14x10 - Riddle of the Sphinx

[bunniefuu]

[theme music]

[Kalmaar]

"Riddle of the Sphinx."

[upbeat music]

Hah!

[grunting]

-[grunts]

-[groans, exhales]

How's that?

Your old man still...

still has some moves!

Real great, dad.

[chuckles]

But we're just sparring

for Master Wu's

little research project.

So don't hurt yourself, okay?

It's a valuable opportunity.

To study the effect

of elemental powers

on a former master.

But sparring

isn't what I had in mind.

Uh, Kai, would you kindly direct

a burst of fire at Ray?

Uh... what now?

[wails]

-[laughs]

-[Cole] Master Wu!

[pants]

What is it, Cole?

Nya and the others are back

at the island of the Keepers.

The Storm Amulet's

at the Explorer's club!

The Explorer's Club?

How is that possible?

Who would possibly be

foolish enough to do that?

I, Clutch Powers,

am proud to present to you,

the fabled Storm Amulet

of Wojira!

Which I am generously donating

to the Club's

permanent collection

along with these images

of the expedition.

[Shippleton clears throat]

Why are these slides

so... cartoonish?

What? Oh!

[laughs]

You mean why are they

detailed illustrations

instead of photographs?

That is due to the, uh...

loss of my camera,

which fell overboard

during our daring escape.

A reasonable explanation.

Continue.

Oh, now, this image depicts me

single-handedly conquering

a beast of the sea

while my fearful companions

were rendered helpless.

[clapping]

-Jolly good show!

-I dare say,

this sojourn might qualify you

for the coveted Explorer

of the Year award.

Explorer of the Year?

No. I'm not familiar

with the title.

Nor have I dreamed

about winning it

every single day

of my adult life.

But if you insist

on nominating me...

Something would have

to go dreadfully wrong

for us not to.

Kalmaar's right.

This is my fault.

Don't give up, Nya.

Zane will get

the controls fixed.

There's hope.

[Zane] There is no hope.

I have assessed the damage

and it is beyond repair.

Which means we're stranded.

Can you not use

your Elemental Powers

to summon the whales?

They could easily

pull this vessel behind them.

Summon whales?

No, I can't do that.

-But you are named Nya.

-Yeah?

The first Elemental Master

of Water. Nya.

Surely you know the tale of Nya?

I told you this.

Don't you remember?

When you were a little girl?

The story of Nya and the whales.

She rode upon their backs.

We named you after her.

But it's just

a children's story, Bentho.

It is true. Nya had helped

defeat the serpent Wojira.

She leapt

onto the serpent's head

with nothing

but a broken trident--

Benthomaar,

I can't summon whales.

I can only control water.

And right now, not even that.

She's right.

I was the Elemental Master

of Water before her,

I would know if something

like that was possible.

Have you ever tried?

Well, no.

Then how do you know?

[light music]

Oh.

Hi, guys.

What do I do now?

[Maya] Whatever you're doing,

it's working.

Try again!

Be careful not to call

any piranha or sharks.

Or blowfish, or fire sharks,

or glass snails.

[grandiose music playing]

[Ninja grunting]

Ah, Misako! You're alive.

What a pleasant surprise.

How may I help you?

We need to see Clutch Powers!

Certainly. Your membership card?

You know full well

you revoked it, Cecil.

Ah, yes, terribly sorry.

I shall immediately begin the

years-long reactivation process.

In the meantime, however,

I'm afraid I must deny entry.

This club is for members only.

This is an emergency!

Clutch Powers is in possession

of a dangerous artifact!

Sir, there are a good number

of very dangerous artifacts

-in this establishment.

-[dings]

Our collection

is filled with them.

You're okay with that?

The members

of the Explorer's Club

laugh in the face of danger.

Like so, ha-ha-ha!

Ho-ho-ho is also accepted.

It's true.

That was part of the test.

Might I recommend that

this charming conversation

would be most

comfortably continued...

outside?

-Look, you pencil-pushing--

-Cecil.

There is one way that

non-members can be permitted.

A Trial by Sphinx.

No one has invoked a Trial

by Sphinx for decades.

Not since the incident

with Lord Balgrave.

Ooh, a ghastly mess.

What happened to Lord Balgrave?

Consider it invoked.

Be the consequences

on your own head!

[tense music]

[Sphinx] Who will enter

my riddle?

Disgraced former members

may not participate.

The rest of you have a combined

total of three guesses.

If you fail, the results

will be... untidy.

What is happening here?

Good luck, son.

[grunts]

Ask your riddle!

Give me food and I will live,

give me water and I will die.

Who am I?

-Uh...

-I know! Cake!

[growls]

Cake?

Cake's usually the answer

to everything!

No, discipline is usually

the answer to everything.

Two guesses left.

Discipline.

[growls]

One guess left.

Food, live... water, die...

It's fire! Your fire!

Correct.

[scoffs]

A rather poor showing

on the Sphinx's part, eh?

You may pass.

And that's when I saved

the lives of the Ninja

and all the inhabitants

of the island,

who, of course,

insisted on crowning me their--

[door opens]

Oh, hey, guys!

[laughs]

I was just talking about you.

-Save it, Clutch!

-Where's the amulet!?

[giggling]

What amulet?

Give me the amulet

or be destroyed!

Oh, you mean this amulet!

[chuckles]

It's all yours!

[wails]

-Oh! A shameful display!

-No backbone!

You can forget

the Explorer of the Year award!

Nomination revoked!

-You, old man...

-[grunts]

...bring me that!

Come and get it.

[screeches]

[grunting]

Don't worry, I'll protect you.

Oh, what guff!

We're members

of the Explorer's Club,

we laugh in the face of danger!

Ha-ha-ha!

-Tally-ho!

-[swords rasping]

You'll rue the day

you Ruffians stormed our club!

Ho-ho-ho!

[grunts, groans]

You'll receive no quarter here!

Ha!

[yelling]

Not bad.

I don't know who you are,

but you'll regret this!

Oh, I am King Kalmaar.

I am your conqueror.

-[Kalmaar groans]

-Conquer that!

[grunts]

Your invasion

will be short-lived.

Once the rest

of our friends arrive,

-our combined forces will--

-[grunts]

Your friends

won't be coming back.

I made certain of that!

[both grunt]

[Jay] How's it going?

-Almost done?

-No, Jay!

There's just

a lot of little fish!

And they're too small

to pull the sub,

and we're stuck here,

and it's all my fault!

[screaming]

-It isn't your fault, Nya.

-How is it not my fault?

If I hadn't come along,

Calamari would have

never found this place,

-[gasps]

-the Amulet would still be safe,

-and...

-[Jay] Nya!

Look!

[gasps, giggles]

-Yes!

-[Jay] All right!

You did it, Nya! You did it!

I think you found our way

off this island!

Ninjago City, here we come!

[closing theme music]