Misako: Jay honey please stop resurrecting bad people who you think can have a redemption purely because you and (occasionally) they have a bad backstory and you think they can be redeemed
Jay, holding Morro, Harumi, Mr. E, Acronix, Cryptor, Ultra Violet, the entire Misfortune’s Keep crew (except Nadakahn the Pedophile), Unagami, half the Red Visors, a random Oni he found, at least two tribesmen from The Island, Fugi-Dove, those two cute guys from Chen’s Island, Mindroid, and a couple rogue serpentine: i refuse
This fic was one I put in a reblog of a post from @occasionalincorrectquotes , so I just thought I would make my own post about it :)
The prompt was “AU where Cryptor's in jail and Cyrus asks him to help lead his nindroid army because Sentry is too soft”
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The loud clank of the prison door made an echoing sound through the quiet jail cells in Kryptarium Prison. It was a normal day; no breakouts, no escape plans, no food fights, not even the Mechanic was making a scene.
Still, Cryptor’s head perked up at the rare sound. Not many people came to visit this place, especially not with everything that’s been happening in Ninjago City lately. On the other side of the cell, Mindroid let out a long, tired beep, indicating a sigh. The combination of footsteps and the sound of wheels rolling told the two nindroids exactly who was coming to see them.
“He’s in here,” the security guard said, holding the door open.
“Thank you,” Cyrus replied respectfully as he rolled into the room. He stopped in front of the cell, looking at them through the bars. “Well….I see you two are finding yourselves comfortable here.”
Mindroid shot up from the bed he was seated on and began to excitingly ask Cyrus questions.
Cyrus chuckled and waved his hand towards him to settle him down. “No, no, I didn’t bring any candy with me.”
Mindroid rolled his eyes and slumped back down onto the pillow.
“Actually,” Cyrus continued. “I’m here to ask you a favor.”
Cryptor chuckled and finally looked towards the inventor. “What could we possibly do for you?” he asked.
“I have a….situation,” Cyrus explained. “I’m sure you’ve heard of the modified security nindroids that work on patrols in Borg Tower. Their general, Sentry, seems to be falling a bit behind when it comes to training and ordering them-”
“You want me to coach him?” Cryptor asked.
Cyrus nodded. “That is the idea, yes.”
Cryptor pulled his legs up on his bed, laying back down and putting his arms under his head. “Not gonna happen,” he said.
Cyrus signed. “You know, despite the circumstances you were in, you were a fine general. The nindroids listened to you, and-”
Mindroid perked up again and beeped offendedly.
“All of them except you,” Cyrus reassured him, grinning slightly.
“Besides,” he said, turning his attention back to Cryptor. “What exactly have you got for you in this place?”
Cryptor sighed. He had won this time. Pulling himself back up to meet Cyrus’ eyes, he said, “This better not take too long.”
“Or what?” Cyrus asked, grinning at him. “You’ll miss another food fight?”
Mindroid beeped amusingly as Cryptor groaned and stood up. “Let’s just get this over with.”
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Cyrus pushed open the front doors to Borg Tower, shining some light into the room. “Welcome back to Borg Tower,” he told them.
Mindroid immediately ran inside, dashing into another room before either of them could grab him. Cryptor stood in the doorway, observing the inside of the building. “Looks different from what I remember,” he said.
Cyrus smiled, also caught up in the moment. “Yes, well we did a little bit of remodeling.”
A nindroid with a white exoskeleton suddenly walked through the doors. He had the same attire as the other nindroids that Cryptor had seen, but this one had the general’s armor as well. He also wore a bright smile on his face.
“Ah, yes,” Cyrus said, gesturing over to him. “Cryptor, this is Sentry. You’re going to be training him for a little while.”
“Nice to meet you!” Sentry exclaimed, still smiling boldly. He extended his arm out for a handshake. “I heard about how you were coming, and it’s great to finally see you! How have you been?”
… So I went back to my roots and might have altered them quite a bit.
(The pose came from this Pinterest, I don’t know who the original artist is. Please let me know so I can tag them. And all the letters are in Ninjargon. (I honestly thought it was Ninjagian.))
