Hunted Arc: Firstbourne

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With four of the original ninja gone, and Toge out of commission, the Sons of Garmadon took over Ninjago.

Ultra Violet: (On TV) Welcome back to Ultra Hunt! The place where hunting traitors couldn't be more fun. (Laughs.) The game show where you, the viewer, can win cash and rewards, or even the Grand Prize if you help us catch the Green Ninja with the bonus of the Gray Ninja.

Woman: (On TV) I won! I made the call! I did that!

Ultra Violet: (On TV) Today's fugitive is the Police Commissioner!

Chopper Maroon goes up to a figure wearing green.

Chopper Maroon: Hey, haven't you heard? The color green has been outlawed. Emperor Garmadon's orders.

He rips his cloak off, revealing Dareth.

Dareth: Fine. You found the Brown Ninja. But I may not go quietly. Ugh!

Chopper Maroon digs through Dareth's bag and brings out a Puffy Potsticker.

Chopper Maroon: Brown Ninja? Is he even on the list?

Mohawk: No list I know. Is his power hoarding food?

Dareth: I will have you know

he takes the Puffy Potsticker.

Dareth: my intense training requires a high calorie intake. And for the record, your insensitivity to this matter is downright cruel.

Chopper Maroon: (Laughs.) He's just a wannabe. Cut him loose.

Mohawk: Thanks for the breakfast.

Dareth: The Resistance will make you pay!

Chopper Maroon: What resistance?

They leave with his food. Dareth goes to a secret location.

Dareth: It's freezing.

Misako: So they'll never bother to look here. Did you get food?

Dareth: Yeah, they took everything. Except...

He pulls out the now-stale Puffy Potsticker.

Dareth: Ah-ha! Mr. Chen's Puffy Potsticker. I was gonna save it for later, but it's yours. Eat up, Lloyd. You lost your Elemental Power, but not your appetite.

Lloyd: Uh, uh...they're just as hungry as I am.

Misako: No, son. You need your strength.

Nya: And we're here to protect you, remember? We insist.

He reluctantly eats it.

Lloyd. Hmm. Puffy.

Dareth turns to Toge shirtless with bandages wrapped around his entire chest and forehead as Misako gently lifts his head giving him some water.

Dareth: How's Toge?

Misako: Garmadon left him in bad shape. But Wu always said Toge's resolve was the strongest of all the ninja.

Nya: Break's over. Let's go again.

Nya fought Lloyd while everyone else watches.

Dareth: How goes the training for the leader of our resistance?

P.I.X.A.L.: Truthfully, not so well. Lloyd says he doubts he can lead us without what makes him powerful. After I found Toge, he asked me to relay a message to Mystake before he passed out.

Dareth: But Toge and Nya still has their power. Doesn't he believe it'll come back?

Misako: He wasn't talking about his power. He was talking about his friends.

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