Rise of the Ninjago Force

Chapter 14: The Vulture Strikes Again

While Lloyd, Jay and Cole were back at their original homes, Kai, Zane and Nya felt a little bored in the penthouse, so they decided to head out for some dinner.

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Meanwhile, in one of the many labs, Blake was writing on a folder before a middle aged man with brown bowl-cut hair, wearing a white shirt, green chinos and black loafers underneath a lab coat came up to him. "Is it ready, Mr. Borg?" He asked, causing him to turn to him.

"It's ready, we just need to work on a few tests, Dr. Octavius." Blake replied, pointing to a display that had what appeared to be a harness and a collar with four mechanical arms resembling tentacles. "Sir, are you sure you want to test this?"

"I have to, Mr. Borg. I do need a few more arms to help me with my experiments." Octavius starts heading up to the machine.

"Very well, Doctor Octopus."

Octavius soon turned to him, insulted. "What did you call me?"

"Sorry, Doc. Some of the scientists think that if you wear the harness, they'd call you Doctor Octopus."

"Hmm. I kinda like it then." Octavius takes the harness off before wrapping it around his waist, and attached the collar to his neck. "But, I sort of prefer, 'Doc Ock.'" Pressing a button on the harness, the mechanical arms start to move about. "Yes. The test is successful."

"How does it feel?"

He looks at one of the mechanical arms as it starts to move around a little. "Excellent." He started to use two of them to lift his feet in the air, and heads over to a nearby table, showing some glasses, and a champagne bottle. Taking the bottle in his hands, Doc Ock uses his upper right mechanical arm to pop the cork off before pouring some champagne in the glasses. "You did very well."

"Thank you, sir."

Doc Ock takes the glasses in his hands before walking over to Blake and hands him a glass. "To Project Octagon." They cling the glasses and scowl the champagne. Sounds of walls breaking apart was soon heard. "What was that?"

Blake gets out a radio. "Security, what was that sound?"

"We have an intruder in the premises." A security guard replied through the radio. "Some guy in a jumpsuit and wings."

"Where?"

"Lab 13."

The lab number got them completely shocked. "That's where all the Ninjago Crystals are stored." Doc Ock said.

Blake presses the radio as he took off. "Security on the 3rd floor, what is your status?" He asked before coming out into the hallway. As he heads for the elevator, Blake was still on the radio. "Relain? Paulie? Granger?" He enters the elevator to head for the 3rd floor.

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Once he arrived, he notices James, who was tending to a security guard. "Take it easy, Paulie." He said.

"Is everyone alright?"

"That vulture thing got away." Paulie said. "Relain and Granger are dead."

"Did he get anything?" James asked.

"Just one Ninjago Crystal. But it's actually one of the inactive ones."

"That'll be useless to the Vulture." Blake said.

"The Vulture?" James asked.

"That's what the news is calling him." He soon looked out through the damaged wall to see the small speck from the Vulture being far away. "If it's the same thing that attacked the George Washington Bridge the other day, then this will spell disaster."

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In the skies, the Vulture flies across the skies while looking at the Ninjago Crystal in a small case. He soon landed on a nearby rooftop before looking at the crystal. "I have it." He said into a communicator.

"Good." Alistair spoke on the other end.

"Not so fast!" Kai called out to Vulture, who immediately turned to see the Ninjago Force in their tight-suits.

"Really?" Jay asked. "That the best you could come up with?"

"What should I have tried instead?"

"How about 'Hold it right there'?"

"Want me to say it then?"

"Too late, you already got his attention."

"Guys, focus!" Lloyd said to them as he came between them.

Vulture soon laughed as he looked at them. "The Ninjago Force." He mockingly said. "You've only been here for not even 5 minutes and you're already arguing amongst yourselves." He soon charged at them, as they quickly move out of the way to avoid his strike.

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(A/N: Don't mean to brag, but what would be a suitable name for Zane and Pixal's son. The candidates are on the previous chapter. If none of these are to your liking, feel free to give me a suggestion of your own)