Into the Deep Caverns

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**Into the Deep Caverns** is the first part of the fiftieth episode of the second season of LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life. It is based on the first part of the LEGO Ninjago episode *Into the Dark*. Along with Mining for Torture, It was paired with A Monsterly Friendship and Dungeon Trap!.

## Synopsis

*Princess Vania introduces the ninja, Mane Six, Shintaro Crystal Guardians and Megan to her father, King Vangelis. Cole is accosted by a Geckle named Gleck who is wearing a necklace that belonged to his mother.*

## Plot

The Winged Guards of Shintaro land the *Destiny's Bounty 2.0* safely on the Kingdom of Shintaro. The Ninja, the Mane Six, Megan, the Shintaro Crystal Guardians, Kitonaru and Wu are led by Hailmar to be welcomed to Shintaro Mountain by King Vangelis and Princess Vania. Princess Vania shows significant interest in the Ninjas' adventures, directing this interest towards Cole. When Jay pointed out that Vania likes Cole, Lloyd grows suspicious of Vania.

That night, Cole goes to his room within the palace for the night as with all of the other Ninja, the Mane Six, Megan, the Shintaro Crystal Guardians, Kitonaru and Wu. Lloyd stealthily follows Cole into his room and tells Cole of his suspicion of Vania, which Cole brushes off, teasing that Lloyd only feels this way because of Harumi. Lloyd denies this and leaves and Cole prepares to sleep, as Cole does this, a Geckle named Gleck enters the room. This awakes Cole just before the Geckle leaps onto Cole's bed, mistaking him for someone named Gilly. The Geckle attempts to leave upon realizing their mistake, but not before Cole tackles him, revealing a necklace that holds photos of Cole's parents. Cole is confused by the pendant and Kitonaru sniffs it, however, the Geckle snatches it back and leaves the room through the window. The Winged Guards of Shintaro hear the struggle between the Geckle and Cole, asking if Cole is fine. He is bewildered by the creature's sudden disappearance. Cole afterward goes to round up Wu, the Ninja, the Mane Six, Megan and the Shintaro Crystal Guardians to discuss what happened.

As Cole describes the events that briefly transpired, none of the Ninja, the Mane Six, Megan, the Shintaro Crystal Guardians nor Wu believe him. Wu decides to talk about it the next morning, leaving Cole slightly agitated, however, wary of the Geckle still.

## Cast

* Applejack - Ashleigh Ball
* Cole - Kirby Morrow
* Fluttershy - Andrea Libman
* Gaia - Diana Kaarina
* Gleck - Brian Drummond
* Hailmar - Brian Drummond
* 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
* Nya - Kelly Metzger
* Oriana - Erin Matthews
* Pinkie Pie - Andrea Libman
* Rainbow Dash - Ashleigh Ball
* Rarity - Tabitha St. Germain
* Skull of Hazza D'ur - Michael Adamthwaite
* Skull Sorcerer - Ervin M Jordan
* 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

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Cole
* This episode was first broadcast in Turkey on Cartoon Network on August 8, 2020, the same day where "Potion Nova Returns", "Pony Surfin' Safari", "I Spy on You" and "Kitonaru and Chompy" aired in Canada.

## Continuity

* The ninja's lineup when bowing to Vangelis pays homage to "The Mask of Deception - Part I", with the ninja positioned in the exact same spots when bowing to the Emperor and Empress (with the addition of Wu, the Mane Six, Spike, Megan, Kitonaru and the Shintaro Crystal Guardians added to the far left, in front and far right of the lineup respectively).
	+ Hutchins is replaced by Hailmar in this case.
* When Cole goes to bed, he takes off his shoulder armor, which seems not to be attached to anything. This is the first time anything like this is shown on-screen.
* Despite the fact that Wu slept and rested without a hat in Season 7, this episode shows that Wu has a hat-covered face. This may be because in Season 7 he slept and rested during the day.
* The events of The Princess of Friendship are mentioned.
* Hiroshi's Labyrinth is also mentioned.
* Lloyd is revealed to still have a hard time trusting princesses due to his experiences with Harumi.

## Changes

### Changes from the Ninjago cartoon

* Both Cole and Kitonaru are chasing the Geckle, after he realised about his parents.
* Applejack and Megan tell Cole if they saw the Geckle, they will catch it.

## Errors

* When Vania asks if they've been to Hiroshi's Labyrinth, Zane says they have, when actually it was just Lloyd and Garmadon who traveled there, in "The Curse of the Golden Master."
	+ However, it is likely that they visited this place, as in "Crystal to Framed - Part I" Infovision stated that the Realm Crystal is under the protection of Master Wu and the ninja and it was hidden in the labyrinth.