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Ninjago City was under attack. Again.
Citizens screamed at the top of their lungs and ran for the nearset vehicle to escape in. Others just ran for their lives, panic evident in their voices. No one was sure what was attacking them. Just that they were scary.
They were some sort of monsters, with rocky black skin and purple glow surrounding their bodies. They had sharp black claws, with yet more dark purple glowing on the ends. Their faces were unrecognizable, and if they weren't where a human head would be, no one would know it was a head at all. Just one purple circle in their face, glowing brighter than the rest of their bodies.
A hot dog vendor slowly walked backwards as a creature approached him. Not knowing what to do, he held out a hot dog, hoping the creature would take it and go away. No such luck.
The creature slashed at him, throwing him far away. The man eventually slammed into a garbage can, breaking his spine.
The police force arrived, a dozen police cars filled with two officers each. The policemen held out their guns, firing at the monsters. The bullets simply bounced off the monsters, who didn't even seem to notice. One officer his behind his car, pulling out his walkie-talkie. "This is Officer Brandy, we are outmatched here! They are invincible to our bullets! We need to evacuate the city!"
"We'll send in the boats and our rescue team," the man on the end of the line said. "In the meantime, do what you can to hold them off!"
"No good, sir! We can't even scratch them! We need the ninja!"
In the Destiny's Bounty, the ninja were training. Lloyd and Cole were sparring, while the others watched.
Cole made a swing at Lloyd, who ducked out of the way, sending a punch back at the Earth Ninja. Cole smirked as Lloyd's fist simply went right through him. "Advantages of being a ghost, eh?" He asked.
Lloyd smiled back. "Yeah, but you lower your guard," the Green Ninja formed two energy spheres, launching them at Cole. They hit the ghost square in the chest, launching him backward a bit.
"H-how...?" Cole started, rubbing his head.
"When you get overconfident, you turn physical again," Lloyd said.
"Noted," Cole said, continuing his spar with the Green Ninja.
On the sidelines, Jay and Kai squabbled over who would win. "Cole is the strongest ninja," Kai said with a smirk. "And besides, he's had more training than Lloyd has."
Jay let out a chuckle. "Cole may be the strongest physically, be Lloyd is the strongest elementally. And Cole doesn't have much more training than Lloyd. What is it, like 3 months? And may I remind you, Lloyd defeated the Overlord. Ya know, the worst baddie Ninjago has ever seen?"
"Yeah, but that was with his Golden Power, which he can't access anymore. Trust me Jay, Cole has this in the bag."
Suddenly, Nya ran onto the deck. "Guys, Ninjago City is under attack!"
Lloyd and Cole paused their fight and the Green Ninja's smirk turned to a straight line. "Again? Wow, that place must be cursed or something."
"Attacked? By who?" Zane asked.
Nya shook her head. "Not who, but what. An army of some weird purple and black warriors is attacking the city, in the industrial district!"
"Industrial district? Isn't that where Claire lives?" Jay asked, looking at Lloyd.
Lloyd's eyes widened. "And hundreds of people like her under attack! Ninja, suit up!"
The ninja looked at him awkwardly.
"Oh, we-we're already suited up...Everyone summon your dragons!"
The six ninja all summoned their dragons, flying off towards Ninjago City. Sensei Wu walked onto the deck, sighing. "Be safe, Ninja."
As they approached the city, the ninja gasped in awe and horror at what they saw before them. "Ninjago City is...scrapped!" Jay exclaimed. "The whole city is in ruin."
"What do we do?" Kai asked.
"You see those boats?" Lloyd asked, pointing to the harbor. The ninja nodded, and he continued. "This boats are here to evacuate the city. Almost everyone is onboard, except the Industrial District. The attackers have boxed them in, so they can't get to the boats," he pointed towards the district. "Here's the plan. Kai, you go to the harbor and tell the boats to leave as soon as possible. We will handle the rest of the people. Nya and Jay, you guys protect the citizens and get them to safety. Me, Zane, and Cole will fight the attackers, got it?"
The ninja nodded, and flew off to the city.
Kai landed his dragon at the harbor, waving his arms to the passengers. "Everyone! You need to leave now! Get to the safe house at Stixx, the ninja have the rest of the people taken care of!"
The captain nodded, speaking to the other boats via microphone. Soon, the boats started running, beginning to leave the harbor.
In the Industrial District, the Ninja landed their dragons and faced the creatures.
"Ew, they look terrifying and ugly!" Jay exclaimed, shaking his head in disgust.
Lloyd squinted his eyes. "Jay, Nya, remember the plan! Find the people and get them to safety! Take them one at a time to Stixx on your dragons if you have to! We won't let these people be lost!"
The Lightning and Water Ninja nodded their heads, rushing to the buildings.
Lloyd, Cole, and Zane approached the monsters, elements ready. Lloyd fired the first blast, which hit one of the attackers square in the stomach. It was knocked back, falling over. It got back up a few seconds later, seemingly unscathed.
Zane gasped. "They seem to be indestructible to our elements!"
Lloyd shook his head. "No. Nothing is indestructible. ENERGY!" he fired another beam of pure green energy at the warriors blasting them to bits.
Cole gasped. "Lloyd, you blew them up!"
"I wasn't trying to! I-it was an accident!" The Green Ninja protested, shielding himself from the attackers' claws.
"Well, it doesn't seem they are very forgiving," Zane said, freezing a few warriors. "But, Lloyd, your element seems to be the only thing that can even penetrate them. You're our biggest weapon against them!"
"Then let them have it," Lloyd said through gritted teeth, forming another sphere.
Inside one of the buildings, Jay ran through the hallways, yelling for people to escape the building. Then he slapped his forehead in shame. "Wait, forget what I said! We need to get to high ground! Get to the top floor, and use the stairs!"
As the people ran for the top floor, Jay noticed a man in a wheelchair, struggling to get up the stairs. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, dude! Let me help you with that!" Jay grabbed the handles of the wheelchair, helping the man upstairs. Jay made a silent prayer that Nya was doing better than he was.
In another building, Nya had already gotten all the people to the roof, hoping the monsters would be held off by the other ninja and wouldn't get to the roof. The people were in panic, several in blankets and hugging friends and family members for comfort.
She saw a police helicopter in the sky, and it landed on the roof. Nya was shocked to find the pilot was none other than Dareth, the Brown Ninja.
He smirked. "What up Nya? I was polishing my trophies earlier and then BAM the city is under attack by these weird monsters! I found a deserted police chopper outside my dojo and, while its a bit damaged, it can still fly! Get as many as you can aboard!"
"Thanks, Dareth," Nya said as she helped a dozen people inside the chopper, leaving about 30 left on the roof.
Dareth closed the doors, locking the people inside. "I'll bring these people to Stixx as soon as possible, then come back for the rest. Stay safe!" With that, the chopper flew off, towards Stixx.
Back on the battlefield, Lloyd had destroyed several more monsters, and the ninja seemed to be winning. "Zane, can you scan these things?" The Green Ninja asked.
Zane nodded. "But I'll need you both to cover me!"
"Roger, roger," Cole said, shielding Zane.
The Nindroid used his scanners to do a full body scan on one of the creatures. "Oh my. They seem to be some sort of artificial monsters, powered by Dark Matter!"
"Dark Matter?" Lloyd asked, a hint of fear in his voice. "Isn't that the kind of stuff that the Overlord used to turn pretty much all of Ninjago evil? The stuff used to create the Garmatron?"
"Precisely," Zane said. "I sense that is what makes them so indestructible, and so it would make sense why your power can destroy them. They are essentially fueled by darkness, and your element is based on light."
"You are smart, Nindroid," a familiar yet croaky voice said. He made his presence known, rolling in on the Garmatron. "Lloyd Garmadon. We didn't finish our battle last time."
Lloyd's eyes widened. "No, it can't be!"
The Overlord himself let out a dark laugh. "Yes, it is me! The Overlord hath returned!"
Zane gasped. "But Lloyd destroyed your dragon form, and I destroyed your Golden Master form. How can you be back?"
Overlord sneered, "I am a being of many forms, Ice Ninja. But today I reveal my true form!"
He was pure black, with a dark cape and twin black samurai swords in his hands. His eyes glowed a bright red, and he wore a helmet very similar to the one he wore in his Golden Master form. He had large wings on his back, and a dark smile plastered on his face. "And now, I will get my revenge on everyone who tried to destroy me!"
He shot a dark purple beam at Zane, and the Nindroid let out a cry as he fell to the ground. A dark cloud surrounded him, possessing Zane's body.
"Zane, no!" Cole yelled, already seeing how this ends before.
The Nindroid stood before his comrades, but he looked different. His once kind blue eyes were now a sickening purple glow. His Airjitzu gi, that had once wore his Ice symbol, now bared the symbol of the Overlord. A dark purple glow surrounded him, and he made a smirk. "Hello, brothers." His voice was deep and sinister-sounding.
"Zane?" Lloyd asked worriedly. "What happened to you?"
"I saw the truth," Zane said. "I saw that in the end, all ninja must die! All must bow to the power of the Overlord!"
"Yes!" The Overlord roared. "Yes, my faithful servant! All ninja will be exterminated! Kill the ghost one!"
"Yes, master," Zane said, revealing a water sprayer on his arm.
"Zane, you don't wanna do this," Cole said, backing up slowly. "This isn't you!"
"Oh, but it is me," Zane said. "Just upgraded." He blasted a beam of water at the Earth Ninja, who was lucky enough to dodge it in time. "Stop moving so I can get rid of you!" Zane snarled.
"Hey, Lloyd, I got the people to-" Nya said as she approached, then paused. "Zane? What happened to you?" Her eyes widended even more as she saw the man in the Garmatron. "You dare show your face here again?" She yelled.
Overlord chuckled. "Oh, yes. Oh, yes. I see the little Samurai has joined the ranks of a ninja." The word rolled off his tongue. "How pathetic." He blasted another beam at the Water Ninja.
Jay managed to push Nya out of the way in time, and the blast hit a car.
"Jay!" Nya exclaimed in relief. "Perfect timing!"
"Heh, you know I hate being late for the party," Jay joked. "Overlord, release Zane of whatever foul possession you have put on him!"
"Oh, I couldn't even if I wanted to," Overlord snarled. "The darkness can only be cured by a being of pure light. Too bad little Lloyd Garmadon squandered his Golden Power..."
"I gave it away so you couldn't have it, Overlord!" Lloyd said.
"That was one of your many mistakes," Overlord said. He began making a massive sphere of darkness, then released it into the sky. Everything got darker and darker, until everything was black.
Wow. I had a lot of fun writing the Overlord for some reason XD. Honestly, I think I started this story well, and I can't wait to see how well it does. So now Zane is evil, Overlord is back, and Ninjago City is in ruin. And yeah, I know this is Rated T for mild violence and tragedy and, trust me, this wasn't all the tragedy. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below! In case you didn't already know, this story takes place between Skybound and Day of the Departed.
See ya in the next chapter
- EB