#Garmadon and the importance he places on making your own choices in life..

[jamisafan]

Okay, it's time for my thoughts on Dragons Rising part 2. (This is super long by the way.)

(Spoilers below the cut.)

I'll get into my Cole rant in a bit because, oh boy, do I have things to say. But Soras story feels too important to leave for last.

Sora's story can reach out to so many different people that have issues with their parents and that kids really don't owe their parents anything. Sora is one of THE BEST role models I've ever seen in a cartoon. The fact that all her problems still weren't solved when she cut contact with her parents is realistic. The fact that they didn't give her parents a redemption was satisfying. And her just actually coming to the conclusion that she doesn't need to have her biological family in her life was beautiful. You are able to choose your family, and Sora showed that perfectly. Her character is amazing, and I don't even have the words to describe how absolutely beautiful her character is. She is perfect, and it makes me all emotional and stuff. I love her 😢

Arin has so much potential, and I think his whole spinjitzu thing is super important and cool. I think he'll get the MK treatment, maybe get thrown into an identity crisis, the works. Maybe he has a whole chosen one thing like Lloyd, who knows. All I know is that I love him and his little fan boy heart.

Kai and WyldFyres relationship is so great. I love seeing how far Kai has come and him referencing Nya becoming the ocean and how Master Wu helped him work through his emotions. This was exactly what the show needed. And having Kai be WyldFyres mentor was a fantastic choice because they are seriously alike in many way. Their struggle with not being patient and their hot headedness just gives me life. Kai has a freaking kid, and there little reunion hug was so freaking cute oh my god!!!!

I felt like Nya should have had a worse reaction to seeing a Djinn again. She was definitely traumatized from that, but maybe this was also some good closure for her, seeing that not all Djinn are evil creepy monsters. Nya and Soras' relationship is cool, too

Zane needs some more done with him. I need them to address the weird egg thing he hatched out of, but hopefully, it will be resolved soon. I think Zane got pushed to the side a bit, and it felt like he was jumping everywhere (like, he was just, at the administration? I know he got in trouble for portal stuff, but..... yeah). I'm sure he will get something eventually.

Lloyd is someone I never know how to talk about because he's just such a main character that it makes him less interesting to me. Don't get me wrong I love him, and him working on becoming the master of the monetary is cool and stuff. But he still needs a form of closure from past seasons, especially with garmadon. Unless they never bring him back then that's chill. I love garmadon but he always causes so much problems. Lloyd is learning how to be a good teacher though and that's really sweet.

Jay is a sassy shit Manger, and I love it. Can't wait to see more with him.

And Cole........ Cole is perfect in everything single way, and no one can deny that. Like actually, if someone doesn't like Cole from Ninjago, that's a red flag. He ended up in the place of lost things. THATS PERFECT FOR HIM! Cole Who almost got forgotten by everyone he loves, who literally ran away from home. It's perfect! He's perfect! He's the best! I love him! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! And now he's going on his own mission to follow Master Wus voice and figure out why the earth is screaming?!?!? God I love him. He's the best 😢

Also, I've had thoughts and ideas about Cole hearing the earth screaming, and I'm SUPER curious to see what that means.

Okay, now that I've ranted about how perfect Cole is...... I need to say it.

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I already made a post about this but I'll never get over how perfect they are. It felt borderline canon.

People are talking about how Cole just straight up left him to chase master Wu, but I'm positive that Cole either talked to the others beforehand or right after leaving Nya about it. About how he would totally come back for them and figure out some way for them to leave the land of lost things and get in all those good tearful see you laters.

If Geo doesn't come back I will fucking riot. And I'm not one to swear super often. Mostly for dramatic effect. So you know I'm serious. Geo and Cole left me feeling high for days. I need them in my life. They can't just introduce new characters and then LEAVE THEM!!?!?!!?!!!?

Anyways, my full ale thought on Dragons Rising.

It was good. It felt risky at first to add all these new characters, especially main ones but they did it perfectly. I love me a well paced story that doesn't feel like it's going to fast or slow. Beatrix's story is very interesting but I'm still super excited to see what happens with my boy Lord Ras. He's just so cool and evil and stuff :D I wonder who his boss is?

The show felt somewhat nostalgic but also super fresh and the writing was good.

Also

Does anyone know what this symbol is? I can't tell if this is new or if I'm just stupid and it's been there before. Sorry if it's a dumb question.

#ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago dragons rising #dragons rising #i could spend time tagging every character i talked about #but im lazy #ninjago spoilers #dragons rising spoilers

[wynandcore]

“There comes a time when every boy must become a man.

What sort of man, is up to him.”

#Garmadon and the importance he places on making your own choices in life.. #it fills me with melancholy #sensei garmadon #ninjago #ninjago garmadon #lego ninjago garmadon #this took like 8 hours I’m dying #art tag

[sibillascribbles08]

Cinnamon and Ginger

Wrote some more Lloyd and Queenie, mostly just talkin... mostly

    Lloyd wasn’t sure what he expected to find in this ancient temple, but this certainly wasn’t it.

    For one he was surprised the temple was even in the labyrinth, as he didn’t remember seeing it when he came in here with his father. It was old, crumbling, covered in vines, but the interior seemed to be in better condition. There were carpets and tapestries along the walls. Hand carved chairs, plush cushions, and torches. Lloyd stared at it all along with the carvings in the stone. It reminded him of oni, but why was it here? 

    “Was this an oni temple?” Lloyd felt bold enough to ask. By now it was just him and the Oni Queen. Pythor and Machia, under orders, left the two of them alone. Despite the queen’s presence, Lloyd didn’t feel very threatened by it.

    “It was.” She glanced back, smiling at him. “Back then the forest wasn’t nearly so overgrown, however. I suspect the first master of nature had a hand in that, but I wasn’t here to witness it.”

    Lloyd frowned. “But why?”

    “To hide things. Why else build a labyrinth?” She turned all the way around, arms out. “Hiding a mask, a realm crystal, a few other things.” She led him into a room on the upper level. The sun poured in from the center, lighting up the entire space. There were lush carpets and cushions all along the floor and a small stone oven in the corner. On top of it sat a teapot and a set of cups. 

    “Please, sit.” She pointed. “Would you like some tea?”

    “You have tea?” This felt stranger and stranger by the minute. “Uh… what kind?”

    “I’ve collected some jasmine, oolong, peppermint… Oh! And I make this wonderful mixture with cinnamon and ginger.” 

    Lloyd didn’t want to admit that sounded nice. Everything about this felt so casual. He always expected if he did run into the leader of the oni there’d be some massive invasion, or a battle.

    Not tea time. 

    “I guess… whatever you’re making.” Lloyd mumbled and sat down on a few of the pillows. They were much softer than he expected. 

    The Queen made the tea in silence, or mostly silence. All while she worked she hummed a strange tune, and Lloyd could feel it having some kind of effect on him. His muscles relaxed, the tension left his jaw. He watched her light the fire with some flint. She opened a jar where she poured the tea leaves into the cups one by one. When the water in the pot boiled she took it off the heat, waiting a bit. 

    “Why aren’t you pouring the water?” Lloyd asked.

    “Too hot and we’ll scorch the leaves. Surely your uncle taught you this.” 

    Lloyd had never actually seen his uncle make tea. He just always seemed to have a new pot in hand. 

    Finally the Queen poured the water in the cups. She waved a finger, the cups levitating and following her as she came over to the cushions. 

    “How are you doing that?” Lloyd had to ask. If they got some details about her powers maybe it’d be easier to fight her later, if it came to that.

    “Not all of the elements you humans have came from dragons, you know.” She let the cups gently sit on the ground before she sat next to Lloyd. “Gravity is one oni reside over. So is sound,” she hummed, “and light.” With a snap of her fingers, small glowing orbs danced around her hands. “And more.” 

    Lloyd just stared back at her. Why were they never told that? “I thought oni could only destroy, not create.”

    “As I said before, there’s so much you don’t know.” She picked up her cup, breathing in the steam from it. “I guess I can’t entirely blame your teachers for the slander on our names. That war was not one of my better decisions.” She took a gentle sip. 

    “Um…” Lloyd picked up his own cup. “Which war, exactly?” 

    “Goodness, did they not even give you a basic history lesson?” She sneered. “Then again I doubt my son liked to talk about it much.” 

    “Mistaké told us that the dragon and oni fought over my grandfather but…” Lloyd thought for a moment. “She was there wasn’t she, during the war?”

    “Putting two and two together huh?” The Queen smiled. “Indeed, her gift with form made her a valuable spy, but I assume spending so much time among humans made her fond of them. She wasn’t the only one. Many members of my army defected.” She stared into her cup. “Again, I don’t blame them, but I best start at the beginning.” 

    Lloyd blinked when the room went dark. Where did the sun go? Before he could move to look at the sky lights snapped through the room, forming little figures in the dark. 

    “I’ll keep it short.” The Queen said as dragons and oni popped up on opposite sides. “In the first realm, before the others came into existence, our people were at odds. The dragons, while creators, could never manage the resources that we needed to survive. The fighting caused casualties on both sides. Eventually I grew tired of it, and tried to form a peace treaty by proposing a marriage with the queen of the dragons.”

    One of the oni and one of the dragons moved closer to each other in the center.

    “Wait.” Lloyd said. “You two actually got married? That ex-wife comment wasn’t a joke?”

    “I don’t joke about things like that. At any rate, relations between our people actually heavily improved, but that sadly all fell apart when our son came into the picture.”

    A smaller figure appeared between the oni and the dragon. All the lights in the room turned a violent red. 

    “I’m sure you heard about what happened after that. First there was the war between the oni and the dragons. My rage was fueled by the fact that my son sided with the dragons. But after some time in that war, he fled into this realm. My army chased after him.”

    The lights swirled in the room before reforming. Lloyd didn’t recognize the shape they took in the center. Was that supposed to be Ninjago? Tilting his head he realized it was, just how it looked before it split. 

    “Sadly, my goal at that point was mostly vengeance. I decided if I couldn’t build a life for my people in the first realm then we’d take over this one. I’m sure you know how that ended up.” Her sigh was long, sad. “I lost my generals. So many of my people ran and hid. Eventually those who still remained had no choice but to flee the realm.”

    “But you stayed?” Lloyd tried to read her expression in the dark, but he could only see her eyes. 

    “My goal has not changed, though I refuse to approach it as foolishly as I did in the past.” The sunlight came back as she turned to look at him. “My people can’t thrive in the departed realm. The first realm is no longer an option. This is the best place for us to put a foothold. And now I have the opportunity to try again.”

    “But I’m the only thing standing in your way.” Lloyd glared. “So you’re trying to convince me otherwise.” 

    The Queen studied him. “While it’s true that you hold just as much power as your grandfather, I’m not really concerned about you being in the way. You’ve hardly scratched the surface of your capabilities.” She sipped her tea. “But I would much rather us not be at odds. Family is an important thing to me Lloyd.”

    “What?” He stood up. “Are you kidding me? You sent an entire army after your son.”

    “You didn’t know him.” She sneered. “And I regret not approaching Garmadon or Wu, but with your father always around there was never an opportunity.” 

    “I don’t want to destroy anything.” Lloyd mumbled. “I don’t want to be responsible for that, I don’t…” He looked down in the mug, at his eyes that had turned red ever since that snake bit him. “I don’t want to end up like my father.” 

    “Are you ashamed of him?”

    “He used to be evil.” Lloyd snapped. “And he’s evil now, ever since Harumi brought him back.” 

    The Queen clicked her teeth, then drank her tea. “That wasn’t your father.”

    Lloyd blinked. “What?”

    “That wasn’t your father, that was another oni. His name is Efri, in fact. I sent him here to get hold of the realm crystal, but then we discovered the realm crystal was shattered. Not long after that he just… goes off on his own, blocks out my orders.” She sighed. “What is it about this realm that makes my soldiers leave? Then again he was very young.” She tapped her chin. 

    “That… wasn’t my father?” Lloyd mumbled. “But she summoned him!”

    “No, she summoned an oni.” The Queen chuckled. “A fancy spell I rewrote to suit her desires. Honestly now, using oni masks to summon a dead human? Does that sound quite right in your mind?”

    “Then what about my hair?” Lloyd pointed to his head. “And my mom?”

    “Your mom wasn’t necessary, but oni DNA is.” She looked into her now empty cup. “And normally it takes three other oni but the spirits of them would work just as well.” 

    “Spirits? The masks?” Lloyd put a hand on his head. This was starting to become too much information at once. 

    “Yes! Do you know where they are actually? I would like to talk to my generals.”

    “Uh, two of them broke.” Lloyd cringed, not sure how she would take the news.

    The Queen didn’t flinch. “Two of them? What of the third?”

    “I don’t know where the mask of vengeance went. We haven’t seen it since.”

    “Ah, vengeance, Odol.” She smiled. “Well he’ll be delightful to have back when I find him. But no matter, not the topic for now.” She pointed at Lloyd’s cup. “Drink some tea, you haven’t touched it.”

    Lloyd watched her get up and head over to refill her cup. He took a sip, the smell of cinnamon and ginger hitting his nose before it entered his mouth. It had a bit of spice to it, but was still soothing. 

    “You say you don’t want to destroy.” The Queen poured the hot water in the cup. “But I wouldn’t ask you too. Besides, Little Prince, Creation and Destruction are one in the same.” 

    Lloyd lowered the mug. “What do you mean?”

    “To create a house you must destroy some trees. To create a blanket you must shear a sheep. To create parchment you have to skin a beast.” She flashed a bit of a morbid smile at that comment. “Things don’t come from nothing. That’s why Creation and Destruction are balancing powers. Take something away, make something new, you understand.” 

    Lloyd kept drinking tea, thinking about it.

    “Let me ask this, how did the first realm look when you visited?”

    He blinked. “I didn’t but um… Kai described it as a wasteland. Like a desert.”

    She nodded as she came back over to sit on the cushions again. “Dragons can create all their resources, so they never bother to maintain it. I figured, since my people left, the balance was destroyed.” 

    “But you won’t go back.”

    “Heavens no.” She put a hand on her chest. “And get into another war with the dragons? Absolutely not.” 

    “But you’ll go to war with Ninjago.” 

    “There doesn’t have to be a war if you help me.” The Queen pointed at him. “Think about it, this could be the new peace treaty. We could recreate that balance.” 

    It sounded so good in theory, but Lloyd had trouble believing her that it was that simple. If the oni came over the citizens would panic, no doubt. If anyone lashed out, how would the oni take it? The oni were so much more powerful. People would die. 

    “I can see your doubts.” Those circles on her horns were glowing again. “Mind is another element that stems from us oni.” 

    Lloyd flinched and took a step back. 

    “Can I at least show what we’d be capable of?” The Queen grinned. “No citizens involved. You have my word.” 

    “Forgive me for not fully trusting that.” 

    The Queen put the cup down and put her hands together, bowing. “You have my word, Little Prince, no one will be harmed during this.” 

    Ugh, he hated how convincing she was. It had to be a trick. Oni were trickers, right? But damn, how could he argue with it. Arguing would just put more people at risk, wouldn’t it? And hey, if she showed him this maybe he’d get more powerful. Maybe he could fight back. 

    “Okay,” Lloyd mumbled. “Fine.” 

    “Grand.” She stood. “Then first thing is first, we have to get rid of these shackles.”

    Lloyd frowned. “Huh?” 

    She tapped her sharp nail against his chest. “You cling too tightly to your humanity, Little Prince. You’re so much more than that.” 

    Lloyd could hear his next heart beat. It shook his entire body and made his ears rings. He didn’t get the chance to figure out why it happened. Everything felt warm, like his blood was boiling. Sharp pain bloomed in his forehead. He gritted his teeth to try and alleviate the pain in his jaw. What the hell was happening? 

    He glanced at his hands to see his skin turning black. 

#scribbly fics #uh oh sisters #ninjago

[next-gen-ninja-official]

Season 1: Next Gen Ninja Episode 1: Green and Pink

It was the last class of the school day, yet for one boy, it couldn't go by quickly enough. At least watching the dragons flying through the clouds could keep him busy. He was sketching the soaring reptile when he was disturbed by a crumpled paper ball bounced off the hood of his black jacket. When he turned to see who did it, a kid sneered and pointed to the teacher.

"Lucas Garmadon-Taylors," she spoke up, gaining the blond boy's attention, "What have I told you about wearing that hood? Plus you should know the dress code by now, any unnatural colored hair dye is not permitted as it can cause a distraction. Last time I checked, being the son of a ninja doesn't suddenly get rid of a green area of hair, which is clearly visible in the front."

With a sigh, Lucas pulled down his hood and mumbled, "It's called a fringe.. Plus the counselor said I could as it comforts me.." This was the one thing he disliked about his math class, his teacher practically lived and died for the rules, no matter how absurd. Since when was hair distracting?

"What did you say?" Ms. Ming asked the young student, "Perhaps you can speak up? Unless of course you have nothing worth mentioning."

The boy was silent, not wishing to speak up. This caused the other kids to chuckle. To them, this was the funniest thing they have ever seen, the son of the Green Ninja can't even stand up for himself? The image itself was comedic for them, but seeing it in real life was hilarious.

"That's what I thought," the teacher stated, "Now everyone, please pay attention as we multiply these decimals." Lucas sighed as Ms. Ming returned to the board. He knew the answer already, he often found himself practicing math and coding in his free time. Sometimes, it felt as if writing programs and drawing were his only escapes from reality. Not that it lasts long for him, there's always something going on. Including now.

"Hey, Lucas, what's this?" a voice came from in front of him.

Lucas snapped his gaze to the notebook in front of his face, "Hey, give that back!" He tried to take it back. Imagine what those other kids would do to his drawings! He had to get it back!

"Some son of a ninja you are," the other boy teased, "Can't even see when someone sneaks up on you. Man, what's in here anyway?" The other boy started flipping through the pages.

"That's personal!" Lucas hissed, crawling over his desk to grab his notebook, "Give it back!"

The other boy kept pulling Lucas' notebook away and smirked at him, "You're the Green Ninja's son, shouldn't you be able to get it on your own?"

"My mom's a ninja too, you know!" Lucas grunted in frustration.

"Wow, so even more of a reason for you not to suck so much," the boy then tore out a page of his notebook, "Hey, look at this drawing! What is this, a diseased dragon?"

"Earth Dragons are known for growing crystals on their scales!" Lucas countered, "It's because deep in the caves they live in, minerals drip down onto their scales, building up into rock formations and crystals!"

"Lucas, Atticus!" Ms. Ming called them, "What is so important that you two disturb the rest of the class to discuss?!" She crossed her arms, ready to dish a punishment seemingly at the crack of a whip.

"He stole my journal," Lucas mumbled, sitting in his seat and looking away.

"Lucas, speak up please," Ms. Ming instructed before Atticus jumped in.

"I'm sorry Ms. Ming, but Lucas was climbing over his desk and bothering me!" Atticus turned to point at Lucas, "Can't you do something?"

The teacher sighed, yet again another distraction by the one kid who was different than the others. What will she ever do with him? "Lucas, head to the counselor please."

With a sigh of routine, Lucas gathered his things and left the classroom.

*****

Lucas looked to the poster on the wall, waiting as his mother hurried to the school. 'Hang in there,' it said. 'Story of my life,' Lucas thought as he sighed. Out of all the kids in the class, why was he the one everyone makes fun of?

That’s when the door opened, the familiar face of his beloved mother seeming to overwhelm him into running at full force to hug her. She actually understood how he felt.. whenever he explained this stuff.. the things that happened at school, the misunderstandings.. she made him feel like maybe he wasn’t so stupid or weird.. and that he wasn’t a bad kid as he knew the teachers thought.

In turn, the woman knelt down and sighed, hugging him gently. “Oh hun.." she muttered as she rubbed his back. “What happened now..?” She asked hesitantly as she looked at the counselor and took her seat.

"Well Mrs. Taylors," the counselor began, "It appears the kids in his class were making fun of him again. And as we know by this point, Ms. Ming didn't consider his side of the story as according to Lucas, he was outspoken and assumed to be causing a disturbance. All of which happened due to his notebook being stolen by the kid who made fun of him today. To be honest, I'm getting worried for him. He is incredibly smart, but seems to be pushed around by the others."

This caused a sigh the pass the woman’s lips. “I’ve been thinking the same thing," she really liked the counselor, she always listened to Lucas and gave him space to talk. “But..ah just don’t really know what to do about it." To be honest, Lucas’ mother hated that maths teacher. Sometimes he’d overhear her and his dad talking about it. She was the master of sound, after all. She didn’t mean for him to hear!

But he would. And he’d hear that the teacher should keep said bullies in line, because if a child didn’t feel safe in the classroom, then even if they’re teaching, they’re not doing their jobs.

Yet, just like his father, Lucas was stubborn. He kept going to school anyway. Lucas knew there was value in knowledge. So as long as he wasn't seriously hurt, he was fine right? Well, that's what he thought anyway.

"Well," the counselor sighed, "I would like for him to build some self-confidence first of all. It would make him less of a target. Second, I have a feeling they're jealous of him. Kids can be mean to those that they believe are on a higher level than them." The counselor then turned to Lucas, "Even if they didn't ask for it."

She then sighed and looked back to Ace, "In a way, I think it's why Lucas keeps telling me that he doesn't want anything to do with being a ninja. He doesn't want to be bullied for it."

His mother sighed once more. She knew he didn’t want to be a ninja, and she hated the thought of pushing her child towards a life he didn’t want. But it was out of her hands. It was his destiny. If he didn’t become the next Green Ninja, then many would perish. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.. but she never thought those few would be her own children. For a moment, she stayed silent, staring at the floor, looking almost guilty. “Yeah..” was all she was able to mutter.

After an uncomfortable moment of silence, she looked up. “That is.. in itself a.. very complex issue.. neither of us really know what ta do about that..” this time she was referring to her husband, the one in their family that was best known, Lloyd Garmadon.

"Well," the counselor sat in thought for a bit, "His destiny is in the claws of the Golden Dragon alone. With that being said, knowing the incident where he blacked out and set a desk on fire, I believe the Golden Dragon already made its choice. For him to be a ninja as well as its next champion. But I'll tell you what, if we work on his self-confidence, perhaps we can meet again and discuss his future?"

"Well.. that’s the thing.. ah know very well how much bullying can affect a child.. and I think.. if he stays in a place where he’s guaranteed ta get bullied.. there’s nothing we can do that’ll raise it.. but that it’ll just keep falling.. so.. I do have an idea. But it’s quite a big change," she then looked at Lucas to give him a reassuring glance, knowing he was scared of change.

"What is it?" Lucas mumbled, barely above a whisper. It was times like this that unnerved him, for how was he supposed to know what to expect next?

"Please, continue," the counselor nodded, willing to hear the idea.

"Well.. ah thought, if it’s agreeable to you, that having Lucas take a few days off school may help. It’ll allow his self confidence ta raise, at least back to where it was, and along with his schoolwork which we can get Luna to collect, he can focus on his training. Since learning the particular style of fighting, is also a form of meditation which helps a person's spiritual being," she smiled a little, “so it should, in theory, help his self confidence grow quite a lot." She then looked back at the counselor when she’d finished talking, a little nervous about what she may say. Lucas did get his shyness from her after all.

"Then Dad's going to be hyper about teaching me," Lucas mumbled, knowing how excited his dad was about the chance to teach Lucas everything he knew.

"You know, perhaps that's what he needs," the counselor smiled, "Who knows, maybe this was the Golden Dragon's plan all along? After all, life works in mysterious ways and he may just find his place in the world."

"Then tomorrow will be the first day of training," she smiled at him, “In his safe home." She then looked at the counselor. “But, could we get his journal back?”

"Ah, yes!" the counselor opened a drawer, taking out the journal, "I managed to tape the torn out page back in and might I say that is the most amazing depiction of an Earth Dragon I have seen. He is quite talented!"

Lucas carefully took the journal back and held it close. "Thanks," he mumbled. If there was one thing he wasn't a fan of, it was socializing outside of his family. If only Luna had the same lunch as him.

"Well, like mother like son," she playfully smirked at him.

*****

The ring of a bell echoed through the halls as the school day came to an end, the sound very quickly replaced with the laughing of many children, relieved they could finally relax. The school doors opened by a teacher keeping a watchful eye over the students, an eye that was almost immediately drawn to the gigantic green dragon that was wedged in between a row of cars and confused parents. The teachers here were all used to seeing said dragon, but it still shocked them every time. Metaphorically, that is. Through the course of the school day, you forget to expect it.

Every time, kids would just stand and stare at it, all except one child. Who instead, beamed at the sight of it. For teachers here had to let the children go once they recognized the parents, for the children’s safety. And what was more recognizable than this?

"Alright Luna, you can go," the teacher sighed in annoyance. That thing always riled the kids up! When they got riled up, they didn’t listen! He just wished the principal would just say it straight instead of sucking up to Lloyd just because he was a ninja.

This caused the child to jump up and down excitedly before running over to the dragon, and its rider. “DADDYYYY!!” No matter how many times he picked her up, she always seemed ecstatic to see him!

"Hey kiddo," her dad smiled at her as the Energy Dragon took this moment to nuzzle the little human, purring to its heart's content, "Get up here." With that, the dragon gave Luna an affectionate lick and purr before picking her up with its tail and setting her on its back. "So, how was school?" her dad asked as the dragon began to lift itself into the air.

“W-wait! We can’t leave without Lucas!” She looked at him in alarm.

"Oh right, you didn't hear," Lloyd shook his head for second, "Sorry, I was anxious to see you and the faces of all those people when I came in with a dragon. Anyway, Lucas came home early after another bullying issue. I mean, he didn't burn a desk this time, but he was given a two day break off school. Which brings me to the exciting part! Starting tomorrow, you and Lucas are ninja-in-training!" With this the dragon gave a yip, 'YAY!' While Lloyd may not have understood what it said, the young Master of Sound could.

"R-really..? I hope he’s ok..he’s not too upset is he..?”

"He's ok," her father smiled, trying to calm not only her but himself, "He's up in his room coding again. Ace let him have the rest of the day off. His energy powers don't seem to have kicked in yet, surprisingly, but he'll get there. I'm just glad he hasn't hurt anyone yet. It takes practice to control the element of Energy after all. What about you? Are you doing alright?"

She nodded in response. “Yeah, I’m ok! OH AND I GOT AN AWARD TODAY!” She beamed excitedly. “I GOT THE “MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD!! IT'S IN MY BACKPACK!” Her happy voice echoed through the sky as they flew, the young Master of Sound still learning to control her own powers.

"Nice job!" Lloyd then ruffled her hair affectionately, "You're probably just as talented as your mom if not more so! So did any of your friends get anything?" The dragon below them, unbeknownst to the one who summoned it, gave the child a congratulatory roar.

"One of them got a ribbon, I think," she smiled.

*****

After a short flight home, the two walked through the door, lighting up the house with sounds of laughter. Luna loved to talk, especially to her family. And listen. Which meant she was great in social situations. Which was one of the reasons she and her older brother were so great together! When Lucas got overwhelmed as he so often did, Luna would step in and do the talking, and draw the attention away from him!

After Lloyd shut the door behind him, he felt that something was.. off, and began carefully looking around for a few minutes before shaking his head. Walking into the house more, he called out to his family, "Ace! Lucas! We're home!" As if on cue, the smiling face of his wife greeted Lloyd, and smiled happily at the both of them.

"HI MOMMY!!” Luna beamed, running in for a hug, almost making Ace stumble. “Hi..” she chuckled through a wheeze, knowing that her daughter was just that excited about life in general? It.. it was a great feeling! Her daughter was genuinely happy, and as a mother, nothing could make Ace happier.

"Luna, as much as your mother is an amazing woman," Lloyd began with a playful smirk, amused by the scene before him, "I still think she needs to breathe."

"Oh!” The young girl quickly released the small woman from her grip, chuckling. She did feel a little bad, but was equally amused by the face her mother was making, “Sorry Mommy!”

Lloyd walked over to Ace, kissing her on the cheek before speaking with concern, "Are you alright, Ace? I know she didn't mean to hurt you."

"Y-yeah," she chuckled, blushing slightly.

"Well if you’re ok, can I go see Lucas? Or does he need some time alone?”

This caused the adult to smile at her daughter, “Aaw, you’re so thoughtful! You can go see him! I bet he’s missed ya!”

"YAY!!” And with that, the excitable young brunette rushed off upstairs like a pink blur.

Her brother was back at it again, coding books open, computer on, and code across the screen. He may not have truly developed his powers yet, but stuck to the principle of always having a special bracelet made of Benchstone on his arm. For he knew from his dad's stories how he might make electronics explode, and with the odd state of his Golden Power, he didn't want to take any chances. He was currently clacking away at the keyboard without a care in the world, in fact he was so focused in his code he didn't hear his sister walk in.

To not be heard, is something that Luna had never experienced before. She was so loud that people she didn’t WANT to hear her, had. So, she slowly walked closer, trying her best not to make him jump. “L..Lucas..?”

Startled, Lucas turned around in his swivel chair to see Luna, "Oh, hey Luna. Do you need something? Also how was your day at school? Make any new friends?" Her brother did his best to protect her and make sure she was happy. In a way, he was like his dad when it came to protecting family, but he was much more skittish about it. Yet, no one could say he didn't try to be the best brother he could.

"Uh-huh!! I won an award and then everyone wanted to be friends with me!!...but..” the smile then seemed to fall from her face. “What happened to you..?”

Lucas sighed, "It's fine. I'm alright. No one got hurt or anything, so it's ok. I'll live through it." This again, was another similarity to his father, neither wanted others to worry about them unless they felt that the problem was truly serious. Their definitions of serious may be vastly different but that was to be expected.

She sighed, frowning at her brother. “Ok..if you’re sure..”

****

"So basically,” Ace explained to Lloyd, recapping her meeting with the counselor,as she got to her new point on how to help Lucas further, "We have ta find some way for him to make friends. It’s hard when you’re shy, but, like chickenpox, if ya don’t get it out of the way when you’re young, it can ruin your adult life."

"Well," Lloyd thought for a moment, "he might have luck with people similar to him. You know, bond over a common interest. Kinda like how all the kids at the boarding school I went to were pretty much an army, they all had a shared thing going on. Mind you, that no way implies how I feel about it now, but the point still stands."

In response, his wife nodded, “Like Luna's choir friends. Or Jay's Fallr followers," the husband and wife both exchanged a glance, before chuckling, remembering the days on the bounty when they’d have to spend all day trying to find the perfect hiding place, as not to be seen kissing, or risk that kiss ending up all over the Internet thanks to one very particular, very blue ninja.

"You know, I think Jay accidentally started a Fallr cult at this point because he still regularly posts and still has a good number of followers," Lloyd then shook his head, "That's besides the point, but yeah, we just need to find others like Lucas. People he can understand. But, who?"

"Well..speaking of Jay, what about Zack and Lilly? I mean, they should be starting their training soon too!” Her eyes widened with excitement as the idea hit her, just picturing Lucas and Luna making friends with the children of Jay and Nya, their close friends who were also excellent parents! There would be no bullying, and they’d get to see their friends again! Plus, they hadn’t seen Zack and Lilly since they were tiny! To imagine what they’d look like now! It actually made Ace let out a tiny squeal of excitement!

Lloyd chuckled a bit at the squeal, "You're still adorable. But doesn't everyone have kids that are going to be trained soon? I mean, how is my uncle going to handle all those kids? I mean, he could barely deal with all of us as it was."

"Well,we could help! Pass on what we know!” She grinned. “Maybe we could train together! Like carpooling, but for ninja!!” It was at that moment that she started bouncing like her daughter would. Lots of people thought that Luna got her energy from Lloyd, but those people didn’t know Ace. When excited about something, she could be very passionate.

Lloyd chuckled at her excitement, "One of these days, I swear you'll reach my levels of energy with all your excitement. Also, you don't know ninja carpool until you've been in the Raider with all the other ninja, arguing over legroom. But we should at least warn my uncle."

"Ok! I’ll get the phone!” The pink ninja yelled, before dashing off and creating her own pink blur. Off to begin their new lives. Their lives as senseis, and their children's new lives as ninja.

Little did they know outside, an almost infamously nefarious snake dwelled outside their window, invisible to the naked eye. With a chuckle, he knew what he had to do. He must stop Ninjago from having any more ninja and he knew exactly how to do it.

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