Ninjago AU Where Everything Is The Same But The Ninja Die In The Pilots.

Ninjago AU where everything is the same but Garmadon wasn't purified after the Final Battle.

So my dad has this habit of sending me random quotes every morning in hopes something will go into my brain for once, and today's quote was this:

Got reminded of the last chapter I posted for So You Came Back To Me and now I'm wondering whether he's secretly reading my fics or is this just a coincidence

Holds you Ninjago fics in my hands.

I love them, so much. Your writing is very brain scratchy (Good thing!) Thank you. 🖤

- 🦋

In return, I shall hold you in my hands.

DHsjwkwkdne. I never expected this but... THANK U SO MUCH! <3

Do you wish that garmadon didn't become evil?

I do, because first of all, this family definitely deserves to be happy without a baby snake's venom screwing it over — but then again, Garm not being evil would take so much away from the show and make it boring without the whole "doomed to fight your own son" thing so I guess...

It was right making him evil.

BUT SOMEBODY GIVE THIS GUY HIS HAPPINESSES PLS😭

When Lloyd and hellspawn go out do they have to put on disguises? Do they also put on like contacts or something? Does hellspawn love dressing up or does she hate it?

Initially, Lloyd never really saw any need for that because he never once took her out with him after she was made...spawned?

Keep in mind this was after the Final Battle — a.k.a back when Lloyd had to show up to ceremonies all over Ninjago and was busy as heck. On the days when he was on break, he always spent them at Garmadon's monastery and never left because he was desperate for some peace and quiet while trying to take care of her. The furthest he even went with her was just outside the monastery.

And yeah, maybe also because the thought of wearing a disguise didn't cross his mind at the time. Sigh.

(Garmadon, teach your son how to shapeshift. i'm begging you.)

At Zane's funeral, they just passed her off as a distant cousin of Jay's from Edna's side of the family. And then the team split, leaving Lloyd to spend nearly all his time at the monastery during the first few weeks contemplating things to the point he really needed a distraction.

So the only one he was left with was Nya, who was basically like: Put on a hoodie and take her out to the park. The weather's good.

Lloyd: But you guys told kid me i looked terrible with my hood up.

Nya crosses her arms: That was Kai.

Lloyd, sniffs, looking away: Whatever. Still hurts a year later.

Nya, lets out a sigh: Lloyd—

Lloyd: Not happening. It'll make me look like a kidnapper.

Nya looks at him warily: What kind of movies have you been watching, again?

Lloyd pretends he didn't hear her: Or maybe I could grow a moustache.

Nya stares at him: I'm going to pretend you didn't just say that.

Lloyd: But I'll look good—

Nya: I'm disowning you.

Lloyd: I was joking!

Nya: Just wear a hat. I'll even buy you one.

And so, Lloyd went with a fedora and green contacts to cover his red eyes & started taking her out more often — with Nya occasionally tagging along. It's mostly just walks in a stroller in which he just pretends to be his kid's older brother who's supposed to be watching her. Overall, it's fun. One day there were old ladies who came up to them commenting on how adorable the baby was, causing Lloyd to be like: there's no way i made this.

And fortunately, she was asleep at that moment, so her eyes didn't give Lloyd away.

When Nya isn't there with him—and it's also one of those days he blames himself for Zane's death, Lloyd finds himself spilling everything to hellspawn and then feeling really bad about it later. His only comfort is that he knows she won't remember this—he really hopes she doesn't.

After s4 and pre s5, Lloyd started getting sick of having to pretend to be his own kid's brother instead of her father so he decided to dress more maturely to look older, even putting on a fake moustache & goatee to complete the look and took her to other places to not be recognized. Kai could no longer see his baby brother anymore & was sad for a week.

But after s5...well that was where the real challenge began.

After the press found out the Green Ninja actually had a child, Lloyd was hysterical. They'd been so careful, so careful and now it was all gone. Great. She's gonna go through the same thing he does now all because she's stuck with him for a dad.

She's only two. Lloyd can't make her wear contacts every time they're out and Zane says that isn't advisable either. And considering he can't keep her isolated on the bounty for the rest of her life, he decided to get some wigs, hats and literally anything else to make her as unrecognizable as possible.

And she hates it.

Well the good thing is, her eyes look more brown from afar instead of red, so there's no need to worry about that. She really despises wigs though. Lloyd eventually decided to just dress her in toddler hoodies — which he made — or cover her face with a blanket after finding that out the hard way.

And before s8 and some time after Lloyd's eye color changed completely, she started taking an interest in green colored contacts just to match him because his eyes weren't red anymore.

Does little hellspawn name her plushies and make little pretend advantures and tea parties and games with them? (At least until she befriended luke at kindergarten)

Since I imagine that although she's in a very loving environment it could still get boring and even lonely being the only young child and that sometimes the gang and co get to busy to play with them being the protectors of the realm.

You're right on that one.

With four uncles and two aunts, she has a LOT of plushies. Her favorite one is the stuffed dragon that used to belong to her dad but the other Mr Cuddlywomp toy Jay got her comes in at second place. (To Lloyd's brief disappointment, she named his dragon Wing and named the Cuddlywomp toy Mrs Cuddlywomp)

And of course, she loves them to death so she decides they deserve a tea party.

One time, she attempted to use Wu's big teapot for one of her tea parties and yeah... that didn't end well. It wasn't even filled with tea and already pretty heavy—that's already Wu's arm workout other than whacking ninja with a bamboo staff lol, and she's like three. Long story short; she almost broke it because Wu came in to save his friend just in time.

From that day on, Wu realized how bored and lonely she was getting while everyone else was on missions so he guesses he can kinda do something about it.

In the end, she still gets the chance to throw some tea parties but this time she invites Wu along with her toys. It's like their little bonding activity while her dad and everyone else handle some criminal. And as long as he gets to sip tea with someone who won't burn or spit it out like his hopeless students, Wu isn't complaining.

From Tommy Andreasen's Ninjago Wiki page

So if he hopes the last shot of the series looks like that too, I was just wondering whether it could be... let's just say, Sensei Lloyd?

So this kid's show I'm still watching a decade later began with a shot of Sensei Wu walking up to Four Weapons huh? Then it would make complete sense to end it with Sensei Lloyd.

...brb, but I'm just going to take a moment to be a little sentimental about that.

Hey long time Ninjago fans, when you talk about watching the early seasons do you ever feel like an old person sitting on their front porch about to tell the neighborhood kiddos about how "back in my day, Ninjago only had ONE version of Garmadon" ?

A “Normal” Day

Harumi: and ah... How did we get stuck with this plant?

Morro: Uncle Garmadon wanted us to babysit it.

Lloyd: today might actually be a normal day.

NOT EVEN 30 MINUTES LATER! ㅡ~ㅡ

* Morro and Harumi riding Harumi’s motorcycle down town, Lloyd in dragon form while Christofern is on the back of some random truck*

Morro: COME ON! ITS A $@&!?#% PLANT!

Harumi: YOU WANNA DEAL WITH GARMADON?! BE MY GUEST!

Lloyd, now STANDING on the BACK OF THE BIKE holding onto Morro’s shoulders: TAKE A RIGHT! NOW!

Morro: WHY DID WE LET HARU DRI- AAAAH!

“UNAGAMI WILL CHOOSE YOUR OPPONENT.”

Lloyd watched the screen in front of him flip through various characters for him to potentially face off. He was shocked to find that many of them were people he knew from his life, and more importantly, people he was reluctant to fight–either friends like Clutch, or especially bad enemies like Aspheera. He thought he even saw an image of Harumi flicker onscreen for a second, and his heart did a little leap as he feared what he would do if he had to fight her.

The screen froze and disappeared before he could have a good look at what opponent had been chosen for him. Rows of glowing blocks materialized in front of him and formed a person.

Lloyd took in a sharp breath. He felt so numb, he almost dropped his sword.

It was worse than Harumi. Much, much worse.

In a quivering voice, he softly called, “Dad?”

It wasn’t just Lord Garmadon. It was Sensei Garmadon–uncorrupted, with two arms, gray hair, and a friendly smile. His eyes were soft, unlike the harsh red glow in his oni form, and he wore the same robes he had passed on to Lloyd the night he sacrificed himself. The wrinkles around his eyes crinkled as he smiled at the green ninja.

“Lloyd,” his father greeted warmly.

Lloyd’s limbs shook. Many emotions flashed through him at once–pain, nostalgia, yearning–but he chose to focus on his confusion. “You’re supposed to be corrupted,” he said.

Garmadon walked toward him. Lloyd knew he should have been tense, but there was too much comfort in that warm smile, and in the slight limp in his gait that Lloyd had grown so familiar to in his years spent training in his dojo.

“That monster is not me,” Garmadon promised, then spread an arm out for a hug. “I’m sorry. We have a lot of missed time to catch up on.”

Lloyd felt a sob push its way to his throat. He knew it wasn’t very leaderlike, but tears welled up unwillingly in his eyes. He dropped his sword and embraced his dad, and suddenly he felt twelve years old again, hugging his dad after a long day of training to use his golden powers and fight without fighting.

There was a dull pounding on the forcefield around the arena. Jay was yelling something inaudible past the barrier, but none of that mattered to Lloyd. All that mattered was soaking up the soft silk of Garmadon’s robes, the warmth from his form, and–

A sharp pain flared across Lloyd’s back. He cried out and pushed himself away from his dad. Garmadon stood back, and in his hand was a dagger dripping with pixelated blood.

Lloyd gripped his injury and stared at Garmadon. “Dad…what…why?”

Garmadon’s expression didn’t change. He still wore that warm smile and those soft eyes, but paired with the dagger, they had become unnerving.

“I’m sorry, son,” Garmadon said, not sounding sorry at all. “I have to do this. Surely you understand.”

Lloyd looked up and finally noticed the red health bars that had appeared above both their heads. A pain squeezed at his heart, more painful than the injury in his back.

An opponent. He was an opponent.

Garmadon stabbed him again, too swiftly for him to see, just as skilled as the real Sensei Garmadon had been. Lloyd hissed. The health bar above his head shortened.

The green ninja hurriedly picked up his sword from the floor and held it aloft. The two fighters circled each other slowly.

“You don’t have to fight,” Garmadon said, his voice as smooth as running water, same as Lloyd remembered. “Just surrender and turn back.”

Lloyd glimpsed at where Jay and Nya stood, trying fruitlessly to pound their way into the arena and yelling something Lloyd couldn’t hear. He knew what they were trying to say now. This wasn’t the real Garmadon, and Lloyd knew it.

But it looked like him. It sounded like him. It even moved like him. The way the sun shone against his skin and made his hair look like glowing silver made him seem realer than any photo he had of him.

Garmadon lunged again, and Lloyd narrowly blocked his blade. He knew he should attack back, but the weapon felt heavy in his hands. The tears in his eyes were threatening to spill over.

It was cruel, as simple as that. Lloyd would have gladly fought harumi, or even his dad in his corrupted form, but this…

“I can’t,” he croaked, his eyes stinging and his chest sobbing. “I can’t fight you. I don’t want to.”

But the lines of code wearing his father’s face left him no choice.