Hey guys! So, I decided to write a DOTD version of my own. Tbh, I was disappointed with DOTD, I felt like everything happened to quickly, Yang's plan wasn't very evil, and Morro didn't have a large role.

Before releasing, I remember on Twitter, I saw a post saying: "That's right! Morro surprises everyone by siding with the ninja!" It was something like that, but that tweet made me think that Morro was going to fight with the ninja to take down Yang!

Come on, who else thought that! Also, I thought Master Wu would of set a lantern off to Morro, like he should have! So, even though it's been over a year, I decided to rewrite DOTD to my liking! On with my version!

Day of the Departed Alternate

"Day of the Departed, a day to remember those who have passed." Master Wu explained as him and the ninja were walking though the festive streets of Ninjago City.

Everyone was preparing for this day, already buying their lanterns to set off for tonight. October 29th, no one doesn't like this day, even though it sends them back into the past, sometimes it's good to relive the past.

"I love this day! It's my favorite holiday!" The water ninja chirped, smiling at all the little kids who were running around in costumes. Her other teammates smile and nodded, as her Master just nodded.

"It is a great time Nya, a time to remember family and friends that have passed." Master Wu claimed, but not changing his tone, thinking of tonight.

The ice ninja stopped everyone, as he intended to ask a question. "Where is everyone going tonight?"

Nya wrapped her arm around he self-centered brother. He flinched at this motion, but then relaxed."Kai and I are going to go to Four Weapons."

"Are parent's old blacksmith shop." Kai smiled a little, but it went away quickly, him fading into thoughts of what happened to his parents.

"I am going to spend the night with my parents." The lighting ninja smiled. "Ma is going to make her famous Day of the Departed feast and we are going to play our- "

"Ok Jay! We get it!" Kai hissed, then resulted in sobbing. Nya wrapped her arms around her brother. "It's ok Kai."

Jay stayed silent, he forgot he was the only one celebrating with both of his parents.

The earth ninja slowly stepped in. "Well, Kai if this makes you feel better, tonight at the concert, you'll get to see me dancing with The Royal Blacksmiths…"

Kai laughed a little and released himself from his sister's grip. "Thanks Cole." He wiped his tears and breathed in. "So," Kai said turning to his nindriod friend. "Zane, where are you going?"

Zane smiled. "To the Birchwood Forest, I will be setting my lantern off by my father's statue."

"Sound very peaceful." The green ninja smiled. "My mom and I will be going to the Corridor of Elders, setting our lanterns off there."

The six ninja turn toward their master. "Master Wu, where are you going tonight?"

Master Wu sighed. "I am going to stay at my father's Monastery."

"Maybe Lloyd and Misako could come with you, that is another great place to remember Garmadon." Jay suggested.

"No, I am going alone."

The ninja nodded. "Ah! Master Wu and ninjas!" Everyone turned around to see a man, before anyone could get a quick overlook of him.

"Dr. Saunders, it's good to see you." Master Wu smiled.

"Please, we are all friends! Call me by my first name, Sander!"

Kai snorted and leaned over next to Nya. "So, his full name is Sander Saunders?"

Dr. Saunders leaned in and shouted. "Yep! I know crazy, but I like it! Alright everyone follow me!"

` The ninja and Master Wu follow Dr. Sander Saunders into the museum. The ninja were in awe of how many people were in the gift shop buying lanterns and looking around at the many exhibits.

Dr. Saunders leads them to an excluded area, away from all visitors. "Where are we going?" Cole asked, a few steps behind their odd new friend.

"I am going to show you all the exhibit!"

A few minutes pass as Dr. Saunders is still leading them, Lloyd checks his phone. "Uh, Dr. Saunders, the concert starts in 10 minutes."

"Yes, I know." He stops, everyone else comes to a halt in front of a large door.

Dr. Saunders smiles and pushes open the door. "Behold, the Hall of Villainy!" The ninja looked around the room, almost every foe the ever fought were on a stand.

Dr. Saunders walked over to one of the statues, he pointed and slowly he introduced each of them. "Cryptor!"

"Very realistic," Zane said, remember his fights with this foe.

Dr. Saunders moved to the next one. "Kozu!"

"Uncanny!" Lloyd exclaimed.

"Chen!"

"Oh, don't remind me!" Nya groaned.

"Samukai!"

"Is he looking at me?" Jay laughed nervously.

"Maybe from the past." Master Wu remarked.

"And Morro!" Dr. Saunders finished, pushing the ninja towards the door.

Kai breathed slowly. "It's every villain we ever faced."

Dr. Saunders shook his head. "No, I am still unpacking a few. This exhibit won't be ready for a while!" He smiled, pushing them out of the room, almost closing the doors before Kai called out.

"Master Wu! Let's go!"

Master Wu took his eyes off of the statue and ran over to his students. "Sorry, I guess I got lost in my thoughts."

Dr. Saunders shot a small glare at the master, but shrugged it off. "It's ok! Are you connected to him?"

The ninja fell silent as Master Wu nodded. "Yes, he was my first pupil, uh just paying my respects."

"But why? He possessed Lloyd, am I right?"

"Well yes, but he was still my first- "

"Hey, we should go." Jay cut him off. "The concert is about to start."

"That's right! Everyone, come quickly! We need to get your lanterns!" Dr. Saunders lead everyone away from the exhibit, but no one noticed that they left one behind.

Cole watched as they walked off and then ran back into the room. He stared at a picture of Sensei Yang, he swiftly walked over to it. "Sensei Yang." He growled softly.

"Cole?!" The earth jumped, turning around and seeing his best friend. He gave Jay a small smile. "Hey buddy, what are you looking at?

Jay walked over and tilted his head. "Uh, you would rather stare at Sensei Yang and his weird blade thingy than spend time with your father?"

There was no respond, he just simply shook his head. A few seconds later, Cole turned toward Jay and sighed. "Yang is the reason I'm a ghost."

Both ninjas turned and stared at Yang in silence, until Jay got the courage to speak. "Although known to some as the Master Without A Student, Honakuna Yang will be remembered by most as the creator or airjitzu, the most powerful martial in history." Jay slowly read his description.

The earth ninja nodded and sigh, he looked his hand and then the blade. "Uh, Jay what is the blade called?"

"Uh, the…Yin Blade…?"

"Thanks…" Cole slowly moved towards the glass, Jay stared at Cole in confusion, but caught on when Cole's hand was through the glass.

He pulled out the Yin Blade and gasped at how if felt, it felt powerful. How was this possible?! How was he feeling the powerful of the blade!?

"Cole, put that back! I don't think Dr. Saunders would like you touching the Yin Blade!"

"No."

"What!? Give me that!" Jay pulled on the Yin Blade, but Cole was too strong. Cole loosened Jay's grip and he fell onto the floor, hearing a crack, tears and shock formed in his eyes. "Cole?"

His friend said nothing, he ran off with the Yin Blade tight in his hands. Jay tried standing up, but immediately fell down, he couldn't stand. He gripped his ankle, fighting back his tears, and sat there.

"I won't tell Cole."

-Outside-

"Does anyone know where Jay or Cole is?" Kai asked, swaying a little to the pre-concert music.

"Jay said that he forgot something, but never came back." Nya claimed.

"Hey guys! Sorry about that!"

The ninja turned around and say their blue friend coming down the stairs, he had a fake smile on his face, everyone could tell it was there.

"Jay, what's wrong…?" Nya asked, concerned for her boyfriend. "And where is Cole?!"

"I'm completely fine." Jay let out a small laugh, but then formed a thin line with his lips. "And Cole, how should I know where he is!"

` Kai narrowed his eyes and stared down Jay. "You were limping down the stairs."

"Pfff, no I wasn't!"

All ninja stared in disbelief, no believing a single word Jay was stating.

"Truth. Now." Lloyd plainly said.

"Fine…" Jay bit the inside of his cheek. He couldn't bust Cole, he had to figure out why he was acting like that, it all happened when he came into contact with the Yin Blade… Jay gasped softly.

The Yin Blade! Back when him and Cole were in the museum and Cole had asked for what it was called, Jay remembered reading the description. It said that the Yin Blade has the weird black magic, weird in a way where any owner, former or current could control anyone who had it! Maybe Yang, or someone else was controlling Cole! What other explanation could there be!?

"Jay!? Hello!?" Jay woke up from his thoughts by Lloyd waving his hand in his face.

"Oh sorry! I was just thinking about…" Jay looked around, trying to pick a topic that wouldn't be question. Jay smiled when he picked up his lantern. "I was just thinking about setting these bad boys off tonight!" He waved the lanterns as his teammates stared blankly at him.

"Hellooo Ninjago!"

The ninja all responded to Dareth screaming over the microphone, indicating that the concert was about to start. Jay ran over to the swarm of people gathering around the stage, everyone slowly following after.

Jay's smile faded quickly when he saw no signs of Cole, would Cole really miss Day of the Departed?

-With Cole-

Cole slowly walked father and father away from the people. He couldn't stand to be around, he gritted his teeth and stared at the Yin Blade. Jay just doesn't get it! Cole hissed at himself. He won't ever know how it feels to be a ghost!

He kept trudging on, not knowing where he was going, but he felt he was going the right way, the way the Yin Blade was leading him. He stopped about half an hour later, staring at nothing, he looked up and gasped. He was at Yang's Temple.

No, I am an idiot! Why did it lead me here!? "Cole…" Something whispered to him.

"Who's there!?"

"Cole…"

"Who is there!? Go away!"

"Close the circle…"

"What!?" Cole's heart pace quickened, he felt it because of this Yin Blade.

"Close the circle…" The taunting words repeated over and over again, until Cole looked up and saw Sensei Yang staring directly at him, a smirk over his face. In awe, he stared at the Yin Blade and hissed. "What do you want Yang!?"

Yang laughed, motioning his hands, telling Cole to come up here. Yang slowly walked away from the edge as Cole used his airjitzu to get on the island.

"Yang! What the hell is going on!? What is with this Yin Blade!?" The earth ninja spat out, still gripping the blade tight.

"Cole, calm down. Please don't shout." The old ghost pleaded, but it was turned into a snarky comment as it ended with a smirk.

Slowly, the earth ninja created a small earthquake. Yang quickly reacted and stopped Cole by using his powers to retract the Yin Blade.

"What…?" Cole stared down his hands, they were slowly fading.

"Thanks for bringing my weapon to me, but you shouldn't have held it for so long," Yang stared at him with his cold eyes and harshly spat out. "It doesn't belong you."

Cole's eyes slowly grow wide as Yang forces him inside and slams the doors.

"What is happening to me?" Cole whimpers, acknowledging his hands fading more.

"You're disappearing, like every ghost does," Yang pauses, and stares at his students and then Cole. "When they are forgotten…"

-At the Concert-

"Thank you Ninjago! Happy Day of the Departed!" Dareth yells into the microphone while everyone cheers. The ninja were already telling each other Happy Day of the Departed and separating.

Jay waved his last goodbyes and headed off to his parent's junkyard, a stabbing thought was in his mind, he felt like he forgot something, but what?

Master Wu waited until every ninja was gone and turned towards the museum, slowly walking towards it. Pushing open the doors, he felt the cold air blast him, he continued walking.

He didn't stop, he was almost there.

"Ah, Master Wu! It's nice to see you here!" Master Wu jumped and saw Dr. Saunders with a big grin on his face, holding a lantern.

"Hello Dr. Saunders." Master Wu impatiently responded.

"Shouldn't you be at your father's Monastery?"

"I just wanted to look at the exhibits, plus the sun hasn't set yet so, I see no reason to go yet."

Dr. Saunders nodded. "Well, go on then! I won't stop you!" Dr. Saunders skipped away to some other people as Master Wu continued to walk towards his destination.

Master Wu slowly approached the large door to the exhibit, he pushed it open and walked over to his former pupil's statue. He looked outside and saw the sun was just starting to set.

He set his things down and went to lock the doors so no one would come in. Master Wu walked back over to the statue and sat down.

He lit his lantern and sighed. "I'm sorry Morro, I'm sorry for being a bad master to you…" He pulled out a picture and smiled.

In the picture, there were two people. One taller than the other. One had blond short hair and the other had medium black hair. One was the master and the other one was the pupil. But, they were both smiling.

A small tear dropped on the pupil. "You never got to have a life because of me."

So, how do you like Chapter One? I might of, maybe cried when I typed the part when Wu was looking at the picture. In my version, Morro had a way larger role in Day of the Departed!

Now I know Kozu attacks Dareth during the concert, but this is my version! Just keep on reading!

Also, I apologize for any grammar or spelling mistakes, I do proof read, but sometimes things slip past me!

Thanks for reading Chapter One!