Okay, once again, time to master meditation.
Now.
-Nope. Meditation is impossible.
Karasu-Tengu must have been nuts to think I could do this.
-If I give up, she'll never know.
-Usagi! -Huh?
I'm sorry I doubted you!
O-Dokuro.
Oh! It's okay, Sensei. I got you.
Okay, maybe we'll just rest here for a little bit.
What happened to you, Sensei?
I was injured fighting O-Dokuro.
I must warn you.
He seeks to destroy you.
I know. It's okay. We defeated him.
You defeated him?
I considered it a tie.
O-Dokuro!
Usagi,
I am impressed.
On the Sacred Mountaintop, outside of time,
I fought O-Dokuro for a hundred years.
Yep. We're really on top of things here.
It's all fine. No problems at all in Neo Edo.
Well, um, except the giant, freaky energy butterfly in the sky.
And the Ki-Stone gave us all Kaikishi weapons,
which it only does when there's an emergency.
Also, Tetsujin says the Ki-Stone isn't talking to him.
Okay, I guess there have been a few signs of trouble.
These signs all point to the Ki-Stone.
Perhaps you should try to connect with it.
Usagi!
Spot keeps trying to steal my jawbone.
Well, the Ki-Stone hasn't talked to me for days, but you can try.
-You think it'll work? -Absolutely.
Or it might result in your instant, agonizing death.
I'll do it.
Usagi!
Kagehito! He's free!
No! Kagehito helped us before, remember?
I only put him back in the Ki-Stone to keep him alive.
Yes. Thank you.
I am only partially recovered,
but I had to come out to warn you all.
About what?
The invasion.
But we stopped it.
We closed that interdimensional gateway thing. It was super awesome.
You only closed it temporarily.
The Clavis is still trying to open it.
And the Ki-Stone is fighting to keep it closed.
That's why she won't speak to me.
She's too busy.
The Ki-Stone is growing weaker.
It will soon lose this fight,
and the gateway will open.
How soon?
In approximately 136 hours and nine minutes.
"Approximately"?
And what happens then?
The Makkine.
They command vast armies.
You have seen the warbotto,
and you have seen the claw of their war beast.
It is a kaiju.
A savage mechanical monster of unfathomable power.
The Makkine possess a myriad of other terrible weapons.
The Makkine conquered my people, the Unu.
I was the leader.
We fought bravely,
but within hours, my people were all captured.
I was forced to do the Makkine's bidding.
They sent me here to open a gateway to your world.
And now, I am afraid it is your world's turn to suffer.
For that,
I am sorry.
Kagehito, how can we stop this?
You must prepare!
Muster your resources. Gather any allies you can.
My people were not ready.
But you…
You can be!
-Okay, that sounds bad. -Don't worry. I'll call the doctors.
-Mmm-hmm.
Mmm-hmm.
-Do you know how to treat him, docs? -We don't even know what he is!
I am a colony organism composed of spirit energy
organized in mycelium-like strands.
Oh, well, in that case, you need
a happy bandage.
Yay!
Now it's time for a lollipop!
I don't know where the lollipop goes in this one.
I need…
rest.
Move over!
You move! There is plenty of room.
But that is my favorite spot.
Him! He is responsible for our imprisonment.
For centuries, we blamed Miyamoto Usagi,
but it was him all along.
It was not intentional.
You were drawn in because of our spirit energy frequencies--
I will not listen to your lies!
You are a monster!
How can you call anyone a monster?
You steal bones from battlefields.
Someone here smells like soup.
I cannot help it!
Too bad we're out of space. You're all gonna have to share this room.
-Usagi, they don't-- -Yup!
Gonna have to share. Nothing we can do about it. Bye now.
-We have plenty of rooms. -Shh!
Those three could be powerful allies, and we need them to get along.
If we cram them in there, they'll work it out.
Or they'll destroy each other and all of us.
Eh, 50-50 chance, but we need everyone on board.
The ninja will be on our side once I fill Chizu in.
And I can totally convince the Mogura to help.
And I can make tea.
-Or I can make a giant robotto.
Like a defensebotto. Would that be more helpful?
Uh…
Yeah, it would.
You get to work on that.
Kitsune, go tell Chizu what's going on. Gen and I will find Chikabuma.
I'm glad I brought my multi-use lantern attachment.
-You mean your night-light? -Yes.
It also offers a warm, serene glow at bedtime.
Getting the Mogura on our side is gonna be easy. They love me.
Huh?
You were saying?
Easy, guys. I'm a friend of your boss.
Time for a power snap.
Get behind me!
Stop!
Sorry about the snap, baby.
We're a little on edge because of the giant spider.
Sorry, the wh-what now?
Don't sweat it. It's probably just a rumor.
We have to talk.
Sure thing. Come with me.
Sorry. It sounded like you said "giant spider," but you didn't, right?
Right?
Wow!
Interdimensional invaders?
That is hardcore, baby!
Yeah, we definitely have to work together.
I knew we could count on you, Chikabuma.
Just one tiny problem.
The Mogura will only follow someone who has earned their respect.
You must prove yourself worthy in traditional ceremonial combat.
I have to fight someone?
Eh…
Sort of.
I'll do whatever it takes.
Chikabuma.
Maybe it's not a spider. Could it be a cricket?
I'm semi okay with crickets.
The challenge has been accepted!
This seems kind of fun.
Uh, right?
Prepare the ceremonial pit.
-I don't like the sound of that. -All righty! Let's head down.
Why don't you lead the way?
Down there? Usagi! Spiders!
As you can see, all of Neo Edo must fight this invasion together,
or we will die together.
On a more cheerful note, I brought mochi and Ohayou Pony hats for everyone!
What? I'm building team spirit.
Ninja are not accustomed to cooperating with others.
I know. But what choice do we have?
Lady Chizu, there are rumors that Fuwa has started a new ninja crew.
Some of the ninja may defect.
Keep your eyes open, Fumiko. Fuwa is still a threat.
-Come on, everybody likes mochi.
You know you want some.
Hmm.
Now we begin the most sacred of the Mogura traditions!
The Ancient Rite of the Eye!
Okay, which is what, exactly?
Two opponents face each other, peering deeply into each other's souls,
battling not only on the physical plane, but on the spiritual.
Mind against mind, will against will, they strive to find their inner warrior
until finally, in the end,
the first one who blinks loses!
So it's a staring contest.
To the death!
Not really.
But if you lose, we're gonna beat you up,
and make you wear a sign that says, "I blinked."
That's the rule.
Prepare yourself!
So exactly how big is the spider?
Some say the size of two horses.
Or alternately one really large horse.
Oh, they're messing with me, right?
Very funny.
I gotta warn you, as much as I wanna help,
I am honor-bound to do my best to out-stare you,
and I am so good at staring.
Whatever.
A baby could do this.
Let the Rite of the Eye begin!
-Are you okay? -Please. I'm all over this.
The gateway above Neo Edo is going to reopen.
There will be a terrible invasion.
Let it come.
In the ensuing chaos, I can pay Chizu back for her treachery
and rule the ninja once more.
Chizu and her friends have sought to corrupt us,
but I have remained loyal to you, my lady.
Really?
Then why do you reek of mochi?
I could not resist!
It's so delicious!
Then it is mine.
No!
Time to up my game, Rabbit.
Let phase two begin!
Huh?
Oh, come on, that can't be legal.
Part of the rite is that each side tries to distract the other.
Didn't I give you the pamphlet with the rules?
You didn't.
Ooh.
Sorry.
Help me out here, Gen.
Okay, okay.
-Gen. -I'm trying!
He's got no sense of humor.
They're not touching me, Gen. They're not touching me.
They're not touching me!
Concentrate, Usagi.
Do your meditation thing.
But I stink at it.
It's the only way! Meditate like your life depends on it!
I'm trying.
Meditate harder!
Find your calm center right now!
Now! Now! Now!
Come on, Usagi. Remember what Hana said.
Just stop doing anything that isn't meditating.
Wait, thinking isn't meditating. Do I need to stop thinking?
Why do my thoughts sound so echoey?
-Meditate!
I need something to not think about. Like a fish.
Or a tree?
Or a flower.
A pretty flower.
There is only the flower.
Uh, is he okay?
Why is he looking at me like that?
I think he finally figured out how to meditate.
Go, Usagi! Stare! Stare!
I've never been stared at like this before, but I'm not beaten yet.
You got this, Usagi.
Can't hold it.
Breaking up.
Koji! Kenji! Eye drops!
Koji? Kenji?
That is really distracting.
You want to be on my team sometime?
Giant spider!
You can't fool me that easily.
Ahh!
The Ancient Rite of the Eye is postponed on account of spider!
This is not how I was expecting today to go.
Usagi, wake up!
It's a giant spider and my night-light won't make it go away! Usagi!
Heads up!
Huh?
If I haven't made this clear, I'm not good around spiders!
Usagi!
He is gone, gone, gone!
Ahh!
Usagi!
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!
Easy, Gen. Don't look at it. Just swing.
It's no good. She can fight all of us at the same time.
Watch out down there. I'm gonna slowly lower myself down.
Hmm. Not helpful.
Usagi, if you can hear me,
duck!
Oh, darn.
Hello.
Wow, you have really pretty eyes.
Lots and lots and lots of 'em.
Ahh! Tsuchigumo, the spider Yokai!
Wow! That's more like three horses!
Usagi, use your yo-yo!
Oh, right.
It's a Kaikishi weapon.
I don't wanna use it, so…
-Huh?
Oh, man, I should've used it.
I can't watch.
Usagi, did you catch the spider yet?
Working on it!
Got it.
Uh-oh.
Guys, I need a diversion!
What, like collecting stamps?
I'll do it, but I'm keeping my eyes closed.
This is for harshing my meditation mellow.
Gen, you okay?
I have seen that which can never be unseen.
And I'm okay.
And so, although the Ancient Rite of the Eye was interrupted,
the Mogura agree
that you have proven yourself a worthy ally.
And in gratitude for not letting us get eaten,
we wish to award you the highest honor our people can bestow.
No way!
You earned it, Rabbit.
Yeah, I can't wear sunglasses because of the whole ear placement thing,
but thank you.
Chikabuma!
Do you think Chizu and Kitsune are doing okay with getting the ninja crew to help?
I'm sure they are.
I just hope Kagehito, Karasu-Tengu, and O-Dokuro are getting along better.
Yeah, if they keep fighting, they might obliterate all of us.
My victory will be complete, and then you will weep!
You will have to defeat me first, and that you will never do!
Whoever wins will be beaten by the Lord of Bones, O-Dokuro!
Ah!
Um, there usually isn't so much trash talk when you play Cho-han.
I bet five lollipops.
It's not your turn and the cherry ones are mine!
-Can someone move for me?