Full Summary: A month has passed since Garmadon was locked up and the people took control of the City of Ninjago. The Ninja are helping with relief and construction work, the Monastery is being rebuilt, and they're receiving tons and tons of praise for saving the land once again. At the same time, though, Lloyd is irked by his father's words, and just when he thinks it can't get much worse, he meets four new Elemental Masters that are... Well. You'll find out. Rated T for violence.

I am back! This time with a new story. Although I had mixed feelings about the new seasons, with their designs being changed, and Lloyd's voice being different, and the little change in the lore pissed me off, I have come to say that the new seasons are growing on me. I think they have taught me that looks don't matter. It's the people. And yeah, there are people who are upset by the changes, but everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

Anyway, please read and review. This is also not a place to vent your feelings. Stuff them up and enjoy the writing. Thank you.

I do not own Ninjago, it belongs to LEGO and Cartoon Network.

Chapter One

"You're not my son."

Lloyd shoved off his blankets and swung out of bed. His breaths were fast. It was hard to breathe. He hoped he wasn't having another panic attack. Covering his face, he tried to steady his breaths and calm his rapid heartbeat in the way Zane had taught him when he experienced a panic attack. As he came down from his scare, he looked around his room, taking in the barren bedroom. Although the real estate agent was able to get them a four bedroom house that wasn't demolished in Garmadon's attacks, the room was still empty and devoid of his belongings. The only real thing he had was the picture of him and the others, as well as his clothes. Besides, it wasn't like they were going to be there forever. The Monastery was being rebuilt, after two years of being reduced to ash.

The Ninja were helping with relief and construction efforts while they waited. The city went from smoky piles of rubble to almost being totally rebuilt. As they cleared everything, the casualties were minimal, but injuries were at an all time high. Lloyd felt personally responsible, even when everyone reassured him it wasn't his fault.

It still felt like it was his fault, though.

Finally, he stood up and pulled on a jacket and grabbed his shoes.

The night was cold and uninviting, but was clear and the air was fresh. The stars glimmered brightly and the moon shone soothingly and beautifully. As he walked through the city, he didn't have a destination in mind. He just walked until his feet hurt, and then...

He looked up to see the palace standing in front of him. Scaffolding surrounded it, indicating the workers were starting to work on the outside. Tape saying it was under construction crisscrossed in front of the doors. Lloyd glanced around before walking up the stairs slowly, ducking under the tape, and pushing open the door and slipping in. He shut it behind him, stuffing his hands into his pockets afterward and then looked around at the remodeled inside. There were still drop cloths on the floor, paint cans on top to hold it down. Some scaffolding were still around, packaged banners on some of the levels.

Lloyd walked through the hallways, taking in the new decor and colors, glad that they were changing up the place a bit. He passed the area that once held the second Oni mask, gave it a glance and continued on to find the library. If anything, he wanted something to read. Stepping into the enormous library, he set out to search for something related to the current problem: the fear of the Oni returning. He found the history section, and found a few relating to the Oni. He made himself comfortable in a seating area, and begin to read.

"Hey, wake up."

Someone was nudging his leg.

Lloyd let out a groan and opened his eyes to see unnerving silver eyes staring down at him, a perfect black eyebrow raised. He sat up fast, still clutching the book and looked around, seeing three other women stacking the books he had found neatly. He blinked, then looked up at the woman still looking down at him with interest and amusement.

"Uh, what... Did... did I sleep here?" The woman checked her wrist for a fake watch.

"Well, considering it's eight in the morning, I assume so." The other three snickered. He rubbed his eyes tiredly, before opening them and seeing her hand extended to him. He took it and she hauled him up with incredible strength.

"Um, thanks." He clutched the book. "Who are you? Are you guys workers?" The woman shook her head.

"I'm Alyx. This is Camille, Ashe and Diana. We guard the palace while the workers are here."

As soon as she said that, he finally took in their appearances.

Alyx had black hair cut in a short pixie cut that looked recently cut, loose curly bangs framing both sides of her face. Her eyes were silver, like how the moon was last night. Her skin was tan and pretty, but her outfit is what intrigued him the most. It resembled their ninja gis. It was black, with touches of red, blue and purple. The top robes crisscrossed into each other and were tucked into her pants, but it wasn't bulky at all. All of her protective padding was black as well. The trim on the right side of her robes was red while the other was blue. Her belt was black and outlined with purple. Two straps, one going over her shoulder and then down her body met with another one that was around her waist. A few closed loops were on the waist strap, where throwing daggers were sheathed. Other than the daggers, she didn't have any other weapons on her. She wore two thigh straps, but it didn't look like she had anything in them. Her pants were plain black, as well as her shoes. In the middle of her chest pad was the symbol of Yin and Yang.

Camille had silver dyed hair that was cut in a short bob that framed her face well. Her eyes were steel gray, but seemed bright against her dark skin. Her gi was silvery gray. The top pinned at her right shoulder. A black weapon's strap went from her left shoulder and met a waist strap that buckled on her side, a spear attached to the back of the strap. A shoulder guard was on her right shoulder, held together by a black guard, and then on her chest, like Alyx's, was a black chest pad. Her pants were gray, too, but her shoes were black as well. Her gi belt was black. She also wore a belt with a few pouches on it and he didn't want to know what they contained. In the middle of the chest pad was the Elemental symbol for Metal.

Diana had purplish colored hair that was tied into a braid that hung over her shoulder. Her eyes were bright blue and her skin was tan. A darker beauty mark sat next to her right eye. Her gi was teal and quite beautiful. The top robes reminded him of a kimono but with the collar a bit more tighter. On the left side was the same black shoulder pad, with a right shoulder guard. She also had a weapon's strap, this time on her right shoulder, a blade attached to the back. Two thin belts held a few sheathed throwing stars, and her pants were black with a teal line on the sides. In the middle of her chest pad was the Elemental symbol for Nature.

Ashe had pale blonde hair tied in a ponytail braid that was probably shoulder length. Bangs framed the side of face, the end curled upwards. Her eyes seemed to change color every time she blinked and her skin was fair and covered in freckles. Her gi was interesting. The colors white, purple, blue, red and even pink were on her gi. Like the other three, she also wore protective padding, with a few belts here and there containing throwing stars and daggers. Her main color was white, but wore a blue gi belt, red belts containing the throwing stars and knives, a purple knee brace along with the kneepads, and pink striped gloves. In the middle of the chest pad was the Elemental symbol for Time.

He almost backed away at the symbol, but remained calm. Although they all were beautiful, Alyx intrigued him the most. She had a scar that was dangerously close to her right eye, and another straight one across the bridge of her nose. You'd think it'd mar her face, but it only amplified her beauty.

"Why Yin and Yang?" The words were out of his mouth before he could stop himself. They looked surprised at his question and Alyx glanced down at the symbol.

"Uh, it's a long story." She tilted her head and gave him a once-over, then raised her eyebrow. "You look like you could use a hot shower and some breakfast." At the mention of breakfast, Lloyd thrust the book into Alyx's hands.

"Oh my god, breakfast! The others are going to kill me!" He quickly ran for the exit, waving and looking over his shoulder. "It was nice meeting you!" He didn't see the doorframe, and Alyx opened her mouth to warn him but it was too late. He smacked into it hard, stumbling back at the force, before shaking his head, his hand on his forehead. Lloyd gave a shaky smile before he managed to actually make it out of the door as he heard someone speak.

"You know, for the Green Ninja, he's not very coordinated."

"No. No, he is not."

When they walked into the library for their routine inspection before they cleared the workers to start their work, Alyx did not expect to see open and stacked books everywhere, and she certainly didn't expect to see the Green Ninja laying against the wall still clutching a book. The right side of his hair was pushed up, his sweater hood underneath his head as a makeshift pillow. The barest of skin peaked out from a sliver from where his sweater and sweats met, revealing fair and slightly freckled flesh. He looked so peaceful, Alyx did not want to wake him up just yet. They made a plan to clean up the books quietly without trying to wake him, but when Alyx reached for the book he was holding, he let out a noise and curled up into a ball, hugging the book closer to his chest. Alyx had made a huff of annoyance, scratched her head, and then froze when he murmured "Dad" and "Rumi". But both words sounded distressed, and just as she thought, his eyebrows furrowed in worry, and his face scrunched up. Even though he was really cute sleeping like so, Alyx had to wake him up. She nudged him with her foot a couple of times, making him whine in protest the first two times, and she looked at her friends with a look of help. Their faces were red from holding back their laughter and smiles, and Alyx took one more breath and tapped him with her foot a bit harder. He woke up, she introduced them, and then a panicked look came to his face when she mentioned breakfast. As he thrust the book back into her hands, his hand brushed against her own, and she could feel the power just by the brush.

And then he slammed into the doorframe, gave an embarrassed smile, and quickly left.

They stared at the door for a bit longer, before Alyx looked down at the book. What are the Oni? Was what the title said. Alyx blinked.

"Apparently, he was very focused about the Oni." Camille said. Alyx turned around to see Ashe flipping through a few pages, her eyebrows furrowed. Why would Lloyd want to read stuff about the Oni?

"Man, the stuff in here is dark." Ashe murmured.

"The Oni were shapeshifters and deceivers. Their whole life is a lie from the minute that they're born." Diana replied.

"But Mystake is an Oni!" Camille yelped. "She's so nice! ...Sometimes." Alyx rolled her eyes and stacked the book on top of the others.

"Cam, go tell the workers they're cleared for construction. In the meantime, let's get the books back in their place." Alyx sighed. "We have a lot to do."

Lloyd managed to make it back to their current place of living while the Monastery was being rebuilt, take a shower and change before he heard a knock on his door.

"Lloyd! Breakfast is ready!" Lloyd sighed in relief. Good, breakfast was a bit late this morning. He opened the door to see Nya adjusting her sweater, her longer hair tied into a neat ponytail, similar to the way Alyx's was earlier.

He blinked, saw Alyx, and then the vision vanished.

"Come on, Zane and Pixal made waffles!" He watched her walk down the hall before frowning and following, a thought now coming to his head.

Why did Alyx and Nya look so similar? And just who were these new masters?