The Split Element- Book 1 (Ninjago: Zane X Oc)

The Oni and The Dragon...

Aly's POV:

Phase two was now complete, so it was now up to Harumi to retrieve the last mask, which was going to be the hardest to get. But I knew she would be able to retrieve it.

We were currently on our way to Laughy's Karaoke Bar, to celebrate our victory on gaining three masks in the past two days. Harumi had instructed us to keep the Masks with us at all times, in case we ran into the Ninja at any point.

Once we arrived at the bar, I parked up my bike beside my friends. But before I entered the building, I felt strange again. This time, my powers felt much stronger than back in the palace, like whatever was fuelling it was much, much closer than before. It would be hard to ignore it this time, but I tried my best to do so.

Inside the building, a good number of our gang members were already inside, drinking Boba, playing games and watching the wimpy little stage in the corner, where two men were singing. The three of us made out way to a balcony, and just stood and watched everyone.

Not too long after we were settled, the door's swung open. Two boys walked in; one had dark black hair, a moustache and a scar along his left cheek. He also wore a white hat and ripped jacket. The other had snow-white hair and what looked like an official S.O.G jacket. He had piercing blue eyes which I could see clearly from across the bar.

When they approached the bartender, I felt my powers act up again, which made me wonder...

Zane's POV:

I followed Cole's lead into the Karaoke Bar, trying to act as tough and as mean as possible. I immediately scanned the area, finding around 70 members inside, as well as the three high-ranking members. Cole directed us to the bar, where he lent against the side, casually.

I continued to look around the bar when my powers felt strange. Nothing like this had ever occurred before, so I was concerned if it meant something. That's when I noticed Dareth behind the bar, serving orders from the gang members. "Dareth? What are you doing here?" I asked, gaining his attention.

"Cole? Cole! You came to visit me!" Dareth beamed, happy to see him. Dareth did not seem to recognise me, which meant that even someone who knew me couldn't tell who I was. "Aw! Is my disguise so much worse than Zane's?" Cole huffed; making Dareth finally notice it was me. "Zane? Is that you under there?"  He asked, and I nodded.

"You guys gotta help me. I bought this stink hole, hoping to hold onto the glory days when I was fighting side-by-side with you guys." Dareth picked up a picture of our team, with a paper version of himself taped on the front. "Side-by-side...really?"  Cole asked, not believing it.

"Only now the Sons of Garmadon have moved in and made my place their dive. I can't get them to leave! You gotta help me!" Dareth begged, but unfortunately we did not have the time to help him. "We can't. We need to keep our cover to get close to those three." Cole pointed to the three high-ranking members behind us, who were watching the stage.

Ultra Violet whistled, and two of her associates grabbed the men singing on stage. It wasn't long before the two of them were thrown out, making the whole gang cheer.

"You mean Mr. E, Ultra Violet and Aly?" Dareth asked, telling us their names.

"Mr. E and Aly?" Cole and I exclaimed simultaneously.

"Nobody talks to those three because he doesn't talk; she's off her rocker and she..." Dareth explained, pointing to Mr. E and Ultra Violet. "...well, no one knows anything about her." Dareth concluded with Aly. "If we can't talk to them, how are we supposed to gain their trust?" Cole huffed, growing concerned.