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fanfalc-616 · 3 years

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The Rights Of A Nindroid

This is chapter Two

(Chapter one can be found here.)

Enjoy! (:<

Kai paces around the kitchen, checking the clock again. “Zane said shortly after our normal breakfast time, which is at eight. It’s ten! Why is he not here yet?!”

He knows it’s unlikely that something is wrong, but he can’t help but worry. This isn’t something that normally happens with Zane…

“I’m sure he’s fine.” Nya assures, confirming his logical side. “Something probably came up. He’ll be back soon.”

“He’s never late!” Jay argues from his spot on the table, sitting on the ledge rather than in a chair- and action that Zane would scold him for, if he was home.

“If something came up, he would’ve told us.” Cole agrees as he sits down, staring at his watch. “We haven’t heard a thing.”

Lloyd chews on his lip, kicking out his legs from where he sits on the counter to occasionally mess with Kai’s pacing- something that he would normally be annoyed with, but is too concerned at the moment to actually complain. “Can we track him?”

Jay blinks a few times. “That’s… actually a good idea.” He admits, tapping at his BorgWatch. Then his eyes widen. “His signature’s gone.” He breathes out. “Why is his signature gone?!”

Kai feels himself snap to attention. “It’s gone? What could do that?” He demands, rushing over to his ginger boyfriend.

Nya taps at her own watch. “A lot of things- and none of them good.” She admits, glancing over at Lloyd.

Cole stands up from his seat. “Okay, so we know that something is wrong. We need to find Zane. How can we do that?”

Lloyd also gets up. “Jay, Nya- see if you can find any cameras that show what happened to him.” He instructs, then turns to Kai and Cole. “The three of us will go out and see if we can find any clues.” He decides.

Kai nods, practically vibrating with his worry. They need to find Zane, and they need to find him now.

With his signature missing, who knows where he is…

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Zane is instantly alert as footsteps come closer, and he tenses, preparing to make an escape. He may only get one chance, so he must use it wisely.

When the door opens, he surges forward, using his cuffed hands as a form of bludgeoning weapon.

Much to his dismay, the guards seem to have been expecting that, and no one is there- they had opened the door while standing to the side, leaving the direct forward empty. This results in him stumbling, as there is no force opposing his attack.

This stumble allows the guards to catch him once again, rendering him once again helpless to the whims of his captors.

Despite the way he struggles, they still manage to bring him into a new section of the facility, and-

Zane feels his eyes widen as he comes to a realization of what this room is likely meant for, given the things inside.

A workshop. This in itself would not normally be a cause for alarm, but given the specific tools and the way the work table has restraints…

He picks up his struggling once again, this time finding it within himself to speak.

“Stop! Let- let go of me!” He demands, unable to hide the quiver in his voice. The tools themselves are not inherently threatening; Jay has used many of them in his repairs. However, these circumstances are vastly different from the way his boyfriend would fix him after a mission.

“Stop, I said! Release me!” His pleas fall on deaf ears, it seems, because he is still taken to the table, his handcuffs hooked on a piece of metal and clamped in place, forcing his arms above his head. He attempts to kick the guards, but his legs are restrained just as quickly, leaving him helpless to whatever fate awaits him.

Without any words, the guards leave the room, save for two, one at each of the doorways that could have served as escapes if not for the way he had been bound to the table.

A new man comes up to him, dressed differently from the officials or guards, instead wearing an outfit more suited to a mechanic.

The man comes up to Zane, pulling apart the top of his gi to get to his chest plate.

“Wait!” Zane shouts, struggling in his bonds. “You can’t-“ He fumbles for words, too panicked to figure them out. “Please, stop!”

The man doesn’t listen, instead choosing to open up Zane’s chest plate the rest of the way. Unfortunately, it seems that they had thought this through- he’s almost completely immobilized.

“This isn’t- stop it! Let go of me!” Zane demands, despite knowing that if they’ve come this far, there is only an infinitesimally small chance that they would genuinely listen.

“Please!”

In a surprising but very relieving turn of events, the man does pause in his work, turning and calling out to one of the nearby guards.

“Should I mute its vocals?” He asks.

Zane closes his mouth fast enough that there’s an audible click. Mute him? They- no, they couldn’t do that! He- no, they… they can’t…

He’s not an it, either. He is capable of conscious thought, the same way a human would be. Where did they get the idea that he’s lesser? Despite being mechanical, he’s always been on par with the intelligence of humankind. Why would they think otherwise? There isn’t any evidence to support the idea that-

A wire being tugged on draws him from his thoughts, warnings popping up in his vision to emphasize the issue- though it’s not as though he didn’t notice himself.

“Stop it!” Zane snaps, straining against the bonds that hold him once again. They may attempt to harm him all they wish, but he will not allow this to happen so easily.

His words are ignored. “Give me that scanner, yeah?” The man calls towards the other doorway; the one that Zane had not entered through. “I’m gonna need it; its system’s more complex than we thought.”

A loud sigh comes from a young woman as she steps into the workshop. “I’m going to need it back.” She warns, handing the brunet the device.

The man turns back to Zane. “Yeah, I’ll give it back after this shift.” He confirms.

With a nod, the woman heads back into the side room.

The man returns to examining his wiring in such a way that makes Zane feel almost as though he’s some form of lab rat; a lesser being used for experimenting on.

It is not a pleasant feeling.

No matter how he strains and attempts to resist, no progress is gained, and he remains quite firmly trapped.

Eventually the man seems to grow tired of him, and roughly clangs a tool against one of his sensors, tearing a cry from him.

“Behave, nindroid.” He snarls. “I don’t have time for your delusions.”

“I am beginning to grow tired of this assumption that I am lesser.” Zane snaps. “I am just as sentient as any human, and I expect to be treated as such!”

A wrench is used to hit him across the face, hard enough that his head is roughly forced to the side, slamming into the side of the table.

Zane clenches his teeth and turns back to the man, preparing to unleash a rant- but something peculiar happens.

The man turns to a guard. “Yeah, this one will need training too.” He sighs. “Was kinda hoping it’d behave.”

“Training?” Zane questions. “What is that supposed to mean?” An edge of unease has crept into him. Something is telling him that the ‘training’ he’s referring to will not be pleasant.

No matter what he does, he’s ignored for the rest of the time- his words and attempts at resisting aren’t even acknowledged.

That is quite odd, but Zane would not put it past them to be finding enjoyment in his suffering- he’s found that some humans have the disturbing habits of putting salt on snails and squashing bugs solely because they have power over what is considered a lesser being.

They have blatantly stated that they view him as worth less than humankind- that point was quite firmly driven home by the use of the pronoun ‘it’ to refer to him. Due to the circumstances, it seems that all he can do is hope that they treat him with at least the dignity given to most kinds of laboratory animals- there are laws in place that allow the majority of non-human living beings that are tested to be treated humanely.

Yet even that seems unlikely. Such laws only apply to vertebrate animals, and while not explicitly stated in the legal documents, it is quite heavily implied that this only applies to organic life forms.

This is… less than ideal. Even so, he will do his best to power through until the others come for him- he had informed them that he would only be slightly late. It will not take long for them to realize that something is wrong.

They will come for him. He will just have to be patient… and pray that his captors do not plan to disassemble him fully in the meantime.

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watchingninjago-archive · 5 years

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Season 4, Episode 1 - The Invitation

the i want my hat back comic, but with zane

[22:24] O! New intro once again!

[22:07] Wait! No! This is a cold open! And we’re opening on one of the Overlord’s nindroid soldiers.

[21:59] Someone (it’s Lloyd, ain’t it) is hiding in the flowers. Nice use of the lego eye blending in with the daffodils.

[21:53] Hell yeah, Lloyd!

[21:39] Wait! No intro! Straight to the title card, okay?

[21:33] Man. That’s a lot of lazers.

[21:25] Jeez! Where do these nindroids even come from?

[21:08] Now it’s… Indiana Jones. Maybe. I’ve never seen an Indiana Jones movie.

[20:59] Wait, what?

[20:57] Oh! It’s a simulation!

[20:51] Well, at least Cyrus has found a use for the nindroids.

[20:33] Dammit. The other ninja bailed?

[20:15] WU, ZANE FUCKING DIED. THIS ISN’T THE TIME TO PHILOSOPHISE.

[20:01] Oh, hi Jay! (and I guess we have to check in on what the other surviving ninja are up to, so I’ll keep track of that). He’s… he’s doing something?

[19:51] ninja warrior but in ninjago. this is ninja warrior but in ninjago i really am serious about this

[19:48] Could be some other game show, tho

[19:40] that’s one way to abuse your powers!

[19:25] what’s even happening anymore?

[19:16] Kathy, the mic is right there. You don’t have to scream.

[19:10] #makingthemostofit

[18:38] Ah! That’s where the grief went! You’ve just been hiding it under a mask of Oh How Fun It Is To Be A Show Host, Jay, haven’t you?

[18:33ish???] (Jay, in a really depressingly low tone of voice) “Ninja never quit, huh, Zane?” Jesus christ. Now Jay’s beating himself up, isn’t he?

[18:28] Lloyd is a master of breaking into buildings now!

[18:22] oh get off your high horse lloyd. you can’t just walk up and Be A TV Host without some degree of Enforced Facial Enhancement Via Makeup, no matter the gender

[18:17] (Jay) “I refuse to fight beside Cole.” oh YOU get off your high horse, Jay!

[18:08] Wait, Jay and Nya… broke up? I guess it just kinda happened to suit The Love Triangle, All Bow Beneath It, and if so… okay. This guy CANNOT be doing that well mentally if that and Zane dying and then the team going their own paths almost right away happened all at once. This goes for anyone in the team, really, but it’s got to be the worst for Jay as he’s got three Bad Things At Once, not two (still awful but… you get my point)

[17:48] make up artist jay.... Anyhow, let’s see what the others are up to.

[17:47] Deforestation! Let’s hope pollution isn’t a problem in Ninjago.

[17:44] oh hi Cole. Lloyd’s right behind ya, heads up

[17:28] Cole’s tired of fighting. This coming from the guy Always Down To Fight in the earlier seasons isn’t a good sign for him anyhow. And… yeah, he should be after ALL OF THAT (pretend you can see me gesturing over the events of seasons 1-3).

[17:01] and this is why you have to be smart on how your stack them logs

[16:51] Nice one.

[16:37] who taught Lloyd to teleport?

[16:34] Oh! The Serpentine are integrated back into society, it seems! What on earth is Kai doing here, though?

[16:08] And I guess Kai’s got the opposite problem to Cole. He wants to keep on fighting, but there’s nothing really big to fight!

[15:43] Alcoholism: for kids! I mean, what is the legal drinking age in Ninjago? I guess it CAN’T be legit alcohol because this is a kids show, but like… I know my Totally Not An Alcoholic Beverage when I see one.

[15:39] Ah! It’s “juice”!

[15:14] And it looks like Kai’s the one who has the glorious title of “most affected by Zane dying”! He says he doesn’t care about honor basically because Zane’s dead, he’s not, AND IT SHOULD'VE BEEN *HIM* (referring to Kai talking about himself) JESUS CHRIST

[15:08] Lloyd… i love you but… no. this is not what you say to somebody having borderline suicidal thoughts.

[15:03] And like, I do understand that Living For Someone or Something Other Than Yourself is a good way to keep going. But… I dunno. Something about this rubs me the wrong way. Is this just me?

[14:50] Zane’s statue hasn’t been well maintained, has it?

[14:34] bird friend :’)

[14:28] (Kai going to Zane’s memorial and seeing the Falcon land on the statue’s shoulder) ow. ow that shit Hurts

[14:19] I’ve heard of Master Chen. Mostly that he’s a fucking cunt, and I don’t mean this in the Classic Aussie Term Of Endearment Way, but in a Can He Just Stop way

[14:12] It looks like that the second you step into this place it’d give you indigestion, tbh

[14:03] Oh my god. Poor Lloyd, though. He’s trying his best.

[13:40] Oh, we aren’t going there. We really aren’t. That’s.. that’s not gonna work out.

[13:24] And a gang just… barges in.

[12:38] Yay! Team bonding! Let’s hope we can do more team bonding outside of kicking ass!

[11:50] Okay, totally not a suspicious Zane-shrine…

[11:36] Okay, now it’s got to the ninja Zane hasn’t kicked the bucket yet.

[11:20] Is Lloyd the only one who can read it? Are we asking him about if he’s got an explanation because He’s The Only Remaining Ninja So Far, He’s Got To Know or….

[11:09] Cole! Cole, please don’t eat those whole.

[11:00] implying Cole has eaten fortune cookies whole before???

[10:33] uh oh

[10:02] Well. This can go well, or this can end terribly.

[9:47] Aw! Lloyd’s got his own room at his dad’s. Look at him. I love my boy.

[9:21] Lloyd’s biting the bullet and asking if there’s other people with elemental powers. And… Garmadon is only a teensy bit suspicious.

[9:05] I guess this means Garmadon knows about Chen already.

[9:04] Yuuup!

[8:53] ...this is weird.

[8:14] Oh? Is this Chen? I don’t think it’s him, but I could be wrong.

[8:01] Is That The Smell Of Heterosexuality In The Morning?

[7:59] oi. kai. focuuus.

[7:47] Nope, this isn’t Chen.

[7:27] blatant lies but sure, man, i guess

[6:27] Garmadon, you’re just the best

[6:01] cursed lego metal glove things

[5:47] There Is More Elements, Boys

[4:51] oooh shit is Nya going to start showing her powers this season?

[3:58] Nice to see you’ve got your honor back, Kai, but I don’t think it’ll serve you well considering what Garmadon literally just said.

[3:21] oof

[2:42] We haven’t even got to the tournament and already we’ve got someone almost thrown overboard.

[2:00] wait… WHAT WAS *THAT*

[1:32] The reflection in the phone… is that really the face of a human?

[0:52] WAIT THAT IS A HUMAN, AND THAT HUMAN IS OFF HIS FUCKING ROCKER YIKES

[0:46] ...Zane?

[0:42] Oh my god. Oh my GOD. HE’S ALIVE OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD I’M ACTIVELY TEARING UP???

#jaime binges ninjago season 4 #ninjago #the invitation #actually p. sure the i want my hat back but with zane thing actually exists. i think i've seen it in some of the tags.

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