And finally, to end this first day, here is a small tease of what's to come 😉
The Ninja finally put an end in the Serpentine situation, but that doesn't mean their troubles came to an end. Without Wu and having to train Lloyd all alone, they still have to deal with the remaining Serpentine, Lord Garmadon in possession of the Golden Weapons, a group of thugs with some fixation on sea creatures, evil versions of themselves, pirates... What else can appear?
And even with all that, maybe the real challenge is the reality of being a normal teenager living a normal life. With new friends and new foes, the Ninja still have a lot to learn about life and themselves.
I gotta few questions for you. First off, are ya’ll alive?? It’s been a minute since I checked, wanted make sure before I grabbed the stick.
Second off, if someone were to be in the process of writing a new Voltron Fanfic that re-writes the whole show so it doesn’t suck . . . would anyone be interested in actually reading it?
This story would have an entirely different plot/setting (inspired by the 2000 Don Bluth film Titan A.E.). Bring in new characters that would actively move the plot forward much faster than they did in the actual show, getting rid of characters that didn’t but honoring them all the same. A set magic system and a subplot of actual romance.
Actually exploring the expanse of other realities which wasn’t expanded on in the show (not really). It would fix plot holes that the show left unresolved, and would actually have a happy ending that wouldn’t just be an excuse to get rid of a main character for shock value???
(I mean shock value is good but come on, they did us dirty)
Oh and uh . . . art too, to y’know “bring the story to life” or whatever.
Just thought I’d ask before I devoted all my time and energy into making it. Because heaven knows my other 13 fanfics and 2 novels would probably love it if I actually paid attention to them long enough to get a single chapter in.
(Also don’t judge how I draw hands it’s hard okay??)
This is a simple rewrite of the show Lego Ninjago. As much as I love the show, there’s a few things I’d want changed.
But before I get to that!
Meet the author:
Hello, I’m Calie and use Any/all pronouns. I’m the sole owner of this blog and will use it to share ideas and maybe episode rewrites of Ninjago. My main blog is @calies-art
Ninjago is a show I hold dear as I’ve been a fan for many years.
What this blog holds will be:
Scene rewrites
Oc self-insert
Season rewrites
NEW seasons
Relationship rewrites
And more!
Season 1, Rise of the Serpentine = TBA
Season 2, The Dragon Clan = 1
Season 3, Legacy of the Green Ninja = TBA
Season 4, Rebooted = TBA
Season 5, Regroup and Rebound = 1
Season 6, The Tournament of Elements = TBA
Season 7, Possession = TBA
Season 8, Skybound = TBA
Season 9, Hands of Time = TBA
Season 10, Sons of Garmadon = TBA
Season 11, Hunted = 1
Season 12, March of the Oni = TBA
Season 13, Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu = 1,
Season 14, Prime Empire = TBA
Season 15, Master of the Mountain = TBA
Season 16, The Island = TBA
Season 17, Seabound = TBA
Season 18, Crystallised = TBA
Considering how my brain works, my ideas won’t be in order. So I might post an idea for season 1, then 8, then season 6 and so on.
Headcanons:
1, 2, 3
Relationships:
1, 2, 3, 4
Extra:
DRAGONS RISING
TBA
Most likely after I’ve got a rough idea of a re-write (3-4 ideas for each season), I’ll make a fan fic :)
I’m back, baby. Here’s the first part which also has a link to the context post. And now for the actual important stuff that you actually care about (but just for Season One because I like splitting things into parts I guess):
Season 2:
- Rhombulus is basically the same guy as before in Season 2, but I will add some stuff. But he’s basically the same.
- In “Page Turner”, he is literally exactly the same. Nothing is different. It has everything I need for this and sets him up perfectly, both his personality, flaws, relationships, and room for growth.
- It most importantly shows his impulsiveness and how he acts without thinking, as well as his relationships with the others and how he is treated like a child. He dislikes Glossaryck while also seeking his approval. He’s often left out of these important meetings because of his slightly immature attitude and place as the youngest and least experienced of the MHC. These will all be important to his arc.
- Since “Crystal Clear” is the first episode where we actually get to know this guy, I will make a slight few changes, but not many.
- First off, Star and Rhombulus have had slightly more interactions before this episode in comparison to canon, though not that many, and they still barely know each other anyways.
- In terms of the dynamic between Rhombulus and Lekmet, no one is really sure who’s taking care of whom. Lekmet acts as a bit of a parental figure to Rhombulus, while Rhombulus is basically looking after a senior citizen. It will subtly show that they care about each other a lot and have a pretty close bond, which we can kinda see in the episode already, but I’m just extra pointing this out, as it will be important for later.
- During their more personal conversation, the two might also connect over how they are seen as immature and incapable of handling responsibility. They don’t get particularly into it, but if Star ever mentions how she’s both expected to be responsible while still not being taken seriously, Rhombulus will admit that he feels the same way a lot, but not really elaborate on this.
- Honestly, upon rewatching that episode? It sets up everything I liked about Rhombulus as a character and everything I want to explore as well. Those moments where he’s talking to his hands or to himself perfectly capture a lot of his insecurities and issues, as well as his general personality. It basically sets up a great potential character arc...that fact honestly makes me even more mad that they didn’t do anything with it.
- “Face the Music” stays the same because Rhombulus supporting Star was nice and also I don’t feel like changing all that.
- I’d only change one thing about “Starcrushed”, and that is a small moment between Rhombulus and Lekmet. When Rhombulus notices Lekmet reviving people and tells him “you can’t keep doing that, Chancellor,” I’d instead change it to this:
- Lekmet revives Rhombulus, who takes a second to look at the battle, then to Lekmet, who, like in the show, falls to his knees. Rhombulus looks at him with concern and, putting a hand on the Chancellor’s shoulder, (very emotionally) says “Lekmet, please, you know what’ll happen if you do that again.”
- This is important because Rhombulus will always refer to him as Chancellor before this line. This is a more personal and open moment between the two of them and shows Rhombulus’ genuine concern for his elderly companion.
- Lekmet weakly smiles at him and gives him a pat on the head, causing Rhombulus to tear up a bit before he nods and runs back into the battle. This is the last moment he will ever see Lekmet alive again.
Frick, now I’m making myself cry. This is going to happen multiple times throughout this AU. Which you will read more about LATER in Part 3!
Let's see how many of these I can churn out before I get distracted or need a break! (pff. like I need an excuse to watch the show again. Despite its flaws, I really, really love TFATWS, guys)
Without further ado, let's get down to it!
Episode 2: The Star-Spangled Man
I'm pretty sure I'm on record when it comes to my undying hate for John Walker, yes? So obviously, Bucky's grumpiness 100% stays 😂
I'm not really a fan of how much emphasis they put on the shield. I can see it as a catalyst for Bucky to go confront Sam, yes, but he wouldn't keep going "shield shield shield" like a broken record. Bucky has consistently been shown to be an empathetic man. I can't believe for a second that he'd be barking at Sam about having no right to give up the shield; he'd ask why. Sam's got shit to do, so he'd get impatient and not answer.
"Why'd you give up so easily? If you were overwhelmed, I could've helped you-"
"You've been ignoring me. Like now, how you're ignoring me walking away from you."
"Well, you weren't texting me about this."
"You think I needed your permission?!"
"No, but I was right there with Steve while he was learning what it meant to be Cap. I wouldn't mind helping you get used to-"
"Then go teach him." A vague gesture toward the "Cap is back" posters.
Bucky makes a face. "Steve passed the mantle to you. You fought with him. You earned it. That little shit didn't."
"What do you want me to do about it?"
"Just tell me why, Sam. I mean it. I just wanna understand."
"Not now, Buck. I've got shit to do. You see me heading for a plane right now, right?"
"This is important!"
"So is this." Sam tells him about the Flag Smashers, we get our silly Big Three/Gandalf conversation.
I'm sorry, but that whole jumping from the plane scene is funny as hell, and I love all the nods they added in to jokes from the press tours that brought us this show in the first place (like ripping the sleeve off his jacket lol). I don't think I'd change a single thing from the Big Three convo to Bucky joining Sam in the warehouse.
"You're doing the staring thing again."
"You're staring at your watch," Bucky points out. He knows it's linked to Redwing, he's just pointing out how dumb that line is in that situation. They're there for recon lol. They're meant to be looking around.
I don't...particularly care about the other common gripe here? Meaning, "Bucky's a civilian, so why is he allowed to randomly jump in on a military mission?" Bucky's also known in this universe as an Avenger, just like Sam, so I don't think anyone would really bat an eye at him joining. Also, I have my own agenda related to Bucky's apparent freedom to walk in and out of military/government things.
What does bug me (as funny as it is) is Bucky's animosity toward Redwing. Again... Bucky is a certified nerd. Always has been. If anything, he'd be fascinated by Redwing and Sam would constantly have to slap him away because he's leaning in too close trying to see the tiny watch monitor. "I don't trust Redwing" is just old man griping "I don't trust your newfangled technology" and that... that's not Bucky.
And that "we're not assassins" dig, and then laughing when Bucky gets upset? That's not Sam. Both of these men have shown a remarkable amount of empathy, and Sam has a background in helping traumatized vets. If he cared enough about Bucky to be texting him after Steve left, he'd care enough not to make callous jokes about his time as The Winter Soldier, whether he knows the full story or not.
The fight on top of moving trucks looks cool, but makes no logical sense. I keep trying to think of a way to explain this from a story perspective, rather than a lazy "it looks cool!" filmmaking one, and I'm coming up blank. Anyone with half a brain would have pulled over, had the fight, and then taken off. It was a fun sequence, though... Eh. I'll leave it.
When Karli breaks Redwing, Bucky doesn't say "I always wanted to do that." Again, it's funny - I love the jabs about that stupid robo bird XD - but not Bucky. In my version, he smirks and says "You're so gonna regret that."
"You were kinda getting your asses kicked before we got there."
Is immediately followed by Bucky staring him down and asking, "And... how did that fight end for you?"
Sam adds, "I don't see them in custody. Are-are they following in a van?" He looks around, sarcastically searching for another vehicle. Walker and Hoskins grimace at each other, grudgingly conceding that point.
credit to @dailycelebs
Seeing Walker, and having to listen to his stupid pro-government rhetoric, makes Bucky think about Steve. When we cut from the Flag Smashers back to Bucky and Sam and the closeup of Bucky's pensive face, we hear 1940s Steve angrily telling 1940s Bucky about how the higher ups in the army had already written off the POWs and were going to leave them to die. "I love our country, Buck," he laments, "but what do I do when I'm not too sure anymore about the people who run it?"
"What you always do," is young Bucky's answer, "stand for what's right, not who's in power."
Perfect lead-in to the conversation about handling things themselves.
When Sam meets Isaiah, and hears his story, not only is he horrified and heartsick for him, but he also begins to see Bucky in a new light. He's seeing Bucky's face, the way he tries to hide his emotions and not make this conversation about him, and he's putting things together. He's still upset at being out of the loop, but he's seeing more of the situation than just "omg black super soldier". When Bucky says "he'd already been through enough," Sam asks quietly, "like you?"
The racist cop comes back before Bucky can answer, to arrest him for missing his appointment with Raynor.
ngl guys, I was so moved by the difference in how that cop treated Sam (before knowing he's Important) vs how he treated Bucky (knowing that the government views him as a violent, if pardoned, criminal). He approaches Sam with his hand on his gun, eager to defend Bucky; "is this guy bothering you?" Just because they're having a heated conversation. Then, when he sees that there's a warrant for Bucky, he approaches timidly, apologizes, treats him gently and politely. By "moved," btw, I don't mean "it was so sweet." I mean "this is fucking sick, and very, very realistic." White cops see a white guy and treat him with respect regardless of his actual criminal record, while being openly hostile towards an innocent black man without even knowing who he is, just because he's black. Moments like this made me applaud Spellman.
"You, too, Sam - That wasn't a request" is Sam's first sign that there's something off about Raynor.
Look, again... The couples therapy banter is funny because Sebastian and Anthony are funny, but that scene, from a storytelling and a mental health standpoint, is atrocious. Without some underlying reason behind her actions, Raynor is just a pointlessly terrible therapist.
Rather than insulting Bucky from the outset, Sam is angry with Raynor for violating Bucky's privacy by not only introducing herself as his therapist, but forcing a "couples" session without her patient's consent. With his background pre-Avenging, he knows this shit shouldn't fly. He immediately points out how unprofessional she's being.
Raynor doesn't bother listening - the fuck does she care, really? She shrugs and casually admits it's "slightly unprofessional" but proceeds anyway.
"Whatever's eating at him?" Sam scoffs. "Did you really just say that to a WWII veteran and the world's longest-serving POW with complex PTSD? Did I hear that right? I've had, maybe, like five conversations with this man since we met, and even I know he's been through some shit and-"
"Sam," Bucky tries to interrupt, looking uncomfortable. With his crushing guilt, he has an easier time dealing with insults than someone coming to his defense.
"No," Sam snaps. "If the HIPAA Slayer over here wants to drag me into this, she's damn well gonna hear what I have to say!" He turns back to Raynor and demands, "Is this how you've been treating him this whole time? Downplaying what he's been through and making a grown-ass man sound like a sulking teenager?"
Raynor keeps her cool, but barely. Visibly frustrated and annoyed, she ignores Sam's tirade and tries to force the conversation back onto the track she wants it on. Bucky's embarrassed and doesn't know how to react to any of this, so he still makes that little "he would talk less" jab. Sam, seeing that he's not going to get anywhere with him until they're away from this bitch, glowers and plays along. We get our silly/angry banter.
After their argument with Walker, Sam finally confronts Bucky about what really happened to him.
"He meant HYDRA; HYDRA used to be my people."
"Were they?" Sam asks, stopping him and looking him in the eye, not letting him look away or deflect. "Steve was under the impression that they were your captors. I was under the impression that the Wakandans spent two years deprogramming you so no one could use you the way HYDRA did ever again."
"I-" Startled, not expecting that, Bucky stutters a little and admits, "Yeah, I... That's true, I guess."
"You guess?"
"Does it matter?
Sam rolls his eyes. "I dunno, does it matter that you were a slave for most of the 20th century?"
"I doubt it matters much to my victims."
"HYDRA's victims," Sam corrects firmly. "Just like you."
Bucky fidgets; he doesn't know what to do or say. No one since Steve has even so much as insinuated that Bucky wasn't 100% culpable for what he did while under HYDRA control.
"Look," Sam sighs, "I don't particularly like you. I don't hate you, but I'm not your biggest fan."
"...Thanks?"
"I just need you to know where I stand-"
"Yeah, got it-"
"-So you know I'm not biased like Steve when I say you had no choice. I don't know your story, but I know no one flips on a dime from docile and plagued with guilt to an unstoppable killing machine and back without some serious psychological damage behind that. I'm not saying you're an innocent little bunny, but I don't think you're a monster."
"Thanks," Bucky croaks, more sincerely this time, and a bit choked up. He clears his throat and looks distinctly uncomfortable as he grumbles, "but to catch these guys, we may need to talk to a monster."
Sam cringes. "I was afraid you'd say that."
I’m watching Once Upon a Time for maybe the 6th, 7th time, (?) and it’s reminding me of my rewrite Au. I haven’t told anyone about it (except for my parents and they’re sick of it) but I think I’m actually going to write it in fanfiction form. For the most part it’s just how I would have written the show.
It entails someone having a twin sister, serious discussions of age in the fantasy realm, what makes a family family, forgiveness and acceptance, and it’s 100% more gay! (Finally all these queer baiting themes will be gone!) It will likely focus mostly on the modern world, unless people are reading from the book.
Please let me know if your interested! I’d probably start with the first season and see what the response is like before moving on to any other seasons.
