Hello! I just recently became an author on this site and this is my first story. I hope y'all enjoy feel free to say whatever you like about the story I'm always open to constructive criticism to improve my writing. P.S. I don't own any of Ninjago whatsoever only thing that belongs to me is my one O.C. that it.

Prologue

They really didn't mean for it to happen.

They just hadn't been careful enough, Kai and Jay especially. If they hadn't insisted on trying to tackle the bandit, perhaps the realm crystal would still be intact.

As it were though, the six ninja and the captured thief now stood around a pile of the broken crystal shards that had once been the realm crystal.

As the ninja began to bicker about whose fault it was Lloyd became lost in thought. Once again nobody listened to him and something like this happened. Just great! Lloyd swore it was like he was invisible, as if the title of leader was just that, a title an empty position with no authority at all, never mind the fact he had sacrificed about everything that was important to him to save Ninjago on multiple occasions, his childhood,father,...Harumi.

Yeah, what did it matter why listen to him, he was only the green ninja destined to bear the weight of all of. Ninjago on his back till the day he inevitably di-

"Okay then tell me Cole! Was it better the realm crystal to just break or be stolen and probably sold into the hands of some rich evil guy and be used against us again!" Jay yelled breaking Lloyd from his rampant thoughts.

The green ninja sighed before smirking at his friends usually bickering.

At least this little incident probably wouldn't have that big, if at all repercussions.

It wasn't like they hadn't tried to destroy this artifact before, the fact they kept it around this long baffled him to no end. Maybe this was actually for the best after all.

-Two weeks Later-

Lloyd had just finished brushing his teeth. His bed hadn't looked so alluring since after the final battle, as he entered his room.

Today had marked the end of their punishment that had consisted of nothing ,but training all day everyday for the last two weeks.

They had all thought this excessive even for, Wu and especially considering they had actually tried to destroy it before ,but according to Wu that was quote on quote 'a time of battle'

And that in 'times of peace'. Priceless artifacts that held amazing power were not to be handled so carelessly.

'Well, worst case scenario we couldn't travel to some other realm without travelers whoopty do. ' the green ninja thought as he lied down on his bed.

Lloyd realized he had become somewhat of a cynic recently. Most of the time he had to bite his tongue to keep from voicing his negative thoughts in front of the team. Well who cares anyway, if anything he had the right to feel this way with all the sh*t he'd been put through his whole life.

Lloyd sighed, it didn't matter, that was all in the past and he had his brothers to think of. They...they would always be there for him…..right?

Lloyd chose not to dwell on that for long as his exhausted body all ,but forced him to settle into a deep sleep.

Little did he know when he woke up he wouldn't be on the bounty.