Tired of being defeated by the Rangers time and time again, Samukai personally moves to destroy the Power Rangers.

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In the hallway at Ninjago Academy, students were getting ready to finish for the day while up ahead, two teenaged girls in cheerleading outfits, one with blonde hair and one with black, and a teenaged boy, wearing a Ninjago Academy letter jacket, green shirt, sandy coloured chinos and black trainers, walk along it. They all had pom-poms in their hands as they walk along the hallway, causing the students who see them to back away to back away in fear. "Oh, no." Seliel said as she and Skylor back away from them as the boy does a kissy face at them, annoying them. The only one who doesn't notice was LJ, who is reading a book on history.

They immediately stop before LJ bumped into the male cheerleader, dropping his book as a result. "Sorry." He said as he was about to pick up the book, but he stops him by placing a foot on the book.

"Montgomery Wilson." The male cheerleader said as LJ stood up to face them. "The new kid." The girls giggle as he tried to leave, but cheerleader with brown hair stop him.

"Going somewhere?" She asked.

———

Further down, Cole, who no longer had the bandage, showing the cut now formed a scar, and Nya were just coming in. "And then this guy-" Cole was talking to her about something, unaware that students ahead of them were looking at the scene further ahead.

———

Back further up, the male cheerleader moves closer. "Want to hear a cheer we just thought up?" He asked.

"Not really." LJ replied as Cole and Nya soon see them.

The cheerleaders laugh before backing away. "#M, O, N, T, Y#" They pose letters as they sang and the students look on as they start moving along in cheerleading poses and Cole tries to go at them, but Nya holds him back. "#Fresh meat at school, That silly beanie makes him look like a loser, now he's probably gonna cry, cry, cry. Cry, Monty, Cry, Monty#"

They soon face him as LJ just stood still, arms folded and not reacting to the insult and tried to walk away again, but the cheerleader with blonde hair stops him. "Well, are you gonna cry?" She asked and the male cheerleader chuckled.

"Take a good look." LJ replied as he faced them. "You see any tears?"

The male cheerleader doesn't see him reacting before the black haired cheerleader turned to him. "Come on, Chad." She said. "This chump's boring me."

They soon walk away while LJ picked up his book and faced them. "And you might want to come up with a better chant." He sarcastically spoke out before coming up to his locker. "Losers."

Cole and Nya soon came up to him. "Wow, you didn't even cry." Cole said.

"Master Wu always said, 'Hide your fear from your enemies, and they won't know it.' Besides, they didn't bother me."

"They're also probably right about the beanie."

"Cole!" Nya said, nudging him. "Seriously, no one's been able to stick up against Chad and the Hassley twins."

"You might find yourself a bit more popular around here." Kai said as he, Jay and Zane came up to them while LJ puts his book in his locker.

"I don't know about that." He replied as he closed it.

"So, are there any plans to get rid of the scroll?"

"There's a volcano in the middle of the Badlands. It's the hottest that can destroy the scroll, because it seemed indestructible."

"Torchfire Mountain." Cole said.

———

In the principal's office at Darkley's, Samukai grabs the telescope and throws it at the window. The window shatters as the telescope went out before he turned to two Skulkins. "I won't stand losing all my generals!" He said. "What am I supposed to do now?"

"Well, my lord, while trying to look for a solution to take down the Rangers, Kruncha and Nuckal came across a very important scroll which I heard made Nuckal grow and gave the Emerald Ranger's Megazord a new look."

"Then we have to get the scroll back." He toon turned to the Mountains of Impossible Height. "And I exactly know where it is."

———

On the path to the monastery, Kai, Jay, Zane, Cole, Nya and LJ walk along it as Kai looked around. "You know, it seems like it was only yesterday that Nya and I were walking up this path to the monastery." He said.

"And the Skulkins ambushed us." Nya replied.

"It's also where we first met." Zane said. "And our first battle together was when LJ was working for his father."

"You had to ruin my candy run." He sarcastically replied. "It's even worse than that firecracker false alarm up in Jamanakai, or polluting the waters of Domu, or even ruining the trip to Ignacia's Blacksmithing Museum."

"Hey, we didn't know it was just a regular field trip." Cole said.

"You costed the museum thousands."

"Oh, come on. Over one display? Is that worse than your treehouse?"

"You could say that."

"How about the time your father turned you into a dragon?" Jay asked.

"I don't want to talk about it. After all, it was Nya's fault he got the Mega Weapon that turned me into it."

"Maybe I shouldn't have taken it." Nya said.

"What?" Kai asked. "No, you really were a great addition to the team around that time."

"Right, for someone who interfered in multiple Skulkin attacks and designed shirts to take over your minds." She sarcastically spoke.

"How about the time Zane's falcon found out where LJ's treehouse was, or even showing us where he was when he found the Emerald Spinjitzu Watch?" Cole asked.

"There's also a time when the four of you were all as small as me." LJ replied.

"And you had to fight through your ankle injury to get the Mega Weapon and practically saved the day." Jay replied. "Even becoming as old as us."

"Well, once all this is over, we can return to our normal lives."

"I can go back to searching for my parents." Kai said.

"I might take up dad's offer on being in a band." Cole replied.

"And I can spend time working on stuff with my parents." Jay said. "What about you, Zane? Got family to spend with?"

"I'm not sure." Zane replied. "I think my mother might still be alive. I haven't heard from her when I became a Power Ranger."

"Hey." LJ said, making everyone stop and came up to Zane, placing a hand on his shoulder. "The monastery is your home now. Wu, myself and the Rangers aren't just friends to you, we're your family. Remember that."

"Thank you, LJ."

Pretty soon, an explosion occurs at the top, causing them to turn and see upcoming flames. "Master Wu!" They all yelled before they start running up the path.

———

They run up to the monastery grounds where LJ and Cole ran at the gates, breaking them open as fire starts burning from the left side of the monastery. "Kai, Nya, Jay, get that fire out!" LJ yelled. "Cole, Zane, we gotta find Uncle Wu!" Kai, Jay and Nya move away from the gate as Zane, Cole and LJ head inside.

———

Inside, smoke started filling in the room as a Skulkin was soon knocked out of Wu's bedroom through the shōji door. "A Skulkin?" Zane asked.

Soon, several Skulkins came out from different sides of the hallway and charge at them. "Cole, go get Master Wu!"

"Got it!" Cole said as he ran down the hallway as some Skulkins ran over to him. He quickly grabbed hold of one by its neck, moved it down and slid across its spine to kick another one, sending it through the shōji wall and breaking apart while forcing the Skulkin he was restraining into another one, causing both of them to come apart. "Master Wu!"

———

He forces the ruined door off to see Wu being held from behind by a Skulkin before he jumps and kicked another Skulkin, knocking it into a wall.

Cole charges at the Skulkin holding Wu before grabbing hold of its skull and tore it off, making it come apart and free Wu. "Thanks." He said before Cole threw it at another Skulkin as it came in.

———

Back in the hallway, LJ lies back, places his hands on the ground and raised his legs, kicking a Skulkin down before flipping back, kicking a Skulkin as he did so. Zane places his hands on a wall before raising a right leg, kicking a Skulkin down and rolled along it as a Skulkin tried to punch him, but ends up hitting the wall, ending up stuck before Zane turned and kicked it, causing it to come apart. "There's too many of them!" He yelled as he moved his elbow back into a Skulkin.

———

Outside, Kai, Jay and Nya carry some buckets of water as the fire starts spreading along the centre. "Hurry up!" Jay yelled before Kai soon hurled the bucket at the fire, extinguishing part of it. But before Jay could hurl his bucket, someone pushes him down, knocking the bucket over and spilling the water out as he landed in it to see Samukai, who also knocked Kai and Nya down. "Samukai!" He gets up and some Skulkins came out of the monastery.

Kai and Nya spin as they quickly get up, knocking some Skulkins down before Kai raised a leg to block a Skulkin's punch and used the spilt water to slide underneath its legs, quickly getting up while moving his left leg from behind his back before hitting it, knocking it down. Nya used both legs to kick a Skulkin in its legs before rolling back and got up, having her right hand on the ground and used both legs to hit it before moving them to the ground to straighten herself. Jay moves his left hand to palm a Skulkin at its ribs while moving his right one to punch another one, knocking its jaw to the side before raising his left leg to kick it and spun to kick the other, knocking it down before backflipping to try and kick Samukai, but he kicks him, knocking him to the ground. Nya runs at Samukai while raising a leg, but he ducked down before he tried to punch her, but she moved forward to duck down and raised her other leg, but Samukai caught hold of her leg, spun her around and throws her at the burning part of the monastery. "Spinjitzu!" Nya yelled as she touched her Spinjitzu Watch with her thumb as she flew and began morphing. "Ninjago!" She immediately morphed into her Ranger form, spun back to place her feet on the wall and bounced off, using her body to hit three Skulkins, knocking them all down and they fall apart.

———

In the hallway, the fire started spreading along to near where LJ's bedroom was as he noticed while knocking a Skulkin down. "Spinjitzu!" He yelled while running over to the flames while preparing to morph. "Emerald Power! Ninjago!" He immediately morphed into his Ranger form, placed a foot at the wall and bounced off it, kicking down some Skulkin and heads over to his room. "No!" He immediately turned to a few more Skulkin and charges at them. "You'll pay for my room!"

———

Outside, Kai raised a leg to kick a Skulkin back and turned into to another one to kick it before another one grabbed hold of his other leg and raises it up, making him spin in the air. "Spinjitzu!" He yelled, touching his Spinjitzu Watch while preparing to morph. "Ninjago!" He immediately morphed into his Ranger form and used both arms and legs to hit all the Skulkins around him before placing them down, moved his legs up to flip forward, using both hands to hit two Skulkins behind him, knocking them both down.

———

In the kitchen, Zane lands on the table after being thrown onto it before it soon broke apart. He immediately got up while grabbing a table leg and swung it at a Skulkin, striking it as the leg breaks before throwing it at another one and jumped back to the fridge as they charge at him before he opened the fridge, causing them to run into it and he closes it on them, slamming it shut as the fire started to come in. "Spinjitzu!" Zane yelled as he touched his Spinjitzu Watch while preparing to morph. "Ninjago!" He immediately morphed into his Ranger form and runs out of the kitchen, kicking a Skulkin at the doorway as he did so.

———

Outside, as Kai and Nya were trying to hold back Samukai, Jay stands on his hands as he spun, kicking three Skulkins down before bending his elbows to bounce up, moving forward to kick another one and soon started to roll. "Spinjitzu!" He yelled as he rolled and touched his Spinjitzu Watch while preparing to morph. "Ninjago!" He immediately morphed into his Ranger form and jumps up, wrapping his legs around a Skulkin's shoulder and arms before moving forward, using his legs like a slingshot to throw the Skulkin into a few more, causing them all to come apart.

———

In the hallway, Wu kneels down while avoiding a Skulkin's punch at the same time and grabs a burning log as Cole raised his left leg at it, forcing it into a wall and come apart before Wu moves him aside to jab another Skulkin as it came by, holding the scroll. "That doesn't belong to you!" He yelled before grabbing it.

As Wu was grabbing it, a Skulkin prepared to punch him before Cole came in front and took the punch, making him fall back, but he lands his hands on the ground and jumped forward. "Spinjitzu!" He yelled as he touches his Spinjitzu Watch while preparing to morph. "Ninjago!" He immediately morphed into his Ranger form, lands on his feet and punches the Skulkin knocking it back, into the fire. Cole helps Wu up, who immediately turned to kick a couple of Skulkins that charge at them and knelt down for Cole to flip over him and kick another Skulkin. "Let's get out of here!"

"Wait, my-"

"Leave it! We gotta go!" Cole and Wu head down the hallway as fire started spreading out as they come up to LJ and Zane, who each took down a Skulkin. "We got the scroll, let's go!" They immediately run down the hallway.

———

Outside, Kai is knocked back by Samukai, who turns to Nya before she prepared to hit him with her spear, but he moves to the side and kicks her, knocking her down as Jay soon charged at him while swing his flail about before preparing to strike him, but Samukai grabs hold of the chain and moves it to the side with all hit might, sending Jay flying and lands on the ground while his flail landed near the knocked down gates. "Now to find the scroll." Samukai said.

"You won't find nothing!" LJ yelled while holding his chain whip out.

"I think he will find it." Zane replied looking at him while holding his bow and arrow.

"No, he won't."

"You used a double negative."

"Forget about it." Cole said as he held his hammer. "We have to get the scroll out of here."

Samukai immediately turned to the entrance. "They got the scroll." He said. "Stop them!"

Many Skulkin soon charge in as the Rangers turn to them. "Master Wu, get out of here!" LJ yelled.

"On it!" Wu replied as he soon ran for the entrance, moving around a Skulkin before kicking another one. "I may be old, but I'm not weak." He soon somersaults over another Skulkin and starts running down the stairs as Samukai sees it.

"Stall them, now!" He yelled before he takes off. But before he could head for the entrance, he suddenly tripped as LJ soon came in front of him while his chain whip, which he used to trip Samukai, turned back into the yoyo and puts it away.

Samukai soon got up to face LJ while getting out his sword. "For my father." He said before yelling as he charged at him, sword raised high to strike, but Samukai blocks it with his own.

Kai swings his swords at some Skulkins, hitting a few and they come apart before stabbing them into the ground and somersaults while still holding onto them, pulling them out, comes at two Skulkins and strike them, severing their heads off and they come apart. Zane strikes one with an arrow before putting it onto the string of his bow and fired it, hitting another Skulkin and turns to block another Skulkin's sword before kneeling down to kick it, knocking it down and it comes apart while getting out another bow and fires it at one behind Nya. Nya turned to the struck Skulkin before putting her spear through it, lifts it high and slams it into three other Skulkins. She immediately turned around and swung her spear at another Skulkin like a club before moving it behind its back and forces it forward for a Skulkin to unintentionally stab it before she soon kicked them both, knocking them down. Jay rolls on the ground while picking up his flail and swung it at a Skulkin while getting up, wrapping the chain around its neck before pulling on it with all his might, causing it to spin before he kicks it at four more, knocking them all down. "Let it rip!" He yelled as saw them come apart.

Cole spins around while holding his mallet out, striking a few Skulkin and they come apart before he soon rolled forward, kicking two Skulkin down and spun on his back, holding his hammer out, striking a few Skulkins' legs, knocking them all down and they come apart. "Wheel of Fortune!" He said as he got up.

LJ holds the sword before his back as he blocked Samukai's sword before turning to try and kick him, but Samukai forces it down and kicks him, making him backflip until Samukai uses the opportunity to kick LJ's arms, sending him into the air and punches him, sending him at the burning monastery before going through the burning wall. "Tell your father I said hello." He said as he soon took off.

———

On the path to the monastery, Wu runs down it while carrying the scroll before Samukai soon lands in front of him. "Give me the scroll, old man."

"Not on your life, Samukai." Wu said as he puts it in his kimono, sees a loose tree branch from the tree above, jumps up and grabs the branch, causing it to break off before he lands and swings it. "You'll have to take it from me."

"Gladly. And then you can join your twin brother and nephew."

"What?" Samukai soon ran at Wu, who raises the branch to block his sword before turning it to try and strike him, but Samukai blocks it and raised his sword high, but Wu quickly raised his branch to block it before it came down.

———

At the monastery, Zane trips a Skulkin, causing it to come apart before looking at the monastery. "We gotta try to save it!" He yelled.

"I got an idea!" Nya replied. "Spinjitzu Blaster!"

———

Jay held the flail out while Zane places his bow on top of the flail, Cole places his hammer on top, Nya places her spear underneath the bow and Kai places his swords one each end of the bow, creating the Spinjitzu Blaster. Zane and Cole held the sides while Kai and Jay were knelt down, using their respective shoulders while holding onto the sword handles and Nya held the flail handle. "Water Power!" Nya places her hand on top of the blaster. The end of the blaster soon starts emitting energy and expands. "Ready? Fire!" The blaster fires its shot.

———

The shot hits the monastery so hard, that it completely extinguishes the flames. "Well, the fire's out." Kai said as they stood up and held their weapons.

"Wait, where's Samukai?" Jay asked. "And LJ?"

"Right here." LJ was heard as he came out. He was covered in soot and rubble.

"LJ, are you okay?" Kai asked as they came up to him.

"Never mind that. We gotta get to Master Wu. Samukai's going after the scroll!"

"Let's go!" Cole yelled before they take off.

———

Down by the path, Wu spins around Samukai by cartwheeling behind him before striking his back with his branch, causing it to break. Samukai soon turned around while holding his sword out and strikes Wu in the forehead with the handle, knocking him down. He soon laughed before kneeling down and dug his hand into Wu's kimono before he soon got out the scroll. "You lose, old man." He said before he heads over to the edge and jumps off, passing through the clouds.

"Uncle Wu!" LJ yelled as they came up to him and knelt down to him.

Wu groaned as he got up and touched his bruise. "Oh, my head." He said as he got up. He soon dug his hand into his kimono and is shocked. "The scroll! It's gone!"

"Than that means Samukai has the will to wield unbalanced power." Zane said.

"Well, we mustn't worry for the time being. What about the monastery?" They soon look at each other before they look on.

———

At the monastery, Wu and the Rangers come up to see the charred remains of the monastery and is shocked. "Our home, gone." Zane takes off his helmet to look on.

"Our training equipment, gone." Kai said as he took off his helmet.

"Our base, gone." Nya said as she took off her helmet.

"Our food, gone." Cole said as he took off his helmet.

"Our video games, gone." Jay said as he took off his helmet.

"It's a disaster." LJ said as he took off his helmet.

"This monastery has been my home long before Lloyd and I were born." Wu said as he picked up a burnt piece of wood.

Kai did so as well before forming a fist, crushing it into dust. "Samukai is gonna pay for this." He said as he ungripped the dusty ash and it blew out of his hand while Nya placed a hand on his shoulder.

———

In the principal's office at Darkley's, Samukai walks in with the scroll before looking at it. "Finally, the power is mine." He said to himself before unrolling it and finds armour spell was cut out. "What? The Aurumosarmis spell. It's gone!"

"It won't be needed." Someone said as footsteps were soon heard as Samukai turned to the doorway to see a pair of black combat boots.

"No one asked you for your opinion! Anyway, is it finished?"

"Yes. Our builders did a good job."

"Let me check it out." Samukai gets up and heads for the door as the individual moved aside before following him.

———

Outside, Samukai walks along the field as the individual, wearing a cloak to cover their face, knelt down to grab a chain and pulled it, revealing a secret passageway before they head down it.

———

Inside, lights came on as Samukai sees two Skulkins guarding two individuals, who stand in the shadows, hands cuffed from the front. "Lord Samukai, allow me to introduce..." The cloaked individual pushes a nearby button, turning on some more lights, revealing a lot of scaffolding and a giant skeleton like mech. "The Sam-azord."

"Ah, my own Megazord." He then turned to the cuffed individuals. "You two did exceptional work on this."

"Like we had a choice." One of them said, with a masculine voice.

"When are you gonna free us?" The other asked, with a feminine voice.

"Once the Rangers are dealt with." Samukai replied. "And I rule Ninjago!" He soon laughed evilly as he looked at the Sam-azord.

To be continued...