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Kigen Kurosawa

I smiled as my teammates rejoiced after the defeat of the Overlord. We're in my mom's house, where she lives while working in the museum. We sat around the table, laughing, smiling, and fooling around, just like what I want for a family.

My mom went out the kitchen with Zane, who helped her carry bowls of food. They placed it in front of us as Jay and Cole stared hungrily at the delicious dishes in front of them.

"Man, saving Ninjago makes me hungry!" Jay commented as he grabbed ten pieces of shrimp, a bowl of clam chowder, an awfully big piece of chicken, and he just continues filling his plate up.

"Now, don't rush, boys. You might choke," my mom reminded, chuckling as she went back to the kitchen with Zane.

"Uhm, guys. Could you excuse me for a moment?" I told them as I stood up.

"Why? C'mon, Lloyd! You defeated the Overlord; you should be the one celebrating the most!" Kai laughed, as he filled his mouth with a bite of chicken enchilada,

"Don't worry, I'll be back. I just need to rest for a bit. It's hard fighting the Overlord you know," I replied, walking towards the door. "And don't finish all the fish fillets." I added before going out.

I sighed and effortlessly climbed up the roof. I sat down and closed my eyes, hoping to find peace. But it was interrupted by Jay screaming and running out the house.

"Get back here, you stupid piece of shit!" Kai's voice came into my hearing as he ran out the house and tailed Jay with a wooden spoon raised.

I flinched, hearing the curse word. Since I'm a 7-year-old turned into a 15-year-old guy. I sighed and smiled. I looked towards the park that's just across my mother's house.

Something caught my eye. A girl is sitting on a branch of a tree, looking at me. I swear I can see what colour her eyes are from the distance. It's red, glowing red. I can feel those red eyes looking straight at mine. She looks familiar but also looks creepy. The girl is creeping me out so I climbed down from the roof and went inside.

I breathed out and head towards the dining area, where they're still not done eating. I made my way towards the table and sat down. I took two pieces of fish fillet and started eating.

Why was that girl staring at me? Could she be a new threat? What was she thinking at that time? Gosh! A lot of things are running through my mind right now.

"Hey, Lloyd." Cole's voice snapped me out of my trance. "Seems like something is bothering you."

I looked at him and replied after I swallowed my food. "Don't worry, it's nothing."

"Okay then. Just remember, if there's something troubling you, we're here," he smiled. I smiled back.

I looked back at my food and continued eating.

After we all finished eating, I helped my mom wash the dishes. She was silent the whole time, but it wasn't awkward, just the silence we both want. After the dishes are cleaned and all the other stuff, we went to the living room where my friends and family are, watching TV with bored expressions on their face.

"Now that the Overlord is gone, what should we do now?" Nya asked, out of nowhere.

I saw my mom, my uncle, and my dad exchange looks. My mom nodded as the other two of them nodded. My dad reached for the remote and turned the TV off.

"Aaaw, man! That's the part where I show up!" Jay whined. Kai hit his head replied "So what?"

"Shut up, hot-head," Jay teased. We know that a childish fight is gonna start again so sensei cleared it up. "Stop it, both of you. We have an announcement to make."

We looked at the three of them as my mom took a deep breath. "We don't want to tell you this before, since it'll only cause more stress. There are…actually…three golden ninjas."

"WHAT?!" all of us yelled at once.

"And one of them will be one of you," she sighed and looked at my dad and uncle.

"And who will be the other one?" Zane asked, out of confusion.

"The other one, you must find," out sensei replied.

"But where?" Cole added.

"There is a scroll about the Golden Ninjas. But my brother here decided to give it to his daughter for 'safe keeping'," my dad crossed his arms and glared at Sensei Wu.

"Sensei has a daughter?!" Jay yelled, resting his hands on top of Kai's head, which caused Kai to knock him off. "Get off my head, bird-brain."

"But the thing is, she was lost in a blizzard when they were taking a trip on Glacier Barrens. Wu told me that he wants his daughter to know more about the natives of Ninjago."

"I didn't know there was a storm approaching, so I took her there. That was a big mistake," Sensei sighed and looked down his feet.

"I'm sorry, sensei. It must've been hard," Nya said.

"But the scroll was missing with her. I asked the locals if they saw my daughter. Their answer was no."

"Where should we look first?" Kai asked.

Then almost suddenly, Nya perked up. "What's her name?"

"Naomi. Her name was Naomi."

"Aaaw, man. I thought I know her." Nya sighed and cupped her face.

"What?"

"I have this friend, her name is Kigen. She's basically the girl who likes history, biology, and astronomy. She told me that her childhood memories are blurry, but she can remember someone giving her a scroll."

"Where do you think she lives?" Cole asked.

"She lives in an apartment with her friends. But don't worry; she's gotten kind of rich because of her discoveries. Like various types of plants and animals. I think she also discovered a comet."

"Wait. Are you talking about Kigen Kurosawa?!" Jay exclaimed, standing up and grabbing Nya's shoulders, making her look straight at his eyes.

"Yep. I'm friends with her. We used to go to the same school."

"Where does she live?! No one knows but her and her friends know where she lives! You never told us that you were friends with her!" Jay practically screamed as he walked in circles.

"Don't worry. Remember that apartment we want but can't get it because we don't have enough money? That's where she lives. The owner of the building swore to keep it secret."

"Well then? Let's go!" Cole said.


Jay knocked on the door and waited until someone replies.

"Who is it?" a speaker outside the door said. I clicked the button and replied "It's me Nya, open the door Kigen."

The door slid open just to reveal a girl with midback-length hair that's halfway straight and halfway curled. Half of her face is covered by her bangs and her unusually neon green eyes watched us intently.

"Nya? What are you doing here?" she asked, rather rudely, as she leans against the doorframe. "And who are these people? Oh, wait. They're the 'heroes' of Ninjago City," she did quotation marks using her fingers.

"Yes. We're here because I told them about the scroll you have. We sort of need it." Nya replied.

"What for?" she asked, flipping her bangs off her left eye.

"Uhm. Could we not talk about this outside your apartment?"

She stared at us for a moment before sighing. "Fine, come in."