ANNOUNCER: It looks like it's going to be a photo finish.
The Ninja! The Ninja won it!
CROWD: Ninja! Ninja! Ninja!
LORD GARMADON: No! It's not fair.
My ship was-- LLOYD: Your ship?
I believe this belongs to us.
No, no, no!
* Just jump up, kick back Whip around and spin *
* And then we jump back Do it again *
* Ninja-go! Ninja-go! *
* Come on, come on and Do the weekend whip *
* The whip Ninja-go! Ninja-go! *
* Come on, come on, come on And do the weekend whip! *
* Just jump up, kick back Whip around and spin *
SENSEI WU: Episode 18: Child's Play.
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
BOY 1: Come on. Ah. You're in!
BOY 2: Catch me!
BOY 2: Ah. Here, right now.
BOY 3: Whoa! BOY 4: Ah, good one.
Ah. Yeah-uh!
[ALL CHEERING]
[LLOYD SIGHS]
KAI: Lloyd? Lloyd!
Concentrate.
Now that the Bounty is in our possession again,
we can train you more effectively,
but you'll have to focus.
One more time.
Ah, but we've been training all day.
It's all to get you ready to face your father.
Now, in position.
[SIGHS]
[YAWNS]
[NINJA GRUNTING]
Ah, whatever.
[GRUNTING] [GRUNTING]
Ninja-go!
[NINJA GRUNTING]
[SIGHING]
That was fun. Are we done?
Oh, come on, you're better than this.
What's on your mind?
Well, ah...
The latest issue of Starfarer
just came in at Doomsday Comics,
and it's a limited run so if I don't go out and get it,
it's gonna sell out.
Last they left off,
intergalactic rogue Fritz Donnegan
was surrounded by the Imperial Sludge,
and if I don't find out if he gets out all right,
I think I might have my own doomsday!
The fate of Ninjago rests on your shoulders.
As the Green Ninja,
you have a giant responsibility to hold.
I'm sorry, but you don't have time
for such childish things.
Other kids get to play and have fun.
All I ever do is train.
NYA: Guys, there's been a break in
at the Ninjago City Museum of History.
And the security cameras picked up you-know-who.
Garmadon.
We have to stop him before he uses the Mega-Weapon
to start another one of his diabolical plots!
Um...
Ah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I can't go, and it's safer if I stay here and train.
NINJA: Mm-hm.
KAI: We'll meet up at the Bounty as soon as we're done.
We'll be waiting for your safe return.
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Ah. Too old for comic books and too young to fight.
When are they gonna make up their minds?
Come on, pint-size. Show me what you got.
[YAWNS]
Shh.
SCALES: Boy, did they get that wrong.
VENOMARI GENERAL: Why would we come to a museum
if we weren't going to steal anything from it?
Because Master Garmadon
has another plan to destroy the Ninja.
"Master" Garmadon? Huh!
He's no master of mine.
Since his so-called Mega-Weapon has failed every time,
I don't see why we don't call our own shots.
Because this time I will not fail.
Ha! He! Ugh!
[GASPS]
GENERALS: Yes, Lord Garmadon.
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Behold.
Dromaeosaurid Theropod Grundalychus.
Otherwise known as the Grundal.
Although now extinct, in its time,
it was the most feared and dangerous creature
in all of Ninjago,
with claws that could slice through steel,
and heightened senses
that could detect its prey from miles away.
It could track the stealthiest of Ninja
and once it had picked up your scent,
there was no hiding from it.
[WHISPERS]: Huh? The Grundal?
I heard about them.
Boy, am I glad we live in an age
when we don't have to deal with those things.
SCALES: Thanks for the history lesson,
but what are we going to do with a pile of bones?
I am going to make it
so the beast shall walk again.
Yeah, right.
Well, show us then.
Rise, Grundal,
and feel the strength of the Mega-Weapon.
I wish to create the power to make you young.
Turn back the clock so that you are no longer extinct--
[BONES RATTLING]
--but hungry,
hungry for the Ninja!
Oh, no! He's bringing it back?
Not if we have any say in the matter.
[NINJA SHOUTING]
The Ninja! Stop them!
Rise, Grundal.
Rise!
COLE: We can't let him finish!
Go!
Stop them!
ZANE: This is not solid ground, Cole.
[SCREAMING]
I feel pretty alone up here.
Not again!
And you said it wouldn't fail.
Retreat!
Ha, ha. We stopped him! It didn't work!
Curse you, Ninjas.
Ha, ha. Well, I thought we handled that well.
Hey, hey! They're trying to steal the golden sarcophagus!
[GENERALS GRUNT]
KAI: After them!
SCALES: That's our way out of here.
[GENERALS GROAN] It won't fit!
Forget it! Let's get out of here!
JAY: Ah. I can't believe we couldn't catch up to them.
I'm usually faster than that.
It's as if my legs were half the size.
KAI: I don't remember this thing being so big.
Did it grow? ZANE: Or did we shrink?
Uh, guys?
Huh?
Ah. We shrunk!
We're... We're kids!
[NINJA SCREAMING]
Oh, oh, oh. This is bad!
This is so bad on so many levels!
Oh. It's impossible! We must be dreaming, Zane!
Tell me we're dreaming!
Nindroids don't dream.
Perhaps Garmadon's succeeded in turning back the clock,
but instead of reviving the Grundal,
it only affected us.
Yeah, but Nindroids don't turn into kids.
Explain that, genius.
I've extended my logic parameters,
but nothing is coming up.
This does not compute.
[CRACKLING]
Okay, fine, I get it.
We're all in this together.
Oh, but I can't be a kid again!
I hated being a kid!
You can't drive, nobody listens to you.
Oh, no. Bed times!
I told Nya we'd meet back at the Bounty.
I'm sure Sensei will know what to do.
[APPROACHING SIRENS]
POLICE OFFICER 1: Ha, ha, ha.
Well well, what have we got here?
Looks like we caught our culprits
to the museum heist.
Who would of thought it was just a bunch of brats.
Whaddya got on, Apple Dumpling Gang? Pajamas?
[BOTH LAUGHING]
These aren't pajamas.
We're Ninja!
Yeah, yeah, and I'm Santa Claus.
Ninja-go!
Whoa!
Our Spinjitzu doesn't work. We're too small!
Easy, kiddo.
You're coming with us to the precinct.
Look. Ha, ha. Uh, officers.
Ah. This has been a great misunderstanding.
My friends here and I are simply trying to help out.
Hey. You can tell all the stories you want
when we return to the museum tomorrow
to explain why you stole this.
But we didn't steal it!
Zip it.
You have the right to remain silent.
Ha, ha, ha. Kids.
NYA: Ah. They should be back by now.
SENSEI WU: Oh, I fear something horrible has happened to them.
Lloyd, you're in charge of the Bounty,
while Nya and I have a look around town.
Uh... Yeah, sure thing.
Okay, Fritz Donnegan.
Looks like it's just gonna be you,
me and the Imperial Sludge.
We're sorry for stealing.
But we didn't. I don't understand.
Shh. The quicker we get out of here,
the faster we can figure out
how to return our bodies back to normal.
I'm sorry for stealing too.
Thank you, little boys,
for returning the sarcophagus, you did the right thing.
But what about the bones?
Eh, what bones?
We didn't steal any bones.
The Grundal bones.
KID JAY: The Grundal bones?
They're gone!
You don't think... It just walked out of here?
Theoretically, it is possible
that if Garmadon successfully reversed the years on us,
he reversed the years on the Grundal
and brought it back to life. [NINJA GASP]
You guys have to believe us!
The Grundal's been brought back to life,
and it's on the loose. Its sole existence is to hunt Ninja,
and as long as we're here, everyone's at risk!
[LAUGHING] [LAUGHS]
Well, we'll keep a good lookout
for anything that goes bump in the night, okay?
Now, you four sit still
until we call your parents to come pick you up.
[LAUGHING]
[WHISPERING] We gotta get out of here.
Like now. [CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]
Follow my lead, boys.
Huh? Where are they?
Oh, this is so humiliating.
I'm afraid if we can't use our Spinjitzu,
we'll be no match for the Grundal.
Then we have to get back to the Bounty.
Huh? Where are you going?
Come back!
[LOUD THUMP]
What was that?
Hello? Is anyone here?
[GROWLING]
A monster!
[ALL SCREAMING]
Collect call please.
Ah. Hold me steady.
[PHONE RINGING]
Uh!
Destiny's Bounty.
KID JAY: Lloyd! It's Jay! Let me talk to Sensei!
Jay? Where are you?
Why haven't you returned?
Sensei is out looking for you.
Ah! Apparently you need
parental permission to take the bus
and we can't seem to get out of the city.
Ah. What?
Never mind, it's a bit complicated.
Just, meet us at Buddy's Pizza in ten minutes.
And bring our weapons.
Weapons?
Uh!
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
KID COLE: Really?
Of all places we could meet, you picked this place?
KID JAY: What? I like their pizza.
KID KAI: Psst, Lloyd.
Beat it, brat. I'm on a mission.
It's me. Kai.
[GASPS]
Whoa, what happened?
You're... Uh, uh, small!
Keep it down. We're trying to lay low.
Your father's Mega-Weapon not only turned us into kids,
but unleashed a creature
whose sole purpose is to hunt down Ninja.
Typical Garmadon.
And now, every time we try to tell someone,
they won't believe us 'cause we're kids.
[LAUGHING]
What's so funny?
Whoa. I guess you now know what it feels like
to be treated differently.
Look, this is serious.
If we don't turn big so that we can use our Spinjitzu,
we don't stand a chance against the Grundal.
Well, what about me?
I know Spinjitzu.
Yeah, but you don't know the Grundal.
We all need to be at full strength.
What we need to do first is to find someone
who might know more about how to defeat one of these things.
Lloyd, focus!
I am.
I think I know just the guy.
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You brought us to a comic book store?
Trust me.
If there's anyone who knows how to defeat
a monster that doesn't exist,
I know just the person to talk to.
We're not going to pick up your stupid comic, Lloyd.
This is serious business.
Ah, look, a first edition Daffy Dale!
I used to love that nut growing up.
Ha, ha, ha, ha! Ahem!
So juvenile.
Fellas, meet Rufas McCallister,
A/K/A "Mother Doomsday."
Well, if it isn't Lloyd "Hemorrhoid" Garmadon.
Sorry, if you came looking for the latest Starfarer.
I'm all sold out.
Wh-- Sold out?
Ah! Uh! Oh, uh, actually, Mother Doomsday,
we need help.
Well, color me intrigued.
We have a problem.
There's a Grundal on the loose,
and we need to know how to deal with it.
Ah, a theoretical question.
Yeah, theoretical.
Can you help?
Dromaeosaurid Theropod Grundalychus.
Whoo. Although extinct, there have been a plethora
of film, television and comics
exploring the mythology around the primordial predator.
Supposedly, they always get their prey.
Sounds like he knows his stuff.
Can it be stopped?
First thing you need to know
is its thick shell-like hide is invincible to swords,
scythes, nunchucks and throwing stars.
So your cheap imitations will do nothing to slow him down.
Swell.
Second of all,
it's nocturnal and will only hunt at night.
Oh, good. It's still daylight, so we can relax for a bit.
Ahem. I meant, theoretically.
And the only way to defeat it is with light.
Like a vampire, with enough of it,
it could potentially destroy him.
If I had my weapons of choice,
may I recommend the Illumisword.
These are authentic replicas that would come in handy
were you to live long enough to actually face a Grundal.
And if swords are your thing,
maybe I can interest you in an authentic Ninja Gi,
signed by the very Ninja that saved the city.
Ah... We'll just take the light swords.
Not so fast.
This Starfarer combo pack can only be won
in the Fritz Donnegan trivia battle-royale.
Do you have what it takes to be the best?
You can do this, Lloyd.
Sign me up.
Great, now Lloyd's missing.
What's next?
[PHONE RINGS] Sensei!
We're at Doomsday Comix.
Garmadon's turned the others into kids,
and we're about to face a real, live Grundal!
If you get this message, this isn't a prank.
Come quick!
Oh dear.
Well, there's only one person
who could help return the Ninja back to normal!
Hello, Mystake, we need a special tea.
They're all special, you old fool.
But this one can turn someone-- Ahem, older.
Ah... you seek Tomorrow's Tea.
I only have one in stock in back.
Follow me.
It should be here.
It's gone?
Just misplaced.
I know it's here somewhere.
We need to find that tea before it's too late!
It's down to the final two.
This question is for Lloyd.
CROWD: Lloyd, Lloyd, Lloyd!
What is Fritz Donnegan's famous catch phrase?
"Fair? Fair is not a word from where I come from."
Correct! We're all tied up!
[NINJA CHEER]
[CROWD CHEERS]
It's getting dark.
The Grundal will be on the prowl soon.
Don't worry. I got faith Lloyd can win those Illumiswords.
[LICKING]
Is this really the best time to be eating cotton candy?
It makes me feel young, deal with it.
Final question.
The first person to answer this will win.
In the latest issue of Starfarer,
how did Fritz Donnegan escape the Imperial Sludge.
Uh, it, uh...
But I haven't read the latest issue!
By reversing the polarity
of the ship's gravity transducer.
We have a winner!
[CHEERING]
Who shut off the power?
KID KAI: It's here.
What's here?
You know that theoretical discussion
we had earlier? Ha, ha, ha.
Not the...
CROWD: Grundal!
We've got to get out of here.
Eh... The door is jammed.
We can't get out.
Look, it's coming!
Ah, we're doomed!
Doomed as Britt Sarsovski
in the Phoenix War, page 15.
Quick! This way!
KID COLE: Hey, McNasty!
I thought Ninja were on your menu.
KID KAI: It's working!
Ji! Ya!
KID COLE: Stupid toy!
KID ZANE: Argh! KID JAY: Oh...
We got a problem, guys.
[KID COLE GROANS]
[GROWLING]
[SCREAMING]
Not to worry! I'll take care of this.
NINJA: Lloyd!
KID COLE: Yoo-hoo-hoo!
KID KAI: All right! Ha, ha!
[GRUNTS]
KID KAI: Oh. Gross.
This is the end, isn't it?
Everyone out!
SENSEI WU: Use this!
What is it?
It'll turn forward the hands of time,
turning you old,
and reducing the Grundal back to dust and bones!
But be careful. There's no turning back!
Grundal, prepare to be extinct.
Wait!
But what'll happen to Lloyd?
He'll grow old too! Just do it!
You'll miss out on the rest of your childhood, dude!
We can't do that to you. It's not fair!
[GROWLING]
Oh, no!
"Fair? Fair isn't a word from where I come from."
He used it!
NYA: And it's working!
What happened?
We're not kids anymore.
It worked!
They are the real Ninja.
But what about Lloyd?
I'm...
older.
The time for the Green Ninja
to face his destiny has grown nearer.
I'm ready.
Here ya go, Lloyd.
You can have my copy of Starfarer.
You deserve it.
That's okay, I already know how it ends.
SENSEI WU: There comes a time when we all must grow up.
When that time comes,
it's important not to forget the lessons of our childhood
because our childhood is the greatest training
one can ever have.
Yes, the time until the final battle
has grown shorter,
but the Green Ninja has grown stronger.
* Just jump up, kick back Whip around and spin *
* Ninja-go! *
* Come on, come on, come And do the weekend whip *
* Just jump up, kick back Whip around and spin *