Querencia

S2 E9: The Day Ninjago Stood Still

Lloyd was facing off against the four ninja, blindfolded, within Dareth's Mojo Dojo since it had more room than the inner rooms of the Bounty and they didn't run the risk of throwing the others off the deck of the Bounty itself. 

"Don't rely on your eyes. Use your ears," Cole lectured, circling Lloyd as the blond tried to follow after his voice. 

Dareth pushed through his hanging beads leading deeper into the dojo, "Uh, guys, I'm teaching a class later, so I'd appreciate a clean dojo."

Ignoring him, all four lunged as one to try and overwhelm Lloyd. Each was thrown back, with Jay being flung into Dareths case of fake trophies as the man freaked out. Shaking sweat from his curling auburn hair, Jay lept back into the fight as Dareth rushed to fix the trophies. 

"Ah! No, no, no! No, no, no! No! No, no, no!" Dareth chanted, shoving open a window when he saw Jay being spun around, quickly guessing that Lloyd was about to throw him. Letting go, the blue ninja was sent flying through the window, landing on the sidewalk with a loud yelp. With no mercy, Dareth slammed the window shut turning away as Jay got back up.

"Hey!"

Igniting his hands, green flames flickered brightly as liquid-like drops fell to the mat below, luckily not catching on the synthetic material but not dieing out as quickly as Dareth wished they would. 

"No, no, no, no!" Dareth shrieked, stomping out some of the flames as Jay furiously pounded on the window, face scrunched angrily.

"Hey, open the window! Let me in!" None of the ninja went to help, too preoccupied with trying to catch Lloyd off guard. 

[M/n] was off in the corner, completely ignoring the chaos happening as he practiced the 8 minute Golden Leopard form. His focus was on his bone-shattering kicks, completely breaking the wooden post he was practicing on. 

Dareths trophies rattling was the first warning that something was wrong as no one was near the case. Pausing, everyone went still until the ground beneath them began to shake, rattling the walls and nearby buildings. When the earthquake finished, everyone turned to Cole and Lloyd, who looked just as surprised by the event.

"Wasn't me," Cole said, raising his hands up.

"I didn't do it," Lloyd denied, shaking his head.

Another earthquake came but it died down as quickly as it came. Wheeling out an old TV, Dareth hooked it up just in time for Misako and Wu to come down from the Bounty and join them. 

"NGTV reporter Gayle Gossip on the scene of what appears to be an earthquake rocking the city of Ninjago. But it's an earthquake like no other, as scientists have yet to pinpoint the cause. And more frightening still, the aftershocks are getting stronger."

"What do you think this could be?" Cole asked, leaning on [M/n]'s shoulder. 

"Wouldn't be surprised if it was Garmadon. We haven't seen him for a while," Kai grumbled, crossing his arms over his red tank top. 

"He would never. Lloyd's father is evil, but he would never do anything to put his son in harm's way," Misako denied, grip on her bag tight.

[M/n] frowned, watching the destruction shown on the screen. Lord Garmadon loved his son, but would the venom urging him on overshadow that for a chance at ruling the world. 

"Misako's right. He only tried to thwart his training. This is something else," Wu agreed, settling it. 

"But what is it?" Jay asked, throwing an arm out towards the window.

Zane whistled for the Falcon, holding out his arm for it to land on, "My friend, be my eyes and look for danger in the streets from above." With a mechancial shriek, it took off through the open door before the ninja all changed from their training clothes to their GI's.