Yeah, Nova, isn't gonna be in the race for a few reasons. The police are looking for her, she doesn't like big crowds, and the Ultra Dragon doesn't like her.
And since she knows what is gonna happen in this race, she is gonna exploit it by going around and stealing.
Nova obtains a new plushie. (there is a pic of the plushie)
I'll be doing [robotic] with her voice and mask from here on out, so you guys know whenever she has the voice effect active or not while wearing the mask.
[robotic] = means she has changed the voice effect in her mask on, so she sounds more robotic when she is speaking while wearing the mask.
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*In Dareth's dojo with Lloyd, upside down and using one hand to support himself.*
"Focus." Wu proceeds to pour some tea. "In order to bear the fate of Ninjago on your shoulders, you must first learn to bear the weight of all of us."
*Lloyd is using his feet to balance the ninja and Wu. Zane is on top of Lloyd's feet while holding Kai and Jay in his arms, and Cole is standing on his head. Cole has Wu on his shoulders and Nova is standing on his left hand that he has stretched up. The ninja are all nervous.*
"How did I get into this situation?" Nova wondered to herself.
Wu sips his tea. "Focus."
"Sensei, I'm starting to think this was a bad idea." said Jay.
"I'm with shocky here, I don't like this." said Nova.
"Yeah, Sensei, he's just a kid." said Kai.
"In order for him to succeed, we must all trust one another." said Wu.
*Behind them, outside, some machinery is heard as Lloyd starts straining from holding all the weight on his feet and hand. A wrecking ball slams into the wall, making everyone fall and land on the ground.*
"What was that?" Cole asked.
"For fuck's sake, can't people see that are someone inside the building." complained Nova.
*They get up and see a builder and foreman, wearing hardhats, who unexpectedly notice the ninja.*
Dareth emerged from behind a beaded doorway. "WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!!!! This wasn't supposed to happen until tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow?" Foreman turns to the builder. "Let me see that order." The builder hands him the order slip, and he looks at it. "Oh, yeah. My bad. Sorry 'bout that. We'll be back in the morning." They both leave.
*Dareth groans as he picks up one of his "trophies," which is bent.*
"Uh, Dareth, what is this all about?" Cole asked.
"Well, I fell behind on some of my payments and some developer named "Darnagom Enterprises" is buying the entire block to put in some stupid frisbee-golf course. They say if I don't come up with 50,000 by tomorrow, the dojo is gone." Dareth explained.
"But, we already lost the Bounty. We can't lose the dojo now." said Jay.
"My trophies. Oh, my fake trophies!" Dareth sobs.
Zane noticed the letter on a sign. "Wait a minute. "Darnagom"? When you rearrange the letters, it spells—"
"O grandma?" guessed Jay.
"No! You idiot Garmadon!" said Nova, walking up and slapping the back of Jay's head.
"Right." Jay laughs. "That would make more sense. Also, ow."
"Um, my dad is behind this?" asked Lloyd.
"If he destroys the dojo, where will we train Lloyd?" Cole asked.
"Hey! What about me?" Nova asked but got ignored.
"Any chance you got 50,000 in that teapot of yours." Dareth asked Wu.
"Worry not, Dareth. You're not in this alone. We're all with you." said Wu.
Nya comes in. "Did someone say 50,000—?"
Jay gasps. "You didn't happen to win the lottery?"
"No, but I heard about Ninjaball Run!" said Nya.
"Ninjaball Run?" All but Nya and Nova.
"It's the biggest road race in Ninjago, with a prize of 100,000 big ones. And it's tomorrow." said Nova.
"I thank you, little lady fighter, but you're talking about the most dangerous race known to man. Only the most serious of racers even stand a chance." said Dareth.
Kai looked over at Nya. "But didn't you just do a few upgrades on our Ultra Sonic Raider? Maybe we might stand a chance."
"Me and Nova can enter with my Dragon. You did say I needed the practice." said Lloyd.
"So it is agreed. You will all enter this "Ninjaball Run" to save the dojo." said Wu.
Nya notices Dareth's sobbing. "Are you still crying?"
"Yes. But these are happy tears." said Dareth.
Nova looked over at Lloyd, a little nervous. "Ummm, I might sit this one out." She said.
"What!? But you always wanna be part of the action, and for this one we need the whole team if we are to save the dojo." said Lloyd.
"... I don't do well in big crowds." Nova said before leaning closer, whispering to him. "And the police might see me, which might make it worse for me."
Lloyd sighed. "Fine, but what are you gonna do while the rest of us are in the race?" He asked.
Nova shrugged. "I can just do my own training, but if something comes up, I'll come and help." She said.
"That and since everyone is focused on the race, I can try and steal from the bank again since the police do end up joining the race too later on." She thought to herself.
"Okay." said Lloyd.
*The next morning, everyone else is gathered to watch the race.*
Nova was sitting on top of one of the buildings watching everyone getting ready for the race. "This is the perfect time to do some stealing with hardly anyone around to see, along with no police to catch me." She giggled.
The moment Nova heard the race had started, she activated her mask and got up from where she was sitting, and grabbed a bag that she had taken with her. [robotic] "Alright since the police will be joining the race later. I can go around and steal a few items from the stores until then." She quickly pulled out a list.
*Nova's stealing list: a frying pan, a toaster, a new plushie, money from the bank, tech and tool items, a phone and a laptop.*
"With this, I should be able to pay back some of Ronin's stuff that I broke, along with those 20 bucks from the cursed alarm clock I stole from him." [robotic]
Nova put away the list and started jumping from each building while using her gaming abilities and shadow teleportation, since no one was watching her, and so she could finally let loose.
The first store Nova got to was selling kitchen tools and a few other items. "By the First Spinjitzu Master, please don't explode." [robotic] she prayed before walking over to the door and began lockpicking it, which didn't take long for her to unlock the door and sneak inside.
She watched the security cameras, making sure to stay out of their sight, while looking around the store until she found a good frying pan and toaster. [robotic] "I swear this better fix my debt."
After getting what she needed from the store, she left and went on to the next store that was selling phones and laptops, which went just as smooth as the first store.
Nova looked up at a big screen on one of the buildings as it was showing the race and Lloyd having trouble controlling the Ultra dragon.
"Oof, I've better hurry, the police should be joining the race soon." [robotic]
She got to the next building, which was a kid's toy store.
"Okay, I just need to grab a simple, small plushie I can carry with me all the time. As I've had just about enough with these nightmares." Nova mumbled [robotic] getting into the store and started searching.
Nova searched through the plushie section until she found a tiny owlbear plushie just the size of her hand.
The plushie:
(image)
"Perfect and so cute." Nova mumbled [robotic] with a soft smile behind her mask.
She put the plushie in the back before leaving the store, now heading to the bank by traveling through the shadows while listening to the race as the police had just joined it.
Nova easily got to the security room, hiding in the shadows as she watched the guard leave the room before she then went on to move over, and turn off the cameras and alarms this time.
When she was done with that, she used the shadows to get into the vault. "This is so much easier than the first time I tried." She thought to herself.
Nova went right away with grabbing as much money she could have in her bag, before it was getting a bit heavy. [robotic] "That should be enough."
Nova put the bag on her back before she used the shadows to get out of the building and went on to travel on top of another building looking at the screen to check on the race.
"Oh shit, looks like they are getting close to the finish line, better get moving." [robotic] She started moving from each building using her powers and abilities.
*The Black Bounty and Ultra Sonic Raider pass the finish line. The jet lands on the ground as the ninja get off, and the crowd come up to them as the Black Bounty also lands.*
"Ninja! Ninja!" cheered the crowd as they lifted them onto their shoulders. "Ninja! Ninja! Ninja! Ninja! Ninja! Ninja! Ninja! Ninja!"
Garmadon getting off. "I won. I won! Clearly I passed the finish line first!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!" said the announcer as everyone looks at the screen to see the overall winner. The headlamp on the Ultra Sonic Raider jet has crossed the finish line first. "The ninja! The ninja have won!"
*The crowd cheers as Jay removes the headlamp.*
"Yeah! I knew it would bring us luck!" said Jay.
"No! That's not fair! That wasn't even part of the vehicle in the first place! It's not even street legal! My ship was—" Garmadon complained.
"Your ship?"
Garmadon looks up to see his son and the Ultra Dragon on the deck of the Black Bounty. Along with Nova sitting at the end of the ship away from the dragon. "I believe this belongs to us."
Lloyd looks over at Nova. "Since when did you get here? weren't you busy training?" He asked, confused.
Nova looked at the dragon a little nervous before back at Lloyd as she shrugged. "I saw the guys were having some trouble, so I decided to come and help, but by the time I got here they had already won." She said.
"No! No! No!" Garmadon begins to cry in anguish as sirens are heard.
Officer coming up to him. "Alright, Garmadon, you're coming with us."
Nova made sure to stay out of sight from the police and officers.
*The Fangpyre bus soon shows up, blocking the officers' way as Skales opens the door.*
"Look who needs who now." said Skales.
*Garmadon quickly gets on before the bus drives off.*
"Somehow, Sensei, I don't think that will be the last we're gonna see of him." said Nya.
Dareth looking at the trophy, full of money. "We did it! We did it! Ooh-hoo! We saved the dojo! Oh, look what I can do. CANNONBALL!!!!!!!" He jumps into the trophy, and some money falls out as everyone soon laughs.