Wow, thank you all so much for the incredible feedback! I was really surprised and excited about the number of followers/faves/reviews and all the great OCs that were submitted. Unfortunately, there are only six teams, so I won't be able to use all the characters. They still get some smaller roles, if that's okay with you.

As some of you already know, TJ has decided to take a break from this site. She is missed a lot and I really hope that she will return in the future. But I'm definitely continuing this story!


Chapter 2: Nellie and the Ninja

The limousine with the six Ninja arrived at the back gate to the large Ninjago TV site. When they walked to the hall where 'The Great Ninjago Bake Off' was filmed, Nya noticed that Jay was slightly lagging behind and she waited for her boyfriend to catch up with her.

"Are you alright?" She asked.

"Over there is the studio where we did that stupid Ninja Challenge show." He pointed to one of the other grey buildings. "When we came back here to do all those commercials and talk shows, we never had to get to this side of the campus. It just brings back some memories of… uh… not so great times."

They simultaneously turned their heads in the direction, where their friends were walking ahead of them and saw Zane's titanium body glistening in the sun.

Jay sighed and started to follow them.

"Jay, wait." Nya grabbed his sleeve to hold him back. He turned back around towards her.

The black-haired girl lowered her head. "I am sorry." She whispered.

Jay took her hand and gave it a little squeeze. "Hey, don't be upset. Everything turned out to be alright in the end."

"I wasn't just talking about Zane. I… never apologised for what I did to you and Cole."

"Oh." Jay responded. "But… that wasn't only your fault, we were all idiots." He tried to comfort her.

"But I was the one who started this whole mess. I was just so confused about this Perfect Match machine. And, to be honest, I enjoyed getting so much attention from two guys at once. But… I should have ended it, before it went out of control. When we lost Zane, we would have all needed to be there for each other, and not fight with our best friend…" Nya looked him in the eyes. "I love you. And I am sorry that I hurt you."

Jay hugged her. "I love you too." He gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "And I think I know what will make you feel better"

"Another kiss?"

"Not a bad idea, but I was more thinking about some chocolate frosting…"

Nya giggled. "You always know how to cheer me up, even when you were the one who was upset in the first place."

"That's who I am." Jay laughed and kissed her again. "C'mon, let's get bakin' now."

They walked over to the entrance to the TV studio, where their friends were waiting for them.

"Alright, everyone." Cole announced. "Are you ready for this?"

Lloyd shook his head. "Not really. But I have no choice I guess…"

"Cole, you have met Nellie before. I would suggest that you meet her first and then introduce her to us." Zane suggested. His teammates nodded in agreement.

Cole sighed. "Fearless Ninja behaving like a bunch of kids on their first day at school…"

He walked through the automatic door and to the reception desk.

"Good afternoon miss." He addressed the blonde girl in a white and pink stripy top. "My name is Cole and I… ahm… I mean we..." He pointed at his teammates standing nervously on the other side of the glass door. "… are here to meet Nellie for the Great Ninjago Bake Off."

The girl looked up, her purple eyes shining brightly. "So nice to meet you Cole. I am Danni, the show assistant. Nellie will be very happy to hear that you have arrived. I'll let her know and she is going to be here in a minute."

Less than half a minute later, the door leading into the studio building flew open and a young woman with short, messy white blonde hair and burst into the reception area, her hazel eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Cooole." She cried and her small frame embraced him in an earth crushing hug. "I am very happy to see you."

"I am… happy to see you too." Cole answered politely. "Thank you very much for inviting us."

"Oh, you don't have to thank me, I have to thank you for accepting." Nellie replied. "Also, it was not my idea, but my manager's. He thought it would be a good opportunity to how your fans that you are more than just a hot boygroup…"

"He sounds like a very considerate person."

"Oh, Dareth is simply the best!" Nellie told him enthusiastically. "Aww, Gayle is such a lucky woman…" She sighed absentmindedly.

Cole was rather perplexed by her comment. "So… ahem… about the show…"

"What? Oh, yes. Of course, the show." Nellie snapped out of her trance. "You are not here on your own, are you?"

"No, my friends are waiting outside." Cole reassured her.

Nellie spotted the Ninja through the glass door and immediately rushed outside. Cole followed.

"Hey, everyone. This is Nellie. Nellie, these are my teammates. Blue Ninja is…"

"Jayyyyyy!" The TV host squealed. "This is sooo exciting. You're my favourite ninja and I watched every single episode of your amazing show. I was able to steal some props from the studio, maybe you could sign them for me…" She hugged him very tightly and probably a bit longer than necessary.

"N-nice t-to meet you too." Jay answered nervously, noting the angry look on his girlfriend's face. "And th-this is N-Nya."

"Ah, yes… the famous Water Ninja…" Nellie responded. "I am delighted to meet you."

They quickly shook hands. "Yes, very nice to meet you." Nya glared at the other woman. "If you are such a great fan of Jay's, you probably know that I am his girlfriend…"

"And Nya is an incredibly strong and skilled ninja, she is so much more than just anyone's girlfriend or sister!" Jay added.

"Yep, but still his girlfriend." Nya emphasised.

Cole quickly continued with the remaining three Ninja.

"Kai, can I take a selfie with you for my chirper feed?" Nellie requested from the Red Ninja, after he and Zane had been introduced – and given a hug.

"Sure, and please chirp it at Fi-ya13." [*]

"And… I think you have already met Lloyd." Cole presented the Green Ninja.

"Yes, I have." Nellie hugged Lloyd. "Good to see you again."

Lloyd was relieved that she did not mention the details of their previous encounter. Maybe she wasn't as bad as he thought…

But then… "Although… I almost didn't recognise you." Nellie chuckled. "Last time we met, your face looked… a bit different…"

Lloyd turned beet red from embarrassed. "I think five Ninja are more than enough for one competition…" He muttered.

"Hey, I'm just kidding. I didn't mean to upset you. C'mon everyone."

Nellie led the Ninja through the door into the studio building.

"We will start recording in about half an hour. But I want to briefly introduce you to the other contestants before the show." She explained.

"Other contestants?" Zane asked. "To my knowledge, there have ever been only six competitors in the Great Ninjago Bake Off."

"That's true." Nellie replied. "But because of the six of you being our special guests, we have changed the style of the competition. This time, we have twelve contestants in six teams."

Jay hopefully looked at Nya. "So, Nya. Do you maybe…"

"Oh no, sorry. Each of you will be teamed up with one of the other competitors." Nellie interrupted him. "Although we wanted to keep your involvement a surprise, the news has leaked through social media and we've received so many applications from your fans that we didn't want to disappoint them…"

Everyone looked suspiciously at Kai.

"Wasn't me. Believe me, I've learned my lesson."

"I bet it was Dareth."

"Cole is right. Pixal has just analysed all recent social media feeds with topics related to us and the show. There is an 87.3% probability that the source of the information was someone called The Brown Ninja." Zane explained.

Great. We already had a Green Ninja suffering from cake allergy, an angry Water Ninja, a slightly insane host, and now we have to deal with more crazy fans… Cole thought. I am beginning to worry that Lloyd was right – maybe it really was a bad idea to enter this competition…


[* This was the Kai's chirper name in Public Enemy Number One.]

Btw, Nellie does not have a crush on any of the Ninja (but on someone else as you may have noticed...), she is just a crazy fangirl and a bit annoying. But she will only play a minor role in the next chapters, those will focus on the actual teams (so much for my plan to do a one-shot…).

Danni was submitted by a Guest reviewer (I hope it is okay that I use her in a different role, she will appear again in the next chapter).