Prologue: A New Generation of Ninja...

Kai Smith checked that his gun was in its holster for the second time just this morning alone. He wasn't entirely sure why, but he felt nervous... very nervous. Giving his head a quick shake, he snagged his car keys up and walked over to the entryway. He was a police officer for crying out loud! He shouldn't be feeling nervous when he already knew what he would be doing. Parking tickets were no fun for anyone, but someone had to do it. After checking that his taser and meter monitor vest were both on, and straight, he lifted a hand up to pull the door open.

Brrriiiinnnggg! Kai froze, staring at the door knob in surprise, as if he half expected it to launch out and attack him. Eyes narrowing, no one he knew was in town or not busy with work at the moment...at least the ones that he was still in contact with... shoving what he liked to call the good old days to the back of his mind, he yanked open the door. A red and green clad figure was sprawled out on his front porch, a pitiful moan escaping it. Kai drew his brows together in confusion... for five seconds before realizing what it was that he was actually looking at. Well, more like who he was looking at. Dropping to his knees, he pressed two fingers against his visitor's wrist, checking for a pulse. He found one, but it was very weak...too weak.

"Ok Greenie... who beat you up so that I can beat them up?" Kai tried to joke, but his voice came out as shaky, fear edging it. He silently berated himself for even thinking that his days as one of the mysterious ninjas was ever over with. Unclipping the walkie-talkie that was clipped to his belt, he lift it to his lips, pressing the speak button. "I've got an emergency over here at my house. Send for an ambulance. An...old friend of mine just showed up and he is covered with blood. His pulse is steady, but very weak."

"Roger that Officer Smith. We're sending one your way now." The walkie-talkie crackled as the operator at the station confirmed that his message was received.

Kai took a deep breath, his gaze never leaving the limp form in front of him. This wasn't too good...and he most definitely was going to hear about it once his coworkers realize that his old friend was the famous actress' husband that a great many single guys were jealous of.

...

The paramedic gave the all clear for the emergency personal to safely move Lloyd Garmadon, husband to Anna Garmadon the actress, to the back of the ambulance. "He's stable! Move out! We've got to get him to the hospitable... someone see if you can't get a hold of Anna Garmadon."

"The actress? Pretty sure she's in the middle of filming a movie right now..." Someone commented, while giving Kai a curious look.

Kai ignored the look, feeling impatience flash through him as he glanced down at his watch. "I'm late for my shift... she happens to be my sister's sister-in-law. I can give you her number and she can give you her number. But I've got to..."

"...Kai." Lloyd coughed, pain sketched onto his face as he turned his head suddenly, his green eyes finally open, though dulled with pain. "It's time to pass the torch on..." Lloyd passed out again, not offering an explanation on what he met by that.

Kai felt his chest tighten as he realized what it was that he needed to do. He needed to reopen the old private boarding school. The problem? Besides his sister, brother-in-law, and wife, he lost touch with everyone over the years. How was he going to replace each retired ninja with a descendant of theirs if he didn't know where to even begin looking? "Why me Kid... why me?" Kai felt hot tears threaten to escape, lifting a hand up to fruitlessly wipe at them. He was going to survive. He's survived worst than a few scratches before... except that these weren't scratches. He knew more about weapons and the marks they leave on people, as well as the angle needed to make said marks than his coworkers realized. And those marks were made by a katana, the angle needed indicted someone else was involved, an attacker of some sort...

"You know what... I think I'm gonna take early retirement..." At least his wife made more than enough money with her chain. He was going to have his hands full trying to train the next generation...

~Across Town, at the Public High School~

She paused briefly, certain that no one would think to look for her up here on top of the lockers. Reaching a hand up, she pushed her red hair out of her face, hazel eyes scanning the busy, crowded hallway below her. "Come on... just show up already..." She glanced down at her new BorgWatch that glistened on her wrist. Only two minutes till the bell rang and she will officially be late for class... again.

Just then two familiar figures came charging down the hall, feet pounding the tile floor as they rushed to their class. Bingo. Choppy hair and Black hair moved in almost perfectly in sync. Not for long though. Launching herself forward, she tackled the two of them, wrapping her arms around them in a quick hug. "Did you guys get it?"

"Amber!" It was Choppy hair that spoke, reaching up to shove her auburn hair out of her eyes, annoyance flashing across her features.

Amber crossed her arms, arching one eyebrow upwards as she stared at her younger cousin. "Come on Ocean... did you, or did you not, get it?"

Ocean rolled her eyes skyward, turning to face her brother. "Can you believe her Storm? You think we are incapable of fetching a mere piece of technology from Grandpa's!"

Storm smirked, pulling the hard drive out of his pocket, handing it to Amber. "Here you go. Though you do know that the chances of it being part of the ninjas mechs is like, impossible, right?"

"Impossible is my middle name..."

"Really? I thought it was Zendaya?" Ocean muttered to Storm, ignoring the glare that her cousin was giving her.

A/N: Done! Ok, this is a sequel series to my series Back in My Days... I'm pretty sure that you can read it without reading Back in My Days. Basically, this is about the ninjas, mainly Kai, having to step up and train the next generation. Fun... the last scene is of the Jaya and Kailor kids. Lloyd will be fine. He's just not super important for this story so he will spend a bit of it in the hospitable. Another thing, I get my hospitables and hospitals mixed up... just so you all don't get confused by what I mean.

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