2010

This is a list of events that occured in **2010**.

#### 5th

* A mysterious shapeshifting smoke creature spies on Garmadon in the Underworld and using his memories of Wu, it shapeshifts into his brother, plotting to escape the Underworld and take over Ninjago.

#### 17th

* Sam Rhodes finds the map and the book that belonged to her grandfather, Artimus Rhodes, who first discovered Atlantis back in 1919. She learns of his quest, and tricks the Deep Sea Salvage Crew into helping her look for the lost city and find the magical keys that will unlock the Portal to Atlantis.
* After completing their quest and making their way into the city, as well as recruiting Dr. Brains into the salvage crew, they discover the city has been trapped in eternal darkness by the Dark Guardians, who have kept the Golden King prisoner since his capture by the aliens. After finding all of the Golden Treasures of the city, the crew is captured by the guardians and taken to the king's palace, who is a prisoner of his own dungeon.
* In an attempt to escape the palace and defeat the guardians, Samantha hatches a plan to send a remote-control submarine to the surface world and attaches her grandfather's journal to explain the situation. After receiving an unknown source of help, the five crew members defeat the guardians, rescue the city from darkness, and return the Golden King to his rightful place as ruler of Atlantis.

#### 18th

* Commander Hypaxxus-8, the leader of the aliens who overthrew the Golden King, launches a full-scale attack on Earth, preparing to abduct all the humans, use their brains as fuel for their Solar-Galactic Batteries and enslave them as mindless zombies.
* The ADU (Alien Defense Unit) is formed to protect Earth from the alien invasion and the battle for the fate of the Earth begins.
* However, Hypaxxus unleashes his master plan- he first travels to the City of Atlantis and kidnaps the Golden King to use his 5 Trident Jewels as a source of power, and later goes back in time and rescues Amset-Ra, who joins him with the treasures. Together, the two of them plan to use the power to finally control the world, however they are once again upstaged when the ADU fights back and forces them to retreat. Thinking they were defeated yet again, Amset-Ra becomes furious at Hypaxxus-8 for another failure. But he reveals he has another plan for world domination, to travel back in time and unleash an army of dinosaurs on the city.

### April

#### 6th

* Dareth is photographed with his trophies.

### October

#### 28th

* Garmadon destroys the Tower of Tears, releasing Wu's old enemies back to the world. They set off to take revenge on Wu.

#### 29th

* Returning to the Monastery, Wu discovers a riddle on the door, saying "What is red, blue, covered in feathers and very, very dangerous. Realizing the answer is a parrot with an axe, Sensei Wu deduces his enemy is at Parrot Bay and heads there.
* At Parrot Bay, Wu discovers Kirchonn the Invincible; a massive, six-armed warrior wielding axes. Originally, Kirchonn had led a six-armed army, only for his minions to be imprisoned in the Mount of Shadows. Declaring he'll resume his conquest at Parrot Bay, Kirchonn confronts Wu, revealing he's gained the ability to summon an infinite number of axes.
* Despite this new advantage, however, Kirchonn fails to defeat Wu, who uses Spinjitzu to tie him up to the mast of the ship. Begrudgingly accepting defeat, Kirchonn warns Wu that time is not on the latter's side before the Sensei leaves to defeat his next opponent. Deciphering Kirchonn's clue, Sensei Wu realizes his next enemy is the Time Ninja, a bandit who gained the power to see a second into the future, allowing him to predict all of his opponents' attacks.

#### 30th

* Preparing for his battle, Sensei Wu waits in the Desert of Shadow, where he's confronted by the vengeful Time Ninja. After a brief clash, the Time Ninja, foreseeing Wu's trap, attempts to escape but is trapped when a massive stone cage emerges from the sand, imprisoning the both of them. Explaining that the Time Ninja would be unprepared for a trap that would take more than a second to escape from, he flies out using Spinjitzu, even as the Time Ninja yells after him, *"You should be very afraid, Sensei. I would be, if I were you . . . it would be the right thing to do."*
* Too tired to think much of the Time Ninja's hint, Sensei Wu attempts to find sleep, only for his staff, alongside other wooden objects, to come to life and attack him. Incapacitated, he's confronted by Cardinsto, a man with the ability to control nature. Bragging that even if Wu's powers were as numerous as insects in a field, Cardinsto proceeds to make the entire building collapse on Wu before taking his leave.

#### 31st

* Sensei Wu, however, narrowly survives and comes to the realization that someone was evidently directing the escapees' attacks on him. Before he can decide, however, Cardinsto attacks a town with his army of plants, forcing Wu to intervene. Using Spinjitzu, he tunnels underground several times, eventually awaking and incurring the wrath of a massive beast that had been slumbering underground.
* Desperate to escape the monster, Cardinsto is rescued by Wu, who reveals the monster can only stay awake for a minute at a time, as the beast promptly falls asleep. After using Spinjitzu to leave Cardinsto incredibly dizzy, he manages to at least learn that the one directing the attacks has an enormous hatred of him. Before he can learn the being's identity, however, a flash of light blinds Wu, and even as Cardinsto screams in horror, he disappears, leaving behind several weapons and bones.
* Still exhausted, Master Wu attempts to fall asleep once more, only to realize the meaning behind Cardinsto's hint; the Insect Master, one of his old foes. Sure enough, a swarm of bees controlled by the Insect Master forces Wu into a nearby river, only for the Barracudox, another of his opponents, to attack him. Using Spinjitzu, Master Wu creates a water spout, defeating the swarm and Barracudox in a single blow, and exhausted, promptly falls asleep.
* In his dreams, he's confronted by Flame, who advises Master Wu to stay asleep forever, noting that it must be exhausting to fight several of his enemies, also mentioning the Beast with a Thousand Eyes. Realizing he hadn't fought the Thousand-Eyed Beast, Master Wu figures out the impostor's identity as Gahrann the Dreamer, ruler of the Dream Realm, with the ability to control dreams and harm others through them.
* Using his powers over dreams to summon several powers, weapons, and other forces to help him fight Wu, Gahrann, during their fight, is tricked into admitting that he's hiding a secret from Wu. In order to get rid of him, Gahrann shoves Wu into the path of a floating planet, and Wu hits the water.
* Emerging, drenched, Master Wu stumbles across a young, innocent version of Garmadon, prior to being bitten by the Great Devourer. Shocked, Wu demands to know what's happening, and the young Garmadon explains that he had managed to avoid being bitten by the young Great Devourer and that the Golden Weapons had been destroyed a while back, before remarking that Wu must've had a complex dream.
* Taken back to the Monastery, Wu wonders if he had merely been dreaming of all of the countless events that had happened to him ever since Garmadon had been infected with the Great Devourer's venom. However, upon being introduced to four trouble-makers who need to be punished, Wu recognizes them as Kai, Cole, Zane, and Jay, whom he had been planning to meet and form into a ninja team.
* Realizing the truth, Wu instantly sees through Gahrann's illusion, knocking down the escapee after realizing he was disguised as the young Garmadon the whole time. Incredibly impressed by Wu's ability, Gahrann decides to spare his opponent and wakes Wu up from his dream, disappearing.

### November

#### 1st

* Wu defeats the Living Diamonds in their hideout.

#### 2nd

* Wu attacks the Quartet of Villains in a bar, and easily defeats them.

#### 3rd

* Wu confronts the Mask of Malice, a massive, sentient green hannya mask with supernatural powers. Despite Wu's determination to defeat his final opponent, the Mask of Malice acts disinterested in a battle before finally deciding to stay still, allowing Wu to defeat him.
* Perplexed by this decision, Wu decides to hear what the Mask of Malice has to say. The Mask of Malice warns him that the being behind the attacks isn't trying to wear down Sensei Wu; he's actually trying to play up his confidence so that Wu won't be able to anticipate his own defeat. Even as Wu realizes the truth of his words, the Mask of Malice warns Wu to look into a mirror before teleporting.
* Deciphering the Mask of Malice's hint, Sensei Wu runs into the closest village and upon peering into a mirror is greeted by his brother, Lord Garmadon. Revealing that mirrors are windows into the Underworld, Wu is attacked by a manifestation of Garmadon's power through the mirror. However, he ultimately drives it off, and decides to bid farewell, Garmadon gloats that Wu has no idea of where or when he'll strike, before using his powers to shatter the mirror.
* Narrowly avoiding the shards, Sensei Wu attempts to relocate his brother by repairing the mirror, realizing it had been touched by his power. Upon his success, however, the mirror showed him visions into the future of later enemies, including the Skulkin, Serpentine, Stone Army, and possibly more.
* Realizing that he would never be able to stop these threats alone, Wu decides to finally form the ninja team.

#### 4th

* Wu climbs the tallest mountain in Ninjago to search for Cole. Cole climbs the same mountain and finds Wu. Wu asks him why he had climbed the mountain. Cole tells him about his grief over the loss of his mother and that he was angry with his father for spending time with his group instead of grieving. Wu replies that "grief takes many shapes and forms". When Cole then asks him why he had climbed the mountain, Wu told him that he had climbed there to find him. Cole then decides to follow him and goes to the monastery to become a ninja.

#### 5th

* Jay leaves his junkyard to test his new invention, saying goodbye to his mother before heading to a city.
* Flying in the city, Jay crashes to the roof of a building through a biliboard and meets Wu. Jay asks Wu who he is and he replies by saying that he is a dreamer like Jay and he is attempting to build the impossible. Then he asks Jay if he would join him, and Jay agrees and goes with him to the monastery.

#### 6th

* Zane meditates under a frozen pond, until he meets Wu. Wu later asks him if he would join him, and Zane accepts, becoming a ninja as well.

## References

1. ↑ Mask of the Sensei
2. ↑ Scavengers
3. ↑ The Jade Princess
4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 Stone Cold Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "Stone Cold" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "Stone Cold" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "Stone Cold" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "Stone Cold" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "Stone Cold" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "Stone Cold" defined multiple times with different content
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6. ↑ The Jade Princess
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 How to Build a Dragon