S E L C O U T H. || Ninjago

9. The Last Voyage.

—ZANE: "HMM, MOST PARTICULAR. Yesterday there was just ocean, but now there is an island."

—Wu: "The Dark Island, Zane. And what I find more peculiar is after Ninjago City was attacked by the Stone Army, today they have vanished."

—Zane: "Do you think they are on this Dark Island? Garmadon may be responsible."

—Wu: "I fear that too. But what's most important is we have to find out what is on that island."

—Zane: "Perhaps my Falcon can have a look."

Zane sends his falcon off.

[...]

As we were working on the Destiny's Bounty, Jay gets splashes with oil. Jay groans.

—Jay: "Ugh, useless pile of junk."

—Nya: "Oh, it's worse than I feared. The rotors on the starboard booster are completely destroyed. The port boosters are shot from the strain. Oh, sorry guys. She's not getting airborne anytime soon."

I nod to everything she said though half of her words were unknown to me.

—Cole: "So if the Stone Army attacks again, we're sitting ducks."

—Jay: "Uh, ducks can fly, Cole. Weren't you listening?"

—"and I can still fight them."

—Jay: "Not alone."

—Kai: "We just got our tails handed to us and [Y/n] is the only one who can counter them. Ugh, I hate feeling helpless."

—Wu: "We mustn't give up hope, Kai."

—Lloyd: "But it's impossible for us—the ninja—to destroy any of the stone warriors! You saw it. At best, all my powers could do was slow them down."

—Misako: "That's not entirely true. There is another way to defeat them. And it is told within the scrolls."

We all head inside the Bounty and Misako shows us the scroll.

—Misako: "The prophecy reveals that the power to defeat the Stone Army lies within the Green Ninja."

—Lloyd: "I tried... I gave them everything I had."

—Misako: "Yes, but you are stronger than you think. Look, the true power of the Green Ninja can only be unlocked when his four protectors find their own pure elemental powers."

—Cole: "Are we the protectors...?"

—Kai: "Pfft—silly question! Of course we are, haha... right...?"

—Zane: "If we are the protectors, then we're doomed. Our elemental Golden Weapons no longer exist. We cannot tap into our elemental powers without them."

—Misako: "But the powers do exist within each of you. And there is a way to unlock your powers on your own. We must go to the Temple of Light."

—"Temple of light?"

I tilt my head slightly.

—Nya: "Temple of Light? What's that?"

—Misako: "The gold in the Golden Weapons was from the Golden Peaks, but they were forged in the Temple of Light, a powerful place I thought only existed in legend."

—Wu: "It's on the Dark Island?"

—Misako: "I think our only choice is to find out."

—Cole: "So we get our powers back? All right!"

—Nya: "But there's still one big problem: the Bounty can't fly."

—Misako: "It's a ship, right? Can't it sail?"

—Jay: "Silly question. Of course it can.
Haha, right?"

—"You stand correct."

I nod.

[...]

We were set on the dock—the other Ninja excluding Zane—were saying goodbyes/talking to their relatives/close ones.

I simply looked at the scene with a typical poker face.

Jay was with Ed & Edna.

Cole was with Lou and the other Blacksmiths.

Kai with Dareth and Nya.

I noticed Zane sighing at the sight of others being with their relatives.

—"Everything alright?"

—Wu: "Is there anyone you could say goodbye to?"

—Zane: "My only family is my Falcon and my only memory of my father was nearly erased. I will miss Ninjago for it's all I know, but I am excited to see what the future has in store."

—Wu: "Well, my Nindroid friend, there are a few people who would like to say goodbye to you."

We turn to see a mob of people cheering for him.

—Rufus: "I love you, you stupid Nindroid."

I raise a brow in amusement. Luckily, I wasn't lonely either... I had [B/n] now.

—Wu: "Pupils, it's time we set sail."

—Jay: "Goodbye!"

—Cole: "See you!"

—Kai: "So long!"

Everyone cheered as Dareth was... blowing...?

—Edna: "Jay! Did you make sure to pack clean underwear?"

—Jay: "Yes, mom!"

Jay replies in utter embarrassment as everyone laughs.

—Wu: "We still have a long journey ahead of us."

—Cole: "Cole: Still no word from your Falcon?"

—Zane: "Not yet."

—Kai: "I wonder what's on the island?"

—Zane: "An entirely new ecosystem?"

—Cole: "Never seen before creatures?"

—Jay: "Vegetable that tastes like desserts?"

—"Land."

—Kai: "I hope the Stone Army is there. They may have gotten the best of us once, but never again."

—Cole: "You said it."

—Jay: "Hear, hear."

—Lloyd: "I wonder if this is the end of our destiny..."

—"If it is, then so be it."

—Kai: "And if it is, there isn't anyone else I'd want on by my side."

—Jay: "Hear, hear."

—Cole: "You said it."

—Zane: "My falcon has arrived to the Dark Island...!"

He...connects...(?)...himself to the computer to share his view to everyone.

—Zane: "There, now we can all see."

We see a stone warrior shooting down the falcon.

—Zane: "He's... he's gone."

—Wu: "We don't know that."

—Nya: "Oh, Zane. I'm so sorry."

—Kai: "Well, he was our friend too, so we're not gonna let him go in vain. If the Stone Army wants a fight, they got one."

—Misako: "Well, that's going to have to wait because right now, we're sailing straight for a storm. All hands on deck!"

I nod and run inside to put the basket with [B/n] down, for safety.