(Alright! New chapter. Let us see how the Ninja take to prison, shall we?)

So, we are now prisoners of Kryptarium. Got the uniforms and everything, but are forced to wear special cuffs that cancel out our powers and keeps Cole from ghosting out. Did they have to cuff our ankles too? We follow Noble and Barnes then see inmates yelling and reaching through the bars. "Whoa! Ugh!" I I hear Jay and look to find him fallen down. Cole helps him up, "Don't look scared. Look mean. You gotta look hard in a place like this." He says.

The weirdos keep going on about fresh meat. If they even touch me, I will tenderize them so much that their bones will be dust. (Yeah.... I don't doubt that. 😰) "Don't mind them. They all get a little grouchy when they don't get their meat." Noble says. The others stop and gasp softly but clinging is sound and I look back to see a woman with purple hair rolling in with a cart of meat. "Oh. That kind of fresh meat." I comment while we hurry along. "Don't worry. We ensure they be kept in-lined." Barnes says.

Jay laughs nervously and I look to find Lloyd trying to break out of the cuffs. "Kryptarium Prison. We've been here before, but as guests, never inmates." Zane says. I shrug a shoulder, "Well, first time for everything." I comment. Lloyd continues to try and break the cuffs, but fails. "You can try, but those shackles are made of Vengestone. Pretty good for shutting down your powers, and making sure you don't ghost out of here." Noble says. "Oh. Yeah?" Cole, please don't embarrass yourself. "But how good are they against my super strength?" He says, the tries to break them.

I sigh. He keeps forgetting that his super strength is connected to his powers. "Just wait. Almost got them." He grunts out. "They aren't gonna break." Nya says, (Nope. 🙂‍↔️) and Cole stops. "Hey, aren't those the Ninja? They're responsible for putting me in this place!" What the... A Skeleton man? I stare at him but feel someone pushing me forward. "And we're shuffling, we're shuffling." Cole, you are lucky that you are cute. We stop and I feel him hold onto my shoulders so I don't fall face first. I wish I could kiss this man. (Patience is a virtue~)

"Since you're celebrities, I took the liberty of taking you out of the general population." Noble says, walking to a door. "Ha! Who doesn't love special treatment?" Kai says. I give him a look. "And placing you in the super mean and dangerous population." The door opens and we walk into the same area that Pythor was kept in. Oooooh, wonderful. "You're real special, all right." I hear Nya say, annoyance obvious in her tone. "It's no problem, warden. We'll do our time until all this is straightened out." Lloyd says as we walk. "Like I said before, we were framed." He states. "That's what they all say." Noble brushes it off.

"Actually, they don't." Barnes corrects. "And we have your cells ready. One for the boys and one for the girls." He adds. "Thank you." I say to him. "Gosh, darn it, I forgot my keys again. Barnes, keep an eye on them while I go find my keys." Noble says then runs off. I sigh, "How did someone like him ever get a job as a warden?" I ask out loud. "Beats me." Barnes shrugs. (🤷‍♀️)? We all look up at the inmates shouting. Don't they have better things to do? "At least they're locked up." Jay says. I can smell his nervousness.

And would luck have it, all the cells open. I close my hands, ready to fight if one breaks out. I feel a hand on my arm and look to see Cole looking at the crooks. Right. I relax a little, but still keep my guard up. "Nifty gadget. You make that?" Lloyd asks a guy with cybernetics and for some reason a bowler hat. "They call me The Mechanic. And I've got a bone to pick with you." He says. The other inmates all have smiles as they growl. I step forward to be beside Lloyd as I stare unimpressed at The Mechanic, "Well, get in line. You're not the first." I state. "Yeah, that's one more bone than you've got in your entire arm. Let me guess, you don't have much of a spine either." I smirk at Lloyd's response.

"I used to repair noodle trucks for Master Chen and his underground organization. When you put him out of business, you put me out of business." He pokes Lloyd's chest. "Oh, we did more than put him out of business. And unless you want to end up where he did, keep that rusted piece you call a grabber away from us." I state. I feel a hand on my shoulder, "Best do what she says." I hear Cole say. (Yeah. Don't try her. EVER.) "By my observations, that was your own error. Working for a crime boss isn't a very reliable career choice." Zane says as he walks over and stands between Lloyd and I. I give the bowler hat man a smirk as I rest an arm on Zane's shoulder, "Yeah. Can't do the time, don't do the crime." I add.

"By my observations, actions have consequences, and you have to pay." The Mechanic says, pointing at us. "This nindroid here, it's got spare parts. I could use a few in a place like this." I smack his arm away from Zane and get in his face, "You take one gear from him and say goodbye to that arm." I warn him. "I could use a spare arm. These chains won't stop us." Lloyd states, but I keep glaring down this creep. "Alright! Break it up!" Barnes separates us. "Listen here, Mechanic, you already got one strike for that food heist last month. This is now your second and you do not want to know what happens if you get strike three." He warns. (Strike Three will be like this: HE GONNA GET IT.)

"Got my keys!" Noble appears. I give The Mechanic one last glare. "Oh, come on, knuckleheads, shake hands and be friends." He says. What? Seriously? This guy, a warden? Lloyd shakes the creep's hands but I hear him vow to get his hands on Zane. He and the rest of the crooks go back to their cells.

Third Person P.O.V.

Barnes looks at the Ninja and sees that they are nervous, and knowing the inmates better than Noble, has an idea. "Now, hold on, Noble." Said man halts as he was about to open the cells. "Since the Ninja are so popular among the prisoners, they need a little more security if we don't want things to get ugly too soon." He says. Noble thinks about his words. "Hm. You make a good point, Barnes. And hey, we can put those special cells to use." He says. "Uh, special cells?" Jay asks.

Both men say nothing as they lead the Ninja to a section of the prison that was recently made to hold some of the more dangerous prisoners. "Now, I know it may seem a little excessive, but we try to make a peaceful environment." Noble says. He inputs the code to access the section. "Oh! And you'll have a neighbor to keep you company." He says. "Wait? Who?" Kai asks. The door opens and the group, except (Y/N), gasp.

In the middle cell, a book is lowered to reveal Morro. (Tis Him! 💚 👻 💨) He smirks as he close the book and sets it on his desk. "Well, this is a surprise." He says. The group are lead into the room, "Now, we have expanded this area with the help of the NPF. Though, they are still not completely ready, they should do for now. Boys will take the cell to the left and girls will take the one to the right. We'll have some guards come by to give you some sleeping bags. So you can have somewhat of a good night's rest." Noble informs them. The guards move to guide the ninja to their cells.

Once they were in, the doors lock. Noble, Barnes and the guards all leave. An awkward silence fills the area until it is broken with a cough, "So... Morro. How's it... how's it going?" Jay asks awkwardly. Morro stands up from his chair as he looks at him, "Going." He replies. "Heh, heh. Great." Jay chuckles nervously. Morro walks over and rests a hand on the wall separating him from the guys, he still wears cuffs on his wrists and ankles but they no longer had chains connecting them on account of his good behavior. "Have to say, I didn't think the people would be that dumb to jump to conclusions. But then again..." He trails off with a teasing tone. (This smug...)

"Save it, Morro. The last thing we need is a lecture from you." Kai snaps at him. Morro holds his hands up with a smirk as he backs away, "Still got the fire, Kai." He comments. Cole looks to find Lloyd nervous and walks over to block him from Morro's sight, (Such a protective man~ 🥰) "Look, Morro, we've been framed. A djinn is out there and is causing trouble." He says. Morro's smile drops at what he says, "A djinn?" He repeats. "Like a genie, but once he grants you a wish-" "You'll wish you never met him." Morro finishes Nya's sentence.

"You've heard of them?" Jay asks. Morro crosses his arms as he leans against the wall between him and the girls, "The Preeminent may have been power hungry, but her knowledge was vast." He answers. Zane steps forward, "And with that knowledge, you could hopefully provide us with some more information on them." He says. Morro shrugs a shoulder, "Sure." He replies. "Wait a minute. How do we know what you tell us is actually true?" Kai questions him. Morro looks at (Y/N), she gives him a neutral expression and shrugs a shoulder. (Eh.)

"I know we're not exactly friends, but I have had a lot of time to think." He says. Lloyd thinks things over then inhales deeply as he walks around Cole and looks at Morro. "What do you want in return?" He asks. Morro looks at him and despite having a strong stance and tone, he can see the slight fear in Lloyd's eyes. He sighs, "Nothing. I've already been given more generosity than I deserve." He replies. "Ain't that the truth." (Y/N) jokes. Morro's smile drops gives her an unimpressed side glance. (These two... I swear. 😏)

"Uh, more on the djinn. Please." Jay interrupts. Morro sighs, "Alright, alright. Djinns are not of this realm. They come from Djinjago." He starts. (Y/N) tilts her head, "Seriously? Ninjago. Djinjago. Original." She rolls her eyes. "Tell me about it." Morro replies. "Anyway, that realm is one that is closely connected to the Cursed Realm." He continues. "Why's that?" Lloyd asks. "As you know, all the realms are connected in some form. Being able to travel to and from one realm to another with without the need of the Realm Crystal. But every realm has a sister realm." Morro explains.

"Sister? No brothers?" Cole jokes. (Y/N) covers her mouth as a laughs slips out. Morro smirks from that but continues, (He knows~) "Sister. And the Cursed Realm's sister realm is Djinjago." Motto states. "But the Cursed Realm was destroyed when Nya unlocked her true potential and drowned it." Zane informs. "Yeah, and sister realms are like two sides of a coin. If one side falls..." "The other will too." Lloyd finishes Morro's sentence. "Exactly."

(Y/N)'s eyes widen as a realization hits her. "He isn't just getting his crew back." She mutters. "What?" Nya asks. (Y/N) looks at her, "I learned that the Djinn is a captain. A pirate captain." She starts. "Pirates? Cool!" Jay says. Everyone gives him a look and he chuckles nervously. He clears his throat, "A-Hem. A-As you were saying, (Y/N)." He says. (Y/N) rolls her eyes with a smile then frowns as she gets serious, "I also learned that he may have... stolen the Realm Crystal." She confesses sheepishly, looking away from the others. "WHAT?!?" The others, except Morro, shout. (Heh. 😅)

"That is really bad news!" Kai states. "I know. But I have an idea." (Y/N) replies. "You wouldn't turn yourself in if you didn't." Lloyd says. "Bingo." She smiles at Lloyd. "But back to the matters of the djinn." Zane says, focusing back on the matter. "If the djinn has the Realm Crystal and finds out his home realm is gone, Ninjago is facing its next big baddie." Cole states. "And with it, a band of pirates." Jay adds.

Before the gang can continue, guards appear and open the doors to their cells and gave them sleeping bags. They ensure the cells are locked then exit the area. Lloyd sighs, "Well, can you at least tell us how we can fight a djinn, Morro?" He asks. Morro shakes his head, "Sorry, Greenie, but djinn are notorious for their wit and evasiveness. They can poof away before you ever land a hit on them." He says. "But I think there may be someone right in this prison that can help us with that." (Y/N) says. "Who?" Jay asks. She smirks as she gets comfortable in her bag, "I prefer it to be a surprise." She teases, closing her eyes.

Kai rolls his eyes, "I really don't get that girl sometimes." He comments. Cole lays on his back and smiles, "I guess you just don't appreciate her sense of mystery." He jokes. (She has a flare for the dramatics. ✨) Kai gives him a look but Cole has fallen asleep. He shrugs a shoulder and lays down. Nya sighs, "I just hope we don't stay here for longer than we have to." Nya says. "Don't worry, Nya. We're the good guys. And we always save the day." Jay tells her. Nya smiles at his words then close her eyes as she goes to sleep.

Jay gets comfy and looks to find the guys have all fallen asleep but he looks over at Nya for a moment. "Heh." He looks to find Morro on his bed, "You two have something. Question is are you going to make something out of it?" He says. (He knows again~) Jay looks up at the ceiling as he thinks for a moment then close his eyes and drifts off to sleep.

Jay's P.O.V.

Okay, in prison. Not so bad. Eh-heh... Everyone wants to end us. But good news is that after one day here, visiting day arrived. Yay! But it's a little cramp with these boxes only meant for one or three people to fit them. "Ah! Jay, back up!" Kai pushes me back, "Watch your spiky hair, Kai!" I retort. "Ah!" But get my neck pinched. "You two, QUIT IT." (Y/N) let go after saying that. (Yes, ma'am.) Man, that woman can be scary. I watch as she stands behind Cole and places her hands on his shoulders. Those two have been a lot more touchy with each other lately.

Darreth appears and takes the phone, "So what are doing to get us out of here?" Cole asks him. "This is no place for a nindroid." Zane adds. Yeah, after meeting that Mechanic guy, I don't blame him. "I don't look good in stripes." That's your concern, Kai? "They're all so mean." I state. Well, they are.

Lloyd loudly shushes. "While we're stuck in here, the djinn is out there." He says. "I know, I'm doing everything I can. Borg wanted me to let you know that the djinn broke into Hiroshi's Labyrinth stronghold and took the Realm Crystal." Darreth says. "We know." (Y/N) says. "Really? Uh, cool, the good news is everything else is accounted for. The bad news is, the djinn may now have his old crew back." He says. Okay, that is bad news. "You have to get us out of here, Darreth. You're our manager. What are you doing to manage this?" Kai says.

"Did you get the cake? I put some tools in it for you to cut through the bars." What? "Cake? We didn't get any cake." What's this about a cake? "Uh..." I look at Cole. (Gives Cole a look.) "How was I supposed to know there was something in it?! I just thought it was crunchy." What...? "If you weren't a ghost, you would be having quite the stomach ache." (Y/N) says. "HE ATE OUR ONLY WAY OUT!!!" I shout. "Must you shout the obvious?" How can she be so calm?!? "Well, sounds like you're on your own. Be strong, little ninja." Darreth says. What? "Well, I guess visiting time's over. And it's about dinner time." (Y/N) says. "Okay, how are you this calm about this?" Kai asks her. "Like I said, I have a plan." She says. "And are you going to tell us or leave us in suspense?!?" I shout. She rolls her eyes, "Ever heard of patience?" She says. Some times I really don't get that woman. (😏)

We head to the cafeteria and grab trays as we get in line. Good news is the food is actually decent. "Today is steak. Do eat up." A lunch man says as he places one on my tray. Even if it looks good with those mash potatoes that have gravy on them, I'm still in a crummy mood on the account that we are in here and the djinn is out there! "Hey, don't worry, Jay. We'll get out of here." I hear Cole say. "Yeah, but that still doesn't change things about how the bad guys are out there, while the good guys are in here. It's not fair." I complain. Then we follow the others.

"Wh-What was it your favorite movie character would say? 'Fair isn't a word where I come from.'" Cole says. "The word was fear. And if intergalactic space hero Fritz Donnegan was here, we'd already be out." I state. "Please, I would have broken us out of here by now." (Y/N) says. "Then why haven't you? And why did you turn yourself in? And where were you?!?" I ask her. She raises a brow at me, "I was just looking around to make sure a certain someone is here." She says.

We walk over to a table with some other inmates sitting at, "Hi, guys, care for some ninja company?" Lloyd asks. But they all growl and leave. "Guess they can't all be fans." Zane says. "So? We get a table to ourselves." (Y/N) says as we all sit down. "We may be out of the action, but that doesn't mean we can't take action. So we know we're dealing with a djinn, and that his home realm is gone." Lloyd starts. "But we have yet to know how to deal with a djinn, which is why..." (Y/N) holds out her hand right as a fork stabs into our table, "Did someone say djinn? You best not be speaking about Nadakhan the Djinn." Wait, that fork is attached to a person. And not just any person.

"His name is Nadakhan the Djinn?" Kai asks. "Hey, it's Captain Soto, the first captain of the Destiny's Bounty." I state. Haven't seen this guy in a while. "And it's Jay, the whiny sniveling blue pajama man who says everything obvious." Oh. I hear Nya giggle. "Why can't anyone here be nice?" I ask. "It's a prison, Jay. People who end up here aren't exactly law abiding." (Y/N) says. Right. "And it be (Y/N). The fierce and most formidable of the pajama men." He says. (Ain't that the truth.) Then he looks at Nya, "But who be you? I don't know you. Are you a...? Another pajama woman?" He asks, hopping down and sits next to Lloyd. "Yes, you could say that." Nya answers. "No. You look really familiar for some reason." Oh, please. Nya has a one of kind beauty that no one can match.

"Let's cut the small talk. You know him?" Lloyd asks. "Know him? I was the one who caught him." Soto replies. "And that's exactly what I was hoping to hear." (Y/N) says. "Wait? You knew that Soto would know Nadakhan?" Kai asks. She eats some steak, "Well, before we got captured, I was able to get a look at the djinn and saw he had a hook hand. Then he said getting his crew back and taking into account of the teapot and how long it must have been for him to be trapped in it, I figured who better to know a pirate than another pirate." She explains. Wow. She's smart. (You're just now realizing? 🤨)

"And (Y/N) hits the bullseye again." Cole says. Kai looks back at Soto, "So, how did you catch him?" He asks. "Catching a djinn is harder than steering a galleon upstream in a storm with a leaky hill." Nya and I share a look that translates to what the heck is he talking about. "But let me try to articulate me words so that you can visualize it." He says. Oh! Story time! (Popcorn? 🍿)

"Long ago, me crew were aboard the Destiny's Bounty, the finest ship ever built. Save one other. Misfortune's Keep." Woah. That ship could rival the Destiny's Bounty? "Nadakhan the Djinn was the most feared pirate of the high seas. Since he was from another realm, his powers were unmatched. He and his crew were always a step ahead." He says. He goes to tell about how they fought against them. This would make a great movie. He tells about how during the fight, he slipped away and got the teapot but ended up alone with Nadakhan.

"The trick to catching a djinn ain't be getting him into the vessel. It's making sure he don't poof away when you try to do it." Soto explains. "Ha! Easy. Just wish him into it." Kai says. "Easy? Everyone knows you can't wish for more wishes, you can't wish for love, and you can't wish to harm others. Wishing a djinn into a teapot would most certainly fall into that category." He says. "What do you mean you can't wish for love? OW!" I felt a hard hit to the back of my head. "Because it would NOT be real." (Y/N) can swing. "I-I'm asking for a friend. Heh-heh." I try to smile but seeing her with that piercing glare aimed at me is not helping. (Hmmm. 😒)

I guess, I'll have to find another way to get Nya to not hate me. And maybe have a chance with her.

Third Person P.O.V.

After giving Jay a look, the group focus back on Soto. "Don't let us stop you. You were just about to tell us how to catch a djinn." Cole tells him. "Certainly. To stop a djinn, you must-" But a mechanical arm thuds on the table, halting Soto from finishing. "Well, well, well. Looks like you save us some seats." The Mechanic says, some goons with him. (Oh, come on!) "Now, let's talk about those spare parts." He states as he sits down. "Not now, Sprocket Arm. We're dealing with first tier bad guys here. You're fifth tier. Maybe fourth tier, tops." Cole states annoyed. "And who said anything about spare parts? Unless you want to find out what you have that can be considered spare." (Y/N) states, in a low tone. (Eep! *Hides under table*)

"Fourth tier?" The Mechanic repeats, offended as he stands while taking out a weapon along with some of his goons. "Look at that, pajama people, they have all the weapons. And you are chained." Soto laughs. "Yeah. Sounds like it's almost a fair fight." Cole smirks. He takes one last bite of his meal as he and (Y/N) share a smirk, "Almost." She adds, picking up her tray and tossing it at the inmates. One holds up a shield but the Ninja stand up and throw food at them. The rest of the team pick up their trays and use them as shields while (Y/N) jumps onto the table.

She runs then jumps and hops across inmates' heads, making them slightly dizzy while the team uses their trays to hit them. A full-on brawl breaks out: the Ninja against the inmates. Watching from above are guards, but they do nothing at first because meal time brawls happen quite often. One guard eating an apple gives it to his partner as he goes to break it up, but his partner stops him. "Wait! Don't break them up. I love me a good fight scene. Popcorn?" He says, tossing the apple away and takes out two buckets of popcorn. His partner smiles, "Oooh, in that case..." They eat popcorn along with the rest of the guards, enjoying the scene and free entertainment.  (Cotton candy, anyone?)

Some inmates end up fighting with others. Kai and Nya meet as they grasp hands and Nya spins him a round to kick away any opponents that came at them. Lloyd punches away an inmate then looks around, but finds a friend missing. "Where's Zane? I don't see Zane!" He says worriedly. As they go to find him, Zane has been grabbed by a goon while The Mechanic forces him onto his back. "I told them I'd get my hands on you." He says as he places a foot on his chest. Zane grunts and tries to free himself while The Mechanic opens his shirt.

(Y/N) flips a guy over and slams him onto the ground. Hard. One inmate appears behind her and grabs her braid, pulling it. "Ah!" She yells. She glares and elbows him in his face, forcing him to let go and she gives him a spinning roundhouse kick. (No touching the hair. 👿) He ends up on the ground as he falls unconscious. She soon backs into Jay and the two see an inmate charge at them, but (Y/N) goes low and punches him in the gut. He wheezes from the impact and Jay grabs him by his shirt as he slams him into the ground. "I always wanted to be the slammer than the slammed." He says. (Y/N) stands up and gives him a smile. (Good for him.)

Nya walks over to them, "Where's Zane? And where's the Mechanic?" She asks. (Y/N)'s eyes widen then narrow as she becomes angry. "I swear, when I find him..." She growls out. One inmate tries to get the jump on her, but gets grabbed and tossed by Cole.

With Zane, The Mechanic breathes in amazement at Zane's workings. "Oh. Look at all those spare parts." He says, taking out a spoon to use as a screwdriver. Zane blinks while turning his head as he is being tampered. "Brace yourself, Zane. I'm rerouting all your existing power to your chest in three, two, one." Pixal states. A powerful electric surge happens as two bolts shock and send The Mechanic and his goons flying away. He lands on a table and gets hit on the head by two trays before passing out. Zane sits up and closes his shirt, "Thank you, Pixal." He says with a loving smile. "Nobody touches my nindroid." Pixal states. (Zane is a lucky nindroid.)

Zane stands up and goes to help his friends right as a man is about to hit Cole. He knocks the man down and Lloyd and (Y/N) end up back to back with Soto. "Finish what you were gonna say. You said you know how to catch Nadakhan." Lloyd tells him. "The only way to slow a djinn long enough to catch one is with the venom of a Tiger Widow." Soto answers, grabbing an inmate and tossing him away and into another. "One drop is strong enough to kill a man or tire a djinn, so he don't be poofing around." Stop explains. "Tiger Widow? I've never even heard of one those." Lloyd says, then ducks as a tray flies over his head. "And of every book I read about unique and deadly creatures, a Tiger Widow was never mentioned." (Y/N) adds, grabbing an inmate's wrist and dislocates it. (Ouch. 😣)

He screams in pain but gets kicked away by (Y/N). "Where do we find one?" Lloyd asks Soto. "You don't. They be the rarest of creatures, indigenous to only one island that's found on no map, but me own." Soto states. The brawl continues on. "Then where's your map?" Kai asks, grabbing Soto by his shirt. However, before the pirate captain can answer, "ALRIGHT!" Everyone stops as Barnes makes his present. "Oop. Boss is here. Show's over." The guard says.

They and the rest that were watching make their way to the inmates and start taking them to their cells. Barnes sigh heavily, "This is the third time this week." He says. "Back to your cells. All of you." He orders. "Not the Ninja. They go to the hole for starting this mess." Noble orders. (Y/N) rolls her eyes as she and the rest of the team are escorted to the hole. "Wait, tell us where the map is. Soto!" Lloyd exclaims to the pirate captain. "Break me out of this place and I'll tell ye. You want the map? I want me freedom." Soto states. But stops, "Speaking of which, can anyone tell me where my leg is?" He says, looking down at his missing fork. (When did that happen?)

"I guess we could try to find this Tiger Widow on our own in 8 to 10 years." Kai says, frustrated at their situation. "Or we could bust out of here tonight and take Soto with us." Lloyd states. (Y/N) smiles, "A good old breakout. I'm in." She says with a smile. (Me too. 😈)

Nadakhan's P.O.V.

It is good to be back on Misfortune's Keep. Singing shanties and having drinks, just like the old times. Oh, I have missed this. "Heh, so, captain, what's next? Some looting, some pillaging or all of the above?" My first mate, Flintlocke, says. As fun as that sounds, I have other plans. "Sadly, the world has left us behind. Pirates are nothing but a distant memory." I tell them. "What are you saying, captain?" I am asked by Clancee. "As a rightful captain, I couldn't well leave my crew marooned. But now that you are all safe, tonight, I'll return to my home realm, Djinjago." I state.

"But you said you'd never be welcomed back there. What about your father?" Flintlocke asks. "Better to live in a world where you are hated than in a world where you are forgotten." I answer. (He's got a point.) All that time in the teapot was torture. Not knowing what became of this realm and being completely and utterly... trapped. "Then I go where my captain goes. To Djinjago!" They all cheer. They would follow me to my home realm? "We're all behind you, captain." Flintlocke says. "T-T-Tell is what is like. This Djinjago?" Clancee asks.

"It is the most beautiful place you've ever seen. But why tell you, when I can show you." I tell them. I hold the Realm Crystal and open a portal. This is it... I am going home.

We arrive but when I look around, it is falling apart. What? "What? What is happening?" The buildings turned to rubble, the ground shaking and dust everywhere. "Th-Th-This isn't beautiful, captain." No, it is being destroyed. "So my son returns in our final hours." Father... He sits on his throne. "What plague has begotten our realm?" I ask him. "Our sister ream has been destroyed." He answers. "The Curses Realm is no more?" How is that possible? "As you know, the 16 realms are interconnected and the balance affects us all. When one falls, another falls apart. Every action has a consequence."

But an entire realm falling apart? A rock falls and I hold an arm to block the dust. All this... is because of, "The Ninja." They did this. They took my home from me. (Well... they didn't know, but...) "Father, I now have the power to travel realms. I can save our people. I can save you." I tell him. "This is our home, son. You might have once turned your back upon it, but I never will." He would stay and perish with his home. I finally come home only to watch as it becomes rubble. "Captain, we need to leave now." Flintlocke says. A powerful quake rocks the realm.

I look at Father to find him hold the... "Take the Sword of Souls." He states. "But that sword is meant for- It's meant for the king." I argue. "Take it. It holds the life force of our forefathers and all its enemies that have fallen from its blade." He says. I take the sword and feel a fire sparks within me, "The Ninja will pay for what they have done." I vow, then swing the sword to destroy that cursed teapot. The beings I had imprisoned in it enter the gem within the sword. I can feel... "I feel... I feel their life force." I state. A pillar falls and crumbles, "Now go, son. Go!"

I look back at Father, the last time I will ever see him. "We're running out of time." Flintlocke says. "What was it you once said? A captain always goes down with his ship. The balance is in your hands. Avenge us." I will, Father. I will. (Is it bad to say I feel sorry for him?) My crew and I run off until coming upon ledge. I watch as my home becomes a memory, turned to rubble. I close my eyes and bow my head in respect, but I must not breakdown. I open my eyes and hold up the Realm Crystal, my crew and I leave Djinjago. My home.

We arrive back on Misfortune's Keep. The fire burning hotter than ever, "Actions have consequences. Ninjago will pay for what the Ninja have done. This would may have forgotten about us, but when we're through with them, they will know what it feels like to have everything they love stolen from them." I declare. "But, captain, we're only one ship." I hear Flintlocke say. "Don't worry, your captain has a plan. Ninjago will see something they have never seen before. But in order for that to happen, I need more souls, and who better than the Ninja." I state. All will pay. (Okay, now I don't.)

Third Person P.O.V.

In Kryptarium Prison, the Ninja are in The Hole, which is a literally hole that they are placed in with their wrists bound in chains as they are attached to the wall. They all sit on the floor as Jay let out a sigh, "This has to literally be our lowest point. We're in a hole, rock bottom." He comments. "On the bright side, if we were never arrested, we never would've talked to Captain Soto." Nya says. "And learned more about Djinn from Morro. This trip proved to be real useful." (Y/N) adds with a smile. "Yeah, useful to know that our bad guy is going to be real ticked once he finds out his home realm was destroyed." Kai says in a sarcastic tone.

"All the more reason to bust out of here." Cole says. "If only we could use our powers again." Zane says as he looks up at the cage covering the top. "First thing's first." Lloyd starts then takes out, "A fork? What are gonna do, eat our way out?" Cole says. "Ooooh. You nabbed that from Soto. You have learned well, my pupil." (Y/N) says with a proud smile. (She is such a proud sister. ☺️) Lloyd got to work on picking the locks with the fork. "I was thinking, something else." He finishes, freeing himself then uses his powers to free the others from theirs as they stand up. "Great, we got our powers back." Jay says, summoning some lightning. "Now, how do we get out of this hole?" He asks.

"Cole will escape through the bars. They he'll figure out a way to free the rest of us." Lloyd starts. Cole floats up and phases through the bars, stands on the cage then uses his super strength to break the lock. (Super strength! 🪨 💪) The doors swung open as the others get out using Airjitzu, Jay helping Nya since she has yet to master it. "Once we escape the home, we find Soto." Lloyd states, using his powers to destroy the door. The others run out as they make their way through the prison. "Jay, make sure we're not seen." Jay uses his powers to shock the cameras. The guard in the surveillance office sees screens show static and scratches his head as he wonders about the problem.

Soto is snoring away in his cell but a fireball hits the bars and melt them, startling him awake as he looks to find Kai. "Come with me, quietly." Kai whispers. Soto smiles and hops off his bed, but a honking noise is made because his peg leg was replaced with a horn. "Are you kidding me?" Kai asks in disbelief. (Where did he get that?)

The alarms blare as lights flashed red as Kai and Soto run. "Once we have Soto, Zane will make sure we're not followed." They pass by Zane as he looks to see guards running after them and freezes the ground which causes the guards to slip and fall while also a cell door. The team and Soto reach a dead end but (Y/N) steps forward and cracks her knuckles as she uses her powers to shoot a powerful beam, creating a tunnel. They all enter and Kai covers it with a poster of them. Guards arrive but stop as they stood dumbfounded by the disappearance of the Ninja. One kicks a rock but it goes through the poster and they all let out confused hums at the hole.

The group makes it to the sewer system then hop down the pipes. "Since they'll the main doors well guarded, we'll need to make our own exit through the sewer pipes." Lloyd states as he opens a hatch to a large pipe. "Sewer pipes? Ugh. Gross." Jay complains. "Shut up and get in." (Y/N) tells him. (Geronimo!) Noble and two guards appear and see them, "If we're spotted, Nya, helps us make a quick getaway." Lloyd says as they all hop in, him going last and shutting the hatch.

Everyone sits down and Nya shoots water from her hands as they all slide down. They all raise their hands and cheer from the ride. (Wooo-Hoo!) "Ahoy, there she blows!" Soto exclaims. They ride on until they see the exit and pop out, landing in a puddle of water. "We made it." Jay says. They all cheer at their freedom.

(Y/N)'s P.O.V.

Woo! That was awesome! We all get out of the puddle and I look to see my shield for Cole disappear once all the water was off him. He walks over to me, "Did I ever thank you for this amazing shield?" He whispers. "No. But I never needed one." I reply. "Well, I'm doing it anyway: Thank you." He places a hand on my shoulder. (Such a gentleman~ 🥰) I place my hand on his. "Thank you, pajama people." Soto says. I look at him as I remove my hand from Cole as we all walk to him. "All right, Soto. We held up our part of the bargain, now you hold up yours. Where's the map?" Kai says.

"The map's hidden within a lantern. Light its candle and it'll show you the way." Soto answers. "Then where's the lantern? Gosh, all you pirates are so long-winded." Jay asks. I give Jay a look. "Ah, it'd be our nature. We can't refuse a good treasure hunt." Soto says. "And if we want the treasure, we first need the map." I state. "Where's the lantern, Soto?" Lloyd asks him. "That's the tricky part. It's aboard his ship, Misfortune's Keep." He answers. Cole groans, "Nadakhan's ship? I thought we said we were trying to avoid that guy?" Cole says. (Irony, must you be so cruel?)

I feel lots of presences and look up to find lights flashed by guards. "If we want to stop Nadakhan, we need the venom." I walk over to place a hand on his shoulder to comfort him. "I never said it was going to be easy." Soto adds. "Good luck, and may the wind always be in your sails." He says then starts to walk away. "Wait, I suddenly remember why you look so familiar." He stops and looks at Nya, and laughs. "Oh, my, that be a charm! By word, you're a spitting image of her." He says. "Oh who?" Nya asks. But he starts walking away.

"We'll find out later." I state, walking over and creating a large circular disk, "Let's get out of here and find that ship. Once we have the lantern, Nadakhan will be on his way to becoming history once more." I state. The others hop on and I get on then turn around and inhale deeply. I adjust my stance then thrusts my hands forward as purple fire shoots out of them and pushes us away from Kryptarium. "Delara, my love." Huh? Who's Delara? (You'll find out soon enough~)

(Woo! How's that for a prison break? Alright, it will be a while until the next chapter. Things are getting juicy~)