As Lloyd's group tends to an injured Nya and the dazed Skylor, Ultra Violet and the Sons of Garmadon surround and attack them. As they're being overpowered, a large portal forms in the sky, catching everyone's attention. Emerging from it are Wu and the Ninja who have returned on their newfound Dragons. They see the city's state and wonder where their friends are, as Nya contacts Kai to tell them that they need help.

Zane tracks the frequency and the ninja move to regroup with the others, Dareth and Nya are happy to see the Ninja are back and with dragon power, while Lloyd is very excited they held out to reunite with the others.

The Sons of Garmadon are scared by the dragons and run off but Zane's Ice Dragon freezes many of them in place while the other dragons dispatch the remainder. Firstbourne lands and Wu dismounts from her, as Lloyd and Nya are amazed to see that Wu has now aged into a teenager and by his new armor while he voices his support in defeating his brother since he isn't an old man on this day.

The group reconnects with hugs and the Ninja are updated, as to what happened to The Resistance and Mistaké.

"Ok where's Aria?" Cole asked "Usually she'd be hitting us for scaring her"

Lloyd's face turned sad

"what?" Kai questioned worried

"She didn't make it" Nya said "we watched Harumi kill her"

Dareth tells his sulking friends to have a final fight against Lord Garmadon, which is accepted. Wu and Lloyd head off intending to face Garmadon, while the Ninja evacuate the remaining citizens in the area. These acts cause the people to see their protectors have returned.

Wu and Lloyd fly the Firstbourne to Borg Tower, while Cole, Kai, Jay, and Zane fly their Dragons in their battle against the Colossus. Wu and Lloyd search for Garmadon, whose voice is heard remarking about the little "family reunion" before labeling them his enemies. Suddenly, he appears from the shadows and starts fighting them.

Lloyd is overpowered, while Wu continues fighting against his brother using their father's sword. Wu condemns him for his actions on the city, as Garmadon ignores him and says Wu can't stop him as the latter agrees by saying he can hold him. At that moment, the Firstbourne intervenes and encases Garmadon in molten rock - however, he breaks free, and unleashes a shock-wave of destructive energy. Wu is flung from the tower, though is saved by Firstbourne.

Lloyd is left to face his father alone. The Ninja continue fighting against the Colossus, using Vengestone Chains to try and incapacitate it. However, the chains are ineffective, and they eventually run out of them. Kai jumps onto the Colossus and begins binding the chains together even tighter.

On the tower, Garmadon continues fighting his son.

Lloyd dodges one of Garmadon's attacks "This isn't what your father wanted Ninjago to be. He left his world to make a better place. He fought to restore the balance!"

"Ninjago isn't built on balance! It's built on...power! And controlled by he who possesses it!" Garmadon shouted

Lloyd knocks the Dragonbone Blade off Garmadon's hands and switches his sword for it "No matter what you've done, or what you've become, I have to believe this isn't you. You can change!"

"Youthful ignorance! People don't change. They only reveal who they truly are!" Garmadon shouted

Lloyd shouted "You're wrong!"

Garmadon made Lloyd drop the sword off the building.

"Get up and fight me. Get up! Fight me!" Garmadon shouted

"No. It's the fight that fuels you. I can not fight you...but I can resist you" Lloyd dodges his attacks.

-

"It's working! Get off of there, Kai!" Jay shouted and Kai jumped off

The Colossus falls over; the Ninja cheer. Then it gets up.

"It's breaking free!" Cole shouted "It didn't fall hard enough"

"Oh, come on!" Kai shouted

A purple energy beam was shot at the Colossus "Maybe I can help"

"I know that voice!" Cole shouted happily and they turned around

"It's Aria!" Nya shouted

"She's alive!" Jay shouted happily

Aria landed next to them

"You're hair's blonde" Kai said

"And you're in your dragon form" Cole pointed out

"How are you alive?" Zane asked "Lloyd saw you die"

"It's a long story" Aria replied

"With you now I know we can defeat it" Kai said confidently

Aria smiled and shot another dark energy beam at it "The bigger they are..."

"...the harder they fall" The ninja finished sending their own elemental powers at it

-

Garmadon's powers are weakened

"I can not fight you, but I can resist you" Lloyd repeated

Garmadon started getting frustrated "My power...where is it?"

Lloyd's power is back. As a result, the Colossus crumbles apart and Skylor is cured of her poison, waking up to Kai reassuring her they won.

"You still have to finish it" Garmadon said

Lloyd shook his head "It's over"

"It's not over. But when they come, it will be. My power...it was the only thing that could battle back the darkness from devouring us all. But you took that away. Now without me and your little girlfriend everything will be gone" Garmadon said

"Who will come?" Lloyd asked

"You'll see. And when they come, nothing will be left" Garmadon said

-

The Sons of Garmadon are arrested. Aria powered out of her Dragon form.

Lloyd soon arrived with Garmadon "Do you have room for one more?"

The police run toward Garmadon.

"Lloyd!" Kai shouted and the other ninja ran to him

"make room for the dead" Aria said pushing them aside

"You're alive" Lloyd hugged Aria "I knew they couldn't kill you"

"Lloyd your power is back" Nya said happily

"And Garmadon's power is gone. The balance is restored" Jay said

"Thank you, Ninja, for saving Ninjago. Again" The Commissioner said

Kai smiled "Just another day in Ninjago. I wonder what tomorrow holds?"

"It holds a lot of work, Kai" Jay replied

"I almost died do I get a break?" Aria asked jokingly

Lloyd laughed and pinched her nose "nice try, you got a month break while you were dead"

The ninja laughed

"I deffidently won't be giving you a break tonight" Lloyd told Aria

Aria covered his mouth "Bad Lloyd you don't say that around the ninja"

Kai whistled and the two blushed

-

The next day the Ninja clean up the Royal Palace.

"We saved Ninjago. Can't we get a day off?" Cole whined

"We helped break it, we help rebuild it" Lloyd replied

Wu runs in "Ninja! Trouble!" They see he is an old man again "Come quick!"

The Ninja run out of the palace and find a crowd cheering for them and a band singing the weekend whip for them.

"I already thanked you, but the people want to thank you also" the Commissioner informed them

Lloyd smiled at the sight and Aria hugged him

"Nice dress" Lloyd smirked

Aria laughed and shook her head at him

"Aria" Lloyd said taking her hand "These past few months have taught me that no matter what happens I need you besides me. We're officially 19 next month so... I'd like us to start planning our wedding"

Jay squealed

"really?" Aria asked then smiled "I don't remember Lloyd Garmadon, are we engaged?"

Lloyd chuckled and got down on one knee "Aria I can't function properly without you, you're like my other half and I can't live without you. I want you to stay by my side forever, so please" Lloyd took out a box took out a gold ring with a green diamond on it "will you marry me"

"of course" Aria smiled

Lloyd placed the ring on her finger and stood up. The ninja and the rest of the people of Ninjago cheered as Lloyd and Aria kissed.

"MY SHIP!!!!!!" Jay shouted squealing happily

"Ok Jay calm down" Nya said

Aria blushed embarrassed and Lloyd smiled at her "no matter what we face next we'll do it together"