TIME FOR THE TRADITIONAL SHORT STORY WRITTEN BETWEEN THE MAIN ONES

Anyone remember when someone requested something like this? Because I have no memory of who it was.

Anyway.

Chapter 1

"That was so exciting!" Ness cheered, throwing her hands up in the hair as she and the other two students exited the Ninjago City Movie Theater.

"Yeah!" Anna agreed with a grin. The three had just finished watching the new hit movie, The Super Crunchy Ninja Skateboard Party Movie with Pratfalls Slash Physical Comedy and Cute Furry Animals for the International Audience. Misako had graciously given them the money to buy tickets, since they had been tearing around the Monastery all day and were driving everyone absolutely insane.

"What was your guys' favorite part?" Tellen asked as they began the walk to the bus stop. "I liked it when they beat up the giant cyborg alien!"

"I liked the cute furry animals!" Anna chirped.

"I didn't have a favorite part." Ness shrugged. "I liked the fact that they were skateboarding for the whole thing!"

"Ha! Yeah! Ninjas on skateboards!" Tellen cackled. "Hey, I wonder if Lloyd can skateboard?"

"Seems more likely that Jay could." Ness shrugged. The three were quiet for a few moments as they walked.

"Sure was nice of Misako to give us money for tickets." Anna remarked after a moment.

"Yep. We should thank her when we get back." Ness nodded, sticking a hand in her pocket and jangling the remaining coins inside. "Hey… we've got some left over." The blond girl glances around, her eyes soon fixing on an ice cream shop across the street. "You guys thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Ice cream!" Anna cheered.

"Wasn't that for bus fare?" Tellen frowned.

"Who cares? We can walk home. We all know they were tired of us being crazy and wanted to get rid of us, they won't mind if we stay out a little later." Anna justified it.

"Good point." The brown-haired boy nodded. "Okay, ice cream it is!"

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"That was some good ice cream." Anna said dreamily, licking melted ice cream off of her fingers as she tried to keep her fiery hair out of her face with her free hand.

"It sure was!" Ness agreed. "And we're almost home! I see the trail to the Monastery up ahead!"

"And not a moment too soon." Tellen remarked, glancing at the setting sun. "It's getting late."

"Yep. But look at what a great view of the sunset we get!" Anna gestured to the brilliant sky with her sticky hands.

"It is pretty." Ness agreed. "I wonder if Sara will want to hear about the movie?"

"Let's not spoil it for her." Tellen shook his head. "Once it's on TV she can see it for herself."

"Okay." the blond girl nodded. The three were silent the rest of the way up to the Monastery, choosing to enjoy the sunset in silence as they walked up to the front door. Once they reached it, Ness knocked hard. To the trio's surprise, there was no answer. She knocked again. Still no answer.

"…maybe… they're all playing video games?" Tellen suggested. Ness shrugged, then tried the knob. It opened. The blond pushed the door open to reveal a disaster area. Objects were strewn across the floor, along with shattered glass and shredded paper.

"Uh." Anna said after a few moments, breaking the silence.

"What… happened?" Tellen asked slowly, voicing the question on everyone's minds. Ness shook her head.

"I don't know. Come on, let's go see if there's anyone here." Slowly, the three of them picked their way through the Monastery, avoiding shards of glass and broken objects as much as they could. The building was silent, other than the wind whistling through the broken windows. After about fifteen minutes, the three stopped at the stairs, having found nothing of use on the first floor.

"Hello?" Anna called uncertainly up the stairs. "Is anyone here?"

"Help!" The trio jumped at the sound of a voice, all three of them looking around wildly.

"Where'd it come from?" Ness whispered. The other two shrugged. "WHERE ARE YOU?" the blond girl yelled.

"Upstairs! In my room!"

"Who is that?" Tellen hissed.

"I think…" Anna trailed off for a moment. "I think it's Sara!" Quickly, the three ran up the stairs, skidding to a halt in the girls' room. It was Sara, alright. The little girl was sitting in a corner, trapped there by broken glass all around her. She had a couple cuts on her arms, too.

"Help!" Sara cried out again. "The window broke and now I'm stuck!" Motioning for the others to stay back, Anna bravely strode across the glass-covered floor, her shoes keeping her feet safe from the sharp edges. Once she reached the corner, she scooped Sara up before carrying her back out into the hall. Finding a clean spot on the floor, the redhead set the younger girl down.

"What happened?" Tellen asked as Sara rubbed at the cuts on her arms. "Where is everyone? What happened to the Monastery?"

"I got my arm hurt." The little girl replied, lifting one arm to show him.

"Right." Ness straightened up, taking charge. "Anna, go find Sara's shoes. Tellen, get the first aid kit. Once we put some band-aids on her, then she can tell us what's going on."

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"This girl just came out of the floor and started attacking." Sara kicked the ground to illustrate as the other three watched with interest. The four sat on the grass outside the Monastery, trying to avoid any more injuries than they had already gotten from the glass covering the floor inside. "She couldn't be hit except with lights, and she hit Lloyd and Gin so they fell asleep and couldn't fighting her. Then another girl crashed through the floor! She looked like a dragon!" The youngest girl threw her hands in the air for emphasis. "Everyone was fighting and shooting powers and breaking everythings, and Misako told me to run away and hide. So I ran upstairs and went in my room, then something broke the window and I was stuck. I starting asking for help, and the dragon girl came up. She told me to be quiet or the other girl would capture me. So I started being quiet and then you came back." Ness hummed thoughtfully, tapping her fingers on her chin.

"What do you mean the first could only be hit by lights?"

"Well, she, every time she got hit by something she turned into her shadow and it didn't hit her. Except lights. They hit her."

"Aha!" Tellen smacked his fist into his open hand. "A cyborg!"

"No, you doof." Anna smacked him. "It's that shadow powers girl, Tori. And the other girl must be Lea. She could use animal powers, remember?"

"Oh yeah…" the brunette blinked.

"And they kidnapped the others…" Ness mused.

"What do we do?" the redhead asked. "If they beat all the others by themselves, what can we do against them?"

"I don't know…" For a long time, the blond girl stared off into the sunset. Finally, she snapped her fingers. "Don't give up hope just yet, guys!" she ordered, a grin spreading across her face. "I… have a plan."

For clarification, no, this won't be soley focused on the kids. There'll be plenty of angst too. *that one Chara face*

and the kids don't have the best grammar

that's on purpose

anyway hope you enjoyed this

~FFF