Hello, everyone! First chapter of my first story! I hope you like it! :)

(Normal POV)

"He-hey! I won!" Jay proclaimed excitedly as he defeated all the other ninja in their video game. A groan came from Zane, Kai, and Cole.

"Jay, you always win, it's no surprise. No need to rub it in," Kai said irritably, and rolled his eyes. "How about we play again, and this time, don't try so hard."

~At the table near the Bridge~

"Check mate," Nya said as she moved her queen. Lloyd looked at the chessboard with wide eyes and disbelief.

"What the… how come you always win?" he whined, but there was still a playful smile on his face. Nya laughed.

"Because I actually plan my moves first. Not just move a random piece right away," she explained. "Plus, having years of experience with Kai, who is evenly matched, I think that also pays off."

Lloyd got another surprised look on his face.

"Wait…Kai plays better than me?! Wow!" Nya smiled. She found it enjoyable to play chess with Lloyd when he didn't play video games with the other ninja. And now that he was older, he understood the game a lot more. She never became interested in video games, so playing other games like chess seemed to make up for it. All of a sudden there was a beeping noise. She turned around.

"This is not good," she muttered, as she looked at the screen. The others came herding in to see the trouble.

"What's going on, Sis?" Kai asked his sister.

"The Serpentine are at the news building in Ninjago City. And I don't think they just want to say hello," Nya said.

"Well, we'd better get a move on, boys!" said Cole, pulling down his mask and running out on deck. The others followed, including Lloyd and Nya. When the four ninja climbed into the Ultra Sonic Raider, Zane looked over at Nya and Lloyd.

"What about them?" he asked. Nya and Lloyd both had a feeling of what was coming.

"They can't come. It could be very dangerous. Plus, we don't want to risk losing our Green Ninja," Cole said. Lloyd and Nya sighed in frustration.

"C'mon, Cole!" Lloyd pleaded, "Now that I'm older, and with the training you guys give me, I think I can handle a few snakes." Cole shook his head.

"Sorry, squirt, but it's too risky. Maybe next time, alright?" And with that, the four were off. Lloyd sat down and put his head to rest on his hand.

"'Maybe next time, squirt,'" he mimicked, and then sighed again. "It's always the same thing. But does 'next time' ever come? No!"

Nya shook her head. "I thought I've proven to them I can fight when they found out that I was the Samurai. Apparently, I haven't. Oh well, what should we do now?" she pondered. Lloyd looked up.

"I'm gonna… train out here," he told her, but he secretly had other plans. Nya glanced at him and looked suspicious.

"Really? You never want to train!"

"Well, maybe I've changed my mind," he said quickly. Nya shrugged.

"I'm gonna go read in my room. I'll see you later," she said, and went off to her room.

How was it for you guys? Hope you liked it! (Note: Lloyd and Nya are NOT together, see my profile for more info on this!)

Also, credits to my great online friend's imagination, this is kinda in memo of her after she left. Alright, will update soon! :D