Ninjago S3 E6

## Plot

Pythor and some nindroids go on a diving mission to recover the wreckage of the plane. The gang, now fully reunited, have gone back to the Temple of Light. Lloyd admits that he can't do this alone anymore. As long as he has the golden power, bad guys will never stop coming for him. They can't let anything separate them again. Besides, it's about time that they were all on more even footing. Lloyd gives up the last of his golden power to give the others their elemental powers back. Instead of being inside weapons, their powers are now inside them. This way, they'll never lose them. Lloyd goes back to officially being the Green Ninja, and the master of energy. Garmadon thinks that it's a foolish decision that puts everyone in jeopardy, and that they're taking too many risks. Wu says that without risk, they'll never know how far they'll truly go. They still need to catch Pythor and find Borg. Speaking of which, he's back to being OverBorg again and is helping to build something. Cryptor says that the other nindroids are starting to ask questions. If this is really the Overlord's plan, then why has no one seen him? He threatens Pythor, saying that if he's just pretending that the Overlord is still alive to get them to do his bidding, he will pay. In private, Pythor literally hacks the Overlord up. Ew, gross! Without all of the golden power, his body is in terrible shape and can barely stay together. It's basically a blob. He doesn't want to reveal himself to others in his weakened state. They're working on something futuristic, called Project Arcturus. They know that Lloyd gave away the rest of his golden power, so there's no point in trying to go after him again. There's only one way the Overlord can become the Golden Master now. Garmadon checks in at Borg's office for a search update with Wu, Pixal, and Zane. The cameras haven't picked up any sight of Pythor or Borg, and the rest of the ninja are checking places where there aren't cameras. They've had no luck yet though. Garmadon learns about Project Arcturus. Two days ago, Zane and Pixal intercepted a coded message, and that was the code name. Wu and Garmadon once faced a Serpentine general named Arcturus. "They" even named a celestial zodiac after him. Um, who are "they"? The Serpentine? They get a hit on the facial recognition software. It's Cryptor and some nindroids driving trucks. It can be assumed that they're using Borg to build something, but what? They need to find out where the trucks are headed. The nearest ninja are Cole and Jay, but they're busy. They're on a double date with Nya so she can finally decide who she likes more. This was their idea, not hers, and they ignore the call because they're at a movie theater. After that, Kai is the closest. He's become overconfident and careless since the Overlord was seemingly defeated though, and this mission calls for some serious stealth skills. Pixal is forced to control his ride remotely. She gives him control again, and tells him to keep his distance, since they only need to find out where they're headed. Kai wants to know what they're hiding though. Garmadon says that they can't control their team. And he's kind of right. All of the guys except Zane have been seriously distracted at some point during the season, which jeopardized their goals. There's Cole and Jay fighting over Nya and bickering in general, Lloyd using his powers as a crutch, and now Kai's recklessness and cocky attitude. Pythor is part of the convoy. Kai accidentally launches some missiles, and they find out that they're being followed. Pixal takes control again, and they're forced to change the plan. Kai now has to see what they're hiding in the truck and get out safely. He uses his new elemental powers on the nindroids. However, he sets a tanker of jet fuel on fire. Lots of fighting and explosions occur. Pixal has to stop the car after a nindroid sets it on fire with its laser. The tanker explodes, and the others fear that Kai has been killed. Luckily, he hid under the truck with Pythor and Cryptor. The others are glad that he's alive. He hears Pythor talk to the Overlord over the radio and tells everyone that he's alive. The Overlord tells Pythor to head for the launch site. Kai needs to find out where they're heading. However, Pythor stops the truck and hears him talking. He finds him and knocks him out. The others are called in to find out where they're heading and to rescue Kai. Nya can't pick between Jay and Cole. They all learn that the Overlord is back. He's planning to launch Project Arcturus that night. They need to figure out *what* that is before they can figure out *where* it is and locate Kai. It has something to do with the Overlord's desire to become the Golden Master. Pixal has run all the clues through her database, but can't see any correlation. Zane says that maybe there's a reason why it's not in her database. She has all of Ninjago's history downloaded though. Except the parts that were erased. Like when Garmadon and the ninja went back in time. Instead of being destroyed, the golden weapons were shot into space. Um, okay. The Mega Weapon was still destroyed though, so it's still a paradox, and now it's only become more confusing. The golden weapons are the only thing that can turn the Overlord into the Golden Master. The Serpentine study the stars in Ouroburos. The guys head there right away, but they don't see anything. Throughout the episode, Wu kept telling Garmadon to have faith in them. Garmadon knows that the nindroids will be there because he has faith. Kai is chained up, and Pythor's dialogue makes it clear that he's about to be barbecued. They prepare to launch. The ground opens up for the guys and they fall in. It's basically a huge trap door or hatch… for a giant spaceship. That's what Project Arcturus is. Kai is chained underneath one of the rockets, and will be burnt to a crisp when it launches. They have to save him, but they also need to get the launch key to stop the launch command. However, Pythor orders the nindroids to stop them. Their lasers blow up the catwalk. Only Lloyd was able to stay on it. Kai is able to break free from one of his chains and use his powers to help. Lloyd has to face the OverBorg and Pythor. The nindroids retreat inside the rocket and lock the door. Lloyd is thrown to the ground with the others by Borg. Now they can't get back up to stop the launch. There's less than 30 seconds left. They can either leave and give up, or do something crazy. Like sneaking on board the rocket. Cole and Jay think that it is indeed crazy, but Kai and Zane join Lloyd. After all, ninja never quit. He reminds them that nothing was ever going to separate them ever again. They get on board. The rocket launches, and the others see it, fearing that the ninja were too late. Pixal says that she's reading Zane's signal on board the rocket ship, and four other life forms. Garmadon asks Wu if this is what he had in mind when he talked to him about taking risks and seeing how far they'd go. How far must they go? In my opinion, and probably theirs? As far as it takes to save the world. Wu asks them to come back safe to them.