Nelson is sleeping in bed when his Lloyd alarm clock wakes him up. Nelson Throws off the covers, turns off his alarm clock, jumps out of bed, running in place, excitedly.
Nelson: This is it. This is it!
He Continues his daily routine: Brushes his teeth. Slides down the stairs, passing by pictures of him when he was younger. Eats his cereal with Toge doing a ninja pose on the box while holding a bowl of cereal. He packs in his sandwich into his backpack. Roise Comes out of her room, stretching and rubbing her eyes. Calls up the stairs to Nelson.
Rosie: Honey! Time to wake up!
Nelson: I'm up, Mom!
Roise: Nelson? Why are you—
Nelson: I'm starting today, remember? As a paperboy.
He Hugs his mom.
Nelson: I gotta run. See you, Mom.
Roise: Wait, wait. I'll make you a sandwich.
Nelson: I already did. It's in my bag. I gotta get my bike ready.
He Pumps up his bike outside, grunting. Throws the pump away and jumps on. He starts to ride off, but his mom stops him.
Roise: Hey, forget something?
She Waves his helmet. Nelson Resists slightly as his mom kisses his cheek.
Nelson: Mom, please. I'm gonna be late.
Roise: What do you do when you get to an intersection?
Nelson: Look both directions. I'm not six anymore, Mom.
Roise: I know, I know. Just be careful.
She Waves as Nelson starts pedaling off.
Rosie: We don't want any more boo-boos, right?
Nelson: I will, I promise.
He nearly hits a rock.
Roise: Oh!
Nelson arrives in Ninjago City. Leroy Sees Nelson.
Leroy: Heh heh. Fresh meat, huh?
Paperboy #2: How long you think he's gonna last?
Paperboy #3: Ehh, don't listen, kid. You'll be fine.
Leroy: A buck says he doesn't make it to the end of the day.
The rest of the paperboys snicker, while Nelson looks on in confusion.
Sammy: Hey, listen up. Announcements. Ahem.
He Reads from his clipboard.
Sammy: Route 7 and 9 are closed due to hostile conditions. And Route 23 is designated quadruple black diamond. Avoid with extreme prejudice.
Nelson looks up to see Antonia join in casually.
Sammy: Got it?
Paperboys: (Mutter.) Yeah.
Sammy: Ten-Speed and Spokes are out with injuries, and Knuckles, uh... (Winces.) quit.
Paperboys: (Groans.) Aww.
Girl: Man!
Sammy: So that leaves us short, but we'll manage, right?
The paperboys look at the ground, doubtfully.
Sammy: Right? Does the news sleep?
Paperboys: (Chanting.) The news never sleeps!
Sammy: Oh, yeah. One more thing. Uh, we got a new paperboy.
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Ninjago: Swift Winds
FanfictionToge doesn't know much about his parents only that they left him on the steps of a Shaolin temple. The boy was raised by monks and now he trains with a family friend named Wu, as he trained the boy to become the master of Air. Him and four other nin...
