Illusions (OC X KAI)

Spy For a Spy

We all sat around a curved table enjoying food that was given to us, well me and Shade were the rest were poking at their food.

"Try the horned wasp eggs, deeelicious!" Chen said from his little throne.

Lloyd made a disgusted face as I picked one and plopped it into my mouth.

"Uh I think I'll pass."

"How are you even eating that?" Jay asked me.

"When you live on the streets for a bit you get a taste for anything that comes your way edible or non edible." I replied with a shrug.

The ninja turned to me and gave me sympathetic looks, which I ignored.

I instead tuned into whatever Chen was saying.

"And I must congratulate the Master of Shadow's defeat over the Master of Poison, she was a bit hard to swallow am I right?"

The kabukis laughed at Chen's "joke".

Chen being the child he is wasn't satisfied.

"Laugh harder!" He ordered.

The poor kabukis forced out a harder laugh while clapping their hands.

Kai leaned back. "You can relax Lloyd, even if there is a fight, now that we told the others about Chen's dirty plot to steal our powers we're safe in our secret alliance."

Griffin joined in. "I tried to enlist Shadow but dude is throwing some serious shade."

I snorted.

"Well if you plan to stop Chen you'll need everyone on board. Each fighter that loses gives him strength, soon he'll be too powerful for all of you combined to overcome." Garmadon explained.

"It has come to my attention that there are rumors floating around that I am stealing everyone's powers..... I am."  Chen announced

With this revelation came a chorus of gasps as Chen continued.

"But it is all for my staff." He clapped his hands which prompted the kabukis to pose while shaking their fans. "No no, not you staff, I mean my real staff." 

A door opened revealing the staff that he has been seen carrying around.

"The staff of elements, it holds the power of your fallen foes, soon it will hold all the power except one, for the last standing in the tournament will win this prize and be the greatest fighter in Ninjago history." He explained.

The othe Masters started whispering as Lloyd stood up.

"You lie!" He exclaimed. "What about the spell?"

"Spell? What spell?" Clouse asked.

Gosh, I just want to rip out his vocal cords.

Lloyd turned to the masters.

"Don't believe him, it's just another trick. Neuro read Clouse's mind and saw it, tell them what you saw Neuro."

Clouse turned his ga1ze onto Neuro which caused the Master of Mind to hesitate.

"I-i don't remember, truthfully I'm more curious on knowing more about that staff."

"And why should we be so quick to believe everything you say? How do we know your not lying to get the staff for yourself?" Griffin asked.

Wasn't he on our side literally a minute ago?

Garmadon muttered something.

"If we're gonna convince anyone argh-" Jay got interrupted when a kabuki fan got to close to his face. "We need proof Ugh, we need to oh find that spell. Would you cut that out!" He yelled at the poor girl.