[theme music]
♪ Go, Ninjago ♪
♪ Jump up, kick back Whip around ♪
♪ Hey, go, Ninjago ♪
[Vex] "The Last of the Formlings."
[Akita] My story begins long ago.
A time before the Long Winter.
A time when our realm was still lush and green.
A time...
before I lost everything.
[dramatic music]
[squawks]
[Akita] We lived and worked in the forests, together, happily.
[roars]
We were Formlings, and we lived in peace.
And at the end of the day, we returned to our village.
[clucks]
It was a beautiful place,
built deep in the forest.
It was my home.
But my brother and I, being younglings,
had not yet found our animal forms.
And despite what I told my brother,
I was nervous.
[gasps]
What is it?
Don't tell me you're still nervous?
No.
I can see it in your eyes.
Well, I cannot help it.
What if something goes wrong, and I don't find my animal form?
[Akita] The Choosing is a week away.
What if I am not ready?
You are ready.
All who are pure of heart find their animal form.
Not all.
That was a long time ago.
And it only happened once.
Trust me, we will both find our animal forms.
And we will run together in the forests
all day and night.
You'll see.
[instruments playing]
[Akita] The week passed, but my anxiety did not.
[gasping]
Ah...
just in time for another Choosing.
Such a brutal, savage tradition.
And what will you do with these innocent children
if their animal form does not come to them?
Will you reject them?
As you did me?
We did not reject you, Vex.
Your exile was of your own choosing.
Lies.
[Vex] When I did not find my form, you turned against me.
All of you.
You mocked me in secret, you whispered behind my back.
Vex, the pathetic.
Vex, the shameful.
Vex the Formless.
That is your fear speaking.
You distrust the world, Vex.
You see the worst even when it does not exist.
I have had years to dwell on your betrayal.
Years of resentment, alone, in the Wilds,
and I realize now, it is time for your power to end.
In my journeys, I have discovered a power
that dwarfs your Formling abilities.
An elemental power.
[all murmuring]
You can bow to me now, willingly,
or when I return, in force, unwillingly.
In either event, I will assume my rightful place over you.
The choice is yours.
You are a fool, Vex,
and we will not abide your threats.
[grunts]
You will regret this.
[Akita] Vex returned to the forests
from whence he came.
And we resumed the Choosing.
But I was uneasy.
Kataru and I entered the Wilderness,
unsure of where our journey would take us,
fearing that Vex's return was a bad omen.
The Choosing must pass in silence.
So we did not speak.
We waited.
And waited.
For what, we did not know.
A sign, a vision...
something to guide us to our animal forms.
And every day we travelled further into unknown lands.
And the further we travelled, the more concerned I became
that I would never find my form.
That I would turn angry and bitter
like Vex, the Formless.
But then... finally...
-[gasps] -[voice] Akita.
Huh?
[voice] Akita.
Akita.
[gasps]
Oh.
[panting]
[voice] Akita.
[tranquil music]
[gasps]
[giggling]
[wolf howls]
[rustling]
[growling]
Kataru.
Akita.
We did it. We found our forms.
I told you they would come to us.
Ha. I should have guessed you would be a bear.
[Akita] It fits you.
-Because I am so strong? -[laughs]
Because you are loud, always hungry,
and sleep half the year.
[both laugh]
And look at you. A wolf.
Cunning and sharp.
With big teeth.
[laughs] Come on.
What are we waiting for?
See if you can keep up!
[tranquil music]
-[howling] -[roaring]
I cannot wait to get back and show the others.
You go ahead.
I want to go on one more run.
You have the restlessness of a wolf now.
See you soon, sister.
[howls]
[wind whistling]
No!
[tense music]
[heart beating]
[roaring, screeching]]
-[roars] -Kataru!
Kataru! Run!
Please.
[both growling]
No. Kataru.
Kataru!
[crying]
[sobbing]
[Akita] I walked out of the village
and never looked back.
I will not return again
until Vex and his master, the Ice Emperor,
are brought to justice.
I had no idea.
Now you know.
The Ice Emperor captured my friend, Zane.
I'm going to get him back.
Which means you and I, we're on the same quest.
Not the same.
You seek to rescue your friend.
I seek revenge.
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