Requested by: LucyBrick123
Request: Cyrus/Jay
Warnings: Yaoi
"Alright, now that these wires have been connected, we can move on to the next part of the procedure!" Cyrus announced with a grin. "Jay, if you could hand me a screwdriver, I can get us started."
With the Overlord still an enormous risk, and the fact that the Ninja completely lost Lloyd and Garmadon's signals and had no way of contacting them, everyone was on red alert. No one knew what happened to Lloyd or Garmadon, but Cyrus was already fearing the worst, and took it upon himself to assign the group their next mission. The problem was he wasn't finished preparations for it.
So he asked Jay to assist him in rewiring a few things in the tower, mostly related to one of his previous projects. The blue ninja agreed almost immediately, and Cyrus was rather flattered to see Jay so excited about working together on the new project. He also realized that the entire time they worked, Jay never stopped smiling.
"So, you usually work on your inventions by yourself, right?" Jay asked. "Why did you need someone to help you out this time around?"
"I figured someone such as yourself would be interested in a project like this," Cyrus replied. "In fact, any one of you Ninja could have helped me, but I'm glad it was you, Jay. For a project like this, you would have the most expertise, you see."
Jay grinned, his eyes lighting up upon hearing those words. "Well, at least someone finally sees that! What is it that we're making anyway, huh? I don't think I can wait another second without knowing what it is!"
"It is a device that will let us defeat the Overlord from inside the systems," he explained briefly. "But I cannot tell you any more than that. I'd like this to be more of a surprise for you all."
Jay seemed disappointed at first, but then smiled again, his grip on the wrench in his hand tightening as his eyes flickered with a determined light. "Then we better get this invention of yours working soon!"
Cyrus was happy for his enthusiasm, but couldn't help but wonder what he meant when he said someone "finally saw" his expertise in inventing. The thought lingered in his mind as they worked, nagging at him and basically telling him to ask Jay what he meant. Of course, knowing how much Jay loved to talk, he figured the blue ninja would say it anyway.
It was a while before Jay spoke again, as Cyrus predicted, having a bit of an embarrassed tone to his voice. "Cyrus, I just wanna say that your inventions are just...awesome! Like, life-changing, even! The hover car, the nuclear toothbrush..." He paused before saying the next invention. "...the Love Tester thing."
The inventor grinned sheepishly. "Well, I wouldn't say the nuclear toothbrush was the greatest of my inventions, but the Perfect Match Console was certainly an incredible feat, even for myself!" Upon seeing the downcast look on Jay's face, he raised an eyebrow. "But I can see you do not feel the same." He placed his hand on Jay's. "What's troubling you?"
Jay blushed slightly at the contact, and gulped. "Well, my girlfriend, Nya, used the Perfect Match Console back when we first came here, apparently. The thing is, it said that someone else was her perfect match." He looked up, his blue eyes carrying a sad light. "I just wanna ask... How accurate are the results?"
One look into those eyes told Cyrus everything he needed to know: Jay wanted him to say it made an error, that Cole wasn't Nya's perfect match, that it wasn't completely accurate and trustworthy. He had to admit, though the machine that Nya used was, in fact, the prototype to the other consoles produced, there was a moderate chance of it being accurate. But how could he tell that to Jay?
"Well," he finally said. "The one that Nya used was a prototype; the first one that I built. The other consoles that were produced are far more accurate than it is." Just as Jay's mouth began to curve up into a grin, he added, "But there is still a fifty percent chance that it was accurate. In fact, it was originally designed as just a fun game for people, but when they came back to tell me the Perfect Match Consoles were correct, I began to rethink my assumptions."
Jay nodded, the solemn look back on his face. "I guess that's better than it being completely accurate," he admitted. "I mean, it's not like I don't still have a chance, right?" As Cyrus shook his head at that, Jay continued to work on the machine. "I dunno, I guess I'm just kind of upset. I always thought Nya was the perfect girl for me."
"Well, I never got married," Cyrus put in, helping Jay screw in one of the bolts. "Nor did I ever date. A few crushes here and there, but it never advanced beyond that." They both looked away from the machine to stare at each other. "But I do know this: Whoever you end up with in life, I'm sure they will be your perfect match, Jay."
The redhead finally let a smile grace his lips. "Thanks, Cyrus." Another moment of silence fell upon them as they worked, before Jay broke it again, "So, how did you come up with the idea for the Perfect Match Console, anyway?"
"I was in my teenage years. There's not much else to say there."
*rises from her grave again* I'm back! Again!
Eh, this one was kinda short, but I hope it's fine. It still baffles me how little there is of Inventorshipping around here. Hopefully the fans of this ship pop up soon enough :3
And I still can't believe how often I refer back to this silly love triangle... Oh well :P
Thank you to LucyBrick123 for requesting this pairing! Stay tuned!