angels - a ninjago fanfiction [complete]

one · the defeat

JAY

The barricade slid across the monastery doors. Cole's arms glowed orange as he put it in place, the gates shaking from the brute strength of the Oni.

"That's not gonna last forever!" he shouted as it continued to violently shake.

His last word echoed in Jay's mind.

Forever.

Forever.

He looked at Nya, her face twisted into an expression of worry and fear that was mirrored on each Ninja's worn face. They were all bruised, bloodied, traumatized, broken, scarred. They'd seen allies murdered, friends possessed, family near dead.

They had seen everything, done everything, tried everything, and yet it wasn't enough. It would never be enough. Because six teenagers whose childhoods had been stripped away meant nothing to the Oni, to the world. They were simply children who were scared beyond measure, and what chance did they have?

He recalled that the Departed Realm was so vast, even villains didn't know each others' identities. There was likely the Ninja would never see each other again.

This is going to be the last time I see her.

"Nya!"

The water ninja turned at her name. Heart threatening to beat out of his chest, Jay locked eyes with her and threw off his hood. "I- I have to ask you something important."

Her eyes widened. "What?" she asked, bewildered. He could see the adrenaline mixing with her fear, and he could sense the same concoction mixing in the veins of his brothers and himself. "Now?"

Jay saw Lloyd and his father turn, noticing the Lightning Ninja getting sidetracked from the inevitable fight. Nya hesitantly removed her hood.

"Yes, now." He knelt onto the cobblestone floor and put his nunchucks down, taking a deep breath. His nerves still got the best of him, his words tumbling from his mouth faster than he wanted. "Nya, you make me so happy every day." The rest of the team looked over. Nya shook her head slightly, confused. "When we're not together, I miss you so much that it feels like a part of me is missing."

Jay reached into his pocket and pulled out the Yin and Yang pendant kept with him at all times, split it apart, and offered the token to Nya. "Will you be my Yang?"

The whole mountaintop was quiet. Even the sounds of the Oni breaking down the barricade seemed far away as Nya gently took the Yang piece from his hand, her lips slightly parted as she stared at it in surprise.

Of course his best friend had to break the pristine moment.

"Now you're asking?" Cole said incredulously, popping up behind Nya.

"We seriously need to talk about your sense of timing, Jay!" Kai added from the other side of Nya.

The blue Ninja was unusually serious as he said softly, "There may not be another time." This registered with Nya and her eyes returned to him, a smile quickly spreading across her face as she threw her spear aside. "Yes!" She hugged Jay tightly, and he broke into a huge grin. "Of course!" she cried. "Yes, yes, yes!"

Jay hugged her tighter, not wanting the moment to end. For a moment, he forgot about the Oni pounding on the doors to his home and his friends watching their embrace. He only focused on Nya, the girl he'd always loved and couldn't bear to be apart, and the fact that they were officially together and would die together.

But all good things must end eventually.

The door let out a massive groan as it cracked under force. The Oni were getting close to coming in, and it snapped everyone back to the task at hand. Nervously, Jay retrieved his nunchucks, staring at the sizzling lightning linking the golden handles: a Golden Weapon Kai had forged with his bare hands. He would never fight with this weapon again, would never fight alongside these people again, would never see this monastery again. He subconsciously felt the Yin medallion tugging on his gi. I might never be able to spend time with Nya again.