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Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.
- Starlight, Heritage, and Stupid Self-Sacrificing Humans
by WritingMadness13- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Lloyd’s eyes widened. “Get back!” He shouted loudly, leaping towards them in a Spinjitzu tornado and whisking them a few metres backwards. Sora and Arin barely had time to yelp before the tiles they were standing on suddenly fell down, straight into…who knows where. Familiar colours and distorted visions entered their gaze, and Arin gaped. “Is that a Mergequake happening on land?” Or, Dragons Rising Lloyd and his students somehow get transported back in time to Season 9, Hunted. (They're not happy).
- Pairings: Mentions of Lloyd/Harumi
- Comments: A story about time travel, in which the events of Hunted happen differently because of Lloyd, Arin, and Sora. Oh, and there's angst!
- Real Life by Drabbles_Of_Writing
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sora hadn't stopped staring at Zane since they left the Monastery. Normally, this wouldn't be anything to worry about. Arin was plenty excited and pestering with the Ninja whenever he had the chance, it made sense that Sora would form her own interests in them as well. The thing is, Sora seemed to be interested in 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 Zane. With his power source, his machinery, his AI... Needless to say, the Ninja started getting a 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 concerned as to just how Sora viewed their nindroid. . . . In which Sora's insanely curious about Zane, and the Ninja get the wrong idea about the source of that curiosity.
- Comments: A pretty good story that explores Sora getting to know Zane after escaping Imperium. The interactions between characters are amazing to read, especially in the last chapter.
- It's Not Over Until You're Okay by CrystalEclypse
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: The Ninja always won. They always came out on top and okay. They always defeated the enemy and rose to the next challenge. Arin had always seen his heroes win. He never knew about the toll it took on the team, until he witnessed it first-hand. Why did victory feel useless when Lloyd looked a few shallow breaths away from the Departed Realm?
- Comments: In this fic, Arin realizes that being a Ninja isn't what he thought it was. The author does a wonderful job portraying his thoughts. If you like angst and comfort, this is for you.
- Maybe If We’re Together The World Won’t Hurt So Much by BlueberryPeach
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Kai is having a rough sixth year anniversary of the merge and Wyldfyre is here (To help or accidentally make things worse? Who knows.)
- Comments: Touching. Wyldfyre is stubborn and Kai has trouble with feelings. Pretty good dynamic!
- Purple Skies and a Cold Night by BlueberryPeach
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Sora reminisces on her past life and powers, finding herself troubled by the thought of her parents. Hopefully a certain mentor can help..
- Comments: Some Lloyd-Sora bonding with a touching ending and family issues all the way.
- New Little Sister by SummerStormFlower
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: “Face it, bro. You’ve got a new little sister.” Kai grinned back at her. “Well so do you.”
- Comments: The conversation between Kai and Nya is cute and in-character.
- the monsters turned out to be just trees by GoldenAvenger02
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: He pushed himself onto his toes to sneak past both Sora and Riyu before letting himself out of the sliding door and started to walk after letting himself back down onto the soles of his feet. He didn't know where he was going, but he couldn't lay there, not when he was the only thing that kept Sora off of death's doorstep that afternoon.
- Comments: Please, read the tags. A pretty good story about the downside of being a Ninja with awesome descriptions. Also, Lloyd doesn't want to take care of himself.
Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.
- Women Who Try To Kill You by ParachuttingKitten
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Lloyd and the kids are on their way to the First Realm, but run into an old familiar face along the way. Lots of flirting, unpacking baggage, and talking about FEELINGS.
- Pairings: Lloyd/Akita
- Comments: A well-written story about Lloyd and Akita's reunion after the Merge. Old feelings come to surface and seeing Lloyd fight with his thoughts is great! AMAZING dialogues!
Stories where one or many plot points or characters are significantly different from canon.
- He was Ninjagian... right? by Jahiri5981
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Lloyd Garmadon has been having some strange dreams. After Sora reveals some insight on the person in his dreams, Lloyd takes his students on a journey to discover the truth.
- Comments: Pretty interesting concept and development that adds some depth into Lloyd's (already-complicated) family history.
- 覚えて Remember by OhHiImTrash
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: A mergequake opens in the ground, but the mergequakes are gone. Also, this one is suspiciously after Sora, only. Thank the First Spinjitzu Master that her found family is there, right? Or, Sora, Arin, Lloyd, and Kai get trapped in Tournament of Elements and shenanigans happens.
- Comments: A work that keeps you hooked from the start and, for now, more questions than answers.
Crossover
Fanfiction that combines elements, characters, etc. from two or more different franchises.- When in Doubt, Work for Us! by shilliamwakespeare
- Crossover with Strange Hill High
- Recommended by FunnyButterfly1234
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: So, imagine this, You’re an 18-year-old English person who has just experienced The Merge. You never even knew that these realms existed and, yet, you’re stuck. You’ve lost your job working for Sainsbury’s. What do you do? If you’re like Becky, you’re probably mentally insane and have had a traumatic high school experience being the budget Scooby Doo with your equally as insane friend group. You’ve dealt with anomalies, so… when in doubt, work for The Administration! We promise that you’ll have a normal experience here. OR: the author is very normal and keeps on self projecting on a character from a silly british puppet show
- Comments: Funny and with an interesting dynamic between Becky Butters and Jay. Explores some of the daily life at the Administration.
- Crossover with Strange Hill High
