Authors Notes: Here it is the fic you've been waiting for and I do apologies for making you wait for so long. Work and another fic series kept me busy. Also had a few false starts before I realized I didn't have to start it off with them learning to be ninja. Not yet anyways. Right now they just need to learn to be friends. They're still a few years off from learning how to control anything...which they learned in the movie. So...lets get them started with the friend thing.
Please remember this is movie verse!
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The more I see reviews the more then likely I'll be coaxed to move on and add a new chapter maybe even two a day! I've been known for putting up four chapters in one day.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ninjago!
Shadows
Chapter 1
Pancakes
Colors spun around the room, brilliant yellows, reds, blues, and greens. All clear, and all spinning. The sun had only been up for thirteen minutes, and seven seconds. But it was the best time to watch these colors cascade across the wall. He had made a mobile strapped together with a shiny metal wire. Some pieces were mirror, other was metal, and their were even colorful crystals to make the colors. All in all...beautiful.
Zane was an imaginative nindroid with a fascination for culinary arts, chemistry, and humanity. His hair stuck up, and felt like a paint brush. His eyes used to be a hazel brown color like his fathers, but now that Ganki the master of ice gave him his power source he now has the ice power. Which right now was awesome.
Zane sat up hearing his hyper brother yell down the hallway.
"Snow day! No school. Whoooo!" before you ask...no. It wasn't Zane that made it snow the night before although he had done it before. He got out of bed, and looked into the hallway sleepily.
"Zane...did you do this again?" Julien asked from the kitchen. Zane shook his head.
"No father not this time." Zane chuckled smelling the air. It sort of smelled burnt. "Father you are burning the pancakes." the young nindroid moved out of the way as his brother went running by.
"Come on Zane lets go play." Was his brothers plea. Julien grabbed hold of his jacket hood as he flipped another pancake.
"Hole on there son. First you eat, then chores, then play. Understand?" Julien said. Echo sighed and nodded.
"Alright dad." Echo said. Julien let go of Echo who walked over to the tv and turned it on. Zane had taken to making the breakfast after this.
The past two years after their activation was eventful. Not only did Dr. Julien get a job at Borg Industries, but both nindroids had gone to school and become friends with a group of children. Everything seemed to be going great. Today he and Echo were supposed to meet the others for a movie. That is...if the theater was open. It did snow pretty good last night.
"Echo come eat!" Zane set the pancakes down at the table and sighed. Echo came trotting up to the table and sat down.
"Pancakes?"
"Stop acting like a rebel Echo. You know it hurts me when you act like a jerk." Zane says sitting down across from his brother. Julien gave a small smile.
"Sorry brother." Echo had been practicing since he was supposed to keep up his rebel act at school. But Zane didn't like it at all, but of course it was part of the act they put on to appear human. Echo appeared younger then himself and was supposed to be around twelve. While Zane appeared to be about thirteen.
"It is alright brother. Please eat, I know it is one of your favorites, but I could not get hold of any strawberries at a reasonable price. Everything is going to go up in price since it is winter. So I could not make any strawberry jam for it." Zane took a bite of the syrup saturated pancake.
"Why don't you just buy jam?" Julien said. Both Echo and Zane looked up at their father mid chew. Julien sighed and put up his hands. "Never mind...I get it, you want to make it all on your own." He said hearing a knock at the door. He stood up and walked out of the kitchen.
They still lived within Borg Industries apartment area. It was so Dr. Julien was close enough to work to jump up and go if they were to need him.
The rooms were white, with tan carpets. Three bedrooms right next to one another. The bathroom was right next to the kitchen near the door It was small, but it suited their needs. Plus it was right up the street from school so they could just walk there.
"Oh my…" Julien said as he walked back into the apartment reading a letter the postman gave him. "This is very concerning." Julien mumbled something and looked up at Zane and Echo before walking out of the apartment closing the door.
"Wonder what that was about?" Echo asked stuffing another sliver of pancake into his mouth.
"I have no idea, but he walked out so perhaps it has something to do with work?" Zane said picking up his plate and deposited it into the sink to be washed once his brother was finished. He however had to go fetch the laundry from the baskets to be washed.
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Dr. Christopher was a smart man, he graduated the highest of his class. He invented a generator that could run on thunder. Yet here he was standing outside a prison having only just been released. A taxi stopped just outside the concrete wall. He climbed in the back seat.
"Where to buddy?" The man asked. Dr. Christopher sighed and thought about it for a second.
"The corner of Peach and Bridle."
"Thats not a very good part of town buddy you sure you wanna go there? You'll probably end up here again." He said.
"Oh but thats where my family is." Dr. Christopher lied. The Taxi driver nodded.
"Alright...your call. As long as I still get paid."
The Taxi driver pulled away from the curb. Christopher gritted his teeth.
"So...do you wanna listen to some tunes?" The guy asked. Christopher looked up at the man. All you could see was his green eyes in the rear view mirror.
"Sure why not. Haven't heard any in two years." The man chuckled and nodded his head.
"Sure thing boss." He turned on the music and something soft started to play.
A few more minutes later Christopher stepped out of the car.
"He handed the money to the guy." The Taxi drivers eyes grew wide.
"Dude this is much to much!" He said.
"Its for the Taxi." Christopher said. The man gasped and looked around.
"Sure thing...just make sure that when the police find it...that its messed up."
"That I can do." Christopher chuckled and walked into a building with black paint. Their was a sign over the door that read 'Mine' He had to chuckle at the word. This man sure did like 'things' He walked in and looked around.
Everything seemed old and worn by time.
"Didn't think I'd see you in here again." The voice was rich and silky. A type of voice that could get you to sell your own right hand.
"Need to ask a favor." Christopher leaned on the counter looking at the man. The man smiled his teeth were perfect, and meticulously brushed. But his skin was tanned so it made his teeth brighter.
"Oh? I think I could offer my services for the right price."
"Hows $750?"
"Oh come now Doc...with my talent?"
"Oh...I didn't mean just $750...I mean $750,000." The man behind the counter swallowed hard, his throat felt dry.
"Wh...Whats the goods?"
"A pair of androids at Borg Industries answering to the name Echo and Zane Julien. They don't really look like androids but they're own by Dr. Archibald Julien and go to Ninjago middle school."
"Narrows it down...what sort of protection?"
"They act like regular kids, their isn't any protection. Do we have a deal Ronin?" Ronin spat in his hand and held it out to Christopher who recoiled from the gesture. But then followed suit.
"Sure...what could possibly go wrong right?"
"But where do I take them?"
"Chens island."
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Borg looked over the letter and shook his head.
"He was supposed to be in there for ten years. Its only been two years." Borg said looking at the letter again. He reached over tapping at something and listened for a beep.
"Yes Mr. Borg?"
"I need to contact my lawyer." Borg said.
"Right away Mr. Borg." Borg watched Julien run his fingers up and down on his temples. This was giving the poor old man a headache.
"Want an aspirin?" Borg asked pulling out a bottle and a small bottle of water from a mini fridge.
"Thank you Cye. Really you've been nothing but prince to us." Julien said and took the medication before standing up and stretching.
"Where are the boys now?" Borg asked. Julien shook his head.
"They are watching a movie with their friends today. Some monster flick thats got the kids talking. I forgot what its called but its supposed to be good." Julien said. Borg nodded.
"Safety in numbers Archie." He nodded his head.
"Specially since everyone seems to be afraid of that Garmadon boy. They won't go near them."
"Ah ha…I knew there was a back door reason why you let them hang out with Lloyd." Borg chuckled and Archie smiled sheepishly
"Who me...noooo." Archie winked at Borg.