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With the original five ninja gone, 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.

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: (He digs through Dareth's bag and brings out a Puffy Potsticker.) 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) 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.) 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.

Lloyd: (He reluctantly eats it.) Hmm. Puffy.

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.

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

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

Dareth: Ah, man. I miss those ninja too. It's only been a week since Emperor Garmadon's taken over, and now everything's upside down. If it means anything, I'll protect the little green guy with my life if it comes to that.

Misako: We all would.

Dareth: Sweet move, Lloyd! (Nya kicks Lloyd.)

P.I.X.A.L.: Perhaps we should reach out to the other Elemental Masters.

Dareth: I mean, seriously, what have they done for Ninjago lately?

Misako: It has been a while since we saw Skylor. But can we trust them? (Music plays on the television.)

Lloyd: Huh? Turn it up. (The Police Commissioner, arrested by the Sons of Garmadon, gets inside the police car.)

Ultra Violet: (On TV) Oh-ho-ho! Looks like another one bites the dust. Who will be next? Ultra Hunt!

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