Ninjago S6 E3

## Plot

The ninja arrive at the prison. Zane notes that they've been here before. Their shackles are made of vengestone, which not only block their elemental powers, but also Cole's ghost abilities. Good thing this isn't the first time Cole has been in or broken out of a prison. As you can imagine, the inmates they put in there aren't happy to see them again. Why haven't they had a trial yet? I think the justice system in this world could use some work, like the "justice" system in the real world. The warden forgot the keys to their cells. All of the inmates are freed by someone called the Mechanic. He has a cybernetic arm. He's a former employee of Chen, and wants spare parts from Zane. No one! Touches! My… Ninja! They either have to break out soon, or rely on *Dareth* to get them out. Break out, please. Nadakhan rounds up his pirate crew, like Flintlocke, his loyal first mate. Ha! Irony. He's an expert marksman, and never misses. Nadakhan has already freed the rest of his crew: Doubloon, Dogshank, Monkey Wretch, and Clancee. They all have backstories ranging from unknown to unfortunate to downright horrifying. Dareth tells the ninja that Borg told him that the djinn broke into Hiroshi's Labyrinth and stole the Realm Crystal. Everything else is accounted for though. Wait, is that where Borg keeps *all* of Ninjago's dangerous artifacts? Because if so, that means that the Golden Armor is there too, and that he really should've hidden the Oni Mask of Vengeance there too so the SoG wouldn't be able to steal it. That's season 8 stuff. The bad news is that the djinn may have his old crew back together. I wonder when they're gonna learn Nadakhan's name? They actually learn it from Captain Soto. He says that Nya looks familiar for some reason. He's the one who imprisoned Nadakhan in the teapot. There are three rules to wishes: You can't wish for more wishes, you can't wish for love, and you can't harm others. Huh. That last one's actually kind of surprising. You'd think it would be the usual "You can't bring someone back from the dead." Before Soto can tell them how to stop a djinn, the Mechanic interrupts. A fight breaks out between everyone. Pixal reroutes all of Zane's power to his chest, which zaps the Mechanic. She echoes my thoughts by literally saying nobody touches my nindroid. Why didn't I think of that? Soto tells Lloyd that the only way to slow a djinn down long enough to capture them is with Tiger Widow venom. The island where they're located is only found on Soto's map. Before he can tell them where it is, the fight is broken up. The ninja are sent to the hole for starting it. Soto says that he'll only tell them where the map is if they break him out. Nadakhan and his crew are partying on Misfotune's Keep. Nadakhan tells his crew that the world has forgotten pirates, and he's decided to return to his home realm of Djinnjago. His father wouldn't welcome him back, but he says that it's better to live in a world where you're hated than a world where you're forgotten. The others decide to follow him there, since they're loyal to their captain. When they get there though, the realm is collapsing. Nadakhan is informed by his father, Khanjikhan, that their sister realm, the Cursed Realm, has been destroyed. Every action has a consequence. Because the Cursed Realm was destroyed, Djinnjago is being destroyed too. Nadakhan realizes that the ninja did it, and offers the Realm Crystal to save their people. They refuse to leave though, because this is their home. To quote Thor: Ragnarok though, Asgard isn't a place, but its people. Just replace Asgard with Djinnjago. The Djinn King gives his son the Sword of Souls, normally wielded by a king. It has the life force of their forefathers in it, and all their enemies that have fallen from its blade. Nadakhan swears revenge on the ninja for what they've done. The Djinn King recalls how he once told him that a captain always goes down with his ship. No! Stop making the main villain such a likeable woobie character! Has Nadakhan done terrible things? Yes. Will he continue to do terrible things? Absolutely. But at the moment, he's just a guy who has lost almost everything in his life, and I feel bad for him. The ninja are in a literal hole, and their literal lowest point, at least until season 13, where they spend almost the entire season underground, inside a mountain. And then there's season 14 after that, where they venture underwater. Lloyd uses a fork to escape his cuffs, and uses his powers to destroy the other ones. With their powers back, they make their escape and take Soto with them. He tells them that the map is on a lantern. And the lantern is on Misfortune's Keep. Well, this just got infinitely harder. Soto realizes why Nya looks familiar to him. She looks exactly like "her," but he won't say who. We the audience find out who "her" is though: Nya looks exactly like Nadakhan's lost love, Dilara.