Chapter 18: Double Trouble

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Jay: Focus, Lloyd. Control the power inside you. When you feel a surge welling up, harness it.

Lloyd: I understand. I am in control. (He groans.)

Jay: Come on, Lloyd. You can do it.

Lloyd: (Breaks the bulb) Aah! Lousy light bulb! You're putting too much pressure on me. Let me have one more try. 

Kai: Ugh, sorry, Lloyd. That was the last light bulb.

Cole: (Hands him a broom) Clean up, Lloyd. We'll continue training tomorrow.

(Lloyd uses it to punch a punching bag.)

Jay: (Sighs) What am I doing wrong, Sensei Wu? I can't seem to teach him to control his power.

(Lloyd's broom hits him on the head.)

Lloyd: You dare to defy the green ninja!?

Wu: Patience, Jay. Sometimes, the greatest opponent we face is ourselves, and that's especially true of Lloyd. Remember where he came from. He's the son of lord Garmadon. It's going to take time for him to embrace the light.

Kai: Speaking of light where's Crystal?

Cole: Now that you mention it I haven't seen her since the morning.

Zane: She said she had something important to take care of.

Jay: Like what? (Zane shrugs)

Wu: I told her to look around Ninjago for any snake sightings. Where there are snakes there usually is Garmadon.

(Nya and Crystal enter the room, Nya wearing her sequined dress.)

Nya: Hey, guys.

Ninja: Hey, Nya! Hey, Crystal!

Crystal: Hey!

Kai: Did you see any snakes?

Crystal: Nothing. Which is kind of strange. Garmadon was here yesterday but now has like completely disappeared.

Zane: That is strange. 

Jay: (He notices Nya is holding a letter.) Uh, what you got there?

Nya: Oh, um, this letter came for Lloyd. (She hands it to Wu.)

Wu: Hmm. It's from Lloyd's old school.

Cole: The Darkley's boarding school for bad boys?

Wu: Formerly bad boys. Since the last time we were there, they've changed to the Darkley School for Great Children.

Kai: Heh, wait. They've turned good?

Wu: Hmm, it says here there's going to be a ceremony.

Cole: I love ceremonies. That means there's going to be cake.

Wu: Lloyd's change inspired them. Now they've invited Lloyd to give him an honorary degree in excellence.

(Lloyd breaks the broom and headbutts the punching bag.)

Kai: Are we sure we're talking about the same Lloyd?

(Fyi Garmadon made a Bizzaro Kai, Jay, Cole, and Zane but no Crystal. Just wanted to clear that up.) 

(Time skip to the ninja heading to Darkley's)

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