A/N: Hi! I'm Tryaurus and welcome to my first Ninjago fanfiction. If you're here from my other stories and decided to poke your nose in and see what insanity I've cooked up this time (no promises) you'll probably have already guessed the theme here. It's a bit of a recurring one, eh? Anyways if you haven't read any of my stories before, welcome! The theme I'm talking about is gender bending one of the main characters (in this case it's our favourite hot head) and giving them a really unpleasant past. Just read anyone of my stories and you'll get what I mean. Moving on, this story is going to follow the actual plot line a lot closer than my other stories do so high five for that! However there's a massive change in this one which will take up the first half of it so I apologise for that too. (I'm not sorry). On with the story!
Prompt: Me and one of my friends were introduced ages ago to Ninjago by her little brother and we were commenting recently on a few things and this was our favourite! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Ninjago.
Quick Question: What age should the ninja be when they meet up? I don't reveal Kai or Nya's age other than they are almost three years apart in the first three chapters so it's up to you! I was thinking 16-18 but I'm giving you the power here, readers!
Please read and review! It's only the prologue so read the next few chapters before you judge, okay? Note: Flames will be laughed at and given to Kai to play with.
Prologue: A Twist in Destiny
One. That's all that was needed. One change. One change to alter the paths of all living things. One change to the great destiny four young souls would bear as they challenge all known and unknown forces of evil that plague the universe. One change. It wasn't even intentional, fate simply overlooked the matter and forgot the destiny that change would be a main part of. However, that mistake could disrupt the balance of the world and send it into the clutches of evil for eternity.
Alex Hearth, blacksmith and loyal, former companion to the youngest son of the First Spinjitzu Master, was dumbfounded.
As the Master of Fire he needed a heir, a male heir, as the gift was passed down from father to son. Their first born son. While he was the original Master of Fire and no one had passed this gift to him, he'd been taught by his father, through violent actions, that having a heir to continue the family legacy was vital. Males were strong, pure warriors who would continue the family line. A first born female heir was not acceptable and had never been the way. So he'd settled down and gotten married (to the Master of Water no less) and she'd soon fallen pregnant with his child. Alex was satisfied. He'd gotten what he wanted, a heir to inherit the difficult gift of fire and to ensure his legacy wouldn't die out. It was how he'd been raised; create a heir whatever the cost, even a loveless marriage. Yes, Alex held no love for the woman he'd taken as his wife. His father and his father before him hadn't either so he didn't see the harm in this path. Alex wanted, no, needed a son so it was no surprise that he was now standing at the foot of the Master of Water's bed, shocked and furious with the girl in his wife's arms.
"There's got to be some mistake," he started. "I can't have a daughter!"
The woman looked at him sharply.
"Alex!" she hissed. "The powers don't revolve around gender! Don't be ridiculous! It's the first born, not the males!"
"But only males can wield the gift of fire!" he protested, glaring at the newly born girl in contempt. Viviane glowered at him fiercely, the primal love of a mother for her child evident in her smouldering ocean blue eyes.
"Our daughter will prove you wrong!" she snapped. "She will possess the gift of fire and she will be the greatest elemental master to grace this planet."
Thunder boomed in the distance, as if the sky agreed with the Master of Water's outburst. Alex exploded, outrage at the injustice destiny had done against him letting loose. Coupled with his own dark childhood, it was no surprise (while immoral, wrong and unacceptable) that he struck out, his hand connecting with his startled wife's cheek before turning his blazing, hateful gaze on his daughter. Fear bubbled in Viviane's chest, both for herself and her beloved daughter.
"That thing is not mine, Viviane, and it never will be! Do you hear me?! It isn't mine!" he roared. With those words, the Master of Fire stormed out of the room, leaving a stunned and hurt Viviane in his wake. The thing that enraged and hurt her the most about his entire episode was that he'd referred to their daughter as a thing. Not a female or even a person, a thing, and that he'd pretty much disowned her not even an hour after her birth. She gazed down at her slumbering daughter and smiled fondly.
"We've gotten ourselves into a mess haven't we, my Little Flame?" she asked, a strange and twisted amusement in her voice. "Don't worry though, we have each other. The future fire starter and the Master of Water working together, we can do anything," Viviane smiled to herself as she rocked the bundle in her arms. "I keep my word too. Someday, you shall be a powerful and respected warrior, one of the greatest, no, the greatest to ever walk the earth."
Viviane leaned down and kissed her baby's forehead. "I think I'll name you Kyra, or Kai for short, my Little Flame."
Perhaps though, it isn't this change that affects destiny as many would believe. It only affects the future Master of Fire's past and attitude towards people and life. Many years into the future, a smaller change will come into play, one that will have disastrous consequences for the 'Good' side. However this change has indeed altered destiny and we shall see how it goes.
A/N: How was it? Worth reading the next chapter? Probably not but read and review anyway! Please!