There must have been a lot of tears to be able to throw them at me!
I never denied crying, though.

After Lloyd destroyed the Overlord, almost everyone was overjoyed and working on clean-up efforts. Others were never interested in such things. Far away, across Ninjago, was the Desert of Shadow. The area was dry and seemingly never-ending. Large waves of sand would often blow every which way and sometimes slam into giant rocks and stones that stuck up out of the sand. It was vacant except for a large prison. The prison was surrounded by a few guards and it only held one person inside it's sand-colored walls.

The prisoner was a annoyed thief with strange glowing blue eyes and teal blue ninja clothes. He would constantly look around for ways to escape, only to find none. All he could find was the irony that there was no roof to his prison, and yet he still couldn't get out.

He was grateful that at least the guards were giving him food and other basic necessities, but he didn't want to be grateful. He wanted to be free.

Today he seemed more irritated than ever. The thief angrily kicked a small stone away in frustration. To him, it was all Sensei Wu's fault he was even here. Sensei Wu had locked him in here only a few months ago, but it seemed like eons. The place was pretty much silent except for the occasional sound of the wind and the sounds of the guards' chatter, although it was hard to hear at times.

Suddenly, the thief heard the guards discussing something in confusion and mild alarm.

The thief went to the corner of his prison, the closest he could get to the guards.

"What is going on?" The thief asked.

"There's a really bright light off in the distance," the guard said.

"A bright light?" The thief muttered, both bored and yet intrigued. "You sure that isn't the sun pounding on our heads?"

"We'd better go check it out," another guard said.

"Yeah. You stay here. And you, heh, don't go anywhere, you hear?" the other guard said to the thief with a laugh as he walked away.

The thief growled angrily and kicked another stone. "What a sick joke."

For a few moments he stood there in silence, bored and wondering what the guards would find. Then, the thief started to get a feeling that he wasn't actually alone, and he suddenly heard a voice from above.

"Hey! Time Ninja, are you in here?"

The thief recognized his name and looked up. He saw a familiar face sitting on the top of the wall. One of his only friends since he had become The Time Ninja. If you could call him a friend, he was rather self-absorbed.

"Akira! What are you doing here?" Time Ninja called up.

"I was looking for you! The better question is, what are you doing in here?" Akira said, then laughed. "No, wait, don't tell me. You got caught?"

Time Ninja narrowed his eyes in annoyance, not caring for being laughed at. "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up. Didn't you get caught?"

"Well yes, fine, I did. But I was awesome before that, at least. Except for a small chip in my nail that happened during the battle," Akira said, looking at his shimmering hand.

"I thought you were made out of crystal, how can you get a chip in your nail?" Time Ninja asked in confusion.

Akira looked offended. "Excuse me? I am a DIAMOND. And if you must know, fine, it wasn't a chip but a small scuff at least. I mean it has to be, why is it less glamorous than normal after Sensei Wu's bo staff knocked into it, then?"

Time Ninja gave a loud sigh and instead tried to bring the conversation to another topic. "Why were you looking for me?"

"I'm taking over Ninjago and I want your help," Akira said with a grin.

Great!