Hey everyone! Well, here it is! Season 1 - Rise of the Snakes. I hope you all enjoy this, updates will hopefully be weekly, but seeing as I'm recovering from flu, and currently still having several symptoms well...you never know.
If you are new to the series, be sure to check out Season 0 on my profile ;D
I just want to say a few things before I start. So, I don't remember if I said or confirmed this in S0, but the characters's ages are as goes;
Kai; 14, Nya; 13, Cole; 15, Jay; 13, Zane; 16, Lloyd; 9, Wu; maybe around 100 or so?, Garmadon; maybe like 120? ish?
And I'll let you guys know if a b'day passes between episodes :D
Also, if any of you reading are artists, I wonder if I could trouble you for some art? PM me, and I'll hook you up with all the details, and if you have a CS account, let me know and I'll send you some really good pets. If not...I'll find some other way to thank you/pay you. We'll discuss it on PMs
Alright, now to the story you all came here to read!
Enjoy
Long before time had a name, the First Spinjitzu Master created Ninjago using four elemental weapons.
But when he passed, a darkness sought out to collect them all - Lord Garmadon.
So I, Sensei Wu, his brother, sought out to find four ninja, to collect them first...
{Go-ninja-ninja-Go}
Sensei Wu was sitting in a meditative pose, a small fire burning before him, and smoke rising up, curling around his head before fading away. He was inside his Monastery, and the ninja were off doing who knows what.
Wu's golden eyes opened, as voices began to cut through his meditation. "Fire strike! Oh my gosh, is that the greatest move you've ever seen!?" that sounded like Kai. "Stop trying to do it yourself" that was Cole "We need to attack as a team" Wu smiled, figuring they were training, and got to his feet. Leaving the meditation room, and headed for the outdoor training arena to find...nothing. The arena was empty, spotless, and there were no ninja in sight.
Jay's voice cut through his confusion. "Zane, why are you wasting your special attack on me? You have to save it!"
Finally realizing where the voices were coming from, Wu sighed, and walked for a different room. Opening the door, and entering, to find the ninja sitting in a semi-circle, playing a video game. "Fantastic" Jay groaned "I'm out of lives" he dropped his controller into his lap, crossed his arms, and glared at the screen. "But the lesson lives on" Zane said "and I'm getting the hang of it" "Alright everyone" Cole said, "and...NOW!"
As he said 'now' the screen suddenly went black "Aw" the ninja collectively whined. They turned, to see Sensei, standing with the TV's cord in his hand, and glaring at them "It took us three hours to get there" Cole protested "Why would you do that, why?" Jay asked
Wu's glare intensified, and the ninja flinched backwards "Just because Lord Garmadon escaped though vortex, doesn't mean he won't return one day for the Golden Weapons of Spinjitsu" Wu snapped
Zane looked up at him, confused. "But Sensei, ever since he's been gone, Ninjago has had nothing but peace"
Jay sighed "Yeah...Peace is boring. There's no one to save, there's nothing to do."
"We can train tomorrow" Cole put in. Sensei let out an annoyed sound, that seemed to be a cross between a growl, a snarl, and a shout. He could see he was losing their interest, so he shouted "Never!" before pausing to take a breath and calm himself "Put off until tomorrow, what can be done today"
Cole, who was now lying on his belly, picked up a piece of pizza. "Well, I was going to eat this pizza tomorrow, so if that's the case" he raised it to his mouth, but Wu kicked it away "OW!" the black ninja protested.
"No pizza for you" Wu said "In order to reach your full potential, you must train"
Kai scoffed "Uh...remember when we did a little thing called Tornado of Creation? I thought that, was pretty insane"
Wu sighed, and rubbed the area between his eyes "You four have merely scratched the surface of your full potential, there are still so many secrets you have yet to unlock, you haven't even begun to tap into what powers your Golden Weapons hold.
"You wanna talk secret powers? check this out!" Cole said, using his scythe to plug the tv back in. As soon as the screen blinked to life, the ninja grabbed their controllers, and resumed playing.
Wu sighed, and shook his head. "Don't worry master, we will be ready when Lord Garmadon returns" Zane said, comforting his teacher and father-like figure.
As if speaking of his return summoned him, Nya raced into the room, clearly out of breath "Guys! Lord Garmadon! He's returned! He was spotted approaching Jamanakai Village!"
After a slight struggle, during which Sensei shook his head in disappointment, and after an almost tragic indecent in which Jay nearly somersaulted clear off the mountain while trying to mount Whisp, his electric blue dragon, the four ninja were finally on their way to Jamonakai to face Lord Garmadon.
{Go-ninja-ninja-Go}
As they flew towards Jamonakai, which was located at one of Ninjago's many mountain ranges, though this one more towards the coastal portion of the continent, Cole leaned forwards to pat his dragon's neck "Just like old times, hey Rocky?" his Dragon let out a purr-like sound in agreement.
Kai called out, causing the Earth master and dragon to glance towards him "You guys believe what Sensei said about unlocking our full potential?"
Jay shrugged. "He may be onto something. I mean, since we got these Golden Weapons, it's not like we've really had to use them..." he trailed off thoughtfully, adding as an afterthought, though mostly to himself "I wonder what they do"
Zane, who was flying in the lead, let his dragon, Shard, hover for a moment, until he was closer to the others, before continuing on "I for one look forward to the future. If there is more for us to accomplish, let it be" he said, in his weird, zen-like ways.
Cole scoffed "Don't know abut you, but is anyone else a little excited about battling Garmadon? I've been looking forward to trying out some new Spinjitzu moves, this could be the perfect chance!"
Jay let out a laugh, and did a loop-d-loop over Cole "Race you there?" he called, laughing slightly
"You are so on!" Cole shouted, nudging Rocky into a steep descent to gain speed.
{Go-ninja-ninja-Go}
Arriving at Jamonakai, the ninja, temporarily forgetting their reason for even going there in the first place, landed their dragons on the hills just outside the village. Unfortunately for any member of the four, it was rather clear to any outsider that they had all landed at the exact same moment. The ninja however, had different thoughts about that however...
"No one was faster than me!" a certain orange haired teen said
Cole scoffed "My feet were down before yours"
"You were all disillusioned, it was clearly me" Zane put in.
Kai opened his mouth to put in his two-cents, but before he could, screams from inside the rather short walls of the city caught their attention. Running into the city, hoods up, they arrived upon a scene that would most likely become the new normal for them. Civillians running to their homes, and screaming in terror. As they looked around, Kai spotted a large shadow near a bubbling fountain, and nodded to it. The rest of the ninja turned to watch, as a loud, echoing laughter rang through the town.
Drawing their weapons, the ninja prepared themselves for the battle to come. "Stay sharp fellas" Kai said softly "Whatever happens, never let your guard down" the others nodded as the laughter intesified, and the shadow neared, before the being casting it came out from behind the fountain and revealed themselves as...not...Lord...Garmadon?
"What the?" Kai started, his defensive pose melting away as he stared in confusion at the black hoodie wearing kid, who couldn't have been older than nine. Sure he had red eyes, but they looked suspiciously like contacts, the darker red irises kinda giving it away.
As the ninja continued to stare in confusion, the kid let out another laugh. Now that he was out in the open, instead of behind a stone structure that echoed the voice back on itself, the laughter no longer sounded like Lord Garmadon's, but like a little brat who was planning some sort of revenge on the school bullies. "It is I, Lloyd Garmadon!" the kid crowed, his pale hands raised in the air. His hoodie looked like it was a couple sizes too big, and it had white bone-like lines painted on it, as well as a faded green 5. He was wearing some sort of black pants, and black shoes. His hair was mostly hidden by the hood, but a few blond tips poked through over his eyes. "I demand all the candy in town!" the kid continued, making his way onto the stone siding of the water fountain. "or else!" he finished up, glaring with a smirk at the villagers who were beginning to emerge from their homes in confusion at the lack of fighting noises.
Jay blinked at the kid several times, and rubbed his eyes "Lloyd Garmadon?" he asked, trying to warp his brain around things "I thought we were gonna face LORD Garmadon"
Cole let out a sigh, and shook his head "It's his son" he explained, and Jay let out a grunt of annoyance. "Looks like he escaped his boarding school for bad boys again" he shook his head slightly, rather ignoring the villagers that were marching up to the kid angrily "And to think, we could have been doing Spinjitzu already" he looked up again, to watch Lloyd take a nervous half-step back "er...ah..." he stammered, his eyes now wide with fear as he saw the villagers were no longer afraid "Gimmie your candy, or...or I'll release the Serpentine on you!" The people booed, and the kid frowned, before pulling a can behind the cape attached to his hoodie. The cape wasn't long enough to be a trp hazard, but the can looked rather suspicious, so Kai eyed it shaking his head when a paper snake bounced out of it. The villagers booed some more, and began throwing carrots and cabbage heads at him, and the kid wailed in frustration "I said candy, not vegetables!" he stumbled backwards, and ended up in the water, hands thrown up above his head to defend himself "I hate vegetables" he whimpered
Kai watched the scene with a bored expression, and pulled down his hood "He's gonna half to do a lot better than use an old bedtime story to scare people" he said with a scoff
Zane shook his head and pulled down his hood as well, before he said in his 'correcting teacher' voice "The Serpentine are real Kai, they are not something to joke about"
Kai rolled his eyes "Serpentine? Real?" he scoffed again "We're talking about the ancient race of snake people, who once ruled Ninjago, and were supposedly locked underground" he gave Zane a questioning look, then turned to the Master of Lightning, who had ditched the hood as well. Said blue ninja had let out a squeal.
"Sealed in five different tombs, to separate the warring tribes, and ensure they don't unite to exact their revenge on those who put them there!" excitement flickered in Jay's electric orbs as he did an excited little hop, and Cole gave him a searching look.
Kai sighed and shook his head"It was an old wives tale to teach kids not to poke their noses where they don't belong" as the others gave him confused looks, he frowned "Don't you think it's a little suspicious that no one's ever found one of their tombs?"
Deciding it was about time they grabbed the kid, Cole began to wade through the people towards Lloyd "Well, that's because you'd be a fool to look for one. If there was anything I hated more than dragons, it was snakes. Rubber or not" reaching Lloyd, Cole lifted up the kid, and the others helped him out, making sure he couldn't grab any more surprises from behind his back. "Don't worry folks we'll take care of this. Nothing to see here" Cole said, as they took Lloyd away from the fountain.
The kid struggled, and tried to worm his way free "Bow down to me, or suffer my wrath!" the kid shouted, causing the ninja to roll their eyes "I'll give you to the count of three! One! Two!" as he hesitated before 'three' Kai cut in "What should we do? Spank him" Lloyd's voice then rose several octaves "Two and a half"
{Go-ninja-ninja-Go}
Lloyd was now hanging from a flag-pole by his cape, scraps of carrot top and cabbage strung all over him as he kicked empty air. He let out a scream of rage as the villagers laughed "You just made me your nemesis!" he shouted to the ninja "Mark my words, you'll pay for this!"
He kicked even more, when he saw the white wearing one buying candy for his comrades
"Next time try paying for your candy" the raven haired one said
"Crime doesn't pay muchacho" the red-head agreed "You can take that to the bank"
The orange haired one let out a hum of content as he sucked at his pink sugar-bomb "hmmmm" he practically purred "cotton candy"
Lloyd literally shook this time, and let out a shriek of pure anger...
To be Continued
Welp, that's that :D
Hope you all enjoyed, I can't say for sure when the next one will be up. I'll try to work on it next week but...you never know.
Anyways, see y'all next time :D
~Savannah