NINJAGO: Into the Storm

Hey! It's Cinder :) I haven't written in forever, but I've recently been loving Ninjago, so I decided to write again. I hope you all like it. Feel free to leave any questions/comments in the reviews. Well, that's it. Enjoy! :)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Ninjago (LEGO does) and I do not own most of the characters.

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Chapter One

It was midnight. The streets of Ninjago City were very quiet. The large billboards illuminated the city, the buildings casting long shadows behind them. Something moved in the shadow of the Titanium Ninja statue. A few seconds later, a hooded figure emerged, and darted across the open stretch of grass.

"Hey, you!" A voice called.

The figure kept running without hesitation.

A trio of security guards raced after their target. The girl ran through the silent streets, not looking back. I can't get caught! She thought. Not again. After what seemed like ages, she finally stopped to catch her breath. The voices and footsteps of her pursuers could no longer be heard. She sighed with relief before reaching into her pocket and pulling out a green amulet.

"Finally," she breathed. I've been searching for this necklace for so long. My dad said he would give it to me when he returned, but he never did. She shook her head. That was four years ago. Staring off into the distance, she wondered, Where are you now, father?

...

"Kai! You said I get to play next!" Jay whined.

"And you actually believed him?" Cole questioned. "He loves video games almost as much as I love cake!"

Kai smirked. "Sorry, Jay. You snooze, you lose."

"It puzzles me why you would want to play, when you know I will beat you every time," Zane said jokingly.

"That's not true!" Jay growled. "I'm good at Fist-to-Face II!"

"Tell that to your record for lowest score ever!" Kai said.

Everyone but Jay laughed.

"Hey, you can play after this round," Lloyd offered. "I'm almost done anyway."

"Thanks, Lloyd. Glad to see I have one friend here." Jay scowled at the others.

Just then, Nya came running into the room.

"Guys," she called, "there's been a robbery! We have to go to Ninjago City right now!"

"Finally!" Kai smiled. "I've been waiting all week for some action."

"Well, what are we waiting for?" Cole asked. "Let's go save the day!"

...

The six ninja arrived at the museum in Ninjago City.

Lloyd gulped nervously. "I remember the last time I came here," he said. "That was just the beginning of our ghost troubles."

Kai nodded. "Seems like every time we come to this place, something bad happens. First, it was the incident with the grundle that turned us into kids. Then, the stone warriors came to life. And just a few months ago, that was when Morro showed up and tried to curse all sixteen realms."

"Well, let's try to focus on the good news," Jay suggested. "Never underestimate the power of positive thinking!"

"Good news?" Cole asked.

"It was only a robbery," Jay replied.

"That's what we thought last time," Lloyd said.

"And now I'm a ghost." Cole added.

"Well, we never know until we try," Zane told them. "Let's head inside."

Zane lead the group up the stairs to the museum doors. When they were inside, Kai approached the security guard.

"Please tell me there aren't anymore ghosts," he pleaded.

"No, no ghosts," the man replied. "Just your everyday burglar. He stole an amulet that was found in the Caves of Despair a few months ago."

"The Caves blew up," Cole reminded him.

"Yes," the guard said, "but this was before that. Just a few weeks earlier, to be specific."

"What's so special about some old necklace?" Jay asked. "Does it have the power to shrink stuff or make one invisible? Cause that would be awesome!"

"We are not exactly sure why it is important, but we do have our suspicions," the man explained. "Our researchers concluded that there may be a possibility the amulet can make its owner immortal. We don't know how, though, or if it's even true."

Jay's eyes widened. "Immortal? That's even cooler than being invisible!"

"If this is true," Zane spoke up, "then it should not end up in the wrong hands."

"We'll catch the thief," Lloyd promised. "We have to get that amulet before someone dangerous does."

"Can you tell us what to look for?" Nya asked the guard.

He nodded. "There is a tracking device on the necklace," he replied, handing Nya a tracker. "It can help you find him, but when it comes to fighting, you're on your own."

"Thanks," Nya said. She turned to her team. "Let's go find that amulet. Ninja go!"

...

A few hours had passed since the ninja had received their latest mission. They were aboard the Bounty, following the tracker to the location of the amulet. Wu and Misako were running the re-opened tea shop, so the ninja were the only ones on the flying ship.

"Dang, how far can one person run in less than two hours?" Cole wondered.

"I'm not sure our culprit was running," Kai observed. "It's impossible for them to run over fifty miles in a much longer amount of time, let alone two hours."

"Do you think he was in a vehicle?" Nya asked. "Maybe there will be more than one enemy we have to fight for the necklace."

"I'm more interested in whether or not it actually works," Jay said. " Maybe if we find it, we'll get to keep it."

"Don't get your hopes up," Kai warned him. "It belongs to the museum, so they'll probably want it back."

"Whatever the case, we need to make sure we get it before it's used by the wrong person," Nya reminded them.

"I wonder who took it," Jay said.

"Well, it looks like we're about to find out," Cole replied, gesturing to the tracker in his hand. "We've reached our destination."

Nya expertly landed the Bounty on a flat stretch of ground in the midst of a forest. The ninja climbed out and onto the grass before Lloyd led the way, guided by the tracker. After about twenty minutes of walking in silence - so as not to give their location away - they reached a large rock, blocking the view ahead.

Lloyd turned to his teammates. "This is it," he whispered. "We don't know who we're up against, but remember, we have to stick together." With that, he carefully walked to the side of the boulder, beckoning his friends to follow.

On the other side, it looked the same - more trees and bushes. There was no one in sight.

"I don't get it," Jay whispered. "I thought you said the amulet is here?"

"That's what the tracker says," Lloyd told them. "It's gotta be here somewhere."

"Guys, look!" Nya exclaimed quietly. She pointed toward the top of one of the trees. Sitting on a branch, at least thirty feet above the ground, was a teenage girl, holding a green amulet in her hands. She had long, brown hair, and wore all black.

"That's who stole the amulet? A little kid?" Jay gasped.

"Sshhh!" Cole covered Jay's mouth with his hand. "You'll give us away!"

"Too late," Zane sighed. The girl was looking directly at them.

"Well, well, well," she said smugly, "what have we here?"

"We need that necklace," Nya told her. "It belongs to the museum."

The girl scoffed. "It belongs to my father. I've been searching for it for four years, and now," she dangled the amulet from her fingers, "I finally found it."

"If it's your father's, then explain how the museum had it," Kai said.

She shrugged. "I don't know. They probably stole it."

Kai raised an eyebrow. "And just why would they do that?"

"Because," the girl replied, "they think it can make them live forever."

"Can it?" Jay asked.

"Nobody knows for sure. My dad would, but I haven't seen him in a long time."

"I know how that feels," Lloyd admitted. "My parents weren't really in my life when I was younger. I ended up releasing three of the Serpentine tribes."

The girl blinked. "Lloyd?"

"Yeah?"

She smiled. "I remember you! We met once, when we were younger. Near this forest. You were looking for the Serpentine tombs and I was looking for my father."

Lloyd raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Lucy?" He smiled. "I remember now. You were the only person I met who was nice to me. Granted, I was trying to be evil."

Lucy nodded. "Well, you were the only one I talked to. Unlike you, I tried to stay as far away from others as possible." She paused. "Anyway, did you find what you were looking for?"

"Yeah, I did," Lloyd replied. "Did you?"

Lucy held up the amulet. "You could say that."

"Oh yeah," Jay jumped in, "By the way, we're going to need that necklace. It has to go back to the museum before it ends up in the wrong hands." To the ninja, he added, "For all we know, it may already have."

"What do you say, kid?" Cole asked. "Hand over the amulet, and we won't turn you in for stealing."

Lucy's gaze went cold. "No," she told them. "I didn't steal it. Like I said, it's my father's." She scowled at the ninja. "And I'm keeping it."

Lloyd approached the tree. "Lucy, I don't wanna have to do this, but until we can prove that the amulet was your father's, we have to take it back to the museum...for now."

Lucy shook her head. "I haven't seen my dad since I was twelve. This is the only thing I have of his, and I'm going to give it to him when I find him."

"Sorry, but we need it back," Kai argued. "It was brought to the museum from the Caves of Despair a few months ago."

"The Caves of Despair?" Lucy muttered quietly.

"Enough of this," Jay said. "Either you come down, or we'll come up."

Lucy glared harder. "Fine," she growled. "I'll come down." She put the amulet in her pocket and jumped out of the tree.

"What the -" Kai gasped.

Lucy hurtled toward the ground, while the ninja looked on in shock. When she was a few feet away, she stretched out her left hand. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind escaped her hand, keeping her from touching the ground. She flew upward, away from the ninja, and landed safely in another tree.

Kai looked at the others, bewildered. "How did she - ?"

Lloyd glanced back in Lucy's direction. "She's an elemental master, too."

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I hope you all liked it! It took me awhile to write. I will try to update soon. I did change my OC's name to Lucy :)

Q: What do you think is Lucy's elemental power and how did she get it?

Till next time!

- Cinder :)