By the time I was ready to see the movie, only Lloyd and Zane were with me. Hanna was most likely getting something or other, and I could tell from the yelling coming from within home that Cole and Kai were still fighting. Silently facepalming, I glanced at the other two. "What should we do?"
"Should we just...go without 'em?" Lloyd replied, shrugging.
"WHAT?!" I looked at both. "Why the heck would we just leave them behind?"
"Well, you've left us behind before," Lloyd replied. "So you sure are one to talk."
"No, that was- I was leaving myself behind! I was the one going behind," he replied. "But I'm not gonna wait forever...ugh, I wish they'd just agree on something for once?"
"Your wish is yours to keep."
As soon as that eerily familiar, sultry voice sounded from out of nowhere, the yelling stopped, and the red and black ninja both came out with calm smiles on their faces.
"Are we ready to go?" Cole asked in a slow, somewhat monotone voice.
"I'm ready," Kai added, in the same creepily calm tone.
My eyes grew wide, staring at the duo in horror. No! It couldn't be! "Uh... let's just go see the movie and see what happens!" I chattered hastily as I frantically mounted my car and got Nya into the passenger's seat. Luckily, the car my parents had lent me was big enough to hold all of us.
"So...Kai and Cole have been acting weird, huh?" Nya said as she buckled in.
Though uncomfortable with this, I replied, "Yeah. I just said I wanted them to get along for once, but they suddenly got creepy! It was as if some invisible genie had granted my wish but twisted it up!" I sighed in frustration.
Nya's eyes grew ever so wide. "Nadakhan?" I winced; she had said it louder than intended. As if on cue, she gasped and covered her mouth. "I'm sorry!"
"Nada...Khan?" Lloyd tilted his head, raising an eyebrow.
"Shh, they don't remember!" I whispered to Nya. "Oh, no one, no one! Just a...an Arabian myth no one's ever heard of! It's really scary, I...I really wouldn't recommend looking it up!"
"Yes!" Zane nodded vigorously. "It is simply an obscure legend!" Wow. I'd really not expected Zane, the tin can without the slightest hint of a sense of humor, to play along.
"Wow. Sounds interesting," Cole mused.
"Yes. Very intriguing," Kai agreed flatly.
"What have I done," I muttered before pulling into the parking lot. "I wish Kai and Cole were themselves again," I whispered, so no one could hear, and immediately the two woke up.
"What...what happened?" Kai shook his head as he blinked, trying to process his circumstances.
"Why are we in front of the movie theater already, Jay?" Cole turned to me, crossing his arms. "You never told me you could teleport!"
"No, I didn't, because...because..." I tried to think of an excuse. "...Because I'm a man of mystery!"
"Psh...yeah, right," Kai muttered, shaking his head as the six of us split the tickets. Wait, six?
"Oh my gosh! We forgot someone!"
"Who?" Both ninja looked around.
"We forgot Hanna! Don't you guys remember? You two were fighting over her!"
"I...we...what?" Cole raised a bushy eyebrow. Kai and Lloyd copied.
"Oh, whatever, let's just watch," I sighed, walking in and waiting for them to follow me.
---
During around the middle of the movie, Cole sighed. "I'm bored. I wish this movie had more thrill."
"No, no, no, no-" I tried to stop him, but it was too late.
"Your wish is yours to keep," that same silky voice muttered as suddenly, the movie froze, and a loud, high-pitched noise rang through the theater, causing me to cover my ears hard. Not good!
I didn't see what showed up on the screen, as Nya, knowing how fragile I was, covered my eyes. But from the sounds passing through my hands to my unfortunately sensitive ears, combined with my friends' shouts, I could tell it was not pleasant.
"I wish we weren't watching this movie!" Kai shouted and we were thrown by a mysterious force out of the theater.
I sighed. "Nadakhan, if you're there, here's my last wish: I wish we hadn't-"
"I wish Jay would be quiet for once!"
I suddenly stopped talking. It wasn't a gag blocking me; in fact, my mouth wasn't blocked at all, it was just nothing coming out! My voice...
* * * "No, that was- I was leaving myself behind! I was the one going behind," he replied. "But I'm not gonna wait forever...ugh, I wish they'd just agree on something for once?"
"Your wish is yours to keep."
* * *
"Yes!" Zane nodded vigorously. "It is simply an obscure legend!" Wow. I'd really not expected Zane, the tin can without the slightest hint of a sense of humor, to play along.
* * *
"Psh...yeah, right," Kai muttered, shaking his head as the six of us split the tickets. Wait, six?
"Oh my gosh! We forgot someone!"
"Who?" Both ninja looked around.
"We forgot Hanna! Don't you guys remember? You two were fighting over her!"
"I...we...what?" Cole raised a bushy eyebrow. Kai and Lloyd copied.
"Oh, whatever, let's just watch," I sighed, walking in and waiting for them to follow me.
* * *
During around the middle of the movie, Cole sighed. "I'm bored. I wish this movie had more thrill."
"No, no, no, no-" I tried to stop him, but it was too late.
"Your wish is yours to keep," that same silky voice muttered as suddenly, the movie froze, and a loud, high-pitched noise rang through the theater, causing me to cover my ears hard. Not good!
I didn't see what showed up on the screen, as Nya, knowing how fragile I was, covered my eyes. But from the sounds passing through my hands to my unfortunately sensitive ears, combined with my friends' shouts, I could tell it was not pleasant.
"I wish we weren't watching this movie!" Kai shouted and we were thrown by a mysterious force out of the theater.
I sighed. "Nadakhan, if you're there, here's my last wish: I wish we hadn't-"
"I wish Jay would be quiet for once!"
I suddenly stopped talking. It wasn't a gag blocking me; in fact, my mouth wasn't blocked at all, it was just nothing coming out! My voice...
(Real smooth, Jay. Real smooth.)
My Reactions: 1. WHAT!! Where'd Nadakhan come from?!? 2. Atta boy, Zane. 3. HOW COULD YOU 4. oh brick 5. You took the words right out of my mouth.
* * * "No, that was- I was leaving myself behind! I was the one going behind," he replied. "But I'm not gonna wait forever...ugh, I wish they'd just agree on something for once?"
"Your wish is yours to keep."
* * *
"Yes!" Zane nodded vigorously. "It is simply an obscure legend!" Wow. I'd really not expected Zane, the tin can without the slightest hint of a sense of humor, to play along.
* * *
"Psh...yeah, right," Kai muttered, shaking his head as the six of us split the tickets. Wait, six?
"Oh my gosh! We forgot someone!"
"Who?" Both ninja looked around.
"We forgot Hanna! Don't you guys remember? You two were fighting over her!"
"I...we...what?" Cole raised a bushy eyebrow. Kai and Lloyd copied.
"Oh, whatever, let's just watch," I sighed, walking in and waiting for them to follow me.
* * *
During around the middle of the movie, Cole sighed. "I'm bored. I wish this movie had more thrill."
"No, no, no, no-" I tried to stop him, but it was too late.
"Your wish is yours to keep," that same silky voice muttered as suddenly, the movie froze, and a loud, high-pitched noise rang through the theater, causing me to cover my ears hard. Not good!
I didn't see what showed up on the screen, as Nya, knowing how fragile I was, covered my eyes. But from the sounds passing through my hands to my unfortunately sensitive ears, combined with my friends' shouts, I could tell it was not pleasant.
"I wish we weren't watching this movie!" Kai shouted and we were thrown by a mysterious force out of the theater.
I sighed. "Nadakhan, if you're there, here's my last wish: I wish we hadn't-"
"I wish Jay would be quiet for once!"
I suddenly stopped talking. It wasn't a gag blocking me; in fact, my mouth wasn't blocked at all, it was just nothing coming out! My voice...
(Real smooth, Jay. Real smooth.)
My Reactions: 1. WHAT!! Where'd Nadakhan come from?!? 2. Atta boy, Zane. 3. HOW COULD YOU 4. oh brick 5. You took the words right out of my mouth.
My Responses:
1. I have plans (in the spoilers below). It was...magiccc~
2. Yup. Gotta love our Nindroid.
3. Again, look to the spoilers~
4. He would say "oh snap," but where'd his voice go?
{!!SPOILERS!!} The Ninja will eventually get her back. For now, we will encounter old enemies for clues. A new enemy will eventually appear, but details won't come until later.
Also, I'm planning on designing new gis for this fanfiction "season." What would you guys want to see in a gi? Maybe 1 sleeve or 3/4 sleeves, or another sleeve design you've never seen before? Gems? Maybe more personalized outfits than even in SoG?
By the time I was ready to see the movie, only Lloyd and Zane were with me. Hanna was most likely getting something or other, and I could tell from the yelling coming from within home that Cole and Kai were still fighting. Silently facepalming, I glanced at the other two. "What should we do?"
"Should we just...go without 'em?" Lloyd replied, shrugging.
"WHAT?!" I looked at both. "Why the heck would we just leave them behind?"
"Well, you've left us behind before," Lloyd replied. "So you sure are one to talk."
"No, that was- I was leaving myself behind! I was the one going behind," he replied. "But I'm not gonna wait forever...ugh, I wish they'd just agree on something for once?"
"Your wish is yours to keep."
As soon as that eerily familiar, sultry voice sounded from out of nowhere, the yelling stopped, and the red and black ninja both came out with calm smiles on their faces.
"Are we ready to go?" Cole asked in a slow, somewhat monotone voice.
"I'm ready," Kai added, in the same creepily calm tone.
My eyes grew wide, staring at the duo in horror. No! It couldn't be! "Uh... let's just go see the movie and see what happens!" I chattered hastily as I frantically mounted my car and got Nya into the passenger's seat. Luckily, the car my parents had lent me was big enough to hold all of us.
"So...Kai and Cole have been acting weird, huh?" Nya said as she buckled in.
Though uncomfortable with this, I replied, "Yeah. I just said I wanted them to get along for once, but they suddenly got creepy! It was as if some invisible genie had granted my wish but twisted it up!" I sighed in frustration.
Nya's eyes grew ever so wide. "Nadakhan?" I winced; she had said it louder than intended. As if on cue, she gasped and covered her mouth. "I'm sorry!"
"Nada...Khan?" Lloyd tilted his head, raising an eyebrow.
"Shh, they don't remember!" I whispered to Nya. "Oh, no one, no one! Just a...an Arabian myth no one's ever heard of! It's really scary, I...I really wouldn't recommend looking it up!"
"Yes!" Zane nodded vigorously. "It is simply an obscure legend!" Wow. I'd really not expected Zane, the tin can without the slightest hint of a sense of humor, to play along.
"Wow. Sounds interesting," Cole mused.
"Yes. Very intriguing," Kai agreed flatly.
"What have I done," I muttered before pulling into the parking lot. "I wish Kai and Cole were themselves again," I whispered, so no one could hear, and immediately the two woke up.
"What...what happened?" Kai shook his head as he blinked, trying to process his circumstances.
"Why are we in front of the movie theater already, Jay?" Cole turned to me, crossing his arms. "You never told me you could teleport!"
"No, I didn't, because...because..." I tried to think of an excuse. "...Because I'm a man of mystery!"
"Psh...yeah, right," Kai muttered, shaking his head as the six of us split the tickets. Wait, six?
"Oh my gosh! We forgot someone!"
"Who?" Both ninja looked around.
"We forgot Hanna! Don't you guys remember? You two were fighting over her!"
"I...we...what?" Cole raised a bushy eyebrow. Kai and Lloyd copied.
"Oh, whatever, let's just watch," I sighed, walking in and waiting for them to follow me.
---
During around the middle of the movie, Cole sighed. "I'm bored. I wish this movie had more thrill."
"No, no, no, no-" I tried to stop him, but it was too late.
"Your wish is yours to keep," that same silky voice muttered as suddenly, the movie froze, and a loud, high-pitched noise rang through the theater, causing me to cover my ears hard. Not good!
I didn't see what showed up on the screen, as Nya, knowing how fragile I was, covered my eyes. But from the sounds passing through my hands to my unfortunately sensitive ears, combined with my friends' shouts, I could tell it was not pleasant.
"I wish we weren't watching this movie!" Kai shouted and we were thrown by a mysterious force out of the theater.
I sighed. "Nadakhan, if you're there, here's my last wish: I wish we hadn't-"
"I wish Jay would be quiet for once!"
I suddenly stopped talking. It wasn't a gag blocking me; in fact, my mouth wasn't blocked at all, it was just nothing coming out! My voice...
(Real smooth, Jay. Real smooth.)
That... Was... Awesome!!!!
I especially like the way how you introduced the Ninja. "Do you think Krux and Acronix could have done something to her?" a female voice, flowing like water, chimed in. "Jay?" Genius!!! Simply Genius!!!
(Sorry that i didn't get back earlier! The past few days have been...well, tricky. Also I think the blow from that giant beach ball on Wednesday night made me pulled a mussle in my arm XD)
{!!SPOILERS!!} The Ninja will eventually get her back. For now, we will encounter old enemies for clues. A new enemy will eventually appear, but details won't come until later.
Also, I'm planning on designing new gis for this fanfiction "season." What would you guys want to see in a gi? Maybe 1 sleeve or 3/4 sleeves, or another sleeve design you've never seen before? Gems? Maybe more personalized outfits than even in SoG?
{(SPOILERS BACK)} Niiiiccceee. . . I'm eager to see more of this!
Ooh, good idea! Hm, I don't know. . . To me it depends on the general theme of the season, the type of bad-guys the ninja are fighting, and the environment they're fighting in. If I knew more about the story I might be able to give suggestions, but right now I really don't have an idea. Sorry.
It was several days, but my dear younger sister had still not returned. It was heartbreaking that they couldn't remember. Even a Nindroid such as myself felt something deep in my system, a feeling of regret. We should not have left her, I thought.
Since Jay had lost his voice to Nadakhan's wish, the Bounty felt rather quiet and lonely. Nadakhan had disappeared shortly after he had taken it, and we still hadn't seen signs of his return. Jay had locked himself in his room in a despondent mood, only coming out to get food. Sometimes I wonder what goes on in that boy's head. I have scanned him at least a hundred times.
Nya has visited Jay more than once, talking to him and comforting him. He still hasn't shown signs of his voice returning.
I decided I would invite Jay to play chess with me like we normally did, and finally, he obliged. We enjoyed several silent yet engaging rounds, and as expected, I won every one of them. Jay was visibly frustrated, but I managed to calm him down.
Assuming I knew Ninjagian Sign Language, he recalled the motions from his memory as I watched. If Nadakhan returns, how will I make my last wish? He has to be in earshot, doesn't he?
"Yes...unless he can be in EYEshot as well," I replied. "Checkmate, again."
No fair! I didn't even take my turn! Jay signed, visibly irritated. And how do you expect Nadakhan to see my hands from the distance he'll most likely be at?
"You can write, can you not?" I answered, pushing a slip of paper towards the blue Ninja.
Jay nodded, and he took a pen from a shelf not far from the table we were playing at. In the biggest letters that could fit on the paper, he wrote, I WISH NO ONE HAD SUMMONED YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE!
Jay taped it to the window with a sigh. You really think this will get my voice back?
"Yes," I replied. "If someone wished for your silence, it only makes sense the wish would be reversed with that wish."
You just said "wish" three times.
I chuckled a little and sighed. "We only have to wait until he returns, then we shall see if our wish works."
It was several hours, but Nadakhan returned that evening to claim his prey. Upon seeing the sign put up by Jay, he tore it off, not granting his wish in the slightest.
"I said EARSHOT!" he yelled as he broke the window, causing me to nearly jump out of my exoskeleton. "Don't think a stolen voice can't prevent you from getting what you want!"
"Then I wish the words written on the sign," I said softly.
Nadakhan groaned. "Fine. Your wish is yours to keep. But don't think you'll win so easily."
As Nadakhan vanished and everything returned to normal, I sighed in relief and exited the chess room to check on my brethren.
"Thanks a bunch, Zane." A breathless young voice called out to me from the depths of a previously open storage box. The box opened once more in the blink of an eye, revealing Jay, auburn curls and all. "You did it, Zane! You undid Nadakhan's actions and my voice is back!" He jumped up and wrapped his arms around me, surprising me to the point of near malfunction. "Thank you so much! Thank you! Thank you!" He seemed almost to be in tears.
I stared at him, dumbfounded.
"Come on, Zane! Don't you know a hug when you feel one?" He let go of me. "Heheh...glad we won that battle."
*** It was several hours, but Nadakhan returned that evening to claim his prey. Upon seeing the sign put up by Jay, he tore it off, not granting his wish in the slightest.
"I said EARSHOT!" he yelled as he broke the window, causing me to nearly jump out of my exoskeleton. "Don't think a stolen voice can't prevent you from getting what you want!"
"Then I wish the words written on the sign," I said softly.
Nadakhan groaned. "Fine. Your wish is yours to keep. But don't think you'll win so easily."
As Nadakhan vanished and everything returned to normal, I sighed in relief and exited the chess room to check on my brethren.
"Thanks a bunch, Zane." A breathless young voice called out to me from the depths of a previously open storage box. The box opened once more in the blink of an eye, revealing Jay, auburn curls and all. "You did it, Zane! You undid Nadakhan's actions and my voice is back!" He jumped up and wrapped his arms around me, surprising me to the point of near malfunction. "Thank you so much! Thank you! Thank you!" He seemed almost to be in tears.
I stared at him, dumbfounded.
"Come on, Zane! Don't you know a hug when you feel one?" He let go of me. "Heheh...glad we won that battle."
@zane shooing away Nadakhan: YEAH YOU GO ZANE WOOT WOOT @jay appearing from storage box: Jay, what in the world are you doing in a storage box?? Those packing peanuts aren't really edible, you know. @jay hugging Zane: Sorry, can't help but aw :3
*** It was several hours, but Nadakhan returned that evening to claim his prey. Upon seeing the sign put up by Jay, he tore it off, not granting his wish in the slightest.
"I said EARSHOT!" he yelled as he broke the window, causing me to nearly jump out of my exoskeleton. "Don't think a stolen voice can't prevent you from getting what you want!"
"Then I wish the words written on the sign," I said softly.
Nadakhan groaned. "Fine. Your wish is yours to keep. But don't think you'll win so easily."
As Nadakhan vanished and everything returned to normal, I sighed in relief and exited the chess room to check on my brethren.
"Thanks a bunch, Zane." A breathless young voice called out to me from the depths of a previously open storage box. The box opened once more in the blink of an eye, revealing Jay, auburn curls and all. "You did it, Zane! You undid Nadakhan's actions and my voice is back!" He jumped up and wrapped his arms around me, surprising me to the point of near malfunction. "Thank you so much! Thank you! Thank you!" He seemed almost to be in tears.
I stared at him, dumbfounded.
"Come on, Zane! Don't you know a hug when you feel one?" He let go of me. "Heheh...glad we won that battle."
@zane shooing away Nadakhan: YEAH YOU GO ZANE WOOT WOOT @jay appearing from storage box: Jay, what in the world are you doing in a storage box?? Those packing peanuts aren't really edible, you know. @jay hugging Zane: Sorry, can't help but aw :3
1. Yeah! Go Zane! 2. He was hiding. 3. Yeah, I think I sorta aww'd while writing that.
@zane shooing away Nadakhan: YEAH YOU GO ZANE WOOT WOOT @jay appearing from storage box: Jay, what in the world are you doing in a storage box?? Those packing peanuts aren't really edible, you know. @jay hugging Zane: Sorry, can't help but aw :3
1. Yeah! Go Zane! 2. He was hiding. 3. Yeah, I think I sorta aww'd while writing that.
2. I know. 3. Every Ninjago fan fiction needs an "aww" moment.
1. Yeah! Go Zane! 2. He was hiding. 3. Yeah, I think I sorta aww'd while writing that.
2. I know. 3. Every Ninjago fan fiction needs an "aww" moment.
2. Do you really think he'd eat the packing peanuts? (Besides, I headcanon him to be smarter than he looks. Possibly even a genius.) XD 3. Ditto. Especially with all the action and angst...
Late at night, when I assumed everyone else was sleeping, I snuck out and into Ninjago City. Pulling the hood of my sweatshirt over my head and using my deep green turtleneck as a mask, I kept going until my feet hurt, and stopping to take a breather, I glanced up at my destination.
Borg Industries.
Cyrus Borg, the savant in charge of Ninjago's technology, had to know something about her. About Hanna. I knew I said I didn't remember her, but...I was lying. Not to break Jay and Zane's hearts, but to keep her safe. I began to climb the tower like a steep mountain, remembering Cole's training from a couple years ago. I was panting, sweat soaking my sweater, by the time I had gotten to a ledge outside the hundredth floor. I removed a katana from my belt, using it to cut the window open.
"Mr. Borg?" I muttered softly, slipping off the hood and pulling down the turtleneck to reveal my face.
"Lloyd?" Cyrus swiveled around to face me in his chair, his expression of mild surprise. "Is there something you need?"
"Yeah," I replied. "I just wanted to ask if you still have Dr. Julien's blueprints."
"Ah, the late Dr Julien...of course! Well, I will have to relocate where I put them...sorry, I may have misplaced them, hold on..." He wheeled around, trying to find what he was looking for. "You know, he and I were very good friends! We would exchange tips on invention...we were pen pals, actually, while he was imprisoned. He would talk about how much he missed Zane too. Ah, found it!" He handed me a folder that seemed thick with papers. "Take good care of it for me, okay?"
"Thanks," I replied, smiling softly at him. "I'll try my best."
He smiled back. "Good luck! With whatever you're doing!"
I chuckled a little and jumped out the hole I had cut in the window. Oh, the adrenaline rush, the wind in my hair and clothes as I fell free! And the pain when I hit...
But it felt like the thing I had hit was going up as I went down- I had hit an elevator! Wincing in pain, I struggled to pull open the hatch and crawl into it, falling onto the same side I'd injured, causing me to suppress a scream and bite my lip hard enough to feel pain and for a metallic taste to flood my mouth. I crawled to the wall and pressed the down button on the elevator, hoping it would take me to ground level. I braced myself, but the elevator kept going up.
"Come on, come on!" I kept pressing the button, -Lloyd-
Late at night, when I assumed everyone else was sleeping, I snuck out and into Ninjago City. Pulling the hood of my sweatshirt over my head and using my deep green turtleneck as a mask, I kept going until my feet hurt, and stopping to take a breather, I glanced up at my destination.
Borg Industries.
Cyrus Borg, the savant in charge of Ninjago's technology, had to know something about her. About Hanna. I knew I said I didn't remember her, but...I was lying. Not to break Jay and Zane's hearts, but to keep her safe. I began to climb the tower like a steep mountain, remembering Cole's training from a couple years ago. I was panting, sweat soaking my sweater, by the time I had gotten to a ledge outside the hundredth floor. I removed a katana from my belt, using it to cut the window open.
"Mr. Borg?" I muttered softly, slipping off the hood and pulling down the turtleneck to reveal my face.
"Lloyd?" Cyrus swiveled around to face me in his chair, his expression of mild surprise. "Is there something you need?"
"Yeah," I replied. "I just wanted to ask if you still have Dr. Julien's blueprints."
"Ah, the late Dr Julien...of course! Well, I will have to relocate where I put them...sorry, I may have misplaced them, h-Lloyd-
Late at night, when I assumed everyone else was sleeping, I snuck out and into Ninjago City. Pulling the hood of my sweatshirt over my head and using my deep green turtleneck as a mask, I kept going until my feet hurt, and stopping to take a breather, I glanced up at my destination.
Borg Industries.
Cyrus Borg, the savant in charge of Ninjago's technology, had to know something about her. About Hanna. I knew I said I didn't remember her, but...I was lying. Not to break Jay and Zane's hearts, but to keep her safe. I began to climb the tower like a steep mountain, remembering Cole's training from a couple years ago. I was panting, sweat soaking my sweater, by the time I had gotten to a ledge outside the hundredth floor. I removed a katana from my belt, using it to cut the window open.
"Mr. Borg?" I muttered softly, slipping off the hood and pulling down the turtleneck to reveal my face.
"Lloyd?" Cyrus swiveled around to face me in his chair, his expression of mild surprise. "Is there something you need?"
"Yeah," I replied. "I just wanted to ask if you still have Dr. Julien's blueprints."
"Ah, the late Dr Julien...of course! Well, I will have to relocate where I put them...sorry, I may have misplaced them, hold on..." He wheeled around, trying to find what he was looking for. "You know, he and I were very good friends! We would exchange tips on invention...we were pen pals, actually, while he was imprisoned. He would talk about how much he missed Zane too. Ah, found it!" He handed me a folder that seemed thick with papers. "Take good care of it for me, okay?"
"Thanks," I replied, smiling softly at him. "I'll try my best."
He smiled back. "Good luck! With whatever you're doing!"
I chuckled a little and jumped out the hole I had cut in the window. Oh, the adrenaline rush, the wind in my hair and clothes as I fell free! And the pain when I hit...
But it felt like the thing I had hit was going up as I went down- I had hit an elevator! Wincing in pain, I struggled to pull open the hatch and crawl into it, falling onto the same side I'd injured, causing me to suppress a scream and bite my lip hard enough to feel pain and for a metallic taste to flood my mouth. I crawled to the wall and pressed the down button on the elevator, hoping it would take me to ground level. I braced myself, but the elevator kept going up.
"Come on, come on!" I kept pressing the button, -Lloyd-
Late at night, when I assumed everyone else was sleeping, I snuck out and into Ninjago City. Pulling the hood of my sweatshirt over my head and using my deep green turtleneck as a mask, I kept going until my feet hurt, and stopping to take a breather, I glanced up at my destination.
Borg Industries.
Cyrus Borg, the savant in charge of Ninjago's technology, had to know something about her. About Hanna. I knew I said I didn't remember her, but...I was lying. Not to break Jay and Zane's hearts, but to keep her safe. I began to climb the tower like a steep mountain, remembering Cole's training from a couple years ago. I was panting, sweat soaking my sweater, by the time I had gotten to a ledge outside the hundredth floor. I removed a katana from my belt, using it to cut the window open.
"Mr. Borg?" I muttered softly, slipping off the hood and pulling down the turtleneck to reveal my face.
"Lloyd?" Cyrus swiveled around to face me in his chair, his expression of mild surprise. "Is there something you need?"
"Yeah," I replied. "I just wanted to ask if you still have Dr. Julien's blueprints."
"Ah, the late Dr Julien...of course! Well, I will have to relocate where I put them...sorry, I may have misplaced them, hold on..." He wheeled around, trying to find what he was looking for. "You know, he and I were very good friends! We would exchange tips on invention...we were pen pals, actually, while he was imprisoned. He would talk about how much he missed Zane too. Ah, found it!" He handed me a folder that seemed thick with papers. "Take good care of it for me, okay?"
"Thanks," I replied, smiling softly at him. "I'll try my best."old on..." He wheeled around, trying to find what he was looking for. "You know, he and I were very good friends! We would exchange tips on invention...we were pen pals, actually, while he was imprisoned. He would talk about how much he missed Zane too. Ah, found it!" He handed me a folder that seemed thick with papers. "Take good care of it for me, okay?"
"Thanks," I replied, smiling softly at him. "I'll try my best."
Giving him one last glance, I jumped out the hole in the window I had previously cut, and oh, the adrenaline rush, the wind in my hair and clothes as I fell free...and the pain as I landed, as I hit.
Whatever I had landed on felt like it was going up as I went down. And that was when I realized what I had hit- an elevator! Prying open the hatch at the top, I slid in, only for my heart to nearly jump out of my chest. Sitting against the wall, messy copper hair and brilliant blue eyes, was Jay Walker.
"Lloyd, why didn't you tell us you were sneaking out?" he asked irritably.
"That's the entire point of sneaking out," I replied, laughing a little.
"Oh," Jay replied. "Right. Then why did you sneak out in the first place?"
"To get these," I replied, holding up Julien's blueprints.
"I thought you said you forgot Hanna!" Jay replied.
"I, uh...I lied. " Seeing his expression, I added hastily, "No, no, it's not like that! I wanted to protect her!"
"Protect her from us?" Jay replied, raising an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Because-" Before I could say another word, the elevator began descending at top speed. From the communicator attached to my ear, I could hear Cyrus' voice, muffled from static. "I've warned you not to use that elevator! It's malfunctioning! You could get seriously h-h-h--"
All of a sudden, the signal was lost, and before anyone could expect it, the elevator hit. I managed to evacuate Jay before it exploded, and I heard silence and saw darkness.
My eyelids fluttered, and my vision was blurry. My ears felt like I was underwater. Everything hurt. Beside me, Jay, a blur of orange and blue in my eyes, was coughing.
"Lloyd?" His voice I could barely hear, but I could tell it was weak. "A-are you alright?"
I crawled past him and reached for the slightly singed folder. "Got it," I choked out, unaware that my voice was even weaker.
"Lloyd, I have to take you home," Jay said, getting up and helping me to my feet. From the feeling of warm, sticky liquid dripping down my upper lip, I could tell my nose was bleeding.
He rushed me back to the Bounty and began operating first aid on me. He wrapped my wounds and cleaned blood from my nose and ears. After enough cleaning, I could hear a bit better. "How are you feeling, Lloyd?"
"I think, on a scale of 1-10, it's about a 7.arm ripped off." I chuckled weakly.
Jay's eyes visibly widened. "Your arm is WHAT?"
"Yeah, I can't feel it anymore or anything, so..." I sighed. "I'm assuming it's gone. I don't wanna look though."
Jay looked down and touched near my chest, where I assumed my arm was. "It's still there, Lloyd. Do you want me to put it in a sling?"
"Yeah, that'd be great." I sighed. "Guess I'm not fighting?"
Jay wrapped my arm like he promised. "Maybe not. But we'll still protect you, okay?"
I smiled softly. "Thank you, Jay."
"No problem, buddy." He smiled back.
"Wait a second, I just realized something. Are you...are you speaking in a fake accent? I just noticed that and it's really funny, but, uh...where the heck did it come from?"
"Where the heck did what come from? Wait, AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Jay ran around screaming.
"What is it, Jay?"
"MY ACCENT! I THINK IT CHANGED!"
"Well, you did get at least a little hurt when that elevator exploded, right?"
"Yeah, other than inhaling smoke, I think I hit my hea- wait, OH MY GOSH THAT MIGHT BE IT!" Jay's eyes went all big again.
"Hm. Either that or Wu changed something else in the past," I replied, stroking my chin in thought. "Your personality seems a bit different as well."
"WHAT?" Jay sighed.
"Not that much though."
"Oh." Jay scooted back in his chair. "I see. Maybe if Krux and Acronix changed something about me?"
"Maybe so. But how would you know?"
"It's just a guess," he replied, shrugging. "Considering all those crazy things that happened during that big battle with them."
"Yeah," Lloyd replied. "Do you know what kind of accent you have?"
"Pakistani," he replied, "if I remember correctly."
"It's not half bad," Lloyd replied. "At least you didn't lose all functionality in your arm, am I right?"
"Well, I'm still an adopted boy raised in a junkyard by a pair of inventors, so I don't think my past changed THAT much," he replied.
"And your accent isn't that heavy," Lloyd added.
"Wait a minute!" Jay gasped. "I just realized! If Krux and Acronix changed my voice, they could be responsible for Hanna's disappearance too!"
I gasped as well, and I could almost feel my eyes dilate. "It all makes sense, doesn't it?"
To be continued. (Sorry for leaving you hanging, I just don't know how to end. XD)
(Yeah, "7.arm ripped off" and Jay's slight Pakistani accent were both references to the movie version of the franchise (which I loved almost as much as the show, by the way, despite those darn reviews). Sorry if it's too much for you. I couldn't help it. XD)
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