02x01 - The Blood Moon

[bunniefuu]

[ominous music]

[Jordana panting]

I can't believe
all this is here. [pants]

In Imperium,

we were always taught
the Wyldness was nothing

but lava pools...
and gross melons.

The Lava Wastes are but
one region of my land.

There are many others.
Diamond Glaciers, the Forever Rock,

Boiling Beach, and here,
the Forest of Spirits.

[scoffs] You self-obsessed Imperians
never thought you'd have to deal

with anything beyond
your own borders.

But now, after the Merge,

no one can ignore
what's right outside their door.

[dramatic music]

[gasps] What is that?

Our destination.

Hmm.

Give it to me.

-[dramatic music]
-[energy surging]

[gate rumbling]

According to the ancients of my land,
these doors were sealed long ago,

intended to never be opened,

except by the power
of a Source Dragon.

That's why you had me keep some
of that Source Dragon energy.

Exactly.

Imperium has crumbled,
but my ultimate plans have not.

And now I will accomplish
what no one has for centuries.

I shall harness the forbidden
secrets of this temple.

[Jordana exhales] Hold on.

Not all of us have
your natural night vision.

[lantern squeaking]

[ominous music]

[Ras] Behold, the key to unlocking
the dark powers of a lost age.

When the Blood Moon arrives,

we will assemble the most powerful beings
in the Merged Realms.

Then no one will
be able to stop us.

[exhales sharply]

♪ Lost in the unknown
So much to see ♪

♪ Together we will rise ♪

♪ We fight ♪

♪ Be a ninja for what's right ♪

[flame roaring]

[upbeat music]

[crowd clamoring]

Up here, bolts for brains!

-[car thudding]
-[alarm wailing]

[phone pinging]

[citizen coughing]

[phone pinging]

-[mellow music]
-[cat hissing]

[cat growling]

[Kai] It's okay, Fugi-Dove.

-I gotcha.
-[phone pinging]

Oh, Lobbo, not again!

[upbeat music]

Hey, look at this. [laughs]

[upbeat music]

Hey, it's your girl,

Ninja-Fan Infinity.

And me, Spinjitsu-For-Days99.

Like and subscribe.

[Ninja-Fan Infinity]
We're coming at you

from the site of the Ninja's
latest victory!

They just saved three people
on this street corner

from an out-of-control
racing mech!

New Ninja, classic Ninja,

-working together.
-[phone pinging]

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and don't forget
our Ninja merch.

Sure, the Ninja are back,
some of them,

but where are the others?

Master Wu? Cole?
Jay? Pixal?

Still lost in the Merge?

No one's asking these smart,
brave questions,

except me, Intelligent George.

Up next, more activity from
the mysterious Night Ghost.

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[signal crackling]

What's going on?
Bad connection?

-[upbeat music]
-[Riyu yelps]

What the...
Sora?

[Sora laughs]

Just practicing my
Elemental Tech Powers.

Now that I can do them
without Riyu's help,

this is a whole
new world for me.

[sighs] Must be nice.

Look, Arin,

just because you don't
have Elemental Powers,

doesn't mean you're not...

Vital to the team.
I know. I know.

Lloyd tells me all the time.

You shouldn't be watching that so-called
Intelligent George guy anyway.

Everything he says is made up.

[sighs] You're right.
But, sometimes,

he talks about people that
went missing in the Merge,

like my parents did.

I have to find them, but there's
no information anywhere.

So, sometimes I get so desperate,
I watch Intelligent George,

a man who insists
the moon is made of donut.

[sighs] I have no doubt
we'll find your parents someday,

but you need a break.

Obsessing like this isn't
good for your mental health.

How about we hit the courtyard
and flex those Ninja skills,

and Riyu can try flying again.

[growls]

I always like how
you think, Sora.

-[Riyu growls]
-[Sora and Arin cheer]

-[Riyu stomping]
-[painting clatters]

-[Riyu growling]
-Oh, no.

How many times have I told them?

Riyu has gotten too big
to run through these halls!

-[Riyu stomping]
-[Mr. Frohicky yelps]

You're making a mess
of the place again!

[Sora] We'll clean it all up!
Promise!

Someone came to see you two
while you were out.

They left a note.

[Riyu stomping]

[Arin] Thank you!

-[painting clatters]
-Oh, come on.

Who is it from?

Kreel, of all people.

It says she has urgent need
of Ninja assistance.

Then the weirdest part
is it's signed, "Your friend, Kreel."

You think she meant to
give this to someone else?

Hmm. She probably just wants to sell us
some junk from her junkyard.

-[majestic music]
-[gears clanking]

Lloyd?

Oh, uh, what?

Where am I?
[gasps]

Sleeping in the training course?

Oh, right, sure. Of course.

Everything all right?

Never better.

[Riyu growls]

[Kai laughs]
Eat that, Nindroid!

-I'm not consuming any food.
-It's a figure of speech.

It's what you say when you're
kicking someone's butt in the game.

-[laughs]
-But eating is a good thing.

How is that insulting to me?

[sighs] Zane.

-[Kai sighs]
-[game music stops]

[Lloyd snores]

Oh, tea.

I could really use some.

Hey, Lloyd, you, uh, trying
a new way to drink tea?

[gasps] Oh, man.
Huh? What am I doing?

[scanner beeping]

Hmm. It appears your body's
vital operations are under fatigue.

-Huh?
-You are overtired.

Have you been having
difficulty sleeping?

What? Me?

No. Sleeping like a baby.

Well, maybe you ought to crawl
into your crib for a nap, buddy.

Yeah, maybe you're right.

[Lloyd thudding]

[snoring]

[ominous music]

[Sora gasps]

[groans]

[dragon roaring]

[Lloyd gasps]

[Lloyd yelps]

[sighs]

Oh, man, that was
the worst one yet.

[mellow music]

[Lloyd sighs]

My nightmares are
getting worse, Uncle.

Like I'm being haunted.
I don't know if...

[gasps] Arin?
Why are you awake?

I was gonna ask you
the same thing.

Can't sleep,
worrying about my parents.

I can't stop thinking about them

ever since I saw them
in the MergeQuake Battle.

Then I heard a loud noise
come from your room.

-I kind of had a nightmare.
-Are you okay?

Everyone's noticed how strange
you've been acting lately.

Really? I thought I was
hiding it pretty well.

Okay, Look...

I've been having dreams that
are so vivid, so frightening,

I hate to sleep.

I've never experienced
anything like them.

Maybe they're tied to that Source Dragon
I was a conduit for,

but I haven't been able
to find any information

about Source Dragons anywhere.

You've been through a lot, like saving
the entire Merged Realms.

It would make sense that all that tension
is coming out in stress dreams.

Huh. Aren't I supposed
to be the teacher here?

[chuckles]

[mimicking Master Wu]
Listen, young one.

Dreams can never hurt you,
for they are not real.

[chuckles]
Well, if I didn't know better,

I'd think Master Wu
was right next to me.

[both chuckle]

Let's get some rest.

I'm sure you're right.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

[ominous music]

[Jordana] I can't make sense
out of any of this.

What language are these
scrolls even written in?

Theroxian.

It is an age-old language,
banned centuries ago

when its users had
grown too powerful.

Then how are we supposed to learn
all these supposed ancient secrets?

Patience.

As my Master taught me,
true power takes time.

[smoke whooshing]

What's happening?

-Is this a trap?
-No.

It's another one of my recruits.

[Kreel] And as you can see,
my security bots are no help.

[upbeat music]

The dogs don't even bark.
And they are super vicious.

[whining]

Super vicious.

They must sense
how nice you are.

I did make them pies once.

Whoever's been breaking in here

has found a way to do it
without being noticed.

And what has this thief stolen?

That's just it!

-Nothing.
-[Riyu growls]

Did you ever think that,
I don't know,

if the alarms
aren't being set off,

or the dogs aren't barking,
and nothing's missing,

then maybe no one's
actually breaking in?

Of course someone is!

They leave this place a mess
when I come back in the morning!

-[car crashing]
-[alarm wailing]

Um, it always looks like this.

[gasps] I have a personal
organizational system

that no one understands but me.

Trust me, someone's
been breaking in here

and rifling through my stuff.

[gasps] Maybe this is the work
of the Night Ghost.

He haunts department stores for revenge
against bad return policies.

Is that some
Intelligent George thing?

Arin, that stuff
is totally made up.

Yeah, I realized how silly it sounded
as soon as I said it out loud.

I'm certain all these break-ins
are due to me going upscale.

Excuse me, "upscale"?

I've diversified the junkyard.

It's not just used
mech parts anymore.

I now have antique weapons,
ancient artifacts, and rare treasures.

Lots more money
to be made with those.

Of course.

Besides, I hear my classy joint
isn't the only one getting hit.

So I trust
you'll find the intruder.

What's the point of being
best friends with two Ninja

if you can't get
a little help now and again?

-Huh?
-[both] "Best friends?"

Of course!

Ever since you joined the Ninja,

I've been telling everyone
what great friends we are

from our old days
mech-racing together.

We were enemies.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you
rigged our mech to explode.

Oh, those fond memories are
only making me more nostalgic

for our time together.

Selfie! Say "Kreel's Junkyard."

-Kreel's Junkyard!
-[camera shutter clicks]

Ooh, my hat looks jaunty.

This pic is gonna
get even more likes

than that Lobbo fail video
I posted. [laughs]

Two of the newest Ninja
were recently seen at Kreel's Junkyard.

Was this a social visit
between longtime best friends,

or were they investigating
the work of the Night Ghost?

-Subscribe!
-Why are you watching that?

You're the one who said
Intelligent George makes it all up.

His theory that there's a ghost
haunting department stores

because of return policy
vengeance is absurd.

But as much as admitting,
it makes my skin crawl,

Kreel's right.

There have been other break-ins.

And Intelligent George is wrong.

None of the places broken into
were department stores.

They were all places that sell antiques,
like Kreel's Junkyard.

But nothing was stolen?

Not yet.

My guess is someone is looking for
a very particular ancient artifact.

But who?

And why be so sneaky
and weird about it?

-Should we tell the others?
-No.

This might
turn out to be nothing.

And from the sound of it,
Lloyd needs his rest.

But you, me, and Riyu?

Up for a field trip?

[Riyu growls]

[mellow music]

[Arin yelps]

-No luck.
-[Sora sighs]

That's the last of the places
around here that carry old artifacts,

and each one had the same story.

Someone broke in,
somehow didn't set off any alarms,

and then didn't end up
taking anything.

Maybe there is
a ghost doing this?

We've been to every
antique shop we know about.

The only way to get whoever's doing this
is to catch them in the act.

-[growls, sniffs]
-But where will they hit next?

Riyu?
Where are you going?

[sniffing]

[sighs] You seriously ran off
just because you smelled food?

He's a teenage dragon.

He has three settings,
running, sleeping, eating.

But we can get food back at...

All-Realm Antiques Emporium?

Grand opening sale?

Sora!

I think we might have just found
the Night Ghost's next target.

[grunts]
It's closed for the night.

Which means we have
to stake it out.

Riyu, let's stock up on
some stakeout noodles.

[growls]

[Riyu munching]

You know, last time you
hid Riyu in a dumpster,

he got discovered, captured,

and handed over to an evil
dragon-draining empress.

Exactly. What are the odds
of that happening twice?

[lid clattering]

[bag dragging]

-Is it the Night Ghost?
-If it is,

she's definitely breaking
the evil villain stereotype.

[humming]

-[Riyu growls]
-[gasps]

[munching]

[burps]

Hmm. People throwing out
perfectly good dragons.

Shameful.

[Sora] What are we gonna do
if the Night Ghost does show up?

Antique shops aren't known
for stocking the kind of tech

I can use my powers on.

At least you have powers.

Arin, you can do Spinjitsu.
I can't.

Sure, a real wonky version of it.

But no matter how hard I train,
I don't get any better.

And you know my Spinjitsu Throw...
when I put Spinjitsu into an object?

I still can't figure out
how that works.

Remember what Lloyd said?

No one's Ninja journey
is the same.

So far, my inability to do
Spinjitsu hasn't been a problem.

But I should be
better than I am.

When I find my parents,

I want them to be
so proud of what I've become.

[door opens]

Hey, where did he come from?

[Sora] There's no way he can get in
without breaking the door down.

[smoke whooshing]

Is that the Elemental
Master of Smoke?

[gasping]

Mr. Frohicky?
Why are you up so late?

Oh, you know, just fixing the mess
of two young Ninja and their pet dragon,

even though they promised
they'd clean it up themselves.

Where are they?

They really should be
the ones to clean up.

They told me that they had
an important stakeout

and would fix it tomorrow,

but I don't believe
cleaning should ever wait.

Stakeout?

[smoke whooshing]

-Finally.
-[Arin] Don't move!

Ah, the Ninja.

I was warned you might
catch on to me. Eventually.

[Sora] You're outnumbered.
Surrender.

[Riyu roars]

You thought I came alone?

[dramatic music]

I'm not sure what you want
with that thing,

but I'm guessing it isn't
to start a drum circle

with your masked buddies here.

You don't know me, kid.

Maybe percussion is my thing.

[smoke whooshing]

[Arin and Sora groaning]

[Riyu growls]

-[Arin groans]
-[Riyu growls]

[Sora grunts]

[smoke whooshing]

[Sora groans]

Get that to Lord Ras.
I'll handle these three.

[whooshing]

[both] Lord Ras?

[dramatic music]

-[whooshing]
-Not so fast, kid.

[Arin groans]

-[whooshing]
-[Arin groans]

[Sora groans]

[Sora] Arin, get that mallet!

If Lord Ras wants it,

it must be for something terr...

-[whooshing]
-[Sora groans]

[Riyu growls]

[suspenseful music]

[Riyu growling]

[mallet clattering]

[Arin yelps]

[Sora grunts]

[whooshing]

[energy firing]

You threw a party
and didn't invite me?

I'm offended.

[gasps] Wolf Mask?

[ominous music]

[gong ringing]

Lloyd, are you okay?

Come on, let's get out of here.

[whooshing]

[whooshing]

[Lloyd] It's not a dream.
[shuddering]

It's real.

It's all real!

The Blood Moon is coming.

The Blood Moon is coming!

[dramatic music]

Finally found it, Lord.

And now,
our dark journey can begin.

Are you ready?

[grunts]

Prepare to feel power like
you've never known before.

-[gong ringing]
-[dramatic music]

[closing music playing]