~ Ninja Stories From the Heart ~ Ninjago Oneshots and Fun!

You Remembered! 🥷

{In which I find my first ever oneshot from eighth grade... enjoy the cringe! I copied and pasted exactly as it was when I posted it on AO3 on March 2, 2018. My writing has changed a whole lot since then!

...okay, yeah, I edited it. Still cringe though...}

~ Zane POV ~

I opened my eyes and stretched. My eyes flew open as I realized what today was. My birthday! (Well, technically the day I was brought to life, but whatever!) I went downstairs and Kai was at the counter making pancakes. "Hello, Kai!" I chirped, sitting down at the table. "Anything going on today?" 

He shrugged and said, "Nothing much. I was thinking of going down to Jamanakai Village to pick up some supplies though, and then Cole was going to go scout around a little..."

As he droned on about the "exciting" things going on that day, I started to worry. Could the team have forgotten about my birthday? Surely not, but the way Kai was acting, it seemed like that is what happened. "... and then we need to make repairs, but by then it should be time to eat and then bed. Is that enough for you?" He asked as he turned around to face me. "I made pancakes. Care for one?" 

I sat back when he shoved the plate in my face and I asked, "Are there any jalapeños in it this time?" He was a fan of hot things, and the last time he had made breakfast pancakes, there had been peppers in them. They were not fun to eat!

"Maybe..." he replied, "Probably..." He continued, "Yes..." he finished. 

"Thought so," I told him, pushing my chair back from the table. "Well then, I guess I'll, um, go train or something..." I told him. 

"Wait! You have to go help, uh, Jay, with his, uh... ship upgrades! He's downstairs! Go- help him I guess!" He was almost yelling at me as he pushed me down the stairs. 

"Uh, okay Kai," I replied, more than a little confused. I decided to go check on Jay anyway.

When I got downstairs, Jay was fiddling with the engine while biting his lip. "Hey, Zane!" He shouted as I got closer, "can you come help me with this thing? I don't know what's wrong with it..." 

"Of course," I replied as I got down under the engine with him. "Ah, here it is..."

~~~

I was washing my hands in the kitchen when Lloyd popped in the door and asked me to come down to Jamanakai to grab some stuff for lunch. "I thought Kai was doing that," I told him.

 "Yeah, well, um... he's a little busy right now. So are you in or not?" He replied, seeming more than a little anxious. 

"Uh, okay." I shrugged as I thought to myself, "Well, if they've forgotten, no use reminding them. I don't want to be a burden." Lloyd and I went outside and summoned our elemental dragons to fly to Jamanakai.

~~~

When we came back, Cole made a lunch of ham and cheese sandwiches. "Let's hope these are actually edible!" Jay commented as he took one from the plate. 

"Hey!" Cole retorted. "My food isn't THAT bad! Sometimes..." We all ate and then Lloyd asked me a question.

"Hey Zane, wanna go through the training course and see if we can beat Jay's speed record?" 

"Absolutely!" I replied with a smile on my face as I took my plate to the sink. 

"Hey! I'll come too!" Jay yelled as I went into the kitchen. After I cleaned my plate, Lloyd, Jay, and I went out to the training course.