Chapter 3
The Ice Cream Apocalypse
I've got to warn the others. I've got to get help! Zane keeps reminding himself as he runs in a zig-zag pattern on the roof, and leaps onto the top of the ice cream shop he and Jay had been at mere minutes ago. Once his feet hit the roof he rolls, leaping right back up and swerving his body to the right. The next thing he knows is he's falling, through the building and his body slams hard on a counter top, sending pain up his back. Both droid's heads appear at the entrance and Zane instantly rolls off the counter, knocking into the cash register and landing on the cold tile.
"Ah!" the employee screams, bolting away as the HD's leap through the hole, landing with precision on their feet, on the ice cream display.
Zane grabs the nearest thing, which turns out to be a blender, and slams it into the taller droid's face, shattering the red eye. It swings a first aimlessly, being blinded, and shoots everywhere not caring who or what it hits as long as it gets its target. Zane drops on all fours to avoid being hit and the undamaged HD screams. "Cease fire!"
The other droid doesn't listen and continues shooting randomly, so the more sensible one shoots its comrade's head five times. Zane grabs the cash register, but before he can do anything, he notices the dead droid's arm is off, and puts the register on the counter. He picks up the hand and cocks its arm jus like a rifle; then pulls the trigger, which is the thumb, hitting the enraged robot in the chest twice and the head thrice.
"Hello, is anybody there?" Nya's tinny voice comes over all the walkie-talkies the ninja keep with them.
The three ignore her and keep flying on the Ultra Dragon towards the main part of the city, worrying about their brother's safety mainly as well as the civilians. "Hello? Guys…I'm kind of…lost," Nya says. The samurai uneasily reflects on what she saw on the television after the ninja left and decides to tell them. "Listen if you can hear me. I saw something else on that roof."
Kai pulls the walkie-talkie out of his pocket and presses the button. "What did you see?"
"Oh so now you answer!" Nya shout irritably before continuing, "I saw about thirty droids on the roof and more on the ground. I think we're all in trouble and I think I saw Jay too."
"You saw Jay!" Kai exclaims making the other two immediately look at him wide-eyed.
"Let go of the reigns!" Cole screams as Lloyd yanks it up in surprise and the dragon begins plummeting at a terrifying speed. The golden ninja lets it go and runs a hand through his wavy hair, chuckling sheepishly. "You just ride your golden dragon and I'll take care of this," Cole tells him.
"No problem," Lloyd responds and leaps off the Ultra Dragon, charging a golden ball in his hands, and brings his dragon out.
The HD's body drops with a thud on the tile and Zane lets go of the gun, sitting against the counter and wiping the artificial sweat from his blond hair with relief. There is silence outside, which seems a bit strange considering that droids were just shooting but the quietness is broken by an ear-piercing screech from a human being followed by an utter confusion of screams and shots.
A metal head pokes through the hole in the roof and Zane is instantly on his feet, picking up the literal handgun, aiming for the head. He shoots the eye as it swings itself inside, drawing a blade from its forefinger that extends about a foot long, blocking the bullets with its advanced hearing.
Zane backs up and rushes around the counter grabbing the girl who had been hiding at the very end. Both crouch on the opposite side of the counter, waiting breathlessly as the droid walks around the shop, listening for any sounds from the human and Nindroid. Sirens outside draw its attention and Zane takes this opportunity to shove the girl out of harm's way and shooting the droid's chest and head.
Zane back away from the counter where more droids slip through like insects, readying their blades, not realizing the ice ninja has a gun, and leap at him, only to receive shots in the head and chest. After six are down Zane's hands gropes for the door handle, pressing the trigger again, but the gun jams.
I'm in real trouble now.
"There!" Kai points at the shop, surrounded by HD droids that are leaping through a hole in the roof and below on the ground are civilians screaming, fleeing for their lives, and several vehicles collide at that moment, horns blaring, and police cars arrive outside.
"What's going on?" Lloyd drops lower for a closer view of the chaos.
"Watch out Lloyd!" Kai and Cole warn the younger ninja as bullets rip through the air and a piece of a building is chucked at the golden one.
Lloyd pulls his dragon out of the way and dips low over the roof, blasting a ball of electricity at the droids, which doesn't do too much, only blinding the HD's about four seconds before they resume piling through the shop, though some formed a tight circle around the group and shoot at the ninja in the sky.
Zane squeezes the severed hand and five blades pop out, one from each finger and he blocks the first hit from a droid; then kicks it and drives the sharp points through its mid-section. He yanks the weapon out and whips into his ice tornado, knocking several down, and a sharp blade is driven at his face, yet everything slows down in Spinjitzu, so Zane backs up in time, yet the knife still grazes his left cheek.
He stops the tornado and drives two blades into the next droid's head and three in another's. Several rush behind him and grab his arms, pushing him face down on the tile, and several more grab Zane's legs as he struggles.
HD2 walks up to the Nindroid and steps on his hand. Zane holds back a cry of pain, dropping the severed hand, and twists around under the cold vice grips of the red droids. "This is going to be fun," HD2 smiles, applying more pressure on Zane's hand.
A/N: Thank you for the reviews everyone! :)
Sketchrex: I guess someone may need to adopt him, but judging the current circumstances that may be a little difficult.
RapidstarJ: Thank you! I will as often as I can.
Peytonholloway11: :) Thank you!
Nindroidzane: XD She said 'oh my goodness' because of the apparent apocalypse.
FireIce: Isn't that true. It's human nature although HD2 is a droid, but it can still apply and makes a fun story plot.