Chapter 2: The Way of the Ninja

For many days, the group have traveled far as they followed Sensei Wu. Through blistering winds and scorching deserts they have gone through. Flash however had been following Wu's orders as they travel. When ever it's push-ups with his hooves, swimming though cold water, or carring Yona on his back, Flash did it all without question. As the others took the stairs up a mountain, Flash and Wu was climbing on the other side. Flash was doing his best to keep a grip as he climb with his wings tied down, but Wu was able to climb the mountain with ease. Flash finally reached the top where the others are waiting before he rest to catch his breath. On the top are gates with tall walls around next to them. "Not to sound impatient or anyting." Spike said to Wu. "But aren't we in a rush considering they might go after the other half of the map?"

"Yeah, not to mention they have Twilight!" Rainbow Dash said. "If you're going to teach Flash that Spinjitzu thing, can't you do that now?! And how long is his taining going to be?"

"Patience." Wu told them before he opened the gates. As they enter, the group saw what was inside and was confused. "He will be ready when he is ready, not a minute sooner."

"Wait, this is a monastery." Flash said when he saw it. "You brought us to a place of peace?" He asked Wu.

"Yona don't understand." Yona spoke up. "Old pony wants winged pony to fight in a place not for fighting?"

"Not fight, train." Wu told them as he stood next to a small dragon statue. "To become a true ninja, first you must be able to see what others do not."

"That's nice and all, but there's nothing here." Smolder told Wu before he grabbed the head of the dragon statue. He then pulled it down like a lever and they the area change. They were amazed by how the empty area changed into a training ground. "Huh, I stand corrected." She said when she saw it.

"Whoa, is this going to teach me Spinjitzu?" Flash asked before he jumped on top of one of the wooden poles. But as he did a crane pose, the pole lower down witch confused the others but made Wu worry.

"Oh dear..." Wu said before the pole launch Flash into the air. He bumped into the revolver in the center before he crashed into ground. The others went over to him and helped him up from the ground. "Complete the training course before I finished my tea." Wu told Flash as he sat infront of temple as he place a napkin on his lap. "Then we will see if you are ready." He said before he picked up his cup and pour his tea. He then drank up his tea before Flash could even start. "Today you failed." He told Flash before he sat his cup down and back flipped into the open room behind him. "Tomorrow you will try again."

"Failed?! But I didn't even start to-" Flash try to say before Wu slide the door close. "I...guess we should settle in for now." Everyone head inside and went to their own rooms. Ocellus, Smolder, and Spike were walking through the halls of the monastery till they stopped and found its library filled with scrolls.

"If only Twilight was here. She would so love this." Spike said as they enter the library. Ever since Twilight was taken by the skeletons, Spike has been worried sick for the pony that raised him like a son and treated him like a brother.

"Hey cheer up Spike." Smolder told him as Ocellus picked up one of the scrolls and unraveled it. "We're going to get Twilight back. We just need to wait a bit longer." She gave him a hug to comfort him.

"Hey guys, listen to this." Ocellus said before she read the scroll out loud. "Dragons are known through out Equestria, but they still hold many mysteries. They our reason to believe they can control many elements other than fire, such as water, earth, lightning, wind, and many others. It is also believed that thing belong to many realms and can travel to them." This has pinked both Spike's and Smolder's interest.

"I didn't know that about us." Spike said as he looked at the scroll.

"To be honest, neither did I." Smolder said. "I wonder if Dragon Lord Ember knows about this." She wondered.

"If you wished to know more about your kind, you're more than welcome to keep reading." Wu said, making the three jump. "You see dragons have been here alone side the first Spinjitzu master. They have been around longer than any creature then any other. My father have kept records of many different dragons across the world. Feel free to look to your heart's content." He left the three alone in the library.

The next day, the training course was start up as the centre spun around. As did the four wheels on each side while the wooden beams moved. Flash was given a wooden sword before the course was start up. Flash then began to run through the course as Wu poured his tea in his cup and the others watched. He dodged two of the dummies one the first part of the course before another knocked him back. "Failed." Wu said.

The next day, Flash tried again as he was on the sword wheels before he jumped on to the next obstacle. He was able to get pass the ball and chains before he was knocked around a bit. "Failed." Wu said as he poured more tea in his cup. When he tried again the next day, Flash was being juggled by the wooden thing going up and down. "Failed!" Wu called out. Flash tried again the next day as he was on the ball and chains before it knocked him into the wall. "Oh so failed." Wu said when that happen.

Flash was determined to get through this course as he tried again the next day. He run and knocked down one dummy before he kicked another before he was infront of the next obstacle. Wu and the others watch as Flash spun with the sword wheel before he jumped on the beams that went up and down with ease. When he made it sticks that went from side to side, he made it half way before the sand bag swung around and knock him back to the start. "And, failed." Wu said as he sat his cup down.

The next day, Flash was perpar to face the training course and complete it. As soon as Wu reached for his napkin, Flash quickly jumped in the course by first by knocking down two dummies before he jumped through the spinning beams. As Wu poured his tea, Flash went with the spinning sword wheel before he jumped off. Wu quickly put two sugar cubes in his tea as Flash jumped on the beams. Flash noticed Wu was about to take a sip of his tea, he quickly threw his wooden sword at the cup and spilled his tea. Flash soon jumped pass the axis as Wu was making another cup. When Wu looked to check on Flash he was nowhere in sight. "Where did he go?" Rarity asked as she and the others were looking for him too.

"Is that one sugar or two?" Flash asked as he was sitting next to Wu on the steps. This meant that he have completed the training course. Wu was impressed by this as he sat down his cup.

"Nice job, Sentry." Shining Armor said as he messed with Flash's hair.

"Yeah, you were pow before one the first day! But now your whoosh, and all ninja like!" Pinkie Pie shouted as she jumped around and nearly missing the course.

"Thanks." Flash said before he looked at Wu who was about to head inside. "So, when do I learn this Spinjitzu thing?"

"You already have. Your final test comes tomorrow." Wu told Flash before he closed the door, leaving him and the others baffled. "My advice is to get some sleep." He said through the door.

"That fella don't make any sense." Applejack said. "How can you already know Spinjitzu, when he hasn't even taught you yet?"

"Maybe his final test will help him realize it?" Sliverstream asked.

"I think we should just sleep on it." Gallus said. "I know not to question the elderly."

"Perhaps you are right, darling." Rarity said. "Besides, this whole ninja business has inspired me for a new line of clothing." She said before they all headed inside for tomorrow.

Later that night, five ninjas in black were outside and sneaking around. Two of them are unicorns, two of them are earth ponies, while just one is a pegasus. Even though they have their masks on, you can tell their colours by looking at the eye holes. The unicorn stallion with nunchucks has a blue coat, the other with shurikens is white. The earth pony stallion with the scythe is light brown while the earth pony mare with the two sais is green, and the pegasus stallion with the sword is red.

They each jumped on to the roof before they head inside. Inside Wu, Shining Armor, Twilight's friends, Spike, and the young six were fast asleep as the ninjas were on the support beams on the ceiling. They checked each room as they they are looking for a certain pegasus who had his lights on in his room while he brush his teeth. While Flash looked in the mirror as he brush his teeth, he was thinking about what Wu said when he told him that he already learned Spinjitzu.

"Just hang on a little longer Princess Twilight." Flash said as if she was right here. "Once I figured out what Sensei said, I'm going to save you." The ninja with nunchucks dropped down behind a wall in Flash's room. "And if any of those skeletons get in my way, they're going to get some of this!" He swing his toothbrush like it was a bo staff just as the ninja with the scythe and the ninja with the shurikens dropped down next to a planet in his room. "And this!" He shouted as swing his toothbrush around as the ninja with the sais jumped down infront of the door before Flash spun around like he was doing Spinjitzu. "And this!" He shouted when he stopped and pointed his toothbrush at the last ninja with the sword. Flash took a moment before he noticed that he is surrounded by five ninjas. "Oh boy..."

Each ninja had their wepon out as they stood on their back legs. As they were about to attack, Flash quickly shoved his toothbrush inside the mare's mouth with her mask still on. She spit it out and it hit the one with the nunchucks in the face when Flash ducked down before it went up in the air, then went down the one with the sword back. It felt weird as it went down his back before they saw Flash get up on the sport beams on the ceiling to make a run for it. As Flash made his way on the beams, one of the ninjas appeared infront of him before he try to kick Flash. But he quickly turned to one side and that ninja fell to the floor. Flash laughed a bit before one the ninjas tackled him and they fell into a dining room.

Flash kicked the ninja off him before he quickly grabbed a few plates and threw them at the ninjas. They have managed to dodge or struck each plate before the one with a scythe jumped over and kicked Flash through a wall and out in the courtyard. When the ninjas came outside, Flash quickly pulled down the dragon head statue to activate the training course, which took the ninjas by surprise as they were each knocked down by each obstacle. Flash then saw a bo staff next to him and quickly picked it up. With his bo staff in hoof, he attacked or blocked each ninja as they did the same with him with their own weapon. None of them showed any signs of giving up as they clashed weapons with one another.

"Stop!" Wu shouted as they were in a dogpile and they saw him, Shining, Twilight's friends, Spike, and the young six came out. Flash and the ninja got off each other and off the ground when they saw them come out.

"Yes sensei." Each ninja said as they bow to Wu.

""Sensei"? Wait a minute, they're your students too?" Flash asked Wu as he gave a nod in response. "This was my final test wasn't it?"

"Couldn't you have done it in the morning, dude?" Sandbar asked before he yawned. "It's like 11:34."

"Whoa whoa whoa!" The ninja with nunchucks spoke up. "You never said anything about a sixth. We thought it was just five of us." He then went on about things that go in five and you could tell the mare ninja was getting annoyed by him.

"Uh what he is trying to say Sensei Wu is that the five of us have trained together." The ninja with the scythe spoke up. "We're solid."

"Didn't look so solid to me." Flash said with a smirk.

"Watch it bud." The mare ninja said as she hold up her sai up to Flash. "You're just lucky sensei told us not to go all out on you."

"Master, what is the meaning of this?" The one with shurikens asked.

"Each of you have been chosen, each in tune with elemental properties." Wu told them. "But first...Ninja Go!" He shouted as he did Spinjitzu and whisk by Flash and the ninja. After he spun them around, their ninja outfits change colors but the one with a scythe. Flash was put in a ninja outfit that is yellow with a falcon on the front made of wind as the emblem of wind. The one with shurikens was in a white ninja outfit with the emblem of ice on the front. The one with nunchucks is in a blue ninja outfit with an emblem of lightning on the front. The ninja with the sword is wearing red with a emblem of fire on the front. The mare ninja is in a green outfit with a fox made of leaves as emblem of life on the front. The one with the scyth is still black, but with the emblem of earth on the front. They each looked over themselves as they were amazed by how Wu did that.

"Do you think he could teach me Spinjitzu so I could do that?" Rarity whispered to Fluttershy when she saw what Wu just did.

"Whoa, how did he do that?" Gallus asked.

"Wow, look what color I am!" The ninja in blue said as he amazed by his new look.

"Wait a minute, I'm still black." The ninja in black pointed out.

"Flash Sentry, Master of Wind." Wu said as he pointed his staff at Flash. "Swift and quick as it. Trail Blazer, Master of Fire." He said as he pointed his staff at the red ninja. "It burns bright in you. Thunder Crack is blue, Master of Lightning." He pointed at the blue ninja when introduced him.

"That's not all I'm the master of. I do a little inventing, I dabble in model building, touch of cooking, a little poetry." Thunder bragged.

"More like mouth of lightning." Trail complained.

"Black ninja is Landrush, solid as rock, Master of Earth." Wu introduced as he pointed his at him before Lqndrush took out his scythe and show off his moves. "The Master of Life is Gaia, watcher and protector of every living thing." He said as Gaia back flipped before she swings her sais around then putting them away.

"Oh that's nice to hear." Fluttershy said before Gaia flipped over to her. Fluttershy quickly closed her eyes as if she thought Gaia was about to hurt her.

"Nice to meet you kid." Gaia said as she hold out her hoof. Fluttershy saw this and gently shook Gaia's hoof. "I got your friend's back and for the record, there's an't nothing in this world I'm afraid of." She as she took off her mask and they can see her main is dark green with lime green streaks in it.

"Except for dragons." The white ninja said.

"Seriously, you're afraid of dragons?!" Smolder asked as she try to hold back her laughter.

"It was a fillyhood fear, I'm over it now." Gaia said after she rolled her eyes.

"And white ninja is Frost Gear." Wu said as he pointed his staff at the last ninja. "Master of Ice, and seer with a sixth sense." He said as Frost bow before he spin around and took out his shurikens. After spinning them around, Frost put them away.

"I sense this one takes things a little too seriously." Flash said to Trail and Landrush.

"You too have the gift?" Frost asked Flash as he took off his mask. His main is white with crystal blue streaks in it.

"He's just making a joke Frost." Thunder told him before he took off his mask. His main is dark blue. "Remember what we talked about, your sense of humor?"

"Yes, it was a joke. Haha." Frost said with a straight face while Landrush took off his mask. His main is black.

"Yeah, he's a bit on the weird side." Landrush told Flash and the others.

"Pay attention!" Wu said as they all looked at him. "You six are the chosen ones, who will protect the six wepons of Spinjitzu from Lord Garmadon."

"But what about Princess Twilight?" Flash asked him.

"Wait, we're saving a princess too? Is she hot?" Thunder asked making Shining Armor glare at him.

"Thunder." Gaia said when he asked that.

"I I just want to know what we're getting ourselves into. Plus in the fairy tales, the princess always falls in love with the hero that saves her." Thunder said. "Does she like blue?"

"Back off, it's my sister they took. So don't push it." Shining Armor said as he in Thunder's face.

"Those skeletons took your sister too huh?" Trail asked getting the others attention as he took off his mask and show his main is red mix with black. "Those boney freaks took my sister, Aqua Stream, back my parents blacksmith shop. They came there for the other half of the map and they took Aqua on their way out. The only reason why I'm a ninja is that I will get her back."

"Whoa whoa! Back up there!" Rainbow Dash spoke up. "You mean the honest stallion blacksmith was related to you, and now they have both halfs the map?!"

"When we find the wepons, we will find both Princess Twilight and your sister, Trail." Wu told them. "It is time. We go to the first weapon."

"Whoa hold on a minute!" Landrush spoke. "You said you were going to teach us Spinjitzu."

"Spinjitzu is inside each and everyone of you. But it will only be unlocked when the key is ready to be found." Wu told them. "Come! My hooves are tired, we will take the carriage." He said as he walked back inside.

"Great, now we to find a key?" Thunder complained.

"Yeah, I'm feeling like he's taking us for a ride." Gaia said.

"Well if it means finding the princess, then sign me up." Flash said as he puts on his ninja mask. He, Shining Armor, Twilight's friends, Spike, and the young six followed Wu as the rest of the ninjas did too. They were ready to head out and find the first golden wepon, the scythe of quakes.