Ninjago: The Cursed Child

Chapter 12: The Rise of the Great Devourer

The Destiny's Bounty is flying through a storm.In the dining room, Kai, Nya and Jay are keeping watch over the four silver Fangblades. Aria and Lloyd are down in the training room, Aria sat against the wall watching Lloyd train.

"Serpentine, it's time I Spinjitzu you back into the filthy holes you came from. Ninja kick! Tiger claw! Ninja, go!" Lloyd attempts Spinjitzu but falls.

Aria laughs

"If you're going to laugh then you try" Lloyd says annoyed, he stands up

Aria shrugged, she tried to do spinjitzu but she fell as well. Now it was Lloyd's turn to laugh.

"yeah yeah we both suck" Aria said

Lloyd reached out and helped her up.

They heard laughing, Pythor turns visible "What a joke. You two always chase stupid dreams"

Lloyd moved Aria behind him "Pythor! How did you get aboard?"

Aria raised her eyebrow "why am I behind you"

"I don't know I thought it was the hero's job to protect the girl" Lloyd shrugs

Pythor picks them up "You think I would allow the Ninja to steal the Fangblades from me?"

Aria growled and started punching and kicking him "let me go you stupid overgrown lizard"

"I'm not a lizard" Pythor said angrily

Lloyd growled "Ugh! You'll never get away with it! Hey—" Pythor puts tape over their mouths and ties them to chair.

"Oh, I wouldn't worry about that. As they say, out of sight, out of mind" He disappears and laughs

-

Aria slipped out of her ropes and untied Lloyd, he uncovers the tape from his mouth. Aria ran out of the room as Lloyd reaches the intercom "Pythor's on board!"

His message echoes over the ship. Aria reached the deck to see the ninja and hanging on over the edge.

"Let's see I could help... or send you to your deaths" Aria thought out loud

"Aria!" the ninja shout

Lloyd ran out and kicked Pythor in the face.

"Huh what do you know, training does pay off" Aria said surprised

"why didn't you try that?" Lloyd asks her

"I was debating whether I still want to be a good guy or a bad guy" Aria replied

"You are a horrible person you know" Lloyd said annoyed

"So i've been told" Aria smirks

Pythor jumps off the Bounty and lands on a Rattlecopter. The Ninja fall, but Nya in her Samurai X suite catches them. As the Ninja prepare to go after the Serpentine, Lloyd brings the Golden Weapons.

"If Pythor returns the Fangblades to the City of Ouroboros, he'll awaken the Great Devourer" Wu said

"Oh, what about me?" Lloyd questioned

"We need someone to stay with the Bounty" Kai said "and right now we refuse to leave Aria alone, until we can trust her"

"don't ever trust me, it'll lead to your deaths" Aria says casually

"But I want to go, I've been training" Lloyd whined

"Patience, kid. You're too important now that you're the chosen one" Kai said

Wu smiled "Patience, hmm? Ah, the student has become the teacher"

"Ninja, go!" The ninja jump off and summon their vehicles with Nya and Sensei following.

-

"Lloyd do you even know how to fly the bounty?" Aria questions as Lloyd takes the wheel to follow them

"Sorta" Lloyd said as he tried to keep it steady

"look their's the ninja" Aria pointed at half a train with the ninjas sitting in it

Lloyd anchors the train.

"Lloyd! Aria!" The ninja shout happily

"Hook, line, and sinker" Lloyd said and Aria rolled her eyes

"To Ouroboros as fast as you can" Kai ordered

"Aye, aye, captain" Lloyd said

As they approached the city Lloyd put the train down. The ninja all ran in with Lloyd and Aria following. They saw the ground crumbling in front of Wu and Pythor.

"What's going on? Who's that creature underground?" Kai asked confused

Aria looked down "It's the Great Devourer"

Lloyd grabbed her and pulled her away from the hole "why does everything you do seem like you're going to get yourself killed?"

"because then it's not fun if it's not dangerous" Aria replied

"You must do everything in your power to stop the Great Devourer. Go, Ninja! Go!" Wu commanded

Kai shook his head "No, Sensei"

The Devourer arises and lunges at Wu and Pythor.