Aria and Alexander pull up to Scott's garage in their motorbikes. The secret entrance opens and they ride in. Aria parks her bike and hands her keys to Scott.
"So what's the problem?" Scott asks
"The engine keeps catching on fire" Aria tells him
"No problem I can fix that" Scott says "I'll check Alexander's bike while I'm at it"
"Thanks" Alexander smiles
Scott gets to work "So I-"
The garage opens and in walks the ninja. They gasp when they see Aria.
"Jay!" Aria shouts
Jay puts his hands up "I didn't know you were here I swear, I'm sorry"
"A-Aria" Cole speaks up "what are you doing in the game? You were in prison"
"I got bailed out" Aria says grabbing onto Alexander's arm
Lloyd glares at Alexander "so instead of coming to see us you go with this guy"
"Y-you were angry last time I s-saw you, I didn't know h-how to face you" Aria takes a step back, Alexander stood in front of Aria protectively
Lloyd stoped glaring realizing that he was scaring her "I'm sorry, if you just explained what happened we would've understood"
"I already explained to them Aria" Jay says
"You should've told us you were fixing the balance" Zane tells her "I'm alright so don't worry"
Aria stares at him "...you're back.. I'm so sorry Zane"
Kai smiles a bit "No worries kiddo, we found him and got home in no time"
Aria moves away from Alexander and runs to all the ninja hugging all of them. They all smile and hug her.
"Welcome back sis" Zane says
"We've missed ya" Kai adds
"I hated being the only girl" Nya sighs
They break away and Aria turns to Lloyd.
"Are we still good?" Lloyd asks nervously
Aria let's out a sad laugh "that should be my line dummy" the two hug
"I love you" Lloyd says "please don't leave me again"
"I'm sorry Lloyd" Aria crys
Alexander watches them and he clenches his fist in anger.
Aria turns to him "boys this is Alexander, he's my friend, a really good friend that I've been with for the past couple months since being in prison"
"I'm also her personal guard" Alexander says walking over "it's my job to protect her high- Aria, to protect Aria"
"Well as her fiancé i thank you" Lloyd says glaring at him
Alexander smirks "of course, me and Aria are close after all, I'd protect her no matter what"
The two shake hands with a tight grip
Aria turns to the ninja "is it just me or do they seem a bit hostile"
"Well of course" Kai chuckles seeing the confused look on Aria's face "don't worry about it"
"Ok boys break it up" Nya says pushing the two apart "now down to what we came here for"
-
Scott shows the Ninja some vehicles while Lloyd and Aria talk.
"The speedway five billion?" Aria questions
"Yes" Lloyd replies "we're entering to get the next key-tana, with the three key-tana's we can defeat Unagami. We have one already, i imagine you've been in the game for a long time"
"I have" Aria says
Lloyd places his hand over hers "that day... I felt hurt and betrayed because I didn't understand why you did it.. but a greater evil would've been born if you didn't keep the balance. In a way you've saved all of us by doing that, so thank you" Lloyd kisses her hand "but you should've told me that, so you didn't have to go to jail"
"I wanted to punish myself" Aria tells him honestly "for what I did, I deserved it"
"You're very brave" Lloyd hugs her "I'm glad we have you back, I know I wasn't alone but without you I felt lonely"
"Well I'm here now and this time I'm going to save Ninjago" Aria smiles "as a ninja"
Lloyd smiles
"Yo love birds" Kai calls and the two look at the ninja
"We're getting to work on the cars" Nya informs them
"Alright I'm gonna check out the Speedway, see what I can learn. The more we know about it, the better our chances" Lloyd says
"And I'm going with you" Aria says and Lloyd nods happily
"Okay, you two but be careful. The racetrack will be crawling with Red Visors" Nya warns them
"Alexander you stay back and help the ninja with repairs" Aria instructs
The two leave and the Ninja work on their vehicles. At the racetrack, Aria and Lloyd almost immediately run into Red Visors. Lloyd switches to his Avatar for a disguise.
"You should change too, your avatar is awesome but you stick out a lot" Lloyd says
"Alright" Aria agrees and swipes down her menu
She swipes though a lot of avatars
Lloyd chuckles "in this world and ours you always have to have a bunch of outfits"
"Of course cause I'm rich" Aria replies selecting one
"better?" she asks and Lloyd nods
The two head to the stadium and watch the race. They witness the dangerous race and another competitor named Racer Seven. Unfortunately for her, she crashes after being hit by Whack Rats. She gets out of her vehicle and throws her helmet in frustration, which hits a man and causes him to respawn. Lloyd then catches the helmet.
"Lloyd" Aria says pointing behind him
He turns around
"Hey, you! Freeze!" a Red Visor shouts
"let's go" Lloyd grabs Aria's hand and runs away
"Hey, stop right there!" another Red Visor shouts
Lloyd fights off the Red Visors with the helmet, then escapes. The two arrive at Scott's Garage.
"Well, we gotta do something. We need five vehicles to enter the Speedway, and we've only got four now" Cole says
"The race starts tomorrow at dawn. Where are we gonna get another car in twelve hours?" Jay questions
Aria crosses her arms "do I-"
"I might have an idea" Lloyd says "At the Speedway racetrack, I saw a driver there. She was good, really good"
"Oh, Racer Seven? Don't bother. She's an NPC, she's part of the game" Scott informs them
"She's programmed to lose. Every race she wipes out at the fourth mile marker. She's just there to provide a challenge to the other racers. She can't win" Aria adds
"You mean Unagami programmed her to lose?" Jay asks
"As long as I've been here, she's been racing. Every single race, every one, she wipes out. It's part of her programming" Scott replies
Nya looks upset "That's terrible"
"Yeah. Nobody should be programmed to lose" Jay agrees
"But she is and we can't change that" Aria says "games function a certain way, without the function the game wouldn't work or story's won't progress"
"But Okino broke his programming" Lloyd argues
"the samurai?" Aria questions
"You know him?" Cole asks
"Of course" Aria replies, she taps her heart pulling up her life points, showing only 1 left
The ninja gasp
"You only have one life" Lloyd says
"I lost 2 in the forest and one in the raceway" Aria tells them "once i hit one life I haven't left this city"
"But you still recklessly fight Red Visors?" Kai questions
"Their's a difference between fighting a battle you know you can win and fighting a battle you are uncertain about" Aria replies
"That's true" Lloyd agrees "but Okino really did break his programing"
"And you think Racer Seven can too?" Nya asks
"It's worth a shot" Lloyd replies and turns to Scott "Do you know where I can find her?"
"She eats at a noodle stand in the marketplace after every race. I'm telling you, you're wasting your time" Scott says
"We've got nothing to lose" Lloyd exits the garage
"I'm staying here this time" Aria says walking over to her motorbike "How's it looking?"
"Good" Scott walks over to her "You and Alexander are all set"
"Great" Aria smiles "Alexander, let's go"
"Where are you going?" Zane asks
"Out" Aria replies getting on her bike
Alexander materializes his helmet on. Aria takes off and he follows behind her.
"I sense Lloyd's love rival~" Jay says
"Shut it and get back to work" Nya instructs
-
Alexander and Aria approach the NPC in charge of the race
Aria smirks and places her hands on her hips "we want to enter the Speedway Five-Billion"