*On the deck of the ship.*
Nova was practicing how to do spinjitzu, but it didn't really help with a sprained ankle, and she ended up stumbling a few times. "Stupid sprain, I'm blaming this on Lloyd. If he hadn't set those snake soldiers after me, I wouldn't have fallen off that junk pile." She complained in her head, getting back up before hearing the ninja's voices.
"Whoa. Zane, every time you see that bird, something big happens. First, it lead you to the secret treehouse." said Jay.
"Then it lead you to the Bounty." said Cole.
"All right. Stretches. First, the Swooping Crane." said Wu as he faces away from the ninja to demonstrate a stretch.
Nova walked over to join them, while trying to ignore the growing pain from her ankle.
"This time, it showed me the Green Ninja and the Purple Ninja." Zane whispered.
"The Green Ninja?" said the other ninja.
"Wait, the Purple Ninja?" Nova asked, confused, now also wanting to hear what about this.
Wu looked back to see the three in different poses. While Nova was somehow still holding on to the right pose, but only barely while biting down a cry of pain. "That looks like the Shocked Monkey. Bad form, more focus." He, again, faces away.
"You can't just drop a bomb like that. Spill the beans." Jay whispered.
"Yeah, what else did you see?" Kai whispered.
"Is anyone gonna tell me anything about this purple ninja?" Nova whispered but only got ignored.
"He was fighting Lord Garmadon." Zane whispered.
"That's what the prophecy said. That the Green Ninja would defeat the Dark Lord. But did you have a chance to see which one of us was him?" Kai whispered.
"Yeah." Jay whispered.
"Hey! Stop ignoring me and tell me about this Purple Ninja stuff!" Nova whisper-yelled in frustration, but it only went on death ear.
"Did you see?" Cole whispered simultaneously.
"I could not tell. He shared attributes each of us possess, and the Purple Ninja seemed to possess the power of darkness along with purple glowing eyes." Zane whispered.
"Wow, that purple ninja sounds creepy." Nova whispered, getting a nervous feeling in her stomach.
"Now, Pinching Crab." said Wu, as he, along with the others changes pose.
"Well, tell us everything. And don't spare any details. There has to be a clue that tells us which one of us is gonna be the Green Nin-" Kai whispered until Wu pulls on his hair. "Ow, ow, ow! Hey!"
"What was so important to ignore my teachings?" Wu asked.
"Uh, nothing." Kai answered.
"It was nothing, Sensei." said Jay.
"Yeah, we don't talk while you teach." replied Cole.
"Everyone was paying attention." said Zane.
"Yeah, paying very close attention." said Nova, leaning more on her good foot.
"Since you all appear to be lacking in focus, then you can all share in the punishment." said Wu strictly.
"What?"
"Punishment?"
"It was all Zane."
"I'm just a little kid."
"I was merely answering their questions." said Zane.
"No free time and no video games. The rest of the day can be used for training. And tomorrow, for that matter." Wu told them.
"Training? For how long?" Kai asked.
"Until you can answer this simple riddle: what is the best way to defeat an enemy?" Wu said.
"Easy, with a sword."
"Your fists."
"Spinjitzu."
"Tornado of creation?"
Wu let out a sigh. "Pace yourselves. You have a lot of training ahead of you. Make sure you sharpen your mind as well as your Spinjitzu." He begins walking away.
"Wait, I know the answer, Sensei!" said Nova, quickly running over to him and whispered the answer into his ear.
"Very well, Nova, that is the correct answer." said Wu smiling, patting her head before leaving.
"Hey Nova, what was the answer?"
"Can you tell us what it was?"
"We'll give you candy if you do."
Nova looked at them and put a hand to her chin as she moved her head from side to side, acting like she was thinking. "While I Iove making deals, I'm gonna have to decline this one, guys." She said with a smirk.
"So good luck." She said, turning around and walking away as her vision was getting blurry.
"Ugh. What's the best way to defeat an enemy? It could be anything, ugh!" said Kai.
"Come on, guys, we're smart. We can figure this out." said Jay.
Kai punches a punching bag and sees Wu closes the door. "Yeah, but let's hear more about this dream."
"Let me just say, the Green Ninja and Purple Ninja is awesome." said Zane as he went on to tell them about his dream.
*Down in Nova's room.*
"There wasn't any purple ninja in the original story, and so far, the only thing I know that controls darkness is.....the Overlord." Nova mumbled, as worry started running down her face by the thought of that.
"B-but so far I know I can only decay stuff with my powers, so that should rule me out." She said, looking at her hands.
"Though there still is that unanswered question from when I robbed that bank....how did I end up in that alleyway, when I'm pretty sure I was completely cornered in that vault by the guard." Nova looked around before going over to a part of her room that was covered in shadows.
"This is probably just some silly idea, but it can't hurt giving it a try." She thought, closing her eyes and trying to focus and think about where she wanted to go.
Nova started feeling a small tingle and a coldness, and before she knew it, she heard a voice.
"What the fuck, kid! where did you come from!?"
Nova opened her eyes to see a very surprised and annoyed Ronin.
"Oh...hello old man." She said with a nervous smile, before she then passed out.
*15 minutes later.*
Nova slowly woke up, looking around, and saw that she was laying on a couch.
"Finally awake, I see shrimp." said Ronin, leaning against a wall with his arms crossed.
"Now, mind explaining how you just pop out of nowhere?" He asked.
Nova turned her head and looked up at Ronin.
"Ummm..... I might have...traveled through....shadows." She said, giving a shy smile.
Ronin gave her a face that said, 'did you hit your head or something'.
"Hey, I didn't know I could do that, after what happened at the bank, I just thought, why not give it a try for fun and see what happened." Nova crossed her arms.
Ronin rubbed the bridge of his nose, clearly not liking this.
Nova slowly tried to get out of the couch, but pain quickly shot through her as she let out a painful whine.
"What was that?" Ronin asked when he heard her make that sound.
"What was what?" Nova replied with a painful look on her face, giving a forced smile.
"Don't try and play stupid with me, kid, I've known you long enough to know when you're in pain." Ronin walked over to her.
"I wouldn't call two and a half months that long." Nova mumbled, looking down at the floor, acting as if she was being scolded by her parent.
"Still too long for me kid, now tell me where it hurts, or we do the hard way where I have to check for myself." Ronin said sternly.
Nova slowly looked up at him as she pouted. "You aren't my dad, so stop acting like it, you jackass!" She growled at him.
"Alright, the hard way it is shrimp, and stop throwing a tantrum." Ronin said harshly, picking her up and putting her back on the couch.
Nova didn't want to waste his time treating her injury, so she tried to teleport back to the ship. But she wasn't able to focus since Ronin was checking where the pain came from.
It didn't take long until she let out a painful cry when he touched her left ankle that was very much in pain.
"Seriously, a sprained ankle. You are making a fuss over nothing." said Ronin, rolling his eyes as he let out an annoyed sigh.
"Fuck off, Ronin, I didn't ask for your opinion!" Nova growled at him.
"And yet, you decided to give me a visit, I'm starting to think you came here just so I could fix your little problem." Ronin went to grab the first aid kit.
Nova pouted as she looked away. "Whatever.... I'm leaving after this." She mumbled.
"As much as I would love you to actually leave, you aren't gonna survive with a sprained ankle. So you're gonna stay here until you've recovered." Ronin said, coming back with the first aid kit and began treating her ankle.
Nova let out an annoyed sigh but knew she wasn't gonna get out of this one for now, so she let Ronin treat her sprained ankle.
"So you're gonna tell me where you've been these last few days? Let alone how you sprained your ankle?" Ronin took a quick glance at her while treating her ankle.
Nova kept pouting in annoyance, she crossed her arms but knowing the look Ronin was giving her right now, she knew she couldn't avoid telling him, whatever it be now or later. "I found someone who could teach me how to use my powers, so I joined him and his ninjas."
"So that's why you decided to wear that outfit when I sent you out to steal that vase of hundred souls, or whatever it was called?" Ronin questioned, finishing treating her ankle and went to put away the first aid kit.
"I didn't know I would find someone to train me, while out on the mission." Nova took a look at her now bandaged up ankle.
"Uh huh, and the sprained ankle?" Ronin returned, giving her a piece of candy.
A small frown started forming on Nova's face. "A stupid boy caused me to trip and fall, making me sprain my ankle." She fumbled with the candy she was given before she started eating it. "He even broke our deal that we made."
Ronin gave her a raised eyebrow when she mentioned a deal. "What's the boy's name, Nova?"
Now, Nova was the one giving him a raised eyebrow when he used her name instead of the nickname he normally called her by. "Why do you wanna know?"
"No reason, just wanna let the kid know what happens when he breaks a deal with my brat." Ronin went on to light up a cigarette.
"I'm not selling out my clients, Ronin, not even for a single penny." Nova pointed at him, narrowing her eyes.
Ronin let out a laugh. "Looks like I taught you well, even though it hasn't been that long."
"So, can I leave and go back to my Sensei?" Nova asked.
"No, don't forget you're grounded, which will last until your ankle has fully recovered." said Ronin.
"This is bullshit! That is gonna take weeks, until I can walk on it!" shouted Nova, annoyed.
""That's the way life is, now get some rest, shrimp." Ronin told her.
*2 hours later.*
Nova had stayed in the apartment for two hours, and finally Ronin had to leave because of a job.
The moment he was gone, Nova got up and began using her powers to get back to the ship. "I need to get back before the others notice that I'm gone, I don't even know how much of this episode I've missed, by the First Spinjitzu Master, please let me be back before they worry where I am." She worriedly thought.
*Back at Destiny's Bounty.*
Nova was able to return back to the ship very exhausted but didn't pass out this time as she heard the alarm go off.
"Looks like they haven't brought Lloyd back just yet..... Thank god." Nova mumbled, as she carefully got up. At least able to walk a little better now, but still had to be careful, so she was limping a bit.
She quickly caught up to where the others were.
"Who cares? It's something else besides training. Break it down for me, sis." said Kai looking at his sister.
"Lloyd and a Serpentine have overtaken Darkley's Boarding School for Bad Boys." Nya explained.
"That place is a cesspool for the crooked and the misbehaved." said Jay.
"Well, doesn't mean they don't need our help. Step on it." said Cole.
Zane pushes the button to fly.
"Ninja, go!" The ninja and Nova shouted.
*Soon enough, they arrived at the school.*
"Looks quiet down there. Should we infiltrate using stealth?" Zane asked.
"Ah, we've done that. What about using our Golden Weapons that turn into our vehicles?" suggested Kai.
"I'm still working out the kinks on that. Anyone have any other good ideas?" replied Cole.
"I have an idea, guys! but you are gonna have to trust me on this." said Nova with a smirk on her face.
"Oh, I don't think I like the sound of this. Most of all from the shrimp." said Kai looking at the others, already getting a bad feeling.
*Skipping to the ninja stand on the anchor.*
"Nova, I don't know about this." said Kai.
"I knew this was a bad idea." said Jay.
"I have a bad feeling about this." said Zane.
"Why did we listen to the kid." said Cole.
"Just hold on tight!" Nova signals Nya to drop the anchor.
Everyone screams as the anchor falls. Lloyd and Pythor dodge the descending anchor as it crashes through the roof all the way down to the ground floor. The ninja coughed once they reached the ground.
"Okay, let's agree to never do that again." said Cole as he lifts his scythe up at the students, making them whimper. Fortunately, he only cuts their rope. "Stay out of school, kids. Well, well, well. Kruncha and Nuckal. Substitute teachers, eh? If we cut you down, we better not catch you hanging around Ninjago again. Or else." He frees them and they run off.
Kai looks up and sees Lloyd. "He's on the top floor. Let's get him."
"Ninja, go!" said the ninja and Nova.
Zane and Kai Spinjitzu up the stairs, Cole climbs on the anchor chain, and Jay along with Nova takes the elevator. Zane and Kai gets stuck in a slime-like object.
"Ugh!"
"I can't move."
Pythor and Lloyd laughs. Lloyd sees Cole coming after him, but Jay is trying to keep himself awake in the elevator, with Nova leaning against him yawning but is also trying to stay awake.
"Prepare to eat dust." said Cole until Pythor pulls on a rope, making dust fly everywhere and Cole coughs. Jay and Nova finds him in his condition. "He's got a Serpentine with him. Watch out for booby traps!"
"Ah, that's one big snake." said Jay.
"And a perfect target." said Nova, summoning her sword behind her back.
Lloyd running around in a circle. "They're coming. They're coming. They're coming!" He panicked while Pythor barricades the door, but Jay and Nova manages to break it open.
"Shocked to see me?" said Jay.
"Someone just ordered a leather bag." said Nova, holding up her sword and eyes focused on Pythor since she has always wanted to give him a beating for everything he has done, mostly to Lloyd.
"Do something!" said Lloyd, looking over at Pythor who laughs and takes the map. "Wh-what, are you doing? I thought you were my friend."
"All you wanted was to make the Serpentine your slave. Well, sorry, my dear boy, I have other plans." said Pythor as he disappears.
Lloyd tries to escape but can't. He gulps after seeing how high he is from the ground. Wu and Nya arrive on the Destiny's Bounty.
"Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon, you come here right now!" shouted Wu in a stern tone.
"Scary." Nova whispered to herself.
"I got him." said Jay as he throws Lloyd on his shoulder and brings him to Wu.
Nova quickly followed them over to Wu and Nya while she unsummoned her sword.
"Whoa! Hey, let me go!" said Lloyd.
"What should we do with him? Wash his mouth out with soap for a year?" Cole asked.
"Ground him indefinitely?" Kai asked.
"Have him sit in a corner for a century?" Zane asked.
"Lock him in a dark closet, and don't let him out until he has seen past his bad ways?" Nova suggested.
"I know exactly what we must do." said Wu.
Lloyd gulps, worried about what Wu had in mind for him.
It is now nighttime. Everyone is back at the Destiny's Bounty. Master Wu is reading a book to Lloyd and Nova, who is lying on Master Wu's bed. The ninja stand on the doorway, watching the scene with angry looks on their faces.
"And that is why Jack the rabbit never trusts a snake. The end." said Wu.
"Oh, if my dad had read me that book, I would never have made that mistake. I'm sorry, uncle." Lloyd apologized.
"Oh, you do not need to apologize. I am sure that if your father was still here, it would be the first book he'd read. Good night, nephew, and Nova. Sweet dreams." said Wu with a soft smile.
"Ah, good night, uncle." said Lloyd.
"Night, Sensei." said Nova with a small yawn.
Nova waited until the others were finally gone.
"Lloyd? You awake?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm awake." Lloyd said, turning around in the bed so they were now facing each other.
"You broke our deal." Nova said, looking at him.
It took Lloyd a moment until he remembered their deal. "Oh yeah.... I'm sorry about that, I was so focused on getting back at the ninja, that I forgot about our deal of me being nice to you" He said.
"It's fine, I forgive you." said Nova with a small smile.
"I'm also sorry about your ankle." said Lloyd.
"Wait what?" Nova asked, looking at him a little surprised.
"I noticed you were limping a bit, after I had those Fangpyres go after you on that junk pile." Lloyd explained.
Nova started blushing a little, but was glad that he couldn't see it in the darkness of the room. "Oh, well, since you apologized..... I guess I can forgive you for that too.....just don't tell the others, okay." She said, getting a little shy for some reason.
Lloyd chuckled a little. "Sure, I'm not gonna tell the others." He said.
"Thanks, greenbean." said Nova.
"Greenbean? what kind of nickname is that?" Lloyd asked with a confused look on his face, even though she couldn't see it.
Nova giggled a little. "Good night, Lloyd." She said before turning around, and closed her eyes to fall asleep.