Wanted to be a Hero, Destined to be a Villain.

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That's me.

Not the shadow monster.

UNDER the shadow monster.

On the ground, next to the golden sword.

The weird girl who is about to be destroyed by the shadow monster. Just a week ago I was just Sara Evans: a fifteen-years-old girl with a pretty boring life in an average city. I was absolutely not a hero, absolutely not a fighter, and absolutely not involved in any battles with monsters. But look at me now. In the middle of a fight against a real villain.

Life is crazy sometimes.

But, when I'm think about it...

My whole life is going crazy at the moment.

Just look at the living skeletons. And the golden weapons. And the fucking dragons that had the power to control four elements. None of this is normal! And me? Well, I've never really been normal.

But somehow always different.

You have to know, I'm a normal girl with a normal life. There is absolutely nothing that makes me special. I'm not particularly strong, smart or anything.

Just normal - although, no - because I'm a teenager and was still interested in a series about Lego Ninja.

I mean Ninjago.

Why am I telling you this? Well, you know, it's because-...OH FUCK! GARMADON!

Shit, the shadow almost killed me.

By the way, I'm facing him because me and the other ninja, along with Sensei Wu, were on the way to find the golden weapons and save Kai's sister, Nya, from Garmadon and his evil skeleton army.

Does this sound familiar? Well...yeah!!!

Since I knew the plot of this episode of Ninjago, I thought I could go to the fire temple before Kai and mix up the story a bit. Fuck fate, I thought to myself. Actually, the whole thing was just supposed to be a quick, uncomplicated trip. But one thing I learned about life after landing in the Ninjago world: nothing happens quickly and nothing is easy.

This shadow here is the scariest, most evil, and absolutely darkest creature I have ever seen in my fucking life. This thing is really a real Monster.

"That my stupid brother just sent a weak little girl, instead of a ninja, who doesn't even know Spinjitzu..."

Fuck.

Fuck!

FUCK!

The shadow almost pushed me into the lava.

I backed up and landed flat on my bony ass.

It's about time I stop letting this villain defeat me.

I'm sure you've never been beaten up by a shadow, and what I can say about it, is that it's really not that much fun.

So I will fight!

I scrambled to my feet. Knocked the dust off from my really cool ninja suit and grabbed the golden fire sword. Not too tight, not too loose - just like you're taught in baseball training. But this isn't anything like baseball.

After all, I don't want to hit a poorly thrown ball from a teenager...

I want to defeat this monster.

Our battle will be legendary!

Me, a normal girl, living her childhood dream and finally being a ninja! Against the Lord of Darkness himself, Lord freaking Garmadon.

My favorite villain of the show.

Who will win this fight?

"..."

Well, for now, the Dark Lord wins.

WTF?

He grabbed me in the air with his gigantic shadow hands. I feel like a Lego figure between those huge fingers. I try to pull out the sword, but the shadow's strong grip gave me no chance. "FUCK!" He lifted me close to his face. All I saw was the deepest blackness and no face, but I was still sure he was smiling. Not friendly, of course. He looked me up and down. I almost felt like the blonde beauty from King Kong. However, I highly doubt that the Dark Lord here wants to hug and love me.

Suddenly he laughed at me.

I was afraid.

In the past week that I've been in this world, I've encountered a lot of weird beasts, from skeletons to actual real dragons, but none of them were like this. I kick and flail around to somehow escape the hopeless situation. Or better yet, waking up from this dream.

That's just a dream, isn't it...?

Just a dream...

I was about to scream, but then, his tight grip weakened for a brief moment - so I had just enough time to grab the handle of the sword blade, pull out the weapon and - with all my strength - ram it into his skull. Unfortunately, shadows couldn't be fought.

However, I remembered Sensei Wu's trick in the show - so I made my shadow hit his shadow with the sword. It worked and I was free! OMG! Did I really do that? JEAH! Finally something good in this freaking weird dream.

Because it was just a dream.

I could never truly be in the world of Ninjago.

Especially not as a ninja.

Nevertheless, I remembered well that day a week ago when this nightmare began and my life and I changed too...

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So Yeah, that's my Ninjago OC xD

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53312521/chapters/134921806

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Sooo...

Look guys, I know it looks ugly and lazy...

Because it is! XD I did it out of pure fun.

First time I heard that song, it was immediately Sen & Pythor coded for me. It's bad but I just couldn't help myself, heh, and I regret nothing...I think lol

Song is On My Own from Sofia the First.

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Yeah I'm bored and don't have any drawing ideas (⁠눈⁠‸⁠눈⁠)

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Is Sen the only anomaly in Ninjago? Even if things seem normal at first, wouldn’t a case like this eventually lead to the existence of anomalies? Could someone else also appear in Ninjago as an anomaly? For example, which familiar dragon do you think it could be—or maybe even a similar species? But going back to the main question: could other anomalies come to Ninjago because of Sen’s kind, or could her unknown anomalous nature attract or create other anomalies?

That's not really the direction I wanna go with The Dreaming Whip.

I want Sen to be the only 'strange' thing, there's no other Earth character appearing or else. The Ninjago world Sen is in, is in principle not a AU, it's supposed to be the same Ninjago from the show, overall. That's why even if Dragons Rising is still gonna drop Lore reveals contradicting my outline, I would try to make it fit.

It's not like the story itself will never change through Sen, but those changes would come through Sen, and not just because she's there now.

So I wouldn't say she is an anomaly in the classic sense. The reality is that she literally does not exist there, theoretically speaking. It took the Cloud Kingdom a long time to even realize that Sen was present, because they are absolutely unable to see her. Even when they write something, a scene involving the Ninja where Sen theoretically should be present, Sen simply isn't there. Even when Zane has a vision, one in which Sen is theoretically part of the storyline, she remains invisible within the vision itself. The same goes for time travel. There's only this one Sen. Destiny itself tries to write her out, correct her mistakes, without truly knowing she's even there, it just happens natural.

Phew, it's hard to explain ಠ⁠◡⁠ಠ

I swear it makes sense the way I have planned it, but I just have no idea to properly tell how it works ಠ⁠益⁠ಠ

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Ah, we’re going to meet Misako soon. Sen is going to be nervous… just kidding, she’s going to completely lose her mind. The possibility of meeting Krux again and her last conversations with Misako… ahhh.

In this episode, while the ninjas are destroying the living statues, I think Sen would try to save the artifacts like Carmen Sandiego, but she wouldn’t be able to save all of them. That’s just who our Sen is—she would at least try. Considering how many of those artifacts are magical and cursed, honestly, she probably wouldn’t want to be in Po’s place from Kung Fu Panda. That spirit urn is doomed to break anyway.

Also, since Sen knows where Lloyd went, she’ll probably be the first person to reach him. Lloyd’s relationship with his mother would remind Sen of her own mother… ah, my girl. I can’t stop making these theories.

Haha, Sen trying to save all the exhibits and failing miserably, just like Po! XD

Actually, there used to be a version of the chapter where she went along to the museum. She would've had the time of her life smashing all those little stone samurai to bits, having an absolute blast. The other ninjas might have even gotten a little nervous, seeing as she would've been cackling maniacally the whole time, totally giving off the vibe of a little villain! xD

Lloyd is actually the reason why I decided not to bring Sen along to the museum plot;

I always try to make everything not too Sen-focused. Sounds weird since she's the protagonist, I know xD but I always have to keep in mind that Sen is the main character of The Dreaming Whip, not the main character of Ninjago. The universe don't rotates around her. Sen has a habit of stealing the plans of the others, but in this episode, I didn't wanted her to do that, to steal Lloyd's plan and get between him and Misako. It's his own deserved main character moment where Sen wasn't fitting in.

Misako is now a constant part of Sen's current life. She has a different personality compared to Sen's mother, but yeah, she still reminds her her own mom:(

Misako acts very familiar with her, is calm and also likes Sen, has things in common with her and sees her struggle slightly. Sen doesn't want to see her as a mother, she doesn't want to see anyone of the team as family, only as friends. But she can't help it in being constantly reminded of her family. Not because Misako and the rest acts like her actual family, but because their love Sen just as much and show her this.

A little tragedy (⁠〒⁠﹏⁠〒⁠)

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I know it won't happen but the ninjas, Wu and Nya would definitely be very surprised if they saw Sen holding the megaweapon without it being destroyed. And what excuse would he tell them the truth except that it comes from another world and maybe that's why it doesn't work on it. You know I'm just imagining that he steals it from Garmadon in the past and wishes the ninja would return to the present instead of being shot into space. And what does Sen think of Pixala? And what would your field change if she tried to capture her so she wouldn't create an armada of nindroids? And if you wanted to write another story where Sen ended up in another universe and not Lego ninjago, which one would you choose? And what do you think it would look like if Sen used the Megaweapon to give the falcon the ability to change into the nindroid form of a falcon and had the ability to change forms between animal and human appearance?

Heh, if the Ninja saw how she's holding the Mega Weapon, Sen would totally freak out!

She would definitely come up with all sorts of lame excuses, but ultimately, would speak with Wu in private. After all, Wu had seen her holding the Golden Weapons and surely has his suspicions. She wouldn't want to reveal that she came from another world. Her first move would be to try explaining that magic no longer exists in her homeland, and that, consequently, humans there might have — evolutionarily speaking — developed a certain immunity to it. Not that Wu would actually believe that, but she would hope that it might prompt him to try explaining the situation to the Ninja on her behalf.

Well, lying just got a whole lot harder!

Hehehe, Sen at least gave it a shot! (ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠) Unfortunately, it just doesn't work when she's holding the weapon all by herself. So, trying to swipe Garmadon isn't exactly very effective in this case. If he had been holding the weapon along with her, it would have worked.

Ooooh, Pixal! It's going to get interesting.

I'm really looking forward to write her. I can say right now that Pixal won't appear until the second chapter of Season 3, since the first chapter will contain a lot of exposition due to the time skip in between.

In principle, Sen will like Pixal; however, their friendship will progress very slowly, as, especially at the beginning, they won't have much to do with each other, and Sen generally has a lot on her plate. Nevertheless, Pixal won't harbor any negative feelings toward Sen, who, for her part, will be very curious.

Sen trying to catch Pixal? Yeah...nah, that’s not going to happen 😅 Sen won't exactly be in peak physical shape, especially at the start of the season, and Pixal is physically stronger and more intelligent on so many levels.

Fun fact: In the chapter between Seasons 1 and 2, where the various characters react to Sen, I originally planned to have Cyrus Borg react as well, while he was working on plans for Pixal.

OH DEFINITELY FOR ONE PIECE WITHOUT DOUBT!!!! Though I'll never be able to do that...

Hm, Falcon in human form? Interesting 🤔 Though Sen wouldn't necessarily want that. She likes him too much as a Falcon; he's cuter and better for cuddling that way <3

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Would Sen learn sign language for people like Fangtom? 😊

I think she would like to try, starting super motivated...and giving up pretty fast xD

I doubt Sen would be very good in learning it. Her hand movements leave generally room for improvement, as was also evident in her shadow arts and driving style.

So I'd say she would manage maybe learning four signs at best and maybe a curse word out of fun, otherwise staying to communicate only through wild gesturing, like in a game of charades xD

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We know that Sen has a dormant dark side, and the general consensus is that it will eventually surface. As the time travel arc continues, if we see a reality where Sen never became a ninja, and—like in the short story we read—she doesn’t follow Wu and goes down a path dark enough to kill someone…

Sen's darker side is...

Hard to put into words.

It's easier to show it throughout the course of the story, rather than to tell it here.

Sen is a pessimistic teenager with dark thoughts. It's not like she likes to do bad things intentional.

Earth humanity has a more darker nature than Ninjago, but also in other things, which people notice on her. Her pessimistic views on humanity, on belonging, the cursing, her being constantly done and tired.

She isn't really a villain, but she doesn't necessarily qualify for a hero either. She is willingly to do things the other ninja would never do. Not evil, but also not willing to risk her life the way a ninja should in Ninjago.

In a way she's someone in-between.

So people kind of see her always differently.

For some she's the ninja with messy bravery. With a kind heart willing to take risks, even if she's afraid. She's brave because she fights and acts scared. Without power as a normal human being helping others, especially the people she cares for.

For others this is especially the sign of why she has the potential to be terrifying. Of why some see her more of a monster in doubt.

A normal human who fought and won against higher ups. Someone you should fear, not because she has magical powers and a overpowered weapon like the other ninja. Because she came that far without. So it's less that she's evil, but more that she has the potential to be, some might believe.

Sen technically helped the Serpentine getting the Fangblades. Normal people don't know it would've happened regardless. So, from the perspective of Ninjago, she's technically at fault too for the death of many people if you will. Though, not many know that at the moment, only mostly those Pythor told yet, and some who made research. But it's not the last time something like this is gonna happen.

There's a darker path for her to go.

Her morals are gray, but not because she's wants to kill someone or world domination. As a ninja she's absolutely not working on becoming the world's greatest hero, to turn everything good. She's just the way she is. All she wants is not to die. To manage this strange world that tries to constantly turn her upside down. A teenager trying to survive the odds no matter what.

Yeah, like I said, it's hard to put into words 😅 I don't really got it justice, that what I plan for her. It's really something that has to be told in the story itself to understand.

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Hello, in your story, could Sen regularly visit Cryptarium Prison for that person? And would she talk to the prisoners there? For example, could there be people in the prison who both respect and fear her? I came up with a little scenario in my head.

Pythor could have a short conversation with her, and while the people there are making fun of him, Sen suddenly throws her prismatic sword at them, catches it skillfully as it comes back, and threatens them. Then she leaves after terrifying everyone there to their core. I’m calling it now: after Zane’s death in Season 3, Sen could become a much harsher person and start following her own path. She could also recognize other people she visits in prison and even patrol there for short periods of time.

In Season 6, Sen would be the last person captured by Ronin, because Sen is a master of disguise and can hide easily in crowded places. When Ronin comes to capture her, Sen is just calmly sitting there, watching the moonlight. Ronin asks why she didn’t even try to run away, and Sen replies:

‘It would’ve been pointless. You would’ve caught me anyway. Besides, there’s no point in trying to explain that I’m innocent, because you wouldn’t listen.’

Ronin still takes her away calmly, but he remains surprised by her nonetheless. When the ninjas reunite in prison, some people there almost treat her like a queen, while the other ninjas don’t fully understand what’s going on.

I’d really love to hear your thoughts.

Sen's reputation among captured villains is...mixed.

Some see her as the weakest link of the team, a weak little girl, pathetic and cowardly, a clumsy crybaby.

But others do see her different.

She's as the Gray Ninja very confusing for the public, since she seems always so different for different persons. For some she's a weak crybaby, for others a kind hearted girl with her own kind of bravery. And for other others a devil.

So yeah, some in the prison would respect, other fear her. That's kinda the reputation she has among the Serpentine at the moment. There aren't many snakes that are daring messing with her anymore. And for some future villains it will be similar.

Sen using her weapon to threat others is very much likely! Buuut, probably not to defense Pythor xD if others are making fun of him, she would probably too. Pythor and Sen hating each other on another level.

She do will be harsher in some sort. You're already gonna see it in the beginning of Season 3 actually. Generally, the time of Season 3 - Season 5 at least will be...different for her. And will be change a lot of how Ninjago is viewing her, as Sen but also as the Gray Ninja.

I had to grin at the part of Season 6, hihi, it makes me happy how good y'all are understanding Sen. Her not even trying and just letting her willingly captured to safe energy is very in-character for her! It's not exactly what's gonna happen, but she will be the last one standing in a way on Ronin's hunt, that's true.

Hehe, Sen being in the prison as a prisoner? There certainly would be people that would want to break her a few bones. But she definitely would be able to befriend some people there too. The Ninja definitely wouldn't understand slightly how she's managing it.

Sen talking to a prisoner: "Whoa, whoa, what are you doing? That evil plan would never work! First of, the ninja would totally notice, so you definitely should do it outside of Ninjago City if anything to–"

Ninja: "WHY ARE YOU HELPING A BAD GUY MAKING EVIL PLANS?!"

Sen: "I'm not helping, I'm just saying! Besides, that dude isn't evil in the slightest."

Ninja: "You also always say that when we watch movies and you're cheering for the villains!"

Sen: "It's not my fault that villains are way more interesting written in fiction! So what, ai can acknowledge that they're better written than the heroes, that doesn't mean I support real villains. Just because I say I like the fashion of the Capitol from Hunger Games doesn't mean I support them either!"

Okay, the text doesn't makes sense at all, but it just came straight into my mind lol.

Non-canon of course xD

Sorry, though, I'm taking pretty long to answer everything. But I'm trying 🙈

[willtheweaver]

Five word plot tag

Thanks for the tag @winterandwords

Describe the plot of your story/ WIP in five words or less

Alrighty then. I think I found a new way to describe Snow on the Pines:

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Just what is going on?

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No pressure tag @ark-inkweaving @dyoniawrites @aalinaaaaaa @corinneglass @i-do-anything-but-write

@space-writes @drchenquill @aintgonnatakethis @tildeathiwillwrite @daisywords and open tag

[i-do-anything-but-write]

Save Atlantis from the Earthquake

@the-ellia-west @elronthemage @sunflowerrosy @s0ur-w4v3 and open tagsss

[the-ellia-west]

Thank you for the tags!

TRS:

Saving a Dumbass from himself

JoR:

Everything is on fire... 👍?

@elronthemage @loftwingofcrimson @thewritingautisticat @sunflowerrosy @thebookishkiwi

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Thanks!

The Flames of Revolution:

Idiot teen descends into darkness

Phoenix:

Supers have citywide custody battle

Spy series:

Learning to be human again

@sparkles-writes @a-knight-of-hope @katiethedane12 @northernhealer @butterfly-teacup and open tag!

[butterfly-teacup]

oh, thanks for the tag!

MTBOLWBA:

Three weirdos make a family

heart of a lindworm:

Let's reconcile the world together!

in the cards:

This kingdom's not my problem

tagging @thestoryteller-thedreamer @ilikecarousels + anyone else who'd like to join!

[thestoryteller-thedreamer]

Brutal and Bittersweet (untitled fourth fic in the series): Garmadon becomes a girl dad

An Element So Ephemeral: Fetch quest turned time shenanigans

Golden Masquerade: Sons of Garmadon but angstier

I See Roses: My favorite ships but toxic

Bestowed: Elemental weapons find their family

@mentallyinsanepenguin @cultured-spaghetti @manga-reader-xd @estellardreams @lesbianonthesubway @jay-the-walker-36 @jaynopoly if any of you want to do it?

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The Dreaming Whip;

Clumsy dreamer being unlucky ninja

The Journey is the Way;

Hero's Journey without hero

@ashirothebird @kyodrawsstuff @arrowchristian @dragonessfire

Sorry I don't know more writer I'm mutual with xD

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Old vs new art

2024 vs 2025 vs 2026 each

I actually just began learning digital art when starting drawing for the fic, I guess you can see that slightly xD and still, in all this time, I still didn't learned to draw the dark circles under her eyes properly! XD Still much to learn.

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Is there a chance that, in the universe where Sen gets stranded on Chen’s island, she could get along well with Clouse’s snake, Karma? It was mostly treated like a pet, and I imagine they kept it hungry all the time to make it more ruthless toward the people fed to it. Could Sen and Karma actually get along?

I suddenly imagined a scene:

Sen is hugging the giant snake while Chen and Clouse stare in shock with their mouths open.

‘How is this girl doing that? That snake eats everyone who gets near it.’

While they’re standing there in disbelief, Sen is just complimenting the giant purple snake and talking about how cool it is.

‘Who’s the biggest and strongest snake in the world? No one but you.’

Could something like this happen? I’d love to hear your thoughts.”

OH, ABSOLUTELY! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

One thing that was actually originally planned for Sen but I wasn't able to show properly so far is actually that' she's totally an animal lover! Especially fluffy ones. One of the reasons why her favorite Realm to journey to would be Chima, or well, the Wyldness. Seeing all the animal people there would give her an Fangirl attack.

So I do think when Sen would get over her fear, she would love Karma, (is that actually his name? Never heard it, but sounds cool!). She gets usually along well with animals, sometimes better than with humans. At least that is what I had in mind while creating Sen. And that animals love her back.

After a little while of getting spoiled by Sen, he also would adore her (ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠) so yep, I'd say that totally would happen eventually.

Non-Canon Scenario;

Oh fuck, a giant snake is following me!

...Why does that sound so perverted?

"Hahaha, well, look at that. Why are you running? Why don't we just have a chat?" Smirked Chen, that motherfucker.

"I'M TRYING NOT TO END UP AS SNAKE FOOD!" I yelled right back.

"Lameee," Chen yawned.

"Oh, lick me!"

I run while the snake — Karma, I think the name was — tries to get me. Smaller than the Great Devourer, sure, but big enough that I feel sorry for the mother who had to give birth to this beast! How do you even hatch an egg like that?! OH, THINK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE, SEN! Mid-run, I dropped to my knees and slid across the floor, just like back in gym class. Chen’s laughter continued to boom in my ears. That nutcase somehow managed to be even louder than the mutated giant snake monster.

Where is the team when I need them?!

Yeah, right, they’re always protecting me!!!

You can all go screw yourselves!

Karma picked up the pace. Someone who doesn't even have legs can run faster than me — how tragic!

"He likes it when his food puts up a fight," said Clouse, sounding somewhat bored, standing right by Chen's side, as always, like an old-school Yaoi couple. Are we sure Skylor actually had a mother, and not two dads? I mean, with magic, surely that’s possible...AH! THAT BITCH SNAKE ALMOST BIT MY HAIR OFF!

"Hah, I don't think it'll be putting up a fight for much longer," the snake cultist said arrogantly. I wanted nothing more than to punch that smug look right off his face.Karma bared his teeth. Any moment now, I would be inside his jaws. "Fuck!" I cursed.

I have to do something!

But what?! I racked my brain.

Oh, right! I’ve got an idea!

"Wait, Karma!"

It’s a stupid idea, but it’s the only one I’ve got right now.I braced myself. Shit, my ankle is already bleeding. And Karma was still intent on going after me. I never would have thought snakes could be this dangerous to me in real life; as a kid, I was far more afraid of piranhas or quicksand. It’s a bit of a blow to my pride, somehow. But then again, my pride is only about as big as Prince Zuko’s. So there’s that. I draw back my hand...and gently stroke his scales. As gently as I could manage with my cramped hand. For a brief moment, I was afraid he was going to bite my hand next. Which is exactly what he intended to do. "SIT!" I commanded, with a sternness full of love.

"Sss?" Karma stopped and tilted his head, letting out a whimper as he did so. I smiled. Then he began sniffing at my hand and suddenly let out a happy hiss, rather than a menacing growl.

"Phew..." I sighed in relief. That was a close call.

"HEY, YOU SNAKE!" Chen shouted indignantly. "What is this? Attack her already, or you won't get any dessert!" Immediately, Karma began hissing again. With his eyes locked on me, he bared his fangs and reared up.

But I whipped out a kunai and held it right under his nose. "Look what I’ve got here!" I squealed delightedly. "CATCH!" He slithered after it and brought it back to me. "Great job!" I began to stroke him. "That’s a good boy!"

"Get her!" Chen commanded.

"Sit!" I requested.

"Attack!"

"Your scales are so soft!"

"ARG!! Just do it already!!!"

"Aww, you're totally cute, big guy!" I giggle delightedly, while Chen grew increasingly frustrated. Poor Karma couldn't even keep up anymore.

"CLOUSEY CLOUSEEEEE! WHAT IS SHE DOING?!"

"Damn it...What spell has she cast on him? I didn't know she possessed that kind of magic!" Clouse began to growl. "That is dishonorable among sorcerers!"

I shrugged. "You have to be prepared for anything." I grinned like a madwoman. "Sometimes, the opponent is just a little crazy!" If I can't be Superman, then I'll at least be the Joker.

"Quite right, I suppose the same applies to you, too..."

~ Montage of Clouse casting a spell on Karma to make him more dangerous: Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo ~

Okay, up until now, I’ve never really been all that annoyed by the missions. What’s annoying me right now is that apparently, nobody cared enough to look out for the well-being of a poor snake! Villains might not be the most morally upstanding people, but surely there has to be a line somewhere! Murder? Fines? Torture? Fine by me. Using teenagers as weapons? Pitting Elemental Masters and Serpentine against each other as a substitute for war and entertainment? Whatever. Drugging a defenseless animal with magic and forcing it into battle?! Absolutely not!

"OH, YOU'LL REGRET THAT!"

Wasn't having a good day, so thank you for the fun ask ^^ helped me a lot.

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What if, in the universe where Sen is homeless, she met Ronin while stealing? Or if she ended up directly in Stiix, how would Ronin treat her?

This is a bit tricky, since in The Dreaming Whip, Sen and Ronin really won't like each other much for several reasons. But this would be a completely different Sen. Pilot Sen and Season 5 Sen are already very different in a way, but especially with a Sen who never got to be part of the ninja team.

Pilot Sen is a very naive girl. So her being completely alone, she would totally cling to any adult person she sees. Meeting Ronin, I actually think she would plead him to bring her somehow to the ninja team, the second she realized she's in Ninjago and this is the real Ronin.

But let's say for some reason she cannot go to the Ninja yet, and she stays with Ronin.

I honestly think they would have a Ellie Joe from The Last of Us dynamic;

Ronin would totally tease her a lot. Sen would do the same after getting used to him.

"Pfft, don't worry little lady. I know exactly how to care for a kid. I have daughters myself, you know?"

"Oh yeah? How much of them having the same mother?"

Canon Sen gives a fick about Ronin, but in such AU she would probably care for him. And Ronin? He wouldn't realized how much he cares for her until she would get in danger, through the ghosts maybe.

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“Hello, I love your story! I’m really excited to see the younger ninjas soon, and I’m also looking forward to the future time-travel episode. Past Sen would definitely notice the four ninjas and probably drive them crazy.

I once read a comic where Garmadon goes back in time and prevents himself from being bitten, and the future changes. So I was thinking—what if something like that happens? In the Dream Whip arc, if Sen realizes that she was the cause of Kai’s eye scar, she might stay in the background while past Kai still pulls the sword like in the original.

Also, what if after the pilot episode, instead of following Wu, Sen separates from the ninjas? The pilot team might think she shouldn’t be part of the group—especially Cole. Because of that, instead of following Wu, Sen ends up on her own. I read a story like this before—could it be something similar? Sen wouldn’t be a ninja, but she would be close to the serpentine. Most people would probably hate her for it.

Or maybe she gets along with some of the serpentine and tries to survive on the streets. One day, she collapses from hunger on the museum stairs, and Krux (I’m not sure if I spelled it right) finds her, helps her recover, and gives her a job. They grow closer, and Sen ends up living between the museum and the serpentine. I’m not sure if she would remember her past—maybe her memory would be blurry.

When our ninjas come back, they find out that Sen isn’t a ninja, and they try to find her. If she doesn’t remember them, she might act especially cold toward them. I’m really curious about the perspectives of the four ninjas in that situation.” 😊

Hey! Sorry for the very late answer 😅 I wanted to wait till I finished the Time Travel episode, because I didn't wanted to accidentally spoil anything, since they're very important lore drops there.

That's sometimes really hard, knowing the story from start to finish, every detail, and I'd love to reveal so much, but I can't because I want to surprise y'all xD

Since everyone in the Ninjago community has their own Headcanons for the Time Travel episode, it was especially hard not to spoil. Because I for once use the Headcanon that the time travel has no consequences for the timeline at all, since the new timeline got erased. So in a way, even if Sen would have run away it wouldn't have change much, as long as Sen gets back to the future with the others.

Hihi, you kinda predicted that Past-Kai finally gets the chance to pull the sword this time, so congratulations for that! :D

I suppose the story you read was the one shot from the author of Wanderlust? 👀 Since that's what happens there.

Changing the past definitely would've influence Sen's relationship with the Pilot Team. An important key part of their friendship is that Sen hold the Golden Weapons and was willingly to 'sacrificed' herself for the team. That event is super important. And if that wouldn't be, someone like Cole would think even more that she shouldn't be on the team.

But also Past-Kai. He really, really disliked Sen in this version. The only reason he changed his mind was because of Main-Kai and what he told him, when talking with him through the mirror. I'm gonna reveal what he told him someday in a future chapter from Kai's perspective. But for now it's a secret.

Not sure if she would be close with the Serpentine, though 🤔 With the Fangpyre? Maybe, since Fangtom was pretty nice to Lloyd.

I think if she would've released the four tribes, maybe she could've managed to be close with 'em. The problems would start if it comes to Pythor. Maybe the other tribes would be insist on freeing the Anacondrai as well. If Sen would refuse, that could bring the other tribes to mistrust her. And when they free Pythor...oh boy. That dude would perform his best manipulation act to convince the others tribes that Sen is the one manipulating them or else.

That means the Serpentine would be against her. And either Pythor would keep her as a prisoner, or she's able to run away and he alone. Without the team. And if she would be able to find the team, she has to explain them somehow extremely awkward that, "Heeeey, yeah, I kinda freed the Serpentine...sorry?"

Yeah, she wouldn't have many fans in Ninjago in this case 👀

Kinda dependents of if Wu would still think she's the Green Ninja.

Actually, I do have an AU with exactly the Krux scenario. It's called the Sen Saunders AU XD

In this AU, Sen ends up in Ninjago as a child; specifically as a 10 or 11-year-old. She is discovered by Krux. One thing leads to another, and he learns that she knows his secret. Naturally, he attempts to capture her in order to extract answers...by one means or another.

Somehow, Sen manages to convince him that she can be of assistance, and thus she becomes, in a way, part of his plan. She lives with him but has little freedom. Posing as Dr. Saunders, he claims that she is a relative of his.

She assists him with his plans, leveraging her knowledge; she lives under his roof, and he trains her — essentially using her as a weapon. Yet, she is already beginning to develop familial feelings for him, as he is the only person in her life.

By the time of Season 7, she would be roughly 15. Oh, Acronix would love her. He’d be sort of like the cool uncle to her. And she’d be kind of at odds with the Ninja.

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Hello! I wanted to try making a different drawing of Sen, and I’m also a fan of High Potential and Supernatural. After Season 2, Sen will likely search for other ways to return home, and she will take notes to prepare for what’s coming in future seasons of Ninjago and to try to change fate. There might be some mistakes in the shading, but I’ll send a better version when I improve it. Please let me know your thoughts.

HOLY SHIT THESE DETAILS—

RTUBSSYJVDYIJGGFF

All her weapons, the sword, the pistol, Kunai and even the Venomari venom.

Her polaroid camera and journal.

The pirate logbook I've mentioned only ONCE in this damn 600.000 story.

Her first public newspaper photo.

Her cheat paper with the English and Ninjargōn alphabet.

HER FREAKING OWL PATCH ON THE JACKET?!??!

All those little things you've thought of and included. The cute little paper plane 🥺 Sen would totally do that in the middle of her detective work, hihihi.

I can't really read all texts, the lightning on my phone is a bit too bad for it 😅 I have to wait till I get my tablet back. But oh my gosh, I tell you, the second I saw this, I was staring for several minutes straight at it, trying to find all hints. I felt like a little kid again watching Gravity Falls.

This is so cool, I adore the idea of Sen going into real detective mode, trying to understand all of this, which she will often try in the future.

THANK YOUUU 🤧 IT'S AWESOME!!!

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Okay, I was looking through old posts about Sen, and there was a storyline like this, and how did I not know about it all this time?

Sen gets kidnapped by Chen’s men and learns magic from Clouse, then joins the other ninjas after Season 5. Dude, I need time to process this.

And that’s not even all. Sen dies during the pit fight (or while escaping with Lloyd), leaving a huge emotional wound on the other ninjas, and as if that wasn’t enough, she gets revived and controlled as evil in Season 8.

Let me tell you this: after seeing all of this (and who knows what else I’ll see), I have so many questions about these storylines. Just know that I’m definitely going to ask a lot of questions about them.

Hehe, yeah, all those AU's!

Some come from me, many but also thanks to y'all, like the Fanart of Sen dying in the Slither Pit. Or the fic of her open the Fangpyre tomb. Nice to hear that you like them!

I'm not sure if I have a list on all AU's 🤔

There's the AU where she lands on Chen's island in the beginning of the story, instead of being found by Wu.

An AU where she's found by Krux instead of Wu in the beginning.

The AU where she runs away from Wu and opens the tomb.

AU where she lands as a little kid in Ninjago.

AU where she lands later in the Ninjago story, instead of the beginning.

Vigilante Sen AU as a villainess.

Not sure if that are all. But it's kinda funny to me that most AU's actually ending up with Sen being part of the enemy side. Kinda has a reason why in every kind of AU, Sen never really is a deep friend and part of the ninja, never really feeling whole in those. Her story in The Dreaming Whip is more or less the only one making her whole.

Feel free to ask as much as you want^^

Just a warning that I'm kinda taking long to answer by times 😅

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I know you dislike reverse ieskais but I want to see your opinion or own thoughts on this. What if Earth is discovered by ninjago, by a portal or something like that, after the FSM brings Sen to Ninjago. Say after season 2, how would Ninjago react? Earth human properties break destiny, immune to serpentine venom, and potentially evil and magic itself. Would Ninjago would be scared or welcoming of them? Or would war be triggered? How would culture be exchanged? I love reverse ieskais myself, and most of them are crap or smut, both what I’m not looking for.

What makes you think it was the FSM bringing Sen into Ninjago? 👀

Hm 👀 Well, I would actually say that Ninjago would be...quite divided on this matter.

I’ve had conversations like this with my mutuals quite a few times — the core point being that people in Ninjago are significantly more pure-hearted than us humans from Earth. People in Ninjago do have their dark sides, but those tend to be directed more toward other species, and less toward other humans.

As we see, for instance, with Serpentine, the Munce, and the Geckle — who are certainly not the only ones in that history.

Moreover, the people of Ninjago do seem to be quite...prejudices?

We here on Earth constitute a population that is vastly larger — and far more violent toward itself. That alone can come across as quite off-putting right from the start. Humanity in Ninjago probably has less cruel nature than we have. It's not like they don't have cruel things, they just prefer to show it towards others rather than themselves. I honestly think Earth people would get discriminated and judged if some things would come out about Earth history.

Ninjago has struggles in understanding that no one can do anything about mistakes of others, especially of own ancestors. If you think about the entombment of the snakes let alone.

Imagine them hearing about the Epstein list for example. At least normal people in Ninjago surly would keep distance with Sen for example, wondering if she would be capable of such things too.