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Chapter 3 of Ninjadrones: A Murder Drones AU/ninjago crossover part 2

Zane:

Zane got up and punched the wall in frustration. He had no idea how a drone worked. But they weren’t people. They were robots. So there HAD to be a way to fix Lloyd! Maybe if he fixed him he could have a friend, and he didn’t have to spend his life hidng in terror all the time.

A quiet whirring noise filled the room, and Zane spun around. What he saw made him gasp with shock and confusion. Lloyd’s body was levitating in the air, with green light swirling all around him like magic, and his wings grew back with a mechanical warble. Lloyd eyes flashed green several times, and then he suddenly fell to the floor again, his face blinking the word, “Rebooting…”

“Lloyd…?” Asked Zane cautiously.  He took a step forward.

Suddenly Lloyd’s body spasmed and he sat up with a yelp of fright. His healed wings pinwheeled out of control and he slammed into the wall, which caved in from the force.

“Lloyd!” Cried Zane. “Its okay! Calm down!!”

Lloyd staggered to his feet and stared at Zane, panting. His eye glitched red, and Zane took a step backward.

“L-Loyd?” He whispered in fear.

Lloyd

Lloyd’s vision was flashing red with terror messages so that he couldn’t see clearly. There was a figure standing several feet from him. He couldn’t see who, or what, it was. He spread his wings and raised his tail threateningly.

“…Who are you?” He demanded.

“I-I’m Zane,” stammered a young voice.

“Zane!!” Lloyd exclaimed, retracting his wings. He rushed forward and pulled the startled Zane into a hug. “You’re okay!”

Zane chuckled a little. “Why wouldn’t I be?” He said. “I’ve survived this long, haven’t I?”

Lloyd let Zane go and took a step back. “I was worried you wouldn’t listen to me and the Reaper would find you again.”

“Well, you were right about the first thing,” said Zane bashfully.

Lloyd looked around the dark room. It appeared to be the abandoned living room of a human apartment.

“Wonder who lived here,” he said, running his hand over the cracked walls.

Zane seemed distant. He ducked below the window curtains and peeked outside carefully.

“I wish the street lights on this side of town were still working,” he commented.

Lloyd turned towards him. “The Reapers made sure of that,” he said. He walked over to the window and peered out.

“Did you see something move?” Whispered Zane.

Lloyd squinted. It was unusually dark outside. All he could see was the reflection of his worried green eyes shining back at him from the glass.

“Something’s wrong,” said Lloyd suddenly.

Zane’s head snapped upright, fully alert.

Lloyd slowly backed away from the window, slowly turning his left hand into a gun. He pointed it straight at the window.

“What are you doing?” Exclaimed Zane quietly.

Suddenly the window smashed in and the Reaper burst through the glass with a metallic screech.

“I’M GONNA KILL YOU ALL!!!” She screamed in fury.

“Welp, nothing much has changed then!” Exclaimed Lloyd with a yelp, and he deployed his wings and did a cartwheel in midair, his wings spinning like a buzzsaw to fend off the Reaper.

“I WANT THE HUMAN!!!!” Screamed the Reaper again, her eyes glitching badly. “GIVE HIM TO ME AND I’LL MAE YOUR DEATH QUICK!!”

“I don’t plan on dying today!” Shouted Lloyd, deploying both of his swords and rushing at the Reaper.

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Chapter 3 of Ninjadrones: A Murder Drones AU/ninjago crossover part 1

The last thing Lloyd saw before hitting the ground was Zane’s horrified face peering over the side of the building. Then he felt a painful impact and his vision fizzled into blackness.

But he was still aware.

He could not talk, he could not move, and he could not see, yet he could think almost as clearly as if he were awake. He found himself wondering if Zane would listen and run, or if he would stay and try to help him. Lloyd felt a pang of alarm. He had only known Zane a few minutes, but he seemed different than most humans. He seemed like someone who would sacrifice his own safety to try and help another.

Lloyd thought he saw a flash of light, and he jerked his head to look at it. Then he gave a gasp of surprise. He could move!

Lloyd turned around in a circle. He was standing on something solid, but he could see nothing. He began to wonder if he was blind.

“Lloyd,” said a deep voice.

Lloyd gasped softly. As the voice echoed slowly around the void, a small golden light blinked on in front of him, slowly throbbing and shining light like sun’s rays around him. 

“What… are you?” Whispers Lloyd.

“I am the light, and the darkness,” said the voice,, and the light throbbed in sync with the words. “I am the first spinjitzu master. I created this world, and I see it is now in danger. I’ve been watching you, Serial Designation Lloyd. You are a special drone. I saw what you did for the human boy, and of your own accord.”

Lloyd blinked slowly, trying to decide if this was some kind of dream, or an error in his programming. Nothing made sense, and he began to feel frightened.

Tendrils of gold and green slowly sprouted from the ball of light and snaked through the empty air towards Lloyd.

“I have chosen you,” said the voice softly, and the tendrils passed through Lloyd’s chest and swirled around him.

“C-chose me for what?” Lloyd stammered.

“Long I have waited to choose the green ninja,” said the voice. “The world is in peril, and I have chosen you. You now have the power to protect those who cannot protect themselves. Go, and use it wisely.”

“But why me!” Cried Lloyd desperately.

The glowing tendrils around him began spinning faster, turning bright green and glowing brighter and brighter until Lloyd had to cover his eyes. With a whoosh, they suddenly all shot away with a burst of green light and plunged into Lloyd’s chest. Lloyd screamed with pain as the energy filled his body.

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Chapter 2 of Ninjadrones: A Murder Drones AU/ninjago crossover part 2

Zane rushed down the stairway of the abandoned building and out onto the street. He peered frantically through the darkness, his mind whirling with Reaper Drones and the memory of Lloyd plummeting to his death.

Spotting  something white a few yards away, Zane rushed towards it. As he approached, he suddenly stopped with a gasp.

Lloyd was laying in a small crater caused by the impact of him hitting the ground. His arm was bent at an unnatural angle, and his broken wing had punched through his side. across his face was two words flashing in bright red.

Fatal Error.

“No,” cried Zane softly. He jumped as something clattered a few blocks away.

Making a hasty decision, Zane grabbed Lloyd’s leg and began dragging him back to the building.

Once inside, Zane dropped Lloyd’s leg and rushed to slam the door. Panting from exertion, he ran over to a tall cabinet near the door and pushed against it until it settles in front of the door, blocking it. Then he turned and fell to his knees at his friend’s side.

“Come on, Lloyd,” muttered Zane, clenching his teeth to keep the tears back. “There has to be some way to fix you.”

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Chapter 2 of Ninjadrones: A Murder Drones AU/ninjago crossover part 1

“Okay,” said Lloyd nervously. “Maybe he didn’t see you?”

Suddenly, with a frightening screech, the Reaper Drone burst from the mist, heading straight for Lloyd and Zane.

“OH, CRAP!” Exclaimed Lloyd, twisting out of the way just in time. He slammed to a halt and beat his wings to stay in the sky, looking around in fear.

“Is- is he gone?” Zane asked nervously.

“I can’t see him,” said Lloyd. “Maybe he was just—“

Lloyd was cut off as something crashed into him from above. He cried out as his wing was bent at an unnatural angle. He lost his grip on Zane and began plummeting, down, down, down…

“Lloyd!!!” Screamed Zane, reaching towards his new friend.

Lloyd popped his wing back into place and dove for the boy, gritting his teeth against the pain. Just as he reached Zane, a hand reached out and caught him by the collar. He slammed to a halt so fast he was temporarily stunned.

“I’m a she,” snapped the Reaper Drone. She grinned evilly as she peered down at her two captives. “Oooh, a disassembler AND a human, in the same night. How lucky.”

“You aren’t supposed to attack disassemblers!” Cried Lloyd, grabbing blindly at the bigger drone’s arm.

“Oh!” Said the Reaper Drone. “i didn’t realize that. Oh my. I’ll just have to drop you then.”

The Reaper’s tail came around and chopped Lloyd’s wings off. Lloyd shrieked in pain, and the Reaper let go of him.

Before he could fall, Lloyd turned his hands into claws and grabbed onto the Reaper’s leg.

“You leave him alone!” He shouted, clenching his teeth as oil poured out of his back.

The Reaper looked annoyed. “Oh, so you’re one of those. I haven’t time for this today. I have a quota to fill.” She changed her arm into an energy cannon and pointed it at Lloyd.

Lloyd wrapped his tail around her leg, and just as she fired, he let go and swung by his tail around behind her and landed on her back. He dug his claws into her neck as she cried out in fury.

“LET HIM GO!!!” He screamed, tearing at her wings. His eyes flickered between their usual green and a red X.

“Lloyd!” Choked Zane weakly.

Lloyd’s head snapped up, and he saw that the Reaper was holding his neck so hard it was choking him. With a yell, he jumped over the Reaper’s head, changing one of his ams into a sword, and as he came down he sliced off the arm that was clutching Zane. As the Reaper blundered around in pain and confusion, Lloyd and Zane began plummeting.

“We’re gonna die!” Shouted Zane.

“No, you are not!” Cried Lloyd. “Now you listen to me! We were almost there. When I get you down on the ground, I want you to head for that tower and don’t look back!” He reached forward and grabbed Zane by the shoulders. “Do you understand me?”

“Where are you going?” Asked Zane fearfully.

Lloyd smiled softly at him, just as the top of the nearest building rushed past. Lloyd took of hold of Zanes arms, spun around, and with a mighty heave threw him sideways across the soft grassy lawn of a rooftop garden.

“NO!!” Cried Zane. He landed with a grunt and scrambled towards the edge. He gasped with horror as Lloyd crashed onto the concrete several stories below, and laid still.

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drawing i made for my ninjago x murder drones AU, Ninjadrones

from a scene in chapter 2 where LL0YD is attacking the Reaper Drone to try and protect Zane.

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Chapter 1 of Ninjadrones: A Murder Drones AU/ninjago crossover part 2

The boy held on to Lloyd’s shoulders painfully tight as the two soared through the rapidly darkening night.

“Oh my goodness,” gasped the boy, his face paling. “That’s a LONG way down.”

Lloyd adjusted so that he had a better grip on his companion.

The wind rushed past them in a steady roar, tugging at Lloyd’s jacket. Neon lights from the lower levels of Gaborone 6 flickered on one by one, painting the streets in shifting colors of violet and electric blue. From above, the city looked almost peaceful— like a circuit board glowing softly in the dark.

Lloyd angled his wings, catching a current of warmer air rising between two towering buildings. His internal stabilizers hummed as he adjusted their balance mid-flight. He was careful not to fly too high, but not too low. The Reapers preferred the open sky for flying, but they hid in the shadows of the city, and if he flew too low, they could take him by surprise.

Lloyd shivered at the thought.

“Are you doing okay?” He asked the boy, peering down at the boy’s blonde haired head.

The boy glanced up at him, and Lloyd saw that he was smiling, just the tiniest bit. Lloyd smiled softly back at him. This boy had probably been through horrors- yet he smiled in such a soft, innocent way as he took in the breathtaking view of the sparkling city.

“What’s your name?” He asked quietly.

The boy looked up at Lloyd again. “Zane.”

“Zane,” Lloyd repeated. “I like that.” He caught himself hugging Zane to his chest and loosened his grip a little bit. “My name is Lloyd.”

Lloyd felt Zane relax slightly as they neared the edge of the busy part of the city. This was the dangerous part. Reapers were all over the city, but they were more numerous at the edges, where not as many people lived and it was darker. 

With a beat of his wings, Lloyd swooped up a little higher, his tail flipping around behind him as he banked to the side.

“Um, L-Lloyd?” Whispered Zane.

Lloyd felt a pang of alarm as he heard a tremor of fear in the boy’s voice. “What??”

Zane pointed downwards, where a single red X shone up at them through the mist.

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Chapter 1 of Ninjadrones: A Murder Drones AU/ninjago crossover

Viewer: please note that this is a fanfiction combining characters and elements of Glitch Productions’ Murder Drones and Lego’s Ninjago series. Please be sure to watch at least one of them before reading this and support the cannon media!

Also, sorry for the big lore drop at the beginning lol

Prologue

Gaborone 6 was one of the universe’s most popular interstellar cities.

It was located on one of the biggest known planets, in one of the biggest known galaxies, and had the largest population of EVERYTHING.

Humans came to Gaborone 6 after their home planet, Earth, was blown up by a eldritch monster that promptly ate the planet. The people brought with them their culture and their worker drones and built a small city, and everything was finally peaceful.

Until landing day.

One day, the interspace transmitters picked up a hoard of objects coming straight for Gaborone 6. At first they thought they were asteroids. Then maybe missiles. As they got closer, they were revealed to be small Spider-Rockets. But no one could have prepared them for what was in those rockets.

As each rocket landed, the squad of murderous disassembly drones inside activated, and set to work terrorizing the city. The horrors that had ended humanity on Earth, had followed them here.

It was around 3071 that a group of disassembly drones for some reason turned against their own kind, protecting the remaining humans and worker drones and waging war against the remaining disassemblers. They won, leaving the humans in peace once more, and retreated to the shadows, away from the sunlight that threatened them, and left the humans alone.

Years later, a new threat appeared. Whoever had sent the disassemblers was not happy with their failure. A portal opened in the center of the city, and a whole new terror stepped through.

Taller.

More powerful.

More ruthless.

Reaper Drones.

The humans and disassembly drones fought back their best, but the Reaper Drones were too powerful, and the they were forced into hiding, again. The Reapers spent their time hunting them down— one by one— until their leader, RD-GR1RM1D0N, made a mistake.

He fell in love with one of the hiding disassembly drones, SD-M1SAK0, and they had a child.

Somewhere far away, a prophecy unfolded. 

An ancient creature awakened.

The new generation of drones had a destiny no one could ever imagine.

Chapter 1

Serial Designation LL0YD’s sensors whirred as he slowly came out of sleep mode, the familiar surroundings of his room coming into focus. It was a small room, with few decorations, but it was his own space, and it felt safe.

“Rise and shine, Lloyd!” Called a cheerful voice.

Lloyd sighed and sat up, staring at himself in the mirror on the opposite wall. He was slightly short for a disassembly drone, and instead of the more common yellow lights, his eyes were green. He changed his hand into a comb and parted his hair to the side, then stood up and walked out into the living room.

“Good morning mom,” he said, planting himself on the couch.

Misako, Lloyd’s mother, appeared out of the kitchen with a steaming bowl. Her hair was silvery and in a long braid down her back, and her yellow eyes danced joyfully as she observed her son. She placed the bowl down in front of him.

Lloyd began eating without really looking at what was in the bowl. He peered carefully at the kitchen’s closed drapes.

“Did the sun go down yet?” He asked anxiously.

Misako chuckled. “Its almost down, but you can head out if you stay in the shadows.” She ruffled his hair, and he shrugged away in annoyance. “I know you don’t like being late for school.”

Lloyd finished his breakfast and pulled on his jacket as he headed for the door. “I’ll see you later. Love you, mom!”

“Love you, too. Be careful of the sunlight!”

Lloyd smiled and gave her a thumbs up before walking out the door.

Outside was always interesting for Lloyd. If he got up early, like tonight, he could catch the last rays of sunlight, along with the last few humans still outside after the day. Some days, if he got out late, the Reapers were out and about. Lloyd always hid from them because they were frightening, but his mother always assured them that the Reapers didn’t attack disassemblers. That was because Lloyd’s father was the leader of the Reaper Drones and he didn’t want his soldiers hurting his family.

Lloyd had a complicated relationship with his father. RD-GR1M1D0N was hardly ever home, and he was scary-looking, even in his non-hostile form. Lloyd loved him, but he never knew how his mother had fallen in love with him, and it frustrated him that his dad was never home. It also frustrated him that his dad had to be a Reaper Drone at all, because it made all the other disassemblers hate him.

Lloyd came to the edge of the street and had to duck his head to stay in the shadow of the buildings. His internal clock beeped, telling him he would be late if he didn’t hurry. He ran across the street. Before he could stop himself, he ran face-first into a figure coming towards him around the corner.

Staggering backwards, Lloyd shook his head to clear it and stared at the person he had collided with.

It was a human.

“Oh, robo-god!” Exclaimed Lloyd. He rushed forward to help, then stopped himself and stepped back. Humans still didn’t like disassembly drones. “A-are you okay?” He stammered.

The human groaned and sat upright. “Yes, I’m alright,” he said. He squinted up at Lloyd, and suddenly his eyes widened and he scrambled backwards with a scream of terror.

Lloyd jumped backwards in fright, stumbling over the sidewalk and into the sunlight. He cried out in pain as the sun started burning him, and he crawled back into the shade, holding his arm and panting.

Lloyd leaned against the wall and groaned as his vision glitched for a moment, but the burn began healing quickly. He shifted around inside his mind and ran a diagnostic on the damage.

“You didn’t kill me,” said a confused voice.

“What?” Lloyd looked up, peering through the various messages in his vision. The human boy was still sitting on the ground. “Oh! No! I would never kill anyone!”

The boy raised an eyebrow, then stood up and approached Lloyd cautiously. “Are you okay?”

Lloyd closed all the tabs in his vision. “I’m alright,” he answered. “I should ask you that. You collided with like a hundred pounds of machinery.”

The boy chuckled a little bit. “Why were you running? I thought the Reapers left disassembly drones alone for some reason.”

“I’m late to school,” explained Lloyd. He checked his clock. Very late already. He sighed. What was a few more minutes? “You should get somewhere safe,” he said. “Want me to help take you somewhere?”

The boy looked somewhat suspicious, but he slowly nodded.

Lloyd climbed to his feet. “Did you have somewhere you were going, or do you need a hiding spot?”

The boy seemed to consider the question for a minute. “I don’t have any family left,” he said quietly. “I just need somewhere to hide for the night.”

Lloyd felt a pang of sadness for this boy. Who knows what kinds of horrors he had went through.

“I know a spot the Reapers never go,” he said. “Its kind of far though. I would have to fly you.”

The boy looked hopeful. “Anywhere.”

Lloyd stood in thought for a moment, staring at the sky. The sun had finally set. And what was a few more minutes? Nobody liked him anyways, except his few friends. They would cover for him if need be.

Lloyd deployed his wings, startling the boy.

“Whatever you do, don’t scream,” he commanded. “The Reapers are attracted to sounds of distress.”

Lloyd bounced forward and grabbed the boy gently around the waist and jumped into the air.