A/N: Welp, here I am. The not-very-well-known NG back with another Ninjago fanfiction! (Well, obviously.)

This is just an idea I had a while ago that I decided to do. Hope you guys enjoy me messing around with Jay!

Part 1- Accidental Sacrifice

"So… what do we do now?" Kai asked, staring at the monster that was currently attacking the city. No one was sure how the thing got released, but it seemed particularly keen on destroying anything and everything in its path. The ninja had tried just about everything they could think of.

"I think our best option is to get this thing out of the city and then kill it," Lloyd replied.

And so they ran, attempting to catch the monster's attention. The monster noticed after they had sprinted two or three blocks and followed.

Jay tripped. Rolling over, he found himself face-to-face with the monster. In a panic, he launched Lightning at it. The monster flinched, screeching.

"You don't like that, do you?" Jay exclaimed as he pulled his hand back. "Well, take this!"

He summoned his Element, trying it to its fullest. The monster screeched, backed into a building, and collapsed. Jay didn't relent until the thing took its last breath.

Gasping, Jay looked around. In the fight, he lost track of which way his team went. He ran down the street to his left, hoping he was right.

The ninja stood outside the city, gasping. They watched, waiting for the monster to show. Then Nya glanced around wildly.

"Where's Jay?" She asked in alarm. The others looked around only to find the Blue Ninja no longer with them.

"Oh no," Cole gasped. "You don't think..?"

The five ninja ran back into the city and, after some searching, found the monster dead.

"Electrocuted to death," Zane whispered. "Jay's work, certainly."

"So, where is Jay?" Lloyd asked.

Zane's eyes went slightly dim, showing that he was looking for something online. "Cameras show that Jay tripped, then the monster approached him and…"

"And what, Zane?" Kai asked, worried.

"…and… no more sign of him," Zane whispered, looking down in grief. "The monster was electrocuted, but Jay doesn't show on the cameras upon tripping."

"That means that…" Nya whispered, looking at the monster. "Jay…"

"Jay's gone," Cole whispered, a tear slipping down his cheek.

Jay stood on the roof of a building in the city, scanning the sky for the Bounty. Surely the others had realized his absence by then. Then a screen grabbed his attention. Breaking news was about the defeat of the monster, though the headline was what surprised him.

Blue Ninja Dies In Battle

What does this mean for those who remain?

With a start he realized he accidentally faked his death.

They always called me "the expendable one," he thought. I'm going to prove that I'm not. Just you wait. You'll see that I'm just as valuable as Lloyd and Zane.

A/N: Welp, that's that chapter.

Reviews are appreciated as always! (Then again, I'm one to talk...)

~NG