Chapter 7-Hello?
Zane's P.O.V.
I woke up the next morning re-energized. I was ready for the day. Since I didn't really need food, I could get right to work. I turned around and looked out the window across the vast ocean. I need to find Echo Zane.
I heard a beep sound behind me. "What was that?" I asked. "I see nothing, oh wait, it's that!" A red triangle began to beep on its location. "Thank you Pixal."
I made my way over to a small robot with a cone-shaped head. "What are you?" I asked it. It only bleeped twice in response. Then it slid down the staircase. "Where are you taking me?" It stopped by a wall and bounced as high as it's little springs could take it. I took note of a small lever sticking out of the wall.
When I pulled the lever, part of the wall collapsed into the earth below. A few gears flew out and nearly hit me in the face. The tiny robot zoomed inside. I tilted my head, where was it going? It came back 15.7 seconds later with another robot with the same stature as me. "Zane!" Pixal exclaimed, "You've mulitiplied!"
I looked the other robot up and down. This, Echo Zane, had the orange-ish tint of rust to his whole body. "Hello," he said. "I am Zane, built to protect those who cannot protect themselves." He threw a small punch, but ended up falling down in the process. "Hello Echo Zane, I am also Zane, Titanium Zane," I said. Echo Zane bowed. "I am in your service, father told me that I was indebted to you. I am your servant, an assistant." Pixal shrugged. "You are loved Zane," I raised an eyebrow. "Loved?" Now that was a word I hadn't heard in a while, I hardly knew the meaning now. Suddenly, Echo Zane's arm fell off. "Hmm... Zane, we should probably fix him up before we interview him."
I led my new friend up the stairs. After about 15 minutes of fixing Echo Zane up, I decided something else. I would give him a makeover. "Okay Echo Zane, what color do you want your new skin to be?" I asked. "Skin? I do not have skin. I only have an outer coating of metal." Pixal shook her head. "He talks like I used to when I was younger. Now I can actually feel emotion." She spun around. "It's the most amazing feeling in the world." My smiled faded. "But I can't feel emotion anymore."
"Silver, like yours." Echo Zane's voice interrupted my thoughts. Pixal told me to study his expression. "Even though he thinks he can't feel emotion, he shows it through his actions. Zane, he admires you. You need to use that. He would do anything for you, even though you just met him." I grabbed a hammer and used the back to pull off Echo Zane's faceplate. After a few minutes, I managed to find a plate of metal big enough to cover my twin's face. I carved out some eye sockets, then a cut off the bottom part. I used the bottom part to make a hinge for his mouth.
"Complete," I said, standing back and admiring my work. Echo Zane now had silver skin and bright blue eyes. He looked a lot like me, but I had changed his chest. His power source wasn't showing anymore, and his inner workings were hidden. I had changed his hair so that it looked more like our father's. I had given him some new clothing. He had a pale orange tee-shirt with a black gear in the middle. He also had black pants now with white sides. "Looks good. Great job Zane!" Pixal praised. "You helped too, Pixal. Now, for the questioning."
I invited Echo Zane to sit down with me and play checkers. Of course, I had to explain the rules first. Once we got started with the game itself, I began the inquiry. "Echo Zane, what has father told you about me?" My twin didn't even lift his head. "Oh, very much, he loved you so much. He would talk nonstop about your heroics and how you saved this world. Even I am impressed. He loved that your element was ice, it was why he had chosen to live in the Birchwood Forest. As I stated earlier, father told me that I was indebted to you." Birchwood Forest? Father, no, I doesn't seem right to call him that, Dr. Julien lived there? "I've never saved the world," I whispered in a voice so low, only Pixal could hear me. "Yes, you have. You have to remember. You sacrificed yourself for your friends."
My abdomen lurched. My father, my friends, my sacrifice. "Zane, your going at this again. What is causing all of these reactions?" Pixal screamed to herself, her arms frantically waving on her private screen. I turned to glance at my blueprints spread out on the table next to us and then to my brother. "I need to find put what powered me. I need to go on a quest," I blurted out. "A quest of self-discovery." Echo Zane titled his head. "You are correct, but you cannot go alone," my friend said.
Who would I take? I wanted to take the ninja team, but Pixal said no. This was something I needed to do alone. Something clicked inside of me, Borg, Cyrus Borg. "Pixal!" I said. "We need to find Cyrus Borg! If I have to do this alone, that means you cannot come with me." Pixal gasped. "B-But Zane, you and I promised that we would always be a part of one another," she stuttered. "Yes, but this is a quest of self-discovery. Besides, I have a plan. We are going back to Ninjago and we are going to get both of our true physical forms back."
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Ooh! A quest! I can't just say that with any character, because it wouldn't make sense, but Zane, he's a whole other story. Well, please review and thanks for reading!
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