The Other Flame (Ninjago x Dabi OC)

Episode 1: Rise of the Snakes

Dabi: It's been said that long before time had a name, the First Spinjitzu Master created Ninjago using four elemental weapons. But when he passed, a dark presence sought out to collect them all: Lord Garmadon. So me and my friend Sensei Wu, Garmadon's brother, sought out to find four ninja to collect them first.

The episode begins at the Monastery of Spinjitzu with Wu meditating in one room, and the ninja are making combat sounds in another room.

Kai: (off-screen) Fire strike! Oh, my gosh, is that the greatest move you've ever seen?

Cole: (off-screen) Stop trying to do it yourself. We need to attack as a team.

Wu goes to the training compound and finds that none of the ninja are training there. He looks around and sees Dabi sitting on a step with a bucket next to him. He places a small piece of metal in it before registering Wu's presence.

Dabi: Before you ask, I don't know where they are. I have a hunch though.

Before he could continue, the pair could here the ninja from another room in the monastery.

Jay: (off-screen) Zane, why are you wasting your special attack on me? You have to save it.

Wu, now followed by Dabi, goes to look for them in a different room and finds them playing video games.

Jay: Fantastic, I'm out of lives!

Zane: But the lesson lives on, and I am getting the hang of it. Hee-yah!

Cole: Okay, now!

As the ninja continue with their game, Wu unplugs the television.

Ninja: Aw...

Cole: Aw, man!

Jay: What? What happened?

Cole: It took us three hours to get there!

Jay: Why would you do that? Why?

Dabi: I swear I am looking at four people embodying Sloth. Just because Garmadon escaped through a magical portal does not mean he won't return for the Golden Weapons.

Zane: But Sensei Dabi, ever since he's been gone, Ninjago has had nothing but peace.

Jay: Yeah, peace is boring. There's no one to save, there's nothing to do.

Cole: We can train tomorrow.

Wu: Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.

As he hears those words, Dabi recalls when he first heard them himself.

Cole: Well, I was gonna eat this pizza tomorrow, so if that's the case...

Wu kicks the pizza slice off his hand.

Cole: Ow!

Wu: No pizza for you! In order to reach your full potential, you must train

Kai: Uh, remember when we did a little thing called the Tornado of Creation? I thought that was pretty insane.

Wu: Oh. You four have merely scratched the surface of your full potential. There are still so many secrets you have yet to unlock.

Dabi: For example, you haven't even begun to explore what kind powers your weapons could possess.

Kai's Sword is shown to be burning a pizza slice, a great use for a relic as old as time.

Cole: You wanna talk secret powers? Check this out.

Cole uses his Scythe to plug back the television so that the ninja can resume their game.

Zane: Don't worry, Masters. We will be ready when Lord Garmadon returns.