Ninjago S5 E3

## Plot

The guys finally arrive in Stiix, and we learn that Kai has a fear of water. Something that has never been mentioned before. He's been around water before. He's not scared of it. Just watch the second half of season 2. For crying out loud, *he* was the one who suggested swimming across the entire ocean to reach Ninjago for the final battle! What, did he think Zane was gonna use his elemental blade to create a path of ice for them to walk the whole way there? Actually, that's not a bad idea. Zane lampshades that Kai didn't have a problem with it before, and Kai says that it's because he could make a fire dragon at will. No Kai, because you see, you didn't have a problem with water in any other season before season 4. Still, ghosts don't like water either, so they should be safe here. They find Ronin's pawn shop and confront him. He has an airship he calls Rex, but he claims that he sold it to start an "honest living". Except he's selling stolen goods. The guys don't buy it for a second, and ask for the Scroll of Airjitzu. He claims that he doesn't have it, and even if he did, he wouldn't keep it onsite, and it'd be too much for them to afford. He tries to sell them Aeroblades, weapons forged by deepstone, an aquatic material mined at the bottom of the ocean. They can vanquish ghosts too, or at least he claims that they can. They demand the scroll, and he'll sell it to them for four hundred… whatever the currency in Ninjago is. Elemental powers? Nindroids? Bus tokens? Coins? Since Zane is the leader, he says that they should pay him. Kai's terrible negotiating skills leads to the price being raised to four fifty. They leave to make enough money to pay him. I swear we've see this plot before. It was boring back then too. Ronin had the scroll hidden in a vase. Near the shop, Wu is trying to train Nya. She says that elemental powers can sometimes skip a generation, and wonders if he's wrong about her. She wants to help the others, but as Samurai X. Wu says that Samurai X can't do spinjitzu or summon an elemental dragon, which he demonstrates. Oh my gosh Wu has an elemental dragon that we've never seen before and it's so cool!!! And a plot hole. Nya lampshades that he never told them that he could do that, and he says that a sensei never tells. He tells her that water is the only weapon they can use against a ghost, so she has to unlock her full potential. To do this, they'll start by finding her weakness. She says that she's pretty good at most things she picks up though. He's not talking about natural talent though. He gives her a test: Her training will be done for the day when she can completely fill a bucket with water. The catch is that there's a large hole in the bucket. The guys take a construction job to build a dock. Kai is scared of the water, but the real danger is the strangle weed. It grabs a hold of people and doesn't let go. Zane says that they'll do it. However, a fly bothers him, and Kai misinterprets his gestures as asking him to swing the crane. It hits Zane. He lands on the dock, but now he can only speak backwards. Naturally, this means that the others can't understand him. Pixal tells him that his language database is damaged, and there's nothing she can do. The distraction allows some strangle weed to grab Cole's leg. Zane throws his shuriken at it. However, Kai misinterprets their antics as them wanting him to drop a wooden pillar on the newly built dock. This causes the entire thing to break, and they aren't paid. Jay can fix Zane's voice module, but it's gonna take time. He decides to lead, and also decides that they're gonna steal the scroll from Ronin. Morro summons another ghost. This one knows Ronin, who owes him a large debt. The ghost, Soul Archer, is an expert marksman with creepy arrows. They're right by Stiix. We also learn that the ghosts have a master. Nya claims to have filled the bucket. She clogged the hole, but water starts leaking out. Wu tells her to think outside the box and go with the flow. She loses it and says that she's not weak, she's not a water ninja, and she's never going to fill the bucket. She kicks it into the water and storms off. Misako thinks that the day was wasted. However, Wu reveals that he's found her weakness: Feeling weak. Because she's good at so much, when she encounters something that can't be solved easily, or is put in a position to fail, she gives up right away. Her anger also means that she failed to realize that she completed the task. The bucket is full of water, because it's underwater. Oh, that's clever. Morro and Soul Archer confront Ronin. He tells them the same thing that he told the ninja, but they threaten him. They hear the guys whispering outside. They decide to hide, let them find it, and then take it. That's really clever. However, Soul Archer possesses an organ and attacks Jay. He leaves the organ before the guys can pour water on it. Morro comes out of hiding and uses the armor to summon more ghosts. Kai gives everyone an Aeroblade. The scroll is revealed during the fight. Before anyone else can take it, Ronin summons Rex and tries to escape with it. Morro uses his powers, and Ronin falls back down to the village. He has his own Aeroblade to stop the ghosts. Morro and the ninja chase after him. Morro takes the scroll, and the guys try to chase him down instead. Morro escapes by using his powers and learning airjitzu. He summons his dragon, picks up Soul Archer, and leaves. Ronin saves Kai from strangle weed in Rex and takes him back to the village. The rest of the guys decide that Cole will take command tomorrow, and they'll figure something out. They learn from Kai that Ronin said that there's another way to learn airjitzu. He made a deal with him, and he's a horrible negotiator. He reveals that he gave Ronin his shares of the tea shop… and all of theirs. They set out to find that "other way" to learn airjitzu.