Peek-a-boo

Kai grunted as he tried to use Airjitzu to reach a flag.

Kai: Seriously!

He tried again, but missed. Ronin was lying on the flag

Ronin: Aww, just short. Like your temper, Kai.

Kai glared at him.

Kai: Why don't you come down and say it in my face.

Jay: Let me try.

He tried but missed the flag and screamed as he fell.

Kai: Ouh. That gotta hurt.

Ronin: That wasn't Airjitzu, that was Failitzu.

Kai: Or Stupiditzu.

Wu: To master the powers of Airjitzu, we must uplift, not put each other down, Ronin.

Ronin was biting an apple.

Ronin: You close shop for a week, you gotta let me have some fun. Aren't Nindroids supposed to be precise?

Kai: These new suits are heavy. If I may ask Sensai. Why can't we just use our old ones?

Wu: These are embedded with Deepstone. They will protect you from being possessed.

Jay: Yeah, well, maybe the name "Airjitzu" isn't uplifting enough. Maybe we need something more inspiring, like...Cyclondo!

He flew above the flag.

Ronin: Miss. Again.

Jay took his apple instead.

Ronin: Hey!

Jay: Cyclondo.

He took a bite.

Jay: Mm.

Kai: Ew. I'm gonna see how Cole's doing.

He met Nya on the way and they spotted Cole inside the Bounty, not training with the others.

Nya: Don't feel like training?

Cole: In case you haven't heard, I'm a Ghost. And don't tell me we can fix this 'cause we can't. This is just...who I am now.

He tried to hold a cup, but his hand passed through it.

Cole: Ugh. I don't feel anything anymore.

Nya: Sensei told us our paths in life are never a straight line. Take me for instance, I thought I was always destined to be Samurai X, but now I'm training to become the Water Ninja no matter how horribly awful I am at that. All I know is, ninja never quit!

Cole: But I'm not a ninja anymore. I'm a Ghost.

Nya: Then what do you do? I think that's something you have to answer on your own.

He looked at Kai.

Cole: Kai.

Kai: Yeah Cole.

Cole: Do. You still love me?

Kai: Why would you think I didn't? Cole, I love you no matter how you look like. Ghost or not. You're still the man I married, just more ghost like. But that dosen't make me love you less.

Cole smiled and then Jay came and saw them.

Jay: Misako's about to debrief us about the next clue.

Nya: We'll be there in a moment.

Jay: And Nya, that color suits you well.

Nya: Thanks. It's my favorite color.

Cole: No, Nya. Thank you and Kai.

They all hugged and as they embraced, Cole's hand briefly became human.

The ninja went down into the briefing room.

Misako: Now that both Morro and you have Airjitzu, it's time to turn our attention to the second clue, the Sword in the Cloud.

Zane started to talk as a pirate.

Zane: Me senses tell me it could be many a swords. Thar be the Fire Sword, the Sword of Destiny, the Golden Cutlass...

Kai: I thought you said you fixed his voice?

Jay: I did. And then I made it better.

Zane: ...the Sword of Invisibility, the Sword of Invincibility...

Pyther tried not to laugh but giggled a little.

Zane: ...the Blade of Ruin.

Misako: Aye, Zane. And to add to your colorful account, there are many more swords, but it wasn't until Morro and his allies commandeered Nya's Samurai Mech that it all became clear. It's the Sword of Sanctuary, protected in the Cloud Kingdom.

Ronin: Heh, Cloud Kingdom? I know every square inch of Ninjago. There ain't no place called the "Cloud Kingdom."

Wu: You're right, it isn't in Ninjago. It's in a parallel Realm that can only be reached through the Blind Man's Eye.

Nya: The Blind Man's Eye? You mean the powerful storm cyclone above the clouds? But its altitude is far too high for the Bounty to reach.

Misako: Unless we ascend the tallest mountain in Ninjago. The Wailing Alps.

Wu: Yes, the Wailing Alps. When the Blind Man's Eye passes its peak, you four ninja will jump into the eye of the storm using Airjitzu to cross over into Cloud Kingdom to take possession of the Sword of Sanctuary.

Jay: Whoa, whoa, Sensei, you're throwing around some big words here, but I think you got one wrong. It's Cyclondo, not Airjitzu.

Everyone groaned and Kai hit him in the head.

Jay: Ow.

Cole: So this Sword of Sanctuary that we're after, what makes it so special?

Wu: It's special because reflected within its blade, you can foresee your next opponent's next move.

Pyther: Cool.

Misako: And whoever gets it will have a huge advantage. Lights please.

Nya turned the lights on.

Misako: This is about more than finding the next clue to the Spinjitzu Master's Tomb. This is about saving my son. You cannot fail.

Kai: Then let's gear up. We have one big mountain to climb.

They took off to the mountain. Jay shiverd.

Jay: It's getting really cold.

Kaya: Freezing if you ask me.

Pyther was covered in plenty of thick jackets.

Pyther: I hate being cold-blooded.

Kai: How about you go down and take some hot chocolate.

Pyther nodded and headed down.

Nya: Guys, we need down below.

They went below getting inside their mechs.

Nya: Without your mechs, you'll never be able to survive the extreme conditions on your own. I've also installed headsets into your hoods for easy communication. Try it out.

Jay: Tell me Zane, how tall is this mountain?

Zane: The precise elevation of the Wailing Alps be well over three leagues and twenty eight fathoms.

Jay snickerd.

Jay: Zane's so much cooler.

Ronin: Remember, once you get to the peak, you'll only have one shot to shoot the Blind Man's Eye. Don't miss.

Cole: I don't know, guys, you had time to practice. Maybe I should sit this one out.

Kai: Don't even think about it. You may be a Ghost, but you're still part of the team.

Jay: And if it weren't for you getting the first clue, we wouldn't even be here.

Nya: So what are you gonna do, Cole? Are you in, or out?

Cole thought and then decided.

Cole: Open the hangar doors.

Ronin: Opening hangar doors!

Jay: Whoo-hoo! Haha. Is anyone else getting a tingling feeling?

Kai: Yeah. Frostbite.

Ronin: Drop 'em!

They jumped down

Ninja: Ninja, snow!

They cheered, but Cole fell into the snow.

Kai: Cole, are you okay?

Cole: Gotta work on that landing. Hey, you sure you want me along? I can hardly control my new body, let alone this piece of metal.

Jay: Hey, we all have our bad days. We'll pick you up so next time you can return the favor.

Zane: Jay be right. The only way we're gettin' up ye mountain is if we be a hardy crew.

Kaya: This isn't about who's a ninja, a Nindroid, or even a ghost. Above all else, we're brothers and wife. And as iron sharpens iron, brothers and spouse sharpens brothers and spouse.

Cole: All right, brothers and spouse. Let's do this.

They started to walk.

Nya: The Blind Man's Eye will be passing the peak in T-minus four hours.

Wu: Good, then if there isn't any trouble, they should be able to get there in time.

Ronin: Just out of curiosity, why is it they call it the Wailing Alps?

Misako: Because when the unnaturally strong wind gusts blow through the canyons, it creates a wailing sound. They say some gusts are strong enough to blow someone clear off the face of the mountain.

Ronin: Right. No trouble at all.

Pyther went to sip from his hot chocolate. But it was completely frozen.

Pyther: Stupid cold.

The had started to climb.

Cole: Heh. Not so bad when you get the hang of it.

Jay: So this Sword of Sanctuary. You really think you can see all of your opponents' attacks? If we had that kind of power, not even Morro could stop us.

Kai: But if Morro got his hands on it, nothing would stop him, which is why we cannot fail. We just have to keep climbing. Ugh, Zane. How much further is it to the top?

Zane: Thar be a long way. At least a hundred thousand steps up.

Kaya: A hundred thousand? Good thing I'm not counting.

Jay: 267, 268, 269, 70, 71, 72, 72-oh, look, a little goat!

Jay pointed at a walloper.

Kai: That's not a goat. Don't you remember? We rode one of those.

Jay: Its got horns. It's a goat.

Kai: Even giraffes have horns. And that's not a goat. It's a walloper.

Jay: A walloper? No way. Maybe it's a cow.

Kai: I'm about to have a cow.

Zane saw footsteps.

Zane: Arr, look! Tracks!

Kai: Maybe another walloper?

Jay: Or a cow!

Pixal: These tracks are fresh, Zane. Be careful.

Zane: Pixal has analyzed ye tracks. We not be the first ones to climb this pass today.

Kai: You think it was Morro?

Jay: Who else is crazy enough to be at this altitude. If he's ahead us, we're bound to cross paths.

They heard a wailing sound.

Cole: What's that sound?

Zane: Wind gust! Anchor down!

Everyone grabbed onto the ground, but the wind was too strong.

Kai: Hold on, everyone!

Cole: I can't hold on!

Zane catched him with his grappling hook.

Cole: That was close. I owe you one.

Kai: Come on, there's still a lot of mountain to go.

Morro was watching the ninja.

Morro: So they are following us.

Soul Archer: We're too far ahead. They'll never catch us.

Bansha: What is it, Morro?

Morro: Lloyd's spirit continues to fight my possession. He's getting stronger.

Bansha: Bah! You have already lost the Allied Armor, we cannot fail to secure the Sword of Sanctuary.

Soul Archer: We could go faster if you abandon Lloyd's body. These winds don't affect us Ghosts.

Bansha: Our master would want us to-

Morro: The Preeminent is not here, I am. And need I remind you only a Spinjitzu Master can find the tomb? If I leave Lloyd's body now, the Sword would be useless. Our master sent me to find the tomb, so until she's freed, you serve me. Understand?

All: Yes, Morro.

Bansha: At least let me slow them down. You summoned us for a reason.

Morro: Very well. Send them a message. Something they'll hear loud and clear.

Bansha screeched, making an avalanche.

Jay: Now what's that sound?

Cole: Another gust?

Kai: Worse. Avalanche! Here it comes! Hold on!

Everyone got caught in the snow.

Cole: I can't control my mech!

Jay: Me either.

Kai: The avalanche is too strong.

Jay: No!

He hit a boulder, breaking his mech. He used one of the pieces as a sled.

Cole: Jay, take my hand!

He tried to hold his hand but he passed through it.

Jay: Concentrate, Cole!

Kai jumped off and grabbed a tree branch.

Kai: I got it. Hey, guys, I-whoa!

The branch broke and he landed on top of Jay.

Zane: Blimey, I'm trapped.

Cole: What do I do? What do I do? What do you do, Cole? You don't give up.

He possessed a snowball and grabbed the others before they fell off.

Jay: Whoa, Cole, is that you?

Cole: Just picking you up to return the favor.

Kai: You possessed the snow.

He let go of his possession.

Cole: Yeah, I guess I did.

Jay: Haha! First we get Cyclondo, then we get a ghost on our side!

Zane: 'Tis good to see you smile.

Kai: All right, so we're down three Mechs, but we're up in spirit. Still. How are we gonna catch up? We lost a lot of ground.

Cole: How about we see what else I can do?

He possessed the Ice Mech and started climbing.

Jay: Whoo-hoo!

Kai: It's like your possession has given his mech boosters.

Cole: Boo-sters? That some sorta Ghost joke?

Kai: Haha, glad to see your sense of humor hasn't changed. Whoa, Cole, you've transformed it into a spider mech.

Cole: You know, this Ghost thing isn't that bad after all.

The others were watching from a distance.

Ronin: How are they going that fast?

Nya: It's Cole. He's found his second wind.

Pyther: Go papa!

Ronin: Well, they're cutting it close. The Blind Man's Eye will be touching down shortly.

The Ghosts saw a structure on a cliff.

Morro: The Hanging Temple. The summit isn't far.

Bansha: Impossible.

The Ghosts looked down to see the ninja.

Morro: You said you got rid of them.

Bansha: I wiped them off the face of the mountain.

Morro: Clearly you didn't wipe hard enough. This thing is slowing me down.

He jumped off the Mech-enstein.

Morro: I'll go the rest of the way on my own.

Soul Archer: But Morro, the wind.

Morro: I control the Wind. You three control the situation. Make sure they never make it to the top.

The ninja had almost reached the temple.

Kai: Ah. The Hanging Temple. We're not far.

Ghoultar: Ghoultar fight!

Soul Archer aimed an arrow at them.

Jay: Incoming!

Kai got hit

Kai: Ugh!

Jay and Zane: Kai!

Jay: No! No, no, no.

He got up, unharmed.

Kai: The armor really works. I didn't turn into a Ghost.

Morro used Mech-enstein's grappling hook, and grabbed the Ice Mech and ran away.

Cole: Morro's getting away!

Bansha: And you're not!

She screeched and the ninja barely dodged falling icicles.

Kai: Who's ready for some exorcise? 'Cause we're about to do some exorcism.

Cole: Now that is a Ghost joke.

Ghoultar was now piloting Mech-enstein.

Ghoultar: Ghoultar chop!

Zane attacked him with his mech.

Cole: The Blind Man's Eye! We can't let Morro jump through it without us!

Kai was dueling Bansha.

Kai: Don't think we're not trying!

Jay ran, but an arrow landed in front of him.

Jay: Somebody almost got shot here. Where's the archer?

Cole: On the rooftop!

Jay: Ugh!

He threw his Aeroblade at him, but he dogged it. Bansha pushed Kai back, with the floor under him about to collapse.

Cole: Kai, think fast!

He threw his Aeroblade above him for him to hold on to.

Kai jumped to a platform before Bansha could attack him.

Kai: We have to figure out how to get rid of these windbag before it's too late!

The winds started wailing.

Jay: Oh, speaking of wind. Anchor down!

The ninja used their Aeroblade and Zane uses his mech, but they almost fell off again.

Jay: Now I feel like a windbag!

Morro was almost at the top.

Morro: Stop it! It's me that controls the wind! (Grunts.) Stop!

The wind stopped and he panted.

Morro: That's better.

Cole: I wanna get off this stupid mountain. I hate heights.

Jay: Come on, Zane. Get this tin can back on its feet.

Zane: Aye, aye, gonna do it.

Ghoultar grabbed the Ice Mech and shook the ninja, except Zane, off.

Jay: Now where did the archer go?

Kai saw him

Kai: Behind you.

Jay: Uh-oh!

Jay dodged his arrow and used his Aeroblade.

Jay: Haha, I got him! I got him!

His Aeroblade flew off and didn't come back.

Jay: Aww. And I lost it.

Kai: Come on, we have to get outta here!

Ghoultar grabbed Zane's mech.

Ghoultar: Hahaha, Ghoultar never let you leave!

Zane tied both their mechs together.

Zane: Then it's off the plank for you!

He jumped out and activated the boosters, making both mechs fall down the mountain.

Bansha: They're getting away!

Soul Archer: We'll see about that.

He shot his arrow at a bridge. The ninja screamed as they ran. They managed to leave it.

Kai: Come on. There's no time to lose.

Jay spotted Morro.

Jay: Ah! There he is! We're still in this race.

Morro kicked off an icicle, and the ninja used their Aeroblades as a shields.

Kai: We can do this. We're almost there!

Jay: Aah!

He fell off, but Cole caught him.

Cole: Concentrate. We got this.

Jay found his Aeroblade.

Jay: Hey! I knew it'd come back to me!

Kai: We're gonna miss the Blind Man's Eye!

Jay: Oh, no. All this way for nothing.

The wind started wailing again.

Zane: We'll never make it in time!

Kai: We will if we do one thing.

Jay: Cyclondo!

Cole: But I've never practiced it. What if I don't make it? What if I just blow off the mountain?

Kai: Don't worry. We'll catch you. Just trust us.

He successfully did Airjitzu.

Kai: I did it! I did Airjitzu! Now you try!

Jay and Zane used Airjitzu.

Jay: Now it's your turn! I made it! I Cyclondoed!

Zane: Yar! What about Cole?

Kai: You can do it, Cole. We'll catch you. Remember, brother and wife sharpens brother and husband.

Cole: The only thing sharp here is this icicle that I'm holding on to.

He whimpered when he almost slipped.

Kai: Come on, Cole! You're the strong one! Even Jay can do it!

Jay: Oh, thank you very much, Fire boy.

Kai: Cole, just jump. I belive in you.

Cole: What if I can't grab hold of your hand? I'll fall and die!

Kai: No, you won't. You're a Ghost, and Ghosts can't die.

Cole: Ghosts can't die. Ghosts can't die. I'll do it.

He grunted, did Airjitzu, and landed on the ninja.

Jay: Oh! We did it!

Kai: Look! The Blind Man's Eye!

Zane: We've got one shot.

Cole: Brother and spouse sharpens brother and spouse.

Jay: Cyclondo!

They went into the storm, which started to drift away. Morro arrived at the top. But he was too late.

Morro: No. No!

Soul Archer was still on the Hanging Temple.

Soul Archer: He missed the window.

Bansha: There will be other opportunities. But where's Ghoultar?

At the Bounty, Nya watched the computer screen.

Nya: Their beacons. What happened? Where did they go?

Wu: They made it. They crossed over to the Cloud Kingdom.

Everyone cheered, but they then saw something fall out of the sky.

Ronin: What was that?

They saw Ghoultar.

Ronin: It's a...

Nya: Ghost.

Ghoultar screamed as he was caught in a deepstone cage.

Ronin: Fresh catch of the day.

Wu: Bring him aboard. I want answers.

The ninja woke up in Cloud Kingdom.

Kai: Did we make it?

The ninja groand as they sat up.

Cole: The Cloud kingdom.

Jay: Now, let's find this Sword of Sanctuary.

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