Still by Your Side -||Lloyd x Reader||-

4

Jay walked down an empty street, the night sky being the only one to know who he was. He looked at a wanted poster for him and his friends.  He walked inside the establishment where the poster was put, only to find the bartender watching the news. " We're closed." the bartender told him.

"I'm starving. You got anything?" Jay asked, lowered his bandana. "Anything? Sure." The Bartender pointed to a nearby vending machine before turning back to the TV. Jay walked over to the vending machine and saw a bag of chips with his and the other Ninja's faces on it. " Ninja chips. Mmmm, my favorite." 

Jay checked his pockets for change and turned his attention to the Tv. " Any questions?" " How do you find a Ninja?" " The ninja are still at large and public enemy number one." The commissioner answered the reporter's question. "Did fame turn them?" Another reporter shoved his mic closer to the commissioner.

Jay turned back to the vending machine and used his lightning to hack into it, the chips becoming loose. " Gentle." He muttered and nervously looked over to the bartender and back. " Gentle." He repeated as the chips got stuck. " Oh come on!" In frustration, Jay short-circuited the vending machine, disabling it. Jay got scared and turned back to the bartender in shock.

Jay started to leave but rolled a ball on a nearby pool table. The ball landed in the pocket which grabbed the attention of the bartender. They looked around the bar and looked at the now opened door and say that Jay was no longer there. 

" No-no more questions." The commissioner told the reporters. They tried to get more out of him but he closed the door on them. " Looks like you don't have an eye for this sort of work. You're never gonna catch them, Commish. If you wanna catch a ninja, you have to know a ninja." Ronin told them as he lowered his newspaper.

"Ronin, you're no better than the crooks you catch. I'll find them. I've already got that bookworm, Misako, in custody." The commissioner told him. " But what about the Sensei?" " Wu?  Oh, he was last seen entering the Library of Domu, but no one saw him come out. Those-Those ninja. They get all that power then use it to do what? Rob the only place that loved them. Spoiled brats!"

The commissioner looked at Ronin once again, "So, uh, you sure you can bring them to justice?" " Heh, with a bow on. All I need in return is a clean slate, so I can pile all that fresh money you're gonna give me onto it." Ronin told the man

 " Catch-all six of them, Mr. Ronin, you can have anything you want." " It's seven. There's seven of them now." Ronin corrected him. " And she's probably the toughest one to catch." Ronin finished right as the reporters barged in and surrounded the commissioner.

A light was shined on Misako's face making her squint and look away. " Just come clean, tell us where they are." An officer told her. "We know you're protecting them. Spill it!" Another said. "Like I said, it wasn't them. They were framed. You should be searching for the real culprits." Misako said not to calmly.

" Right. That's what my mother would say too. Maybe we should give her some time to sweat it out. Come on, Simon." The second officer told the other as they walked out. "Why won't you tell me where Wu is? I wish to speak to someone in charge!" Misako shouted as they slammed the door.

 Misako pulled at her handcuffs as Nadakhan appeared. " You wish is yours to keep." " My wish? No!" Misako shouted. "Oh, yes." The Djinn disappeared. " Help! Uncuff me! Don't leave me alone with him!" Misako yelled. "No one's behind there, unfortunately." Nadakhan reappeared. "Ooh. Someone was kind enough to bring donuts."

"I know you. You're Nadakhan the Djinn. I knew it. Clouse was looking for the Teapot of Tyrhan." Misako glared at him. " Oh, you mean...this?" Nadakhan showed her the teapot. " It's smaller in person, I know. I was trapped inside it for longer than I care to recall. But now Clouse is in there. And he has Wu to keep him company." He showed her Clouse and Wu inside the teapot.

" Wu! What have you done to him? What do you want?" She questioned him. "A good captain never leaves his crew behind, and mine  was taken from me." He remarked. "I've read about you. You were a pirate captain. The stories said you could grant wishes for others, but not for yourself. Is that why you made your living taking what never belonged to you?" She insulted.

" Yes, I cannot wish for myself, but I can always get what I want. Wu already told me where the Realm Crystal is, but I will still need your help." Nadkahan told her. " Even if you were to find it in Hiroshi's Labyrinth, you'd never find your way out!"

 " So it's hidden in Hiroshi's Labyrinth, you say?" Misako realized she had been tricked. "Wu didn't tell you. You tricked me. I wish I hadn't said anything in the first place." " Another wish? I thought you'd never ask." Nadakhan smirked. " Noooo!" 

The commissioner and the detectives heard Misako yell and went back to check on Misako, but she was gone. " She's gone." " Well, I can see that. I'm not blind." The commissioner's eye twitched. " But your eye is twitching." A detective pointed out. The commissioner growled at him as the other detective saw that Kai updated his status on Chirp.