We've Got Training To Do

5: Rise of the Snakes

Long before time had a name, the first Spinjitzu Master forged five Golden Elemental Weapons: the Knives of Light and Wind; the Sword of Fire; the Nunchucks of Lightning; the Shurikans of Ice; and the Scythe of Quakes.

A dark force sought to take these Weapons for himself. So, Sensei Wu and his five students, Jade, Kai, Jay, Zane, and Cole, found them all and are now protecting them.

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The noise of the boys' video game almost shook the entire monestary. I am sitting behind them, reading a book.

The game switches off.

"Aww, man!" Cole complains.

"Why on earth would you do that? Why?" Jay says whiningly. It appears Sensei has turned off the game.

"Just because Lord Garmadon escaped through a vortex, doesn't mean he won't come back for the Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu!" Sensei says.

"He's right, guys. We should be training," I say, almost always the voice of reason in the group.

"But since Lord Garmadon left, Ninjago has had nothing but peace," Zane says.

"Peace is boring!" Jay complains. "There's no one to save, there's nothing to do."

"We can train tomorrow," Cole says.

"Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today," Sensei scolds.

"Well, I was going to eat this pizza tomorrow, but if that's the case-" Cole begins to eat the pizza, but Sensei knocks it out of his hand.

"No pizza for you!"

"Um, remember when we did something yesterday called the Tornado of Creation? I thought that was pretty insane!" Kai says.

"You five have merely scratched the surface of your full potential. There are still many secrets to unlock. You haven't even begun to tap in to what powers your Weapons have to hold," Sensei says.

"You wanna talk secret powers, check this out!" Cole says. He uses the Scythe of Quakes to plug the game back in. Sensei sighs.

"Don't worry, Sensei. When Garmadon returns, we'll be ready," I say.

Nya runs in. "Guys- Lord Garmadon- he's returned! He was spotted near Jamanicai Village," she says. The boys scramble around for their weapons.

"Can I come?" Sammy asks.

"Sorry, kiddo, it isn't your time," I tell him. I give him a quick kiss on the top of his head. "Wish us luck!" I shout as I leave.

We run to the dragon stables. Cole and Jay try to jump on their dragons, but Cole drops the Scythe and Jay falls off.

We fly out on our dragons. We swoop down near the village.

People run, scream, and duck/cover. A creepy laugh rises toward our left. It sounds familiar. I clutch my Knives tighter.

"Stay sharp, fellas. Whatever happens, don't let you guard down," Kai says.

The laugh becomes more high- pitched. A boy comes out of the alleyway. "I am Lloyd Garmadon! I demand all the candy in town! Or else!"

"Lloyd Garmadon? I thought we were facing Lord Garmadon!" Jay says.

"It's his son," I explain. Jay groans.

"And to think we could have been doing Spinjitzu by now!" he complains.

Lloyd looks around. "Give me your candy or I will unleash the Serpentine on you!" The people of Jamanacai Village boo and someone throws a pepper. Lloyd produces a tin can and opens it, releasing a bunch of rubber snakes.