Ninjago: The Purple Ninja

Chapter 21: Double Trouble

Lloyd's learning to control his elemental powers, by using his Lightning to power a lightbulb.

"you got this Lloyd, focus" Jay encouraged

Lloyd loses control of his powers and destroys the lightbulb, and angry "Dang it not again!"

"Patients Lloyd, you will become more skilled with time,you've spent your childhood hoping to follow in your father's evil footsteps, it will take time to embrace the light" Master Wu reassures him

Nya arrives with Aria

"Hey Jay, why don't you come to the autobody shop, I've gotten a part-time job there and I fix the Ultra Sonic Raider in my off-time" Nya said

"sure" Jay happily accepts

"We got a letter from Darkley's School for Bad Children. It says that they have now been inspired by Lloyd's change and have become the Darkley's School For Great Children. They invited Lloyd to receive an honorary award of excellence." Aria said

"Darkley's? Didn't you go there too Aria?" Lloyd questioned and the ninja all looked at her questonably

"I was kidnapped when I was younger and forced to go there, I escaped and went to Sensei Wu" Aria explained and the ninja all nodded

The Ninja head to Darkley's School For Great Children and as they walk up they see a boy fixing flowers.

"Lloyd it's Brad" Aria whispered to Lloyd

"Brad Tudadone?" Lloyd questioned out loud

"Lloyd it's so good to see you" Brad said looking up and going over to greet them

"You put fire ants in my bed" Lloyd said

"yeah I know, but I'm different now" Brad explained

"Aria you're here too" Brad sad happily

"yeah, hi Brad" Aria said a bit quietly

"Aria's a ninja too" Lloyd said

"Why are you nervous around him Aria?" Kai whispered to her

"I was the only girl that came here, they always looked at me weird" She whispered back

As the ninja are lead through the school they notice all the students and teachers are gone.

"where is everyone?" Cole asked

"it's Ninja Day, they're all staying hidden in honor of the Ninja" Brad explained, Aria didn't seem to buy it

Brad leaves the five in a room to speak to Principal Noble, but it turns out to be another boy.

"Gene?" Lloyd asked

"we haven't been inspired by Lloyd, but become worse" Gene said before dropping sandbags on them. 

Lloyd wakes up in a room tied to a chair, with Aria tied to the chair behind him. In front of him was all the boys from the school. Lloyd tries to convince the other students he's actually evil, though they don't fall for it.

"I don't think they're Jay's level of stupid Lloyd" Aria said

"I was hoping" He shrugged

 The "Ninja" soon arrive, and the students are shocked. They leave the room to try to fight them off, they're quickly defeated.

Back in the room Lloyd manages to use his inability to control lightning to break the lightbulb and  use the glass shards to cut the ropes and free himself.

"yes" Lloyd cheered

"good job, now help me" Aria whined

"Right sorry" He said going over to her, but then the door opened and the boys come back in

"Oh come on" Lloyd complained

"your friends are evil" Gene said

"the ninja?" Lloyd questioned

Aria shook her head "They would never"

"be evil" Lloyd finished

"Don't do that" Gene said annoyed

"do what?" They asked together

"it's creepy" Gene said, the two looked at each other and shrugged

Lloyd went to the door and looked out "Those aren't the real ninja, they're evil clones, the real ninja are fighting them, we need to help them"

"help who?" Gene asked

"My friends of course" Lloyd answered and they tied him up again

"great job all great and powerful green ninja" Aria said

"couldn't you be a bit more supportive" Lloyd sighed

Gene comes to the conclusion that if either the real or fake Ninja could get a hit on their double, one would disappear and tells them that they should help the evil Ninja defeat the real Ninja. 

"Ok, I'm good, but so is Brad" Lloyd said

"what, no I'm not" Brad said

"On my first day, I didn't know how things worked around Darkley's, and although he put fire ants in my bed Brad told me it was only to show me how things worked at Darkley's" Lloyd explained

"Why would you do that?" Gene asked

"It was Aria's idea" Brad said

"I put green hair dye in his shampoo" Aria said laughing and Lloyd shook his head

"And after his shower he went to bed where I put fire ants in it" Brad explained

"yeah I had green hair and ant bites for weeks" Lloyd said and Aria laughed

"Each of you have a secret good side to you that stays quiet out of fear of being alone" Lloyd said and realizing this is true, the boys join Lloyd and untie the two.

"Aria, you got a plan?" Lloyd asked

"As always, now listen up" Aria replied

In order to help the Ninja, the students sew ninja suits and head out, planning to cause confusion in the battle. The plan works, allowing the Ninja to land blows on their counterparts. 

"Getting rid of us won't be that easy" evil Jay said

"oh yeah, try us" Jay said

"Oh by the way, I kissed Nya" evil Jay smirked

"You What!" Jay shouted before defeating evil Jay "nobody kisses my girl"

The clones are defeated and Lloyd hugged Aria "It worked"

"Of course it did, it was my plan dummy" Aria said looking away

Lloyd smiled and she smiled too. The teachers then enter.

"Although you should be punished, we're going to hold a ceremony in celebration of you becoming good" the teachers told the boys

"this means cake right?" Cole questioned excitedly and Aria laughed

The Ninja head back home in the Ultra Sonic Raider and on the Ultra Dragon after the ceremony. Cole and Jay on the Ultra Dragon and everyone else in the Ultra Sonic Raider. Garmadon appears on the screen of the Raider.

"I will find a new way to destroy you, and when I do-" Garmadon is cut off by static. 

"Nya will be very unhappy, the Raider already needs repairs" Zane sad

"It's not damaged" Lloyd said as the screen changed to a Tetris-like video game.

"Lloyd you're controlling your powers" Aria said happily next to him

"way to go kiddo" Kai said

"hey, you go to school and you learn a bit" Lloyd said and the others laughed