Alright, so this is the story that I adopted from NorthAmericanJaguar, great author by the way. So, for the first few chapters, it will be their writing, and not mine, so... Anyway, hope you like it, and all credit goes to NorthAmericanJaguar, this story wouldn't exist if it wasn't for them!

(Nya's POV)

I ran after Garmadon through the darkness of the streets of Ouroboros. After the Grundle incident, we were kind of hoping that it would be the end of our troubles until the Last Battle. Or, at least, for a while.

By "we" of course I mean Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd, and I. Not to mention, Sensei Wu would probably be happy to go a full week without his brother trying to take over Ninjago. I guess that I should consider myself lucky; I couldn't imagine having to fight Kai all the time!

But, aboard the Bounty, normal takes on a whole new definition. "Normal" is having a tea obsessed spinjitzu master for a teacher. "Normal" includes spending most of my time fighting evil and hanging out with the ninja, one of which is my brother, and another is my boyfriend.

So, while most girls my age were studying for tomorrow's math test or doing their nails, I was chasing a dark lord through the Lost City of Ouroboros. Which is better than it sounds, actually. Although, got separated from the guys when I ran after Lord Garmadon.

I can only hope that the guys will catch up to me before Garmadon decides to turn around and fight back. last time I checked, his Mega Weapon is still on full charge!

I round a corner, but Garmadon is no longer there. Instead, there is a swirling green portal, hovering a few feet off of the ground. Something tells me that this is what he used the Mega Weapon for. This is how Garmadon escaped.

The portal flickers slightly, and I hesitate. Should I follow Garmadon through, ad try to see what he's planning, or should I wait for back up? The portal flickers again, a little longer this time. I need to decide what I'm going to do, now.

Biting my lip, I jog towards the portal, quickening my pace, and gaining momentum. Then I jump.

The world blurs around me, faster and faster! I close my eyes, feeling like I might be sick, the world t still spinning, and then-

Then, everything stands still. Absolutely still.

Warily, I open my eyes. Sunlight shines through a nearby window, and a crisp autumn breeze finds its way indoors, playing with my hair before softly fading away. Outside, several women are bent over in a rice field, harvesting the tender shoots in the afternoon light. The sound of forge rang faintly in the distance.

Even with everything so achingly familiar, it takes me a moment to realize where I am. I am home.

For the first time in over two years, I am home. Everything is just as we, meaning Kai and I, had left it. Outside of our little house looms 4weapons; our not-so-successful blacksmith shop, and all that we have left of our father.

From here, I can see the glow of the fire inside; someone must be hard at work. Had Kai finally managed to sell the shop? The only interested buyers that I knew of were Kruncha and Nuckal, but my brother would never sell 4weapons to skeletons!

A cold chill ran up my spine, and it had nothing to do with skeletons or the fall breeze. If I was here, in Ignacia, then... where was Garmadon? And what did he want with my home village?

My hand instinctively went to my wrist, feeling for the smooth metal of my samurai bracelet. Oddly enough, it wasn't there.

Strange, I was wearing it earlier. Hopefully, it hadn't fallen off in the portal. With my luck, though, who knows?

I have no idea where Garmadon is, and now I'm without my Samurai X suit, hundreds of miles form Ninjago City, and the guys probably haven't even noticed that I'm missing yet.

It is then, that I realize that I'm shaking. I take in a deep breath, then let it out slowly. If only I could blow my fears away.

No, I must be strong. I have fought skeletons and snakes, flown a flying ship, and rode on the back of a dragon. I can do this. Girl power, right? First things first, I must warn everyone in the village that Lord Garmadon is loose, and might be in the nearby area.

Another resounding clang! echoes from 4weapons, and I head towards it. After all, I need to start somewhere.

As I draw closer, I can see the store's occupant. He is bent over the forge, hammering away at a chunk of metal.

Quickly, he turns and plunges it into a bucket full of water, talking to himself through the steps as he goes along. "...And then you dip it into the water, and voila!"

He pulled out his creation, a twisted, and indistinguishable lump of cool iron that was more than likely suppose to be a sword. But, it is not the sword that draws my attention, but the blacksmith's face.

The blacksmith is non other than my brother; Kai.