A Kite for Luca

> "*Happy birthday, Luca! I know we are ashamed that your kite got damaged. So, Nina, Sunny and I decided to fix it for you.*"
> ― Sunny Starscout
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## A Kite for Luca

### Air date

🇨🇦 April 17, 2022
🇳🇿 May 28, 2022 (TVNZ 2)

### Director

Shane Poettcker
Miguel Martinez-Joffre

**A Kite for Luca** is the second part of the sixth episode of the fifth season of *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Beyond the Pony Life* and the 196th episode overall. Along with "The Treasures of Shintaro", it aired first in English on April 17, 2022, in Canada and was paired with "The Busybody" and "Hitch Things Up".

## Synopsis

*When Luca's favorite kite got damaged, Nina, Sunny and Izzy attempt to cheer him up by creating a new kite.*

**Extended**: *It was Luca's birthday, and his father bought a present, a dragon kite, for Luca. Impressed, Luca goes out to fly a kite with Sunny, Izzy and Nina. However, the strong winds cause the kite to get damaged, making him disappointed. To cheer Luca up, Sunny, Izzy and Nina fix the kite and decided that they can fly a kite together.*

## Plot

Luca went back home from his school after his lessons are ended. He went to Pankuno Bakery to buy his favorite red bean & peanut dorayaki. When he entered the bakery, he was surprised as Nina, Sunny Starscout and Izzy Moonbow wished him a happy birthday. Nina offers him his birthday cake and lets him blow his candles, knowing that she and the ponies remember his birthday since he's moving to Ninjago City in *Journey of Heroes*. Sunny also forgets about the red bean & peanut dorayaki to Luca, so she gives him the dorayaki for free since it was his birthday. Luca heads back home to do some homework and he will see them when he was free.

That night, Luca was finishing his homework when his father bought him a present. Luca opens the present and was amazed that he got a dragon kite, his childhood wishes for his last birthday. He was so excited to fly a dragon kite with his new friends in Ninjago City and Maretime Bay. The next day, Luca brings the dragon kite and shows it off to Nina, Izzy and Sunny. They started to fly a kite together, despite warnings from Keira that strong winds are expected to occur in some parts of Ninjago City. Sunny grabs the kite and Luca pulls the strings for the kite to fly. When she lets go, the kite starts flying in the sky. However, the strong winds that Keira warned them about previously causes a kite to be flown and got stuck in the tree. The four were unable to get a kite from the tree, but Nina managed to use her Air powers to get the kite down. Unfortunately, the string of the kite snaps off, ripping the kite's tail. Luca feels disappointed with his kite's tail, but Izzy managed to fix it by putting it back together, which makes it worse by ripping the kite apart. Heartbroken about the kite being damaged, Luca left in tears.

Back in Pankuno Bakery, Nina and Izzy were ashamed about using their powers to bring the kite back but ended up ripping apart. Sunny decided that since Izzy is good at crafting, she will fix the kite. Izzy offers both Nina and Sunny to fix the kite together, as three is better than one. They found a depressed Luca at Ice Planet when Hai served Luca his favorite ice cream sundae. Sunny gives Luca a new dragon kite and apologized to him for damaging it. He then forgives that they all repair the kite to prevent his childhood wish to be ruined. Nina told him that the weather is slightly windy, which is perfect for flying a kite. The four fly a kite together and Luca was happy to fly a kite with his friends.

## Appearances

### Cast and Characters

* Hai - Brian Drummond
* Izzy Moonbow - Ana Sani
* Joshua Carington - Jim Conrad
* Keira Branford - Emily Tennant
* Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent (Only in Friendship 101 segment)
* Luca Carington - Adam Trask
* Nina Branford - Andrea Libman
* Sunny Starscout - Jenna Warren
* Weatherman - Jonathan Tan

### Items

* Birthday cake
* Dorayaki (Red Bean & Peanut)
* Dragon Kite
* Master of Creamery Sundae

### Locations

* Ninjago
	+ Ninjago City
		- Carrington's Residence
		- Pankuno Bakery
		- City Park
		- Ice Planet

### Species

* Earth Ponies
* Humans
* Oni/Dragon/Human hybrid
* Unicorns

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Luca
* It is unknown how Sunny, Izzy and Nina remember Luca's birthday, as he first met these friends during the events of *Journey of Heroes*.

### Friendship 101 segment

* **Hosts**: Lloyd, Luca and Sunny Starscout
* This episode shows a recap from one of the Virtues of Spinjitzu - Wisdom.
* The clip used in this segment is "Wisdom".
* **Moral**: Your knowledge is powerful to handle such problems. Wisdom is true magic.

## Allusions

* The dragon kite that Nina, Sunny and Izzy made looks similar to the dragon kite that Din and Li Na made in the 2021 Netflix animated film, *Wish Dragon*, but some elements like glitter and some jewels are added, and the dragon is purple.

## Continuity

* This is the ninth episode to have the Ninja's name in the episode title. The first is "Lloyd's Seven", the second is "The Fate of Lloyd", the third is "Superstar Rockin' Jay", the fourth is "Cole and a Quillcat", the fifth is "A New Friend for Nya", the sixth is "The Gift of Jay", the seventh is "Nya the Pianist" and the eighth is "Nya's Birthday Wish".
	+ This is the first episode to feature the one of the names of the B.L.A.N.K. Ninja Squad, in that case, Luca.
* This is the sixth episode where someone celebrates a birthday. The others are Nya in "Nya's Birthday Wish", Discord's in "One Last Wish", Megan's in "Everyone's Wish Came True",  Pinkie Pie's in "Don't Look a GIF Horse in the Mouth" and Caralisa's in "Caralisa's Birthday Crisis".
	+ If counting Amy's birthday in *Journey of Heroes*, then it will be the seventh.
* This is the first episode where Nina appears without Pipp Petals and Izzy Moonbow appears without Bryn.
* The dragon kite is one of his childhood wishes he wanted for his birthday, and to fly a kite with his friends.
* Tonaro District, Luca's hometown, was mentioned.
* This is the first episode in *Living the Pony Life* to feature Ice Planet, an ice cream shop that was previously featured in *Journey of Heroes* movie and in 71741 Ninjago City Gardens.
	+ This is also the first episode where Hai speaks, but recast.

## Errors and Goofs

* Luca was still in his school uniform when a kite got stuck in the tree.