Twisted Cogs: Creation

Chapter 6: Days After

Twisted Cogs

Chapter 6

Days after

2 Months Later

Dr. Julien watched as Lloyd Garmadon ran down the street deeper into Ninjago City secretly hoping the boy got home alright. Zane and Echo ran back across the street toward the park having finished their tea. Zane bent down again and pointed to something and his brother nodded. He loved watching their curiosity get the better of them. Sadly though he'd have to move the boys elsewhere or they would be found out about. Dr. Julien looked at his phone and sighed. Yet another call from the people at the old labs probably asking questions about the power source. He heard a giddy laugh come from Echo and Julien looked up to see the butterfly taking to the air. Echo had his arms around his equally smiling brother. The butterfly landed on Zanes outstretched hand and he smiled even bigger. He could have sworn that if he had smiled any bigger it would have split his face.

"Does it hurt brother?" Echo asked almost afraid of what the butterfly could do.

"Oh no not at all. It tickles." Zane smiled at his brother.

"Can I?" Echo asked reaching out. The butterfly however had bigger plans and took to the wind and floated up higher. Echo looked disappointed for only a moment.

"Pretty..." He whispered watching it fly away.

A car not to far away from the playing nindroids was positioned at the mouth of the street. Dr. Christopher sporting a new wound over his right eye watched the boys. He had suspected that his old coworkers new children were still alive after all this. He had been pulled from the rubble along with the other coworkers. Julien had left earlier in a frenzy to find them. He could have sworn they weren't within the building. He narrowed his eyes as he watched Zane hold his brothers hand. The thought of them actually 'loving' one another angered him. How could they possibly feel emotions they were robots. His fingers grew tighter around the steering wheel. He liked to imagine that to be their necks. If it weren't for them his life wouldn't be on the line. He had created a robot to match Dr. Juliens blueprints, but it seemed not to work properly. Their was something missing, something that powered it, and no matter what he tried Julien wouldn't divulge how to recreate the power source. So he would just have to do something...drastic to save his own life.

"I'll have you Zane...even if I have to kill Dr. Julien and that copy too. You are mine." He growled turning his car around and leaving, he had a plan.

Zane picked up the plates from the table and handed them off to his brother who was cleaning them. It had been a practice since they became brothers. They would share in all the chores. Julien smiled as he watched them. He was incredibly pleased with the results. He had never been this happy in his life. Their were a few times where they tested his patience especially during bath times. Water always ended up all over the floor. He tried to insure that they don't bathe together anymore, but they would beg and he would relent. How could he say no to them.

"Father? What is Autumn?" Zane asked rather curious as to why they were talking about it on television.

"Its one of the four seasons. Its coming up soon, and they advertise it. That means Day of the Departed will come soon." Julien said rummaging through the closet. "Look..." He pulled out an old lantern. "We haven't lost anyone to put it out, and honestly I didn't know my parents so I never had a reason to put one out. But...this year. We lost a few people at the lab." Julien said and sighed.

"Not Dr. Christopher." Zane grumbled putting the plates away.

"No thank goodness...lets not start wishing people away Zane. Thats never good to wish harm on someone just because they were a bad person. You are here to protect, not to harm. Justice not revenge." Julien said putting the lantern down.