The Bounty was being carefully hidden in a cove of sorts, with the ninja working to try and hide it further since it was such an obvious ship, using palm leaves and partially burying it.
"This whole island is swarming with Garmadon's indestructible Stone Army," Kai grumbled, dragging branches behind him.
"Ha! Good thing we're ninja and we know how to hide," Jay chirped.
"Who wants to hide when you can fight? I'm getting tired of having our heads buried in the sand. I wanna fight these guys," Cole complained.
"They have no apparent weakness. It would be unwise to start a fight we cannot finish," Zane advised.
[M/n] kept his opinion to himself, dropping his gathered leaves in a pile to begin placing them against the Bounty.
"That is why we must find the Temple of Light," Wu stated, standing beside the plank. He gestured for them to follow, leading them up to the Bridge.
Misako had set up a table, completely covering it in the scrolls she'd brought with them as Dr. Julien observed them curiously.
"The scrolls say there is a hidden temple on the island. If you find it, it will give the ninja pure elemental powers, powers that can destroy the indestructible army."
"So you're saying we get to fight? Whoo-hoo! I've got happy feet!" Cole cheered, doing a little jig.
"And you, my son, here it is written: 'For once the Green Ninja finds the instrument of peace, he will strike it and know the power of the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master,'" Misako stated, carefully placing paperweights on the edges of the scroll to hold it open. She reached for another scroll, handing it over to [M/n].
Unrolling the scroll he found a stylized image of Kovidar's armor, lacking some of the details [M/n] remembered hearing of but stunning in its display.
"Ultimate Spinjitzu Master?" Lloyd asked, brow furrowing.
"It means you will be able to invoke the power of the Golden Dragon, an ancient fighting style created and used by the First Spinjitzu Master," Misako explained, tapping the smeared fighting forms that ran along the border of the page. The forms were missing arms or legs, and one was a complete mess of colors.
The ninja all stared at Lloyd, who grinned smugly, "Hahaha. Jealous?"
"Uh, wait a minute. This all sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?" Kai asked.
"The catch is, the Temple could be anywhere on the island, and all we have is this," Wu stated, holding up a gold medallion with three holes. Dr. Julien held out his hand for the medallion, observing it.
"A medallion. It's like a compass. When the three holes match up, the medallion will reveal where the temple is hidden," Dr. Julien said.
"Uh, how'd you know that?" Jay asked.
"Oh, I did a lot of reading in my spare time," Dr. Julien chuckled. "Adventure stories were my favorite."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Zane asked, turning to leave. [M/n] and Lloyd began to follow but Wu stepped out in front of them, holding up a hand.
"Neither of you are going."
"Ah, seriously? Are we still doing this?" Lloyd complained.
"Wu is right. If you were to come across your father, it could prematurely start the Final Battle. We need to be at full strength before we take any risks," Misako reminded them, eyeing [M/n] sharply. The ninja scowled, glaring at her.
"Hahaha. Jealous?" Jay mocked, smug. His grin was wiped from his face when [M/n]'s glare was turned on him.
"Well, I could use some help around the shop. We should get working on vehicles that might help give us a fighting chance," Dr. Julien offered, patting Lloyd on the shoulder.
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Querencia
Fanfiction(n.) A place where one feels safe, a place from which one's strength of character is drawn. [M/n] Caelestis has no memory of who he is, relying entirely upon Sensei Wu to fill in the gaps. With knowledge, a history, skills, and a willingness to kill...
