CHAPTER 24

A SURPRISE FOR ZANE

ZANE`S POV:

I knew it was bad timing and I shouldn't have done it, but I had to leave immediately in order to figure out where or who I continue receiving the mysterious letters from. For the past four weeks, someone has been sending me all these messages and I have no idea who their from. I've scanned the fingerprints on them, but I cannot seem to find a match. I've search far and wide, but I don't know who the person may be. There are times when I don't think a human being is writing them. I try to clear that away from my mind. This time, I received a letter stating that I should come meet this mysterious person tonight to see who it's been messaging me with written sheets the whole time. I was about to find out the person that started it all. The owner if the letter.

The letter told me where I was to meet the writer. At the park. I'm not sure why, but that is the destination point. I can't really turn away at this point. I had to run all over the park until I found the place that I needed to be at. I couldn't find the mysterious letter writer. They were nowhere to be found. I started having the feeling that they changed their mind about wanting to meet me, but that wasn't true a moment later when I heard footsteps come from in front of me.

The mysterious person walking up to me was wearing a jogging suit. A hood was placed over their head, which made it impossible to see their face. They walked up to me and extended a hand. I took the hand and shook it. The person placed their hands on the hood and removed it from their head. The face of the person I saw at that point was unexpected. The one person I thought that I would never see again.

"Pixal!" I exclaimed.

"Yes, Zane, it is me," Pixal said, "I could not hide from you any longer, so I did what I had to do in order for you to see me again."

"How did you get here? Does anybody know that you're here?"

"No. Nobody does. Not even the people I work for and with. Listen, Zane, I came here because I wanted you to finally see me again. It has been a long time. I saw you at the president` s home. Why did you not come up to me and say that you were there."

"Because I didn't know that you were still alive. Why are you here now? Did somebody reprogram you?"

"Somebody did, actually, but it was unexpected to me. I suppose you remember that I had removed my heart out of me and I was passed out in the snow. I thought I completely disabled myself from the world forever. Sometime later, I woke up, not remembering what had happened before and not understanding my surroundings. When I was told to work for the president, I had no choice but to listen. After all, I am made to serve. There is a reason why people call be Pixal."

"You've been alive a whole year? Why didn't you come back to Ninjago City?"

"I did not want you to be distracted by me. It seems I was wrong about that. I've made plenty of mistakes in my lifetime. I am tired of seeing it happen."

"We all make mistakes. I can understand why you couldn't tell me. Why did you decide to write me letters, though? I did not understand that part."

"It becomes lonely when you are the head in the house of the president. Even a robot can become lonely, too. I missed you a lot and I made a mistake leaving you like that. I'm sorry, Zane. I started missing you so much that I had no choice but to write to you. I had these feelings in my heart that just wanted me to talk to you, but I wasn't ready to be face to face with you. I started writing the letters and pouring everything off my chest with pieces of paper kind of helped. I couldn't stand to be away from you any longer. That is how we ended up at this point. I was ready to see you again and this was the only way.

"I'm glad to see that you are back, Pixal. I've missed you a lot."

"You're not mad that I left you on purpose?"

"I am upset, but I would never become mad. I am not the type of person who loses his temper easily."

"I missed you, Zane. You do not know how long it's been since I've last wanted to see you. I've heard rumors that you've been dating another girl."

"I was at one point in time, but... we broke up."

"Why did you split apart?"

"She had to move back to her hometown. I could not go with her. My home was here in Ninjago City with the ninja. I could not be too far away. I had no choice but to end our relationship."

"I am sorry to hear that, Zane. I will say that my love scanner did not think of you two as a good couple, either."

"Is your love scanner fixed?"

"I will be honest, Zane. There was a kink in my love scanner when I was created. The Overlord wanted that to happen. It made sure to think that Nya and Jay were not truly a match. Instead, he switched it to Cole because he thought if a love conflict started, they would worry more about who Nya would choose than being focused on the battle. I'm sorry if I started any kind of emotional problems."

"There is no reason to tell anyone, Pixal. Cole is with somebody else now. He's married to his one true love."

"My marriage scanner shows me that he is married to a person named Caroline Dominez."

"He is. When did you start having a marriage scanner?"

"I've always had one. It was created in me when I was being built. I can tell how long a married couple will stick together until they decide to split apart or when one of them is ready to pass on. I can already see that Cole and Carol will live a long and happy life together until the Great Sensei is ready for one of them to depart from the world."

"It makes me feel as though you are a fortune teller."

"Fortune tellers are not read. They are currently fictional. They do not exist. Some tend to believe that they can see the future when they really cannot see their own feet from the ground."

"That seems a bit harsh, don't you think?"

"I am just expressing my own opinion."

"I don't see a problem with that. How long will you be here, Pixal?"

"I have decided to return to Ninjago City and go back to mayor Borg. Is he still leading the town?"

"Yes, he is. There is no reason to worry, Pixal. I'm sure he would love to have you back. It may be unexpected, though."

"I suppose it is better than nothing, though."

"Yes, it is better."

Pixal sighed. "I cannot stay long, Zane. I must return back to Mesco City. If I am to return back home, I must talk to President Morris about my resignation. It is best to quit that stupid maid job."

"I suppose you don't like it much, do you?"

"No, I don't. I mostly clean up after the children's messes. Who knew that little human children can be so messy?"

"I must say that children can be messy, no matter who they are. Human or robot."

"I have never heard of a child being known as a robot. Can that actually happen?"

"I'm sure it could if you had the right parts. You just have to use your mind for that one. I believe that anyone can make anything in this world."

"I suppose I believe, too."

I sighed myself. "It is starting to get late. I should probably start heading home. The others will probably start wondering where I am if I don't return on time."

"I suppose the time for us to depart has come, has it?"

"Yes, it has, but I promise that we will see each other again. I hope you will come around before the war."

"The war? What war?"

"You haven't heard about the world that was planning to happen in a few months?"

"I haven't. Nobody told me anything about it. I was told to go into sleep mode after you left. I suppose they didn't want me to know what was going on. It is rude to see that I should have the right to know what is happening to Ninjago."

I held Pixal`s hands in mine. "Sometimes people cannot handle the truth, but I believe that you can."

"You believe that I can do anything?"

"Of course. You may be an android like me, but that does not mean you cannot do the same thing everybody else does. I could help you, though."

"I wish you did not have to go off to war."

"I wish I didn't have to, either, but duty calls. I am a ninja, after all."

"You certainly are. I must return back to Mesco City, Zane. I will see you soon."

"Goodbye, Pixal. Be safe. Come back to Ninjago when you believe you are ready to."

Pixal nodded, walking way from me. It would not be the last time we met again. After watching her disappear in the dense night fog, I started for home. The others are probably wondering where I am. At least something great came up at this point. I got to see an old friend again.

PIXAL HAS BEEN SENDING ZANE THESE MYSTERIOUS LETTERS AND REVEALS HERSELF AT THIS POINT. I'M JUST GLAD THEY SAID THAT THEY MISS EACH OTHER AND PLAN TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN. I SUPPOSE NONE OF YOU WERE PLANNING TO HERE ABOUT THIS, HUH.

WELL, THAT'S IT FOR ME.

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