(A/N: Well, I'm back at it. Apologies for not uploading, last week. But as I said, I was in Melbourne to celebrate my brother's engagement. Now, this is censored as while you read this, you'd imagine the sounds of torture)

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At City Hall, there was a crowd in front of it as a podium was at the top of the stairs and a black haired woman, wearing a red sweater, black jeans and black boots, was next to a middle aged man in a grey suit, black shirt, red tie and black dress shoes. There were also reporters and photographers there, filming or taking photos of the speech. "As Acting Mayor of Ninjago City, I want to reassure all of you that Mayor Seosin will be back in office once she is found safe and sound." Acting Mayor Hergocar said.

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On the rooftop, Geoff looks down at the crowd through a telescope and using his Sand Sight to read their energy signals before touching his communicator. "Looks clear from where I am." He said. "Anything on your end?"

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In the crowd, Zane, in his cloaked form, and Gewuji, both in civilian clothing, move along the crowd before touching their communicators. "No suspicious individuals present." Zane replied. He was wearing a white sweater vest over a light blue shirt, cream coloured slacks and black loafers.

"Looks like this will go off without a hitch." Gewuji said into her communicator. She was wearing a light blue and dark blue striped shirt, black jeans and black heels.

"Don't be so sure." Lloyd replied through their communicators. Lloyd was around the corner from the city hall, looking at Irina. "Even the smallest thing is still a threat." Irina soon notices him, causing him to look away and blush underneath his hood.

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By the rooftop opposite the city hall, Blake was kneeling as he looked down in the alleyways. "Well, there's no one suspicious here." He said into his communicator. "Pix, any word on your end, sis?"

"Nothing." P.I.X.A.L. replied through his communicator.

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P.I.X.A.L. was in the alleyway, wearing a purple ball cap, purple jacket, red shirt, blue jeans and black heels. "Same as the others."

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At the front of City Hall, Acting Mayor Hergocar continues his speech. "And so, it gives me great pleasure to award Irina Tuctu McVurti, the head of Delinquents Reformed, the Community Safety award." He said as the crowd soon applaud while Irina comes over to the podium.

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In the crowd, Gewuji also applauded while still looking and notices a man with long black hair and a big beard, wearing a black ball cap, sunglasses, black leather jacket, black shirt, blue jeans and black boots, who is also applauding, had something sticking out from behind him. He slowly went for it as Gewuji turned to see it was a Manurhin MR-73. "Gun!" She yelled, causing the crowd to scream and run. By the city hall, Lloyd quickly ran over to Acting Mayor Hergocar and Irina, and knocked them both to the ground before covering them with his body as the man turned to see Gewuji immediately take him down, grabs the gun and aims it at him, causing him to put his hands up.

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Several minutes later, many police cars were on scene, along with an ambulance truck where a medic was checking some of the crowd's blood pressure, including Irina. As it was going on, the man is put into the back of a police car by Simon as Acting Mayor Hergocar came up to Lloyd, Zane, Geoff, Gewuji, Blake and P.I.X.A.L. "Oh, I must thank you for saving my life, Mr. Garmadon."

"No thanks needed, Acting Mayor." Lloyd said.

"I insist. I may not have this job for long, but you are to be commended."

"Just doing our job." Blake said.

Hayden soon came up to them. "The guy's a repeat offender." He said. "Has a grudge against you, Damien."

"What for?" He asked.

"Remember the construction company you and the Mayor agreed to have terminated? He was an employee with three kids. Apparently, he's denying being part of the Builders of the New World."

"Well, that was definitely a dead end." Zane said.

"It still doesn't mean that Irina is in the clear." Lloyd replied. "We're still guarding her until further notice." Lloyd then turned to Geoff and Gewuji. "You can go backup Nya with Dr. Hall if you want."

"Are you sure?" Geoff asked.

"Trust me, 3 of us should be enough."

"Well, be careful. They are going to be after you, too." Geoff and Gewuji soon walk away as Lloyd, Zane and Blake look at Irina.

"And I need to get back to Borg Industries." P.I.X.A.L. said. "With Cyrus unavailable, it is either up to me or Blake to run the company, but I'm pretty sure Blake prefers the field."

"Trust me, Pix, you'll do your best." Blake replied, placing his prosthetic hand on his robotic sister's shoulder.

"You're right."

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Unaware to all of them, the masked man in the red kimono was behind the building before immediately walking away, slamming a nearby garbage bin as he did so. "Blast it!" He silently yelled.

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In Dripwoof Dome, what appeared to be a small room, Neue watches as some men were dressing Cyrus in a dark grey suit, blue shirt, grey tie and black dress shoes. "I see we got the size right." He said as the men walk away.

"What am I doing here?" He asked as Neue came in front of him, grabs a nearby chair and sits down. "Who are you."

"You know. Consider yourself lucky that you're one of Ninjago City's greatest inventors."

"Yeah, so?"

"You really don't recognise me, do you?"

"No."

"'Underwater cities like your model could spell catastrophe. Not just for marine life, but people that would live there. What if the dome cracks?' That sentence familiar to you?"

Cyrus then became surprised. "Y... you were-"

"Part of a group of secret scientists that wanted to build this." He holds his hand out to everything. "But you and your so called son disapproved it and terminated us as a result. But that wouldn't stop my fellow colleague and friend. So, he made his own company and had this city built. Come New Year's, this will be the only city remaining."

"But why would you want me, if you have a grudge against me?"

"You've cloned yourself, multiple times. One is currently a fugitive from the law, many that went mad, many that became your security, and your son and very first clone, Blake Borg, the Wind Ninja. I'm actually amazed. Tell me, can you do the same for others?"

"Now, why would I do that?"

"3 years ago, when the Overlord took over New Ninjago City, that giant bastard suddenly attacked the people, and do you know the only one who didn't survive the attack, other than the White Ninja in his original body?"

"No."

"Adom Welt. He was my son. He was with his girlfriend that day, she told him she was having his baby. Adom, knowing responsibility despite my proudness when he told me the news that day he messaged me, he took off. During that time, a car came flying at him. Crushed his skull in." He started to tear up. "My grandson is now growing up, without a father. I tried to be there, but she blew me off." He then got out a newspaper article, showing Zane's demise. "This stupid article, it said there were no reports of any casualties. But, I knew it was to cover up what those stupid Ninja did." He scrunches the article in anger. "And guess who told them not to reveal that single casualty? You." He throws the scrunched up paper ball at him, hitting his forehead before it landed on the ground. "Once the new world is brought upon us, you can clone all the celebrities, so that they will all have sons and daughters. And I would have someone to replace my family, who died throughout Ninjago's attacks."

"Even if there is a new world, I will never cooperate."

"I suppose you'll be wanting to know what we do to those who refuse to comply."

"What do you mean?"

"Taoquort."

Cyrus was confused at the word before a young man with strawberry blonde hair, wearing a white shirt with black sleeves, grey slacks and black loafers, come in, he had four swords around him, two of which had tassels. "Let's have a little merriment in the punishment room." He said before coming up behind Cyrus and started wheeling him out.

"Wait!" He yelled as he was taken out. "I changed my mind! I'll work on it in the new world."

"Yes, I know you will." Neue replied, smouldering as he got up and watched Taoquort take Cyrus into the hallway.

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Inside a room that was further down from the room they were in, there was many objects, including cattle prods, knives and batons, on a nearby table. Taoquort stops Cyrus in the middle of the room before grabbing hold of his shirt, tears it open and pulls out the tie, strangling him a little as he did so. "This is the first warning." Taoquort said as he took a cattle prod off the table and activates it, giving off sparks before turning it off, causing Cyrus to become shocked. "Said to be... shocking."

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In the hallway, just outside the room, the door was closed as Cyrus' screams were heard behind it and Neue looked at it until ringing was heard. He digs into his pocket to get out a satellite phone and he answers it. "Yes?" He asked.

"Boss, I couldn't get the girl." The caller said through the phone. It was the voice of the man in the red kimono.

"What? How did that happen?"

"It wasn't my fault, sir. Some crazy man with a gun tried to shoot the acting mayor and caused a giant panic fest. 5 of the Ninja and Samurai X were also there."

"Damn it. Ryan, go to Darkley's and meet up with Steve, I'm sending someone else to keep an eye on her."

"Yes, sir." He soon hung up as he heard the sound of Cyrus' screams ceasing and the door opened as Taoquort came out, throwing the cattle prod aside.

"He's learnt his lesson." He said.

"Have someone take him back to his room and get him a new shirt." Neue replied.

"Yes, sir." Taoquort walks away as Neue looked into the room and sees the unconscious Cyrus.