asrik please SHUT UP /pos it's 2am where I'm at rn I do not need to be crying over legos .I'm busy looking at the bug boy this was extremely uncalled for
Everyone’s talking about how Kai was all happy in Dragons Rising the whole time after what we learnt he goes through in Monstrosity, which is set before DR season 1. I have also talked about how Kai is sm sillier and happy despite all that and theorised it was a mask.
But have we considered how it’s another clear example as to how the ninja are so desensitised to their suffering? How they quickly move on?
Please we need to recognise how they’re slowly becoming less affected by each horrible situation GUYS CAN YOU HEAR ME SCREAMING
Inspired by this post lmao
🐜: srksrkkksrksrrk.
Kai, crouching: What?!?! She said that?!??! No, you're joking.
🐜: srrkskrsrkkrksssrk, sksrkskkskrkkk!!!!!
Kai: Wait, she might've been a bitch but you can't say that. You're a bug. And I don't think the f word is something bugs can say–
Nya steps on the ant: Kai, why are you crouching?
Kai, horrified: NOOOOO DIANAA!!!!!
Nya: Uh, Kai???
Kai, dialing back: Y-you stepped on the ant! What did she ever do to you?!?! She even made sure to stay out of your food whenever you dont finish it!!!
Nya, half asleep: ...I'm gonna go now and check on Jay. You, uh, continue whatever it is you're doing.
Kai: She was the queen bee!! Or, queen ant? But no, there's already a queen ant... anyway, you've incurred the wrath of her clique. I can't save you this time, sis. Just know I warned you.
Nya: Kai, eat some breakfast. Now.
(For the next few days, Nya would get 3x as many ant bites as normal)
🪱: ghlhgllhllgghlglhlghh...
Kai, holding 🪱 in fear of the diane situation happening again: Yeah, I know. Hopefully, she's learned her lesson by now. Ants never let things go.
🪱: ghslhshshghlhgghlglhlg.
Kai: Oh right, how's your furniture decorating coming along? The housing crisis in the monastery garden is hell right now. Heard it from Fuschia.
Kai after he gets home, looking in the mirror and just. Practicing.
His smile. His laugh. His quips. Practicing how to seem like himself so Lloyd doesn’t worry.
GUSYYSYSYSS I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE IM ABOUT TO COMBUST JFZLL2PCJHGIEIJRBTNMSKSJFBNDJX
If I'm going insane over a trailer I might not watch the actual series because I'll actually die. I'm not even exaggerating it's a problem
Just two weeks and 5 days!!! It's getting closer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh someone hold my hand I think im seizing
He's so??? Tiny??? What???
Kai after he gets home, looking in the mirror and just. Practicing.
His smile. His laugh. His quips. Practicing how to seem like himself so Lloyd doesn’t worry.
Daidan is a sick name for a dragon!!!! And it's so perfectly fitting too. Like yes that is what a Daidan would look like?? It fits so perfectly with the ninjago universe while still being so unique... I love her so muchhh the baby I hope she enjoys the wet cat she was gifted (Kai)
She's also so big!!! I love it!! I love when huge dragons have a small human companion/rider. Also First Borne my beloved we miss you so much pls come home
Can't believe no one has pointed this out yet... BUT I LOVE HOW (mostly) EVERYONE HAD A LITTLE WHOLESOME GANG AFTER THE MERGEEE 😭 😭 😭
Like Cole obviously had the finders, Nya had the craglings, Jay most definitely hated his job but workplace drama is UNMATCHED and he definitely had some gossip buddies, and Lloyd had sora, riyu, and arin!! Oh that's something Cole and Lloyd have in common, adopting a small multi-specie family while alone in the merged realms. Emerald duooo I love them so much
And Zane and Pixal were asleep sadly, but i think they deserve it. With all the shit they've gone through a rest is definitely in order. Especially Zane, poor dude. Giving him hugs by the second.
Oh... right... I guessss Kai had companions too, but they weren't little nor wholesome so they don't count. Sorry Kai, but I don't think your "adopting kids while going through the horrors" shtick will apply this time. YOU are the kid being adopted. Mods, get this guy two inhuman overly gigantic parents NEOW.
Updated!
Very rough outline of my monstrosity au. I call it Odyssey!Kai. Yes it's an epic the musical pun. I'm very happy with it
Oooo been thinking about this for a hot minute. Was in my drafts for longer.
The imperium arc goes different too, Lloyd getting afraid at seeing Wyldfyre, her being fire adjacent and all, and thinking Kai is dead since she has his "fire" powers. After they get back to the Monastery, Zane actually becomes Wyldfyres mentor. The reason is that he finds her endearing and sees himself in her (not knowing who you are or where you came from). I have concept art rotting in my gallery, but it's not done yet sowy.
In this one, Kai doesn't find the bounty. Nya does. So she finds Lloyd first and traverses the merged lands for information. This, of course, creates irreparable damage to our boy. He does not go home early this time.
S2 has 4 major changes. Wyldfyre is slightly calmer, Lloyd has visions of both the bloodmoon and a mysterious figure cloaked in fur and blood (that he can't help but feel pain for, he doesn't know why), Nya learns dragon rising technique first, and Cole gets sacrificed instead of Kai. Besides that, mostly the same. Maybe they struggle a bit with the Ras showdown, but it ends the exact same way with Nokt free.
S2 p2 has the most differences. For one, Geo and the finders live with the ninja now. He feels guilty for letting Cole 'die' like that, so he's thrown himself into training. He's doing well, and the finders are having fun with arin, sora, and wyldfyre. The monastery is definitely more full, but the ninja still feel the absences of Kai, Cole, and Jay.
Next, Cole isn't doing that bad in the ns. He's got bonzle, he can use his powers to shape the space since it's technically rock, and enough stories to last a lifetime. He's fine.
Zane and Wyldfyre bond more. He tells her stories and videos about Kai and how they'd get along, and she is ecstatic. Another fire user, how exciting!
Arin and sora are still looking for his parents. Still find the matriarch dead.
Meanwhile, Kai has all but lost it. He isn't insane, but his morals have all but been destroyed. The only thing he cares about is getting back to his family and anything and anyone that has come in between that has now died or burned to death. The guardian dragon and fire knight mech are his permanent companions, and they respect his decision to change his values. One can not survive being in the land of the monsters without becoming one themselves, anyway.
The tournament of sources plays out the exact same. If you're wondering about frak, zane took up Cole's role in the og series. When Jay and Nya fight, he actually comes very close to winning. Nya can't bring herself to hurt him, since this time she doesn't have her brother to kinda fill his void. Jay is about to eliminate her until a fire ball the size of a car chucks Jay into the nearest wall.
Nya and the rest of the ninja are horrified because, duh, and she rushes to his side. Jay is unconscious, and she looks to where the fireball came from. Everyone is so in shock that they don't even recognize that it was a fire ball. Except Wyldfyre, then Zane. He tries to tell Lloyd, but there a crowd blocking his way.
All Nya sees are security bots wrangling a hooded figure, but they're being dismantled by the second in a flurry of slashes. Also, it doesn't help that there are two giants (mech and dragon) just looking down at him saying something she can't hear. She can only make out a subtle, "Do you want them to see you like this?" Before the stranger flinches and finally calms down. He allows himself to be arrested.
When the source dragons send out those little messages for each elemental master, Kai actually gets one since he hasn't encountered ras yet. The messenger dragon leads him out of the realm of monsters, but it's still pretty far. He gets there, but it takes a day or two. Or three. That's why he's late.
Roby comes forward, and he is just upset. Absolutely annoyed. He says something about wanting to see the face of the perpetrator, and that sends Kai into another frenzy. He doesn't want his family to him like that. He fails this time, though, and his hat and mask are pulled off.
You can guess what happens next.
Roby is actually happy with the change of events, calling it an epic plot-twist, but the ninja?
The reunion is short-lived, as he's wrung away for interfering with a match. The ninja tried to get to him, but doing so could get them disqualified, so they bite their lips and accept it unwillingly. Not knowing what to do with the mech and dragon, they just give it to the ninja. Both parties accept.
All I have so far wowowowowow
Finally the only character that matters is getting the spotlight once again
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH "I have to endure." "I have to continue." "So I can see them again." "I can't lose myself." pfp creds to Kindaasrikal :)
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