[On the Bounty, the ninja, except for Jay, are trying to stabilize the ship]
The winds are too strong!
We need everyone's help, Jay!
Jay
But I don't wanna get wet. I... I only have one pair of underwear.
Jay, this is no time to be making jokes. The Bounty can only take so much.
Jay
You think I'm trying to be funny? Okay, laugh all you want, but we'll see who laughs last when I have to go commando.
JJulien
A medallion. It's like a compass. When the three holes match up, the medallion will reveal where the temple is hidden.
Jay
Uh, how'd you know that?
JJulien
Oh, I did a lot of reading in my spare time. [chuckles] Adventure stories were my favorite.
[takes the medallion] Then what are we waiting for?
[The ninja get up, but Wu stops Lloyd]
Ah, seriously? Are we still doing this?
Wu is right. If you were to come across your father, it could prematurely start the final battle. We need to be at full strength before we take any risks.
Jay
Hahaha. Jealous?
JJulien
Well, I could use some help around the shop. We should get working on vehicles that might help give us a fighting chance.
Remember, Garmadon doesn't know we're on the island. It's imperative that you stay out of sight.
Jay
Of course, Sensei. Don't worry. Have you ever known us to veer from a plan, huh?
[Lloyd, Wu, and Misako looks at them, unamused]
NENinja except Lloyd
Ninja-
Shh! Not so loud. Are you trying to get us caught?
[The ninja reach the top of the mountain and enter the Temple of Light]
Jay
[seeing some murals on the walls of their previous adventures] Guys, check this out. It's us.
Impossible. It's everything we've ever done.
Finding the Bounty, facing the (Great) Devourer, even right now.
How could it all be here?
Destiny. [A mural shows the ninja in a circle with Lloyd in the center] I think I know what we need to do.
This is all my fault. I should've taken the shot.
We're all at fault, kid. It's just the way the cookie crumbled.
Jay
Ah! Are you still making jokes? They have Nya, AND YOU’RE MAKING JOKES?!?! [furiously tackles Cole]
It was just a poor choice of words!
[just before Jay can punch Cole] Enough! We have lost enough! We don't need to lose our focus!
Forget focus. We have to get my sister.
By the time we get back up there, they'll be gone. We will get your sister, but the clock has reached a 0 and the Final Battle could start at any moment. We must head back to the Bounty to get prepared, so that next time, you will not hesitate.
Come on, Lloyd. Let's go home. You will get your chance.
[The ninja, Sensei, and Misako come across Nya, whose been corrupted with dark matter by Garmadon and the Overlord]
Jay
Nya!
[enraged] What did he do to my sister?!
He must've used the ultimate weapon to turn her into his own evil image.
Garmadon must have sent her to slow us down. We have to stop them from firing that weapon.
What are we supposed to do? Use our Elemental Powers on her?
Jay
No! I don't want to hurt her!
Jay's right! We just have to find a way to keep her from… [gets hit with a flail by his corrupted sister] Hurting us.
Well, we should think of something before Garmadon fires that weapon.
[possessing Garmadon's body] The Metamorphosis has begun!
Metamorphosis? What does that mean?
Metamorphosis is a biological process by which someone or something changes into something new.
Yeah, changes into something ugly!
No, Lloyd, that is no longer your father.
But what about the prophecy? It said I had to face my father.
You still must, but now the Overlord has possessed him. Unlike your father, the Overlord will show you no mercy.
Jay
We're here and behind you all the way.
He's tough, but you're tougher.
But we have to act before his evil gets more powerful.
[Misako, Wu, Dr. Julien and the ninja are still stuck on the Dark Island. Dr. Julien finishes bandaging Lloyd's leg]
JJulien
Hmm, I'm sorry. That leg will take weeks to heal.
The battle between good and evil will be decided today.
And we can't even get to the fight, much less get off this island. [throws a rock into the sea]
Jay
Ah, I wonder if I'll ever see Nya again.
Perhaps it's best to think of our friends as we remember them in our hearts, not as they are now.
But I don't remember my father any other way.
Your father loved you. It was the evil of the Great Devourer that corrupted him.
Sensei, I don't understand. The prophecy said the Green Ninja would defeat the Dark Lord. [throws another rock into the sea] Why didn't we win?
Jay
Don't know? You're Sensei! You always know! You have a long white beard!
There must be some message to learn. A lesson. A word of wisdom. Just a word? Something.
For once, I'm afraid there is nothing to learn. Only that evil has won.
If Sensei doesn't have a lesson, then I do. I used to be nothing but trouble, but then I met you guys. You took me in. Showed me the importance of being brave, the importance of being strong. And most importantly, being good. When this battle first began, when the First Spinjitzu Master fought the Overlord and his back was up against the wall and he knew it was all over, did he quit? No. He found a way to keep the fight going. He passed his Elemental Powers to us. Of all people, a bunch of kids. But there must have been a reason he chose us. I'd like to think it's because he knew we'd never back down, we'd never give up. We've learned the ancient ways of the ninja. And ninja never quit.
He's right. If that means we have to swim the sea to get off this island, then so be it.
[As the ninja, Wu, Misako, and Dr. Julian arrive in Ninjago City, they see the Garmatron has been transformed into a fortress of a large tower and everyone corrupted with dark matter as they land on the ground]
He's turned everyone evil.
Jay
Oh, just like Nya.
And now they're helping his cause. I can't wait to see the look on the Overlord's face when he gets a load of us.
[The ninja then hear a roaring sound and look up at the top of Garmatron]
Jay
[shocked] Oh, my goodness! [The Overlord, now fully transformed in his original form, blasts some dark matter towards their direction] Oh, sweet mother may I.
Is that the look you were hoping for?
Jay
Zane, no.
The Metamorphosis is complete. The Overlord's changed into his original form.
But we can't fly up there.
We have my father's Golden mech. We have to draw their fire to help Lloyd use the mech against the Overlord.
[as Lloyd flies down on his Golden Dragon] You were brilliant, son.
Because of you, Ninjago was saved. Because of you, there will be a tomorrow.
Speaking of which, if the Overlord should ever decide to show his face again around here, we'll be ready.
And next time, we'll be a little more humble.
Jay
And with better catchphrases.
[Everyone, but Lloyd, all laugh]
[comforting Lloyd as he frowns] We will all miss your father.
[emerging from a pile of rocks and approaches them, limping and fully purified] Lloyd. What... what happened?
Garmadon, is it really you?
Dad? [joyfully] Oh, Dad! [runs and embraces him]
Every ounce of evil and venom is… gone.
I feel good. Aha! It's been so long.
Good to have you back, brother.
Jay
Aw, would you look at that? Who would have thought we'd ever see the day? You think we should dogpile them?
Let's give them their moment. They earned it.
It's been quite a ride, fellas.
You think there will be others?
I hope so. I liked being a ninja. It's not like we have many other skills.
Jay
Ha, speak for yourself, I'm looking forward to doing a little inventing, maybe some model-building, dabble in poetry…
Jay's right. We've come a long way and there's no reason why we can't use what we've learned in our everyday lives. And who knows? We may have gotten the balance right today, but there's always tomorrow. There's no way of knowing what's around the corner. But as long as there's something worth fighting for, there's always a need for a ninja. And we'll be ready.
JHJay/Happy
All right! Who took my pudding cup? My name was clearly written on it.
CRCole/Roly
[eating Jay's pudding cup] I didn't see "Motor Mouth" on it. [throws the cup in the trash]
JHJay/Happy
I'm telling the headmaster.
WDWu/Duggee
Leave me out of it. I'm on break, too.
KTKai/Tag
Relax, Jay, you can have mine. [gives Jay his pudding cup]
JHJay/Happy
But this isn't cold. [Zane flips a switch in his arm and freezes the pudding cup] Oh, give me. [eats the pudding] Mm.
NNNya/Norrie
Hey, did you guys hear the news?
KTKai/Tag
There's trouble?
ZBZane/Betty
An emergency?
CRCole/Roly
Oh, a new menace?
NNNya/Norrie
No, we got clearance for a field trip.
[The ninja groan]
NNNya/Norrie
Not just any field trip. A field trip to tour Borg Industries.
JHJay/Happy
[gasps] Not the Borg Industries. As in home to super genius reclusive savant Cyrus Borg? Inventor of the hover car and everything else cool in this world? [Zane kicks him] Ow!
PIP.I.X.A.L./Seymour Skinner
Welcome to Borg Industries. I'm P.I.X.A.L., Cyrus' Primary Interactive X-ternal Assistant Life-form. I'm sorry to hear about the traffic accident.
CRCole/Roly
Wow, news travels fast.
PIP.I.X.A.L./Seymour Skinner
Everything in New Ninjago City is fully automated and interconnected. [turns to Zane] Your antiquated bus should be ready shortly. You are Zane, a droid like me. What does Zane stand for?
ZBZane/Betty
I stand for peace, freedom, and courage in the face of all who threaten Ninjago.
JHJay/Happy
She means your name, tin head.
ZBZane/Betty
I guess I'm just Zane.
[At nightfall at Garmadon's monastery, Nya and the ninja sit down with their students for training. They gasp when they see Garmadon's shadow has four arms. This turns out to be someone else, who opens the door for him]
GHGarmadon/Homer
Ah, my son. So glad you could join us.
LBLloyd/Bart
Heh, it's been a while, Father.
JHJay/Happy
[whispering to Cole] Check out the new Sensei looking sharp.
GHGarmadon/Homer
Silence! [hits Jay on the head with his staff]
GHGarmadon/Homer
Close your mouth and open your ears. Tonight's lesson is the Art of the Silent Fist, to fight without fighting. May I have a volunteer?
LBLloyd/Bart
How about me?
NNNya/Norrie
The Ultimate Battle, Round Two!
GHGarmadon/Homer
Attack me, but please, no powers. I happen to like my monastery.
[The kids laugh. Lloyd charges at Garmadon, but he dodges, making him run into a table]
GHGarmadon/Homer
You see, the key is balance. Let your opponent fight himself. [dodges more of Lloyd's attacks] Let the enemy tire himself.
LBLloyd/Bart
Argh! [Garmadon yawns then dodges his attack] Huh? [slams into a support column]
GHGarmadon/Homer
Pupils, I give you the most powerful ninja in all the land, the Golden Ninja.
[At Ed & Edna's Scrap 'N' Junk, Kai and Cole are digging through junk.]
CRCole/Roly
We've been digging for so long, I think I forgot what we're looking for.
KTKai/Tag
A jiggly compact compress converter. Or was it a compress compact jiggly converter? Whatever it is, if it can get us back to New Ninjago City any sooner, it's worth finding.
[Suddenly, a huge pile on junk falls on Kai and Cole, causing them to scream.]
JHJay/Happy
We shut off the power thinking we could just waltz in, but no, we didn't stop to think we were a bajillion miles away. [notices something] Hey! A compact converted jiggly compressor!
ENEd/Ned Flanders
Ah! Great find, kiddo. Now all we need to adapt that hover-copter's power supply to solar power is an upside down rotter derottermabob and a whiz bang automated amplifier!
[Kai and Cole sigh.]
KTKai/Tag
I'm starting to think they're just making this stuff up.
CRCole/Roly
Ah, it's so quiet in here. What did I miss, another signature Jay Walker gut buster?
JHJay/Happy
[turns to Cole; angrily] Oh, you backstabbing, no good…! YAAAH!!! [tackles him to the ground, causing them to start fighting]
CRCole/Roly
What's wrong with you?!
KTKai/Tag
[sighs] I hope Lloyd is faring better than us.