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4	''Elements'' is a ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' fanfiction series by [=VelvetPersona=], starting with the first book [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8315871/1/The-Makings-of-a-Storm The Makings of a Storm]].
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6	The story is based off the first season of the show, with a more realistic (well, as realistic as you can go with a fanfic based around show staring Lego ninjas) and adult approach. The fanfics each have been praised for being able to keep the characters completely in character, while making the situations darker.
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8	While the Serpentine are still the main villains, and stopping the release of the Great Devourer is still the main objective, the story features some new elements as well. There are powerful deities that chose the ninja as their advocate, a prophecy that introduces three female ninja and causes Nya to join their ranks, and a new threat – the Agamemnon.
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10	!! This fanfic contains examples of:
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12	* AbnormalAmmo: Ayane's bow can shoot arrows of pure light at enemies.
13	%%* ActionGirl: The canon character Nya, as well as the three OCs Sasha, Ayane and Ebony, all fit this trope to a T.
14	* AdaptationalBadass: The author did a lot of research to make the ninja more badass than they are in the show. Unfortunately for the heroes, the bad guys are all a lot more dangerous as well.
15	* AffectionateNickname: Zane calls Ayane his angel (in Russian) while Kai enjoys calling Ebony Snow White (in Japanese). The gods also like to nickname their advocates as well.
16	%%* AndTheAdventureContinues: The ending to the last book fits this, considering it’s leading to the next series.
17	%%* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: With the ninja and their gods as the ‘Angel’ side, Lord Garmadon and the Agamemnon cover the ‘Devil’ part and the Serpentine, once they start experimenting, slide into the ‘Squid’.
18	* AwfulTruth: One of the first things Ebony does when she joins the team is rip into Ayane about her personality – and Ayane admits that it is true. Later, there is also the revelation that [[spoiler: Ebony’s true name is Cereza Garmadon, and her mother was the queen of the Agamemnon.]]
19	%%* BadassBoast: Almost every time they're in a battle, someone comes up with something. Kai tries, but he usually fails.
20	* BadassBookworm: Zane and Ebony might be the most intelligent members of the team with a deep love of books, but that won't stop them from kicking Serpentine butt.
21	%%* BattleCouple: Nya and Jay, Cole and Sasha, Ayane and Zane and Ebony and Kai.
22	%%* BewareTheNiceOnes: You really don’t want to mess with Ayane or Jay.
23	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Jay can be absolutely ridiculous at some points, and the whole team of heroes can be told off by the enemies for behaving this way. Doesn’t stop them from taking down entire armies.
24	* BigBad: Despite the major threat the Serpentine present, and the fact that the Agamemnon have [[spoiler: committed genocide before and probably will do it again]], Lord Garmadon is still the threat everyone seems concerned with.
25	* BilingualBonus: Though the translations are present, the work is a lot more enjoyable if you do speak a few languages as the heroes occasionally throw in a few phrases from their native tongue.
26	* BittersweetEnding: In book four, the final book of the series, they [[spoiler: may have managed to stop the Great Devourer and Ebony is content with her relationship with the ninja, but the Serpentine are still active, Lord Garmadon is on the loose and Sensei Wu died – which only made Lloyd and Ebony more determined to stop their destiny.]]
27	* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Most of the heroes firmly believe what they're doing is right, and that the villains have to be stopped at all cost. [[spoiler: Ebony and Lloyd, however, disagree since most of their family is on the side of evil.]]
28	* BodyHorror: Sasha has a fun experience in the third book where she was painfully forced to transform [[spoiler: into a Serpentine]]. Luckily this was reversed.
29	* BreakTheCutie: This almost happens to Ayane [[spoiler: when she had watched Zane ‘die’ in front her before she was kidnapped.]] Lloyd also is hinted at breaking in the last book. [[spoiler: It’s confirmed to have happened in the next series.]]
30	%%* CharacterDevelopment: Everyone gains some character development, but the prime example is Ebony.
31	%%* ComicallySerious: Zane and Ebony, occasionally.
32	%%* CostumePorn: The outfits the ninja and kunoichi wear look amazing.
33	%%* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the original show? By a lot.
34	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Ebony loves this trope, and the rest indulge in it occasionally.
35	%%* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler: Sensei Wu and Ebony have one in the last book.]]
36	* EarnYourHappyEnding: Depends on your definition of happy, but after [[spoiler: watching Ebony almost die in her trial, fighting hordes of Serpentine, watching their mentor die and having to destroy the Great Devourer – a giant snake that devour an entire city]] they definitely earned the break they get.
37	* EmotionsVsStoicism: Before her character development, everyone wanted Ebony to express her emotions a bit more.
38	%%* FanService: With what the main characters are wearing, it's constant fan service.
39	* FighterMageThief: Nya and Sasha are the two fighters, Ayane plays the mage with her healing abilities, and Ebony's abilities and attacks make her the thief.
40	* GlowingEyes: You know you're about to read about something awesome when a ninja's eyes start to glow.
41	%%* InsultOfEndearment: This is what Kai's nickname for Ebony becomes. Though really, it wasn't that much of an insulting nickname to begin with - it just brought up bad memories for Ebony.
42	* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: Lloyd has to deal with harsh training for a ten-year-old, and knows he will have to fight his father one day. And the rest of the chosen heroes don’t have it easy either.
43	%%* JerkassGods: Even though they are helping humanity, some of the stuff the put the ninja through really makes them come across as this. Especially in the lost chapters, where they revealed that they consider the ninja a form of entertainment.
44	%%* KillAllHumans: The Serpentine's main goal. It's not going so well for them at the moment.
45	* LethalChef: Fans of Ninjago know Cole is a lethal chef, but this takes it up a notch when [[spoiler: he almost kills Nya, by serving her something she was allergic to.]]
46	* LivingWeapon: [[spoiler: The girls’ weapons are alive, with their own names are personalities. Usually they're very helpful, but sometimes they just decide to tease the girls.]]
47	* LongHairIsFeminine: All the girls but Nya have long hair.
48	%%* LoveEpiphany: Everyone, except for Jay and Nya, go through this eventually.
49	%%* LoveTriangle: Though it doesn’t last very long, there is a slight one between [[spoiler: Cole, Sasha and Zane.]]
50	* MesACrowd: Garmadon and Ebony both have the abilities to create shadow copies of themselves and use it against their opponents.
51	* MoodWhiplash: When you least expect it, the mood completely changes.
52	%%* OppositesAttract: The two couples Zane and Ayane, and Kai and Ebony are perfect examples of this.
53	%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: Certain Serpentine, Lord Garmadon and some of the Agamemnon have red eyes. And all of them are people you want to avoid. Even Ebony and Lloyd, two heroes with red eyes, are considered to be pretty dangerous. [[spoiler: The fact that they want to defy their destiny doesn't help.]]
54	%%* RedOniBlueOni: There are a few examples of this, but the most notable would be Kai (as the red oni) and Ebony (as the blue oni).
55	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: The Serpentine, who constantly are trying to either kill the ninja or destroy Ninjago.
56	* RunningGag: There are a few of these, and most of them are centered around Jay. Jay's nicknames for Kai (he seems to come up with a different one each time) and his invention, the Portable Motion Sensors (PMS for short) are the two major running gags in the series.
57	* SacredBowAndArrows: Ayane’s weapon is literally named the Bow of Divinity [[spoiler: though that’s actually the name of the spirit in the bow.]]
58	* ScrewYourself: Played with in a lost chapter, where the ninja switch bodies (Cole and Jay switched with each other, and Zane and Kai switched with each other). Cole comments that he never realized how attractive he really was. Jay takes it a step further.
59	-->'''Cole:''' I've never been one to be labeled a narcissus, but I look damn good up close, well, without the grumpy sulk that is.\
60	'''Jay:''' Are you as turned-on as I am?
61	* ShownTheirWork: The author has actually researched multiple languages, multiple martial arts, weapons and other things to make this series a little more realistic.
62	%%* TranquilFury: A few examples, but Zane and Ebony both are the most likely to use this trope.
63	%%* YouCantFightFate: That won’t stop Lloyd and Ebony from trying, though.

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