They win a Competition! And the Trophy is another FangBlade….
Sensei Wu wished he could actually go with them and make sure that they were learning something new…with whatever they were off to go do this time around while he was in negations with his brother.
…..
Cole twirled a drumstick in his hand lazily, while waiting for Lloyd and Nya to stop arguing over who got which mic. Zane groaned before shifting slightly, readjusting his grip on his bass guitar. "Will you two knock it off?"
"Sorry. So what's the plan? What song are we playing?" Lloyd bounced excitedly as he beamed up at them.
"You need to calm down. The competition is next week and we need to rehearse…get it exactly right…and no Kai we are not doing country music!" Cole shot the aspiring guitarist a look.
Kai pouted at that, but went back to tuning his guitar. After awhile, an older man that looked like an older version of Cole, just not nearly as broad shouldered, walked into the room. "Cole!" He swung his arms out as if asking for a hug, a huge grin on his face.
Cole grinned as he raised a hand up in greeting. "Hey Dad…sorry about the, uh, letters…"
Lou Brookstone burst out laughing before patting him on the back. "It's alright son… I understand perfectly well what you are going through there. Now then, what is Spin Harmony playing for the judges next week?"
"We actually don't know… any ideas that will surely wow them?" Cole scratched the back of his neck nervously.
Lou hummed, before beaming at the make-shift band. "I actually do have just the song for you!"
"Yes!" "Sweet!" "I knew coming here was a great idea!" The friends high-fived each other, grins flooding their faces.
….
Lou tapped his cane against the ground, signaling to the friends to stop playing their music. As soon as it was silent, he spoke up, excitement edging his voice. "Good job guys! Cole calm down a bit on the drums. Kai, this isn't a competition, you don't need to play so loud that you drown out the others. Zane keep up the good work. Jay… um…yeah, good job. Take five! We only have three days left before the competition." Lou turned and left the room.
Cole tossed his one drumstick in the air, a grin flashing across his face. "Sweet…we have got to have a good chance at winning this. Dad doesn't give compliments easily and he is cutting back a whole lot on the critics."
"Yeah!" They high fived, bouncing on their toes.
…..
"Today's the day!" Kai ignored the way Nya sniggered at him from behind, pressing a hand against her mouth.
The friends looked around the large backstage area with amazement, noting the different acts that were rehearsing in there one last time. Cole frowned as he noticed something off about a singing group that was confidently walking around the place. "Hey guys! Aren't those serpentine over there?"
"Hey, you're right!" Jay openly stared at the poorly disguised serpentine.
Zane quickly nudged Jay hard. "Do not stare. We mustn't appear to be rude."
"Sorry."
"Hey! If you look over here at the judges; one of them is a serpentine too!" Lloyd had peeled back the curtains to stare out at the three judges sitting at the front.
"Lloyd!" Kai quickly dragged him back to their group.
"Ladies and Gentlemen…please welcome the Treble Makers!" The announcer's voice suddenly filled the air.
The serpentine confidently strolled out onto the stage, clearly believing that they could win this thing. The six friends swallowed hard, not feeling any near as confident as any of their competition…
….
The friends shifted slightly, watching as the last act left the stage…well second to last act. Cole tightened his grip on his drumsticks, while Kai and Zane grabbed their bass guitar and guitar. Jay picked up the case that had his electric keyboard in it, worry creasing his brow. "They're good…and I still think that the Treble Makers didn't deserve that many points. I mean seriously? Two nines and one ten? And they were terrible!"
"Yes well, nothing to do about that. Just remember your part and we should be good. Spin Harmony fall in!" Zane waved his hand, his friends falling in step behind him.
Just then the announcer's voice filled the air one more time. "Ladies and Gentlemen please give a warm welcome to Spin Harmony!"
With that said, the friends rushed onto the stage, making beelines for the predetermined positions. Cole went to the back of the stage, were his drums were already set up at, while Jay quickly set his keyboard up across from him. Kai and Zane stood across the stage from each other, nodding to confirm that they were ready. Nya and Lloyd went to the microphones near the edge of the stage where it was a smidgen harder to see them.
Taking in a deep breath, they began to play….
It's time for training and we're getting started
it's on, you know
and we wanna see you whip and shout it
we rock
you roll.
They say,
go slow
and everything just stands so still
we say,
go go!
we're ready for the fight, we know the drill
Monday morning and we feel defeated,
seems so long ago
Tuesday's comin' we just keep on beatin'
'til we're in our zone
They say,
go slow
and everything just stands so still
we say,
go go!
you're gonna see us rip into it
Just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin
and then we jump back, do it again
Ninja-Go!
Ninja, come on, come on,
we're gonna do it again
We just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin
and then we jump back, do it again
Ninja-Go!
Ninja, come on, come on
and do the weekend whip
Yeah!
Wednesday mornin' and we soon discover
we gotta push our game
we slept on Thursday just to get it over,
the whip's a day away!
They say,
go slow!
and everything just stands so still,
we say,
go go!
you're gonna see us rip into it,
just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin
and then we jump back, do it again
Ninja-Go!
Ninja, come on, come on, come on
we're gonna do it again,
we just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin
and then we jump back, do it again
Ninja-Go!
Ninja (-Go!) come on, come on, come on
and do the weekend whip
Yeah!
Yeah!
They say,
no, no!
but we don't wanna sit around no more
we say,
go, go!
you're gonna see us rip into it,
Just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin
and then we jump back, do it again
(and then we jump back, do it again)
Ninja-Go!
Ninja (-Go!) come on, come on, come on
we're gonna do it again,
We just jump up, kick back, whip around and spin
and then we jump back, do it again
Ninja-Go!
Ninja (-Go!) come on, come on,
and do the weekend whip
Ninja-Go!
Ninja (-Go!) come on, come on, come on
and do the weekend whip
(Jump up, kick back do it again and spin!)
The friends got too carried away with the song, spinning and dancing to the music that they were playing…none of them noticing the serpentine climbing on the stage to stop them until they played the last note; and realized that there were quite a few unconscious serpentine on the stage with them.
"Uh… what just happened?" The friends spoke in perfect unison as they frowned in confusion.
"The results are in!" The announcer sprinted onto the stage, clearly excited to announce that year's winner.
~Couple Hours Later with the Brothers~
Garmadon beamed as he shook hands with Wu. "I feel really good about this."
Wu sighed, relief flooding him. "Good. I feel good about this too." And can now go to wondering where they've been for the last week.
Just then the teens came running in holding a trophy quite proudly. Lloyd sprinted over and tackle hugged his relatives. "Guess what!? We competed in a competition against a bunch of serpentine and we won! And it was awesome!"
"Wu! I changed my mind!" Garmadon spun around, throwing his hands into the air out of frustration.
Wu sighed as he wondered if he would ever get a deal made between them that would stick…
A/N: Done! Um…yeah that just happened. Oh! I also don't own the song. It's the weekend whip, which belongs to the FOLD. Hope you enjoyed this now that I got my head out of Ducktales and into Ninjago. That is not good by the way if you're working on a story and your mind is literally elsewhere.
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