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(Wu) Previously on "Ninjago.."

[instrumental music]

Acronix and Krux, the Hands Of Time?

[grunting]

I've encountered one of you before.

You've met my father?

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* Jump up kick back whip around and spin **

(Wu) "Episode 66, The Hatching."

[whirring]

[instrumental music]

slurp

Aah..

Another cup please, Misako.

Okay. But drink it slower this time.

Healing tea doesn't work on a burnt tongue.

slurp

Sip. You are quite impatient.

[chuckles] The same could be said of them.

Okay, Master Wu, you've had your tea.

Now can we talk?

- Ask any question you wish. - Who did we fight in the mona--

- That was Acronix. - From the painting?

- Twins look alike. - Or was it Krux?

- Is he from the future? - How did he speed up time?

- Was he from the past? - Who ate my pudding cup?

What? He said ask any question.

I put my name on this.

Just because we're in a new dojo

doesn't mean we disobey the refrigerator rules!

Right. Sorry.

Guy in monastery. What's his story?

Oh, to answer that, I must begin at the end.

It was 40 years ago

shortly after the Serpentine Wars.

When I was a much younger man.

[screaming]

As you know, we fought valiantly.

But our enemies were strong

and our powers alone were not enough.

It was the discovery of the magic flutes

that allowed us to finally defeat the Anacondrai.

Their leaders were banished

and peace was returned to Ninjago.

It is done, Brother Garmadon.

Indeed, Wu.

Today Ninjago is finally at peace.

A great victory, and one we could not have achieved

without each of you, the Elemental Masters.

Smoke, metal, lightning, shadow

'fire, water and time!'

(Cole) Now, hold on a sec.

So that guy at the monastery

is an actual Elemental Master of time?

No, Acronix was an Elemental Master of time..

...like his brother, Krux.

After helping us win our hard-fought peace

they betrayed me, Garmadon, and the others.

The so-called Hands Of Time felt they controlled

the most powerful element

therefore entitling them to rule all of Ninjago.

- What did you do? - We had to stop them.

And it would take all of us.

'Garmadon, myself, and every Elemental Master.

- Even...our parents? - Of course.

Kai, Nya, your mother and father were great fighters

but it appears even they had met their match.

Acronix was a skilled warrior.

One of the best I've ever seen.

But his real power was his ability to control

the forward movement of time.

By sending himself forward

he was always ahead of the action.

As if he had super speed.

[Acronix laughing]

However, a slow progression

can be just as dangerous.

Different power, but equally effective.

One master of time was bad enough

but like the hands on a clock, there were two.

Hyah!

[grunting]

[grunting]

[grunts]

Krux's power was the opposite of his brother's.

He could reverse time.

It's a huge advantage in combat.

Know your opponent's next move.

Know how to counteract it.

He could even control time to the point of halting it.

Of course, he didn't halt himself.

They're unbeatable, brother.

- How do we stop them? - I don't know.

Time is the thread that sews the fabric of the universe.

And it appears that they have all the needles.

- Control time.. - Control everything.

[both laughing]

(Wu) We knew we had to prepare.

Fearing that next time we would not be so lucky.

The wait is over. The future has arrived.

The BorgWatch, launching today.

Incredible.

A wall-mounted window for displaying 30-second dramas!

Those dramas are called commercials.

Cynical films playing off consumers' insecurities

to convince them to purchase that which they do not need.

So cool.

I am jealous, brother.

You got to experience the last 40 years of progress.

Hot beverages at the touch of a button.

A beadless abacus.

Instant communication.

Worthless! All of it.

[exhaling]

I absolutely despise modern life.

But it's filled with wondrous things

we couldn't have even conceived of 40 years ago.

Like this amazing thing.

A BorgPad. Vile contraption.

I got it at the museum gift shop.

A piece of glass that performs music.

* Ninjago *

Creates a permanent visual record of any event.

There's even games!

I hate those infernal devices most of all.

Everyone perpetually plugged in.

Distracted like infants by bright lights and sound.

Yes! Smashed all the candy.

[growls]

You said the Hands Of Time were unbeatable.

Yet you beat them. How?

The way one often defeats an enemy.

By taking away their weapon.

- But their weapon was time. - Indeed.

[crows cawing]

- Are they done? - They are.

Here they come!

(Wu) Our only hope was four blades..

...hastily forged from chrono-steel.

The Time Blades.

[grunting]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[grunts]

[screaming]

Who-a-a!

[grunts]

[screaming]

[groans]

clank

[dramatic music]

[both screaming]

(Wu) Chrono-steel is the only metal

that can absorb elemental energy.

Stripped off their powers, Acronix and Krux

were just two ordinary men.

Easily subdued.

But the ability to control time is too great

for anyone to possess.

Garmadon and I knew the Time Blades themselves

were a threat that had to be eliminated...forever.

We created a temporal vortex to dispatch the blades in time

where they would be lost to the ages.

But Acronix and Krux refused to admit defeat.

They thought they were more powerful than time itself.

So what happened to them?

Krux disappeared into time itself.

And I knew Acronix was going to return yesterday.

So I waited. He was the remaining loose end to tie.

Now, he is no more.

You mean, like, permanently?

Never my intent, but it was his fate.

Now, Acronix is gone forever.

Along with that Time Blade.

It took four decades

but the Hands Of Time will never again threaten Ninjago.

One question.

How did you know Acronix was going to return

to the monastery at that exact moment?

- Why didn't you ask for help? - How many Elemental Masters--

- Will they make Time Blades? - Our parents.

You said they were there.

[snoring]

No more questions for today.

Your master fought a powerful enemy.

He needs time to recuperate.

Hey, I just realized..

The mural we saw at the museum.

That must be the battle Wu just told us about.

But Dr. Saunders said the Hands Of Time were a myth.

History is art, not science.

Even an expert such as Dr. Saunders

can be mistaken from time to time.

Hah! True that.

Know how I know? 'Cause Acronix was a so-called myth.

And we totally busted him.

- Ha ha! - Yeah! Ha ha ha.

Except now there's nothing to do.

Hmm? The temple still needs unpacking.

[sighs] Lloyd's right.

Uh, kinda wish we hadn't busted him.

- Hey, Nya, wanna hang out? - Hmm.

Uh, uh. Ah, yeah. Slice that fruit.

Hey!

What's with the get-up?

Soon, we shall return Ninjago

to its pre-modern glory.

Yes. Hah! I like that.

It's not for us.

[intense music]

When I asked if you wanted to hang out

I meant play video games or something

not pack and ship your Samurai X suit back to the cave.

[sighs] You gotta let it go.

You're the Water Ninja now.

I know, but it's hard.

I only inherited my water power.

Samurai X is something I actually created

with my own hands.

These hands?

Whoa! Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt.

Hah, I didn't see anything.

- What's up? - Something you need to see.

Hurry! Ah!

[groaning]

That's why I camped out all night

I never miss a Borg Store product debut.

BorgPad, BorgPod, I even brought the Cyrus PDA.

I guess you could say I'm the company's Borg-est fan.

[laughing]

Borg-est, heh? Get it?

[laughing]

Uh, anyway, I'm pretty excited.

[upbeat music]

[cheering]

Uh, not so long ago, if you wanted to tell time

you had to look to the sun, or a clock, or your wristwatch

'or ask a friend..'

The-the point is

there had to be a better solution.

Something merging advanced electronics.

And there is.

[music continues]

[music stops]

Today, I am proud to announce..

[upbeat music]

[music stops] ...that we are changing time itself.

I present to you..

[upbeat music]

'...the BorgWatch.'

[all clamoring]

Uh, really not the reaction we were going for.

That was the scene just moments ago in downtown Ninjago

where the launch of the new BorgWatch

was tragically marred by a samurai.

Well, Kai, you said there was nothing left to do.

And ninja-ing certainly beats unpacking.

Eh, actually anything beats unpacking.

Yeah, too bad there's only one samurai.

They don't really need all of us.

So, how do we decide who gets to deal with this?

I suggest randomly assigning each of ourselves a digit.

Then manually engaging a cube with graphical representations

of each number to make a random, unbiased selection.

- Roll dice. - Yeah. Or..

We could just see who gets there first.

(all) Race you!

[dramatic music]

- Even the normally un-- - Aah!

Wow. It's chaos here.

I've never seen such destruction.

Well, okay, I have, but i-it's been a while

and you never really get used to it.

Hey! You messed with the wrong purveyor

of high quality consumer goods, hombre.

'Cause this Borg Store is friends with me

the Brown Ninja.

Drop the laptop.

Aah! You animal!

I didn't mean literally!

Oh, what's happening down there?

The man in the brown jumpsuit is crying

and our vermilion warrior has picked him up

is holding him over his head and.. Oh!

Brown jumpsuit's gonna feel that in the morning.

I meant Cyrus Borg!

Our warrior is supposed to kidnap him.

- Patience. He will. - When?

It's like you ordered him to destroy the Borg Store first

then grab Borg.

You did, didn't you?

Mm.

[tires screeching]

We got here at the exact same time.

Oh, darn.

Now how do we decide who gets to fight?

Is that Dareth? Well, maybe he'll--

[Dareth screaming]

[groaning]

(Dareth) Dude, sup?

I roughed him up for you

but feel free to finish the guy off.

[crowd screaming]

Hey, Zane, you still have those dice?

I have virtual ones.

[beeping]

- Kai. - Yeah!

Hoo-hoo!

Wait! Aren't you gonna draw your sword?

I'm good, sis.

Okay, I don't wanna brag, but the other day

I helped stop, like, an Elemental Master of time.

So I think I can handle one lousy s--

(Kai) Whoa!

[Kai groaning] 'Who's next?'

[beeping]

- Zane. - Oh, come on.

That was totally rigged.

We didn't even see the roll.

[Zane screaming]

thud

You guys got this? Good.

Hang on, guys, there's something I've been wanting to try again.

Oh, what, that Earth punch thing?

Like it worked so well last time.

No problem.

[hissing]

Whoa.

- Gross. - You..

You totally disintegrated him!

Uh, i-it was an accident.

Look!

[hissing]

[laughing]

Whoa. Eww. Grosser!

Come on, team. We've done this before.

There's more than one way to stop a snake.

(all) Ninjago!

[groaning]

I'm starting to think we might have underestimated this guy.

(Zane) It certainly appears so.

[laughing]

You said there was more than one way to stop a snake.

Which one do you want to try now?

Um, any of them?

It must be after Cyrus Borg!

It worked! He's practically unstoppable.

Yes.

Although I hadn't expected the ninja.

Good thing we have reinforcements.

[shattering]

[hissing]

Go!

Uh..

[gasps]

[growling]

[grunting] Okay, big guy, that's as far as you go.

Whoa! Ah!

[laughing]

Cyrus Borg! Zane, get him out of here.

We'll deal with the samurai.

But you'll need my battle skills.

(P.I.X.A.L) Zane, my creator needs you too.

[growling]

Uh..

Right this way, doctor.

(Acronix) The Ice Ninja is trying to get Borg to safety.

Good.

[clamoring]

[screaming]

[laughing]

Hey! Uh..

[Dareth screaming]

[grunting]

Oh, no, you don't.

[squealing]

That's it!

What are those things, and..

...and what do they want with me?

I don't know, but we will find out.

[gasping]

Uh, well, this is a surprise.

I didn't expect to see you.

Who didn't you--

[clamoring]

Guys, I know how to stop these things!

We gotta keep these things from getting back

into the armor and reforming.

No kidding. Any idea how?

Nya, use your water power.

No good! Those snakes can swim.

[laughing] Not in this pool!

[chuckles] Look, guys, electric eels.

Oh, come on. That was a good one.

(Nya) Look, it's working!

Oh, and I thought unpacking was tiring.

- Nice job. They're gone. - 'For now.'

I wonder.. Who were they?

Good question. Zane, can you analyze?

Oh, right. He's with Cyrus Borg.

Come on. Let's go get them.

- Zane? - It's safe.

You can come out now.

- Mr. Borg? - Zane?

- 'Zane?' - Hey.

Cyrus Borg's BorgWatch, but no Cyrus Borg.

- Huh? Zane! - Oh, no.

[gasping] No! Zane!

[hissing]

The first run was a success. But we lost much of our armor.

I already have my best blacksmiths on it.

Will they be able to make enough to suit up

the remaining serpents?

Oh, I have much bigger plans.

[dramatic music]

[glass shattering]

[hissing]

[theme music]