Twisted Cogs: Creation

Chapter 1: In The Making

Twisted Cogs

Chapter 1

In the Making

It was just an idea on paper. Nothing was supposed to come of it, just a dream of his. Dr. Julien was a brilliant man and no one could deny it. He was the best in his field, and it was quickly getting noticed. He went from the tiny corner office in the back without windows, to having a floor to ceiling window on the top floor pretty fast. He even was offered a lot more money by different companies to have his ideas. He wasn't to sure why it kept happening. He didn't believe himself to be good at much...just tinkering.

It was summer when his boss walked into his office while he was just looking over some notes to his little pet project. The man named Dr. Christopher walked over and looked over his shoulder. Dr. Julien was in his own world imagining this little thing being alive and playing at his feet.

"Dr. Julien...what is this?" Dr. Christopher asked. Julien jumped and spun around covering the piece of paper back up and blushed at his boss.

"Sorry I was taking a small break." He said and cleared his throat. His boss took his paper and turned it back over again looking over it with a smile.

"You truly are brilliant. This looks well thought out. Are you going to build it?" He asked. Dr. Julien sighed thinking to himself and shook his head.

"I don't have the funding for something as massive as this. As much as I'd like to, I just can't." He said.

"What if I told you...we could build it? Would you? The whole idea is just...wonderful, and I know just who would fund it." He smiled and clapped Dr. Julien on the back. His heart skipped a beat, was this it? Was he going to be able to build his pet project? The project he had been dreaming of and designing for years?

"I'll get started right away." Dr. Julien said quickly looking around his office.

"Excellent. I'll get them on the phone right now and talk it over with them."

That...was the first problem. The funding...Julien should have asked where it was coming from.

It was a few weeks later when he arrived in the R and D lab ready to start work. Julien smiled as he set the things he had procured over the years onto the lab table. He loved this room, it always smelt clean, but with a hint of a brand new basketball. Yes it was a weird smell, but it was like coming home to him. It would be in this room where he created the boy he secretly dubbed Zane. To everyone else it was just project Z-01.

"Good morning Dr. Julien." Dr. Christopher walked into the room smiling as bright as a man like him could.

"Good Morning Dr. Christopher. I trust the funds have been procured?" He asked rooting around in his pocket and pulled out a pen to sign the funding papers as per usual. Dr. Christopher pulled out the manila envelope and set it down on the table.

"All ready for you to sign." He said. Dr. Julien opened the folder and read the name.

"Dr. Samukai? Never heard of him. Is he new?"

"Very new, but he's got the backing of his fathers computer company to help him. He's always looking for new science to better Ninjago." the man said. Julien shrugged his shoulders having heard those lines a million times before. He signed the papers and handed the envelope back.

"Ready then?"

"Finally...I can finish this damned project." Julien said and turned around to get started.