No P.O.V.
The girls were sleeping peacefully as the sun began to shine through the window. It warmed the girls slightly as they continued to sleep...
BANG! BANG! BANG! Sensei Wu walked into the room, carrying a gong and hitting it with a small mallet. "Evil does not sleep, so neither should you!" He called.
Groaning, Annabella opened her eyelid enough to see who it was. Realizing she wouldn't be able to use her sword, she groaned again and sat up in her bed. "We're up! Unless you want us to lose our hearing, please stop with the gong!" She shouted.
Emera slid down from the bunk on top of Diane's, while Nya and Diane got off their own bunks. As Emera slid down, she landed on the floor a bit hard and it broke. The wood sent up dust and the girls coughed.
"I have already told the others, but today we focus on chores." Sensei Wu told them. "Put your backs into it, and make it spotless!" He added before leaving the room.
"Ugh, great! A ship this big will take forever!" Emera said.
"Perhaps, but we could go faster." Diane replied with a sly smile.
Annabella and Nya were put on cleaning. Annabella raised her sword, causing water to pool out of it. Quickly, Annabella soaked the floor, while Nya used her fans to super-dry.
Meanwhile, Emera went outside and look at the holes in the ship. Concentrating, she drew small amounts of metal from the soil and patched up the ship. Diane used her powers to create vines, which raised the ship out of its ditch and onto flat ground.
By the time Sensei Wu returned, the girls had been finished for over an hour. Diane was in the girls' room reading, Nya was on the deck, training with Annabella, and Emera was in the kitchen making breakfast.
"Ah. As with the boys, you have done well." He said to Diane.
"Thank you, Sensei." She replied, getting up and bowing.
From the deck, Nya and Annabella heard a loud noise. Looking into the distance, they noticed a cloud of smoke. "Any idea on what that is?" Annabella asked.
"Man, it's my parents!" Jay answered, coming onto the deck. "Listen, if they start yapping, they don't know when to stop! Then you start talking and they start talking and before you know it half the day's gone by-"
"We get it! They talk a lot." Kai yelled, exasperated.
"Clearly, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Annabella muttered.
Jay's parents, or Ed and Edna as Jay told them were their first names, met with everyone in the control room. It was pretty obvious Jay didn't want his parents to be there, but they didn't seem to notice.
Annabella and Emera stayed at the edge of the room. "Either it's just me, or Jay's parents are completely oblivious to the fact he's annoyed they're here." Emera noted.
"I think it would be the second one." Annabella responded then raised her eyebrow as she heard Jay's parents mention how he had promised to visit them. "Very oblivious at that."
Once they left, Jay sighed dramatically. Rolling her eyes, the girls excluding Nya went to their room, since it was late afternoon. "What's with Jay?" Emera said, frowning. "He's practically an asshole to his parents."
"Who knows?" Annabella shrugged. "I think he should count himself lucky."
"As do I. He has no idea what it is like to not have parents." Diane said.
"Really? I thought..." Emera stopped herself, but Annabella looked at her.
"That you were the only one without parents?" Annabella sighed. "You know how I got into the facility? My parents handed me over. Nothing more." She spat.
"Oh my god." Emera covered her mouth. "I got kidnapped. I never would have guessed."
"'S okay. I don't really care." Annabella said.
Diane remained silent for a moment before speaking. "But that is not something anyone should have to go through." She pointed out.
"So? Luck of the draw. 'Life is a card game. You have to make do with the cards you're dealt.'" Annabella told her. "Anyway, I'm going to bed."
"What about dinner?" Emera asked.
"I'm fine." Annabella answered from her bunk.
The next day...
The girls woke to the gong once again. This time, Sensei Wu went over basic exercises. Training was briefly interrupted by the mail. Diane noticed Zane walking away and went up to him.
"Is there something troubling you?" She asked.
Zane sighed. "There is never anything for me. I have been an orphan all my life."
Diane's expression showed sympathy. "It has been the same for me." She told him, playing with her hair to keep herself distracted.
"I'm sorry." Zane said, but Diane shook her head.
"You were not the cause. It does not trouble me so much as that I cannot remember anything but the cursed facility." Diane sighed. "It is as if that place is my only home."
"Hey Zane! Can you come over here?" Kai said.
Zane walked over, and Diane returned to the other girls. "So, I'm going to try and convince Jay to see his parents." Nya explained, but Emera snorted.
"No. I'm going to do that. Just watch." She told Nya.
As it turned out, the guys failed, and Emera stomped inside. She gripped the back of Jay's ninja suit and held him off the ground.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Jay asked. "I'm trying to work!"
"Listen, you are seeing your parents today. Not tomorrow, not next week, not next year, TODAY and that's final." Emera hissed.
"I've got a lot on my plate-" Jay began but Annabella snorted.
"And it's not half as important as seeing your parents!" She told Jay. Emera dropped him and he landed roughly. "You should be thankful. Would you rather have parents who don't care or not have any at all?"
Jay looked at her, then Nya and sighed. "Okay! I'll go now." He said, going to the dragons.
Sadly, Wisp refused to go. "Come on, Wisp, it'll be a quick visit! Just in and out, nothing more!" Jay insisted.
Sensei Wu came from behind, holding a thermometer. "It is as I suspected. The dragons are molting, they're shedding their scales."
"Huh?" Annabella asked, confused.
"Every male adolescent dragon goes through a transformation before it becomes an adult. We must allow them to migrate east to the Spirit Coast for their transformation." Sensei Wu explained.
"What about our dragons?" Emera said, worried.
"Female dragons have a similar process, but they migrate west and it takes less time. I speculate they will only be gone for a day or so before possibly returning." Sensei Wu answered.
"That's a relief." Nya said, petting Breeze. "Hey, you'll come back, right girl?"
"That is hard to say." Sensei Wu interjected. "The females will become fertile, and may mate once their transformation is finished."
"Aw, River." Annabella murmured rubbing the dragon's neck. "Guess you're growing up, huh?"
Diane fondly scratched Spring's ears before unchaining her as the others copied her actions. The dragons rose into the air before flying away, the males to the east and the females to the west.
"Well, I guess I've got to go on this long walk, alone, to see my parents." Jay hinted, looking at Nya.
"You don't have to. We'll go with you." Kai pointed out. Cole and Zane nodded, and Emera smirked as Jay looked annoyed.
"Eh, we've got nothing better to do. We'll go too." She pointed out, and the other girls nodded.
The ninja set out on the road, the heat intensifying as they walked. Sensei Wu pulled out a small flute and began to play. "Sensei, what is that flute?" Diane asked, curious.
"Long ago, there were many flutes, created to combat the powers of the Serpentine and drive them underground. But over time, Ninjago has forgotten its ancestor's wisdom. This is the only Spirit Flute left." Sensei Wu then played the flute in Jay's face, who rolled his eyes.
"I get it. Respect your elders or deal with the consequences." He muttered.
"There's more than just that." Emera murmured to Annabella. "It's we're facing a powerful force and the only weapon we've got that works is one tiny flute."
An hour later, they arrived at the junkyard, but Jay seemed worried. "What's wrong?" Nya asked.
"It's quiet." He noted. "My parents are never quiet." Jay ran inside and the others followed him to a locked fridge where voices could be heard. Breaking the lock, Jay's parents were inside, tied and gagged. "What happened?"
"Oh, sweetie, you came!" Edna said joyfully, but Ed seemed scared.
"You've got to get out of here!" Ed told them. "It's the ssssnakessss!
"The bite of the Fangpyre!" Sensei Wu recognized. "The venom can turn anything into a serpent! It's only a matter of time before the transformation is complete!"
Loud hissing was heard from behind one of the piles of trash and, soon enough, a wrecking ball with a green face came out from behind accompanied by several Serpentine. The ninja got into a defensive position, drawing out their weapons. "Uh guys, it is just me, or is the wrecking ball STARING at us?!" Cole asked, edgy.
Before anyone could answer, the ball headed towards them. Without thinking Jay pushed his parents out of the way while the others dodged. Sensei Wu noticed someone standing on one of the piles of junk and shouted, "Lloyd!"
"Hello, uncle!" Lloyd told him. "Looks like we're not the only family reunion! I'm glad you brought the ninja!" Then, he saw the girls. "Although, what's with the girls? I mean, guys are the strong ones, and girls are wimpy."
Annabella's eyebrow twitched and she growled, while Emera fired a shot which barely missed Lloyd, who yelped. "That was a warning shot. Don't make me fire another, 'cause the next one's for keeps." She hissed.
"Guys, the staff!" Nya pointed to the golden staff the two-headed snake was carrying. "To turn Jay's parents back, we'll need the anti-venom in the staff!"
"Wait, they have the anti-venom in their own staffs?! Bad planning!" Annabella pointed out.
"Duck!" Cole shouted. Everyone ran out of the way as the wrecking ball tried to pound them.
"Either way, it'll be hard to get the staff. We're a bit outnumbered!" Kai told Nya.
"Nobody messes with my family!" Jay shouted, running after some Fangpyre.
"And no one says girls are wimpy unless they want their butt kicked!" Emera stated drawing and shooting two arrows at nearby Serpentine.
The junkyard became a battleground in a matter of seconds. Sensei Wu tried to help the ninja by playing the Spirit Flute, but Lloyd turned on a snakified boom box to drown out the sound.
The ninja pushed back the Serpentine until they managed to find a gigantic robot holding a pair of nunchucks. "What the shit is that?!" Annabella yelled.
"I-it was supposed to be for Jay!" Ed answered, humiliated.
"Nice thought, bad timing!" Emera shouted as the robot swung its nunchucks down at them.
"If you can keep the robot busy, I have an idea!" Diane told the boys. Nodding, the boys lead the robot away while Diane explained her plan to the other girls.
A minute later, the girls ran to confront the giant robot. "Nya, do it!" Diane shouted.
Whipping out her fans, Nya blew strong winds against it. The robot began to fall and was forced to back away. Seizing the opportunity, Annabella turned on a water pump and used the water to freeze the robot into place on the ground, reinforced by the vines Diane grew which secured the robot to the ground. "Emera, now's your chance!" Annabella called. Emera ran up to the robot's chest before using her powers to rip open the panel. Grabbing every wire she could see, Emera jerked her hand, and the robot powered down.
"Good job!" Sensei Wu praised.
Lloyd, seeing the battle was over, turned to run. "Retreat!" He yelled, boarding a helicopter.
"HEY! So not fair!" Emera yelled. "We need that staff!"
"Man! This would be a great time to have our dragons!" Jay said, sighing.
"Do not worry. Part of reaching your full potential is understanding your weapon's potential! If you become in tune with it, its secrets will be unlocked!" Sensei Wu advised.
"Uh, English?" Cole asked.
"He means our weapons are also vehicles!" Diane answered.
"Please tell me I don't have to ride my sword like this!" Annabella said, looking at her double-bladed sword.
"Concentrate on unlocking your weapon's potential!" Sensei Wu told them.
Carefully, Jay concentrated on his nunchucks. After a moment, they transformed into a fighter jet. "Whoa! Did I do that?!" Jay asked, excited.
The other boys followed suit, Kai and Zane gaining motorcycles (Zane's being slightly smaller), and Cole getting a huge desert tanker. "I hate to hurt Rocky's feelings, but I think he's just been replaced!"
The girls, seeing the success, also tried. In a moment, Annabella had a hover cycle, Nya a sleek jet, Diane a motorcycle, and Emera a large monster truck. Nya and Jay took off for the helicopter with the Serpentine, while the others went by land.
Edna turned to Sensei Wu. "Err; does that flute become a vehicle?" She asked kindly.
Sensei Wu looked at it then said, "I wish."
Jay caught up to the Serpentine first, but unfortunately lost concentration after getting the staff and his jet turned back into nunchucks. "Ahh!" He yelled, falling.
"Jay! You've got to concentrate!" Kai shouted.
"I can't!" Jay shouted back. In their attempts to catch him, Kai, Cole, and Zane lost their own concentration and their vehicles turned back into weapons also.
Quickly, Nya flew under Jay and opened the top, letting Jay land safely in the second seat. Back on the ground, Annabella, Emera, and Diane let the other boys onto their own rides and met with Sensei Wu and Jay's parents back at the Bounty.
Taking the staff, Nya gave Jay's parents the anti-venom while the others tried to start up the Bounty. Sadly, nothing happened.
"I've been working on this forever! What's wrong?!" Jay asked, hitting the machine.
"Uh, son? Let me take a look at it." Ed told him. Jay, shocked his father was back to normal, allowed his father to do so. After a few seconds, Ed finished and Jay pressed the button again.
The Bounty rose into the air and the jets shot it forward. Loosing balance, Nya accidently let go of the staff and the Serpentine managed to recover it.
After they were a safe distance, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. While Jay talked with his parents, the others got ready for bed. "So, you think Jay'll be a better son now?" Emera asked.
"Probably." Annabella answered.
"Um, can I ask you something?" Nya said. "When you guys said that stuff this morning to get Jay to visit his parents, were you talking about yourselves?"
"That's a story for another time." Annabella said quickly. "'Night."
Emera and Diane did so as well, and Nya sighed before going to her bunk, giving up on further questions.
...What? Surprised I went this fast? As it turns out, this version of the story is going much more smoothly! Don't worry, though- At a certain point, it's going to lead away from the plot of the show and go completely independent! Will be soon, and I'm still going to make tweaks!
Also: I'm only asking because this is important: Please start reviewing people. I appreciate firecrackerxx for reviewing (although I still don't get her last one), but if no one reviews, I may simply delete it in favor of my novel writing I plan on doing, and will take the break I mentioned.