Slashed and Burned

**Slashed and Burned** is the second part of the eighteenth episode of the third season of *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life*, and the 122nd episode overall. Along with "School Blues", it aired first in English on March 7, 2021, in the UK and Ireland, and paired with "The Transfer".

## Synopsis

*The First Week of School helped the Young Ninja overcome the obstacles, but one of the Detrimental Potion Busters, Kaitlyn, plans to target Leroy, who help Nelson with his Maths homework, as one of the true Potion Shards.*

**Extended**: *During the first week of Middle School, the Young Ninja are able to cope with loads of schoolwork and their tests for next few months. However, the organization Detrimental Potion Busters attempt to steal the true Potion Shard to awaken Wojira with the Storm Amulet. Kaitlyn targets Leroy as his true Potion Shard.*

**Cartoon Network UK**: *Coping in Middle School is no exception, but Michella orders her students from the Detrimental Potion Busters to find the true Potion Shard.*

**Teletoon**: *While in Middle School, Kaitlyn targets Leroy as his true Potion Shard for the Storm Amulet.*

## Plot

At Ninjago Middle School, Ms. Tanya introduces the students in Class 7B as homeroom teacher, not only teaching Geography. Jake already remembered her since he first met in a car breakdown. Tanya was proud of Jake for his actions previously. She tells the class that throughout the first year, there will be subject teacher teaching various subjects, loads of homework and projects and joining various clubs and societies. She also explains that on the first week, the timetable will be assigned as the principal said that the schedules are not ready to assign.

Damien tells the rest of the Young Ninja that they have to cope with all those "middle school stress" from all those work. Ms. Selene, a Math Teacher, came and asked the class that she will be teaching Maths for the whole year. The Young Ninja and the classmates were following Selene's teaching during the lessons.

Five days later, the Young Ninja are doing their homework at the Monastery library. The Ninja, the Mane Six, Megan and Molly asked them if they want lunch that some of them made. During lunch, Nelson was anxious that some of the questions in his worksheet is hard. Damien also have his difficulty due to this. Lloyd asked the two that they must ask one of the students who was good at Math. With this, Nelson asked one of the student he know, Leroy.

At the secret base of the school, Michella, the mysterious girl that Nelson saw at the end of the previous episode, was asking Manmatus that the special rocks from the star created the Storm Amulet, and absorbed it from the Storm Belt. He told her that in order to summon Wojira, she must extract a true Potion Shard, a life-form catalyst. If she unable to get the true Potion Shard, she will no longer able to fulfill her studies at Ninjago Central Institute of Science (NCIS). With that in mind, Michella calls out to the Detrimental Potion Busters - an organization to find sources of unknown magic of illusions to awaken Wojira to rule the seas of Ninjago and bring nightmares to the sentient beings - consist of Kaitlyn, a hot-headed car mechanic, Courtney, the passionate idol, Irma, a smart and quirky time-traveler, Joyce, the social media enthusiast and a zoologist and Leah and Noah, the twins expert at botany and hydrology. Michella brings Kaitlyn to bring the true Potion Shard from the target, Leroy. Agreed, Kaitlyn drives her own car to the target's location.

Back at the monastery library, Leroy teacher Nelson and Damien the questions they have to answer. When it is break time, Leroy let Nelson and Damien to take some rest. While going out, he then saw a student with red hair. She was going to ask Leroy if she needs help with some car alterations. Leroy disagreed, and Kaitlyn rages out by ripping her into her true form. She then extracts Leroy's Potion Shard using her Elemental Amulet. Nelson hears Leroy's cry and tells Lloyd, Twilight Sparkle and Megan about this. The three transform into their Hero form, Crystal Guardian and Super Sailor Sky and confront the strange girl with the red hair. She then summons a Podroid Pyroko against them.

After a series of fights, Nelson returns the Potion Shard to Leroy. Super Sailor Sky uses her Golden Scepter to destroy Pyroko using Golden Heart Crystal Elimination. Leroy apologized to Nelson and the others that he must be careful next time during breaks. Agreed, Leroy will continue to help Nelson with his Math homework.

Back in the secret base, Kaitlyn tells Michella that Leroy was not the target. Seeing this, she will remove the Elemental Amulet if she never found a true Potion Shard.

### Friendship 101

**Damien**: What's up my friends! You know that the first week of Middle School sounds very hard, but we manage to let your vibes in with your new friends in school.

**Jake**: Yeah, Damien. I was greatly appreciated by a teacher due to my kind acts.

**Nelson**: And whenever I have those math problem, Leroy will able to teach me how to solve this.

**Lloyd**: Wow, you were able to cope what you have learn and taught in school. Sometimes, some people need to pull up their socks in order for them to be ready.

**Nelson**: The first week is called orientation. It is a course giving information to newcomers to a new school, whether in Middle or High School.

**Lloyd**: You will get to meet new teachers based on the subjects you will learn. Do not be ashamed for all this, we are all learning from one point to another.

**Jake**: And whenever you are uncomfortable, just ask your teacher or a guidance counselor.

**Damien**: The orientation week is for you to be fully prepared for lessons while in higher education, so that you can familiarize yourself and the environment.

**Lloyd**: Until next time.

## Cast

* Antonia - Bryanna Drummond
* Applejack - Ashleigh Ball
* Caralisa - Tabitha St. Germain
* Cole - Kirby Morrow
* Courtney - Tabitha St. Germain
* Damien - Andrew Francis
* Fluttershy - Andrea Libman
* Irma - Chanelle Peloso
* Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
* Joyce - Sabrina Pitre
* Kai - Vincent Tong
* Kaitlyn - Ali Liebert
* Kimberly - Shannon Chan-Kent
* Kitonaru - Andrea Libman
* Leah - Lili Beaudoin
* Leroy - Kelly Metzger
* Lloyd - Sam Vincent
* Mammatus - Paul Dobson
* Megan Williams - Kelly Sheridan
* Michella - Cathy Weseluck
* Molly Williams - Chantal Strand
* Nelson - David Reynolds
* Noah - Ian James Corlett
* Nya - Kelly Metzger
* Pinkie Pie - Andrea Libman
* Pyroko - Lisa Christie
* Rainbow Dash - Ashleigh Ball
* Rarity - Tabitha St. Germain
* Selene - Angie Beers
* Tanya - Caitlyn Bairstow
* Twilight Sparkle - Tara Strong
* Zachary Nison - Gavin Langelo
* Zane - Brent Miller

## Locations Visited

* Ninjago
	+ Ninjago City
		- Ninjago Middle School
			* Classroom 7B
			* Michella's Research Room
	+ Mountains of Impossible Heights
		- Monastery of Spinjitzu

## Spells Used

* Crystal Leaf Evolution - Used by Lloyd against Pyroko
* Glitter Glow Attack - Used by Twilight Sparkle against Pyroko.
* Golden Heart Crystal Elimination - Used by Super Sailor Sky against Pyroko.

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Kaitlyn
* This episode first aired in France on February 19, 2021, as part of sneak peak for the season's main arc.
* The episode title is a pun of the method used in agriculture, known as slash-and-burn.
* Tanya is a homeroom teacher in Class 7B, not only as a Geography teacher.
* The Detrimental Potion Busters make their debut appearance in the series, as they need to find illusion magic to awaken Wojira and destroy the dreams of sentient beings.
* The topic that Selene teaches Math in class 7B and in Nelson's homework is Indices and Standard Form.
* It is revealed that Leroy is expert in Maths and Physics.
* Mammatus explained to Michella that special rocks from the star can create a Storm Amulet, and absorbed it from the Storm Belt.
* This is the first episode to feature Kirby Morrow's dedication message during the credits sequence: "In Loving Memory of Kirby Morrow (1973-2020)". All other episodes in the second arc (with the exception of the previous episode) will have this dedication in the credits.

### Friendship 101

* **Hosts**: Lloyd, Nelson, Jake and Damien
* This segment shows about orientation in middle/high school.
* The clips used in this segment are this episode, "School Blues" and "Kickin' Into High Gear".
* **Moral**: Orientation week is for you to be fully prepared for lessons while in higher education, so that you can familiarize yourself and the environment.

## Changes

### Changes from the Pony Life cartoon

* This is the filler episode, as none of the events happened in the cartoon.

## Errors

* Mammatus explained that special rocks from stars create the Storm Amulet. Stars are made up mainly hot gases, so it is impossible for the rocks came from the stars, unless if this refers to asteroids, planets or even comets.