In a secret warehouse, Lady Shade's old friend Rhona sat on her chair behind her desk. She was staring down at the picture of Lady Shade's distinctive mask, especially when she's surrounded by collection of her own trophies around the world.
"I have a business proposition for you." Rhonda spoke. "Lady Shade has something that I want as my trophy. The legendary Kuraun. I want you to obtain it for my collection."
Rhonda looked up to see a young woman walking in the room with a grin on her face. She has an athletic build with slender curves and large hips. She has long wavy pink hair and blue eyes. She wore a pink skintight leotard with dark pink cuffs at her wrists, a black belt with dark pink jewels around her waist, and dark pink thigh-high, high-heeled boots with black soles.
"So, you want me to steal the Shadow Clan leader's ancient mask?" Zelena asked sassily.
"Having trouble with my proposition?" Rhona questioned.
"Let's just say this might be the most entertaining mission you have ever give me." Zelena replied cockily. "I'm up for the task."
"I have sent five women to steal Shade's mask, but neither of them has returned alive." Rhonda explained. "So, you are my only hope. Don't fail me."
"Consider it done, boss." Zelena smirked.
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In the Crete Fortress, Sage was looking at the family picture in her hands with a sad face as Kirana, Camilla, Ariana, Talia, and Ezra were peering into their mother's room with sad frowns. Ever since Kuro and Leia were taken by Tigress, Kale, and Amora, Sage was silently grieving about losing his son for the second time in her life. Talia was about to walk forward to Sage, but Camilla and Kirana put their hands on Talia's shoulder to stop her. As Kirana and Camilla shook their heads, Talia turned back to Sage with a frown. Kirana, Camilla, Ariana, Talia, and Ezra walked out of the dojo as they sat on the couch together in the living room.
"Look, we can't sit here and watch our mother suffer." Kirana said firmly as she got up from the couch and looked at her younger sisters. "Kuro and Leia need our help out there. We have to save them."
"Despite they were raised by Lady Shade, they have proven to be on our side." Camilla explained. "Besides, I'm beginning to like Leia."
"Because she's more brooding than you." Talia remarked with a smile.
Camilla glared at Talia, making the orange mage kunoichi flinch with a nervous face.
Ezra looked at the dojo for a second and almost felt a new emotion that would make him feel empty but he knew that it was worth it for his family.
"Alright, Kirana, we're in." Ezra said. "Besides, I couldn't watch our mother grieving any longer."
"Agreed." Camilla, Ariana, and Talia nodded.
"Let's go." Kirana said with a grin.
With that, the K-5 ran out of the living room.
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Meanwhile, Kuro had been sitting in his cell as he was trying to break out with his light magic. Leia and Kale were doing the same thing inside their own magic. They immediately stopped when they heard the door opening up in the dungeon. Kuro, Leia, and Kale stopped what they were doing as they moved away from the cell doors and stared silently at the wall while Lady Shade stood right in front of Kuro's cell and took off her mask that revealed her saddened face.
"Kuro, please understand." Lady Shade said. "I never wanted this to happen. Yes, it's true. Sage is your birth mother, but I wanted you to be an honorable mage ninja instead of a failing coward like she is now. That's why I did what I believe what's right. And someday, you will understand that." She looked at Leia and Kale. "And as for you two, I'm truly disappointed in both of you."
Lady Shade turned around from the cells and exited out of the dungeon. Kuro, Leia, and Kale began using their magic on the cell door with Lady Shade out of the room.
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Outside, Zelena stood on the roof ledge of the Shadow Clan headquarters and moved quietly through the stain glass window hole.
"This is gonna so easy." Zelena muttered with a proud smirk.
Zelena jumped down to the floor and moved swiftly behind Lady Shade's throne. She zapped off a wave of pink energy that caused all the security codes to be overridden on the throne chair, which made the secret drawer open itself to reveal Lady Shade's mask inside. Zelena grabbed the mask and placed it in her black backpack.
But suddenly, Galva entered the throne room just in time to confront Zelena.
"Thief! You're stealing the Kuraun!" Galva hissed.
Galva expanded her giant fists and slammed them to the ground that released a large shock wave directly towards Zelena, who swiftly moved out of the way with fast speed. Zelena hit Galva with a blindside pink energy that sent the goo mage mutant flying to the floor. As Galva got back up on her feet, Zelena casted a couple of pink energy waves at the ceiling that caused a few hundred pounds of falling rocks crashing down. Galva was forced to move out of the way and began knocking rocks away with her giant fists. After Galva was surrounded by large rocks, Zelena nimbly skipped forward and starting unload a machine-gun barrage of bright pink energy bolts at the goo mage mutant. Galva collapsed to the floor with a weary groan.
"Ha, au revoir!" Zelena said with a giggle.
Zelena sprang back to the stain glass window hole and exited the church to the city rooftops.
Galva slowly got back up and she was about to head outside, but she spotted Lady Shade entering the throne room with a dangerous look on her face.
"Galva, what's happened here?" Lady Shade demanded.
"I'm truly sorry, Mistress Shade." Galva said nervously. "But a mage with bad luck magic snuck here and stole your mask."
"Galva, get me everyone in here now!" Lady Shade ordered.
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Meanwhile, the K-5 drove across town in the Sonicruiser.
"Okay, we need a simple plan if we're gonna sneak under Lady Shade's lair." Kirana spoke.
"Or we can use an invisible spell added with a cloaking spell." Talia said. "That way they won't be able to sense our magical presence, especially Tigress."
"Wow, now that's a simple plan." Camilla said with a surprised look. She looked at Kirana. "Looks like sneaking into Lady Shade's lair is a go."
Ezra smiled at the new plan but looked down in sadness for a minute, that made Talia seem to notice.
"Ezra, are you okay?" Talia asked, concerned.
"Huh?" Ezra asked as he shot his head up. "Oh yeah, I'm fine."
Suddenly, an alert beeped from Ariana's station. Ariana looked at the screen to see Zelena sprinting on the street road on the camera.
"Kirana, hit the brakes quick!" Ariana shouted.
Kirana did exactly what Ariana said, making Zelena drop her backpack without notice when she moved out of the way from the Sonicruiser and sprang high onto the nearby building rooftop. The K-5 stepped out of the Sonicruiser and they looked around the road, but they don't see anything at all.
"Uh, did we hit someone?" Ezra wondered.
"No, but I did see a woman running towards is." Ariana said. "It was a mage."
"I've bet it's one of the Kraang androids." Kirana said.
Camilla searched around the street and looked down to see a black backpack lying on the ground. When she opened it up, her eyes widened wide in surprise.
"Uh, guys, you're not going to believe this." Camilla said with a shock face.
Kirana, Ariana, Talia, and Ezra turned around to see Camilla holding a familiar mask out of the backpack, causing them to gasp in disbelief.
Before either of the mage kunoichis or mage ninja can speak, a sudden squadron of Shadow Droids came out from the rooftops and surrounded the K-5 in a circle with magic engulfing from their hands.
"Well, this night just got very interesting." Camilla remarked as she and her siblings summoned their magic. "What's the plan, Kirana?"
"Simple." Kirana replied. "Attack with a kick, punch, or blast."
"Works for me." Talia grinned.
"Get 'em!" Ezra shouted.
The K-5 charged forward to attack the Shadow Droids easily one by one at their sights.
"You got the mask?" Kirana asked Camilla.
"Yup." Camilla replied with a nod.
After the Shadow Droids have been terminated, the K-5 retreated into the Sonicruiser with the mask in their possession.
But Zelena threw a small tracking device onto the back of the to keep track on them.
"This girl is coming at you." Zelena giggled cruelly.
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Meanwhile, Lady Shade have gathered all her forces in the throne room for their urgent mission. Galva, Tigress, Masque, and Viral stared at Lady Shade in front of them while Amora stood next to her mother.
"All of you must find my mask and bring it back to me at once." Lady Shade instructed. "Or the unfortunate consequences will be at your mercy."
"But what's so important about your mask?" Masque questioned.
"That mask Kuraun has been the symbol of the Shadow Clan for over 2,000 years." Lady Shade explained. "Amaririsu Muerte was the proud, cunning founder of the Shadow Clan that was said to be the magnificent mage kunoichi in Japan's history. Her skill with vast dark magic was stronger than any mage of the world. As Muerte casted chaos to many warriors and rulers at her hands, she stole the sacred treasures of her defeated enemies and fused them into an alloy stronger than steel itself, using the ancient alchemy magic to forge the Kuraun that made her survive flawless years ago. I am sworn to protect it with my life until this very day. Now, go out and find it immediately!"
Without question, all the mage mutants ran out of the throne room on the search for Lady Shade's mask.
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Meanwhile, the Sonicruiser continued driving on the street road as the K-5 were coming up with a plan.
"Okay, I was thinking we should trade the mask for Kuro and Leia." Kirana said. "But it's obviously that Lady Shade won't allow it."
"So, we just need to add a sneaky spell as our counter move." Talia said.
"Sounds simple enough, but it's gonna take a lot of sneaky spells to fool Lady Shade." Camilla said.
Ezra didn't pay attention as he continued to look down in sadness.
"Should I tell them the truth of how I feel or not?" Ezra thought.
"Ezra, what's wrong?" Ariana asked. "You look sad."
"I'm fine." Ezra sighed. "It's just...hard to take in of an older brother in the family."
"What do you mean?" Camilla asked.
"If I'm not the only brother anymore, then what am I now?" Ezra asked, sadly.
"You're still our little brother." Kirana said. "Nothing will change that."
"We know it's a lot to take in of having an older brother, but he's our older brother too." Camilla added.
"So we're gonna stick together to get through it." Talia smiled. "Ok, little bro?"
"Yeah, I guess I'll give it a try." Ezra smiled.
Outside, Zelena was moving across the building rooftops to catch up with the Sonicruiser. She tossed a hand-sized pink energy bolt at the Sonicruiser, causing it to stop itself immediately from moving and shutting off the power system. Before she can make her move, Zelena quickly spotted Tigress and Galva on the other side of the building rooftop.
"Are you serious?" Zelena complained with a groan. "Does this city have anything that's normal around here?"
As Zelena hid behind the doorway, Tigress and Galva stood on the edge of the rooftop as they looked down to see the Sonicruiser on the street. They watched the K-5 walking out of the vehicle, but they quickly detected Lady Shade's mask in Ezra's hands.
"So, they have the Kuraun." Galva said with a sinister smile. "Looks like luck is on our side."
"Let's bust the K-5 and retrieve the mask." Tigress grinned cruelly.
Tigress and Galva jumped down from the rooftop and landed in front of the four mage kunoichis, who quickly summoned their magic and got into their fighting stances.
"Ezra, run!" Kirana ordered.
The four mages charged forward to fight Tigress and Galva, while Ezra was climbing up the fire escape with the Kuraun. The four mages were able to put up a strong defense against the two brute mage mutants. But the K-5 sprang high up to a nearby rooftop to prevent a bigger fight until Masque and Viral joined the scene. Tigress managed to grab Ezra from behind and take him in the air.
"Let go of me!" Ezra shouted.
"Silence, boy." Tigress growled.
"Ki, catch!" Ezra cried out.
Ezra threw the mask to Kirana, who caught it with her hands.
"Give us the mask or your brother is finished." Tigress threatened.
With quick thinking, Ezra elbowed Tigress' stomach to make her let the teal mage ninja free himself and land on the rooftop. Before he could run to his older sisters, Galva came up at Ezra and smacked him off the roof. The teal mage ninja let out a scream as he fell on a dumpster in pain.
"EZRA!" Kirana, Camilla, Ariana, and Talia cried.
As the fight became harsher by the minute, Masque fired a large ghost white energy beam at the two small billboard poles. That caused the billboard to nearly pulverize Ariana, Talia, and Camilla.
"Nooo!" Kirana shouted.
Kirana ran over to the collapsing billboard and used her ice magic to lift it up, but she stopped to see Camilla poking her hand out with the backpack in her hands.
"Kirana, go get Ezra to safety and save Kuro and Leia." Camilla said. "Don't worry about us. We'll take care of the goons."
"You got it." Kirana said with a nod. "But be careful."
Kirana turned to see Tigress and Galva on the rooftop and jumped down to find Ezra. Kirana heard a groaning noise and started digging the garbage to pull Ezra out of the dumpster.
"Ezra, are you alright?" Kirana asked, concerned.
"I'm alive." Ezra groaned. "But my leg broke at impact."
Kirana put the mask in the backpack and gave it to Ezra before she picked him up in her arms and ran.
"You two finish the mages. We'll get the Kuraun from the leader." Galva orders Masque and Viral.
As Masque and Viral are left with three trapped mage kunoichis, Galva and Tigress jumped over several building rooftops to pursue the blue mage kunoichi and teal mage ninja.
"Uh, Kirana?" Ezra alerted with wide eyes.
Kirana looked back and saw the two mage mutants chasing after them.
Kirana jumped down from the rooftop into the alley and spotted a dumpster close behind her and an abandoned car. She quickly ran to the car to open the door and put Ezra inside with the backpack.
"Stay hidden in here." Kirana whispered to him.
Ezra nodded and hid out of sight after Kirana closed the door and ran to the dumpster.
"Oh, I'm gonna regret it." Kirana groaned.
Kirana opened the dumpster lid and hopped inside to close it, which have successfully diverted the villainess' attention. As Kirana's aura powers have alerted her that Tigress and Galva are gone to the rooftop, she opened the lid slightly to scan the area with her aura power that made her sigh in relief when the coast is clear.
"I definitely need a bath after this." Kirana said with a groan as she smelled a disgusting scent around herself. "Before I can head to Shade's lair, I have an idea to handle the thief looking for the mask."
Kirana jumped out of the dumpster and brushed nasty trash off of her clothes. She walked to the car, when she suddenly heard a mysterious giggle filled in the air. Kirana spun around to see Zelena standing right in front of her. Zelena raised her left hand and unleashed a large wave of pink energy that made Kirana avoid the attack with a swift backflip. As Kirana landed gracefully on her feet, she lifted her right hand and created multiple lances made of ice that directed towards the bad luck mage in fast speed. Zelena has time for one startled cry before the attack had sent her landing on the sidewalk. Ezra curiously looked out the window to watch the fight. When he was about to grab the backpack, he realized it was gone.
"Huh?!" Ezra gasped. "Where'd it go?"
"Here. You can have this back." Kirana said with a grin as she tossed the black backpack at Zelena's hands. "The backpack wasn't too pleasing for my taste. Have fun with your new friends."
With that, Kirana quickly got Ezra out of the car and sprang high to a building rooftop and vanished out of Zelena's sight.
"Friends? What friends?" Zelena demanded.
Zelena heard a sudden roaring that made her turn around to watch Tigress, Galva, Masque, and Viral pursuing fast in her direction. The bad luck mage was able to dodge the mage mutants' attacks with her gymnastic skills. Zelena's eyes started to flare blazingly that created a powerful pink energy wave surging out from her feet, disintegrating the road pavement and throwing the four mage mutants easily onto their backs at the same time.
Just then, Zelena and the mage mutants looked up to see a black helicopter that was piloted by Rhona.
"Well, it has been a real blast, but duty calls." Zelena grinned proudly. "See ya, losers."
With that, Zelena leaped inside the helicopter on board as the rotorcraft had carried the mages away.
"Have you perfectly succeeded your mission?" Rhona asked.
"Of course." Zelena responded. "I have the mask right in my backpack."
Zelena opened her backpack and her face went puzzled. She found six black metallic bombs that has a timer set to zero. But it was too late for Zelena to react as the bombs exploded the mages inside the helicopter, leaving Zelena and Rhona cover in black smoke.
"But...I don't understand." Zelena said nervously. "The mask was in my backpack. I swear, Rhona."
"When we get back, I'm gonna revert good luck real painfully." Rhona snarled.
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Meanwhile, Kirana carried Ezra as he held Lady Shade's mask all the way to the Shadow Clan headquarters. Kirana looked at an old shed and went inside.
"I thought we were infiltrating her lair." Ezra said.
"I'm going in her lair." Kirana reported. "You're staying in here until I get back."
"But I wanna help." Ezra said, with a frown.
"I know you do, but you're leg needs medical treatment." Kirana answered. "You have to stay here, where it's safe. I'll be back, that's a promise."
Kirana set Ezra on a chair and grabbed the mask before she ran out of the shed, closed the door, and ran off to Shadow Clan Headquarters.
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Kirana entered through the stain glass window hole and jumped down to land on the floor just in time to confront Lady Shade, who was standing in front of her throne chair. Amora was sitting on the handle of the throne chair next to her mother with a cunning smile on her face.
"I knew you out of your siblings will show up." Amora spoke.
"Then, you both know why I'm here." Kirana retorted. She held the mask in her hands and held up in the air. "A trade. The mask for Kuro and Leia."
"Very well then." Lady Shade said. She turned to the nearby Shadow Ninja. "Bring them from the dungeon."
"You raised my brother and your daughter from infancy to join into the Shadow Clan and you lock them in a cell." Kirana said in disbelief. "How much cruelty does your soul possess and where's Kale?"
"He turned out to be a traitor as well just like Leia." Lady Shade replied. "Besides, those three left me no other choice."
The Shadow Ninjas brought Kuro, Leia, and Kale out of a hallway with sacks covering their heads as she placed them behind Amora and Lady Shade.
"Let us go!" Kuro, Leia, and Kale shouted.
"Now, hand over the Kuraun." Lady Shade demanded.
"Ha, you're making the trade way too easy." Kirana said with a glare. "You're going to give them up just like that? You must be fooling me with someone. I know I'm gonna have to fight you to get them."
"Impressive. Like Kuro, I definitely saw great potential within you since the day you were little back in Japan, Kirana." Lady Shade said. "But I warned you. I've learned much more than you ever have."
Kirana placed the mask down to her boots and summoned her ice magic in her hands. Lady Shade summoned her black magic in her hands and formed an evil smile on her face.
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As Ezra sat in boredom in the shed, he suddenly heard a low growling sound. Ezra quickly used a teleportation spell to open a swirly teal portal and made his way on the fire escape before the portal vanished. The mysterious figure entered the room and it was Tigress. She walked in and sniffed the area.
"The little boy." Tigress said.
On the fire escape, Ezra quickly climbed down and went into the alley. He was about to limp to Shadow Clan Headquarters, but Tigress had appeared right in front of him. Ezra limped back and hissed in pain because of his leg, making Tigress laugh evilly.
"You fool." Tigress grinned. "You can not win this fight like that."
Ezra summoned a teal energy ball and threw it at Tigress, who avoided the energy ball and summoned an orange burst energy bolt at the teal mage ninja. Ezra quickly jumped out of the way and the bolt hit a garbage can. Ezra tried to get back up but his injury held him back.
"You are clever, I'll give you that." Tigress admitted. "The orphan sorcerer boy can be full of surprises. By the way, do you really think that you'll be loved after Kuro is in the family? You knew that you would never stay in the family because you're not blood."
Ezra knew he had to fight back and managed to get himself back up with a wobbly stance.
"You're wrong, Tigress." Ezra snapped. "Family is not about blood, it's about love. I don't care if I was adopted and I get made fun of for it, but my family accepts me for who I choose to be. And I know where I belong without anyone telling me different!"
Tigress growled and charged to attack him but Ezra shot a light and teal mixed energy ball at the feline mutant that knocked her out cold. He breathed heavily and looked at Shadow Clan HQ.
"I need to get to Kirana." Ezra said. "But I won't make it in time."
"You will with us."
Ezra looked back and saw Camilla, Ariana, and Talia standing behind him with smiles on their faces.
"Girls!" Ezra said, in relief.
"Ezra, you'll always be our little brother." Ariana stated. "No matter what blood you have."
"Thanks, guys." Ezra smiled. "Kirana needs our help, but I can't walk."
"Allow me, little bro." Talia said as she walked over and let Ezra ride on her back.
"Alright!" Ezra cheered. "Let's hurry."
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Back at Shadow HQ, two mages charged forward to engage in a deadly duel, but Kirana was easily defeated when Lady Shade threw her against a nearby wall as Amora looked the fight with a sadistic grin.
"You fight well. You're far beyond from a coward like your mother." Lady Shade commented as she pinned Kirana with black energized claws. "But you should have thought twice about coming here alone."
"She's never alone!"
Kirana, Lady Shade, and Amora looked up to see Camilla, Ariana, Talia, and Ezra.
"Hey, guys!" Kirana shouted happily.
Camilla, Ariana, and Talia jumped down to the floor. Ezra was still holding on Talia's back.
"Well, we can't let you have all fun for yourself." Camilla smirked.
"We're here to save our sister, our lost brother, and our friends." Ariana said.
"Now, let's get this real battle started." Talia grinned.
Kirana, Camilla, Ariana, Talia, and Ezra battled Lady Shade and Amora. But unfortunately, they were still incapable of defeating them. They have quick time to create a distraction long enough for them to escape with Kuro, Leia, and Kale. Ariana moved her index finger in a circle and pointed her magic at the mask before Ezra threw it at Lady Shade, who quickly caught her mask in her hands. But Lady Shade and Amora got blinded as Ariana had put a smoke pellet on the mask, making the K-5 escape with Kuro, Leia, and Kale. Lady Shade and Amora recovered their sights as they looked around to see the K-5 gone out of the throne room. Lady Shade put on her mask and looked at the hole with a sinister laugh.
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The K-5 carried Kuro, Leia, and Kale to a nearby rooftop.
"Thanks for helping me back, guys." Kirana grinned.
"Well, duh. We had to come." Camilla grinned back. "You're the leader after all."
"Now, let's get them out of this sack." Kirana said.
The K-5 turned to Kuro, Leia, and Kale as they took the sacks off of them. But that only revealed to be robotic replicas that had rectangular bombs instead of faces that repeat 'Let us go' couple times. The mages realized that Lady Shade tricked them from taking the real Kuro, Leia, and Kale in horror.
"OMG! That's not Kuro, Leia, nor Kale! They're bombs!" Ariana exclaimed.
"Get out of the way!" Kirana screamed.
"Run!" Ezra screamed.
The K-5 made a run for it, but the bombs detonated themselves that propelled them high into the air.