Chapter 64: Back in Time
Aria once again sat across from Zero who seemed nervous. The ninja were busy defending the city from the vermillion attacks while Aria and Zero put their heads together to figure out their next move.
"Even without the remaining essence they'll be able to revive the Iron Doom," Zero says frustrated "we don't have anything to hold over their heads."
"Even if they did try," Aria sighs "I don't think it'd be easy to kill me."
"Don't say that," Zero tells her
"Why can't I just tell the ninja I'm a living essence of time?" Aria asks
"It's too complicated to explain," Zero says "It was the only way for mother to save you back then."
"I turned into a baby," Aria sat back in her chair "I worry about Sensei Wu."
"I know," Zero sighs "but if we can't solve this then who can?"
"Uh, my team." Aria replies
"Your team is fighting the Iron Doom while you sit here,"
The siblings turn to see their mother glaring at them.
"What do you mean?!" Aria panics, standing up.
"Don't make your Empress repeat herself," Layla says turning away from them
Aria runs onto Zero's balcony and transforms into her dragon form.
"Aria!" Zero shouts, she looks at him before he smiles "Go get them big sis!"
Aria roars before flying off towards the ninja. When she arrives she sees a temporal vortex close to closing. Without any other thought Aria heads through the vortex. In the past at the Monastery of Spinjitzu, young Wu and Garmadon send the four Time Blades into the time vortex, with young Acronix and Krux following the blades as the rift closes.
Past Garmadon looks surprised "Did Krux and Acronix just..."
"It appears they chose being lost to time over facing their punishment. The outcome is not as we intended. But Ninjago is now safe" past Wu says
Another time vortex forms and the Iron Doom lands directly in front of the gate of the monastery. Aria turns back into her human form inside the vortex before coming out and landing beside the Monastery. The door to the Iron Doom opens and the future Krux and Acronix step out.
"They look confident. Overly so" Acronix says
"Heya, Ice, am I seeing things or are those the guys we just beat?" the Past Master of Lightning, Jay's mother, questions
"Indeed they are, Lightning" the Past Master of Ice replies
"Why, yes, we are. You have already stopped us once today. But that was before we had a legion spawned from the Great Devourer" Krux laughs
Jay's mother whines "Aw, I thought I was gonna finally go on my honeymoon. Really cute guy, too. Cliff is an actor and when I look into his eyes—"
"Stop! Focus, everyone" Past Wu interrupts
Aria turns and sees her baby brother beside her "ah!"
"Shhh," Zero covers her mouth
"Zero?" Aria whispers confused
"Sissy," Zero glares at her "changing your hair color doesn't hide you from me. I told you not to come."
"I-" Aria blinks, in her past life, she didn't come.
"You're crazy," Zero laughs
"Crazy for my little brother," Aria smiles "Are you alright?"
"Yeah," Zero nods "but they're back."
"Don't worry," Aria rubs him on the head "I won't let them get to you, you keep that essence safe."
Zero nods in response as Aria ran out to block a Vermillion warrior from hitting Garmadon.
"Aria?!" Past Garmadon looks shocked
"Why are you here?!" Past Wu demands
"And leave you idiots to protect my little brother," Aria scoffs "not a chance."
"Princess," Past Garmadon says in a disapproved tone.
"Yeah yeah," Aria waves him off
"Vermillion warriors!" Machia calls out and points to them "Attack!"
Past Wu tries to fight them off and is about to be finished off until Kai and Nya destroy the warriors attacking them with their powers.
"You two are here too?!" Aria shouts at them
"Forget that why are you here idiot?!" Kai shouts realizing it was their Aria "And how?!"
"Ray! Maya! You've returned!" past Wu shouts surprised
Kai disguises his voice "Uh, yes. And we've um, studied these warriors. To defeat them, you cannot allow them to reform"
"I thought the forging of the Time Blades exhausted you" Past Garmadon says
"Forget it old man they're here now so just fight!" Aria shouts
"Come on show some respect for your Sensei you little brat!" Past Garmadon shouts back
"You and Sensei G had a different student-teacher relationship for sure," Kai mutters to her
"I was a little rebellious," Aria replies with a laugh
The past Elemental Masters begin to get the upper hand in their fight with the Vermillion. As they're about to finish off the last of the Vermillion, the Vermillion all explode back into their component snakes.
"Why did they stop?" Kai questions as he groups up with Nya and Aria
"Well as a bad guy.." Aria starts off "the stop of an attack means the start of plan B"
"So.. when did you get here?" Nya asks "I thought you were with Zero."
"Yeah, and why?" Kai asks
"In my past I wasn't the one who protected my little brother when the hands of time got him," Aria tells them "I want to fix that."
"Why did the Hands of time have your brother?" Nya asks
"Because Zero had the remaining essence of time," Aria tells them "if they got it, it would make the Iron Doom even stronger.. and If they got it now.. I won't exist as you know me."
Kai and Nya's eyes widen.
"What do you mean?!" Kai freaks out
"The essence Zero possesses now was the one my mother used to turn me back into a baby when I died because of my father," Aria replies "It's inside me now, if they didn't go back in time to get it then they wouldn't have been able to get it in the future."
"Then we better stop that from happening," Nya says determined.
The Elemental Masters watch as the snakes slither up the Iron Doom, entering parts of it in the process. Using the helmets obtained from Blunck and Raggmunk, Acronix and Krux then order the Iron Doom to arise, causing the snakes in the Iron Doom to give the machine life as it then towers over the monastery.
"Argh, seriously? Normal snake samurai are hard enough. How do we stop that?" Jay's mother complains
Past Wu approaches them "You know this enemy. What do we do?"
"I.." Kai looks at Nya who shrugs then back at Wu "I have no idea.." he looks at Aria
"Hm.." Aria stares at the thing "..we fight it"
"That's not a plan" Nya says "that's running in recklessly"
"I'm not plan Aria anymore!" Aria replies "what do you want from me sis?"
The Iron Doom then slams its left arm into the ground and shoots a boulder from its mouth, with the Masters retaliating with their powers. The Iron Doom then moves up, smashing down the front gate and walls of the monastery. As young Wu and Garmadon preform Spinjitzu, the Iron Doom knocks them aside. Kai and Nya then try Airjitzu, but they too are knocked down as they land slightly down the mountain.
"Aria!" Kai shouts "do something!"
Aria transforms into a dragon and the past elemental maters stare at her in shock.
"When did you teach her how to do that?!" Past Wu questions Past Garmadon
"I didn't!" Past Garmadon responds
Aria roars and sores into the air.
"..I think we should back up" Past Wu says
The past elemental masters run back to safety with Kai and Nya following. Aria battles the Iron Doom, her attacks seem to be affective but not very powerful.
"Kai we have to do something," Nya says in a hushed, panicked, voice "the world is trying to balance their being two Aria's, she's not very strong."
Kai pulls out the Dragon Blade. As the Iron Doom gets close to the Masters, Acronix questions if they should destroy young Garmadon or Wu first when Kai and Nya then arrive, using the Fusion Dragon to combat the Iron Doom, ramming into the Iron Doom.
"Aria we're here to help!" Nya shouts to her
Aria roars in response.
"We don't speak dragon!" Kai shouts
"we need to get the Reversal Time Blade!"
Aria rolls her eyes and charges at the Iron Doom with the siblings following. They try to snag the blade from the Iron Doom but fails. The Iron Doom pulls out a sword from its back and swings towards the dragons.
"Watch out!" Nya shouts
They dodge and the sword hits Aria. Kai directs the dragon over as Aria shakes her head.
"Are you ok?!" Nya asks
Aria roars before nodding. As the Iron Doom turns towards the Masters in the monastery, the Fusion Dragon tries to strike it from behind but is knocked away. The Iron Doom pulls out its second sword, Aria swoops down and knocks it out of it's hand.
The Iron Doom shoots several boulders towards the Fusion Dragon and Aria, but they all miss. Aria breathes dark energy as Kai and Nya use their powers, together the 3 manage to knock Krux and Acronix back away from the controls.
Nya suddenly jumps off the Fusion Dragon and lands with her powers. She then runs down to the forest below the monastery, where she finds something. As Kai shoots a fireball at the Iron Doom, young Wu orders the Masters to distract the Iron Doom.
With this distraction, Aria slams into the Iron Doom, causing it to fall onto the monastery, with Krux and Acronix briefly screaming. They stare down as the Iron Doom's blades fall down the side of the mountain. Using their helmets, they get the Iron Doom back up.
Using his helmet, Acronix activates the time apparatus on the Iron Doom as it opens another time vortex above it. Kai then tries to hit the Iron Doom one more time, but Acronix causes it to dodge his attack as the Fusion Dragon disappears.
Kai starts falling but is caught by Aria. The Iron Doom disappears into the time vortex as it closes behind them. Aria lands and Kai jumps off her back before she transforms back into her human form.
"Guys!" Nya runs over
"I've failed everyone" Kai looks down "I couldn't stop them."
"It's alright Kai," Aria places her hand on his shoulder "We haven't lost yet."
"We can't get back in time!" Kai shouts frustrated "They got away and we can't stop them from returning and destroying everything!"
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