Well, Nalia got a new power, though I was deciding between if she should get it in this season or the next.
Things get interesting. :3
Also, there is one song in this chapter.
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*The Elemental Masters cheer as they deflated Chen's blimp.*
"Yeah! Haha!" shouted Griffin.
"Sink the ferry. No one's getting off this island." said Jay as he pointed towards the ferry.
"Yeah!" Bolobo sinks it by using his staff.
"The palace and sleeping quarters are all clear. Still no sign of Chen and Clouse." said Cole.
"What about Skylor?" Kai asked.
"She wasn't able to pick her family, but she was able to pick her friends. And since you're her friend, that means so are we. We'll find her." Lloyd reassured him.
"He's right. With no way off the island, it'll only be a matter of time." said Cole with a confident smile.
"I'm proud of you five. You've done what the original Elemental masters never could: stick together. But you must not rest on your laurels, for your guard is down when you sleep." Garmadon told the ninjas.
"Uuuh... by you mentioning that, should we maybe wake up Lia?" Lloyd turned the others' attention over to Nalia who had fallen back asleep by the side of the stairs.
"It would be wise to do so. While I understand she is still very exhausted from Chen's torture, we will need everyone's help." said Garmadon.
Lloyd nodded and walked over to wake Nalia up by gently shaking her. "Lia, wake up. We still need your help here."
Nalia however didn't wake up but just kept on being in a deep sleep.
"Hmmm, anyone go a mango by chance?" Lloyd asked looking at the others.
"Lloyd does it look like we walk around with mangos?" Jay asked as he pulled at his empty pockets.
"I don't believe that is gonna work in this situation Lloyd." said Zane.
"What do you mean, Zane?" Cole asked.
"From the readings I'm getting from Nalia, this doesn't seem like a normal kind of sleep." Zane explained.
"... What? How can there be a different kind of sleep? There is only two kinds of sleep here, naps and full asleep. There is no third here or fourth." Jay exclaimed.
"Dad, do you know what is going on?" Lloyd asked looking over at Garmadon.
Garmadon seemed to have an idea by the thoughtful look on his face before walking over.
Nalia were sound asleep, her breathing slow and steady, with a hint of loose scales on her face.
"Forgive me, Nalia. But now is not the time for a hibernation." Garmadon apologized in his head and struck two fingers at a point behind her between the neck and head.
Nalia jolted awake with a yelp and looked around. "What! Did I miss something? What happened?"
The ninjas looked surprised over at Garmadon.
"What did you do?" Kai asked.
"There is a special pressure point between the head of neck on Nalia, if she is ever in a very deep sleep. Though I would not recommend doing this, unless you wish to lose a hand or just a finger." Garmadon explained.
"How are you feeling Lia? Still sleepy by chance or any pain?" Lloyd asked as he helped her up on her feet.
Nalia let out a long yawn before shaking her head to wake up more. "More sleepy than pain. But I should be able to stay awake... I think."
"Chen must have really put you through the ringer if you are still feeling sleepy. Normally it takes a lot to exhaust you." said Jay concerned for her.
"I'm amazed you are handling this so well after what you just went through." said Cole.
Nalia looked at Cole and thought over what he just said after what Chen did to her. "... I don't think I've had the time to take it all in. And I believe this isn't the right time for it."
"I agree, right now we should focus on finding Skylor along with Chen and Clouse." said Lloyd, but were very concerned about how Nalia would react when she could find the time to take in the torture Chen put her through.
"Then let's go out and search for them. Standing around isn't gonna help." said Kai looking at the others.
The ninjas and Garmadon nodded and went into the jungle and began searching.
Nalia stayed close to Lloyd should she start lacking behind or worse. Fall asleep once again, since she just didn't have much energy in herself and just wanted to sleep.
"... Lia, after we've captured Chen and Clouse, and saved Skylor. I wanna talk with you." Lloyd rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"Huh? Talking about what?" Nalia asked with a yawn. "If it's about my feelings about you then sorry. I still don't know what they are."
"No, no. It's not about that, though I kind of wish it was." said Lloyd with a shy smile.
Nalia stopped yawning and looked at him a little confused. "Then what is it?"
"I'll tell you later, right now we should focus on our mission." said Lloyd, trying to delay the outcome of him dropping her off the team.
"Fine." Nalia pouted a little, but honestly like with Chen's torture, she hadn't given time to think of her feelings for Lloyd.
She glanced over at Jay who was busy searching and decided to walk over to him.
"Jay, can I ask you something?" Nalia seemed a little nervous.
"Huh, oh sure. What's on your mind Lia?" Jay asked curiously.
"When Nya was found out, how did you feel about it? I was only told a few things of how she was captured." Nalia questioned him.
"Well that's a random question coming from you." said Jay raising an eyebrow. "I was worried, and scared for her. I wanted to protect her no matter what. I would do anything to keep her safe, as she is someone I care deeply for and love."
Jay wasn't sure how much his answer would help her question, he didn't even know why she was asking him this in the first place.
Nalia listened closely to his explanation and nodded to his words. "Thanks for answering my question."
"Uuhh, no problem?" said Jay though a bit confused.
Nalia glanced over at Kai and Garmadon, her thoughts deep on how they acted for those they had feelings for. She then turned back to look at Lloyd. Her heart was beating a little faster as a blush grew on her face.
"My feelings for Lloyd is..." Nalia starting thinking more about her feelings for Lloyd and what he really meant to her. But her thoughts were interrupted by Griffin who had just appeared in a rush.
"Chen just figured out Skylor's powers can finish the spell. She's in danger." Griffin told the ninjas.
"He's replaced his Elemental staff with the Elements in his daughter." said Garmadon in disbelief and disgust.
"Where?" Kai quickly asked.
"Other side of the island." Griffin told him.
"I'm going after her." said Kai, running off in the direction Griffin told him.
"We all are. Jay, Zane, you take the mech and buggy. Cole and I will take the Roto Jet. Lloyd, you've got your dragon you and Nalia go ahead. Nya, how fast will she go?" Garmadon told everyone.
"Fast enough." said Nya.
"Everyone else stay here and guard the camp. Let's get a move on!" Garmadon ordered.
Karlof watches Lloyd summon his dragon. "Karlof wish he could do that."
Lloyd reached out a hand and helped Nalia up on his dragon.
"Ninja, go!" shouted the ninjas.
"So there I was, the Helmet of Darkness at my feet, destiny in my grasp. Wait a minute, where'd everybody go?" said Dareth until he noticed the ninjas were gone.
*The ninjas explore the jungle trying to find Skylor.*
"You see her anywhere?" Lloyd asked while controlling his dragon.
"No, I don't see her anywhere." said Nalia observing the ground closely with her eyes glowing golden, hoping she might be able to catch her elemental aura.
"Just don't waste too much of your powers, since you still aren't at full strength." Lloyd told her.
"I can handle this Lloyd, using my eyes doesn't take much energy. Besides, I'm more used to always having this power active anyway." Nalia told him while watching for any movement.
"That doesn't mean you should ignore your own health and energy. You've already been through enough, exhausting yourself isn't gonna help in the long run." Lloyd told her in a bit of a harsh tone.
Nalia looked up from the jungle under them and glanced at him. "If it helps those in need in any way, I'll do anything. No matter how exhausted I might be."
Lloyd gritted his teeth as he was growing frustrated and could hardly control it but was able to hold it in for now. "That doesn't mean you should risk your own life, if something happened to you... I-I don't know what I'll do."
Nalia couldn't see his face but was getting the feeling she might have upset him. "Sorry, I just... after what happened to Zane. I felt so annoyed at myself for not being there to help. And you not telling me or even calling me for help at the time frustrated me."
Lloyd gave a heavy sigh. "I know Lia, but you wanted a break from all the chaos of being a ninja. I just thought that keeping you out would be for the better."
Nalia looked at him knowing he meant well but hearing it hurt her feelings even more.
"Let's just focus on finding Skylor." said Lloyd trying to change to topic, because if they kept going. He might say something he might reget later on.
"... Right." Nalia mumbled and her eyes focused on the ground once more. "He didn't have to be so harsh about it."
The two didn't speak another word through the rest of the search, and when they went to meet with the others once again. Everyone got the feeling of there being a little tension between the two.
"Did we miss something?" Jay whispered.
The others shugged to his question, just as confused about what happened between the two.
"I don't think I've ever seen them actually argue." Cole whispered as he handed Zugu and Eyezor over to Karlof.
"Still no sign of Chen?" Karlof asked.
"He escaped, but we'll find him. Did Zane ever return?" said Cole as he glanced around for any sign of Zane.
"Metal man? I have not seen him." said Karlof.
"Say Nalia, what happened between you and Lloyd?" Nya asked.
Nalia had her arms crossed while looking at the ground when she looked up at Nya. "Lloyd is being so unreasonable."
"How so?" Nya asked, trying to figure out what was going on. Since it wasn't normal for the two to be like this.
Nalia side-glanced at Lloyd before looking away. "... I know I just went through something serious but haven't had time to go through those feels. But..."
"But what?" Nya asked.
"Lloyd was being way too overprotective, I'm not some little girl who needs protection all the time. I know I'm still learning a lot and can be naive, but I am capable to think and fight on my own." Nalia explained with a light huff of fire coming from her mouth.
Nya giggled at her annoyance and gently laid a hand on her shoulder. "I get how you feel Lia, it's the same with me and my brother. Lloyd cares for you a lot as you know. Sometimes our feels can blind us and cause us to say and act a little rash. Mostly for those we love."
Nalia gave Nya a surprised look for what she said. "Could you repeat that?"
Nya rolled her eyes, thinking it went in one ear and out the other. "Lloyd cares for you a lot—"
"No, no, not that part. The last bit." Nalia quickly cut in.
Nya now confused repeated what she said earlier. "Sometimes our feels can blind us and cause us to say and act a little rash. Mostly for those we love."
Nalia began thinking over what Jay had said earlier and then to how Kai had been acted with Skylor along with what Nya had just told her.
Taking in her own actions and feelings, Nalia looked over at Lloyd as she finally realized something. "I'm in love." Her eyes were wide and her body frozen in place as she didn't know how to act or what to say.
"Hello, Nalia. You still with me?" Nya waved a hand in front of Nalia's eyes but wasn't getting a reaction. "Was it something I said? Come on answer me."
Nalia's face began turning all red from blushing and quickly avoided her eyes from Lloyd before he noticed she had been staring at him.
Though Lloyd's focus was on something or someone else who suddenly appeared. "Dad!" He runs to embrace him.
Garmadon returned the embrace with a relieved smile. "I don't see Skylor or Kai."
"They said they were on their way." Shade explained until Garmadon groans and falls over. His tattoo starts glowing.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Lloyd asked worried.
"I don't know." said Garmadon.
Nalia and the others quickly ran over with concern.
"Your tattoo." Lloyd pointed out as he noticed it glowing.
"Something inside of me. Something is happening." said Garmadon, groaning in pain.
Everyone watched with concern as they didn't know what to do.
Nalia wished she could use her healing voice, but whatever was happening to Garmadon was something different. So like the others she didn't know what to do.
Garmadon is suddenly turned into a snake. "The spell...the spell, it's completed. If everyone with the mark of the Anacondrai is affected, that means..." The captured cultists free themselves.
"No..." said Lloyd with concern.
"Don't worry. I'm always on your side." Garmadon reassured his son.
The ninjas and elemental masters began charging towards the Anacondrai.
"Let's get 'em, guys." said Cole taking the lead, but doing little to no damage to them. "Ugh. They're too strong!"
"They're too fast!" shouted Griffin.
"I've handle one before. This is nothing." Nalia grabbed one of the Anacondrai, using a little of her strength to send one flying into a group of them.
"They are too many. Retreat! Get everyone to the palace!" shouted Garmadon.
"Everyone, to the palace!" shouted Lloyd.
"Retreat! Everyone retreat!" shouted Karlof.
Nalia looked between Lloyd and the army of Anacondrai. "Everyone go ahead! I'll hold them back!"
"Lia, what are you thinking?! This is not the time to be stupid!" shouted Lloyd.
Nalia used her sand powers as she created a huge wave of sand to push the army back, giving the rest time to retreat.
"Behind you!" shouted Neuro.
Shade quickly appeared and was able to knock back the Anacondrai. "Come on!"
"Nalia! Everyone is inside!" shouted Cole from the palace.
Nalia pushed the army back with another sand wave before she also retreated into the palace. Almost stumbling to the ground from how exhausted she was.
Jay gasps when he sees Garmadon. "Snake among us!" He readies his Lightning.
"No, don't! It's my father." quickly told him.
"First it was four arms, then you became a dragon. Would you mind picking a body and sticking with it, please?" said Jay frustrated.
Cole and the Masters are barricading the doors. "Could use a little help. Argh."
"I... I'll help." said Nalia as she slowly started walking over to help.
"Nalia you need to rest. You've already exhausted yourself even more from fighting those guys." said Lloyd as he stopped her.
Nalia glanced at him and then the others, before giving a sigh. "Alright." She fell her legs give loose as she started falling over, but was saved by Lloyd from falling.
Lloyd gave a relieved sigh that she for once listed and would take some time to rest, as he could see how tired she had become after using her sand powers.
Nalia gave a yawn, her resting on his shoulder only to then quickly avoid eye contact as she began blushing. Understand now what her own feelings were, she couldn't stop herself from becoming a little shy and flustered.
"So this is what being in love feels like, or having a crush. If we weren't in this situation right now, I would tell Lloyd my feelings right now if possible." Nalia thought to herself.
The sound of the Masters struggling to keep the palace closed snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Does anyone know any knock-knock jokes? 'Cause this ain't funny anymore." said Cole frustrated until suddenly the Anacondrai stop trying to break in.
"Where did they go?" Nya asked.
Cole slowly opens the door.
"Don't! It could be a trick." Jay closes the door and they all climb up a ladder, only to witness them leaving.
"Take care of the island, it's yours. We'll be taking Ninjago now!" shouted Chen as he was shooting at them before flying away.
"This, this is just priceless. He took the Roto Jet and all of the Blade-Copters!" Jay exclaimed.
"What have we done?" said Nya horrified.
"We all have families in Ninjago." said Griffin.
"Argh! And we had to destroy any other way off the island! Who's idea was that?" said Jay frustrated.
Nalia gave a yawn as she felt so tired and just wanted to lay down and sleep. Yet this wasn't the time for it.
"Your father was right, Lloyd. We thought we had the upper hand. Our guard was down and look what happened." said Cole with a sigh.
"Nobody listens to me! You all say I overreact, but no!" shouted Jay but was ignored by the others.
"I'll go alone." said Lloyd.
"And take on his whole army?" Nya asked.
"I'm the only one with an Elemental Dragon." Lloyd explained, and giving Nalia a worried look. "It will be safer for her."
"Not anymore!" Zane flies over with his dragon.
"He unleashed the dragon, too!" said Karlof surprised.
"Oh, Zane, none of us could do that before. You gotta tell us how you did that!" said Jay amazed.
"I faced my fear. When I realized it wasn't something in front of me that held me back, but something inside me, I found a deeper power. A dragon power." Zane explained.
"All right!" Karlof cheered.
"Yeah!" Jay cheered along.
Kai and Skylor ride on his dragon.) "Zane's right. We all have this power inside of us. But you have to see that it's not the Anacondrai we're afraid of, it's our doubt. Divided, we failed. But together, we will succeed." The Masters summon their own dragons.
"Energy!"
" Lightning!"
"Earth!"
"Metal!"
"Speed!"
"Gravity!"
"Shadow!"
"Light!"
"Poison!"
"Sand!"
Yet nothing happened for Nalia, unlike everyone else she wasn't able to summon her dragon.
"What... why can't I summon mine?" Nalia questioned confused.
"It might be because you don't have enough energy to summon yours." Jay suggested.
"You can get a ride on own of ours." Cole offered.
Nalia looked at everyone with their own dragons, a frustration grown inside of her that she was the only one not able to summon one.
"Metal dragon make Karlof very happy, happy." said Karlof as he patted his dragon.
Nalia kept looking at the others as her focus turned more to their dragons as she started tapping one of her feet slowly. She wasn't sure why, but she was getting a strange feeling inside her. Like something calling her to air. An instinct to fly.
A light humming began coming from Nalia to the tapping of her foot as he body slowly started glowing along with a few faded symbols on the middle of her back.
"Lia?" Lloyd grew a little confused to her sudden change in mood.
(The song she is singing.)
(link to song)
"Come and fly away with me
Come and fly away with me-e-e-e-e
Come and fly away with me
Co-co-come and fly away with me-e-e-e-e-e-e
Come and fly away with me
Come and fly away with me-e-e-e-e
Come and fly away with me
Co-co-come and fly away with me-e-e-e-e-e-e.~"
Nalia took a few steps back on the wall, before then charging forward and jumped on to Lloyd's dragon only to then jump on to Jay's dragon and so on to each Master's dragon.
"Don't you be afraid
Everything will change
You and I
Jumping off the edge
They say dreamers never die
So, come and fly
Come and fly
Come and fly away with me.~"
Getting to the last dragon Nalia took a leap of faith and jumped down towards the ground as everyone started panicking.
"NALIA?!"
Nalia's body glowed more brightly as the symbols on the middle of her back turned to dust, breaking another spell. As she suddenly flew right back up in the air.
"We're rising, we're falling
We'll make it through
We're climbing, we're soaring
A thousand views
We're rising, we're falling
We'll make it through
We're climbing, we're soaring
A thousand views.~"
Everyone were surprised to see Nalia suddenly flying in the air, and without a dragon.
"SHE CAN FLY NOW?!" Jay shouted.
"Somewhere by the emerald sea
Where the moon and water meet
Somewhere close to harmony
When the world is sound asleep
Something's gonna bring a change
Journeys we are meant to take
Something at the edge of space
Calling us to fly away
Don't you be afraid
Everything will change
You and I
Jumping off the edge
They say dreamers never die
So, come and fly
Come and fly
Come and fly away with me.~"
Nalia laughed at the looks on everyone's faces along with actually flying in the air.
"We're rising, we're falling
We'll make it through
We're climbing, we're soaring
A thousand views
We're rising, we're falling
We'll make it through
We're climbing, we're soaring
A thousand views.~"
Nalia began flying around to each elemental master and their dragons as she kept singing, healing them like always without being noticed.
"Come and fly away
Come and
Come and fly away
Come and fly away with me
Come and fly away
Come and
Come and fly away
Come and fly away with me
Something's gonna bring a change
Journeys we are meant to take
Something at the edge of space
Calling us to fly away.~"
Nalia had a bright smile on her face as she was flying around and laughing joyfully.
"The battle of our past has returned, but we will rise to meet that challenge." said Garmadon looking at everyone.
"Chen brought us here so that only one would remain. Well, we are one!" said Kai with a confident smile.
"Let's go, to Ninjago!" shouted Nalia as they all headed straight for Ninjago to stop Chen.