Ok, so nobody has translated the correct phrase, the closet I received was "hail the unskilled," from fangirlofitall, which is incorrect, it's actually, "hail the Overlord", hence ave de IMPERITO, you had to type it into Google translate exactly as it is in the text, or you will get "hail the unskilled", or something else. The correct translation was in binary; you can copy and paste, or just type it in yourself. I might add more Latin phrases in this story, depending on how you guys like it. If not, I won't. just a little warning, there are implied suicidal thoughts, so if you are sensitive around that subject, just skip Lloyd's P.O.V. I start, I'd like to thank Candaru for an unforgiving but detailed review on my flaws, and for editing this chapter. It was a pleasure working with them on this. I'd love it if I could get more reviews like that, just don't be smashing, because that's when I personally draw the line. So here's to a hopefully better story from now on!

Chapter 5: Breakdown

Zane P.O.V., 30 minutes after "Rebirth"; 5:47 P.M.

"So, where is the garage, B-7-9-1?" I asked yet again.

"Down the hall, take a right, down the stairs, and directly to the right…sir!" The small Nindroid replied.

"Thank you, and make sure my armor is on correct, please," I directed politely.

"Yes sir!" my aid chimed.

Cole P.O.V., 6:20 P.M.

"Sooo, who's turn is it to cook today?" I questioned innocently.

Kai growled, "Zane, you idiot. We all know that, no need to reopen that wound."

"Ok, ok, no need to get all angry. How 'bout I cook today? It seems like nobody else is willing to cook," I replied apologetically.

"Oh no you don't! Your cooking is worse than getting spit on by a Venomari!" Jay chimed. "I'll whip up some tempura shrimp, figure I might try that recipe Za– never mind," he stopped abruptly, but we all knew what he was about to say.

"Actually, I'll go get Lloyd. He hasn't come out of his room for a while, and I don't think he's eaten anything ever since…you know," Nya declared.

"Good idea, Nya, I'll go with you," Kai added.

And with that, I was alone.

"Well, may as well go help Jay," I told myself.

Cryptor P.O.V. 6:40 P.M.

"He's not here yet, how much longer must we wait?" a grunt questioned.

"He will come, now shut your mouth before I weld it shut, private!" I snapped back.

The recruit immediately hushed, allowing me to ponder a question I had asked myself moments ago. Why can I feel emotion, but every other one of my brethren cannot? After a few moments passed, my thoughts were interrupted by the sound of combat boots clicking against the concrete floor.

"Ah, General Cryptor, there you are. I hope I did not arrive too late," a neatly dressed soldier called.

"Please, no need for formalities, and no, you are not too late, in fact, you came at the perfect moment!" I quickly called back.

"Good, I wouldn't have wanted to hold back the company," Zane responded politely, quickly walking towards me, with B-7-9-1 right behind him.

I was taken aback by his politeness, when I realized that B-7-9-1 must've kept parts of his politeness intact, hopefully only to his new Nindroid brothers, and the Overlord.

"Indeed, now let's get going, we have a group of Ninja to capture! Ave de IMPERITO! I shouted.

"Ave de IMPERITO! Repeated one hundred and forty-five soldiers, including Zane and B-7-9-1.

I smiled to myself. This is going to be easy, now that we have one of the Ninjas' own brother in our possession.

Lloyd P.O.V., 6:45 P.M.

Failure.

A disappointment.

You could barely even take care of yourself, why did you expect you could take care of one of your own?

The thoughts raced through my head, but it wasn't those thoughts that caused me the most pain. It was the fact that I knew they were true. All of them were true.

"Lloyd? You in there, kid?" Kai asked from the other side of the door.

"Yeah, come in Kai," I responded bitterly.

The door opened, revealing not only Kai, but also Nya. Nya looked pretty bad, but not nearly as bad as Kai. His eyes were bloodshot and sunken, probably from crying and guilt. I couldn't imagine I looked any better. At least Kai ate. Me, on the other hand, I haven't eaten in almost a week.

"How are you doin', kid? You don't look all that good." Nya looked worried. "C'mon, let's go, Jay's making tempura shrimp. You need to eat, or you're gonna die."

"Why would it matter if I did? It's not like I was much help when Zane got captured!" I yelled back.

"Hey, kid, what's gotten into you? You don't deserve to die, and you're most definitely not a failure, if that's what you think you are," Kai jumped in.

"What do you know about what I think?! I doubt anybody would miss me if I died!" I shrieked.

"Hey! Calm down! You don't deserve to die, and it isn't your fault Zane got captured!" Cole walked in, surprising all of us.

"I thought you were helping Jay make dinner," Nya inquired.

"Yeah, I was, but we finished, so I came to tell you guys that dinner was ready, when I heard you guys yelling, so I ran in," Cole clarified,"and I saw… well this."

"Oh, sorry, you didn't need to see this," I apologized quickly.

Cole grunted,"Nah it's alright. We're all going through the same thing as you, just not as extreme as you."

"I second that," Kai agreed, "You shouldn't put yourself down so harshly, it's hurting not just you, but all of us. We need you now more than ever, since Zane is gone."

"He's not gone, just captured," I said warily, "and we will get him back."

"You're right, we will get Zane back, just not today; for now, let's just see if Jay's tempura is any good compared to Zane's," Nya joked.

My god, this both is the longest chapter I've written, and it took the longest to write! Hopefully it will be good, because I'm not so sure myself! Also, huge thanks to Candaru for editing this chapter twice(or was three times?) and for providing notes in addition! Hopefully the next chapter will be about the same length as this chapter, and coming out in a week or two! With that, cookies and cake for all!

-Titan's Shadow