#once borg found out about this he and pixal began messing with him

[kindaasrikal]

Dr Julien except when he built Zane or fixed him up after reuniting he would cackle and yell “ITS ALIVEEE- HE’S ALIVEEEE!!!!!” like Frankenstein

Zane finally understands Jay’s embarrassment with his parents. You love them, but that does not change the fact that your friends now call you Zanekenstein and are now trying to glue screws onto your head because of them.

[parachutingkitten]

Ninjago Rebooting... is a Pixane fic taking place in my Annihilation Memory AU. Zane and Pixal wake up after a very twisted version of season 3 plays out with no memory of who they are or what has happened.

Chapter 1: Cold and Blue

The first thing I noticed was the cold. 

It was this painful, icy, sharp, unnatural… cold.

As I began to move I noticed how sore my body was. I could feel injuries on my torso, arms, knees, and a very sharp pain in my chest. There was glass on the ground, surrounding all sides of my body, clinking together as I slowly sat up. It took me an extra moment to get reoriented in my surroundings, as they weren’t familiar to me. Infact, the room seemed to be quite literally  turned on its side, the few pieces of furniture in the room bunched into one corner, and the carpet sat, not beneath me, but on the wall in front of me, adjacent to the door, which now hung sideways. As my eyes became adjusted to the dim light I became acutely aware of the room’s shallow light source: a dim blue glow emanating a few dozen feet away from me. I focused on it, blinking a few times as I was able to make out what it was.

A body.

I instinctively shot up, making my way over to the collapsed figure, fighting against the strange incline the room presented, and the glass still littering the floor around us. I knelt down next to him, examining his body. He looked human, but there was a large cavity open in his chest filled with wires and metal. In the center sat the source of the blue glow. It was a strange pulsing ring of metal- but it was distorted. It seemed as if it had been forcefully and rather violently torn in two, leaving only one half of the ring in his chest, with jagged and uneven edges, sitting unaligned in it’s cavity. I looked up at his face, biting my lip. Things certainly didn’t look good for him. I shook him a few times, trying to get a response. 

“Sir? Sir, are you okay?”

Nothing.

I turned back to his strange broken ring of light. It was noticeably shifted from the cavity that held the ring’s shape. I reached my hand forward, closer to the glow, hesitating a bit. I didn’t want to hurt him. I gently pushed the piece back into the slot in his chest. 

A locking mechanism clicked into place as his body suddenly jolted to life, a desperate breath entering his system, as he began struggling to sit up.

“Sir, are you okay?” I placed my hand behind his shoulder, assisting him as he rose.

There was panic in his eyes, his breaths only continuing to quicken. His body shook, trembling as he looked frantically around the room.

“Where are we? What’s happening?”  His eyes finally landed on me, settling for a moment. “Who are you?”

“Well, I don’t know what happened, but I’m…” My mount hung open for a moment, trying to find my name… but I couldn’t. What was my name? For the first time since I’d woken up, I looked down at myself. My skin was pale white, some strange circuitry patterns painted across my arms. 

I was a droid. 

But who though?

I looked up at the man. “Who are you?”

He too looked down at himself, discovering the mess of wires that surrounded his strange glowing core.

“I’m not sure,” he sighed, his fingers still visibly trembling. He looked back up at me, calming down a bit.

“Are you going to be okay? You seem pretty shaken.”

He nodded. “Yeah, I think I’m alright.”

“Can you stand?”

“I think so.”

I stood up, offering him my hand as I pulled him up, careful of the glass shards falling off his figure.

“Well… we can figure this out, right?” I turned, walking around the room. “Judging by the temperature, we’re in the middle of a pretty severe winter storm. But there’s no way the storm could have done this to the building,” I gestured at the walls around us. “This has to be the result of some sort of large scale attack. It looks like an office building?” 

“Borg Industries?” The man offered from behind me. I turned around to see him holding a pen in his hands, squinting at it. “That ring any bells?” He glanced up at me.  

I thought for a moment. Borg Industries? “Not really,” I sighed.

“Well, we’re both droids.” He moved closer to the door, observing it carefully. “This glass was obviously the result of some sort of confrontation outside of the room-”

“Because there’s no windows in here.” I finished. “You think we knew each other?”

He thought for a moment, turning around. “Well, we’re the only two people in this room, but our designs are noticeably different. It could go either way.”

“Well, something is obviously wrong with your… core?” I gestured to his chest. “You could have been the reason for the attack,” I offered moving back over to him. “It looks like whoever took the other half of it wasn’t exactly delicate about removing it,” I bent over, getting another look at his strange unnamed piece.

“It’s possible,” He shrugged. “I just wish I knew what it was.”

“It’s so strange.” Something about it drew me to touch it. I glanced up at him. “Is it okay if I…”

“Go ahead,” he shrugged.

I turned back to the piece, first circling it with my finger. “It certainly looks important.” I gently placed my finger against the edge of the piece, his body jolting back and crumpling as he yelled out in pain. 

“I’m so sorry!” I knelt down to him placing a hand on his shoulder. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah,” he breathed out. “I guess in hindsight that was kind of a bad idea to begin with.” He smiled at me. 

“You sure you’re going to be okay?” I asked, guilt still sweeping through me.

“It’s fading pretty quickly,” he reassured me. 

I offered him my hand as we stood up again. “Is there some way we could cover it up so we don’t touch it by accident again?” I asked. 

“Maybe. There might be some sort of a switch or something.”

We both began studying his chest again, looking through the various controls. 

“Close panel!” I announced once I found it. I carefully pressed it, the coverings sliding out to neatly enclose the space. 

“Well, that’s one thing fixed,” he sighed.

As I stood back and looked at him, something struck me as familiar. I could feel my eyes go wide as I made my realization.

“I do know you!” I grabbed his hands. “I know you! I must have known you!”

“What do you mean?” He asked, confused. 

“I have your blueprints in my memory bank! I’ve scanned you before!”

“You think you can access them?”

“Hold on for just a second.”

I let go of him, closing my eyes, and concentrating on the file, trying to locate his name. When I opened my eyes again, they projected the blueprint onto the wall- an ability I was not aware I had.

We both stared at the blueprints, his name stretching over the top. 

“Zane Julien,” he whispered, walking towards the image. 

“It says here that your strange glowing core piece is your power source,” I observed. He seemed preoccupied with something else though.

“Ninja of Ice,” He read, brushing the words as he read them. “What do you think that means?” He turned back to me. 

“I wish I could tell you,” I sighed, blinking as the projection cut off.

“Zane,” he whispered to himself again. “Zane… I like it,” He smiled, walking back towards me. “I’m Zane.”

“Well, it’s very nice to meet you Zane,” I smiled, and curtsied, both of us chuckling a bit.

Our smiles faded as our surroundings seemed to catch up to us. 

I felt cold again.

“Well, should we try and get out of here?” I turned to look at the door, Zane following my gaze.

He approached the disoriented frame, his fingers grazing over the door handle.

“You ready for this?”

He looked back at me as I moved forward to meet him.

“Whenever you are.”

His hand gripped down, slowly turning the knob and guiding the door down as a dense breeze blew in. And as my eyes adjusted to the light, I caught sight of what was on the other side.

Piles and piles of deactivated droids.

Asks Open.

[coleisunderrated]

My 100th Post

I can’t believe it happened so soon. I made it to 100 posts without being eaten alive on this hellsite. To celebrate this milestone, remember that post with my headcanon of Ash perfectly mimicking Zane’s voice? I went through with the idea of making a short story based on Kai’s quote so here it is!

Kai sat in one of those rooms where prisoners get to talk to friends and relatives while being separated by those glass walls. The orange jumpsuit was so uncomfortable, especially because he was literally wearing nothing else. Apparently, being a ninja doesn’t make him exempt from the law but it better be worth it...

“Where is he?” Kai’s ears picked up a familiar silky smooth voice carrying hints of exasperation.

An officer guided the white ninja to the room where Kai awaits him. Zane sat on the other side of the glass and stared at him with a face that was worthy of being next to the word ‘disappointment’ in the dictionary.

“Zane! Thank god you’re here!” Kai didn’t care how pissed the nindroid was and he still wouldn’t respond but it didn’t matter. The fire ninja will get what’s been promised to him. After several moments where no words were exchanged, the fire ninja went straight to the point.

“So... now are you gonna lemme smash?” Kai bluntly asked.

“Why would I want to do that after what you just did?!” Zane finally broke his silence in an incredulous tone and looked at the fire ninja like he was some sort of disgusting creature. Everyone else in the room turned to stare at the normally calm ice ninja yelling at Kai.

“But that’s what you told me to do!” The fire ninja still insisted.

“I would never allow you to do something as foolish as that!”

“And yet you did! You called me at exactly 11:28 from McRonald’s!”

“I wasn’t there at the time!”

“Then where were you!?”

“I was at the Samurai X layer helping Nya and Pixal all morning! I told you I was going to meet them and I even made food for Nya and Pixal doesn’t like to eat! There was nothing to necessitate a visit to any eateries!”

“Wait, so you’re telling me you didn’t tell me to run around Mega Monster Amusement Park naked singing All Star!?” Kai asked, not happy that he humiliated himself all for nothing.

“NO!” The ice ninja was one iota away from the robot equivalence of a brain aneurysm.

“But you really said that and I have proof! I just need my phone!”

“Officer, if you please.” Zane beckoned the security guard to fetch the device.

The brawny guy searched through Kai’s confiscated items and soon found the fire ninja’s phone and handed it over to Zane. With a simple scan, Zane gleaned the password and searched through the records of all the calls Kai received and found the most recent contact. The phone number didn’t match up with anyone the ninja know. Zane couldn’t believe Kai was so trusting as to accept a call from a complete stranger.

“This is not a number any of us have ever contacted before. Why did you even answer in the first place?”

Just listen to the voicemail!” Kai urged the nindroid to keep investigating.

With some reluctance, the white ninja checked the voicemail from the number. Little did he know he’s in for an unpleasant surprise.

“Greetings, Kai.” A voice that sounded just like Zane’s spoke, leaving the ice ninja stunned. Only Pixal could replicate his voice but she never left the Samurai X lair so it can’t be her.

“I have something very important to tell you but only if you call back.” Whoever imitated Zane repeated with each and every ignored call.

“Apparently, you did call back...” Zane glared at Kai. He still can’t believe the red ninja allowed himself to be duped so easily.

“Luckily for you, I had our conversation recorded in case you’re still in denial!” Kai remained defiant and Zane was tempted to leave him right then and there. Still, he planned to discover the truth and played the recording...

“Zane, is that you?” Kai’s voice played out.

“Of course it’s me. Do you not recognize the voice of the one you love?” The same person replied again with a perfect impression of the nindroid’s voice. It was so strange for Zane to hear his own voice coming from someone else besides himself and Pixal.

The more Zane listened, the more appalled he became. This imposter had potentially defamed his character and manipulated Kai into tarnishing his permanent record. Not only that but they said a bunch of stuff the real Zane would never say. He still can’t believe Kai fell for it. The white ninja wasn’t going to let this person go so easily. He’s going to find them and deliver karma.

“I must get to the bottom of this.” Zane didn’t hesitate to begin his own quest to solve this mystery.

“Wait! But who’s gonna bail me out!? You can’t just leave me here! Zane!” Kai banged on the glass but the white ninja was out of the building within seconds.

He better get back before he has to go into those prison showers...

Zane went straight to Borg Industries and searched the data of the phone number. Turns out the owner of the phone was someone named Brent M. That’s one clue down. Next, the nindroid searched for all the Brent M.s in Ninjago, assuming the owner of the phone had some sort or relation with anyone the ninja knew. He looked through their family history, Bookface accounts, and even Instameter. It was time-consuming but a ninja never quits. The nindroid kept snooping until something caught his glowing optics in the ninteenth Brent M.’s Instameter. He recognized the person that apparently had blood ties with him.

This Brent was a distant relative of none other than Ash, the Master of Smoke. Looks like he’ll be paying the elemental master a visit...

One moment the Elemental Masters were minding their business and the next thing they knew, a freak blizzard struck their house. Before they could investigate, a figure clad in white marched in.

“Zdravstvuyte Zane!” Karlof greeted the nindroid cheerily, oblivious to the bitter cold and the ice ninja’s dark expression, “Why visit at time like this?”

“Where. Is. Ash?” Zane glowered, his voice distorted with rage and the calm way he spoke made it all the more terrifying.

“Oh! Ash hiding in kitchen! Ash! Say hello to Zane!” Karlof unwittingly ratted out the Master of Smoke he spotted under the table in the other room.

It took less than a split second before Ash found himself encased in ice from the neck down. Right in front of him was Zane and now he wished the phrase ‘if looks could kill’ was true because death was much more merciful than what the nindroid probably has in store for him.

“You were the one who called Kai, am I correct?” The ice ninja hovered over the incapacitated Elemental Master with a voice to match the terrible cold.

“W--w what are y-you t-t-talking about...?!” Ash asked through clattering teeth.

“Don’t feign innocence. I tracked down the call and you’re the only person with access to that number as well as knowing Kai’s.”

The Master of Smoke should’ve known Zane would find out. The nindroid never knows when to quit.

“Dude, it was just a prank!” The Master of Smoke confessed, “No one was physically hurt so what’s the big deal?”

“Oh? And what if I get destroy all your belongings and then say it’s just a prank? Will that make it better? I can do that right now if that’s what you think.” Zane went for the cupboards and found Ash’s collection of snacks from his home country.

“Y-you’re not r-r-really gonna d-do that a-are you?” Ash asked but the white ninja didn’t respond. The nindroid mutely dropped a handful of Gansitos onto the ground and began stomping on them.

“No! Anything but that! Stop!” The Elemental Master begged but the nindroid moved on to the de la Rosa Mazapan and scattered the fragile peanut candy all over the already ruined Gansitos, completely ignoring Ash’s pleas. He paused to give him an ultimatum, “Did I hear something? Oh well. I won’t stop until I hear an apology.” With that, he moved on to the Pulparindo, tearing up the tamarind pulp into shreds.

Ash still pleaded but Zane kept destroying his precious hoard like he didn’t exist. The nindroid crushed every last Vero Mango lollipop until he moved on to the next snack...

“No! Not the Takis! Anything but the Takis!” Ash cried out and still, the white ninja ignored him. He opened a bag and fetched a bottle of milk and was about to pour it onto the super spicy snack until...

“Okay, okay! Fine! I’m sorry! I’ll tell everyone the truth! Just leave the Takis alone!” Ash finally caved in, now a blubbering mess.

“Are you gonna tell them everything?” Zane made sure Ash was being truthful. He wasn’t going to accept a half-assed mumbled fake apology like Lloyd does all the time.

“Yes! I’m sorry! Now let me go!”

The white ninja took an uncomfortably long time pondering over the thought of freeing Ash.

“Okay, but not only will you have to tell Kai the truth but also...”

Several hours later...

Kai was surprised to see Ash with Zane once he finally returned.

“Zane, what the hell is Ash doing here?” Kai asked.

“Tell him.” Zane curtly ordered the Master of Smoke to speak for himself.

“Uh... you remember that call ‘Zane’ sent you...?” Ash started.

“Yeah...?”

“It’s actually a funny story. You see, it all started when...”

More hours later...

Before he knew it, Kai was now stuck in a specially made fireproof cell in the Kryptarium Prison. Zane stood before him but this time, he couldn’t bring himself to even look at him.

“What did I do this time!?” The fire ninja complained.

“Really? You’re asking me that after committing attempted murder and arson?” Zane retorted dryly, “Now I’m gonna have to wait for Ash to get out of the hospital before he can make up for what he did...”

“And that is...?”

“Originally, I was going to make him pay for you bail but that will have to wait.”

“Really? You let him off the hook that easily?”

“Not exactly,” Zane retorted with an eerily calm aura, "That alone wouldn’t have been good enough. He will also have to drive me to my appointments with a therapist for separation counseling.”

“Hehe, gotta love when your humor switch is on!” Kai chuckled.

Zane stared at Kai coldly and briefly opened his chest panel to reveal the switch was off. Without saying a word, the ice ninja left.

“Zane...?” Now Kai was getting scared. What if they really do break up? Even worse, Zane was already gone.

...

The anguished cry of the ice ninja’s name echoed across the entire realm of Ninjago.