The 13th Level

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**The 13th Level** (**The Thirteenth Level** in other media) is the third episode of the Prime Empire Chapter and the twenty-third episode of the first season of *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life*. It is based on the LEGO Ninjago episode titled *Level Thirteen*.

## Synopsis

*There have been multiple reports that players from Ninjago and Equestria are still vanishing into the game Prime Empire. The Ninja, Kaya and the Mane 5 return to Borg Tower to learn about the game's unusual coding. afterwards, they get some unexpected visitors from Kryptarium Prison and must fight them off! afterwards, They decide to split up into two teams, one looks for Milton Dyer, and the other enters the game to find Pinkie Pie and Jay, and stop Emperor Unagami!*

## Plot

### Missing in Numbers

Fred Finely is reporting live about gamers mysteriously disappearing after reaching level thirteen on *Prime Empire*. To combat the loss, police started removing Arcade Pods from Benny's Arcade Emporium much to Benny's dislike since he was making a huge profit off the games.

Meanwhile at Kryptarium Prison, Warden Noble is passing by all the cells and taunts the Mechanic for his return. However, the Mechanic whispers about change in the air which ends up coming true when Unagami hacks into the security system of Kryptarium Prison, allowing all of the prisoners to be free. Ultra Violet and Captain Soto are about to leave with the other inmates, but the Mechanic encourages most of the convicts to work with him, for they would be rewarded by Unagami if they succeeded. Fugi-Dove volunteers to join, but the Mechanic turns him down.

### Outdone the code

Back at Ninjago City, the Ninja, Mane Five, Spike, Starlight, Trixie and the Crystal Prep students head to Borg Tower to check on the diagnostics Cyrus Borg ran on the Arcade Pod recovered from the Mechanic's Headquarters. Borg compliments the complex code of *Prime Empire* and Kai responds by telling Borg that Milton Dyer had a better security system on his island which included Robot Dogs. Borg briefs the Ninja and the ponies about *Prime Empire* saying that over eight-hundred players from Ninjago and Equestria are trapped inside the virtual world and the game is controlled by Unagami. Borg gives them two options: find Milton Dyer in real world, who everyone assumes is operating Unagami, or enter the *Prime Empire* and destroy Unagami. In addition, Borg also reveals that Zane and P.I.X.A.L. should not enter the game or else their programming could be changed. With the plan set, Cole starts playing *Prime Empire*.

Concurrently, all of the escaped detainees who decided to help arrive at Borg Tower. The Mechanic informs everyone that they must search the entire building to find the Arcade Pod which causes Ultra Violet to criticize the Mechanic for not bringing Fugi-Dove as he could made the task easier. At the same time, Fugi-Dove was walking down the streets of Ninjago City in style despite the awkward looks he got from a couple of people.

### Enter the Game!

The Mechanic's new team begin their invasion as they quickly rushed Borg Tower while tying up two officers. They all make it inside an elevator, but a snapshot is taken by a droid. This catches the attention of the Ninja and Borg who question how the prisoners escaped. The Ninja and Mane Five want to fight the escaped captives, yet Borg refuses to let them leave citing his new security system could mistake the Ninja and the ponies for the enemies. The Ninja and Mane 5 still want to fight, still Borg tells them to fight the enemies of *Prime Empire*. They check back on Cole; however, he's having a hard time choosing an avatar.

In an effort to slow down the prisoners, Borg shuts down the elevator, so the prisoners head for the stairs. Borg then activates his White Nindroid Forces, but the Mechanic's team easily defeats them. Then they get pass the invisible lasers after the Mechanic tracked the droids movement. In addition, they get pass a fake brick wall and stairs that turned into a ramp.

While Cole was playing the video game, the rest of the Ninja and ponies fought the prisoners. While fighting, Lloyd and Twilight question why the Mechanic is working for Unagami and the Mechanic replies by talking about a new revolution and being his number two when it happens. Cole then reaches level thirteen and the portal opens. Kai, Lloyd, Nya, Cole, the Mane Five and the Crystal Prep students are able to enter the game while Zane, Borg, P.I.X.A.L., Trixie and Starlight evacuate the tower. On the other hand, the Mechanic tries to play the game, but cannot as Zane took the motherboard with him.

In the meantime, the trapped Ninja and ponies marvel after entering *Prime Empire*.

## Cast

* Applejack - Ashleigh Ball
* Benny - Andrew Francis
* Bulk Biceps - Michael Dobson
* Cole - Kirby Morrow
* Cyrus Borg - Lee Tockar
* Elevator Voice - Sharon Alexander
* Fluttershy - Andrea Libman
* Fred Finely - Bill Newton
* Fugi-Dove - Adrian Petriw
* Juniper Montage - Ali Libert
* Kai - Vincent Tong
* Lemon Zest - Shannon Chan-Kent
* Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
* Mayor Mare - Cathy Weseluck
* Noble - Paul Dobson
* Nya - Kelly Metzger
* P.I.X.A.L. - Jennifer Hayward
* Pipsqueak - Graham Verchere
* Rainbow Dash - Ashleigh Ball
* Rarity - Tabitha St. Germain
* Soto - Alan Marriott
* Sour Sweet - Sharon Alexander
* Spike - Cathy Weseluck
* Sugarcoat - Sienna Bohn
* Sunny Flare - Britt Irvin
* Starlight Glimmer - Kelly Sheridan
* The Mechanic - Michael Antonakos
* Trixie Lulamoon - Kathleen Barr
* Twilight Sparkle - Tara Strong
* Ultra Violet - Sharon Alexander
* Unagami - Dean Redman
* Zane - Brent Miller

## Locations Visited

* Ninjago
	+ Ninjago City
		- Borg Tower
		- Benny's Arcade Emporium
	+ Kryptarium Prison
* Equestria
	+ Ponyville
		- Ponyville Arcade
	+ Canterlot
		- Crystal Zone Arcade
* Prime Empire
	+ Weapon Shop

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Cole
* The prisoners of Kryptarium Prison escape.
* The Ninja, the Mane 5, and Spike enter Prime Empire while Zane, Starlight Glimmer and Trixie stay behind to look for Milton Dyer.
	+ Despite entering the Prime Empire game, Fluttershy is still so whiny about the game, meaning that she only likes video games with animals.
* This marks Cyrus Borg's first appearance since "The Ending of the End: Endings" and his first speaking role since "The Shadow Play."
* This episode marks the debut appearance of the Crystal Prep Shadowbolts and Juniper Montage in their pony forms.
* This also marks the White Nindroid Forces first appearance since "LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: The Movie".
* It is revealed by Sour Sweet that Indigo Zap has been trapped in the *Prime Empire* game.
* This episode takes place before the short, "The Glitching Effect."