Vanessa skipped along the sidewalk, texting Stephanie. Apparently, she had just met a ninja! That was so crazy!

Suddenly, Vanessa bumped into someone, causing them both to fall over. Sitting up, she saw it was a bank robber! She let out a high pitched scream. She was too young to die! Just thinking of death made her feel faint . . .

"Hey! Get back here!" A boy in a black ninja suit ran towards them. He took the robber by the arm and then, almost instantly, police cars surrounded the area. The ninja handed the robber off to the police. He then offered a hand to Vanessa.

Vanessa took his hand and pulled herself up. "Thank you so much, um . . .?"

"Oh, I'm Cole Stone," the boy said, pulling off his mask. "Master of Earth."

"Well, thank you, Cole." Vanessa leaned over and kissed Cole on each cheek. "I'm Vanessa Black, aspiring singer!"

Cole looked amused. "Oh, really?"

"Yep! My friends and I came to Ninjago City to get ourselves sorted out, y'know, get jobs and stuff. But my dream has always been to become a singer, so I'm signing up for the first musical, talent show, or anything I can!" Vanessa explained, grinning widely.

"If you become famous, I will buy your albums," Cole replied, grinning back.

"Aw thank you!" Vanessa blushed. "I loved it when you and the ninja defeated the Great Devourer. It was amazing."

"Thanks! Everyone thinks Lord Garmadon did it, but he never would've been able to if we hadn't done most of the work!" Cole complained.

"I know right? I mean, all he did was holding the weapons and jump off a building!" Vanessa agreed.

Cole laughed. "Totally! Listen, I gotta get back to, uh,"he gestured behind him, at the bank.

"Oh! Right. Uh, yeah, here's my number," Vanessa said, jotting it down on a slip of paper. "Call me maybe?" Then she skipped away.

Cole whistled. What a girl.