Song Of Hope: This is my first Ninjago story. I felt there should be more elements, and decided they should be represented by girls since there's only Nya and Misako. Here's the first chapter of my version of the redone Ninjago series. R&R
And old man was walking up to a blacksmith's shop, where two people, a brother and sister, lived. The brother, who had very spiky red-brown hair, was forging a sword.
"To forge the perfect weapon, you need the right amount of metal and heat." He dunked the hot sword in the bucket of water. "Cool it off, and, presto!" He looked at his messed up sword. The sister, laughed a little at his messed up sword.
"You made it too quickly Kai. Be patient. If father was here, he'd say-"
"I know, I know. No matter how much fire you have, experience isn't something you learn overnight. That may work for you Nya, but I'm gonna be a better blacksmith than dad ever was." The old man walked in.
"Hm, your metal is loud and heavy, useful to slow one down. It is useless in the art of stealth. Are tools for a samurai, but nothing for a ninja or even a kunoichi?" Kai looked a bit amused, but insulted as well.
"Ninja, you're a long way from finding a ninja in these parts old man, or a kunoichi. And the shop is called Four Weapons, not For Browsing. Either buy something or go pedal your insults somewhere else." The old man just shrugged.
"Hm, too bad. Thought I'd find something special here." Kai turned to Nya, who gave him a dirty look, so he turned back towards the old man.
"Let me-" he disappeared, "he, he was just here. Forget it."
The old man came across a girl with windblown yellow hair, wearing ripped up burnt yellow jeans and a yellow shirt with a depiction of a breeze on it.
"Hm, I have stayed here too long. I need to find somewhere else." He spoke up to her.
"One cannot find a place to stay when one has a mind of the wind." She turned to face the old man.
"I never try to find somewhere permanent. I always just go wherever the wind takes me." The old man nodded.
"What if the wind were to stop? Then where would you go? Who exactly are you?" She remained emotionless as she replied to him.
"Me? I am no one. Like the wind, I come and go, without anyone caring, unless when I come it is not for the better." She turned in the direction of the wind, away from the old man. "I am just a drifter, heading nowhere, but going everywhere." He smiled a little.
"Maybe the wind shall stop someday. When it does, I shall be waiting, young drifter." She was confused, and turned around. He had disappeared.
"Strange. I wonder if he is a drifter too."
"Kinzoku, come on, it's time to eat!"
"I know Mom, I just want to finish this." A girl with steel gray hair in a ponytail, wearing a welding mask, a gray t-shirt, and gray pants, was melding something together with a blowtorch outside a house. "Almost, there." She lifted up the welding mask. "Done." She backed up to look at her work. It was a giant metal dragon, and it looked very lifelike. "My masterpiece is complete." Suddenly, an old man's voice came from behind her.
"No matter how much fire you have, experience isn't something you learn overnight. You seem to have mastered this property, but where do you get the inspiration? What drives your craft?" She turned and saw an old man.
"I'm sorry, do I know you?" He smiled kindly.
"In the future, perhaps. Looks like I have found something special." She frowned in a sad way, as if wishing she believed him.
"I'm not special. I'm just a weird person who has a hobby that's not normal for girls. And a lot of people think I'm weird for it." She turned to her statue "I'm still living with my mom because nobody wants to buy my work. I guess it's not very good after all. What do you think?" She turned to the guy who had been there, but then he was gone. "Huh? Strange." Then, there were dark clouds, making it almost as black as night. "That's not right. They seem to be heading towards the blacksmith's house. As much as Kai gets on my nerves, he might need my help." A woman poked her head out of the door.
"Honey, it's time for dinner." Kinzoku disregarded her mother as she looked at the clouds.
"Maybe later Mom. I think something's wrong at Kai's. I've got to go." She ran off. Her mother stepped fully out of the house.
"Why would you help Kai? Dear? Dear?!"
The drifter girl was watching the clouds moving.
"That wind is not natural. I do not know how I know, but something in the wind tells me that those clouds have something to do with evil. Well, I will just do what I am best at, and follow the wind." She went in the direction the clouds were going.
"Let me go first, oh please, oh please! I'm dying to go down there!" Three skeletons in a giant tank were rolling up to Kai's house. One of the skeletons, one wearing a large black helmet, yelled at one wearing an eye patch.
"You nitwit, you're already dead! Try controlling yourself in front of Master Samukai! With all due respect, last time, you did say I could go down first." The last skeleton, who had four arms, turned to both of them, seeming to be Samukai with the way he addressed both of them.
"Sorry boys, this one is mine. Just remember what we're after, and find that map. ATTACK!" The skeleton tank and the other skeletons on bikes started going very fast, all heading towards one place, scaring many villagers who were just harvesting some crops.
Nya and Kai were looking from their window. Kai was dressing up.
"What are they?" He put on a black helmet.
"I don't know. Stay here." Kai went outside. He started fighting with the skeletons. Kinzoku got there.
"Evil skeletons, fighting Kai. Why am I not surprised? I can't fight them with my bare hands." She went inside, where she saw Nya.
"Kinzoku, what are you doing here?" She shrugged.
"I don't know honestly, but I'm dying for a good fight. Got any good weapons?" Nya looked around, trying to find something, and picked up a weapon similar looking to a mace, but with a spiked cylinder rather than a spiked sphere. She held it up for Kinzoku to see.
"I have this chigiriki." She took it from Nya.
"This'll do. HE-YA!" She ran to fight. As she knocked down two skeletons, Kai saw her and glared a little.
"Kinzoku, what are you doing here?" She smirked at him.
"Saving your butt again like I did in third grade, what else?" They were back to back.
"Go away. I don't need any help, and especially not from a girl like you! OW!" A skull that was hopping on the ground bit his foot. "Bite this!" He kicked it very far away. "See, I don't need your help." Kinzoku rolled her eyes.
"Sure you don't." Nya came out and attacked a few with a Bo Staff.
"Nya, I thought I told you to stay back!" She smiled playfully at him like a sister would.
"And what, let you and Kinzoku hog all the fun? No way." A metal fan came in and took the skull off of one of the skeletons.
"I would not call this endeavor 'fun', but I would call it an interesting occurrence." They all looked at her. Kai raised an eyebrow.
"Who are you?" Her face still held no emotion as she kicked a skeleton next to her away.
"I am a drifter." They all fought as two of the skeletons snuck into the shop, ransacking it for the map. One stopped to look at himself in a mirrored shield. The other on threw a helmet at him.
"You're not looking hard enough!" The first skeleton rubbed his head.
"OW! You're not looking hard enough!" He threw the helmet back and they started fighting, knocking off the Four Weapons sign, which had a map in the back.
Kai was fighting, when a skeleton with four arms came up to him. The skeleton started attacking him, and Kai could barely keep up.
"Need some help?" Kinzoku attacked the skeleton from the back. Kai glared at her once more.
"I don't need your help Kinzoku." she, once again, rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, you do. Admit it." He got even madder at her, focusing at yelling at her instead of defending himself.
"No!" Now she wasn't focusing on the battle, but instead focusing on yelling at Kai.
"Yes!" While they were arguing, Samukai used it to knock them both over and knock their weapons out of their hands. His hand, with the four different knives, started spin rapidly while Kai and Kinzoku were helpless.
"NINJAGO!" A golden tornado came at Samukai, knocking his weapons away. The tornado stopped spinning and showed the old man. Samukai smirked at the old man.
"Sensei Wu, your Spinjitsu looks rusty." Sensei Wu thoughtfully stroked his beard.
"Nothing like bone to sharpen its edge Samukai." Kai and Kinzoku were struggling to get up. Samukai took advantage of that and threw his knives at Wu, knowing he'd dodge them, to they hit the water tower, and almost fell on Kinzoku and Kai, but then two large metal fans sliced it in half, so Kinzoku only got wet, but it was still on a course for Kai, so Sensei Wu used his Spinjitsu to save Kai. The fans went back to their owner, which was the mysterious drifter. Samukai jumped on his tank.
"Lord Garmadon says take the girl!" Sensei Wu was shocked at what he had heard.
"Lord Garmadon?" One of the skeletons gave him a confused look.
"Which one? There are three!" Samukai looked out at the three girls, and figured out which one was the one they needed to take.
"Get the one in red!" A giant skeleton hand was launched, and it grabbed Nya. Kai shouted as the skeleton hand closed around his sister.
"NYA!" The drifter threw her fans to cut the chain, but a skeleton threw a shield in the way, which the fans got stuck in. They took Nya away before anyone else could do anything about it. Kai sounded shocked and very upset. "They took Nya." Sensei Wu walked up to Kai.
"I told you, useless." Sensei Wu tapped his helmet. Kinzoku sniggered a little.
"That explains Kai." The drifter shook her head.
"The wind was not with him today, for it blew against his heavy armor." Kai blew up.
"You could've done something! You could've thrown that chigiriki, and those fans were awesome in saving Kinzoku, but why not Nya?! And you, you could've used your twistitsu or-" Sensei Wu cut him off.
"Spinjitsu." Kai glared at him even more.
"You all did nothing. I'm going to find Nya." He started walking off, but the drifter grabbed his shoulder.
"To go on a journey to a place where not even a living wind, let alone a mortal, can travel is unwise. Do you not recognize those from the Underworld when you meet them?" Sensei Wu nodded at what she said.
"That was Samukai, King of the Underworld. If he is carrying out orders for Lord Garmadon, then things are far worse than I feared." The drifter looked towards Sensei Wu without any emotion.
"What is so important to the Lord of Darkness that this young blacksmith would own, and why would they have an interest in kidnapping his sister?" Sensei Wu thoughtfully stroked his beard.
"You are unusually wise for your age." She nodded.
"I am like the wind, I pick up things if I blow hard enough. I have been all over Ninjago, and have learned quite a few things that I thought were old legends." Kai nearly blew up at their little chat.
"Who cares? They took my sister? What's so important to these almighty legends that they had to take my sister?!" Kinzoku glared at him.
"Kai, can you not be a hothead for five minutes and let the man explain? You need to learn to control your temper." He glared at her as well, getting ready to pounce on her.
"And you need to quit being so stubborn!" Sensei Wu stepped in between them.
"ENOUGH!" They all looked at him. "Fighting will not bring back Nya! Or will it tell you the importance of what they took." The drifter nodded.
"Please, continue Sensei." He nodded in her direction.
"Thank you. Long before time had a name, Ninjago was created by the first Spinjitsu Master, using the seven weapons of Spinjitsu. They were the Scythe of Quakes, the Nunchaks of Lightning, the Shurikens of Ice, the Sword of Fire, the Chigiriki of Metal, the Fans of Wind, and the Sais of Plants. These weapons are so powerful; no one can handle their power at once. When he passed away, his two sons swore to protect them, but the oldest was consumed by darkness and wanted to possess them. A battle between brothers broke out, and the oldest was struck into the Underworld. Peace returned, and the younger brother hid the weapons. But, knowing his brother's relentless ambition for power, he placed a guardian to protect each weapon, and, for fear of his own demise, a map for a honest man to hide. That honest man was your father Kai. The older brother is Lord Garmadon, and I need to find those before he does." Kai figured it out quickly.
"You're the younger brother?" Kinzoku nodded, and looked a little excited.
"Then, you came here looking for the map?" Sensei Wu shook her head.
"No, I came for something greater. You three. Since my brother cannot enter this realm, it is obvious he has struck a deal with Samukai. If he were to collect all seven weapons, even I would not be able to stop him again." He pointed at Kai with his Bo Staff. "But you, you have the fire inside, and you," he pointed at Kinzoku, "you have the strength of steel in your heart, and you," he pointed at the drifter, "you have the force of the wind. I will train you to harness it, use it, become a Spinjitsu Master." Kai completely disregarded what was just said.
"Look, I'm flattered that you think I'm all that, but I've gotta save my sister. I don't want to get involved in your sibling rivalry." He started walking off, but Sensei Wu took him down easily, and so quickly it was hard to see what happened. Kinzoku laughed.
"That's just like you to get taken down by an old man, not that I think he couldn't beat me, I'm just saying." The drifter nodded.
"She is right. He can use the wind direction to his advantage easily. You are not ready to face his pinkie toe." Sensei Wu got off of him, letting Kai stand up.
"If you want to get your sister back, you must control the fire that is inside. Only when you all are Spinjitsu masters, and can work together will you be able to face Lord Garmadon." Kinzoku smiled at him.
"I'm in. If Kai can't do it, well, I know I can." The drifter looked unsure about what she should say next.
"I am not sure about this. I would be cooped up." Sensei Wu smiled at her.
"We'd be as close to they sky as we can be." Her face changed to a resolved look.
"Then I will go as well." Sensei Wu looked towards the last one there.
"Well Kai, what do you say?" He frowned at Kinzoku's smirk.
The Next Day
They were all struggling to climb up a mountainside, while Sensei Wu did it with ease. The drifter got the hang of it, and started using the unpredictable wind to her advantage, quickly going up using the currents to push her up, and got up to the top not long after Sensei Wu. Kai and Kinzoku climbed over a rock, and he wasn't very happy.
"How long is this training?" Sensei Wu only said one word.
"Patients." They climbed all the way over it and Sensei Wu opened up the doors, to show a monastery. "You will be ready when you are ready, and not a moment sooner." Kinzoku smirked at him.
"Yeah Kai."
"Shut up Kinzoku." They walked in. Kai couldn't believe it.
"A monastery? You expect me to learn to fight in a place of peace?" Sensei Wu shook his head.
"Not fight, train. First, in order to become a ninja or a kunoichi, you must be able to see what others do not." Kai held up his arms, partially at what was before him.
"But there's nothing here." The drifter shook her head.
"There is plenty here Kai. Feel the wind. It never lies about what is ahead." Sensei Wu nodded, happy that at least one of his students noticed something, and that it was the one he expected.
"She is correct Kai. Can you tell where it all is?" She closed her eyes, and just listened.
"What is she-?" Sensei Wu put his fingers to Kai's lips.
"Shhhhhh!" Kai crossed his arms. The drifter put her hands out in front of her, and left the wind guide her to where she thought something important was. She was in front of the golden dragon.
"There. The wind is able to go through a very small crack, but it is not enough to hide training equipment." Sensei Wu smiled even more.
"You are correct. Very good."
"I have never used the wind like this before, but it seems to be natural." Sensei Wu pushed the statue over, which made a button come out. He pressed it, and an entire training facility came out.
"Cool, is this going to teach me that cool move?" He jumped on a wooden pole.
"Oh dear." It came down, then shot up, sending Kai flying, landing on his face. Kinzoku laughed.
"That is priceless! Oh how the mighty hath fallen!" Sensei Wu sat down next to a pot of tea, a sugar cube holder, and a teacup.
"Complete the training course before I finish my tea, then we shall see if you are ready." Kai didn't even bother getting up while Sensei Wu drank his tea. "Today, you have failed. Kinzoku, would you like to go?" She smirked.
"Of course." He poured himself another cup. She only got through the first training cylinder before he finished his cup.
"You have failed too." She looked at him in disbelief.
"Failed?" In her distraction, a fake person hit her in the face. Sensei Wu nodded, then turned to the drifter.
"Yes, now, um, I'm sorry, but you have yet to tell us your name." She gave him a blank expression, as always.
"Like the wind, I am faceless." He nodded.
"But even the wind has a name." She smiled at him.
"My name is Kaze." He held his hand out to the training course.
"Alright then. Kaze, would you like to go?" She nodded.
"Yes." He poured himself another cup, and she got halfway through before he finished.
"You all fail today." She calmly got out without getting hit by something and being flung into the wall. "Tomorrow, we shall try again."
Every day, each of them got a little further than the day before, until Kaze made it through fully.
"Congratulations Kaze, you pass, but you two, you fail."
After that, Kinzoku and Kai both only tried to beat each other. Kaze and Sensei Wu looked on.
"Their enmity is not healthy."
"But they sharpen each other, like iron. Fire and Metal are very different, while metal is strong and firm, fire is ever changing and unpredictable."
"Like the wind?"
"Yes, quite. But together, they can created wonderful things."
The next day, Kai came with a wooden sword, and Kinzoku with a chigiriki. When Kai went through, he threw his sword at the cup, and finished while he got his second tea. Kinzoku, on the other hand, knocked the teapot out of his hand, and spilled all the tea before he could even pour a cup. He smiled at them both.
"No use crying over spilled tea."
"So, when do we get to learn the Spinjitsu stuff?"
"I can't wait to try mine out."
"You have already learned it. Your next lesson is to figure out how to use it, your task is to get some sleep."
That night, three strange ninja were in the monastery, sneaking around.
Kai was brushing his teeth before bed, thinking about what Wu had said.
"Oh yeah? Well take this, and this!" He pretended his toothbrush was a sword. He started spinning around. "And this!" He came face to face with a ninja. "Oops."
Kinzoku was taking her hair out of its ponytail.
"What was the point of learning Spinjitsu without telling us how we learned it?! There's something wrong with that old man. Well, not completely if he knows that Kai needs his butt kicked every now and then, but still!" She cracked her knuckles. "I can handle anything. He-ya!" She punched the air behind her, only to see a ninja. "Well, this is interesting."
Kaze was sleeping, when she felt something.
"Who is here? No use in hiding, I can feel your breath as easily as any other wind." She started walking around, stopped, and kicked a balance beam, making a ninja fall off. "So, you thought you could sneak up on the master drifter?" She got in a fighting stance. "Bring it on."
Song Of Hope: I know, I made this longer than the original episode, but the episodes are only about eleven to twelve minutes long in the first season. R&R