LEGO Ninjago (Reader Insert)

The Invitation

(ALRIGHT! Here we are! Season 4, baby! Things are about to get interesting~)

It has been a year. One... Whole... Year... since Zane... I sigh. Things have not gone well with the team. Jay and Cole still argued and Kai was wrapped up in guilt. Nya busied herself with inventions. Soon we just... separated. I tried to... It's just.... "AAAAAAAAAHHHH!" I punch a nearby tree. I pant then place my forehead against the bark. I was trying to do some training to try and keep my skills sharp, but it is not going so well. I turn around and slid my back down the tree to sit down. The team kind of fell apart a few months after Zane's memorial. I tried to busy myself with training, but I lacked in performance. Lloyd is pretty much the only one that I have kept in constant contact because he was the most put together out of all of us right now. I huff out a laugh, he's my little brother and he comforts me. (They grow up so fast. 🥹)

"Sweetie," I look up to see Gramma walk up to me with a cup. "I made you some tea." She offers the cup to me. I thank her as I take the cup and blow away the steam before taking a sip. I had decided to return back to my father's hometown so I could heal from loss. Gramma let me stay and she has been a big help for when I would mourn Zane. She even told me how she went through the same thing when her husband passed away ages ago. She is a massive help and really does feel like a grandma. "I know it is not easy. But perhaps now may be the time to talk to a certain someone." I look up at Gramma. I knew what she was talking about. I look at the tea and see my reflection. I had originally come here to learn about my father and I return back to mourn the loss of a brother.

It is time I finally talked to him. "Yeah." I agree. I stand up and finish the rest of the tea then give the cup to Gramma. She pats my shoulder and smiles softly at me. I take a deep breath and make my way to my destination. "We love you and we will watch over you from above, my beloved child." Mom's voice. Those are the exact same words I heard before I first arrived to the village. Is she gone too? Or could she be alive? I shake my head. "No. Right now, it's about Father." I tell myself.

I soon arrive to his grave, still decorated with gemstones. I inhale deeply and walk forward, lower onto my knees and sigh deeply. "Hi... Dad." I greet. I read what the tombstone said. '(F/N) (L/N). Friend, Husband, Father. Always remembered.' I felt my heart break slightly but swallow and keep my tears from falling. "I'm sorry it took so long. It's just that- I haven't really known about you till after the Great Devourer fiasco. Thanks for the money, though I have not really been spending it as much." I speak. I focus on my hands as I hold them, "I have never experienced loss before. So when I first visited you, I did not know what to do or what to say." I clench my hands as I close my eyes. (Already feeling emotional?)

I remember Zane's sacrifice. "But then Zane. He gave himself up... for Ninjago, for the people... for his family." I cough out a sob but try not to cry. "I could have done something. Anything!" I shout and punch the ground. I kneel as I couldn't hold it in anymore. I sob and the tears fell. "He was my brother, my friend, my teammate, my family and he's gone!" I hold my head in my hands. (D'oh! My heart! 😭💔) I don't know how long I cried for. I was suppose to talk to my father and I'm talking about my friend. I pant as I calm down but also feel a glare. I look up and blink as I hold my hand up to block a light. I look up and see a ray of sunlight shine down on Father's tomb. I find that two gems are shining brightly: a white diamond and an aquamarine. White-Zane's Gi. Light blue-His powers. (Light blue~ Keep that in mind for later. 😉)

My eyes widen and I wipe away my tears. I heard a heart beat. Zane's voice... could it be... I sit back up, "The team has not been the same. It's been a few weeks since I last contacted Lloyd. Zane's loss hit us all pretty hard." I sniff as I wipe away another tear. "I have heard Mother's voice sometimes. She was saying goodbye, how much you and her love me and that you will look after me." I look up at his tombstone and see more stones light up. A sapphire, a ruby, an emerald and a black diamond. I realize something and smile, "You're right. We still have each other. I still think I could have done something to help Zane, but we have to keep moving forward. I learned that when I left the orphanage and went out into the world." I look away as I remember when I first met the guys. "To think it was because I accepted an offer from a white-bearded man that drinks a lot of tea." I joke. I feel another light and look up to see it was from a stone right at the center of the stone: an amethyst. It shined brighter than the others.