Ninjago S4 E9

## Plot

The elemental masters are a day behind Chen and his army, despite the fact that the last episode made it seem like they left just minutes after he did. It turns out that they had to go back to pick up Dareth, as well as Jacob. I should know, I counted fifteen dragons in the opening scene. It also took some others a bit more time to learn how to create and maintain their elemental dragons. Skylor doesn't have one at the moment because she can't use her powers in her new state. They arrive back in Ninjago. People run away in fear and scream when they see Skylor and Garmadon. If they're the first Anacondrai they've seen though, then that means that Chen hasn't attacked yet. They have to get off the streets so they don't cause a panic. Skylor notices her arm change back to normal. The spell appears to be wearing off. It turns out that the spell continues on page 150. The only way to make it permanent is if they have the essence of a true Anacondrai. Chen and his army can't take over Ninjago until then. Everyone finally arrives back at the base. The falcon and Zane are glad to see each other again. Wu is glad to see Zane again too. The others explain what happened to Skylor and Garmadon. The other elemental masters are on standby, but they don't know where Chen will strike first. They wonder how they're going to prevent a war. They head to Kryptarium Prison. It's where Ninjago's worst criminals are kept, including enemies that the ninja personally defeated. They talk to Pythor to try and find out what an Anacondrai's weakness is. He refuses to tell them anything until they can make him big again. Zane receives a warning from Pixal that someone was poking around the prison database for information on Pythor. Some of the guards from Chen's army sneak in thanks to their new invisibility powers. Also, they say that there's no such thing as ghosts. Someone had fun writing that, didn't they? Pythor admits that the Anacondrai have no weaknesses. What about the sacred flute? Could you get another one of those? They figure out that Pythor is the key to making the spell permanent. Just two of them can easily beat up Cole, Jay, Kai, and Zane. The prison is put on lock down. However, that also means that it locks our heroes in too. Wu, Garmadon, and Lloyd try to escape with Pythor. Because it's a prison, they weren't allowed to bring their weapons in. Wu said that the greatest victories have no battle. They bring up how the Anacondari betrayed the truce. However, Pythor reveals that the Anacondrai were going to honor the truce, but Chen said that the humans were going to betray them. Chen was manipulating both sides to start a war. Another *Indiana Jones* reference. They're attacked by more Anacondrai outside, and Lloyd loses Pythor. Things go from bad to worse when all the prisoners are let out. Cole smashes through the walls to get outside. The cultists take Pythor. The others have to make sure the convicts don't escape the prison, which they do rather easily. The cultists get Pythor to sweat a lot by having him run from a swamp rat. Chen says that fear is a powerful thing. 20 noodle trucks are heading towards the city. 20 trucks that, for all the ninja know, could have 200 Anacondrai in them. The other elemental masters are at the pass to hold the line until they get there. However, the trucks start splitting up. There are over 12 heavily populated villages not too far away. They're planning to launch multiple simultaneous attacks. The others wonder what to do, because they were told to stay together. They have to split up and stop all the trucks. Misako can tell that there's something wrong with Garmadon and asks him what he's not telling her. He tries to tell her about the letter, but the power goes out. Kai stops the truck in New Ninjago City, which gets dirt on Zane's statue. The elemental masters stop all of the trucks and tie up the drivers. However, there's nothing in the trucks. It was all a trap. The Anacondrai were pulling *them* away from the people in the villages. The bulk of Chen's army attacks Jamanakai village. The fear this causes in everyone makes them unable to summon their elemental dragons to get back. The New Serpentine War has begun.