"Please reconsider your plan, brother!"  Acronix pleads desperately with Krux.  "You don't have to do this.  We can start over again!  You can reinvent yourself!  Do whatever you desire!"

"Whatever I desire?"  Acronix nods rapidly as Krux peers maliciously over his brother's shoulder.  "What I desire most in the world is to be rid of those infernal ninja at all costs."  He jerks his head, signaling to the Warriors to attack.

Acronix immediately holds up his hand before they can take even a single step, wordlessly ordering them to stay put.  "LISTEN TO ME, YOU STUBBORN OLD MAN!!!"

"Attack them!!!"  Krux barks at Kozu.

"No, halt!"  Acronix shakes his brother by the shoulders violently.  "Why can't you ever listen to me?!!  We finally have a chance to change, to become good people, and you want power instead?!!  What's wrong with you?!!"

"What's wrong?  What's wrong?  What's wrong is that you've been continuously failing to accomplish anything I've ever asked of you, you no good, pathetic, goody-goody excuse for a twin!!!"

Acronix flinches at each new insult.  "You're mad."  He states quietly.  "I can't believe that I never realized it before now."  The poor man looks absolutely shattered.  "Therefore, it will come down to this?"

"So it would seem."

"And there's utterly nothing that I can do to change your mind?"  Acronix pleads one last time.

"It's futile.  You have already made your choice, as I have made mine.  Farewell, brother.  Goodbye, ninja."  Krux turns to Kozu.  "You obey my twin no longer, only I."

Kozu nods in understanding.

"Destroy them all."  Krux turns and begins walking away as the Warriors commence with their attack.

"You can't just leave, Krux!!!  Fight me!!!"  Acronix bellows after him.  "FACE ME!!!"

A Warrior collapses to the ground immediately beside him, its blade having been just inches away from the back of his neck.  Ava is revealed behind it, breathing heavily, her mace out, and her eyes wild with fury.  They make eye contact.

"Let's get to Lloyd." 

"Easier said than done, but you know that I'll follow you anywhere."

You create a staff and lash out at any Warriors who dare to get too close to you, while Morro blasts any that slip past your defenses.

A blue dome suddenly materializes off to the side of your vision, and several Warriors slow their attacks.

Morro risks a grin at Acronix.  "Thanks."

He smirks back.  "No problem.  It looks like you really needed the help."  He indicates, pointing at you.

You have your staff positioned at one of the Warrior's necks.  Spikes abruptly protrude from your weapon, and you expertly jerk it through its neck, decapitating it.  The body drops to the ground, never to move again.

You roll your eyes at the boys.  "Yeah.  Only about, what?  Three thousand more to go?"

"More or less."

"There go my plans for the weekend."

Ava glances about her.  "Where's Lloyd?"

Morro shrugs.  "We haven't seen him since the battle began.  Why?"

Acronix jumps in.  "We think that they're trying to separate us!"

"And who better to take out first than the leaders?"  Ava continues.

"Which is why I'm keeping an extra-close eye on Ava."  Acronix states proudly.  "I'm not letting those things harm her on my watch!!!"

"Thank you, 'Nix."

Acronix looks like he's just won the monthly jackpot from the Ninjago Lottery.

You look at Morro.  "We can help you two get to him, can't we?"

"Of course we can."  You lock eyes.  

"Spinjitzu?"

"Spinjitzu."

As you jump up, kick back, whip around and spin, (then jump back and do it again) the air around you crackles with power, ultimately culminating in the creation of two whirling columns of your Elements.

"Follow us!"

"COME GET SOME!!!"  Rhea cackles maniacally as she stabs random Warriors with her knives, befuddling them with strange and ghastly illusions.

"KRUX ON THE TOILET!!!  KOZU ON STEROIDS!!!  JAY IN A DRESS!!!"  She yells out, triumphantly announcing each illusion after she successfully destroys each confused opponent.  "MUAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!  DIE!!!"

Emily pops up from time to time, sniping at as many as she's able to without being spotted.  When she eventually runs out of arrows, she gives up and begins bonking the Warriors in the head with her bow with surprisingly crushing force, causing them to crumple before her almighty adorableness.

When Rhea and Emily bump into each other, they grin and begin working as a tag team, with one luring their intended target closer, and the other swiftly dispatching them.

Jay, Zane, and Cole use their elements to attempt to halt the seemingly never-ending supply of fresh fighters.  But every blast of lightning, ice, or earth only serves to buy them a few more moments of precious time, and your entire team is gradually being pushed back towards the banks of the incredibly dangerous and volatile Time Stream.  

The river itself begins to churn more threateningly, as if in anticipation of its next prey.  

As if it's alive.

Lloyd's scream rips through the clash of metal upon metal, and Morro freezes beside you, then swiftly runs to the source of his leader's outcry, panic widening the raven-haired young man's eyes.

After a shocked second, you dash after him, with Ava and Acronix hesitantly joining hands with each other and following you.

A.N: Yes, Nightwatch is definitely becoming a thing now.  

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