Ninjago, Season 10: March of the Oni

Lloyd:
[meets Garmadon in a cell at Kryptarium Prison] Hello, Father.

Garmadon:
Well, well, if it isn't the Green Ninja. To 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. I have all the time in the world in here.

Lloyd:
Fine. [about to walk away] Then I guess I'll just—

Garmadon:
Oh, yes, I remember now. I did call you. Do you remember the last time we saw each other? What I said? "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:
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:
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. There is nothing you will say that will make me trust you ever again. Goodbye. [leaves]

Garmadon:
Hmm. You'll be back.

[Jay is practicing his Yin-Yang promise to Nya with Kai]

Jay:
[stuttering] Nya? I've wanted to ask you this for... a... long time. [holds up his Yin-Yang token] Um, will you... be my Yang?

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? 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 the Yin-Yang token, and spins into a proposal stance] Will you be my Yang?

Jay:
[gasps] 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:
[enters] 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:
Aw, Kai, do you mind?

Kai:
Oh, sorry. [to Dareth] It's supposed to be secret, so don't tell anyone.

Dareth:
The Yin-Yang promise is a beautiful and sacred tradition, Jay. Congratulations. Ah! I'm so excited to be part of it. I-I am part of it, right?

Jay:
Yes, Dareth.

Kai:
If he ever asks Nya.

[Jay is busily typing on the UHF. He looks around cautiously, sees Garmadon inspecting the buttons and yells in surprise before walking to the other ninja]

Jay:
Am I the only one freaking out about this?!

Kai:
[sarcastically] Why freak out? Our deranged, psychotic, arch-nemesis is now our house guest.

Zane:
I find the term "Freak out" inadequate and imprecise. I prefer to say I am deeply troubled.

Nya:
[whispers nervously to Lloyd] Lloyd? Are you sure he can be trusted?

Lloyd:
No. Of course not.

Jay:
Of course not?! That's not what you're supposed to say! You're supposed to say "yes."

Lloyd:
What choice do we have? If Master Wu is right, and we're under attack by the Oni, then my father may be our best chance. And anyway, he doesn't have his powers back, so how much trouble can he really cause?

Kai:
So, did you pop the question yet?

Jay:
No, I'm waiting for the right time.

Kai:
There may not be a right time, Jay. You gotta just do it.

Cole:
[pops up around the corner] Do what?

Kai:
Jay's gonna ask Nya to be his Yang.

Cole:
What?! Seriously?! That's great! Why am I always the last person to know these things?

Jay:
Shh! Will you keep your voice down, please?

Kai:
He's been planning it for weeks.

Cole:
Weeks? Haha! You gotta just do it, Jay. It's like ripping off an old bandage. The sooner you get over it, the better.

Jay:
Um, did you just compare Nya to an old bandage?

Kai:
Nice. Way to go, Cole. Way to take the romance out of it.

Garmadon:
The Oni entered this realm through a portal or rift between our world and theirs. There are only one or two ways this is possible. And, I'm willing to wager, it would've been through the Realm Crystal. To stop this darkness from spreading, the crystal must be destroyed.

Zane:
The Realm Crystal is currently housed in the new high-security vault, below Borg Tower.

Nya:
That's smack in the middle of Ninjago City!

Kai:
Uh, we just escaped from there, remember? It's engulfed in a giant, black cloud of destruction, and now you're asking us to turn around and go back?

Garmadon:
I asked nothing. I am telling you that if you wish to stop the darkness, the crystal must be destroyed.

Cole:
And I'm telling you, forget it! Just one of those black cloud tentacle things touched my foot for a second, and nearly froze me solid! We wouldn't last a minute inside the darkness.

Garmadon:
That is correct. You are merely human. I, however, am Oni. I can enter the darkness, make my way to the crystal, and destroy it. I will, of course, require a weapon.

Cole:
Ha! Fat chance!

Lloyd:
Do you really expect us to just hand you a sword and let you go?

Garmadon:
If you wish to live, yes.

Lloyd:
Well, forget it! No way! I wouldn't trust you with a… a… a-

Kai:
A pillow! [Cole, Jay, Nya and Lloyd look at him disapprovingly] It's the most harmless thing I could think of.

Lloyd:
You… you saved my life.

Garmadon:
[pushes Lloyd away and walks towards the entrance] Again, your sentiment clouds your judgement. The Realm Crystal is all that matters. Two of us stand a better chance of victory than one.

Lloyd:
Fine! I don't care either. We work together until this is done, and then you go back to your jail cell. [Garmadon turns around, smiling evilly] What?

Garmadon:
What, what?

Lloyd:
Why are you smiling like that?

Garmadon:
Maybe I'm happy.

Lloyd:
That's not a happy smile. That's an evil, "I've-got-something-up-my-sleeve" smile.

Garmadon:
Really? How's this? [smiles in the same way]

Lloyd:
That's exactly the same.

Garmadon:
No, it isn't.

Lloyd:
Yes, it is!

Garmadon:
[after Lloyd destroys the Realm Crystal] Took you long enough.

Lloyd:
[offfended] Oh, come on! That was awesome!

Garmadon:
It was adequate!

[Kai, Jay, and Nya run up to check on Lloyd, and Zane checks on P.I.X.A.L.]

Zane:
P.I.X.A.L.! Are you okay?

P.I.X.A.L.:
I am unhurt.

[Zane lifts the cover and P.I.X.A.L. crawls out]

Jay:
Lloyd, are you okay?

Lloyd:
Yeah, yeah, I think so.

Garmadon:
So am I. Nobody has to worry about me.

Lloyd:
[sees the other ninja sad] What? What is it? [notices Cole's missing] Where's Cole? [the other ninja look away] Where's Cole? [grabs Kai] Somebody say something! Where's Cole?!

Zane:
He... H-he's gone.

Lloyd:
What do you mean gone?

Kai:
Lloyd, he fell... into the cloud.

Nya:
[about to cry] I... I'm so sorry.

Lloyd:
[saddened] He's... He's really... gone?

Nya:
It was my fault. I pulled the thrust lever the wrong way, and... [starts crying]

[Jay and Kai comfort her]

Jay:
It wasn't your fault, it was an accident.

Kai:
It could have happened to anyone.

[Lloyd looks down in sadness, but Garmadon interrupts their moment]

Garmadon:
Okay, let's get going.

Lloyd:
[angry] Do you mind?!

Garmadon:
Yes, I do. We are wasting valuable time! [holds up the Golden Armor] All that matters now is this.

Kai:
The Golden Armor.

Zane:
What about the Realm Crystal?

Garmadon:
[sighs] It didn't work, but this will! They fear it.

Lloyd:
Cole was our friend. He was more than a friend, he was family! But you don't understand that, do you? Oh, what's the point? You're never gonna get it! Because you don't care about anyone but yourself!

Garmadon:
[angrily] Every moment you delay risks our survival!

Lloyd:
[screaming angrily] There's more to life than SURVIVING!! AUGH!! [stomps off in anger]

Garmadon:
How do you reason with that? [turns to Zane] You, Nindroid, if any of you are capable of logical thought, it is you. Tell them!

Zane:
[upset and angry] I'm happy to say, you are mistaken. At this moment, even I am incapable of logical thought.

[He walks away, P.I.X.A.L. and the other ninja following. Garmadon stares in surprise]

Garmadon:
What do you want, Vinny of NGTV News?

Vinny:
Oh, uh, I just looking for the bathroom.

Garmadon:
This is not it.

Vinny:
Right. Uh, thanks. [starts to leave]

Garmadon:
Wait. I have a query.

Vinny:
Uh, s-sure, fire away.

Garmadon:
What could possibly be more important than survival?

Vinny:
Oh, well, lots of things. Friendship, man, and-and-and love, and harmony, and trust, and truth, and courage, and you know, all the stuff that makes life worthwhile. Without those, I mean, what's the point? Right?

Garmadon:
Huh, indeed. You may leave now, Vinny of NGTV News.

[At the back of the Bounty, Nya is crying over Cole's fall]

Kai:
[opens the door] Hi, sis. You okay?

Nya:
[trembles] No.

Kai:
Me neither.

Nya:
I just can't help thinking, if only I'd pushed the handle the right way.

Kai:
[sits next to her] Hey, it was an accident. Cole loved you like a brother. I mean, a sister. I mean a— [sighs] …you know.

Nya:
I just... can't believe he's gone.

Kai:
Neither can I. But Cole would want us to keep fighting. And you're the brains here, sis, so...

Nya:
Me?

Kai:
You're the one who's always building everything and coming up with all the plans, you and Zane, and Zane's not much use at the moment.

Nya:
Yeah. Right. Okay, let's set a course for the Monastery of Spinjitzu. It has a forge.

Kai:
Forge?

Nya:
To melt down the Golden Armor. Kai, the Golden Armor was forged out of the Weapons of Spinjitzu, so...

Kai:
So...?

Nya:
So if we can melt it down and forge it back into weapons, we can use those to fight the Oni!

Kai:
Ha, no hat's a great idea. I'll tell the others. [realizes something] W-w-w-wait, the Weapons of Spinjitzu were forged at the Temple of Light. You can't just go to any old blacksmith.

Nya:
I'm not. I'm coming to you.

Kai:
Me? Uh, are you crazy? I'm a terrible blacksmith, remember? You used to tell me that all the time.

Nya:
You're the Elemental Master of Fire, Kai. Your fire can melt down the armor. You're the only chance we have.

Kai:
So a future of all Ninjago depends on my blacksmithing abilities?

Nya:
Yup, pretty much.

Kai:
No pressure.

[The mountain rumbles, and Nya, Lloyd, Master Wu, and the Oni turn to see the Earth Driller bursting out]

Cole:
[jumps out] Hey, guys! Couldn't wait for me, huh?

Nya:
[gasps] Cole!

Lloyd:
How— where—?

Jay:
Th-Th-Th— We thought we'd lost you—y-you, jerk!

Cole:
You can't get rid of me that easily.

Aryan:
What are you talking... (He realises now) (Shocked) NO! He's not...?