Hey, all you ninjago fans out there, it's Ininjago2010 here with a new story. (My name was supposed to be Iheartninjago2010 but the silly computer deleted the heart symbol. ) Anyway, here my new story. Hope you enjoy it!
The Prophecy Continues
Chapter 1
It had been two years since the defeat of the Overlord. During that time, Ninjago had been experiencing a time of peace. The Bounty had been anchored in Ninjago Bay and since there were no evil powers to defeat, the ninja kept themselves busy by lending a hand to the police and keeping crime down to a minimum in the city. Jay and Nya had been married for about a year and a half and were expecting their first child. Everyone still lived on the Bounty, except for Lloyd's parents, who had moved into a small house in the city.
"Jay, where are you?" Nya called from the kitchen. She was getting everything ready for the celebration that night. It was the 2nd anniversary of the defeat of the Overlord and Lloyd's parents were joining them on the Bounty for a celebration.
"In here, Nya," he called back from their bedroom. He and the others had just gotten back from a training exercise at the Dojo and they were all getting cleaned up.
"Are you ready yet?" she asked.
"Just about," he replied.
"You'd better hurry," Nya told him. "Lloyd's parents will be here soon."
"I'm ready," he said as he joined her in the kitchen. He came up behind her and kissed her cheek. Nya smiled and leaned back against him. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine," she told him, as she continued arranging food on the platters. "Never felt better."
"Hm," Jay said, not totally convinced that she was telling the truth. He didn't push her though. He knew he could learn more about how she was really feeling by watching her than by asking her. "I'm not so sure we should go tonight. It might be too much excitement for you." Nya turned to face him.
"Really, Jay, I feel fine! I promise I will take it easy and let you know if I start to get tired," she promised. "I really want to go. Please?" she begged her husband as she batted her long eyelashes at him. Jay sighed and shook his head.
"All right," he gave in, just as she knew he would. He never had been able to say no to her. Nya giggled and kissed him before turning away to finish fixing the trays.
Fifteen minutes later, everyone was seated at the Bounty's long table. Down the middle of the table sat the food trays along with a pot of something Cole had made.
"Cole, what is this stuff supposed to be?" Kai asked as he cautiously stirred the pot of blackish-reddish soup that looked like it had chunks something floating in it.
"That 'stuff' is my newest batch of five-alarm, extreme heat chili," Cole replied, proudly. The others exchanged glances, no one making a move to try any. Cole looked at them with with a hurt expression on his face. "Well, isn't anyone going to try any?"
"Oh, um, I'm, uh, on a diet," Lloyd said.
"I'm, uh, allergic to spicy foods," Zane said.
"Jay, why don't you try some?" Kai suggested, dumping a large spoonful of the soupy 'chili' on the blue ninja's plate. Jay glared at him.
"Go on, Jay, try it," Cole encouraged as he hesitated.
"Well, here goes," Jay said as he lifted a small spoonful to his mouth and cautiously tasted it. As soon as the 'chili' touched his tongue, Jay's face darkened to a bright cherry red and his eyes widened and began to water. He grabbed the glass of water on the table in front of him and gulped it down. Everyone except Cole began to laugh.
"How was it Jay?" Sensei asked once Jay had set the now empty water glass on the table. His face was still red and he coughed a couple of times before answering.
"It's definitely spicy," he answered, refilling his glass with water.
"I told you it was," Cole reminded him. "But besides the spiciness, how was it?"
"Burnt, but I really couldn't taste anything but the spice," Jay replied. He had just finished his second glass of water and was refilling it for the third. Beside him, Nya let out a little giggle.
"What's so funny?" he asked her.
"You should've seen your face when you tasted that," she told him, giggling.
"Yeah, Jay, it was priceless!" Kai agreed as he and the others began to laugh. The others except for Cole that is.
"I don't get it," he said, confused. "I thought it tasted good."
That started the others laughing even harder.
"Cole, the dragon wouldn't even eat that stuff," Jay told him bluntly.
"I sense that if he did, it would eat right through him," Zane said.
"I bet that stuff's more powerful than the toxic bogs," Lloyd added. Cole looked disappointed.
"But I followed the recipe exactly," he protested. "I don't know why it didn't come out right." Nya picked up a spoonful from Jay's plate and sniffed it thoughtfully.
"How much pepper did you put in it?" Nya asked coughing.
"Only one tablespoon," Cole replied. "Well, it started out as one tablespoon, until the top came off the container as I was pouring it onto the spoon." The other ninja snorted and Nya giggled.
"I think you just answered your question as to why it didn't turn out right," Garmadon told him. Cole nodded sadly as finished off the last bite of food off his plate.
Jay felt Nya flinch beside him. He gave her a questioning look that asked if she was all right. Nya gave him a warm smile and a slight nod. Kai must have felt her flinch as well because he was watching her with a concerned look. When she didn't look at him, he met Jay's eyes over the top of her head. Jay shrugged as if to say he didn't know what was wrong.
"If everyone's finished eating, I brought a cake for dessert," Misako announced as she stood up and began gathering the empty plates.
"Cake?" Cole asked brightening, immediately forgetting about his disastrous 'chili'. The others laughed.
"That's one way to cheer him up," Zane remarked.
"Here, Misako, let me help you," Nya offered as she stood up to assist Lloyd's mother with clearing the table.
"Oh, you don't have to do that, Nya," Misako protested. "Why don't you just sit down a nd take it easy?"
"It seems like that's I've been doing, lately," Nya said. "At least that's all I've been doing when Jay's around," she added with a little giggle. Misako laughed as the two of them carried the dishes into the kitchen.
Jay watched Nya follow Misako out of the room. He wasn't sure why she had flinched beside him, but he couldn't help but worry a little.
"So, Jay, how's it feel to know you could be a father soon?" Cole asked.
"Great," Jay replied with a smile. "But I'm glad she still has another two weeks. There's still some things I'd like to do to the room first." The ninja had remodeled the Bounty so that the baby could have its own room.
"You nervous?" Lloyd asked him.
"A little," he admitted. Garmadon chuckled.
"I remember when Lloyd was born. I felt the same way," he said. "You remember, Brother?" He looked at Sensei who nodded, smiling at the memory.
" 'A little nervous' would be putting it mildly," Sensei reminded him. "You drove everybody in the waiting room crazy with your nervous pacing and constantly asking the nurses if Misako was all right." Both brothers laughed and the others joined in.
"Hey, what if Nya has twins, Jay?" Cole wondered. Jay shook his head.
"We are not having twins," he told them. "We are having a little girl and she's going to look just like her mom."
"You sound sure of that," Sensei said.
"I am," Jay replied.
"Technically, there is a possibility that Nya could have twins," Zane pointed out. "And there is no way you could know what the baby is going to look like, if it even is a girl."
"Yeah, Jay, it could be a boy and look like me," Kai said. Jay rolled his eyes.
"As long as it doesn't act like you," he remarked. Kai looked at him.
"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked, narrowing his fiery eyes to study Jay.
"Nothing," Jay told him, not wishing to get into a fight with his hot tempered brother-in-law.
"Who's ready for cake?" Nya asked as she carried a tray of cake slices on saucers to the table.
"Me!" Cole, Lloyd, Kai, and Jay all exclaimed.
"I sense that we all are," Zane told her.
Nya laughed and set the tray on the table before passing a plate of cake down the table to each person. Misako entered the room with a tray of glasses and a pitcher of milk as Nya lifted the now empty tray from the table and carried it back into the kitchen.
"This cake is really good, Misako," Cole told her, shoveling his third bite into his mouth.
"Thank you," she said as she sat down beside her husband. "But I didn't make it. I bought it at the store."
"Oh, well, it still tastes good," Cole said, his mouth half full of cake. Nya entered the room then, unnoticed by the others who were busy laughing at Cole. "What's so funny?" he asked, confused. They just laughed and shook their heads.
Nya walked slowly around the table towards her empty spot between Jay and Kai. She had only made it halfway there when she stopped and grabbed onto the end of the table for support, glad no one was sitting there. She tried to hold back the groan that fought to escape but she knew she hadn't when the others turned to look at her.
"Nya?" Jay asked as he jumped up and ran to her side.
"I'm fine, Jay, really. It was just a healthy kick," she said as she let go of the table and continued around the table with Jay following closely behind her. She'd only taken a few steps when she stopped and would'v e lost her balance if Jay hadn't caught her.
"I sense that is more than just a 'healthy kick'," Zane said. Nya gripped Jay's arm tightly as tears came into her eyes.
"Jay, I think it's time to get Nya to the hospital," Misako told him. Jay's eyes grew wide.
"But she's not due for another two weeks," he protested.
"I think you'd better try telling the baby that," Nya said, and she groaned as another contraction hit her.
All right, there's the first chapter! I will try to update again either later tonight or tomorrow. I have the next chapter typed up but I did it on my Ipod and I can't figure out how to upload it. So I have to type it up again but on my computer. Oh, well. I hope you enjoyed reading this first chapter as much as I did writing it. And don't worry, the new prophecy will be revealed in the next chapter. So please REVIEW and tell me how you liked it!
Oh, and before I forget, I do need some suggestions about what kind of weapon/weapons a ninja with both fire and earth powers or both lightning and ice powers would use. I really don't want my new character/characters to use the same weapons as the original ninja, but I will if I have to. I probably won't need to mention them until at least the third chapter, so you have some time to think. Please let me know in the REVIEW section!
So, in the meantime, REVIEW!