(I don't own the title image! Someone else made it and I found it on pintrest. Credit goes to them!)
!!Ninjago AU!!
WARNING WARNING, SPOILERS AHEAD!
Ed and Edna were never really one to say no to each other. When Jay had shown up at their doorstep one foggy night, of course they took him in. What else would they do?
But, as time went on, they found more kids who were just like Jay.
Kai, and Nya. The Smith siblings. Oh, poor them, losing their parents at such a young age. They needed someone to take care of them.
Zane. What a strange little boy. Ed had found him whilst fishing in the lake for scrap metals.
And poor Lloyd, washing up onshore one day.
These children were taken in, raised together alongside their best friend, Cole.
Their bond was stronger than anything that could break them apart.
So, naturally, when Lord Garmadon threatened their family... well, who were they to say no to a fight? After all, the man could threaten Ninjago all he liked.
But when he brought Lloyd into the fray, all bets were off.
A story in which six siblings join together. A retelling of a tale you have all seen.
Though... this one will be different than how you likely remember.
A ragtag gang of teens teams up with a neighboring girl gang when a major cartel moves into town, threatening their families, their turf, and the community they've worked so hard to protect.
*****
Cash West formed the Seven 20s - a gang of six overzealous teens with guns - to keep his tiny, crime-infested town in nowhere California safe. His methods are unorthodox and frankly illegal, but the town loves his Robin Hood heroics. However, the gang gets more than they bargained for when the Mendoza cartel rolls into town, determined to knock them off the map. As the threat hits closer to home, Cash has no choice but to team up with his ex-girlfriend Tiana's neighboring girl gang, the Hearts of Spades. Soon allies become enemies, families get trapped in the crossfire, and romance brews as Cash fights to unravel a massive conspiracy that puts everyone that matters to him at risk. When the stakes are life and death, will the gangs be able to overcome an enemy more powerful than any of them could have predicted?
Book One of The Seven Twenties Series
Content and Trigger Warning: contains violence, drug use, mentions of domestic abuse, and mature themes.