RandomDragon: Fluff everywheres! XD Yes, Mr. E will be a very fun antagonist (I already like writing him, so lets hope he gets revealed soon!)
CHEESEPUFF: Thanks! Love the name by the way XD
And yes, Mr. E is another plot twist for who's underneath that mask. Let's see if you all can guess who before his reveal! :)
Oh boy, Chapter 7 already?! We are on a roll! Thank you guys for all of your continued support!
(P.S: More fluff inbound very soon ;D )
Chapter 7: Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
"Excellent," Mr. E muttered, soaking in his victims screams like a hungry sponge. The man underneath this biker helmet was truly twisted.
Rachel, Luke, Carl, and Terry's bodies soon began to shift in appearance. Rachel's skin grew as grey as a rock lodged in a mountain side, and Luke looked to be aging by about 25 years. Carl's eyes were beginning to turn blacker than before along with his hair changing red, and Terry... well, there was a lot of juice being poured into him.
He basically became a titan.
"Ah shit," Mr. E whispered. "Too much juice."
And, coincidentally, as soon as he tried to shut off Terry's plug, the handle broke.
"SHIT!" Mr. E yelled.
He then waited patiently as everyone's vitals began to head back to a normal state.
Well, their new normal state.
Luke now had a full on beard, and his muscles had grown immensely. Rachel's skin had been turned a stone shade of grey, her lips purple, and her hair was in a tall, tall ponytail. Carl looked very different, having gone through the process of receiving a mohawk and dark black circles around his eyes.
And Terry...
Well, Terry was now a titan. Lets leave it at that.
"Wha..." Rachel muttered. "Who... are you all?"
"Who are we?!" Luke yelled. "I... don't know."
"You all are my servants!" Mr. E exclaimed, stepping forward. "Your names are Ultra Violet, Luke Cunningham, Chopper Maroon, and Killow. Welcome back to the gang buddies!"
"Killow likes sound of that!" Killow yelled.
"Wait... who exactly are you?" Chopper asked. "I-I'm sorry, I just can't remember you."
"Call me 'Mr. E'," Mr. E said.
"Mr. E? Like mystery?" Luke asked.
"That is correct," Mr. E's demonic voice said.
"Wait," Ultra Violet said. "Who are you underneath your Mr. E mask?"
"I am afraid I cannot say," Mr. E said, looking away.
"Why not?" Chopper asked.
"My scars would make you all look away in shame and disgust," Mr. E said. "It isn't worth it."
"Killow don't trust guys with a mask," Killow said. "I shall just have to-"
"Fine," Mr. E sighed, giving in.
Mr. E, slowly but surely, removed his mask.
Underneath, the right side of his face was covered in hideous burns and scars, and further proved by the blind eye on that side.
Everyone on the Sons of Garmadon team gasped. However, it was in more so shock than anything. Not disgust or shame, oh no.
"Dude," Luke began, "that is badass. You should leave the helmet off! No one would mess with you!"
"I'd prefer not to," Mr. E muttered. Suddenly, Ultra Violet stepped forward.
"They do not make you hideous," she whispered, a touch of sadness for him in her tone. "They make you beautiful."
She brushed the tips of her fingers over the S.O.G leader's face, and then pressed her purple lips to them ever so softly.
"T-Thank you," Mr. E stammered.
"No trouble, beautiful," Ultra Violet whispered.
"Not to interrupt this precious moment," Chopper cut in, "but we are a team. Shouldn't that mean we should have an objective here?"
"We actually do," Mr. E said, placing his helmet back on. "Have any of you folks ever heard of the Oni Masks?"
"Killow never has," Killow said.
"Well, get comfy," Mr. E said. "We are about to have a history lesson..."
"I speak for everyone when I say... we are in."
"Excellent," The Walker said. Although no one could see it, he was smiling underneath his mask.
"Alright!" Ronin said, fist-pumping. "We can start training tomorrow!"
"This shall be fun," Pixal whispered.
"So... are we just gonna learn how to fight? Or control our elements as well?" Kai asked.
"The first day will just be fighting," Wu said. "You all will not enter the field until you have unlocked your elemental powers."
"And how long do you think that'll take?" Jay asked.
"Have patience, Jay," The Walker said. "I was impatient once. And it cost me something..."
"Cost you what, exactly?" Jay asked. Nya slapped the back of his head, causing him to yelp in pain.
"I'd prefer not to go into detail," The Walker said. There was a ting of hurt in his voice, something the teens almost didn't realize was even there.
"Onto different matters," Wu interjected, "You all must be here at noon sharp tomorrow. We will have a long day ahead of us."
"Got it," Cole said.
"Thank you very much, Principal Wu," Nya said.
"No trouble for the next generation of elemental masters," Wu said. "And please, call me 'Sensei Wu' from now on."
With that, Wu exited the building. Ronin, Pixal, and The Walker remained.
"Now, you all listen carefully," Ronin warned. "The Walker's about to lay down some ground rules. Listen or die, that's how I put it."
"Damn right," Pixal whispered.
"Alright, first things first: your identity MUST remain a secret," The Walker said. "Anyone that isn't on the team finds out who you are behind the mask, you are off the team, no questions. Second, respect Sensei Wu. He's the boss around here, but I'm second-in-command. Third, please don't destroy the training equipment. Got it?"
Everyone nodded quickly, scared to even think about defying the rules.
"Good," The Walker said. He then walked out briskly, Pixal following shortly after.
"Don't pry into his personal life," Ronin chided to his friends. "He's kinda sensitive about it. The dude lost someone in the same accident that cost him his right hand."
"I'm sorry about earlier, I didn't mean it like that," Jay said.
"I'm grateful, but don't apologize to me," Ronin said. "Apologize to The Walker tomorrow."
And with that, Ronin made his exit.
"Wow," Chamille whispered.
"The hero business is serious, but I didn't think it was that serious," Cole uttered.
"Well, we best be heading back," Morro said. "It will be getting late pretty soon."
"I can agree to that," Zane said.
"Well, let's get a move on," Skylor said.
Everyone began to head out, all except for Kai and Nya.
"So, how do you feel about this?" Kai asked his sister.
"In all honesty," Nya muttered, "I really don't know what to think."
"Are you upset because you can't find out if Garmadon is The Walker or not?" Kai asked.
"Kinda," Nya muttered, shrugging her shoulders innocently. "I mean, who doesn't want to know who The Walker really is?"
"I can agree with you on that, baby sis," Kai said. "Either way, we better catch up to Cole and Skylor. Like Morro said, it's getting late."
Nya nodded, and the two siblings ran to catch up to their soon-to-be teammates.
The Walker, Ronin, Samurai VXL, and Kumail, who had joined the mini-team two days ago, were out on the rooftops at this time of night.
"Nothing seems out of the ordinary," Ronin muttered, staring into the distance.
"Is ordinary what we should be looking for?" Kumail asked, placing his rifle back in the holster. "Speaking of which, I learned something about the realms while you all were gone."
"And what did you learn?" Samurai VXL asked.
"That we all have doppelgangers on separate realms," Kumail responded. "That means that Jay Walker of this realm must still be alive, seeing how peaceful it is!"
"We will find him one day," The Walker said, still keeping his back towards his teammates. "But for now, we need to focus on protecting Ninjago."
"What's gotten into him?" Kumail asked Ronin.
"He's a bit down today," Ronin whispered. "Someone asked one too many questions. Let's leave it at that."
"Hey guys," Samurai VXL said, gesturing for them to move closer to him, "come look at this."
The three walked over, and noticed what the samurai had been looking at.
The Sons of Garmadon had just started walking through town.
"Holy mother of Wu," Ronin whispered. "Who are they?"
"I know that's Mr. E," Kumail said. "Other than that... can't say much about the other four."
"They don't look like happy campers," The Walker said. "Let's show em back to the trail, shall we?"
Ronin nodded, generated a vortex, and the four walked through it.
In mere seconds, they stood before Mr. E's team.
"Ah, Ninjago's trusted vigilante team," Mr. E said. "I was hoping we would meet sometime!"
"You ran through the portal for a reason," Samurai VXL said, clutching his crossbow, "the only question is: why?"
"Because someone on this realm is dead that shouldn't be dead," Mr. E said. "He calls himself... Garmadon."
"Oh no," Ronin whispered.
"On Realm-16, he is the ruler," Mr. E said. "However, on this realm, apparently he didn't abandon those closest to him. And since he's presumably deceased, we will bring him back."
"What if he's just gone on a hike?" The Walker suggested. "Or maybe, right in front of you. You just don't know it."
"You want me to believe that you are Garmadon?" Mr. E said, almost laughing. "Your stupidity brings a smile to this scarred face."
"The Walker can surprise you when you least expect it, trust me," Samurai VXL said.
"I'll believe it when I see it," Mr. E said. "Light em up fellas."
Ultra Violet, Luke, Chopper, and Killow charged toward the vigilante team. Samurai VXL bolted for the quickly-retreating Mr. E, not aiming on failing to get answers out of him this time. The Walker took on Ultra Violet, while Ronin tackled both Luke and Chopper.
Samurai VXL was determined to catch Mr. E, no matter what.
He finally found the trigger on his crossbow, after running and losing his place on the gun.
He shot an arrow at Mr. E's knee, causing him to trip down. Mr. E instantly fell, but yanked the arrow out.
However... he had lost his helmet from the fall.
Samurai VXL took a step back.
"You look like you've seen a ghost," Mr. E muttered. "I'll catch you 'round."
And with that, Mr. E grabbed his helmet and made his grand exit. The rest of the Sons of Garmadon were close behind.
"Samurai! You okay?!" Kumail called.
"Y-Yeah!" Samurai VXL called back.
Even though he was still okay, in terms of health...
He really didn't know what to think of the face he saw underneath that biker helmet.
Saturday, 12:00 PM
Kai walked into the gym, wearing his most comfortable clothes.
He couldn't believe it...
In mere days, he would be able to generate fire with a flick of his wrist.
He was so excited...
That he completely missed the fact that The Walker was at the double door leading to the secret training arena.
"Am I just in the friend zone instead of the fan zone now?" The Walker asked jokingly. Kai chuckled and said, "Sorry bout that."
"No trouble," The Walker said, giving a thumbs up with his prosthetic.
The vigilante then held the door open, walked in after Kai, and went ahead of him to show him the directions to the secret training base.
"Oh my god," Kai whispered.
The training arena was beautiful. Stands with wooden planks and spikes were everywhere, and there was also a salmon ladder. Weights, a few training dummies... everything.
And all of his friends, his sister, and his girlfriend were in there. Sensei Wu and Samurai VXL were also present.
"So glad you could join us, Kai," Sensei Wu said.
"Glad to be here," Kai responded happily. "Uh... who's the new guy?"
"I'm Samurai VXL," the samurai said. "I really am the new guy, aren't I?"
"Guess so," Ronin responded, shrugging. He then looked over at Jay, who he could faintly hear apologizing to The Walker. The two shook hands, so he assumed the tension had been resolved.
"Alright students, on the line!" Sensei Wu called out. Pixal then walked in and sat down at the desktop monitor, her fingers tapping away at the keys.
"Shall we start with a level 3, Sensei?" Pixal asked.
"Sure, why not?" Sensei Wu responded.
"Level 3? Probably easier than Level 1," Lloyd muttered.
"Please do not jinx us," Zane whispered.
"Too late buddy," Chamille muttered.
The training dummies fired up to life, and the students charged towards them, ready for any hassle at all.
What a beating they would receive...
At this same time, however, there was other work being done that had nothing to do with vigilantism. Dr. Saunders was in his office, doing paperwork as usual and grumbling about technology. He hated technology. Everything about it...
Suddenly, a pair of footsteps echoed into his office.
"I hope I am not late for today's lesson," the person said.
Dr. Saunders began to smile wickedly.
"No... you are right on time, Acronix."
There was something that had changed in the way Dr. Saunders spoke... his voice was raspy, dark, and just...
Evil.
He then ripped off his glasses and beard, revealing green tattoos around his golden eyes.
"Aren't I always?" Acronix asked, chuckling.
"Welcome back to the land of the living," Dr. Saunders said.
"I could say the same for you," Acronix began... "Krux."
Krux and Acronix stepped towards each other, and shared their first hug in forty years.
"It's good to be back," Acronix muttered.
"Good to have you back, brother," Krux said.
"Now, onto other matters," Acronix said, "what do you have planned for this 'Walker' fellow?"
"I have identity suspicions, counter-attacks, you name it," Krux said, moving over to his desk. "But this... is my most valuable possession."
Krux kneeled down to open a drawer, and inside was a folder, buried under disguise file assortments.
"What's a folder gonna do?" Acronix asked.
"A folder by itself won't do much," Krux said. "It's whats inside that matters."
Krux flipped it open, and inside...
Were detailed descriptions on specific students.
"Student descriptions?" Acronix asked his brother. "How are those-"
"These are detailed descriptions of every student that The Walker has recruited for his vigilante team," Krux said.
"Oh," Acronix said, dawning with realization. "This is..."
"Game changing? I know," Krux said, smiling slowly. "Now... we just need to find the others."
"The other elemental masters? They are all dead by now, if not dying," Acronix said.
"Nope, not the elemental masters," Krux said.
He paused...
"I think its time we looked for the rest of the Time Blades."
Ah, little cliffhanger!
Also, sorry about the Mr. E teasing. He'll be revealed soon, I promise! :)
And another thing...
Guys, in Chapter 10...
I will officially confirm whether or not we have met The Walker in his civilian form. ASDFGHJKL I CAN'T WAIT! It was originally going to be the next chapter, but I decided I wanted a little more suspense.
Oh, and also... I think it would be awesome if you guys put in some guesses for our three mystery figures: The Walker, Samurai VXL, and Mr. E!
Cause pretty soon...
Someone's mask is comin' off for real... ;) See you guys next chapter!