Hello! It seems as if you clicked on my fic,,,,, lol
Hey! This AU is kinda big and kinda a mess, but ima try and make it work.
It's gonna follow the main storyline of the show loosely, with character swaps, thrown in headcanons, and some shipping... Some chapters will be based around episodes, and some will not. A big what-if fic lol.
But! Anyways, this will be a fun trip all in all! I will enjoy it, and I hope you will too~
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Nya sat by the house, her hair blowing in the breeze. Her brother, Kai, was attempting to make a sword inside, and she didn't want to be in there when he failed.
Kai could be a little hotheaded sometimes, and Nya didn't want to deal with him at the time.
She was much calmer in some situations compared to him, and she both was proud of that yet she still envied him. He had a determination that was different than hers- special, odd.
She waited for the clang of the metal to stop in the house before walking in. There was Kai, with a bent up sword in his hand.
"Kai, you made it way too quickly." Nya laughed, watching his expression. "You need to be patient. If father was here-" She knew he didn't want to talk about him, but-
"I know. No matter how much fire you have, experience isn't something you learn overnight. Nya, that might be something that works for you, but not for me."
"I could help-" She offered, brushing some hair out of her face.
"Why would you need to? I've got it." Kai sneered, putting the sword back into the heat so he could re-shape it. "I'm good on my own."
Nya glared at him. "Then I'll make one as well."
"Mine will still be better." He remarked as she began her own weapon. Nya simply stuck her tongue out at him as she began on the handle.
An old man walked into the shop and picked up a helmet. Observing it, he said, " Your metal is loud and heavy. Useful to slow one down. Useless in the art of stealth. All tools for a samurai-" He hummed, "But nothing for a ninja."
Nya looked up at the old man as Kai laughed. "A ninja? You're a long way from finding a ninja in these parts of Ninjago." He frowned. "Also- this place is called 'Four Weapons,' not 'For Browsing.' So, buy something or take your mangy insults somewhere else." The boy turned around, going back to his sword.
"Hmm..." The old man shrugged. "I thought I would find some talent here, but nevermind."
"Kai!" Nya hissed, slapping his arm.
Her older brother startled before slowly turning and "Sorry- If it's something special that you are looking for, let me-"
She gasped quietly "He's... gone."
Kai narrowed his eyes, going back to his sword. "Whatever."
Nya rolled her eyes at him, walking outside to see where the man had gone off to. Before she knew it, the sky had immediately grown dark. She squinted at the clouds, noticing a large truck speeding toward them. She ran into the shop to grab a weapon.
"What are you doing?" Her brother looked at her as she drew a sword from one of the buckets.
"There's something on the horizon, and I should be prepared," Nya stated quickly. She ran out with the weapon in hand, armor on just in case.
"What?" Kai screeched back at her. Nya was already smacking skeletons on their heads with the sword she wielded. Her brother appeared in an instant, pushing her back. "I've got this, now stay out of the way."
"Hey!"
They fought off a few skeletons, Nya actually holding her own against them. But, it wasn't long before Kai's cocky attitud got him into trouble, getting him into a fight against a four-armed skeleton.
Nya was about to jump in and help him before a golden tornado came and attacked the skeleton. An odd sight.
"Ninja go!" The old man was in the tornado. She had heard some sort of tale about this type of power before, but it was always vague and small.
"Sensei Wu!" The skeleton seemed surprised at the man's appearance. "Your spinjitzu looks rusty!" Was that what is was?
"Nothing like bone to sharpen it's edge, Samukai."
A pair of skeletons began yelling that they had found something behind the sign of the shop. A map.
Samukai simply scoffed after grabbing the map, hitting the nearby water tower so it would fall down and hit Kai. Thankfully, the old man, presumably named Wu, threw her brother out of the way just in time.
The four armed one glared at him before running back into his truck. "Lord Garmadon says take the girl!"
An arm reached out from the truck to grab Nya. She closed her eyes in preparation, there was no escape.
Nothing happened.
She opened her eyes to see that the arm hadn't gotten her.
Kai had jumped in front of it and now he was captured. "Kai!"
"Nya!" He yelled back as the truck drove away with her brother.
"Lord Garmadon?" Wu mumbled, seeming shocked.
"My brother! Are we not going to do anything about him? He was just taken!"
"I told you-" The old man had picked up her helmet that had fallen off. "Useless." He tossed it down to the ground before her eyes.
"So we aren't going to talk about Kai? Y'know you could have saved him with your Spinjitzu, was it?"
"Spinjitzu, yes, but I had saved him before. He sacrificed himself for you."
"But! We have to get him back! He's my brother, I mean-" Nya huffed. "I'm going!"
"Where they go, a mortal cannot. That was Samukai, king of the Underworld. And if it's true that he's carrying orders for Lord Garmadon, then I fear things are much worse than I ever thought." Wu grabbed her arm and looked her in the eye.
"Lord Garmadon? Underworld? What would we have that is so important that they want? Why would they want Kai?"
The old man began on a tangent. "What's so important? How about everything in Ninjago itself?" Nya froze in her spot. "Long before time had a name, Ninjago was created by the First Spinjitzu Master, by using the Four Weapons of Spinjitzu! The Scythe of Quakes, the Nunchucks of Lightning, the Shurikens of Ice and the Sword of Fire! Weapons so powerful, no one can handle all of their power at once." The man's face and voice grew solumn. "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 down and banished to the Underworld. Peace returned and the younger brother hid the weapons, but knowing his older brother's relentless ambition for power, he placed a guardian to protect them." The girl knew that this story had some relevance. "And for fear of his own demise, a map for an honest man to hide. That honest man was your father. The older brother is Lord Garmadon and I need to find those weapons before he does."
"Wait..." Nya paused to think. "Does that mean that you're the..."
"Yes, I am the younger brother, son of the First Spinjitzu Master."
"Am I supposed to believe you-?"
"I did the art of Spinjitzu in front of you what do you think?"
"Sorry. But does that mean you came here for that map as well?"
"No. I came for something for much greater." Wu sighed. "You."
"W-what?" Nya stuttered, "Why me?"
"Nya. Since my brother cannot enter his realm, it's obvious he has struck a deal with Samukai. If he were to collect all four weapons, even I would not be able to stop him again. But you, you have the will and strength of fire. I will train you to harness it. Use it. To become a Spinjitzu Master."
"Firstly, how do you know my name, and secondly, what? Me? A spinjitzu master? That's odd. But-"
"What? Do you think you will save your brother by yourself? Go to the Underworld? No. You will come and train with me at my Monastery."
"Oh-" Nya blinked. "But will we-"
"Yes. Now, let's go."
"W-what? So I just follow some old man to his monastery- right?- just to save my brother? That's a little far-fet-"
"You ask too many questions. Now, like I said, let's go." Wu began walking.
"Hey! Wait! I never even told you if I was coming or not!"
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"How are you not tired?" The stairs had begun to tire Nya out, but the old man seemed to be unfazed by the high climb. She knew she was reaching the top, but it was enough as it was to work with.
Wu gave her no answer, just continuing up the stairs.
Soon enough, they where at the top, standing before the doors. Nya waited as he opened the doors, leading them into the courtyard, where a simple statue stood.
"What's this going to do?"
"Just wait." Wu pressed a button, bringing up quite a few training pieces.
"So, this is going to teach me the spinning move?"
"Perhaps." The old man was now sitting at the other side. "You must finish the course before I finish my tea. Then we will learn when you are ready." He drank his tea. "Today you have failed. We will continue tomorrow."
Nya gave him an odd look as he retreated into one of the rooms.
...
After a few days, and many, many fails, the girl had finally passed the training, Wu happy with her. He nodded to her. "Good job."
"Now-" Nya brushed a strand of hair out of her face. "When will I learn-"
"You already have. Now, go get some sleep. Your final test will come tomorrow."
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Nya stood in front of her mirror, brushing her teeth. Her final test was tomorrow. The anxiety was enough as it was. She sighed, fixing her hair once more. "Well, at least I'm closer to helping Kai. That's your one goal Nya. Your one goal."
Her quiet chanting to herself made her forget to pay attention to her surroundings. She didn't notice the first ninja clad in black drop down behind her. She didn't notice the second one either. It wasn't until the third one dropped down in front of her that she realized that she had a problem.
"Oh no."
The ninja that had a scythe glared at her, taking a swing. She narrowly dodged, going in and punching them. They staggered back, giving Nya a hot second to climb up on the sink and into the rafters. The other two followed behind her quick, the one with nun-chucks gaining on her quick before she stopped, surprising them.
They fell into the room below. Now, the third one, the one that had shurikens, was closer. Nya found a way through the roof, escaping into the training yard. The three ninja were now out there too, now if she could just-
The one with nunchucks tackled her, the others close behind. She screeched, and punched one of them. She didn't know what one.
"Stop!" A voice yelled from the doorway.
The three of them stopped, leaving Nya on the ground. "Yes, Sensei."
She sat up. "What? Are- are they your students too?" Standing up, she gasped quietly. "This was my final test-"
Wu gave a curt nod, earning a shout from the middle ninja, the one with nunchucks. "What? Whoa whoa, whoa-" Nya winced. "You never said anything about a fourth! There's always three- three blind mice, three musketeers, three-"
The one that held the scythe stopped him. "What I think what Jay's trying to say is that we're solid. The three of us. We don't need another member, much less a girl."
Nya gasped. "A girl? Is that why you don't-" She was cut off when the one to her left yelped, having been punched in the arm by the one to her right, Jay.
She could have sworn that the boy had hissed something about being nice to girls, whether or not you see them in good way. And, that was a surprise.
"Master, what is the meaning of this.?" The one who had been quiet the whole time spoke up. His voice was cool and calm, a contrast to the squeaky voice of the one next to her.
"Each of you- even you-" Wu gestured to Nya, "Have been chosen. Each of you are in tune with elemental properties. But, first," He smirked. "Ninja Go!" The old man used spinjitzu, spinning each of them, gaining new gis.
"What?" Nya looked down at her clothes, now a red color. "How- how did he do that? That isn't poss-"
"Woah!" Blue laughed, "Look what color I am!"
Black hummed in confusion. "But, I'm still black."
Wu ignored the comments to first walk of to Red. "Nya. Master of Fire. You are ambitious and keep going even when it gets tough." She smiled. That's cool, master of fire. The old man went to Blue next. "Jay. Master of Lightning. Quick and fast as light."
"But!" Jay interrupted, "That's not all I'm the master of! I do some inventing, I test my hand in cooking, I do a bit of poetry-"
Black sighed. "More like 'Master of Blabber.'"
"Hey!" Blue squeaked, protesting.
"Black ninja is Cole. Master of earth, the foundation and rock of the team." Wu continued quickly.
"Nice to meet ya, darlin. I got your back as well as the other two. And, for the record, there ain't nothing in this world that scares me." He took off his hood.
"Except for dragons." The ninja dressed in white spoke up.
"Dragons are not from our world, buddy."
"And, the white ninja is Zane. Master of ice. Sometimes a seer with a sixth sense." The old man backed up, watching them.
"Does he- what?" Nya sputtered, out confused.
"What, do you sense something wrong with our friend?" Cole's statement startled her.
"I-"
"Does she have the gift as well?" Zane asked, looking over to her.
Jay patted his shoulder. "No, Zane, Cole just made a joke. Sense of humor, don't you remember?"
"Oh! Yes! Ha, ha!" White smiled at Blue, who just sighed.
"Pay attention!" Wu yelled, gaining what he wanted. "You four are to be the chosen ones, the ones who will protect the weapons of spinjitzu... From Lord Garmadon."
Nya gasped. "Isn't that the person who-"
"Yes. the person who took your brother. He must be stopped." The old man stroked his beard. "But above all, the weapons must be kept from him. At all costs, no matter what."
"We're saving a guy?" Jay's eyes lit up. "Is he hot?"
Cole groaned. "Jay. Now is not the time to be gay."
"Hey! I just wanna know what we are getting ourselves into, Cole." Jay hummed before looking back over to Nya. "Does he like blue?"
"Please, not now."
Wu paused. "Once we find all four of the weapons, we will save your brother. But, as of now, it is time to go find the first weapon."
"Wait. Didn't you say we were going to learn spinjitzu?" Earth spoke up, watching.
"Spinjitzu is inside of each and every one of you. The only way for it to be unlocked is if you find the key." Wu sighed. "Come! My feet are tired. We shall take the horse carriage."
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Nya listened to the others talk about how they had ended up with and had met Wu, joining the team as they pulled the carriage.
It wasn't long until they arrived at the Caves of Despair, Wu pointing out their arrival.
"Samukai must be unearthing the Scythe of Quakes. Remember to not use the weapon. It's power is-"
Jay whined, "Yeah, yeah. Too much for some mortals like us. Anyways, we ready to destroy this place? Cole, is the plan ready?"
"Of course!" Cole hummed, "We go and- Where did she go?"
Nya was climbing down the mountain, her plan in her own eyes. Just get down this wall and hide. Wait for them then and get them to follow her plan.
She positioned herself behind a rock, watching the skeletons work. "The map..." She whispered to herself, imagining grabbing it from them.
Soon the other three were by her. "What was the point in that?" Jay hissed, hesitantly slapping her arm. Red shushed him, making him look at Samukai. "Wait... Is he reading the map upside down?"
"Yeah..." Cole mumbled. "That means he's digging in the wrong spot..."
Zane threw a shuriken, retrieving the map. "Then, shall we find its true resting place, for it is near."
They all silently agreed, beginning their walk into the caves. There were plenty of twists and turns. Nya would have gotten herself lost if it wasn't for the others and the map.
It wasn't long until they reached the boulder that concealed the cave where the weapon was held. The four worked together to push the rock out of the way so they could enter the room.
"Woah..." Jay whispered, gazing at the golden object. "That's- That's amazing!"
"Don't be so loud," Cole hissed, gaining a reply of Blue rolling his eyes.
"We are at the other side of the caves. They aren't gonna hear us."
"Just- zip it okay?" Cole groaned, grabbing the scythe. "We have it now. We need to get going now. Just stick together and don't get caught."
They walked down the tunnels, making their way back.
They grew quiet as Samukai and his army approached, having found them.
They began to fight, Jay taking over the battling, the others keeping the scythe safe.
"Hey! Guys!" Jay yelled as he punched a skeleton, "It's just like the training course! You just gotta- Over the planks, dodge the sword, watch out for the dummy-!" Blue kept going, and with a laugh, he began to spin, successfully using spinjitzu.
After a few tries, each of them, including Nya, were using the move, taking out the skeletons one by one. They scattered, Samukai having called the order to retreat.
"Hah! We did it!" Jay laughed.
"Guess they didn't want to mess with these babies." Cole chuckled, kissing his biceps. Jay looked at Nya and fake gagged. "Good to know that they didn't check for the scythe in the back-" He turned around, growing silent.
Blue and Red high-fived, celebrating the victory just a bit too early.
"Guys... You may want to-" Black said, taking a step back.
White turned as well. "Didn't Sensei tell us about a Guardian of the weapon?"
"Is that- Zane, please tell me that isn't what I think it is... Is it?"
"Huh?" Jay turned quickly. "You mean a dragon? Cause that is what is right there!"
"That- that sure looks like a dragon..." Nya muttered.
"I do not think we will be able to spin out of this situation." Zane did as Cole did, walking back.
Nya grabbed the scythe, pointing it at the dragon.
"Nya. No, no. Bad idea. Very bad idea. Not good. Sensei specifically told us not to. Listen to him."
Red's eyes widened as she moved to put it down and stop, but it still fired off an earthquake. The dragon collapsed, looking hurt. "I-" She stuttered, "Let's go."
"We can use spinjitzu."
They escaped narrowly, returning to Wu quickly.
"That was.. So cool!" Cole laughed, pumping an arm in the air.
"Yeah!" Nya cheered, "We are unbelievable!"
Jay was grinning. "Did you guys see that? I used spinjitzu-"
"Enough!" Wu cut the boy off, angry. "I told you not to use the weapon! And what did you do?"
Blue pointed at Nya. "Her fault!"
"What?"
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haha, im sorry if its too close to the actual pilots, but it will derail more as it goes on lol
plot will still follow kinda similarly?
i honestly wanna skip parts, but hAh
Thank you!