(A/N: Who is the Maroon Ranger, you ask? Well, the answer is in this.)

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In order to draw out the Maroon Ranger, Lloyd turns LJ into a dragon to defeat not only him, but the other Rangers as well.

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Four bikes, similar to Vincent Black Shadows, move along the forest as one with blue markings immediately skidded to a stop in front of a tree. The rider was Jay, in his Ranger form, before the other three pass by. "I'm gonna win, Jay!" Kai called out as he and the others, also in Ranger form, kept on moving.

"No you're not." Jay replied before restarting his bike and presumed riding, coming after them.

The bikes then all come together in a line while up ahead, Nya, holding a checkered flag, and Wu see them come by. "I really wish I was a Ranger." She said. "They get all the fun."

"You know there are only 6 Spinjitzu Rangers, Nya." Wu replied.

"And why can't I use either one?"

"Because you don't have our lineage."

The bikes soon come across the line as Nya swung it. They soon stop, got off and demorphed. Kai then chuckled. "I was first!" He said.

"No!" Jay replied, objecting. "No one was faster than me!"

Cole then laughed. "My bike was faster than the others." He said.

"You were all disillusioned!" Zane replied. "It was clearly me!"

"I'd say it was Jay." Nya said as they came up to them.

"Jay?" Kai asked. "Come on, he nearly crashed into a tree."

"I would have to say Jay too." Wu replied, giggling. "After all, it was also his parents who invented the Spinjitzu Bikes. And they said they're in the process of making one for the Maroon Ranger as well. Whoever he is, we need to convince him to join us." He then moved close to Kai to whisper. "Is it ready for tonight?"

"Yeah, just need to convince him."

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Later that night at the monastery, Kai and Jay were guiding Cole, who has a blindfold on, down the hallway. "Guys, what is going on?" He asked.

"You'll see." Jay replied.

Kai immediately opened a nearby door to a study room and they head in.

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Jay soon removed the blindfold and Wu, Zane and Nya come out. "Surprise!" They all yelled.

"What is all this?" Cole asked.

"Dude, it's the first anniversary of when you became a Power Ranger." Jay replied.

"Wow, I didn't even know."

"Come on, let's dig in." Kai said as he guided Cole to the table.

"Oh, wow, you got cake too!" Smoke soon seeped in as they all look at it to show some Skulkins about to attack the city. "Oh, just as we were about to eat."

"Come on, Rangers." They soon take off before Cole returns, grabs a piece of cake, and runs out to catch up with the others.

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On the streets of Ninjago City, the Rangers, morphed and on their Spinjitzu Bikes, move along the road to reach their destination. But the moment they do so, they find the Skulkins, separated and in a pile. "The Maroon Ranger again." Zane said.

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The following morning, in a store inside the mall, Kai, Jay, Zane and Cole sit at a table as an employee hands them some cups of tea before walking away. "That's the third time he interfered in our objectives."

"The fight in my parents' junkyard does not count." Jay replied as he drank some tea.

"Whatever." Cole said. "He's really stealing our thunder."

"How about a bet?" Kai asked. "First Ranger to catch the Maroon Ranger within a week gets a free meal at Master Chen's."

"I totally love that place."

"You're on." Jay said.

"Consider it done." Zane said before they all cling their cups.

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Several hours later, at the monastery, the Rangers, in their training gi, practice their moves before smoke comes out, showing many visions. "Multiple sightings." Kai said.

"The Maroon Ranger has to go to just one of them."

"Let's split up and try to catch him." Cole said as they soon take off.

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In a snowy forest, Zane, in his Ranger suit, stops his bike, only to find two piles of separated Skulkins and sees the Maroon Ranger take off. "Interfering menace!" Zane picks up some snow, makes a snowball, and throws it at the Maroon Ranger, but it hits a nearby tree.

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In the normal forest, Kai, in his Ranger suit, held his swords as he charges at some Skulkins with Skylor and Seliel watching nearby. "Go, Red Ranger!" They yelled. But before he could attack them, the Maroon Ranger shows up behind the Skulkins and trips them with his spear, causing them to come apart. "Oh, Maroon Ranger!" Kai looked at the girls, in disappointment, before charging at the Maroon Ranger, but he swings his spear at him, knocking him back like a splash before he takes off.

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In an underground train station, Skulkins chase after some people before the Maroon Ranger shows up, kicks one in the ribcage, knocking it down before turning to two Skulkins, grabs them, and throws them onto the train tracks as a train soon showed up, crashing into the two Skulkins and they come apart. Cole soon shows up as the Maroon Ranger grabbed the last Skulkin and throws it at him, making him fall back and took off as Cole quickly kicked it off of him, causing it to move onto the ceiling, come apart, and the pieces land around him. Cole then shook his head in disappointment.

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On a skyscraper, Jay waits on the adjoining roof above the door to the stairwell as some Skulkins laugh before the Maroon Ranger shows up, grabs one, and throws it off the roof before one of the other Skulkins tries to kick him, but the Maroon Ranger grabs its leg, pulls it off and strikes both of them with it before throwing it down. As the Maroon Ranger prepared to leave, Jay immediately jumped off the roof to charge at him, but the Maroon Ranger quickly moved to the side, spun and kicked him, knocking him off the roof. Jay screamed as he fell, demorphing as he did so, before the Maroon Ranger soon grabbed hold of him and they land on the ground as a crowd looked on. "Oh, I'm terribly sorry." The Maroon Ranger said. "I thought you were a Skulkin." He soon takes off as the crowd cheered at him and Jay looked on, in anger, while rubbing his back from the kick.

"Stupid Ranger!" He muttered.

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Later that night, at the monastery, Cole sat down as he was sipping some water. "Worst anniversary ever." He said.

"I agree." Zane replied as he lied back.

"Neither of us were able to catch him." Kai said as he was looking at a console but find nothing on the monitor.

"Or even find out who he is." Jay replied, reading a comic book.

Wu soon came in. "I see you were all trying to catch this Maroon Ranger." He said.

"And we failed." Kai replied.

"Well, instead of going to catch him, why not convince him to join us?"

"What?" They all asked.

"Why would we even need another Ranger though?" Cole asked.

"Isn't four enough?" Kai asked.

"We're already jealous of that Ranger." Jay said.

"Wouldn't that mean putting another life at risk?" Zane asked.

"That's enough!" Wu replied. "According to Nya's comic books which I enjoy reading in my off time..." He giggles, obviously had been reading them without her permission. "...there were some Power Ranger teams that had either 5 or 3 Rangers before gaining additional ones. And while you're at it, find a simple answer to this riddle: 'What is the best way to defeat your enemy'?" Wu soon left as the Rangers look at each other, in confusion.

"The best way to defeat your enemy, eh?" Kai asked. "It could be anything for all I care."

"Maybe we can find out while at the same time, looking for the Maroon Ranger." Cole replied.

"About him, when he kicked me off a skyscraper and he caught me, he sounded apologetic." Jay said.

"Are you sure he was just being sarcastic?" Zane asked.

"Maybe."

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The following morning, in Lloyd's office, LJ, whose hood is down to reveal bowl-cut blonde hair, looks out the window, to the monastery. "Your father is using you." Wu's words were heard.

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Several Days Earlier

Wu confronts LJ as they both poise, ready to fight each other. "And you're the Chosen One!" He said.

"Junior?" Lloyd's present voice was heard.

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Present

LJ quickly puts his hood back on and turned to see his father coming in. "Something on your mind?" He asked.

"Nothing, dad." He replied, lying. "Kruncha said you wanted to see me."

"Yes, I think it's time you should do it all by yourself."

"What?"

"Going after the Rangers, including the maroon one. He's been interfering in my plans for far too long, and I am sick of it. Just hold still. It may hurt a little bit." Lloyd holds out his hand and fires a purple beam at LJ.

He starts to scream as his body starts turning to dark green and expand, grown some horns, wings and scales. "Dad, no!" His voice was starting to go deep and raspy as his shirt and sneakers completely tear off while his pants become ripped, turning into shorts and his cape comes off. He soon looked at himself. "What have you done to me?!"

"I have turned you into Domally Dragon. You will be the one to destroy all of the Rangers. Now, let us show Ninjago City who they should fear now."

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Several hours later, the Rangers, all in their training gis, we're doing random things. Kai was hitting a punching bag, Jay was flipping around all over the place, Zane was standing on one foot and Cole was spinning a staff. "Anyone got a solution to Master Wu's riddle?" He asked.

"It can't be that hard." Kai replied as he punched the bag. "What's the best way to defeat your enemy? Zane, you're smart. What is it?"

"I do not know, but I sense that Master Wu is going to keep us here if we don't work together and find an answer." Zane said as Jay somersaulted over him.

"That bothers me, because while we're here working that means the enemy is playing." Cole replied before smoke soon came out and they stop what they were doing to look at it, showing a vision of Skulkins in the city. "Well, let's hope we keep finding an answer as we get there before the Maroon Ranger does." Jay said as they soon take off.

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In the city, the civilians scream as they ran along the streets as Skulkins along with Kruncha and Nuckal move along the street. "Oh, let's check out the candy shop, get some for LJ too." Nuckal said.

"No, we're supposed to draw out the Rangers, even that maroon one who's been ticking Lord Garmadon off for the past few days." Kruncha replied.

"Oh, okay."

Revving was heard as they look to see the Rangers, in their civilian clothings and on their Spinjitzu bikes, charging at them before Zane turned his to the side and uses it to crash into some Skulkins before jumping off and kicked another one as two more come up behind him, but he forces one into the other. Jay turned to the side as Nuckal tries to punch him before moving behind him to kick his back, knocking him down before he got up and saw Jay tauntingly smacking his buttocks. "Missed me." He said before Nuckal charged at him, but he turned to the side and kicked his buttocks.

Cole crouches down onto the ground before placing his hands on the ground to jump up and kick two Skulkins before moving them to the other side, taking down three more and then forward, taking down another two. Kai spins on the side to avoid Kruncha before kicking him as he straightened up, jumped to the land on the ground, but placed his hands down before he could, using both legs to kick him and completely lands on the ground before rolling to the side, comes up behind Kruncha and kicks him, knocking him down. Kai then got up and kicked him before he could get up, rolling him near some Skulkin, who fall down over him. The Skulkins soon take off, some hopping due to having one leg before green fire soon lit up in front of them and spreads across the road. "What was that?" Kai asked as they soon turn around.

They look to see it was Domally Dragon as he, Samukai and Lloyd walk along the street. "So, this is what Ninjago City looks like now?" Lloyd asked before they stop between Kruncha and Nuckal as they both got up.

"I heard of Lloyd Garmadon being disfigured, but this is ridiculous." Cole said.

Lloyd then looked at the Rangers and was surprised at them. "So, these are the new Ranger nerds that my brother recruited." He scoffs. "Mere teenagers." He then looked at Kai. "You look just like the Ranger who caused me to be like this."

"So it was my father then." Kai said.

"Ah yes. Raymond. How is dear old daddy, Kai?"

"How--?"

"Don't think I fought alongside him that I learnt he had a son. I think I'll disfigure you as an act of revenge against him."

"Not gonna happen!" Kai ran at Lloyd and tried to go for a kick, but he grabs and punches him, knocking Kai down.

"Kai!" The others said as they came to him and help him up as Lloyd backed away, laughing.

"You're weak." He said before stopping near Domally Dragon.

"We'll teach him not to mess with us." Kai said before he raised his left arm. "Ready?"

"Ready." The others replied, raising their left arms.

"Spinjitzu!" They all said, moving their right thumb to their Spinjitzu Watches.

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The Rangers move their left hands by their right shoulders as they move their right elbows back. "Ninjago!" They start spinning as their assigned coloured tornadoes soon appear and engulf them. They soon disperse revealing the Rangers, in their Ranger suits. They were on their right knees with their right arms spread out and their left arms in front of their right knees before they look up as their assigned coloured winds soon engulf each of their heads, turning into their assigned coloured helmets.

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"Spinjitzu Ranger Red!" Kai said as he posed like a lion. "Fire!"

"Spinjitzu Ranger Black!" Cole said as he posed like a bear. "Earth!"

"Spinjitzu Ranger Blue!" Jay said as he posed like an octopus. "Lightning!"

"Spinjitzu Ranger White!" Zane said as he posed like a tiger. "Ice!"

"Power Rangers: Spinjitzu!" They all yelled before they stood up straight and poised. "Ninjago!"

"What a joke." Domally Dragon said.

"Yes, a joke." Lloyd replied. "Deal with them." He immediately dropped a smoke pellet, causing it to explode into smoke before it disappeared and Lloyd, Samukai, Kruncha and Nuckal were no longer there, leaving just Domally Dragon.

"I hate dragons." Cole said as they get out their weapons.

"I thought you said they aren't from this world." Zane replied.

"I'm still afraid of them."

"Never mind, we got to stop that dragon from destroying the city." Kai said.

"It's not the city I'm after." Domally Dragon replied. "It's you and the Maroon Ranger we want destroyed."

"That's not going to happen." Zane said as they soon charge at him.

Kai swings his swords before he tries to strike him, but Domally Dragon, tilts backwards, stands up straight and swipes him with one of his wings. He then turned to him and prepares to breath out his green fire, but several arrows hit the flames, extinguishing them, causing to turn and see it was Zane before Jay spins his flail while running at Domally Dragon and tries to strike, only for him to strike him with his claw, knocking him into Zane. Cole then ran past them while raising his mallet and attempts to strike him, but Domally Dragon strikes him with his head, knocking him next to the others. "Okay, this dragon is really getting on my nerves." Cole said.

"How about we try the L.I.E. Blaster?"

"Worth a shot."

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Jay held the flail out while Zane places his bow on top of the flail and Cole places his hammer on top, creating a blaster. Cole and Jay held the sides while Zane held the flail handle. "Ice Power!" Zane places his hand on top of the blaster. The end of the blaster soon starts emitting energy and expands. "Ready? Fire!"

The blaster fires it shot of ice, but the Domally Dragon breathes fire at it, melting the ice shot and knocking them all down as Kai ignites both his swords and ran at Domally Dragon. He tilts back as he tried to strike him before getting up and tried to strike him from the back, but Domally Dragon jumps up and kicks Kai, knocking him back before he prepared to run at him. Kai quickly held his swords close as Domally Dragon charged at him and moved to the side, striking his right wing by just a few inches before he kicked him, knocking him down and landed before looking at his grazed wing. "Impressive move, Red Ranger." He said. "But that was not impressive enough."

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"Then how's about this?!" Someone called out as a spear, in a jet of water came at him, nearly hitting him as he looked up to see the Maroon Ranger charging at him.

"The Maroon Ranger." Zane said.

"Alright, let's do our best and later find out who he is." Jay replied as he backflipped to get back up, followed by Zane and Cole.

Kai also got up while picking up the Maroon Ranger's spear. "Glad to see you've shown up, Maroon Ranger." He said. "Let's work well in this matter against this dragon."

"I work alone, K--, Red Ranger." The Maroon Ranger replied, stumbling a bit before taking his spear from Kai.

"An extra Ranger won't help you out of this predicament." Domally Dragon said as he soon jumped into the air flies straight at them.

"Hit the deck!" Cole yelled, causing them to duck down as Domally Dragon passed over them before they get back up and see him to standing in the air as he flapped his wings very fast, sending them flying along the road.

They land on the ground before Jay, Zane and Cole demorph and look up as well as Kai and the Maroon Ranger to see Domally Dragon, who is still in the air. "Maroon Ranger, even if we don't want to work together on this, at least combine your weapon with mine." Kai said.

"Very well." The Maroon Ranger replied, holding up his spear.

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The Maroon Ranger holds out his spear while Kai places his swords on top, making the combined weapons look like a cannon. "What shall we call it?"

"How about the Aquire Cannon?"

"'Aquire'?"

"Aqua and Fire. Aquire."

"I like that."

They soon held onto each side by their opposing shoulder. "Fire Power!" Kai places his hands on top of it before they kneel down and aim at Domally Dragon. "Ready? Fire!"

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The cannon fires its shot at Domally Dragon, who tries to fly down, but is too late as it falls to the ground, the landing immediately creates a shockwave, knocking Kai and the Maroon Ranger down before something falls out of the Maroon Ranger and rolls down as the Domally Dragon got up and fired its flames at the last two standing Rangers, knocking them both down. Kai demorphs and lands close to the others while the Maroon Ranger lands further back and demorphs as well, rolling along before stopping, face down. "The new cannon didn't even faze him."

Domally Dragon sees the object the Maroon Ranger had lost was a scroll before picking it up and looks at it. "I'll let you live this time." He said. "But, this isn't over, Rangers. I'll be back." Domally Dragon soon got into the air and flew off.

The four Rangers look on as they watch him fly away. "We better be ready for him next time." Cole said before they turn to the individual. "What about the Maroon Ranger?"

"I got him." Kai replied as he quickly ran over to the demorphed Maroon Ranger, and was immediately surprised. "Nya?"

The person turned around, revealing to be Nya, who is the Maroon Power Ranger. "Um, hey, Kai." She said, nervously.

"You're the Maroon Ranger?" Jay asked as he came up to them along with Cole and Zane.

"Girl power." Nya slowly got up as Kai helped her.

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At the monastery, Nya was standing before Wu while the other Rangers, back in their normal clothes, were behind her. "I wanted to help out in some way, but you wouldn't let me. So unfortunately, I stole the scroll that shows how the Spinjitzu Watches were made." She holds up her Spinjitzu Watch, which is similar to their's, but instead of being maroon, it was sea blue.

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Several Days Earlier

Nya walks along the campus before a crack was heard, causing her to look and see that she had stepped on a sea blue watch before kneeling down to pick it up. "I thought that by making my own, I could secretly help the city in some way." Nya's present voice was heard.

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Later that night, in Nya's room, Nya, wearing a nightgown, looks at a scroll as she holds the watch in her left hand and a pair of pliers in her right. "Sure, it took me a couple of days, but it worked."

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Two days later, Nya, in her normal clothes, looks at her built Spinjitzu Watch on her left wrist before she presses it with her index finger, causing a maroon tornado to appear around her before it dispersed, revealing Nya, in her Ranger form along with the helmet.

"It worked." She said before immediately taking off.

"Then, I started helping out the town."

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In the city, Nya takes down some Skulkins before taking off before the other Rangers arrive.

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Present

"Nevertheless, you were reckless in not doing this without your brother or the other Rangers." Wu said.

"I know, and I didn't realise until now." Nya then turned to the others. "I'm sorry for stealing your thunder."

"Hey, don't worry about it." Kai said. "You fight really well, sis. And you're welcome to join us, as the fifth Ranger."

"Of course. I cannot take on Lloyd Garmadon and his army of skeletons by myself."

"Then welcome to the Power Rangers, Maroon Ranger." Kai immediately hugged his sister.

"By the way, have you found an answer to what is the best way to defeat an enemy?" Wu asked.

"We have, Master, after what happened today." Cole replied. "One... two..."

"Teamwork!" The Rangers said, putting their hands together.

"Is this what you all think?" Wu asked. The Ranger answer with positivity. "Sadly, you are all wrong."

"Oh. Come on."

"Keep trying. By the way, Nya, what happened the scroll?"

"I... sort of... lost it?"

"How?"

"When Domally Dragon landed on the ground, creating a shockwave, it knocked us down, and the scroll fell out of my pocket. It must've been the reason why he left immediately. Why, is it important, other than creating Spinjitzu Watches?"

"Not the inventing itself, but rather, something within the scroll itself."

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In his office at Darkley's Boarding School, Lloyd looks at the scroll before putting it down as Domlay Dragon comes in, with a glass of green liquid. "Here's the lime juice you wanted." He said.

"Thank you." Lloyd replied as he took it and had a sip. "Now, let us see what secrets this scroll has." He immediately poured the lime juice onto the scroll, causing it to sizzle and ink to start rising before he picked it up and wipes the ink off, showing a staff and coordinates. "Ah, yes. The Mega Weapon, the weapon makes your wishes to create your desires come true. Hmm. Junior, where are these coordinates?"

"Jamanakai Village."

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Several minutes later, in a village up in the mountains, villagers started shouting and screaming before running into buildings as Lloyd, Domally Dragon and some Skulkins move along before coming across a fountain. Lloyd looks at the scroll and laughed before raising an arm, emitting dark energy, and held it out, firing the energy shot at the fountain, causing it to break apart and rubble to block their sight. The rubble soon faded away as they all look at the remains of the fountain, flowing massive amounts of water, some splattering Lloyd, but he isn't bothered by it, as he came up to the middle of the damaged fountain, placed his hands into the middle of it and pulled it out, revealing the weapon on the scroll. "Finally, the Mega Weapon is in my hands!" He then raised it to the sky and laughed as it emits lightning, immediately turning the sky dark.

Around the same time, Kai and Nya had just came off the bus as the sky went dark, causing them and everyone around to look up. "What was that?" Nya asked.

"I don't know." Kai replied. "Whatever it is, it ain't good."

To be continued...