The Darkness Comes/Transcript

(Gate lifts up slowly.)

Warden Noble: (Speaking to Lloyd.) This is our new maximum security way. We spared no expense, I assure you. (Lloyd looks around as security cameras watch them.)

Lloyd: Very wise.

Warden Noble: Yep, the entire wing was built for one purpose. (Scans his eye into the processor. Door opens.) Hold the rottenest egg of all. Well, good luck. (Runs.) See you on the way out.

Lloyd: (Steps in.) Aren't you— (Door slams shut. Lasers scan.) Day? (Lloyd pulls switch, pathway zooms out in front of him towards Garmadon's cell.) Hmm. (Walks towards Garmadon and looks down at the darkness beside the path.) Hello, father.

Garmadon: (Lowers his magazine with his face on it.) Well, well, if it isn't the Green Ninja. (Throws his magazine.) For what, do I owe the honor?

Lloyd: You sent for me, remember? You said it was urgent.

Garmadon: Did I? Hmm. That doesn't sound like me. (Turns around slowly, expressing his careless.) I have all the time in the world in here.

Lloyd: Fine. (Turns around and starts walking away.) Then I guess I'll just—

Garmadon: Oh, yes. (Turns around.) I remember now. I did call you. Do you remember the last time we saw each other? What I said?

Past Garmadon: (Lloyd recalls the encounter.) When they come, nothing will be left.

Lloyd: You said something was coming.

Garmadon: Yes. But you didn't listen, and now I'm afraid there isn't much time.

Lloyd: Time for what?

Garmadon: (Smiles.) To prepare for the darkness, destruction, the end of Ninjago! And, while I'm okay with that in principle, I'd rather not be destroyed along with you. So I've decided to help you fight them.

Lloyd: Fight who?

Garmadon: The bringers of doom. You and your color-coded little ninja are no match for them. There's only one thing powerful enough to stop them.

Lloyd: Let me guess. You.

Garmadon: (Sighs.) Ah. Let me out and you might have a chance.

Lloyd: Hmm. How do I put this. NO! N. O. Not if you were the last person in all of Ninjago! (Turns and walks away.) There is nothing you will say that will make me trust you ever again. Goodbye!

Garmadon: (Smiles.) Hmm. You'll be back.

(Ninjago City.)

(People repairing Ninjago City.)

Worker: That's it. Take it away. Okay, easy does it.

Police Guard: Let's move this as fast as possible, so we can get the traffic going.

(Cole irritably beeps his Earth Driller.)

Cole: Oh, come on! You gotta be kidding.

Zane: You're supposed to be there thirty minutes ago.

P.I.X.A.L.: This thing has an enormous drill on it. Can we not just go under them?

Cole: (Begs to Zane.) Oh, can we? Please? (Turns on drill. People gasp.)

Zane: I do not think the city would appreciate that. They just finished rebuilding this freeway.

Cole: Agh! We're so late, and I can see the harbor right there!

P.I.X.A.L.: That's it. I'm getting out. (Presses button, top of the car slides open. P.I.X.A.L. jumps out, leaping and flipping over the cars. Zane follows her.)

Cole: (Jumps.) Algh. Whoa! (Slides into the back of a truck.) Ah. Hey, guys, wait up! (Taps his leg on the back of the truck.) My foot's asleep. (Gets up and looks out at the others. Zane continues jumping over the cars. Cole closes the top of the car and climbs out of the truck.)

(P.I.X.A.L. and Zane continue jumping and flipping.)

Father: Oh, look, son! It's the ninja!

Son: (Staring at his phone.) Yeah, right, dad.

Cole: (Staggers through the line of cars and leaps, landing on the Father's car.) Ow. (Slides off.) Come on, foot. (Opens the car door.) Coming through. (Son and Father stare at him.) Sorry. (Slides out through the other door.) Ninja business.

Son: Uh, dad. Did you see that ninja?

Father: He just ducked through our car.

Cole: (Checks his foot, starts running.) Yes. Finally! (Jumps, flipping over a van. Joins up with Zane and P.I.X.A.L.)

Policeman: Hey! You can't go over there! The road is closed!

Cole: Sorry. It's an emergency.

Policeman: Oh. Uh, I didn't know. Never mind. Good luck, guys!

(Zane spinjitzus leaping over the road. P.I.X.A.L. follow in pursuit. Zane creates an ice slide, and Cole slides along with the others. Cole whistles to a driver.)

P.I.X.A.L.: To the harbor, as fast as possible.

Zane: Keep the vehicle's velocity within the permitted speed limit of a densely populated area.

(Audience waits. Commissioner waits on the podium. Driver beeps.)

Audience: Hey, look! It's them! They're here! Hello! (Cole, Zane, P.I.X.A.L. jump off and run towards the stage.)

Gale Gossip: Okay, Vinny, on me. In 3, 2, 1. We're live from Ninjago Harbor, where several of the ninja have just arrived, to witness the unveiling of a new ship being presented to them as a gift from the mayor.

Commissioner: Thank you all, for coming. I'm not much for speeches but the mayor asked me to say a few words. Not really sure why the mayor couldn't do this herself. They were around really. It's a riddle to me how she got elected in the first place, and the funding of the police department is—Ahem. It gives me great pleasure to present this ship from the people of Ninjago City to the ninja, in thanks to their years of dedicated service. (Audience claps and cheers.)

P.I.X.A.L.: I wonder what it looks like.

Zane: Oh. I hope it's a trimester like the Bounty.

Cole: Don't get your hopes up. Whatever it is, it won't compare.

Zane: You're right about that. (Cyrus Borg presses the switch, and the drapes fall.) The Bounty was—

(Audience gasps. Fire from the ship starts up, the sails rise up, and the ship lifts out of the water. Audience claps and cheers.)

Audience: (Chanting.) Bounty! Bounty!

Zane: It-it looks just like—

Cole: It is the Bounty! They rebuilt it! (Commissioner chuckles.) Sir, I-I don't know what to say.

Zane: You've given us back our ship.

Commissioner: And you've given us back our city.

Zane: How did you do it? The Bounty was completely destroyed.

Commissioner: We were able to obtain a copy of the original blueprints from a private collector.

Mother Doomsday: Who wants them back! In mint condition.

P.I.X.A.L.: I wish the others could see this.

Cole: Where are they?

Zane: Jay said he had something important to take care of.

Cole: What could be more important than this?

(Monastery. Jay is practicing his proposal for Nya for Kai.)

Jay: (Stutters.) Nya. I-I wanted to ask you this for... a long time. Um, will you... be my Yang? (Holds up Yin and Yang token.)

Kai: No, no, no. You can't ask like that.

Jay: Why not?

Kai: You have to ask with confidence. Like this. (Switches Jay to his position.) Hey, Nya, how's it going? (Grabs Jay's hand.) I've been thinking. You and me. We make a pretty good pair. So what do you say we make it official? (Slides around Jay, grabs Yin and Yang token, and spins into a proposal stance.) Will you be my Yang? (Holds out Yin and Yang token.)

Jay: (Takes token. Sighs happily.) Yes!

Kai: See?

Jay: Wait. No, I can't ask like that. It doesn't feel right, it feels too—I don't know, cocky.

Dareth: (Slides into doorway.) Who's cocky?

Kai: Nobody. Jay's trying to find the right way to ask Nya to be his Yang.

Dareth: Seriously?! You and Nya?! Wow!

Jay: (Groans.) Aw. Kai, do you mind?

Kai: Oh. Sorry. It's supposed to be secret, so don't tell anyone.

Dareth: The Yin-Yang promises a beautiful and sacred tradition, Jay. Congratulations. (Gasps in excitement.) Ah! I'm so excited to be part of it. Eh-hee. I-I am part of it, right?

Jay: Yes, Dareth. (Dareth pounds his fist excitedly.)

Kai: If he ever asks Nya.

Nya: (Walks into the doorway.) Ask me what? (Everyone gasps.)

Jay: (Breaks out of his trance.) Um. (Passes token to Kai behind Dareth.) Ask you where you got that shirt. Because it's awesome! I want one.

Nya: It's a kimono, Jay. A traditional gown worn by women?

Jay: Uh, guys can wear them too.

Dareth: Ooh, I would look so good in a kimono. (Nya and Jay stare at each other.)

Kai: Uh, so, where's Master Wu?

Nya: In the courtyard, supervising the new mural.

Dareth: (Slides in front of Jay.) Ooh, ooh, I want to see. (Walks out.)

(Everyone gazes at the mural.)

Jay: Wow.

Kai: Will you look at that?

Master Wu: It is the history of Ninjago. A history in which all of you played a significant role.

(Gazing at memories.)

Past Iron Baron: (Season 9 Painting) I wear the Dragon Armor.

Past Kai: (Season 7 Painting) Change anything, change everything.

Past Garmadon: (Season 9 Painting) You want this city, Lloyd?! Then you can have it in ruins!

Past Nadakhan: (Season 6 Painting) To call away.

Jay: (Laughs.) Hey, that's us! (Dareth and Kai look at each other in confusion.)

Nya: And there's Pythor. And Morro.

Dareth: (Runs to mural.) Where am I? (Runs around.) Where am I? I-I'm in here somewhere, right?

Nya: Oh. I'm sure you are.

Dareth: Okay, I'll keep looking. (Runs to the Season 9 Painting of Ninjago.) Ooh, I think I see me. There's a brown spot here, and it looks just like me. Woohoo! (Nya giggles.)

Kai: Huh. (Walks toward Pilot Season painting.) What's that?

Jay: The Tornado of Creation. Don't you remember? We all came together and formed that—that bone cage thingy.

Kai: Oh yeah. Can't believe that worked.

Jay: Uhhh, except I don't remember looking that impressive.

Kai: Yeah, Master Wu. Are you sure you want to commemorate this moment? I mean, we've had better ones.

Master Wu: It is a part of our history. When all hope seemed lost, you confronted destruction with creation. (Balances his bamboo stick on his hand.) Balance was restored. That is the power of Spinjitzu, which we must always— (Portal from The First Realm opens up above the Monastery.)

Kai: Huh? (Firstbourne flies out.) That looked like Firstbourne. (Firstbourne crashes below the monastery.)

Jay: Come one! (Everyone runs down the steps.)

(Wu reaches Firstbourne, comforting her. Firstbourne opens her talons, Faith falls out.)

Jay: Oh my gosh! Faith! (Nya and Jay run up to her.)

Nya: Are you okay?

Master Wu: (Rests Faith on his arm.) Faith, what happened? Who did this? (Faith whispers into his ear.)

Jay: What did she say?

Master Wu: She said darkness is coming.

(The Destiny's Bounty is back. All Ninja are waiting outside for news on Faith. Master Wu opens the door.)

Lloyd: How is she?

Nya: Will she be okay? (Misako lays a hankerchief on her head. Master Wu closes the door.)

Master Wu: I've given her a powerful healing potion. She will recover, as will Firstbourne.

To be continued.