Well, Nova is really in a bad shape in this one.
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*Lloyd, Nya, Garmadon, and the clone watch the palace at a distance.*
"He knows I'm coming. But I can't just hide here and do nothing." said Lloyd.
"We have to wait until nightfall. There's too many." said Nya.
"And then what? Every minute we're out here, he grows more powerful and—" said Lloyd.
"Son, Chen grows strong by taking from others. But real power does the opposite. It empowers those around you. Like the way you've empowered me. We will get you to Chen, and you will destroy his staff." said Garmadon.
*The Masters are brought into the factory.*
"Work!" ordered a Cultist.
"No, no. It's not working if you love what you do. The power of positive thinking." said Jay.
"Psst."
"Cole? Zane? Is that you? Oh, you look amazing!" said Jay.
"Not so loud. They think we've escaped and don't know we're here." said Cole.
"Why would you come back?" Jay asked.
"Because we're breaking everyone out." said Cole.
"Correction. We're building our way out." Zane points to the Roto Jet covered with a cloth.
"They think we're fixing the noodle machine, but we're fixing a Roto Jet." said Cole.
"Yeah for some strange reason it exploded causing it to be needing more fixing." [robotic] said Nova from behind Jay causing him to jump.
"D-Delta you here too, I'm guessing Chen also took your powers." said Jay.
"Nope, he doesn't even know that I am here." [robotic] said Nova.
"Well that's good ne—what the fuck happened to your arm!?" Jay whisper-yelled in shock when he saw her bleeding arm along with how deep the cut was. "How can you still walk around like that without passing out, or first aid!?"
"Jay shut up and focus, the Roto Jet." [robotic] said Nova as she slapped him on the back of his head.
"B-but your arm we can't just ignore that." Jay said.
"I'll get it fixed, now can we please get on with this!" [robotic] Nova whisper-yelled in anger right now though while they couldn't see it because of the mask, she actually wasn't feeling well because of losing too much blood. But she tried to stay awake along with still using her powers to hide in the shadows, and with keeping her clone alive.
Jay let out a frustrated sigh before turning back to the subject. "A Roto Jet? But aren't we underground?"
"That's what I've been saying!" said Cole.
Nova noticed one of the cultists coming over so she quickly went back to the shadows.
"What happened to positive thinking?" Karlof asked.
"No talking! And hurry up with that noodle machine." said Zugu.
"Okay, okay. It will be ready soon. When ready, noodle will fly out of here." said Karlof.
"Hey, do you know where Kai is?" Cole asked.
"Last I heard, he's getting the "special" treatment." said Jay.
*Jumping back to where Garmadon reminds Lloyd about their plan.*
"Remember, destroy the staff and everyone's power returns. You came here to make your team a whole. Finish the job." They sneak into the palace, but Lloyd accidentally activates the alarms, alerting the Cultists.
"There's too many of them." said Lloyd.
"I'll hold them. You two, find Chen." said Nya as they leave, but Clouse finds them.
"Look out! Go, son. Leave Clouse to me." said Garmadon.
"Good luck." said Lloyd.
"Your father doesn't believe in luck." said Clouse.
"I know. I wasn't talking to him." Lloyd leaves.
The clone while not making any sound was silently laughing at that roast while following Lloyd.
"Just like back in the training yard." said Garmadon.
"Only this time, I refuse to lose!" said Clouse.
*Lloyd and the clone falls into a trapdoor.*
"Whoa! Ugh, Chen and his trapdoors." Lloyd hears the Anacondrai serpent. "Huh? Uh-oh."
"Lloyd! This way! Come on!" said Kai.
"Kai, you escaped. What happened?" said Lloyd.
"I managed to slip free, but Chen took all our powers. If we can find them—" said Kai.
"There's no time. I have to stop Chen. Alone if I have to." Kai stops walking and looks at Lloyd. "What? What is it?"
"I'm sorry, Lloyd." Kai blows out his torch. "This will all make sense when it's over."
"Kai? Kai, where are you?" Lloyd finds his way to the throne room, while the shadow clone had already gone back into the shadows as it had fulfilled its mission.
"Only one can remain." said Chen after he had defeated Lloyd and laughs.
"Master Chen, we still haven't found the Master of Darkness anywhere." said Clouse, walking over to him.
"Then keep looking, after all only one can remain, and it wouldn't be them." said Chen.
"Of course Master." said Clouse and started using his dark magic to find Nova, while Kai just stood to the side a little worried about what would happen if they got Nova's powers.
It didn't take long until Clouse was able to find Nova hiding in the shadows in the factory with his magic.
"Looks like our little Master of Darkness is hiding down in the factory with the rest of the former Masters." said Clouse.
"Well what are you standing around there and waiting for! Go and get them already Clouse!" said Chen.
"Yes Master Chen." said Clouse as he then walked away to capture Nova.
*Down at the factory.*
Nova was hiding in the shadows but she could already feel the effect of her blood loss. "Maybe I should try and get back to my room and find a first aid kit, so far as I know from the show no one would be anywhere near the area where all our rooms were."
Letting out a deep breath she began to try and travel through the shadows but was stopped by something that was blocking her way out.
"What the fuck?" Nova looked around in the factory to see if anything had happened. "Fuck Clouse is here! Why, this wasn't part of the show!"
Nova moved to a different shadow in the room further away from Clouse, and the cultist that was looking around and hitting areas with shadows. "Shit, I think they are looking for me. Fuck I had hoped they would have forgotten about me."
Nova tried to shadow travel again but she was feeling a little light headed from using her powers, as it was only making it worse for her and before she even knew it. She was pulled out of the shadows and held up in the air by magic.
"Looks like we finally caught our little thief, you are a hard one to find." said Clouse.
The other elemental Masters watched as they wanted to help but at the moment there were way too many cultists, and with Clouse here it might make it harder and even ruin their own plans.
Nova glared at him as she let out a small growl.
"And it looks like you even injured yourself there, I'm surprised you're still awake. I guess being the Overlord's shadow makes you more pain tolerant." said Clouse as he grabbed her wounded arm hard causing her to let out a painful scream.
"Or maybe not." Clouse said with a smirk on his face as he tightened his grip, causing more pain and before Nova knew it she had passed out.
*Some time later Lloyd and Nova are being brought into the ceremony.*
"Just look at us. We're escorting the big dogs now." said Chope.
"Heh. Like I said, Kapau and Chope moving up the ranks." said Kapau.
"Why would you help them?" Lloyd asked.
Kai whispered "Don't worry—" He sees Clouse. "it won't hurt, heh, that much." He laughs and walks away.
Lloyd looked over at Nova who hadn't moved at all since she had been captured, and he had even noticed her blooded arm that was still dripping fresh blood down on the ground.
"Del, please wake up." said Lloyd hoping she could hear him, which seemed to work as the eyes on the screen of her mask came back online.
"Damn fucking bastard." [robotic] Nova growled in pain.
"Delta, what happened to your arm, it's bleeding?" Lloyd asked worried.
Nova looked to her left and saw that Lloyd was next to her. "Do you think this is the best time to ask that." [robotic] She said before looking over at Chen.
"All right, first thing's first. Daughter!" said Chen.
"I offer my power to you, Father." said Skylor.
Chen starts stealing her power. "Only one can remain." He laughs before turning to the two captured.
"Bring me the little thief." Chen ordered.
Nova growled angrily as she was grabbed and was brought down on her knees in front of Chen.
Chen laughed. "Ooo I've waited for this moment!" he said before holding up his staff and stealing her powers.
Though for Nova this was a lot more painful, but that wasn't because of her wound. Since she was made from the Overlord's own powers, Chen was pretty much taking everything from her.
Nova was screaming in pure agony as her powers were being taken so was her form, as she changed back into her original form which was a small purple orb. Floating in the air that soon fell down on the ground with a clang.
The only sign of her still being alive was the slowly pulsing light in her orb form.
"Only one can remain." said Chen laughing.
"No DELTA!" shouted Lloyd in horror.
Kai was shocked to see what happened to Nova, as she was now nothing but a little orb that Chen simply walked over and kicked as hard as he could away.
"No!" shouted Lloyd.
"And now for the final Element. Only one can remain!" Chen steals Lloyd's Energy. "Behold! Every Elemental Power, all in my control! Do you feel the power? I do! All of you who bear the mark of the Anacondrai, it is time. We will shed our skins for new ones, and be the most powerful force in all of Ninjago!"
"Father, let me stand beside you." said Skylor.
"Yes. Yes. Join me. After today, not only will Master Chen be Ninjago's number one noodle house, but Ninjago's number one ruler!" said Chen.
"Hey, Chen! You forgot one Element. The element of surprise!" said Kai as Skylor kicks his staff away.
"You betray me!?" said Chen, shocked.
"Runs in the family." Skylor kicks him while Kai grabs the staff.
"Get him!" Kai uses lightning on the cultists and frees Lloyd.
"That was all an act?" asked Lloyd as he quickly found Nova's little orb form that was laying on the ground and picked it up.
"Don't worry. I had it all under control. Well, almost." Clouse releases some venom, but Kai protects Lloyd with Energy. "Ice!" He freezes Clouse.
"Hurry, Kai. You must destroy the staff." said Lloyd while holding on to Nova's orb that was pulshing ever so slowly for each minute.
"Chen was right. This thing's awesome." Kai uses it against more cultists.
"Kai, it holds too much power! Destroy it! The power is corrupting him. If we don't get that staff out of his hands—" said Lloyd, getting worried.
"No one is taking my staff! You had all that power. Now it's my turn!" Kai goes back to normal. "Ah, what am I saying?" He gets corrupted again. "Nothing I don't already feel!"
"Yes, yes. Embrace the power." said Chen.
"I can't...I can't control it." Corrupted again. "I don't want to control it! I should've been the Green Ninja! I should have destroyed the Overlord's shadow!"
"No, Kai. Don't!" shouted Lloyd until Cole flies in with the Jet, and the elemental masters join in to fight the cultists. Zane uses a cultist and whirls him around at other cultists.
"Did anyone order some kung pao?" Cole asked.
"Zane! Good to see you again, buddy." said Lloyd.
"And it's good to be back." said Zane as Kai and Chen race for the staff, but Kai grabs it and destroys it.
"No!" Everyone's powers are returned.
Nova was able to get her powers back but she still hadn't changed back from her orb form, so Lloyd had to secure her in his pocket for the time being.
"Now bad guys in big trouble!" said Karlof.
The ninja gathered into formation. "Ninja, go!" Using Spinjitzu, they defeat the cultists.
"It always brings tears to my eyes when I see the old gang back together." said Nya.
*Garmadon notices Clouse and Chen escaped.*
"Ugh, they have all the power!" said Chen.
"For now, Master. But not for long." said Clouse.
*The Masters trap some Cultists and lead them outside.*
"No sign of Chen. And no sign of Skylor either." said Garmadon.
"If it weren't for her help, we wouldn't have control of the . We'll find her, brother." said Nya.
"It's funny. I came here to find an old friend..." said Kai.
Zane turns on his funny switch, making everyone laugh. "Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal. Send me a kiss by the wire.~"
Kai simultaneously "...I just never thought we'd make new ones."
"We'll find her, Kai. And we'll find Chen." said Garmadon.
"Send me a kiss by the wire.~" sang Zane.
"Dad, we still have another problem." said Lloyd coming over to his father, holding up Nova's orb.
Garmadon gently took the small orb and checked it.
"Ever since Chen took her powers she has stayed in that form, even when she got them back. And I haven't seen any movement from her." said Lloyd, a little worried.
"Hmmm, do not worry son, Delta here will return to her form. Just now she is resting to recover from her injury, along with connection with her powers again." Garmadon explained.
"And how long would that take, you think?" Lloyd asked.
"That is hard to say, the only thing we can do is wait." said Garmadon as he gave the orb back to Lloyd.