I do not own Ninjago, or its characters. This is a non-canon story. It takes place sometime I don't know when, but Cole is not a ghost, and Jay and Nya are together, as well as Nya being the water ninja. I ship Jaya and Pixane, but not sure yet about Kailor (at least in the canon). Skylor appears in this story, but she is not Chen's daughter. She is still the Elemental Master of Amber, but she has a different backstory.

Kai POV

I punch the boards that Zane is gripping harder while I watch Jay and Cole mock fight Lloyd. "I don't know, Zane," I say, focusing my energy on the punching boards. "There hasn't been any activity for so long. I'm starting to wonder if we'll ever get a chance to kick butt again."

The alarm sounds. I bolt to my feet from the hull of the Destiny's Bounty and run to the bridge. The alarm only sounds when there is trouble. "What's going on in Ninjago?" I ask my sister Nya, who is already there, searching the computer for the threats.

"A rogue Serpentine tribe has attacked a village near Birchwood Forest," Nya informs me. "The people have sustained heavy losses already. I'm surprised we didn't get informed of this earlier."

"Serpentine? Haven't had those in a while. Maybe there was misinformation," Lloyd presumes.

"Or a possible disruption in communication?" Zane configures.

"Whatever it is, we can't spend any more time here than we need to," Cole says. "No matter what, we need to protect the people." He pulled on his black hood.

"Cole's right," Lloyd puts in, pulling on his green hood in response. "Ninja go!" we all yell as we use Airjitzu to jump off the decks of the Destiny's Bounty. From there, I summon my elemental dragon, letting it carry me down to the ground below us.

Lloyd POV

"Soon, the village is in sight. I see the Serpentine terrorizing the villagers. Some of them are being cornered by the Serpentine's spears and bows. Fire is burning down some of the huts.

"Okay," I call out to my fellow ninja. "Cole, Jay, you two need to stop the oncoming Serpentine from nearing the village. Kai, Zane, you'll protect the people from the Serpentine in the square. Nya and I will see about the people inside the huts. We need to bring everyone together in the square!"

"Got it," Zane replies. Kai is the first to swoop down from his dragon, his katana already drawn. Nya follows me towards the houses. I run into one of them as Nya uses her water to douse the straw huts. I see some people and execute a flip over the flames. "Hurry!" I tell them. "We need you to reach the square. We'll help you from there." I concentrate my energy on the flames, pushing them back temporarily with a ball of pure energy as the people run past me.

I see Nya move to the next hut. I just hope that the others are faring better.

Jay POV
"They're breaking through!" Cole yells at me. "Stop them!"

"I'm trying, Cole. I don't see you trying any more than me!" I yell back, blocking their blows expertly with my nunchuks. I see a Serpentine aiming his spear at the Earth Ninja. "Watch out!" I push him out of the way, barely dodging the spear's trajectory myself.

We both fall on the cracked sand. "Thanks," Cole appreciates as he dusts himself off. "I owe you one."

I laugh. "Now where have I heard that before?" I turn back to the Serpentine, twisting the nunchuks around to block any blows coming my way. Cole, his back turned to me, doesn't bother with a weapon at the moment and fights off hand-to-hand style. He's always been the stronger one anyway.

"How are we supposed to stop these Serpentine from moving farther ahead?" I ask my brother. "They just keep coming!"

"Keep fighting!" Cole barks back, himself occupied at the moment as he swings a Serpentine over his head. "We need to protect everyone."

Kai POV

"Kai! Watch out!" Zane yells at me. I narrowly dodge a flying arrow aimed at my head. "My scanners indicate that the arrows are made of vengestone," Zane informs me. "They could render your powers unusable."

"Relax," I tell my titanium brother. "It's me."

We've already helped out the people. We just have to regroup with the other ninja now. It seems that won't be too hard, as I see them all running back to the square. We all become a circle, our backs turned to each other as we fight off the Serpentine with our various weapons and powers.

"What do we do now?" Zane asks Lloyd, who is busy fighting off a smaller Serpentine with his silver katana.

"Sensei Wu should be here any minute with the Bounty," he informs us all. "I need most of us to stay here and protect the people as they get on. The rest of you, fight off the Serpentine."

I don't know, but fighting sounds better than protecting. "I'm going!" I tell them before starting to push towards the enemy, but I am soon stopped by a cliff I didn't notice before. An icy blast pushes me away from the edge, but I look down for a second to see Birchwood Forest beneath the cliff. I begin to turn around.

All of a sudden, I feel something push into the back of my left shoulder. It's so strong that it pushes me off balance. All I can hear is the scared voices of my friends as I see the edge of the cliff fall away above me. I get a sinking feeling in my stomach. I'm falling.

To be continued...