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The Bounty sails towards the Kingdom of Shintaro.
Jay: See? I told ya. How amazing!
Nya: I'll admit, I wasn't sure it could live up to the legend, but... it's even more beautiful.
Wu: The Ivory City of Shintaro. Incredible.
Hailmar: It is with great honor, King Vangelis, that I present the famed ninja of Ninjago.
Vangelis: Welcome, welcome! I'm most pleased you were able to accept our invitation. It is an honor.
He bows.
Wu: The honor is ours.
The ninja bow as well.
Wu: Shintaro is beyond anything we imagined.
Vangelis: I am only a mere figurehead. The citizens of our proud city are the heart of Shintaro.
Vania: Oh, they're here!
Vangelis: And please, meet my heart. Her Royal Princess Vania.
Vania: I am such a fan! I've read all about your adventures. It was my idea to invite you to my birthday.
Cole gains a smile and Lloyd and Toge look over. Toge begins to hold back his laugh while Lloyd looks annoyed already.
Cole: It's an honor to be here, Princess.
Vania: So, is it true you've been to Hiroshi's Labyrinth?
Zane: Affirmative.
Vania: Competed in the Tournament of Elements?
Kai: Oh ho, do we have stories for you.
Vania: Fought a ghost that was one you guy's deadbeat father who possessed their friend.
Toge: Ummm yes? Why does everyone add the deadbeat part. Lloyd's dad was more deadbeat than mine.
Vania: I need to hear them all.
Cole: Where should we begin?
Vangelis and Hailmar land between Vania and the ninja.
Vangelis: You can begin by following me. Tomorrow will be a very busy day for all of us.
Vania: Cole, the Earth Elemental. What is it like to command the very earth? Is it as fun as it sounds?
Cole: Yeah, pretty much.
Jay: Huh. Weird. The Princess seems to like Cole. I mean, he's my best friend and all, but Cole?
Lloyd: Yeah. Weird.
At night, Cole gets into bed, only to be startled by Lloyd.
Cole: Aah!
Lloyd: Hello, Cole.
Cole: Lloyd? How did you sneak in here?
Lloyd: I'm a ninja, remember? I'm here to warn you about the Princess. I think she's lying, Cole, and I think she's up to something. I can tell. They're all the same.
Cole: All Princesses? That seems a little bit judgy. Wait a second. This is because of Harumi?
Lloyd: No! Not at all!
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Ninjago: Swift Winds
FanfictionToge doesn't know much about his parents only that they left him on the steps of a Shaolin temple. The boy was raised by monks and now he trains with a family friend named Wu, as he trained the boy to become the master of Air. Him and four other nin...
