Random story time:

Me: So Sarah, do you want me to tell you a bedtime story?
Sarah: Yeah.
Me: What about?
Sarah: I want a story where Morro and Lloyd are fighting and Morro stabs Lloyd and kills him.
Me: ...
Sarah: Because I really love Morro and hate Lloyd.
Me: ...I'm done.

NO REALLY SHE SAID THAT. AND SHE'S 4 YEARS OLD. OY. Well, maybe not those exact words. But it was pretty close.

Ahem. So this is one of Angel Star Ninja's requests.

Genderswap - Rated K+ - Humor/Romance

Summary: Tara casts a spell on Morro and Indigo that switches their genders.

Takes place: A couple weeks after RttCR

Genderswap

Morro sat on his bed in the monastery, reading a book about ancient fighting techniques.

"Hey Morro!" He looked up to see Indigo phasing through the wall that separated their rooms.

"Hey." he smiled at her and she smiled back. "Something up?"

"Nah. Just wanted to say hi." she sat down next to him. "Whatcha reading?" he held up the book and she read the title out loud. " 'Sensei Yang's Guide to Ancient Fighting Techniques'. That's a mouthful. Who's Sensei Yang?"

"A dead Sensei. Apparently his ghost haunts his old temple, though." he closed the book and set it beside him. "Are you sure there's nothing you wanted?" he asked, studying the look on her face.

"Well... I've been having some trouble with poessession. I can't figure it out."

"You've been trying to possess things?" Morro raised an eyebrow.

"Not living things. Just rocks and stuff." Indigo clarified. "But I can't seem to make it work. Can you help me?"

"Well... possessing inanimate objects is harder than possessing living things." Morro said. "Because when you're possessing a human – or other creature – you're using their energy. Rocks and sand and anything else you might use don't have any energy for you to steal. But possessing a human is very hard on them, so you shouldn't do it unless you have to. If you're being attacked by someone like... Master Chen, it's fine to possess them. He's evil. Though, if you possess someone, though you can see their thoughts, they can see yours too. And if they're strong enough, they can kick you out. So be careful." Indigo nodded.

"But how exactly do you possess something?" she asked.

"Well, you have to be in contact with it, for starters." Morro picked up the book next to him with one hand and pushed his other hand through it. "Then you have to concentrate." he vanished into the book and Indigo blinked in surprise.

"Cool. So a ghost can possess anything?" she asked. He floated out of the book and sat down next to her before replying.

"Almost anything. Deepstone and liquids are the only things I know of. Now you try." she nodded, reaching over and touching the book. She stared at it silently for a few moments before vanishing and causing the book to glow a ghostly green. "You did it! Good job!" Morro praised. The book vibrated slightly then was still. A few seconds later, Indigo flew out of it, crashing into him and knocking them both off the bed. Morro opened his eyes to see her lying on top of him.

"Sorry!" she rolled off him and sat up. "I couldn't figure out how to get out and panicked."

"It's okay." he sat up as well with a smile. She smiled back shyly. Neither of them noticecd the figure watching them through the window.

Genderswap

"Romance." Tara muttered. "Bleh." At least they weren't kissing- oops, spoke too soon. She made a faces as the couple in the monastery kissed. Well, at least they were distracted. Tara bent down out of sight, tugging a piece of paper out of her pocket. She had discovered an old spell page at the bottom of one of her adopted father's old chests. She didn't know what it did, but who better to test it on than her least favorite couple, Morro and Indigo? Tara snickered and raised herself up to the window again, peering through cautiously. They were no longer kissing, fortunately, just lying on the floor together. Tara and Clouse had come to visit the ninja, and were currently staying in a hotel in New Ninjago City. She had snuck over to test out the spell as long as they were there. Tara glanced at the paper, onto which she had copied the spell, and began to quietly recite the words. As she got abaout halfway through, the pair in the room started to glow, much to their surprise. When she said the last word, the two flew apart in a flash of light, slamming into opposite walls. Tara's eyes widened as the light dimmed and she saw what she had done. She backed away from the window before turning and running away from the monastery. She was in so much trouble.

Genderswap

Indigo opened her eyes, shaking her head slowly to clear it. What was that about? She coughed on some dust that must have come from the wall she smacked into and blinked a few times. Where was Morro?

"You okay?" a somewhat-familiar voice asked, followed by a startled gasp. Indigo looked up to see a strange girl lying against the wall opposite her. A ghost girl. With a green streak in her hair.

"Morro?!" Indigo covered her mouth at the unfamiliar voice her body was making and looked down at herself. She was a boy. Morro was a girl. "Oh ghost. What happened to us?!" she- he demanded to no one in particular, jumping to his feet. Morro stood up as well, looking down at her body.

"Um..." she trailed off. "I don't know." Indigo heard a crack and spun around to look out the window.

"Look!" he exclaimed, pointing to Tara, who was fleeing the monastery grounds. "Tara did this!"

"She's going to pay." Morro muttered. "First, though, we need to figure out how to change ourselves back."

"But how? We don't know anything about magic!" Indigo stared down at the dress he was wearing. "Arg, I need to change." Morro coughed.

"Yeah." she turned to a chest of drawers and opened one, pulling out a green shirt and a pair of jeans and tossing them to Indigo. "Put these on." Indigo nodded, moving behind a screen and changing quickly before coming back out.

"You're lucky. Girls can wear just about anything." he remarked.

"Right." Morro muttered, staring down at herself again. "I still want my old body back."

"Why? You look so cute as a girl!" Indigo grinned.

"I do not!" Morro folded her arms. "Don't call me that!"

"You do! And you're not nearly as menacing." Indigo continued. Morro only frowned.

"Going back to our problem..." she coughed. "Who does know something about magic?"

"The only other person I can think of is Clouse, and he's in Limong." he replied.

"Tara is supposed to be there. Maybe they're in town. We should go talk to Lloyd." she turned towards the door, but Indigo ran up behind her and scooped her into his arms. "Hey! Put me down!" Morro exclaimed.

"No way! I never get to carry you!" Indigo said cheerfully. "This might be my only chance!"

"I swear you're enjoying this..." Morro muttered, struggling.

"You shouldn't swear. It's a sign of weak verbal skills." Indigo laughed and pushed the door open with his foot, walking out into the hall outside.

Genderswap

Lloyd was walking through the basement of the monastery, about to go play video games with Jay, when he heard a shout and a ghost girl tumbled down the stairs. Lloyd turned around in surprise to face the figure, whose face he couldn't see due to her facing away from him.

"...Indigo?" he asked after a few seconds. "Is that you?"

"Nope!" a bright voice called from the top of the stairs. A teenage ghost boy clomped down the stairs a moment later, as the girl on the ground picked herself up. The boy stopped next to the girl, whom Lloyd noticed had a green streak in her hair. It took the green ninja a few seconds to figure out what was going on.

"Morro?! Indigo?!" Lloyd choked. "Wh-what happened to you two?!"

"Tara cursed us." Morro replied, folding her arms angrily. "And Indigo dropped me down the stairs."

"You were struggling!" Indigo defended himself.

"Why were you carrying Morro?" Lloyd asked in confusion.

"It's fun." Indigo shrugged. "What? She's so cute!"

"I am not cute!" Morro hissed, blushing slightly. "Stop calling me that!"

"Hold on. Tara cursed you?" Lloyd put up a hand to stop them. "How?"

"Don't know." Indigo shrugged. "We got blasted with a spell and then we saw her running away."

"And why are you wearing my clothes?" Lloyd looked at the forest-green shirt Indigo was wearing.

"'Cause all I've got is dresses." he replied. "And you gave some of your clothes to Morro, so she gave me some of yours. Any idea why Tara was here? She's supposed to be all the way across Ninjago."

"Um... they're supposed to be coming for a visit sometime soon. She and Clouse. I guess they're staying somewhere nearby and Tara came over here to play some pranks."

"Great! So now all we have to do is find her, make her change us back, and beat the stuffing out of her!" Indigo grinned.

"Exactly." Morro agreed.

"Um... maybe without beating her up." Lloyd said hesitantly.

"She deserves it." Morro muttered.

"Hey Lloyd! You coming?" Jay called from the game room.

"Um... sometime!" Lloyd yelled back.

"Can we find Tara without letting everyone else know about our... problem?" Morro asked.

"Sure." Lloyd nodded. Unfortunately, Jay walked over a moment later,

"Who are you talking t-" his eyes opened wide and he burst out laughing. "W-w-whoaa! What happened t-to you guys?!" he choked out, laughing hysterically.

"Tara cast a spell on us." Indigo replied. His deep voice only made Jay laugh harder.

"It's not funny, Jay!" Morro narrowed her eyes. Jay dropped to his knees, clutching his sides and shaking with laughter.

"I gotta... I gotta go t-tell the others..." he stumbled to his feet and ran up the stairs, still laughing.

"Jay, no! Come back!" Lloyd yelled after the blue ninja, who either ignored him or didn't hear him. Lloyd turned back to Morro and Indigo with a frown. "Well, so much for that."

"Should we hide?" Indigo asked.

"Too late." Morro shook her head as the rest of the ninja, led by Jay, ran down the stairs towards them. Kai's mouth dropped open, Zane blinked, Cole whistled, and Nya just stared.

"Whoa. Tara did that?! Ha!" Cole snorted.

"Aww, you make such a cute girl, Morro." Kai said with a grin. Morro slammed him into the basement wall with a gust of wind.

"Kai!" Lloyd exclaimed, running over to the fire ninja to see if he was okay. "Probably best not to say that." he whispered, and Kai nodded dizzily.

"I sense that you are both agitated by the attention," Zane remarked. "and are eager to return to your normal forms."

"Well, I don't know about eager." Indigo hugged Morro from behind, whom Lloyd noticed was now shorter. Morro sighed, but didn't struggle.

"I'm eager." she muttered. Indigo chuckled.

"All I can say is... poor you." Nya shook her head.

"...thanks." Morro said. "Can we get back to changeing us back?"

"Right." Lloyd walked over, Kai stumbling dizzily behind him. "So, find Tara."

"Good luck with that." Kai muttered, shaking his head rapidly. "She could be anywhere in New Ninjago City!"

"Has anyone seen Tara?" they looked up the stairs to see Sensei Wu standing in the doorway. "Clouse is at the door. He says she's gone missing." the aged man raised an eyebrow at Morro and Indigo. "Who are those two?"

"That's actually a funny story..." Jay chuckled.

"And yeah, we have seen Tara. She switched Morro and I's genders." Indigo spoke up. Sensei was silent for a few seconds as he realized what had happened.

"Ah. That explains her disappearence. She's probably hiding." he nodded. "Prehaps Clouse can change you back. Come up here." he walked away from the stairs and the group walked up after him to talk to Clouse.

Genderswap

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do." Clouse shook his head slowly. "I don't know what spell she used to change you, and trying the wrong counterspell could... mutate you further." Morro and Indigo exchanged disappointed glances from where they were sitting next to each other on a couch. "She'll probably show up back at the hotel we're staying in, though, eventually."

"Eventually is better than nothing," Morro muttered. "But I'd rather have my body back now."

"Same here." Indigo nodded. "As fun as it is being able to carry Morro around." Morro glared at him and he laughed. "Well, go look for her."

"I'll do that. I will let you know when I find her." Clouse nodded in farewell and left the room.

"Hey, what's going on in here?" Tellen asked, entering the room. "Who are those guys?"

"I'm leaving." Morro stood up and walked out, heading towards her room. Indigo followed, leaving Tellen confused.

"Was it something I said?" he asked.

"No, it..." Lloyd let out a slow breath, running his hand down his face. "Never mind." the green ninja hopped to his feet. "Let's go see what's for dinner."

Genderswap

Lloyd didn't see either Morro or Indigo for the next day and a half. He assumed they were just hiding in their rooms. Finally, he was reading a book when a shriek alerted him to Tellen dashing past him with a camera in his hand. Indigo followed not long after.

"Hey! What's going on?" Lloyd asked, jumping to his feet and grabbing Indigo's arm as she ran past.

"Tellen was spying on us!" Indigo snarled. "He was at our window taking pictures!"

"Seriously?" Lloyd turned to the younger boy, who was standing at the other end of the room grinning innocently.

"Um... yeah. What?" he asked at Lloyd's look. "Their window is the perfect height for spying! It was dangerous, though. What they were doing was really disgusting."

"It was not!" Indigo hissed. "We were just kissing!"

"Whatever." Tellen shrugged. "Still disgusting." Indigo groaned and yanked his hand away from Lloyd. "Not only that, but I barely escaped with my life." the student continued.

"I don't think you have yet." Lloyd coughed.

"Nope." Indigo dashed the remaining distance across the room before Tellen could react and snatched the camera, pressing a button on it and starting to delete pictures.

"Aww..." Tellen muttered.

"So, where's Morro?" Lloyd asked. "I would've thought that he would go after Tellen, not you."

"In her room." Indigo replied without looking up. "She doesn't like being a girl. She had me go after Tellen because "I'm the strong one", but I think it's just payback for me picking her up the other day."

"Well, at least you're used to the switched pronouns." Tellen folded his arms. "I still can't seem to get used to calling Morro "she"."

"Me either." Lloyd shook his head as Indigo handed the camera back to Tellen. "I hope we can fix-" he was cut off my a knock at the door. He ran to open it and found Clouse outside, with a sulking Tara behind him. "Clouse! You found Tara!" the blond boy exclaimed.

"Indeed I did." Clouse gave him a tight smile. "She's here to reverse the spell. And apologize." he turned and fixed his daughter with a meaningful stare. "Right, Tara?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Tara muttered, arms crossed. "Let's get this over with." Clouse rolled his eyes at her behavior and grabbed her arm, pulling her into the monastery.

Genderswap

"I almost don't want to turn you back." Tara said with a smirk as she stood in front of Morro and Indigo. "Actually, I don't want to change you back at all. The only reason I am is, one, Clouse told me to, and two, I have recieved a total of six death threats in the ten minutes I've been here."

"Then this makes seven." Morro growled. "Change us back right now or I'll rip your head off your shoulders."
"Sounds painful. Alright." Tara closed her eyes and began to chant in another language. A few moments later, the two started to glow. Lloyd started to take a couple steps back, when suddenly there was a bright flash of light and everyone in the room was thrown against a wall.

"...are we back to normal?" Morro asked after a few moments, his voice sounding deeper than before.

"You sound normal." Indigo replied. "And so do- oh no."

"What?" Lloyd looked up. "What's wrong?"

"Look." Morro growled. Lloyd blinked a few times in the now-dim room, trying to figure out if what he was seeing was right, then looked again. Morro and Indigo were now a deep shade of purple. Tara was lying on her back on the floor, laughing hysterically.

"Oh, it's funny, huh?!" Indigo launched herself at Tara, who rolled to the side with a yelp. "Change us back!" the ghost girl yelled as Tara jumped to her feet and fled the room, the violet ghosts running after her.

"I can actually fix that." Clouse remarked. "Whenever they're done..." Lloyd shook his head and ran after them to break up the fight.

...Tara's so doomed. That was a long one-shot. Sorry it's kinda late, but it took a while to write it because it was long. I had so much fun with this... I even drew genderbent Indigo. The picture's on my deviantArt, which is SaffyTheHedgie.

So, while I was doing this, I wondered what the Ninja's names would be if they were genderbent. So here are some things I came up with.

Kai = Kia
Jay = Jade
Cole = Nicole
Zane = Zyna
Lloyd = Lydia
Nya = Noah

So yay.