05x07 - The Crooked Path

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NARRATOR Previously on Ninjago:



NARRATOR Previously on Ninjago:


MISAKO Moro has the Sword of Sanctuary.


KAI We know what Moro wants with the tomb.


He's after a crystal that can unleash


the Preeminent to curse the realms.


Take the sword, Kai. I can't hold him much longer.


Lloyd? We've got the sword.


WU Now all we have to do is find the tomb.


[THE FOLD'S "WEEKEND WHIP" PLAYING]


♪ They say, go slow ♪


♪ And everything Just stands so still ♪


♪ We say, go, go ♪


♪ You're gonna see us Rip into it ♪


♪ Just jump up, kick back Whip around and spin ♪


♪ Ninja-Go Come on, come on ♪


♪ And do the weekend whip ♪


[NARRATOR READING ONSCREEN TEXT]


[♪♪♪]


There. This should keep customers away.


Closed for renovations.


More like fortifications.


If Moro and his ghouls show up here


looking to steal the Sword of Sanctuary,


they won't know what hit them.


[GRUNTS]


Careful, you know, not all of us are immune to water.


I for one would like to stick around long enough


for Misako and Sensei to figure out the last clue.


We got Cyclondo, we got the sword,


now they just have to figure out


where the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master is.


Let's hope they figure it out soon.


I don't know how long we'll be able to hold out.


We know the skull represents his tomb.


MISAKO But from everything that was ever written about it,


there's nothing in Ninjago that matches its description.


Where is it?


The clues are all right here, but what are we missing?


[SIGHS] We mustn't give up.


If Moro finds it first and takes the Realm Crystal,


I'd hate to think what would happen next.


[BELL RINGS]


The early-detection warning system.


Intruder. Let them have it! Pull!


[SHOUTING]


[♪♪♪]


[SIGHS[


No wonder you're going out of business.


No, you're the one going out of business.


Who sends letters anymore?


Guys, he's right.


They'll shut us down unless we drum up some business.


Well, don't tell Ronin.


If this place is worthless, he won't stick around.


We need all the help we can get.


Come on, we're gonna need more water balloons.


[WHISTLES]


Come on, Nya, become the water,


reverse the flow.


[SIGHS]


[GROANS]


Giving up already? Course not.


Sensei thinks if I get over my fear of failure,


I'll be able to control the water.


Sure, I made it rain when I wasn't even paying attention,


but here I can't seem to stop a single drop.


[GRUNTS]


Wanna know about failure, should've asked me.


I've made a career out of it.


Word of advice Don't try so hard.


You can't fail if you don't care.


Don't try?


What sort of backwards advice is that?


Of course, I'm gonna try hard, that's how one excels--


Speaking of backwards...


[♪♪♪]


Oh, my gosh. I'm doing it. I'm really doing it.


[CHUCKLES]


Like I said, don't care so much.


Usually, when someone wants something too badly,


they'll trip over their own feet.


[WHISTLING]


Wow!


Huh?


[♪♪♪]


MORO Can he hear you? Oh, he can hear me.


Tell him it's time to pay his debt.


Tell him to bring me the sword.


MISAKO Thanks for gathering on short notice.


Looking for something?


Just making sure the tea blends are in alphabetical order.


Yep, there we go. A to Z, heh.


So you figured out where the tomb is?


Not yet, but we think we know how to locate it.


Oh! Hey, heh.


Zane?


MISAKO To bring you up to date,


the skull symbol refers to the tomb's entrance.


WU We also know my father's resting site,


where the Realm Crystal resides



is protected by three deadly tests


designed to keep anyone unworthy away,


and only the Sword of Sanctuary can see past its riddles.


Yeah, but where is it? MISAKO We started to wonder


if the scroll and sword combined held a secret.


That's when Kai reminded us


there was a map on the back of the scroll a--


And if you use the sword on the map,


the blade's reflection will reveal the tomb's location.


MISAKO Exactly.


Which means we'll have to get our hands on that map.


[♪♪♪]


Ahh!


Something about what you said stuck with me.


Oh, yeah, and what's that?


That you don't care. If you don't, why are you here?


Sure, this tea shop could potentially


help pay off your debt in time.


Or you could speed things up by just giving them the sword


in return for your cursed soul.


So where does that leave us?


I don't need the sword to tell me where this is going.


[GRUNTS] [GASPS]


[♪♪♪]


[GRUNTING]


I need that sword. I don't wanna have to hurt you.


You know, I was thinking the same thing.


[MWAH] [GASPS]


[EXCLAIMS] [RONAN GRUNTS]


What did I do to deserve that?


You know what you were about to do.


Oof!


[GRUNTS, GASPS]


Like I said, try too hard and you'll trip over yourself.


He's getting away with the sword!


Huh? Whoa, whoa, whoa!


We can do this the easy way or the hard way.


[GROANING]


[SCREAMS]


[GRUNTS]


Ha, ha! That was way too easy.


[GRUNTING]


Ow!


[♪♪♪]


We're not gonna let you get away!


[GRUNTS]


[GRUNTS]


Wow!


Oh, now, that's a nice blend.


We should fight more often.


[WHISTLES]


[SCREAMS]


He's getting away! To the Bounty!


Are we sure that's the wisest choice?


Care for a ride? I thought you'd never ask.


[DRAGON ROARS]


[♪♪♪]


He's fast. You're faster.


Let's get him, boy! Hyah!


He's not aboard the ship. It's a trick!


Then where did Ronan go?


[WHISTLING] [GASPS]


[♪♪♪]


[PANTING]


Stop! Yeah, right!


Why are you doing this?


You know why.


[GRUNTS]


Giving Moro the sword is the only thing that'll save me.


He'll never hold up his end of the bargain.


You can't trust him.


I have to. It's my only sh*t.


Become the water.


Become the water.


Become the water.


Reverse the flow, Nya.


You got to be kidding me.


[GRUNTS]


[♪♪♪]


[SIGHS]


Face it, Nya, you're not strong enough. You care too much.


[PANTS]


I'm sorry, Nya.


I wish it never had to come to this.


[GRUNTING]


MORO Good evening!


And good night.


Heh, I like what you've done with the place.


Pretty gutsy making your hideout right here in Stiix.


With this much water, they'd never come looking for you here.


I've never been afraid of anything.


The sword is no fake. Huh.


For once, the crook makes good.


Ha!


The tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master.


Now what about my soul?


The deal was you'd remove the curse and free me.


You can have your soul. But the deal has changed.


I want the Ninja too.


Whoa, now hold on. A deal's a deal.



What do you care about the Ninja?


I thought you said you weren't afraid of them.


I'm not. But our Preeminent requires certain safeguards.


[GHOSTS LAUGHING MANIACALLY]


Forget it. I'll keep my cursed soul.


The sword's one thing, but my friends are another.


Since when do you have friends?


[BOTH LAUGHING]


[GRUNTS]


Where do you think you're going?


We still have a need for you.


[GRUNTING]


The Realm Crystal will be mine.


JAY Well, obviously he's taken the sword to Moro.


But where's Moro? He could be anywhere.


I know you're not a ninja yet,


but if you're gonna be one of us--


I'm sorry. I should've told you


when I first suspected Ronan would steal it.


Enough! We all knew the path to save Lloyd


was never going to be a straight line.


We were all fooled by Ronan, but that doesn't make us fools.


At a time like this,


we mustn't butt heads but put our heads together.


[STIFLING LAUGHTER]


I'm sorry, you said " butt heads."


[GIGGLES] [SQUAWKS]


I can't talk loud, but I wanted to let you know,


Nya, you were right.


Moro didn't hold up his end of the bargain.


And Misako was right too.


The scroll and sword did reveal the tomb.


I know where it's located.


I know you don't have the sword,


but I know you can b*at them to the tomb.


They're coming. Where is it? Where's the tomb?


The Caves of Despair! The tomb is in Caves of Despair!


Caves of Despair? We've been there.


I don't remember seeing any tomb.


But there are still miles of unexplored mines.


It could be there.


Why should we believe him? It could be a trap.


We don't have the scroll and we don't have the sword.


With Lloyd's life at stake, what other choice do we have?


We're in. Fool me once, shame on you.


Fool me twice, shame on me.


What good will it do us if it's all just a setup?


The Ninja are right,


even a misstep could be a step in the right direction.


We can not afford to do nothing. The Ninja will go.


As for Nya, you're still not ready.


[GROANS]


It's a rap.


[GRUNTS] [LAUGHING]


Pretty good impersonation. But they'll never buy it was me.


We shall see.


LLOYD You're no Green Ninja.


The Green Ninja would never need to lie.


Oh, you won't be the Green Ninja for long.


Save your strength, because I'll be needing it.


Prepare for a voyage, we head to the tomb at dawn.


What about Ronan?


MORO Leave him. He's worthless now.


KAI The Caves of Despair.


This is where we first came for the Golden Weapons.


It's like everything has come full circle.


Full circle means it's coming to an end,


and I don't wanna hear that


before I go into the Caves of Despair,


one of my least favorite words.


How do we even know the tomb's in there?


Searching for clues.


[♪♪♪]


KAI The third symbol.


Good enough for me. Let's go.


[MANIACAL LAUGHTER]


There's another symbol.


COLE Looks like it only gets darker the deeper in we go.


Then it's a good thing we have a little light.


Wait! What if this is one of the tests?


Yeah, Sensei said the tomb was gonna be protected


by three deadly tests.


Maybe if we pick the wrong lantern...


[♪♪♪]


Ha! Nope, just a lantern.


Like I thought, just a lantern. Wait!


KAI Looks like there was a cave-in.


[SNIFFS AIR]


Ugh! What's that smell?


My senses pick up traces of Kethanol.


A highly flammable gas released from deep well mining.


Sure. Bet that's what all Nindroids say.


If you are implying that smell came from me--


Look, some of these rocks appear to have been recently moved.


Maybe Moro's already been though here.


Ash. Everything here has been b*rned.


Perhaps one of the traps? The Kethanol geyser.


We cannot stay long.


It may ignite again at any moment.


Look.



Whoa!


Ew! You think it's him? KAI The First Spinjitzu Master.


But where's the Realm Crystal?


That is not the First Spinjitzu Master.


It's the Master of Wind.


These are the remains of Moro's mortal body.


Well, Sensei told us he never came back


from looking for the tomb.


So if he's here, that means...


It is trap! [GASP]


Now you suffer same fate!


[COUGHING]


There's no way out.


If this was a test, I think we certainly failed it.


[COUGHS]


And all this gas is making me a little light-headed.


This cavern's a virtual oven.


If those geysers decide to ignite, we'll be cooked.


ZANE Pixal has located an opening.


The cave-in must have created a gap.


JAY Oh, but a gap to where?


For all we know, it could be a dead end.


For the record, that's another one of my least favorite words.


Dead end! Too late.


ZANE Cole! [GRUNTS]


ZANE No!


Ha! Solved that problem.


Correction, you made it worse.


The pressure will compact the expl*si*n,


multiplying the damage tenfold.


Oh, what are you trying to say?


When that rock goes, every cave in a -mile radius


will be filled with a wall of fire so hot,


it'll incinerate everything in its path.


Guess we better get hot on our heels.


Cyclondo!


[ALL GRUNTING]


[♪♪♪]


Hurry!


Go! Go! Go!


[ALL GRUNTING]


Great, now what?


How do we stop this thing?


[ALL SCREAMING]


PIXAL Obstacle.


[ALL SCREAMING]


[♪♪♪]


[SCREAMS]


Almost got you.


Watch it.


[HUMMING]


[GASPS]


I caught it, guys! I caught it!


Looks like we're coming to a dead end.


There's that word again. Never said that word!


Aah! What do I do? What do I do?


ZANE Use the aero-blades for brakes.


It almost feels like we're going faster!


ALL Whoa!


[ALL SCREAMING, DISTORTED]


[♪♪♪]


[GASPING]


Ha, ha! I could kiss Ronan!


After I clobber him for getting us into this mess.


Oh, ho, ho! Autopilot.


Course he's too scared to show his face.


Ninja, if you're getting this message


I'm sure you have some choice words for me.


Heh, heh! You've got that right.


But I want to tell you,


that wasn't me who sent you to this trap.


I was under the control of Moro.


I know you think I'm a crook by taking the sword,


and I wanna make things right by offering my airship Rex


as a peace offering.


I know it's not what you had in mind,


but I've remotely entered the location of the tomb.


The real one this time.


Look at that. The reason Misako never found the tomb in Ninjago


was because it was never there in the first place.


It's under the ocean. Moro has a head start,


but Rex should get you straight there in a jiff.


And if it's any consolation,


this'll be the last you see of me.


If Nya wants to know a reason, tell her it's because I care.


Okay. Good luck. And go make things right.


Looks like we're headed to the tomb.


Time to buckle up.


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