Sun-Crossed

**Sun-Crossed** will be the seventeenth episode of the second season of LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life. It is the sixth episode of the Kingdom of Shintaro Arc. It will be paired with "Two of a Kind" in the North American airing, but in production order, it was paired with "Bad Thing No. 3".

## Synopsis

**Teletoon**: *The Ninja and the Mane Six decided to search for the five Crystal Guardians of Shintaro, in order to protect and guide them against the Skull Sorcerer, Princess Twivine Sparkle and the Awakened Warriors. In the first mission, Kai and Lloyd went to the Realm of the Sun, which is met by Queen Alectrona and her daughter, Princess Oriana, who was revealed to be the Crystal Guardian of the Sun.*

## Plot

### Part 1

It's the beginning of Summer in Ninjago City, and the Ninja, the Mane Six and Megan were exhausted due to the heat wave. Megan wonders when they are supposed to cool down, when suddenly Charlize Dyer is serving them Brown Sugar Bubble Tea Frappe with the brown pearls and whipped cream on top. They all enjoyed the frappes that she made as an summer drink, and Cole also wanted some more of the summer drinks throughout the summer.

Although they seemly enjoying their cooled drinks, the Hero Bracelets, the Crystal Geodes and her Rainbow of Light eventually glows, signaling that there is a new mission at the Treehouse of Harmony. The Ninja, the Mane Six and Megan left for the the mission, with Charlize was going to serve frappes to the customers at the shack.

At the Treehouse of Harmony, they all went to seek Gaia about the first mission to find the first Shintaro Crystal Guardian, Princess Oriana from the Realm of the Sun. Her letter was sent by the messenger of the Shintaro Mountain, Princess Vania and her dragon, Chompy. Rainbow Dash that there is another person who raised the Sun, other than Princess Celestia. Everyone was eager to join for a mission, but Pinkie Pie decided to enter the semi-finals of the Royal Jelly Juggernaut, she has to design a proposed wedding cake to enter. Interestingly, Kai and Lloyd were able to enter the Realm of the Sun, because as a Fire element to withstand the heat and being a Dragon decent from the First Realm. Gaia showed them the portal to the respective five Realms from the Shintaro Mountain, and the Realm of the Sun is one of them. Kai and Lloyd then enter the realm through the Crystal Vortex.

Meanwhile, Princess Twivine saw Princess Oriana and her mother, when the Skull Sorcerer wanted that the first Crystal Guardian as the main target, known to be as her mother she loved for. She summons a Thorntus named Red Nova to execute her.

At the Realm of the Sun, Kai and Lloyd was infuriated with the Sun's intensive heat, but an attendant wears the Sun Bracelets to keep them cool on the Sun. They were heading towards the Solar Castle, where they met their mother, Queen Alectrona who is the mother of Princess Oriana. They were looking for her because the messenger from the Shintaro Mountain have sent her an invitation for her birthday, as well as to stop the Skull Sorcerer from destroying the Heart of the Mountain. Oriana then came and questioned why she was talking to the strangers entering the castle. Alectrona told her that they are visitors wanted to bring her back to Ninjago, as part of the mission to go to the Shintaro Mountain. Oriana introduced herself, and exchange introductions to Kai and Lloyd. She wants to bring them for some sweet pastries that she made, as Kai and Lloyd were able to try communicating about herself. Oriana then brings a table filled with pastries and cake, with some tea. Oriana explains them that yellow and orange fruits were commonly used in making desserts, while the main course was prepared using special ingredients using special spices. The three then enjoyed, and Lloyd answered why Oriana was once a Realm of the Sun. Oriana then tell her life story of how she lived.

### Part 2

Oriana explains her life in the Realm to raise the Sun around all the Sixty Realms. Before its existence, she was born and grew up into a young child, being a firstborn person in the family. She was connected to the First Realm and the Realm of the Moon, so that she can see what life in the Realm looks like. She always befriended Dragons who were born with pure light. However, there is a strong rival to another Princess from the Moon, Princess Kaguya, who was befriended with the Oni. After a terrible war have happened, Oriana and Kaguya thought that there will never have a fight again, and they always befriended with each other through an apology. Because of this, Kaguya was exiled to Earth for the mortality life, leaving Oriana depressed.

She then showed Kai and Lloyd to the Shining City, the Capital of the Sun, where some Solar beings weave special clothing made of gold and gems, and grows new flowers to celebrate the Princess’s coming of age, like the one in the past. Later, she showed the solar beings to study and control the weather, temperature and presence of solar flares around the Sun. Both were amazed in the Capital, and Oriana then proceed to tour around the Shining City.

Red Nova then finally found Queen Alectrona, but it was surrounded by the guards. She defeated the Solar Guards and face against Alectrona, but she gets captured through the plundervines and got stuck, the she got extracted her Eternity Crystal from her. While touring around the city, Kai and Lloyd hear her mother's scream, indicating that she is in danger. Kai and Lloyd transform into their Hero forms and came to stop them. However, with Red Nova's Inferno Blast, Kai and Lloyd get nearly defeated. Luckily, Sailor Sky came to stop her, but Red Nova uses the Inferno Blast against her. Princess Oriana then saved the three using Sunlight Beam Blow, and defeated Red Nova. Sailor Sky uses Rainbow Crown Magic to destroy Red Nova.

With Queen Alectrona was saved, Oriana and her mother were reunited once again. However, she had made a decision with Kai, Lloyd and Megan to stay in Ninjago for a very long time, in order to protect the Shintaro Mountain against dark beings. She makes a farewell to her mother, and she said that she will always be part of her. In the end, the four went back to Ninjago together, making the newest member of the team.

## Cast

* Alectrona - Caitlyn Bairstow
* Applejack- Ashleigh Ball
* Cole - Kirby Morrow
* Fluttershy - Andrea Libman
* Gaia - Diana Kaarina
* Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
* Kai/Hero Kai - Vincent Tong
* Lloyd Garmadon/Hero Lloyd - Sam Vincent
* Megan Williams/Sailor Sky - Kelly Sheridan
* Nya - Kelly Metzger
* Oriana - Erin Matthews
* Pinkie Pie - Andrea Libman
* Rainbow Dash - Ashleigh Ball
* Rarity - Tabitha St. Germain
* Red Nova - Ashleigh Ball
* Skull Sorcerer - Ervin M Jordan
* Solar Guard #1 - Brian Drummond
* Solar Guard #2 - Kyle Rideout
* Twilight Sparkle - Tara Strong
* Twivine Sparkle - Tara Strong
* Zane - Brent Miller

## Locations Visited

* Ninjago
	+ Ninjago City
		- Boba Sweets Shack
* Equestria
	+ Castle of the Two Sisters
		- Treehouse of Harmony
* Realm of the Sun
	+ Solar Castle
	+ Shining City
	+ Weather and Flare Control Center

## Spells Used

* Ardent Flame Enrage - Used by Kai against Red Nova, but failed.
* Inferno Blast - Used by Red Nova to burn Lloyd and Kai, and later Megan, but it was stopped by Oriana.
* Sunlight Beam Blow - Used by Oriana using her Sunshine Scepter to torture Red Nova.
* Rainbow Crown Magic - Used by Sailor Sky to defeat Red Nova.

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Oriana
* The title is a reference to phrase "star-crossed", which means it was thwarted by bad luck.
	+ As the Sun is the star, the title is more fitted to Princess Oriana leaving her own realm.
* This is the first episode where one of the Shintaro Crystal Guardian narrated the episode title.
* This is the sixth episode of the Kingdom of Shintaro Arc that began in "Uncharted."
* It is stated that she and Kaguya are the first Crystal Guardians to exist before the creation of the Sixty Realms.
* This episode marks Oriana's debut appearance.
	+ It is the only episode to feature her Princess form.
	+ It is also the first episode to feature her Crystal Guardian form.
* This episode takes place in Summer, similar to how Rainbow Roadtrip took place.

## Changes

### Changes from the Pony Life cartoon

* This episode is a filler. None of the episodes happened in the cartoon.