[Maturity Warning]
Nova loves messing with people when she gets the chance. Even if it means having an angry boyfriend after her.
Lloyd is making a deal? Normally, it's Nova that are making deals.
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*Cole, Kai, Lloyd, and Nya are taking in the scenery of Terra Technica.*
"Whoa. This place is amazing." Avatars are seen buying food and weapons. "Where should we start? Maybe find a way to customize our avatars? We can upgrade our look!" said Cole.
"Cole, I know this Prime Empire place is like a video game paradise for you, but our mission is to find Jay and Nova, not to get designer clothes." said Nya.
"Uh, guys, that mission just got a bit more complicated!" said Lloyd as people are interrupted by the Red Visors marching in to confront the ninja. The people scatter, all shops close, no one is left except for the Red Visors and the ninja.
"Maybe this isn't as bad as it looks. Some games have tutorial assistants who meet new players and teach them how the game works." said Cole.
The Red Visors raise their weapons. "Eliminate the enemies of Unagami!"
Kai winces. "It's as bad as it looks." The Red Visors fire their weapons and the ninja dodge them.
"Time to go Spinjitzu on these digital creeps. Ninja, go!" They leap into the air and... Nya falls flat face on the ground, Lloyd lands on his feet, crouched, Cole flips on to the ground, and Kai does a slow spin.
"Whoa, whoa!" Kai continues spinning and crashes into something off scene. The Red Visors stop and look at each other, confused.
"Uh... Does anyone know what just happened?" Lloyd and Cole shrug. "Or didn't happen?" said Nya, confused.
Kai still tries to do Spinjitzu, spinning around. "Ugh. Come on, Spinjitzu! Come on!" Cole catches him. The Red Visors go back to shooting.
"New plan. Elemental powers! Go!" They strain to release their powers, but nothing happens. Kai sighs, exhausted.
"Seriously?" They jump away and run off to hide as the Red Visors continue shooting at them.
"Whoa!"
"Ahh!"
"What's going on?" Nya asked.
"Not again! Awh! Can't I go, like, two seconds without losing my elemental powers?!" Kai complained.
"Fight now and figure it out later." said Lloyd as they jumped out from hiding.
Kai punches straight into a Red Visor's chest. "Hunh-unh." He immediately grabs his hand, wincing at the pain. "Ahh."
Cole leaps at another Red Visor, but the Visor turns away and watches him fly by into a pile of hats. "Wha-ahh!"
Nova was sitting on a roof when she heard the sound of fighting, and a small smile was placed on her face. "Took them long enough." She went on to use her speed boost and double jump to quickly get to where they were.
Nova soon enough got there and decided to watch the show for a bit.
Lloyd continues punching and kicking the Visor he is facing, but it has zero effect on them. Panting. "I don't get it. I feel weak and slow!" The Visor grabs his hand. "Huh?" The Visor punches him across the path before Lloyd finishes his kick. "Unh."
Nova couldn't help but start laughing at what she was seeing, which caught everyone's attention.
(Nova has been gaming like crazy and got herself an avatar.)
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"Who's that?" Cole asked.
"I don't know." said Kai.
"Damn, you guys are such newbies!" Nova jumped down on the ground and walked over.
"Who are you?" Lloyd asked.
Nova gave him a blank look and a raised eyebrow before a smirk grew on her face. "Why not mess with them a little."
"You can call me G.B, now watch a pro handle this." Nova rushed towards the first Red Visor, kicking them right in the guts, making them go poof. Before then using her speed boost to move on to the next few Red Visors, poofing them, too.
"Whoa. Does she have teleportation powers in this game or—" said Cole.
"Wow, I think that's a new record." said Nova as a screen showed up and showed her a score counter. "That would make 369 Red Visor, huh, interesting." She looked up as she saw movement. "You guys can come out and help, I didn't take out all of these guys!"
The ninja looked up to see four Jays coming down from the roof.
"That was amazing, G.B!"
"It's so rare for anyone to see you fighting up close!"
"You've gotta have to help me get this new skill I saw Jay use!"
"When are you gonna do another cooking battle?"
Nova rolled her eyes. "Stop the glazing, boys, and focus, I'll talk with Jay about that skill you wanna learn. As for the cooking battle, I can't say for sure just yet."
"Got it, miss G.B!" shouted the four Jays as they went on to take care of the Red Visors that were left.
"Wait? You know where Jay is?" Nya asked.
"Does that mean you also know where Nova is?" Lloyd asked, sounding worried about her.
Nova gave him a small smile, but went on to messing with him. "Huh? Nova, oh yeah, I know where she and Jay are."
"Friends of Jay and Nova... welcome!" greeted Beta Jay 137.
"These guys are from "The League of Jay." As they call themselves." Nova explained.
"Oh! You're all players, and you've chosen to play as avatars of Jay." said Cole.
"Uh, we're talking about Jay? Right? Like, our Jay?" said Kai as they saw three of Unagami's aerial drones scanning the grounds below.
"If you guys don't want a game over, you better start running." said Nova, crossing her arms.
"You heard her, hurry! Come with us if you want to keep playing." They watch the four Jays jump over the building.
"I guess we don't have a choice." They watch Lloyd run up to the building and jump. "Ha-unh!" He face plants into the building halfway up before sliding back down to the ground. "Ah. Uh, how did—What did just—huh?"
Nova started laughing out loud at what she just saw, even letting out a snort. "Oh, my god! That was so funny to see."
Lloyd glared over at G.B, not finding it very funny, and her laughing wasn't helping it.
Nova was shaking her head as she walked over and held out her hand to help him up. "You need to see this place like a game, and in most games there is what's called "Double Jump" I'm sure your friend did a bit of the same thing in the real world. Didn't she?"
Lloyd stared deeply at G.B, as she seemed very familiar.
Nova cleared her throat as she tried her hardest not to blush by how much he was staring. "Now, everyone just do like me and try to keep up."
Nova took a few steps back before then doing a double jump, landing on the building successfully. "Just like that, now pick up the pace!"
"Okay!" said Cole being the first to try and easily landed on the building.
"That makes no sense!" said Kai as they see the Red Drones approaching closer.
Nya gasps and takes Kai's hand. "Go with it!" The Drones see them and shoot at them as they double jump the building. "Wow! I just jumped on air."
"Hurry! The great Jay wills it so!" said Beta Jay 137 as they run and jump over buildings.
"I don't get it." Lloyd ducks his head, panting. "I run all the time, but I'm already... getting... tired."
Nova rolled her eyes playfully as she ran over to him. "Of course, you're getting tired. You're a noob. Your stamina stats are probably quite low."
"Wait. Are you saying the reason we don't have our powers is because—" said Cole.
"You haven't bought any skills yet. Here. See my skill tree. See? I have Level 48 stamina." Beta Jay 137 switches the screen. "And I have enough experience points to buy another skill. Here." He purchases the skill."Super-back-flip-flying-kick." He backflips, taking out two drones.
"What about G.B? What's her level?" Cole asked.
"Miss G.B is the best player around here next to Jay. She is known as the Butterfly Queen around here." Beta Jay 137 explained.
"The Butterfly Queen?" Lloyd questioned, glancing over at her. "I swear, if she is Nova under another mask, I'm gonna have a serious word with her."
Nova didn't need to look, or have a skill, to know she was getting a danger feeling from Lloyd. "Okay, maybe I shouldn't have messed with him."
"Seriously? It took me months to learn that move in the real world. But in here, you just "buy another skill?" Not fair!" said Nya when they come to a stop as four Red Drones appear in front of them and three more behind them.
"There may come a day when the courage of Jays fails... but this is not that day!" said Beta Jay 137.
"Jay-Ja... go!" The four Jays take out many Drones with their Katanas and skills. The ninja decide to hop into the fight. Cole sloppily punches a Drone. Nya repeatedly misses delivering hits on her Drone. Kai jumps onto a Drone and tries to punch out the laser source. The Drone fires and Kai is thrown down the building.
"Wha-ahh!" Kai disappears below.
Nova went on to join too and summoned her sword, knowing Kai and Lloyd would be talking while the rest of them were fighting, so they shouldn't know that this was "her" sword that she made herself.
"Kai!" Lloyd punches the building and mourns the loss of his friend. Kai immediately reappears beside him. In the background, Cole runs off with a Drone shooting at him. Nya rides a Drone, trying to destroy it. Jaywalkin 238 strikes a Drone and a chicken pops out. Cole is seen popping out his head, and he disappears again when he sees a Drone aiming at him. Nova easily slashing at the Drones, cutting them apart as her drone kill counter was going up.
"How many kill counters do you have!?" shouted Cole.
"Focus on the fight, for fuck's sake! or I'll add a ninja kill counter!" shouted Nova.
Everyone stopped for a second to look at her.
Nova cleared her throat. "Let's just take care of these guys, okay."
Everyone goes back to fighting.
Kai looks around. "I-I'm alive?" He pats himself. "How am I alive?" Lloyd rubs his eyes. "I just-I—Oh, duh!" Lloyd scratches his head. "Video game! I just re-spawned. Ha! None of this is real!"
"It feels real!" Lloyd runs off with a Drone chasing him.
Nya is backing up from a Drone when Beta Jay 137 jumps in and destroys it. "We will draw them away. Miss G.B will lead you guys the rest of the way."
Nova quickly unsummoned her sword. "Follow me, we are going down the streets to the northwest for 13 blocks. There you will find one of our allies waiting!"
"I understand... kind of." said Nya.
"Come on!" shouted Nova, jumping down an alley with the ninja close behind her. "Wait." She held out her arm to stop the others, but Kai just had to keep walking ahead. "You motherfucking idiot." She groans.
Lloyd glanced over at G.B when he heard her swearing.
"Kai! Hide!" said Nya.
"Why? This is a game. If they blast us, we just come back. Here, I'll distract, you get around behind them." said Kai as they watch him, uneasily, as he approaches the Visors. "Hey, guys! You know who's totally lame?" The Red Visors cringe at the sound of the name. "Unagami, that's who!"
"The enemies of Unagami must pay!" They raise their weapons and fire at him, chasing him down the alley. Kai stops.
"Whoo—" Kai dies happily and Cole, Lloyd, and Nya get around behind the Visors, placing tires on them and rolling them away. Kai respawns beside them. "See? "Re-spawn" is my new favorite word. Whoo-hoo!"
"Idiots, I forget I'm surrounded by idiots." mumbled Nova, facepalming. "Maybe I should have stayed back with Jay and just waited for them to show up."
"Uh, I don't know if that's really smart. In games-" said Cole.
Kai shrugs him off. "Whatever, Cole. You're just annoyed that, as the team's gaming guru, you weren't the one who figured this out!" He marches away, proud of himself, while Cole watches him, suspicious of his actions. "Huh!"
"Come on, guys." said Lloyd and Nova in unison, causing them to look at each other.
Nova let out an awkward giggle. "Follow me." She started leading them the rest of the way.
The ninja looked around confused. "But there's no garage." said Nya.
"Just wait." said Nova as she walked over to a man with a taser. "Hey! Scott! I'm bringing friends!"
Scott turned to see Nova and let out an annoyed sigh. "I'm guessing they are here to see Superstar Rockin' Jay?" They nod. "Come on. Before someone sees us." They exchange confused looks and watch as he enters in a hidden garage.
"A cloaked hideout?" said Nya as the doors shut behind them.
"Wow." The ninja looked around amazed.
"Awesome!" said Nya.
"I know, right. I never get tired of it, no matter how many times I come here." said Nova, smiling.
The man known as Scott cleared his throat. "Name's Scott. I'm a mechanic. My garage is hidden by a Level 999 Stealth Barrier. Those Red Visors can't see it." He scoffs. "Even Unagami can't."
"What are you hiding from?" Nya asked.
"The Red Visors want me to compete in the Speedway Five-Billion. Like everyone else. But I'm smarter. No, thanks. And the League of Jays and the Butterfly Queen keep my secret, so I help them rebuild their vehicles and weapons and stuff." Scott explained.
"Yeah, pretty much. So it's a win, win situation here." said Nova, smiling.
"When are you gonna drop your disguise, GhostButterfly?" Scott asked.
Nova rolled her eyes. "When I feel like it."
"Wait, your name is GhostButterfly?" Cole asked.
Nova raised an eyebrow. "Yeah? What did you think, G.B stood for? Goodbye?"
"Hm. What's this?" Kai asked.
"Don't touch that, it's—" They watch tools fly as Kai presses the button and he poofs. "Dangerous..." said Scott.
Kai reappears next to Scott and grabs him. "Huh. I love this infinite-lives-thing!"
Scott pushes his arm back. "Infinite? Who told you that?" He presses Kai's heart and his health board appears over him. "You get four lives in Prime Empire. And looks like you've used three."
Kai gasps. "What? What? Why didn't anyone tell me this?"
"I tried, but you wouldn't listen." said Cole.
"You wouldn't have listened, even if I tried." said Nova, shaking her head.
"Oh, sure, blame the victim!" Cole, Lloyd, and Nya look at each other and bring up their health boards. "So, so wait, what happens if I lose this last one?" Kai asked.
Nova brings up her health board that showed three lives, she had lost a life in a tough boss battle and was close to losing another getting to that same boss but was able to finish it at the last second.
"You don't want to know. It's horrible. Why do you think I won't race in the Speedway?" Scott brings up his health board. "I only have one life left myself." He pushes aside a few boxes and presses a button. "Anyway. If you seek Superstar Rockin' Jay, this is the way." They follow him and Nova through a tunnel.
"We're supposed to trust a complete stranger and go into a dangerous looking dark hole?" Cole questioned while they made their way through and gazed out at the sight of so many players dressed up as Jay.
"I... I can't believe this. Are we in a nightmare?" said Kai.
"Attention, League of Jay." No one pays attention, and he turns up his volume. It echoes across the room. "Attention, League of Jay! It is time for the arrival of our hero, our inspiration, the reason for our very existence... Superstar Rockin' Jay himself!" The ninja gaze in astonishment at the sight of Jay rising to the stage from below, strumming a guitar. Jay hands over his guitar to Beta Jay 137.
Nova smiled at this before a few players was calling her over, so she walked over and started talking about skills and how to best level up.
"Aww." Jay chuckles, waving. "Hmm." He gasps at the sight of his friends. "Guys? Is that really you?" He hugs them. "Wow, me and Nova have been waiting for you. Is this place awesome, or what?!"
Lloyd looked around at all the players. "But where is Nova? I don't see her anywhere."
Jay gave him a confused look as he raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? You were with her just a moment ago." He pointed towards G.B, who was still talking with some players.
"What!? That was Nova this whole time!?" The ninja couldn't believe it.
"I can't believe this." Lloyd groans, walking over to Nova and grabbed her wrist, which caught her attention. "We are gonna have a small talk, Ocea."
Nova had a nervous smile on her face. "See you guys around." She told the players as she got dragged away and out of view so they could be alone.
Lloyd had his arms crossed while glaring at her. "Seriously, Nova? I thought we were done with this whole secret identity thing."
Nova rubbed the back of her neck as she turned off her avatar. "Sorry, I just couldn't resist messing around with you guys a little."
"Nova! I was fucking worried about you! I didn't know where you had gone off to. I thought something might have happened to you!" shouted Lloyd at her.
Nova tried avoiding his gaze as she began feeling kind of guilty for tricking him and the others like that. "Sorry, I didn't mean to make you worried. I guess I should have thought this through a little more."
Lloyd let out a sigh before pulling her into a hug. "Just don't do that again, I mean it, moonie. I was scared of what could have happened to you."
"I'm really sorry Lloyd, it wouldn't happen again." said Nova, hiding her face against his chest, listening to his heart beat.
"I hope not." said Lloyd before gently grabbing her chin, having her look up at him. "I don't wanna lose you again, butterfly." He moved down and pulled her into a kiss.
Nova closed her eyes as she returned the kiss, and had her arms wrap around his neck.
Lloyd went on to have her pressed against a wall as he deepened the kiss, before he started kissing down her jawline to her neck.
"L-Lloyd, w-what if someone shows up." Nova started blushing as he was kissing her neck.
"Relax, Moonie. I made sure to take us to a place no one would hear us talk, which means, they wouldn't hear us." Lloyd mumbled while kissing her neck, causing a moan to escape her lips.
"L-Loyd..... we should *moans* get back to the others before *moans* they start looking for us." Nova was having trouble speaking as he was kissing her neck, and she couldn't really move as she was pressed against a wall.
Lloyd rolled his eyes but stopped kissing her neck. "Fine, but only if you make a deal with me?"
Nova let out a heavy sigh when he stopped before raising an eyebrow at him. "What kind of deal?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"I wouldn't go any further, until our second date." said Lloyd.
Nova's face turned red as a tomato looking at him. "W-what do you mean further?"
Lloyd raised an eyebrow. "What do you think I mean?" He asked with a smirk.
Nova, at this point, felt like she was glitching in the game by that comment, as her whole body was all red.
Lloyd let out a soft laugh at her reaction. "I'll let you think about that deal, then you can give me an answer later." He took her hand and brought her back to the others.