Announcer voice: Today, on Way of the Dragon: Kai breaks a broom and that's literally all that happens.
Jinlong Voice: Chapter 15: Kai Breaks A Broom
Crash!
"Whoop! Sorry, Sensei."
Bang!
"Hehe, my bad…"
Snap!
Jinlong stared, unamused, at the two halves of her broom, held in a very sheepish Kai's hands. She liked the smaller apartment, don't get her wrong, but...things tended to get broken. A lot. And that was very problematic, considering that the ninja had no source of income and could not afford to replace everything.
"How…?" She gestured to the snapped thing, a faint smile tugging at her lips. It wasn't often that the Fire Ninja looked so embarrassed, especially in front of Jin.
"I was trying to show Lloyd the way to attack with a Bo staff," He defended. "It's not my fault your broom's so weak."
She sighed, taking the pieces from the taller ninja. Duct Tape would have to do, until she got a job. Well, technically, it would be a third job, since she was now the Dragon Sitter and House-Keeper.
"This place isn't quite suited for training, though, is it?" The dragon-girl asked, shooting a knowing smirk at Kai. "After all, there's barely any room to keep all your hair gel."
The spikey-haired teen rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, whatever. Weren't you in favor of living here?"
"Of course," Jin tossed the ruined broom onto her sleeping bag. "But just because we live here does not mean we have to train Lloyd here, too."
"Sorry to be such a downer, but we don't have money for a dojo," Cole said.
"Why would we need money? Can't you just find a dojo that wouldn't mind sharing its space?"
"We might," Zane said. "According to the ads in the newspaper, there is a smaller dojo within walking distance."
"Great!" Jay cried. "Let's check it out."
"Hey, Sensei, wanna come with us?" Kai asked. "What about you, sis?"
"I have my own business to attend to," Wu told him.
"Sure, I'll go," Nya said at the same time.
As the ninja and co. prepared to leave, Lloyd came up to Jin.
"I'm sorry about your broom," He said. The dragon-girl grinned and ruffled his hair as she'd seen the others do.
"Don't worry about it," She said. "It's nothing a little Duct Tape can't fix."
"Hey, Jin, ya comin'?" Cole called from the door, and Lloyd scampered over to him.
"No, sorry," She answered. "I've gotta help Flwirosh get their wing strong again.
Kai gave her an odd look. "Why do you keep calling it Flwirosh?"
"Because, they're an Ultra Dragon now. When 4 dragons merge into one, you take the first two letters of each of their names, and put them together to make the Ultra Dragon's name."
"Why not just call it Ultra?"
"Aw, that's not important," Cole butt in. "Come on, let's get going."
After they left, Jin said goodbye to Sensei, before heaving open a partially-cleaned window. She crawled out and leapt from the ledge to the slight overhang of the roof just above, then swung the rest of her body up and landed in a crouch.
"Hi, Flwirosh," She greeted. "How's your wing feel today? Good enough to fly, do you think?"
"Hello, Jinlong," The Ultra Dragon responded. "Our wing is feeling much better than it did even yesterday. We believe flying is very possible today."
"Great! Wanna go out now?"
"Alright."
With a loud cheer, Jinlong shifted into a dragon, wincing and immediately flying a few feet up as she heard the roof begin to crack.
'Come on', she signaled with her head, since Changing Dragons could not speak as dragons. Flwirosh flapped their great wings, tentatively at first, but then gathering confidence and lifting into the air.
Jinlong led the way, trying to keep herself from going too fast, but finding it rather difficult. After the whole Devourer fiasco and her do-or-die flying attempt, she had been able to fly freely, no matter how high. That was an unusual thing for a dragon of her age, and she adored it.
Spiraling through the air, looping and twisting and turning, the warm, early-morning air slicing through her golden mane. This, Jinlong thought, is freedom.
It was a real shame that Lloyd would never be able to do this, though he was part dragon, according to his father. To fly, on your own accord, wherever you pleased, was a special kind of happiness that Jinlong thought everyone should have, at least once.
As they flew away from the city, over the ocean, Jinlong thought of Shuilong the Water Dragon. She was older than the Gold Dragon, but not by very much, only a few years. For the oddest reason, however, Nya reminded Jin of Shuilong. She wasn't sure why- Shuilong looked nothing like the black-haired girl, even as a human. But something about them…
"Jinlong," Flwirosh gasped. "Look- the Bounty. But something is very wrong."
As the flying ship came closer, a deep shudder ran through Jinlong. Something was wrong, and she knew exactly what. The 4-armed man on the bow said everything. Garmadon had found it, repurposed it, and was now going to try and kill them presumably with the shiny gold weapon in his hands.
"A perfect target," He muttered. "The ninja's pets!"
He pointed the weapon at them, screamed "Fire!" and Jinlong braced for impact...but it never came. Garmadon looked as confused as her.
"Destroy!" He tried again, and when that didn't work, "Kill! Demolish! Crush! Dismantle!"
As he went off on an honestly impressive list of synonyms for 'destroy', Flwirosh and Jinlong chose to hastily make their escape. As they streaked past the ship, heading further across the ocean, nothing happened and neither were destroyed. If she could've, Jin would've laughed in relief.
oOo
Pirates. There were skeletons and Serpentine, so why shouldn't there also be pirates?
You have got to be kidding, Jinlong inwardly groaned as she saw not only pirates- who, might she add, appeared to have somehow taken over the Bounty in the 30 minutes since she'd last seen it- but also the ninja, tied up on the deck.
"We suppose it is up to us dragons to save them?"
Jinlong nodded, and the two- or 6, depending on how you looked at it- dragons dove for the ship. Flwirosh, being bulkier and less agile, focused instead on using their powers while Jinlong slithered right above the ship, before shifting into a human and dropping onto the deck.
"A pajama woman?" A pirate asked, looking at her.
"Nope," Jin cried, roundhouse kicking the pirate as hard as she could. "Just a dragon!"
She ran over to her tied-up friends, pulling out her pocket knife and cutting through the ropes. They sprang up, Nya called her suit, and a confident smirk spread over Jinlong's face.
With their combined power, the battle was easy, if it could even be called a battle. Well, it wasn't so easy for Lloyd, who was still very new to fighting, but in a surprising move, when cornered, a bright green tornado enveloped him briefly, knocking all of his enemies back.
"I did it!" He gushed once the fight was over and the pirates had been apprehended. "I did Spinjitzu!"
"Great job, pint size!" Nya said from her suit.
But before Jin could congratulate him, or ask how she could do that, the ship suddenly jerked sideways, sending the ninja, Jin, and Nya toppling off the side. Thankfully, Flwirosh caught them all(save for Nya, who was flying with her suit).
"Pesky ninja," A voice seethed from the Bounty.
"Garmadon," Jinlong called as the Ultra Dragon flew off. "Try harder next time! Pirates aren't gonna cut it with people as hard to kill as us!"
Announcer voice: Next time, on Way of the Dragon: A simple shopping trip goes wrong for Jin! Will she be able to face everyday problems? Find out tomorrow!