The Shadow's Mother

Rise of the Snakes

Shade was the only one training while his mother sat on the bench watching.

"Your form could use some work son." "I am well aware mother." "Then fix it." "I'm trying mother, but it's hard to focus when the others are shouting. Couldn't you have kept training me on the road?"

(Name) silently sighed and shook her head.

"Child, we needed better equipment to train you now that Ray is gone." "And this place has everything we need and more." "Except for privacy." "Do not bite the hands that keep us alive child." "Whatever mother."

"Fire strike! Oh, my gosh, is that the greatest move you've ever seen?" "Stop trying to do it yourself. We need to attack as a team."

Wu goes to the training compound and finds that only Shade and (Name) were there. Shade training.

"Where are the others?" "Game Room Wu." "Thank you (Name). Would you like to handle them?" "It would be my pleasure."

(Name) stood up and walked away.

"Zane, why are you wasting your special attack on me? You have to save it."

(Name) walked into the game room where her shadows saw the boys playing video games.

"Fantastic, I'm out of lives!" "But the lesson lives on, and I am getting the hang of it. Hee-yah!" "Okay, now!"

As they continue with their game, (Name) unplugs it with a shadowy hand.

"Aw..." "Aw, man!" "What? What happened?" "It took us three hours to get there!" "Why would you do that? Why?"

They looked around to see who unplugged the tv. They soon all saw (Name) standing at the doorway arm crossed. Her shadows surrounding her.

"Wu had told us that Lord Garmadon had escaped the Underworld. So, just because Lord Garmadon escaped through a vortex doesn't mean he won't return one day for the Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu." "But (Name), ever since he's been gone, Ninjago has had nothing but peace."

Jay chuckled a little.

"Yeah, peace is boring. There's no one to save, there's nothing to do." "We can train tomorrow." "Will train now and her way. And plus you must never put off until tomorrow what can be done today." "Well, I was gonna eat this pizza tomorrow, so if that's the case..."

(Name kicked the pizza out of Cole's hand.

"Ow!" "No pizza for you! In order to reach your full potential, you must train." "Uh, (Name), we did a little thing called the Tornado of Creation. I thought that was pretty insane." "That move could have ended your very lives. What would Ray, Maya, Janice, and Lily think if they heard this talk from their kids."

Cole was shocked.

"You knew my mother?" "She knew all your parents, she was close with each of them. Especially Lily." "Yeah, (Name) and Lily were as close as sisters." "Plus, you four have merely scratched the surface of your full potential. There are still so many secrets you have yet to unlock. You haven't even begun to tap into what powers your golden weapons hold." "Don't change the subject. Whose Janice?" "You will find out in due time."

Nya ran in the room panting.

"Guys, Lord Garmadon, he's returned! He was spotted approaching Jamanakai Village!"

The ninja struggle to prepare for the mission. Nya gives Jay his Numchucks.

"Uh, th-thanks, uh--" "Hurry!" "Okay!"

The ninja rush to the dragon cabinets to travel with their dragons, but show signs of unfitness. One of the dragon doors hits Zane's head. Cole drops his weapon when mounting on his dragon. Jay fails to mount on his dragon. Wu looks in disbelief. Shade walked up to his mother, who stood next to Rocky petting her scales.