Season 4: Awakenings

**Season 4** of Beyond: The Golden Age, subtitled Awakenings, is preceded by Season 3: Darkness Falls and succeeded by the Bonds movie. The first adventures of the Armored Defenders covers events such as: Emergence of D.I.G.S., War of the Elemental Masters, Origin of Shadow, the Witch's Spell and End of D.I.G.S. The focus characters of the season are Dane Williams, Kordi Daniels, Maurice and Melissa Allen and Brad Williams. The rest of the Armored Defenders division of the Ninja Force serve as secondary protagonists and the heroic faction for the story. The Elder and the Witch serve as the main antagonists while the rest of the Dark Individually Gifted Society of Rogues serve as the villainous faction.

## Overview

An awakening in the criminal underworld! In the aftermath of the tragedy that would become known as the Devil's Day, the Ninja Force was impacted by several losses to the Dark Order and its agents. They lost allies and confidence alike. Jaxon and Daniel have been taken by Lucas Garmadon to undergo special training to help them regain themselves. Jason Walker, also attending to his own duties as a multiversal protector, and his wife Sabrina Carrow have taken Josie and Ethan in as a part of their family and are working to help them cope with the loss of their parents. In the mean time, the rest of the Ninja Force is put under the authority of Brad Williams and Digital Julien to deal with a brand new breed of rogue Elemental Masters and savage warriors that have risen from the shadows to make their move now that two of Ninjago's greatest defenders have fallen. This organization known as the Dark Individually Gifted Society (D.I.G.S.) is ready to strike whenever and wherever they want. Can the heroes , temporarily lead by the two Silent Streaks and Samurai X's, bring down these villains before they cause too much trouble? What are their motives? Why did they wait for the fall of Keith and Natalie? Who is their leader? Has the Dark Order truly backed off?

## History

#### From The Shadows

15 weeks after the Tragedy at the Devil's Dunes, an unknown cell of mysterious warriors with elemental powers and rare gifts attack Ninjago City, prompting the government to make a decision on how to act. The Silent Streak makes an official return after its years of activity limitations.

#### The House of Silence

After forming a team from the recently resigned Ninja Force, Brad takes them to his newly rebuilt base of operations to equip them for the coming battles against the new class of villains. Storm Carrow struggles with a sense of no purpose after seeing her home and the people who live in it at their lowest.

#### Origin of Speed

While seeing how his advanced tech can compliment the team comprised of members of the Ninja Force, Brad searches to find a leader and co-leader within their ranks. As the team gets adjusted to their new conditions, Dane remembers when he first unlocked his elemental powers of speed and the consequences they can represent.

#### The Attack on Metalonia

Now equipped with their new gear, the Armored Defenders are launched into action against the same group of rogue elemental masters that are now targeting Anton's home province of Metalonia.

#### The Values of Family

After successfully defending Metalonia from the group known as D.I.G.S., the team takes a hiatus to make last minute touches to their new gear. Storm invites Dane to dinner with the team while tensions rise between Alessia and Brad.

#### Mercy Mission

The Armored Defenders are deployed to check out an incident in a Northern Alps village when Brad is advised to reinfluence the Silent Streak mantle's name. Dane and Kordi settle into their new roles in the team while Martin remembers how Vincent trained him into the man he is today.

#### The Elder

After stopping the Twin Dynamos from wrecking the Town of Glacier Breakers with their sonar avalanches, the Armored Defenders prepare to return to base but are interrupted by the arrival of a veteran member of the terrorist group D.I.G.S.

#### Escape From the Woods

Pursued by the creations of the Elder's magic, the members of the Armored Defenders must reestablish trust if they wish to defend themselves from the attacks or escape with their lives. Brad works alongside Digital to determine the origins of D.I.G.S.

#### The Reformation

The Armored Defenders return from their terrifying encounter with the Elder only to find that the public is distraught due to the ogvernment making changes after their errors resulted in the death of two members of the Old Guard. Dane and Charles begin to realize that the Elder might have gotten into their heads as hallucinations begin.

#### The Council's Call

Reese hones abilities after the group begins to notice that Charles and Dane's encounter with the Elder has resulted in strange behaviour only his powers can discern. Brad and Digital meet with Vincent as things with the government changes begin to put a strain upon the hope of the public, giving the members of the criminal underworld an oppurtunity to strike.

#### Spider in the House

After being rehabilitated from their paranoia, Dane and Charles return to the Silent Streak base where the team begins to report sightings of a strange new vigilante taking out other criminals who want to take advantage of D.I.G.S.'s influence upon the public. Brad deals with his marriage troubles and past trauma through a therapy session.

#### Progedies

After accepting Kordi's self-made mantle, the team resumes their training to be ready for future encounters with scum like the Elder. Another member of D.I.G.S. reveal themselves to be a Master Manipulator of the Scarlet essence as they attack a BDC cell in the Badlands. A tech virus unleashes itself upon the MPC's newest soldier drones, prompting Brad to try and relive his glory days.

#### Union

Digital is called to investigate the attack by the rogue Scarlet Essence User alongside Cody and Angela. The Armored Defenders reunite their combined strength to help Brad face down the tech virus the public is calling Black Sentinel.

#### Joining the Cause

Upon escaping termination at the hands of the Armored Defenders, Black Sentinel wanders into the base of D.I.G.S. to make an offer. As summer descends upon Ninjago City, Kordi decides that the team gets a day at the beach. Cody takes Brad out into the city to get his mind off his worries.

#### The One Who Shoulders Burden

A member of D.I.G.S. known as Rust makes her presence known to draw out Dane as his powers pose a threat to the group's plans. Akosua returns from training Ethan and Josie to supervise the team in the absence of Digital who must attend an MPC meeting. Katrina also returns to help with the team's new target.

#### Crimson Ice

The individual known as Mojo is assigned by the Elder's master to eliminate the Koyjin Beast vessel of Hyozan which puts Martin at risk, prompting Akosua and Angela to team up. Sparks fly between Kordi and Dane on a rescue mission of miners caught in a gurostone mine shaft.

#### Emergence of the Hawk

After hearing of Rust's death at the hands of Anton and Kordi's combined efforts, Visage visits the base of the Dark Horizon Syndicate to make a pact with their leader. Kordi visits the Carrow estate alongside Storm who is meeting her grandparents for the first time.

#### To Catch a Spider

Realizing he can avenge his lover now that Kordi is out in the open, Visage teams up with the Dark Horizon Syndicate to take her down. An old enemy of the Ninja Force is broken out of prison to fix a past error. Charles and Anton visit Ella to see how she's doing with her own training and learn some history on their predecessors.

#### To Go Beyond

Ella's family members help Charles and Anton reach new heights in their elemental abilities with a new type of training. Kordi recovers from her injuries while the team is assigned to investigate a sighting of a rogue Fire Elemental.

#### Public Influence

Brad begins to notice the rising popularity of the Armored Defenders and seeks council with Akosua, Cody and Digital on what to do if that influence is used against them. Storm's abilities come in handy against the intensity of Maureen, the Fire Elemental's power. Charles encounters the Kyojin Beast that tormented all that came before him and faces down his fear.

#### The Plot

Now captured by Reese, Maureen is given a choice to either spill information on the secrets of D.I.G.S. or suffer from being driven insane. Realizing that they have an interesting oppurtunity in front of them, the Elder and the Witch assign Veto to collect many dangerous ingredients for their recipe for disaster.

#### Armor

Despite Ella not being able to accompany them, Charles and Anton return to base where Brad and compnay have discovered that Maureen has gotten into the head of Emma to see how far her abilities truly can go, prompting Katrina to show her own worth. A member of D.I.G.S. comes in contact with Luis with pieces of information he would like to hear.

#### The Story of Two Shadows

Maurice and Melissa's origins are revealed by Quill who represents a missing piece of the puzzle that is their past. The team deals with the fallout of their inability to get information out of Maureen, who is now deceased. Feeling burdened by his inability to be a truly good father, Brad turns to Alessia to resolve his issues with her.

#### Return of the Sentinel

The return of a previously thought dead member of D.I.G.S. draws out the Armored Defenders into a battle they don't know the odds of winning. A voice calls out to Maurice and Melissa, prompting them to turn to Luis on what to do. Veto returns from his quest to build the Witch's recipe. Storm struggles on how to handle her father's sudden apology.

#### The Master's Trap

Brad awakens in the base of D.I.G.S. to find that the Witch's recipe is successful and is ready to be launched at any moment but requires one final ingredient. The team turns to Kordi and Dane on what to do since Brad is assumed to be captured and Digital is missing in action.

#### Pain & Suffering

The Armored Defenders and D.I.G.S. come face to face in an all out showdown as the Witch's monstrous manifestation reveals itself. The Elder learns of Quill's deception and works to terminate him before he can further cause problems.

## Cast

### Heroes

#### New Ninja Force/Defenders

* Dane Williams - Justin Timberlake
* Storm Carrow - Sarah Michelle Gellar
* Martin Roberts - Diego Luna
* Reese Arnold - Bumper Robinson
* Angela Howard - Danielle Nicolet
* Maurice Allen - Kyle Hebert
* Melissa Allen - Vanessa Marshall
* Luis Bowman - Matthew David Rudd
* Kordi Daniels - TBA
* Katrina Zastrow - TBA
* Emma Denney - Kari Wahlgreen
* Anton Simmons - Lex Lang
* Charles Holland - Clifford Chapin

#### Old Guard

* Vincent Roberts - Freddy Prinze Jr.
* Alessia Carrow - Katie Cassidy
* Brad Williams - Adam Brody
* Digital Julien - Erica Luttrel

#### Allies

* Akosua - Zoe Kravitz
* Cody Howard - Troy Baker
* Brooklyn Tomasu - Sanaa Lathan

### Villains

#### Dark Individually-Gifted Society of Rogues

* The Dream Weaver - TBA
* The Elder - TBA
* The Witch/Elysia Albrun - TBA
* Black Sentinel - TBA
* Visage - TBA
* Maureen - TBA
* Mojo - TBA
* Hunter - TBA
* Twin Dynamos - TBA
* Veto - TBA
* Quill - TBA

## Sets

* 74616 Anton's Ravager Mech
* 74617 The Hall of Silence
* 74618 Black Sentinel Attack
* 74619 Northern Alps Dojo Ambush
* 74620 The Witch's Moving Temple