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[Lloyd reading]
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So...
the ninja yet live.
And now the Green Ninja has escaped.
Forgive me, my Lord.
You should have destroyed him when you had the chance.
But I see now
that you still have feelings for him.
That's not true! I hate--
Silence!
Nevertheless. This presents an opportunity.
I was trying to destroy the ninja.
But that would only unleash their powers,
which in time, might find new champions.
But if I corrupted them instead...
then the very powers of creation would be mine!
Then I must find a way to bring the ninja to you.
No.
-I will handle that. -How?
[Crystal King] I will strike at their precious city.
They will do what they always do.
They will come to me.
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[intense rumbling]
[exclaims of surprise]
[villager] Look at the size of that thing.
What exactly are we looking for?
I don't know, Master Wu didn't give us much of a description.
Sure he did. He said we couldn't miss it.
He said it would be obvious.
Right, but obvious to him might not be obvious to...
[tires screeching]
-[Kai] Cole! -[Jay] Yeah, what's the...
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Master Wu was right. It's obvious.
[power surging]
-[yelping] -[crashing]
Are those boulders?
I don't think so.
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[roaring]
[screaming]
What are we waiting for? Let's roll!
[all] Ninja go!
[screaming]
[action music]
[blasting]
[Cole] That was close!
Everyone okay?
[gasps] Look out!
Let's try this again.
-[blasting] -Hey, run! Get out of here!
[screaming]
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Oh, great!
These jokers are made of Vengestone!
So this is what the Vengestone buyer was up to?
Building a crystal army?
[Kai] Not good.
If Vengestone can squash out our powers,
what does those crystals do?
[villagers screaming]
[power crackling]
[screaming]
[tense music]
Ah! It just turned him into a crystal-zombie!
There's your answer!
Okay, important safety tip! Don't let those things touch you!
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-[power crackling] -[Cole] Look out!
-[blasting] -[screaming]
And don't get blasted!
[blasting]
[tires screeching]
Uh, guys?
Guys? A little help?
[blasting]
Zane! Nice of you to drop by!
See if you can take out the source of these things!
Affirmative.
[roaring]
Incoming.
[whooshing]
On me in three, two...
-[Gayle Gossip] Vinny! -Oh! Sorry, Miss Gossip.
I'm trying to stay awake, but I've got this houseguest,
and he keeps me up all night talking and...
Vinny, now is not the time! Get your head on straight.
Yes, Miss Gossip.
Going again! In three... two... one!
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Gayle Gossip for NGTV News, reporting from the rice fields
east of Ninjago City,
where the Ninja are facing a deadly new threat!
What is that hovering crystal palace?
And who are those marching crystal warriors?
At the moment, details aren't clear,
but it appears the Ninja, although wanted fugitives,
are the only thing standing between Ninjago City
and a Crystastrophe of epic proportions!
Maybe even a Cryst-armageddon!
Back to you in the studio, Fred.
The others are losing ground.
And they're gonna keep losing ground.
The Overlord's got an almost unlimitled supply
of those Vengestone monstrosities.
I still don't understand how the Overlord can just return like that.
He was destroyed!
[Master Wu] The Overlord cannot be destroyed.
Not really.
He is the embodiment of evil.
He's fed by anger, hatred and conflict.
As they build up over time, he gains in strength
and ultimately takes form again.
You knew he would return?
I feared it. One day.
But I would not have expected him for several generations.
For him to be back so soon...
It must have been building up for some time.
And somehow, I missed it.
Of course!
-What? -The clippings!
Clippings?
What clippings?
Those.
What are these?
Someone has been sending me newspaper clippings for months.
What do you mean? In the mail?
At first, I didn't know what to make of them.
Then I thought it was a code of some kind.
But they were just random articles
about crimes, vandalisms, thefts, altercations...
-Why? -I don't know.
But I think someone was trying to warn me.
Someone saw this coming.
Someone knew the Overlord was coming back.
But who?
Whoever it was must have "sensed" it building up.
If they knew he was coming, maybe they know how we can defeat him,
once and for all!
We have to find whoever sent these clippings!
You can't. There's no return address.
Whoever sent them went to some length
to remain anonymous.
[Lloyd] What's this?
This one has it too.
[Lloyd] Looks like some kind of delivery code.
Like a newspaper delivery service.
-I think we have a lead. -I'm on it!
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Nah, not like that.
You gotta throw them from the hip, like this!
[grunts]
-[clanging] -[Lloyd] Excuse me.
Sorry to interrupt but this is important.
I found a bunch of newspaper clippings with a code,
and I was wondering if you could tell me what it means?
Yeah, sure, that looks like an IDI code.
Individual Delivery Identifier. It tells you where to deliver the papers.
Great! Is there some kind of archive where we can look it up?
We're paper delivery professionals.
We got your archive right here.
Uh, let me see.
Nelson, 833A, that's on your route, ain't it?
Oh, yeah, that's 833 Andreasen Avenue.
Apartment 22. I leave it in the lobby, usually.
Do you know who lives in apartment 22?
Yeah, yeah... Who was it again?
Oh, I remember! Vinny Folson.
Vinny? Of NGTV News?
[eerie intense music]
[blasting]
[warning beeping]
Mayday! Mayday! Engine failure!
-[whooshing] -[Jay] Zane!
Zane, what happened?
Unclear. As I approached the structure,
my vehicle lost power!
Do not get too close to the temple.
It will drain all power from your vehicles!
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Attention, team, if possible, I would like to examine
a fragment of one of those crystals.
[groans] What for?
[Pixal] I believe the crystals may have energy absorption properties.
If I could examine one, I might be able
to devise a form of shielding and offensive capabilities.
Oh, okay. No problem!
[blasting]
[Cole] Jay! You can't touch them,
they'll turn you into crystal! Remember?
Hmm.
-[growling] -[yelping]
-[blasting]
Sorry, Pixal. When I said "no problem",
that might have been a little premature!
[Cole] Heads up!
-[grunts] -[clanging]
I got it!
[heroic music]
Vinny Folson? This makes no sense.
How did he know the Overlord was returning to Ninjago?
There's only one way to find out.
[suspenseful music]
This is it.
Finally! 20 minute delivery guarantee my... Eh!
Dad?
Lloyd?
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