LEGO Ninjago (Reader Insert)

Child's Play

(And now~ I present one of my all-time favorite episodes of Ninjago! I hope you like it, feel free to comment as much as you like. I made some changes to better fit the story. Okay, Enjoy!)

After winning Ninjaball Run, Darreth's dojo was saved, and we still go there to train Lloyd, but we also got the Destiny's Bounty back. Woo-Hoo! We repainted it back to its original colors and we would often patrol Ninjago in it. We still had the apartment in Ninjago City because I did not buy it for nothing and things have been relatively quiet for a while. Though, I have been noticing how Lloyd seems a little bummed out. He had to work and train so much that he  barely has any time to just be a kid. Whenever he has free time, which is rare nowadays, I would take him out and we would play like we use to before he was taken by the Serpentine. Going to the arcade, eating some sweets, reading comics, it has been nice.

Currently, we all are on the Bounty as we overlook Ninjago to see if any trouble was about. I was reading a book as I took a break, but then I got bored and made my way onto the deck. Once I arrived, I looked to see Lloyd looking over the railings. I walk over and look to see that he was watching some kids play in a village we were passing over. I see him with a frown and I don't need my powers to know what he is feeling right now. "Lloyd?" Oh, no. I look over at Kai as he and the rest of the guys meet with us. "Lloyd! Concentrate!" Kai states. I glance at Lloyd briefly to see him paying attention. "Now that the Bounty is in our possession again, we can train you more effectively, but you'll have to focus. One more time." Zane says. "Ah, but we've been training all day." Lloyd groans. "It's all to get you ready to face your father. Now, in position." Cole says. Lloyd sighs but does what Cole said.

I decide to stand back and watch. "Hey, (Y/N). Don't you want to join?" Jay asks me. "Naw, I'm cool." I reply. The guys put on their hoods and Lloyd yawns in boredom. "Ah, whatever." He says after the guys get in position them so. I watch as he punches Kai after he tried to jump at him. He yawns as Zane and Jay then jump at him. "Ninja-Go!" Lloyd exclaims as he performs Spinjitzu and knocks them away. He lands but then Cole sneaks behind and slides as he knocks Lloyd off his feet. I wince a little as Lloyd lands on his face and I hurry over to check on him. "You okay?" I ask him. "Yep. That was fun. Are we done?" He says.

He stands up but then I hear Jay groan, "Oh, come on, you're better than this. What's on your mind?" He says. "Well, ah... The latest issue of Starfarer just came in at Doomsday Comics, and it's a limited run. So if don't go out and get it, is gonna sell out. Last they left off, intergalactic rogue Fritz Donnegan was surrounded by the Imperial Sludge, and if I don't find out if he gets out all right, I think I might have my own doomsday!" Lloyd rants. Oh, yeah. I remember Lloyd reading some of those comics, and enacting them, to me because it made him happy. Though, I do want to know if Donnegan made it out after hearing all that.

"The fate of Ninjago rests on your shoulders. As the Green Ninja, you have a giant responsibility to hold. I'm sorry, but you don't have time for such childish things." I glare at Kai. He's a kid. He should have time for those things because it makes him happy. "Other kids get to play and have fun. All I ever do is train." Lloyd says loudly and I frown in sympathy for him. I cough loudly, "Guys, could I have a word with you all?" I say, they all give me confused looks but nod their heads. "Lloyd, practice some stretches. Don't want to pull a muscle during a fight." I call out to him. I hear him sigh, "Okay." He complies then walks over to another part of the ship and starts to do some stretches.

I sigh as I rub my forehead, "Look, I understand that Lloyd has a lot to work on to be ready to fight for the fate of Ninjago, but he is still a kid." I tell them, lowering my hand. "Didn't you guys have moments in your childhood where you could just do whatever and not have to worry about any responsibility?" I question them. They all look away from me, but I could feel with my powers that they did miss those times. I sigh, "Look, Lloyd will have to fight his father at some point in the future. However, he should also still enjoy the rest of his childhood doing things that make him happy. I never had that. Being young and not having any knowledge of my family or even having any friends, I didn't get to enjoy much of the simple things in life. I see a lot of myself in Lloyd, I want him to at least have a decent childhood." I said.