A Time for Trust

*“After this is over... Heh, if this battle ever ends. I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news here, but this guy I'm taking Milo to isn't very trustworthy. He was an Elemental Master, back during the war. Remember, 'was' an Elemental Master... He's our last resort.”*

— Jackson expressing his doubts about the man he said could cure Milo

## A Time For Trust

### Writer

G Frost

**A Time For Trust** is the twelfth episode of Milo's Adventures Season 1: The Hero of Light.

The original episode was written in 2011 but was rewritten in February 2020 for this wiki.

## Synopsis

*In a final attempt to put an end to Bamos' destruction, Team Waters makes a new ally that might not be as useful as they once thought.*

## *A Time For Trust*

*Previously on Milo's Adventures...*

Milo's body crashed through a wall, and Bamos focused all of his dark magic on him in that one spot. He laughed a terrible evil laugh as his followers finished off the rest of Milo's team.

"It's time to do what we came for." Bamos said, taking off into the rest of the temple with his followers.

The rest of the team ran to Milo's side, lead by Nicholas who checked Milo's vitals. He was unconscious and bleeding in the rubble.

"He's alive... He's really, really hurt, but he's alive..." he said.

"Thank god! I mean, gosh... Is he gonna be ok?" Junior asked.

"Not unless we get him help, like now!" Jackson said.

Nicholas held Milo's hand, which was limp and cold, "Where do we take him? The closest hospital is too far away... What do we do?"

Jackson thought for a moment and winced at the thought of what he was about to say next, but realized they have no other options.

"I… I know someone. We have to go, though, now." he said.

Zane picked up Milo and carried him on his back, "Lead the way." he said.

….

Jackson leads the rest of Team Waters across the country through Midrule. Zane carries Milo, who is still in unconscious and in critical condition. The rest of the team is suspicious of Jackson knowing someone who can be of aid to them considering he's never made mention of this person to them before.

Junior approached Jackson a ways into their journey and said, "so, ummm… who is this guy we're going to meet, anyway?"

Jackson continued to walk as he stared at the ground, "he's uhh… an old friend of my... my dad's." he said grimly.

"Yeah, Jack, you've never mentioned your dad to us before either. What was he like?" Nicholas asked, trying to break the somber mood.

"He was tough. He was strong, too. He trained me in my powers since I was little. He prepared me for the battle that I took part in with the other Elemental Masters, against Bamos. It's been so long since that day... I wonder if he's even still alive..." he said.

Junior piped up and said with a shine in his eyes, "I'm sure he is! And you know, you can visit him when this is all over, right? I'll tell you what I'm gonna do when Milo beats Bamos, I'm gonna go to school-- like for real school! I think I'm pretty sure most kids do that right? I sort of missed out on that since I've been Bamos' lacky for so long!"

"Yeah!" Nicholas chimed in, "I'm gonna see my parents too. Gosh, it's been so long... I still can't even remember their faces. Jackson, you and I both took part in that war. I'm confident that when it's all over, we can return to the lives we left behind."

"What about you, Zane? You've got friends somewhere else, right?" Junior asked.

Zane smiled thoughtfully, and nodded, "I do, in fact. Kai, Cole, Jay, Nya, Sensei Wu... and P.I.X.A.L... I left them so suddenly. They're back in Ninjago fighting for their lives... I only hope that our quest ends soon, or else I may never see my family again..."

"We're gonna get this guy, Zane. And don't worry, you're a part of our family now, too. When Milo wakes up, we're gonna kick Bamos' ass!" Nicholas reassured him.

"Yeah!" Junior shouted, "and my dad is gonna get what's coming to him too. I'm not gonna forgive him for being such a jerk to me!"

Jackson scoffed, and smirked, "After this is over... Heh, *if* this battle ever ends. I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news here, but this guy I'm taking Milo to isn't very trustworthy. He was an Elemental Master, back during the war. Remember, *was* an Elemental Master... He's our last resort."

Everyone else went silent. The thought of the journey never ending scared them. Each of them had people to go back to, people they loved. What would they do if they failed? No one knew, but it scared each of them.

The four of them approached a small village only a mile off from the Temple of Doom. Jackson lead them to a small rickety hut on the west side.

"He's through here..." Jackson said with little hope in his voice, and knocked on the door.

Rummaging and crashing sounds came from behind the door followed by a rough cough.

The door opened suddenly, and a pale man wearing green scuba gear answers.

"Oh! Visitors! Haha, Martha, you're gonna wanna meet these fellas! Look at you guys, is it the Day of the Departed already?" the man chuckled to himself. A woman around his age wearing an apron enters the doorway and glances at Team Waters with a polite smile.

"I like your umm... ninja outfits, kids! You look very scary...! Here, I think I've got candy in my basket over here..." she said reaching into a cabinet in her kitchen.

"No, no, we're not kids. We need to talk to you, Julien." Jackson said stepping into the hut.

"Well great googily moogily, Martha we have surprise guests! Come on in kids, we've got an oven on the pie! Wait, did I just say that? Haha, of course I meant we have a pie in the oven! Come on in, come on in...!" Julien gestured for the ninja to enter.

The four of them stepped into Julien's hut hesitantly, and Junior shot Jackson a glance of confusion, "what did you say he was the Elemental Master of?" he asked. Jackson shrugged and continued in.

The five of them sat at Julien's dinner table, cramped and uncomfortable. Julien pulled up a seat while his wife worked the kitchen.

Julien plopped his feet up on his table and grinned at his guests, "so, what is it I can do for you, strangers?" he asked.

Jackson squirmed uncomfortably in his chair, and motioned over to Milo who was laying out on the couch, still unconscious, "my friend here is in trouble. He was blasted with a barrage of dark magic and he won't wake up... You're the only person left who might know what to do here... Julien..." he said, now realizing how big of a mistake this may have been.

Julien's eyes widened and he sat up to inspect Milo, "I'm no doctor, whatever-your-name-is, but it seems like he's got a case of Darkus-Psychosis Comatose... Yeah, the treatment is really expensive, and the cure is only found using ingredients only found in the far corners of Ogaji..." he said sternly.

Jackson and the rest of the team looked at each other hopefully, and Jackson came to Julien's side. "You remember my name, don't you? You and I fought together against the Dark Lord all those years ago. He really did a number on you, didn't he?" he said.

"Oh, yes! That Dark Lord, him... Silly guy, that... that guy... Anyway, yeah I know the deal with your friend. I can show you the way, if you really want?" Julien suggested with a half-grin.

Nicholas shot up from his chair and shook Julien's hand, "yes, yes we'd really appreciate it if you helped us out! I don't know how long he has... If he isn't better soon..."

"Don't worry, my good pal! What did you say your name was? Nathan? Don't worry Nathan, I'm going to help your friend!" Julien said.

Nicholas gave a sigh of relief, and the rest of the team relaxed a little bit.

Julien carried Milo out, with Jackson's help, to his horse drawn carriage. Milo was lied securely in the back, while the rest of the team climbed inside.

"Our first stop is the Mountains of Impossible Height, for its special Pyrus Berry!" Julien exclaimed, and whipped the horses to get them going. "And we're off!"

...

Meanwhile, back at the Temple of Doom, Bamos and his followers have uncovered the true power of the Doomforce.

In front of the three Bearers of Doom was the almighty Doomforce. Three black triangles stacked on each other radiating intense amounts of dark magic.

"Touch it. Each of you, and be blessed by its magnificent power..." Bamos ordered.

Garuhi and Olim placed their palms over one of the triangles, and they were both engulfed in power.

Olim raised his right hand, and on its back was the Mark of the Doomforce of Deception.

Garuhi did the same, and on the back of his hand was the Mark of the Doomforce of Vengeance.

"Mwahahaha!" Bamos laughed maniacally as he too touched the Doomforce, and the Mark of Hatred appeared on his hand.

The Doomforce disappeared, having chosen its hosts. Bamos, in conjunction with his two followers were now the Bearers of the Doomforce, and were more powerful than all of Team Waters combined...

The Shape-Shifter and Lord Garmadon cheered for their master, and Garuhi and Olim glanced at each other knowingly. The three of them now possessed the hidden potential of Darius, the Creator of all Ogaji.

"Now, my loyal followers! Ogaji will cower before our untold power! We shall set off for the city and show them a taste of our limitless potential! No more will we cower in the shadows, we are this realm's new rulers!!" Bamos exclaimed, and his followers cheered for him. The five of them left the temple and set off for the city...

Meanwhile, the ninja get carried by means of Julien's carriage to the Mountains of Impossible Height, where the five of them search hard for this berry that Julien mentioned to them...

Junior and Jackson rummage through bushes and weeds for an hour before Junior sighs with impatience.

"Are you kidding me! I can only find these stupid Inky Lemon Berries for the Goddess' sake! I'm tired, I don't feel like looking anymore!" he whined.

"Ugh, keep looking. He said we need it to save Milo, we can't give up on him like that." Jackson told him sternly.

"But my hands are sore, and I don't even know if this guy knows what he's talking about! The juice from a Pyrus Berry, the tusk of an Ice Mammoth, a candle from the Dragon Castle? Where even is that! Come on Jackson, you said this guy would help us, not send us on a wild goose chase!"

Jackson sighed and looked down at his hands, which were blistered from searching through the weeds. "Fine," he said, "I'll talk to him."

Jackson approached Julien, who was reclining in the carriage, not bothering to help the rest of them search for the berry he told them to find.

"Hey there, Jacob, I was just catching some z's here... come, sit next to me 'ol buddy!" Julien said patting the seat next to him for Jackson to sit.

Jackson gave him a weak smile and took his offer. "Listen," he said, "we've been looking for almost an hour here, does the Pyrus Berry really exist?" he asked him.

Julien nodded and placed his hand on Jackson's shoulder, "listen, Jacob..."

"It's Jackson."

"Whatever. You came to me to help your friend, you've gotta trust me, man! I've got like, a lot on my plate lately, so, you need to bare with me, man! The berry is real, I promise-- and you know, your team really is bad at searching!" he said with a chuckle. Julien hopped down from the carriage and plopped next to a bush that Junior was working on. He picked up two small red Inky Lemon Berries and shone them in Junior's face.

"Right here, guys! Like, right in front of your faces, haha! Who knew you could be so good at fighting bad guys, or whatever, but bad at scavenger hunts! Whatever, man, let's hop outta here!" he said returning to the carriage.

Junior glared at Jackson all pissed off like. Jackson gave a weak smile with regret, and climbed in with the rest of the group.

Julien takes them to the Desert of Snow up all the way in the Frozen North and has them search for an Ice Mammoth so they can steal its tusk. Once again, their efforts are fruitless, but Julien manages to find it in less than 5 minutes.

He picks up a frozen twig from the ground below the carriage and laughs at the team.

"You guys, it's right here!" he laughs, "How hard is this searching thing for you guys, this is crazy, haha! Anyway, we've got one more stop left, and that's down in Southern Ninjago! Let's get a move on guys!"

The rest of the team pulls Jackson aside and confronts him about Julien's credibility.

"How are you sure this man even knows what he is doing? I have done countless diagnostics but I am unable to find any correlation between the three items he is having us locate for him." Zane told him.

"Yeah, and it's getting late, and by now Bamos has all the power of the Doomforce! We are literally doomed if this doesn't work out, Jackson!" Nicholas added.

"I know, I know!" he said, "I thought I could trust him! He was a smart guy, back during the war, you know... Nicholas, you've got to remember him? His father was a medical doctor, I thought, well..."

Nicholas raised his eyebrow and frowned, "Jackson, I haven't gotten any more memories from back then since Milo got me out of The Game. I think I'd remember a guy like this..."

"Whatever the case... At this point I don't think we have a choice to trust him or not. We'll know if he's telling the truth after this next one. Let's just role with it for now..." Jackson said.

The rest of the team nodded in agreement, but they still felt uneasy.

Julien took the four of them across the continent to the Dragon Castle, an ancient castle built by a lost society of Mirduleans long ago to worship the dragons that supposedly protected the land.

The Ninja quickly got what they came for, a candle from the chandelier at the top floor of the castle, and they returned to Julien's hut.

"Ok. Now how do we use this to save Milo?" Jackson asked him.

Julien placed the three objects around Milo who was lying on his table.

"Martha... take this..." he gave the berries to his wife, who plopped them into a stew.

Junior and Nicholas turned their heads to Jackson accusingly, and Zane sighed.

"Yeah, and Jackson can you put this candle in my bedroom? I think it would look nice there... Oh, and Martha I've got that tusk you needed for the mantle! Good choice!" Julien continued.

Jackson stood up straight and furrowed his eyebrow as he glared at Julien, fuming mad.

Junior looked down at the ground, realizing that this entire time, Julien has sent them on a quest with no end, and wasted their time all day.

"Julien-- What the hell are you doing?!" Jackson demanded.

Julien smiled at Jackson, "Sorry, Jake, what was that? I needed the berries for a stew, and that tusk was sold out at the general store..."

Jackson's eyes appeared to be bulging out of his head at this point, and he was fuming mad, "You complete and utter moron! You had us go on a wild-effing-goose-chase to save our friend and none of it mattered?! What, did you really just waste our time?! Do you even remember who I am? Who Nicholas is? Do you remember what you did, back in the war?! Are you even following what I'm saying at this point?!"

"Well, Johnny, I'm real sorry... You guys came in all important like and I just wanted to help!" Julien said.

"Help?! *Help?!* All you've done these past few hours is boss us around, send us on a ridiculous wild goose chase and you *wasted our time!!* Our leader is deathly sick, and all you did was send us grocery shopping across the freaking continent!" Jackson raged on, "You were an Elemental Master, back in the war! Bamos tore you up so bad, I didn't know it did *this* to you! Come on, you don't remember even a little? Me, the Master of Fire, or even Nicholas, the Master of Lightning?!"

"Wait, I'm the Master of Lightning?" Nicholas asked.

Jackson stopped yelling and turned to Nick, "you didn't know?"

"No! I... wait... Arhh!" Nicholas winced and fell to the ground as more memories came back to him. He saw himself and Jackson, along with the other Elemental Masters, facing off against Bamos many years ago. He was the Elemental Master of Lighting...

"I... I remember where I come from..." Nicholas said as Zane helped him up, "My father is a historian at the Ogaji Museum in the city..." he raised his hands and lightning bolts shot from it, shocking Julien quite a bit.

"Awesome, Nick! You've unlocked your true potential like the rest of us! Milo is gonna be psyched!" Junior said excitedly.

"Yeah, I remember pretty well now... Julien you got knocked around by Bamos so hard, you must've lost your memory. Is this true? Do you remember anything?" Nicholas asked him.

Julien avoided the eyes of the ninja and frowned, "Um... No, no I don't.." he admitted.

"Unbelievable!" Jackson shouted, and stormed out.

The rest of them followed him out. They had run out of options, and Julien was their last hope.

"This is hopeless... There's nothing we can do..." Jackson finally admitted defeat, "I'm so sorry guys, I really didn't know he was like... that..."

"It's ok, dude. You tried your best... I guess... I guess we're done for..." Junior said defeated.

"No... No this can't be it. There has to be something we can do!" Nicholas said, "There are four of us now with Elemental Power. Maybe he just needs a wake up call? Anyone?"

"What do you mean?" Jackson asked.

"I mean all four of us focus our Elemental Power on him! Junior, your energy cured Jackson's curse when he was the Great Constrictor! It's worth the try!"

"That could destroy him, if unsuccessful..." Zane pointed out.

"It's our only shot. What other options do we have? Are you in?" Nicholas said, putting his hand out.

"I'm in! I'm pretty sure I've got this-- Jackson?" Junior tugged on his shirt, "come on!"

"I don't know..." he said solemnly.

"Well I am in as well. I care for this realm just as if it were my own. We are going to protect it, together!" Zane put his hand in the circle. Junior joined in too, as the three of them waited for Jackson.

"Fine." he said, putting his hand in.

"Ok Team Waters. This is our last shot!" Nicholas raised his hand and shocks Milo's body with his lightning, followed by Jackson with his fire, and Zane with his ice.

Junior used his hands to shoot energy out of his fists, and the Elemental Powers reacted with each other... Milo's body jostled suddenly, and the ninja stopped their emissions.

The four of them waited for a response, but it was no use. It didn't work...

"No... Milo..." Jackson cried out, "I'm so sorry... I failed..."

"G… Guys?" Milo suddenly sat up and rubbed his head.

"Milo!!" Junior ran up to him and hugged him, "You're ok!!"

Jackson gave a sigh of relief and helped Milo up, "I'm glad you're good..."

"Thank you guys. What happened back there?" Milo asked.

The rest of them laughed and Nicholas wrapped his arm around his shoulders, "it's a long story, buddy... Listen, Bamos found the Doomforce. Him and his followers are more powerful than ever. Are you ok to fight?" he asked.

Milo looked seriously at his friends, who he notices have all grown over the course of their journey. He is confident in his abilities, and he trusts them with his life.

"I'm more than ok. I'm ready if you guys are." he said.

The rest of them looked at each other. Junior smiled at Jackson and high fived him, "we're ready Milo!" he said.

Milo breathed in deep and smiled, "Good. So am I. Let's regroup at the temple. Let's go!"

The five of them took Julien's carriage back to Auqra's Lake, and talked celebration the whole ride there. United they will stand against Bamos and his dark army...

"You know, Nick, there isn't a doubt in my mind that we could fail. With my power, and you guys at my side..." Milo admitted.

"Yeah, buddy. We're gonna make it." his best friend replied, and the two smiled.

With their leader back, the ninja return to Auqra's Lake to find that Bamos and his followers have already arrived. His army has now grown, as several citizens from the city have been transformed by dark magic.

This is the beginning of the end.

## Cast

* Bamos
* Cole (mentioned by Zane)
* Darius Dark (mentioned)
* Garuhi
* Garuhi Junior
* Jackson Smith
* Jackson's father (mentioned)
* Jay (mentioned by Zane)
* Julien Albert (first appearance)
* Kai (mentioned by Zane)
* Lord Garmadon
* Martha (first appearance)
* Milo Rivers
* Nicholas Rogers
* Nicholas' parents (mentioned)
* Nya (first appearance, mentioned by Zane)
* Olim
* P.I.X.A.L. (mentioned by Zane)
* The Shape-Shifter
* Wu (first appearance, mentioned by Zane)
* Zane Julien

## Locations Visited

* Mirule Region
	+ Midrule Field
	+ Julien's Hut
	+ The Dragon Castle (first Appearance)

* The Mountains of Impossible Height
* The Temple of Doom
* The Temple of Time
* The Frozen North (first appearance)
	+ Desert of Snow

## Author's Notes

* The original episode was literally ridiculous.
	+ Pretty sure (and my memory is foggy,) but when I first did this episode I put Milo in a cup of water and froze it overnight and the entire time the Ninja had to free him.
	+ Also Julien I'm pretty sure was from an old Atlantis set
* The original episode is *somewhere on this planet*, but I literally cannot find it to save my life. I remember it was pretty funny, but I can't find it. The only two original episodes left are Who is the Green Ninja? and Jr.'s Revenge.
	+ Those two are Book #1 and #3 of the og series. Bedtime Stories with Jr. is Book #5 but I cannot find 2 or 4. I'm also pretty sure there are more than 5, but atm, they are lost somewhere in the mess of my house...
	+ It's also possible that my *3rd grade teacher* has the original book of this episode. That's the last place I can honest to God remember seeing it! I really hope that's not the case though!

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