A Monsterly Friendship

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**A Monsterly Friendship** will be the first part of the fifty-first episode of the second season of LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life. This and the next epiosde are based on the LEGO Ninjago episode, *The Worst Rescue Ever*. Along with "Dungeon Trap!", it was paired with "The Blades of Deliverance" and "The Escort".

## Synopsis

*The rest of the Ninja, the Mane Five, Spike and the Shintaro Crystal Guardians are rescuing Cole, Applejack, Megan and Kitonaru, in which the four have encountered the strange creatures, other than the Geckles.*

**Teletoon**: *While the rest of the Ninja and the Mane Five set to rescue Applejack, Cole, Megan and Kitonaru, they make new friends with some strange creatures.*

## Plot

The Ninja, the Mane Six, Spike and the Shintaro Crystal Guardians (with the exception of Cole, Applejack, Megan and Kitonaru) venerate the gardens in the Ivory City of Shintaro. Suddenly, Vania comes out of the tunnel to warn the Ninja, the Mane Six, Spike and the Shintaro Crystal Guardians about everything she saw including Cole, Applejack, Megan and Kitonaru who is still behind. They then sprint to the Throne Room to warn King Vangelis.

However, Vangelis is very disappointed in Vania for breaking the rules which forbid anyone from entering the Dungeons of Shintaro. Nya is shocked to hear Cole was telling the truth about the creature he saw. Vangelis promises Wu he will send reinforcement to find the four. Kai and Rainbow Dash volunteer to also join the expedition, but Vangelis prohibits them from entering. Nya, Rarity, Spike and Vania soon realize the purple creature is actually real and not made up, and Vangelis explains he lied on purpose and she will understand when older. The Ninja, the Mane Six and Spike still want to help, but Wu silences them and promises Vangelis they will obey his orders.

As soon as they head outside the Throne Room, Wu tells the Ninja they must find the four missing friends and that he didn't want to anger Vangelis. Wu then asks Vania if she can show them the tunnel and she eagerly agrees.

Meanwhile, Cole, Applejack, Megan and Kitonaru is forced into labor by the Awakened Warriors. While they are mining, Cole talks to Murt and asks how long he's been working, but he gives a redundant answer. Applejack then asks Gliff if there's any way to escape, and he replies no. An Awaken Warrior then whips in the direction of the four for not working. Vania shows the Ninja, the Mane Six and Spike the tunnel leading to the Dungeons of Shintaro, with the Shintaro Crystal Guardians guiding them. Wu decided to stay behind until they rescue the four.

## Cast

* Awakened Warrior - Deven Mack
* Applejack - Ashleigh Ball
* Cole - Kirby Morrow
* Fluttershy - Andrea Libman
* Gaia - Diana Kaarina
* Gliff - Bill Newton
* Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
* Kaguya - Rebecca Shoichet
* Kai - Vincent Tong
* Kaze - Ian Hanlin
* Kitonaru - Andrea Libman
* Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
* Megan Williams - Kelly Sheridan
* Miyu - Kazumi Evans
* Murt - Michael Adamthwaite
* Nya - Kelly Metzger
* Oriana - Erin Matthews
* Pinkie Pie - Andrea Libman
* Rainbow Dash - Ashleigh Ball
* Rarity - Tabitha St. Germain
* Spike - Tabitha St. Germain
* Twilight Sparkle - Tara Strong
* Vangelis - Deven Mack
* Vania - Sabrina Pitre
* Wu - Paul Dobson
* Zane - Brent Miller

## Locations Visited

* Ninjago
	+ Shintaro Mountain
		- Kingdom of Shintaro
			* Shintaro Palace
				+ Palace Gardens
				+ Throne Room
		- Dungeons of Shintaro
			* Skull Keep
				+ Mines

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Cole
* This episode was first broadcast in Turkey on Cartoon Network on August 15, 2020, the same day where "I, Cookie", "Keynote Pie", "The Candy Cane Fountain of Love" and "Suspended Animation" aired in Canada.
* The Ninja and the Mane Five realize that Cole was telling the truth about the creature he saw.

## Changes

### Changes from the Ninjago cartoon

* Instead of Cole having a conversation with Gliff, it was Applejack.
* The Shintaro Crystal Guardians follow the Ninja and the Mane Five to the Dungeons of Shintaro, because the guardians have strong supervision when entering the mines.