The Silent Man's Whisper [ninjago]

25 | betrayed

A/N: This chapter hasn't been proofread yet.

"Guys, be honest. Do I look good?"

Kai and Cole slowly turned to Jay, looked him up and down, then glanced at each other. "You look like a clown," Kai answered.

Jay's mouth dropped open. He glanced down at his clothes and looked for what categorized him as a clown. He was wearing bright green pants, a flannel shirt, a black top hat, and white shoes.

"Y'all can't blame me for looking like this!" He crossed his arms, faking a sniff. "You all got the better clothes before I could even get to the lost and found."

"You specifically chose the shirt and pants when there was an ironed tuxedo in the box, Jay," Cole said, straightening his shirt. He was wearing a black shirt and a pair of dark brown joggers, paired with black shoes he had found in the same box Jay had found his own clothes.

"Well, there was a Garfield-themed tie, too, but I didn't choose that."

"Thank the First Spinjitzu Master you skipped out on the tie," Kai exclaimed, walking up to the body-length mirror to fix his appearance. He tried to get his hair to stick upright, but the gel had been in his hair for a long time—far too long to keep its effectiveness. "Anyone found any hair gel? Guys, my hair is suffering under these circumstances. And don't even get me started on the horrible room-temperature air."

"Your precious hair will survive, Kai." Nya walked into the room, closing the door behind herself, only for it to be pulled open the second it fell into the lock.

"My friends." It was Zane, who looked more concerned the longer he could not reach his significant other. "I have tried to contact Pixal through lots of devices and programs, but she has not responded to a single one. I doubt she has even received a call."

Cole walked up to his brother and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry too much, Zane. I'm sure she's all right."

"I believe so, too," Jay said, before sizing Zane up. "Zane, where's your disguise?"

"Right here."

With the blink of an eye, Zane was no longer Zane but a gentleman dressed in a white tuxedo suit with a black tie. A white fedora sat on his hair and casted a shadow down his face.

"Whoa!"

While Jay was still entranced by the fact that Zane could transform into any disguise he wanted to, Nya looked around at the others.

They all looked...out of their element, so to speak. Well, except for Jay, who liked the idea of wearing something completely unstylish for once.

None of them had anything on that matched anyone else's clothes, and most of the clothes could barely conceal their muscular bodies. Overly muscular in Cole's case, whose black shirt looked like it would combust any second.

Nya herself was dressed in an old orange kimono she had found in the container, and although it fit her, it fit her a bit too tightly, and she was sure she wouldn't be able to fight properly if anything were to break out. There were a few holes here and there, though, showing a bit of her skin.

Ninjago's Lost & Finally Found was located close to Laughy's Karaoke Bar, where they were expecting to find their friend Dareth to get him to safety. The workers at the lost and found were barely there, partly because there was nothing of value they would protect. Anyone could waltz in and say a certain lost item was theirs and get to walk out with said item.

"Everyone ready?" Nya pulled on her fedora and looked at her friends.

"Yes."

"Yeah."