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In a night before Nya and Murtessa's challenge, Jay finds himself unable to sleep for the reminders of Skybound. Nya reminds him that if they got through this once, they'll get through this again-- however long it takes.
Work wherein Murtessa's attempts to forcibly marry Jay are taken seriously instead of played for laughs. Nadakhan also haunts the narrative because for some reason Jay cannot know peace in Ninjago.
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Jay and Nya haven't told the other ninja about Skybound. All they know is that something odd happened-- something that put a haunted look in their eyes. After Decoded, Zane also remembers, forcing him to face his own traumas.
Together, these three finally grapple with their memories as they decide whether or not to memorialize the alternate timeline alongside all other Ninjago events.or
Fic that asks how Skybound ended up on the wall mural at the start of March of the Oni, unpacking the season's traumatic implications along the way.
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"They had just come back from a wild mission — one that left them all exposed to a strange smoke compelling absolute honesty, it was like a truth serum, Supposedly, the effect would wear off by the next day, but no one was certain. To be safe, they agreed not to ask each other any questions until it passed; everyone clearly had secrets best left untouched.
For a while, things went smoothly… until Kai blurted out, “Jay, are you a virgin?”
It was a cruel joke — and the worst possible time for it"
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sit in the front row (and watch the princess die) by slashedgutz
Fandoms: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022)
16 Sep 2025
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The memories are still there. The injuries are real, but the assaults aren’t. The memories are now vivid, cacophonies of violence against children, against them, lost to time and space. People who used and abused them, what could be mere shadow puppets on the wall appear as benevolent creatures, hellbent on torturing them, even in wake.
post-skybound. nya struggles to move on.
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A Bird in a cage stuck with its Brain by Random_Nonsense
Fandoms: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022)
12 Sep 2025
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After using his last wish, Jay gets sent back into the past before Nadakhan got released and all hell broke loose. But what happens when nobody else remembers what happened, and Jay has to go through this alone? Maybe it's just better to forget, like they did.
Longer version of my other fic "Everything was fine Now".
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Haven't I Suffered Enough? by bananagramsalot17
Fandoms: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022)
08 Sep 2025
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The mission is simple. Get in, poison Nadakhan's drink, get out, and don't get caught. Or, at least the mission is simple until Cole finds Jay chained to the wall. Then, things go south pretty quickly.
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they were once together, and then not, and now they’re back together.. or maybe they’re not. no one really knows, much less them.
or; it's jaya week 2025, bitch.
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Jay has been acting off for a while, avoiding Cole and acting out of character... Cole knows there's something wrong but he's not sure how to get Jay to open up about it. It's slowly eating away at the lightning master and all Cole wants is to be there for him.
Based on snippets from the Way of the Departed novel (written by Tommy Andreasen) (snippets at the beginning of every chapter)
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Jay didn’t respond, only focusing on the black ninja’s perfectly smooth skin and golden-speckled eyes. And, just for a moment, the world stopped spinning. Cole wiped the cut again, quickly bringing him back to reality. His head threatened to move, but Cole’s firm hold grew stronger - not too strong to hurt him - but enough to keep him still and reassured. Why was he being so nice?
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the jay and cole storyline in season 4 was very strange, and them making up at the fight felt very sudden so i thought i'd write what could've really happened behind the scenes :)) (except now i've gone very off script and am now including s5 and s6 lmao)
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“Right now, I’m using a pair of forceps to extract your tooth from its nerves. Don’t worry, I’m moving as fast as I can.” As fast as you can my butt! Is what Jay would’ve screamed at the top of his lungs if he weren’t in too much pain to call him out.
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Nadakhan punishes Jay, and makes sure he'll never be able to used his powers ever again.
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Medwhump May 2025
Day 15 & & 16 & 18: Wisdom Teeth Removal & Disorientation & FaintingSeries
- Part 5 of Medwhump May 2025 (Joppy's 2nd chance)
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‘Cole felt like he was dreaming, walking through a thick haze, senses dulled to a deafening numbness. He couldn't feel anything. He saw leaves rustling, but he couldn't feel the breeze. He could barely feel the ground under his feet.’
I was blown away by the love I received for my recent angsty ball of Ninjago fanfiction; Just Breathe. So I wrote another one, this time focused on Cole’s time as a ghost. While Cole takes centre stage, there is plenty of Lloyd/Morro angst and Jay/Nya/Nadakhan angst mixed in.
The fic spans from the start of S5 until post S7. It is canon compliant, but focusing on the times in between. S6 in particular is treated from the team’s perspective, so skipped over completely (although the events are eventually discussed).
TW: There is violence, but it is only slightly worse than what you would expect in canon. There is discussions of rape. The rape itself isn’t graphically described, but it comes up multiple times. I will put an author’s note at the start of each chapter that is relevant. -
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Jay and Nya fight on Tiger Widow Island, but things are way too complicated for them to work things out. Jay can't be honest and Nya is tired of not being listened to. It takes for them to be apart for two weeks to realise how important one another are to each other.
PART OF JAYA JULY 2025 !! prompts by @/raadiation_ on twitter
Prompt: Day 7 - Fight
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- Part 6 of jaya july '25
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A few days post Skybound reversal, Nya tracks Jay down to finally talk. She comforts a guilty-feeling Jay :')
(SUPER SUPER short sorry i couldnt think of anything for todays prompt rip)
PART OF JAYA JULY 2025 !! prompts by @/raadiation_ on twitter
Prompt: Day 6 - Skybound
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- Part 5 of jaya july '25
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A short look at my version of Jay's time aboard Misfortune's Keep. When violence doesn't work, what else will Nadakhan try to make Jay give up his wish?
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Healing Together by jaystalker
Fandoms: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022), LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising (Cartoon 2023)
05 Jun 2025
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One-shot, which depicts my interpretation of Jaya immediately after Skybound. I write this with LOTS in mind about Skybound, many bad things and good things about this season (The bad things are baaaaad though). Anyhow, I do wish they kinda gave us more of a detail of what happened with these two after skybound, because all we get is them essentially together but no convo. I guess this one-shot is how I would write that convo?? idk. Anyways yeah. I will always love these two losers, they both don't deserve any hate.
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After failing to preserve the Tiger Widow's venom, Jay Walker is captured by Nadakhan and lifted high above the familiar comfort of his friends. In the plane ride that follows, Jay learns exactly what kind of a person Nadakhan is - and he sure isn't comfortable.
This short work asks what happened in between "On a Wish and a Prayer" and "My Dinner With Nadakhan."
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After facing so many new horrors aboard the Misfortune's Keep, Jay Walker struggles to keep himself steady at night. Ronin can't sleep through Jay's screaming and decides to wake him. In the conversation that follows, Ronin realizes he doesn't just need to "defeat" Nadakhan--he needs to kill him.
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Painful Memories and Burning Spirits by Perrydise
Fandoms: LEGO Ninjago (Cartoon 2011-2022)
28 May 2025
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Though Kai can't figure out the cause, Jay's evasive skills have improved drastically overnight. Frustrated and battling insecurities, he challenges Jay to spar, though the session doesn't go how either of them expect.
Jay explains the torture Nadakhan forced him to endure, including the skills he picked up in Scrap N' Tap. The two talk things out, healing their rifted relationship and finding themselves stronger for each other's support.
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Living on Nadakhan's ship has clawed deep wounds into Jay's heart and mind, leaving him with trauma he fears the others won't understand. After his rescue, Cole convinces him to open up and supports him through the terrible emotions that follow. It doesn't undo the harm done, but it's the first step to recovery.
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The Mechanic’s attack on Zane in the Kryptarium during Enkrypted (Skybound) is more thoroughly explored as a machine-exclusive form of sexual violence. Jay, Cole, and Pixal convince Zane to receive help in the aftermath of the attack.
No literal nor graphic rape/non-con, but I want to be extra safe as it is such a sensitive subject. Maintenance is a metaphor for intimacy. There is lowkey Jay/Zane/Cole ship content but it should be easy to ignore if that isn't your cuppa.