More fluff. :3
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*In Prime Empire, the ninja are in Terra Technica.*
"Guys, welcome to Terra Technica. The second Key-Tana is here, but the only way to win it is to be crowned champion in the Speedway Five-Billion." Jay explained.
"What's that?" Lloyd asked.
"Only the most dangerous race in Prime Empire. The track is lethal, the turns are deadly, and the other drivers are wild!" Nova went on to explain the rest.
"Your receipt and directions to the nearest healing zone in the likely event of a fiery crash. Next!" said the Admin Droid to a Whack Rat.
"We're here to sign up for the Speedway Five-Billion." said Cole.
"Uh, maybe we should start smaller. Do you have a Speedway Five-Hundred?" said Kai.
"No." said the Admin Droid.
"We can't win a Key-Tana that way, Kai. We need to race in the Speedway Five-Billion." said Nya.
"Wonderful. The entry fee will be deducted from your account." said the Admin Droid.
"How much is it?" Lloyd asked.
"Two hundred credits each. You must register as a team of five, which means you need a total of one thousand credits." said the Admin Droid.
The ninja looked over at Nova, hoping she would pay for them.
"Not this time, guys." said Nova, raising her hands up. "You're on your own here."
Lloyd let out a sigh. "One thousand? Wow. Okay, let's pool our money. I've got, uh, one sixty."
"I've got one ninety-eight." said Nya.
"One fifty-three." said Cole.
"A hundred and sixty." said Jay.
"Twelve?" said Kai.
"Wow, you guys are poor, except Jay..... kind of." said Nova, only to get a glare from everyone, to which she ignored. Mostly Lloyd's glare.
"Twelve? How do you only have twelve?" Jay asked.
"What did you spend your credits on?" Cole asked.
"This sick new Avatar?" Kai changes into his Avatar. "Eh? Eh? What do you think?"
"That looks AWESOME! Can I have one?" said Jay.
"No, Jay! Look, guys, we're three hundred and seventeen credits short now. We gotta find a way to come up with that money before - oh no." Nya sees Red Visors heading towards them. "We can't afford to upgrade weapons. We need every credit we've got!"
"Sorry, guys. Gotta upgrade." said Jay.
"Might as well upgrade some of my items too, and maybe sell some of them too." said Nova, joining Jay.
"Upgrade for one hundred credits." said a Male automated voice.
"Better to be poor and alive!" Jay upgrades his weapon and finishes off the Red Visors.
Nova went on to upgrade some of her weapons and then selling a few of them, but when the ninja saw how much credits she had, their jaws dropped.
"How is she so rich!?" shouted Kai.
"And she didn't even steal that stuff!" shouted Cole.
Nova glanced over at them. "Who's to say I didn't steal some of the items and then sold them." She said with a smirk before getting back to the upgrades.
"Great. Now we need four hundred and seventeen credits. Where are we supposed to get that kind of money?" said Lloyd.
"Way to go, Jay! And no, thanks to Nova!" said Kai.
Nova ignored him as she finished her upgrades and sold the bad items before going back to the others.
"Hey! You're the one with the fancy new avatar!" said Jay.
"There's gotta be a way!" said Lloyd.
"Enter the Terra Technica dance-off! One night only. Winners receive admiration, acclaim, and five hundred credits." said the Dance-Bot Announcer.
"Maybe we can do some quests or something, earn some extra credits. Hey, here's one where we can fight some ogre. That could be fun." said Jay.
"Yeah, but it's only twenty credits." said Cole.
"And a good chance of getting crushed. No, thanks." said Lloyd.
"Well, what else can we do?" Kai asked.
"Competitive dancing! It's fun, and you can't get hurt! Sure beats fighting endless ogres for credits!" said the Dance-Bot Announcer.
"Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?" Lloyd asked as a smirk grew on his face.
*Nya and Jay enter the competition, and they stand onstage with four other pairs.*
"Oh, this is gonna be a disaster! Jay couldn't dance his way out of a paper bag!" said Cole.
"Ugh, I can't watch. Tell me what happens." said Kai.
"You guys have such little faith in Jay." said Nova.
"So do you." said Kai.
"Since when?" Nova asked.
Kai gave her a deadpanned look, which just made her start laughing.
"Ladies and gentlemen, and creatures of all kinds, welcome to Terra Technica's dance-off! Five teams competing for admiration, acclaim, and five hundred credits! Let the dance-off begin!" They begin dancing. "Good! Okay! Nice one! Great!"
"What the nin-blooey?" said Cole.
"What? What's happening? Is it over?" Kai asked.
"Since when can Jay dance?" Lloyd asked.
Nova gave a shrug. "Don't know, but hey, this should make it easier for us." She went on to lean her back against Lloyd's chest as she watched them.
Lloyd wrapped his arms around Nova, holding her close as they watched, while resting his head on top of her head. "Do you know how to dance?"
Nova let out a giggle. "Fuck no, I couldn't dance for shit, if I even tried to."
"Is it as bad as your kitchen luck?" A smirk grew on Lloyd's face.
"No, but it's still bad as shit." said Nova.
"Shame, with us being ninja and you, a former thief, I thought you might have some nice moves if you were dancing." said Lloyd.
"Then what about you? Got the dance feet, or are you just as bad?" Nova asked.
"What do you think?" Lloyd asked.
Nova pouted a little at that answer. "So you're not gonna give me a straight answer?"
"Nope." said Lloyd as he kissed her head.
"Great! Okay! Good! Nice one! Good! Perfect!" said the Dance-Bot Announcer
"Wow. They're really good! Maybe this wasn't such a great idea." said Jay.
"They're got sequins and poise. But we've got something they don't." said Nya.
"Uh, Superstar Rockin' Jay?" said Jay.
"Chemistry. Now dance!" said Nya.
"Perfect! Nice one!" said the Dance-Bot Announcer.
The female dancer grabs Jay and threatens him. "Get near my line, and you lose a toe."
"Uh ... heh."
The female dancer pushes him back to Nya.
"Great! Perfect combo!" said the Dance-Bot Announcer.
"They must have been taking dancing lessons together in secret." said Lloyd, and went on to look down at Nova for a moment.
"If I had to take dancing lessons, I'd keep it a secret, too. But I gotta say, they look good out there." said Kai.
"They look great! Keep those shoulders back! Find your center!" said Cole.
"And now, the tango! Good!" A pair of dancers spin, but one falls over. They are eliminated. "Oh no!"
"Lead with your hips!" Cole grabs Kai and dances. "And one, and two, one and two."
Nova and Lloyd looked over at Cole and Kai dancing, before then looking at each other.
"Not happening." They both said at the same time, causing them to start laughing.
".....Lloyd?" Nova had gone on to fidgeting with her necklace, as her cheeks were turning a little red.
Lloyd looked down at her when she spoke. "What is it, butterfly?"
"I know you said that I didn't have to worry about giving you an answer to your deal, until all of this was over.... But I've decided to take it." Nova's face was turning more red.
Lloyd raised an eyebrow looking at her before kissing her cheek. "What made you want to give me an answer now?"
Nova kept fidgeting with her necklace. "I'm not sure, I'm ready to go further yet, but I do wanna go on a second date with you."
Lloyd let out a soft chuckle at her honesty. "I'm fine with us just taking the time before going any further. I just said that to mess with you."
"W-what!?" Nova turned to look at him with a red face.
"You decided to mess around by hiding your identity, so I decided to get some payback. Knowing how flustered and nervous you'll get." Lloyd chuckled at her shocked face.
"Asshole." Nova punched his chest before turning away from him, but still stayed in his arms.
Lloyd gently kissed the back of her neck before laying his head on top of hers. "Sorry, moonie, I'll make it up to you on our second date. I already have some ideas in mind."
Nova blushed when he kissed her neck, but was just relieved it was one kiss and nothing more. "What ideas do you have in mind?"
"If I told you, it would ruin the surprise." said Lloyd.
"Fine, I'll give you a chance for you to make up for this on our second date." said Nova.
"Good!" Another dancer falls over, and she and her partner are eliminated, too. "Uh oh! Whoops-a-daisy! Great!" A pair of blue-haired dancers push their competition, making them fall and get eliminated. "Ouch, that's gonna sting! Good! Okay! Crazy combo!"
The blue haired couple sees Jay and Nya getting more points dancing, and the blue haired female gets annoyed. "Great! Okay!" The female blue-haired dancer and her partner spin around, and the blue haired female kicks Nya in the heel.
"Ow!"
"C-C-C-C-Combo breaker! Good!" said the Dance-Bot Announcer.
"They're cheating their way to victory!" said Nya.
"Uh oh. Red Visors are here." said Lloyd as he noticed them in the crowd.
"And they're too late to enter the competition, so I'm thinking they're here for us." said Kai.
"Nya and Jay have three minutes left. We've got to keep those Red Visors from ruining the competition!" Cole, Kai, Nova, and Lloyd fight off the Red Visors. Onstage, Nya and Jay see them too.
"This would be a great time to do the running man!" said Jay.
"Okay. Nice one! Combo bonus! Great!" The blue haired couple can't keep up their moves and mess up. They angrily stare at Jay and Nya for getting more points. "There seems to be an added level of difficulty in our final challenge. You're on fire! Nice one. Crazy combo!"
"It's time. Triple Tiger Sashay!" Cole performs the move, defeating several Red Visors. "Nobody puts Cole in a corner."
"We're down to the home stretch. Thirty seconds on the clock! Now's the time to prove yourselves, folks! Let's see what you've got!" said the Dance-Bot Announcer.
"We've got to do something big!" said Jay.
Nya leaps back and kicks some Red Visors.
"Great!" said the Dance-Bot Announcer.
"Catch me!" said Nya.
"Wait! No, we've never done that move!" said Jay.
"I trust you!" said Nya.
"Perfect! Insane combo!" said the Dance-Bot Announcer.
"I love you!" said Jay to Nya.
"Perfect score!" The timer reaches zero and a buzzer goes off. "We have our champions!" Nya and Jay hug while blue blue-haired couple looks upset that they lost and leave. "Earning admiration, acclaim, and of course, five hundred credits!"
*Later, the ninja returns to the Admin Droid, who is watching a video.*
"We're back, mister! With just enough for the entry fee." said Nya.
"Congratulations. You're in the race. What is your team name?" said the Admin Droid.
"Oh, oh! I know! I've got the perfect name! "The Fast Chickens"!" said Jay.
Nya sighs. "Jay."
"What? Chickens are fast and dangerous!" said Jay.
"Yeah, just ask Lloyd." A smirk grew on Nova's face as she glanced over at Lloyd, who was sending her a cold glare.
"Fine. Fast Chickens. Have your vehicles at the starting line at dawn." said the Admin Droid.
"You mean, vehicles aren't included?" Lloyd asked.
"Included? Ha. Ha. Ha. What kind of a race do you think this is? You bring your own vehicles." The Admin Droid resumes watching his video.
"This isn't over yet! Come on!" said Jay.
"Where are we going?" Nya asked.
"I know a place we might be able to get some wheels." They leave, just as Red Visors arrive.
"How come you didn't join the race? You have enough to pay for it?" Lloyd asked.
"I'm bad at race games, I've destroyed almost as many vehicles as I've destroyed or gotten banned from a kitchen." said Nova.
"Is that also the reason you don't drive any vehicles in the real world?" Lloyd asked.
"Just because I can make vehicles, doesn't mean I can drive them." said Nova.
"So bad with kitchens and driving vehicles, huh." said Lloyd, raising an eyebrow.
"I might have bad luck in the kitchen, but I'm actually a pretty good cook. At least in my own world, I could make food without any back luck." said Nova.
"YOU CAN COOK!?"