The beginning starts in 3rd POV because it is the intro then switches to 1st POV. Also, I decided to finally post this thanks to STARWARSROCKS. I can't believe you liked that, because I wrote that two years ago, and it was bad. Really, really bad. I think I'm better now, I've learned to write with more detail, and actually appreciate paragraphs. This beginning is still a bit sloppy, but my writing gets a bit better over time. Please enjoy, and I hope that you find this a lot better than my old stories!
Myrana, no one special, no one powerful, just a quiet girl who liked to observe. She wasn't good at classifying who people were like, or their habits, but found that she was good at looking at alternative ways to achieve one's goal. Myrana could be manipulative or just plain weird. Her personality depended on what she needed to be. Yet she always remained quiet, and even she didn't understand herself and her actions.
Myrana wasn't old, actually she was still quite young. Only about thirteen, but found herself being much more like an adult, or at least that's what she'd been told. Myrana didn't like all of the things adults liked, preferring to stay within a young mentality. She knew the faster she grew up, the less of a happy childhood she could enjoy later. Yet, Myrana was not innocent to anything the adults knew. Swears, crimes, and even bloody images and thoughts were a part of her everyday life but it never bothered her.
Though despite all of this, she liked to watch TV, or just be online. Her favorite show was Ninjago, and she loved how the show grew up with her. From being a kids show to including more in depth themes along with more mature insults. Even though the words and themes were just a bit more mature, they were safe for kids but gave older people a laugh.
One day, as she was watching Ninjago in her black hoodie, she thought of going back to the pilot episodes. The very beginning of Ninjago, where Ninjago started to become what it is today. Finishing the episode she was currently watching, she moved back to the very first episode, watching as it stated "Way of the Ninja." Though the screen turned black as soon as it finished.
Blinking, she tried to restart the program, until as she blinked again, she was behind a shop. Looking at herself, she found she was a Lego. Eyes widening, she let out a small squeak but hoped that no one would find her. Myrana looked in front of the shop and saw Sensei Wu? Rushing back behind the store, she started to internally panic, and thought about running. "If I am to run, where would I go? The mountain of a million steps is where the monastery is and I'd rather not break time here." The last thought about time made Myrana backtrack. She certainly can't interact with the Ninja if she wanted everything to go as planned. However, staying in place was still a bad idea. If time went wrong, she'd certainly have to fix it. Besides, she had no money, home, or identity in Ninjago.
"Jamanakai Village! I hate to steal… So I'll see if someone can pay me for a simple job. Besides, then I can look over Lloyd later on. If not then I will have to steal, but only when it gets dire." Myrana thought to herself. She heard Kai and Nya start to fight the skeleton army. Taking this as her chance, she ran to where the villagers were, while putting up her hood in order to keep her identity safe.
"What's the fastest route to Jamanakai?" I asked a scared villager. "T-that way!" They pointed towards north, and turning towards that way, I comforted the villagers with the notion that they would remain unharmed.
Walking, I found that it really wasn't that far away. The mountains appeared quite quickly and I was able to spot Jamanakai. It was quite high up and there was only one road leading to it. However, I was incredibly lucky when a cart was slowly turning to go up the path. I ran over and jumped inside quietly. Relaxing, I waited until we reached the top of the mountain, seeing the limited stars Ninjago had. As he started to slow down even more, I jumped out, making a loud crunching sound, but the man continued up the slope, with only a short bit to reach the top. I followed, hearing each step make a crunch with the pebbles beneath.
Walking into the dimly lit village, I saw the man turning towards a home with a horse stable. Instead, I focused on where to find a warm place. Luckily, my jacket really was good at keeping me warm, but even I feared hypothermia. Finding one house with a fireplace, I sat down and slept next to the wall behind where the fire would be. It was warm and now I started to sleep cozily, waiting for the sun in the morning.
The sun really hates me. It chose to wake me up as soon as it rose above the peak, which was pretty early. However, I got warmer much faster, so I had to give the sun credit for that. Getting up groggily, I walked around the mostly silent town. No one was up yet, except one man and his struggle to get his shop set up. He was carrying an enormous amount of stuff, and so I rushed in my tired state to help him. Helping others was in my nature, and I found that helping people was nice. Grabbing some boxes, even though I was small and had to stand on his cart to get to them, I jumped down and helped the man move them. He was suspicious of me at first, but I followed him and so I earned his trust.
"Hey, do you know any easy paying job that I can do? I really don't have too many skills other than math." I mumbled.
"I could use someone, and there aren't many people to employ, so I could have you help me move boxes." The man replied.
"Wow! Thank you! However, I might need some help. I can't read or write. I know that's a bit much to ask for… But I'm not educated very well. Do you think you can teach me?" I asked, hoping he might accept.
"Sure. I think I can help out with that." The man affirmed. I smiled and started to work with him. I learned his name was Vastu. Vastu was very nice, and he started teaching me symbols on the boxes, telling me where to put them. As the shop was set up early, he started to take out cards and showed me how to write and read them. Lucky me, it was actually just Dutch put over a filter, like Wingdings. So, I was very happy to find this out, and told Vastu that I knew how to read now, just not write. He was very surprised, and I told him that we wrote with the same system, just different letters. Poor Vastu was a bit confused, but soon saw the logic.
"You must come from a very interesting place then." Vastu laughed.
"Interesting doesn't even begin to cover it. Though, it's really far away from here. I don't think I will stay here for too long, but just enough to get some money for travel or food. I don't have plans on staying here. However, I know where I need to go. It'll be rough, but I think I can wing it." I gently told Vastu. Vastu looked very sad, and started to ask me why.
"I can't tell, but you'll understand. I'll tell you the day I will be leaving when it arrives. Though I will spend time with you. You've been nothing but kind and helpful to me and I feel that I should return that. Do not worry, when I leave, I will be sure to send mail." I promised. Vastu looked a bit happier now, and we started to work together again as people were coming to the cart to buy.
It had been a month. A month since I got here, and I was wondering when Lloyd would finally show up. I had learned how to use money, I've even got a travelling pack for when I'll leave town! Yet still he hasn't showed up.
Then I heard the signature laugh. The laugh of Lloyd Garmadon before he attempted to demand candy. Vastu tried to drag me away, and I merely told him it was Lord Garmadon's son. Lloyd was not a threat until later. Vastu hid anyways, but stayed with me at the cart. True to my word, little Lloyd Garmadon made his entrance and demanded candy. I watched silently, until he pointed at me.
"You! I demand candy from every house in this village!" Lloyd yelled, trying to get me to do what he wanted. I did not reply, just stared at him. Lloyd cringed back after a moment of my staring and soon I noticed the Ninja. The villagers started to realize who this was and started throwing vegetables at him. Vastu was about to join, but I stopped him.
"He has guts if he's brave enough to stand up and demand for something in a village square. Yes, he might of done so foolishly, but he was still brave. With that being said, I'm afraid that today is the day Vastu. Though I thank you for all that you have taught me. I will be leaving in a while. May your days be peaceful in my absence." I whispered to Vastu. His eyes looked very sad and old, but they knew that I was going to be alright. Vastu did not reply, but rather hugged me and told me to have good travels and gave me the pack. I smiled, and started to leave, but I only went to the sign Lloyd was hung off of, while discarding the pack out of his sight for a moment.
The poor kid, had bravery and got treated like this. Yes his cause might have been wrong, but even he didn't deserve to get stuff thrown at him. Buying a small candy from a nearby stand, I went to help Lloyd get down. Borrowing a ladder, I took him off the sign and managed to sneak a candy into his pocket.
Lloyd didn't know how to react, rather just ran off with an evil laugh and saying he'll be back. In this moment, I realized my first mistake. I had let my identity be known, and that was completely stupid of me. I grabbed my pack and started moving. Growling, I searched for a stand that sold ninja-like hoods. Finding a cheap one, it was black and looked a bit raggedy but I appreciated it all the same. Now all I needed to do was wait, and to do that I needed the perfect place, the entrance to town.
Waiting was something I could deal with. I had already been doing so for a while. Lucky me, I did not have to wait long, since I took a small nap and was woken by the sound of marches. I opened my eyes and looked down, making sure that none of the Hypnobrai would be able to hypnotize me. However what surprised me was to see none other than Lloyd's feet.
"Give me all the candy you have!" He once again demanded me, unknowing of my identity. Thank goodness I had kept the pack out of his sight.
"I do not have candy, but rather advice. Treat those how you wish to be treated. I will brush this off once, but do not mistake me for a fool." I finished, giving off a passive-aggressive tone. Lloyd's feet shifted away from me and soon I heard his call of attack and to take candy from the town. In this mess, I was targeted as well.
One hypnobrai attempted to grab me and make me look into his eyes, but instead I shut them once more and focused on sound. Hearing the snake hiss, I punched him in the mouth, and heard him cringe in pain. Grabbing a defense pen from my pack, I started stabbing wherever I heard a noise. I only opened my eyes to look beneath me to tell where I was. Eventually I reached where Lloyd had a wheelbarrow of candy and I stopped my relentless attacks and found I had injured a few Hypnobrai, leaving wounds on them. Sighing, I found some abandoned cloth and gave it to the snakes.
"I attack with no mercy upon my opponents. I'd rather you not cross me again. I still care for your lives, but I have deadly reflexes. Please, stay away from me later on. If you need to identify me, call me… Starlord." I smirked underneath my hood, internally laughing at my inner joke, but I still was upset about the wounds.
As I finished my job, I looked to see Zane freezing Lloyd's wheelbarrow wheel. I watched to see the fight we all knew unfold, seeing each Ninja fight without Spinjitzu. I saw as Cole approached Skales with the staff, and saw Cole get hypnotized for a moment. However, everything went according to plan, with Cole putting the staff in the fountain. After this, Cole had seen me and looked at me curiously. However he got distracted by Lloyd's yell of retreat. I turned away, starting to leave Jamanakai, and towards the next place I could get to, Ninjago City. Certainly I could get towards the abandoned subway station or sewer. Though Ninjago City was far away, and trying to walk there would be impossible.
As I walked down, I followed the road, waiting until I reached a somewhat busy road. It wasn't a highway, but there were people. Doing the best equivalent of a 'thumbs up' I stood at the side of the road for quite a while until one man in a truck came over.
"Where are ya headin?" He asked with a thick accent, yet still wore very city-like clothing.
"Ninjago City. Will this cost anything?" I answered.
"Well, y'all migh be a bit young, but I'm goin there too so it'll be free." He said kindly, and I could tell he was speaking the truth. However there was pity in those eyes. Most likely because of my size and age. I nodded happily, and I joined him. Ninjago was peaceful, and any help was better than none. 'Stranger Danger' could only get me so far.
"Why 're ya wearin' a mask?" He asked me.
"I keep it for privacy. I am afraid of people watching me." I spoke quietly. It wasn't the full truth, but it wasn't a lie. The real reason was to keep others from seeing who I was.
"Interestin'. Sound's like ya have somethin' to hide." The man replied offhandedly.
"I hide my identity. I have none and I wish not to earn one." I admitted, knowing that I had no legal identity, and had only met a few people. Watching the trees slowly start to diminish, I stared and thought, waiting to get to Ninjago City.
"I wish to thank you sir. You have done much for me, and yet you still refuse payment. If that is what you want, then I truly believe you are kind. Though I may not be able to pay with money, I would like to tell you a story to make up for all of this." I proposed.
"Alrigh' I'll let yall tell me a story. What's it gonna be like?" He asked curiously.
"I wish to tell you the story of King Midas. It is quite the interesting tale if I do say so myself, and so it started out with a king. King Midas, to be precise to the tale. Midas had one day found a follower of the god Dionysus, in which he did not harm, in his garden. Dionysus, happy that Midas had not hurt one of his own, decided to give Midas a gift. This gift, was to have whatever he wished for most in life. Midas wished for anything he touched would turn to gold. Dionysus knew this was not the wisest of ideas, and warned Midas of the dangers of such wish. Midas ignored the god's warning, and asked for Dionysus to grant it. Obeying his wishes, Dionysus gave Midas the ability to turn anything he touched to gold. This touch is now infamous to be known as the 'Midas Touch.' Fascinated and excited, Midas went on to touch many things, the first being a rose." I paused and saw the man very interested now, leaning forwards slightly to hear my tale better.
Continuing, I spoke louder and with more emotion than before, "True to Dionysus' word, the rose turned to gold, but the rose lost its fragrance. Midas was a little disappointed, but brushed it off, knowing he could still smell them without touching. Continuing, he touched items in his castle, watching as they all turned to gold, until he had accidentally started to attempt to eat. When he did, he found the food turned to gold, and water did the same."
The man now seemed to be slightly fearful, unsure of where the tale was going. I merely kept talking, telling the popular tale. "Midas became frantic, knowing that he had made a mistake, and feared he'd never be able to eat or drink again. Begging Dionysus once more, he asked how to get rid of the curse that was once believed to be a blessing. Dionysus told Midas to dive into a river nearby, which would get rid of his touch. Doing so, Midas had run to the river and completely doused himself. Gold sank down the river, and had made a nearby village rich for many years to come. King Midas learned to be less greedy and started to pay attention to the world around him. To this day, many still relate to the touch, even if it was merely mythology, a story made to teach a lesson from my home." I finished my tale, looking at the now astonished man before me.
The man merely clapped, and I smiled underneath my hood.
"Amazin' I don't know how ya did it, but ya really told quite the tale. I'll be sure to tell others about it." He smiled and bid me farewell. I felt good, it was nice to make others happy. It was just as fun to scare, but sometimes happiness won in the end. Moving in towards downtown, I found a sewer cap. It wasn't big enough for my pack. Sighing, I had to think of a new plan, as I expected each cap to be the same size.
Perhaps the place where Skales had met up with the other leaders would be a good place, and that would be on the other side of the large city. Sighing, I started my walk. There was a long way to go.
Passing through the square, I watched as people hurried around. I didn't see Dareth's dojo, and I believed that for the better. Leading on, I saw skyscrapers and a lot of media. I didn't care to read them, I just kept moving in a straight line. Once I reached the outskirts and found the building above the snake's future hideout, I broke in and started to set up. No one lived here anyways right? For me though, it was perfect and somehow managed to still have clean running water. Perhaps I could finally relax for a bit, but I had to keep my items still move-ready. Who knew when Jay would get here?
Okay, I am moving way too fast, but it's okay! I've managed to keep my rations down well, and let everything fall into place well enough. I think today that I should go back to the city and see if there is any news with the Ninja. After all, the media is quite helpful. However, that would mean packing up everything I have put out. Though was there really much to be packed up? No, not really so I'd rather just move. Staying in one place makes me too attached.
Picking up what I had, I grabbed some spare water and headed out. The road I walked on went directly into the city. My mask made everything a lot hotter, but I could live with it, as it wasn't burning hot. Thinking, I wondered why it took so long for Jay to get here. Then I discovered my mistake. Jay was supposed to get to that house after the Great Devourer, which wasn't until episodes later! Man, I really am rusted when it comes down to season one… Then I have to become a stowaway on the Bounty, and that's hard enough already. Planning out how I was going to do this, I knew exactly how I could get down to where the snakes were hiding. It would take a bit of money, which I had gladly stored up around two and a half thousand. It would cost at least fifty dollars, even though they called it Jyn.
Walking into the city, I looked for a tool store and found one. Slowly striding into the store, I got a two adjustable wrenches, and a lock. I would have to hide the evidence anyways. Being the paranoid child I was, thanks to police shows at home, I bought some latex gloves. It cost much cheaper than expected, only around twenty dollars. Striding back out of the store, I looked for an abandoned subway station. I didn't know where it was, so I knew it would take time.
Hours. Hours and hours of searching until I finally found it. I even found time to buy some more rations and get water before finding this place! However, in my search, I found nothing about the Ninja at Megamonster Amusement Park, which meant Jay hadn't unlocked his true potential, which meant it was before "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" at least.
Walking down the pathways, I found the door that was chained. I must be on time, which is bad since I should always be early. Using the adjustable wrenches, I put the two inside the lock top, and started to use them as levers. They certainly made a loud sound, and I knew if the snakes were here, they'd soon be sending people after me. I pulled out the chains enough for me to get through the gate, then closing and sealing the gate with the new lock. Striding down the new hallway, I followed my rusty memory down the path to where the snakes were.
Lo and behold, I was right, as there were Constrictai coming my way. I merely pulled out my defense pen, and watched as they made a slow advance to me, laughing.
"Wow, we were worried about this?" The Constrictai to my left jeered. They advanced further, and I put myself in a defense position.
"I am here to observe, not to fight. I will remain peaceful if you do the same." I cautioned the snakes. They laughed harder. So, I chose this moment to take a look at the three snakes before me. Each one had a sword, and so were close-ranged fighters. I was too, which helped my cause. One brought down his left hand hand to grab me, and in reflex, I moved right out of the way and grabbed the snake's lower arm with my own left hand. My next choice was to take the defense pen and stab it in the middle of his lower arm. He yelled in pain, and I cringed a little at the noise. Now he was desperately trying to pull away while I held the pen firmly.
"Do not touch me." I spoke venomously, looking directly at the other two attackers. They stepped back, and I removed the pen. The pen was now covered in blood, and the wound bled profusely. Taking off and opening my pack, I pulled out a gauze for him, in which I had a lot of. I knew that I was violent, and so I chose to get a lot of medical supplies after Jamanakai. Wrapping it around the wound, I took care in my work. The red stained through the first few layers, then eventually remained white. When I finished, I stood and cleaned the half-weapon. Putting on latex gloves now, I closed everything in my pack and grabbed it. Slinging on the pack, I continued stepping carefully upon the cement floor.
"I'm sure you will wish to return to your generals, no?" I suggested as I looked back at the three snakes, two helping the injured one. They looked at me once and just stayed there.
"Fine, then I will tell them of your predicament. Regards from me, the Starlord." I said with an air of authority.
Finally, I reached where the snakes were and I found that the Ninja were just barely starting their process of separating the now met-up tribes. I stood and watched, waiting for Pythor to notice the now insulting Ninja. All according to plan, he called for some snakes to capture the Ninja, and I knew he would be successful in all but one. However, Jay came towards me, and started dragging me with little success of getting away from the Constrictai.
"Let go of me now. I already stabbed one of your kind, and I left the three in the hallway. I am able to do so again." I demanded, giving one snake a death stare. They merely smiled and hissed at my threat. So, after a few seconds, I grabbed a snake's arm to the right of me, and chose to dig my pen into it, this time with much more fury. Hearing this constrictai scream and pull away even harder, I saw Jay looked horrified out of the corner of my eye. The ones holding me instantly let go and two rushed once more to help the one I currently held the pen in. Jay was still in the hands of the other snakes, which was all according to plan. Pulling out the dirty pen again, I opened my pack once more and grabbed gauzes. I wrapped up the bleeding wound, seeing it drop a small puddle on the floor. I then proceeded to close my pack once more and watch as Jay was taken away. The blue Ninja didn't care anymore about capture, but chose to gawk in horror at me once again, cleaning my pen. Jay was carried off, trembling along with the very scared snakes.
I saw there was a little blood on my shirt. It would be hard to clean off, but doable. I needed an apron to keep my clothes clean. Sighing, I waited for Zane to finally make his way back to free his teammates. I didn't have to wait too long and saw Zane in his pink suit, another good thing, swoop towards his captured friends upon a rope.
"Hey! A pink ninja!" A constrictai yelled out. All according to script, which was good. Soon the Ninja were making their escape, while Cole looked back at me and was about to speak to me, when Jay pushed him into the next tunnel frantically. Jay was actually being helpful, even though I was sure he just wanted to protect his team. I walked up to where they were, getting passed by snakes, who knew of my recent attack thanks to gossip that spread quickly.
However, as I reached the top I heard Pythor shout at me from the floor below me.
"You need not know anything about me, other than I am the Starlord and I only am here to observe! Do not attack me Pythor P. Chumsworth, and I will not attack you! Also, do let it be known that there are three Constrictai in the tunnels I left behind, You may wish to help them!" I shouted down, hoping he got the message to leave me alone and just let me be should I 'crash in on his party.' He just yelled some more, and I only hear words melting together as I didn't pay attention. Pythor passed me soon instead, and felt that the urge to get the Ninja was more powerful than to speak with me. I did not care, and followed him slowly, until I found the newly frozen tunnel. Ice was slippery, and I had experience thanks to Jamanakai with this terrain.
Jamanakai. I had not yet contacted Vastu! How could I have discarded this deed so carelessly! With a new resolve, I stepped across the flat ice with precision balance, getting across in a matter of minutes, and reached the surface within a short time. Rushing across the cement, I searched desperately for a library.
It took me half an hour, as I had not yet discovered very much of the city. I did take a small detour and bought an apron. I had around two-thousand three-hundred ninety-five dollars left. I needed to finance, and I knew it. Reaching a library computer, I found a program that would let me write. Thank goodness I was fluent in Dutch, as to create plans at school others could not understand. As my claws somehow managed to press all the tiny buttons, I wrote out my letter:
Dear Vastu,
I know I have not written to you in a while. I am sorry about that, I have no excuse for it. Though I wish to tell you of how I am doing. Everything has been going according to my own plan, and even though there have been some bumps… Nothing has gone far from what I expected. I am in good shape, and I still have a lot of money. I cannot give away my current location, as I am fearful of people watching me, even if I know the fear is quite silly. Also, I wish for you to refer to me as 'Starlord' in your letters from now on. I must keep my identity secret, as what I am doing requires me to keep myself hidden.
I know you are probably thinking I am doing something illegal. I am not, do not worry about that! It would be foolish to enter such business. Rather, I am observing a group and so I need to make sure they do not find anything about me. I wish to thank you for everything you helped me with. I really needed it, and should I have been in this situation without your help, I would not be as successful as I am now.
Is Jamanakai doing well without me? Hopefully you can find some new help, I'm sure there are some people looking for a job. Is the shop doing well after what happened? I remember Jamanakai was shaken up after that.
There is not much more to me to inform you about. Just do make sure to give the mailman a heavy tip, he does quite a lot for his job, especially for his age. Also, I do hitchhike when I need now. I trust the citizens of Ninjago very much. I wish you good luck and safe days.
Sincerely,
Starlord
I finished and printed out my letter. Not bothering to save the document, I made an envelope and wrote down Vastu's address. I wrote nothing else on the letter. Luckily, I don't believe it needed a stamp.
I walked out of the library, now searching for the mailman. Rather, after a long time I found the Post Office, and I put the letter into a send box. Hopefully it would get to Vastu. Smiling underneath my hood, I walked out back into the city and found the sky was getting darker. I would need a place to stay, and the Ninja's next attack would be at Ouroboros, which I had no idea on how to get there. Then Zane would be at the Birchwood Forest, which was too cold and too far for me to reach. Though Mega Monster Amusement Park was doable but expensive. Would most likely cost a good chunk of my money. Though I need to see if what needs to happen happens. I might as well get a tent set up somewhere in an alley, it's the best I'll get.
Finding a nearby alley, I did such and found that there was no one in the alley. Likely because it was well lit and kept clean. The small tent provided shelter, while my sleeping bag provided warmth. It was better than nothing, and so I fell asleep quite soon.
Waking up was alright, as the sun woke me up later during the day, and I found that when I walked out of my tent, nothing had changed. Smiling as I cleaned up my tent and sleeping bag into my pack, I thought about how long it should be until Jay showed up at Mega Monster. Probably one to two weeks, according to previous measurements.
I knew I had to walk outside of town to hitchhike. The citizens of the city had only their goals in mind. Starting my journey, I did ask one person the general direction of Mega Monster. It was east, which was to the left of my current direction. So I moved towards the eastern side of town, finally finding a road I could hitchhike on. It took a while, but then a woman finally pulled over for me.
"Hello there, where are you going?" She asked.
"I wish to get to Mega Monster Amusement Park. How much will it cost?" I asked after saying my destination.
"Aww, for someone as small as you? Free!" She cooed.
"Thank you very much ma'am. I will be sure to repay you afterwards with a story." I thanked her kindly.
"No problem!" She smiled, and I joined her in the front seat.
"What do you want to tell me about yourself?" The lady asked as we pulled back into traffic. I told her that I wore the mask for privacy, and that I had plans to stay near Mega Monster to meet someone in a while. I did not specify on that very much.
The lady told me about her current living situation, as she was still quite new to financing and having to get a job. She told about how she didn't like having to do so much work, and I listened to everything she had to say. Listening was the key to getting anyone's trust. I spoke small talk with her for a while until we reached my destination.
"Well hey, I just want to say you were fun to talk to!" She smiled.
"I have yet to tell my story, no? What kind of tale would you like to hear?" I asked the kind woman.
"How about a scary one? I haven't heard one in a while." She asked, curious to see what I could come up with.
"I may not have the whole work with me, but perhaps I should tell you a classic tale of my home. This man created the horror genre, and today people from my home study from him. He is Edgar Allan Poe, and was truly an amazing writer. His classic short story is Tell-Tale Heart, and is quite a chilling tale…" I started, and proceeded to tell the classic horror tale. She listened carefully and gasped many times. My retelling was not perfect, but managed to hold most of the horror the original did. As I finished my tale, the woman looked blown away.
"Wow, you really know your stuff! You gave me chills down my spine. Thanks for telling me that story, it was amazing. It'll sure be something to say to my friends." The woman complimented. I thanked her, and headed off to camp around Mega Amusement. I built my small tent once again, and started to begin waiting. It would be a long wait, for sure. Yet every second would be worth it to see how everything ends.
About three weeks had passed. It's practically almost always an episode per week. Maybe the creators were onto something when they always put it on one day a week. As I resurfaced from my tent to check on the amusement park, I saw Pythor making his entrance. Then that meant I needed to pack up and do my job once again. I payed for a ticket, which was around seventy-five dollars. Ouch, my poor wallet was crying. Walking in, I followed Pythor until I found the restaurant Jay should be at. Changing my course, I quietly entered the building. I saw Jay and Nya sitting at their booth, and Jay was doing his best to hide behind a large sandwich. Good, everything was going according to plan. That was until he looked at me, and yelped. Grabbing his spoon and cowering to the corner of the booth, he trembled before me. Nya looked confused at me, and started to try to talk to me.
"Hey, why are you wearing a mask?" Nya asked as she approached me.
"Privacy." I replied quickly. I needed to focus on Jay.
"Privacy huh? Well, I know the feeling. So, what's your name? I'm Nya." Nya smiled, and held a hand out in greeting.
"I go by the name of Starlord." I answered, shaking her hand firmly. I did my best to look at Jay and I noticed he had grown fangs. Then all was going to plan, and Jay looked relieved that I was keeping Nya busy as he ran off to bathroom to hide his new teeth.
"Interesting name, so what did you do that made Jay so scared?" Nya asked as she looked back to see Jay was gone.
"I merely fought some serpentine. They did not heed my warning, and so I acted." I responded cryptically. Her bracelet started blinking, much earlier than it should have. Not a good thing, but could possibly be overlooked. Nya excused herself, and I casually walked out of the restaurant, now looking for the not-scary ride that Pythor was at. I remember the appearance, just not the name. Finding the ride, I walked inside ignoring the shouts for me to stop.
"Starlord. Interesting to see you again." Pythor echoed as the other snakes dug for the fangblade.
"Yes, I am here to observe once more. Please do continue, I will not stop you." I spoke monotonously, watching as Pythor continued to dig. I observed the snakes for a few more minutes until Pythor unearthed the fangblade.
"The first fangblade is ours!" He proclaimed as almost all the Ninja ran in.
"Not so fast!" Kai shouted, holding his sword of fire proudly above his head. True to the weapon's owner and name, the blade was set on fire. Jay was missing, which was to be expected.
"Really? That's the best you got?" Cole sighed. Good, the bickering was about to start, and I found that already it was funny to hear them complain about something as simple as what kai said.
"I couldn't think of anything on the fly." Kai admitted back to Cole.
"Well how about, 'Time to burn!' or uh, 'Jump on this fire rock!'" Cole offered, with a bit of a snappy tone to his voice.
"Then next time you lead!"
"Next time I will!"
"Oh yeah, if you can catch up!"
"Oh come on, you gotta follow my lead!" Cole finished as they started to focus on the real problem at hand.
"Watch and learn, brothers." Zane said cryptically, as he activated his true potential. His eyes turned a light shade of blue, and his shurikens pulsed with light. Holding them away from his body, circles of white light emanated from his chest and the two shurikens. His body began to glow with a white light, and the shurikens continued to push out circles of white. Pythor and Skales backed away in uncertainty, and watched as the ice ninja had ice particles fly near his hands. A light blue beam appeared vertically around Zane, glowing intensely. His feet left the ground, and Zane returned the shurikens to a relaxed pose at his sides. A mere second passed, and he reopened his arms and the beam expanded, blinding everyone temporarily, even me. What remained was Zane and his friends trapped in a large jagged piece of ice, with shocked expressions.
The serpentine laughed loudly, seeing Zane make a fool of himself. They soon ran out of the ride, me tailing them very well. Though I was only a sprinter and did no long distance running. As I stepped outside of the ride, I saw the Samurai X, or Nya to be precise. A magnetic beam took the fangblade from Pythor's claw hand, and into the hands of Nya's mech. She was really good at building machines, and to afford it no less.
"Stop him!" Pythor ordered his army, and the Samurai attempted to fly off, but the rockets would not activate properly. Good, just like it all should be. Nya ran instead, and I tailed behind the snakes. They knew better than to attack me, and if I gave out a warning, I meant it.
Nya jumped over a roller coaster, while I just ran through the non-existent supports underneath. She then proceeded to climb up a rollercoaster, and I knew to stop and watch from the ground. Seeing the suit climb up to the peak, it stood and started rolling down the track at high speeds, twisting right, upside down, then right again until she latched onto a ferris wheel. The snakes followed, and were in the cart above her. Falling back to Earth with little trouble, she held onto the fangblade and headed towards the rocket kids spinning ride nearby. The snakes continued their pursuit, yelling and thrusting their weapons to the sky. Nya jumped back off, and ran away while a hypnobrai in the back stopped his chase and instead chose to steal cotton candy.
I followed Nya until some Constrictai managed to bring her mech down. Pythor hissed in delight, and slowly moved towards the soon-to-be-revealed samurai.
"Finally, the mystery man is revealed." He hissed out, enjoying Nya being captured on the ground. A Constrictai pulled of the mask, and they all gasped at Nya. She responded with a scared, panicked look on her face.
"Or should I have said, 'mystery girl!' Who's going to save you now?" Pythor chuckled. I waited a moment and found Jay covered in a scarf, yelling for Nya.
"Nya! Where is she? Hey!" He yelled out to get the serpentine's attention. It worked, that's for sure. Pulling out his golden nunchucks connected with lightning, he started spinning it rapidly above his head. I heard it charge up, then the serpentine started laughing uncontrollably at Jay's half-formed tail. I suspected that the tail was a lot like a constant voice crack to the snakes, something humorous to laugh at.
"Oh what happened? Snake bite your tongue?" Pythor mocked Jay loudly. The snakes kept laughing and I went to go by Nya, wanting to keep a watch on her. Even if Nya was chained to the rollercoaster that the mech was just on.
"You're with them aren't you?" She accused.
"No. I observe Nya. Nothing more unless I am needed." I replied and she called out for Jay to help. Jay came over as fast as he could, and a Constrictai pulled a lever, setting off the ride. Wow, I have to give some credit to the Constrictai, they do a lot of the work in Pythor's plans.
"Later alligator! Let's go boys!" Pythor proclaimed as Jay jumped into the moving rollercoaster's cart to save Nya. I watched from below, and the two completely disregarded me. I watched as the ride headed up, and I saw the broken track near the end with a ring of fire. I watched the lightning ninja's scarf fly off and waited about another thirty seconds before Jay began to glow and change into his ninja suit. His body was semi-transparent, lightning sparking all across his body. Teleporting in front of the rollercoaster's carts, Jay pushed against it. Slowing down the cart effectively and let little sparks of electricity fly all over the carts. He stopped it just before the ring of fire, and surely was exhausted as he stopped glowing and collapsed on the cart.
The two got off the rollercoaster and started to drag me towards the amusement park's entrance. Both held one of my arms, Nya on the right, Jay on the left. I pulled against them first then jumped forward to get my defense pen out of my right pocket instead. Holding it firmly, I started to speak.
"Let me go Nya, Jay. I would rather not hurt you." I growled, and Jay let go of me immediately.
"Jay, I think he's with the serpentine! You can't just let them go." Nya said puzzled, while Jay desperately tried to get Nya to let go. I moved my defense pen to my left hand. Admittedly, I was right handed so this was a weakness, but I could stab with any hand.
"They'll hurt you! Let them go! I don't want you to get hurt any more! They really mean what they say!" Jay argued back at Nya. Jay grabbed Nya's hand and pulled, while putting another hand on my arm and trying to separate us. After about five seconds she finally let go in hopes to get Jay to calm down. I nodded towards them, and started to go back through the amusement park. I rode one ride so that I could give them the opportunity to leave.
When I returned to the entrance, they were gone. All was going as it should. However, my next destination was to get back to Ninjago City, and find where Cole's dad lived. It wouldn't be hard to get back to Ninjago City, as it was practically Ninjago's version of New York. Everyone wants in but hardly want to get out.
Well, I hope this was good.
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