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

> 9.2

—JULIEN: "Locking, barricading, hand checking."  He sighs, "I think we're safe. This way."

We are led upstairs.

—Julien: "Please, please have a seat. You must be thirsty."

—Zane: "Sir whe—?"

I shrugged and sat on the floor cross legged and placing my hands on each knee. I looked at the man expectantly.

—Julien: "Ah—no dear... here." He pulls a lever, making a table appear.

I look at the scene, my mouth slightly opened in astonishment. Nevertheless, I get up and sit on the table beside the rest.

—Nya: "Wow, that's pretty smart."

—You: "Is he a wizard?"

(You're a wizard Julien.)

—Cole: "A technical wizard."

Dr. Julien presses a switch and everyone quietly watches as mechanic doll serve us tea. Jay decided to mess with it, and it ends up pouring tea on his groin.

As he reacts to the pain, everyone laughs except me and Zane who finds pictures of himself and Dr. Julien from his past.

—Zane: "Father, I don't understand. I-I saw you pass."

—Julien: "Yes, you did, and believe me when I tell you, I thought I was kaput,"

—"Ka—what?"

—Julien: "But as you know in Ninjago, the past is the past."

—Misako: "And the future..."

—Wu: "...is the future."

—"I don't think that's a Ninjago only thing..."

—Julien: "But after I turned off your memory switch, what you didn't see is bonehead Samukai reviving me with special elixir."

He proceeds to explain that the Samukai wanted Julien to create a war machine and, therefore, chained a 'Leviathan' to keep guard.

—Lloyd: "A Leviathan? That's what we heard in the ocean?"

—"Is that a monster? No matter, as long as it has a head to cut, I'll handle it."

—Wu: "[Y/N] no.."

You huff. Such softies, these warriors.

—Zane "We will get you out of here, father... Now that we are together, perhaps we can invent a way out of this rock."

—Jay: "Could you repair the rocket boosters on our ship?"

—Julien: "That sailing ship has rocket boosters?"

—Nya: "Well the rotors and gears are shot"

—Julien: "Eh, pish posh, No matter! i'll have your ship airworthy by dawn!"

Suddenly, we hear the Leviathan's growl.

—Cole: "It's an Earthquake!"

—Julien: "No, it's much worse! He's here, everyone hide!"

We all go into hiding as the Leviathan checks up on the window.

—Julien: "Nobody make a sound..." he turns to the Leviathan "Aha! If it isn't my old chum?" He nervously arranges the bowls and chopsticks to tap them, "Hehe, just marching to the beat of my own drum... Y'know, doing whatever I can to pass the time. Since I'm so, y'know, heh, alone"

Somehow, his lie worked and the Leviathan returned.

—Kai: "If we're gonna make something and get out of here, we're gonna have to hurry before it comes back..."

—"Otherwise, plan B, shop the head."

—Kai: "[Y/N] no."