The Forgotten Element

The Forgotten Element is the seventh episode of Season 4: The Tournament of Elements of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, and the forty first overall in the series. It aired on Cartoon Network on March 31st, 2015 as part of "Week of the Ninja."

Official Synopsis
''After stealing the remaining contestant's powers, Chen only needs Lloyd's power to complete the spell. Knowing his daughter has feelings for Kai, Chen tries to enlist the Fire Ninja by promising to share secrets about his parents. All the while, Lloyd tries to rescue the Ninja, pitting him in a showdown with Chen.''

Plot
In the Anacondrai Temple, Kai, Jay, Griffin Turner, Neuro, Paleman, and Shade are being led in chains made of Vengestone to have their powers taken away. As most of the Masters lament on the situation of not heeding the Ninjas' warning, Neuro remarks they should've teamed up sooner but it's too late now. Jay attempts to keep a positive attitude as Kai berates him for that since they're about to be powerless. Jay is still confident that Lloyd'll save them. Upon being brought before Clouse and Skylor, Kai questions how she could help her father knowing he'll need her element for the spell. Saying she had no choice, Kai says whoever planned to have him fall for her, it worked, which surprises Skylor, and she smiles to herself. Chen arrives via Gravity-defying throne, happy with the décor, and that he'll have more elements in his Staff. Jay states his belief in Lloyd, which Chen doubts, but waits a few seconds to see if he's right. Getting bored, Chen raises his Staff and takes the Masters' powers. Upon Chen ordering for the Masters to be sent to the factory, Skylor begs for Kai to be spared, saying he can help them, to which he agrees with, noting of her feelings for him.

Outside, Lloyd, Nya, and Garmadon are near the entrance to the temple. Nya realizes that they'll have to wait until nightfall due to the amount of grunts, though Lloyd protests. Garmadon comforts his son, and says that real power empowers those around him.

Meanwhile, the cultist guards observe Eyezor and complain about his General status. Assuming they need cool names, they dub themselves Kapau and Chope (the latter choosing it due to his original choice of Maleficium being too difficult to pronounce) only to be shouted at by Eyezor.

In the factory, Jay is set to work and soon spots Cole and Zane, whom he's impressed with, due to his new form. Cole explains the guards think he and Zane escaped and their progress on the roto jet, while the guards assume Karlof is fixing a noodle machine. Upon Cole asking where Kai is, Jay states he's receiving special treatment.

Chen shows the Red Ninja his trophy collection (containing parts of the Ninjas' past adventures), though Kai responds that without the Staff, he'd strike the villain down. Chen replies that even without his power, the fire still burns bright within Kai, before he explains that unlike Kai and Skylor, who got her powers from her mother, he himself had no abilities and was told he'd amount to nothing. He then shows Kai a portrait of Arcturus, and announces with Lloyd's power, he'd be unstoppable. He then tells Kai he knows he's still jealous Lloyd became the Green Ninja, and offers to give him the power he wanted to try for so long. However, Kai refuses to betray his friends: Chen counters this by promising dark secrets about his parents that his masters never told him. Clouse comes to tell him of Lloyd initiating his plan soon, and they leave Kai to consider his offer.

The three refugees sneak into the palace unnoticed, though Lloyd sets off a trip wire, and the trio is soon surrounded by Cultists. Nya decides to hold them off, while the Garmadons go only to encounter Clouse. Lloyd is forced to leave his father behind, and falls into another one of Chen's trapdoors into a cave made by Clouse's serpent. Kai appears and gets the Green Ninja out, and advises him of the situation and plan, but Lloyd refuses and says he needs to face Chen. With that, Kai blows out his torch and leaves while Lloyd finds himself with Chen in the throne room. Shocked that Chen managed to turn Kai against him, Lloyd proceeds to battle while trying to talk some sense into Chen. However, the man uses everyone's elements to overwhelm the Green Ninja, and defeats him.

Nya wakes up in the dungeon of the snake where, along with Garmadon, she's chained to a post. Chen, Clouse, and Skylor approach and inform them of Lloyd's defeat, and that his power will be taken soon. Nya questions how they were able to defeat him to which Kai enters, saying Lloyd never stood a chance alone. He tells Nya that Chen will let her go, but Nya angrily states she rather be snake food than take up an offer of the villain. Garmadon, now enraged of Chen turning the Ninja against each other like he did to their ancestors, grabs Skylor and threatens her unless he and Nya are released: they call his bluff due to his reform and he's forced to release the Orange Ninja, shocked with her father. Clouse opens a tunnel door for his snake to enter after its nap while Nya tries to talk sense into her brother. As everyone leaves, Kai winks at them, revealing he only pretended to switch sides to gain Chen's trust, which relieves them. As Chen and Clouse leave to prepare for the ceremony, Kai pulls Skylor back and explains he can get the Staff. Skylor asks why he'd tell her after her betrayal: Kai states she let him go for a reason, with her feelings for him being the most obvious choice which makes her smile again.

Back in the factory, Jay is working on the roto jet when Karlof signals the Ninja of Zugu approaching. Zugu tells them of the feast celebrating the Green Ninja's defeat, and that they need noodles for it. Upon removing the sheet, they realize the truth while Cole jumps in and begins firing. However, the blaster overheats while the Masters turn the Jet to fire while Karlof continues work on getting it to fly. Firing two missiles, they make an opening and push the jet through.

The ceremony begins, and Lloyd is brought in by Kapau and Chope. Lloyd questions why Kai would betray him, though he tells him not to worry. Chen then has Skylor give up her powers.

In the dungeon, the serpent is close while Garmadon assumes that karma has caught up to him for destroying the Great Devourer. Just as the serpent is about to eat Nya, the Masters crash through the wall with the roto jet and shoot the ceiling, crushing the serpent with rocks. Nya hugs Zane in joy of his return, while Cole encourages Karlof on completing the jet.

By now, Skylor has completely lost her power, and Chen proceeds to take Lloyd's Energy. As Clouse begins the spell, Kai tells Chen he forgot one element: surprise. Skylor then kicks the Staff out of her father's hands, and Kai uses it to free Lloyd, hold off the cultists and freeze Clouse. Lloyd tells him to destroy the Staff, but Kai begins to become corrupted by its power. Just before he uses it on Lloyd and Skylor, everyone busts in and attacks, causing him to drop the Staff. Lloyd is happy to see Zane again, as they fight off the cultists. Chen spots his staff and runs to retrieve it, but Kai spots and grabs the Staff before Chen does and destroys it, restoring everyone's elements- allowing them to overpower the cultists.

Then Lloyd, Kai, Jay, Cole, and Zane all reunited, performing Spinjitzu to finish off and capture the Cultists as Nya expresses her joy at seeing them fight together again. Garmadon goes up to where Clouse was, but finds that he escaped from the ice along with Chen, Eyezor, Kapau, Chope, and Zugu, with Skylor as their prisoner. Chen bemoans the fact that his plans were ruined, as Clouse tries to assure his master they find a way to achieve victory.

With the Elemental Masters now in control of the island, Nya and Garmadon assure Kai they'll find the remaining cultists and rescue Skylor, while Kai says that they found an old friend, but he didn't expect to make new ones.

Cast

 * Master Chen - Ian James Corlett
 * Chope - Ian Hanlin
 * Clouse - Scott McNeil
 * Cole - Kirby Morrow
 * Eyezor - Michael Donovan
 * Master Garmadon - Mark Oliver
 * Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Kai - Vincent Tong
 * Karlof - Scott McNeil
 * Kapau - Alessandro Juliani
 * Lloyd Garmadon - Jillian Michaels
 * Neuro - Paul Dobson
 * Nya - Kelly Metzger
 * Shadow - Andrew Francis
 * Skylor - Heather Doerksen
 * Turner - Doron Bell Jr.
 * Zane - Brent Miller
 * Zugu - Brian Dobson
 * Guard - Michael Donovan

Additionally, Kathleen Barr is also credited as voicing Misako, despite the character not appearing in the episode. Michael Donovan is incorrectly credited as "Michael Donocan."

Errors

 * Even though Captain Soto's peg leg was in Chen's trophy collection, Captain Soto was seen with his peg leg in "The Greatest Fear of All." He may have just gotten a replacement.
 * After Chen absorbed the powers of the Elemental Masters, Paleman still remained invisible.

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