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Full disclosure, I did not write the following message. I have been unable to word myself correctly, so a friend offered to write it out for me:

Given the discrepancies between the poll I made and the number of notes each work is getting, I'm going to be discontinuing whumptober. There is simply not enough of a payoff to continue.

I have been considering leaving this blog entirely and if no one comes to take over, then it will be discontinued too.

My mental health is in a bad state. I did the poll to see if Whumptober was worth the energy and the results made me believe it would be. While I'm not mad at anyone in particular, I am mad that I was lied to in the poll.

Thank you to the four people that were honest when they said they'd read, and the two that were honest when they said they wouldn't.

-Ivy

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Whumptober 6

So I have to explain the context for this one a little bit. I guess call it SOG Red Shogun AU.

Kai uses his old Slither Pit connections to go deep undercover in the SOG. The team quickly loses contact with him.

Prompt: Recording

Randomly Selected Whumpee: Kai

Selection method: Rolled dice

TW: Alcohol abuse, various injuries, and a lot of vague but uncomfy implications.

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“Everyone to the bridge. You’ll want to see this.” Pixal said.

Jay and Nya shared a worried glance before they set their tools down. Zane and Pixal were waiting for them when they arrived.

Pixal was staring at the screen with a strong frown and Zane was pacing back and forth. A bad sign if Zane was doing something so out of character.

“How are the computer repairs coming?” Jay asked nervously.

Cole came in behind him holding Baby Wu’s hand. It was still weird that the baby they had been taking care of was their sensei.

“The repairs are going well. Our situation is not.” Pixal said, not taking her eyes off the screen. “The virus downloaded several files onto our computer.”

Nya sighed in frustration.

“How long will it take to remove the malware?” she asked.

“You misunderstand.” Pixal said, finally turning to face the others. “These are normal video files.”

Pixal received three confused looks before Zane stopped pacing long enough to speak.

“The good news is that we have contact from Kai.” Zane said.

Nobody liked how that was phrased.

“There’s bad news, isn’t there?” Jay asked, barely keeping his voice level.

Zane nodded. He gestured to the screen as he pressed play on the first video.

There was a wave of relief to see Kai alive, but it was chased with concern at his appearance.

His eyes were unfocused and his skin was covered in bruises and soiled bandages. He was trying to wrap his knuckles, something he had done a millions times before, but he was having trouble with it this time. His hands were shaking too much and his movements seemed too sloppy.

“How’s it going, Red?” the voice behind the camera asked.

Kai barely responded. His entire focus was on wrapping his hands.

“Let me help you with that.” a female voice.

The owner slid into frame to sit next to Kai and help him wrap his hands. Her cherry red Mohawk blocked most of Kai’s face, but what could be seen wasn’t reacting. He seemed to barely know she was even there.

“He’s pretty out of it.” laughed the camera man.

The Redhead laughed as she finished wrapping Kai’s hands.

“I think we poured like two bottles of vodka down his throat.” she said “Top it off with the concussion and he probably can’t remember his own name!”

The camera shook as the camera man laughed again.

Nya felt Jay reach over and squeeze her hand.

“What is this?” she asked.

Zane just shook his head.

“Are you filming?” the redhead on screen asked.

“Boss wanted to make a presentation for his friends.” The camera man explained “Said to get some glamour shots of our little ‘new addition’.”

“This is just a part of his cover, right? I mean, he threw the wire out to make them think he was quitting being a ninja. This is just….” Jay trailed off.

“I do not believe Kai is faking this.” Pixal said, clenching her fist.

Jay wanted to argue, but Nya squeaked next to him.

The camera focused on Kai’s face again and it was undeniable. Kai wasn't sober at all. He looked like he had been dragged through the cursed realm and back with the dried blood caking on his face.

“Let’s get you in the ring, Red.” the cameraman said, reaching a hand forward to help Kai stand.

Kai mindlessly took the hand and nearly fell back over the moment he stood.

That was the end of the first video.

They all stood in silence for a moment before Pixal spoke.

“There is more.”

No one answered her.

She reached forward to play the second video, but Nya shot forward and stopped her. Pixal didn’t argue. She just took a step back.

“I believe Kai’s cover was blown.” Zane said, having calmed down.

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That just felt like the place to end it.

Kai threw the wire out to maintain his cover and that left him alone. He was fine with the enemies, it was the "old friends" he wasn't prepared for. Old habits are easy to pick back up, especially when you're surrounded by bad influences. Kai ended up blowing his cover without knowing it, but by then the SOG were having too much fun playing with him. (I will stop rambling about this au now.)

-Ivy

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Whumptober 5

Well the direction seemed obvious when I rolled Zane.

Prompt: "It's broken."

Randomly Selected Whumpee: Zane

Selection method: Rolled dice.

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Well Zane felt useless.

The building collapsed over their heads on a mission and now he was alone. He had no idea where the others were, or if they were alive. Normally he would just scan the area and know where his friends were and what injuries they may have.

The problem was: it was all broken.

Zane was normally a walking talking tool box of useful functions. It wasn't everyday he felt helpless. He could normally run numbers at the very least, but with no data, those numbers were just random conjecture. Zane was as blind as a human.

It was funny how upset he was. He had so many moments of envying his friends' humanity, and yet the moment he had any of his nindriod-ity taken away, he hated the idea of being a normal human.

But like it or not, Zane had to figure out what he was going to do.

He didn't want to start trying to dig out without his systems telling him where it was safe to do so. He supposed he didn't have to worry about oxygen. The best course of action was probably to wait. Which did not help the useless feeling in the slightest.

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Well I'm decently happy of how this considering that Zane isn't one of my strongest characters. (I'm better at him than I am at Cole though!)

-Ivy

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Whumptober 4

This one did give me a little trouble to get the idea rolling, but once I got it, it was easy enough.

Prompt: "You in there?"

Randomly Selected Whumpee: Jay

Selection method: Google number generator

TW: nothing serious.

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“You in there?”

Jay wanted so desperately to answer the call. He wanted to scream.

“YES! I’m in here! I need help! Cole please come save me!”

But a hooked hand pressed to a pair of orange lips stopped his tongue. If Jay made a peep; if Cole came in the room, Nadakhan would hurt him. Jay couldn’t risk it. Cole didn’t remember fighting Nadakhan so he wasn’t wise to the Djinn’s tricks. It would be a simple matter of holding Jay hostage and Cole wouldn’t know better than to try to use a wish to save him.

Jay wanted to scream and cry as Nadakhan smugly smiled and mouthed the words “good boy”.

“Jay, I’m getting worried ok? If you’re mad at me, just tell me. Then you can go back to giving me the silent treatment. I just need to know that you’re alright.” Cole begged through the door.

Jay panicked as he saw the doorknob turn. He leaped across the room to hold the door closed.

“Jay! Come on, man!” Cole whined “Just tell me that you’re ok!”

Jay bit his lower lip and glared at Nadakhan. He tried to speak with his face alone.

“He won’t leave unless I say something!”

Nadakhan seemed amused for a moment, before flicking his wrist dismissively.

Jay’s shoulders dropped in relief.

“I’m fine, Cole.” he said “Just working through some stuff and need to be alone right now.”

It occurred to Jay that this was the only chance he would get to call for help. It would have to be something Nadakhan wouldn’t understand was a cry for help, but Cole would understand.

Or maybe something Cole wouldn’t?

“If Nya needs me, tell her I’ll be at the lighthouse.”

Nya and Nya alone would know exactly what that meant.

“Wait! You’re leaving!?” Cole asked, pushing harder on the door.

“Just working through some stuff. Don’t worry about it.” Jay said, grunting as he struggled to keep Cole out.

“Are you sure we can’t help?” Cole asked.

“Nope. Positive. Has to be me. Alone.” Jay said.

It wasn’t a complete lie. Nadakhan was very specifically out to get him alone. Jay had to deal with him alone or he would start targeting the others through association.

Cole stopped pushing.

“We’re talking about this later.” he said.

Jay swallowed a mouthful of spit.

“Promise. I’ll tell you guys everything when I get back.” he said confidently

“If I get back” he thought nervously.

As if he could read the thought, Nadakhan looked thoroughly amused.

“Alright. Come say goodbye though.” Cole said sternly.

Nadakhan looked ready to accept Cole’s involvement and reveal himself. Jay barely beat him to the punch.

“When I finish packing.” he blurted out.

“Fine.” Cole said.

His heavy footsteps stomped away; anger born of worry. He knew Jay wasn’t ok, but accepted that he wasn’t getting to help.

“That looked difficult.” Nadakhan snickered.

“Whatever. I kept him out of it. A deal’s a deal, right?”

“My revenge will be limited to you and those that stand in my way. He is still safe.”

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BTW, I have not proof read any of these. <3

-Ivy

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Whumptober 3

Short one. Decided to do something very vague and not literal to the prompt.

Prompt: Solitary Confinement

Randomly Selected Whumpee: Lloyd

Selection method: Google number generator.

TW: kidnapping mention (It's Lloyd.)

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Lloyd paced.

He hated this part. The lonely part. The part he had to do alone. When his friends couldn't hold him up. He was the only Green Ninja. That meant he was the only one that could take out the big evils. He was the only one that got kidnapped for his powers. He was the only one that had to hide and stay out of certain fights.

He was the only one that had to be alone.

His family tried not to do it to him. Tried their best not to exclude him if the fate of the world wasn't at risk. Fought hard to stay by his side for as much of the battle as they could. Did everything they could to keep him from getting kidnapped.

Destiny had a different design.

So Lloyd paced and waited for the solitary part to end. When he could be a part of a group again. When he wasn't the One and Only Green Ninja who shouldered the burden of destiny alone. When he went back to being Lloyd Garmadon with friends so close he called them family.

Perhaps it would be more correct to say The Green Ninja paced and Lloyd just waited.

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I love the concept of Lloyd's destiny being a burden. I rotate it in my mind constantly. :)

-Ivy

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Whumptober 2

Decided to let myself have some Kairro. It's been ages since I touched that AU and every time I do it feels self indulgent. Don't know why, a lot of people seem to really like it.

Prompt: "They don't care about you."

Randomly Selected Whumpee: Kai

Selection method: Asked a student I passed in the halls to choose a number.

TW: Blood mention, manipulation

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“How many times do I have to beat you over the head with it!? They. Don’t. Care. About. You.” Morro snarled.

Kai raised his bloodied face and debated what comeback to use.

“I don’t know. How many times do I have to tell you that I’m not going to let you use your paranoia against me?” Kai said, his lip dripping wine red drops onto the concrete.

“They’re your abandonment issues.” Morro countered.

He was calming down and changing tactics. Probably realized that Kai’s temper had gotten the best of him again.

Morro made an excellent mirror to show Kai how ugly his anger could get if he didn’t control it.

“As if you didn’t have any of those yourself.” Kai laughed, wincing from the pain it caused him.

He just had to buy enough time for the others to find him. Nya was going to turn the whole room into a water park as soon as she saw Morro.

The trick was holding the line against the emotional manipulation. Hard to do when the manipulator lived in you head so long he left some of his things in the guest room.

“I left Wu, remember?” Morro said.

His smirk had Kai convinced he was looking at a mirror for a moment. It was to be expected. It went both ways after all.

Kai knew why Nya looked at him like a stranger sometimes. She never said anything about it, but Kai saw her every time she did it.

It had an effect.

Kai had slowly stopped bragging after Lloyd was forced to admit that he sounded more like Morro when he did it. When all of your friends get noticeably uncomfortable every time you get excited that you won a video game, you stop commenting on it.

Kai wondered how he used to sound when he would brag. How was it different? Did Morro get that trait, or did it disappear? Which one of them had “stronger” bragging mannerisms? If Morro got his way and they fuse, who would they sound like?

Would they sound like Kai when they told jokes? Would they keep that smirk, or would it disappear?

“And I never trusted anyone else long enough to get left behind.” Morro finished, yanking Kai from his thoughts.

He couldn’t think of a good retort. It had only been half a second, but Kai’s mind had wandered miles away from the conversation. It must’ve shown on his face, because Morro snarled again.

“I see you don’t have my focus.” Morro said sarcastically.

It wasn’t Kai’s sarcasm. It was a difference they still had.

Morro grabbed Kai’s face and dragged him up.

“Listen to me. They are waiting for the chance to get rid of you. You serve them now, but what happens when you get annoying? Too angry?”

Morro leaned in so close, Kai could smell the strange ghostly scent his spirit had.

“They will leave you.” he whispered.

“Like my parents?” Kai said with an eye roll.

He saw where Morro was going with it and he was sick of the line of thought.

“If the people biologically programmed to love you couldn’t manage it, why do you think they can?” Morro said as he dropped Kai.

Kai scrapped himself off the ground.

“Because they’re good people.”

“And your parents weren’t?” Morro said with a predatory grin.

Kai shivered and looked away, but he had thoroughly been caught off guard and didn’t have a response.

Just when he thought he had control of the conversation; that he had everything guarded, Morro came at him from an angle he didn’t think of and crawled under his armor. It was how it work from the very beginning.

“So, we agree he doesn’t ‘deserve’ to be the Green Ninja?”

Kai shook his head clear.

“So you don’t think your parents were good people?” Morro asked in a mocking voice.

“I-” Kai could only make the one sound.

“Because you’ve always defended them to Nya. You wanted to be a blacksmith and continue their legacy. You honor them every year on the Day of The Departed.” Morro continued.

“I do.” Kai whispered.

“That doesn’t sound like you hate them.” Morro said.

He was leading Kai to something. Kai didn’t like it, but he didn’t know how to break out of it.

“I don’t.” he confessed.

“But you should.” Morro pointed out.

He sounded so much like Kai’s therapist when he said it. It make Kai’s breath shake. He didn’t like the conversation. He wanted Morro to go back to trying to convince him the other ninja didn’t care about him.

“You should, but you don’t. Is that right?”

Morro didn’t give Kai a chance to answer.

“Then wouldn’t it be a good thing if I could hate them for you? If I could be angry for you? Then you can hate them like you should!”

Kai covered his ears. He knew what he was feeling. It was the same thing as the first time.

“He didn’t ask to be the Green Ninja. We did! Destiny passed up not one, but two perfectly good options to force the responsibility onto a child. That doesn't seem fair. You’re right, he doesn’t ‘deserve’ that! We could not only take what we worked so hard for, but relieve Lloyd of all that pain. That’s a good thing, right? We could work together and fix it!”

That sinking feeling that Morro was making sense. Scrambling for an argument, but nothing making as much sense as Morro’s words. Desperate to not agree, but finding no other thought in his mind.

Kai could only bite his lip and hope his friends were just around the corner. He wasn’t holding out for much longer.

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That was just pure fun to write. I'm glad I did this.

-Ivy

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Whumptober 1

Wrote this while at work. Forgive the pacing, I kept getting interrupted every other line.

Prompt: Safety Net

Randomly Selected Whumpee: Kai

Selection method: Asked a discord friend to choose a number.

TW: Near death experiences, low-key suicidal ideation (He's not acknowledging it though)

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The first three seconds of a fall are the worst. After that, your brain realizes what's happening and accepts it. After the first three seconds, it becomes a game of waiting for the ground.

It's funny how many thoughts can race all the way through your mind while you wait for the ground.

This first thought is what is about to happen,

Splat. Graphic, but simple.

The second is what you think about it.

Regret. Relief. A third emotion you don't care to name.

Maybe the third is what the reaction will be from those that will survive you.

A lot more grief than is strictly necessary. You hope the team doesn't break apart again.

Maybe the fourth will be how funny the phrase "survived by" is.

Like you were a danger to your loved ones. Like it was amazing that you managed to die first.

Maybe the fifth is why you stopped falling.

It took Kai three more seconds to process that he was laying in a net, stretched between three buildings. Another second to realize that meant he wasn't falling anymore.

He sat up and looked around in blank confusion. There hadn't been a net when he started to fall. He would've noticed when he thought about what would happen. "Splat" would not have been his answer if he saw a net. That meant it had to be set up between thoughts two and five.

"It worked!" Jay yelled.

Kai looked at the anchor points and saw that it was three bolts that had clearly been launched into place recently. Jay must've invented an automatic safety net.

"That was close." Lloyd sighed "Kai, you better get down. Who knows how long that'll hold for."

It took a few more seconds for Lloyd's words to form instructions. Kai was still thinking about going "splat" vs not going "splat". He was too busy trying to assure himself he wasn't feeling disappointed.

"Kai?" Lloyd said, worry staining his tone.

Kai shook his head clear.

"Sorry. I'm just a little distracted from almost falling to my death." Kai joked.

That must've been it. He was just a little shaken from his near death experience. He had to be imagining that there was a part of him upset at being saved. That would be crazy.

"I'm on my way now." Kai said as he started to crawl down.

He was fine.

--

Narrator voice: He was not fine.

This felt nice. I haven't written a one shot in like a year.

-Ivy

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I'm moving the spoiler ban to Crystalize. That cool?

-Ivy

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I have stress tremors and white hair if anyone wants an update

-Ivy

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reblog for the afternoon

-Ivy

Hey.....I should've asked this sooner, but my life is going like it's a season finale and the writers all want to one up each other's plot twists.

Anyways. Whumptober. I'm probably going to skip a few days while *gestures at the current mess that put me on a witness list* you know. And then make them up. In the meantime:

If you're smart, observant, and good at this kind of thing, you can easily figure out which option I'm routing for. Anyways ✌️

-Ivy

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Hey.....I should've asked this sooner, but my life is going like it's a season finale and the writers all want to one up each other's plot twists.

Anyways. Whumptober. I'm probably going to skip a few days while *gestures at the current mess that put me on a witness list* you know. And then make them up. In the meantime:

If you're smart, observant, and good at this kind of thing, you can easily figure out which option I'm routing for. Anyways ✌️

-Ivy

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Oni totally developed the hypnosis thing in case they got caught during their infiltrations and then it just developed to using it to parent cubs because the first realm is dangerous.

Sure.

-Ivy

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Au where the anacondrai cultist’s tattoos are mostly tramp stamps. Aka the au where Garmadon, Chen, and Clouse all got drunk and chose tramp stamps because evil and drunk.

that sounds like an excellent art prompt!

-Ivy

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Fate/Ninjago

Garmadon should make squeaky spider noises too and also taunt/cuss at people.

But all they hear are spider noises until his true identity is revealed.

*Garmadon suggests horrible war crimes and potential necromancy in cute squeaks*

Misako: Yes. Yes. We should strike there. Good one Don. Then we shall dance upon their ashes of defeat!

*Garmadon squeaks one last time before climbing back on her shoulder.*

Misako: And get ice cream? Yes of course.

Now is probably a good time to remind people that Imposter class Misako isn't from the main timeline.

And also an excellent time to remind everyone that the Fate series is so messy with extra timelines, alternate versions of beloved characters, and non canon material that it litters the stuff as it walks. So we're still on brand.

-Ivy

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I can tell that in your mistake divorce the fsm au that she would be very mad at harumi not only for braking her grandson hart but also using the Oni masks and bring back garmadon but as you said in a previous post she would make sure that garmadon doesn't hurt anyone and cures him

I don't remember what I said about what at this point.

-Ivy

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Cursed office au

Misako having a whole special dedicated to the horrifying history behind torture devices and a demonstration of said devices on various fruits, meats, and veggies.

Also disproving common misconceptions behind them and using them for unconventional means

Misako: I wanted a Bbq smoker and put it on my wedding registry. But my husband for some reason wanted an Ignacian Brazen Bull and put it on there behind my back. I don’t know how they made it cheaply but this one is for Maya and Ray. So today we’re gonna attempt to smoke some pork belly with Zane.

Zane: Hi. Help me….She kidnapped me.

Misako: I kidnapped him from running errands.

She has dubious consent to kidnap him for cooking related activities, but not while he's buying bread woman!

-Ivy

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Cursed office au

At one point the museum’s board and staff tried to get Misako to get rid of her hoard.

They mean very valuable and sentimental work place objects. (Even if they are a health hazard)

They offered to give her a storage unit with the fees paid by the board. If only she’d move her shit.

Hell they hired the Ninjago equivalent of Marie Kondo to help her clean it up.

The Marie Kondo equivalent wasn’t seen until a week later covered in various cuts and bites from Misako’s cursed artifacts.

Because intruder! FRESH PREY!

Fine we’ll use reality tv for this situation.

Maybe the guilt of national tv will get her to clean that bitch up.

It doesn’t. In fact it emboldens her artifacts to make even more of a scene to lure in fresh prey.

Which these paranormal situations apparently make great tv and oh her office doesn’t need to be cleaned.

It needs to be televised with all that interesting historical and allegedly paranormal mumbo jumbo.

People apparently liked hearing Misako ramble about her horrifying artifacts and their history

This gets the museum to make a spooky exhibit for day of the departed about death by natural causes and the like.

Ya know torture devices and the like Garmadon and her got as wedding presents.

These were put on the wedding registery by Garmadon not her. She just wanted cold hard cash.

No checks because then those damn feds will start asking questions.

Also a live exhibit about darker creatures too.

There’s a live spykor and other deadly creatures.

Lloyd's world changes the day someone recognizes him, not as the green ninja, but as Misako's son and asks about his mom.

-Ivy