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[tense music]

[clanking]

[clanking echoes in memory]

[pounding]

Morning, blacksmith.

I'm hoping you can help me identify an object.

Happy to try.

Call me Ray.

Edna, from the Scrap 'N' Junk, out by the Sea of Sand?

Well, my husband, Ed, found this in the scrap,

or maybe in the junk.

It's hard to tell...

but it's so rusted, we weren't sure what it was,

but we hoped a former Elemental Master might know?

Hmm? Oh, careful.

I have my suspicions about this thing,

and none of them are good.

[clattering heavily]

[clattering]

[Ray] Huh.

It's heaver than it looks.

[kids laughing outside]

[squealing playfully]

H'yah!

[laughing] Yeah!

[Ray] Yeah, it's a primordial artifact, all right.

Hmm...

I need to show it to a friend of mine.

He'll know what it is.

Can you wait a bit?

[horseshoe whooshing]

[metal clinking]

[playful music]

Nya!

I just got another memory back,

but this is one I totally forgot, even before the Merge!

I think we met as little kids!

I'm pretty sure I'd remember that.

Also, not exactly the time to walk down memory lane, Jay.

[Abyss rumbling]

[Grimtak growls]

[fumes hissing]

I can see why this place isn't in the top ten tourist spots.

Let's just get this over with.

[Abyss thumping]

[whispering] It's like a...

heartbeat.

[Abyss thumping]

♪ 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]

-[Riyu groans] -You okay, buddy?

Nothing broken?

[Riyu grumbles]

[Euphrasia] Sora, can you hear me?

Sora?

Maybe she just shut off her comms so they can't hear her stowed away.

This is all my fault.

[Wyldfyre gasps]

Are you secretly Cryptor?

What? No!

Sora and I were fighting over my stupid accusation about her parents.

If we were working together like usual, she wouldn't have gone into danger alone.

You say "danger" like it's a bad thing.

[Riyu grumbles]

[snuffling]

[Euphrasia] Sora's datapad!

She must have dropped it in the fight.

So, now we can't even track her with it?

Aw, this keeps getting worse.

Wait!

We don't know where Cryptor is,

but we know where he isn't!

He invaded Ninjago City before.

People all know who he is.

He'd be recognized on the street.

If he's on the move, it's where he can't be spotted,

either high in the sky, or deep underground.

Frak, that idea's so good, it could've been mine!

Let's split up, high and low.

I'll take the sewers.

My dad and I found Loyalists down there.

Take Arin. He likes sewers.

Uh, I-I do?

It's how you got into Imperium, remember?

Doesn't mean I like them.

I'll search the sky with Riyu and Euphrasia.

[exciting music]

[Riyu roars]

Thanks... [chuckling]

...but I've got my own ride.

[exciting music continues]

[roaring]

[laughing] Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Whoa-oh! [laughing]

Roby really gets me!

[datapad chirping]

Uh, Riyu?

-[grumbling] -You're beeping.

Sora's datapad. How can I help you?

Is Sora there?

It's urgent!

She's kinda... stuck with Cryptor.

Can I... take a message?

[Cyrus] Uh, no!

This makes it even more urgent!

See me immediately!

[pipes dripping]

Sora was finally starting to get along with her parents.

Then I had to go and ruin it.

You were only trying to do what you thought was right.

Sora will see that once we get her back.

If we get her back.

It's not like you to be such a downer, Frak.

It's just...

well, there's something I've been trying to tell her for...

well, forever.

I could never find the right words, and now, I might never get the chance.

Words? What words?

What are you talking about?

[sighing] Well, I--

[weapons powering up]

Since Cryptor's return, I've worked out a way to track him.

His energy signature is unique.

Taking into account the heat flux--

[Wyldfyre snores]

Oh!

You done science-talking yet?

Oh, well, it's kind of my... thing.

Well, saving our friends is kind of our thing,

so can you speed it up?

This will help you find Cryptor!

Now, that's the kind of science-talk I like!

But the range is limited.

You have to be close.

[Abyss thumping]

[dramatic music]

[Lloyd] Zilvar?

It's time.

Get as close as you can, and throw the weapon in.

We've got your back.

[fumes hissing]

[Zilvar] You cannot throw away the chance to save the ones you love...

I have no choice.

This weapon is pure destruction!

But Zeras said your Tribe could be saved if you protect the weapon.

He is Ras now, not the boy I knew.

He could easily be lying!

But what if he's telling the truth?

Your people depended on you, and you failed them.

This is your second chance... your only chance.

[quake rumbling]

[screaming in terror]

[screams echoing]

[grumbling]

Did we not stress the urgency of this enough?

If your hand lets go,

you throw away their lives forever.

[Lloyd] It's okay!

You've got this! Throw it in!

My love!

Why won't you save me?

I will!

I will save you all!

[power crackling]

[roaring]

[gasping]

[roaring]

[monsters snarling]

Hey there... maybe we can talk this--

Ah!

Lasers in a sewer.

Great idea.

[Frak] Oh, man, just like when we were kids!

Bullies beware!

[Arin] Back then, our bullies weren't psychopaths with lasers!

H'yah!

[Frak] I've been meaning to show you--

the impossible double-twist flying kick!

Check it out!

[weapon charging]

Yaah!

-H'ah! -[Loyalist yelping]

[Frak] Yeah!

-[Arin] Yeah-ha! Whoo! -[Frak] All right!

[Arin] Frak!

[Frak] Whoa-ho-ho-ho!

You shot energy out of your Spinjitzu?

Whaaat?

Yeah, I don't know why it's doing that?

I--

Hey, what's all that?

Is this an armory with more lasers?

Do they not get how tunnels work?

But there's nothing here that can lead to Sora.

Just a dead end.

Wait!

Zeatrix told us about an Access Key for the Loyalists' comms.

That can override biometric locks?

You think that'd really work?

[Arin] Only one way to find out.

-[device powering up] -[Frak] Oop, we triggered it.

[Arin] That look like a countdown timer to you?

We gotta get to the Monastery!

[Cryptor] Activate the exchange.

[inputting]

[powering up]

[Sora whispers] Operation Mentax.

It has to be!

[energy surging]

[energy surging]

[Sora] A mind swap.

They're giving Beatrix her sister's healthy body!

[grunting with effort]

Come on, powers...

[grunting with effort]

Are we sure this thing even works?

[Euphrasia] We just have to wait and s--

[Wyldfyre] I hate waiting!

The Writers of Destiny have a trick when waiting for inspiration...

don't think about...

alligators.

Now all I want to do is think about alligators!

In what world is this helpful?

[device chirps]

[gasping] It worked!

How did you do that?

[laughing] I didn't.

I just distracted you long enough for the tech to work.

That was tricky! I like it!

[error beep]

[Riyu growls]

As we were coming down, we lost the signal.

[scanner beeping]

[scanner beeping rapidly]

Uh, could Cryptor be above us?

[Wyldfyre] All I see are clouds.

[roaring]

[snarling]

Zilvar!

Why are you doing this?

[Lloyd panting]

H'yah!

[monsters snarling]

[Zane] H'yah! H'ah!

[Nya] H'ah!

[Kai] H'yah!

Drop the weapon, Zilvar!

[roaring]

[energy crackling]

[Lloyd yelping]

[gasping]

Not this again.

[roaring]

[whistling]

Yaah!

-Haah! -[Grimtak roars]

-Haah! -Huh!

Hwah!

[grunting]

[Jay] Easy, boy. Easy...

We're friends, remember?

[bellowing]

[Zane] He doesn't seem to agree.

[gasping]

[Ninja grunting in combat]

[roaring]

[roaring]

[thrilling music]

[Lloyd] H'yah!

[Lloyd] Zilvar!

You need to drop the weapon!

H'yah!

[Grimtak snarls]

H'ah!

[Kai] Can't believe Zilvar betrayed us.

We went on a road trip together, man!

Does that bond mean nothing?

[Zane] H'yah!

It's clear he's been corrupted by the Weapon,

like Beniro was.

[Cole] Or he's just pure evil.

H'yah!

[Jay] No!

Zilvar would never do this.

He must not have control of himself.

[roaring]

[Lloyd] Ah!

Yaah! [claws ringing]

H'ah! H'yah!

[Lloyd] Good boy. Get to safety!

[roaring]

[weapon crackling]

[Nya] I'm pretty hard to surprise by now, but that one got me.

[Zane] Aah!

[Cole] Since when can it do that?

[Zane] The Weapon must be somehow telling Zilvar

how to use its secrets.

[Lloyd] H'yah!

[Jay] Zilvar!

I know it isn't you doing this!

You have to fight it!

[Cole] Jay, wait!

That Zilvar isn't the one you knew.

He won't hold back.

[Jay] I have to get through to him.

Zilvar is honorable.

He saved me once. I owe him the same.

Haah!

[grunting with effort]

[Sora] No time left.

This has to work.

[grunting with effort]

[gasping] No!

[Cryptor] Welcome to my lab.

And goodbye.

[weapons charging]

[timer beeping]

[Frak] Down to two lights!

[Arin] We have to save Sora!

Go, go, go!

Oh!

[panting]

Where does it go?

[timer beeping]

It's our only chance to find out where the Loyalists took Sora!

[timer beeping]

[clicking]

[beeping stops]

No!

How could we run out of time?

It's over.

We failed to save Ninjago,

and Sora.

[Nya] Unh! Yaah! Haah!

[Zane] H'yah! Unh!

[Lloyd grunting]

[Kai] H'yah!

Ah!

[Kai] There's a never-ending supply of these jerks!

[Lloyd] We won't be able to stop them

until we get the Weapon out of Zilvar's hands.

[claws ringing]

[Lloyd] Hwah! H'yah!

[claws ringing]

[Ninja gasping]

[Zane] We can't get close enough.

[Jay] I can!

[Nya] No, Jay, it's too dangerous!

[Jay] H'yah!

Aah!

[Jay] Zilvar, listen, please!

I understand how you feel.

I was torn from my people once, too.

I was lied to, and captured,

and lost who I once was.

I was corrupted by a magical artifact, the same as you!

I lost everyone important to me,

and I still worry I'll never overcome that.

The good in me is damaged forever,

but I've found a path forward,

with people who care about me,

who see what I once was and what I can be again!

If I was able to survive,

to throw off corruption and anger and still find myself,

I know you can, too.

Let me help you, Zilvar.

[Cole] Is Jay really getting through to him?

[Nya] He's amazing.

[Jay gasps]

[roaring]

[Ninja gasping]

[crashing]

[Nya] No!

Jay!

[energy crackling]

[Kai] You didn't like what Jay said?

Try my pep talk!

[roaring] H'ah!

[Wyldfyre] There's no secret Loyalist base up here,

just clouds.

[device beeping]

Hey, I know that cloud!

Huh? All clouds are basically the same.

It's not like they have names.

Well, maybe if you're a ground-dweller, but a Cloud Kingdom Monk

knows a cloud from home when she sees one.

We call that one Gary.

[Wyldfyre] You really know your clouds,

but how'd part of your home get here?

It must have broken away when Ras attacked our Kingdom.

[beeping faster]

We're definitely in the right place!

[sparking]

[Euphrasia] P.I.X.A.L.?

Has she been here the whole time?

What happened to you?

[sparking]

[dramatic music]

[scanner beeping]

[beeping faster]

[Riyu growls]

[Euphrasia] That definitely isn't from Cloud Kingdom.

[whirring]

[weapons charging]

[Cryptor] Stop.

If the transfer fails,

we will need a back-up body for Beatrix's mind.

Don't look at me.

I don't want that creep in my brain.

[alert beeping] Intruders detected at the Cloud Factory!

Continue the procedure without me.

[powering down]

[powering up]

[sparking]

Those three lights. It's like--

Cryptor!

There's gotta be some other way

to activate this thing.

[Arin] Face it, Frak!

We'll never get Sora back from Cryptor, and it's all my fault!

[door sliding open]

We can help.

[sighing] You don't understand.

Without an access key,

only a Loyalist can get this hunk of junk to work.

[device beeping on]

But...

that means you two are...

But you said...

Go save our daughter.

[dramatic music]