Ninjago S4 E7

## Plot

It's outright said onscreen that Chen is the leader of a cult. That's who the villains are on this children's show: A cult. The elemental masters are in chains to prevent them from using their powers. Remember way back in season 1 when the guys couldn't use their elemental powers in that cage? There are chains and nets made out of the same material, which is called vengestone. Skylor tells Kai that she had no choice. Her father gets everything he wants. Kai asks whose idea it was to make him fall for her, because it worked. Jay is convinced that Lloyd will swoop in at the last minute and save them. Nothing happens though, and their powers are taken. They're led to the factory. However, Skylor gets Chen to spare Kai, claiming to have read his mind and seen that he's different. It seems like she returns his feelings. Lloyd wants to attack right away, but Garmadon and Nya tell him that they have to wait until nightfall because of the guards. If Lloyd destroys the staff, all of the powers will be returned. Jay meets Cole and Zane. The roto jet is almost finished. Unlike Kai and Skylor, who inherited her powers from her mom, Chen wasn't born with special abilities. He wants to show people that he can amount to something. He also read Kai's mind. He's apparently *still* jealous that Lloyd was chosen to be the Green Ninja. He says that he'll never turn on his friends though. Then Chen drops a bombshell: He knows secrets about Kai and Nya's parents that Wu and Garmadon never told them. Oh. All this time, I assumed that he was lying. Season 7 just got a little harder to watch. Nya, Garmadon, and Lloyd sneak into the palace. They trip an alarm though. Nya holds off an army of guards, and Garmadon holds off Clouse. Lloyd falls down a trap door. Kai suddenly appears and saves him from Clouse's serpent. He claims that he managed to slip away. He apologizes to Lloyd and says that this will all make sense when it's over. He disappears, and Lloyd is confronted by Chen. He turned Kai against him. The two fight. Chen wins and knocks Lloyd unconscious. Nya and Garmadon wake up in a room… chained to stakes… surrounded by mountains of skulls. Chen, Clouse, and Skylor come in to gloat. Lloyd will have his power stolen at a ceremony that night. The bad guys had help from Kai. Nya is hurt at the betrayal and asks her brother how he could do this. Kai says that Chen holds all the power, and Lloyd never would've beaten him. Nya refuses to join him and says she'd rather be eaten by the snake. Garmadon grabs Skylor and threatens to hurt her if they're not released. However, Chen calls his bluff, since he's a good guy now. He releases her, but it's clear that she's not happy about her dad treating her like that. Now I'm getting flashbacks to *The Incredibles* and *Uncharted 4*. Kai winks at Nya and Garmadon on the way out. He's still on their side and is just tricking the others. He tries to convince Skylor to join their side too, pointing out that her dad treats her horribly. If Chen trusts him, he can get close to the staff and break it. She asks him why he'd tell her this after she betrayed him. He knows that she spared him for a reason. The roto jet is finally revealed. Cole mans a machine gun part of it. He causes explosions and shoots at guards. A prison uprising occurs. They'll run out of bolts at this rate though. Karlof is still trying to get it to fly, so everyone else pushes it out. Skylor gives up her power to her father at the ceremony. Nya and Garmadon meet the serpent. Garmadon says that it's karma for him killing the Great Devourer. Sure enough, while the snake also wants to eat Nya, it seems a lot creepier when it focuses on Garmadon. The roto jet and all the prisoners bust down the wall though. They collapse the ceiling on the serpent's head, killing it. They also free Nya and Garmadon. Instead of hugging either Jay or Cole, Nya hugs Zane, who she's very glad to see alive. Chen finishes taking Skylor's power, and then takes Lloyd's. While everyone is cheering, Skylor kicks the staff out of her dad's hands. Kai gets it and uses it to zap some guards and free Lloyd. He didn't know that it was all an act. Kai freezes Clouse. Lloyd tells him to destroy the staff, but its power starts corrupting him, Lord of the Rings style. He says that he should've been the Green Ninja. The others break in and start beating up guards. The roto jet can finally fly. Lloyd is glad to see Zane again. The staff fell out of Kai's hands. He and Chen race to get it, and this time, Kai destroys the crystal in it. Everyone gets their powers back. They beat up the guards. Chen, Clouse, and a few others escaped though, with a tied up Skylor in tow. The palace is now under their control. They came to find an old friend, but never expected to make new ones. Everyone promises to Kai that they'll find and save Skylor.