No Turning Back

**No Turning Back** is the first part of the sixty-first episode of the second season of *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life*. This and the next episode are based on the LEGO Ninjago episode, *The Darkest Hour*. Along with "All in this Together", it was paired with "Twivine Joins the Upply" and "The Order of the Sky Princess".

## Synopsis

*The Hero Ninja, the Crystal Five, the Shintaro Quartet, Munce and Geckles seek shelter at the Geckle Strong-Cave from the Grief-Bringer.*

**Teletoon**: *The Ninja, the ponies and the Shintaro Quartet made their way with the Munce and the Geckles to the Strong-Cave against Grief-Bringer, but Murtessa and Gulch struggles an argument about the tribes stealing the blades.*

**Cartoon Network Asia**: *The Skull Sorcerer hunts down the ninja and the ponies who flee to the Geckle "Strong-Cave".*

## Plot

The Hero Ninja (minus Cole), the Mane Five, Spike, the Shintaro Quartet, Geckles, and Munce are running away from Grief-Bringer. Murtessa tells Hero Nya and Crystal Rarity about the dragon which caused havoc in the past, and Nya thought the hero destroyed it, but it was somehow revived. Meanwhile, an out-of-breath Gulch tells Hero Kai and Crystal Rainbow Dash that the Geckle Strong-Cave is the only way to defend themselves. Kai is about to shout to everyone, but Gulch covers Kai's mouth and thinks he's crazy for telling the Munce as well. However, Kai believes they are united, so he shouts to head to the cave.

Back at the lava river, Grief-Bringer creates a bridge using the stalactites and the Awakened Warriors begin marching towards the Geckles and Munce. Meanwhile, everyone is able to make it inside the Geckle Strong-Cave, so they begin to close it. However, the door gets stuck, so Nya, Rarity and the Munce try to cut the chain. In order to buy extra time, Lloyd, Jay, Kai, Zane, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy fight the Awakened Warriors. The Ninja use Spinjitzu to take care of the Awakened Warriors, while the Crystal Guardians uses their spells from their weapons against the remaining skeletons, However, they quickly rebuild themselves. Murtessa is finally able to break the chains to door, and it begins closing. The ninja, the ponies and the Shintaro Quartet rush to get inside before it closes.

Kai thinks they are safe, but Gulch is upset at Kai for allowing the Munce into the cave as well. Gulch and Murtessa accuse each other of stealing the Blades of Deliverance as well as whether the hero's name is Milly or Gilly.

Suddenly, the Skull Sorcerer offers a deal to the Munce and Geckles. He proposes handing over the ninja, and allowing the Geckles and Munce to resume their work in the mines instead of facing a potential genocide. Gulch and Murtessa say they won't serve the Skull Sorcerer again, but before the Skull Sorcerer could say something, Gluch and Murtessa argue with each other again. When they finally agree to speak at different times, the Skull Sorcerer, demands them to be destroyed.

## Cast

* Crystal Fluttershy - Andrea Libman
* Crystal Pinkie Pie - Andrea Libman
* Crystal Rainbow Dash - Ashleigh Ball
* Crystal Rarity - Tabitha St. Germain
* Crystal Twilight Sparkle - Tara Strong
* Gulch - Andrew McNee
* Hero Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
* Hero Kai - Vincent Tong
* Hero Lloyd - Sam Vincent
* Hero Nya - Kelly Metzger
* Hero Zane - Brent Miller
* Kaguya - Rebecca Shoichet
* Kaze - Ian Hanlin
* Miyu - Kazumi Evans
* Murtessa - Tabitha St. Germain
* Oriana - Erin Matthews
* Skull of Hazza D'ur - Michael Adamthwaite
* Vangelis/Skull Sorcerer - Deven Mack

## Locations Visited

* Ninjago
	+ Shintaro
		- Dungeons of Shintaro
			* Geckle Strong-Cave

## Spells Used

* Sparkle Quake Attack - Used by Twilight Sparkle against the Awakened Warriors.
* Confetti Dust Surprise - Used by Pinkie Pie against the Awakened Warriors.
* Rainbow Lightning Boom - Used by Rainbow Dash against the Awakened Warriors.
* Butterfly Chain of Kindness - Used by Fluttershy against the Awakened Warriors.

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Gulch
* This episode was first broadcast in Turkey on Cartoon Network on September 5, 2020, the same day where "A Monsterly Friendship", "Dungeon Trap!", "The Blades of Deliverance" and "The Escort" aired in Canada.
	+ In the UK airing on Tiny Pop, this and "All in this Together" are pared with "The Truce Meeting" and "Grief-Bringer Awakens".
* The episode title shares the same title as a song sung by Brandon Heath.
* The Ninja and the ponies' threat to the Awakened Warriors would be, 'You shall not pass!', a reference to Gandalf from Lord of the Rings, had Zane not subverted the line at the last minute.

## Changes

### Changes from the Ninjago cartoon

* In the original Ninjago episode, both Gulch and Murtessa narrated the title card. However, with this and other episode split up similar to the rest of Pony Life episodes in the cartoon, Gulch narrated the episode title in the first part, while Murtessa narrated the second part.

## Errors

* Gulch was seen with his sash in the beginning of the episode and when he pointed out that Ninja lead the Munce into the Geckle Strong-Cave, despite giving it to Kai in "A Mino Encounter."