A/N: Hello! Ok, listen up. I haven't been updating because one: I've been at Disneyland, and two: I've been updating my other stories… soo sorry of I've been too long. I'll be disappearing again next week for a camping trip. (We're going to Redfish if I'm not mistaken…not entirely sure but that is a family favorite)

Also I decided that Officer Nicholas will be a running gag.

Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Except for my OCs!

Chapter Eighteen: Lloyd's Birthday

Cole groaned as he helped Zane and Jay rescue Officer Nicholas yet again. "Seriously, dude? This is the third time this week we've had to rescue you… seriously. What are you being paid to do?"

Officer Nicholas blinked rapidly, a slight blush crossing his face. "Well…technically I'm being paid to stop crime. However I was assigned the Missing Students Case." He puffed his chest out in pride.

Zane blinked, peering curiously at him. "Missing Students Case? What is that?"

"I have to find the six students that the Serpentine took."

There was a loud thud as they promptly dropped the unsuspecting officer. Springing down, Jay quickly pulled him back to his feet. "Whoops! Sorry, we lost our grips back there. Totally did not drop you on purpose at all."

There was an echo of a slapping noise as both Zane and Cole slapped their foreheads. Cole gritted his teeth together as he glared at his best friend. "Lightning…we have to get going. We have a ton of homework…"

"One hour of mediation is not a lot of homework." Zane hissed into his ear, interrupting him.

Officer Nicholas stared at them, unable to hear what Zane was saying. Shaking his head, he turned to leave. "Right. Well, I need to go make a report about the Serpentine, Skeleton, and Stone Thingies combined attacks…."

"Stone Warriors." Cole, Jay, and Zane spoke in unison.

He blinked, confusion crossing his face. "Ok… look. I've got to get going. See you all later."

"Guys… I know you just got back…but today's someone's special day…" Lloyd twisted his fingers together nervously.

Kai shook his head, his eyes rolling upwards. "He's been going on about today being special all day and he won't explain it to Nya or me."

Zane quirked his left eyebrow up, peering at the younger boy. "What might be the special occasion…and for whom is it for?"

Lloyd bounced excitedly, excitement gleaming in his eyes. "It's my birthday! I'm eleven now!"

Silence fell amongst the friends, until quite suddenly; they all began running every which way. All the while yelling.

"Cake! We need cake!" "Presents! Why did he told us today instead of yesterday?!" "Decorations guys! We need decorations!" "Guys! We don't have ice cream! We can't have a party without ice cream!" "Location! Music! We need those too!"

Earth blinked as he stared at the panicking superheroes in training, before turning to face Energy. "I don't think we've ever made this big of a deal over someone's birthday before."

Energy rolled his eyes, a small smirk crossing his face. "Earth, you forget. Humans don't have as many birthdays as us, and they take them as a time to celebrate."

"Fine. You should probably figure something out to get him for his birthday." Earth rubbed his forehead.

"I'll get on it."

~With Officer Nicholas~

Officer Nicholas ran his fingers through his hair, exhaustion flooding him. The door opened as his superior walked in. Frowning, she ran a finger across the top of the extra chair in his office. "Nicholas…why is it that in your last ten reports you mentioned three brothers all old enough to be in boarding school that claim to be, I don't know…home-schooled?"

"Sorry sir. That is all I know. I probably can get more information out of them eventually. Right now, I'm puzzled about how they didn't know about the Missing Students Case when the entire world knows about it." Officer Nicholas continued filling out his paperwork.

"What?!" She spun around to glare at him, her eyes turning a bright red color briefly, before turning back to their original brown. Faux sweetly, she smiled at him. "I'll go see if there's any information anywhere about a family that typically doesn't know what's going on…and doesn't care for the Test."

"Bye sir." Officer Nicholas frowned, wondering if he had imagined her eyes changing colors.

~With Scales~

Scales gathered up the dirty dishes, not really caring that his wife placed him on dish duty. Slithering over to the sink, he looked out the window in time to see a familiar sight. A cloaked figure heading straight to the room that the Overlord's weaken form was hidden. A slender human girl moved away from her, heading for him. She had long midnight black hair with a blue hue, and hazel eyes that had a glint off red tint. Feet pounding the ground, she barged right into his house. "Hiya Scales!"

"Hello Sabrina. What is your mother up to this time?" Scales rolled his eyes, relaxing slightly in her presence.

"Something about needing to brag to Uncle about how she was right when she had that brilliant idea to possess the Chief Commander of the Police Force. What about you?" Sabrina flopped onto one of his kitchen chairs, boredom dancing in her eyes.

"Hmm, I'm doing the dishes and Selma recently laid an egg…" Scales faltered, panic starting to set in.

"Cool! You'll make a great father Scales."

"Sure…" Scales turned his back on her, concentrating on the dishes. His mind reeling at the thought that soon he will have an extra mouth to feed.

~Back with the Ninjas~

"Happy Birthday, kid!" Kai crowed as he shoved a chocolate cake that looked like it was baked and frosted by a two year old in the now eleven year old's face.

Lloyd blinked, wondering if he should have told them not to make a big deal about everything. Old newspapers were used to hurriedly wrap homemade gifts, and Zane's ice cream looked more like ice than ice cream. Forcing a smile, he accepted the cake. "Thanks guys…just umm, I thought Kai was allergic to chocolate?"

"I am…but we didn't have a recipe or any ingredients for any other kind of cake, soo, you get my piece!" Kai tried to sound upbeat about not having any cake, but was failing horribly.

"Ok… I actually have something for your guys to help me with." Lloyd fidgeted as he picked up the neatly wrapped packages that clearly had a lot of thought put in them.

"What do you need help with?" Cole questioned the kid.

"Well, it's kind of a family tradition to give everyone a present on our birthdays. I need help delivering my gifts to Uncle, Mom, and Dad." Lloyd tightened his grip on the packages.

Jay spoke up, excitement gleaming in his eyes. "I have just the plan for that!"

~With Sensei Wu~

Sensei Wu nodded towards Skylor as he approached the door. Why someone just rang the doorbell, he had no idea. Opening it, shock flooded him upon seeing that no one was there. However, three packages were sitting on the top step. Bending down, he picked them up to see who they were for. Multiple emotions erupted him as he read who they were for and whom they were from.

~Three Hours Later, News Broadcast~

"The youngest of the missing students as found a way to contact his family. Three packages appeared on their doorsteps on his birthday, addressed to them in his writing." The excited reporter reported, unaware that the TV she was on was being turned off by an exhausted, cake filled Lloyd.

A/N: Done! Took me awhile to write this…but hey! He's eleven now! Also if you read Look a Little Closer, yes it's the same Sabrina. I've fallen in love with her.

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