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[instrumental music]

[intense music]

[thunder rumbling]

(Master Wu) 'Right on time.'

What!

Long time no see.

Master Wu?

You look old.

As if your best days have passed.

Not unlike your monastery.

I still have plenty of days left.

Shall we finish what we started?

I've been waiting decades.

Really?

It doesn't feel that long to me.

This ends now.

[intense music]

(male narrator) Episode 65. "The Hands of Time".

(Jay) 'This ends now, Samukai!'

Nope, pretending this is the actual Samukai

doesn't make cleaning up the museum anymore interesting.

This is so lame. We're ninja, not janitors.

Come on, Jay, we're all kinda responsible

for the damage to the museum.

After all, if we hadn't had that massive battle

on the Day of the Departed

this place would still be in one piece.

Yeah, and whose fault is that, Cole?

Okay, how many more times do I have to say I'm sorry for

accidentally unleashing the ghostly forces of evil

that attacked Ninjago.

How high can you count?

[clattering]

(Jay) 'A-and speaking of which'

you still not used to having your old non-ghost hands back?

Well, I'm working on it.

[grunting] This is exhausting.

If I could go back in time

I'd tell Dr. Saunders we were too busy to help.

Nya, you may recall that the rest of us once time travelled.

It can have devastating effects that should not be used lightly.

Certainly, not to get out of labor.

It's just an expression, Zane.

I, I don't believe it.

What is that?

I think it's a portrait of..

...our parents.

Whoa! This dates to when I was like three years old.

Surely before they disappeared.

We know so little about them, Nya.

Father was the Elemental Master of Fire.

Mother was the Master of Water.

And they left us the old blacksmith shop.

And little else.

They left us our powers.

(Cole) 'Guys, look what I found.'

splash

[instrumental music]

Uh, isn't that Garmadon?

It is! Lloyd, that's your dad.

And there's Master Wu.

He looks so...young.

Look at them, my father and my uncle.

Ninjago's two greatest Elemental Masters.

I wonder if I'll ever live up to their legacy.

First, Kai and Nya. Now, Lloyd.

It's family picture day at the museum.

Does anyone recognize this battle?

Pixal, analyze.

(Pixal) Facial contour mapping indicates

this scene takes place 40 years ago

during the Serpentine wars.

During the Serpentine wars? But Ninjago was at peace.

Who would they be fighting?

Refreshing time!

Hot sweaty work deserves a cool drink!

Oh, thanks, Dr. Saunders.

Enjoy the pickle day tea.

[spluttering]

Uh, oops. New hands, so clumsy.

Eh.

Mm.

What's this painting?

Oh, this? Nothing.

Minor skirmish, no historical significance.

That is why I don't hang it in the main gallery.

It looks pretty significant to me. This thing is huge.

Yes, a huge myth. The folklores.

Even if it is a myth, who are these men masters

Wu and Garmadon supposed to be fighting?

'I have no data on them.'

[sighs] There is a legend.

Twin brothers called the Hands of Time.

"The Hands of Time?"

They could allegedly manipulate time itself.

Speed it up, slow it down. All sorts of things.

[laughs]

See what I mean? Manipulate time.

A ridiculous fairy tale.

Who's this one?

Oh, this handsome looking fellow? Hah.

The legend says his name is Crux.

And who's the nasty looking guy?

(Saunders) 'In the stories, he's called Acronix.'

[intense music]

[grunts] You might as well give up, Wu. I'm the superior fighter.

And your brother isn't here to bail you out.

No, but neither is yours, Acronix.

And whose fault is that?

Garmadon and I did what we had to do to protect Ninjago.

And I will do what I have to do.

Ha-yah!

[both grunting]

Huh-hah!

Huh-yah!

Huh. More spry than I would expect.

'Let's see if you can keep up.'

Ha!

Huh-yah!

[grunting]

Where do you want this last one, Misako?

(Misako) 'Anywhere you can find room.'

Ronin, Dareth, thank you again

for helping me set up our new Ninja Temple.

- Ha-ha, happy to do it. - Do what?

Three hundred boxes airlifted into this place

and you didn't carry a single one of 'em.

I told ya, I got a bad back.

Besides, this unpacking isn't gonna supervise itself.

Oh, this came to the wrong place.

[gasps] Sweet swordfighter! Get a load of that thing.

Nya's samurai suit.

This should've gone to her Samurai X cave.

What for?

I thought she gave up being Samurai X

for the Water Ninja?

Hm, she did.

But she kept the mech

so I'm sure she'd want this too.

If nothing else, it's a souvenir of her past life.

If it were me, I'd sell the whole kit and caboodle online.

One of a kind tech like that

some collector would pay a fortune.

With that kinda cheese, she could buy

'all the souvenirs she ever wanted.'

Fill the place with snow globes.

Huh, tell me I'd be happy to broker a deal

for a small fee, of course.

Sell it?

This baby belongs in a museum. Or my dojo.

Huh-hah! Huh-hah-yah!

Look out, Ninjago, here comes Samurai D.

- Uh.. - Huh?

Samurai D.

[grunts]

The D is for Dareth.

Give it up, old man. I've got decades on you!

I'm faster, stronger!

That's your mistake.

You assume your youth is a greater weapon

than my experience.

[grunting]

Arrogant to the finish, just like your brother.

Arrogant? No, confident!

[grunting]

[grunting]

Arrogant.

It was Crux's downfall

and now it's yours.

Do you yield?

Never.

There's no escape this time, Acronix.

[screams]

Do you yield?

I...yield.

So, 40 years after it began

the battle of the Elemental Masters

versus the Hands of Time

finally ended at precisely 6:00 p.m.

[thunder rumbling]

[rumbling]

Dareth, please give me that back.

Oh, allow..

- Oh! Oh, my back! My back! - Me?

When did I get on top of Dareth?

- 6:00 p.m. - Quittin' time.

[breathing heavily]

W-what just happened? Time just..

Moved forward?

Argh!

And at 6:01, the battle began again.

[instrumental music]

How did I get this?

I have the strangest feeling.

It's like deja vu, but in reverse.

It's like time skipped a beat.

No, it skipped an entire minute.

Please, get off of me!

Um, weren't we just outside?

- When did we get here? - How did we get here?

My circuits are picking up an energy displacement.

There was a displacement, alright.

It displaced us right in here.

What is going on?

I don't know but it's loud!

[thunder rumbling]

[grunting]

You had your chance, old man.

You should've let me drop.

[laughs]

Now, let's see if your experience

is more powerful than..

...the Time Blade!

These energy readings are off the charts!

Where is it coming from?

I'm trying to pinpoint the location.

How about pinpointing the location of the "off" button?

These alarms are giving me a..

Hey, ha-ha, thank you.

Hm, this is surprising.

No, it's not, I've always had sensitive ears and--

I meant, I think I know

how we suddenly appeared on the Destiny's Bounty.

How?

The displacement we experienced

was not caused by just any normal energy.

It was temporal energy.

Oh, well, temporal energy.

Uh, of course, everyone knows that's, uh, powerful.

You have no idea what temporal means, do you?

- I do not. - It means time.

Precisely,.

Whatever created that displacement

can work the very fabric of space-time.

Which is powerful, right?

Very.

All the normal rules of existence no longer apply

to such a force.

Told you it was powerful.

Argh!

[grunting]

That's right. Flee, Master Wu.

Master, hah!

To think my brother and I ever took orders from you!

Weak, afraid, lacking any ambition.

Your only ambition was to rule.

Because Crux and I deserved to rule.

Do you recall what we said

on this very ground 40 years ago?

Control time.

Control everything.

Excellent memory, old man.

And look who controls time again.

Just need a moment for my Time Blade to recharge.

[grunting]

[groans]

Gone?

[instrumental music]

It ends now, Acronix.

It certainly does.

Huh-yah!

No, no, no.

I'm not there now.

That's where I was, then.

You know what that means.

I'll see you in just..

...a moment!

Yah!

Control time.

'Control everything.'

[sighs] Okay, yes. There was a little hiccup in time.

But just one. I'm sure it was nothing.

They probably happen all the time, and we don't realize it.

You know, like deja vu.

Can we go home now?

- Hm. - Hm?

Seriously, we just cleaned up an entire museum!

Aren't you guys tired?

- Well.. - Well?

(Pixal) I've located the surge's epicenter.

Where, Pixal?

The old monastery.

The monastery? That place totally burned down.

Why would anyone or anything be up there?

We should find out.

Oh, why? Cole's right.

There's no reason for anyone to be up at the monastery.

Zane's probably malfunctioning.

Self diagnostic indicates negative.

- How about now? - No.

I agree with Lloyd, we should go.

Where there's smoke there's usually fire.

And where there is massive energy displacement

there's usually trouble.

Well, maybe, it's like, you know, uh..

...a harmless massive energy displacement.

[laughs]

Come on, seriously, I'm exhausted!

We did our good deed for the day.

Wait, Master Wu said he was going to the monastery.

Something about finishing an old fight.

He said this was something he should do alone.

[sighs]

What are you waiting for? Get us to the monastery!

[intense music]

Ouch! That last hit hurt, didn't it?

The blade gives it a little extra kick.

I think I'm gonna call that one the "Time Punch".

'And its effects are devastating.'

I...I made a mistake.

Yes, you did. You never should have challenged me.

Not 40 years ago. Not today.

Don't worry, I can be merciful.

I figure, one more charge, one more Time Punch

and it'll all be over fast.

How I wish my brother were here to see this.

Me too.

Ninja-go!

thud

Aah!

[groans]

Hm, you know what they say

"If the Time Punch doesn't get ya, the fall will."

Actually, no one says that, but they should.

Farewell.

I'd like to stay till the end, but I have somewhere to be.

[instrumental music]

I don't believe it.

The legendary Destiny's Bounty.

What is a 200-year-old flying pirate ship doing here?

Now, this has been a strange day.

Hey, has anyone seen, Master Wu?

Hm, I only see that guy.

Who's that?

I don't know. Let's find out.

No, no, wait. What if, uh.. Hey, hey!

[rattling]

Ahem. Excuse me. I'm looking for someone.

That's no pirate.

What's he doing?

Who do you seek, ninja?

Spinjitsu master, about ye tall, long beard.

- Goes by the name, Wu. - Haven't seen him.

Hm, that's odd, 'cause judging by

all the slash marks around here

I think you have.

Jay just pulled his nunchuks.

Nya, you better get us down there, fast!

Not gonna work, there's not enough room down there.

It's just one guy.

I'm sure Jay can handle, uh, whoever that is.

Pixal!

(Pixal) 'Scanning.'

'It appears to be--"

[gasps] Acronix!

Acronix as in, Acronix and Crux, The Hands of Time?

From the painting?

But Dr. Saunders says that battle wasn't real.

Even if it was, it was 40 years ago.

Acronix would be an old man today like Master Wu.

But that guy down there is young.

But that's impossible! Unless, he time travelled?

We have to get down there. Now!

[intense music]

[crackling]

A moment ago, I had no quarrel with you.

Unfortunately, for you, I do now.

[music continues]

[grunts] Did you see that? It's like--

He jumped forward in time.

Yeah? Let's see him jump this.

[grunting]

More ninja? Curious.

(all) Ninja-go!

[groaning]

You only missed me by a few seconds.

Oh, sometimes I wish I was still Samurai X instead of a ninja.

[grunting]

You're fast, but faster than this?

Elemental Master of Fire, I've encountered one of you before.

You've met my father?

There he is.

Ninja...come out and play.

Jay, Cole, Kai. We get Acronix.

Zayne, Nya, use your elemental powers to put out this fire.

Ninja...come out and play.

Hang on, who put you in charge?

Why can't I help with the flames?

You think lightning is better than

water and ice for stopping flames?

Good point. Let's go!

[intense music]

You got lucky last time. Aah!

Clumsy, like a fawn standing on her new legs.

- One! - Two!

Three!

[music continues]

Yes, keep moving him back!

He's gonna have to surrender

or else the flames are gonna get him.

Here's Acronix!

[zapping]

(Dareth) It's gonna blow!

[sighs] Burned down again?

Man, this place just cannot catch a break.

Neither did Acronix.

Good,. You know me, I don't back down from a challenge.

But I wouldn't wanna face that guy again.

No way! He moved at, like, the speed of time.

Come on, guys, let's get back to the Destiny's Bounty.

But what about Master Wu?

Ah! We gotta find him. Spread out!

[intense music]

[screaming]

[grunting] Gotta hang on.

[groaning]

[panting]

Barely made it.

Master, are you alright?

I...fear not.

Why was Acronix here?

- How did he do that? - Why were you fighting him?

There is much to tell you

and not much time.

[clock ticking]

Where have you been?

Sorry, I'm late. Ninja trouble.

Things have changed since I was last in Ninjago.

Indeed, they have..

...brother.

[theme music]