Just an Illusion (A Ninjago Reader Insert)

Versus

The two sat in the stands with the others, waiting for the fight to begin. It was a very elaborate display, a massive volcano filled with raging hot lava. Chen's smirk stayed firmly on his face. Y/n glanced around the crowd, her eyes landing on Skylor, who was anxiously wringing her hands. "She doesn't.... does she?" thought Y/n. It didn't seem likely; they'd only met twenty-four hours ago. Still, Skylor certainly wasn't excited about, to say the least.

Chen raised his hands, calling the drums to a halt. He turned his full attention back to the two competitors standing in wait. "Kai, Master of Fire, versus Ash, Master of Smoke. Fight!"

Kai made a break for the blade, sat in the center of an old rope bridge. Ash shook the bridge over and back, sending the Jadeblade flying into the volcano, landing on one of the rocks below. Kai quickly grabbed onto the side of the bridge before the same could happen to him.

"Come on Kai, you can do it!" yelled Lloyd. The others cheered their friend on.

Kai scaled along the bottom of the bridge, jumping through to the other side at the center and aimed a kick at Ash. Ash disappeared, avoiding the attack, before reappearing behind him. He threw puffs of smoke at Kai, sending him into coughs and splutters. Kai advanced towards him, being met by more smoke. He through punch after punch at him, but Ash dodged them every time. Ash used this to his advantage, sending a hard blow to him that through him to the other end of the bridge. Kai hung on by a single plank of wood.

Half of the crowd cheered at this, and the other (mostly made up of the ninja and Y/n) either gasped or groaned. Skylor hid her face in her hands, again grabbing Y/n's attention. If she was being honest, she thought Skylor was overreacting a little bit. For the entire fight, she was either gasping with fear or looking away. Seemed a little much to Y/n, since she'd only met both fighters a day earlier.

"Best keep an eye on her", thought Y/n.

Lloyd and the others began cheering Kai on. "Come on Kai! Use your power!" Miraculously, Kai seemed to have heard them. He swung back and forth, before using his Spinjitzu.

"Ninja-Go!"

Kai, now staring Ash in the eye, lit his hands ablaze and fired blasts of fire towards him. Ash tried the same move with his smoke, but the two were more evenly matched. Still, Ash managed to dodge the fire, disappearing and reappearing at a moment's notice. But that had been Kai's plan all along. Kai set the bridge on fire, causing it to break and send the competitors into the volcano below. They both landed safely on rocks scattered about the interior of the volcano. Both now stared at the Jadedblade. They met in the middle, attacking each other, before jumping back to their original positions. Ash made a break for the blade, Kai dived after, throwing a blast of fire his way. Ash avoided it, giving Kai just enough time to grab the Jadeblade. He raised it over his head, triumphantly.

"Winner!" yelled Chen.

The crowd cheered and whooped. The team broke into celebration, congratulating their friend at a thousand miles an hour.

"Loser!" sneered Chen, pressing a button on his throne and dropping Ash into who knows where. "Master of Fire moves on."

Grinning, Kai was released and ran to his team. The group welcomed him back, before leaving the arena, a new sense of hope within them. However, this small act of jubilation did not go unnoticed by a certain Clouse...

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The team strolled into the main hall and were greeted by a huge crowd gathered in front of the bracket board. "What's with all the commotion?" asked Cole. Y/n pushed through the crowd to get a closer look. What she saw knocked the wind out of her. "What is?!?" yelled Jay.