Darkness offspring

Lost in time

The ninja watched as Kai, Nya, and Wu followed the Time Twins into the temporal vortex.

Jay: Kai! Nya! Come back! Kai! Nya! (Sobs.) Why'd they risk their lives to go after Krux and Acronix?

Ray: It was the only way to save Wu.

Jay: Oh, okay. I'm good with it. Hey, wait a sec. Who are you? And how do you know that?

Maya: I'm Maya. And this is Ray. We are—

Lloyd: Kai and Nya's parents. We saw your portrait at the museum.

Ray: Krux and Acronix traveled back in time with the Reversal Blade so our children had to follow.

Jay: Why?

Maya: Only that blade can undo the effect of the Time Punch on Master Wu. They are his last hope.

Lloyd: Master Wu is with them?

Cole: We have to go help. We just need a time machine. (To Cyrus Borg.) You can build another one, right?

Cyrus: I can't.

Jay: Oh. I get it. "I can't" is business speak for "It'll cost you big". Okay, businessman, I hear you. Hm, I've got a tenner.

Maya: No Time Blades, no time travel. I'm afraid there is nothing to do but wait and hope Kai and Nya return.

Jay: Okay, then, Samurai 2.0. While we're stuck waiting, why don't you tell us who's really under there?

Samurai X: No.

Jay: Uh, would a tenner change your mind?

Samurai X: No.

Jay: What about a piece of candy?

Samurai X: No.

Jay: What about two pieces of candy?

Samurai X: No.

Maya: What you said is true. Kai and Nya truly are Master Wu's last hope.

Ray: Not just his. All of Ninjag—(He coughs.)

Maya: Ray. What is it?

Ray: On the ship, when Acronix hit me, he was holding a Time Blade and something happened. (Zane scans him.)

Zane: Accelerated physical deterioration, rapid loss of life function. You've been hit with a Time Punch, too.

Lloyd: And there's no cure.

Cole: Wait. You said the Reversal Blade can undo it on Master Wu. Would that work for you, too?

Ray: Only if our children retrieve it and return in time.

The Time Twins travel inside the vortex on the Iron Doom.

Acronix: Ah. The majesty of time travel. (He takes a picture.) Hmm, not really capturing the majesty. Maybe a different filter.

Krux: Ugh! Put that away. We're approaching our temporal destination. (To Machia.) Prepare your troops, Supreme Commander.

Machia: My pleasure.

Krux: Ancient Ninjago. Before technology corrupted her. Decades of preparation will finally pay off. The battle will be refought.

Acronix: This time, no one can stop us.

Kai: Yeah? I'll show him "no one."

Nya: No! To save Master Wu, we can't blow our cover. We have to wait for the exact right time.

Kai: Okay. "The battle will be refought." What do you think that means?

Nya: I think we're about to find out. (The past Elemental Masters restrained the past Hands of Time, but they went into the vortex.)