I pound the hammer onto the blade as Finn and Alexandra come running through the door, Finn was holding a wooden sword, Alex was holding a bouquet of buttercups. "Kairi! Look at the pretty flowers we got!" I smile as she places the flowers in a vase and I dunk the sword into the barrel of water a huge plume of smoke erupting as I did. "There beautiful and- Oh man!" I pull the sword out but the blade was slightly bent, not noticeable but effective in combat. "I need to re-heat it…" I place the iron back on the coals and Finn and Alex come and watch, "Kairi remember what dad used to say 'No matter how much fire you have experience isn't something you gain overnight' that and also I AM AWESOME!" He jumps back holding up his sword in a stupid stance, he slips and falls back into a barrel of water. "Trust me guys when I'm older I'm going to be the best blacksmith that ever lived".

"Your metal is loud and heavy useful, for slowing one down, useless when stealth is needed", I spin around narrowly avoiding the coals and watch as a man dressed completely in white walks into the shop, he had a wide brimmed hat, a long wispy white beard, a long stick of bamboo he was using for a walking stick and his clothes were a kind of robe of some sort. "All tools for a samurai" he taps the helmet of the samurai suit we keep on display, "But nothing for a ninja?" I scoff and put my hammer on the working bench.

"Ninja? Yeah good luck finding a ninja in these parts old man, and the shop is called 'For Weapons' not 'For Browsing' so if you're not going to buy something go peddle your insults somewhere else, if you don't mind". I walk-up to him and cross my arms, "Ha! Too bad thought I'd find something special here…" I sigh and look at my younger siblings, Alex was holding Finn's hand and hiding behind him, Finn was standing protectively in front of her; his lower half dripping wet. "Let m-" I turn around and jump back in surprise, he wasn't there, "But he was just….forget it" I turn around and am about to pick-up my hammer when I feel a freezing gust of wind brush my neck, I shiver and turn around. There was a sound like… a motorbike or something… and it was getting closer, I pull off my apron as the sky grows darker and pull on the samurai armour and pull out one of my strongest swords. I walk to the front of the shop and feel the colour drain from my face, they were skeletons, MOVING, WALKING, SKELETONS?! I turn to Finn and see Alex was as pale as a sheet. "W-W-What are they?!" Alex was trembling and I gently stroke her face, "It's OK just stay here" I push them behind the bench and run out in front of the shop.

It was a massive bike or truck made of bone and metal. I set into a defensive stance as the skeletons begin to jump off the vehicles and I move. "Hya!" I swing at one of them and send them flying, the second creeps me out slightly when I swing and his head falls off, but it keeps moving. I attack another and feel a sharp pain run up my ankle, "OW!" I look down and the skeleton's head smiles at me "Eat this!" And I send him flying across the yard like a football. A couple of the skeleton's begin clapping and I stiffen when there head's go flying, Finn and Alex standing behind them. "I thought I said to stay inside!" Finn was holding his favourite steel sword and Alex was holding a wooden club. "And let you have all the fun?" I hear Finn laugh and I spin around as a hand grabs my collar, I swing at the skeleton and it lodges in his ribs, I kick him square In the chest and he goes flailing backwards, before falling down, I move backwards until I feel Finn and Alex at my back.

Swipe! Crash!

Swipe! Crash!

Swipe! Crash!

Swipe! Boom?

I turn around and my knuckles go white, two skeletons were in the shop, one had a socket filled with metal with tiny bones shaped as a mo-hawk the other was wearing one of our helmets. Both were bigger, both were wearing armour, both were a hell lot uglier. They'd knocked down the shop sign and were doing something behind the wood.

I spin around as I hear a low threatening growl, I seriously almost puked, this skeleton was obviously in charge, he was huge, with four arms each holding an incredibly crafted dagger, he was wearing red garments and had two bigger deformed teeth sticking out from his lower jaw.

I pull up my sword and he chuckles before doing the same, "Opps…" Those daggers were big. He jumps forward and I begin to parry, but I'm not fast enough and he flicks my sword from my hand before kicking me square in the chest. I fall backwards and my head cracks against the hard earth. I'm seeing fuzzy and I scramble back as the huge skeleton towers over me all four daggers ready, Oh crap….

"Ninjago!"

I almost squeal when a mini, golden tornado comes between me and the skeleton and sends the thing flying. It wasn't giving mercy, the tornado was attacking from every side every angle and in the single moment when there apart the tornado slows revealing the old man from this morning. "Sensei Wu!" OK so the freaky skeletons can move, walk, fight and SPEAK. "Your Spinjitsu looks rusty" His voice is croaky and the old man takes a position, "Nothing like bone to sharpen it's edge Samuki!" I try to get to my feet but something was holding me down that's when I realize it was the armour, I hear the skeleton or 'Samuki' cackle and I gasp as the huge water tank begins to fall in my direction, "Oh No". When the tank is centimetres away there is a flurry of gold and I'm on the ground a metre away from the tank Sensei Wu next to me. "Lord Garmedon says take the children!" I run for Alex and Finn but it's to late, a huge bone hand springs from the truck and then they were gone, "NO!" I run at the trucks but as soon as there on board there gone. "They took them…" I sigh and hold back tears of anger, "I told you! Useless" Sensei Wu bangs on my helmet and I spin around tearing off my helmet, "YOU COULD'VE DONE SOMETHING! YOU COULD'VE DONE YOUR TWISTY-JITSU A-"

"SPIN-jitsu" he corrects and I throw my helmet on the ground, "But you did NOTHING, I'm going to get my brother and sister back". I turn around and begin following the tracks but Wu quickly pipes up, "Were they have gone, No mortal can go. That was Samuki, King of the Underworld and if it's true that he's carrying out orders from Lord Garmedon; things may be worse then I feared" I stand there in silence for a second but I snap "Underworld?! Lord Garmedon?! What do we have that's so important and why did they take my brother and sister?!"

"What about all of Ninjago itself?..."

Long before time had a name, Ninjago was created by the first Spinjitsu master by using the four weapons of Spinjitsu. The Scythe of Quakes, The Nunchuks of Lightning, The Shurikens of Ice and the Sword of Fire. Weapons so powerful that no one could handle the power of all four that when the Spinjitsu master died his two sons swore to protect them, but the eldest son, consumed by darkness and wished to possess all the weapons for himself. A battle between brothers broke out and the older brother was banished to the underworld. Peace returned, but fearing his return the younger brother hid the weapons, but knowing his brothers relentless ambition for power, the brother placed a guardian to protect them, and fearing his own demise he made a map for an honest man to hide.

"That honest man was your father, the older brother was Lord Garmedon and I need to find those weapons before he does".

I had sat down cross-legged on the grass and I realize, "You're the younger brother? So…You came here looking for the map?"

"No, I came here looking for something much greater" He pulls his staff-up and points it at me.

"You, Since my brother has obviously struck a deal with Samuki, if he were to collect all four weapons even I would not be able to stop him". He stops pacing and turns to me, "But you, you have the fire Kairi. I will train you to harness it, use it, become a Spinjitsu master".

He pokes me in the chest with his staff and I sigh and get-up, "Look I'm 'flattered' that you think I'm all that but I've got to go find my brother and sister. I'm not getting tangled up in your sibling rivalry" I've taken five steps when he jumps on me; he's standing on my chest with his staff in the hollow of my throat, "Hee Hee! You are not even ready enough to fight my pinkie toe!" I struggle to get loose but it's no use, "If you want to get your siblings back, you must control the fire inside; only once you've become a Spinjitsu master will you be able to face Lord Garmedon".

XXX

"How long is this training going to last?!" I yell up to Wu whom I'm pretty sure is related to Spider-Man, and dig my nails into the tiny groves that the cliff provided. I pull myself up and flop out onto the flat surface at the top of the stairs, "You will finish when you're done" he says simply and I roll my eyes. I pull my deep brown hair into ponytail and pull off my white, thin long-sleeved shirt off and wrap it around my waist. Don't worry I have a grey singlet underneath, but that's when I realize, "A monastery? You expect me to learn to fight in a place of peace?" I hear him chuckle and he moves to a small gold statuette of a dragon. "Not learn, 'train', to be a ninja you must first see what others don't" I walk in and spin around, "But there's nothing here!" He gently knocks the statue and it tilts back showing a huge red button which he gently pushes. There's a rumbling and I watch as the courtyard of the monastery becomes a full set training course. "Whoa… ugh!" I gasp and look down as a huge long pole appears beneath me, "Oh dear…" it makes a quiet 'click' and I go flying across the courtyard, I hit the concrete and groan as my head starts spinning. "You must finish the course by the time I have finished my tea, or otherwise you have failed", I look-up and see him swallow down a tiny glass of tea.

"Failed" He jumps up and walks inside, "You will try again tomorrow".

Day 2

"Failed"

Day 3

"Failed"

Day 4

"Oh So Failed!"

Day 5

I'm ticked, this course is REALLY beginning to tick me off, Go, I speed through the course along the beams , through the spinning wheel, and past the wooden soldiers. I look at Sensei, Crap he's almost done! I grab one of the wooden swords off of the dummies and hurl it at Sensei's cup of tea. I hear it clatter to the floor and I pick up speed.

I land carefully next to Sensei just as he finishes his second cup of tea. "Well done" I smile and plop down on the stairs, "So is it time for me to learn Spin-jitsu?" He gets up and he walks to the door, "You already have, your final test will come tomorrow my advice? Get some sleep". I blink stupidly and groan before slumping down on the stairs, Gotta love Sensei…

I sigh and settle into stance as the moon provides a flicker of light on my bedroom, I'm in my pyjama's deep red singlet with black shorts.

Kick,

Punch

Wrist

Spin

Block.

I swing around and jump back as someone drops in front of me, two more drop around me and I feel the blood drain from my face.

Oh crap…