*On Destiny's Bounty.*
"First, I'll stomp on his tail. Then, when he turns, a thunder clap to his ears. Then, when he's stunned, I'll disarm him." said Lloyd as he was training with the ninja.
"Too late, he's already hypnotized you, and now you're under his control." said Cole.
"Or he's already put you in a squeeze." said Zane.
"Or spit on you with hallucinatory venom. Trust me, bad stuff." said Kai.
Lloyd let out an annoyed groan. "Uncle, what's the best way to stun a Serpentine if you don't know what kind they are?" He asked Wu, who came into the room.
"Sadly, it was the sacred flute you four carelessly lost." said Wu.
"Hey, no, no, no, we didn't lose it. Pythor stole it." said Jay.
"These idiots still lost it." Nova whispered to Lloyd, which got a chuckle out of him.
"Whatever the case, without it, I fear we have nothing to combat their powers. We may have prevented them from uniting in the past, but they will try again, and one day they will be stronger." Wu told them.
"Don't worry. I've almost reached my full potential, and when I become the green ninja or purple ninja, we're not gonna need any magic flute." said Cole.
"You're gonna be the green ninja or purple ninja? Hahaha, don't make me laugh." said Kai looking at Cole.
"I thought it was decided that I was destined to become the green ninja." said Zane
"Oh! The only thing decided about you, Zane, is that you're weird." said Jay as the ninja started arguing.
"I still don't know anything about this stupid purple ninja." Nova mumbled, annoyed, crossed her arms.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. What's in the box?" Lloyd asked.
"Your new uniforms." said Wu as the ninja gasped in awe.
"Whoa! They've got, like, armor." said Jay excitedly.
"I love the gold highlights." said Kai very amazed.
"Battle claws!" said Cole, loving their new uniforms.
"The material is really light and breathable." said Zane very happy.
"Oh, nothing for me or Nova?" Lloyd asked, looking in the box and then up at his uncle.
"Um, you two get, uh, the box." said Wu before the alarm turns off.
"No surprise there, though I should probably look for a new outfit for season 2, most of all in that episode where Lloyd gets older." Nova thought to herself.
"Sorry to break up the moment, boys, but a small faction of our slithering friends are stirring up trouble at Mega Monster Amusement park." said Cole.
"Amusement park? Can we go? Can we go with you, please?" asked Nova with big puppy eyes.
"Amusement park? Can we go? Can we go with you, please? Let me make things up. I can help." Lloyd said, looking at the ninja.
"I'm sorry, nephew and Nova . You two will stay here, where it's safe." said Wu.
"Oh, ninja get all the fun." said Lloyd and Nova in unison.
"What do you say, guys? Time to try out the new merchandise?" said Jay.
"All right. This new stuff feels like it'll really protect us." said Cole.
"That's what she said." Nova whispered to herself with a snicker.
"Yet, it provides more mobility." said Zane.
"You wanna strut your stuff on the catwalk, or get down to that amusement park so we can go on some rides?" Jay asked.
"I love a good old fashioned roller coaster, but nothing beats this." said Kai before they jump off the Bounty and use their vehicles to land, posing to show off their new uniforms.
Nova let out a small sigh, shaking her head. "Come on Lloyd, let's go and play some video games" She said.
"I didn't know you played video games." said Lloyd, following her.
"What? You think just because I'm a girl, I don't play video games?" She questioned him with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh no, no, no, I didn't mean it like that." said Lloyd raising his hands up in defense.
Nova giggled a little. "I'm just messing with you, silly." She said, smiling at him.
*Some time later, the alarm in the Bounty blares.*
All the ninja heads out to each their own mission.
Nova looked around before sneaking into Wu's room, looking around until she found what she was looking for.
She heard movement, so she quickly used her shadow powers to teleport back to hers and Lloyd's room, lucky Lloyd wasn't here at the moment.
After making sure it was safe, she pulled out the scroll she had stolen "borrowed" from Wu.
"Okay let's see purple, purple, purple." Nova mumbled. "Aha, found it."
"Only when the darkness rises once more, shall be then, the purple ninja are to make a choice. Between darkness or light."
"For fuck's sake, I hate cryptic stuff like this." Nova complained very annoyed.
She walked over to the door, slowly opening it as she looked around, before walking out and towards Wu's room while listening closely for anyone else.
When she got to Wu's room she slowly opened the room, not seeing him, so she carefully threw the scroll back into the room.
"What are you doing?"
Nova screamed as she jumped, being taken by surprise, turning around to see that it was Lloyd.
"Don't....ever...do that again." Nova said, with a hand over her chest, as she tried to calm her heart.
"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you. But really, what are you doing looking into uncle Wu's room and being all sneaky?" Lloyd questioned.
Nova let out a heavy sigh. "Oh, I was just checking if he was there since umm.... I had a few questions about my powers." She said.
"Oh, okay, well, last I saw him, he was on the deck." said Lloyd.
"Ah, okay, thanks Lloyd." said Nova, giving him a sweet smile.
Lloyd blushed a little from her smiling at him.
"Well then, I'll go and see Sensei Wu, you can come if you want." said Nova before running to see Wu, with Lloyd following right behind her.
*Later, Kai drops Lloyd and Nova off at the Kiddie Arcade.*
"Okay, I know it's my turn to look after you two, but just play a few games and stay put while I look around. I have a feeling the Samurai may show up." said Kai as he gives Lloyd some coins.
"Oh, let us help." Lloyd and Nova said in unison.
" No." Kai simply said.
"Come on. At least drop us off at a decent arcade." complained Lloyd.
"Yeah, at least a place with more games." said Nova.
"Sorry, shorty and shrimp." Kai said before he drives off.
"Kai, wait!" Both of them shouted before they were about to head inside the arcade, but overhears Serpentine.
"I hear he found it. And everyone is gathering again." said Skales.
"Impossible. The Lost City does not exist." said Fang-Suei.
"Well, it isn't lost anymore. Haha. And I heard there's gonna be a fight." said Skales.
"A fight? Count me in." said Fang-Suei.
"All aboard. Next stop, Ouroboros." said Skales.
Lloyd buys them some Serpentine disguises for the both of them and gets on the bus.
"Hey, you, hold it there." said Skales, stopping them.
"Huh?" replied both of them.
"Last one in, closes the door." Skales said.
"Uh, sure thing." said Lloyd, closing the door as the bus leaves.
"I hope you know what you are doing." Nova whispered to him.
"I have it somewhat figured out, but don't worry, with these disguises they wouldn't know it's us." Lloyd whispered.
"I really don't like this, I know he's gonna get captured and while I would love to stay at his side and help. I'm not all up for being locked up in a cage and not being able to use my powers....and I do wanna ask Garmadon for some help with my elemental powers, since decay is very close to destruction." Nova thought to herself.
*They drives through the desert for a day and arrives in the City by night.*
"Hey, Lloyd, how about we split up, you take that side and I take the other." Nova whispered.
"B-but what if something happens and one of us can't reach the other in time, I think we should stick together." Lloyd whispered.
"Oh, for fuck's sake." Nova thought to herself. "True, but if we split up and one of us gets caught, the other can get away and help the other without being noticed."
".... Fine." Lloyd whispered as they then went to split up.
"I bring you together to the Lost City of Ouroboros, before the statue of our very own Great Devourer, to speak of unity." Pythor spoke to the crowd.
"Where are the fights?" Bytar asked.
"Where is the big show?" asked Spitta.
"Slither Pit! Slither Pit! Slither Pit! Slither Pit!" the Serpentine repeated.
"Argh! You want a show? You want to see a fight? I ask for your allegiance, but you will not give it. So I will take it." said Pythor.
"What are you saying?" asked Fangtom.
"I challenge the four tribe Generals for their staffs and their allegiance. At once!" shouted Pythor out to the crowd.
"I just want this to be over with, sitting with this many people is starting to become too much for me." Nova thought as she was getting a little anxious.
"I fought hard for this and will not give it up easily." said Acidicus.
"There's no way he can defeat the four of us at once." said Skales as he secretly hands him the Sacred Flute and Pythor immediately starts playing.
"Oh, he's using the Sacred Flute against his own." said Lloyd from the other side.
"My ears!" said Skales.
"It hurts!" said Acidicus.
Skales throws Pythor his staff, and Pythor defeats the other Generals.
"Bow to your master. Bow to your master, Serpentine!" Pythor shouted to the crowd. Lloyd tries to, but accidentally drops his rattles.
"Oof, sorry Lloyd." Nova thought as she was being careful not to mess up herself like he did.
"Where do you think you're going?" Mezmo asked when he grabbed the boy.
"Lloyd?" said Pythor, surprised as Lloyd just gulps.
Nova watched carefully when Lloyd got put in the cage. "Well, looks like it's my turn now." She thought, looking around her before slowly leaning into the more shadow-like part, and soon enough she was behind the crowd.
Nova slowly snuck through until she was close to the cage without being seen.
"Okay, since I'm not in the cage, I should be able to break some part of the cage. Even if it is vengestone." Nova thought, holding out her hands, using her powers to try and decay the lower part of the cage. But it was going very slow, and she was losing a lot of energy.
"Nova!" said Lloyd, relieved to see her.
"Quiet down would you, otherwise you're gonna catch the others' attention. Which I really don't need right now." Nova whispered while trying to hold her focus.
"Sorry, but you look a little pale. Are you okay?" Lloyd whispered.
"I'm fine, just breaking this cage takes a lot of energy out of me." said Nova as a few sweat drops were running down her face.
"Don't push yourself Nova, I don't want you to pass out because of me." said Lloyd, worried for her.
"Hah, I'm not leaving you in this cage. Even if it kills me." said Nova, her eyes slowly glowing a slight purple.
"... Just don't pass out on me, Nova." said Lloyd.
*A little later, the ninja arrived.*
"There's Lloyd." said Kai pointing to Lloyd trapped in a cage.
Nova turned her head when she heard Kai's voice.
"Took.....them....long....enough." Nova mumbled exhausted as she had already stopped using her powers since she wasn't strong enough, and because of how much energy she was using. Let alone with how worried Lloyd looked at her.
"Whoa. And look at who they worship." said Jay.
"Let me guess: the Great Devourer." replied Cole.
"All the more reason to get Lloyd out of here. This comes to an end today." said Kai until they ran into a trap, dropping their golden weapons.
Lloyd gasped when he saw them. "The ninja."
"Looks like we've caught the main event." said Pythor as he laughed. The ninja are brought into the arena.
"Main event? What do you think he meant by "main event?" " Jay asked.
"I have a feeling we're the main event." replied Kai.
"Or the main course." said Cole.
"Kai, you may be right. Things really may come to an end today." said Zane.
"Uh, don't worry. The Samurai could still come around to save us." said Jay.
"I don't think so." said Nova, appearing right behind Jay giving him a scare.
"Where did you come from, Nova, and are you okay? You look very exhausted." said Jay.
"Used too much of my powers." Nova simply replied.
"You say you wanted a battle, and I give you one. I give you ninja versus Samurai!" shouted Pythor to the crowd.
*The Samurai are brought out in chains.*
"What? We have to fight the Samurai? But we don't even have our Golden Weapons, and he has that hulking thing of armor. It's not fair." complained Jay.
"I want to see once and for all who is the greatest hero. Is it Samurai, or ninja? Only the victor will be allowed to leave." said Pythor.
"Stay together." said Kai.
"Perhaps he can join our team to fight our way out? After all, he hates the Serpentine too." said Zane until the Samurai attacks them.
"Scratch that. He is not on our team." said Cole as everyone started running around, trying to avoid the attacks.
"Haha, missed me!" shouted Jay only to shortly there after he gets hit.
"Tornado of creation?" suggested Zane.
"Oh fuck!" Nova exclaimed, running away from the ninja and tried to find something she could hold on to, until she summoned her bow and added a rope to the arrow she shot into a wall and just held on for dear life.
"Earth!"
"Fire!"
"Ice!"
"Lightning!"
"Ninja, go!" The ninja shouted.
The ninja makes a slingshot and fires, only for the Samurai to block it.. Pythor activates spikes.
"For fuck's sake!!" Nova shouted as she started running again.
"Argh! Why can't anyone play fair?!" shouted Jay as Pythor tilted the arena.
"Villains never plays fair, Jay!" said Nova.
"Can this get any worse?" asked Cole.
"Don't say that, you idiot!" Nova shouted.
"We must continue to make it appear that we are fighting for real." explained Samurai X.
"Huh, we're not fighting for real?" said Jay, confused.
"Keep up the charade and hold on to my exo-suit." Samurai X told them as they tried to fly away.
"There's too much weight!" said Kai before Samurai X jumps out and the mech blasts off.
"I can't believe he just saved us." said Cole.
"He stole our thunder again!" said Kai.
"ARGH!! I HATE THAT SAMURAI!!!!" yelled Jay.
"I LOVE THAT SAMURAI!!!" yelled Nova.
"NOVA, HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT, TRAITOR!!!" yelled Jay.
"I REGRET NOTHING!!!" yelled Nova, smiling.
"Go, ninja, go!" Lloyd cheered.
"Get him!" Pythor ordered.
"Magnetizer activated." said Samurai X as the Samurai steals the Golden Weapons and leaves.
"How do you turn this thing off?!" asked Kai when the mech swan dives and crashes in the desert.
"Where's Kai?" asked Jay, looking around.
"He might have landed somewhere else." said Nova.
"Well then, let's go and look for him." said Cole.
Nova nodded as she was now being carried on Zane's back, and before she knew it, she had fallen asleep.
*Back at the Bounty.*
Nova woke up, seeing that she was laying in her bed.
"I must have fallen asleep after we escaped." She mumbled.
Nova looked down at her hands and noticed some of her fingers on her right hand had turned black with claws. "What the fuck..... I don't like this at all." She said, getting a little worried about this.