A/N: I'm back! And we finally get to meet the bandits mentioned in the prologue…
OH! Just so you know, this chapter takes place the same day as the ending of the last chapter, but backs up so, you know what happened in the morning, afternoon(maybe, we'll see), and of course nightfall. It was evening when Jay delivered the pizza.
Disclaimer: I own Nothing!
Chapter Four: first day at work and attack of the bandits
~Dareth's Dojo, early morning~
"Welcome to class!" Dareth eagerly welcomed his students.
Groans immediately escaped them. No one was really into learning martial arts since it was basically banned.
"Come on guys, you gotta learn this. What if you run into one of the bandits?" Dareth folded his arms as he watched them.
"Easy. We can hide. No way they can fit in small spaces like us." One of the students scoffed.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that, kiddo. In case you didn't notice, the bandits are different sizes, and I'm sure one of them could be small enough to fit." Kai walked into the dojo right then.
"Who are you to tell us things." The same kid glared at Kai.
"That would be my new assistant, Kai. How do you know that anyways? I thought the bandits were impossible to get a good look at?" Dareth shot his hopefully new friend a weird look.
"I know someone that they robbed. Apparently the security cameras show that they are all similar in height, but definitely not the same. Except for two of them." Kai shrugged as if it were no big deal.
"Ok then. Let's continue the lesson shall we."
~Time Skip, closing time~
"Hey, Kai? Can you stay back a bit? I have a very important question for you." Dareth called out to his new assistant.
"Umm, can you tell me later? I, uh, have a, err, family emergency to deal with." Kai stared straight out of the window.
Puzzled about what had Kai so fascinated, Dareth joined him. Amazement filled him upon seeing a falcon sitting on a street lamp right cross from them. To make matters more interesting, it appeared to be watching Kai.
With a quick shake of his head, Dareth gestured towards the door.
"Go right ahead. I'll try and catch you tomorrow." Dareth quipped lightly, wondering how Kai knew about the family emergency.
"Thanks Dareth. Can see why Kid likes ya." Kai darted out the door.
"Wait! Who's Kid?" Dareth spun around, but was too late, Kai, and the falcon, were long gone.
~Exactly Midnight, Mr. Borg's Factory, base of operations room~
Three nindroids patrolled the massive office. They were working simultaneously together, each one making their rounds stiffly. And reporting back that it was all clear. One of the droids went to check on the corner next to the air vent. A silver shruiken darted out of the vents and knocked it down. A second later another one walked over and declared it all clear. A silver sword darted out will quick to knock this one out. The third came and asked them if their batteries were low. This time the vent popped open as a mysterious guy dressed all in white knocked the last one out.
The new comer was wearing a white ninja gi, minus the hood, a white hand knitted cap, and a white kerchief covered the bottom of his face. After checking that was the last of the nindroids, he signaled someone to come on out. Two guys dressed exactly like him, though one was all black and the other all red, jumped out. They were the exact same size, once the first one stood next to them though, you could tell he was slightly taller. A fourth one jumped out lightly, dressed completely differently than the others. He wore a ninja gi underneath slim, formfitting armor, and instead of the kerchief and hand knitted cap, he wore a slim down version of a samurai's helmet. They cluttered together for a few seconds before they started talking…
"Ok, once Mouth of Lighting gives the signal, Nindroid you download the information. Samurai X and Hothead watch for trouble. Everyone got that?" the one in all black asked.
"Yeah. Just one question. What will you be doing Twinkle Toes?" The one in all red asked.
"What I always do in these circumstances." Twinkle Toes responded back.
"The Kid has yet to be wrong. Best informant we ever had." The all in white one announced.
"Kid is our only informant, Nindroid. Hothead just needs relax, and not second guess anything Twinkle Toes says." The last one cut in, his voice sounding unnatural, as if it were being modified.
Grumbles of agreement slipped through. They all knew better than to push Samurai X's buttons. They continued standing around for a while, when a red ruby set in the middle of a gold bracelet Samurai X was wearing suddenly began glowing. Startled he pushed it and a hologram of a fifth one, which looked exactly like the others, only all blue, popped up.
"The mission is a go. I repeat it is a go. Green light. Start of race…" The blue one, who had to be Mouth of Lighting, babbled.
"Thank you, Mouth of Lighting. We will take it from here." Twinkle Toes cut him off, seconds before Samurai X turned it off.
They quickly set to work to find and download what they were after. Seamlessly moving amongst each other, clearly having a plan in place in case something goes wrong…
~Two Hours later, HQ~
"Those bandits! I can't believe it! They just stole the Overlord's newest weapon plans, right from under my nose! Please tell me this Kai agreed to join us." Mr. Borg growled in frustration.
"Eh, Haven't asked yet… Have you checked your surveillance? I want to double check something Kai told me." Dareth rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment.
"Um, ok." Mr. Borg quickly pulled up the video feed of what happened in his factory.
"Do you have any in which their all standing together, shoulder to shoulder. Preferably." Dareth asked.
"Yes, we do. Why?" Mr. Borg was getting puzzled about all of this.
"Kai told me that all but two of them are different sizes. I want to double check that." Dareth shrugged.
Perplexed, they quickly zoomed in on the picture of the five bandits exiting the building. Gasps could be heard as they stared at the height difference between them. The one known as Nindroid was the tallest. Both Hothead and Twinkle Toes were the exact same height. Mouth of Lighting was slightly shorter than those two, and Samurai X was the shortest one.
"How did Kai figure it out before the police-bots? I mean, this is a major breakthrough!" Garmadon hissed to his companions.
"No idea…I'll ask him tomorrow." Dareth whispered in awe.
A/N: Hmm, I wonder who those sneaky bandits are. That and, WHY IN THE WORLD IS ONE OF THEM GOING BY NINDROID!? Ok, I'm done there. Not sure why I felt like typing in those two questions, I already know the answer… Actually I am pretty sure everyone reading this can correctly guess who the bandits are.