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[Hahli Husky]

Thank you Infrared for the great banner!!

 

Ninjago Short Story Contest

Legend of the Green Ninja

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Winners List!!

 

 

Oh boy oh boy we're finally here! Time to announce our winners! But first, a HUGE thank you to Meiko, who provided so much help putting this contest together, advertising it, donating prizes, bringing in people from The Ninjago Wiki, and judging. Also thanks to Infared, another judge and the creator of our kickbutt banner, judge Aanchir: Rachira of Time, -Windrider- for his help and ideas, Janus for the awesome theme, and Black Six for the sweet first prize!

 

Now for our winners.

 

Third Place: For Eternity by Dralcax! Contact Meiko for your prize!

 

Second Place: Child of Night by RicochetRay! Contact Meiko for your prize!

 

And First Place goes to The Serpentine Plot by xccj! Contact Black Six for your prize!

 

Runners Up:

Legend of the Shadow by Shock wave

The Green Ninja? by WhiteNinjaWolf04

 

Congratulations to our winners, and thank you so much to all our participants! This was an awesome contest and I hope you enjoyed writing Ninjago stories and will join me in congratulating the winners.

 

 

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     Remember last year? We were all so excited about the grand reveal of THE GREEN NINJA. Theories abounded as to his true identity. Would he be one of the existing ninjas, upgraded? Or one of the bad guys, even a henchman? Or would he be a hitherto-unknown character?

Or rather, that's what I imagine it was like. Because I don't know anything about Ninjago. At all. But I am told there is a green ninja! And there's a rumor that nobody knew who he actually was! However, apparently his eyebrows gave it away? ANYWAY.


How It Works

     In this first-ever non-BIONICLE Library contest, I need you guys to put on your imagination caps and wonder: what if the Green Ninja was actually someone else? Who would it have been? Why would he have concealed his identity? What if "he" was actually a "she"? What if it was your OC?

Once you've got a great alternate universe planned, fluff it up into a large-scale, but one-post, epic adventure. Of at least 500 words, just to help paint a gorgeous picture in the minds of our judges. It can be as canon or non-canon as you like (I mean we're already changing-up the Green Ninja here.) You can post your tale here in the Short Stories forums.


How To Enter

Before December 10th, 2012, at 11:59 pm PST, post your entry in a new topic in Short Stories, and then post a reply in this topic with the information below.

- Your screen name
- The title of your entry, containing a link to your entry (don't know how to link? Just type your title, highlight it, and hit the Link button in the post formatting tools above)

IT'S THAT EASY!


The Rules

- One entry per member.

- Entries must be at least 500 words in length.

- The story you write must be new; not posted on BZPower before now.

- Your entry must be contained in one post.

- You are allowed to edit your story until the entry period ends. After that, any editing will get you disqualified.

- No arguing, fussing, or flaming. The first time you are called down, I'll let you walk. The second time, you'll be automatically disqualified from every event. Also, appropriate action will be taken if necessary (ie proto drop, suspension, etc.)

- All questions should be asked in this topic. Or, you can PM me, Hahli Husky, or -Windrider-, who knows as much about Ninjago as I do.

- Do not bother or attempt to bribe the judges. If I find out you were harassing them or trying to make them vote for your work, you'll be disqualified.

- If you suspect someone is cheating, please PM me. Don't post it here.

- Let's stay on topic. If you are going to post, make it a post that adds to the discussion. I will delete spam posts without any sort of warning.


Thanks for helping me out by following the guidelines, guys!


Judging Panel

I may have limited knowledge of Ninjago, but some of our pals over at The Ninjago Wiki will be judging your entries! So breathe easy; this isn't all a blind rush.


Prizes

First Place: A brand-new copy of the LEGO Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia by DK Publishing!

Second Place: A Ninjago spinner set donated by Meiko, to be determined

Third Place: A Ninjago spinner set donated by Meiko, to be determined


Q&A

Q: Does my story need to be canon?
A: Absolutely not. It can be as canon or non-canon as you want. That's kind of the point of writing fan fiction.

Q: Can I use my original characters from another Ninjago fan story?
A: Yes, you can use your characters, setup, locations, all that.

Q: I'm a staff member but I really want to enter. Can I?
A: Sure! You won't be given special treatment, but I would love for any and all staff to enter!

Q: I'm a judge but I really want to enter. Can I?
A: Unfortunately, no. If you're a judge and decide you want to enter really badly, just talk to me and we'll see if we can find someone to replace you.

Q: I want to enter but I'm not a BZP member. Can I?
A: You'll need a BZP account to enter, since all entries need to be in Short Stories for us to track them.

If you're confused or need clarification, please don't hesitate to ask a question!

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Happy writing, everyone!

Edited by Hahli Husky, Dec 19 2012 - 07:36 PM.

[Toa Smoke Monster]

I don't know a lot about Ninjago, but I might still enter this if I get some free time to come up with a decent story.

Question: Can we use Bionicle characters in our stories, or are we restricted to only Ninjago characters?

[owlknight182]

Am I allowed to enter multiple stories?

[Hahli Husky]

I don't know a lot about Ninjago, but I might still enter this if I get some free time to come up with a decent story.

Question: Can we use Bionicle characters in our stories, or are we restricted to only Ninjago characters?

You can put in some Bionicle characters if you like, sure.

Am I allowed to enter multiple stories?

No, one story counts as one entry, and there's only one entry per member. I forgot to put that one in the rules.

[Hurricane iBrow]

Argh... I KNEW THAT SOMEDAY MY NOT FOLLOWING INJAGO AT ALL WOULD COME BACK TO HAUNT ME!!

That said... if we can include Bionicle characters... well, I'm not usually one for crossovers, but I might just have an idea. The only problem will be not turning it into some sort of comedy. Time to start researching!

-ibrow

[Meiko]

Argh... I KNEW THAT SOMEDAY MY NOT FOLLOWING INJAGO AT ALL WOULD COME BACK TO HAUNT ME!!

That said... if we can include Bionicle characters... well, I'm not usually one for crossovers, but I might just have an idea. The only problem will be not turning it into some sort of comedy. Time to start researching!

-ibrow

Toa that do Spinjitzu? Go for it man.

[xccj]

Am I allowed to enter multiple stories?

No, one story counts as one entry, and there's only one entry per member. I forgot to put that one in the rules.

Bah, I was just going to enter two stories and then pull a "BUT YOU DIDN'T MENTION IT IN THE RULEZ" but you caught it already.

It'll be interesting to write this and try to do justice to the characters, but I would like to try and enter. But you just had to end it during finals week, didn't ya. Hope to read some cool entries for this!

[~Shockwave~]

*cracks knuckles* lets do this.
just over two weeks to write a story. lets see what I can do.

Question: does it have to be the green ninja? or can it simply be a ninja who wears green?
like something like the Toa metru Metru Nui matoran thing. like maybe it could have been someone else. but wasn't. would something like that work?

Edited by <shockwave>, Nov 23 2012 - 07:33 PM.

[Hahli Husky]

Question: does it have to be the green ninja? or can it simply be a ninja who wears green?
like something like the Toa metru Metru Nui matoran thing. like maybe it could have been someone else. but wasn't. would something like that work?

Hmmmm good question. I'm gonna say it has to be the actual green ninja, yes. But of course it's not going to be Lloyd.

[~Shockwave~]

Question: does it have to be the green ninja? or can it simply be a ninja who wears green?
like something like the Toa metru Metru Nui matoran thing. like maybe it could have been someone else. but wasn't. would something like that work?

Hmmmm good question. I'm gonna say it has to be the actual green ninja, yes. But of course it's not going to be Lloyd.

there goes that Idea....

[Meiko]

Question: does it have to be the green ninja? or can it simply be a ninja who wears green?
like something like the Toa metru Metru Nui matoran thing. like maybe it could have been someone else. but wasn't. would something like that work?

Hmmmm good question. I'm gonna say it has to be the actual green ninja, yes. But of course it's not going to be Lloyd.

there goes that Idea....

It makes sense though, because if it is any random ninja wearing green, they still aren't the destined green ninja, therefore having them be a different character wouldn't effect the story.

[~Shockwave~]

Question: does it have to be the green ninja? or can it simply be a ninja who wears green?
like something like the Toa metru Metru Nui matoran thing. like maybe it could have been someone else. but wasn't. would something like that work?

Hmmmm good question. I'm gonna say it has to be the actual green ninja, yes. But of course it's not going to be Lloyd.

there goes that Idea....

It makes sense though, because if it is any random ninja wearing green, they still aren't the destined green ninja, therefore having them be a different character wouldn't effect the story.

True, I have another Idea that fits perfectly and am over 400 words in. I think this will turn out quite nicely.

[Dralcax]

I'm entering!

Name: Dralcax

Story: For Eternity

[WhiteNinjaWolf04]

Name: WhiteNinjaWolf04

The Green Ninja?

Edited by WhiteNinjaWolf04, Nov 25 2012 - 08:44 PM.

[Dralcax]

Name: Kira

The Green Ninja?

I think they meant your name, not the Green Ninja's name

[WhiteNinjaWolf04]

I know, that is my name.

[-Windrider-]

I know, that is my name.

For the sake of consistency, though, please stick to using your current BZPower display name.

Edited by -Windrider-, Nov 25 2012 - 08:07 PM.

[~Shockwave~]

Name: <shockwave>

Legend of the Shadow

not a whole lot of entries... Hope there's more.

Edited by <shockwave>, Nov 30 2012 - 10:15 AM.

[Ultimate StarsSaberBee 823]

Name: Ultimate StarsSaberBee 823

Story: I Am The Green Ninja

Hope you all enjoy it!

Edited by Ultimate StarsSaberBee 823, Dec 01 2012 - 09:50 PM.

[RicochetRay]

Name: RicochetRay
Story: Site with forums removed. -B6
 
Just for the record, in Ninjago when the golden weapons are gathered around the green ninja, they create a field of energy like my story describes. Just so the judges know that it works for the green ninja prompt.

Edited by Black Six, Dec 03 2012 - 11:07 PM.

[-Windrider-]

Name: RicochetRay
Story: Site with forums removed. -B6
 
Just for the record, in Ninjago when the golden weapons are gathered around the green ninja, they create a field of energy like my story describes. Just so the judges know that it works for the green ninja prompt.

 

As the first post says, please post your story in this forum (Short Stories) and then edit your post with a link to the topic.

Before December 10th, 2012, at 11:59 pm PST, post your entry in a new topic in Short Stories

[RicochetRay]

Sorry about that.

Name: RicochetRay

Story: Child of Night http://www.bzpower.c...?showtopic=7873

[-Windrider-]

A reminder that the deadline is December 10th, 2012, at 11:59 pm PST. So that's like tomorrow!

Emphasis on the PST - Pacific Time!

[Canis Lupus]

Name: Canis

Story: Ninja X

 

Looks like I'm one of the last entries.

[xccj]

Name: Xccj
Story: The Serpentine Plot

Yeah... so far it's the longest story here, so I guess I kind of got carried away. Hopefully the judges will be able to read through it with ease.

[~Shockwave~]

I don't see very many (or any really) more entries. Soooooo...

Good luck everyone!

[Hahli Husky]

Winners are live in the first post!

[Meiko]

Congratulations to the winners! I enjoyed reading all the entries, and hopefully we can do more contests like this in the future.

 

And I'll be sending prizes sometime after Christmas due to the problems mentioned in this blog post. If you haven't already, please PM me regarding the prizes.

[Hahli Husky]

WELP THE END