Chapter 1: When Worlds Collide
"Bye Paige!" a girl with warm hazel eyes waved to her best friend.
"Bye Sienna, see ya Monday!" the girl with dark brown hair called as the hazel eyed girl slipped through the doorway and out into the halls of Meadowlawn Middle School.
She hurried to her locker, put her things in her backpack, then half walked-half ran to the parking lot in the back of the school to catch her bus. I can't miss my bus, she thought to herself. I hate it, but I can't miss my bus. With this as her motivation she passed the crowd of kids and dashed across the parking lot over to one of the many dull yellow school buses. She sighed as she plopped down onto her seat, another week completed. It was four o' clock on a Friday afternoon so there was plenty of time to unwind and whatever the hell she wanted once she got home. The girl pushed her long light brown hair out of her face just enough to see through the thick strands. Another weekend of nothing but sitting in her room watching YouTube and typing... or at least, that's what she assumed would happen. Little did she know fate had other plans to make her life more... interesting.
Lloyd sat up abruptly in bed, sweating with his hair matted in a tangled mess. He had had that dream again. It was always the same: a place he'd never seen before, a dark street, a little black dog with a pink plaid collar, a mysterious girl with light brown hair that was golden near the tips and almost reached her waist with determination filled hazel eyes, and then nothing but the simple color yellow. It was the early hours of the morning, nearly six, so there was no chance of going back to sleep. Instead the twelve year old boy got out of bed and went out onto the deck of the Bounty. Cool morning air greeted him and the dark sky was beginning to become pale with wispy clouds drifting like thin ghosts. No matter how hard he tried he could never take his mind off of the dream, it was really affecting his training. Why was he always having the same dream? What did it mean? Where was that place? But most importantly, who was that girl?
"I see you are up early, my young pupil."
Lloyd turned to see Sensei Wu approaching him. He decided to tell him of the strange dreams.
"Uncle, do you ever get weird dreams that repeat every night?" the young boy started.
"I have before. Why are you asking me this?" Sensei inquired.
"Lately I've been having these that I don't understand, they keep coming back though. I can't focus on anything but them and it's starting to annoy me," Lloyd continued.
The wise old man stared out at the sky beyond them lost in thought. "Oh? Tell me about these dreams."
"They're always the same. They start out in a place I've never seen before and lead to a dark street. Then for some reason there's a little black dog and a girl, I guess she's walking the dog or something like that. But the part that confuses me the most is every dream ends with the color yellow," the blonde boy explained.
Sensei's eyes glinted with something close to surprise for just a moment. "So you have seen her... I suppose it's time now," he muttered barely audible.
His nephew was very confused, time for what?
"Sienna, can you take the dog out?"
The brunette looked up from her laptop screen with a groan. "Do I have to?"
"Yes, and you have to do it now," her father answered sternly.
Sienna scowled at the cheerful little black dog wagging her tail happily.
"Fine..." she got up from her comfortable bed and slipped on her favorite laceless gray Converse.
She was clad in a very comfy casual outfit: jeans, a dark purple and white striped T-shirt, and a pale blue sweatshirt with the word "Roxy" in silver letters that were outlined in black. Coincidentally, Roxy was also the name of her family's beloved dog. Sienna hooked the bright red leash to Roxy's pink plaid collar then pulled her hood up over head, her hair parted equally on each side so that it hung out of the hood. The two exited the warmth of the house and were immediately met by a cold breeze. The girl pulled her hood over her head more, making it cover her forehead now. She walked the excitable dog around the damp grass for what seemed like forever when Roxy suddenly stopped. It was very dark outside, the only light coming from a flickering street lamp and the faint glow from house windows, so Sienna couldn't help but feel uneasy. She felt like she was being watched by someone.
Lloyd was shocked to find himself in a place that fit the description of his dream perfectly. It certainly was an unfamiliar place, and it was quite dark. Two figures strolled along the grass, one small that had four legs close to the ground and the other much taller with only two long legs supporting it. The taller figure was dully illuminated by the flickering light, the shadows outlined its thin frame. It was clearly a person walking their dog but the identity of the person was unknown to the five ninjas, who weren't actually in their ninja uniforms upon Sensei's request. Suddenly the dog (which was small and black much to Lloyd's distress) stood still and the person did as well.
"Come on Roxy," the person's voice was light and feminine, it sounded gentle and almost delicate.
The girl tugged on the dog's leash but it wouldn't budge. Not knowing what else to do the girl sighed, kneeled down, and started petting the dog. After a moment or two she began singing a sweet melodic tune. Her voice, Lloyd thought in awe. It's absolutely amazing.
"Is this who Sensei sent us to find?" Kai asked as quietly as he could, he too liked the mysterious girl's voice.
"I believe so, yet it is difficult to tell because I cannot see her features," Zane answered equally quiet.
The youngest ninja was mesmerized by the girl, her song echoed like a strong gust of wind.
"Well I guess we'll have to go down there to find out," Cole whispered.
The elemental teens and pre-teen jumped down silently from their perch in the trees then began to slowly make their way towards the owner of the beautiful voice. Just then the little black dog burst into a run, surprising the girl so much that she slid on the slick grass and let go of the leash. The bolt of black lightning zoomed over to the five boys, excitedly barking and wagging its tail as it bounced around them. Lloyd rushed over to the girl and helped her to her feet, but when he did his heart skipped a beat. Her hood fell off when she had fallen, revealing long light brown hair that shone in the pale light and hazel eyes that glittered like greenish-brown gems. Her skin was lightly tanned which complimented her other features.
"A-Are you alright?" the flustered green ninja questioned.
"I'm fine, thanks. Um, do you know where my dog is?" the girl wondered.
Lloyd gestured to his friends who were still being bombarded by the small furry creature. "Your dog likes them... I think."
"She likes everyone," she giggled. "Oh, I'm Sienna by the way."
"I'm Lloyd," he stated with a smile, god he loved her laugh.
Sienna turned to face where her crazy dog was running around the older boys. "Roxy, come here girl."
The little dog let out a whine of protest but slowly trotted over to her owner.
"Let me introduce you to my friends," Lloyd started. "This is Jay, Zane, Kai, and Cole." He pointed to each named person. "Guys, this is Sienna."
"It is a pleasure to meet you Sienna," Zane politely greeted.
"It's nice to meet you too Zane," she smiled at his politeness.
Jay nudged his robotic friend then whispered something for only the two of them to hear. A second later the ninja of ice responded, "I am almost completely certain of it." This excited his teammate in blue. Jay whispered something to his other companions, finally getting to Lloyd who knew what he was going to say before he even said it. Although hearing it aloud didn't make it any less surprising.
"She's the one! Sienna's the yellow ninja of wind!"
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this first chapter, it took FOREVER to type! I just want to say that this is my first fanfic and I'm really nervous, and if there's anything I can do to make it better or stuff like that please tell me! I would love to know what you think! Another thing I want to say is I have actually been working on this story for about a month now and I finally got enough courage to post it. I already have a bunch of chapters written but I need to change them a bit because some of the chapters need to have things taken out and added in. I'm rambling... wonderful... Oh well. I'm super nervous about sharing my story so please please PLEASE tell me what you think! Even hate is appreciated... But I would prefer if people didn't tell me my story sucks cuz I already think it does. ;)