You guys, I'm finally back with the Ninjago fics! Following the long-term hiatus of my series Young Love (which will be re-written at some point in the future, as well as obviously posted back on here new and better than ever), I took a break from watching Ninjago. But recently I've been binging it, and am currently on season three. I haven't seen past season seven overall though, which is sad. This ficlet takes place in 4x07, The Forgotten Element.
Kai was happy for Lloyd. Really, he was. The kid was the prophesized Green Ninja, who wouldn't be stoked about that? It was just that… sometimes, Kai couldn't help but remember exactly how much work he had put into becoming the Green Ninja.
It wasn't that he would ever act on his jealousy (not that he was jealous, really), he would never wish harm upon one of his best friends, but he couldn't help but be envious. It was barely a passing thought, once in a blue moon kind of thing, but he sometimes thought that maybe, just maybe he deserved to be the Green Ninja.
Kai had trained for months, and what had Lloyd done? He had run around causing nothing but trouble with malicious intentions. Lloyd had released the Serpentine upon them, had tried multiple times to get them killed. And all through that time, Kai had been helping protect Ninjago.
In the current times, Lloyd was a good person. Kai couldn't deny that if he tried. Heck, he would trust the kid with his life, had actually, multiple times.
So no, it wasn't that he harbored anything near hatred for Lloyd. Lloyd was his brother, they loved each other. He would never wish harm on him. Unfortunately for Kai, the staff could bring out the worst in anyone. And right now? Kai was only seeing red.
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