Welcome children and probably some adults of the world!
This is the original Double Ninja, Double Life!
The original was written in a notebook, and each chapter was really short. It was also called Hidden instead of Double Ninja, Double Life.
The first chapter is very similar, but the rest is actually quite different.
I just recently dug it out of my desk drawer and thought it would be fun to type out the original story. Some of my friends say its better and others say it's not.
Either way I can't wait for you to read it!
Chapter 1
Flame's POV
I walked silently along the bottom of the volcano, a strange habit of mine. I was pondering a subject I had pondered since I had been able to. Why had my parents named me Flame? I always considered it an abnormal name, it wasn't even a name. It was a thing!
As I was walking and pondering, I saw an old man with a long white beard, a bamboo staff, and a weird, cone-shaped hat. 'Who is he?' I thought to myself. I mentally shrugged and kept walking. Being a ninja was hard. My parents were also ninja, but they were getting too old and couldn't fight anymore, so they were training me to be one, too. I am already a master of hand-to-hand combat and with double katanas. I'm still learning how to use double nunchucks.
As I continued walking and pondering, the old man slowly made his way over to me. I just ignored him and kept walking. "Hello there." I heard the man say. I jumped, startled, and started walking faster. "Please, stop. I'm not going to hurt you, Flame!" 'How did he know my name?' I thought 'Is it good or bad that he does? Wait a second….I'm a ninja! I can take an old man!' I stopped walking and swung around to face the old man. Sadly, I had left my weapons at home, so I was stuck with just my fists and feet. I jumped into battle stance, ready to fight. The old man sighed and said, "I don't want to fight you." I didn't move, "Then what do you want?" I asked. "I want you to come with me, for I see something special in you," he replied, "I am Sensei Wu, and I would like to train you to be a better ninja!" I processed everything he said, and thought to myself, 'A better ninja? Yes! But how could an old man like Sensei Wu….wait….Sensei Wu?' "So?" he asked. I snapped out of my thoughts, only to realize I was still in battle stance. I quickly stood straight and asked, "Where would you train me?" "In my monastery of course!" "Oh…would I have to live with you?" I questioned the man again. "Yes, but I promise you will have company, and not just me." He concluded. I pondered the subject for a moment, then asked, "I accept, but only if I can bring my dog, Kindling, with me." "Okay he can come." "She, Kindling is a girl." I corrected Wu gently. He nodded, "Pack your stuff and meet me at the bottom of Ninjago Mountain when you're done." Before I could reply, he briskly walked off.
On my walk home, I thought about what living with this man would be like, and what he meant when he talked about other company…..When I reached home, I found my parents and told them everything, hoping they wouldn't deny me. They said it was okay as long as I stayed safe. 'That was easy!' I thought. 'Almost too easy….'
And that is chapter one of the original DNDL, Hidden!
See you next time!
-Flame and Kindling