Original subtitles

…but the elders cast the stones.

They say the tremors will pass.

Ah, reading stones?

Superstition!

The evidence is clear.

The tremors are getting worse.

We must find a new home.

Look at the cubs of our tribe.

Do we leave their fate to old men peering at stones,

or do we find a place we know they'll be safe?

Especially if one day,

we have a cub of our own.

[tremor rumbling violently]

I will not… cannot fail.

-[cubs laughing playfully] -Uh-uh! Whoa!

[hopeful music]

[exciting music]

[tremors rumbling]

[grunting with effort]

[flames whooshing]

[fire dragons snarling]

[sighing]

[grunting with effort]

[grunting with effort]

[hopeful music]

[Zilvar] After a long journey,

I found a place that was peaceful,

the perfect place to rebuild our home.

I returned to Mei with hope in my heart.

[dark music]

No…

The angry earth swallowed my village whole.

It was gone…

…because I was gone,

not there to save or protect them.

I searched for days,

but there were no survivors, no sign of escape.

I added the names of the lost to our tribe's Memorial Stone,

and then I left, but I had nowhere to go,

so I wandered.

That's… awful.

I'm so sorry.

Zilvar, I know this is hard for you,

but we've… crossed paths with someone who could be from your tribe.

His name is Ras.

That is not a name from the stone.

Perhaps this Ras is from another tribe.

The Wyldness is vast.

Does anyone else smell burning?

Don't look at me.

[rumbling]

[sparking]

[Zane] The integrity of the Containment Unit is weakening.

[crackling]

[Zane] The energy of the Weapon may be leaking out.

Like the Weapon's trying to escape.

That's not not creeping me out.

It can't be "trying" anything, right?

I mean, it's not like it's alive or something, right?

Right?

One thing's for certain.

We've gotta get the Weapon to the Abyss of Eternal Night and destroy it

before it has another chance to destroy us.

♪ Lost in the unknown ♪

♪ So much to see ♪

♪ Jump up, kick back Whip around and spin ♪

♪ Together we will rise ♪

♪ Whip around and spin ♪

♪ Together we will rise ♪

♪ For what's right ♪

[dramatic music]

[Kai] What are the chances we'd run into two Tiger-dudes

with zero connection to each other?

[Cole] I dunno.

I once met another Cole.

Nothing like me.

The guy didn't even like cake!

[Zilvar] That's it.

[engines slowing]

[Lloyd] Given the warning,

I expected the border to be more… intimidating.

Yeah, what if we try and cross, and "ka-blooey"?

Maybe we should send Kai across alone to test it.

[gasping] Look!

[Ninja shouting]

Oh, hello!

I say, Pebbleton, what a friendly welcome.

I told you opening a trade route to the Never Kingdoms

would be a brilliant idea.

[Ninja shouting]

Stop! Turn back!

If you've never been there before, the barrier won't let you pass!

Maybe they think the dangerous barrier is just a rumor.

Maybe it is just a rumor.

[screaming]

[travelers thudding]

Not a rumor.

If Reggie's right about the barrier,

he's probably also right about the exception.

We've been to the Never Realm before the Merge,

so we should be able to get in now.

Enough waiting. Time to find out!

I was about to do that.

Huh…

Let's scout what's up ahead.

[Lloyd] Look!

My old mech, and…

another Monastery?

That wasn't here before.

Certainly fits with the theory

that new Monasteries manifested in each Land

due to the Merge.

Now if only the Monastery Portal Gates still worked,

our journey home would be much shorter.

[courtyard bustling with conversation]

It's like a shrine.

Guess they remember us.

[children laughing]

Gotcha! Gotcha!

[laughing in delight]

We get a shrine, but he gets the welcome.

[woman calling] Nya!

[gasping in delight]

Sorla!

What are you doing here?

When this Monastery appeared, both Fishers and Formlings sent pilgrims

to pay their respects to the Ninja who ended the Ice Emperor's reign.

[dramatic music]

[Lloyd] Zane,

I know what you're thinking,

but it wasn't you.

I may not have been the Ice Emperor,

but he still used my power to do terrible things.

If the Weapon of Desolation can truly affect us,

as the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu once did to me,

our mission is even more urgent than we thought.

[dog barking]

[dog barking]

[groaning] Oh!

[laughing]

Lloyd!

I knew I would see you again one day.

Akita!

It's been so long.

Longer for me.

Time passed faster in our realm,

but that was before the Merge.

Now we are the same.

We are together.

Yes, uh, we are.

[man calling] Akita!

You caught a scent and rushed ahead so fast

I thought I'd find you with prey in your jaws.

Lloyd, this is Beniro.

We are to be Form-Bonded at the next changing of leaves.

Form-Bonded?

I'm not sure I--

We are to be together.

Oh. Congratulations.

…so that's why we need to reach the Abyss as soon as possible.

Hmm.

The Abyss is a place of ill omen for my people.

It is surrounded by a dense fog.

You'll need a guide who can navigate by scent.

Then I know just the person!

Oh, I am sorry.

I wish I could take you,

but I only stopped here for supplies on my journey to Ninjago.

Ninjago?

Why are you going there?

I am the Never Kingdoms' delegate to the Summit of the Merged Lands.

I actually volunteered in the hopes of seeing you again.

Oh.

I can't say I'm not disappointed, but I understand.

I cannot be the one to guide you,

but I know one who can.

I'm excited for our journey to the Abyss, Lloyd of Ninjago.

We leave at dawn.

[distant owl hooting]

[snoring]

Hmm…

Oof!

[coughing]

[Kai mutters]

[Nya] Hey, wake up! Look.

Is Kai sleepwalking?

[Master Wu's voice] Beware… the Beast Warrior.

Kai, what are you--?

Beast Warrior!

Beware…

Master Wu?

[Zilvar] What is this?

[Nya] Sorry.

We didn't mean to wake you.

Kai was--

[gasping]

[exciting music]

[tranquil music]

I'm fine. [coughing]

[sighing]

Guess my throat's a little scratchy.

You're saying that ball of light was Master Wu?

I'm sorry, I guess my question is--

What are you even talking about?

I've followed Master Wu's voice before.

He even spoke to Cole and me in a kind of spirit form

after we unearthed a giant dragon fossil.

[Lloyd] But not a spirit.

Arin told me Master Wu never passed through the Spectral Lands.

He's not departed.

Are we sure of that?

It all seems a little "beyond the grave"-ish.

Wherever or whatever my uncle is now,

we should probably take his warning seriously.

[coin jingling]

Hey, Jay, I know you have history with him,

but it can't be a coincidence our new Beast Warrior friend

just happened to be going to the same secluded land

where we're taking a powerful weapon of evil.

Zilvar's done nothing to lose our trust,

but this mission is too important

to leave anything to chance.

Zilvar saved my life, so I trust him more than a ball of light

who thinks hanging out in Kai's mouth is a good idea,

and now that he's out of the Gladiator pit,

Zilvar has a right to start his new life.

We don't need to drag him further into our mess.

[chewing]

So you don't want my aid completing your journey?

You got us this far,

and we have a guide to take us the rest of the way.

You deserve to start your new life as a free man, Zilvar.

Hmm. Safe travels, Ninja.

You have my gratitude and my respect.

Hmm… Zilvar could very well be this Beast Warrior.

I remember when he arrived to us broken,

and rebuilt himself piece by piece.

I won't deny there is darkness in him,

but pain can look like evil if it never sees the light.

I've also seen pain make good people do bad things

more times than I'd like.

[dramatic music]

We better get moving.

I hope you can keep up, Ninja!

[dramatic music]

[Zane] Interference in the area is making our route impossible to track.

[Lloyd] Which means we better not lose sight of Beniro.

[containment field sparking]

-Watch it! -Duck!

What was that?

A buildup of energy.

Like a boiling pot releasing steam.

It's only a matter of time before the lid blows.

Anything could set it off.

Drive carefully, Jay.

Uh, guys, I lost Beniro.

Maybe we should sto--

-[crashing] -Look out!

[rocks crashing]

Ah! Aah! Oh, come on!

[tires squealing]

[engine powering down]

Phew!

Huh.

Seems like claw marks.

I thought I lost you in the fog.

Lucky that this one's scent was easy enough to follow.

[laughing]

Do random boulders just fall from the sky out here?

The fog hides steep cliffs.

Your land ship's vibrations probably caused an avalanche.

We should make camp anyway.

The path will become difficult to navigate at night.

Beniro, what can you tell us about the Abyss of Eternal Night?

My people's legends claim the first Elemental Master of Form

once roamed these lands as a Legendary Beast.

Able to assume the traits of any animal,

she was revered by the Nameless Tribe…

[wolf howling]

…until the day a Cursed Thorn became embedded in her paw.

She rampaged for generations,

only to be subdued

with the help of the First Spinjitzu Master.

As thanks,

the restored Master of Form

gifted her animal forms to the Nameless Tribe.

Since that day,

they became known as Formlings.

The First Spinjitzu Master destroyed the Thorn,

but in doing so, created the Abyss of Eternal Night.

He feared its power, and forbade us from nearing it.

So Formlings' shape-changing ability was granted by Elemental powers?

That makes Formlings kinda like honorary Elemental Masters?

Thank you for going against your people's beliefs to aid us.

[chuckling]

I would do anything for Akita.

Yeah. Me too.

[owl hooting]

[tranquil music]

Mei, you would have loved it here.

[Monastery portal powers up]

[doors creaking open]

[Ras] Zilvar of the Wyldness.

This is no ordinary frozen river.

The Boreal River

is all that remains of the Ice Emperor's reign,

like a frozen scar on our land.

Spring comes, summer comes…

it does not thaw.

This is not just ice,

it's a curse.

We should avoid crossing it.

From the state of the Containment Unit,

I'd say going around would take time we don't have.

Then we fly across.

[exciting music]

Prepare for separation.

[clanking]

[engine powering up]

[alert beeping]

Separation failure. We're jammed!

The system's frosted over.

How'd that happen so quickly?

What about "cursed ice" are you not understanding?

[Lloyd] I'm sorry, Zane.

Looks like we'll have to cross the river after all.

May I join you inside?

Formlings will not touch the cursed ice.

[ice crackling faintly]

Akita told me many things

about the Green Ninja who saved our people.

Well, I didn't do it alone.

Akita was a big part of everything.

[chuckling]

She said you would return one day.

I thought you'd be taller.

We should probably focus on crossing the river.

Oh, have I done something to offend you?

If so, I apologize.

[sighing sadly]

Listen, Beniro--

[groaning in pain]

[Nya] What's wrong with him?

He's reacting to the Weapon of Desolation.

[crying out in pain]

[groaning]

Aah!

[snarling]

Don't hurt him. He's innocent!

[Beniro snarls]

Don't let him get away!

[Kai] I'm telling you, I heard something.

-[snarling] -Oh!

Was that… Beniro?

Whoever it was has the Weapon.

Let's go!

[tires squealing]

[ice blasting]

[tires squealing]

Whoa!

[ice cracking]

Zane!

[straining] I… I can't.

This river was created by my Elemental Power.

It too is reacting to the Weapon's energy.

Go!

Jay and I will take care of the Bounty.

[screeching and blasting]

[ice crashing]

[snarling]

[roaring]

Not more of these guys.

[roaring]

[thrilling music]

[Lloyd] Yaah!

Aah!

Yaah!

[claws ringing]

[grunting with effort]

[ice cracking]

[alert blaring]

No, no!

We have to abandon ship!

Wait, I have an idea!

[Nya] Aah!

I told you, it won't separate!

We don't need it to!

We're too heavy. It'll never fly.

Who said anything about flying?

I just want to not sink.

[ice cracking]

Hiyah!

Haah! Yaah!

[blasting]

[grunting with effort]

Haah!

[snarling]

[grunting with effort]

Haah!

Hiyaah!

Hyuh!

[engines revving]

[freezing]

[groaning]

[freezing]

Ugh!

[Kai groans in frustration]

[Lloyd] Zane, get this ice under control!

[Zane] But the Ice Emperor's corruption lingers here.

What if I try to control it, and it controls me?

[Lloyd] Raah!

I won't let that happen.

You were alone then.

We're here for you now.

[both grunting with effort]

[straining with effort]

[Zane] The weapon is defending itself!

[Beniro snarls]

[epic music]

[Lloyd] Zilvar! Where did you--?

No time!

I have something vital to--

-[roaring] -Aah!

[Zilvar] Leave the Ninja be!

[Lloyd] I've got this, Zilvar!

I need you to get ahold of that Weapon!

You're the only one who can touch it!

[snarling]

[Lloyd] Raah!

[epic music]

[yelping]

[ice blasting]

[epic music]

[Lloyd] Now, Zane!

[epic music continues]

[tires squealing]

[engine revving]

Whew! That was close!

I know you're in there, Beniro.

I don't want to hurt you.

Think of Akita!

[epic music continues]

Zilvar with the last-minute save.

Thanks, buddy!

I knew you were a good egg the moment I met you.

I was not hatched from an egg.

Yeah, okay. Noted.

[Cole] What made you come after us?

I…

I had a feeling you might need me.

Again, I apologize for my actions.

Unfortunately, you must realize I cannot guide you to the Abyss.

That Weapon is too…

too…

We understand.

Zilvar will help us from here.

I made this map to guide our path.

It is yours now.

I'll return to the Monastery to wait for Akita.

Akita is the love of my life…

but I'm not sure that I am hers.

Her people will always come first.

I think you and her are alike in that way.

So the "Beast Warrior" warning

was about Beniro, not Zilvar.

Huh, Master Wu always was kinda cryptic.

But can we really trust Zilvar to carry it all the way to the Abyss?

Zilvar saved all of us today.

I trust him, but I hear your concerns.

The thing is,

with the Containment Unit destroyed,

do we have any other choice?

[epic music]

[closing theme]