Kai Ninjago

Art I made for @quintastiic 2K DTIYS on Twitter!!! I decided to share it here cuz I’m proud of how it came out!

Original piece below!

forgot to post

Ninjago Ao3 summary I'm throwing out here just in case I ever do on my promise and turn it into a fic

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After a Villain known as the Enigma—who's been stealing hundreds of powerful relics—goes after a ring that has the ability to alter fate and energy itself, the Ninja rush to stop them before the past, present, and future are changed catastrophically.

But when the ring needs the power of an elemental master of creation, Kai is separated from the group in a clumsy mistake and gets his powers stolen again. Oops. Before the ninja can retaliate, The Enigma succeeds in activating the ring and thrusts the entirety of ninjago 10 years into the past.

However, the ninja, being in the initial blast radius, retain their memories. Now a decade younger and their powers locked, they scramble to find The Enigma before they find the golden weapons and truly reshape ninjago. Watch as they struggle to bond with people they've known for years, realize begrudgingly that a 14 year old body can't do high-octane acrobatics, rage as The Enigma seems to always be one step ahead, and inevitably deal with Kai. A Kai who, much to everyone's collective horror and amusement, has no memory of the next–or past–ten years.

Or;

The ninja get thrown 10 years into the past and they all keep their memories except Kai. Hehehehheh this is gonna be so funny

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Hrghhh let me know if yall are actually interested because this is so funny to me

The ninja and the mech and the dragon having to hang out with each other without Kai is so funny in a tragic way.

Lloyd: What’s your name?

Mech and Dragon: …

Lloyd: How do you know Kai?

Mech and Dragon: ….

Lloyd: Great talk. Okay. Yeah. Nice to meet you, guys?

We also know very little about them other than the fact they are probably not the most upright moral people just because of their circumstances. But I feel like the only information they’d give out is that Kai did everything he could to get home to them. Everything.

Ominously said. But they mean it kindly.

(Context here)

YES YES YES YES YES this is exactly what happened. They would be quiet not out of disrespect but out of awkwardness. Maybe because they were the people Kai was blabbering about while on their journey to the city of temples, and his descriptions of them were a little... overdramatic. Then again, you can't really stop Kai "family man" Smith from bragging about his family (and trying hard not to forget them)

Kai: Oh and don't get me started on my sister, Nya. She's strong, confident, the second best looking in our team if I must say, and did I mention she was the original samurai x? She was able to build all those intricate and complex gadgets at such an early age, and managed to keep it a secret too! Her power over water is also great, and even though she could do better in terms of love interests, I guess Jay is good enough. Oh, and don't forget, she even beat the preeminent when she unlocked her full potential! She's amazing, isn't she?

Rusty and Daidan, not knowing half of what the fuck he's saying: Sure, that's great sweetie.

Kai: It is! Then Lloyd is—

Rusty: O-oh, isn't that the city? I think we're getting close. So. We should focus lest we get off course.

Kai: Ah. Right. I'm sure I can multitask. Lloyd is the green—

Theory time yap yap yap Theory yap time Theory time theory–

Ooooh don't even start. I have to physically stop myself from stimming whenever I think about this.

At the end, when Kai gets the bounty working, the final shot is him sailing away from the realm of monsters, taking off his cloak and hat and putting on his og Gi, then the animation just shifts to the 3d style while he silently cries his heart out. Because he's home. It's over. Even though he'll never forget what he's seen, what he's experienced, he'll sure as hell never let it tie him down.

Ooooh my boy. I didn't know you were jacked full of trauma. Dr s3 is gonna HIT my lord.

Kai you fucking LIARR AAAAAAA

The fact that he probably said that with a straight face, literally lying through his teeth. All for Lloyd. Always for Lloyd.

Kai. Get some fucking therapy. Now.

The ninja would be outside having a beautiful and calm day in nature and suddenly a centipede crawls by and Kai just instantly burns it to a fucking crisp and everyone’s just starring like what the fuck hello

me faking to be surprised after a scenario that I scripted

Hey guys

Just

Try listening to 'One bullet in the chamber' by smash into pieces

Srsly

It's so good

Also

Very monstrosity coded

Trust