I found Mysicon on a youtube surfing a while back and the idea behind it was interesting so I looked into the show, story isn't that bad. I started to think about a Randy Ninja Crossover and then I started to think about combining them and then I threw in a few others so here is my mega crossover story, so here it is and enjoy. Dungeon and Dragon level violence Noncanon
Arkayna, a tall and fit teen human girl with long auburn hair and violet eyes in a green dress with a white open jacket shirt over it sighed as she walked through the Undercity with her friends, she was feeling a bit down since she saw her last update on a 'friends' social page and she was wondering what had happened to him. There is no way that he pulled off that prank that he's getting blamed for, I just know it! If only I could get away from the others and talk to Tina, but Em wouldn't let me leave without an explanation and we're still on high alert, we have until the next full moon, thank the stars that we still a few weeks to recover from that and she's been quiet since she came back. She thought as she looked at the ground, lost in thought.
"What's up Royal?" Zarya asked and Arkayna looked up and saw her looking at her. Zarya was a girl as tall as Arkayna with purple hair and had on a blue jacket over a sleeveless shirt with a wolf symbol on it and dark blue pants with brown boots. She had stayed back as Piper, an elf girl with brown skin in a white and blue dress with a pink ribbon, dark blue shorts, and blue boots. Next to her was Emerald, a female dwarf with were brown hair in a ponytail and a white hat with goggles on and a green shirt under her purple tank top, green shorts, and long bootlegs, both looked at a holo advertisement of a dress. "We've got time to recover before we can check the Disc, if you need to do something before then just say the word and we'll all back you up. And that party that you have to go to tonight, I mean you have some time before you have to get ready and you've got your outfit set right?"
"Yeah, one of my basics. And it's not that, it's something about some old friends of mine, people who didn't know I'm the Princess." Arkayna said and then looked at Zarya and laughed at her expression. "Mom wanted me to get to know the people and well, I made a few friends and a few enemies here and there, one of them is in trouble, being blamed for something that I'm sure he didn't do and I don't know what to do!"
"As an old friend of mine would say, so not bruce." Zarya said with a sigh and shook her head. Arkayna raised an eyebrow and looked at her, not understanding what she meant by using that word.
"Bruce?" Arkayna asked and Zarya sighed and shook her head.
"An old expression from my home, means all's well. A friend of mine and Kitty's used to say it back before…" Zarya trailed off and Alk understood what she wasn't saying.
"You know, I don't think that you've ever spoken about your home before Kaos attacked." Arkayna said and Zarya looked down and sighed. "Zarya?"
"Did you ever wonder why no one ever tried to come after us, the kids Kaos kidnapped?" Zarya said and looked down, a tear escaping her eye.
"No… in fact I never even heard about Kaos before he came back." Arkayna said and that bothered her more than what had happened when he attacked.
"His MO was to hit a town with bombs then cull the youngest to press-gang them, Kitty and her brother lost their family in the attack, and I lost my dad when he fought Kaos himself, in fact, most of the rest of the crew have stories like that about most of their family or friends, and we were the last town where he 'recruited', from before we finished him off." Zarya said with a glare. And after all these years we still don't know what happened to the others that he took captive that didn't stay on the ship! She thought before shesighed and shook her head. "That guy I told you about, I saw him the day before the attack and then I still don't know what happened to him or the others."
"You have no idea at all if anyone else survived, not even your friend?" Arkayna asked and Zarya nodded her head and looked down.
"I remember his dad dying in the attack, but him...I never saw him that day. I asked Kitty if he saw him and she said both he and her sister were both by the river with Kitty's dad fishing." Zarya said and sighed. "I was going to go join them with my dad when the attack happened."
"Did you ever go back to your old town?" Arkayna asked and Zarya nodded with a bitter smile.
"Yeah, we did. We went back there after we got rid of Kaos the first weak but it was a burnt-out ruin, no recovery effort at all but we found a few graves, and we had seen the results of enough of Kaos attacks where he'd have us comb the rubble for spoils to think they had all survived the attack. We made a marker that said we were alive and well." Zarya said with a somber smile. "After I quite the crew I headed here, Drake City was the best option for any survivors to go to, and I can't say that I didn't want to find out if anyone from there was here but nothing after combing the Docks and the Undercity for any signs."
"What did you do after you left Kitty and the Skulls; I don't think that you ever said." Arkayna said and Zarya laughed.
"Most of the time I stole from people who were the customers of scum like Kaos. And others like that, the worst smugglers and robber lords." Zarya said with a giggle. "Getting one over those slimeballs always has a great feeling at the end."
"There a difference between thieves and robbers?" Arkayna asked and Zarya glared at her. "Sorry, I never knew okay?"
"Yeah, see thieves take things first and try to slip out before people know they're even there and only fight if they have to and robbers take lives first then take things." Zarya said with a scowl. "The times I've helped take out people like that over the years is something, you know I always wanted to join the Guild."
"The Guild, you mean the Adventurer's Guild that in the Central sector, why didn't you?" Arkayna asked and just Zarya growled and looked down at the ground and kicked a stray stone against one of the walls. "Zarya?"
"Some law that said that anyone who sailed under a pirate-like Kaos can only join up after five years, and that was next year before this all happened you know?" Zarya said as she looked up and at the ceiling and whistled. "But I survived, did a few black market Missions here and there, fought against a few monsters here and there to sell their parts, you do what you have to so you can survive and that's what matters as my dad used to say."
"WHAT?!" Arkayna demanded as Piper and Emerald turned towards them and saw Zarya and Arkayna were a few feet behind them talking. "But you were pressed ganged, how the hell is that justice?!"
"Is everything okay girls?" Emerald asked as she and Piper walked back to them away from the advertisement with a look of concern on their faces.
"Zarya?" Piper asked in worry and Zarya only shrugged and ruffled Piper's hair.
"Just telling Royal here about the law that anyone who's sailed with pirates like Kaos can't join up until five years have passed Pipes." Zarya said and Emerald looked at her in shock before she exploded.
"But you were pressganged, you were a kid, why in the name of the stars wouldn't they let you join!?" Emerald asked and Zarya just shrugged.
"Don't ask me, it's something somebody in the government decided, I guess you could look into that but I think it has to do with a spy that slipped in." Zarya said with a smirk as she put her arms behind her. "It wasn't all bad really, the Guild was able to get me a few Learning Spheres and were able to direct me to safe places I could sleep at before I got my feet under me."
"Learning Spheres?" Emerald asked and Piper giggled a bit.
"Arcana artifact sets that teach you in your sleep, technically not supposed to be made anymore but the Guild still makes a few for the street kids if they asked for, we've got to cover material cost but the Guild Master is all about helping people, I think he even cooks at shelters every holiday." Piper said with a smirk as they passed an arcade and looked at the advertisement for the new Grave Puncher. "But how'd you get around to those Zarya?"
"I was talking about my old best friend." Zarya said and both Emerald and Arkayna stopped and Piper and Zarya did too when they realized their friends were standing still looking at Zarya in confusion.
"I thought Kitty was your best friend?" Emerald asked and Zarya laughed.
"My best friend I wasn't related to, the guy I'm talking about, he was my cousin, his mom was my dad's sister." Zarya said and Piper looked at her before nodding.
"Oh, him." Piper said and Emerald and Arkyana looked at her and she shrugged. "She's told me stories about her old family over the years."
"And it's funny you know me, Kitty, Kasey and him always used to compete at who could get the highest score at that game prevue's version, and whenever he won he would always say…." Zarya began before the doors burst open behind them.
"SO BRUCE!" A voice caused them to stop and Zarya whipped her head around at a commotion at an arcade nearby as two male teens their age walked out. It can't be, it just can't be…after all these years have I finally found him. She thought as she looked at the taller teen in shock.
"I can't believe that you won Randy, I just can't!" The shorter of the two teens said with a laugh and Randy, the taller one laughed as well.
"Howard that was the best run I ever had! I mean I was punching all of them and….." Randy began as they turned away from the girls, not even seeing them when Zarya reacted.
"Randy?!" Zarya gasped out, causing the two of them to whip towards her and Randy went still as he looked at her, something in him telling him who she was. The two male teens who were very different, the taller of the two was slim and compact had had Tyrian purple hair and sapphire blue eyes, he was wearing a red t-shirt with a white line across his chest with a rune over his heart under an open grey hoodie that has wavy sleeves and pockets. He wears black jeans and had on purple zip-up shoes. The other teen was short and chubby, he had orange, brown eyes and tiny hands and had on a dark blue shirt with a picture of a cartoon octopus on it under a lighter blue vest with rolled-up sleeves and dark green shorts and red shoes.
"Yeah, my friend is named Randy and I'm Howard and you are?" The orange-haired kid, Howard asked before Randy spoke, his eyes were wide and he was in shock.
"Zarya, Zarya Moonwolf." Randy said as he looked at Zarya like she would disappear and she looked at him with the same look on her face.
"Randy, Randy Shadowcrow." Zarya said as they stepped towards each other and then grasped each other in a hug, both of them crying. "I thought you were dead, I mean after everything I never thought I would see you in this world."
"You know this girl Shadowcrow?" Howard asked and Randy laughed as he stopped crying and leaned back away from Zarya who grinned.
"Howard, let me introduce my cousin, Zarya Moonwolf, the girl who won the archer competition our age every time until the disaster happened when the town was destroyed when we were nine." Randy said and looked at her before going pale in shock. "Oh Zee, your dad, I mean mom found him after and we buried him at the Den and….."
"Yeah, I know he's dead, he died trying to take down the pirate who attacked the town." Zarya said and she smiled at him. "Thanks for putting him there; I know he would have wanted that."
"It was an attack?! Where is that bastard!?" Randy demanded before Zarya laughed a little with a bitter edge.
"Me, Kitty the others marooned him on an island and then we fed him to this thing he was trying to feed us too!" Zarya said with a smirk and Randy's mouth dropped open.
"Kitty's alive too?! Oh man, Trixie is so going to be so happy, oh god. They're still in the city, last I heard their father was the captain of a skyship patrolling the border!" Randy said and Zarya gasped.
"Are you kidding me, Kitty and the others were here until about a month ago, they had to burn a contract so they had to leave and I haven't heard from them since, said they were doing a shipment to the outskirts of the realm and they would be back in a few weeks!" Zarya said and Randy looked at her shocked. "Wait what's he doing out there?"
"Hunting down sky pirates, the last I heard he was really complaining about how a group called the Pink Skulls always seemed to get away from him or steal and wreck other pirate groups they were after." Randy said and the girls started to laugh. "What?"
"Tell you later cuz, tell you later!" Zarya said as she got herself back under control.
"So this is?" Emerald asked and Zarya looked at them and laughed a little.
"Sorry. This is Randy Shadowcrow, my cousin I was telling you about. Randy this is my adopted sister, Piper." Zarya said as Piper grinned.
"Nice to meet you, she told me a lot about her family over the last few years!" Randy said with a laugh.
"Wish I had the same stories about you little lady, but nice to meet you too!" Randy said as he shook her hand and Zarya then gestured to Emerald and Arkayna.
"Yeah me too. And this is Emerald and A…." Zarya began until Arkayna intuited her
"I'm Alexandra, my friend call me Alex." Arkayna said and offered a hand that Randy shook. Zarya looked at her with an expression that said she would have an explanation but decided to leave it for now.
"Any friends of Zee's a friend of mine! This is my bro Howard Weinerman, he's been my friend since I got into the city and met at school." Randy said and Howard smiled at them.
"Nice to meet you girls, it's been a long time since Randy introduced an old friend I didn't know."
Howard said with a smirk before he elbowed Randy. "So this was why you…."
Randy covered Howard's mouth and smiled at Zarya who looked back surprised at how fast Randy moved. "Yes Howard this was why I wanted to go to the Arcade, I had a good feeling about going today."
Howard looked at Randy and shrugged and looked away. "So we go to Norris high near the industrial sector, what about you girls?"
"Homeschooled the lot of us." Piper said with a smirk and Howard bowed to her.
"I bow to your greatness!" Howard said with a smirk. "Not like that A. Nigma High and that Lee Ping, heard about the Detentionaire?"
"Yeah, he's an old friend of mine and he was framed!" Arkayna said with a glare and Howard laughed and looked away.
"So you came into the city a month ago Zarya?" Randy asked and Zarya shook her head.
"Been here for about five years now, I usually stayed near the port when I wasn't here in the Undercity, you?" Zarya said and Randy gasped at her.
"Naaahh, I hang out not at home in the East Sector ….. you spent your time down here? I can't believe that you were here all this time." Randy said with a sigh.
"The East Sector, you were that close?" Emerald asked and Howard nodded.
"Makes sense why we never met then, that's far enough away from where I lived to make sense….. wait is Trixie in the East Sector?" Zarya asked and Randy laughed and shook his head.
"Yeah, no. Last I heard she's in the central sector." Randy said with a shrug before the sound of a roar caused them to look around and Randy to sigh. "Howard."
"That's from him?!" Piper asked and Howard laughed a little.
"You know that reminds me, me and Howard won a coupon, 50% off the entire meal at any Mcfist McChicken store and it expires tomorrow, want to come?" Randy asked and Zarya looked at the girls who all nodded.
"What can I say; I'm in the mood for chicken, and you can tell me some embarrassing stories about Kasey and Kitty." Emerald said and they all walked off, Zarya hung back and looked at Arkayna
"Alexandra? And that friend of yours is this Detentionaire then?" Zarya asked and Arkayna nodded as the two of them followed the others, falling back to talk quietly.
"The name mom had me use okay. It's what they know me as and if he talks to his friend and describes me… if they find out who I am before my… event then I want to tell them myself okay? And yeah, he's not a prankster at all, but he could probably plan something like this and if I know him then that's what he's doing." Arkayna said with a smirk and Zarya nodded at her.
"Fine, so we found my old friend, what say we try and find out what happened with your old friend before go time then." Zarya said and then frowned and looked at Arkayna. "But wouldn't they know who you are…wait you used one of those, didn't you?"
"All my 'public' appearances have me wearing a 'Someone else' ring, it lets people identify me as who I am but not what I look like, they can't remember it really, of course my brother hates that and wants everyone to know who he is." Arkayna said and Zarya huffed and nodded at her and grinned.
"Could have used something like that over the years, but then those things are either very old or the way to make them is held close." Zarya said and then shuddered. "Could you imagine Mathis with one of those things?"
"Thanks for the nightmare." Arkayna said with a shudder as she giggled.
Ahead Randy kept his face blank as he listened to Zee's and Alex, he didn't want to doubt her after he just found her again but after the last golem-bot McFist had sent into the school being a gynoid that got him. So she's a noble then, probably the dwarf is a guard then, but how did a pressed ganged pirate and her sister meet them? Problem for another time, it's my cousin, I've found her and that's enough for me. Randy thought as he looked ahead and smiled.
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Deep underground, an olive-green skinned man-creature with long claws in a tattered brown kimono with a hood and three golden spheres on a belt around his thighs and golden cuffs on his hand connecting to chains that led to the walls of the pit they were in. He struggled against them and bellowed as the chains remained connected to the wall.
"RAAAAGGGHHHH! How much longer must I stay in this pit! Why can't I ever be freed to spread chaos and mayhem all over the Realm." The man-creature said as he tried to get away from the chains and couldn't. He screeched as he looked at the walls around before looking at a high-tech looking console and sent a blast at it and charged it up. As a holographic screen sprang to life the man-creature saw a stocky with blond hair, almost bald with a handlebar mustache in a brown business suit, he had a mechanical arm with a brain on the back of his hand. He was standing next to a man with brown skin, brown hair with a gray streak, a beard, and gray eyes and pointy ears in a lavender lab coat over a purple shirt and lavender ascot, both of them had their backs to the camera and the man-creature glared at them.
"Are you sure that this will work Viceroy?" The blond asked and Willem Viceroy III, the brown-haired man nodded.
"Of course Hannibal. All we need to do is wait for the Sorcerer to contact us and then we'd be able to try it out." Viceroy said and the blond man scoffed.
"What do I have to do with your new toy Mcfist?" The olive-green man, the Sorcerer snarled and both Hannibal Mcfist and Viceroy turned and saw the Sorcerer's holo transmitter was active.
"Oh there you are? Well Viceroy here has a project that I'm sure you're going to love! Viceroy?" Hannibal Mcfist said and Viceroy sighed and stepped forward and activated a holoscreen, showing the Sorcerer a mechanical bird with a glass case on its back.
"What is the weakness of your attacks, the way you need emotions of the target, how it takes time for a minion to gain power, no it is the range you have to work with." Viceroy said as he gestured towards the mechanical bird. "Let me present the first of the 'Range Stanker' robot series, Metalwing 1P. Using current Mana flow technology all you have to do is send your 'Stank' upwards and then I'll be able to hold its 'charge' and then we'll have at best a half hour to get it to a target."
"What is the advantage that these toys would give me?!" The Sorcerer demanded and Viceroy only looked at him calmly.
"The more chaos you can generate, the better the chance you'll have to escape right, the ninja has for years been around the school, limiting the time the 'Stanked' have to work so to fix this, we increase the range of your attacks and then we'll be able to…" Viceroy trailed off and the Sorcerer's eyes widened before he started to chuckle.
"With a fully realized chaos bringer to attack the ninja from outside his range then I might be freed that much sooner!" The Sorcerer said and started to laugh.
"It was all my plan by the way!" Mcfist said and the Sorcerer looked at him and the Viceroy coughed.
"For once he's telling the truth. He asked why you couldn't 'Stank' someone farther away and then I thought about the limitations of your powers and how to augment them and well this is it!" Viceroy said and the Sorcerer nodded and looked at them with a hard glare. "And the best place to strike is the Undercity, it's practically a city all on its own, and we might not even register on the radar of the rest of the city with how corrupt the guard is there!"
"Then prepare your golem; I will send my power to the roof of the school and you will send my stank to the farthest place you can find!" The Sorcerer commanded and cut the connection before sending a blast of his magic straight up towards the roof of the school above him.
As the corrupted mana burst through the pipe to the air above it was sucked into by a metal grey steal pigeon about five feet wide and long and a transparent cylinder on its back.
As soon as the cylinder was filled with a green fog the robot pigeon took off and flew into the air and shot away from the school towards the Undercity.
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Randy put his tray down at the round table in the restaurant and looked around at the others and laughed as he finished up the story he was telling.
"So there we were, ready to go in and be all spirited but the game was Castle Conquest! We would have made fools of ourselves if I hadn't snuck a peck into the Gym!" Randy said as he finished his story and Piper started to laugh as Zarya snorted as Arkayna giggled with Emerald.
"By the Hammer of Harmon, that's terrible!" Emerald said as she got back control of her face as she tried to keep from crying as she laughed.
"Yeah, but boy when the home team started to lose that was when the Stanking started." Howard said and Randy looked at him with a glare.
"Stanking, wait…. You mean the urban legend about how people turn into monsters at your school is real!?" Arkayna asked shocked beyond words. Howard nodded as Randy facepalmed.
"Yep. And the attacking golems and the Ninja." Howard said completely obvious to the look Randy was shooting him but Zarya noticed it.
"Get out of town, the Ninja is real!?" Piper said as she looked at Howard with shock as even Zarya looked at him as Howard grinned. Randy moved his hand and spilled his drink and it went over Howard's pants.
"Oh sorry Howard, come on let's get you cleaned up, we'll be right back." Randy said as he pulled Howard towards the bathroom. The girls shared a look and Emerald took out a bag, each of the girls putting an earbud from the bag into their ears as Emerald then took out a small silver sphere that she dropped. As it fell to the floor it unfolded its bottom into four propellers that started to spin, letting it hover as she pressed a button on her glyph phone as she took it out, the small drone flying away from the table along the floor towards one side of the restaurant, dodging feet and tables.
"He did that on purpose." Zarya said as they watched Emerald's phone as her bot flew into an air duct and moved towards the boy's room.
"Come on Zarya, we might be jumping at shadows again?" Piper asked hopefully and Zarya sighed. "He's your friend, we can trust him!"
"Like we trusted Tazma Piper?" Arkayna asked and Piper looked down as the drone made its destination.
"….. come on Shadowcrow, this is the chance to make them think good about us." Howard's voice caused Arkayna to winkled her noise as Randy spoke angrily.
"Howard! We don't make light of anything about the Sorcerer at all! We don't talk about it outside of the sector, that's been an unwritten rule at the school for years!" Randy said and Arkayna looked at Zarya and Piper who had their phones up and was searching over the data net and shook Zarya shook her head.
"Nothing about a Sorcerer, and from what I found it seems that the radius for the Ninja to fight a monster is around the school and since it's at the edge of the south side of the city near the swamp it hasn't seen much official attention." Piper said as she stopped scrolling through her phone.
"Come on Shadowcrow, what's wrong with your cousin and the others?" Howard asked and they saw him look at Randy. "You don't think they're like Shanti, I mean why would Mcfist even try and fake you out? If he knew then it would be a horde of bots and Stanked…"
"Who's Shanti?" Arkayna asked Zarya who shrugged, wondering that herself.
"The redhead's a noble Howard, she used a 'Someone Else' Ring to make friends and talked to Zee about using it at official social events and she used a fake name!" Randy said and the girls looked at each other and then around at the restaurant. "And no their not like Shanti, last I heard from him was before that thing and he had almost fixed her, we might be able to get him put away officially if we can play it cool and find out what she has!"
"And then Bash takes over the company." Howard said dryly and Piper looked over her glyp-phone and then looked up at them.
"Bash is Hannibal Mcfist's stepson, if they're talking about the same Mcfist then he might have something to do with this Stanking thing." Piper said and they all looked at each other. "And 'fixed' a girl, what do they mean?"
"How could he even know about the name thing, Royal and I talked about that quietly while you two talked with them ahead of us!" Zarya said and Piper looked at her as she looked thoughtful before shaking her head.
"Okay Shadowcrow, I'll step back sorry. I just….. you know." Howard said and Randy sighed.
"Yeah bro I get it, but we have to grow beyond that man, it doesn't matter in the long run, you know that."
Randy said and Howard grumbled an agreement. "So let's go back and keep it cool, okay bro?"
"Their coming back, phones and buds away, burn the bot Em." Arkayna said and Emerald pushed a button on her phone and her bot overheated as the girls put the earbuds back into the bag that Emerald put away moments before the boys returned.
"So we were talking about the Stanked?" Zarya asked and Randy looked at her and he sighed. "What causes it?"
"Nobody knows where it comes from, but the recipe seems to be darker emotions, sadness, anger, and heartbreak, then some kind of mana comes and turns them into a monster." Randy said and grinned. "Thankfully the Ninja is always around to handle and save them."
"Yeah, there's always an item that the magic hits, then the transformation." Howard said as he ate his food. "And then there's the robot attacks."
"Robot attacks?!" Emerald demanded and Randy nodded.
"There's a hacker that's supposedly targeting McFist products, their high tech robotic products. Every now and then they break through a bot's firewall and well then they make it go wild. We've seen dancing and then there's the classic, destroy everything." Randy said and sighed and shook his head.
"But Mcfist Industry has some of the best firewalls out there, it has to be somebody with tech beyond next level to even do it in a weak, not even a few hours, maybe a mage with a tech focus, maybe." Emerald said as she trailed off and started to mutter as she tried to figure out how that was possible.
"Yeah a real problem, I mean it's almost like they come preprogrammed to appear like they've been hacked." Randy said dryly as he put his face into one of his hands and looked at the girls. Zarya and Arkayna shared a look and nodded at each other, both of them thinking that McFist Industries should be looked into.
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As the robot pigeon flew through the Undercity it dodged signs as it flew, waiting for a signal to unload its payload. As it flew around a corner it flew into an alley it hit a mage-board rider and crashed with the rider to the ground.
"The hell, what I hit? What kinda bot is this?" The rider was a teen of about sixteen with red hair under a camouflaged helmet, a black open jacket over a purple shirt and pants and he had green eyes. "What do we have here, a new courier bot taking a shortcut through the Undercity? And this time Zarya and that elf brat aren't around to take it from me for the payday. Come on let's see what you've got for old Mathis bot bird."
As Mathis took the cylinder he started to poke at it before it suddenly sprayed him with the green mist. As he started to cough he suddenly felt a strange feeling as he screamed in pain as he grabbed his mage-board.
Outside the alley, two dwarfs looked at each other and one moved towards it when a steak flew out and they screamed in fear at what they saw.
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Back in the restaurant Randy and Zarya were laughing about a prank he and Kitty had pulled on their old principal when outside screams were heard. Looking towards the front of the restaurant they saw a jade green hunched over figure with crimson quills on his head and arms riding on a mage-board flying around and tearing the quills out and throwing them at people and the buildings around.
"That's….that's somebody Stanked! But we're not even near the school!" Randy said in shock as he looked at the transformed teen in shock. Zarya looked at the Stanked teen and went still as the mage-board went horizontal and they all saw a black dragon with its wings spread on the bottom of the board.
"That's…that's Mathis!" Zarya said in shock as Piper gasped.
"Are you sure?" Emerald asked and Zarya nodded.
"Yeah, that dragon, it was on a mage-board trophy he stole years ago, he puts in on all his boards ever since, a pride thing with him." Zarya said with a scowl.
"Who's Mathis?" Randy asked and Zarya growled a little. "Testy Zee?"
"He's my Rachel Lighteagle Randy." Zarya said and he gasped and looked out through the window and then went still.
"Oh my stars, everybody down!" Randy bellowed as he grabbed Howard and pulled him to the floor moments before the girls dropped as Mathis-Monster threw some of his quills through the windows at the windows, destroying it and hitting the price board over the register as the store worker looked shocked and passed out. "Hell, he must have seen you Zee, he has to be targeting you!"
"Why?" Zarya asked in shock as they looked out and saw Mathis-Monster looking into the restaurant and growling.
"Sometimes the Stanked target people who they hate or those who they blame for things, other times it's just chaos or random. We've got to get to cover and hope the Ninja makes it here to save him." Randy said as he looked over the table. How did he get Stanked in the first place, we're way out of the range for that, it's never happened so far out before! Randy thought as he looked at the Stanked civilian as he rampaged, not liking how it returned to look at the restaurant.
"Or the Mysticons!" Emerald said and Howard snorted.
"The Mysticons are back, come on it's all a sham girl, it's all to keep up morale while they fight the Spectral Hand." Howard said and cowered at the looks before raising his hands. "What."
"We need to move, there's an emergency exit by the girl's room and one by the boys, we'll split up and hopeful one group will get away. Zee can come with me, that way that if he's after her I'll her get away with her knowledge of this place and mine about how to get away from the Stanked." Randy said and grabbed Zarya's arm, covertly applying a hidden mark to track her, one more of the Ninja's skills he had learned in the last few months.
"Still escape champion Randy?" Zarya asked and Randy laughed.
"Yeah, but I don't do it professionally." Randy said as the two of them moved towards the boy's room as Piper moved to follow but a roar for Mathis-Monster and a few more quills overhead caused her to duck as Zarya and Randy ran, Zarya howling so he would follow them.
"Stars damn her, she always does this!" Arkayna exclaimed as they watched as Maths-Monsters rode his board after Zarya and Randy.
"What, get a plan and carry it out without listening to others, thought Randy only did that." Howard said and then plopped down.
"So how about we wait until the victim leaves then run away, I'm sure those two will be fine. So any takers? Girls, where'd you go?" Howard asked as he looked up and then around the restaurant, seeing that the girls had disappeared.
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Zarya ran with her hands covering her head as quills flew over their heads as Randy cursed.
"I hate those things when they have ranged abilities you know, I really do!" Randy said and looked around. I gotta get away from Z so I can put my mask on so I can handle this, and I can't let her know about what I inherited. He thought as he tried to find anything that could help him keep his cousin safe. "Any places where we can hide out from that thing or lose it down a side alley or something?"
"Yeah, there's a cavern nearby, leads to the Port. We can get there we're home free." Zarya said as she ran. Of course I mean your home free, after I push you down the hole then I'll be able to transform and then I'll be able to save the little troglodyte. She thought as they ran through the back alleys as quills rained down at them from above. "We're almost there, just a few more feet!"
As they ran through a cul de sac of abandoned buildings Randy looked around and noticed that this was a perfect place to hold Mathis off. Zarya grabbed an abandoned trashcan lid and threw it at Mathis and he fell off his board with a roar. "Come on, we've only got a few moments before he gets back up, we gotta move fast."
"Good moves Z, great." Randy said as he looked at her and smirked. "Remember how you used to throw water spheres at Lucian and Rachel?"
"And how you'd led them to the trap, yeah. Fun times." Zarya said with a hint of laughter in her voice and then pulled Randy down a side passage that was hidden against the wall.
"Nice, runes?" Randy asked as he had seen solid stone before she had pulled him through it. "You're doing?"
"No. It's an old Wilder hiding place really, there are a few places here and there made by gangs over the years, you do not want to wander around away from the public areas without back up you trust to watch your back." Zarya said with a laugh and Randy looked at her. "What?"
"And you've led a few people into an ambush using them, haven't you? I know that tone Zee, you haven't changed that much." Randy said as he looked ahead and saw the hole and stopped. "And this hole, at the bottom is what?"
"A pool of water, we just drop down and then we head through the tunnels to the port." Zarya said and then she turned her head before Randy pushed her down the hole. "Oh you fucker!"
"Sorry Cousin, but you're the target!" Randy said as he removed a black mask and put it on. As soon as it was on red fibers grew from the mask and shot over his body, when it was done Randy Shadowcrow was gone, and in his place was the Ninja! He wore a black bodysuit with a red scarf around his neck with black boots and only his eyes were visible with two scars like marks across the mask where the middle of his eyes were. And this is my job! He thought as he dashed out of the side passage and lept to the second floor of the building across from the passage and jumped towards the cul de sack and threw two throwing knives at Mathis-Monster and grinned under his mask as Mathis roared as he saw the Ninja. "Okay pal let's dance, Ninja Exploding Air Fist!"
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"I can't wait until I get my hands around her neck!" Arkayna growled as she, Piper and Emerald hide in an alley as Emerald looked around and Piper held herself as they hide away from sight.
"Come on this is classic Zarya, and I think I finally found where she got it from." Emerald said and looked at Piper who both of them could tell was worried about Zarya. "Don't worry Piper, we'll save her."
"I'm more worried about her cousin, the way he acted….. I don't know but we have to save both Zarya and Mathis, we can't let them both be victims." Piper said sadly.
"And if the Guard is as bad as you two said they were down here then someone besides them has to do it."
Emerald said and Arkayna had a grim look on her face.
"We'll have to, girls it's magic time!" Arkayna said as they called on the magic they had been blessed with.
As a white flash went over Arkayna and when it was gone she her hair was a darker red and she had on a gold tiara and a green flame-like body paint across her eyes and nose, she was wearing a dark green shirt under a white blouse with a golden belt and a green flame pattern on the shirt and blouse combined that started under a symbol of Drake City on her chest and green pants with white boots, with a green flame pattern on her knees with fins behind them. A flash of white formed a staff with four open petals around a sphere, the Dragon Mage Staff that she grabbed as Mysticon Dragon Mage was there.
Piper's transformation caused her hair to form three high ponytails at 9, 12 and 3 with the tips died to look like flames as blue face paint came over her eyes and nose with a small 'fang' on each of her cheeks as her clothing became a yellow tank top with a blue mantle with two whips of material and white pants above blue boots with flame-like adornments on the back of the boots as a ring formed and she grabbed it and spread it, showing that it was three interconnected hoops as Mysticon Striker was ready
Emerald transformation formed purple body paint across her eyes and nose with two small edges at the end of the paint pointing down, her clothing became a purple tank top with purple pants above a steel-colored skirt and brown boots. A broadsword formed and she grabbed it as Mysticon Knight stood ready for combat
"Let's go!" Dragon Mage said as they jumped upwards to the roofs and looked for any sign of the monster. An explosion caused them to look to their right and they were off.
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Zarya looked around the cavern she had as she got out of the pool of water and cursed. "Damn it cousin, why'd you have to be just like your dad and mine!"
As she looked around she went still as she thought she saw something move but after a minute she thought that she was seeing things. "Okay I can't stay down here; I have to get back there so let's use the magic!"
As soon as Zarya said the words and focused her will a flash of white went over her, turning the tips of her hair white and as the flash died down she was wearing a dark blue shirt with the symbol of Drake City at the base of her neck hooking a light blue cape that went over her shoulders to and pants with a white-blue belt and blue boots with a guard on her right leg colored brown and then a steel gray longbow formed, she grabbed it and Mysticon Ranger was ready for battle.
"Here I come Mathis!" She said as she shot a white energy arrow upwards and she was pulled up by it. As soon as she left the cavern a mass of moss moved on one side and six eyes appeared in the darkness.
"Great Gronka Morka, that was one of the Mysticons, they are back! Do you know what this means, what this could be if we but try my friend!?"
"Lich Queen back."
"Oh dear, yes, I can see that. We have to tell Vandal and Master Jim. We don't need an alliance between both of them!"
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As the Ninja moved over the rooftops and threw a shuriken at Mathis-Monster, he dodged the quills the Stanked teen sent at him as he tried to keep his worry down as he 'felt' Zarya move closer to the battle. Cousin, what are you doing!? You should be stuck down there or making a way towards the outside, why are you coming back, how'd you get back up the hole even?! He thought as he moved around the rooftops of the abandoned buildings, hoping that he could get a shot at the stanked object before it 'matured' more. Mathis-Monster threw another three spikes at him and he cursed as he blocked them with his sword.
"Get him!" a voice caused the Ninja to jump away and spin in the air and see three of the Mysticons coming towards the battle, Dragon Mage firing a blast of energy at Mathis-Monster as Striker threw her hoops and Mathis-Monster screeched as he dodged the attacks. "How in the name of the Abyss can he dodge like that!"
"Because he's had time to 'Mature." Ninja said as threw more shurikens at Mathis-Monster. "I've found that the longer a person is a monster the more abilities they gain, but they're always based on what they could do before they were transformed. Do you know if he can do anything that might tell us why he's able to do this?"
"Precognition, he has that sometimes." Striker said bleakly as Knight attacked and slashed at Mathis-Monster as he dodged the blows. Both Ninja and Dragon Mage looked at Striker in complete disbelief at this development.
"I'm sorry, what did you say?" Ninja asked in a quiet voice.
"WHAT?! HE HAS WHAT!?" Dragon Mage asked as she went white. "I can't believe that he was able to unlock that magic ability and he's just a thief!"
"He didn't unlock it, he's a Wilder! Za, someone told me that he was blacklisted from a casino down here once for that having that ability, but it was discovered that he could only do it subconsciously so his legs weren't broken." Striker said and caught her hoops as it flew back towards her.
"I have a few weapons that could probably help, I mean I could throw a swarm ball and hope that gets by it." Ninja said but paled as he saw Mathis-Monster's quills suddenly shot energy upwards and then slashed at Knight, who moved to the side moments before the emery quills rained down on her causing her to scream.
"KNIGHT!" Dragon Mage called out as she ran towards Mathis-Monster and Knight, forcing it back as she fired blasts from her staff that Mathis-Monster dodged. As she made it to Knight she helped her up. "You okay Knight?"
"Yeah by the Hammer how could he do that, how'd he know I'd be there?" Knight asked and Dragon Mage winced and looked away. "Dragon Mage?"
"Striker says he has a wild ability of precognition." Dragon Mage said and Knight paled and looked at Mathis-Monster he surfed around at attacked the Ninja who dodged the blows by the skin of his teeth.
"There has to be a way around it!" Ninja said as he threw more shrunken that Mathis-Monster just dodged.
Striker threw her hoops and Mathis-Monster dodged it and then he was hit by the hoop as it ricocheted off a building's wall and hit his head.
"That's it, it's still a wild. He can only 'see' what he can see in front of him!" Dragon Mage said as she looked at Knight. "If we can hit him in his blind spots, then we can win this!"
"But how do we win, what do we aim at?!" Knight asked as she formed an energy shield to block more energy quills from overhead.
"The Mage-Board, that's his object! We take it out and he turns back to normal!" Ninja called out before looking towards the right side as suddenly lightning arrows hit Mathis-Monster. Ninja could only stare in shock as he saw Ranger appear and fire more bolts at Mathis-Monster who looked at her and roared as it dodged, but Ninja only had eyes for Ranger as he realized who the Mysticons were and in that instant he knew what he had to do to win.
He got to Dragon Mage and Knight as Knight dropped the shield shocking them both.
"I'll keep his eyes on me, tell Ranger to wait she has the shot and to hit the board from below, tell her this. Do it like Shadow helped the Moon, she'll know what I mean." Ninja said and they both paled in shock as they realized he knew who they were and then they realized who he was. Ninja held up a hand and stopped them from talking. "We deal with this later, for now we have to save him and I'll tell you everything later."
Ninja ran at Mathis-Monster and threw more shuriken at Mathis who dodged each one when suddenly bees swarmed up from below, a Bee Ball he had thrown underhanded that had slipped by both his sense and eyes, Striker threw her hoops and Mathis-Dodged and Ninja threw another ball below Mathis-Monster but he summersault over it and grabbed it, but it froze him solid and then a bolt of lightning hit Mathis's mage-board in the black dragon, destroying it and then Mathis roared as he transformed back.
"What happened to me?" Mathis spoke as he held his head with one hand and used his other one to get up. He looked around and saw the Mysticons, with the Ninja firing a blast that repaired his mage-board. "My board! Wait I remember I crashed into a courier drone!"
"Where and what were you thinking about before now?" Ninja asked as he held Mathis mage-board in one hand and two black balls in his other, he dropped one and it burst apart on the floor, the acid it released bubbling as it away at the floor. "Talk or I destroy your board boyo!"
Striker was going to speak up when Ranger put a hand on her shoulder and shook her head as Knight and Dragon Mage both barely kept from speaking. Mathis looked at the Ninja and paled before caving in.
"Okay, okay! It was in the alley on the right side of 5th street between 25th and 24th okay? And I was thinking about how a girl and her sis stole a score from me! Now give me back my board okay?" Mathis said as Ninja gave him his board and then went to the rooftops and started running off, the Mysticons following behind him, Ranger looking at his as he moved, shocked beyond words. Is that Randy, I mean he knew the old family motto but how'd he figure out who I am, that's what I want to know! She thought as they quickly moved over the rooftops before they reached the Ninja who dropped down into the alley and then they heard the sound of metal being sliced and saw the Ninja fighting robotic apes before grabbing the body of a robotic bird.
The Ninja looked at the robot bird and was so caught up in it he never noticed one of the robot apes raise its remaining arm that turned into a blaster and start to charge up before Knight dropped down behind it and sliced its head off and the charge dissipated. Ninja turned and saw the blaster power down and cursed.
"Thanks." Ninja said as the other Mysticons got around him.
"No problem, after all." Ranger said as she dropped her transformation and became Zarya again. "It's what cousins do after all."
"Zarya, I thought so." Ninja said as he removed his mask, his costume disappearing as the other Mysticons dropped their transformations. Randy took out his phone and sent a message as he held up a hand before sending off another message. "I sent a message to mom I might be late and that I saved the victim to Howard and I'll meet him at school tomorrow. Annnnd he sent a message that he'll see me tomorrow, nothing about how you three split on him."
"How the stars are you the ninja?" Piper asked and Randy looked at them. He felt the NinjaNomicon pulse and felt that they could be told everything.
"I could ask you the same question, but we should talk in private." Randy said and Zarya shared a look with Arkayna who sighed and nodded.
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"MCFIST!" The Sorcerer bellowed and Mcfist covered under his desk as the Sorcerer raged. Viceroy looked at him before speaking up and getting the Sorcerer's attention.
"Sir while we failed I think it worked fine as a trial run. I'm already working a better model as we speak, a weak to get better materials from a mine and then a few days making the parts…." Viceroy began and the Sorcerer exploded.
"NOT THAT FOOL, THAT ONE HAD THE GIFT! THE TRUE GIFT!"The Sorcerer snarled and looked at them through the hologram.
"The True Gift, that's the ability to cast powerful magic right, rituals and stuff like that?" Mcfist asked and Viceroy nodded dumbly.
"There hasn't been a registered inheritor of that gift in centuries." Viceroy said in awe and then looked over the data from the Undercity and cursed as he saw the state of the cameras. "Oh by the stars, that neither realm is so out of shorts that the camera's only work about half a mile from the entrances! This is going to take a bit of time to find him, not even finding out what kind of person he is."
"Ahhh yes. The fact that he has the gift is not enough, only if we can use him will I teach him how to use it to cause chaos, but how could the Ninja have gotten there so fast, and the Astromancers are too concerned with the return of those four to even think of leaving their home!" The Sorcerer spat and Viceroy raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Didn't you know? You didn't tell him?" Viceroy asked and Mcfist looked confused.
"Tell him what Viceroy?" Mcfist asked and Viceroy face palmed and looked at him with a deadpanned look.
"Sir I would think you'd have already told him that the Mysticons are back." Viceroy said and the Sorcerer's eye widened.
"THEIR BACK!? THEN SHE MIGHT RETURN?!" The Sorcerer demanded and Viceroy and Mcfist both cowered as he raged.
"Uh, boss who are you talking about, sure with the four of them back we just have to work around them. I mean if we make a little chaos away from where we need something done, it's an old trick really." Mcfist said with a smile and the Sorcerer only stared back with hatred in his eyes.
"The Lich Queen you fool! Even when I was free all feared the Spectral Hand! Necrafa is but the latest herald of that foul abomination! Prepare your constructs to fight, I want to know what the Spectral Hand is up to and start spying on the Astromancers if you haven't done that already! And find that mageling!" The Sorcerer snarled out before the picture winked out. Mcfist looked at Viceroy, shrugged and smiled.
"I think that went pretty good, don't you?" Mcfist asked causing Viceroy to only facepalm and shake his head.
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"New Mysticons, and they never told me! Mcfist when I get out of here I will…AAAARRRGGGGHHHH!" The Sorcerer fumed and strained the chains as he sat there. His rat came to him and rubbed against him and he pets it as he sat and thought. If Necrofa returns then I might have to fight in the defense of the city when I get out of here! I suppose I could make that his superpower, the 'power' of being my slave that destroys the Spectra Hand! He thought as he started to chuckle which became mad laughter.
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"We call this the Stronghold." Zarya said as she led Randy and the others into their home and he whistled as he looked around the room.
"Nice setup, and nice stuff." Randy said as he looked around and saw the Stronghold's main room, the TV and the books on a higher level. Not bad, if I had a place like this then I'd probably live there all the time, but of course I can't let the Sorcerer have the run of the school. He thought as he whistled. "So this is where you're hanging your hat cuz?"
"Hey girls, good that you're back. The vet was fine and Choko is perfectly healthy and….Who's this?" A voice caused them to turn as a white Foz ran and jumped into Piper's arms. Randy looked at the Foz and smiled at it. Even back then Z had a way with Fozs, not surprising that one is living with her again. He thought as he looked at 'Choko'. Fozz were a species of creatures that looked like guinea pigs with a long prehensile tail and large wing-like ears the size of small cats, able to roll into balls. The voice was a teen their age with brown skin, black eyes and short black hair. He was wearing a white open jacket, a purple shirt with the symbol of the Astromancers on it and he had on dark blue pants and shoes. He was standing next to a large Cyclops with brunet colored hair, short mustache and beard in a brown long-sleeved shirt with a red tribal dragon face and dark blue shorts and green shoes. "Haven't we talked about trusting people!?"
"Chill Malvaron this is my cousin, Randy Shadowcrow. Randy this is our Solon, Malvaron and the big Cyclops is Doug Hadderstorm, both Astromancers, and friends." Zarya said and Randy bowed to them.
"Greetings." Randy said as he bowed as he held his right fist.
"OMG YOUR COUSIN?! GREAT TO MEET YOU!" Doug said as he grabbed Randy in a hug that caused Randy's eyes to fly open in shock as he felt his bones start to press together. "I never thought I would meet some of Zarya's family, this is great that you found each other!"
"thanks, but you're crushing me!" Randy gasped out and Doug dropped him and laughed as Choko giggled.
"Your cousin, but I thought!" Malvaron said then winced and looked at Zarya who glared at him.
"What did you think starboy?" Zarya asked as the others looked at him and he winced.
"Okay After Kaos attacked I looked into him, found enough to figure out what happened to your village and I didn't want to bring it up and pick at old wounds." Malvaron said and held up his hands at Piper's look. "I'm your Solon and friend, if something's bothering you I want to help."
"Okay starboy, but I'm going to be watching you." Zarya said with a warning tone and looked at him hard.
"Okay, I deserved that." Malvaron said and winced. "But where'd you run into him anyway."
"We ran into them in the Undercity, we were looking around and well we found him and a friend of his." Piper said and Randy then looked around and saw the symbol of Drake City on one of the walls and winced.
"Yeah, nice place but we're not under the palace, are we? I mean wouldn't the King be a bit bothered about that if he finds out?" Randy asked and the others laughed.
"Don't worry, it pays to have the Dragon Mage being the Princess." Arkayna said and Randy looked at her in shock.
"You're Arkayna Goodfey?!" Randy said in total shock before nodding after a few moments. "You know, that makes sense."
"How does that make sense?" Emerald asked as the others looked at him and he shrugged.
"Because the original Dragon Mage married one of your ancestors." Randy said bluntly and the others looked at him stunned. "What?"
"SHE WHAT?!" The Mysticons screamed as Doug's mouth dropped open as Malvaron stared at Randy in shock.
"Oh my goblin, that's… I can't even think of what that is!" Piper said in awe.
"Are you serious?!" Doug demanded and Randy nodded.
"Yeah, the middle prince, there was a bit of trouble and well things happened." Randy said with a shrug.
"How can you know that, we don't know that and we're Astromancers!" Malvaron demanded and Randy grinned.
"A little something I learned from this." Randy said as he brought out a strange book and put it on the table. "The NinjaNomicon, the wisdom and teacher of the Norris Ninja."
"The Norris Ninja, he's real?!" Doug demanded as he grinned. "I mean I grew up hearing the legend about him, the immortal defender of the east sector!"
"Then why do you have it if it for….. You're the ninja?!" Malvaron exclaimed in shock.
"You're an Immortal?!"
Doug said in awe. "Say why didn't the original Mysticons give you a piece of the codex to hide then?"
"The Ninja is not immortal, it's a mantle that is passed on." Randy said and then his book pulsed with light. "And the truth is in here, just touch it okay?"
The others looked at each other and nodded before putting their hands on it, Marvolon standing back. When they all fell unconscious Marvolon grabbed Arkanya before his hand fell on the book as he tried to get their hands off it.
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Zarya blinked and looked around, seeing that they were all in a white void. "Where are we?"
"In the NinjaNomicon cousin." Randy said as suddenly around them oriental looking pictures showed a village.
"Where are we?" Piper asked in confusion as she looked around.
"This is a representation of the Norris Village; it was around before Drake City was founded where the east sector was." Randy said as black and white villagers in robes started to walk around, a look of awe on their faces.
"This is the reason the Ninja does what we do." Randy said as they all looked around before looking at Arkayna who gasped.
"Norris Village, wait….. mom told me that it was destroyed in a calamity, that the survivors allied with other villages nearby, that's what became Drake City, the alliance!" Arkayna exclaimed in awe. "My family only became royalty because my ancestor made it!"
"Yes they did, but it wasn't a disaster, it was an attack." Randy said as suddenly blasts of energy started to hit the villagers turning them into monsters that started to rampage as Randy and the others could only watch.
"Wait, this is that Stanked thing that happened to Mathis, isn't it?!" Zarya exclaimed and Doug gasped as Marvalon looked concerned.
"Wait, Stanked?! And Mathis, that guy Zarya hates?" Malvaron asked and Randy nodded.
"Get Stanked, you turn in a monster, stay Stanked longer enough and your monster form gains abilities based on what you could do or are capable of doing, the more chaos you cause well…" Randy trailed off and gestured around him. "And it's been happening around the East Sector since this happened."
"Who attacked the Norris Village, or what caused it?" Marvalon demanded and looked at Randy. "What could have stayed active all this time, all these centuries?!"
"The Sorcerer." Randy said as a large figure the same size as Doug appeared, it wore a black robe with a wide-brimmed hat and it had long claws as hands from which it fire blasts of energy that turned villagers into monsters. "We don't know where he came from, what he wanted besides to cause chaos, for it is from chaos that he is able to draw power from, the longer and more potent the chaos, the stronger he gets. If he had his way, this would be what the entire Realm would be like, nothing but a place to draw power from."
"Then the Ninja stopped him and people found out how he could do this, wait the legends say it only happens around the Norris school, why? Is there an age limit, artifacts hidden there or something?" Emerald asked.
"Wait, you said 'is able to'. He survived the seal and all these years, he's still alive somewhere in the East Sector?!" Zarya asked and Randy nodded before speaking.
"Yes, the Sorcerer is alive. And it wasn't the Ninja who stopped him, it was Ninjas." Randy said as suddenly weapons rained down on the Sorcerer. They all turned and saw nine figures in black with red scarfs or belts, the leader in the center instead had a headband that flew in the wind. With a gesture from him they all attacked the Sorcerer who fought back. "The Norisu Nine, they were a brotherhood of warriors who defend the city, using the shadows and the night to protect. The battle was long and eight of the Nine fell, until the leader, the First Ninja sealed the Sorcerer away."
They watched as the Norris Ninja fell, until the leader alone defeated the Sorcerer.
"Wait, that doesn't make sense, if he's sealed away, how can he Stank the student ….. wait. He's bellow the School, isn't he?" Arkayna asked dumbly and Randy nodded grimly as they all looked at him in horror.
"Dude, Seriously?!" Marvalon cried out as Doug screamed in horror as the girls stared dumbfounded.
"WHAT THE GOBLIN, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING, WHY DIDN'T THE NINJA STOP THEM?!" Piper demanded and Randy sighed.
"Because of them." Randy said bitterly as he pointed around the battlefield, and they looked and saw people in robes like the Sorcerer at the edges of the battlefield, and as they watched more figures appeared, each one looking more modern, and here and there what looked like guards appeared. "People and descendants of those who heard the Sorceress whispers from the pit or followed him from when he was free, even now he talks to the foolish and those who want revenge on the world, those who will do anything to get what they want, even to try and free him. The Ninja from when the school was being built spent a year taking down a cult that wanted to cause an earthquake that would have killed a lot of people just to try and free the Sorcerer. When he got back he found the school opening its doors, the sealing stone in the front hallway."
"I can't believe this, wait what was Mathis doing in the Industrial Center, let alone the school?" Marvalon asked and Randy chuckled.
"He wasn't. What happened to him, well that we can put at the feet of the latest pawn, Hannibal Mcfist." Randy said gravely and they all looked at him in shock.
"As in the philanthropist?!" Zarya asked in shock. "As in the guy who owns the company behind the restaurant we ate at?!"
"What can I say, he makes good stuff and it was his grandfather who made the restaurant chain, good food and guy from what I've learned." Randy said with a shrug. "And I know just what you mean, he owns all the best grocery stores and so I have to buy from him anyway."
"I can't believe this, why haven't you gone to the guards about him?" Zarya said and Randy sighed.
"No proof, he's got a master technomancer to do his coding and if he gets away with having his robots attack the Ninja, then if I bring up the Sorcerer that would be the only way it would work but I can't." Randy said as the First Ninja walked over and stood behind him.
"Why not?" Emerald asked and Zarya's mouth dropped open as she realized what he wasn't saying.
"That's why the Ninja is only a rumor, why the Sorcerer isn't in the history books, why it was recorded that Norris City was destroyed in a cataclysm, the Ninja made it that way." She said.
"WHAT!" The others said as Randy smiled bitterly and nodded.
"Come on people think about it. Put where the Sorcerer is and what he could do on public record? The evil or stupid who would try and free him or replicate what he could do? No way, the Ninja line have spent a lot of time tracking every mention of him and destroying them so he's got less of an impact on history and the City than rumor of what he does, not how." Randy said and looked tired. "This is the mantle of the Ninja, to defend the peace and keep him locked away."
"Then why tell us?" Arkayna asked and Randy sighed as the First Ninja raised a hand and they were on another battlefield, watching the First Mysticons fighting Necrofa and in the shadows a Ninja fought with them strike down and even hitting Necrofa with a throwing knife. "Is that?"
"Because the Ninja fought with the Mysticons in those days of old, the bearer of the Mantle even married the First Striker!" Randy said with a smirk as the Picture changed to the First Mysticon Striker, a female elf and the Ninja of that time holding hands. "Funny thing, whenever a Stanked happened around that time it fought against the undead according to, well this."
"So because of what we did, you think what, we should have known about this in case we wander into that mess again?" Arkayna asked and the First Ninja stepped forward but everyone ignored him until…...
"An Alliance hidden must come to the light for the good of all." The First Ninja said and everyone jolted back.
"HOLY!" Doug said as he fell on his butt in shock as the others looked at the First Ninja.
"By the Hammer of Harmon, he can talk?!" Emerald asked in confusion.
"I thought this was just a representation Randy!" Zarya said and Randy smirked.
"Everything but him, he's an imprint of the author of this, the First Ninja, my guide and teacher who watches over me." Randy said and looked at the others.
"So, here's the deal if I'm not fighting against a Stanked and you need help, let me know and I'll be there, okay?" Randy said as he held out a hand.
"And I'll start looking into Mcfist, if I can find anything that could take him down then I'll let you know." Arkayna said as she took Randy's hand as the others grabbed on to.
"Don't think you'll drag me away cuz, if you're in this then so am I!" Zarya said with a smirk. "No Shadow without the Moon as our dads used to say and if I can't tell Kitty I found you and her family then she'll keelhaul me!"
"Any family of Zarya's is my family, so yeah what she said!" Piper said with a grin as Emerald laughed.
"Anyone who fights with me, I've got their back so I'm in!" Emerald exclaimed as she looked at the others.
"The chance to help a legend, I am so there!" Doug said with a grin.
"Nova Terron will blow a gasket, so let's keep that away from him and the others for now." Malvaron said with a grin.
"First Ninja, what is it?" Randy asked as his mentor stopped him from leaving with the others.
"A secret held can hurt even when it is meant to protect." The First Ninja said and Randy looked at him in confusion before bowing.
"I will meditate on this teacher; I will try and find out what you mean." Randy said as before he left the book.
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Zarya blinked as she came back to reality. As she looked around she saw Piper and Emerald on the table next to Randy as Doug blinked his eye and got up. Looking around she grinned as she saw that Marvalon had Arkayna in his free arm. As she watched the others woke up and she watched as Arkayna and Marvalon both realized their positions and broke apart blushing.
"So what do we do now?"
Emerald asked and then Arkayna looked at the clock and went white.
"Oh my Goblin, look at the time! Emerald, we've got to get ready for the party!" Arkayna said as Emerald looked at the clock and both of them rushed off.
"How about joining me and my mom for supper, you and Piper both?" Randy asked and they both grinned at him.
"Okay, but we have to wait until they leave, just polite you know?" Zarya said and looked at Randy as he and Piper started to talk. I don't like that how this is a mantle for you cuz, your hiding something and I will find out what it is. She thought as she leaned back as Marvalon and Doug looked at each other and shrugged.
"Fine by me, but why were you laughing when I told you about Mr. Boon being a captain hunting down pirates?"
Randy asked and Zarya grinned back.
"So Pink Skulls you said he told you about, Kitty's the leader!" Zarya said and Randy's mouth dropped open in complete shock. "And what's this about fixing a girl? We spied on you in the bathroom…we had a thing with a traitor Astromancer."
"Smart." Randy said with a nod. "I know just what you mean…see Shanti's was a Gryoid Mcfist sent in to find out who the Ninja is…she went against him and a friend of mine is trying to fix her when he can."
Mavalorn and Doug looked at him in shock as Piper and Choko looked confused as Zarya raised an eyebrow.
"She did what….she was a true intelligence?" Doug breathed in shock and Randy nodded.
"What do you mean, what's a Gyroid?" Piper asked and Mavalorn laughed.
"Gyroid's are robots that look like girls Piper, and the way he's talking she could think for herself." Mavalorn said and Randy nodded with a hard look on his face.
"She was a good friend, to a lot of people back at school." Randy said with a sigh. And Debbie is still looking into her, trying to figure out who created her records. Randy thought as he looked at the others as they talked.
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For those who stayed around I'm going to be updating all my stories on my first, 2 chapters while my tumblr will be one chapter ahead from now on. If you like this go over there, it's all under the lowest tier.
