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

12

" Find me those Ninja!" The commissioner told the officers in the room. " They can't just break out of Kryptarium and completely disappear. I want witnesses, I want locations. These fugitives are ninja, people. They could be right under our noses for all we know." Little did the commissioner know, there was were Ninja right under his nose.

Nya and Jay were disguised as cops. "All right, I'm in their secured network. But I still need that password." Nya whispered into her communication device. " I'm looking for it now, but I don't get it. Why do we have to hack into their system when we already have a Nindroid."  Jay whispered back.

" Because Nindroids don't know everything. And if Soto says the map is the only thing that can stop Nadakhan is on his ship, we need to find it. And find it fast." Nya whispered back. " Hey, real fast, whats the password again?" Jay asked another officer, making his voice deeper. "The password is password." The officer told him. " Got that?" Jay whispered.

Nya typed in the password. " That worked. Now searching city records for the last known whereabouts of his ship, Misfortune's Keep. Speaking of which, hey, Kai, how's the Destiny's Bounty holding up?" Nya asked, switching to speak with her brother. " I got my eyes on it now, sis. We sure could use it." Kai touched the fence but got shocked. He warned Zane that it was electrified. 

" I believe all of the signs on this repo yard made that abundantly clear." Zane motioned to the sign. "Perhaps there's another suitable solution past this obstacle. Airjitzu?" Zane suggested as he used it to fly over the fence. " You don't have to sound so cocky." Kai followed him. 

" Ok,  I've located Nadakhan's ship. It was last recorded to be seen in Gypsy Cove. Three klicks north of Cannon Beach." Nya told us. " Thanks, Delara. Oh I mean, Nya." Cole said back. Me and Lloyd laughed. "Not funny. Let's see how you like it when you look like our enemy's sweetheart." Nya didn't like being called Delara. "Gypsy Cove isn't far. We'll let you know what we see when we get there." Lloyd said as we switched paths and flew to the cove.

While we flew to Gypsy Cove, Kai and Zane were trying to break the Bounty out. " Would you hurry up?" Kai asked Zane which annoyed him slightly. "These chains will take me a while. You could keep interrupting me or perhaps start making yourself useful." Zane continued to freeze the chains. Kai tried to melt the chains but the Repo man's dog started to chase him.

Kai screamed, "Get away, get a—Get away, get away, get away!!" Kai ran away. " Trespasser! Don't move! " The Repo man fired a Zane but he missed and broke the chain. Kai and Zane ran around the Bounty trying to get away. " I told you to hurry up!" " Would you be quiet and run?!" 

The boy's screams transferred to Nya's device which made the other police officers look at her curiously. "Well, if you can't get it, for my sake just get out of there, you two." Nya whispered. " Get out of here? But we just got here." Cole responded. " Ugh,  not you, Cole. Did you find Nadakhan's ship?" Nya asked.

"Not exactly. But there is evidence of it. Looks like some repairs are made. But this is strange. What is electrical wiring doing on an old pirate ship?" Lloyd answered, looking around. I punched the ground and set out a search ring. Sadly, I can't pinpoint it because I don't know what it looks like and also I have range on how far my ring goes.

" Maybe it already set off to sea?" Cole suggested. "I'm getting no readings of it anywhere. You'd think a big pirate ship would get someone's attention." Nya told us. " Nor did my search ring pick up any ships." I huff, a slight growl was in it. " If Nadakhan's ship's not here, and it's not out there, where is it?" Lloyd asked.

" Good question," Nya whispered. " What's a good question?" The commissioner asked, walking up to Nya. " Uh, question is, what time's lunch? All this searching is making me hungry." Nya answered, in a deeper voice. "Hmm, you're right. We can't think on an empty stomach. We'll resume after lunch." The commissioner walked away.

Clancee vomits over the side of the ship as it soared through the air. "You always were seasick, Clancee." Flintlocke swung over to the serpent pirate. " But I never pegged you to be airsick. Trim the sails! Tighten the halyard! Flintlocke swung back up and over to Nadakhan. " What is it?" Nadakhan asked, coming out of his room. 

"Uh, the crew and I have kept our mouths shut, but you still haven't told us about your plan." Flintlocke wanted to know the plan. "You need to trust your captain. Your job is to control the ship, which you seem to be failing at. My job is to catch the ninja so that the Sword of Souls is powerful enough to do our bidding." Nadakhan told him.

" I'm sorry, Captain. I'll have this ship steady in no time." Flintlocke ran off, " I said, steady the ship!" Nadakhan sighed, "You never doubted me, Delara." Nadakhan looked at the picture of Delara before turning to Clancee. " Any news?" 

" S-Still no sign of the ninja, Captain. I-I-It's like they've d-d-d-disappeared off the map." Clancee responded, taking a break from throwing up. "Well, then, maybe I'll see what progress this so-called police are making in their search." Nadakhan disappeared. Clancee gagged, " I really wish he'd warn us when he did that."

The police were getting food at a food truck and as Nya approached it, Jay came up behind her. "Let me take care of that. A gentleman—" He switched back to his normal voice, " I mean, uh," He switched back, " a superior always pays." Jay checked his pockets and said in his normal voice, "Whoops. Hahaha, wrong pants."

Nya gave the server money, " This should cover the both of us." Nya took the tray and They walked over and sat at the benches. Nya took off her hat and fake mustache. Nadakhan in the distance spied on them, " It really is you. Delara." He muttered to himself. Jay chuckled, " If I had a dime for every time I was broke. Heh."

"Oh." Nya simply said. " What did I say?" Jay was confused. " I expect it from others, but not you." " What? Can't I try and buy lunch for a friend?" Jay asked. "But I know you don't just see me as a friend. All week you've made it pretty obvious. You're still harboring some feelings. I've tried to ignore it, but..." Nya trailed off.

" It's cause I'm from a junkyard, isn't it?" Jay questioned. " Of course, not. We're friends. Good friends. But that's all we are. And that's all we're ever gonna be." Nya sighed. Jay felt his heartbreaking. "Look, I'm already the new ninja. But my role on the team shouldn't be defined by who I'm seeing, but who I'm fighting."

Jay sighed, " I get it. A real friend wouldn't put you in that position. I'm sorry, Nya." "Thank you for understanding. And you don't have to pay me back. Can't a friend buy lunch for a friend? Hug?" Nya held out her arms. " how about a fist bump?" They fist bump but Jay's burger spat ketchup onto his shirt. 

" Oh, um..." Nya looked at the stain. "Look at that. Heh. I guess lunch is on me. Haha. Excuse me while I find a place to clean this off." Jay walked away. He sighed, "You're such a dork, Jay. You see one glimpse into the future of you and Nya together, and expect everything to fall into line. I wish I never saw my future."

Nadakhan appeared and made Jay jump. "You want the girl? I can make this happen." He told the heartbroken boy. "N-N-Nadakhan? Oh, no. We weren't supposed to be alone." Jay realized his mistake. "Why, when I can offer your heart's desire?" "Because people disappear when you're around. Nya's right over there. I can scream, you know." Jay threatened. 

" Well, I guess she'll never be yours." Nadakhan went to leave. "Wait. But I thought one of the rules was that I couldn't wish for love." Jay looked at him. "True. " Nadakhan proofed right back to him. "But there are other ways to get what you want. Then again, I guess a poor boy from a junkyard wouldn't understand." "Well, I guess one little wish wouldn't hurt. But no one else would find out, right? This stays between you and me?"

"Of course. Cross my heart." Jay sighed. "Okay. Then I wish...I wish I wasn't born in a junkyard. I wish I wasn't poor anymore and could give Nya everything she wants." " Your wish is yours to keep." Nadakhan disappeared."