LEGO Ninjago (Reader Insert)

Only One Can Remain

(Alright! Onto the tournament itself. Also, I'm just going to say it: this is (Y/N)'s season with what I have planned.)

I felt him... I saw him... Zane... I calm myself and wipe away a tear as we approach the island. "Look at that." "Awesome." I hear the guys breathe out in amazement. "Let me see." "Do you mind?" I snap my head over to Kai and Karlof and put up a wall to separate them. "Save it. You'll have your chance in the tournament." I state. The two look at me and I give them a warning look. Chanting is heard and I make the wall vanish as I look at the island. Right as we dock, lots of people were standing on some ledges as they do some punches. "Welcome to Chen's Island. The Tournament of Elements welcome its brave fighters." Clouse says as he walks the plank to step onto the island. The team and I follow Garmadon as he leads us.

"Master Chen will be pleased you've returned, Sensei Garmadon." Clouse spires at Garmadon. I give him a glare as I clench my hands tightly. "The pleasure is all mine, Clouse." "I'm sure it is." I scoff at his tone while he walks off. I'm keeping my eye on you, Clouse. (Like a hawk!) "Definitely feeling some tension between you two." Jay says as he, I and the rest of the team meet with Garmadon as we get off the boat. "Yeah, and how is it we're on an island I've never seen on any map?" Kai questions Garmadon. "And care to explain how the face to Ninjago's most popular noodle house is currently assembling an underground fighting tournament?" Cole demands. I walk up behind Garmadon and move to be next to him, "You said that there are things you and Wu do not want us to know. But you should know by now that the past does not always remain in the past." I tell him. (It can come back to haunt.)

Garmadon sighs heavily, "Indeed. It does not always." He says. "Master Chen used to be a friend. Now he's a traitor. During the Serpentine Wars, Chen turned against his own kind and sided with the treacherous snakes." He then explains. "The battle you and Uncle Wu fought together in? He was an enemy?" Lloyd asks as he appears next to Cole. Garmadon walks on and we follow as he continues, "He used deception to divide the Elemental Masters. We barely defeated the Serpentine. However, the tide of the war turned in our favor when a certain individual made their grand entrance." He says. "Who?" I hear Jay ask. "The individual was a woman who only involved herself in the conflict for it became a threat to the balance itself." (Can you guess who? 😏)

My eyes widen. "Wait." I stop as I look at the ground, "Was... W-Was she... potentially..." "Yes, (Y/N). It was the Master of Life before you. Your mother." (Gonna faint now.) I feel like I'm falling. I got caught. Nope, definitely fell. Cole placed me on his back to give me a piggyback ride as we continue forward. "Wait, wait, wait! You knew (Y/N)'s mother?" "Why didn't she join the fight sooner?" I hear Jay and Kai ask. I shake my head as I focus back into reality. "(M/N) had said herself that 'with so many masters, her place would be better suited to protecting the people.' Along with, 'I would not want to embarrass, you lot.'" He says. I huff a laugh. "Sounds like she had some sass." I hear Cole say. (She did. 😏) I realize I'm leaning against him, like my cheek on his shoulder, and quickly get off him. "Whoa!" I catch him and set him on his feet as we keep moving. (All the while having some red in the face.) "She was quiet the character. But she had only gotten involved in the actual fighting at that point because she felt the war was escalating in a way that would destroy both sides. And so with her help, we held the line and won. In a deal for his surrender, Chen was never to leave this island." He says.

"Little did we know, he'd begin to build his criminal empire from here." Garmadon says. "He may have divided our ancestors, but he's not gonna divide us." Lloyd states. I progress the information Garmadon had said. He knew my mother. She helped in winning the Serpentine Wars. "Ladies first." I halt as Kai moves us aside as the woman in orange walks by. "Fire will melt her icy heart. Just wait." I roll my eyes and push him forward. "Hey!" "Can it, lover boy. And also, how about not be so mushy to someone who you don't know the name of yet. I already had to PHYSICALLY hold myself back from hurling at Jay's admiration to Nya. You two combined will be more than nauseous." I state. "Hey!" I hear Jay complain. (Pfft! 🤭)