14x11 - Papergirl

[bunniefuu]

[theme music]

[Kalmaar] "Papergirl."

Alright, listen up!

Announcements!

Oh, what'dya know?

All routes are open.

That's a first.

But Spokes and Knuckles

are still on trauma-leave,

and Jonesy's bike's in the shop,

so we're a couple hands short.

Oh, and, uh...

this is Antonia's last day

so get your goodbye's in.

-What...?

-He's joking, right, 'Tone?

-Yeah, Antonia ain't a quitter!

-It ain't a joke.

I got something new lined up.

What did ya think?

I was gonna be

a papergirl my whole life?

I got a job at the Dairy Dragon.

-That ice cream shop? Downtown?

-They got good ice cream.

Alright, come on,

stow the jabber

and hit the road.

These papers

ain't delivering themselves.

[grunts]

Antonia? You can't quit.

You're the one

who taught me that

the news never sleeps, remember?

Maybe not. But I woke up.

I'm gonna make more off

the tip jar at Dairy Dragon

than I will all week here.

Hey, wait! Antonia!

[Nelson] Antonia!

[bell rings]

[Nelson] Wait up!

[panting]

Antonia, what about

all that stuff you said?

About how the news

is so important?

How we're making a difference?

I was wrong, okay? Look around.

Every day it gets crazier.

[Antonia]

If it ain't giant snakes,

it's a dragon,

or some evil video-game...

There's nothing today.

Everything's fine. See?

[people screaming]

[Gripe] In the name

of King Kalmaar of Merlopia,

surrender and perish!

Uh, did he say

surrender and perish?

That's not much of a choice.

[suspenseful music]

So it's not perfect.

But that doesn't mean

we give up!

If we're not making

any difference,

what's the point?

I might as well take a job

that pays better.

[bell rings]

It's about not giving up!

Even when you lose.

Who told you that piece

of cheerful advice?

It's true!

Well, I got my own saying.

If you can't win...

quit and join the Dairy Dragon.

[expl*si*n]

[sighs sharply]

What flavors do they have

at the Dairy Dragon?

Chocolate Fudge, Butter Pecan,

Mint-Chocolate Chip,

Ninjapolitan, Bananakhan,

Cookies-n-cream,

Spinjitzu-Swirl, Vanilla,

Mango-Morro

and Orange Sorbentine.

I love Bananakhan.

What am I talking about?

You're quitting, Antonia.

That's it, plain and simple.

Yeah, I know, we just talked

about that through the whole

Mer-man-invasion back there.

And you know what?

I'm okay with quitting.

Well, if that's how you feel,

I guess there's nothing

I can say.

Hey, come on... Nelson.

Don't be like that.

[grumbles]

Nelson. Will ya listen?

You're gonna be fine without me.

Hey, come on.

Did you think about the upside?

What upside?

Having a friend

at the Dairy Dragon?

I can hook you up with all

the Bananakhan you can imagine.

What'dya say?

Still friends?

-Yeah... I guess. Still--

-[expl*si*n]

[both gasp]

[Kai] Hey, tentacles!

[tense music]

-[grunts]

-[groans]

[Cole grunting]

[groaning]

-[grunts]

-[Cole] Master Wu!

Ninjago!

[straining]

[Cole grunting, gasps]

[Kai grunting]

-[alarm wails]

-Kai!

[groans]

Ouch!

Oh, man. I don't remember it

hurting this much...

[Kai groans]

Me neither.

You! Girl!

Bring me that amulet. Now.

[both grunting]

Don't... let him get it, kid!

Run!

[Master Wu] Go kids, go!

-Who are those guys?

-Beats me!

But I ain't sticking around

to find out!

[tense music]

[indistinct singing]

[brakes screeching]

I believe you have something

that belongs to me.

Hand it over

or face the consequences.

See? This is what you get

for sticking your neck out.

Now what are we supposed to do?

Wall ride! Come on!

I'm really regretting

I taught you this stuff.

-Too late to worry about it now!

-[Kalmaar] Stop them!

[both screaming]

Oh, no!

[both grunting]

Yeah!

[grumbles]

I quite dislike that child.

Whoa! What in the--

[gasps]

[screams]

[clucks]

Well, you're a tricky beast,

aren't you?

There we go.

[horn honking]

-You gotta be kidding me!

-This way!

[grunts]

-Remember me?

-Of course, I remember you.

I saw you just five minutes ago

in the street.

That was sarcasm,

which, I guess, they don't

have wherever you're from!

[grunts]

[suspenseful music]

[both screaming]

Yeah!

[both scream]

[screaming continues]

[both gasp]

-What do we do?

-Maybe I should...

[gasps]

-What is your name?

-Antonia...

-Are you... a ninja?

-No.

-An elemental master?

-[Antonia] No.

-A mystic?

-Uh-uh.

-An Oni?

-Not even close.

-Serpentine?

-Ew.

-Familiar?

-No, I... I'm just a papergirl.

-Paper...girl?

-We... deliver newspapers.

[gasps]

A papergirl!

Ah, how amusing...

[laughs]

What's so funny?

Of all my foes, of all those

who have tried to stop me...

you, a common papergirl,

-came the closest.

-[grunts]

Perhaps I have underestimated

your loathsome species.

Kai is still down there.

Come on, Antonia...

[gasps]

Antonia!

-He's not breathing.

-Okay, step back, Antonia.

I know CPR!

[coughs]

Kai! What happened?

Are you okay?

Uh, fine.

But tentacles...

[coughs]

...he... he got away...

-He went that way.

-We tried to stop him.

We really did.

But we weren't fast enough.

He got that round thing.

I'm really sorry.

Oh, child...

You did all you could.

And we thank you for it.

Yeah, the important thing is,

you were here.

If you hadn't been...

I might still be

at the bottom of that canal.

Come!

There isn't a moment to lose!

Perhaps we can still catch them!

-Well, so long.

-So long.

Good luck at the Dairy Dragon.

Maybe I'll swing by

tomorrow and--

Oh, save it, Nelson.

I'm not going anywhere.

I changed my mind, okay?

I got a right

to change my mind, don't I?

-You mean... you're gonna stay?

-Yeah, I'm gonna stay.

But only if you promise

not to rub my nose in it.

In fact, don't say nothing.

Just say, "Okay, Antonia,

I'll see you tomorrow."

Okay, Antonia,

I'll see you tomorrow.

See ya round, purple ninja.

[upbeat music]