"It seems strange now, but remember when Ninjago was the only thing on the map? When it was our entire world? I used to spend all my time trying to be like my heroes, the ninja. Practicing their moves, learning their poses ... I wanted to be just like them. To protect everyone in Ninjago. To ride dragons into adventure and mythical realms. Mysterious lands that could only exist in legend. But I quickly found out those legendary realms are very real. And I was about to lose everyone that was important to me. My neighborhood must have been the very center of the Merge. But back then, we didn't know what to call it. It was just chaos."
—Arin, The Merge: Part 1
"As I saw my small neighborhood disappear and a new city show up on the horizon, I realized I had witnessed the Merge firsthand. The moment all the mysterious realms I had only heard about merged with Ninjago, for reasons no one's been able to figure out. I survived, but I was alone. My parents and everyone I ever knew had vanished."
—Arin, The Merge: Part 1
"It's supposed to be impossible to learn Spinjitzu by yourself, but ... I mean, it was a really weird version, but it was still Spinjitzu. And you definitely have an Elemental Power. It's not Fire or Ice, or some others I've seen, but ... maybe Tech Power?"
—Lloyd, The Merge: Part 2
"The day started pretty normal. Master Wu sent me to find as many scrolls as I could on something he called "Coalescence". I couldn't make sense of it."
—Lloyd, The Merge: Part 2
"Lloyd, my student, my nephew. I hope you do a better job than I have when you become master of this monastery. Remember, family is key."
—Wu, The Merge: Part 2
