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Wu: *appears out of time portal* "Hello nephew"
(2017)Lloyd: "Uncle????"
Wu: "i have come from the future to tell you something very important.....so listen carefully....."
Lloyd: "Yes! Im listening! What is it Master??"
Wu: "Lloyd....."
Wu: "ur eyebrows suck" *disappears through vortex again drinking tea judgmentally*
Im just going to leave this here and crawl back into my hole of nothing
I advise you to see. đ¤Łđđ¤
(I suggest you check out parts 1-87 if you havenât already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised)
The four entered this room, one in there Shancai shut the door and locked it. They werenât taking risks of being found. There were seats placed, two next to each other and two in front. The cameraman and the prince sat next to each other while Wu and Jay sat next to each other.
âAsk your questionsâ Vinny sighed out as he leaned back into the chair. He couldnât care less about Enji at the moment, he was too tired to deal with him.
âThat guy, whatâs his name? And how long have you known him?â Jay asked curiously.
âHis nameâs Enjiâ the cameraman answered as Wu and Jay listened intently. âIâve known him for a week or so? Longer than you thatâs for sureâ he added.
âYouâre not working with him?â Wu asked, he clearly didnât believe his question either, he just had to hear Vinny confirm it.
âNeverâ Vinny answered.
âWho knows about him?â The lightning ninja questioned.
âMe, my sister and motherâ Shancai spoke, receiving a nod from the others.
âThatâs because heâs an enemy of the kingdomâ Vinny added, clarifying it more.
âHowâd you two meet?â Wu questioned, the cameraman let out a painful chuckle.
âRemember that guy I told you about? The random hallucination one?â Vinny asked.
âYes?â Wu spoke, while Jay looked confused. Wu seemed to be realising where this was going.
âYes it was himâŚand heâs made my life a living hellâ the cameraman grumbled as he looked at the ground.
âDidnât you say he-?â Wu was cut off.
âYea I didâŚhe was threatening everyone, I didnât know what the ruck to do. Hell I almost told Garmadon about him once, but Enji fucking threatened him too!â Vinny laughed out, though it was clearly forced and the memories were painful.
âBreathâŚâ Shancai spoke to the cameraman softly as he placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
âOh right! You and Garmadon are fucking dating?!â Jay suddenly asked, causing Vinnysâ cheeks to grow bright red.
âYesâŚâ he answered embarrassingly, âWeâre on a little break thoughâŚâ he sighed out, Jaysâ mind turned off as he tried processing this.
âSo Enjiâs the reason youâre like this?â Wu asked, receiving a nod from the cameraman. âDo you know anything about him?â
âYeaâŚremember when you came back from the mission and I said his powers were like illusions?â Vinny asked, receiving a nod. âThatâs cause heâs the elemental master of illusionâ he spoke.
âSeriously?â Jay asked, âAnything else he can do?â
âHe knows some magic, sometimes when he creates illusions he can turn some into actual objectsâ Shancai spoke, âAnd he works with someone named Ridaâ
âIs Rida worse?â Wu asked.
âItâsâŚcomplicatedâŚâ Shancai spoke, causing them to see what Vinny would say.
âVery complicatedâŚâ The cameraman sighed, as he pulled his dagger from his pocket, âThis dagger was Enjisâ, but Rida gave it to me for some reasonâŚand so far Ridaâs been kinder to be than Enji, but I canât trust him, heâs unsettlingâ Vinny spoke.
âTell them about the keyâŚâ Shancai muttered to the cameraman, causing him to tense.
âWhat key?â Jay asked.
âThe key you got back from the mission that disappearedâ Wu sighed to Jay, understanding what it meant.
âIâŚmay have helped Enji get itâŚâ Vinny quietly confessed as quilt crawled up his back.
âWhat?!â Jay spoke as his eyes widened.
âNot by choice! He came to me at like 2am in the fucking morning and looked like if I didnât do it he would kill someoneâ The cameraman spoke.
âWhatâs the significance of it?â Wu questioned, as he nodded in understanding, he understood why Vinny would do such a thing.
âNot sureâ the cameraman lied, Deity told him the significance and told him to keep it a secret so he was.
âMe neitherâ Shancai spoke as he sighed.
âHas Enji hurt you?â Wu asked.
âHe stabbed my hand and footâ Vinny spoke bluntly as he held up his hand which had stitches, âSo I thankfully had Zane and Pixal stitch it up, i think it was a few days after, but I didnât want it get infectedâ He added.
âSo the other day, back at the monastery, when you were eating and you just yelled for no reason was it because of Enji?â Jay asked.
âYeaâŚâ the cameraman chuckled painfully, âHeâs an asshole I knowâŚâ he sighed.
âThe person he works with, Rida, is he one we should be wary of?â Wu asked.
âNot sureâŚEnji listens to Rida and respects him, so I think yesâŚâ Vinny answered.
âDefinitelyâŚRids tends to be the brains of the two, Enjiâs smart, but heâs sent out to do plansâ Shancai spoke.
âDoes Rida have powers?â Jay asked.
âDark magic or well the dark artsâ Shancai spoke, âHeâs well in it as wellâ he added. Wu and Jaysâ eyes widened.
âI thought he did normal magicâ Vinny spoke as he looked at the prince.
âRarely, there are things you can only do in those, so he tends to lead into the more destructive pathâ Shancai answered.
âThatâs not good, how long has he been after your kingdom?â Wu asked.
âPerhaps seven years?â The prince spoke.
âDoesnât Garmadon know more about magic? Maybe he knows counters and stuff?â Jay asked.
âPerhaps, though my brother most likely distanced himself from those thingsâ Wu answered.
âHe hasâŚbut he still knows stuffâ Vinny spoke up, âI asked him about all that stuffâ the cameraman continued.
âHe answered you?â Wu asked.
âAt first he was a bit hesitant, but he eventually didnât mind telling me about itâŚhe told me all about that stuff, elementals, powers and magic, he definitely knows about itâ Vinny answered.
âPerhaps I can ask him?â Wu spoke, receiving a nod from the others.
âQuick questionâŚhow does Enji get around, one moment heâs here the next he isnâtâ Jay questioned.
âAn enchanted mirror, itâs a small shard that teleports him placed, mostly places with a mirror, though sometimes it can take you other placesâ Shancai explained. âIn your case, you were dropped for the sky by oneâ
âShanni they donât know how we got hereâŚâ Vinny sighed, he still felt guilty about bringing everyone here.
âYou know how we got here?â Jay asked.
âYesâŚsort of my fault tooâŚâ the cameraman awkwardly spoke.
âNot your faultâ Shancai spoke, as he looked at Vinny, not liking him blaming himself.
âAnyways!â Vinny spoke, âI had this fucked up enchanted mirror shard then we dropped from the skyâ he sighed out.
âThis is all so strangeâ Wu spoke.
âTrust meâŚI knowâ The cameraman chuckled.
âYou canât keep these secretsâ Wu sighed, while Jay nodded.
âI knowâŚâ Vinny spoke, âItâs just hardâŚhe threatens everyone and sometimes I know heâll act on those wordsâŚâ
âWe wonât tell the others?â Jay asked.
âPlease donâtâŚâ The cameraman begged, receiving nods from Jay and Wu.
âBest we be off thenâŚthe others might get suspiciousâ Wu spoke as he got up.
âYeaâŚâ Vinny spoke, as he watched them go to the door, he relaxed more into the chair.
âIf anything else happens tell usâ Wu spoke, receiving a nod from the two as they both walked out. Shancai and Vinny were left alone in the room.
âThat went way better than I anticipatedâ the prince spoke up.
âI knowâ the cameraman laughed out in relief. âThat couldâve went so wrong in so many waysâ he sighed out.
âI told you, youâre friends are understandingâ Shancai spoke as he patted Vinnysâ back.
âI knowâŚI was just overthinkingâ the cameraman sighed, as he stretched. âShould we go back and train?â
âIf you want toâ the prince answered, Vinny happily nodded so they both stood up and began making their way back out. They could only hope nothing else happenedâŚ
(I suggest you check out parts 1-86 if you havenât already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised)
âWe can continue in an hourâ Shancai spoke up as they began walking down the halls, âYouâre not in the best mood at the momentâ he added in an understanding voice.
âT-Thank youâŚâ The cameraman answered quietly as he leaned closer to the prince, who was Jay gonna tell? Nya? Wu?
âEnji wanted to be found, he clearly knew Jay was thereâŚif he didnât want to be found he wouldâve told you soonerâ Shancai spoke comfortingly as he watched Vinny stare at the ground.
âIâm scaredâŚâ The cameraman managed to squeak out as tears began rolling down his cheeks. The princesâ expression softened as they stopped walking and he stood in front of Vinny, placing his hands on his shoulder comfortingly.
âI knowâŚâ Shancai began as he tried making the cameraman look up at him, âYou have every right to be scared, you donât need to pretend with meâŚâ he added.
âWhy do you do itâŚ?â Vinny whispered as he looked up at Shancai, his eyes glistening with tears. The prince let out a shaky breath hearing this, he hadnât expected a question like this. There was silence for a few minutes and it was deafening as tension filled the air.
âIâŚâ Shancai spoke as he lowered his gaze, the cameraman clearly didnât mean to ask that question, but he did and wanted an answer. âI havenât opened up to someone in yearsâŚlast time I did was EnjiâŚâ he confessed quietly, as guilt and shame tainted with his voice and expression.
âYou said you were friends beforeâŚhow close were you two actuallyâŚ?â Vinny hesitantly pressed on as he listened intently, while rubbing tears from his eyes.
âCloseâŚI was closer with him than anyone, I trusted him and I lo-â the prince cut himself out, as his voice quietened.
âCan we go to that room I told you about?â Vinny spoke up, receiving a nod from Shancai, as the cameraman began leading the way. It was a fairly long walk, Vinny hadnât realised how much he ran after Jay till now. As they reached the room he could practically feel the princesâ guilt grow.
They both entered the room, still as dusty as before. âWhy would he come in hereâŚ?â Vinny asked curiously as he looked around.
âI amâŚunsureâŚâ Shancai answered, though it was a lie, but the cameraman didnât push on as they both searched the room. Vinny noticed a picture on the ground, mustâve fell from the photo book, he grabbed it and shoved it into his pocket, he didnât know how the prince would react.
âCan we leaveâŚ?â Shancai asked shakily , discomfort evident. The cameraman nodded as they both left, closing the door behind them.
âSorryâŚfor changing this up so quicklyâŚâ Vinny apologised, he felt bad, Shancai tried comforting him before, but he just flipped the whole conversation into an interrogation session.
âHey you two!â A familiar voice called out, Kai? They both turned around, instantly changing their attitudes.
âHey Kai!â Vinny answered as a smile, plastered its way onto his face, the fire ninja came over.
âWhat you two up to?â Kai questioned.
âWanderingâ Shancai bluntly answered.
âYea pretty much it, heâs also helping me fight a littleâ The cameraman added.
âCool!â Kai answered, âYou think one day I can spar you?â He questioned curiously.
âUnless I have a death wish, noâ Vinny chuckled, causing the fire ninja to fake pout. âAnyways what are you up to?â He asked.
âOn my way to the dinner hall, everyone else is going since itâs like lunch or somethingâ Kai answered, the cameraman looked up at Shancai, they were both silently communicating. The idea of everyone being there made Vinny uneasy.
âHave you seen Jay?â Shancai spoke up.
âUhh yeaâŚI saw him running, though he didnât even talk to meâ Kai answered, with confusion.
âRightâŚâ The cameraman sighed out.
âYou two should come eatâ The fire ninja added, Shancai was about to say something, most likely a protect, but was cut off.
âSureâ Vinny answered, causing the prince to look at him curiously.
âIâll see you two thereâ Kai answered with a smile as he ran off.
âAre you sure?â Shancai asked the cameraman when Kai was out of hearing range.
âNoâŚâ Vinny whined, âBetter now then laterâŚEnji wants something from me and I wonât let the others get hurt, because Iâm keeping secretsâŚâ he added, guilt continuously gnawing at him.
âVery wellâŚbut what he told everyone?â Shancai asked.
âSo be itâŚâ the cameraman answered, âTheyâll know the truth, theyâll know why Iâm fucking crazyâ he added as he clenched his fists and stared at the ground.
âWhat if they donât ask?â Shancai questioned.
âIâll try to push off the questions, avoid them, but if itâs more persistent then Iâll tellâŚâ the cameraman replied, as they both began walking down the halls.
âI miss my sisterâŚsheâs better at thisâŚâ the prince sighed.
âI donât mindâŚyouâre good at this too, if I want more emotional talks she would be better, but right now I need someone to keep me calmâŚeither way I enjoy talking to you about this stuffâŚâ the cameraman answered with a smile, Shancai looked surprised for a moment.
âThank youâŚâ The prince spoke up as a small smile appeared on his face.
âAlright then, if Jay hasnât told everyone and he tries asking me questions Iâll tell him later, explain everything and try making him keep it a secretâ Vinny spoke as he tried reassuring himself.
âThat sounds like it could workâ Shancai answered, receiving a soft nod from the cameraman, âBest we be off then?â He asked, receiving another nod as they continued walking.
The two eventually made it to the dinner hall and entered, thankfully the room didnât go silent when they saw Vinny, only Jay and Wu were quiet, and they were sitting next to each other. It would make sense for the lightning ninja to tell Wu about this. The cameraman could only hope that Garmadon doesnât know.
âHey you two!â Cole spoke with a smile as he signalled for them to sit down next to him. Vinny smiled in response and sat next to him, Kai was on the other side of Cole. Shancai obviously sat next to Vinny, who was trying to ignore Garmadonsâ eyes that were fixated on him, with worry and curiosity.
âWhere have you two been? I havenât see you around the palace?â Nya asked as she ate.
âIâm teaching him how to fightâ the prince answered, causing the group to look surprised.
âReally?â Lloyd asked curiously, receiving a confirming nod from Vinny.
âYep, just was a bit curious, and it wonât do anyone harm if I learnt how to defend myself properly, especially in our cityâ the cameraman chuckled out, it wasnât a lie, Ninjago was very dangerous and it seemed like there was a new villain every month.
âThatâs coolâ Cole laughed, âHey Shancai, Iâve been wondering somethingâ he added as he turned his attention to the prince.
âGo aheadâ Shancai responded with a nod, while Vinny tried to ignore the fact that Jay was staring at him, while talking quietly to Wu.
âWould there be anyway to come back to the kingdom after weâre sent back to Ninjago?â The earth ninja asked, âItâs just this place is amazingâ
âI suppose there could be a way, though it might take some time to actually make it properlyâ The prince answered.
âLike what?â Kai asked.
âYou may have heard of it, travellers teaâ Shancai spoke, receiving an understanding nod from the others. âI can ask my mother if you wish and I doubt this would be the last time we see each otherâ he added.
âThat would be greatâ Wu spoke up, âDoes the kingdom count as a realm?â He asked curiously.
âNot necessarily, itâs just isolated and I assume your city isnât closeâ The prince answered, receiving another nod.
âDoes the mirror Enji has work?â Vinny muttered, he knew it probably did, but he just wanted to confirm his suspicions, Shancai silently nodded to the cameraman.
âHey VinnyâŚ?â Jay spoke up, his voice full of reluctance. The cameramansâ heart dropped, try to play it off was the only thing he could do.
âYea?â Vinny answered shakily, while the others listened intently and Shancai stared at the cameraman with worry.
âWhoâs-â Jay was cut off, by Vinny kicking his leg under the table, desperately trying to signal for him to stop. The lightning ninja looked at the cameraman looked like he was on the verge of a panic attack. âWhoâs taking your place at work? Youâve been gone for awhileâ he thankfully changed the topic, catching the hint.
âNot sureâŚâ Vinny answered, as he let out a soft sigh of relief.
âWonât you get fired?â Lloyd asked.
âMaybe, maybe notâŚâ the cameraman spoke, âIâve worked there for years mainly for Gayle, sheâs really pushy and others donât really stay with her, iâve done a lot of things that would normally get me fired but didnâtâ he added.
âThatâs funnyâ Kai chuckled, âWhy donât you quit?â
âFinding a job when living in a city that gets destroyed every other month is hardâ Vinny answered, receiving an understanding nod from the others.
The rest of the time was spent with making jokes and eating, nothing too serious. Eventually Shancai and Vinny left and hanged out in the halls, it wasnât late but not early either. Afternoon.
âThat went better than expectedâ the prince spoke to the cameraman.
âYeaâŚI kicked Jaysâ leg under the tableâ Vinny answered, âAnd thankfully he understood what I meant and changed the topicâ
âYour work life sounds interestingâ Shancai confessed.
âIt isâŚâ the cameraman chuckled in response as they began strolling down the halls.
âVinny!â A familiar voice called out, rightâŚJay really wanted to have that talkâŚthe cameraman and the prince stopped turning around. Jay and Wu were coming over, so the lightning ninja definitely told Wu.
âHeyâŚâ Vinny spoke awkwardly as he balanced on the balls of his feet, and rubbed the back on his neck, avoiding eye contact.
âAn explanation would do wellâ Wu sighed out as he watched the cameraman slowly be eaten up by anxiousness.
âRightâŚâ Vinny sighed out.
âI suggest somewhere more privateâ Shancai spoke up, receiving a nod from the others as they began walking, following the prince.
(I suggest you check out parts 1-70 if you havenât already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised)
âIs there a training grounds here?â Nya asked, Shancai nodded in response.
âWe could use some trainingâŚfighting against someone we donât know due to our new threatâ Lloyd spoke.
âNew threat?â Willow muttered to Vinny.
âEnjiâŚâ The cameraman whispered back, Willow made a âohâ sign with her mouth and nodded.
âHow about we finish eating then we can go?â Wu asked, receiving nods from the others.
âWhereâs your mother?â Jay blurted out to Willow and Shancai, they both shrugged.
âI saw her earlierâŚbut she was busy with somethingâŚâ the nature elemental spoke, Vinny and Shancai exchange worried looks, wondering what was up with Deity.
They all finished eating and began making their way to the training grounds. When they went by Deitysâ room Vinny paused, he wanted to see her. âEverything alright?â Kai asked the cameraman noticing he stopped walking.
âUhâŚyea, go on without me Iâll catch up, just gotta do somethingâ Vinny answered receiving nods from the others as they began walking again, Willow and Shancai staring as him curiously, Vinny pointed to Deitysâ door and they both realised what he was doing and nodded, then walked off.
Once he was alone, he worked up the courage to gently knock on the closed door. He didnât hear anything and waited a bit more, thankfully the door was opened and Deity stood there. She looked overworkedâŚwas that chest Enji took worrying her that much?
âMorning dearâŚâ Deity spoke softly as she gave him a small smile, it was obviously forced and didnât carry the same comfort of one true smile.
âMorningâŚâ Vinny replied, âSorryâŚfor bothering you, I just wanted to check on youâ he added, Deitysâ expression softened hearing that.
âIâm well dear, did you rest well?â She questioned.
âYeaâŚI wanted to thank you too, talking to you helpedâŚâ Vinny spoke to her, when he spoke to her, he felt like the weight of the world was lifted off his shoulders.
âItâs no problem dearâŚtalking to you helped me as wellâ She answered, âIs everyone awake?â She added.
âYep, we were going to the training grounds, Willow suggested Shancai spar with the others and he took up on the ideaâ Vinny replied.
âThatâs goodâŚâ she sighed, âI checked up on you early this morningâŚyou werenât in your room, but then I went to ShancaisââŚI was surprised seeing you all bunched up togetherâŚâ she chuckled.
âI wasnât planning on itâŚme and him were up and we mustâve woke Willow up, but she came in and suggested a sleepoverâŚit was really niceâ Vinny answered, his expression softened at the thought.
âI also happened to check again and find Willow purring makeup on you twoâ Deity teased, causing Vinny to blush.
âY-yea she didâŚbut it was funnyâŚâ Vinny spoke through embarrassment.
âBest you be off, before you lose your wayâ she teased.
âR-right!â The cameraman laughed out as he looked back in the hallway, âIâll see you laterâ he added, Deity waved goodbye and watched Vinny run off into the hallway and try to catch up with the others.
Vinny was out of breath as he finally made it back to the others, âLook who decided to grace up with his presenceâ Kai teased as he allowed Vinny to lean against him and catch his breath. Garmadon looked at the cameraman and sighed, he wanted to talkâŚbut howâŚ?
âThoseâŚâ Vinny panted as he pointed to the halls, âAre some long ass hallwaysâ he breathed heavily.
âThatâs why you walk in themâ Shancai spoke as he summoned his spear and gently bonked Vinnysâ head.
âI had to catch up!â The cameraman answered, âAnd I was not going to talk to someone to find you all!â He added.
âIdiotâ Nya teased, as they all exited the palace into a large area.
âHere we are!â Willow spoke joyfully as she pointed to the area, it had archery targets, hay targets and all types of training equipment.
âSometimes I forget weâre in a huge kingdomâŚâ Cole spoke as he stared into the large area. They went down the stairs and designated one area to their training.
âShall we warm up?â Zane questioned.
âStretchâ Shancai spoke, âYou two may not pull a muscleâ he pointed to Zane and Pixal âbut they willâ he added as he pointed to the rest who are not nindroids. âYouâre not fighting I take it?â He asked Vinny.
âI would pull a muscle with or without stretchingâ Vinny chuckled, and sat down where Shancai pointed. Wu and Garmadon sat on the side.
âShanni! Take off your armour, youâre sparring!â Willow begged her brother, Shancai rolled his eyes, before taking off his top armour piece, he was wearing a black compression shirt underneath. Goddamn did he have muscles.
âI do not want to fight himâŚâ Jay muttered to Kai and Cole.
âAgreedâŚâ Kai and Cole spoke in agreement, Shancai rested his armour piece next to Vinny, who just stared at it and tried poking itâŚnever againâŚthatâs heavyâŚ
âHow about we just do weapons first?! Then we can have on with you all using your powers!â Vinny suggested.
âThatâs wiseâ Zane spoke.
âVery wellâ Shancai answered as his eyes scanned his spear for any damages, the other ninja nodded in agreement.
As the ninja finished stretching and warming up, they debated who was sparring Shancai first, âI say Jay goes firstâ Kai suggested.
âW-what why me?!â Jay answered, clearly offended.
âCause if you can beat him we canâ Cole teased, he was just playing along with Kaisâ teases.
âHe wonât kill you!â Willow called out from next to Vinny in an attempt to comfort them, âNot sure about hurting though!â She added, she wanted to mess with them.
âHeâll hurt them?â Vinny asked her.
âNah, Iâm just messinâ with emââWillow answered, causing the cameraman to snicker. âHow about you all go at it?!â She called out.
âWhat?â Lloyd asked curiously.
âYou all attack him with weapons!â She answered.
âA-are you sure? Maybe thatâs too muchâ Nya questioned.
âWhatâs that meant to mean?â Shancai questioned, to him it sounded like he was being underestimated.
âN-nothing!â Nya spoke immediately.
âSureâŚwe can do itâŚ?â Lloyd replied, causing Willow to smile happily.
âYou sure this is good?â Vinny asked.
âI know my brother and his limitsâŚand he knows them tooâ Willow replied to Vinny.
They all positioned themselves, Shancai in the middle surrounded by the others, Vinny, Willow, Garmadon and Pixal all sitting out. Kai attacked first, lunging forward with a sword, the prince dodged with ease, moving with grace. He used the blunt end of his spear to knock the others away.
As Jay attacked with nunchucks Shancai used the spear head to lodge it in the chains of the nunchucks and pull it out of Jaysâ hands throwing it to the side. âCockyâ the prince spoke as Kai attacked again, âSlowâ he spoke to Cole, who was using a scythe, âAggressiveâ he said to Nya, who growled at him.
âIâll show you aggressiveâŚâ Nya grumbled, Cole managed to grab Shancai from behind using the spear to keep his arms back, while Lloyd put a sword to his neck, they seemed to have let their guard down slightly.
Shancai jumped off the ground and used Zanesâ chest for power as he knocked off it, freeing his arms from Colesâ grip and landing behind him, âSave your celebrations till after all escapes are blockedâ the prince spoke as he knocked Jay to the ground and held the spear to his throat.
âGeez okay!â Jay spoke with fear, he didnât like this, Shancai sighed and got up.
âYou spend too much time calculating every possible outcome, remember you donât know your opponent youâve never fought me beforeâ Shancai spoke as he used his spear to point to Zane.
âI like himâŚâ Wu muttered to Garmadon, Wu clearly liked his teaching style and how he critiqued their flaws.
âYou put too much power in your hits and that slows you downâ Shancai spoke as he pointed to Cole, âToo confident in yourselfâŚyou donât know your limitsâ points to Kai.
âHe didnât kill themâŚbut he killed somethingâ Vinny muttered to Willow who laughed.
âAggressive, something spoken that you dislike youâre triggeredâ Shancai spoke and pointed to Nya, âAnd youâre not confident enoughâ points to Lloyd.
âGeezâŚharsh muchâ Kai spoke, with fake offence.
As Shancai began helping better their techniques Wu got up and began helping as well, they did get along quite well. Pixal joined Zane in seeing how she can better her techniques.
âGonna go see what he says about meâ Willow spoke to Vinny as she got up and went to her brother Vinny nodded. Now it was just Garmadon and Vinny sitting out.
The cameraman tried to ignore Garmadonsâ presence and focus on what Shancai was doing, but it failedâŚbecause Garmadon sat next to him, âHeyâŚâ the oni spoke quietly.
âHeyâŚâ Vinny replied bluntly, he didnât want to talk, but he missed him.
âIâŚneed to talk about somethingâŚâ Garmadon mumbled, his voice becoming quieter and sadder.
âIf itâs about my health then no we wonât talk about itâŚâ Vinny sighed as he looked at the ground.
âItâŚisnâtâŚâ The oni whispered, Vinny looked at him curiouslyâŚwhat could it be aboutâŚ?
âAlrightâŚIâm listeningâŚâ the cameraman sighed.
âI understandâŚthe past few days havenât been the best for both of usâŚâ Garmadon began, Vinny nodded in following, âI love youâŚI really doâŚâ he added quietly, the cameraman looked at him curiouslyâŚwhere was this goingâŚ?
âWhatâs wrongâŚ?â Vinny asked, he was impatient, he was scared, nervous and terrifiedâŚ
âA breakâŚâ Garmadon confessed quietly, Vinnysâ heart dropped.
âA-a break? Whatâs that meant to mean?â The cameraman asked, he needed to make sure it wasnât what he thought it would beâŚ
âWe need a break VinnyâŚâ Garmadon repeated as he stared at the ground, he couldnât bring himself to look at Vinny.
Vinnysâ heart dropped heading those words, his mind just turned off, âI-is it meâŚ?â He managed to whisper out.
Garmadon immediately panicked seeing Vinnysâ reaction, âN-noâŚitâs notâŚwe just needâŚsome space from each other, you need spaceâŚâ Garmadon answered, as he looked at Vinny.
âR-rightâŚjust a breakâŚâ Vinny breathed out sharply.
âIâŚI still love youâŚI do, though having a relationship at the moment isnât working for usâŚâ Garmadon confessed, it clearly pained him to say all this.
Vinny just nodded, he couldnât speak, he couldnât think, he couldnât moveâŚwhat was happeningâŚ?
âAre you a-â Garmadon cut himself off as Vinny got up and walked away. He really didnât know what he was doingâŚhe wanted to keep Vinny safeâŚbut nothing was workingâŚ
Vinnysâ mind and body worked in auto pilot as it just walked back inside the palace. Nya, Wu, and Lloyd noticed this and turned their attention to Garmadon, who was looking at the ground rubbing his temples and stroking a hand through his hand.
Vinny just kept walking and walkingâŚwhere was he goingâŚ? No ideaâŚdid he want to know? NoâŚall he knew was that his life just collapsed in the span of 3 minutesâŚ
(YAâLL I CRIED WHILE WRITING THIS)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-69 if you havenât already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised)
As the night went by Willow stirred awake, she quickly remembered what happened last night and sat up, one of her legs were sprawled across her brothersâ body while Vinnysâ arm was sprawled against Shancaisâ chest. Shancai just had his arms wrapped around the two in a comforting way.
âHeâs still sleepingâŚthatâs a firstâŚâ she chuckled to herself quietly as she looked at her brother. She turned her attention to the window and squinted her eyes as she was hit with a dull ray of sunshine. She quickly turned away and rubbed her eyes. Willow grabbed her phone and checked the time, â8:53âŚâ she muttered before working up the energy to get up.
She made sure to be careful not to wake up the other two, as she made her way out of the blanket fort. She stood there for a moment wondering what to do before a devilish smirk appeared on her face as she ran like a gremlin to her room and gathered a bunch of things into her arms.
She rushed back to her brothersâ room and closed the door behind her. Willow threw the stuff she grabbed into the bed and picked something upâŚlipstickâŚshe sat next to the two, moving Vinnysâ arm from Shancaisâ chest. She did their makeupâŚbeing extra cautious on her brother due to his cautiousness.
As the Shancai began to stir awake, he attempted to sit up, but was weighed down by Vinnysâ leg. He looked around and noticed Willow awake on her phone, âMorningâ the prince spoke to his sister.
âMorning sleepyheadâ Willow replied, âYou slept in, itâs 9:45â she added as she teased her brother.
âIt isâŚ?â Shancai looked surprised hearing that.
âYep, no one else is awake though, other than mama though sheâs busy with somethingâ Willow replied, as she smiled at her brother.
Vinny began to stir awake, his eyes fluttering open as he stared at the blanket roof and blinked. âMorningâŚâ he spoke as he continued to lay there.
âMorning, sleep well?â Willow asked, Vinny nodded.
âYeaâŚ.â He answered, âSorryâŚâ the cameraman spoke to Shancai as he moved his leg from his body, allowing the prince to sit up.
âAll is wellâŚit was fairly comfortab-â Shancai cut himself off as he looked at Vinnysâ face, Willow however was biting her lip holding back a laugh.
âWhatâŚ?â Vinny asked curiously, as he looked back at Shancai and his jaw dropped.
âYour faceâŚâ Vinny and Shancai spoke in unison, the prince immediately looked at Willow, who was snickering to herself. Vinny however grabbed his phone and went into the camera.
âHoly shit WillowâŚâ Vinny laughed out as he saw his face, Shancai looked at Vinny, who turned the phone towards the prince allowing him to see his face.
Shancai took a deep breathe as he looked at his face, âYou canât deny itâs funnyâ Willow laughed out.
âIt definitely is funnyâ Vinny confessed as he held back laughter.
âHow much did you put on?â Shancai questioned as he touched his face, only to have some foundation pressed onto his hand.
âI have no idea! But you were sleeping so I did itâ Willow admitted as she fell back onto the makeshift floor bed and laughed out, kicking her legs.
âCan we take it off?â Vinny questioned.
âYep! I already took a photo of both of youâ Willow teased, causing Shancai to sighed and Vinny to chuckle. âOff to my room!â She added as she stood up, the two men stood up and followed her out of the room.
âYou both gotta admit that was a hell of a good sleepâ Willow spoke.
âIt was unusually comfortableâŚâ Shancai confessed.
âDefinitely, it was so comfy an-â Vinny was cut off.
âWhat the fuck?!â It was Nya who was bursting in laughter as she saw Shancaisâ and Vinnysâ face.
âI-I can explain?â The cameraman spoke awkwardly, Shancai however immediately went into Willowsâ room and dragged Vinny in.
âI have pictures! Iâll show you later!â Willow called out to Nya, who gave her an approving nod. The nature elemental went into her bedroom and laughed seeing her brother, he was clearly embarrassed by this.
âDid you use all that?â Vinny questioned, as he noticed a bunch of makeup products scattered on her bed.
âObviouslyâ she spoke as she playfully rolled her eyes and pushed the two into the bathroom and handed them a bottle. âWash that on your face, scrub it in like really really wellâ she added.
Shanghai and Vinny nodded as they turned on the water, wet their faces and began using whatever cleanser they were given. âNever do this againâŚâ Shancai sighed.
âNormally I would agree, but itâs fucking hilarious waking up and seeing my face covered in makeupâ Vinny spoke.
âSee? Someone gets meâ Willow spoke as she wrapped her arm around Vinnysâ neck.
âYes yesâŚâ Shancai rolled his eyes, âWeâre all getting dressedâŚcorrect?â He added, receiving nods from the other two.
âThen weâre eating, Iâm starved!â Willow spoke, âThen I have pictures I need to show Nyaâ She teased the two.
âSheâs never gonna let me live that downâ Vinny whined, as he dried his face with a towel he was given by Willow.
âNeither will I!â The nature elemental teased, as she watched the two begin to leave her room, to change their clothes.
Shancai sighed as she closed the door, âSheâs niceâ Vinny spoke to him.
âYeaâŚâ the prince admitted, âShe is, isnât sheâŚ?â He added.
âYou two balance each other perfectlyâŚâ Vinny replied, receiving a nod from Shancai. âSee you for nowâŚâ he added as he went into his room, the prince just waved goodbye and went into his room.
Vinny closed his door and stared at the closest, there was a bunch of clothes. The kingdom mustâve had guests a lot, he didnât really know what to wear, everything was so modest. Maybe the others were wearing clothes that modest? He saw Nya wearing something definitely from here.
He eventually settled on something, it wasnât too complicated, but it was blue, his favourite colour. And to say it wasnât comfy would be a lie. All the clothes were so soft and flowey. Vinny was happy when he realised it had pockets and he shoved the dagger into there, then he put his shoes on.
He looked in a mirror and sighed in relief, he was looking so much better. He liked it hereâŚ
Vinny took a sip of water from his water bottle which was given by Shancai the previous night. He eventually left his room and saw Willow and Shancai leaning against the wall. Shancai was wearing his armour and his hair in that singular bubble braid while Willow was a shirt with shorts and her hair in a loose braided bun. It was a clear contrast between them all.
âLooking goodâ Willow spoke in a singsongy tone as she ruffled Vinnysâ hair.
âSo are you bothâ Vinny replied as he laughed and tried fixing his hair.
âI suppose your friends are waiting for usâ Shancai spoke to Vinny.
âWould be a shame to keep them waitingâ Willow teased.
âI knowâŚâ Vinny sighed, he wondered how Garmadon was doing at the moment.
âOh right! Forgot to tell you, I saw mum talking to your lover yesterday afternoon, after she spoke to youâ Willow spoke, as they all began walking.
âT-they were? Did you hear anything?â Vinny questioned, he desperately wanted answers.
âNot really, though I heard love in their conversationâ Willow smirked as she nudged Vinny, causing him to blush.
âThatâsâŚsweet?â Shancai spoke awkwardly, causing Willow to laugh.
âWhatâs funny?â Vinny questioned.
âSunshine here doesnât know anything about relationships, he knows basic stuff, but canât take hints!â Willow teased her brother, âHeâs never dated someone, hell heâs never kissed someone!â She continued to tease as she poked her brother.
âSeriously?â Vinny asked, Shancai reluctantly nodded, âHow!? Everyone should be fawning over you!â He added, the prince looked a little surprised.
âThatâs what I tell himâ Willow said, âItâs so painfully obvious when someone flirts with him, heâs smart, but not relationship smartâ she added, a hint of sympathy in her voice.
âEnough you twoâŚâ Shancai sighed as he rubbed his temple and walked ahead.
âHey! Slow down!â Vinny called out as he caught up with him, followed by Willow.
They continued to walk down hallways before entering what was most definitely a dining room. Vinny smiled to himself as he saw his friends all sitting there. Most waved, other than Garmadon who just gave him a nod of notice.
The three sat down, Vinny next to Lloyd on one side and Shancai on the other, while Willow was next to Shancai.
âWho cut your hair?â Kai spoke up to Vinny.
âIs it that obvious?â Vinny chuckled, quite literally everyone nodded, âHe didâ he added as he pointed to Shancai.
âWell you look so much better than recentlyâ Lloyd spoke, Nya however was smirking at Willow who was signalling for her to come over. The water ninja sat next to Willow and laughed out as she saw a photo of Vinny and Shancai, sleeping with makeup on.
âWhatâs up?â Cole questioned, Vinny and Shancai stared at the table with pure embarrassment as Willow held up here phone. Everyone burst out laughing, hell even Zane and Pixal let out a small snicker.
âThat was this morning?â Lloyd asked, receiving a nod from Willow. Garmadonsâ expression softened as he saw the picture, it was weirdâŚVinny was so close to ShancaiâŚhe felt weirdâŚhe didnât like itâŚWu seemed to have noticed his brothersâ distress.
âWere you all sleeping in the same room?â Wu spoke, but silently speaking on his brothersâ behalf.
âYea, we were all awake in like the middle of the night, and I suggested we have a sleepover! So we did!â Willow answered, Garmadon felt a little relived hearing thatâŚWu let out a sigh of relief noticing his brother.
âAny plans for today?â Nya asked.
âMight show you all around the kingdomâ Willow suggested, âThough maybe you can spar with my brother? Iâm curious about your powers, I havenât really met another elementalâ Willow spoke, it was partially a lie with Enji in the question.
âI donât see why notâ Wu spoke.
âSounds like a planâ Vinny spoke up, receiving nods from the others.
(Just so everyone knows, Willow is dark-skinned and has white hair like her mother, while Deity is extremely pale and has white hair as well, Shancai is a mix of both, his vitiligo is dark-skinned and pale-skinned with black hair)
)I suggest you check out parts 1-61 if you havenât already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised)
(With Garmadon, Wu and the others)
When the ground warped beneath them and they fell through, Garmadon was quick to act and almost immediately transformed into his oni form, with the fours arms. He flew and caught Pixal, Zane and Wu.
They were lowered to the ground and he dropped them there before looking around, âThank you brotherâ Wu sighed as he dusted himself off, the oni was given a nod of gratitude from both the nindroids.
âWhere are we?â Pixal questioned as she stared at ether surroundings, overgrown plants everywhere, no mountains insight like Vinny and the others, not that they would know. Large flowers, and trees stretched on for miles.
âBigger question is how did we get here and where are the others?âGarmadon spoke, he noticed intricate markings on the trees, they looked like flowers and had definitely been carved there.
âThey mustâve landed somewhere else, as for where we are is unlike anything Iâve seen beforeâ Zane spoke as he turned his attention to the markings on the tree.
âShall we search around?â Wu suggested and the others nodded in agreement.
âIt would be wise that we stay togetherâ Pixal spoke.
âAgreed, thereâs only 4 of us, who knows what lurks through this forestâ Garmadon spoke, they nodded and began walking one way. Garmadon stayed in the front leading them, it was definitely safer that way, he was stronger than them.
They walked for ages till coming across, what seemed like a living space. Large flowers were placed around like couches, and vines lead up to trees while hollow trees had vine beds.
âSomeone comes here oftenâ Zane spoke.
âThen we be on guardâ the oni spoke as he stared at the same flower like insignia on the ground. As they observed their surroundings, Pixal jumped slightly as vines began wrapping around her legs.
âI fear that someone is hereâ she spoke as she attempted to shake the vine off her, Zane however used his sword and cut it.
Garmadonsâ ears twitched as he heard rustling from above in the trees. âDonât let your guard downâŚthose vines can come from anywhereâ Wu spoke, as everyones attention darted towards the noise.
More vines wrapped around Zane and Pixal stringing them up, while it began going after Wu. Garmadon attempted to fend the vines off, but was strung up as well.
Once they were all strung up, a large flower came down as it opened, a person came out? She looked interested, as the vines on them loosened.
They were shockedâŚher appearanceâŚblack scleras with a dark emerald irises, she had a yang sign on her right cheek and she had elf like ears with tons of piercings. She had her hair in two twin buns and some of it out, while she wore a black body suit with low rise jean shorts, she seemed quite short too and was a little on the chubby side.
She smiled to them, âHi! Nice to meet you, Iâm Willow!â She spoke energetically as she lowered them from the vines.
âH-hello?â Zane spoke awkwardly as they all dusted themselves off.
âSorry sorry, that was such a bad introduction! Iâve never seen you all around here and definitely not in the kingdom, maybe my brother did, Iâll ask him laterâ She spoke really fast, only Pixal and Zane could understand.
âWhatâs your names?â She questioned.
âIâm Zane, this is Pixal, thatâs Master Wu and this is Garmadonâ Zane introduced everyone.
âHowâd you all get here?â Willow questioned as she lifted up Pixal arms curiously, she clearly was intrigued by, as of everyone that saw the two nindroids.
âWe are unsure, can you tell us where we are?â Wu spoke.
âThis whole forest is called Grove, while the kingdom is well the Ivory Kingdomâ She replied as she laid back on one of the flower seats, sinking into it.
âIvory Kingdom? Iâve never heard of something like thatâ Wu spoke, Garmadon nodded in agreement.
âIf I may ask, how do you do that?â Pixal questioned, signalling to her ability of controlling plants.
Willow smiled and chuckled, âElemental of nature!â She spoke happily as she used fines to push all of them onto the flower seats, it was fairly comfortable.
âElemental? When did you discover this?â Garmadon questioned, as he sat up properly on the seats.
âAroundâŚâ she counted on her fingers, âSeven years ago!â She spoke.
âYou mentioned you have a brotherâŚis he an elemental?â Zane questioned, she shook her head.
âThisâŚIvory KingdomâŚwhatâs it like?â Garmadon spoke.
âReally nice, I donât spend a lot of time there, but I got there occasionally, my brother on the other hand stays there a lot! Heâs sworn protector of the kingdom, and well since my mumâs the empress we donât have much responsibility, but I protect the forestâ She spoke, it was clear she tired slowing her speaking down a little.
âSo youâre the princess?â Zane questioned, she nodded. She seemed laid back, but also very aware at the same time. Anytime there was a noise from the distance she would react quickly.
âIs is just you four here?â She questioned as a tree branch lowered near them and she grabbed an apple, âWant one?â She asked, but they all shook their heads.
âAs far as we know, the rest of our friends are probably lost in the forest as wellâ Pixal spoke.
âHow many?â Willow asked.
âSixâ Garmadon spoke, the worry he had for Vinny at the moment was overwhelming, but he tried his best to hide it.
âI can search around the forest, but if they were lost in the kingdom then they mightâve met my brotherâŚâ She spoke, slight worry in her voice.
âIs something wrong with your brother?â Wu questioned.
âNot reallyâŚbut he takes protecting the kingdom seriously and if thereâs people he doesnât recogniseâŚcause trust me he knows everyone in that kingdom, and if he finds your friends heâll see them as trespassersâ Willow spoke as she got up and stretched.
âIs there any chance you can take us to the kingdom?â Wu asked.
âYep! My mum can probably get you back to where youâre fromâ Willow spoke, the others stood up.
âThank youâ They all thanked her, she gave them a friendly smile and began walking one way, they realised she wasnât wearing shoes.
(WILLOW MY BELOVED!!!)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-60if you havenât already, also my ao3 and wattpad for the chapters more organised)
Vinny turned his attention to the door as Pixal walked out, Zane quickly noticed her, âIs something wrong?â The ice ninja asked, as everyone came around,
âSadly yesâŚthe key from yesterday is missing, Iâve checked the cameras and the man you all met as well as a masked accomplice were on itâ The female nindroid spoke, Vinnysâ eyes widened hearing that, they were bound to find our eventually, but it still scared him.
He did feel some relief when Pixal said to was a masked accomplice, that meant Enjisâ illusion worked. âHowâd they get in? The scanner only has a few people registeredâ Nya spoke as worry creeped on her face.
âI am unsureâŚperhaps a mask or some sortâ Pixal replied.
âWell this is greatâŚwe have to deal with that guy and someone elseâ Kai groaned before receiving a comforting pat on the back from Cole. The cameraman felt terrible, but he constantly reminded himself this was to protect them.
âDid the cameras show anything else?â Wu questioned, the others looked at Pixal, curiously.
âYes, the man seemed to have vanished after he used a mirror of some sortâ She spoke, causing everyone except Vinny to turn their heads in confusion.
âA mirror? Most likely enchanted thenâ Garmadon spoke, hearing this made Vinny take a sharp breathe. He knew the others were smart, but he didnât want them to guess it so accurately.
âThat would make senseâ Pixal replied.
âWhat time was it when it happened?â Vinny questioned, he needed to ask questions, would be less suspicious that way.
âAround 2:30â The female nindroid replied.
âI got up for water around that timeâŚdidnât see anyoneâ Lloyd spoke, catching the attention of the others.
âPerhaps they hidâ Zane spoke, receiving nods from the others.
âThis sucksâŚâ Jay groaned in annoyance.
âAgreedâŚas much as I enjoy battles, this is too much, that chest and key seem pretty dangerousâ Cole added.
âPixal, is there any chance you could track the energy signal of the chest again?â Wu asked.
âI have already started that, though the odds of finding it again are lowâ The female nindroid reply.
âI say we trainâŚnest time we see that guy we can defend ourselves betterâ Kai spoke as he formed a fireball in his hand. Wu nodded and pointed the ninja to the training course, they all went back to training except Lloyd, he sat next to Vinny.
The cameraman let out a shaky breathe he didnât even know he was holding, when he saw the others leave. Though anxiety returned when Lloyd sat next to him.
âThis is a bit crazy, eh?â Lloyd spoke as he leaned back, Vinny just nodded. âManâŚthis guyâs annoying meâŚâ he added.
âAgreedâŚcausing problems for everyoneâŚâ The cameraman replied.
âIâll go train a little then come back, alright?â Lloyd asked, receiving a nod from Vinny.
The cameraman was left alone again, he reluctantly took the wrapped mirror shard out of his pocket and observed it again. He made sure Wu and Garmadon werenât looking, they seemed more focused on criticising the ninjas fighting ability and seeing what they could work on.
He continued to stare at the shard, turning it to stare at its sides, it was definitely broken off something due to its sharp and jagged edges. Though it did have a nice colour tone to it, a extremely light orange and red with a sort of metallic finish.
He took a shaky breathe as it began to warp again, the orange and red becoming darker as it spun around instead turning to a blue and purplish colour. He was curious as to what would happen, when it happened last time he dropped it on the ground and it went back to normal.
The warping continued before it zapped Vinny slightly causing him to drop it in the groundâŚbut when he didâŚit didnât stop like last time, it kept going causing Vinny to throw the cloth on it to try and hide it.
To the cameramansâ surpriseâŚthe ground beneath everyone turned the same purple and blue colourâŚâWhat the fuck!?â Kai shouted as he stared at the ground, everyone was confused and slightly terrified, Vinny was freaking out. If the others found out this was his fault he was fucked.
Without warningâŚthey fell throughâŚthey all shouted as they fell from the skyâŚGarmadon, Wu, Zane and Pixal werenât thereâŚbut they did fall throughâŚthat was the least of his worries as they free fell from the sky, Nya managed to hold onto a tree branch before she plummeted towards the ground.
She caught Jayâs hand and held him up, while Cole formed a rock ledge beneath him and KaiâŚLloyd on the other hand got it easy and just landed in a bunch of vines.
Vinny however was not so luckyâŚhe wasnât close to the others so he just fellâŚand fell and fellâŚhitting against tree branches as he groaned and winced in pain, before he got stuck in some vines.
âHoly fuck! Vinny are you alright!?â Cole called out from above as he stared down from the rock ledge at where Vinny fell. The others were just as worried as Nya pulled Jay onto the tree and they slowly climbed down all together.
âYeaâŚâ was all Vinny spoke as he just laid in the vinesâŚhis left arm hurtâŚKai immediately ran over to Vinny as they made it to the ground. He and Lloyd began tearing the vines that trapped him away.
âWhat the hell happened!?â A very confused and pissed off Jay spoke as he clutched his shoulder which was just hit very hard.
âYou okay?â Cole asked the cameraman, he just nodded as he winced and clutched his arm.
Nya gently grabbed Vinnysâ arm and lifted up the jacket sleeve. All their clothes had cuts in them. âIf you broke your arm, then so help meâ The water ninja sighed, as she squeezed Vinnysâ arm causing him to wince.
âTake off your jacketâŚwe donât know if itâs broken, but we can make a temporary sling to somewhat help itâ Lloyd spoke, Vinny nodded and took off his jacket. Lloyd carefully wrapped it around the cameramansâ neck and kept his arm in there.
âNow we have that doneâŚâ Nya spoke, âWhere the fuck are we?â She questioned as she and the others looked around, trees and mountains stood tall around them as birds flew by.
Vinny couldnât careless where they wereâŚhe wanted to know if Garmadon was safeâŚ
This was a special request from @justwaffling this will also include headcanons for my ocs
Vinny: Filipino, Chinese and Columbian
Garmadon: Fully Japanese
Wu: fully Japanese
Lloyd: Japanese Vietnamese
Misako: Japanese and Vietnamese
Kai: Moroccan, Chinese and Persian
Nya: Moroccan, Chinese and Persian
Zane: Polish, French and Russian
Cole: Filipino and Mexican (This took forever to decide)
Jay: Irish and Canadian (This took longer than it took for Cole)
Enji: German. Russian and Filipino
Rida: Chinese and Portuguese
Deity: Chinese and Portuguese
Shancai: Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese
Willow: Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese
(I suggest you check out parts 1-49 if you haven't already)
It was the next morning and by that it was 6:27am and Vinny woke up, he didn't have work for 3 more hours but he wanted to go for a run before work and get up early in general. He also wanted to make his own coffee since he prefers black coffee rather than coffee with sugar or milk he also wanted to see if Zane was awake so he could check out his stab wounds. The cameraman yawned as he woke up and looked beside him thinking he was going to find Garmadon, "Oh right...he isn't here..." Vinny thought as he got up and stretched.
Vinny looked through his clothes and pulled out his signature white shirt, blue jacket and dark green trackpants. He went to the bathroom quickly and washed his face to refresh himself and wake up properly but ended up standing there with his hand under the warm water for 5 minutes. Once he finished he got dressed and grabbed some bandages and stuffed them into his dark green duffle bag. He also put a water bottle and he dagger in there. The cameraman left his bag in there for the time being and went out to the kitchen.
No one was in there like the past few days probably because he was up early, Vinny began making black coffee with three shots of expresso, because I've confirmed he's a coffee addict. The cameraman also made a shower like the one from yesterday, he made two of them, one for now and one for his so called 'work' he had today, and maybe to give to Rida? After that Vinny decided to see if Zane was awake he didn't want to go straight to his room and decided to go into the armoury, it took him a moment to realise how the elevator worked but he learned eventually and went down.
Vinny went down and looked around, he saw Zane at the computers while Pixal was working on some mechs. "Umm...hey you two?" The cameraman said awkwardly catching the two nindroids attention. "What can we do for you?" Pixal asked as she looked up from the mech she and her mini Pix's were melding. "Umm...well I need a few wounds checked out..." Vinny said awkwardly as he looked away. The two nindroids looked at the cameraman curiously, "What types of wounds? And where?" The ice ninja asked as he devoted all his attention to Vinny.
"Uhh...stab wounds...on my hand and foot..." Vinny muttered out just loud enough for the two to hear. "Stab wounds...? From where? It couldn't have been an accident if it's on your hand and foot" Pixal spoke as she jumped off the mech she was working on. "C-can you two just not ask questions and check it...please?" The cameraman asked desperately not wanting to answer, he knew very well he couldn't fool the two nindroids unlike the rest of the ninja they could tell emotion.
"Very well" Zane spoke out as he signalled for Vinny to sit on a chair which he did along with Pixal and Zane. The ice ninja held out his hand in a way to signal Vinny to show it. The cameraman did show it and it caused the two nindroids to be a little surprised, the two also looked at he burns on Vinnys' arms. "How long have you had this?" Pixal asked curious as she observed the wound, it was really deep, "A few days..." Vinny replied as he avoided eye contact. "This stab wound is recent but the burn isn't it was from Garmadon, am I correct?" The ice ninja asked earning a nod from the cameraman as he felt sadness thinking about the oni.
Zane didn't stay anything but instead grabbed a medical box and pulled out some disinfectant wipes, "The chance of it getting infected is high...and you have one on your foot as well, but you didn't tell anyone? You're lucky it hasn't been infected yet and it's good you decided to come here. You also need stitches" Zane spoke as he started to disinfect the wound cause Vinny to wince in pain. "May I take a look at your foot? You might need stitches on that as well" She spoke softly earning a nod from the cameraman as he tried his best to ignore the pain.
Pixal took a close look and grimaced slightly, "May I ask who stabbed you...?" She asked, causing Vinny to immediately shake his head, "I will admit I was stabbed but I won't say by who and if you think it was Garmadon it wasn't" The cameraman spoke causing the two nindroids to sigh as the both disinfected the wounds. "You are fine with us giving you stitches, it'll heal faster" The ice ninja spoke in his calm voice. The cameraman nodded as he sighed out tiredly, he had his coffee mug with him and drank from it.
Zane grabbed the appropriate needle for stitching human and gave one to Pixal. The two ever so carefully stitched Vinny up, the cameraman would let out the occasional wince of pain, Pixal insisted on Vinny using numbing cream but he denied. After a while the two were done and the cameraman let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks you two...can you not tell anyone about this though?" Vinny asked as he looked at his hand and pulled two fingerless gloves from his pocket and put them on. "We'll try" Zane and Pixal said in unison.
Vinny thanked them once more before going back up and putting socks and shoes on. The cameraman came back out and saw Garmadon and Wu talking, Vinny heard his name be mentioned due to the two not noticing him. The cameraman knew Garmadon probably was talking about what happened. "Morning...I'm gonna go to work now..." Vinny mumbled as he walked past Garmadon and Wu pretending he didn't here himself be mentioned.
Garmadon looked at Vinny worriedly as he walked away, he knew Vinny wasn't going to work and knew Vinny had work at 9:30 and right now it was 8:30 am. The cameraman wanted to go for a run to clear his mind and went down the elevator and began jogging with his duffle bag across his chest like a handbag. As Vinny made it down before entering the city a voice called him in an alley, he followed it keeping his hand on his dagger in his pocket.
Suddenly Vinnys' arm was grabbed but Vinny was faster and managed to get the person into a chokehold holding the dagger at their throat. "Holding the dagger I gave you against my throat?" The person said, before the cameraman realised it was Rida, "S-shit sorry, I thought you were someone else" Vinny apologised as he let Rida go, "No it's my fault I do admit mysteriously calling your name from an alley and grabbing you isn't the nicest greeting" The orange eyed man said softly, this made Vinny chuckle softly.
"Going for a run? Can I join?" Rida asked earning a nod from Vinny. The two began jogging, but Vinny still couldn't shake the feeling that Rida was hiding something.
(So I hope you enjoy this I've managed to upload 2 parts in less than a week and that makes me happy hope you enjoy Vinny angst)
(I suggest you check out parts 1-44 if you haven't already)
After Enji left Vinny was worried out of his mind not wanting to be hurt again, he fidgeted with the blade again carefully stroking is against the table not wanting to scar it. "God damnit...I'm such an idiot..." the cameraman mumbled repeatedly. He sat there for awhile as he continued to eat his sandwich. To his surprise Jay, Kai and Cole came in the kitchen. "Hey Vinny" Jay said as he sat at the table, "Hey..." Vinny replied as he avoided eye contact.
"Whatcha doing?" Kai asked as he grabbed a pack of chips and opened it. "Eating" The cameraman responded as he set the blade on the table, before pretty quickly picking it up again. "Uh huh..." The fire ninja replied as he looked at Cole who was eating cake. Vinny continued to eat his sandwich while looking down at the table he wasn't in a good mood he was tired and paranoid.
The thought of Enji harming him was enough but if he so set a finger on the ones Vinny cared about he was getting another punched. The cameraman couldn't careless about Enji harming him, he just wanted the others to be safe....he wanted Garmadon to be safe. "Stupid Enji, never leaves me alone..." Vinny thought as he continued to look down at the table clutching the blade tightly as he rested his head on his hand. The three ninja noticed how the cameraman was acting and didn't say anything they could tell he wasn't in a normal mood and wanted to what would happen if they didn't interrupt.
"Fucking bastard...I'm gonna kill him..." Vinny mumbled out, the three ninja heard the cameraman mumbling but not what he said. "Umm...is he alright?" Jay whispered to Kai and Cole who shrugged in response. Vinny shut his eyes tightly, "What even is he...?" He mumbled to himself again before getting trapped in a cycle of calling Enji swears and wondering what the fuck he was.
There was silence for 2 minutes as the ninja observed Vinny, "That motherfucker!" Vinny shouted out as he lifted the blade and stabbed the table. "Holy shit..."Jay said out nervously as he sort of moved a little bit away from Vinny. "Hey...umm you okay?" Kai asked the cameraman who jumped slightly forgetting they were here. "O-Oh umm y-yea! I'm fine.." The cameraman responded awkwardly as he took the blade out of the table.
"W-who were you talking about?" Jay asked hesitantly, "Hmm? O-oh! Not any of you, I'm a hundred percent sure you don't even know who he is" Vinny replied as he looked at the table and grimaced, it had a deep cut and the cameraman couldn't stop thinking about how he was stabbed by that. "W-well...you clearly don't like him...is he from somewhere?" Cole asked as he looked at the table as well. "H-He's just from my work..." Vinny lied as he got up and put the sheath on the blade before shoving it in his pocket.
The group looked at him worriedly but believed him, "Alright well...you can talk to us about it" Kai said earning a nod from Vinny, who grabbed the remainder of his sandwich and left leaving three very confused ninjas wondering if they should tell someone about this.
As Vinny walked out he fidgeted with the knife, because it was sort of relaxing. "How can I talk to someone about this...?" The cameraman thought before being stopped by Wu. "Ah, Vinny I've been meaning to talk to you about a few things" Wu said out once he gained Vinnys' attention. "Y-You have?" The cameraman asked nervously.
Wu nodded and lead Vinny to the library to talk about things.
(Ya'll gotta thank my bestie for this since I broke my arm she offered to write this as I told her what to write love her sm)