Cole and Nya return battered and broken from an unknown Realm. The fragile balance of the group is in question until the true events of Cole and Nya's time apart are revealed. Plucked from Ninjago by the sudden appearance of a portal, Cole and Nya face an otherworldly foe and discover a new complexity to their powers that would tie them together as they could never have imagined. The remaining ninja, unable to access the Realm are left frustrated, incapable of saving their teammates and a secret of the First Spinjitsu Master is revealed. A realm crossing adventure. The story spins the Jay/Nya/Cole love triangle taking it in a different direction. A realistic handling of the Ninjago characters with an older sensibility with action and romance.

Sixteen year old Nya Smith suffers from stage IV cancer and metastasis which has spread to her lungs. When Nya's friend Lloyd brings seventeen year old Jason Walker to Nya's support group, everything turns around.