Ninjago: Reversed Destinies

Chapter 38: The Best Version

Warning: This chapter has small depictions of transphobia. Be careful while you read it.

This couldn't been happening. This shouldn't been happening. Jay just wanted a day without problems, just to relax and show Nya how much cool he is...

And now he's locked in a restroom cabinet in the amusement park, trying to deal with the fact he was slowly becoming a snake.

Suddenly the boy sensed someone trying to open the door from his cabinet. "I'm bussy, dude!" Jay whined, annoyed. "Can't you see it's taken?" Thankfully the person gave up and left the place.

"What am I supposed to do now?" Jay mumbled to himself. "I can't go out there looking like this." He looked at his hands. One was clearly worse, but both of them had more scales than before. "Look at that! I'm...I'm..."

"...a weirdo, that's what she is." Some girl said behind his back.

"I know, right? She's always smeling like oil and dust." Another girl agreed.

"And she's always wearing that stupid jumpsuit. She'll end up all alone like that."

"I'm sure it's because of her family. Didn't she came from a junkyard?"

"Eeew! Gross. I didn't knew that. She's not going to my birthday party next week."

Jay shook his head, unconfortable. "I just wish today was perfect for everyone." He sighed deeply. Pulling his nunchucks, he pondered about his next action. "I-I can fix this. Yeah. Nya said just a shock could do the trick..." The boy quickly sweeped his weapon and striked his more affected hand. He felt a sharp shock go across his body. "Ow!" He yelped, grinding his teeth.

Jay breathed heavily for a few seconds before gazing at his hand again. It was still covered by scales. Nothing changed. "Ugh. Great." He bumped his head on the wall. "Worst. Day. Ever!"

***

Meanwhile, in the haunted house attraction, a group of visitor is walking around, unfazed by the actors attempts of being scary.

"Why did we came here again?" A girl asked to a boy besides her. "This place never changes, it's so lame."

"Come on, it's good to have some laughs at those losers." The boy said. He looked away, noticing a group of dressed up snakes digging the ground. "Heh, like those guys over there." He pointed out. "Hey!" The boy shouted. "You are laaameee!" He started laughing.

"What is going on here?" Skalidor's face appeared from the ground. "Who is lame?" Noticing the people laughing at him and the rest of the snakes with him, he growled. "Hm. Let's see who's laugh in the end." He snapped his fingers. "Venomari, show them what you got!"

The group of Venomari who were there nodded, spraying their venom on the crowd. Soon, the annoying laughters became shrieks of terror as the venom affected the people inside, running away and pleading for help.

"Hm. That'll teach them." Skalidor grinned. "Now boys, keep going!" He said to his comrades.

***

"Think... Think..." Jay mumbled to himself, still on the bathroom. "There has to be something more I can do. I can't keep the others waiting!" He sighed. "What's wrong with me?"

"There's nothing wrong with you, sweetie." Edna said to him. "You're perfect the way you are."

"But the other girls keep picking on me." Jay said. "And one of the boys gave me a weird look when I said I wish I had his haircut."

"It's alright, hon." Ed patted his kid's head. "Compliment others doesn't make you weird. That boy should be grateful, actually."

"But what about the girls?" Jay asked. "What I did wrong with them?"