#green ninja harumi au

[kindaasrikal]

Headcannon: when Lloyd’s bored, he begins to share secrets of villains who he was way to emotionally attached to. This tends to include embarrassing stories that often include things about Lloyd himself. Stories which he forgot, because they can’t be THAT important. Can they?

Example A:

I got lazy at the end. I have now created lists of these so called secrets, and the villains who Lloyd has an emotional attachment to in some sort of way if often time either Pythor, Garmadon, Harumi, or Morro.

He has dirt on all of them, and he doesn’t even realise it.

The secret of the comic, if its not obvious: Pythor’s greatest enemies are lollipops. He is frightened of them after that.

Fun fact about me now: this is my first ever comic. I wanted to give up so bad.

[ninjagood4]

Lloyd's heart after Harumi 💔 … It's called "Llorumi"

Question: should I add Russian and Ukrainian translation like I do on instagram and youtube?

[dandelion-blues]

#9 What if...

Harumi took Lloyd's destiny, but Destiny didn't like that?

A LEGO Ninjago fanfic

Destiny holds its threads in a tight embrace. Weaving more colors into its grand tapestry while cutting frail strands mercilessly.

But even the dead strands remain, tucked into the corners of the weave because Destiny will never let go of its strings.

Even the smallest, least favored thread has its place. But don't fool yourself into thinking Destiny doesn't play favorites. 

Destiny will always have its favorites after all.

Often people fool themselves into thinking Destiny favors them. Thinking they can demand destiny to let their wildest wishes come true.

Oh, how Destiny laughs at them. So foolish to think Destiny would possibly favor them!

Those who are favored by Destiny always know even if they wish to ignore the truth. 

Destiny favors those destined for greatness. Even if greatness means anguish.

People, of course, then blame Destiny for their subpar lives, and their deaths. 

Foolish they are to think Destiny would care. For all Destiny is possessive, as everything they live is theirs, so too are their deaths.

[Lest Destruction take them, but that’s off topic for today]

Destiny is but a guiding force. A gentle or iron hand is up to the individual.

People may think their paths are set in stone, but no. Their paths are set in pencil, and one's will marks their way in pen.

But Destiny never believed in equal lives and equal struggles. That would make their loom oh so boring, you see.

For gold will always be gold.

And you will always be less.

Still, you have the free will to think you can amount to more.

The will to live.

The will to act.

That is all up to you, my dear.

…

Oh, you think you're so special to be a favored of Destiny’s?

You truly believe you can mess with its tapestry so brazenly, and It will sit back?

…

Ha, Destiny will tear you apart my dear.

…

Power is always so enticing. A taste of the poison that has you addicted without a cure.

*Sigh* I guess you’ll have to learn the hard way.

…

You’ll learn how Destiny is something you’re born into.

No matter how much you strive and hunger, you will never be any better than the sewer rat in Destiny’s eyes.

You’ll never be those treasured threads that Destiny helped spin from Creation. The strings held so tightly and brightly on Its loom.

The strands that It'll never let Destruction take.

…

Now go. Foolishly try to prove you’re favored, you're loved, by dear Destiny.

But don’t say I didn’t warn you.

…

Bye-bye!

××××××××××

Harumi gathers a lot of power to change Destiny, so she is the green ninja adopted daughter of Garmadon, and Lloyd is the abandoned Jade Prince.

Lloyd doesn't know why everything always felt so wrong, like this itch in his body that never went away, but then he meets the ninja, he meets his dad (the good one), and he sees her — the once Jade Princess from his memories, now the green ninja. And he feels furious. Those powers are his birthright, as the grandson of the creator of Ninjago, a descendant of Creation and Destruction in Oni and Dragon ancestry. They will never be her’s, and she’ll soon learn what happens to mortals that play with powers beyond their control.

It’s why Destiny always favored Lloyd, and Harumi was a mere footnote to Destiny, a cockroach that didn’t like to die if you will. It’s Lloyd’s birth rite to be the Green Ninja, and it will never be Harumi’s try as she might to change her destiny.

And so, Lloyd will fight, his will strong and unmovable. He'll fight to save his and his families’ destinies before Harumi threatens the whole loom to collapse with her meddling.

In other words, this a role swap au that Destiny hates and will not allow, but that doesn't mean that It will do all the heavy lifting to get things back on track. No, that's the true Green Ninja's job.

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[jayninjago]

Wait even more guys?

[hrsndkfkd]

Ninjago but make it ice hockey

(I don’t know why I made this but if you want more of this “au” just let me know)

As always constructive criticism as well as character recommendations are always welcome

[itzyourlocalsimp]

NINJAGO Experimented AU!

Warning, this might be sensitive or capable to trigger some viewers.

Basically, in this AU there is no prophecy of the Green Ninja to go along it. When Lloyd was young, he was dropped off at an orphanage. When he was five, he was handed to the authorities because he was ‘too dangerous’. It was a ploy just to test his blood and the capabilities of a Garmadon. They experimented on him with various chemicals until his powers destabilized and brought forth his Oni and Dragon heritage traits. Due to this, they had to procrastinate their project- known as A-7- and put him into confinement; that is, until they illegally sold him through the black market to the Jade Princess (Aka Harumi). The main plot begins in the Sons of Garmadon rule, when hunting for the Resistance members; instead of appointing and introducing Mr. E to Garmadon, Harumi introduces Lloyd (in this AU he is known as A-7) and he is tasked to hunt down the resistance.

The Pilot season goes the same, Wu recruiting the Original Four, but there is one more addition to the team, Morro. He is a lot younger in this AU compared to the cannon. Wu takes him under his wing and raises/trains him as his son. Morro is the Green Ninja, but since there is no prophecy of the Green Ninja in this AU, he is still the elemental master of Wind. The five work alongside each other to defeat Garmadon and put an end to his dark rule, but he escapes to the Shadow Realm as in the Pilots. Pythor escapes his tomb after 40 years of imprisonment, and unleashes the other 4 tribes, leading in the Great Devoverer incident. Garmadon comes back to Ninjago to save it because only he, dare he say, has the right to conquer it. After the serpent’s defeat, he runs away with the weapons and succeeds to craft the Mega Weapon like in the show. He is defeated and the Mega weapon is destroyed, but since it has the power to create, it purifies Garmadon along it. Season 3 doesn't happen and Garmadon takes the role of Sensei. In the second serpentine war- just like in the show- sacrifices himself to save Ninjago. The plot carries on the same but instead of Lloyd, Morro is in place of him. The storyline then alters itself again in season 9.

Lloyd is trained to be a Bio-Weapon, having been ‘programmed’ to obey his master at all costs. He still has his Energy element and the Oni Power, but the Golden Power is taken away like in the series.

-He looks something like this:

[roselock22]

Some drawings for a au that's a mix of a switch and separated au Basically if you're curious here's the basic gist; Lloyd got switched with Vania (Vania is green ninja while Lloyd is the prince of Shintaro, though he also has components of Harumi's backstory) Jay got switched with Morro

[zebaji]

au where I mix up all of the Ninja's powers and backstories into a slushie mess and see what happens.

So far I have:

Wu gets bitten by the Great Devourer and becomes super manipulative and toxic, as he tries to make Ninjago perfect, neat, and orderly with the Golden weapons. (Think lord business from the lego movie) Too bad he refuses to use his Oni side to obtain four arms to use them together.

Garmadon still trains under Chen and practices the Dark arts, but understands the balance of good and evil, and is filled with guilt over the fact that Wu got bitten when it should have been him. Wu, who doesn't like that Garmadon leans into "evil" practices and banishes him to the underworld.

The Green Ninja is Morro, who is biologically Wu’s son. (yeah, you thought canon morro was bad, this morro is so much worse since he's literally the weapon in making Ninjago in Wu's image) His personality is pretty much the same as canon (perfectionist, obsessive, crazy) it's just that he is in fact the Green Ninja and Wu enables him a lot.

Before everyone figures out that Morro is the Green Ninja, they think it might be Kai, who is the brother of Maya and has the power of Wind. He's Morro's replacement in this au, in the sense that he is also desperate to become the Green Ninja by whatever means necessary, and Wu pits Morro and Kai in a rivalry to see who becomes the Green Ninja. And Morro, who cannot fail his father, becomes violent and kills Kai. Kai isn't great in this au either and ends up in the cursed realm and later becomes a ghost.

Misako sees how problematic Wu is and after Garmadon gets banished, she runs away with baby Lloyd and tries to take Morro too, but Wu freaks out and thinks she tried to kidnap Morro so that she could use the Green Ninja's power for her own gain and he kills her to "save Morro," and thinks he kills Lloyd too.

Lloyd's actually fine, and just grows up at Darkley's until he gets adopted by the Royal Family, much to his dismay, and becomes the Quiet One who is willing to punch a dude to get his dad back. Because he doesn't have his powers, he relies a lot on his dragon and Oni heritage.

Nya is the only child of Ray and Maya, and when they disappear, Chen finds and adopts her, and she becomes the sister of Skylor. Despite having the element of fire, she relies heavily on mechs, and loves to invent, letting her sister use her powers while she designs Chen’s button chair.

Pixal is Ninja of Ice and still was created by Cyrus Borg, so Zane is still in the Birchwood Forest, forgotten and stuck there until Lloyd finds him and offers him a place in the cult group he’s starting.

Cole's dad dies, and while he tries to honor his dad's dancing legacy, he still inherits his powers and is forced to become a ninja. He's still a popular entertainer and pretty well known in Ninjago as such, and he really doesn't want to be a Ninja full-time and is only doing it because he's scared of what Wu will do to his loved ones. I do not know what power he should get and I am open to ideas.

Jay was raised as Cliff Gordon's son and so he's wealthy but he is also extremely talented in robotics. He and Cyrus Borg collaborate a lot and is best friends with Pixal. He does not have powers and tries to help Cole get out of the team. Honestly, I have no idea about Jay either.

Harumi releases the Serpentine after her parent sends her to a boarding school and forget about her. She does not want to be forgotten, and in a rage over it, discovers she can control Lightning.

Morro finds her and takes her in, reassuring her that there is a place for her on his team.

The team consists of Morro, Ash, Cole, Pixal, and now Harumi, all trained under Wu.

And then Lord Garmadon crawls out of the Underworld, eyes glowing purple and with four arms, demanding to see his son, and everyone starts to panic because they are pretty sure Lloyd is dead.

[grumpy-zane]

((the Roleswap!au squad. Let's see... Chen winds up Recruiting everyone- well, he sends Skylor to do it- and is the one training them. He's not a very good teacher...

Harumi is the green ninja. the Oni are good and the Dragons are bad. The overlord and the FSM swap. Wu takes Garmadons role, and Garmadon takes Chen's Role. Lloyd loses both his uncle and his father during s4, certainly this won't cause any problems 4 seasons later !

Pixal reunites with Cyrus in s2. Echo Pixal shows up in s6. Seliel turns into a ghost S5 and it kind of janks with her elemental power. ))

[master-jarrus]

So the au pestering my brain the most right now and therefore getting worked on is one I am thinking about calling Royal Court Au

Basically being married into the FSM's family Misako knows about the secret royal family shadow government thing (I wish they explained that better in the show)

Of course after Garmadon is banished to the Underworld the Emperor and Empress take notice of things shifting. They can no longer receive council from Wu because he disappeared and then isolated himself, won't return letters and sends everyone they send to him away

The first few that managed to get in saw the Golden Weapons were gone (remember pilot episodes they had to go get the weapons after Wu hid them around Ninjago) and after that Wu closed himself off from everyone

They can tell something is obviously happening and looking into Misako and see she has had a child and is actively trying to get onto digs and research teams that involve the Final Battle and anything with the Green Ninja

They connect some dots and decided they're taking Lloyd like what used to be done in Japan.

Lloyd will reside in the Palace receiving the best education and training he can get but if Garmadon makes a wrong move... (yes this is how they kept warlords in check in japan they would give their children the best opportunities and make them nobles but remember don't even consider betraying the royals they have their children)

Spoilers:

Anyways Lloyd is going to end up kind of a spoiled brat and will hate Harumi

Because he was spiteful grudge holding child. Remember he still hates Clutch Powers of the fangblade

And he couldn't have released the serpentine in this au

Which means Harumi's parents will end up dying by his fayher's first attempt to take over ninjago

She's obviously going to blame him and Garmadon because Lloyd is the Green Ninja he had bene training since he was two but was too busy being in a cushy castle to stop his father

And add onto how much a princess being adopted into the royal family will completely flip Lloyd's life upside down

He goes from being the precious green ninja who is treated like a prince because the Emperor and Empress don't have children to being an after thought

They only take interest in how he is preforming his duties and how he's doing in his studies

So Harumi and Lloyd and going to despise each other and only being in shaky alliances over things they are blackmailing each other with

[the-ninja-legacy-whip]

for the giggles, what if evil!wu au was like an inverted world and it has something like Magenta Ninja Harumi and Sensei Garmadon taught the elements of destruction instead

Bruuuuh you can't just drop banger au ideas on me like thissss, I don't have the time or mental capacity!

...So, anyway, INVERSE!AU?!?!? LegacyInverse?!

BUCKLE UUUUUUP-

Wu, having been bitten by the Devourer as a child (with miscellaneous yet currently undetermined side effects), doesn't outright long for destructive conquest like his brother, but instead simply wants revenge, quietly biding his time with his brother being none the wiser as he plots and plans for his moment (because here he would've begged Garm to get the sword and Garm would've just told him no, and as a child he'd already been resentful and bitter over that...but then that unresolved malice that festers all the way into Garm winning over Misako and having Lloyd <- and that's Wu's breaking point)

But instead of realizing Lloyd's the Green Ninja (as the Green Element wouldn't have been "discovered" here, similar to how [REDACTED] is now, thus the genetically-ideal Lloyd only inherited his grandfather's full essence), his family realizes Lloyd runs the risk of fulfilling the prophecy of the Golden Master, and if left unchecked he'll experience the same fate as his grandfather (and also possibly destroy the world, if he doesn't destroy himself first, heyo).

And Garmadon knows the only thing can could even possibly suppress the pure Golden Essence/Power is the combined might of the Golden Weapons (which *we* know is because Core Four = Green Element, Green Element -> diametrically opposed to GP), so Garm asks for Wu's help in keeping them protected until the time comes.

...But Wu DOESN'T, gasp! And he successfully manages to steal all four Golden Weapons! The one thing they think is capable of saving Lloyd from a horrible fate! Which for Wu is the ultimate revenge against Garmadon (being made to be unable to save his son) and Garm FIGHTS! And via some miscellaneous yet undetermined might of the forces that be, he's the one banished to the Underworld...and from there, both brothers get to work.

Wu, unable to leave the Underworld, manage to coerce the Skulkin to seek out the Inheritors of the Four Core Element—the only other possible solution to contain Lloyd. They first "kidnap" a runaway boy with marigold eyes from a mountain ("kidnap" is in quotes; Cole thinks he's got nowhere better to go and surrenders pretty easily snksnksn), then actually kidnap an amnesiac robot from his father (maybe Julien dies in the process here, idk), then a boy with cobalt blue eyes head to city to test his invention and never comes home one day...and finally, Destiny set its sights on the future Master of Fire.

Long story short Skulkin kidnaps Kai instead of Nya -> Kai basically becomes Wu's "General #1" (hehehe), and Garm, who realized too late what Wu had been scheming and had been working on "countermeasures" in the meantime, just barely manages to save Nya from a similar fate. OFC Nya wants to fight to get her brother back, and Garmadon's totally down to let her—but, specifically because he'd arrived in the first place for her...as he seeks the Inheritors of the Elements of Destruction to counteract Wu's plan

Since there's no "Green Ninja" prophecy here to counteract the Golden Master one, and Garmadon's desperately needs a solution on how to save Lloyd without the Golden Weapons/Core Four...he devises his own theoretical prophecy—that the Combined might of the Outlier Elements, the "Elements of Destruction", would also be enough to yield a force capable of standing up to the Golden Power. Theoretically.

So he begins devising together a team—his first member is Morro, the Jade Ninja and Master of Wind. 40-something years old (and never died due to Garm not running off to Chen/Wu not having the compassion to try and raise him himself) and is known as Garm's first and finest pupil. He takes role as the leader of the group (in Cole-flavor, that is), and is without a doubt the strongest member.

The second member is Toby (name pending), the Variegated Ninja and Master of Time. When the Spinjitzu Bros dealt with the Time Twins, instead of hiding away the Time Blades and cutting the element from the Compass, Garm made the call to give the element to the "next of kin" (so an Elemental Descendant of Time from a generation or two back) in order to reunite the element...which wound up in now currently 20-something Toby. He stays with the Destructo-team for a few years but eventually retires to raise a family (growing up to be Roby's dad! ..but he also might wind up being murdered by his own brother out of jealousy, but that's neither here or there)

(...look I gotta work in my "Roby is a Time Descendant hc SOMEWHERE. He just winds up as an Inheritor in DR in this universe instead but he'd still rather host a tournament than partake in one ghfgfd)

Anyway, if Toby's theoretically anything like his son, then he's the Jay of the group jhgfhgffds (especially with an OP power like time at the his fingertips—but just imagine the pranks hgfdgfd)

The third member is one Skylor Chen, Amber Ninja and Master of Amber (she's mad at the lack of originality but she cannot say it isn't effective). Garmadon ofc never trained under Master Chen here, but also never learned of the hand he had in the stirring of the Serpentine War, thus Chen was never banished to his island. He still managed to make a fortune with a slave-run noodle company, and with the Elemental Compass NOT taboo info in this universe since the Green Element "doesn't exist" to take advantage of, he instead FLAUNTS the fact that his wife and daughter were/are Masters of Amber (in a similar vein to Skylor's "situation" from the Royal!Au), and....shady dealings arise from that. Garmadon basically winds up helping Skylor run away from her crazy father, and she becomes like a surrogate child to him (and big sister to Lloyd!) (though this makes the cause of Tournament of Elements a plan for Chen to get his daughter back in his clutches, and continued revenge on Garmadon...and also become a snake, but I digress)

The fourth member is Nya herself, the up-and-coming rookie Silver Ninja and Master of Water! She's the only one of the team without a True Potential from the start, so the "pilot season" is her bonding with everyone and coming to terms with herself while also dealing with constant attacks from the Core Four (the Corrupted Four, if you will), who are trying to learn about the whereabouts of Lloyd for their Master...

...who learns from Misako accidentally about his fate and winds up running away to "become evil since that's what I'm destined to do anyway". So, that much is still the same anyway. (I just dunno at what point this happens, but it's prior to Nya's TP)

Anyway, Nya gets her TP, the Destructo Four perform some ritual, and their elements combine........and they manifest The Overlord (who, while far more chill here, is still gungho about trying to kill Lloyd) (*also, note, this is just a thing for this hypothetical au only jsaghfds. that's not how it works in "actual" legacyverse)

BREATHE.

Pause. Settle. Rest. Sip tea.

CONTINUE-

So the first time around for The Final Battle, the FSM and the Overlord had been evenly matched, and the FSM was too consumed by the might of the Golden Essence to rely on his friends and combine their might to manifest the Green Element to be able to overtake + seal the Overlord. As a result, their fight lasted centuries, and the FSM was driven further and further into madness by his unchecked power, turning him into an unrelenting menace. Similar to "legacy!canon", he winds up "taking himself out" to stop himself from harming anyone, and an unsealed Overlord simply goes dormant (instead of having centuries to build up a relentless rage in a metaphorical metaphysical case).

...until he is forcibly brought back by the Destructo Four, and learns that a new Golden Master may be on the rise. Garmadon begs and pleads with the Overlord to not kill Lloyd, and asks if there's any other way for them to subdue Lloyd. The Overlord considers this, and theorizes that if there was another mortal being to take the Overlord's place/powers as a counterbalance to Lloyd, then Lloyd would be less likely to go berserk and he wouldn't have to kill him—but not just anyone can wield the Void Essence. Only the most empty, desolate, and quiet of souls could ever hope to do that.

Anyway as The Overlord searches for a "Champion", the Desctructo Four search for Lloyd, who still releases the Serpentine, yadda ya, Great Devourer still eventually gets unleashed, Harumi's parents still die, and the Overlord happens upon her at the peak of her despair and is like "YOU'RE PERFECT", and grants her the Void Essence and serves as her floating cloud Guardian companion.

Also having Void from the get-go allows a grieving Harumi to oneshot the Devourer with an oblivion blast or something lol since Garmadon can't do it here. This causes her to pass out and the Destructo Team kidnap bring her to the monastery to explain the situation I mean what else is she gonna do? go home to her parents?

"....So I'm cursed with oblivion powers and I'm fated one day to kill the Golden Master?" "...we're trying NOT to kill my son here.........!" "Well he released the Devourer, so I think I should still kill him—" "No, that was Pythor." "...Oh, ok."

And then the legendary Magenta Ninja is born! With the power to obliterate and leave voids in her wake! Cue training arc to achieve her true potential!

(also also Olivia is Samurai X, and everything about Jesse is the same, unless we wanna splice in the Quiet!Jesse AU here so he can be the surrogate!Harumi in this au (like, he goes in to save Harumi's parents, they still die but he gets pushed in the elevator anyway/get scarred/can't save Miranda, and Harumi, while safe and not needing to be saved from a building, is still close enough to make the agonizing realization -> Fairy godmother Overlord appears with free powers!) ... Otherwise Harumi would be surrogate!Lloyd to him and Skylor is surrogate!Cole lmaoooo. Antonia is still Antonia.)

So then they train Harumi, Lloyd's being worked up about his destiny and trying to avoid it puts him right on the path to becoming the monster he doesn't want to be and he starts his career of mayhem! And while training, Harumi realizes she's internally imbalanced herself, and suffers from some of the same agonies that Lloyd does—and realizes she, too, is a threat to the world (not helped by the Overlord still trying to sway her into just killing Lloyd—even though they figure out that would just end her too)

So now Harumi and Lloyd are the only two people in the world that can even remotely understand what in the world the other is going through (potential tragic romance doomed diametrically opposed lovers fated to kill one another unreachable like the opposite ends of a magnet something something), but by training with her team and learning to accept the hardships of her life or something, Harumi gets her True Potential...which leads her to gain access to the [REDACTED] Element. (though for kicks everyone just calls it the "Magenta Element" lmao) (again, also not quite how it happens in canon, but roll with me)

BREATHE.

Okay, Act 3....!

With full powers in hand, Harumi finally feels fully like herself again, while the 2:1 imbalance throws Lloyd further in agony. Harumi wonders if there's a hidden element Lloyd hasn't tapped into either, leading Nya to bust out the OG Compass and finally theorizes that the combination of the Core Four might be what's missing here. So the next mission (while trying to keep Lloyd form going crazy) is to win over the Core Four and stop a now-enraged Wu from killing Lloyd himself (....there's a lot of attempted murder in this au; I'd never survive tiktok)

As Nya, Skylor, Toby, and Morro slowly win over Kai, Jay, Zane, and Cole (with Kai being particularly stubborn about Lloyd needing to die to "save everyone", being the surrogate!Olivia wheee), Wu grows more relentless, with Misako going in to try and talk to him and calm him down, but to no avail. Something goes down (a fight? an altercation? he captures her in a cage?) and that sets Lloyd off and he gets stuck in a Golden Outburst, which sets off the "second" final battle between him and Harumi.

But the whole time while both sides are trying to get through to Lloyd, the Overlord keeps whispering to Harumi about just being done with all of it—get rid of him and end everything. But Harumi doesn't want to die herself, and yet the Overlord insists "There is peace in the dark'.

But Harumi's like "noooo I want to LIVE" in cliche anime fashion and that snaps Lloyd out of it a bit, making the realization that he wants to live too and that he loves life -> bam opening for the Core Four to swoop in with the weapons and help him unlock his own True Potential, and thus access to the Green Element (cuz his element if life woop woop), which not only balances him internally, but externally with Harumi, meaning neither have to worry about going crazy, and neither "have to die".

The Overlord is outraged at this, claiming he "made" Harumi like this, she should understand his philosophy, something something (maybe there was a subplot where he was planning on making Harumi a permanent physical vessel for himself but he needed Lloyd out of the way, idk), EITHER way Harumi doesn't need him anymore, and neither does reality, and she poofs him away with his own powers (YEAH IRONY), as he no longer has his purpose to exist.

And now with his TP and full power, Lloyd's able to use his [REDACTED] NRG Ability to save his uncle from evil-compulsion, and they hug (very important) and Wu apologizes (but then goes on a long soul-searching journey to atone for his sins or something), the Core Four don't want to be ninja or soldiers or anything anymore, and wish to go back to their families to make up for the lost time (though Kai eventually winds up coming back for Nya, and the others are always on call at the sign of a crisis), and the Destructo Team stay on as the main ninja for the time being

...and even if it isn't wholly accurate, Nya, Skylor, Morro, Toby, and Harumi all come together to make a "compass" out of their own unified elements, symbolizing the time they spent together.

And it is fittingly called the Inverse Compass.

The End!

[wisteriixa]

(HEAR ME OUT) i want to write a llorumi au fic but i have so many wips so i will write them out as headcanons as of now

this is a highschool au - mostly similar to the movieverse, but everyone is powerless, there's no ninja, and garmadon is incarcerated in jail. lloyd montgomery and harumi jade are enemies (to friends) to lovers, and they're forbidden lovers because of status quos

main notes:

harumi does not have the traits of being a princess in the canon (kindhearted, sweet) because that was a mask that she wore; that was not her. in this au, harumi is sarcastic, bold, risky, and wants to let go of her bitter past. no, she is not vengeful nor is she manipulative, but she is one of the four founders of the bikers

lloyd's personality is a mix of the show (mellow, sassy) and the movie (quiet, compassionate). yes, he's a nerd - he's part of the dungeons & dragons club and loves starfarer

the bikers are a semi-large group of delinquents who like to ride bikes and motorcycles and are like a found family for each other, mainly consisting of high school teenagers and young adults. the bikers are commonly rumored to be a gang of thieves, but within the bikers, their only real motive is simply to be a shoulder to lean on for each other in the group. the founders include harumi, killow, violet (UV), and echo (mr. e), and they usually occupy laughy's karaoke bar on friday nights

the dungeons & dragons club is run by mr. wu, lloyd's uncle, and they meet once every wednesday. the club consists of lloyd montgomery, kai and nya smith-jiang, jay walker, cole brookstone, zane julien, and morro wu. their current campaign is a story about a team of ninja trying to fight off a ghost who's taken the green ninja, lloyd, captive and under control

more information under cut!

plot (so far):

harumi is one of the “popular students you’d want to avoid + rumored to do illegal activities with a gang” kind of people

lloyd is known to be part of the d&d club at school and being friends with the ninja (due to being part of the d&d club), and regularly hangs out with the ninja (minus morro) at school

harumi and lloyd know each other by name and surface level information (harumi heavily rumored to be part of a gang + doing illegal activities, lloyd being your local d&d and starfarer nerd). they’re in opposing groups at school which lowers chances of interaction by an extreme

that is until lloyd and harumi get stuck in detention after school

after they leave school at a later hour, lloyd and harumi get stuck in a sticky situation (that i haven’t figured out what it’d be yet) and they have to depend on each other to get them both out. tooon of banter and insults, sarcasm and sassy quips

eventually they find the bus station and they sit on opposite aisles, ignoring the other because “he’s so annoying” and “she’s extremely reckless”. but then lloyd eventually caves in and thanks harumi for helping them out. harumi doesn’t say thanks back for his help

after that incident (which surprisingly no one knows about), they start noticing each other more often outside of the surface level information they have of each other. sometimes in hallways, they make accidental brief eye contact, but they don't do anything else to acknowledge each other. lloyd’s okay with not having to talk to her at all

one week after the incident, there’s a note left on his desk in neat (though unfamiliar) handwriting that’s telling him to meet at the docks at 4pm after school today. nya leans over his desk to read the note, and lloyd has a gut feeling that he knows who the note's from. nya tails him to the docks

lloyd finds harumi in a secluded area away from the crowded areas in the shadows of one of the warehouses. harumi tosses him a keychain of one of the characters from starfarer. lloyd never knows if she ever stole that keychain or not, but he finally agrees to take it as a thank you note from harumi

the next day, his backpack is seen with the starfarer character keychain dangling from one of the zippers

hanging out / eventual dates:

at some point, harumi drags lloyd along to a party and encourages him to relax and do some illegal activities with her (underage drinking, sneaking in/out), which lloyd reluctantly agrees to

but surprisingly he finds excitement in sneaking out and meeting harumi after curfew

(note: harumi has never personally introduced lloyd to the bikers)

lloyd or harumi at one point gets their drink spiked. i think one being delirious from the spiked drink is what makes the other realize that they have a crush on them

they start doing legal activities after that

i imagine at one point lloyd and harumi go hiking and lloyd experiences some sort of near-death situation and harumi saves him from death

harumi takes lloyd bike riding (she also teaches him some cool tricks) and lloyd introduces harumi to a bit of martial arts (he teaches her how to use a sword)

when harumi admits she’s never had a cake before (or really any kind of sweet food), lloyd is determined to get her to try sweet foods

lloyd takes her to a popular bakery and he makes her try some of their sweets, and he also helps her order bubble tea for the first time. harumi finds a new liking to red velvet macarons and lychee milk tea, and she learns that lloyd loves lollipops and jasmine milk tea

by the time they start regularly ordering bubble tea, they know each others’ go-to orders by heart (including desired toppings, exact sugar and ice level)

the employees there know it, too

childhood talking:

i imagine at some point later on in their friendship they talk about their home lives and their parents

harumi was adopted since her biological parents died in a building collapse when she was 10 years old

her adoptive parents have (very) high expectations for her, but she’s been struggling with school lately so her adoptive parents have her grounded until she can get her grades up

lloyd’s father has been incarcerated in kryptarium prison since he was 8 years old

lloyd wants to hate his dad, but he misses him, and he hates that he misses him

so it ends up becoming a vent-dumping session but they bond over their somewhat shared childhood experiences and they laugh a little about how opposing their lives were and are

jealousy:

lloyd is jealous of harumi because of how bold she is. sure, she breaks the law for fun, but there's something about harumi's determination to help those who need help that lloyd appreciates. she's everything that he wants to be: confident and bold, and a lot less self-conscious

harumi is jealous of lloyd because of how he wants to see the good in everyone. there's something endearing about the way lloyd rambles about his d&d party and the latest edition of starfarer that harumi enjoys. there's traits that she wants to have from him, too: kind and wanting to see the good in people, and she wants to let go of her bitter past

when the ninja and koko find out who lloyd’s been hanging out with:

their suspicion about harumi is collective

i imagine kai specifically tails him sometimes just to be sure harumi doesn’t make any weird moves on lloyd

the ninja ask lloyd why he’s been hanging out with a delinquent to which lloyd argues that she’s not a delinquent, but their words about harumi stick with lloyd

but overall they mainly miss lloyd because he’s been abandoning d&d sessions to hang out with harumi

at some point, probably a little over 6 months since becoming friends with harumi, koko grounds lloyd for sneaking out, which eventually causes lloyd to tell the truth about harumi

the excuse he uses to his friends and family when it comes to hanging out with harumi is that “i want to just be her friend outside of criminal activity” but to himself he’s like “i can fix her.”

koko wants to be supportive of lloyd, but she doesn’t want lloyd to make the same mistake of falling in love with a criminal. koko forbids lloyd from seeing harumi again

this is also when lloyd realizes he’s falling in love with harumi and he berates himself for falling in love with someone who has a bad reputation. “this is literally the worst person you could ever fall in love with what is wrong with you you need to stop being friends with her” that kind of thing

but also she’s like a drug to him. like he wants to be around her and he wants to learn more about her, he loves hanging out with her. like there’s nothing holdin' me back by shawn mendes energy do u get what i mean

when the bikers finds out who harumi’s been hanging out with:

the bikers would be pretty surprised that harumi has been hanging out with someone who’s pretty adamant against breaking the law of all people, but as long as harumi's happy, they’re happy too

they definitely question harumi if she likes him, and she denies any romantic feelings towards lloyd (she has been denying any romantic feelings towards lloyd for months by now)

at laughy's, harumi distances herself from the bikers, looking out the window as she tries to sort her thoughts out. ultra violet notices her strange behavior and they talk for a bit

killow and mr. e reassure that all the bikers care about harumi, and if she wants to focus more on dating, they'll support her

mr. e at one point realizes that the guy harumi has a crush on is e's boyfriend's younger cousin and they take a moment to process this information (yes i'm being self-indulgent and adding citrusshipping / morro x echo)

harumi comes to terms that she does have romantic feelings for lloyd, but she's afraid that if she tells him, he'll want to leave because it'll be so awkward and they're already good friends and she doesn't want to ruin that friendship by admitting her feelings for him

lloyd notes + headcanons:

when garmadon was still around as his father in his life, their family was rich. like they live in a mansion rich

garmadon was a good person and a great dad and husband

shortly after garmadon got arrested and was sent to a number of years in prison, lloyd and koko moved to ninjago city to start a new life away from their first home

lloyd also stole stuff as a kid, specifically starfarer comics. he was also the kid that harumi saw who stole that pack of oreos (he was 8 years old at the time)

however, when lloyd was caught stealing the newest edition of starfarer, he was given a talking to by mother doomsday and lloyd agreed not to steal anymore

koko helped lloyd bleach his hair. his birth hair color is brunet, like garmadon’s

lloyd's favorite candy is lollipops

lloyd is a cat person and has a weird obsession with mythical creatures like dragons and oni

lloyd’s style of clothing is fairly casual and green oriented, and he always always wears converse sneakers

lloyd is part japanese and chinese

the king of sass

harumi notes + headcanons:

when harumi’s biological parents were still alive, they were pretty tight on money, but they were happy

she is a rebel with little/no cause, and she’s been a bit of a rebel all her life

i imagine the rebelling started when her bio parents were still alive. at the prime age of 8 years old, harumi witnessed some kid stealing a pack of oreos at the grocery store without getting caught and she was like “i wanna do that!” so she started stealing little things like keychains or small toys from popular stores or even graphic tees

when her bio parents found out she was forced to return them and she apologized, but she gained the habit again after her bio parents died

harumi's clothing style is a mix of punk/emo and a whole lotta purple

she also really likes keychains and pins, but she hates wearing hats

she bleached her own hair out of spite of her adoptive parents

she's a cat person and has a weird obsession with spiders. she finds comfort in the lullaby "spider in the house"

she is japanese

the queen of sarcasm

i think harumi and lloyd’s personalities would clash really well together and, given the right circumstances, a love story between them could work out :D

anyways would anyone be interested in a story like this hehehe

[pangolinsandnewts]

I heard we were discussing the disaster that would be movieverse llorumi so Im posting my au version!

After Lloyd reveals his identity Harumi's parents are like. Go date the green ninja it'll be good pr. And so they go to the school dance and do one awkward slow dance together and then harumi immediately dips! Good times

[skierisa]

Ninjago 90 AU headcanons - part 1(?)

Yeah idk, just an important detail: this would be like the og series, but they're regular teens in the 90s. Dragons Rising would be around early to mid 2000s in this AU, so the ninja are teens

OC'S ARE INCLUDED! 100% IGNORABLE IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM

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Lloyd

- 2nd year of high school (to Americans it would be junior year, i guess)

- works part time in Doomsday Comix store

- plays electric guitar

- hides when seeing Harumi in public

- got arrested TWICE (first at 15, second time a few days before turning 16)

- the first time was because he stole something from Hot Topic, did community service and then was free. Never told anyone (besides Morro and of course his family) about the second time

- reads comics all the time while working

- favourite place to hang out is the skatepark, but also likes the arcade

- can skateboard, just doesn't do it as much anymore

- Starfarer collector

- spends too much money with this comics and the merch and the collector's stuff

- sometimes skip school with Jay and Kai just to play videogames

- has a crush on my OC, Valerie, but only knows her as "the girl from the music store on the other side of the road"

- randomly makes desserts at night

- is in the top 10 best students in school

Kai

- 3rd year of highschool (to Americans it would be senior year)

- tutor's kids after school, mostly history tutoring

- can not and refuses to use or learn how to use a computer

- likes Britney Spears, but hides it at all costs

- in a situationship with Skylor

- has a bunch of nirvana shirts

- knows Lloyd was arrested the first time because he was there too, but for drunk driving

- "party guy"

- drinks. a. lot.

- favourite food is Kahlua pig

- part of school's basketball team

- cuts his own hair (sometimes makes a bit extra cash by cutting his friends hair as well)

Nya

- 2nd year of highschool

- works as a lifeguard at a public pool

- robotics club member

- knows about Kai's love for Britney Spears, constantly blackmails him with it if he doesn't do what she wants

- favourite places to hang out are the skatepark and the theater

- favourite music genres are late 70s to late 80s pop and riot grrrl

- joan jett's biggest fan

- still prefers to listen to indie bands

- knows Lloyd was arrested because Kai told her

- of course she scolded him, like "i'm mad that you did this but im glad you're okay", like some sort of older sister

- LOVES bracelets, has both the beads bracelets and the slap bracelets

- has a yang necklace (to match Jay's yin necklace)

- has a bead bracelet done with all her friends' favourite colour (red for Kai, dark blue for Jay, navy blue with glitter for Valerie (OC), pink for Vanessa (OC), purple for Pixal, orange for Skylor, black for Cole, green for Lloyd, white for Zane and light blue for her)

- regrets her bob-cut phase, but wants to cut it short again

Jay

- 2nd year of highschool

- the unemployed friend that seems to be unable to find work (because no one hires him)

- at least once a day complains about not having a job, and knows he'd definitely still complain if he had one

- robotics club member

- listens Spice Girls, and is no longer afraid of demonstrating his love for the group once everyone made fun of him for liking it for two weeks straight

- knows Lloyd was arrested because Nya told him

- "how was it like?" first question he asked right after discovering it because he just doesn't know what to say

- spends too much of his free time in the arcades and sometimes brings Lloyd and Kai with him

- has dates at home with Nya, where they usually watch trashy horror movies and old dramas (sometimes anime)

- also collects Starfare merch and comics

- constantly visits Lloyd at his job just so he can read comic's while he works and for free

- has a yin necklace (to match Nya's yang necklace)

- wants to pierce his ear, but it's too afraid to do so

- his knees are always scratched due to skating, so he does have a few scars because of this

Cole

- 3rd year of highschool

- works at a vynil store

- when they can't go to watch movies at Lloyd's house, Cole's house is the second best place for their Friday movie nights that turn into sleepovers

- is dating Geo, but doesn't tell his name to his friends just to mess with them, so they're always trying to guess "who the hell" he's dating

- openly bisexual (preference for guys)

- knows Lloyd was arrested because Jay told him

- also scolded him, being mostly glad Lloyd was okay

- has been playing the drums since he was a kid, because his dad wanted him to play the piano and drums aren't piano

- his favourite music genre, surprisingly, is bossa nova (followed by metal and punk)

- he's a painter and participates in art competitions, meeting my OC, Vanessa, in one of those. They are friends with a healthy and friendly artistic rivalry, encouraging each other to try new things with their art

- smokes pot (mostly at parties and also with Kai and Lloyd)

- trying to get into art school after high school

Zane

- 3rd year of highschool

- volunteers in a animal rescue center

- into a one year relationship with Pixal

- knows Lloyd was arrested because Lloyd told him

- his pet falcon is a rescue, since it damaged it's wing so hard that it barely functions well, making it impossible for it to survive in nature again. Zane then took it with him after his shift;

- he really just calls it Falcon, like Marie Antoinette naming her pug Pug

- since Pixal is some sort of "celebrity" she was his celebrity crush

- 15 year old Zane: "so... we're dating her?"

18 year old Zane: "yes, she fell in love with you at first sight!"

15 year old Zane: *Zane.exe has stopped working, please, restart*

- quite too much of a fan of noir movies and noir books

- (once on college in the 2000s he'd 100% collect the Blacksad comics, I mean, it's his two favourite things together, animals and noir!)

- likes to wear a slightly more vintage style, but at school wears regular clothing as he recognizes that vintage clothing is somewhat more fragile and needs to be taken care of, and school isn't the best place to wear those

- was in the robotics club in middle school and changed to computer science club in highschool

- wants to be a veterinarian

Morro

- second year of college

- nobody knows his major and gets comically interrupted every time he tries telling someone what he does

- got fired from his previous work as a bartender

- now works with Wu in his tea shop

- adopted by Wu, btw

- taught Lloyd how to play guitar (he can play bass and mostly plays it, but borrowed a guitar from a friend as a teen)

- knows about Lloyd's second time in jail and helps him to hide it from everyone else

- constantly exchanging insults with Lloyd, but in a rather playful way

- alcoholic, but trying to quit

- best student in his class, surprisingly

- likes pachinko games and other gambling games, but not addicted to it. Sometimes brings Lloyd with him to play a bit, and sometimes Lloyd brings his friends, making Morro look like a babysitter sometimes

- likes hanging out with Lloyd, but usually they hang out in the middle of the night

Harumi

- second year of highschool

- part time Hot Topic cashier

- 100% stole a bracelet or two WHILE WORKING THERE

- knows Lloyd hides from her in public

- hangs out with the other girls just fine, but constantly complains about whatever they're doing (secretly loves to be with them and refuses to admit it out loud)

- she has a bunch of journals under her bed and they all read very entertaining reads

- the reason why Lloyd was arrested the first time (was stealing from hot topic, asked him to help her, but unlike him, she managed to escape from security)

- had a super crush on Morro when she was 15

- actually likes Friends TV show

- thinks Chandler is a mood, but her favorite character would be Phoebe in the later seasons

- goth clubs are her second home

- can't stand cigarette's smell

Skylor

- third year of highschool

- works as a part time waitress at Chen's Noodle House

- constantly gives her friends discounts

- lab partners with Kai

- almost exploded the lab with him once

- they still laugh about it

- knows about Kai's love for Brittney Spears, but pretends she doesn't

- loves karaoke hangouts

- still has an anacondrai tattoo (slightly angsty fact)

- heiress to Chen's mafia

- considers Nya a little sister, so they're basically BFF's and hang out together the most among the girls

- likes thrifting, usually looks for anything 70s related

- usually goes to roller discos to skate or goes to the skatepark with headphones

- sometimes meets there with Nya so they can chat while skating

- that's also where she likes to celebrate her birthdays

- knows about Lloyd being arrested because Kai told her

- treats Lloyd like some sort of little brother so actually got worried when she heard about him getting arrested

- "if you ever need it, i know a lawyer who helps my dad's gang member to get out of jail" Skylor to Lloyd once she meets him after hearing about his arrest

- only invites Harumi to the girls hangouts because she knows she will be upset if she's not at least invited

Pixal

- second year of high school

- part time job as her father's (aka Cyrus Borg) assistant

- goes to the same school as my OC's (see below) so she wears a school uniform

- Skylor's childhood friend, since they went to the same elementary school

- there's a conspiracy theory going around that Pixal is actually a robot and she knows very well about these rumors

- likes to scare people making a very impressive impersonation of a robot just for the funsies

- was in love with Zane at first sight (they met at Skylor's birthday party)

- her idea of a "perfect date" with him is both watching noir movies and studying together

- once threw a noir themed Halloween (or day of the departed?) party because of him

- loves to go thrifting with Skylor, and knows where to find the best pieces

- robotics club leader

OCs!

Valerie

- works at a CD and music store

- second year of highschool

- attends a different school than the main cast

- never wears school uniforms appropriately (always customizes it)

- constantly in the principal's office for arguing with teachers

- was part of school choral until highschool where she just didn't want to do it anymore

- wants to become a music teacher

- has a band named The Pin-Punks and does concerts in a music venue called Supernova Apex every weekend

-Valerie cut bangs after Vanessa was accidentally sent to detention in her place

- Kai and Nya's childhood friend and neighbor

- eventually would meet Lloyd when buying a comic

- doesn't dislike him, but thinks he's a dork

Vanessa

- second year of highschool

- also customizes her uniform, adding lots of chains to it

- trying to become a model

- has a massive crush on Harumi

- not only is a goth, but has a thing for goth girls

- art club member

- goes to Hot Topic quite often just to chat with Harumi

- won a few art competitions she was in

- knows Cole from a few of those competitions and is actually friends with him

- always goes to goth clubs on the weekend

-also always yelling at the DJ asking "what band is this?"

- once was sent to detention in Valerie's place because they were wearing the same hairstyle

- works as a nanny

- was the "responsible" kid in her childhood friend group (Kai, her, Valerie and Nya)

- not exactly openly lesbian, but doesn't exactly hide it

[weekend-whip]

Ninjago Fic Rec Week (2024): Day 2

Prompts: Multichaps/Villains! (catching up slowly but surely~)

Multichaps:

Shark Bait: ALRIGHT CONFESSION I haven't actually *read* this one yet ONLY because I know it's going to soooooo good and it's going to change my brain chemistry so I'm waiting until I am Emotionally Prepared but UWAH just the premise alone should be enough to entice you: Movie!verse with completely secret identities, and Lloyd/Green Ninja trying to take matters into his own hands...only for irony to make them worse, as is the story of his life. This author is already a legend as it is so who needs a summary GO READ GO READ NOW!!

Ninjago: The Nya Perspective: SINCE this masterpiece favorite of mine just updated not too long ago, there's no better time than to recommend it once again! Have you always wanted more from Nya in the early seasons?! Have you always wanted more of HER side of story?! Have you wonder how Nya became the person she is today?! Well wonder no longer for this story has got those answers and more!!!!

Sharpen the Scythe, Before He Reaps: Another that I've started but never finished, it's a reworking of the Day of the Departed, so you know it's FULL of Ghost!Cole goodness, from the good to the angsty!! And what I've read so far is sooo soul-grabbing (pun somewhat intended) and makes me wish DotD was even half as introspective as this jhgfdgfd

Thank You For Giving Me Wings: Over a year later and this is still my only multi-chap ninjago fic (...that, uh, isn't Legacyverse nor OC-related, oop). Still, it's never a bad time to have a little introspective on Wu bonding with his students over the years, moreso as family than anything else <3

All I'm Asking For: Quite possibly one of my very favorite Ninjago fics ever, it is REQUIRED reading as far as I'm concerned! Cole's the anchor character, but it follows EVERYONE in a slightly-altered aftermath of March of the Oni, with everyone recuperating, figuring out what's next for them with their lives and relationships, and spiced up with a little Christmas flair <3

Mechanical Hearts: A story I've been keeping an eye on for a while, it's a college Jaya au with plenty of Jay+Cole dynamic spread on top, and the way the author (hi Finn!!) writes all the characters is so deep even in the lighter moments and makes all the senes in the world for the setting they're in, and I love all the little nods to canon or the cheeky changes made along the way–it's so enjoyable!

Villains:

for want (for nothing): Not technically a villain, but Kai's certainly an antagonist here ooooooooh (a different, heart-wrenching take on the Kai-Lloyd confrontation in S4)

Lord Garmadon Is Not Impressed With the Future: Another one I've recced before, but now it has an equally villainous SEQUEL so I've gotta get everyone on the train again! And this story's got villain!Garmadon and villain!Garmadon-but-having-a-personal-crisis upon realizing that his future is...not at all what he wanted. And he also discovers himself beating the life out of his own son–so yeah. We definitely can't have THAT. Good stuff, good stuff.

Bucket List: Might be a slight cop-out since this is moreso about Kai BUT it IS my favorite Morro-related fic, and he is a villain, thus it fits! (...Plus I gotta put at least three stories in this section, c'mon). Anyway, Kai allows Morro to possess him for less-than-ideal reasons and presents a fascinating dynamic between the two and what it means to truly live and take responsibility (the good, the bad, the ugly, and all). Be mindful of the tags and warnings, though!

Outgrown (from Spider Lily's Claws): I knew I almost forgot a Harumi one! DR-fic in which Harumi stumbles across the monastery looking for a place to recuperate, and a company-starved Lloyd welcomes her to stay. A fascinating look at a Harumi who's still got her "Evil" instincts but is still trying to act in her best interests, while Lloyd...is Lloyd hgfhgd. I love their back-and-forth bad-idea-good-idea dynamic here a LOOOOOT

[omgjayaaa]

didn’t realize it’s been so many days since I shared about my AU but oh well

Designs for Sora, Arin and Jordana (yes, I made Jordana a wolf. I love her).

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I’m still working for a summary for this au but it’s what if Lloyd actually died in s10 and didn’t come back until Crystallized when the Overlord and Harumi decide to bring him back to life. He gets rescued by the ninja and his father, but his powers are gone ever since he originally died.

The powers found a new person, worthy of wielding the title of green ninja. AKA Arin :D

The rest is a little messy, but the merge happens and all the ninja are separated. With no one to protect Ninjago, Arin makes his own little team of ninja consisting of him, Sora, Euphrasia, Wyldfyre, Percy (part 2), and later Jordana (end of s2).