01x20 - The Power Within

[bunniefuu]

- [keyboard clattering]
- [gentle music]

I hate it when we get
stuck on security duty.

Not me, because I love to quash dissent.

Sure, I love a bit of
dissent-quashing, too.

Only problem, there's never any dissent

in the administration.

[applicant yawns]

- Was that a sigh of dissent?
- Huh?

No, I'm just tired.
[yawns]

You sure? Not a blatant call
to rally others against a system

that treats you like a cog in the machine,

devaluing your individuality and identity?

No, it's fine. Whatever.

[sighs]
Guess there's just nothing

out of the ordinary going on around here.

[upbeat music]

[keyboard clattering]

[whooshing]

[metal thuds]

[vacuum whooshes]

[Arin grunts]

[Sora grunts]

Sorry.

[Arin] Empty? Weird.

[Sora] But perfect for what we need.

Man, our first solo ninja mission.

Just you and me, like the old days.

What's the deal with this place again?

Last time I was in here, the
agents said they'd find people

who went missing during
the Merge and return them,

but I think they were sending
people to the wrong places.

If they found my missing parents,

they could've sent them anywhere!

Still, if the administration
is good at anything,

it's record-keeping.

They probably kept notes of-- Hey!

- [machine beeping]
- What's happening?

Looks like the records were taken offline

when the head of the Department
of Realm Reassignment,

some guy named Agent Walker, went missing.

[Arin] So info about my parents
could have been here,

but I waited too long to get it?

[sighs] What's wrong with me?
I got distracted by ninja stuff.

If you consider saving
the world a distraction.

- [door thuds]
- [Agent Underwood] Yes, yes!

Finally some dissent!

It's quashing time!

♪ Lost in the unknown
so much to see ♪

♪ Together we will rise ♪

♪ We fight ♪

♪ Be a ninja for what's right ♪

[flame roaring]

- [thud]
- [dragon roars]

[gasps, sighs]

- [Nya] Anything?
- [Lloyd] A lot,

but not what I wanted to see.

- Like where Ras' Dojo went?
- Exactly.

Master Rontu teaching me to
find harmony with my visions

has been an enormous help,

but that doesn't mean I can
make any sense of them.

I saw Wolf Masks training,
but I have no idea where.

Or who the mysterious master was

that Ras called out to
during the blood moon?

What kind of being could
have that much power,

to make an entire Dojo
disappear like that?

No clue.
And until we figure it out,

it's like we have no idea
what our next step should--

- Whoa!
- [fire crackles]

Playing through!
Kai once told me Boulder Golf

would increase both my power and accuracy.

- Fore!
- [fire crackling]

Wyldfyre's been training non-stop since...

Since my brave, stupid brother
got himself trapped forever

in the Nether Space.

Wyldfyre's trying to live up to
what she thinks Kai would want.

[Lloyd sighs] I know a thing or
two about thinking that way.

But I'm worried she's putting
too much pressure on herself.

Says the king of putting
too much pressure on himself.

That's how I know it's bad.

And she's not the only Ninja
trainee I'm worried about.

I expected to hear
from Arin or Sora by now.

I'm sure they're fine.

Agents, present arms!

[Agent Underwood] You better
turn yourselves in, punks.

We have blasters and injunction paperwork,

and we're not afraid to use either!

Better listen to her.

My partner's vicious with her paperwork.

She'll bury you in 9-21Cs so hard,

you'll wish you 51A-ed your 39-double-Z's!

I don't know what any of that means,

but we should be going.

Hey, let go!

Those are my favorite feet!

[loud thud]

We can't get captured
on our first solo mission.

Lloyd will never let us
out of the Monastery again!

[gas hissing]

[coughs]

I bet that smoke b*mb isn't even licensed.

Dispel the vapors!

They've completely vanished!
Impossible!

It must be some form of magic!

[feet thudding]

[growls]

[laughs]
Great to see you too, Riyu,

but we gotta move.

They might figure out where
we went any second now.

Seriously, where'd they go?

Oh, we'll never figure this out!

[engine roaring]

Mission was a total fail, Riyu.

If the administration had any clue

as to where my parents are,
those clues are gone now.

It's okay, Arin.

I'm sure we'll track them down
with some other lead.

What other lead?

- There is no--
- [Riyu roars]

[car tires screech]

[Matriarch thuds]

What was that?

We've got to check that out!

[engine roaring]

[thrilling music plays]

[car tires screech]

[Arin] Whoa!

It's a dragon!

[Riyu cries out]

It's the Matriarch of
the Mountain Dragons.

Riyu's tribe mother.

[emotional cries]

[rumbling cry]

[gasps]
Someone took her horns!

[rumbling cry]

We have to help her!

I'll call the others on the
explorer's long-range comms.

They'll take forever to
get all the way out here.

The Matriarch needs help now.

But what can we do?

This is the Land of Madness.

Riyu has a lot of friends here.

[Riyu roars]

[fists thudding]

[grunts, groans]

[clangs]

[Ras] Cease, Nokt!

This is training, not w*r.

[panting]

Everything is w*r.

Save your anger for when it matters.

Your skills have improved
since I freed you, Nokt.

If you're so impressed
with my Shatterspin,

why don't you take off this
blasted control implant

so I can really let loose?

Because I don't trust you.

I respect the Forbidden Five,
but I am in charge here.

And I do not need a knife in my back.

Reset the match.

We need to be at peak fighting form

if we're going to beat the
other elemental competitors.

[feet thudding]

The Craglings really do
treat Riyu like a hero.

They wouldn't use the healing
mud from their Sacred Field

for anyone else.

Yea, but I'm not sure it's working.

[low, rumbling growl]

What exactly happened?

Someone attacked the Matriarch

and stole her crown of horns.

Who could have done such a thing?

[growls weakly]

What's this?

I'm Wyldfyre of the Fire Dragon tribe,

and this is Heatwave, my tribe father.

We're here to help.

[Matriarch roars]

She's in bad shape. We need
to work twice as hard here.

Come on!

[Matriarch roars]

[tree thuds]

Do you all hear that?

She's saying something.

[Matriarch grumbles]

[dragons roaring]

[emotional cry]

How could someone do this?

Why would someone do this?

Right before she passed,

I heard the Matriarch's voice in my head.

- Did anyone else hear that?
- What did she say?

She said, "The Source Dragons
are in grave danger."

- [hatchling chittering]
- You hear that?

[communicative moan]

[chittering continues]

Is that crying?

[chittering continues]

[gasps]

[sudden, happy cry]

[both growling gently]

The Matriarch's child.

This baby's gotta be the next
in line to lead the tribe.

Whoever k*lled the Matriarch

must not have known this kid was

in one of her mom's nursing pouches.

[hatchling chitters]

Don't be afraid, little dragon.

We're going to protect you.

And how exactly are we
going to protect this baby?

What if whoever k*lled
the Matriarch comes back?

Only one way to keep it safe.

We have to take it back to its home tribe.

[chitters]

Great idea but big problem.

The Mountain Dragons moved after Rapton

and the Claws of Imperium
found them, remember?

We have no idea where they live now.

[Lloyd sighs]

[Riyu croaks]

What's that, Riyu?

Is that your home, Riyu?

- [Riyu croaks]
- Sure, but what about you?

Oh, I forgot!

Remember when Riyu left
his tribe to come with us?

The Matriarch told him he would
always be able to find them.

That's right!

But how does he do that?

- [dragons groaning]
- [Riyu roars]

He seems to think the tribe
is in that direction.

Are we sure he's right?
[yells]

The other dragons are sure,

and dragons have way more
common sense than people do.

Then let's go!

Thank you for your help, Craglings!

[gentle music]

[both growling gently]

[ship whooshes]

[Riyu growls]

Riyu, we've been flying a long time.

It's okay if you need a break!

[Riyu squawks]

We sure he knows where he's going?

I'm thinking yes.

I've never seen him this determined.

[g*ns blasting]

That's right, Ninja!!

- It's the return of--
- Rapton?

Aww, I was going to say that.

You stole Rapton's moment!

I thought you and the
Claws of the Imperium were

on our side now?

You helped us take down the Empress!

[scoffs] I was never on your side,

I was just on the
Empress's side even less!

And we're not the Claws
of Imperium anymore!

We're the Freebooters now.

[wicked laughter]

- Attack!
- [g*ns firing]

What does Freebooters even mean?

Your boots are free?

Told you no one would get it, Rapton!

I never liked the name.

Freebooting is what pirates do!

Lawless adventurers, like us!

Haven't you ever read a book?

Aah!

Imperium doesn't hunt dragons anymore.

Oh, trust me, I know.

I was out of a job, and
after I spent three days

as a shoulder pad consultant...

[fire crackles]

...I realized Rapton isn't
cut out to be a wage-earner!

I am a freebooter!

The name still sounds stupid!

Your opinion is wrong!

So now, I'm a mercenary that sells dragons

to the highest bidder!

And it pays awesome!

I can afford twice as many
unicorn figurines now!

[g*ns blasting]

Huh, easier than I--

How dare you k*ll the Matriarch!

What are you talking about?

I haven't seen a Tribal Matriarch since

that time you blasted us
with that weird power!

You're a liar!

Would Rapton lie?

We heard those dragons
howling and checked it out.

And you got a baby dragon!

You know how much that's worth?

- [jet thuds]
- [Lloyd screams]

Whoa-h*!

Rapton's about to strike gold!

Oh, come on!
This isn't a fair fight!

- [Rapton screams]
- [jets thudding]

You'll pay for this, Ninja!

Pay for what?
Are we selling them something?

[Rapton] It's a figure of speech!

[gentle music]

Wow, the mountain dragons

must've made
the World Forest their new home.

[gentle bellow]

[sad moan]

[roaring in unison]

I promise you, we will find who did this

to your Matriarch,
if it's the last thing we do.

- [hatchlings chitter]
- [gentle music]

[chittering]

Today was not what I was expecting.

Finding info on my parents
was a complete fail,

and now we have the death
of the Matriarch to solve.

Where do we even start?

[powerful whoosh]

Who are you?

I go by many names,

but you would know of me as
the Source Dragon of Motion.

No offense, but I've met a Source Dragon,

and let's just say, you're a little short.

I suppose it is not fair to
expect you to recognize me

in this mortal form,
but this is the ideal way

for me to interact with you ninja.

Look, I was told firsthand

that Source Dragons don't get
involved in mortal affairs.

- So how do we trust--
- Enough!

[fire crackling]

Yeah, I'm thinking that's
a real Source Dragon.

I come here in need of your aid.

I fear the Source Dragons
face an unseen menace.

As the Matriarch died,
I heard her in my mind.

She said, "There was grave
danger to the Source Dragons."

The Matriarch of the Mountain Dragons

is not the only dragon of her stature

to have her life taken in recent times.

What? There've been others?

The Matriarch of Fallen Leaves

and the Patriarch of the Northern Spiral,

their crowns also stolen.

These dragons all fell
under the powers of myself

and the Life Source Dragon.

I fear whoever is doing this

is coming for the Source Dragons next.

[fire crackles]

But you're a Source Dragon.

You're more powerful than anything!

I wish that were always true.

But as you know, one of our
kind was recently captured

and contained by mortals with evil intent.

And before that, the unthinkable happened.

A Source Dragon's
very life was extinguished.

We didn't know that.

In this post-Merge world,

even the Source Dragons are not safe.

What would happen if there
aren't any more Source Dragons?

We have existed since
before time had a name.

We are the source of all
Elemental Power in this universe.

We hold together
the very fabric of reality.

Okay, yeah, so no Source Dragons

would be very bad, got it.

Why are you telling us all of this?

It is not our custom

to involve ourselves
directly with mortals,

but these are dire times.

Of all the mortals,

you have the strongest connection to us.

We trust you.

I need you to find
who this hidden threat is

and stop them before more
Source Dragons are destroyed.

You have so much power.

Can't you just, I don't know,

look down and see who's doing this?

That is not how our powers work.

The other Source Dragons
are blind to the dangers.

I come here on my own.

I need your aid.

- Where do we even start looking?
- That, I do not know.

Wait, I found this
in the Matriarch's claw.

It looks like part of a map.

But there's not enough of it
to tell where it could be.

[Nya] Those streets
don't look familiar at all,

and I studied a lot of maps
when I was in the Cloud Kingdom.

It is the City of Temples.

City of Temples?

Home of the Tournament of the Sources.

What? Like that Tournament
of Elements thing

Master Chen tricked everyone into?

Not a competition founded by mortals.

These are cosmic games,

the legend of which may
have inspired imitations.

So, whoever attacked the Matriarch

is somehow connected to this tournament?

Perhaps.

It is the only clue we have.

- Your path forward is clear.
- Clear?

You will enter the Tournament
of the Sources

to discover the identity
of our mysterious enemy

and stop them before it is too late.

[tense music playing]