Ninjago S15 E4

## Plot

I forgot to mention it in the previous episode, but with this season in the books, Sam Vincent has officially voiced Lloyd for longer than Jillian Michaels did, at least in terms of number of seasons, and the redesigns have also been in more seasons than the original designs. I can't believe it's already been over a year since I watched Seabound for the first time. The time just flew by. Back at the HQ underneath the monastery, the guys are trying to figure out how the vengestone is being smuggled into the city. It would be spotted from the air, and the Serpentine haven't reported any activity from the unused subway tunnels. Jay is still upset about Nya. He knows Lloyd is right about what he said. but he doesn't think they truly became a team until Nya joined. She did technically join in season 1 as Samurai X, and it was her being kidnapped that led to Kai becoming a ninja and meeting the others, but still, she didn't join the team as a ninja until partway through season 5. She was the glue that held them together, and Jay doesn't think they can do this without her. You also have Pixal, Wu, Misako, and plenty of other family members and allies. Kai gets angry and says that Jay is acting like he's the only one who misses her. They all do, but at least the rest of them are trying to help instead of being mopey and useless. Lloyd suggests taking a break, but Jay says they know all there is to know. However, he suddenly gets an idea when he sees a subway car on a pizza box. They explore an unfinished and abandoned subway tunnel. But wouldn't that count as unused? Why can't they just ask the Serpentine if they've at least checked this line, or bring their suspicions to the police? Did they even inform Pixal or Wu on where they would be going? They could've brought them along. They come to a dead end. They speculate that it's a false wall that rotates around, but Zane doesn't detect any hinges or mechanisms. They suddenly see a box move. Inside is an old man sleeping on vengestone. He's another supplier, this time with vengestone from Shintaro. Miss Demeanor and more of her thugs show up, and a fight breaks out. The ninja do poorly because they're rusty and not in sync, and with the vengestone around, they can't use their elemental powers. Luckily, they're helped by the new ninja, who quickly defeat and capture everyone, including Miss Demeanor. The commissioner thanks them instead of our ninja, who they refer to as weak, uncoordinated, rusty old timers. When Lloyd points out that they found a shipment of vengestone and the villains behind it, they point out that they only found the middleman, not the person behind it all. They had a tracking device in the crate, and were going to follow it to the buyer, but the ninja ruined that plan, similar to what happened in the beginning of the previous season. Trust me, the buyer would've killed you all without a second thought. Plus, given what happens later, the tracking device would've probably stopped working partway there. Back at headquarters, Lloyd is angry about being replaced, and Cole tries to assure him that they're not. Zane doesn't care since he turned off his emotions. They're all dealing with losing Nya differently. I'd say that Cole has been taking it the best. Kai says that some of them are even talking to glasses of water. However, he accidentally knocks one over, which upsets and angers Jay. He calls Kai klutzy, and even attacks him when he tries to apologize, leading to the two fighting. Zane says that such a violent display of emotions is unbefitting of a team, and Jay says maybe they shouldn't even be a team anymore. Kai accidentally destroys a vehicle and activates the sprinklers. Wu arrives and asks what's happening. Nya suddenly appears in the water and says they have to drain her powers to bring her back, and do it before she loses her shape, so Zane freezes her for the time being. Lloyd points out that Kai lost his elemental powers before. Yeah, but that was temporary. They eventually came back. Wu realizes that they're thinking about releasing Aspheera from prison so she can drain Nya's powers and bring her back, and he refuses to go along with it. If they let her out, even briefly, lives will be at stake. She can't be trusted. Lloyd says that everyone is safer with Nya back. This is a big decision that they all have to make as a team. So the question is, are they still a team? They all say yes to releasing Aspheera to get Nya back. However, the mayor refuses their request to let her out and give her her staff back. The only course of action they have now is to break her out. Wu still can't condone this, but Lloyd says they don't have any other choice, and the others agree to help. Wu has learned the hard way that Aspheera can never be trusted, and leaves. Kai, Zane, and Lloyd will break into Kryptarium and free Aspheera, while Cole and Jay break into Borg Tower and steal her staff. They need Zane here though to keep Nya frozen. Lloyd already thought of that, and called Skylor. They just have to get back before her replication powers wear off. They wear all black suits and don't use their real names. Zane gets past the thermal sensors by freezing Kai and Lloyd. He doesn't have a body temperature since he's a robot. I feel like Pixal could've come on this mission too, but whatever. Aspheera accepts their deal. They accidentally trigger the alarm and have to run away from security guards. We finally find out that the Oni Mask of Vengeance was recovered after season 9 and placed in Cyrus Borg's vault. However, when Cole and Jay break in, everything is gone. Skylor's powers are fading fast. Pixal activates two cooling units to help keep Nya frozen, but they can only keep it up for less than an hour. Skylor tells Nya that they'll do everything in their power to help her, and it's going to be okay.