Hello world! This is my first story, so hope you like it! I've always loved the ninja as kids, but I didn't want to make another Mega-weapon story. This is the result!

Lloyd's POV

I opened my eyes as the lightning surged through my veins. "Ninja go!" I shot to my feet, shifted into a fighting stance, and harnessed the Power of the Golden Dragon. A protective aura surrounded me like a golden bubble. My enemies circled at a safe distance, hesitant to get too close.

One of the four broke apart from his group and flipped over me with the speed of wind. His weapon missed my head by a quarter inch, and he summersaulted to his feet when he landed. Taking a risky move, I whipped around and shot a fireball at him before turning back to face my other opponents.

"Aaaaaahhhhhhh! Help me! I'm on fire!" the navy-clad figure ran around screaming. His partners chortled in amusement.

"Hold on," laughed one of his companions. He darted forward, keeping a wary eye on me. The newcomer grabbed a nearby bucket and doused the flames. With effort, he hauled the smoldering man away from the battlefield.

While the others were distracted, I was concentrating my energy into one part of the golden sphere. A icy beam shot itself at the leader's feet. He turned to face me in surprise, and found his lower body encased in ice. I hurled a shuriken at him, knocking the sharp scythe from his hands. That put the black one out of the fight. Two down, two to go.

The remaining pair advanced upon me warily. I smirked, and unleashed the power inside of me. The sky became black, and a streak of lightning flashed over our battleground. It tore across the atmosphere like a knife, and struck the white figure in his torso. He started twitching and fell on his side, sparks flying.

Now only one was left. He tore off his mask, sweat pouring from his spiky head. His eyes were burning with passion, and I knew his emotions were his weaknesses. My glow died down, and I picked up the leader's fallen scythe. My attacker's katana sliced through the air, and I blocked it skillfully with the handle. While he was still off balance, I poured my energy into the scythe and sunk it into the earth. Tremors ran across the battleground, and my adversary fell into a semi-deep pit. I strutted over to gloat at him.

"Nice going Lloyd," said Kai begrudgingly. He glared up from the hole in mock anger.

"Thanks!" I beamed. "You should go help Cole. I don't think he's having a very ice day."

Kai raised an eyebrow, but he laughed as well. "Can you help me out?"

I used my golden powers to create stair steps, and he climbed out and walked over to Cole.

Jay came out of the building, wearing a fresh kimono. "Wow," he laughed, surveying the dilapidated battlefield. "What happened here?"

"Never mind that!" called Cole. "Just get over here and fix ol' tin can!"

"Careful with that scythe, Cole!" I warned. "It still might have some golden energy stored!"

Cole smiled. He pretended to fight an invisible foe and dug the blade into the ground. The earth quaked gently as the last of the energy left the weapon. "Just like old times," he said happily.

Jay closed the ice ninja's panel, and Zane got up to stretch.

Kai sighed. "I'm glad you were able to come over for the weekend," he said.

"Same here," I replied. Ever since the overlord was defeated, I toured the country getting rewards. It was fun for a while, but it soon got boring. I was more than happy to come when the ninja invited me and my parents over to their school for the weekend. I guessed they were happy school was out!

"I'm hungry," called Jay. "Fighting always drains me. Who's cooking?"

A few hours later, all of us were gathered in the dining room. Unfortunately, it was Cole's night to cook. He came out of the kitchen, with something rather fetid smoking in his gloved hands. He dished us each out a big serving. I used my fork to poke around in the glop on my plate. Jay sneezed all over me, and I dropped my utensil. I slipped under the table, knocking my plate over in the process in trying to find it. While out of sight, I summoned up my earth power, turning the already charred stuff on my plate into dust.

When I returned, Cole smiled at my empty plate. "Lloyd gets a slice of cake tonight; it's my secret recipe!" I gagged inwardly, his cake was terrible!

Sensei walked in at that moment, graciously sparing me from the impending cake poisoning. "Time for bed, students," he said.

Usually I resented bedtimes -everyone knows that Golden ninja don't have bedtimes- but today I was more than ready for sleep.

I pushed my chair back from the table and stood up. Strange, does the chair seem a bit bigger? I shrugged the thought off as a illusion.

After a extreme toothpaste war -in which we were all covered with minty goo- and a shower -to wash said goo off- I was finally ready for sleep.

"Night, guys," I yawned. I flopped onto my bed and burrowed under the sheets.

One by one, they drifted off into the dream world. I, on the other hand, couldn't fall sleep. In dismay, I stared at the ceiling and listened to the others' breathing. Cole's steady snores shook the small room like a bulldozer. Kai was panting, and Zane could not be heard. Jay was whimpering slightly in his bunk. All of the noises filled the room with an eerie cacophony. I felt like moving to the hallway, but I was too exhausted to actually go through with the plan. My mind processed information like a computer, and I realized that my limbs were aching.

"Ugh," I moaned quietly. My hands massaged my leg in a feeble attempt to reduce the dull throb. It helped some, but I still felt uncomfortable. Somehow, I fell asleep that night. I woke the next morning to a great surprise.

I'm going to include a riddle, tell me the answer in the reviews!

Riddle: Two girls ate dinner together. They both ordered ice tea. One girl drank them very fast and drank five of them in the time it took the other to drink one. The girl who drank one died while the other survived. All of the drinks were poisoned.

Why did the girl that drank more ice tea survive?