Halloween Party in Ninjago
Hey guys! Time for another update! I know this chapter's short but the next one will be longer since it will also be the finale which I'll put up on Halloween & we'll see the winner of the costume contest! Anyway, this chapter will show the ranks as of now! Read on!
Chapter 4: If You Were a Booger
So far, the ninjas were having a great time at the Halloween Party.
It was nice hanging out with some nice people but they were smart enough to steer clear from the psychotic fangirls who terrified even the cool Zane.
"So who do you think will win the costume contest?" Lloyd asked.
"I'm sure it's gonna be me!" Kai bragged, oblivious to Nya pulling his eye patch…
"So Zane," Cole started, not caring as he heard the fire ninja howl in pain once his sister let go of the facial accessory, "Who do you think will win."
Zane ran the calculations through his main AI units and came to the conclusion…
"Given our statuses as heroes, it will be likely that one of us could win despite the numbers of attendees. It will most likely be me, Nya, or Lloyd because of our costumes portray characters who are already popular."
"Zane, he was only asking for your opinion, not some crazy big-talk calculation." Jay muttered, feeling slightly offended that he was not included in the nindroid's guess on the winner.
As if his timing was correct, the host of the party who was dressed as Iron Man came up to the podium to announce the contest standings as of now.
"Okay everyone, the party has reached the halfway point and it's time to tally in the votes for the winner of the costume contest!"
Everyone gave him an applause before he continued.
"And now, here's the results as of now!"
The host tallied the votes and didn't seem TOO surprised with the results.
"As of right now, the fifth and fourth places are a tie between Kai and Nya!"
The party attendees applauded the siblings of fire as the got up to wave at them.
"In third place is Cole!"
If possible, the fangirls' squeals came louder than ever when Cole stood for his five seconds of fame. Zane started to fear they'll go at it again…
"Runner-up is Zane!"
Zane politely got up and to show his powers, created a bunch of snowflakes from his hands and the girls went wild. Already, he saw a couple of girls banging their heads on the tables, knowing this was his cue to stop.
"And the winner is, surprise surprise, Lloyd Garmadon!"
Every single person at the party cheered as the hero of Ninjago got up in his Link getup he was able to pull off with his already blonde hair and association with the color green.
"Come on up, hero!"
The cheers were so loud the ninjas thought the place would burst once Lloyd stepped up onto the podium to give his thoughts on being the winner (for now).
"Oh wow!" The young hero rubbed the back of his fair hair sheepishly, "I never won anything in my entire life! Well, except for that one time I won that bet with Kai on whether or not Jay falls for that rotten milk prank and I bet he wouldn't!"
The room burst into raucous laughter while Jay sunk into his seat in embarrassment, still unable to forget that terrible taste. It was bad enough that HE was the only one who didn't get to the top five.
The green ninja took a final bow before leaving the podium.
"And that's the results as of now!" The announcer returned, "The REAL winner of the costume contest will be revealed at the end of the party so for now, have fun!"
The attendees clapped and cheered one last time before resuming the festivities. Of course, the hero of Ninjago had many fans begging for his autograph or even just his attention as he made his way back to the ninjas' table.
"Congrats, Lloyd!" Cole lightly jabbed the green ninja on the arm.
"My calculations have been proven correct." Zane also gave him a congratulatory smile.
But not everyone were happy with him.
"You just HAD to talk about the rotten milk prank, did you?" Jay glared at Lloyd who just can't stop laughing at his face.
"Come on, Jay!" Kai gave the lightning ninja a hearty slap on the back, "It was funny!"
"It wasn't for me!"
"Too bad," Lloyd talked through a mouth already full of chocolate, "We all thought it was."
The blue-eyed ninja pouted like a child but his mood was quickly alleviated when Nya brought him some a big bowl of cotton candy flavored ice cream.
What?
It makes him feel young. Deal with it.
"So who did you all vote for?" Nya asked.
"I voted for you!" Jay wrapped one arm around his girlfriend's petite figure. The samurai rolled her colored eyes but giggled at her boyfriend's antics.
"I hate to burst your bubble but I voted for Zane." The sister of fire admitted.
"What!?" The garrulous inventor was appalled that Nya didn't vote for him of all people, "Why not me!?"
"I'm sorry, but I just really like Zane's costume and I'm a bit of a Frozen fan."
"I voted for Zane too. It just matches him." Cole also admitted.
"I voted for Cole," Lloyd confessed, "His costume's the only one that's even remotely scary."
"Well sorry for not living up to your expectations." Kai gave the green ninja an annoyed look.
"I prefer Jay's costume," Zane admitted, "It really fits him with his affinity for inventing."
The lightning ninja beamed at the nindroid's compliment.
At least the ice ninja was appreciative of his efforts.
"So who did you vote for?" Nya asked her brother.
"I kinda… voted for myself…" Kai smiled sheepishly but it wasn't all smiles for everyone else.
In fact, they all recoiled from the ninja dressed as a pirate.
"As if his ego can't get any bigger." Cole muttered.
Although Zane also had to admit the fire ninja can be pretty arrogant, he didn't want to say so out loud so he only nodded in agreement.
"Kai! You're such an egoist!" Nya punched her brother on the arm.
"Hey, I can vote for whoever I want! It's a free country, right!?" Kai tried to defend himself.
"You're just taking it too far." Even Jay scowled at the brother of his girlfriend.
But there was another question that's been bugging the ninjas.
"By the way, where's Dareth?" Zane asked.
Elsewhere at the party, Dareth's face never hurt this much in his whole life.
Countless girls slapped him whenever he tried impressing them with the weirdest pick-up lines like 'If you were a booger I'd pick you first' or 'I'd look good on you' but every single time, they just gave another slap to add to the pain that already numbed his swollen face.
"Ow…" Dareth rubbed his reddened cheek, "My pride…"
By the time Dareth returned to the ninjas, they barely recognized him.
"You look like a train wreck!" Cole leaned away from the grown man.
"Dude, what happened!?" Jay wanted to look away but he just can't.
"I-I don't want to talk about it…" The brown ninja simple sat down to drown out his sorrows in chocolate and other treats.
The group rolled their eyes, pretty sure they knew what happened without Dareth telling them but there was a bright side to the brown ninja's perpetual bad luck.
At least they'll have the perfect fangirl repellent…
Oh, Dareth. Will anything ever work out for you? (Hint: The answer is no.)
Anyway, the results are inspired by the actual results of the poll on my profile! I already have the winner in mind but I'd like to know who YOU like best!
As I said before, the next chapter will reveal the true winner! All I can say is that it's a surprise & you won't even see it coming! XD
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