02x06 - To Mysterium

[bunniefuu]

[Ninjas whooshing]

[intense music]

Faster, quicker, mental strength.

You can do this.

[Wyldfyre grunting]

[intense music]

[Ninjas whooshing]

[Ninjas yelling]

No! You aren't in the moment.

Lose your sense of
self and surroundings

and feel the motion.

Be the motion!

Never forget the universe
is always in motion.

Once you align with it,

that's when you'll unlock
skills you never knew you had.

[Bonzle] I haven't been
to Mysterium in forever,

since way before the Merge.

I'm not even sure the Sorceress
who created me is still alive.

If she is, she would know
the best way to protect you from Ras.

'Cause if Ras gets ahold of you,

I'm sure he plans
to turn you back into a spell

to free the Forbidden Five.

[Bonzle] So... it's
really our only choice.

What's bothering you, Bonzle?

The Sorceress.
She only knows me as a spell.

What if she doesn't believe
in me as a real person?

The Sorceress made
everything about you.

If anyone would believe
in your true self, it's gotta be her.

I... I guess.

Look, I know you all love
adventure and danger

and risking your lives,
but me and the other Finders

aren't exactly
skilled warriors like you.

No problem, Geo.

You, Spitz,
and Fritz can stay here.

[mysterious music]

Where'd they go, anyway?

[door clanging]

Uh-oh.

You sure we should do this?

Well, it's do this or be bored.

Just say no to boredom.

Hit it!

Amazing!
Let's see if it...

Whoa, whoa!

[tires screeching]

[all gasping]

-[Fritz yelling]
-[tires screeching]

Fritz, Spitz, get outta there!

[Fritz] We'd love to,
but we can't stop it!

[suspenseful music]

[Fritz yelling]

[ice shattering]

♪ Lost in the unknown,
so much to see ♪

♪ Together, we will rise ♪

♪ We fight ♪

♪ Be a Ninja for what's right ♪

[fire whooshing]

[tire screeching]

Gotcha!

[intense music]

Zane!

[electronic beeping]

Good thing Sora stores
my Elemental Mech in the cave.

[mechanical creaking]

This thing rules.

[Spitz sighing]

I'm thinking boredom
would've been less painful.

[Fritz groaning]

[door clanging]

So Jiro here is gonna fly us
all the way to Mysterium?

That's the plan.

Zane, can you give
Jiro the directions?

I cannot. There are
no trustworthy maps

of the post-Merge world
in my databanks.

But I'm sure Bonzle
knows how to get there.

I haven't been to Mysterium
since it was its own realm.

I have no idea where it is.

So, no one knows
where Mysterium is.

[ball whooshing]

[ball thudding]

Still practicing your technique

of giving objects Spinjitzu?

Practicing and failing.

Just like my regular Spinjitzu.

Arin, you have more natural
Spinjitzu talent than anyone.

You heard what Egalt said.

My Spinjitzu is unstable.

It's still as wonky
as it was when you met me.

I'm gonna get demoted to
First Fang, I just know it.

As Master Wu would tell me,
"Patience, young ninja."

But there isn't
time for patience.

The blood moon is coming,

and if I can't learn
Rising Dragon Technique...

[sighing]
I shouldn't even be a Ninja.

That's nonsense.

Maybe your path
isn't what you expected,

but like I've told you,
you have the potential

to be the greatest
of all the Ninja.

I know, and that's
a lot to live up to.

[sighs]

I wish I had your confidence.

I'm not feeling very
confident these days.

More visions?

I've never been so anxious.

I have no idea when
the visions will come,

and they just shut me down.

If I don't find
a way to stop them,

I won't be present enough
to lead us to confront Ras.

I wish Master Wu was here.

I bet he never felt like this.

[Egalt] You can't dwell
on where you came from

or where you're going.

Live in the moment.

In this drill, you'll
compete against each other.

Highest score wins.

Highest score right here.

Not happening.

You're going down.

[Nya whooshing]

[Kai grunting]

-[Nya grunting]
-[ball whooshing]

Me one, you zip.

[Nya and Kai whooshing]

[intense music]

[Kai grunting]

You flinched! One, one.

[Nya whooshing]

[Nya and Kai whooshing]

-[Nya grunting]
-[Kai yelling]

[Nya yelling]

Denied!

-[Nya grunting]
-[Kai grunting]

Hey!

We're playing it like that?
Fine.

[intense music]

[Egalt] No, you're not
harmonizing with the world.

You're fighting against it,
frustrating each other.

Break.

[Nya and Kai whooshing]

[grunting]

Isn't this annoying,
just doing nothing?

[comical voice]
I love doing nothing!

[normal voice] You're a rock.
Nothing is what you do.

But me, I do action.

I'm the most actionist ever.

[sighing]
Being injured is the worst.

[Egalt whooshing]

[gentle music]

[grunting]

[engine revving]

It is too bad Arin
and Sora are not here.

They are far more knowledgeable
about the Crossroads than we are.

-Whoa. [chuckles] Hey, there.
-[fire whooshing]

Is it me, or is trying to
not draw attention to ourselves

just drawing attention to ourselves?

It'd be bad if we were recognized.

Ras could have eyes everywhere,
but someone's gotta have a map

of the Merged Lands in this place.

[smooth music]

That place looks promising.

We should not stop here.

The owner is not trustworthy.

And if he recognizes me,
we might be...

Can I help you fine customers?

Wait, do I know you?

The odds of that are
statistically low,

given that so many people
call the Crossroads home.

Well, I suppose so.

Then welcome, stranger.

We carry only
the rarest treasures here.

Can I interest you

in an authentic toothbrush
of the Ancients?

Only used once.
Uh, twice.

[Zane sniffing]

Its smell is unexpected.

[Fedulian chuckling]

[Fedulian gagging]

That's just the scent of
authenticity, my friend.

But I can tell you're
a discerning gentlemen.

Would you like to
buy a disco toaster?

[energetic music]

Uh, do you have any trustworthy
maps of the Merged Lands?

You've come to the right place.

[Fedulian gagging]

[all gasping]

Here you go, on the house.

For free?

I have a drawer full of them.

Use it in good health.

[Fedulian chuckling]
Such fools.

They should have
taken the toaster.

[energetic music]

You are going to
have some new guests.

In fact, I think you
might know them already.

[Jiro whooshing]

According to the map,
we should follow this line

over a huge lake.

[Cole] Not seeing
a lake down there.

And this cloud
wasn't on the map.

[ominous music]

Not a normal cloud.

[all coughing]

Poison detected!

-[Jiro growling]
-[all coughing]

-[Jiro thudding]
-[Zane whooshing]

[grunts] Where are we?

Jiro, can you fly us
outta here, keeping low?

[Jiro growling]

He has been injured
by the poison.

Well, you were right.

There is definitely
no lake here.

And no life, either.

Master the basics.

Fundamentals.

You've got this.

I know you didn't expect
to train, little one,

but as you now know, we Dragon
Masters are Ninja ourselves.

You have much potential.

[wood creaking]

Whoa!

Sora, I sense
you're overthinking.

I know. It's just I feel like
I'm doing everything backwards.

I already have an elemental
power, but I can't do Spinjitzu.

And it's a little intimidating
when your best friend

is some Spinjitzu prodigy.

All living creatures walk
their own path, even Ninja.

Whoa!
[groaning]

I am the worst Ninja.

Trust me, I've met worse.

That does not help.

You put too much
pressure on yourself.

Find some calm.

[sighing] If we don't learn
Rising Dragon Technique,

we can't stop Ras.

[sighing] And I'm the weak link
on the team here.

Disturbing my privacy.

You humans are all alike.

[grunting] Hey, I'm
from a family of dragons,

and you're like the only one
I've ever met who hates people.

I have my reasons.

Well, I'm gonna change your mind
about how great people can be

just by existing
and being my awesome self.

Hm. Very few humans have ever
achieved Rising Dragon.

You realize you are probably
all wasting your time.

If you really thought that,
you wouldn't bother teaching us.

[Egalt grunting]

[Egalt whooshing]

[scale clinking]

[Wyldfyre grunting]

Stuck in the middle of
the desert with no way out.

-Hmm. I'm sorry, Bonzle.
-About what?

I'm supposed
to be protecting you.

The Finders are like my family,
my other family.

And right now, I'm putting you
into more danger than even Ras.

You're not responsible
for me, Cole.

If I didn't wanna come,
I wouldn't have.

But this journey was my idea.

And we can continue on it.

We still have the map.

[ominous music]

The line is gone.

Did that map change?

Were we given a trick map?

That no-account Fedulian.

I should have trusted
my memory banks.

Well, we were headed north
before we hit that cloud.

So, if we still go that way,
we should reach Mysterium, right?

[Egalt] Begin.

[Lloyd whooshing]

[Lloyd grunting]

[light music]

[sighing]
Don't mess this up.

[Arin whooshing]

[Arin grunting]

[Arin grunting]

[Lloyd and Arin whooshing]

-[Arin grunting]
-[ball clinking]

[Arin panting]

Don't force it, Arin.

Force and strength work counter
to the motion of the world.

The universe has its own
speeds you need to align with.

Again.

-[Arin whooshing]
-[Lloyd grunting]

[intense music]

[Arin and Lloyd whooshing]

[Arin and Lloyd yelling]

Whoa!

[ba*ls thudding]

-Whoa!
-[Kai grunts]

[Egalt grunting]

[Arin yelling]

Hold on, Arin!

[Arin and Lloyd whooshing]

-Egalt!
-Egalt!

[gasping]
Oh, no.

[footsteps thudding]

[Cole grunting]

[wings whooshing]

-Thanks, buddy.
-[gasping]

[Bonzle]
Whoa, are you seeing this?

Indeed. If we are all seeing it,
then it cannot be a mirage.

Come on.

Maybe we'll find water
or even just some shade.

[rumbling]

Move!

[ominous music]

[Jiro growling]

-What is that thing?
-[Zane grunts]

And what does it want?

No idea, but I know
what it's gonna get.

-[power whooshing]
-[sword clanging]

[ground rumbling]

[Zane grunting]

In this weather,
your attacks are probably

just cool and refreshing.

Cool and refreshing
was not my intention.

[Jiro thudding]

[Jiro roaring]

[ground rumbling]

[Cole yelling]

[Cole grunting]

Ow.

Well, at least we're alive.

As alive as a spell can be.

[footsteps]

Huh?

Are we on a stage?

[Dorama] Oh, splendid,
you're awake!

Because the show
is about to begin!

I can't see out of the eye.

Not even sure if this
type of injury will heal.

I'm so sorry.

I messed this all up
for everybody.

I knew you weren't ready,
child.

You're demoted
down to First Fang.

You'll be back in our group
before you know it.

Ninja, never thought I'd
see the likes of you again.

Are we supposed to know him?

I have never personally met him,

but I believe his name is Dorama.

Oh, you are not
the Ninja I was hoping for.

No matter, my revenge
will still be sweet,

since it was your kind
that ruined me.

Ever since Imperium fell,
I've been lost, without purpose.

But then I discovered this place,

the perfect location
for my next chapter.

Dorama's Academy for Acting!

[ominous music]

Huh?

It's not easy finding students.

Thankfully, my old friend
Fedulian and I made a deal.

His fake maps lead
people to my school,

and after I recruit them,
we rehearse.

You mean "capture them"?

I said "recruit!"

[coughing]

All day and all night,

we perfect the art
and craft of stage work.

Has he always been
this preposterous?

Well, he is a professional actor.

After my intensive hands-on
performance academy,

you'll be ready to entertain the world

in my new ultimate stunt show.

If you survive, that is.

Time to start...

-acting!
-[fire whooshing]

[Cole grunting]

You're doing it all wrong!

I need more fear in your eyes.

We have a lot of
rehearsal ahead of us,

but don't get discouraged.

We all start somewhere.

-Look at me.
-We have to stop this.

I was never
the performer in my family.

And also, I don't wanna
be fried to a crisp.

Imperium electro cage.
It will not let people through.

So, if we wanna get out,
we have to find a way

to shut it down from the inside.

Bonzle, stay back.

[cage whirring]

Mm. I'm a spell.

Perhaps we are not protecting her.

She is protecting us.

I didn't tell you to explore the space.

Stage Manager!

[suspenseful music]

[Bonzle yelling]

Go, Bonzle!

[footsteps thudding]

[electricity crackling]

Get her!

[electronic beeping]

Run!

It is too dangerous here!

[crowd clamoring]

Jiro, get them somewhere safe.

No self-respecting school
allows the students to escape.

Stop them!

[machines whooshing]

[Cole grunting]

[Cole and Zane grunting]

[crowd gasping]

[fire whooshing]

[Jiro roaring]

[suspenseful music]

[Bonzle yelling]

[Cole and Zane grunting]

[arm thudding]

[Cole grunting]

[heavy footfall]

[clanging sounds]

[intense music]

[Cole grunting]

[fists thudding]

[sword clanging]

-[ground rumbling]
-[sword clanging]

[blasts booming]

You think you could destroy
my Stage Manager

with dust a second time?

I have made upgrades!

[laughing]

[fists clanging]

[ground rumbling]

[suspenseful music]

[Cole gasping]

-[Dorama laughing]
-[both gasp]

Yes, now I'm buying
your performance.

You look absolutely terrified.

Use that, go with it.

I have an idea.
Follow me.

[Bonzle and Zane grunting]

[blasters firing]

Oh, this stunt show has
so many twists and turns!

All it's missing is a happy...
What are you doing?!

[thudding]

[Dorama cries out]

[power whooshing]

[Stage Manager thudding]

[fists thudding]

[stage rumbling]

[suspenseful music]

[Dorama cries out]

Truly unpredictable finale.

No notes. [thuds]

-[Dorama whooshing]
-[doors creaking]

You don't mind driving Dorama
back to the authorities?

Can't wait to lock him up.
Need a lift?

Thanks, but we still
have work to do. Stay safe.

[engine revving]

Guess we're off to Mysterium.

If we knew how to get there.

I may have something.

I have been examining
Dorama's Imperium tech.

Dorama had scanned
the local terrain,

creating a wealth of regional maps.

Nice work, Zane.

Jiro, how you feeling?

[Jiro roaring]

[thunder crashes]

Okay, this is weird, right?

Is this the right place?

[Zane] This is Mysterium.

[suspenseful music]

[Cole yelling]

[Cole sighing]

[gentle music]

How'd the Monastery of
Spinjitzu get out here?

[closing theme music plays]