Season 1: Dark Resurgence

**Season 1** of Beyond: Rising Force, subtitled Dark Resurgence is preceded by Beyond: Origins and is succeeded by Season 2. It covers events such as: The Rise of the Ninja Force, the Dark Horizon's Reign of Chaos, The Day of Devouring and the Fall of the Golden Ninja. It focuses on the new Ninja Force as a whole. Johnathan Destrevan serves as the main antagonist and the Dark Horizon Syndicate serve as the villainous faction of the season. The Followers of Darkness serve as a secondary villainous faction with Pythor playing secondary antagonist. Jason Walker, Michael Garmadon, Alessia Carrow, and Matthew Miller serve as the mascot characters.

## Overview

A new generation rises! It's been around 20 years since the previous generation of Core Ninja Team were the saviors of the Terra Realm. Now they’ve passed the torch on to the next generation. After being recruited at a young age and trained for many years, the new team has been deployed into the field of battle to finish off a threat that their predecessors were unable to defeat. Johnathan Destrevan and his crime syndicate known as the Dark Horizon Syndicate have been dominating the criminal underworld of Ninjago since their rise to power when the previous Ninja Team resigned. Their goal is to revive the Destrevan Dynasty so Johnathan Destrevan can tear down everything the original six worked their tails off to protect and begin it a new. Can these new ninja, lead by Jay’s son and managed by Zane’s daughter, bring down this criminal gang that has been prominent for years? Will they be able to surpass their predecessors? Will the Dark Horizon succeed in their plan? Why do they hate the Ninja Team and the Elemental Masters so much? The answers will be given in this first adventure to the next generations story…

## History

### Part One - Introductions

#### Our Start

About twenty years after the resignation of the original team, a newly graduated team of young, gifted individuals, presumably a Ninja Force, find themselves faced with Ninjago City's current threat: the Dark Horizon Syndicate. The Ninja Force is launched into action when a unit of the Dark Horizon Syndicate's crooks attack the Central Circle Bank. Meanwhile things begin to get interesting as a group of cultists meet with some of the generals of the syndicate.

#### The Search

Lloyd and Zane share the history that the Elemental Masters have had with the Dark Horizon Syndicate to the curious and confused Ninja Force. Jason and Michael share intel about their confrontation with Destrevan in the canal. Kai assigns Kate and Digital to help Jason lead their teammates on an investigation where Scales from the Great Devourer were stolen from a high-security facility.

#### Things That Should Stay in the Dark

As the Ninja arrive at the location of the Inei-Sosu, they discover the Dark Horizon have arrived at the same time as them. Jason, Liam, Levi and Alessia head into the caverns after Johnathan Destrevan in hopes that they can prevent him from getting the relic. Digital leads the others against the generals and crooks that await their leader's return. Zane and P.I.X.A.L. discover from a captured crook's rant that their goal is to revive the Destrevan Dynasty so that Johnathan can get his past life back.

#### Luck Ninja

The members of the Ninja Force reflect upon their past years at the International Ninja Academy while awaiting instructions from Lloyd or Kai on when they should go retrieve Chad. Chad infiltrates the enemy's base of operations located within the swamp regions near the city to obtain more information on their motives, goals and anything else important.

### Part Two - Danger

#### The Toxic Mission

As the Dark Horizon's crooks travel to the Toxic Bogs to retrieve the information upon the origins of the Devourer, however, they are met by Serpentine and other denizens of the swamp who have very hostile intentions. Kate pleads with her father to allow her join his and her mother's investigation of anomalies in Shintaro. The Ninja Force launches a retrieval mission of Chad who is beginning to realize his cover is more than blown.

#### Extraction

Using their vehicles to get to the swamps, the Ninja Force attempts a rescue of Chad but get caught within the enemy's trap alongside the same Serpentine who resisted interrogation. Lloyd, Zane, PIXAL, and Cole begin their searches for the other relics to catch up with Destrevan in his findings. Kai, Kate and Skylor team-up with Queen Vania and her Royal Guard to look into some strange occurences in the Mines of Shintaro.

#### Trouble in Paradise

After successfully procuring the Scroll of Musabori, the Inei-Sosu and a mysterious box, Lloyd decides to give the Ninja a break by bringing them to a state of the Outer Islands, called Paradise Island, but they soon learn that where there is light there is always shadow. Destrevan and his crew meet up with his buyer for an interesting dinner. Kai, Skylor, Kate and the Upply find themselves racing back up through the mines as one of Destrevan's generals is leading an air raid upon Shintaro's main palace.

#### The Master & the Students

After being rescued by Ronin and his band of mercenaries, the Ninja Force finds themselves and Ronin's men trapped in the jungle with a group of lightning chickens. Kai uses one of the Shintaran Flyers to help lead a counterattack against Medusa and her attack force. Lloyd, PIXAL, and Zane are met by a surprise attack from Johnathan Destrevan and the Followers of Darkness.

#### Tremors in the Rocks

Having killed PIXAL, Johnathan Destrevan uses brute tactics to break Lloyd by putting a defeated Zane's life on the line. Kai, Kate and Skylor team-up to stop Medusa before she attempts an assassination on Queen Vania. One of Destrevan's allies gives him insight on a better way to ensure the revival of the Overlord. The Ninja Force and Ronin's crew arrive back in the wharf of New Genesis City only to get new of Jason's grandparents' junkyard being bombed.

### Part Three - Revival

#### Victory & Death

Lloyd veers between life and death as the poison courses through his body as the Ninja Force desperately tries to find a cure, but as they search for it they make a series of unsettling discoveries about Destrevan. Jay is overwhelmed by the death of his adoptive parents, prompting Jason to have to have a talk with his distant father. Cyrus Borg's top engineers work to repair the physical damage upon Zane but are unable to help with his emotional and mental damage. When Johnathan Destrevan arrives in Shintaro to give Medusa her back-up and finish what they started, one hero will make a tragic sacrifice.

#### The Rise of a New Day

While Lloyd slowly recovers from the effects of the poison, the Core Ninja find that Johnathan Destrevan is not done taunting them as he has gotten into their network to taunt them with cryptic messages about his next move, all while he exposes the sins of the Garmadons to the public. With the majority of the Core Ninja Team ravaged by their losses, the Ninja Force begins to doubt that they'll be able to live up to their legacies, prompting Jason to do some thinking all while Kate grieves her mother's death.

#### Snakes & Stones

Clouded by grief and loss, the Ninja Force and their masters get news of the nuclear facility near New Genesis City and Walker Industries being compromised, prompting them to act in some way. Digital throws aside her sadness to help the Ninja Force and Ronin uncover the final move of Johnathan Destrevan in his quest to revive his bloodline's rulership over the Terra Realm. Johnathan finally meets with Pythor to go through with the final phase of his rebirth plan.

#### Dawn of the Devourers

Having mutated Pythor, Medusa, Spike Lee and the Twins into giant serpents similar to the Great Devourer, Destrevan and the Followers of Darkness make their final march with the syndicate to force the Royal Family and Feudal Council into giving him what he wants. Lead by a fully-realized Jason, the Ninja Force, Ronin, Cole lead the final effort to stop the Devourers all while Kate gets Lloyd back up on his feet to stand up to his oppressor.

## Cast

### Ninja Force

* Jason C. Walker - Steven Yuen
* Michael Hayate - Asher Angel
* Alessia Carrow - Katie Cassidy
* Levi Miller - Tyler Labine
* Sabrina Carrow - Laura Bailey
* Kate Smith - Seychelle Gabriel
* Brian Springer - Kyle Hebert
* Liam Disborough - Ben Diskin
* Chad Williams - Taylor Gray
* Brad Williams - Jeremy Shada

### Dark Horizon Syndicate

#### The Razor's Elites

* Johnathan Destrevan - Neil Kaplan
* Medusa - Kathleen Barr
* Big Tony - Michael Sorich
* Spike Lee - Adam McArthur
* General Worx -
* The Twins -

#### Followers of Darkness

* Krennic -
* Ox -
* Ford -

### Other Characters

#### Ninja Allies

* Lloyd M. Garmadon - Sam Vincent
* Cole Brookstone - Daniel Henney
* Kai Smith - Vincent Tong
* Nya Walker - Kelly Metzger
* Zane Julien - Brent Miller
* Jay Walker - Michael Adamthwaite
* Skylor Smith - Heather Doerksen
* DIGITAL - Erica Luttrel

#### Police Force

* Commissioner Sato -
* Captain Miller -
* Lieutenant Satoru -
* Officer O' Doyle -

## Sets

* 71799 Dark Horizon Syndicate vs Brad
* 71800 The Scarlet Racer
* 71801 Dark Matter Chamber Battle
* 71802 Sabrina's Fusion Striker
* 71803 Michael's Night Cruiser
* 71804 Dark Razor's Assault
* 71805 Jason's Surge Dragon
* 71806 Dark Horizon Syndicate Base
* 71807 Liam's Mech Crawler
* 71808 Phoenix Airship Raid
* 71809 City Transit Station Battle
* 71810 Overlord's Spider Python
* 31724 Final Battle Minifigure Accessory Pack

## Opening Credits

**Opening**: Go Dumb - The Happy Fits

**Description**: In New Genesis City, the Elemental Coalition launches into action taking down petty criminals while flashes of their predecessors and pasts play in the backgorund. In one big flash, the Dark Horizon Syndicate emerges from the shadows of the city with an ancient evil at their backs, prompting the Ninja Force to intercept and cause a huge explosion with many colors reflecting their magical powers. As the smoke clears, Jason joins back up with the team after Michael pulls him out of a pool.