Okay, I'm so sorry for the late work, I've just been procrastinating and uninspired! I don't have much to say, except I do not own Ninjago, or Good Girl by Carrie Underwood, just my OC's!
They walked on, moving through the desert. "How far away is Jay's parent's place?" Alexus asked, practically sleepwalking. "Not far from here!" Jay said, energetically. "How does he have so much energy, it's almost 5 in the morning!" Oliver said. "I just can't believe none of you have collapsed yet!" Cole said to the band members. "Getting there!" Alexus said. "Is that the place?" Hope asked, pointing to a point on the horizon. In the pink sky, they could see something flashing; lights it appeared to be. "Yep!" Jay said. "Finally!" Harry said, dragging his feet through the sand.
In what seemed like years later, but actually a half hour, they were walking through the entry way of a junkyard, the most interesting thing about it, was that it was scattered with the lifeless forms of nindroids! "Do you think your parents are home?" Alexus asked, anxiously, looking at the robots as they approached a trailer. "Or that they'll even be up at 5:30?" Cole asked. "Of course, they are very early risers!" Jay said. "I'm definitely not a morning person!" Alexus said testedly. "It's true," Oliver said.
"Yeah."
"Ditto."
"Obviously."
"She is my sister; I should know that," Cole and the band agreed, and Alexus rolled her eyes. "Hey, I just like sleeping, my thoughts do intrigue me so!" Alexus said. "I thought you said you couldn't remember your dreams?" Hope asked. "Yes, that's what makes them intriguing!" Alexus said. Jay walked on to the door, and knocked. "Oh, I just remembered something!" Alexus said, hurriedly before taking out a black leather journal and a pencil, and opened it, before writing frantically.
The door opened, and Jay said, "Hey, Dad!" as an elderly man in overalls stood in the doorway. "Jay! How ya doin', son?' he asked, throwing his arms around Jay. "I'm doing fine dad, but we need a place to hide for a while," Jay said. "Sure, but how many people are we talking about?" Mr. Walker asked. "Um, there's the other ninja, Nya, and the band," Jay said, adding it in his head. "So, about ten people, if my math is correct," Jay continued, counting off with his fingers.
"Band? What band?" Mr. Walker asked. "Well, Cole, his sister is the lead vocalist in the band Low Tide," Jay said as if though it was an everyday thing. "Low Tide?" Mr. Walker asked incredulously, looking past his son. The heroes stepped to the side, revealing the band more. Low Tide had gained popularity faster than most bands, and most of Ninjago knew the names of each individual member by heart.
Alexus stepped forward. "Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Walker!" she said, sticking out her hand. He shook it energetically, and looked at the other members. "Dad, calm down, they're just a band," Jay said. "One of the bands who haven't gone crazy!" his father said. "That's debatable for Alexus," Cole muttered, and Alexus shot him a look. "It's fangirl crazy, not actual crazy, there's a difference," Alexus said.
"So, anyway, we need a way to get to Ninjago City," Jay said. "And, we need a place to hide, robots crashing a performance isn't too promising to the fans," Alexus said. "Wait, weren't you going to preform in Ninjago City today?" Cole asked. "Oh no! We left our instruments on the bus! We can't go a cappella on them now, we don't know how!" Alexus said. "Yes, that's the problem with that," Kai said, but Alexus missed the sarcasm. "Well, I'm sure that we have some instruments around here somewhere, you can use those," Mr. Walker said.
"Thank you, we'll start looking, so if you need us..." Alexus started, pointing behind her, to the mountains of junk. Without another word, she started walking towards the junk pile with the band following her. "You're not good at conversations with new people," Hope said. "Right," Alexus said, the back of her neck burning. "You're get over it, eventually," Hope said, patting her shoulder.
Later, as the days wore on, they all set to different task. Zane, Nya, and Mrs. Walker were trying to repair Pixal. Kai, Cole, Jay, and Mr. Walker were trying to repair on of the aircraft carriers so that they could get to Ninjago City, and they were looking for a part that Alexus' had forgotten the name of a long time ago! Meanwhile, the band was still looking for instruments, though had given up hope on performing at Ninjago City on the right date a long time ago.
Alexus was worried, because she was afraid of what the fans would say! Cole assured her that the people would be too worried about not having electricity than seeing them perform. It didn't make her feel much better, but it helped a little. "I found something!" Harry shouted. "A compact compress jiggley converter?" Jay asked, hopefully, coming from behind a mounting of stuff. "No, I found an old guitar, for Dawn," Harry said, taking it out. "Aw man, let me know when you find something that will get us back to the city!" Jay said, disappearing again.
"Hey, check this out!" Hope called the band over. "I found a set of drums, and a keyboard," she said, pulling out her spare sticks, "Thanks, now all we need is a bass, and a maybe a microphone, and we will be great!" Harry said, setting the keyboard up. "I think we can skip the microphone," Alexus said, as Dawn started to tune the guitar. "Hey, I think I found something!" Harry called again. "Nice find!" Oliver said, taking the bass from his best friend's hands. "This is exactly like the one I had on the bus!" Oliver said, and he started to tune his instrument. "Finally, we can perform again, but not exactly on stage," Alexus said. "I'll get my song lyrics, there's this one I've been dying to perfect!" Alexus said, walking away, and started doing her vocal exercises.
She came back five minutes later, flipping the pages of a light blue notebook. "Um, da, da, da, not quite, almost, here it is!" Alexus muttered, glancing at the individual pages, until she found the page with the lyrics, and four more with the parts the band plays. "Here," she said, handing the pages to each member. She studied the lyrics more, looking at the pitches she would sing and the tempo and the notes.
"Finally, we can perfect this song!" Hope said. "Alright, you guys got it down?" Alexus asked. "Yep, pretty much," they said, readying themselves. "Alright, from the top," Alexus said, counting down under her breath, and Dawn strumming, so that the dynamics were mezzo forte, before Alexus started singing.
Hey, good girl
With your head in the clouds
I bet you I can tell you
what you're thinking about
You see a good boy
Gonna give you the world
But he's gonna leave you cryin'
with your heart in the dirt
His lips are dripping honey
But he'll sting you like a bee
So lock up all your love and
Go and throw away the key
Hey good girl
Get out while you can
I know you think you got a good man
Why, why you gotta be so blind?
Won't you open up your eyes?
It's just a matter of time 'til you find
He's no good, girl
No good for you
You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes, and go, go, go
Better listen to me
He's low, low, low
Hey, good girl
You got a heart of gold
You want a white wedding
And I heard you can hold
Just like you should, girl
Like ever good girl does
Want a fairy tale ending, somebody to love
But he's really good at lying
Yeah, he'll leave you in the dust'
Cause when he says forever
Well, it don't mean much
Hey good girl
So good for him
Better back away honey
You don't know where he's been
Why, why you gotta be so blind?
Won't you open up your eyes?
It's just a matter of time 'til you find
He's no good, girl
No good for you
You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes and go, go, go
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's low
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, he's no good, girl
Why can't you see?
He'll take your heart and break it
Listen to me, yeah
Why, why you gotta be so blind?
Won't you open up your eyes?
Just a matter of time 'til you find
He's no good, he's no good
Won't you open up your eyes?
Just a matter of time 'til you find
He's no good, girl
No good for you
You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes
The music stopped, and Alexus breath out. "We did it!" she said, high-fiving the closest member, Dawn. "That was amazing!" Cole said, clapping with the others, who had come to hear the song. "See son, that is why they are one of my favorite bands!" Mr. Walker said. "Thanks," Alexus said. "If we ever preform again, we are so doing that song!" Oliver said. "Too true!" Alexus agreed as the ninja walked back to what they were doing. "I think that we have come too far to quit now," Alexus said, and the band agreed.
Later on, Nya and Zane were still working on Pixal, and Hope and Alexus were watching them. Actually, Alexus was watching as Hope was pretending that the table was a drum by banging her sticks onto it. Zane had an idea to give Pixal half his power source, and Nya was using special glasses to make sure she didn't mess up. Nya took a half a piece that served as Zane's heart, and he let out a pained gasp as she did so.
"Are you sure you want to do this? Modifying your original design could have... unintended consequences," Nya warned. "I'm certain," Zane said, looking at Pixal. Without another word, Nya turned towards Pixal, and placed the piece were a heart should be at, and Alexus stared the whole time, smiling. Suddenly, Pixal opened her bright green eyes, and looked around.
"Where am I?" she asked, taking in the unfamiliar scene, until she spotted Zane. "Zane," she said, then, she saw his open gears. "You gave me half your life source. Why?" she asked. "Because, you know the system to Borg Industries, you are vital to the mission. And, you are vital to me," Zane added, looking at Pixal, his icy blue eyes full of compassion. He held out his hand, and Pixal took it, and Alexus was smiling even wider. "Aw, robot love, call me a sucker," Mrs. Walker said, voicing Alexus' thoughts. "But it's not half of what you and Jay have," she added to Nya.
"Nya and Jay? Would Nya and Cole be a more compatible match?" Pixal said, looking confused. Alexus, and Nya had a mortified look on their face, while Zane asked, "I don't understand, maybe you're malfunctioning from being shut down," Zane said. "No, all my scanners are running perfectly, and according to match maker, Cole is Nya's perfect match," Pixal said.
"Cole is Nya's perfect match?" a familiar voice said behind them. Jay and Kai had chosen now to enter the room, and Jay was looking devastated. Nya stood up and walked over to him. "Jay..." she started, reaching for his hand, but Cole and the rest of the band walked in. "Why is it so quiet in here? Did I miss another famous Jay Walker remark?" Cole asked. Jay looked at him with fierce eyes. "YOU!" Jay shouted, and before anyone could react, Jay tackled Cole to the ground, and everyone watched. "Oh, this is what it feels like when your OTP fails!" Alexus said, and Dawn nodded, because she was the only one who understood what Alexus just said.
Okay, so that is what I have, and that last part killed me! I ship Jaya! And please tell me that you do too! Anyway, I will try to make sure this isn't as late next time, also, I have a new poll, so remember to vote!
