Chapter 83: Grave Robbing
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Author's Note: Sadly season 5 is almost over. If you're still in need of more Morro. I suggest you read: Morro's Wish. A spin-off of the main story about Morro's childhood with (Y/N) included.
(Third Person P.O.V)
As the Ninja's traverse through the Endless Sea thanks to R.E.X. Zane couldn't help but remark about how close to the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master they were.
"We're almost to the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master." Zane reported looking up from the screens readouts.
"Yeah. Can't believe we're almost there after all we've been through." Jay said with a smile. As Kai and Cole worried about being underwater.
"I can't believe I'm underwater." Kai whined to his brothers. "You? What about me?! Just how thick is this glass?" Cole said and he taps on the window of the ship a couple times.
Sensei Wu appeared on the screen and said:
"We're heading to your location now. With Morro already ahead of you and able to foresee the traps protecting the tomb with the sword of Sanctuary. It's going to be up to you five to find the Realm Crystal before he does."
"Cole's a ghost, Kai can't swim, we have no magical sword or elemental powers... What could go wrong?" Jay chuckled nervously.
"I may not know the three test you're about to face, but I discovered a riddle that makes reference to it that may help." Misako said and then she read the riddle.
"A Spinjitzu Master can. A Spinjitzu Master cannot. To move forward don't look ahead. To find his resting spot." Misako translated to the ninjas.
"Huh...That's food for thought... I guess." Cole said unsure of what any of that meant.
"Any sightings of (Y/N)?" Kai inquired and his brothers quickly fell silent. "Thankfully none so far," Misako reported back to them. "We don't need any more trouble right now."
"Speaking of food. We're about to be some!" Jay shouted spying a giant squid that was now chasing them.
An alarm started blaring. "We have to go faster! Much faster!" Kai shouted at the others.
"Oh, why did the tomb have to be underwater?!" Kai screamed. "Hold on!" Cole ordered as he steered the ship.
Cole directed the ship to go faster but not fast enough as one of the squid's appendages smacked into the window causing cracks to appear.
"What kind of weapons is this thing equipped with?" Jay shouted as Kai clung onto him in fear.
"We don't need weapons, aim for that rock!" Zane commanded as he directed the way. "Got it!" Cole agreed and piloted R.E.X. into a small hole.
The squid reached in after them with its tentacles, trying to grab ahold of the vessel but became stuck leading to the ninja's successful escape.
The ninja's cheered. "All right! Atta boy Rex! Atta boy!" Jay proclaimed happily as Kai finally let go of him.
(Third Person P.O.V)
Meanwhile, Morro is advancing his passage through the First Master's tomb with the aid of the ill-gotten Sword of Sanctuary.
Morro sighs in frustration as he looks at the Sword's reflection on the second test Revealing to him that the Ninja's have arrived at the tomb's entrance.
"Must I do everything myself." Morro hissed bitterly at the reflection.
(Third Person P.O.V)
As soon as the Ninja arrive at their destination, almost immediately as they step foot on land, Jay uncovers a piece of cloth that belonged to Morro.
"If you want to hide a tomb this looks like a good place... We're here." Cole said taking a look around.
"Look!" Zane said as he pointed to a statue. "The first Spinjitzu Master creator of all Ninjago. Whoa!"
"Destination reached. Auto return initiated." R.E.X. announced as it's engines fired up.
"Auto-Return!? No, No! Bad, R.E.X., Bad!" Jay shouted as they chase after R.E.X., but it submerges underwater leaving them behind.
"Our Aeroblade weapons were in there." Zane stated looking down at the water. "Not to mention that was our only way back." Kai replied with a sad sigh. This was starting off poorly.
"No sword, no powers, no problem we can do this, as long as we got each other, right?" Cole said looking to Jay for comfort.
"Brother sharpens brother." Jay confirmed and they walked on. Entering a room shaped like a circle that held many doorways with ancient symbols above each. The door they came through closing behind them.
(Third Person P.O.V)
Meanwhile, on the surface. Misako, Sensei Wu and Nya landed the Destiny Bounty above where the tomb is located, patiently awaiting the Ninja's return.
"These are the coordinates Ronin's ship had directed them to." Misako stated as she double checked the coordinates.
"Good. Then the tomb is right below here." Sensei Wu said with confidence.
"That's not all that's here." Nya warned pointing out the ghost's ship to the elders.
"Morro's friends are here but I don't see Ghoultar. The Ninja's must have already taken care of—" Nya gasped when she sees Soul Archer looking straight at them through the telescope.
"They know we're here. Should I arm the cannons?" Nya asked Sensei Wu.
"No. Getting into unnecessary battles only distracts us from preparing for the necessary ones still ahead. We wait, but just in case, how is your Water training coming?" Sensei Wu urged Nya.
"Uh, Don't start unnecessary battles." Nya hissed and stormed off.
"Not well." Misako stated to Wu before turning her attention back to the ghost ship.
"Why don't we attack?" Bansha questioned not taking her eyes off the Destiny's Bounty.
"Look at where we are." Soul Archer decreed pointing out the ocean in case Bansha hadn't noticed. "We can't risk losing our boat. Let's see who flinches first."
(Third Person P.O.V)
The Ninja's stare in awe at the first of the tomb's challenges.
"This could be the first test." Cole said looking around at all sixteen doors, each with symbols on and above them.
"Oh, why did it have to be, tests? Why can't the tomb just be protected by dragons? We're good with dragons!" Jay complained loudly.
"Um... What was it Misako said?" Cole asked his brothers.
"A Spinjitzu Master can. A Spinjitzu Master Cannot. To move forward don't look ahead. To find his resting spot." Zane recounted as the Ninja's spread out in opposite directions.
"Sixteen doors... for sixteen realms?" Jay theorised. "I think we're supposed to pick a door but which one?" Kai said studying one.
"Maybe, but let me guess pick the wrong door we'll be in a realm of hurt." Cole said stepping away from the door he was inspecting.
"Think they could send us..." Jay began, only to be cut off. "Just in case don't tell her, ok." Cole pleaded and the others nodded in agreement.
"Wait! We're inside a Zoetrope." Zane stated loudly. "A Zoe-what?" Kai asked confused.
"A Zoetrope the engravings in rapid succession creates a moving image..." Zane explained to his brothers.
"Uh... I don't get it." Kai said with a shrug. "A Spinjitzu Master can... Do Spinjitzu!" Jay shouted catching on to what Zane was going on about.
"Exactly!" Zane said and the ninja's backed up as Zane did Spinjitzu. The motion creates one of the symbols above the door they came in from.
Zane stopped and pointed to a door. "That one that's the door out!" Zane declared with confidence.
"I don't know Zane... Isn't that the same door we just came in from? Are you sure?" Cole questioned Zane.
"Are you sure you want to doubt a Nindroid?" Zane said to his doubting brother.
"Open the door and let's find out." Kai said and Jay opened the door to reveal another underground hallway to proceed through.
"But that wasn't here before, How can it be the way if that's the way we came in?" Cole said scratching his head.
"Welcome to the tomb of the first Spinjitzu Master." Kai said with a chuckle.
"Hey, nice one Zane. Who needs a sword of Sanctuary when you've got a Nindroid?" Jay cheered as he congratulated his brother.
(Third Person P.O.V)
This time, the second room is a dead end, devoid of man-made structures except for on the other side: the Golden Staff of the First Spinjitzu Master.
Kai notices the golden staff resting on a post across the room.
"The Staff of the first Spinjitzu Master!" Kai proclaimed pointing to the staff.
"Wait! Remember this is the second test, remembered." Cole said stopping Kai from going any farther.
"Think about it! The first test was a Spinjitzu Master can, so this one's a Spinjitzu Master, Cannot." Jay said backing up Cole.
"Zane, what do you think?" Cole asked the Nindroid. "I'm at a loss." Zane answered his brother truthfully.
Kai started walking forward and his foot landed on a title on the floor and it creaked. Spikes launched themselves at the ninja's, thankfully, the Ninja's were able to dodge the trap.
"Everyone okay?" Cole panicked checking his brothers. "That was a close one." Zane said slightly frazzled but otherwise unharmed. "Every step a trap." Jay whimpered slightly.
(Third Person P.O.V)
"Still no movement?" Bansha questioned Soul Archer who was still spying on the crew of the Destiny's Bounty.
"They are waiting like we are." Soul Archer replied to Bansha complaining.
"Why are we waiting!? We should be attacking when they least expect it." Bansha hissed at Soul Archer she was tired of all this waiting around.
"Very well, but now is not the time. We'll need to be strategic about it. Patience." Soul Archer warned and went back to spying on the Bounty.
(Third Person P.O.V)
"How does one reach the staff if it becomes more difficult with every step to get there? If I'm correct this riddle room poses quite the conundrum?" Zane said out loud as he tried to think.
"So if a Spinjitzu Master can't do it... How are we suppose to reach the staff?" Cole said.
"Watch and learn." Kai stated as he used Airjitzu but fell short triggering a post spike.
Kai repealed off the post as more spikes were launched, causing Kai to set off more traps as he ran back toward his brothers.
"No. Wait!" Cole screamed at Kai. "Just stop!" Zane pleaded with Kai. "Not that one!" Jay shouted accidentally stepping backwards, onto a tile.
Cole gets hit but was unaffected. "Oh, right. I'm a ghost. What am I worried about?"
"Will everyone please stop moving!" Jay shouted each ninja standing on one tile each.
"I can make it! It's just a hop, skip and a jump!" Kai shouted and tried to use Airjitzu but failed, again.
"But you know what else comes with a hop, skip and a jump. You trigger one more trap!" Cole shouted at the stubborn Master of Fire.
"The clue clearly said it's a test. A Spinjitzu Master cannot do. So why are we not listening to the clue?!" Jay shouted also.
"Trust me I can make it!" Kai shouted back at them.
"Wait! What if it's a trick? What if the reason we can't do it is because we were never meant to reach the staff? What is the first rule of begin a Ninja?" Cole asked his brothers.
"A ninja never quits." Zane answered his brother. "Exactly and that's why we can't do it because a Ninja would never give up." Cole theorised.
"What are you trying to say? We just quit! Are you insane?" Kai shouted angerly at Cole.
Cole looked down into the darkness and said. "This time trust me!" Then takes a literal leap of faith.
"Cole!" They shouted.....
"Whoo-hoo! Haha! Come on down and enjoy the ride!" Cole's voice came from within the darkness.
"He's alive!" Zane said and jumped after Cole, Jay quickly followed leaving Kai still standing alone.
Kai looked at the staff before sighing and jumped off into the darkness. The Ninja's soon the found themselves sliding down a slide of ice-crystal.
"Try to stay together!" Kai shouted to the others. "Stay together?! I'm just trying to stay in one piece!" Jay screamed as they were thrown in every direction.
As they went under an arch of spike they grabbed icicles and used them as ski's. "I love skiing!" Jay cheered as they flew through an ice wall and landed in a snow drift.
"Is everyone okay?" Zane asked as he got up. "What did we get ourselves into?" Kai said looking around. Their fall sent them into an enormous maze, the third and final test.
Jay climbs up a wall. "It's a maze! Great I love mazes." Jay called down to his brothers with a huge grin on his face.
As Jay leads them through the crystal maze, Kai and Zane see something extraordinary within a particular crystal wall: Their reflections are much older and wearing the attire of a master.
"If my reflection means anything we won't be breaking out of this maze anytime at all..." Kai said pessimistically.
"I don't believe these reflections reveal our inability to escape but a mere glimpse of our future selves." Zane warned the others.
"Misako said to move forward don't look ahead. Is that what it means? Wait a minute. Why is it I can't see my reflection? Where is my reflection?!" Cole shouted in a panic.
"It's probably because you're a ghost." Kai said trying to calm him down.
"Ghost's cast reflections, Kai." Zane said causing Kai to sigh and quickly try to cover Zane's mistake before Cole got to worked up.
"Cole, maybe your not looking in the right place." Kai offered as an explanation. "I am looking at the same place you are." Cole replied angerly still seeing nothing.
"Hey, guys. Guess what. I get awesome facial hair and an eye patch!" Jay said and then gasped. "There's something else..."
"Wait a minute... I think It's changing..." Kai called out to his brothers.
"So is mine. I believe it is now showing us something closer to the present if my age is anything to go by." Zane tells his brothers, Cole sighs and starts to sulk still seeing nothing.
"I'm standing in the Ninjago Museum of History. There's a painting of my parents." Kai reports to his brothers. "Wait. (Y/N) is there too. We're both staring at the painting of my parents."
"Wow!" Jay said out loud. "What? Jay. What is so great that you see that I clearly cannot?!" Cole hissed at the Master of Lightning.
"(Y/N) and I are standing in some kind of massive house filled with Fritz Donnegan memorabilia." Jay shouted excitedly.
"Who?" Cole asked. "Fritz Donnegan is my favourite TV character. He's played by Cliff Gordon." Jay answered still excited.
"Zane?" Cole requested. "Echo and I are having a conversation, he is holding onto (Y/N) for support." Zane answered with a sombre tone.
Cole was fuming, when all of a sudden he began to see something. "Wait a minute... I think I see..." Cole said, then jumped back shouting.
"It's Morro! He's in the maze too!" At that second Morro broke through the maze using the sword.
"All you ninja do is talk! Blah Blah Blah! I'll stop you from talking!" Morro shouted as he swings his sword at Jay. Jay dodge and run away, screaming.
"We're coming for you!" Kai shouted as they all scrambled to rejoin on another. "Jay! I'm coming! Hang on!" Cole shouted dove through a wall knocking into Morro.
Morro got to his feet and growled he lunged at Cole and sliced a spike off and Cole caught it and started fighting him with it using it as a sword.
Zane came bolting around the corner and jumped on Morro as Jay and Cole fought Morro off with crystal spikes.
Morro tosses Zane off just as Jay started throwing spikes at Morro. Zane scrambled back to his feet but slide's past the others thanks to the slippery floor.
Morro sliced at Jay's makeshift weapons, but before he could slice Jay, Kai jumped in and started to fight.
Soon Morro was fighting all four of them and then he used the wind to blow them away.
Every time one of them fell and Morro would gain the upper hand another would jump in just in time to save the other.
Kai jumped in screaming. "Come on! Catch me if you can!" Morro howled in rage and leapt at Kai but missed and instead sliced the icicles, three grew back in its place.
Kai jumped away but Morro wasn't fast enough and icicles grew around him. Soon Morro was trapped.
"You can't trap me. I'll find you, ninja! Just wait you'll see!" Morro shouted at them.
"Quick! How do we get out of here?" Jay declared. "Move forward, don't look ahead." Cole proclaimed.
Jay tripped and said. "That it! Don't look ahead. Look below!" pointing to one area where light is escaping through the cracks in the ground.
"There's light! Everyone dig!" Kai shouted and soon after the four Ninja's, tirelessly, digging. The Ninja's fell into a cavern under the maze.
"Ow! What? What is it?" Jay said and the others looked to where Jay was pointing. There was a skeleton laying there clutched in its hands was a crystal. "It's him! The First Spinjitzu Master." Kai panted from all the digging.
The Ninja's kneel down in respect to Ninjago's ultimate creator, and Zane carefully extracts the Realm Crystal from his remains.
"The Realm Crystal." Zane said in awe as he held it up. "How does it work?" Kai questioned.
"How it works is you'll hand over the crystal or say good-bye to your friend." Morro cackled at the Ninja's as he held up exhausted Lloyd.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't stop him." Lloyd said sounding very weak. "So what will it be?" Morro demanded.
"If we hand him the Crystal, he'll usher the reign of his master, cursing Ninjago and every realm." Zane stated.
"But if we don't, when has he never made good on a threat? Look at Lloyd. He's too weak to protect himself." Cole replied.
Kai takes the crystal from Zane and Morro says. "Looks like the decision is up to you Kai! So choose!"
(Third Person P.O.V)
Misako tries to look for the Ghost's ship, but can't find it. Sensei Wu sees that Misako is staring intently.
"Why so concerned?" Sensei Wu asks Misako.
"Their ship went behind that rock five minutes ago but still hasn't passed." Misako warned.
Suddenly, the Ghost's ship re-appears speeding towards the Bounty. "Raise the sails. Now!" Sensei Wu orders. "Nya! The cannons!"
Soul Archer fires his bow. But Nya blocks it with a shot from the cannons. "Hurry, Misako. Wu said to raise the sails!" Nya shouted at Misako.
"Not Misako, only Bansha!" Bansha said as she possessed Misako.
"Bansha is controlling her, and I can't remember how to stop the spell." Sensei Wu called out to Nya.
"I'm busy!" Nya shouted back as blocks several more of Soul Archers arrows.
(Third Person P.O.V)
"Stop stalling give me the Realm Crystal or else!" Morro shouted impatiently still awaiting an answer.
"We're not stalling we're thinking!" Kai shouted and then he turned to the other ninja and whispered: "He's right. I'm stalling what are we going to do?"
Cole vents his frustration which triggers the earth below him to rumble.
"Our powers now that Morro's out of Lloyd's body they're starting to come back." Cole said realizes their powers were returning.
"Yeah, but they'll be weak and we're in no position to fight back, while he still has Lloyd." Jay points out.
"Leave that to me! be ready." Kai said as he secretly heats up the Realm Crystal.
"Times up you leave me no choice!" Morro shouted holding a semi-conscious Lloyd at blade-point. "Wait! We'll give you the Realm Crystal!" Kai said and he tossed it at Morro.
Morro laughs as he drops Lloyd to catch the Realm Crystal but discovers it was hot and had to drop it and the Realm Crystal tumbled into the water below.
"No! The Realm Crystal what have you done!" Morro shouted. Lloyd was able to kick Morro away but Morro blew Lloyd off the edge, into the water.
"Lloyd!!!" All the Ninja shouted. Lloyd was trying to keep his head above the water as Zane and Jay chase after Lloyd while Kai and Cole go after Morro.
Zane and Jay were running alongside the stream following Lloyd.
"He's going to drown!" Jay shouted as he jumped into the stream, grabbing a hold Lloyd.
Zane was able to grab Jay and Lloyd before they went over the waterfall.
As the Realm Crystal fell over the falls. Morro used the wind to bring the Realm Crystal back up to him as Kai helped haul the three drenched Ninja out of the water.
The Ghost's ships haul comes crashing into the chamber.
"Everyone Run!" Cole shouted. Kai picks up Lloyd and carries him as they run to avoid the cave in.
Morro sees their boat sinking. Soul Archer and Bansha had crashed their own boat from being distracted by their attack on the Bounty.
"Ugh! Can't you two do anything right!?" Morro shouted at Soul Archer and Bansha, who was still possessing Misako.
"You have the Realm Crystal. Let's get out of here." Soul Archer declares and the trio escape through a portal Morro made with the Realm Crystal.
"They took the Realm Crystal and Misako." Nya shouted to Sensei Wu as she assessed the damage. Then the Ninja emerged helping Lloyd out of the Cave.
"They made it! All right!" Nya gasped pointing them out to Sensei Wu. "Thank goodness!" Sensei Wu cheered and waved to them as Nya started to pilot the ship to pick up the boys.
"I'm sorry... You all sacrificed so much for me..." Loyd said weakly to his brothers, as they took turns hugging him.
"There's no need to be sorry Lloyd." Jay tells him hugging him tighter. "I promised to look after you, didn't I?" Kai chuckled as he stole a hug.
"But now Ninjago's going to be cursed." Lloyd said as Zane and Cole hugged him.
"But we have you." Zane said, "And now our powers are back as you get stronger so will we and they haven't even seen us at full strength!" Cole said proudly.
Author Notes:
1) Don't forget to tell me what you think. :)
2) Thank you for reading and don't forget to voice whom you would like to see (Y/N) with I don't mind if you vote for a pair or group to win her heart.
The current list of who (Y/N) ends up with (Don't worry. All endings listed will happen it will be a choose your own ending.):
⦁ Lloyd
⦁ Jay
⦁ Zane
⦁ Cyrus Borg
⦁ Morro
⦁ Dareth
⦁ Cole
⦁ Echo
⦁ Ronin
⦁ No one
⦁ Mailman
⦁ Nya
⦁ Lord Garmadon
⦁ Master Chen
⦁ All the Ninja
⦁ Kai x (Y/N) x Lloyd
⦁ Jay x (Y/N) x Cole
⦁ Zane x (Y/N) x Jay
⦁ Jay x (Y/N) x Kai
⦁ Echo x (Y/N) x Zane
⦁ Cole x (Y/N) x Zane
⦁ Morro x (Y/N) x Dareth
⦁ Morro x (Y/N) x Jay
⦁ Morro x (Y/N) x Lloyd
⦁ This option was turned into a story called: Morro's Wish.
⦁ All the ninja x (Y/N) x Dareth
⦁ All the ninja x (Y/N) x Morro
⦁ Cole, Chen and Ronin x (Y/N)
⦁ All the Ninjas except for Lloyd
⦁ All the ninjas except for Kai
⦁ All the Serpentine Generals (Separately)
⦁ Lloyd, Jay, Zane, Echo, Cole, Master Chen x (Y/N)
⦁ Yandere Kai x (Y/N) x Yandere Nya.
⦁ Yandere Cole X (Y/N) X Yandere Jay.
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