition is to order them chronologically.
(Mr. Frohicky slides down the ladder dejectedly.)
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(At the burial vault, the creatures screech and attack.)
Nya: Split up and take them on separately!
(Nya attacks with water. Sora tries to fight hand-to-hand, but one of the creatures grabs her and throws her onto Nya, knocking them both out. Dragon Sora defends them with fire, and places Sora on her back. The two dragons fly off carrying them and take them to the Pinnacle of Crystals.)
Nya: (To Jiro.) You... you saved us.
Sora: Where are we?
(Dragon Sora, Jiro, and Riyu bound into the cave nearby.)
Nya: Guess we're supposed to follow?
Sora: What are we doing here?
Arrakore: (He rises from behind a boulder.) Yes, what are you doing here? You dare invade the sanctum of the mighty Arrakore the Djinn? Trespassers will feel the full might of my unstoppable magic as it presses down upon — oh! (He bumps his head on a stalactite. Dragon Sora shakes her head, and he notices her.) Zanth?
(Zanth bounds toward Arrakore and licks him.)
Arrakore: (laughing) Stop! Stop! You know I'm ticklish!
Sora: Why did you call her Zanth?
Arrakore: Well, that's her name! Duh. You travel with a dragon and you don't know her name? Rude. (He turns to Zanth.) I thought I sensed someone from my realm nearby. I assumed it was my imagination. You sensed me too, I presume. (He notices Riyu.) And who's this? Well, you certainly have a special energy about you, little one. Are these... name-not-knowing two-legged people also with you? (Zanth roars.) You can stop staring. I am real. The last djinn. I'd have cleaned up if I knew I was gonna have company, but, uh ... nah, wouldn't have cleaned anything, actually.
Nya: I thought Djinjago was destroyed.
Arrakore: It was. However, I was on a long quest in another realm when it happened. Upon my return, there was nothing left of my homeland, except this grain of sand. It is all that remains of the once great and noble Djinjago. Well, except me. (To Zanth.) And now you, Zanth. You must have been in another realm, like me. Djinjagan Dragons could always travel through other realms.
Sora: So, you've been alone this whole time?
Arrakore: Does this look like a place that gets a lot of visitors? I started that puzzle, but figured, hmm. What's the point? No one's ever going to see it. That stack of laundry's been there for ... years now.
Sora: You should at least hang up some of these pictures. Make this place feel like home.
Arrakore: For what? So I can impress the rocks in this cave? (Zanth roars at the entrance.) Wait, what? Howlers? Are you sure? Of course this would happen to me. Just my luck.
Sora: What's just your luck?
Arrakore: Let me see your hands. (He sees the Seeker Stone marks on their hands.) Oh, don't tell me you attempted to use Seeker Stones without proper guidance!
Nya: Um... possibly?
Sora: But nothing happened. The stones didn't work.
Arrakore: Oh, they worked alright! Worked at cursing you.
Sora: Is that what those weird things that attacked us were all about? A curse?
Arrakore: They're called "Howlers". They're a curse from the misuse of djinn items. It can only be defeated with djinn wish magic.
Sora: Then good thing Sora — er, Zanth — brought us here. Wish magic is your whole thing, right?
Arrakore: (He shakes his head.) Used to be my thing. But our realm was the source of our magic. Without Djinjago, all of my wish magic is gone.
Nya: You threatened to use magic on us, like, literally a minute ago.
Arrakore: Oh, bluff. I'm powerless. I was once a great hero, saving lives. Now I can't even motivate myself to take a bath.
Sora: Ew.
Nya: Well, look. We're miles away from the Howlers now. What are the chances we're ever run into them again?
Arrakore: One hundred percent.
Sora: Huh?
Arrakore: Do I need to explain what a curse means?! The Howlers will hunt you to the ends of the known realms and beyond. They never stop until they drain the energy of those who've been cursed, and all the living things they're with. (To Riyu.) Even you, special one. And now you've cursed me by coming here.
Nya: Okay, so it's a little worse than I thought.
Sora: Didn't I tell you I was a black cloud, Nya? (She notices the Seeker Stone marks glowing again.) This can't be good, right?
Nya: Hmm. (She takes out the center piece of the Seeker Stones and sees an eye on it.)
Sora: (To Arrakore.) What is the weird eye for? Do you know what that means?
Arrakore: It means they've found us. (The Howlers enter, and he hides behind a boulder.) If they ask, I'm not here!
Nya: It's time to shut these Howlers up for good!
(Nya, Sora, and the dragons take on the Howlers.)
Sora: (To Arrakore.) Why aren't you fighting? You're the only one who knows how to beat these things!
Arrakore: You're only postponing your loss. Just quit. It's so easy.
Sora: You've clearly never met a ninja. They won't shut up about not quitting. (She notices a Howler approaching Riyu.) Don't you dare— (She kicks the Howler, but is flung into the couch.)
Nya: These things are unstoppable!
Sora: And that djinn guy refuses to help! What a downer. Oh, "you can never win!" "Why even try?" (Nya eyes her.) Wait. I don't sound like that, do I?
Nya: No comment.
(They continue to fight against the Howlers. Zanth roars at Arrakore.)
Arrakore: How? Haven't I made it more than clear that I am powerless?
Nya: No one is ever powerless!
Arrakore: (He notices the grain of sand around his neck growing.) What— What is happening?
Sora: I think I know. Hope.
Arrakore: What are you talking about?
Sora: Your magic is based on wishes, right? Well, hope is like a wish. A wish that if you try hard enough, things will work out. We're not giving up, and our hope to stop these things is bringing back your land!
Arrakore: That's preposterous.
Sora: Is it? (She rejoins the fight.)
Arrakore: (He watches the sand grow even bigger.) You may be right. When I lost my land, I lost all hope. But hope is what I needed most!
Sora: Cool, so now will you help us?
Arrakore: Wish it.
Sora: Huh?
Arrakore: My magic works on wishes. I need you to wish for me to help.
Sora: Uh, okay! I wish for you to help us kick these Howlers in their butts!
Arrakore: (The sand grows so big that the container breaks.) Your wish is yours to keep. (In a flash of light, he summons four blades.) For the glory of the djinn! (He attacks the Howlers.)
Nya: Come on!
Arrakore: Now, Master of Hope, wish for them to be gone!
Nya: I wish for the Howlers to be gone!
Arrakore: Your wish is yours to keep. (He uses his magic to dispel the Howlers.)
Sora: Way to go, Arrakore!
(Behind them, Arrakore smiles before collapsing.)
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(In the courtyard of the Monastery, Mr. Frohicky pulls a suitcase behind him.)
Zane: You're leaving?
Mr. Frohicky: I'm not worthy of this job. I should leave before the other ninja find out what a mess I am.
Zane: When installing the alignment coil in a positronic matrix, one must first allow the coil to depressurize before it will perform optimally.
Mr. Frohicky: I understood none of that.
Zane: All things have an adjustment period. You are new to the monastery. Allow yourself time to depressurize. Once you do, I'm sure you'll be an excellent Assistant Keeper of the Monastery.
Mr. Frohicky: You really think so? I won't be the worst Assistant Keeper of all time?
Zane: Since there has never been an Assistant Keeper before, technically, you are already the worst. And the best of all time. But either way, you are certainly worthy of being part of the team.
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(In Arrakore's sanctum, the ninja redecorate the cave while he sleeps.)
Arrakore: (He wakes up.) We won, right? I remember us winning.
Nya: We did, thanks to you.
Arrakore: I haven't been able to use wish magic in a long time. This was the first time I've felt like a true djinn since my land was destroyed.
Sora: It's a little less destroyed now.
Arrakore: (He checks the sand around his neck, now the size of a small rock.) It's gotten so big already.
Nya: With enough time, and enough wish magic, you can probably bring your entire land back.
Arrakore: I never dreamed any of this could happen. I can never repay you for what you brought me. But there may be a little something I can do. (He finally completes his unfinished puzzle.) You were using the Seeker Stones because you wish to find something, correct? Maybe I can help you with that.
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