"My name is Skyler. And this is the story of how my greatest creation to date came to be."
The four ninja birds were fighting off Red Dragon thugs in a old warehouse. They found them trying to make weapons traffic and decided to stop them. The fight was raging on and, in the middle of it, a thug broke Sky's bo staff in two with a steel pipe.
"Crap!" she swore before kicking him away and looking down at her broken weapon. As a thug was about to attack her from behind, Lilly jumped in time to knock him away.
Meanwhile, Sparky was having fun swiftly beating every thug with his nunchucks. "Oh yeah, who's number one? It's Sparky boy!" he showed-off.
"Number one?" Kowalski asked after kicking a thug away. "We'll see; how many ones did you got? I took six down!"
"Ah! I'm at eleven!" Sparky responded before kicking a thug away. "Twelve now."
Unfortunately for Kowalski, the thugs all ran away after giving up their weapons, meaning the game ended there. "Tss," he scoffed before putting his sais back to his belt. "Next time, I won't let your spiky hair get ahead of me, you can believe that."
"I can't believe you're turning this into a game. May I remind you that saving this city is serious matter?" Lilly asked after putting her katanas away.
"Come on, Lilly, it's just for self-motivation," Sparky assured before turning to Sky. "Hey, don't make that head, sister; I'm sure you can fix your weapon in no time."
"It's not that," Sky said with sighing. "It's just...how am I supposed to fight all those advanced bad guys with only a 6-foot stick? I need to upgrade my craft," she affirmed.
"And how are you gonna do that?" Lilly curiously asked.
Sky just smiled. "You'll see."
Later on, Sky passed many hours in her workshop, working on something very important. Her three siblings looked at her from afar and exchanged looks of concern.
"She's been working for hours. What do you think she's been doing?" Sparky asked.
"I have no idea; Sky always had a big brain. Let's go see," Lilly said and they all went to see Skyler. "Hey, Sky."
Just then, the little elf owl removed her security helmet and smiled at her siblings. "Guys! You came just in time! Look what I've done," she said with showing her bo staff which was back in one piece. Pressing something, a blade came out from the tip of it.
While Sparky was impressed, Kowalski seemed unsure. "You've been spending hours working on that?"
"Not only that," Sky said and took out a bird-sized NES controller. "Ladies and gentlemen - and Kowalski (this made him glare at her), allow me to present to you my greatest invention so far: Metal Turtle!"
She pressed a few buttons on her controller and loud steps were heard. Soon, the trio could admire a little robot that was shaped like a turtle and was painted in yellow. They all looked at it in surprise.
"W-What's that thing?" Lilly asked in surprise.
"You remember this robot we fought at the junkyard?" Sky asked. "Well, even if he got destroyed, I managed to keep a piece of its fabric for myself. I modified and used it to create a small version for myself: Metal Turtle."
"But isn't it risky to use the same material as this robot that went rogue?" Kowalski asked with crossing his wings.
"Don't worry, bro; I wouldn't have made it, if it could be dangerous. This is the future of ninjutsu," Sky said with confidence.
"I though the future of ninjutsu would be taller," Kowalski dryly said.
This made Sky glare at him. "If you don't believe me, why don't we hit the training room? I'll show you what Metal Turtle can do."
Afterward, the four of them went to the training zone with Lilly, Kowalski and Sparky surrounding Metal Turtle with their weapons and Sky standing to the sides with her NES controller in wings.
"I implanted the fighting styles of both the Red Dragon as well as ninjas' in his head so that he can fight both," Sky explained.
"Yeah, I don't think he can simulate MY fighting style," Sparky affirmed with a smirk.
"Let's just go!" Kowalski said and jumped to go strike the robot.
However, this last one simply delivered a strong punch that knocked him away. Lilly tried to take this chance to jump behind and swing her katana at Metal Turtle who caught her blade in his hands and then delivered a spin kick that sent her into the wall.
He then turned his hand into a little flamethrower and shot a jet of flame at Sparky who ducked it. He then swung his nunchucks at the robot who dodged him and then shot his fist right into his face, making him spit saliva and fall down before flying back into his robotic arm.
"See?" Sky said after stopping to press on her controller. "This little wonder is as useful as any of us on the battlefield."
"Indeed, my daughter," Master Yoshi said as she arrived and Sky turned to look at him. "However, there is one thing you must not forget: technology will never replace ninjutsu itself."
"Don't worry, Sensei, I won't forget," Sky assured with a smile and patting Metal Turtle on the head.
Hey, guys. I know this chapter was short and I'm sorry if that bothered you.
But I have an announcement that could make you happy or sad. This was the last ninja birds chapter for the moment; we will go back to Blu and his friends in the next one. Lemme know what you tough about this switch of place :)
