A.N.I don't really feel the need to reply to any reviews because no questions were really asked.

Should we be afraid? Season 9 villain Iron Baron from the first realm,leader of the Dragon Hunters,the guy in the trailer who says "Lost,are we?" Is voiced by THE SAME MAN WHO VOICES NUCKAL AND KRUNCHA!

"They say "Go slow" and everything just stands so still,"-The Weekend Whip,The Fold

The Police Station,New Ninjago City,the afternoon,approximately when Liam and Tomorrow started talking last chapter

Rick was talking to Ann about how the Gang of Masks had known that they were coming for them when Bob arrived with his arm in a Lime green cast.

"Hey Rick, any news on the lead?" Greeted Bob. The lead being a deadly sharp sword that a member of the Gang had left behind.

"Boss wants us to take it to our informant who specialises in identifying weapons,we were waiting for you." Ann supplied.

Ann,who was the most experienced of the three,had been given orders that the three of them would be the Officers who were primarily working this case,so she'd asked for permission to search the Amber Serpent and had found a curved sword with a thick blade on the table in the staff room. She'd been telling Rick about it and that there was no possible way that they could've known the Police were coming unless they had had a radio tapped into the Police radio line. Which there was no evidence of.

Ann took the lead,the evidence was bagged up in the back of an unmarked police car (A.N. because they don't want to attract attention to themselves.) She got in the driver's seat with Rick riding shotgun and Bob in the back with the sword. Bob,due to his injury,had been given the responsibility of looking after the evidence.

On the way there,Ann made small talk with Rick(Bob was singing along quietly to his music. "How's Liam?" She asked.

Rick let out a small chuckle, "He's making friends, he spends most of his time at the Slither Pit bar,talking to a history blogger, Yesterday's History. All of his friends have amnesia,so they're all trying to figure things out. Liam told me the bar felt familiar,so I let him return,well,I went with him yesterday,and I trust the people who work there to look after my kid. So,yeah."

"You're kid?" Ann asked with a small smile.

Rick let out a sigh. "Yeah,My Kid. As you know,I can't be his legal guardian at the end of this month..."

"Unless you adopt him,and he'd have to have signed paperwork with you." Ann finished.

"Which he did. And we sent it off. So,yeah,he's My Kid." Rick sighed a sad sigh,"at least,until he remembers his past,or his family come to find him. I promised him that I'll hand back legal guardianship to his parents,or whatever family is out there,when he is reunited with them." Rick sounded slightly pained by this.

"You're having second thoughts?" Ann asked

"More like,I never wanna say bye to the Kid,he's grown on me to the point where I can't stop worrying about him." Rick confessed.

"Well,just because he's with his family doesn't mean that you have to leave his life forever. You can still be friends with him. Meet his parents or whatever and make sure you can spend time with him. You're too much a part of his life for him to let you leave him the moment he's back with his family... You're part of his family now,Rick,and I don't think he'll let you go quite so easily as he let you in." Ann assured thought about it for a while.

"Thanks Ann"

"Don't mention it. Bob,we're here." Ann called over her shoulder.

Zak's Cakes for all occasions,(a cake shop,they make cakes as you request,anything from birthdays to anniversaries) New Ninjago City,Now.

"This is where the WEAPONS specialist is? A Cake shop?!" Bob demanded in disbelief.

"Yes. The owner,Zak,has an interest in weapons,it grew out of a fascination with movies. Anyway, he should be able to tell us exactly how old the sword is,what type of metal it's made from,how authentic it is and more." Ann replied.

They entered the shop...and nearly ran into a young man.

"Sorry, I've been put in charge of getting the ingredients. I was kinda rushing,sorry." The boy said. He had long black bangs (A.N. is that the right word?) That covered his left eye. He had mud brown eyes,and possibly a faded scar where his hair parted. He was also wearing uniform,he clearly was an employee.

"Kid,don't worry about it,is Zak around?" Asked Ann.

"Uh,yeah... Why? Do you need to see him?" The guy asked.

"Yes,we're with the Police,don't worry,he's not in trouble. We need his opinion on something. Can you get him?" Ann explained.

"Sure,wait here... I'm Nick,by the way." And with that,Nick ran off into the back room to get his boss.

After a few minutes,Nick returned with his boss,Zak. Much to Rick and Bob's surprise,Zak looked the same age as Nick. Zak had platinum blond and extremely light blue(I guess it's icy blue) crew cut hair, pale,but healthy looking,skin, and blue eyes that reminded Rick of the bubblegum ice lolly Liam had brought for both of them one time.

"Oh,hello Ann. What did you need help with?" Zak sounded pleasantly surprised to see her.(A.N. he most likely thought Nick was playing a prank to get out of his task)

"Hey Zak. We,that's myself,Rick and Bob," she gestured to her co workers as she introduced them,"needed your help identifying a sword that was found at the meeting point of a gang we attempted to apprehend last night. They got away,this was all that was left at the scene." She handed Zak the sword. A look of confusion flashed across his face momentarily,before he smiled and said, "come into the back and we can look at it there."

Zak told Nick that he was now on desk duty,then he led the three Officers into his office for a closer inspection of the sword.

Ann struck up a conversation with her old ally. "So... New employee?"

Zak laid the sword on the desk,turned the lamp on and began his inspection of the sword. He smiled, "Nick desperately wanted to be a part of the cake industry,his only problem is he's a terrible cook. So I employed him as my "errand boy",it's a win-win situation."

"Sorry to interrupt,but just how old are you?" Interrupted Bob.

"Both myself and Nick are 19 years old,this was,as far as I can remember, an old friends shop. I bought it off of him, it's great positioning. Coffee shop's just over the road." Zak explained.

After a few minutes of observing the came to a conclusion.

"Well this sword is stunning. It's made from the best metal out there. Obviously custom made as a replica of the sword that was supposedly used by the Green Ninja. There's just a slight issue with it... "

A.N. Ta Da

Sorry Liam wasn't in this chapter. Nick and Zak are going to be recurring characters.

See ya next chapter!