03x15 - The Screaming Earth

[bunniefuu]

[tense music playing]

[screeching with effort]

[yelping]

Do not be afraid to fail, Riyu,

for every time we fail,

we learn.

[grumbling]

Has anyone seen Cole, Kai, or Frak?

When I sent them elsewhere to train,

I didn't mean for forever.

[Frak] How is it night already?

It felt like we barely had any sun today.

Are we there yet?

[Kai] Yeah, I thought Master Wu's ghost

or whatever showed you
where this thing was.

I was hearing his call.

It's not like the ghost voice
drew me a map!

The terrain out here seems different.

Could the Realms still be
shifting after the Merge?

[Kai] Who knows?
Maybe that explains

why it's dark out already.

There! That's it!

Looks like there was an epic party here

a long time ago,

or maybe a battle.

One of the two.

Huh.

[wincing] Ah!

The feeling's so strong here.

The Earth itself is crying out.

This has to be where it's coming from.

Maybe what I couldn't do by myself,

we can do together.

Hope this works...

unless whatever you're pulling up is evil,

in which case, I hope you fail.

No way Master Wu's voice

would try to get Cole
to dig up something evil.

I mean, right?

Master Wu apparently caused the Merge

for some reason, so who knows?

[munching and gagging]

If you hate Geo's wafers so much,

why are you still eating them?

[sighing] I keep hoping
they'll eventually taste good.

[munching and coughing]

There, Frak, can you feel it?

There's something huge down there.

[gasping]

It's hard to sense anything

over all the screaming--

Wait, is this...?

You got it.
I feel your quake.

What could it be?

Oh, it's massive.

Only one way to find out.

Pull!

[ground rumbling]

I think it's working.

[straining]

Is it a jet?

A-- A building?

Whoa...

[munching and gagging]

♪ Lost in the unknown ♪

♪ Together we will rise ♪

♪ We fight ♪

♪ Be a ninja for what's right ♪

[thunderclap]

[slurping]

Ah... Moss milk
ice cream

never tasted so good.

A frozen delight.

Sora, this stuff's only okay at best.

Ah, I guess barely escaping with your life

from a crazed tiger dude

who wants to shut you
into a Casket of Bones

makes everything taste better.

[slurping]

Okay, I'm getting another one,

but then we gotta find a way

to help those poor hollow people
in Mysterium.

Should we head back to the Monastery

- and tell the others?
- Yeah...

Not sure they're gonna
be happy to see me, though.

Trust me,

everyone misses you.

Listen, there's somewhere
I need to go first.

Only problem is,

we can't get there on bikes.

Let me see what I can do.

[vocalizing]

[marching feet]

I didn't even know this place had weapons.

I'm impressed.

Thanks for giving us a place to hide.

Of course.

It's an honor.

We're from the suburbs of Ninjago City.

You've probably saved our lives
more times than we can count.

Our son,

he loved you all so much.

How did your Ninja survive
the obliteration of the Merge?

There was no obliteration.

- Lee's been lying to you.
- Hmm.

We'd started to suspect that,
to be honest.

So the Merge didn't really
destroy the outside world?

No. In fact, it brought
all the realms together.

Ninjago survived,

and so did someone else...

your son.

[gasping]
Arin's alive?

Oh! [crying and laughing]

[ground rumbling]

[grunting with effort]

There must be a whole skeleton down there!

You've got to be kidding me.
There's more?

Take a break, you two.
You're gonna burn out.

[gasping]

- [groaning]
- [ground rumbling and cracking]

No, no! We're losing ground!

[straining]
I can't keep this up!

[grunting and gasping]

You've hit hard pack...

but don't worry, I'm here.

H'yah! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Maybe we can do this, after all.

In my vision,

the Source Dragons were talking

like Thunderfang was still alive,

but Arin released the souls
that empowered him.

We saw Thunderfang turn to dust.

Yeah, yeah, sounds like a big problem.

I'm thinking about our small problem.

Mr. Ball-of-Handsome there

is looking more rested by the second,

and then he's gonna start
tentacling our brains.

How do we get out?

Oh, wait, I got it!

Ah, should've thought of this before!

- What is that?
- Our escape!

Wait for it...
[chuckling awkwardly]

- [snoring]
- [Wyldfyre grunting]

What's taking so long?
Just work!

[groaning in frustration]
You stupid thing!

H'yah!

[buzzes]

[gate clanking open]

- Yes! Plan B worked!
- "Plan B"?

You just hurled that thing in anger.

Hurling stuff in anger
is always my Plan B,

even when it's also my Plan A.

Come on!

[tense music playing]

Arin's been searching for you
ever since the Merge happened.

We came here to find you.

So Arin's here too?

He, uh...

His investigation took him
in another direction.

[Jay scoffs]

Well, we've actually been doing

a little investigation of our own.

We call it the "Mystery
of the Mood-Changing Neighbors."

Barry and I have been suspicious

of Lee's story for a while,

but anyone who openly
questions Lee disappears,

and comes back days later

- with all their doubts... gone.
- Mm-hmm.

You think Lee is doing something to them?

Altering their minds?
Jay, you said

the Administration checked
for all kinds of mind control.

They did. On a wide scale,

but if Lee's only using it
selectively on one or two people,

the Administration
wouldn't have detected it.

What's the Administration?

Let's worry about one thing at a time.

There's an off-limits backstage area

in this cavern.
We think Lee's

bringing the neighbors there.

[Jay] We've been back there.

It was definitely weird,

but we didn't see any kidnappees.

Might be worth looking
with Barry and Jenny's help.

Maybe that's where Lloyd and Wyldfyre are.

Okay, so this backstage
entrance sees the most activity,

but we haven't been able to break in.

Leave that to me.

This won't take long.

I just-- I want to say goodbye.

Take all the time you need, Arin.

[gasping]

What?

Are their graves empty?

If my parents aren't here,

where are they?

[Barry] Bad neighbors are brought here.

Sometimes it's days
before they come out again.

I can easily take out two guards,

but alerting one Lee alerts all Lees.

Yup, many bodies, one mind.

Jenny and I will lure him away

while you and Barry sneak in.

- Be careful.
- You too.

Excuse me,

aren't those the Bad Neighbors
you're looking for?

[wailing dramatically] Whoa!

Thanks!
It's neighbors like you

that give neighbors a good name.

I gotta admit,

you're different than I thought you'd be.

[Jay] We knew each other?

Well, not personally,

but the Ninja are famous.

My son had a poster of you up on his wall,

and my wife was a big fan
of your old game show.

Why would a Ninja host a game show?

That sounds fake.

- [crackling]
- [beeping]

And Arin said one time you
got trapped in a video game...

[laughing] and became a rocking superstar!

Oh, and when--

[Jay] Now you're just making things up.

Sorry, but this area
is for cast members only.

It's off-limits to Neighbors.

Not for any secret, nefarious reason--

[crashing]

[roaring]

What are you doing here?

Uh, rescuing you.

[snorting] I rescued me.
And him.

[gasping]
You knocked out a Lee.

Lee will not like that.

More of him will already be on the way.

[gasping] You're Arin's dad!

You have no idea
how good it is to meet you.

Hey, the Legendary Green Ninja!

Intros later!

Things are about to get

way Lee up in here!

So glad you and Jay
had each other through the Merge.

Don't know what Barry and I
would have done without each other.

Funny you say that.

I only just found Jay.

He lost his memories,
and doesn't even remember who I am.

Really?
That's not

what his body language says,

and as an amateur detective,

I study body language.

What does his body language tell you?

That maybe his mind doesn't remember you,

but his heart sure does.

- [alarm beeping]
- [gasping]

[alarm continues to beep]

[all] Neighbors!
Please return

to your homes for an emergency,

um, street cleaning.

[neighbors murmuring]

We need to meet up with Nya
and get to the elevator.

What about the other residents?

Not paying me to rescue everyone.

Impostors!

Here to ruin everything!

This is all just so un-neighborly!

[clamoring angrily]

Guess the only way out is through.

Love that!

Eat fireball, Lee! H'yah!

[yelping]

I'm starting to like you.

Ah!

H'yah! [grunting]

Ah! Oof!

Guess I'll never get to finish
that needlepoint class I started.

I-- I don't understand.

Where'd those guys come from?

Beats me!

Maybe they have some answers!

Hey, you guys!

What's going on?

Oh, no, you don't!

An elevator shaft?

[clanking]

[intense music playing]

What?

This place is amazing,

but probably evil, given our luck.

[crowd clamoring below]

Look, some kind of street fight.

Are those the Ninja?

- H'yah!
- Ah!

Ow!

[grunts of pain and impact]

[grunting]

The Lees can out-teamwork us.

We have to divide their attention!

For once, don't work together!

I do my best work solo.

H'yah!

[dragon snarling]

[beeping]

[Lee groaning]

I'll be taking this, thank you.

[Lee yelping] Whoa!

[Lees yelping] Whoa-oh!

[Lees yelping]

If the Ninja are here,
they're helping people...

what I should have been doing
instead of following Ras.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

You only did that for your parents.

My parents!

Yeah, that's what I said.

No, look! My parents!

Lloyd found them.

[smashing]

Whoa! You okay, Mister?

How'd you get here?

Not really the best time to start

a New Neighbor Orientation, but okay.

♪ Perhaps you're
Feeling in the dumps... ♪

Yeah, let's wait until I can get
my other bodies to harmonize.

It'll sound much better.

"Other bodies"?

[ground rumbling, straining with effort]

I think... this is... it!

[all roaring and straining]

[gasping]

You did it!

[panting] We... did it.

This dragon
makes the Firstbourne look like a pup.

It can only be one thing, right?

The remains of a dead Source Dragon.

Whoa!

[gasping]
Huh?

What was once lost...

can now be found...

Master Wu?

[shouting]

[slamming and grunting]

Greetings, Neighbor!
Just going door to door

assuring Neighbors
that everything is fine.

Oh, uh, one moment.

[grunting]

Nothing to worry about.

[grunting]

[yelping]

[Lloyd] This isn't getting us anywhere.

[Jay] Speak for yourself!

Whoa!

[gasping]

Aah!

[groaning] I should have seen that coming.

I'm gonna punch you so hard!

Like a single punch could take
down a stone-cold warrior like me!

That's cheating.

[screaming]

Why... isn't...
this... thing... working?

[smashing]

Aah!

[thudding heavily]

Why'd you save me?

You're from the outside world.

You don't need me.

I need you not to be crushed.

- Why?
- 'Cause a nice, normal person

wants people to be okay

and not be crushed by falling debris.

You don't spend a lot of time
with other people or something?

[Lee] I never met another person
until the Merge.

Did you build this place?

Why?

Because I need people.

For so, so long, in the Realm of Lee,

there was only Lee.

And Lee, and Lee,

and Lee...

I tried to keep myself busy,

but no matter how many bodies I created,

there was only just me.

Just Lee.

Then one day,
something remarkable happened.

I didn't know it at first,

but the Realm of Lee

merged with other realms.

Lee was no longer alone.

[grunting with effort]

[gasping]

Where... where am I?

You're in Lee, of course!

Wait, are there other places to be?

He was the first Non-Lee I had ever met,

a whole other person

who had thoughts that weren't my thoughts.

Games are so much more fun
when you don't know

what the other player is going to do!

[laughing]

Life was all new.

[laughing] Wha--! Whoa!

Whuh-oh!

[laughing] Oh!

I realized

other people must be
the key to being happy.

He told me of the outside world,

its wonders, and what he missed...

until one day, he missed them so much,

he left Lee.

I stayed, because there is no Lee

without... Lee.

[rain pouring]

Right then, I vowed to make

the Land of Lee so perfect,

no one would ever want to leave again.

[battle continuing]

And I succeeded!

Why else would the Administration
dump its unwanteds here?

I painted a wonderful rainbow of lies

so my new Neighbors
wouldn't ever be curious

about what's outside,

but these new outsiders
want to wash it all away!

I won't let those Ninja
take my friends from me!

I was alone once, too.

A single lie pushed away
the first real friend

I ever made.

Friends shouldn't lie to friends,

ever,

but especially on, like,
a city-wide level.

Well, if you have a way of making friends

that doesn't involve
mass deception and brainwashing,

I'd like to hear it.

[grunting with impact]

Nya, one of us has to
grab Arin's parents and go--

Oh, no, where are Barry and Jenny?

So you came here for those two?

Then I'll be sure
to keep them here forever!

No!

Another Ninja?

I don't know this color.

He must be new.

[grunting]

I am a good friend.

I am a good friend!

No, you're not being
a good friend right now,

but you can be.

Tell everyone the truth.

Let them go if they want,

and maybe some will stay,

and those will be real friends.

I've only been here a few minutes,

and I think the Land of Lee
is pretty amazing.

You-- You do?

For real?

[uplifting music playing]

Mom? Dad?

[both] Arin!

[sobbing joyfully]

A new neighbor?
The Administration

always drops them off above ground.

Whatever you are, get away from me!

[spectral tone]

Is that... music?

Oh, no.

Not here. Not now.

[wraiths shrieking]

[spectral horn blowing]

[all Lees moaning]

Look around and see...

in the Land of Lee...

...look around...

[spectral horn blowing]