Well, this is a project I have postponed for long enough now. It's about time that I got on with this story.

Introducing: "Ninjago - High School Heroes"! Special thanks to my good friend, CyberSearcher, for giving me the motivation to not give this up.

Hope you all enjoy this. :)

(P.S: I know Kai and Nya aren't twins. I just made them that for the sake of this story.)

Chapter 1, Starting Over

Kai Smith, the sixteen year old son of Ray and Maya Smith, was packing his bags. In mere hours he and his little twin sister, Nya Smith, would be boarding an airplane that would change the course of their lives forever.

They would officially be transferring to Ninjago High School. Which was located somewhere far beyond Jamanikai Village: Ninjago City.

It was a bit emotional at first, having to leave the blacksmith's shop that they had grown up in and kept oh, so dearly close to their hearts. It would always be home to them, even if they wouldn't be around to call it that for another six to eight years, at least.

Suddenly, his sister walked up to him.

"Hey," Nya said, putting her hand on his shoulder. "The shop will be okay. I promise. We can trust that man."

"I hope so," Kai said, pulling his sister into a hug. "Can you believe it?"

"Believe what?" she asked.

"How fast time has flown," Kai muttered.

"I really can't," Nya commented. "But hey, maybe we'll run into a few old friends, and make some new ones along the way."

"I hope so," Kai replied, setting his hands on his shoulder, her short cut, dark black hair just barely brushing his knuckles. Nya offered him one of her signature smiles, and continued to pack her things.

A silence fell upon them. Not one of awkwardness, it was more of a closure. A closure to all of the years they had spent inside these rooms.

But it just meant that a new beginning awaited them.

"Hey," Nya said, breaking the silence, "maybe we'll encounter 'The Walker'."

"That vigilante?" Kai asked, almost chuckling. "I won't believe it till I see it."

"Well, it's rumored that he faces off against the 'Time Twins'," replied Nya. "You believe they're real, don't you?"

"They 'were' real," Kai corrected, raising a finger. "The First Spinjitzu Master banished them into a time vortex, we've known this since year three."

"Suit yourself," Nya said, shrugging.

In about five minutes, and several quadruple checks later, they had officially, been able to declare that everything had been packed.

"Ready?" Kai asked, holding tokens for the bus.

"Ready," Nya responded, holding up plane tickets.

As the bus pulled up, the two got one last look at their old blacksmith shop.

"Thanks dad and mom," whispered Kai, his eyes looking to be watering up.

"We'll miss you," Nya said softly, a tear rolling down her cheek.

And with that, the bus departed.

It was going to be one hell of a ride

The bus and plane rides were mostly consisted of minimal conversations and mostly comforting silence. Their parents would have wanted them to be happy, to move forward in life. Not to mourn that they weren't here... God knows what had happened to them. They had just disappeared after they both turned five years old, and not a peep of there whereabouts since.

There grim train of thought was broken when they had there first sight of Ninjago City out of the plane's window, and Nya had to practically climb over her brother to get a proper look. They both knew what it would look like from various pictures but it was still a sight to behold.

But what caught their eye first was Borg Tower. The former base of operations for the now-District Attorney, Cyrus Borg. The tower held some of the world's most remarkable inventions inside. The man had helped the city back onto its feet, despite being wheelchair bound the entire time.

This was the main attraction for most. But the twins could only look at one other, astonished that their school was so close to this world wonder.

"Wow..." Kai gasped.

"It's beautiful," Nya said.

The plane ride was shortly over and the twins stepped off of the metal staircase and went into the terminal. They collected their bags and proceeded to make their way over to the college, about half a mile away. They had gone on jogs together for several miles at a time, so this walk was no sweat whatsoever.

And then, they finally faced the school building and dormitory.

Both of the buildings were tall, magnificent, and...

Well, words just couldn't describe the sheer amount of awe and beauty these buildings entailed. Although Ninjago City was renowned for being futuristic and high tech, these two buildings had an old school aesthetic to them that was just... breathtaking.

"Wow." the two echoed simultaneously.

Whilst staring at the buildings for eternity wasn't a bad idea, they had to make their way towards the front desk, and get their rooms. Also, the roommates...

They weren't fond of that idea but so long as nothing kept them up at night, they were okay with it. And they were staying in the same dorm room due to Kai's insistence. The receptionist greeted them both warmly, before asking for all of the necessary papers. After assigning them their dorm room, and giving them both their keys, the Smith twins made their ways up to level 4.

"You ready for this?" Kai asked.

"Eh," Nya shrugged, trying to hide her chattering teeth. Kai pulled her into a quick side hug, which the girl gladly returned.

Finally, the elevator dinged, and stopped whirring upwards. The doors slid open, and the two stepped off onto the carpeted hallway. After about ten seconds of searching, the two finally found their room.

"Y-You s-s-sure this-is is our r-r-room?" Nya stuttered, her teeth chattering like a glacier had coated the school.

"Positive," said Kai, lightly chuckling at his sister's nervousness, but facing her with sincere eyes.

"Hey, come on now," he said, lifting her chin so their eyes locked, "it's gonna be okay. We'll be fine."

Nya giggled faintly, and let her brother do the honors of opening the door. Taking a deep breath in, he turned the knob.

The door creaked open slowly, and the two made their way into the living room.

They both gasped at who was sitting there.

One was a guy who had black hair, slight tan skin like Kai. He was wearing a gray hoodie, black pants, and grey shoes. The other was a girl, with cherry-red hair and a cute little blush, skin as light as Nya's. She had on an red long-sleeve shirt, orange pants, and black flats.

"Cole?! Skylor?!" Nya asked.

"Kai? Nya?!" Cole exclaimed, jumping up and running over to the two with Skylor in tow.

"We haven't seen you two in ages!" Skylor said, hugging Nya tightly.

"Oh, I could kiss you right now!" Nya said, happily wrapping her arms around Skylor. Cole and Kai looked inseparable, but the two eventually separated to hug their other friends.

"God, it's been too long!" Kai said, looking at Skylor.

He had never abandoned his crush on her. And there was now a chance to get a secure relationship.

He swore he wouldn't abandon it.

"How have you been guys?" Cole asked.

"Pretty good, we managed to sell the blacksmith's shop," said Kai.

"Congrats," said Skylor. "I hope you all are okay, considering that's where you grew up."

"We'll move on," said Nya.

Suddenly, Cole's face lit up. "Kai, you are not gonna believe who else is here!"

"Wait, who?" Kai asked.

"Follow me," said Cole, tugging his arm towards the door. "I'll show ya."

"Okay," Kai said, blindly following his old friend. Nya and Skylor just laughed.

"Boys," Nya rolled her eyes as the door was closed.

"Hey," Skylor said, "wanna help me start making dinner? It's getting kinda late, so..."

"Sure!" said Nya. "Just like the good old days."

"It was only four years ago," Skylor said.

"Still feels like an eternity," Nya said. This got her a smile from Skylor, and the two girls moved over to the kitchen.

About thirty minutes had passed since Kai and Cole left to do, well, whatever boys did together. Nya was currently in the kitchen, cooking something for dinner with Skylor. The two had a bond that was like mothers who were friends in high school, talking while waiting for their kids to come downstairs from a play date, while their husbands went off to do some work. In other words, an unbreakable connection.

"Hey," said Skylor, giggling softly, "remember that sixth grade talent show?"

"Of course!" Nya said, turning off the faucet. "You did a tap dance while I sang a song from some stupid musical."

"I still remember my dance routine," Skylor said, turning back to the stove. "I also remembered how pissed Ronin got when Jay thought his bass was a cello."

Nya snickered, leaning back against the counter. "And I remember winning third, and your mother coming up and hugging us so tightly."

Skylor's smile suddenly drooped, and it was replaced by her biting her lower lip.

"Actually," she began shakily, "my mother died last year, and left me her inheritance since my dad walked out on us a few years back."

"Oh," Nya said, covering her hand with her mouth. "I-I'm so sorry, girl."

"It's fine," Skylor said, smiling sadly whilst wiping a stray tear from her eye. "I just miss her, you know?

"I understand," said Nya. Suddenly, she had an idea to make her feel better. "Hey... ever thought about teaching dance?"

"Not really," said Skylor, leaning on the counter next to her. It was painfully obvious how tall she was, as Nya was a half-head shorter than her. "Are you wanting to learn?"

"Mayyyybe," Nya said, drawling out her word cutely.

"I will teach you every tap thing I know, and drill it in that brain of yours." she announced, tapping her forehead with her index finger.

All Skylor expected was a quick "thank you", but instead, she got a strong hug from Nya.

"I'll teach you how to paint in return," she whispered.

"Sure thing," Skylor chuckled, brushing her hand through Nya's short black hair. "Now, help me with these peppers, please."

"Gotcha," said Nya, smiling as she returned to the chopping board with Skylor.

While the girls were cooking, Kai was being led by Cole to another room.

"Where are we even going dude?" Kai asked.

"You'll see," Cole responded.

He then made his way down the hall, and knocked on some random door.

"Cole, what are we doing?" Kai asked.

"Just give it a second," Cole responded.

So, that's what Kai did. He waited alongside Cole, and pretty soon, a figure answered the door. He had bright green eyes with blonde hair, and was wearing a green hoodie, black slacks, and green Nike's.

It was Lloyd Garmadon.

"Luh-loyd?" Kai asked.

"No, its Dave Franco," said Lloyd. "Come here man!"

Lloyd tightly hugged Kai like he was a brother he never had, and Kai hugged back. Suddenly, Cole began to chuckle.

Then, the pressure between them increased exponentially.

When Kai was able to open his eyes, he saw a teen with a bit of a darker shade of blonde hair than Lloyd, and he had crystal blue eyes. He was wearing a white button up with a sand blue vest, and white slacks with brown shoes.

"ZANE!" Kai said, feeling like he was constricted.

"Hello Kai!" exclaimed Zane, letting go of the two. "I haven't seen you since year four! I assume Nya is here also?"

"Yep, she's with Skylor making dinner." said Kai

"It will be nice to reconnect with you both after all this time." Zane stated.

"Feels like ages ago, doesn't it?"

A voice that was new, and familiar, entered the room.

It was Ronin.

"Ronin?!" Kai exclaimed.

"What's up dude?" Ronin said, extending his arms outward. Kai had always had a brotherly bond with Ronin, for unknown reasons. The two hugged tightly as they were finally reunited after five years.

"Good to see you again man," said Kai.

"Same can be said here," Ronin responded.

"Jay is also present," said Zane.

"Morro and Pixal are crashing here to," Lloyd added.

"We can meet em tomorrow," Cole said, looking out the window. "We better be heading back. The girls said twenty minutes, it's been thirty and I need food."

"You go on, I need to get some air," said Kai. "Stress. Plane ride, you know."

"I understand," smiled Cole. "See ya in a few minutes."

"Make sure to leave some for me. Kai joked. Before opening the door he and Cole shared one last hug.

"Don't count on it man." Cole cracked as Kai walked out.

It felt nice... just to get out every now and then. Kai was currently as calm as can be, happily walking around the campus. He knew his sister and Skylor had definitely worked something good up, he should know. They had both baked for charity events for their schools in the past. He couldn't believe it... he and his sister, reunited with all of there closest friends. It was almost too perfect to be true.

But suddenly, he heard a click behind him.

As he turned around, there was a man in all black and a ski mask, holding a gun towards his chest.

"Anything of value, hand it over," he growled. "Don't make me ask twice."

Kai put his hands up, and began to think. He didn't have anything. But before he could say so, an arrow was shot into the man's free arm.

He screamed out in pain, and ran off immediately, clutching his arm with the arrow inside.

Kai looked up in shock, but was more surprised as he saw his mysterious defender.

He had on a black cloak, black body armor, and a silver mask that reminded him of Prometheus from Arrow. He clutched a bow, and a quiver of arrows was on his back. He had two guns strapped to his hips and a band of bullets wrapped over his chest. His left hand was gloved, but his right hand was clearly prosthetic.

He couldn't believe it...

It was The Walker.

Sorry if this pacing is a bit weird guys, I'll try to work on it later on. I also can guarantee a few things:

- The Walker will be a key story character.
- There will be Kailor, but also a lot of Nya/Skylor sisterly bonding.
- All other couples will remain disclosed for the time being. A few will be obvious, others, not so much.
- There will not be a lot of action till Chapter 7 or 8, I wanna keep things simple for a bit, at least.

That's about it for now. Hope you all enjoyed this first chapter, and if you want, maybe even leave a review. They're always appreciated greatly. :)