[theme music]
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♪ Ninjago ♪
[Lloyd] "Racer Seven."
[Scott] Uh, she doesn't look like much.
But trust me, she's fast.
Whose car is this? Yours?
No. I don't race.
Why not? Look, you want it or not?
This, plus the other three, plus my car,
that's five vehicles.
[Scott] That gets you in the race.
I don't know, this needs a lot of work.
You think we can fix it up in time?
[sighs] New engine, transmission,
brakes, shocks, wheels, timing belt, windshield.
Yeah, it's in bad shape.
But it's the best I got.
And she did pretty well.
Until the last race.
What happened in the last race?
Driver got cubed.
Made a reckless move.
Wanna know why I don't drive?
That's why.
Because I've only got one life left and I value it.
I'm not risking for anything or anyone.
Some things are worth fighting for, Scott.
Yeah, yeah, you guys can be heroes if you want.
Not me.
He's been stuck in this game a long time.
Too long.
If any of us want to get out of here,
we need that keytana.
We need to win the race.
Then we better get started.
Come on, what are we waiting for?
I'm going to check out the Speedway.
See what I can learn.
The more we know about it, the better our chances.
Okay. But be careful.
The racetrack will be crawling with Red Visors.
[tense music]
[beeping]
[whirring]
[zooming]
[sighs]
[crowd cheering]
[tires screeching]
[announcer] Oh, big hit!
Good thing he's wearing a seatbelt!
Wow!
Ooh. Here they come! I can see them!
[tires screeching]
[metal clangs]
[beeping]
[announcer] Two teams out of the race, three remaining,
coming up on the fourth mile marker,
and here come the Whack Rats!
[crowd cheering]
Awesome!
[jabbering]
[gasps]
Who's that driver?
Racer Seven!
Uh, she's been trying to get a keytana for years!
Never makes it to the finish line though.
Looks like today won't be her lucky day neither.
[gasps]
[Racer Seven grunts]
[gasps]
[groans]
Hey! You! Freeze!
-[gasps] -[gun clicks]
Hey! Stop right there!
[grunts] My helmet!
[crowd screaming]
[grunts]
[shouts]
[grunts]
[engine revs]
[grunts]
[tense music]
[gasps]
[light music]
[banging on metal]
What do you think that does?
Maybe some kind of turbo-boost?
-Or a weapon? -[groans]
There's a lot of weird wiring in this thing.
Let's just worry about the engine.
Nya! Are you okay?
[groans] Stupid, stubborn, piece of...
Can we fix it?
The whole engine blew.
No.
Yeah, it's toast.
Well, we gotta do something!
We need five vehicles to enter the Speedway
and we've only got four now.
The race starts tomorrow at dawn.
Where are we gonna get another car in twelve hours?
[Lloyd] I might have an idea.
Whoa! What's up with the fresh new duds?
It's a disguise. I was at the Speedway Racetrack.
I saw a driver there,
she was good.
Really good.
Oh, Racer Seven?
Don't bother.
She's an NPC. She's part of the game.
-So? -So she's programmed to lose.
Every race, she wipes out at the fourth mile marker.
She's just there to provide a challenge
to the other racers.
She can't win.
You mean Unagami programmed her to lose?
As long as I've been here, she's been racing.
Every single race, every one,
she wipes out.
It's part of her programming.
That's terrible.
Yeah. Nobody should be programmed to lose.
Okino broke his programming.
You think she can, too?
It's worth a shot.
Do you know where I can find her?
Uh, she eats at a noodle-stand in the marketplace
after every race.
But I'm telling you,
you're wasting your time.
We've got nothing to lose!
[somber music]
Good try, Seven!
Better luck next time!
Yeah, those turns are mighty tricky.
[sighs sharply] Give me four.
Two!
No. Four.
Two plus two! Four!
[cook] Hm. Two!
[sighs]
Have you ever noticed you always wipe out
in the exact same spot?
Hey.
You're the guy from the racetrack.
Where's my helmet?
You always wipe out at the fourth mile marker.
Why is that do you think?
What? Who are you?
[Lloyd] A friend.
And I don't have long.
So if you want a chance of winning,
a real chance,
you have to listen to me.
Okay.
You're not gonna like it.
But this is the truth.
Everything around you, all of this,
everything you think is real, it's not.
Prime Empire, the Speedway Five Billion,
Terra Technica,
all of it, it's part of an incredibly complex videogame.
And you're part of that game, too.
Pfft. [chuckles]
-Right. -No, listen.
Every race you've ever run,
you always crash in the same place.
It's because you were programmed to.
You were programmed by the game to lose.
But you don't have to.
[Lloyd] You can break the cycle.
I've seen it done.
Okay, listen, pal.
In about two seconds, I'm gonna call the Red Visors.
So back off.
Just think about it.
When you're ready to listen,
I'll be at the empty lot in the market district.
[Lloyd] Nobody should be programmed to lose, Seven.
You deserve a chance to cross that finish line.
[tense music]
[engine revs]
[tires screeching]
[Racer Seven yells]
-[clanks] -[engine revs]
[tires screeching]
[grunts]
-[clanks] -[engine revs]
[crashing]
No! [grunts]
No! [echoes]
[gasps]
[pants]
[sighs]
[Racer Seven] He's right.
It... It's real.
Everything he said.
[engine starts]
-[engine revs] -[tires screeching]
[groans]
-[bones cracking] -[exhales]
[both sigh sharply]
I can't believe we rebuilt four vehicles
in less than 24 hours.
[yawns]
Not that it matters.
We're still one short.
Maybe not.
The race starts in ten minutes, Lloyd.
If she isn't here by now, she isn't coming.
-[horn honks] -[engine revs]
Hello?
Hello! It's me!
Racer Seven.
I'm here!
I believe you!
Please!
What the...
You came.
What is this?
There's no time.
These are my friends.
Jay, Cole, Kai, Nya and Scott.
We need to enter the Speedway and we're one car short.
We need a car.
And we need a driver.
We need you.
You said I was programmed to lose.
Not if you want it badly enough.
I believe you can win that race.
If we work together.
What do you say?
This can't be real.
This... this is crazy.
Are you in?
Or not?
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