Enter The Ninjaverse

CHAPTER 99

"Are you ready?" Harumi asked Lloyd, standing in front of a small camera plugged into one of the many computers inside the Universe Bounty.

Lloyd looked towards the screen in front of him. He slowly inhaled, then gripped his fists. Beside Harumi stood the others, each giving him a hard look. Mage shuffled from foot to foot. Lulloyd was nervously rubbing his arm. Over stood as stoically and perfectly poised as anyone could be, and Motny leaned against the wall with a sigh.

"So, I just record this message, then what?" Lloyd asked.

"I'll open a portal with the Universe Bounty and send your message through the same way I linked our comms," Harumi informed him, "All you need to do is tell the Twins to come here and fight us instead of at the Summit like Morro told us."

"Morro still hasn't told us what we need to know," Monty frowned, "Is this a good idea?"

"We're out of time," Over informed him, "We must move forward now. Our week is up."

Lloyd frowned. It had been hours since they'd first started running the Universe Bounty. From the moment that they first jumped into Lulloyd's world, it was clear to them that this was it. This would be the last chance they had to change the future the Twins wished for them. And now, the moment to finally make that declaration, that powerful statement, to the Twins was at hand.

"Pardon me," The door to the massive cockpit opened, allowing Master Wu to walk in, his dark brown replacement cape flapping behind him, "I have heard that you are sending a message to the Twins. If that is the case, then I believe that I can be of assistance."

"The Twins have bad blood with him, right?" Monty frowned, "Probably helps."

"I don't think it would hurt, but we need to do it now," Harumi told him, "Let's get to it."

Lloyd watched as Master Wu moved to stand beside him. His Master reached out to gently touch his arm, giving him a few moments of comfort. Lloyd nodded at him, taking a deep breath. It was the same feeling as when he'd given the message for the Resistance. All he had to do was give another one of his speeches.

"We record in five..." Harumi raised her hand up, "Four... three... two!" A small red light went on the camera as Lloyd took his breath. Everyone held their breaths as Lloyd gripped his fist and stared firmly right into the camera. A sense of deja vu struck him hard as he stared into a camera, making a declaration to an enemy, with Harumi watching him.

"Krux, Acronix!" Lloyd began with a hard shout at the camera, "I know you don't think much of me. When we first met, you didn't care to even learn my name. My name is Lloyd Garmadon. I am the Green Ninja. And I will be the one that brings you down!"

"I know having that Iron Demise must make you feel strong, like nothing can stop you," Lloyd continued, "And you think using it will make us all hide away until you figure out what to do with us!" Lloyd recalled the sight of it. The massive maw of the Iron Demise, taking up the entire sky, the entire horizon. The powerlessness that he felt at it.

"You may think that all of us together aren't many. You might think that we aren't strong. But we have power that you won't ever have. And with that power, we will defy you!" Lloyd saw the image of everyone in his head. The Shark Army. Ronin. The Prime Twins. The terrified people of the Time Tribe. Everyone that had their lives riding on this battle.

"You can turn other people against us!" Lloyd saw Prime, Ophiod, Oni, the three of them staring the group down on the plains of the battle at the Summit, "You can destroy worlds and try to scare us!" Lloyd blinked. In that darkness, he saw the Hands of the Emperor, standing around a glowing, beautiful Sun, "And you can rip away the people we fight for, thinking that will make us stop fighting!" Lloyd spotted Harumi, who lowered her head.