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Chapter 1: It all begins

Katherine's POV

I was heading home from school with my two besties: Hannah and Walker. I was rambling about my favorite television show, as always, when Hannah interrupts me.

"Okay, Kat," she starts. I hate it when she calls me Kat. "Could you give our ears a rest from ninjas?" She laughs and nudges me in the side. My blonde braid sweeps over my shoulder and I force it back behind me.

"Sorry!" I say. "It's just the best show EVER!" Walker giggles, then she puts a hand to her mouth before another laugh escapes. You see, I've always been a Ninjago fan. I watched it when it came out until, well, today! My friends poke fun at me, but they understand. We all have our little quirks. Walker makes little dolls out of rubber bands and Hannah makes sure that every shell in her collection stays in it's place. Maybe this is the reason we're friends; because of our quirks.

We turn the corner, when all of a sudden, a flash of light comes out of nowhere! We shield our eyes from it and I can make out an outline of a person. As the light dies down, we all lower our arms. Seeing as we're in our neighborhood, they're aren't any streets around to run into as we back up. I can see the outline of the person again and I hear them fumbling and complaining about something. Their voice sounds familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on who it is. Then, they turn to face us. I gasp and take a step back. It's a-a g-g-ghost! My friends step back as well as myself and I whisper to them.

"Duck behind that bush before he sees us!" They nod and we all start to make our way over to it, my friends ahead of me. As I'm about to follow them behind the bush, I hear a raspy voice say, "YOU!"

I whip my head around to face the ghost. Okay, now he looks even MORE familiar, yet somehow different. He grabs me by my jacket and pulls me up to his face. Now I absolutely recognize him!

"Morro!" I shout. "You're, you're... here! And..." I look him up and down, "in a human like form?" He was still a ghost, to be sure, but his features, such as his hands, face, body, etc. all looked like a human's! Not a, well, lego!

"B-but, how?!" I inquire. I try not to show any signs of weakness. I fail as I shut my eyes tight and brace for anything. Then I hear a familiar voice coming from behind Morro.

"Hey!" They shout. The ghost turns around, still holding onto my jacket, and faces the voice. I open my eyes to see who it is. My jaw drops and my eyes widen! It's Kai! Only, he looks like a human! He's wearing his mask and deep-stone armor with an angry expression on his face. He glances at me.

"K-Kai?!" I shout. He raises an eyebrow at me.

"How do you know my name?" He asks.

"It doesn't matter!" Morro shouts. I wince at the loud ringing in my right ear.

"Why not leave the gal alone?" Kai asks, determined. He narrows his eyes. Morro laughs.

"Very well," he says, "I'll let her go." He raises his voice on "I'll" to get his point across. He tosses me by the jacket into the air and someone else catches me. I look up.

"Jay?!" I ask cautiously. Confused, he pulls his ninja hood back and raises an eyebrow.

"Um, have we met?" He asks.

"Er-technically you don't know me, but I know every last detail about you," I shrug. He puts me down on the ground.

"How?" He interrogates further.

"Um, long story short, I've watched your every more on tv." I give him a look of guilt, now feeling invasive.

"Even-"

"Yes." I cut him off.

"You don't know what I was gonna say," he says.

"Doesn't matter." I smirk. "I know about your girlfriend, your humor, your fears, your ambitions, and you're gonna have to duck!" I scream the last part and force him down. His hands spread out onto the ground to keep him from face-planting. An arrow sails over our heads and hits a tree, turning if into a passable ghost. A screamer.

We both get to our feet and I ask him urgently, "Quickly! Do you have your arrow-blade?" He pulls out the triangular weapon.

"Yeah, why?" He asks, still confused.

"All you have to do is send it flying and it's goodbye, Bancha!" I say. He rolls his eyes at my statement.

"I know that!" He says, annoyed.

"Then tell me what else you know!" I say. He shakes his head, no.

"Why not? It's important! Tell me how you got here!"

"Morro came back, somehow, and found the realm crystal. He said that he would use it to claim another realm to make us pay," he says, angrily.

"Where is everyone else?" He looks at me and I know what he's thinking. I'm the one to roll my eyes now.

"Remember? I know everything about you guys?" I say. "Where are Cole, Zane, Lloyd, and Nya?" He glances behind him. "Why should I tell you?" He asks.

"Because you can trust me!" I smile. "Plus! I can prove it!" I lean over and whisper something about Kai pushing him off the side of a balcony to talk to Skylor. His eyes widen.

"How do you-?" I put my finger up to his lips. "Tell me where they are!" He gestures to an array of trees and bushes behind us. Without saying another word, I dart past him and into the forest. There, I find the rest of the gang. I skid to a hult and gasp. They all ready their weapons and get into a fighting stance. I smile wide with giddiness. They lower their weapons.

"Oh, goodness!" I say, breathless. I walk up to them.

"What happened to you guys?" I gesture to their bodies. Lloyd removes his mask.

"Um, who are you?" He asks.

"I'm just a random person who happens to know everything about you guys!" I say with a smirk. He scratches the back of his head in confusion. I walk over to Nya. She looks ten times prettier than I could've ever imagined. She pulls her hood back, revealing her face.

"Let's see here," I start, "you're Nya; the water ninja, former Samurai X and girlfriend to Jay!" She looks confused. I turn to Cole. "You're Cole! The earth ninja and former ghost! You love cake and are best friends with Jay." He, as well pulls his hood off in confusion. I giggle. Then I move onto Zane. "You are Zane. The ice or titanium ninja! You're a robot who has his crush named PIXAL stuck inside his head!" He steps back.

"How do you know about PIXAL?!" He asks loudly. I just laugh again and move onto Lloyd.

"And you're Lloyd! The prophesied green ninja, destined to defeat the overlord! You are now a Sensei in training after your father's passing." I soften my tone as I say this, feeling bad for him.

"Plus! Kai is the fire ninja! Former blacksmith! He's always been a hot-head!" I wink at Nya and she smiles.

"Jay is the lightning ninja! Former...uh...inventor? I don't know! He's sweet on Nya and has a humorous side. He can also get very panicky!" I laugh. "You should've seen his face when he was-" I clamp a hand over my mouth, remembering that only Jay and Nya remember Nadakahn. Cole raises an eyebrow.

"He was?" He asks. I gulp and answer, "Let's just say that it's Jay and Nya's little secret." I smile over at her. She gasps and draws her katana. I step back. She lowers her weapon when we hear two shrill shrieks. Then I remember: my friends were still out there!