Ninjago S4 E8

## Plot

Victorious over Chen, everyone is gleefully destroying all methods of transportation off the island so he can't escape. Garmadon is proud of the ninja for uniting the elemental masters, but warns them not to rest on their laurels and let their guard down. Nya is informing Wu, Misako, and the falcon of what happened. Chen, Clouse, some guards, and a captive Skylor are hiding in a cave. Clouse figures out that Skylor absorbed everyone else's powers, so they can use her for the spell in lieu of the staff. Doing something like that could hurt or even kill her, but Chen doesn't care. She realizes that he cares more about power than his own daughter. The crystal from the staff is gone, but they happen to be hiding in the crystal caves where it was found. They freed her earlier to try and trick her though, which was a big mistake. She uses her powers to escape, and they chase after her. They've been fixing up helicopters to get off the island. She sends a psychic message to Neuro, who tells Griffin Turner to tell the ninja. He says that Skylor is in danger because Chen can use her powers to perform the spell. They're on the other side of the island. They all head after her in vehicles while the others stay and guard the camp. Zane is going too fast for Pixal to scan for approaching obstacles, which she warns him about, but he ignores her. He flips over a rock and falls into a hole. He tells the others to go on without him. It's just like his dream. He sees the ice dragon from his nightmare, but Pixal tells him that there's nothing there. Clouse jumps on the roto jet to bring it down. Garmadon tackles him off, and they miraculously survive the fall. They fight, and Clouse opens a portal to the Cursed Realm in an attempt to get rid of him for good. He hangs on though, and shoves Clouse in instead. That was awesome! And the portal was beautifully animated. Skylor is saved by Kai. They use their powers to trick Chen and circle back around to some old ruins. However, they're captured in a net that blocks their elemental powers by some random guards. Pixal reminds Zane that he's not afraid of dragons and used to have one. He doesn't remember everything from his past. Pixal tells him to remember who he is. He's the White Ninja. He says that he isn't though. He's just a replica. And there lies the real root of the problem: I believe that the dragon represents Zane's fear that he's just a replica of the "real" Zane, even though he's just in a new body. He's had trouble accepting it, and the fact that he's a different person now after his experiences. I'm not saying that the Zane we all know and love is gone forever, just that he's gone through character development and changed, like all well written and complex characters should. According to the wiki though, Zane's fear was of death because he was traumatized after the final battle with the Overlord. I like my interpretation better. Also, one thing I don't love about bringing Zane back is that I feel like it resets his character, at least initially, and the writers make it so that he takes common sayings and idioms seriously. Luckily, this trait eventually disappears. Anyways, Pixal asks him who he is. He says that he's the Titanium Ninja. He gets over his fear and accepts that the dragon isn't there. It disappears, and Zane's elemental powers rise as a glow surrounds him. The others come back, having rounded up more guards. Chen escaped. Zane hasn't returned yet. Garmadon comes back, and we see that his shirt was ripped in the fight, exposing his tattoo. He collapses suddenly, and his tattoo starts glowing. Chen is having the two guards who caught Skylor and Kai read the spell, since Clouse isn't there anymore. Wait, how did they get the page back? Then again, Nya, Garmadon, and Lloyd were all knocked unconscious in the previous episode, and they were presumably searched, so that makes sense. Everyone who has the Anacondrai mark is transformed into Anacondrai warriors. Including the guards that were tied up at the palace. They break free and everyone fights them. Garmadon assures Lloyd that he's still on his side. The warriors are too strong and fast, and there's too many of them to take down. The elemental masters are forced to retreat into the palace. They can't hold back the door forever with dozens of snakes banging on it though. Kai uses his powers to escape from his chains. He can't do anything against Chen now. Skylor, presumably with her new strength, also breaks free from her chains, and they escape. Before the others can be impaled on sharp swords, the banging stops. The cultists all left with Chen in helicopters and the roto jet. And the heroes got cocky and destroyed the only other ways off the island earlier. Cole says that Garmadon was right. They let their guard down, and then this happened. Lloyd thinks about going alone and taking on the army himself. He's the only one with an elemental dragon. Zane returns, and reveals that he can do it too. It's the ice dragon from his dream. Kai summoned one too. They have to face their fears. Everyone summons one and they all fly off towards Ninjago. Chen's motto was only one can remain. Well, thanks to his plans, all of the elemental masters are one.