"Aria you need to teleport" Wu says running in
"Sensei what are you doing here?" Aria asked confused
"You have to help the ninja, they need you" Wu said "now teleport out of here"
"And what about him?" Aria asks pointing to Nadakhan
"I will handle it, you need to go to the ninja. No matter what you do, don't wish. Go now" Wu commands
Aria closed her eyes and mumbled a few words before she disappeared and reappeared in a forest.
"Great, now I gotta find the ninja" Aria says annoyed "I wonder what trouble they're in this time"
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Jay, with a bandanna over his mouth, comes up to a tavern's entrance as he sees a wanted poster of himself, Kai, Zane, and Cole. He enters to see only the bartender, watching TV.
"We're closed" The Bartender says
Jay lowers his bandana "I'm starving. You got anything?"
"Anything? Sure." The bartender points to a nearby vending machine before turning back to the TV.
Jay heads over to the vending machine and sees a snack with his and the other Ninjas' faces on it.
"Ninja chips. Mm. My favorite" Jay checks his pockets for change.
On the tv the commissioner was talking " Any questions?"
"How do you find a Ninja?" A reporter asked
"The Ninja are still at large and public enemy number one." The Commissioner replied
"Did fame turn them or did the so called 'purple ninja' convince them?" Another reporter asked as Jay turns back to the vending machine and uses his Lightning power to hack into it. The Ninja chips start to come loose.
"Gentle" Jay whispered as he nervously looks over to the bartender and back "Gentle" the chips end up stuck. "Oh, come on!" In frustration, Jay short circuits the vending machine, disabling it and turns to the bartender, in shock.
"We've taken their ship as well as secured their known hideouts" the Commissioner says
Jay starts to leave, but rolls the cue ball on a nearby pool table. "They will be caught and pay for their crime spree" The cue ball lands into a pocket, attracting the bartender's attention. "I bet my reelection on it" The bartender sees Jay is no longer there and the door is open.
The Ninja used their Elemental Dragons to travel to the Mountains of Impossible Height.
"Seriously? I was the last one to figure out it was Wu's old Monastery?" Jay questioned "And Lloyd wasn't even trained here"
Lloyd sighed "It'll only be a matter of time before they find this place, too, so there isn't much time. Zane, show them what you found"
"I came across security footage of Sensei and Aria at the Library of Domu. They weren't alone" Zane said before he shows them the footage.
"Hey, look their's Aria" Cole points at Aria reading a book before turning around frightened
"What happened? Who was she looking at?" Kai asked
Then Wu ran in and talked to Aria. After a bit Aria disappeared and the video stopped.
"And no one's seen them since" Cole said
"The library database indicated Sensei Wu had checked out a book about the Teapot of Tyrahn. We originally thought we may be dealing with Clouse. If this is what I think it is, it appears to be far worse. We may have a Djinn on our hands" Zane explains
"A Djinn?" Jay questioned
"Like a genie, only when he grants you wishes, you'll be wishing you never met him" Nya explained
"What else do we know about Djinn?" Lloyd asked
"Hmm. Not much, just that they are very sneaky and have great power..." Kai says
"Little is known about Djinns, we all need to investigate more"
The ninjas turned to see Aria and immediately hugged her.
"Now we need to learn about the Djinn"
"Alright then it's settled, we'll go to town to learn about the Djinn" Lloyd said
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. If we head back together, the police will arrest us on sight. We should split up." Cole suggests
"But anyone caught alone with this character suddenly disappears." Kai says
"Then we travel in pairs. Zane, you and I will head to the library to see what else we can find" Lloyd takes charge
"Yeah, yeah. And Jay and I will look for clues at the scene of the crime where he framed us. What do you say, buddy, just like old times?" Cole asked
"Ah, sweet. Who doesn't love old times? Eh?" Jay replied
"Kai, you and your sister see what else is out there. If we wanna clear our names and get Sensei back, we need to find this Djinn and take him down. Let's meet back here at sunup. Oh, and guys, look out for each other. " Lloyd said
"Do I not exist?" Aria questions
"Nobody's found this place yet, you hide here and take care of yourself" Lloyd orders
Aria looked confused "But Lloyd-"
"I want you to stay safe, if they capture you they'll send you to the dark isalnd somehow" Lloyd kissed her head before turning to the ninja "Let's go ninja"
With that the ninja took off
"..the ends of his hair are silver" Aria mumbles
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Lloyd and Zane arrived as visitors left the Domu Library.
"Road clear. The book he was reading is still here. That camera took the footage of Sensei." Lloyd said
"We don't want to be spotted. Hacking into the library's central computers now" Zane said before he disables the camera "The Teapot of Tyrahn. The ancient markings on the side describe it's a powerful relic that can trap mortals"
"Oh. That may explain why people are suddenly disappearing." Lloyd said
Zane looked again "And here's something more. Once a Djinn is freed from imprisonment, the only way to destroy him is by—"
P.I.X.A.L started talking "Warning. An unknown presence is hacking into our system"
"Can you isolate the source?" Zane questioned
"It's coming from inside the building" P.I.X.A.L informed
Ronin replaced P.I.X.A.L "Look at that, Tin Can. I'm in your head. Sorry, didn't wanna to have to come to this, but a job's a job, right, buddy?
"Zane?" Lloyd said confused before Zane shuts down and Ronin turns the cameras back on.
Ronin communicates with the intercom "I took the liberty to close off the wing, Lloyd. Been meaning to say, love the TV spot. What was it you guys said? Reading is the first step to every adventure?"
"Sorry, Zane, but I've gotta get out of here" Lloyd said running to the window but Ronin closed the window with metal bars.
"Yeah, they installed those to keep the bad guys out. Or was it the good guys in? I don't remember for the life of me. Which are you, Lloyd? A good guy or bad guy?" Ronin asked
"We were framed. You know us, Ronin. We would never do any of that stuff." Lloyd said
"You also know me, and I'm getting paid an awful lot to bring you guys in" Ronin said as he approaches Lloyd "How's Aria? I gotta make sure you don't go running your mouth to her and get me in trouble, she kinda owns my soul so.." They attack each other "Boo. Let's make this easy. I'll take you back to the station, you can answer their questions and clear your name"
"Not until we stop the threat. And you're gonna pay for what you did to Zane. But not today" Lloyd says before running off but Ronin traps him before he could leave
"Now you can't tell princess anything" Ronin says walking over
"Why do you all keep calling her princess, it's a stupid nickname!" Lloyd shouts annoyed
"It's not a nickname it's a tittle" Ronin tells him like it was common sense "don't you know your girlfriend's a princess"
After catching all the remaining ninja except for Aria, Ronin turns them in the next morning.
"The search is over. We have the Ninja. Ninjago is safe once again. Now, let this be a lesson to everyone. No matter who you are or how famous you become, justice will find you. We have a place for criminals. It's called Kryptarium" The Commissioner announced
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"RONIN" Aria screamed as she kicked open his apartment door
"Princess what a surprise" Ronin said before Aria punched the wall next to his head creating cracks all the was to the top of the ceiling at least a foot deep "ok I can see you're angry-"
"I'm not playing nice with you" Aria's eyes glowed purple "The day you sold me your soul to save your life you became my dog! And I think you need to be reminded who you take orders from"
Ronin gulped