Chapter 21: The Day of the Dragon

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The Elemental Masters cheer as they deflated Chen's blimp.

"Sink the ferry. No one's getting off this island" Jay cheered

"The palace and sleeping quarters are all clear. Still no sign of Chen and Clouse" Cole informs them

"What about Skylor?" Kai asks

"She wasn't able to pick her family, but she was able to pick her friends. And since you're her friend, that means so are we. We'll find her" Lloyd assured him

"He's right. With no way off the island, it'll only be a matter of time" Cole agrees

"I'm proud of you five. You've done what the original Elemental masters never could: stick together" Garmadon praised "But you must not rest on your laurels, for your guard is down when you sleep"

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Griffin rushes over to the ninja "Chen just figured out Skylor's powers can finish the spell. She's in danger"

"He's replaced his Elemental staff with the Elements in his daughter" Garmadon clarified

"Where?" Kai asks

"Other side of the island" Griffin replies

"Jay, Zane, you take the mech and buggy. Cole and I will take the Roto Jet. Lloyd, you've got your Elemental Energy Dragon" Garmadon instructed "Everyone else stay here and guard the camp. Let's get a move on!"

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Cole and Lloyd returned, Zugu and Eyezor are handed to Karlof.

"Still no sign of Chen?" Aria asks

"He escaped, but we'll find him" Cole replies "Did Zane ever return?"

"Metal man? I have not seen him" Karlof answered

Garmadon returned.

"Dad!" Lloyd runs and embrace him.

"I don't see Skylor or Kai" Garmadon says

"They said they were on their way" Shade informs them

Garmadon groans and falls over. His tattoo starts glowing.

Lloyd bent down next to him "Dad, what's wrong? Your tattoo"

"Something inside of me. Something is happening" Garmadon groans in pain

Garmadon is turned into a snake "The spell...the spell, it's completed. If everyone with the mark of the Anacondrai is effected, that means..." The captured Cultists, who have also turned into snakes, free themselves

"Don't worry. I'm always on your side" Garmadon assured them

"Let's get 'em, guys" Cole says

Garmadon, the Ninja, and the Elemental Masters try to hold off the snake-turned cultists.

"Their are too many. Retreat! Get everyone to the palace!" Garmadon orders

They run to the palace and shut the doors. Cole and the Masters are barricading the doors

Jay gasps when he sees Garmadon "Snake among us!" He readies his Lightning.

Lloyd stopped him "No, don't! It's my father"

"First it was four arms, then you were normal, now you became a Snake. Would you mind picking a body and sticking with it, please?!" Jay asks sarcastically

"I'm sure he would if he could." Aria says

Kai throws a fireball at the cultists, he tries to burn Chen, but he's immune.

"You think a little Fire can hurt the thick hide of an Anacondrai?" Chen questions

The Anacondrai soon stop trying to break in. They all climb up a ladder, only to witness the Anacondrai leaving on the Roto Jet and all of the Blade-Copters.

"Argh! And we had to destroy any other way off the island!" Jay shouts "Who's idea was that?"

"I'll go alone" Lloyd says

"And take on his whole army?" Nya questions

"I'm the only one with an Elemental Dragon" Lloyd replies

Zane flies over with his Dragon "I have one now too"

"Oh, Zane, none of us could do that before. You gotta tell us how you did that!" Jay shouts excited

"I faced my fear. When I realized it wasn't something in front of me that held me back, but something inside me, I found a deeper power. A Dragon power." Zane explained

Kai and Skylor arrived on Kai's Dragon confirming it "Zane's right. We all have this power inside of us. But you have to see that it's not the Anacondrai we're afraid of, it's our doubt. Divided, we failed. But together, we will succeed"

The Masters summon their own Dragons.

"Energy!"

"Lightning!"

"Earth!"

"Metal!"

"Speed!"

"Shadow!"

"Light!"

"Gravity!"

"...yeah I know my father was a dragon.. I don't know how to do that." Aria says

"Come on." Lloyd holds out his hand "I got you."

Lloyd helps Aria in front of him with his arms around her to steer the dragon. The elemental master's took off to Ninjago.

"The battle of our past has returned, but we will rise to meet that challenge" Garmadon says

"Chen brought us here so that only one would remain." Kai says "Well, we are one!"

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