Nya narrowed her eyes at the droplet of water that was about to fall, she kept a straight face as Wu said "Concentrate. Focus on reversing the flow. Become the water, Nya. Embrace it. You can control it. Become the Water Ninja,". Nya placed her hand to stop the droplets and Wu sighed.
Nya bit her lip as she says "I'm not the Water Ninja. I'm a Samurai. I'm afraid my friends are in trouble, and I won't be there to help," Wu then said "You will be able to help when you've mastered your powers,"
"We don't even know for sure if I have the power, so if everyone is waiting for me to discover I'm some sort of Water Ninja," Nya implied
Wu notices a lily pad in the pond move backward in sync with Nya gestures "Maybe we've got a problem,"
Misako goes up to them and says "And maybe we have an even bigger one," Nya cocked a brow "What's going on?" she asked. "You're gonna have to see it," Misako responded and leads them inside the tea shop.
"Your first problem is the opening of a tea shop in the middle of a dry season," Ronin said, turning to them.
Nya glared at him in shock and disbelief "What the fuck is he doing here?" She muttered under her breath and Ronin continued to speak "Water's at a premium. Then there's the name. Steep Wisdom? Ugh. More like Steep Debt. I mean, heh, where are the customers?"
"Who is this strange fellow?" Wu asked
"You need to have a name with pizzazz, like Curiosi-tea! Or Shake Your Boo-Tea! Heh! These are just off the top of my head. This place is a cluttered mess," Ronin uttered and opened a book on the counter. Misako slammed the book shut and then looked at Ronin "Excuse me, but if you're not a customer, what are you doing in our shop?" she asked, "You mean my shop." Ronin corrected
Wu raised a brow "Huh?". Ronin shook his head slightly and placed the tips of his fingers on his hat "Oh, right. They never told you. Name's Ronin. And since I'm now effectually the majority shareholder, I'm your new business partner,"
"What?" Nya questioned "What do you mean business partner?"
"After the ninja lost the Scroll of Who-whatzu to that Morro dude, I bailed them out in exchange for their shares in the tea shop," Ronin explained "Since they destroyed my pawn shop, I thought it was a fair trade until I saw this sorry place. Ah."
"They didn't get the Scroll of Airjitzu?" Wu questions. "If they didn't get it, they'll never be able to follow the rest of the clues to the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master," Misako realized.
"Let me go. They need me more than ever," Nya pleaded
"Relax, the ninja are fine, "Ronin Bragged "I told them another possible way they could get it. Don't you know in life, there's always second chances,"
"What do you mean another way?" Wu asked
Ronin shrugged "What? No one ever told you about Yang's Haunted Temple?"
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The ninja arrive on a tour to the Temple. The tour was supposed to be a school filed trip but some adults including the ninja followed along. Anna stayed silent as she listened to the tour guide, Patty, explain "Welcome to Yang's Haunted Temple, the historical landmark and former home of Sensei Yang, the notorious sensei without a pupil....
"Hm, I actually though the kids of Wu's old academy would be homeschooled," Said Kai, "I guess Patty took the job after we dropped out," Cole uttered "And she makes a far better teacher than us," Anna added,
infamous for creating the lost martial art of Airjitzu. Unfortunately, we can't take our tour groups inside," Patty exclaims and the kids groan
"Ugh, I really wanted to go inside," Brad uttered "Yeah, where all the creepy things are,"
"Can we please go inside Miss Patty?"
"Yeah please?"
"We promise we'll behave," The kid pleaded. Patty shook her head "For rumors say anyone trapped inside its walls at sunrise, will be turned into a ghost permanently. But, if you listen closely, maybe we'll be able to hear the Ghost of Sensei Yang himself looking for his lost pupils,"
"I HOPE IT'S NOT A RUMOR, FOR IT IS OUR ONLY HOPE!" Zane yelled at the top of his lungs which he didn't have any. Anna flinched and blocked her ears a bit as everyone stared at them, Cole excused Zane by saying "Ah, sorry about my loud friend. He's a little hard of hearing."
Patty continues to speak "Known for his un-" she clears her throat "-usual teaching methods...."
Kai looked at Jay and said "I thought you said you fixed him?" he hissed, "At least he's no longer talking backwards," Jay snapped back "I guess my tinkering got his volume level stuck, hehe,"
"AT LEAST YOU CAN UNDERSTAND ME NO-" Zane yelled again and Anna placed her hand over his mouth and glared at Jay "Yeah, you think?" she hissed
Cole glances at Patty as she shot a dirty glare at them "... Dating back, ahem, to the Edo Period..."
Cole tore his glance away "Well, from now on, only speak if you have something really important to say."
"Who put you in charge?" Kai asked, and crossed his arms "I did," Cole responded, matter-of-factly. "After you guys mucked it up, it's my turn to be in charge. And, like me, I like my plans simple. We sneak in, learn Airjitzu from the Ghost of Sensei Yang, then get out before sunup." Cole explained
"That is pretty short and simple," Anna said with the tip of her lips curling up to a smile, "Almost too easy," Jay added
"Let's not forgot that, Since Morro already knows Airjitzu, we just have to hope he hasn't figured out the next clue," Kai informed
"Well, THE SUN IS SETTING!" Zane shouted and Patty placed a hand on her hip "Mr Nindroid, do you have a problem?"
"Uh, our friend um- has um Louditosis!" Jay excused, "Loudito- what?" Patty asked
Anna leaned over to Jay "You know, that's not a real sickness,"
"And you know, Zane's volume is getting on her last nerves, just go with it." Jay whispered back to her and turns to Patty, "Yes, Louditosis, it means he talks very loud," Jay said, connivingly. "Oh and the sun is setting,"
Patty narrowed her eyes but let it slide and said "which means we should head back to the bus. Wouldn't want anyone to turn into a Ghost," Patty uttered with her tone turning less harsh then she started walking back to the bus, Marla, of of the kids groaned "I really wanted to go in there" Brad then said "What if we do?"
"You heard Miss Patty, we'll turn to ghost if we don't make it out in time," Marla reminded "But we will, we just go in then go out, it'll take less than Ten minutes," Brad convised, Marla bit her lip but said "Fine, lets met here at midnight then," then both walked to the bus
Back with the ninja, Cole said "We wait for nightfall, then break in,"
"Great," Anna muttered "Another break-in,"
"It's our only choice," Kai reminded "Remember, we're doing this for Lloyd,"
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Ninjago: The Cursed Spirt Arc (5)
ActionAnna and the ninja defeated Chen and his Anacondrai, by banishing Garmadon to the cursed realm. However, this victory came with a heavy cost. Lloyd, Garmadon's son, was left grieving over his father's death. This loss had a profound impact on Lloyd...
