Autobiography of a Legend

The Most Important Time I Can't Remember (Clearly)

So, there are two things about this chapter that I want to say first: the first thing is that I have never heard of the Mega Weapon, I don't remember my dad having it, and I don't even know what it is. The ninja and even my father have insisted that it existed, and Zane has even done tests to see if it is somewhere locked inside my memory. It isn't. So, if I mention the Mega Weapon here, I don't specifically remember it or what it did, so I might be kinda vague.

The second thing is that arguably, this chapter is one of the most important in my entire life. This was when I grew up. While physically I'm an adult, I think if I were to do the math of how many years the Tomorrow's Tea actually aged me up, I would be closer to a teenager. I'm not sure how long it was exactly, but I know that I was thrust right into the middle of puberty and was put far closer to the ninja age wise. It was my choice, so that's not to say I regret it at all. Just that the others have pointed out how young I am compared to them before.

To start, I don't blame Ninjago City for giving the credit for the Devourer to my dad. I mean, he was the one that actually killed it, so it makes sense that the news would say he was the one that did it. But the fact that the city wasn't willing to acknowledge how hard we fought it was honestly kinda cruel. I wouldn't have cared at all, really, if it hadn't meant we were officially homeless after the incident. The Monastery was gone (partially thanks to me) and the Bounty was eaten, so we have nowhere to go. What we ended up finding to live in was honestly... lame. I know I'd helped unleash the Devourer, but I'd also helped to stop it! At the very least, we should have had someone willing to give us a break!

I've asked Kai before where all the money from his blacksmith shop went, and according to Nya when the two had left to train with Wu, they'd shut it down but held onto the lease, using the money they had to repair the Bounty. Jay's parents didn't have any cash to spare, and while Lou was more than willing to give Cole a recommendation, he refused to give his son any money (and obviously we wouldn't ask Zane). The apartments we were shown were either too small, too scummy or too expensive. Given that there were seven of us to house, the ninja decided to go for the expensive one. It was nice, but apparently being a ninja master like Wu doesn't produce income. So, the ninja got jobs.

I didn't ask about the ninja's jobs, mainly because I'd tried to throw myself into training again. Wu managed to salvage some of the equipment from the Bounty for Spinjitzu, so I decided to throw myself into that again. After almost a month of getting thrown right back out of that same training course, I felt like I was finally getting closer. I wouldn't have known, however, since the ninja were always too tired to train me. Even Zane, somehow! So I naturally stopped training and started playing video games. Wu and Nya weren't around, so I was often alone. Which, given that I was already targeted as the Green Ninja and the Serpentine were still around, wasn't the smartest move.

Skales attempting to capture me and use it to gain acceptance with my father was, all things considered, not a bad plan, at least for me. If he went to my dad with me, my dad would have punished Skales and just let me go I think. Wu and Nya managed to show him what for, and looking back on it, this meant I never personally repaid Skales for betraying me. I'd managed to kick Pythor in the face, I kinda wish I'd gotten to do the same to Skales. He went to prison, and after realizing the fact I couldn't even take down Skales, the ninja moved us into that crowded apartment. I'll just say this: there is a reason on the new Bounty, Borg made it a point to give us individual rooms.

Now, this is where my memory gets, weird. According to Zane, this was when my father took the Golden Weapons and created the Mega Weapon. The Mega Weapon was able to grant any with that Garmadon asked of it, but drained him of his energy when he did, so he was limited to one wish per day. This is also when my father first began to try to interfere with my training to stop me from becoming the Green Ninja. It was a strange time for me, given that I was torn between being taught how to face my father, while also distinctly not wanting to face my father. Everytime I become stronger, it meant that the battle was drawing closer.