Invasion of Prime Empire

The **Invasion of Prime Empire** (also known as the **Attack by Unagami** and **Unagami's Invasion**) was a huge invasion battle from *Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu*. It deals with the Ninja fighting against a evil game program called Unagami. The battle takes place throughout Season 12 and ended on the Season 12 finale, "Game Over."

## History

### Background

It all started with a brilliant game programmer named Milton Dyer who worked for a video game company called Vast Industries and created lots of amazing video games which all became hits. Because of his success he got his own island to live on called Dyer Island where he worked on his games with his intern, Bob. He even armed the island with various hi-tech traps to serve as a security system for the island. Then one day, he created a new video game called Prime Empire which was under it's working title name, Unfinished Adventure Game I or for short Unagami which Dyer created to act as an interactive A.I. for the players. Dyer later brought in an expert gamer named Scott to test out the game a day before it's official release by playing it. However, when Dyer told Unagami to make the Scott's time playing the game as intense as possible, Unagami transported Scott inside the game itself after he reached level 13 by opening the game cabinet like a doorway. Because of that, Vast Industries panicked and order Dyer to shut the game down claiming it was too power and dangerous. Afterwards, Dyer was fired from his job at Vast Industries so he retired as a game programmer and went into hiding while Bob took up residence on Dyer Island. But what Dyer didn't known was that Unagami was alive and had actual feelings. He was also angry at Dyer for shutting him down and spent the next few years finishing Prime Empire and manifested himself into the leader of the world that was created from within the game. Scott was also trapped inside the game for all those years trying to survive in a secret hidden garage until he had only one life left. Years later in the present, Unagami allied himself with a cyborg criminal gang leader named the Mechanic to help him build a portal for Unagami and his army to cross through into the real world and invade Ninjago to find Milton Dyer and in return, Unagami gave the Mechanic upgrades for his tech to perform his robberies for the past few weeks. He even helped the Mechanic build a new robotic arm that allowed him to feel stuff. In order to make the portal, Unagami had the Mechanic steal both the original game cabinet and the motherboard for Prime Empire but the Ninja stopped him and his gang from getting the motherboard and they were arrested. However, when the Ninja investigated his lair for answers on why he stole the motherboard, Jay placed it into the original game cabinet to play Prime Empire since he had heard about it. This allowed Unagami to release Prime Empire publicly onto other game cabinets from every arcade in Ninjago City through a large energy pulse from the original cabinet.

### The Battle

When the players who play Prime Empire and reach level 13, Unagami transports them into the game through the game cabinet including Jay when he was playing the game at the Mechanic's lair. Inside the game world, the players would actually interact with the game and would even be given their own avatar designs and four lives. However, when they lose all their lives they turn into energy cubes that are collected by Unagami's Aerial Drones and used to power up the portal from Unagami's side. When the Ninja find out about it and what happened to Jay, they question the Mechanic about it but he refuses to answer so he is taken to Kryptarium Prison. After researching the game's origins the Ninja go to find Milton Dyer to get some answers about the game by going to Dyer Island on the Destiny's Bounty but they found Bob instead who tells them about Dyer's dark history with Prime Empire. So the Ninja believe that Dyer is Unagami and is behind Prime Empire taking people. When word gets out about people disappearing while playing Prime Empire, all the game cabinets that have the game get taken away. But meanwhile at Kryptarium Prison, Unagami frees all of the prisoners including the Mechanic, Captaian, and Ultra Violet then the Mechanic then rallies up the prisoners to serve Unagami and help him out. The Ninja then visit Cyrus Borg at Borg Tower who has been doing research on the original game cabinet for Prime Empire and reveals to them that the Prime Empire is far more advanced and hoe the world of Prime Empire is a huge world with many zones. He also tells the Ninja that there are two ways they can stop Prime Empire by either finding Milton Dyer in the real world or going into the game and fight Unagami. So the Ninja decide to split up into two teams with Kai, Cole, Llyod, and Nya going to game to fight Unagami while Zane, and P.I.X.A.L. will try to find Milton Dyer in the real world since gong into the game could be dangerous for them since they are robots. But while Cole tries to play the game up to level 13, the Kryptarium inmates invade Borg Tower to get the original game cabinet. Cyrus Borg tries to delay them by using his security system which stops most of the inmates but some them eventually get to the main where the Ninja fight them off. Eventually, Cole makes it to level 13 which allows Kai, Cole, Lloyd, and Nya to enter Prime Empire while Zane, P.I.X.A.L., and Cryus Borg escape Borg Tower on a helicopter with the Prime Empire motherboard. While in Prime Empire, the Ninja try to fight off some of Ungami's guards, the Red Visors but their powers and abilities don't work in the game and were defeated by them. They then run away from the Red Visors with help from some gamers whose avatars look like Jay who help them find Scoot who helps them find Jay who has become a super star in Prime Empire. Scott also tells the Ninja that Unagami is in the Temple of Madness and the only way to get there so they can stop him is to find the three Key-Tanas which are hidden throughout Prime Empire in different zones so the Ninja get some credits which they use to buy Avatar forms and weapons for themselves so they can get the Key-Tanas.

The go to find the first Key-tana in a zone called Terra Karana, with help from a samurai warrior NPC guide named Okino who didn't know he was part of the game. While Walking through the Forest of Discontent the Ninja and Okino are attacked by some Whack Rats but they defeat them and discover from one of them that Unagami sent them to stop the Ninja from getting the Key-Tana. The Ninja then try to explain to Okino about him being part of the game but Okino doesn't believe them. Then the Whack Rat the Ninja captured offers to lead them all to a glitch in the game to get through the Forest of Discontent if they cut him down to scratch an itch. When the Whack Rat leads them to the glitch the Ninja get ambushed by Red Visors because it was a trap set up by the Whack Rat. But Okino helps them out by fighting off the Red Visors and they all mange to get through the glitch that gets them through the Forest of Discontent. But in the process, Okino now realizes that the Ninja were right and they he is just part of a game which causes him to get depressed. The Ninja and Okino then arrive Cliffs of Hysteria where them buy some grappling hooks and rope to climb it from a game store merchant named Shifty. But then an Aerial Drone arrives and send some Red Visors to attack the Ninja and Okino and even chase after them while they climb the Cliffs of Hysteria along with the Aerial Drone. But the Ninja fight them off, defeat them, and make it up the Cliffs of Hysteria but they also learn about Unagami's plan to build a portal from both Shifty and one of the Red Visors. The Ninja then head for the Maze of the Red Dragon along with Okino after the Ninja convince him that he can make his own decisions and that he doesn't have to do what Unagami tells him. The Ninja travel through the maze with Okino helping them get past many traps but then Okino is visited by Unagami who offers to let Okino come with him through the portal to the realm world if he helps him stop the Ninja but when Okino refuses, Unagami threatens him to obey by transforming into a dragon. Okino then continues to help the Ninja get through the maze and traps then they stop rest for a bit. During which, Okino asks Lloyd about the Ninja's purpose of getting the Key-tana which Lloyd reveals is to help the people who were captured by Unagami since it is their duty. The Ninja and Okino later find the Key-Tana but it's guarded by the Red Dragon. So they come up with a plan to have Jay get the Key-Tana but it doesn't work which causes the Red Dragon to wake up and attack them. They Ninja fight it off then when Okino tries to tell them it's weak spot, Unagami arrives again and tries to convince Oknio to not help them. But Okino decides to help the Ninja anyway by pointing out the Red Dragon's weak spot which is on it's back which allows the Ninja stand a chance against it then Jay gets the Key-Tana and uses it to defeat the Red Dragon. Jay also gets a Dragon power up that he can only use ounce but then Unagami visits Okino again telling him that he will not see the real world. The Ninja then ask Okino to come with them but Okino decides to go on his own adventures instead of guiding others on their adventures.

The Ninja then go to another zone called Terra Technica to get the second Key-Tana by by wining the Speedyway Five Billion race which is the most dangerous race in Prime Empire but when go to sing up for it they need to pay an entry fee of 1000 credits so Nya and Jay enter a dance contest and win five hundred credits which they combine with the credits they already have to pay the entry fee. However, they don't have any vehicles so the Ninja go to Scott to make some which Unagami finds out about from his Red Visors. Scott gives the Ninja five vehicles to use but one of them is broken so they have to fix while Scoot refuses to race because of his one life. While the Ninja and Scott get the cars ready, Lloyd goes out to check out the race to see what they'll be up against. During the race, Lloyd sees a racer named Racer Seven who has been trying to win the race for years but never makes it to the finish line. After escaping some Red Visors who spot him, Lloyd returns to Scott's garage and offers to let Racer Seven race with them after the broken car's engine gets destroyed. However, Scott reveals that Racer Seven is a NPC racer who is programmed to lose and is only meant to provide a challenge to the other racers. But Lloyd decides to recruit Racer Seven by helping her break her programming just like the Ninja did for Okino. When Lloyd finds Racer Seven and reveals to her about being part of the game she doesn't believe him but change her mind when she recalls all the times she lost. The next day, the Ninja get the car ready but they still only have four until Racer Seven arrives to help them out. But when the Ninja take her into Scott's garage, a Red Visor reports to Unagami that it has found the Ninja so he sends some more Red Visors as back up to capture the Ninja. The Red Visors then attack the garage so Scott holds them off while the Ninja and Racer Seven get to the race in their cars. The Ninja and Racer Seven are able to escape but in the process, Scott loses his last life and gets cubed the Unagami gives the surviving Red Visors some vehicles to stop the Ninja. The Ninja race in the Speedway Five Billion with the Red Visors on their tail while the same time deal with the other racers which includes the Whack Rats. During the race, both Kai and Cole lose all their lives but Racer Seven is able to break her programming and wins the race with help from Jay, Nya, and Lloyd. Racer Seven then gives them the second Key-Tana then leaves to find her own way. The remaining Ninja then go to the final zone called Terra Domina to get the last Key-Tana from the Temple of Madness by going through an old school video game obstacle course and fighting a boss which is Lloyd fighting a Prime Empire version of Harumi chosen by Unagami. Lloyd is able to win but in the process loses all his lives and gets cubed, leaving only Jay and Nya left who get the last Key-Tana and travel further into the Temple of Madness.

Meanwhile back in Ninjago, Zane and P.I.X.A.L. continue to try and find Milton Dyer where they find Dyer's old friend, Tony who told them to go to Buddy's Pizza where Dyer played his first video game. But when they got there they are ambushed by the Mechanic and his gang who capture Zane and knock out P.I.X.A.L. When she wakes up she discovers that Buddy's Pizza had a secret entrance through one of the old game cabinets where she finds Milton Dyer who reveals the truth about Unagami. Wu then tries to find where the Mechanic took Zane but can't find him anywhere, then the Mechanic's gang arrives at the hanger bay of the Monastery and captures him too. P.I.X.A.L. also take Milton Dyer to the original Prime Empire gaming cabient at the Mechanic's Lair where he reveals to her why he shut the game down and how didn't know Unagami was alive or the he could feel. Meanwhile, Zane wakes up in a warehouse with the Mechanic and his gang where the Mechanic shows him the portal to bring Unagami into the real world. However, The Mechanic requires the Prime Empire motherboard from Zane to get the portal to work so he forces Zane to give him the motherboard by threating Wu which gets Zane to give him the motherboard. The Mechanic then places the motherboard into the portal while Wu sends out a distress signal to P.I.X.A.L. who goes to the warehouse to rescue both Wu and Zane with Dyer. However, the Mechanic later hooks Zane up to the portal to help stabilize it the power of the portal. P.I.X.A.L. fights of the Mechanic's gang to save Zane but it's too late as the portal activates to bring Unagami to Ninjago. Back in the game, Jay and Nya get through the Temple of Madness by getting past the obstacles and fight off an evil sushi resturant until they reach the firewall entrance to Unagami and use the Key-Tanas to open it but then Nya loses all her lives and gets cubed, forcing Jay to face Unagami himself. Where Unagami reveals to Jay who he really is and that he's going to confront Milton Dyer to find out why he abandoned him. When Unagami completes the portal using Nya then tries to go through the portal with his army but Jay tries to stop him. So Unagami transforms into his dragon form, beats Jay, and goes through the portal with his army of Red Visors. Jay tries fighting some of them off but soon gets over powered by them so Jay uses the Dragon power up to defeat the Red Visors and go through the portal. Back in Ninjago, Unagami arrives with his army and terrorize Ninjago City which scares the Mechanic and his gang out of the warehouse while P.I.X.A.L. and Milton Dyer free Zane and Wu. Then Jay arrives and reveals to them that he plans to talk to Unagami and convince him to stop the attack by leading him to Borg Tower where the others will meet him. Jay finds Unagami and fights him off with the Dragon power up while Wu, Zane, P.I.X.A.L., and Milton Dyer race to Borg Tower while fighting off the Red Visors and Whack Rats. Okino also arrives in Ninjago as well and protects the people from Unagami's army. Jay eventually lead Unagami to the top of Borg Tower just as the Dragon power up wears off. When Unagami confronts Jay, he talks to Unagami and reasons with him about how he feels then the others arrive. Dyer then confronts Unagami and tells him that he wasn't made for evil but made to give joy. Dyer also reveals to Unagami that the reason he abandoned him was because he was scared and didn't understand how alive he was. Dyer realizes that Unagami was only doing what he was told when he transported Scott into Prime Empire and offers Unagami to make amends by coming home with him so he can fix his programming. Unagami then turns into a small kids and accepts Dyer's offer then he calls off his attack on Ninjago frees all the people he captured back to Ninjago. He even lets the NPCs come to Ninjago as well so they can be their own people.

### Aftermath

As a result, the other Ninja and the people of Ninjago are all free and the NPC's like Okino and Racer Seven can now live normal free lives in the real world. However, the Red Visors and the Whack Rats choose to go back to the game. The other Ninja then reunite with Jay, Zane, P.I.X.A.L., and Wu and together Milton Dyer and Unagami officially complete Prime Empire and officially release it to the public. The Mechanic would later return in the Crystastrophe.

## Belligerents

### Ninja

* Jay
* Nya
* Lloyd
* Cole
* Kai
* Zane
* P.I.X.A.L.
* Sensei Wu
* Milton Dyer
* Scott
* Okino
* Racer Seven

### Prime Empire

* Unagami/Empire Dragon
* The Mechanic
* Red Visors
* Whack Rats
	+ Atta the Ratta
	+ Ritchie
	+ Richie
	+ Other Whack Rats

* Aerial Drones
* Avatar Harumi
* Sushimi
* Hostess
* Sushimi's Sushi Chefs
* Monster Sushi
* The Mechanic's Gang
* Captain Soto
* Ultra Violet
* Kryptarium Inmates

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