#lloyd joined chen au

[thecatundertheladder]

More stuff for my Wu and Garmadon in the Tournament of Elements au! This is what happens on the ferry ride over to Chen's Island.

When Wu and Garmadon join them on the ferry, the ninja are, at first, confused as to why their senseis were allowed on it. After all, only elemental masters were invited to the tournament. You know, cause it’s the Tournament of Elements.

Lloyd: I'm surprised they let you on.

Jay: Yeah, they didn't even let my weapons on!

Garmadon: Well, we were invited.

Wu: We just weren’t planning on accepting until we realised you were going.

Kai: Wait, wait, so does this mean that you’re elemental masters too?

Cole: I guess it makes sense. They are the sons of the First Spinjitizu Master. So why wouldn’t they have elements?

Lloyd: So, what are your elements?

Wu: Hmm, we aren't actually elemental masters, but in this case, I suppose I am the master of Creation and my brother the master of Destruction.

Garmadon: We'll explain further when there are less curious ears.

Garmadon goes on to explain how everyone on the boat are all descendants of the original elemental masters. Of course, this is where Kai decides to fight Karloff [also side note I watched this episode before writing this and it's really out of character that Karloff tries to steal Skylor’s cloak but anyway].

Like Garmadon, Wu also just lets Kai fight by himself, so nothing much changes there.

However, Wu does wander off to have a conversation with Griffin Turner at some point because while canon says that Garmadon (and probably Wu as a result) has never met most of the EMs, I say that's unrealistic - that and it's implied that Garmadon has met Griffin. Anyways, Griffin does not think that Wu aged well.

Right before they arrive on the island Jay decides to take advantage of Wu being there, and ask what the tension between Garmadon and Clouse is all about. And Wu, being a shitty little brother, decides to tell him. Needless to say, the ninja were shocked to find out that Garmadon and Clouse had dated. Up until that point, the ninja (except for Nya – she and Wu hung out a lot) had been a bit wary about stuff like that around Wu and Garmadon. They were thousands of years old, who knew what archaic values they still had. So finding out Garmadon used to have a boyfriend was a surprise (but a welcome one, as it let them know that Wu and Garmadon were accepting of LGBT people). Out of the information gained that night, the ninja consider Clouse being Garmadon’s ex the most important part.

Of course, while this is all happening the other elemental masters are sizing up the ninja, Wu, and Garmadon. And they all have varying opinions based around how much knowledge they have of them.

The ones who have never met or heard of any of them before see them as easy pickings. I mean, a bunch of teenagers and two old guys, seriously, how hard can it be to beat them?

The ones who have met Wu and Garmadon before, but only briefly, are a bit more wary of them, but still think they shouldn't be too hard to beat.

The few who know Wu and Garmadon quite well (like Griffin) are definitely nervous to be up against them, and they have enough sense to know that if the ninja have been trained by them as well, there’s a good chance that they are going to be tough opponents as well.

And, of course, the elemental masters who have heard of how the ninja defeated the Overlord are a bit shocked to find out that they are teenagers. Cause what the hell? Why are teenagers out there defeating God's arch-nemesis?

So basically, it's a direct correlation between how much the EM's have heard of the ninja and/or their senseis and how much they view them as a threat.

[kindaasrikal]

We don’t talk about the potential Pixal and Morro relationship enough.

Especially in resurrected AU’s. Like bro this guy was evil and came back and was most likely forced (probably weirdly unwillingly by the ninja themselves too, its a complicated situation when its these lot) to join the ninja and help them, and probably feels really out of place both situation wise and body wise, and Pixal understands.

Like I’m not saying she’ll immediately like him, in fact she’d probably hate him in a detached way (like how we dislike characters in a show, but if that person was irl in front of you and you were there to witness and experience what they had done, you’d hate them (and i mean HATE) kinda thing) but she’ll sympathise with him because she was a ‘bad guy’ who was under the control of an evil guy that made her super evil, was stuck as an ai in a computer for ages and forced herself back into a strange body, and probably felt out of place at first too. Not to mention they both died (‘died’ for Pixal) in a dark cave, Pixal at Chen’s place and Morro in the Caves of despair.

These two have similarities that they would bond upon, except Morro is stubborn and emo, and Pixal is stubborn too but shes not emo and if shes the only one who can help Morro without triggering trauma then dammit shes gonna do it because Zane and Lloyd rubbed off on her.

Heres what i imagine would actually happen:

Pixal who comforts Morro once because she felt bad and sympathetic and has a meaningful conversation of change and growth with Morro who honestly found it weird and unwillingly appreciated it, proceeds to then bully Morro after asking Wu the best way to get motivate Morro every chance she gets. And she quickly learns that its effective.

If she told Morro that he was being a loser for not at the least trying to eat, he begins trying to eat at least two meals a day, even if its something small.

If she told him that he stinks worse then Jay after he finally finishes a project he’s running to that shower no matter what instinctual fear he has to it. (He has no idea how Jay smells after finishing a project)

If she says thats he’s an idiot for passing out, and casually says “Maybe if you drank water, you’d actually be fine like the rest of us.” And he’s chugging a bottle as fast as he can once a day.

Bro like it wouldn’t motivate him to push his limits but it would motivate him to do the bare minimum and she loves it.

Eventually they become two siblings bickering and it’s hilarious. Zane now has two brother in laws (Morro and Cryptor)

Haha i like to headcanon thats what Wu did (except nicer) because it motivated Morro to train and learn skills better rather then “oh you did amazing honey dw we can work on it” because then he hates everything and takes it as disappointment.

[astral-prawn]

Green Brothers s4 - 5 lore drop? Please? I am so excited about this AU!

Of course! It's a bit long

So Zane dies still at the end of s3. Morro had already been distant and angry since the end of s2 but watching one of his best friends die was a huge tipping point like it was for the rest of the guys. When Lloyd goes gathering all the ninja, Morro just happens to be working at the Chen's Noodle House they go to. He's there to witness the invitation to the island and got one himself.

The plot still basically goes the same. Spy plot. Skylor still covers her tattoo and is the spy. But now there's 2 spies. The ninja would never have guessed it was one of their own. Morro is on the side of Chen to the point he has an Anacondrai tattoo.

Morro is only revealed during the transformation spell. He's there with Lloyd and the crew. Garmadon falls to his knees in pain and Morro also collapses. Everyone is shocked of course and that's when Chen and crew swoop in to take the blade copters and Roto Jet. Morro takes off and joins them without an explanation.

Lloyd is of course devastated because why would his cousin (doesn't know is actually his brother) join Chen. Garmadon assumes Chen manipulated poor young Morro with a promise of power. They're not mad at him yet, just disappointed.

Cut to Morro overhearing Chen tease Garmadon about the letter and he's horrified but also extremely upset. That man is the reason for his family issues. So he takes off on his own. He's upset at himself, upset at his family, upset at Chen. That was the last poor Morro was seen alive.

Chen and the other fake Anacondrai are sent to the Cursed Realm and Garmadon sacrifices himself. Lloyd asks if anyone has seen Morro but he's nowhere to be found. Wu and Misako still don't tell Lloyd about Morro fully. He just lost his dad, he can't have them telling him he could've also lost his little brother.

Meanwhile, Morro is running. He gets as far away as he can. He disappears into an old yet familiar set of mines. The Caves of Despair. Perfect, he thinks, exactly where he belongs. Morro curses himself. He's angry and sad. He's then trapped in a cave during a localized earthquake and can't get out. Rocks fall and hit him in the head, the cave starts to fill with toxic gas. Morro slumps down against a rock and passes.

Sometime passes and Lloyd is still trying to find Morro when he's summoned to the museum. Strange things occur and once the ghost reveals himself, Lloyd is horrified. There's Morro. A ghost. Attacking and now possessing Lloyd.

Season 5 still plays out basically the same. Morro reveals that Lloyd is his brother, yells at Lloyd that he took everything from him, and that he's going to have his revenge.

At the end when Morro gets grabbed by the Preeminent and gives Wu the Realm Crystal, Wu apologizes to his son and begs him to come back to them and that he forgives him. Morro cries and takes up the offer and gets pulled out to safety. Lloyd comes back out of a Realm portal, sees Morro and gets ready to attack, but Wu stops him and tells him Morro is ready to apologize and reform. Then the whole family hugs and apologizes. Morro finally gets a full family hug. And that's how season 5 ends

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==✦CONTINUATION✦==

Part 1- (Lloyd, Kai, Nya, Jay, Cole, Zane)

This is the continuation for my spirit ninjago au (yeah the au doesn't have a proper name yet so I'm just sticking with that) there may be a third part Idk yet, I'm trying to expand a lot but keep my line of thought straight, expecially since I've been playing honkai star rail my imagination as been going on getting a lot of inspiration with that, mostly the paths system the thing is it may not make sence in a timeline because of dates, and honestly I do want to follow that since It makes some sense but I'll see.

==❤︎CHARACTER INFORMATION❤︎==

Skylor Chen Smith

Age- 1000+ (ghost) Died at 96 Height: 5'8½ (1,74m) Status: Kai's wife

A never ending hardworker, Skylor is a dedicated person, even with all that has happened in her life she moves on, "don't let the chains of the past hold you back" is her biggest quote. She still worked at Chen's Noodle House keeping the legacy even after everything, Kai helped even if not has much as she would have liked, but I guess thats a them problem. She is now residing in the cursed realm, the realm of the evil and dead, unfortunately for her the good deeds she practiced were in vain, and even worst for her, her father and clouse were also in the cursed realm, shall she have the pacience to deal with both of them, especially after it got to them that she married one of the ninja, Kai, the worst one in their eyes. Kai visits her in the cursed realm, mostly to hangout and sometimes is able to drag her out of that realm and spend sometimes in the living world.

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Morro Wu

Age- 1000+ (ghost) Died in his 20's Height: 6'4 (1,93m)

The people call him "the ashamed" as all that proceeds him as been the shame in his previous actions, a anti-hero. He stills remembers the day he was given a third and/or even fourth chance at redemption, he was in the cursed realm, sulking and poving his power the both new and old ghosts, when Lloyd appered in front of him, he had his arm extanded to him waiting for Morro to take it, Morro was mad but he had to let go at some point, right? So he did, and after a danger in Ninjago that even the Ninja had been spread a little too tin to deal with, Morro joined the battle, but due to him being a little rusty Lloyd gave him a bit of his power, with that the battle was won; to Morro's suprise Lloyd never toke the power back and instead insisted that Morro joined the Ninja becoming the 7th ninja. The rest of the team wasn't too pleased with this, but even soo, who are they to question Lloyd's decision…

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Garmadon

Age- 2000+ (ghost) Died in his 1000's Height (Before death) : 7'3 (2,21m) Height (After death) : 6'4 (1,93m) Status: Misako's husband and Lloyd's father

A tarnished name for sure, all that he has are distante memories of his horrible actions; being separated in two halfs after being revived is sure to bring conflict; one remained in the cursed realm, mostly wandering around, missing his family to no end, and the other was destroying anything that could be considered family. When the half in the living realm died, in came the extended influx of memories that didn't belong to him but at the same time did, he didn't know what to make of it the harm and despair he caused after long having accepted what he had done before- it was too much. But in the depths of that new memory… he could only smile; after everything died down and the living Garmadon stayed alongside Lloyd- the father and son moments he had only dreamed of ever being true had become reality, the laughter and genuine love he felt coming from and with his son, made him the happiest man in the cursed realm; after all he was givin a couple 100 years by his families side until he finally passed away, he made sure every moment counted. Even his marrige had healed to some degree. Now, in the present, Garmadon makes sure to have frequent visits to Lloyd, even if Morro is his only way there, the routine is quite fine for the both of them, Garmadon gets to visit his son and Morro always prefered the quiet atmosphere of the island, where the monestary is currently on. And truth be told, Garmadon, for sure, has given both Morro and Harumi a good death stare for the things they have done to his son, reasonably so.

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Harumi

Age- 1000+ (ghost) Died in her 30's Height: 5'11 (1,80m)

Harumi, often refered as the "wicked princess", in the living she owns a place in the new and improved "hall of villains", while in the dead she continuasly has an aura around her, even if she emitted regret in her past life, now she was surrounded by people who only sang praises about what she accomplished; after all now the people around her were as morally deranged as she was, if not even more. Unfortunatly for her, or fortunatly for the speck of regret she still holds, Morro had long been made aware of what she has done and due to him having to show that he has some moral grounds to be able to continue have the amount of power he was given, he keeps tabs on her and reminds her that she is supposed to be upset at all the praise. And to the new Garmadon she encountered in the cursed realms? A lot of mixed feelings for sure, either way, Morro just makes sure Harumi doesn't get to close.

==✿ADDITIONAL INFORMATION✿==

Skylor and Kai often just walk around Ninjago and think about the past, very old people style; The others tend to comment on their behavior but their stupidity just gets ignored not a whole lot can bring this woman's confidence down.

Kai was very self-conscious about his old lookin' self, Skylor would just make this man's ego go through the roof at times.

Morro, Garmadon have been living in the same home for a while, Harumi just kinda made herself at home, already knowing Morro from a previous prison visit from Lloyd, and just didn't bother giving a reason to why she was there, and Morro just ended up so feed up with kicking her out everytime that he just gave up.

Lloyd has Garmadon's, Misako's and Wu's graves at the end of the backward, beautifully siting under a weeping, tree very well taken care of. Garmadon often wonders if his body is really there or if it's just a memorial (he doesn't really want to check or ask Lloyd about it).

Many attempts at Morro's life have been made, mostly coming from Nya and Kai (water doesn't kill him persay but it sure hurts a whole lot), Jay just annoys him at any moment given, Cole and Zane give him side glances and try not to be hostile, and Lloyd well, his relationship with him has for sure gotten better, time can often heal wounds left by past actions; they often help eachother without much complain, and if there is, it mostly comes from Morro pretending to be upset.

Morro often pretends to despise Lloyd but he does actually care for him; Lloyd is very aware of Morro's true feelings thanks to the power connecting them both, so he just disregards the behavior.

Morro uses Lloyd as a human shield /aff, most of the times he's just possession Lloyd and hanging around but not willing to interact.

Harumi had a redepction arc inside prison and Lloyd would visit occasionally, sometimes he would have Morro with him, that's how they knew eachother, first time they met tho, let's just say, they weren't all too friendly with eachother.

Yes, Harumi died inside the prison, how? Idk, someone didn't like her I guess.

I should mention that most of Ninjago citizens are completly aware of the Ninja's past, mostly due to Cloud Kingdom just releasing many books each with one of the ninja's story, and after years those books were re-written many times and it may have become a game of broken telephone.

That is also why, the people of Ninjago are to the full extent aware of the Harumi's actions, and let's just say Lloyd's die hard fans aren't too happy.

[enavstars]

Hello! I've been following your blog for a bit and I was wondering what exactly Lloyd in Siren and Pirates AU looks like compared to the two siblings? Does he have any other differences compared to normal sirens or any immediate telltale signs that he's a hybrid? Also are there any other characters like Skylor, Ronin, or even the Overlord? I can imagine Ronin potentially being a side threat as a siren hunter or something, but the roles could still be different too. Speaking of which what exactly are Wu and Garmadon doing since Misako's dead?

Lloyd is mostly human and his features are noticeable but he can hide them easily, people just tend to think he has a weird illness. The reason they don't think he's a hybrid is because humans can't reproduce with sirens, but Wu and Garmadon , being demigods , can shapeshift, that's why Lloyd is the only hybrid in the world.

After Misako's death, Wu and Garmadon kept doing what they always had, travelling around the world watching it change along the creatures in it, always without being seen themselves. Wu is curious about humans and is usually near them while Garmadon sticks next to the sea life. Garmadon also often visits Lloyd.

They are considered Sea gods by humans and each town worships one of them, the "good" one (the other sibling is considered the "evil" one).

Lloyd gets to have a normal, calm life in this AU because he deserves it!

As for other characters, I decided that captain Soto is going to be the Bounty's old captain that's going to be kicked out eventually.

Other pirates are Nadakhan (he's human in the AU), Chen and Iron Baron.

Nadakhan is a really smart and manipulative pirate that, despite having only one ship, is very powerful and feared.

Chen is trying to build the biggest army and already has a lot of ships under his command. He's a potential threat but the emperor won't do anything against him yet. Skylor is with him until she joins the Bounty's crew after Chen's defeat.

Iron Baron is a pirate but his crew focuses on hunting sea monsters, including sirens.

I like the idea of Ronin being a siren hunter and I thought that the people of the town of Stixx are also siren hunters because they live in siren territory. Stixx also produces the best sea monster hunting technology.

Said sirens are the ghosts of season 5 (they're alive of course). The preeminent is an abnormally big siren (twice the size a normal one). Morro is also a siren and he is obsessed with finding the legendary siren Wu.

Harumi is the princess of the biggest kingdom in Ninjago (the other one being Shintaro) and she wants to get rid of the pirates because pirates killed her biological parents. She also wants to kill all sea monsters and hires hunters without the emperor's knowledge.

Lastly, Echo is a noble like his older brother Zane who ran away from home shortly after him to find him.

The Overlord can be a sea monster ig

That's all extra characters I have for now.

[rainbow-flavoured-skittles]

Finally making a proper list of my aus

Dark sorcerer Cole au (A met later au where Cole is kidnapped as a child and raised on Chen's island as his evil protege. The ninja come in ToE and drag him into their found family)

Ninjago but they have no morals au (The title is self explanatory. This is mostly a crack au)

Full Oni au (Cole is an oni who grew up in the first realm, and when the ninja come through they are forced to bring him along. After a while they bond, and he goes with them to Ninjago and joins the team. Lloyd and Nya have some objections to this)

Haunted Monastery (Wu adopts Cole, but due to unfortunate circumstances he dies and stays on as a ghost. Morro comes around in s5 to lecture Wu about replacing him)

Haunted Monastery: Cursed Edition (Instead of haunting the monastery, Cole ends up in the cursed realm with Morro. They enact their evil plan on Ninjago together in s5)

Bruiseshipping childhood friends au (Jay and Cole meet as kids. They become friends and lose contact. This is being made into a series)

We're all dead here (except Lloyd) (Lloyd is a medium who can see ghosts. The rest of the ninja are ghosts who take care of him and are pretty much his only family. There are shenanigans and fluff)

Bad endings but also not au (The ninja from various timelines that ended in tragedy form the most dysfunctional group of not-ninja-but-also-not-not-ninja known to the First Master. They commit crimes and attempt murder on their multiverse counterparts)

Assassin au (Cole is an assassin for a nefarious organisation, sent to spy on the ninja. He accidentally gets attached to them and things go badly)

Resurrection au (Cole dies. Lilly takes offense to this and makes a deal with a demon to get him back)

Disappearance au (Lilly disappears when Cole is a kid, leaving behind an unsolved mystery. Fast forward ten years, and Cole is determined to solve it)

Ninjago x DC au (The ninja are meta vigilantes that protect Ninjago City. Wu is their weird mentor. The ninjago villains are their rogue galleries. Prior knowledge of the DCU is not required to understand this)

Hotel Half Blood au (So far my one and only rrverse au, where Leo ends up in Valhalla instead of Elysium. He ends up meeting Magnus and going on their quests, all while trying to hide the fact he's not from this pantheon. It will get an update eventually)

[breathlessmorro]

Good Morro x Evil Kai (likemthe Kai of season 4 but he's actually evil)

Ohhhh now that's a thought. Evil Kai and good Morro, I'm into it!

Let's say Kai still held the staff, that he helped Chen all the way through. Garmadon manages to banish himself and the Anacondrai warriors, but Kai isn't banished because he's still human (he wasn't given the mark of the Anacondrai, after all). When Morro makes his big entrance, the ninja are still powerless, and Kai is still fixated on Lloyd.

In this au, I think Morro has to be somewhat bad in order to still be from the Cursed Realm. That being said, I think that he wouldn't be as hung up over not being the green ninja, moreso the idea that his sensei thought he wasn't worth anything. He still wants to find the realm crystal, but Kai hears about this plan and decides to search for it himself. Thus starts the race to the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master.

Now here's the thing - Kai's reached his full potential. Morro hasn't. Morro is still hung up on all he couldn't achieve while he was alive, and Kai? Well... Let's assume Kai still has Clouse's spell book. I'm sure he could use his staff to bring Morro back to life. He offers Morro the chance to join him, and Morro accepts - if only as a trick.

It's Morro who gets through to Kai, pointing out how foolish he's being, how the staff is corrupting him. It's Morro who destroys the staff, and frees him from the corruption. The ninja all get their powers back, but Kai collapses. The staff took so much energy from him, and he feels utterly guilty for what he's done. He tells Morro that even though he doesn't know him, he's grateful for him for freeing him, and protecting Lloyd.

Which helps Morro realize that Kai never needed to be the green ninja, and neither did he. Morro reaches his full potential.

[nerdyenby]

Ninjago if the Overlord didn’t exist

My favorite pastime is overthinking random ninjago lore, so here we go to remove one character and watch the entire series fall apart!!

If the Overlord doesn’t exist then neither does the Great Devourer, thus Garmadon isn’t evil

This means Wu has no need to hide the Golden Weapons pre-series or to assemble the og ninja considering no one’s trying to steal them

Also if Garmadon wasn’t evil then he wouldn’t have gone to Chen, intercepted Wu’s love letter, and eventually married Misako, so Lloyd doesn’t exist

Season two as a whole doesn’t happen

Neither does season three

Chen still exists tho. Presumably the serpentine wars would still occur as they did more or less as they did in canon

However, since the ninja have had no reason to be brought together, they meet for the first time during the tournament of elements (assuming they all unlock their true potentials on their own at some point prior to this)

Chen’s plan doesn’t work because Lloyd didn’t exist to free the serpentine, so no Pythor to make the spell permenant

Since Garmadon didn’t go off to study under Chen, either Wu never took Morro in, or Morro was trained by both brothers. Either way, I imagine his story to have a softer end in this au

Regardless, Lloyd doesn’t exist so there’s not a green ninja (and probably not even a ninja team at all at this point), and even if Morro did die vengeful, he wouldn’t be out and about considering Chen’s army failed on their own and Garmadon didn’t have to open the portal to the Cursed Realm

Someone could still have found Nadakhan’s teapot and freed him, but he would’ve just got his crew back and then gone back to Djinnjago, minding his own business and moving on with his life considering s5 didn’t happen and Nya didn’t kill the Preeminent and Djinnjago didn’t fall as a consequence

Season seven still happens tho!! In the sense that the time twins are here and causing problems on purpose, at least. We still don’t have a ninja team tho. I propose that Wu still loses that fight against Acronix and the disturbances in time cause concern across ninjago, leading the elemental alliance (that still formed in s4 (with Nya instead of Lloyd) to come together to figure shit out. The plot still mostly happens but since none of them know Wu, no one finds him and he just kinda dies (or Garmadon comes to rescue him and then joins the elemental master sin order to get the time blade to save his brother). Uhhhhh stuff plays out mostly the same except Garmadon gets lost to the time stream instead of Wu maybe

None of the elemental masters really know or care about Garmadon so they say some nice words about his sacrifice and move on with their lives

Seasons eight and nine don’t happen for an abundance of reason (removal of Harumi’s origin story, Garmadon ever being evil, and the Great Devourer ever existing in the first place)

The Oni still cause problems on purpose tho, but without any active FSM family members, the gang just kinda suffers. Maybe the og4 learned about the tornado of creation at some point, maybe Wu’s around to tell them about it now, whatever, we’re gonna assume they figured something out and the world didn’t end

Ok, so the ninja team consists of Kai, Nya, Jay, Cole, Zane, and a revolving door of other elemental masters that pull up from time to time (I like to think Skylor and Karlof are permanent members, but that’s just me). The squad is minding their own business

Because they haven’t been a proper team that long, they don’t have the same burn out they do in canon, and thus never release Aspheera out of sheer boredom, thus season eleven doesn’t happen

Prime Empire my beloved, she remains almost entirely intact unless I’m just missing something

Season thirteen also still happens

The Island doesn’t because neither Wu nor Misako are characters that have much presence in this au

Seabound still happens I think

Crystallized does not (refer to title of this post)

DR still happens -ish (since Lloyd never existed, the details are a bit iffy, but all the major conflicts still occur besides that)

And that’s on me still being awake and brainrotting legos at 2am

[thepeanutbutterwizard]

Ok, little bit more about that Ninjago au.

Calling it Death of destiny au, and here are some things that happen without Cloud Kingdom messing around with people's lives trying to ensure the Overlord dies:

Kai and Nya don't keep Four Weapons like they did in cannon, so all of the stuff (including the map to the Golden Weapons) has been sold off, and after a brief stint on the streets in Ninjago City they're adopted by Dareth. The siblings supplement Dareths income with crime, using the aliases of 'Samurai X' and 'Flaming Shogun'

Lily is alive, and currently on a roll with Lou winning dance competitions. Cole is still going to Marty Oppenheimer's School, for ballet specifically, and he really likes it. He got the lead role in his classes performance

Zane discovered he wasn't human a few months after Dr Julien's death, which lead to an emotional breakdown that activated his powers, which him physically break down. He was found, and hauled to the Walkers junkyard, where he was found by Jay and is being slowly repaired by Jay and his parents

Skylor successfully escaped Chen's island, and works for the Garmadons. Lloyd thinks shes the coolest minion his parents have

The Serpentine escape their tombs, so Pythor isn't the last Anacondrai and all five tribes are running around. Some Serpentine are just trying to get by, not interested in any more conflict, others have joined the Garmadons, and others still are trying to do their own revenge against humanity plots

Wu has been trying to use his spirit smoke stuff for guidance, but without Cloud Kingdom ensuring the visions are laser focused on making the Green Ninja prophecy happen, he keeps seeing things from his future that aren't really important, like what he's going to be having for lunch in a month. He blames the Garm Fam for the spirit smoke going from giving him borderline clear instructions to vaguely hinting about a sandwich shop he's going to enjoy, which isn't wrong, even if none of them know it.

[xenazaria]

Au where Wu is just an @$$hole setting up these really elaborate "tests" to determine if the ninja would be able to save Ninjago during a genuine threat. He planned every season except for the serpentine getting released, skybound, anything involving harumi, that time they got in trouble with the cops, and the first time Zane died(the other times, he was in on it). Everything else is just "preparing" the ninja for when another situation like those *actually* happens. He planned several of them. He got Chen to invite the ninja to the ANNUAL tournament and play it up like this was the first time it ever happened, and then got all of the Em's that were there to join in, all because he was getting annoyed at how they were going behind his back on smaller things. He used the armour to summon Morro and convince him to get his queen to let him do what he did because he thought the ninja were getting too dependent on having Lloyd as their leader and stuff. He convinced Aspheera to hide in that tomb because he knew the ninja were on the way there and that they would likely open the door.

[nori0arts]

So, I have two ideas for the Oni Tommy Au.

Idea 1: Tommy is an Oni, and he went to the ninjago world when Lloyd was born, but he's an Oni so he takes time to age (just like Wu) so he wanders around ninjago trying to find a way to get back to his home (reason? I can't say, it would be a spoiler).

He then ends up being mistaken for an elemental master, and was invited by Chen, to the Tournament of Elements, and he thought that maybe there he would find information that would help him, and also because it would be good for him to be distracted a little. There, Lloyd ends up finding it strange when he meets Tommy, as he wears a mask the whole tournament, and he thinks he would be a good ally, but some of the ninjas and Garmadon, do not trust him.

Skipping to the end of this arc, after defeating Chen, Lloyd invites Tommy to join the ninjas, and Tommy accepts, from then on I have nothing to say, because I still don't know if this will be the main idea.

Idea 2: Tommy is an Oni, but in this idea, he came along with the other Onis when they invade Ninjago City, but Tommy, along with some other Onis (who will be Tommy's friends)didn't want to fight or conquer the city, so they escaped, going in random directions, the plan was for them to go in one direction and together, but there were complications, and they got separated.

Tommy was left alone, and used a human disguise (like Mystake/Mistake, I don't know the right way to spell her name). Only, in this idea (there will be in the other one too but this one is more focused) Morro comes back to life, and ends up trying to hide from the ninjas, and accidentally finds Tommy, and discovers that he is an Oni,but since the two didn't want to be found by the ninjas, they just wandered around, while looking for Tommy's other Oni friends, and become forced friends who hate each other but would die to protect the other one.

Well, I don't know which of the two ideas to choose, I thought and thought and instead of creating a single idea for Au, I made two and I still couldn't choose between the two, so I wanted you to help me choose, which of the two ideas do you think is better?

[zoomertheweimarwolf]

Aitheris | A Ninjago Au

This is one of my favourite episodes in the season, I love the music and just everything was put together so well! Also more art in the middle of the chapter if you want to see!

Chapter 4: Ninja Roll

Thunder bellowed outside the palace, a rough storm by the looks of it, it made Vayu's worries melt away. She loved the rain, everyone did at home, it used to be such a big deal when it rained but now it happens all the time.

However, what she enjoyed most about the storm was todays battle, Skyler was fighting and her opponent couldn't have been more perfect for the occasion.

"Skyler, Master of Amber, versus Jacob, Master of Sound." Chen announced as Jacob began to play his instrument, "Fight! Fight!"

Skyler slowly moved her spear in a circling motion, "Eenie, meenie, minie, mo," she said, her voice becoming more and more stern as she continued, "catch a Jade Blade by its toe!"

Skylar launched the spear into a vase, no Jade Blade, however Vayu knew she would find it soon. Vayu coiled her tail around herself, now that everyone knew there was no point in hiding it anymore, she was always more comfortable in her dragon form.

Her eyes fixated on the fight below before yelps and grumbles could be heard from the people beside her, Kai, the sloppy fire ninja was making his way over to his friends. Vayu did not intend to sit beside the ninja, it was the only place where she could be in her form and get a good view.

she could hear the ninja bickering about something before Kai jumped up, half leaning over the railing he yelled, "SLYLER IS FIGHTING!?"

"What's got him so exited?" Garmadon asked.

"He had a crush on her," Jay nearly chuckled, "but then he found out they might be related."

Vayu hearing this growled, "they are not related you idiots, she is the Master of Amber."

They shot a few odd glances at Vayu, she sighed remembering how no one could even understand her, Skyler barely did, and they have known each other for years.

Vayu zoned out for a bit, only to come back when the crowd cheered as Skyler held up the Jade Blade.

"YES! Go Skyler!" Vayu and Kai said in unison, Vayu's roar clearly rising above the ninja's as Chen sent the Master of Sound falling to his assumed death, poor little guy.

Vayu desperately wanted to go join Skyler, most people would be able to wait to go see their friend, but Skylar was different than most people to Vayu. The two over time have formed a sisterly bond, something Vayu had never gotten to experience in a long time, ever since he left us.

"But then in yesterday's battle," Master Chen shouted, tossing the plate of gems and gold over his shoulder and breaking Vayu out of her trance, "Master Jay and Cole tried to undermine me, by teaming up, and refusing to fight each other. For their insubordination, all of your fancy quarters will be taken away. together all of you must sleep in the chow house! that is all. Thank you, you can go."

"nice one Jay," Kai bickered as people began to leave. "Easy there Romeo!" Jay lashed back as Vayu leaned her tail over the railing, allowing Skyler to join them.

"are you okay?" Vayu asked her, Skyler nodded and began to walk out with the others, Vayu followed and the ninja kept not to far behind them, she could hear Lloyd trying to keep their team together. She felt a slight bit of sorrow for the team before brushing it off, it didn't matter, what matters is stopping Chen once she could, but how would she do that? its not like she could rush over and bite his head off, not only would the guards kill her afterwards, but the Elemental Masters would likely try and stop her too, Lloyd would try and talk her out of it and- UGH! What was she thinking!? she doesn't even have proper evidence! She would have to wait till a later day to figure that out, for now she was ready for sleep.

Vayu sighed happily as she left the building, the weight on her chest lifted as she tilted her head up to the sky, the joyous feeling as the rain washed over her, soaking into her pelt was overwhelmingly amazing, she missed the rain.

her joy was quickly snapped away however as she needed to turn back in order to go inside, she stepped into the building, sending a gust of wind throughout it drying everyone off as they were lead to their quarters, she formed back into a dragon and coiled up in the corner, Skyler soon joining her as her pelt was much more comfortable that any of the makeshift beds. Vayu's tail wrapped around Skyler as the tip acted as a blanket, she rested her head down, slowly falling into a deep sleep.

BANG BANG BANG!

Vayu snaped awake, her head shooting up towards the sudden disturbance of noise as her tail protectively coiled around Skyler, her teeth bared as she let out a low hiss.

"Good morning fighters! oh wait- it the middle of the night," Clouse said with an ere grin on his face, Kabuki came out from behind him, one for each person in the room.

one came over to Vayu, a confused look on her face before she asked for Vayu to turn back, Vayu did as the Kabuki tied roller skates onto her feet, Vayu had never been on roller skates before, as she slipped and quickly grabbed onto Skyler, who helped her up.

Vayu's mind was on staying upright until she hear her friend ask, "If most of us have already fought, why are we all in skates?"

"Only two of you will be fighting," Clouse smiled, "but the rest of you have a chance to affect the outcome."

"Who's fighting? Tell us now," Griffen demanded.

Clouse waved his hands calling all the kabuki back, "The Green Ninja vs the Master of Form."

. . .

Vayu held onto Skylar, she was starting to get used to skates, she could get used to most things quite easily, her mind was elsewhere though, seen how powerful the Green Ninja is, if Chen were to steal his power it would be the end of ever being able to stop him. if Chen stole Chamille's power, he could look like anyone, being able to find each and every person's secrets within a matter of days.

Vayu had already decided who she would fight for, she always had a way around one problem, but not the other.

Chen went on to explaining the rules, then came time to choose teams, most of the masters' joined Chamille, including Skyler.

"Skyler please join me," Vayu begged as she held onto her best friend, "please I dont want to fight you."

"we need to get the more powerful people out," Skyler said, "you may think you can beat Lloyd in a fight, but the chances I could are slim Vayu, even you know that."

Skyler rolled off to her team as Vayu rolled off to hers, finally getting used to the skates.

"Thanks for your help," Lloyd said, noticing Vayu's disappointed look as she strayed away from her best friend.

"Anything to make sure my power isn't stolen by that monster," she replied, as she got ready.

Next thing she knew she was skating around the arena, passing the Jade Blade to Lloyd a couple of times as they continued completing laps. however with the amount of people fighting them, and the fact that one of their members was utterly useless on skates, the clock and the score were against them.

Suddenly a large vehicle zoomed past her, she quickly noticed the line of people on the back as she grabbed them, causing most of them to fall. They continued, round and round and round they went, the clock was getting close to 0 and Lloyd would clearly loose, then an idea struck her.

"What am I even doing!?" Vayu hissed as she ripped off her skates and turned into a dragon, she leapt forwards sprinting towards the Green Ninja, grabbing him and carrying him on her shoulders.

They were making plenty of laps but not enough against the clock, Kai waved his arms at Vayu as she flew by him, she picked him up as well, seating himself behind Lloyd.

"We should just tell them what's happening with Chen!" he yelled over the wind, "if they knew what was going on clearly they would help us right?"

They all agreed, it was worth a try, nothing else could go wrong right? Vayu Spotted Skyler, dropping Kai off next to her, She watched as the blue and red ninja talked with the others, it seemed like they were willing to join their side. The others stole the Jade Blade from Chamille from time to time, allowing Lloyd to finally catch up, when suddenly she felt immense pain from her arm as she wacked something away, looking down she could see the blue blood start to drip from the wound as she tripped and fell, feeling something by her feet.

looking ahead Lloyd and Chamille raced for the finish line as the timer reached its last moments, closer and closer and NOW! they both crossed as the buzzer sounded, the two panted as they looked at one another, before Lloyd lifted his Jade Blade high in the air with triumph. Chamille looked around, "She doesn't have her blade!" Jay exclaimed.

"looking for something?" Vayu asked Chamille as she walked over, her head high with pride as she held the blade under her arm while she grasped at her injured one, the tip of the blade lightly coated in blue blood.

They all cheered and laughed in victory, Vayu looked over to see Skyler celebrating, she was happy for her friend but why didn't she come over and help her, maybe Vayu was being a bit too clingy. she winced as she handed the Jade Blade back, the pain in her arm almost unbearable, they were all sent back to the chow house, Skyler getting settled in her own bed on the other side of the room, upset by this Vayu turned back into a dragon, cleaning the wound out. Although it was common knowledge that dragon saliva can be used to help close any wounds back at home, it apparently was not here as she saw Lloyd giving her an odd look as she turned back into a human, resting her head on the window sill, looking up at the sky.

If she stayed still for the rest of the night, it should be nothing but a scrape in the morning considering the depth of the cut, however she knew that wouldn't happen as she rolls around in her sleep. Vayu was cut out of her thoughts once again however as she saw Lloyd standing behind her holding a medical kit.

Vayu looked at him confused as he took out some bandages and wrapped them around her arm, quietly whispering what he was doing at each step.

"I- um... Thanks," Vayu said confused.

"anytime," Lloyd smiled, "it's the least I can do."

"hm," Vayu started to lightly smile, "I'm surprised you even took the time to consider that."

"surprised!?" Lloyd questioned, "I honestly dont even know why Chen or someone else didn't bandage you up earlier. I thought someone would rush over as soon as you got hurt."

"perhaps its because they believe that my dragon form has more pain tolerance or I could do it myself."

"I doubt it, even if they think that its still better to help so it gets better faster."

"hmm."

Lloyd yawned, "well we better go to bed now, unless you want to pull an all-nighter, goodnight Vayu."

"Night Lloyd," Vayu said as she turned into a dragon, coiling up into a ball as she could faintly hear the waves lapping against the stone beach not to far away, and the wind lightly flick at the leaves of nearby trees as Vayu slowly fell asleep.

[basicallyjaywalker]

School has kept me from being able to fully focus on sitting down and writing (plus I've been more social) but I wanted to give a little update on my writing endeavors

NSM AU

The first one I wanna write is Curse of the Anacondrai. I wanna characterize Chen very specifically as just your very odd eccentric noodle man and Clouse is his shadier financials guy. Also his wife is going to be in this bc it's my AU and I get to choose the canon. Skylor is here too to help and provide me with fun character interactions.

I am unsure of how long I want it to be but I feel like 1-2 chapters should suffice, with one being an exposition and the other being solving the mystery. I am trying not to overcomplicate it in my head and keep it to the vision of very classic Scooby Doo mystery shows. The hardest thing to choreograph will probably be the normal visual gags esp the chase scenes. I wanna somehow give Cole and Jay the same goofy visuals that Shaggy and Scooby get but I don't have any SFX to work with

And I do know who's behind the mask ;)

Monster Living AU

"Thissss reeksss of cultural appropriation" <- Skales at some point he will be helping the Ninja

So I definitely want there to be a lot of these monster themed areas, the main one being Serpentine Square, which is the grandest endeavor built out near the (now destroyed) City of Ouroborus. I also want Oni, Sea Monster, Skeleton, and Ghost themed areas. I have an idea for the conflict but I'm not sure how it will be resolved. Kruncha and Knuckle are definitely living in the Skeleton one.

I'm also trying to figure out how the ninja get wrapped into this, with part of me almost wondering if someone reaches out to them to sponsor or promote the villages and when they go to visit alarm bells start ringing.

Patty Keys will be making an appearance as the real estate agent helping people move in and buy these hot new properties

Finally, I'm debating on if this place should be marketed more towards the "Monster Adults" of Ninjago (probably alt kids in their 20s-30s) or more towards families. The branding of MMAP kinda gives more kid friendly vibes but also the aesthetic is very alt core and the main conflict might work better with that vibe going on.

God AU

This is just self-indulgent. What if when EMs die they ascended? That's this AU and it's just the EMs immortal lives in a cloud kingdom (not the one from the show). This is the only AU so far I'm definitely including my OCs in although they'll probably make guest appearances in the others

Some thoughts I've had so far include

* Lloyd and Luna rule over the Light and Dark parts, also acting as Order and Chaos. Each has a team of EMs who fulfill similar duties in each realm

* Jasmine is called "The Alchemist" and is part of Luna's realm. She has this castle dungeon lab of sorts where she basically does unethical experimentation and occasionally goes to visit Nya on the beach at night

* The previous generation of EMs are there and enjoy causing havoc bc they do not have to be responsible. Lily and Duke host concerts every morning to herald the sunrise

* Kyle, Jonathan, PIXAL, Ronin, and all other mortal, non EMs who were family, aids, friends, or lovers get to join the party when they die too. Jonathan is Jasmine's kind of assistant and is pretty jaded after a Tragic Backstory. Kyle is like a page for the entire light realm and spends a lot of his free time with Jay

* Jackie and Lloyd wife and husband ruling this kingdom and basically having to keep their friends from petty, world ending squabbles, that is all

[kaithemasterof-fear]

Worth it

(Lloyd joined Chen AU)

Lloyd stood in front of the mirror, staring at his own reflection. If it wasn't for the fact that he, of course, knew how mirrors worked, he would've probably never figured it was him.

The person staring back at him was so different. So distant. A stranger.

His once bright eyes were dull and tired. His teasing smirk had long been washed away and back was the shell of a person he used to be. Not even Lloyd Garmadon. Just the green ninja.

He wasn't exactly what he would've imagined him to be. The green ninja was supposed to be strong. He was supposed to protect everyone. And yet he had failed to do just that. He blinked rapidly as his eyes began to sting. Biting his lip, to keep the sob from escaping.

He tightened his grip around the sink. He hadn't been strong enough. He had failed. And because of him, they had lost Zane. He took in a shaky breath, closing his eyes and trying to remind himself that everything would be alright.

Everything would be fine. He had the chance to change it. He could change it. He had to. For Zane and for the others.

Lloyd had screwed up, but- he could still change things. Chen had given him that change.

He opened his eyes and was yet again faced with his own reflection. He took one last breath before turning around to leave. As he was walking out the door, he couldn't help but look back. He caught a quick glimpse of his new tattoo. It was a promise to Chen. A promise of loyalty, but to Lloyd it meant something completely different. It meant a new chance.

The tattoo itself didn't really matter much to him. If it wasn't for the pain on his shoulder he would probably forget that it was even there. He stopped up and thought for a short moment about how his dad would react.

Lloyd had been shocked to learn that his dad already knew Chen, and it was a bit worrying that his dad had warned him that Chen wasn't to trust, but then again. Lloyd had to do this. Even if it would have some bad consequences for him in the end, it would be worth it as long as he saved Zane. He had to get him back.

No matter what. Lloyd went to look for his hairbrush. He'd have to meet with Chen in twenty minutes. Chen wanted more information about the others, mostly Nya, but also Kai. Apparently Chen had a high interest for the Smith siblings.

He had already sent Lloyd to talk with Nya once and break the news to her about her elemental powers. She had been shocked and rightfully so.

She had tried to talk with him. Ask him what was going on, but he couldn't tell her. He had to keep up the facade and play whatever sick game Chen wanted him to play.

It wasn't that bad yet, but- where was that damn hairbrush?- it was quite hard to play so cold towards someone he would usually consider his friends. Or well, someone who used to be his friends.

They hadn't talked after what happened to Zane. He had tried reaching out once. It had taken everything in him. He had felt so guilty for even thinking that he was allowed to try after what he did, or rather failed to do. It was supposed to be him. He knew it and so did they. They never responded to his message.

His dad had tried to tell him to just give them time. He said that no one blamed Lloyd, but Lloyd knew different. Everyone blamed Lloyd. Especially himself.

Of course they blamed him. Because it was his fault. He hadn't stepped up when he had to and Zane had paid the prize.

Lloyd had to remember that whenever keeping up the act got hard. Whenever he wanted to cry he had to remember that he had to do this for Zane, even if it meant for himself to die a little or even completely. After all, he was already supposed to have done so by now.

No matter what getting Zane back home to the others would cost, it would be worth it.

It would be worth it.

And there was the damn hairbrush.

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Gaaaah I hope you like it!!! I really enjoyed writing this and I'm so excited to share it with you guys!

Let me know what you think? Constructive criticism is welcome and appreciated.

[kaithemasterof-fear]

Oofff yeah

Yoooo remember that AU I rambled about yesterday? Imagine Garmadon's horror when Lloyd reveal that he got that Chen Anacondrai tattoo thingy

The kid is going to give his old man a heart attack 💔💢💫

[swampythesweetsketch]

Cult of The Dragon AU

A Ninjago and Cult of The Lamb AU

The Main Six

Lloyd - Green - The New Deity of Destruction

The last dragon among the living and son of the previous Deity of Destrcution, Garmadon. When he hatched, years have passed and his father's soul (in the form of his crown) leads him on his journey to accumulate his own cult. His journey brings him among friends and enemies, some of which he must decide who is trustworthy.

Jay - Blue - Unwilling Beast of Hunger

A octopus once set on the chopping block in a fish market, Jay was saved by a nice dog couple Ed and Edna. As time passed in his home, The Sea of Sand, a new cult leader Pythor had taken over the brutal terrain and turn his cult members into cannibalistic monsters who snatch the dwindling non-cult population for their meals. Jay and his parents were unlucky enough to be taken in, but with Jay bearing resemblance to a once great desert monster, Pythor has changed him with black magic into a being not even his poor parents recognize.

Kai - Red - Swordsmith of Ignacia

Once part of a renowned family of fighters and swordsmiths, Kai lived in a remote village in Ignacia with his baby sister Nya and their parents. When their parents, the strongest fighters in the village, were killed off by Samukai's cult; The rest of the village split up and ran to save themselves, only to be picked off and killed. Leaving Kai and Nya the only real survivors of the village. While Kai may of not learned the whole ropes of smithing before his home fell apart, he well makes up for it by making wild and enchanted weapons for fighters to buy.

Nya - Cyan - The Executioner

Her first memories were of her small village being torn apart by cultists and her older brother, Kai, carrying her to safety. As she began to grow up, Nya vowed to kill any cultists she finds. Which in her early years of battling have given her a little too close encounter with death. She improved, and now seen as the Executioner to many. But not all journeys are without peril, and Nya gets captured by Samukai's cult to be sacrificed to their Deity, Garmadon! She hopes that she can break free. If not, then it's up to Kai and Lloyd to rescue her...

Cole - Black - Wayward Trader and Semi-Thief

A lone ram that travels to forget his past, Cole has been traversing the mountains, valleys, and cities of Ninjago as a independent seller. He doesn't hate cults, but he knows the dangers that come from being sucked into one, yet stills does business with them once in a while. As he and Lloyd meet, Cole is on his way to his favorite bazaar when they discover Master Chen taking his fellow traders as prisoners on his island. Even if he doesn't want to, Cole joins Lloyd as they journey to Tournament Island to save his buddies and maybe steal some cool stuff along the way?

Zane - White - The dethroned Deity of Home Found as a little owlet with promising powers to protects and elongate live and prosperity by his "father" Dr. Jullien, Zane was a mortal promoted to deity in the Cult of Birchwood. Until a new figure came into power shortly after his father's death and being casted out. Now forced to watch his old home fall apart under a new deity's power, Zane has changed his ways to become a resource trader. Happilly marries to his crow wife Pixal, and father to several babies with his youngest Gidgette on his head at all times. He seeks Lloyd out for help as his home is now on the cusp of death as the new deity, the Overlord, vows to consume the cult's lifeforce and use his vessel to find another cult once done ruining the current.