Hello my friends this is a re upload of Jay's new life book. I will be uploading the same chapters, they with just be edited... Editing credited to Loki God of Evil...I dont own ninjago
Intro/Memory loss
This story/book takes place after 'Day of the Departed'.
Since moving into Sensei Yang's temple, there had actually been very few threats to the ninja. There was the odd sighting of Pythor, who had been found to be teaming up with a few rogue nindroids and the few stragglers of serpentine who still wanted to cause trouble.
The ninja, as a whole, thought he was likely up to his old tricks again. Pythor had made it painfully obvious to Lloyd that he still had a deep seated grudge.
Somehow the Anacondrai known as Pythor, seemed offended or aggrieved by some slights that were likely nothing to do with the ninja, but more along the lines that he and his armies of serpentine had dared to go against them.
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As it was, the ninja team was out on patrol, chasing a multitude of foes down back streets and alleyways. Technically it was a mission but this one seemed harder than the rest, this band of nindroids seemed harder to track down.
Their lack of recent training had left them complacent with their skills. So even though they were still classed as the best fighting team in Ninjago they were somehow being beaten.
"Kai watch out!" Cole yelled just before Kai was about to be ran through with a katana, it was thrust at his side but he sidestepped and avoided it completely.
"Thanks," Kai responded quickly while stabbing a nindroid cleanly through the chest. When he pulled the blade, the nindroid fell to the floor in a heap of wires and metal.
Jay and Nya had gone off together since being a couple, they were fighting as a pair. As usual the lightning master was doing his thing, his nunchucks flying around, hitting jaws and heads alike. He loved it, and he loved watching her too.
A few minutes was all it took and Nya was out of eye sight. Jay was still holding his own, fighting his best, but he was eventually cornered in an alley, no means of escape unless he planned on using airjitzu, but it seemed the buildings next to him were too high to attempt..
"7 on 1, good odds right? Hehe sounds fair," Jay said with a smirk even though he was apprehensive and full of fear, he didn't let it show. His mask covered his face and his sight was focused, his line of sight would be on who-ever struck first. He didn't wait though, he couldn't afford to and he charged at them whilst defending himself, his battle cry loud and forceful.
Mystery POV
I was heading back to the base because I'd just finished my solitary mission. I was an assassin, we worked alone.
Also, us assassin's, well…we're told to look out for good warriors or fighters whilst on our way to and from missions. We always need new blood in our fold, always need new recruits. It is after all, a deadly line of work.
That was exactly what I was doing though, I was keeping an eye out for any new blood. My position, well…I was hidden on the roof of a two story building, hidden behind a rusty and decrepit air conditioning vent, unseen by any and all.
About an hour had passed and there was still no luck, until I heard something kicking off. A large amount of noise disturbed me from my thoughts and I scurried stealthily to find the source of the racket.
I crouched low again and peered down the alley way, yet it was still too dark "Hey, since when do Nindroids have swords?" I mumbled quietly. It was a rhetorical question, I knew no one was going to answer me.
I heard someone yell, but I couldn't see them so I crept closer still.
The assassin in me, got excited and I rushed to the noise. As I'd expected, it had come from a nearby alleyway, literally one building away.
A swift and perfectly timed jump, followed by a roll had me in the right spot.
I slowly peered over the edge to see what was happening. All I could see was a man wearing a blue suit. It wasn't just any suit though, not like a business suit that those jumped up office douches wear.
I think it was some sort of assassin suit, but there was a doubt in my mind. I'd never seen a suit like his before, so brightly coloured.
The whole thing was odd, I saw no one else, just him fighting alone. Even though he was evidently fighting well, he was still taking on seven things that I was assuming to be the Nindroids that I'd heard of.
Yeah, okay…you could say he was a good fighter. Well, I watched till the end anyway, although the end wasn't that pretty.
An assassin always has to be prepared for the unknown and this man hadn't. He was losing focus. Typically as I was expecting, the man wasn't paying attention to what was behind him.
And a nindroid took full advantage. The blue guy, was what I would call 'blindsided.'
It was a painful lesson to watch and even more so to learn, one that I can say I'd suffered before.
So, yeah, he let the sides down, got complacent and the one Nindroid, well…it wacked him in the head pretty hard.
I winced in sympathy, the man fell with a cry of pain. I winced again when he face planted. It was a damned hard knock, it seemed pretty bad.
"I have to help him." I whispered to myself.
I cautiously looked around to make sure no witnesses were around. I held my breath and listened for voices, it was clear except for the nindroids who looked like they were ready to do something drastic.
I jumped down while taking out my two daggers and I began shredding the nindroids. My blades actually made short work of them, I was pleasantly surprised how easily the blades cut through their front panels and into their power source, rendering them immobile within a matter of seconds.
I looked around once more. 'None left, no witnesses, no trails.' The motto of a master assassin, forever burned into my mind.
My eyes settled onto the man in blue, he was lying on his front in an alley way surrounded by mounds of metal and wires. I ran to him and checked for signs of life. Yep, thankfully he was still breathing, but he didn't look too good.
Carefully I hauled him off the floor and readjusted my stance so I could get him over my shoulder. You'd be surprised how much practice is required for this simple manoeuvre, but it was always necessary.
Once secured onto my shoulder, I re-sheathed my blades and made my way up to the roof top. I looked around again, then went off to my base. Okay I know looking around might be annoying, but stealth is extremely important for an assassin. We are not meant to be seen, only when the time is right.
Kai's POV
We were shredding the Nindroids, left, right and centre. Well that's what I thought anyway. And to be fair, it was kinda fun after those few days after Chen had come to pay me and Nya a visit. After I had finished up making a scrap heap of spare parts from the nindroids I decided to run in the direction I saw Jay and Nya go. I kinda know that Jay had been cornered but I had faith in him. He was deceptively strong, sometimes cocky though but always lightning fast.
"Jay?" I called loudly, cautiously.
I went around the corner, he wasn't there and I had a bad feeling.
All I saw was Nindroid body parts, they were literally shredded, there was nothing left, just gouges down each nindroid. A high probability that these things wouldn't be getting up anytime soon.
Besides, Jay wouldn't just shred the robots and take off, he would at least tell one of us.
"Jay?" I heard someone from behind yell, I turned to the familiar sound of my sisters light tone.
"Nya? Jay's not here." I told her as I left the alley trying to get a rough idea of where he'd gone off to. Walking to the others who had converged nearby, I approached them, hoping that they had seen where he went, someone had to have seen him.
"Have you guys seen Jay?" I asked in frustration as I approached the guys.
"No, why?" Cole asked with his brows furrowed.
"Because we can't find him," I said with frown whilst looking at my sister.
"Kai, I'm sure he's back at the Bounty." Lloyd said with a sympathetic smile.
I didn't want to leave just yet, we hadn't even thoroughly checked the area. But Lloyd said so, he was adamant. It seemed he was beginning to take more control of all of us. So, typically as Lloyd ordered, we all left and headed towards the Bounty.
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The journey was quick as usual, we used our summoned elemental dragons and when we got back on board we were greeted by Wu and his forgiving smile.
"Where's Jay?" Misako asked, slightly perplexed at not seeing the blue ninja in her midst.
"Uh, are you telling me he's not here?" I asked a little confused. I looked at Nya she had a fearful look on her face, likely the same feeling I had in my stomach. Dread and fear of the unknown, when you've lost something….or someone.
"No, why would he be here, wasn't he with you?" Wu asked, he stroked his beard and frowned.
"We couldn't find him so we thought that he came here!" Came my irate reply.
"Hmm, if Jay's not here then where could he be?" Cole asked.
"Oh I don't know maybe having a little tea party!" Nya said sarcastically, she stomped off to her room. I could tell she was worrying for him, it was plastered all over her face.
Why was everyone so calm about this? Jay wouldn't just up and leave without telling one of us. I lowered my head, resigned to the fact that no-one seemed to be overly concerned and went to my room.
When we had the Bounty upgraded, Wu decided to use some of the lower deck and we got rid of loads of unwanted crates. Well, anyway some wall panels later and we all got our own rooms.
I sighed and put my pj's on, then I plopped down onto my bed hoping that this was all a dream.
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Jay's POV
I woke up dizzy in a weird bed in a strange bright room.
My head was throbbing, I reached up and felt bandaging of some sort. Opening my eyes fully, I saw a bright white cloth tent thing, maybe a marquee.
I slowly sat up and rubbed the back of my head as I looked around. There were more beds, like the one I was sitting on, with people lying in them.
It looked like a small hospital of some sort, because people had dressed wounds and were being tended to, just like in a hospital.
The end of my bed were some clothes, I looked at them but edged out of bed and proceeded to dress myself. A tan shirt and a pair of pants, they fit well.
I looked back up and saw a man walking towards me, approaching with an air of authority yet remarkably calm and collected. He had a weird robe thing on that was black and red, it had a hood.
I could see that this man also had two daggers at his side and plenty of hidden kunai. He had a deep red eye color and blond hair, and he also seemed pretty fit, the athletic type.
"Good morning sleepy head," He said, stopping at my bed and looking at me with concern in his eyes. I was confused.
"Uh, who are you?" I asked with a little fear, verging on confusion and anxiety.
"I'm Phoenix, I saw you fight those Nindroids. I must say you are a very brave fighter." He said, crossing his arms across his chest with a deep radiating smile that exuded pure warmth and charisma.
"Nin-what? When was this? What kind of name is Phoenix?" I asked with the same level of confusion as before.
"Phoenix is my assassin name, my real name is Rex." He frowned a little. "You don't remember fighting?" He asked me.
I shook my head at his questions. "Do you remember anything, your name?"
I could remember that, "My name is Jay Walker, and I don't remember…..any events," I replied and then panicked. Rex shifted weirdly, he seemed concerned with my answer.
"Oh, um this is kinda bad," He said quietly, but I heard him.
"What's bad?" I asked.
He took a deep breath in and sighed, "You, are suffering from memory loss," He said whilst pointing gently. "No worries though, you can start a new life if you want," He said with hopefulness and a hint of desperation.
Assassin? It sounded kinda cool so I nodded eagerly, I mean he's got cool weapons and his outfit…wow!
"Awesome!" He exclaimed, then he told me to follow him.
"I'm taking you to the leader, he'll be glad to hear about you," He said as we walked out of the tent. I nearly lost my breath at the sight.
We were in a dense forest, it was near a beautiful water fall. You could actually hear the water fall before you saw it but it was still so serene and peaceful.
It was amazing, tents and houses were set up everywhere. There was training equipment and even an arena for training and sparring. Up ahead, there were seven giant trees that seemed to surround the camp. They were far off in the distance, but I could tell that they would be huge up close.
"Why is he gonna be glad to see me?" I asked as I continued to walk with Rex, struggling to keep up with his eagerness to show me off.
"Because he loves it when we have new recruits, especially good fighters," He said as we reached a small tan colored tent.
"In we go," He said and held open the tent so I could walk in past him.
" Dean, the new recruit is here." Rex said in a serious but excited voice.
The man named Dean was looking towards a wall covered in what looked like plans.
"Thank you Rex," Dean said as he turned around. He was an old man, but also had an assassin robe, as well as a hefty amount of weaponry on his person.
"This is Jay," Rex said, finally introducing me. I stood there feeling awkward for a split second.
"Hello Jay, Rex has been rambling all day about you," Dean said with a small laugh.
"Hello sir," I said nervously, especially considering Rex's admissions of me.
"He is suffering from memory loss from the hit last night by a robot thing," Rex said.
"Mmhh, Nindroids!...Jay, would you like to be an assassin?" Dean asked me directly.
All eyes were on me. "Uh yes sir, I think it would be awesome for me," I responded.
"Great, then you will need a partner to work with," Dean said. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Rex shift nervously.
"Wait I thought assassins were solo, ya know, worked alone?" I asked confused.
"They are and they do, but partners are good to have and often hard to come by." Dean replied quickly.
We stood there in silence for a couple of minutes until Dean said something. "Rex," He said.
"Yes sir," He said nervously.
"Jay will be your partner," Rex' eyes widened at the news.
"Thank you sir," He said excitedly, he looked like he was struggling to contain his excitement.
"You're welcome, now please show Jay around the camp, rules, fighting times that sort of thing." Dean said as he turned back to the wall.
We walked out and I followed Rex. "What was that about?" I asked.
"What?"
"You seem very excited that I became your partner," I said.
He sighed," Oh that! Well, I haven't had a partner since I've been here, working alone mostly. I have been waiting for the perfect partner though," He said.
"I'm perfect?" I asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Yea, your fighting style is amazing," Rex told me truthfully. " Here, follow me." He grabbed my arm and ran to a wooden hut.
"Wow!"
"Amazing right? This is now mine and yours, this is our place, our sanctity." He said with a smile.
We went in and he told me which bed was mine, and the camp schedule. We had to get up at 4 in the morning to train, that was gonna be too early for me.
He handed me a wooden tub full of clothes, and 3 pairs of polished boots.
"This is for you, you were wearing it when I found you." He said as he handed me a weird blue suit. He seemed to be frowning again.
"But I don't remember wearing this!" I said as I placed it in the tub.
"It's alright, hopefully you'll get your memories back soon." He said while taking off his assassin robe.
He put it on his bed and turned his back to me. There was a weird thing burned into his back. So me being me I questioned him, "What's that?" I asked pointing to the burn mark.
"Oh this, this is a Phoenix, it's how I got my assassin name," He said as he put on a tan shirt.
"Will I get one?" I asked apprehensively, eyeing the mark with a level of caution.
"Well maybe not a Phoenix one! All of us here have different symbols, you'll get yours in time, besides…it's all about how you fight," He said while plopping down on his bed.
I did the same and stared at the roof of the wooden hut, adjusting to the mattress.
"Rex, what if when my memories come back, I decide not to be an assassin anymore?" I said while turning to him on the other side of the room. He rolled over and looked at me.
"Um, I don't know then!" Another frown dotted his features. "Come on, we need some sleep if you're gonna train tomorrow." He said as he blew out a lantern by his bed, I did the same.