AN: Hey everyone! Here is the start of the Bonus scenes for Summoning Gone Wrong. These ideas all came from discussions with Sunny Lighter, who also beta'd this little series. I couldn't have done this without her. Also, EMPFangirl02 helped write this with me too. Enjoy! I own nothing!
Cyrus Borg was sitting on the dock, staring hard at the water. He had been given the nigh impossible task of procuring live sharks for Garmadon's mech. Leaning over slightly in his wheelchair, he wondered if his fishing pole would really be strong enough to pull in a shark. And even if it was, what would he put them in to bring them back? He hadn't brought a tank with him, in fact, he wasn't sure if even owned an aquarium to put the sharks in once he caught them.
Borg sighed. For being a genius, he hadn't really thought this plan through. However, being threatened by a crazy warlord with a giant sword hadn't exactly encouraged rational thought. Now though, sitting on the dock over the ocean with nothing but a wooden fishing pole, he decided that this was probably a bad idea. There had to be a better way to go about getting what Garmadon wanted. The sharks would probably eat him alive.
Borg slowly rolled away from the dock, thinking about what to do next. As he made his way down the street, he came to the Ninjago Aquarium. He stopped there and a new idea came to him. The Aquarium had sharks. They would be easier to catch for sure...but there was the matter of getting them back to Borg Tower. He really hated the idea of breaking and entering, but the alternative of coming back empty- handed to a sword- wielding Garmadon was not appealing. He sighed. How did he always find himself in these kind of situations? This was happening far too often.
Borg now just needed to think about how he was going to get in and get the sharks without being seen. It would be hard to explain for sure. Who would believe him? The Ninja perhaps, but they weren't here, which was why he was in this mess in the first place. The cameras wouldn't be too much of a problem, since he could just hack them. It was the staff that would present the most difficulty. First things first, though, he needed an aquarium.
His phone buzzed and Borg found himself staring at an unknown number.
"H-hello?" Borg answered nervously.
"Where are my sharks?" A gruff voice demanded.
Borg started. "G-garmadon? How did you get my number?"
"I have my ways," the warlord replied mysteriously. "Now, where are the sharks? I should be conquering Ninjago by now."
"Er. Well, I'm outside the aquarium, but I need to get past the staff and—"
"I don't want to hear your excuses! Just get in there and bring me my sharks!"
"But—" Borg began, before the warlord abruptly hung up on him. He sighed. He supposed he would just have to improvise. He rolled into the Ninjago Aquarium, hoping that he wouldn't regret this.
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"Cyrus Borg?" the man at the shark exhibit said. "The Cyrus Borg?"
"Y-yes," Borg replied, with what he hoped was a convincing smile. "And I must say, these are very fine specimens of Great White sharks."
The man smiled, looking fondly at the tank. "Yeah, they are, aren't they?"
Borg took a deep breath. "I am actually doing some research on Great White Sharks."
"Really?" The man asked.
"Yes," Borg replied, hoping the man didn't notice he was lying through his teeth. "And I was wondering if I could borrow some sharks and take them back to Borg Tower?"
The man frowned. "Uh… I guess. Give us some time and—"
"Actually," Borg interrupted. "I need the sharks as soon as possible." He tried to put on his winning smile. "If you please."
The man gave him a strange look. "What do you need these sharks for exactly?"
"Uh…" I need them for Lord Garmadon's mech so he can conquer Ninjago. "They have special properties, and I believe they will help me develop a new feature on my new Borg device."
"What device?" The man asked, raising his eyebrows.
"It's a secret to the public," Borg explained with a wink.
"Well, okay then…" The man reluctantly agreed.
"Thank you," Borg said, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. He felt bad for tricking the man like that, but he didn't really have a choice. Once the Ninja defeated Garmadon, he promised he would repay the aquarium.
An hour later, Borg rolled out of the aquarium with a large tank full of Great White Sharks. Hopefully, this would be enough to satisfy the warlord, and if not… he winced. Giant sword or no, he was not going through that again.
After a bit of fancy maneuvering, Borg managed to get his cargo up to his lab at the top of Borg Tower, where Garmadon was waiting for him.
"Well, it's about time!" Garmadon said, marching toward the scientist. "Now where are my sharks?"
"Right here, my Lord," Borg squeaked nervously, not wanting to send the warlord into a fit of rage.
Garmadon's stormy face melted away as soon as he laid eyes on the sharks. "Well, look at you beauties!" he crooned, shoving past Borg. To the scientist's horror/amazement, Garmadon actually climbed up to the top of the tank and began petting the sharks.
"Who wants a belly rub?" he asked, as the eager sharks surfaced to the water. "Alright! You get a belly rub, and you get a belly rub…"
The sharks rolled over and their tails wagged back and forth, almost like dogs. In fact, some of the sharks were nosing their companions out of the way, fighting for the warlord's attention.
"Settle down now," Garmadon told them, and the sharks immediately stilled, looking almost bashful. "There's more than enough belly rubs for everyone." He raised all four arms and began giving each shark its own turn.
"You poor babies must have been so bored in that aquarium," he crooned. The sharks thumped their tails in agreement. Borg swore one actually bobbed its head up and down.
"Well, don't you worry!" the warlord told them. "I'm gonna take you on a nice trip to Ninjago! You'll get to run around on the street and scare the heck out of some people! It's hilarious! Especially since they don't know you wouldn't hurt anybody, would you?"
The sharks shook their heads.
"And when we're done, we get to go back to my volcano, where I have a huge aquarium where you can come and go as you please. And best of all, free belly rubs for everyone!" Garmadon grinned, showing off all his pointy teeth, and the sharks mimicked him.
Borg just gaped at the warlord, feeling slightly terrified at the complete mastery this madman had over these killing machines. Suddenly, Garmadon turned around and glared at him.
"What are you looking at?" he growled, and the sharks' expressions suddenly turned murderous.
"Nothing!" Borg said quickly and began rolling away. "Just going to start on those shark launchers now."
Garmadon grinned. "Good. And hurry up!" Then he turned and went back to petting the sharks.
Borg shuddered and went as far away from them as he could. Garmadon was absolutely insane. No question about it. He really should seriously consider building himself a bodyguard in the near future.
AN: So this scene came from a discussion with Sunny Lighter about how funny it would be I showed Borg actually trying to get live sharks for Garmadon when he asked for them in Summoning Gone Wrong chapter 6. I suggest you read that first to make sense of this. She also suggested that Borg think about getting himself a bodyguard, so I added that as well. I also want to give credit to Kay Hau in her fic My Dad is Bad, because she has Garmadon keep sharks that are like pets and gives them belly rubs. I have fanart! Check it out on my profile! Also, on FFN's Twitter page, they said they have disabled PM emails until further notice because of spam bots. So please remember to check your PM folder on FFN for replies. Hope you enjoyed. There will be more to come!