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lnaax15 · 5 months

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Another day to live - Cole one shot (Kirby Morrow tribute)

Warning: Spoilers for March of the oni

“Hey, folks, need a lift?” Cole asked as he and Jay jumped off the ladder and faced the NGTV news workers.

“Boy, are we glad to see you guys!” Vinny exclaimed as he and the others began to walk towards the two ninja.“Thanks!”

“Our pleasure! Mind your step now.” Jay said as he and Cole helped the people get on the ladders.

Cole heard a whooshing sound and turned around to see the black wines and fog creeping up the side of the roof. His eyes widened. Not good. “Uh, a little quicker, folks?”

Jay also noticed as he ushered the people up. “Creepy black vines closing in!” He warned.

Gayle ran up to one of the ladders but stopped and looked at Cole with an annoyed look. “You should know, you just ruined a heck of a broadcast.” She said before climbing up the ladder.

Cole stared at her dumbfoundedly before scowling. Why are people so ungrateful? We just saved their lives! He snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a familiar chill. He looked at his feet and saw the black vines creeping up to him. “Ah!”

Cole and Jay quickly scrambled up the ladders. “Okay, Water! Get us out of here!” Jay called to Nya, the water ninja. Since there were people on the ship, he couldn’t say her real name. That was also why everyone had their masks pulled up.

“You got it!” She shouted back as she quickly made her way up to the helm. She quickly got the ship ready to blast ahead and pushed the lever up, only for it to blast in the wrong direction.

Cole felt the heat of the thruster and looked up to see it pointed towards him. Uh oh! The thruster started up and messed up Cole’s balance, making him lose grip of the ladder and descend. He screamed as he fell but was saved when his legs got stuck at the end of the ladder. However, one of the ropes snapped, so the ladder was barely holding his weight.

“Black!” Jay called as he noticed his friend hanging off the end of the ladder. Cole’s head bumped against the roof of one of the buildings, giving him a wound and making him dizzy.

“Ugh! I keep forgetting that!” Nya facepalmed before pulling the lever down.

The bounty stopped for a moment before blasting ahead. Cole bumped around the roofs of the building due to the turbulence, earning more wounds. The upper part of his body had become bloody and bruised. Ugh, I’m going to get a concussion if this doesn’t stop. I feel so…dizzy.

“Hang on, Cole!” Jay exclaimed as he tried to reach for his friend with a panicked expression on his face. He was too panicked to realise he had said the black Ninja’s real name but to their luck, his voice couldn’t make it to the deck due to the commotion caused by the thrusters.

Cole tried to reach up for the ladder and make himself upright. “I got it! I think I did!” He exclaimed as he managed to grab the ladder. But his eyes widened in fear when he spotted the broken rope. Oh no.

Suddenly, the rope snapped, and Cole began to descend.

Jay’s eyes widened in fear. “COLE!” He cried as he saw his friend fall. It was as if everything was going in slow motion.

Zane, Kai and the people on the deck heard Jay’s cry, but couldn’t make out what it was, but they understood immediately when they looked down to see the black ninja slowly disappear into the black fog.

His friend’s faces were the last thing he saw before his vision was clouded by pitch darkness. He felt all the heat drain out of his body.

“This one seems to have a strange energy about him.” Cole heard a slightly distorted voice speak. “Similar to that foolish child.”

“Then let’s get rid of him, before he can cause problems for us.” Another voice responded.

Suddenly, Cole felt immense pain all over his body, as if his entire being was being shattered. But it only lasted for a second before stopping completely.

Cole’s eyes shot open and he gasped. He immediately sat up and saw…light?

Huh? What is going on?

He got to his feet and began to walk ahead as he looked around, only to see blankness around him. The light increased suddenly and Cole shielded his eyes. So bright!

The light dissipated, and Cole found himself at the monastery of Spinjitzu, all of his friends were standing in front of him, with looks of determination.

“It's been fun, guys.” Nya said.

“It has been an honor.” Zane nodded.

“Let's go out with a bang.” Jay said as he got his nunchucks ready.

“Yeah. Let's give 'em—” Kai began but was cut off by Lloyd.

“A tornado!” He said in realisation.

“Yeah! Let's give 'em a tornado!” Kai shouted and ran ahead before skidding to a stop and backing up. “Uh—wait, what?” He asked in confusion.

“What's the opposite of destruction? Creation!” Lloyd said as he pointed at the painting of the Tornado of creation. “Don't you get it? Creation- The Tornado of Creation! It's the one thing that can defeat the Oni—the power of Creation!” He said enthusiastically.

“How do you know?” Jay asked.

“Yeah. It was a miracle it worked the first time!” Kai exclaimed. “And we had Cole then.”

Wait, what? Cole thought.

Lloyd wavered slightly. “You’re right. But what do we have to lose?”

“He's right. We have nothing to lose.” Zane said.

“I love crazy ideas. Let's do it!” Kai agreed.

“Let’s do it for Cole!” Jay added as he looked at Nya, who nodded with a determined look.

“Wait guys! I’m right here!” Cole called out to them, only to find his voice uncharacteristically distorted. “Huh? What’s wrong with my voice?” His voice echoed slightly as he spoke. “Uh, what’s going on? Guys!” He called out again, only for no one to look his way.

“Ready?” Lloyd asked. Everyone nodded. “Ninja, Go!” He exclaimed as he started doing Spinjitzu, the others following his lead.

What is going on? Cole looked at his hands and gasped. “My hand! They’re…transparent?!” He exclaimed in panic. “What’s happening to me?”

That’s when a terrifying thought hit him like a ton of bricks. “Am I dead?”

He looked up and saw the ninja merge their Spinjitzu, forming a golden tornado, but it was flickering slightly.

“They can’t do this alone!” Wu exclaimed. “We have to help them!” He looked at his brother who was staring blankly at the tornado.

“It won’t work.” Garmadon said.

“We have to try!.” Wu exclaimed. “Ninja, go!” He performed Spinjitzu and merged it with the golden tornado. Garmadon sighed before doing the same as his brother. The tornado grew, but it was still flickering.

The oni barged into the monastery gates and saw the tornado.

“Fight it!” Their leader, Omega ordered. All the oni raised their hands before a violet flame covered them. They shot up that flame, gathering it up to form a massive sphere. Omega chuckled. “You are powerless without one of the elements of creation.”

Cole’s eyes widened. “No!” He exclaimed. But it was futile. The oni shot the large sphere at the Golden tornado, causing a large explosion as the entire realm became covered in a black fog, destroying everything it touched.

Cole felt his eyes well up with tears, and a few slid down his face. “No…”

It’s all my fault. If i was there, i could’ve helped. It’s all my fault.

An eerie laughter echoed around him.

“That’s right, it is your fault.” A raspy voice spoke. “Because of your tardiness, the entire realm has to pay the price.”

“Who’s there?” He asked, trying to keep the fear out of his voice as he wiped away his tears quickly.

“The most powerful force to exist, the only thing that holds you back;” The voice responded with a laugh. Suddenly a black figure with smoke around it appeared in front of Cole. “Fear.” It said with a smirk.

Cole’s eyes shot open and he immediately sat up. He panted as if he had run a marathon, sweat beaded his body.

He closed his eyes and inhaled sharply. “Calm down, Cole. It was just a nightmare. You’re alive. Everyone is okay.” He reassured himself. But he couldn’t stop the fear and helpness that flooded him, the same emotions he felt when he was falling.

I could’ve died.

I could’ve been the cause of the destruction of Ninjago.

I am so weak and pathetic.

Cole subconsciously left his room with these thoughts going around his head. He made his way out to the training ground but was surprised to see Nya sitting on the stairs. He heard a small sniffling sound from her. Is she…crying? She must've had a nightmare.

“Nya?” Cole called her softly. She perked up and immediately shot a punch at him. Cole immediately blocked the attack. “Calm down, it’s just me.”

Nya’s eyes widened. “I am so sorry!” She whispered.

“It’s fine-”

“I am so, so sorry.” She sobbed as she launched at Cole and hugged him. “I almost hurt you again. All I do is mess things up.”

Cole frowned before wrapping his arms around Nya. “Hey, calm down. It wasn’t your fault. I’m okay. See?” He tried to reassure her with a smile as he used one of his hands to make her look at him.

Nya stared before her eyes welled up again. “But what if you weren’t? What if you-” She took a sharp breath. “What if you died?”

Cole frowned before pulling her into a hug. “Don’t think about what could have happened. I’m here, aren’t I? That’s all that matters.” Cole said.

After a few minutes, Nya pulled away. Her crying had died down. Cole smiled at her.

Nya smiled before realising something. “Why are you awake at this time?” She asked.

“Oh, uh… I couldn’t sleep.” Cole replied as he rubbed his head nervously. Nya gave him a sceptical look. Cole sighed. “I’m just…having trouble digesting the events of today.”

Nya hummed. “Yeah, a lot has happened.”

Cole nodded in agreement. “Still, I’m glad things worked out in the end.” He said. “But I'm pretty sure we’ll be doing this again sometime soon.”

Nya sighed. “We can never seem to get a break from trauma, huh? We probably need therapy. All of us.”

Cole smiled. “I’m pretty sure that won’t work. The therapist will need therapy after he hears a quarter of what we’ve been through.”

“True.” Nya chuckled. “It’s a surprise we’re still sane.”

“Nah, I’m pretty sure Jay isn’t.” Cole joked.

“Hey, that’s my Yin you’re talking about!” Nya said with fake annoyance as she punched his shoulder.

The two laughed before sighing.

“I think we should go to bed.” Nya said.

“Yeah.” Cole agreed.

Nya then began to head inside but she stopped at the door for a moment. “Thank you, Cole.”

Cole smiled. “Don’t mention it. What kind of brother would I be if I wasn’t there for my sister?”

Nya returned the smile before disappearing inside.

Cole began to head inside but stopped and looked back at the mural. His eyes landed on the most recent painting, the one with the ninja’s hand prints. He then looked up at the sky. Thank you, First Spinjitzu Master, for giving us another day to live.

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Author's note: Hey, Lnaax here! Just a little one shot basing on the aftermath of the Oni battle. The picture is not mine Btw, i found it on google.

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