Ninjago: The Cursed Child

Chapter 3: Snakebit

The Ninja are sleeping when a ringing wakes them up.

"Evil doesn't sleep and neither should you!" Wu shouts as he bangs a cymbal

All Ninja groan.

"In order to reach your full potential, we must greet each day as an opportunity" Wu said

Kai gets up "Okay okay, we're up. But if you want us to reach full potential, shouldn't we at least get a full night of rest?"

Cole stretches his back "You call that a rest? I think my back had more lumps than the mattress"

"We were up so late, talking about how cool it is to have a new headquarters, I guess we lost track of time. Since the Serpentine burned down our monastery, I'm just glad we have a roof over our head" Jay says as he starts to brush his teeth

Zane stood up "What is our lesson today, Sensei? Mastering the strike of the Scorpion? Or perhaps the grace of—"

"I think today's lesson would be chores" Wu said quickly

"Chores?!" the ninja shouted

"Ninja fight, Sensei. They do not clean" Cole argued

"In order to respect ourselves, we must respect our new home and where we are from. And this place is a long way from becoming a Ninja headquarters. I expect things to be spotless when I return. And put your backs into it" Wu bangs the cymbal again

By the time Master Wu and Nya return to the ship, it is looking much cleaner and tidier than before.

Suddenly, the Ninja receive a surprise visit from Jay's parents, Ed and Edna. Although the others quickly take a shine to the Blue Ninja's parents, Jay rapidly grows frustrated: Ed and Edna reveal several embarrassing facts about his past, gush over Nya as the perfect match for their son, and ask Jay to visit their junkyard sometime.

After several hours of this, Jay ushers his parents back to their junkyard, hastily promising to visit them soon. As the jalopy rolls down the road, Ed sadly tells Edna that their son is growing past the need for parents.

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The next morning Jay is working on a button. Kai and Zane pass by.

"Sure got a lot of junk piling up. If only there was a place we could get rid of it..." Kai said

"If you don't mind, I'm trying to focus" Jay said annoyed

Cole then passes by pretending to be on the phone "Hi, mom and dad. Of course, I'd love to visit. What kind of son would I be if I didn't want to?"

Jay rolled his eyes "Heheheheh. I know what you're trying to do. Okay, look, I might have promised to visit my parents, but there's a lot of stuff on my plate"

Nya comes in "You gonna visit your parents, today?"

"Uh, sure am. Just about to leave" Jay replied

"Tell them I say hi" Nya said as she walked away

The other ninjas gave Jay a look

"What? So my plate's not that full" Jay said

Jay is outside getting Wisp, but he won't budge "Come on, Wisp. It'll be a quick visit. Just in and out, nothing more"

"Hm, it is as I suspected. The Dragons are molting. They're shedding their scales" Wu said

"What does that mean?" Jay questioned

"Every adolescent Dragon goes through a transformation before it becomes an adult. They migrate east to the Spirit Coves for their transformation" Wu explained