(A/N: This will be the last story I do for the year, hope you enjoy it. The Weekend Whip, which is the Ninjago theme song belongs to The Fold)

Deep in a jungle, Nindroids move about as someone peeks from behind some daffodils and moves off as one Nindroid soon fell down, followed by another and two more before the individual fires shurikens at some before he kicks another down, disabling it, throws one onto ground, flips forward lands on a Nindroid, revealing to be Lloyd, who is in his Techno gi and had grown a little more hair, before he soon continued on.

In a cave, Lloyd looks at some laser beams that are in front of his path before he starts jumping over, between and under them before they disappear and laser shots come near him, showing five Nindroids. He tilts back to avoid the shots, conjures an energy ball and fires it, knocking them down before some come from the path he originally was. "Ninjago!" He yelled, doing Spinjitzu, grabbing them in it to punch and kick them before stopping and they land on the ground before a boulder soon appeared, making him run as he grabbed a rope, ties himself to it and slides down a tunnel, ending up in some sort of vault starts moving to some sort of armour, but it soon disappeared, causing him to sigh.

It turned out the whole thing was simulated training.

"You got closer than I thought you would." Cyrus' voice was heard as Lloyd freed himself and came up to him and Dragon. "But then again, I didn't think you'd be quite so rough on my security droids."

Lloyd soon started pushing Cyrus' wheelchair. "If I can't steal the Golden Armour, I'd be surprised if anyone else could. It's secure, but where is the real one?"

"Some secrets are best kept safe."

"Lloyd, where are the other Ninja?" Dragon asked. "I asked for all of you to take part in this test."

"Oh, uh, they, uh...really wanted to be here, but they, uh... all had other plans."

"I understand perfectly well." Cyrus said. "It's been 6 months since the loss of Zane and it has affected us all. I haven't heard word from my assistant P.I.X.A.L. since his memorial. Nor have I heard from my son Blake. It's heartbreaking."

"If we dwell too long on what's missing, we fail to see what can be gained." Dragon replied. "The absence of Zane will either tear you five apart or bring you closer. The choice is yours."

"I'll do what I can, but it won't be easy." Lloyd said.

"The greatest lessons never are."

"Problem is, I don't know where they are."

"I can help you with that." Cyrus said, getting a few items out of his jacket pocket. "I had recourses looking for them ever since." Lloyd took them to see a pass to 'Most Ultimate Extreme Ninja Challenge Ever', a concert ticket to a band called The Deserters and a flyer to meet the author of 'A Titanium Friend'.

In a studio where there was a lot of props behind him, Jay, in a blue tuxedo, dark blue vest, light blue shirt, blue and orange striped tie, light blue gloves and blue dress shoes comes up to the stage as he held his hands out with a microphone, in his hand. His suit jacket had lightning bolts on it and a pink collar. "Most. Ultimate. Extreme. Ninja. Challenge. Ever!" The crowd shouted out as Lloyd, in civilian clothing, sits down at the back. The crowd soon cheered as Jay, who's hair had also grown and was combed to one side, laughed a bit.

"Hello, Ninjago!" He said. "I'm Jay Gordon-Walker, Ninjago's most loveable Ninja, here before the Gauntlet of Humility to see who will be Ninjago's next hero, and whose dreams will be gone in a flash!" He throws the microphone up before using his Lightning power to fly along the crowd as they cheer before he comes up to the start of the course where a middle aged woman, wearing a pink helmet and pink athletic gear was waiting and his microphone comes down, which he quickly catches. "I'm here with Cathy Jones, tireless mother of four, pillar of the PTA, and returning contestant." He soon turned to her. "Tell me, Cathy, after being humbled by the gauntlet the first time, what makes you think this'll be any different?"

"Because ninja never quit!" Cathy yelled as the crowd cheers.

He briefly laughs. "Ok, Cathy. Start the doomsday clock!"

A timer starts as Cathy looks at the course before she soon moved along some ropes, misses the last one, but thankfully with her momentum, she manages to grab it and land on barrel as the crowd cheers. She soon started running as the barrel started to spin before a punching glove comes out. She misses it as another came out, also missing her jumping to another barrel, but is soon hit by another boxing glove, knocking her off the barrel and a buzzer beeps, causing the crowd to gasp. Jay soon came up to her in concern. "I got farther than last time!" The crowd cheers as Jay pats her on the shoulder.

"As you said, Ninja never quit. I hope you try better the next time you come."

"I will, thank you, Jay." Cathy soon left the stage as Jay turned to the crowd and saw Lloyd at the back. He frowns before soon turning to the other people in the crowd.

"Okay, bring on the next contestant!"

Several minutes later, after three more contestants tried and failed, Jay was in his dressing room, looking in the mirror before looking at the photo of everyone after the defeat of the Great Devourer, mainly at his lost friend and sighed. "Ninja never quit, huh, Zane?"

"The team needs you now more than ever." Lloyd's voice was heard, making Jay grab a can of hairspray, turn around and sprays it, but thankfully, Lloyd manages to avoid it.

"How did you get in here?"

"I'm a Ninja. And you are wearing makeup."

"Hey, hey, hey, it's concealer, a time honoured tool of the Ninja. And what do you mean, team? I refuse to fight beside Cole. There's nothing you can say that will get me back with that girl-stealing, black-hearted, rock-pounding-"

"Jay, they broke up 2 months ago. Or don't you read the news? You don't belong here, Jay. This isn't you. You're the Master of Lightning, not the master of lighting."

"Just get out before I call security."

Lloyd soon sighed. "You know where I'll be if you change your mind." He soon left. Jay picked up a brush, taps it on a red coloured concealer and brushes it against his face, before soon looking at it and throws it at the mirror, cracking it as he was angry.

At a stadium entrance where The Deserters' concert will be playing, Lloyd comes up to the front of the line as the people in line see him, but don't complain. A guard was about to stop him before seeing his face. "In you go, Mr. Garmadon." He said before moving aside to let Lloyd go in.

Inside the stadium, he was soon standing at the back row of some seats as girls were screaming for The Deserters to come on. "Here they are, girls." A promoter on stage said. "Hot off the charts with their debut album, Ninja Have Quit, it is, THE DESERTERS!" The promoter runs off the stage as music started playing.

One board soon lit up, showing Geoff, posing while Geoff himself was on top of it, holding a microphone. He had one part of his face covered by his grown hair, white earrings, wearing a yellow t-shirt, white jeans and yellow sneakers. "#It's time for training and we're getting started.#" He sang. "#It's on you know.#"

Another board lit up, showing Cole, who is also posing while Cole himself was also on top of it. He had a white vest, black shirt, grey suit pants and black boots on, as well as black fingerless gloves and black fingernails. "#And we wanna see you whip and shout it.#" He sang. "#'We rock, you roll!'#"

"#They say, go slow, and everything just stands so still.#"

"#We say, go go, we're ready for the fight we know the drill.#"

"#Monday morning and we feel defeated, seems so long ago.#"

"#Tuesday's coming and we just keep on beating. Till we're in our zone.#"

"#They say, go slow, and everything just stands so still.#"

"#We say, go go, you're gonna see us rip into it.#"

"#Just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin!#" They both sang as they jump off the boards and land perfectly. "#And then we jump back, do it again. Ninja-#" Geoff moves his microphone to the audience.

"#Go!#" They yelled.

"#Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Come on, come on, we're gonna do it again. We just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin! And then we jump back, do it again. Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Come on, come on, and do the weekend whip! Yeah!#"

"#Wednesday morning and we soon discover, we've gotta push our game.#" Geoff sang.

"#We slept on Thursday just to get it over, the whip's a day away!#" Cole sang.

"#And they say, go slow, and everything just stands so still.#"

"#We say, go go, you're gonna see us rip into it.#"

"#Just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin!#" They both sang. "#And then we jump back, do it again. Ninja-#" Geoff moves his microphone to the audience again.

"#Go!#" They yelled.

"#Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Come on, come on, we're gonna do it again. We just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin! And then we jump back, do it again. Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Come on, come on, and do the weekend whip! Yeah! Yeah!#"

Geoff soon jumped off the stage as the girls start screaming and try to get close to him. As he moved along the crowd, he notices Lloyd and looked at him a bit before looking away. "#THEY SAY, NO NO!#" Geoff sang as he moved back up to the stage. "#But we don't wanna sit around no more.#"

"#WE SAY, GO GO!#" Cole sang. "#You're gonna see us rip into it.#"

"#Just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin!#" They both sang. "#And then we jump back, do it again.#" There is a brief break before they start singing again. "#And then we jump back, do it again. Ninja-#" Geoff moves his microphone to the audience again.

"#Go!#" They yelled.

"#Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Come on, come on, we're gonna do it again.#" Cole sang.

"#We just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin! And then we jump back, do it again.#" Geoff and Cole sing. "#Ninja-#"

"#Go!#" The crowd sang.

"#Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Come on, come on, and do the weekend whip! Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Ninja-#"

"#Go!#"

"#Come on, come on, come on, and do the weekend whip! Jump up, kick back, whip around and spin.#" The crowd soon cheered as Geoff and Cole give each other a high five before they soon prepare for their next song.

After two hours, the concert ends as the girls start screaming more before the duo raise their hands. "Thank you for coming and good night!" Geoff said. The girls kept screaming as Cole and Geoff left the stage.

As they enter their dressing room, they were shocked to see Lloyd, who is holding a Geoff figurine and sitting on a chair with his feet on a table. "The team needs both of you now more than ever." He said as he placed the figurine down and got up.

"I thought I was good with a scythe." Cole replied as he opened a mini fridge and got out a soda. "Turns out I'm even better with singing as long as I got a bandmate."

"And we're tired of fighting, kid." Geoff said as he took off his earrings.

"Serpentine, Nindroids, and Jay. Besides, I'm fulfilling what my dad wants me to do. Our album is number one, the girls love us and Nya dumping me inspired the both of us to write more songs."

"But what would Zane think?" Lloyd asked. "Cole, you're the Master of Earth. Geoff, you're the Master of Sand."

"Hence, we went with The Deserters." Geoff said.

"You guys can't hide behind microphones."

"Sorry, Green Machine, but this is our life now." Cole said.

"If you guys change your mind, you know where I'll be." He soon dropped a smoke pellet, creating an explosion of green smoke before it fades and Lloyd was no longer there as they look at each other.

At the mall, a stand with many books of 'A Titanium Friend' on it were being signed by Kai, who is in his civilian clothing. "Kai, do me next!" A girl called out.

"Okay, one at a time." Kai replied as he wrote his signature on the front page along with the person's name before giving it to the person then did the girl's before giving it to her. Someone soon cuts in line, but no one complains as Kai doesn't look up. "Who would you like it made out to?"

"'To my old friend, Lloyd Garmadon, the Green Ninja'." Lloyd's voice was heard.

Kai looked up and was surprised. "Oh, it's you." He soon stood up. "Sorry, guys, signing is postponed." The crowd groan and walk away.

"The team needs you now more than ever."

"Who says the great and powerful Green Ninja needs a team? You seem to be holding down the fort on your own."

"I get it, Kai. You've run out of bad guys to fight out there. You end up writing a number one book. But where is the honour in that? Where's the Master of Fire?"

"Well, where's the Master of Ice, huh? He's gone, but I'm still here. Who cares about honour? It should've been me. I'm sick of losing people I know, Lloyd. First my mentor and friend, James. And now, Zane."

"When are you gonna start thinking of someone other than yourself? If you change your mind, you know where I'll be." Lloyd grabs a copy of Kai's book before he walks away.