Ninjago The Lost Deities

Season 1: The Royal Blacksmiths

The chapter you've all been waiting for, is here!

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*At the Destiny's Bounty, the ninjas are trying to figure out how to stop Pythor from unleashing the Devourer while examining a Fangblade hologram.*

"They got the first one, but there are three more, and we just need one to stop Pythor. They have a map, and we don't, so the question remains: how will we find them first?" said Nya.

"I still can't get over the fact that you were the mysterious Samurai. Is anyone else blown away like I am?" said Jay.

"We're over that. Can we move on?" said Kai.

Nalia was sitting and writing in her diary since she was getting close to the song she wanted to sing for the team. "This should surprise them..... besides, I haven't sung this song since...... the time with Morro." A soft smile grew on her face.

Jay speaks Gibberish. "Someone's a little hot under the collar."

"It appears his impatience is because he has not found inner peace and unlocked his like you and I have Jay," said Zane.

"Great observation, Mr. Roboto, but Cole and Nalia hasn't found it either." said Kai.

"I got it!" said Cole.

Nalia looked up from her diary, raising an eyebrow.

"You've unlocked it? Oh, why are Nalia and I the only ones!?" Kai complained.

"No, I figured out where I recognized the Fangblade from. I have a picture of it." Cole goes to get the picture.

"Oh, haha, is that it? Heh. Good." said Kai.

"I got it!" Cole shows them the Blade Cup from his photo album.

"That's it!" said Jay.

"Back where I grew up, there's this pretty big competition where every year the winner gets the Blade Cup. My dad's won it multiple times." said Cole.

"Cool!" Nalia looked with big eyes.

"You never told us your dad was an accomplished athlete. What sport?" Zane questioned.

"Oh, h-he's a, uh...a blacksmith." said Cole.

"Nothing wrong with that. My father was a blacksmith, too. But I've never heard of a competition—" said Kai before being cut off.

"That's because he's not a "blacksmith" blacksmith. He's a... Royal Blacksmith." Cole turns a page of his album to show them a picture of his dad: everyone but Nalia snickers.

"That's your dad?" said Jay.

"But how did the Fangblade become a trophy?" Kai asked.

"Well, supposedly, the Blade Cup was made by this guy who collected priceless artifacts. His name was something like, uh, Dutch...no, Clutch. Clutch Powers! Anyway, it gets passed on to each year's winner." Cole explained.

"Who has it now?" Zane asked.

"I don't know. I haven't talked to my father in years." said Cole.

"Well then, we'll call him up." said Kai.

"You can't! He thinks I'm in Ninjago City training at the Marty Oppenheimer School of Performing Arts." Cole groans. "He wanted me to follow in his footsteps. But when I couldn't sing or dance, well I...I ran away. When he sees I can't dance, he'll know I've been lying in all the letters I've been sending him."