Sighing from waiting for breakfast about to be served, Cliff quickly grabbed a blue t-shirt from his bedroom floor, placed the book on his bed and came down to where his mother, Nya, had just finished some waffles, which were Cliff's favourite. The moment he sat down, Cliff looked at the doorway. "Where's dad and Joan?" He asked as Nya had just finished the last waffle.

"Your father got called into work and Joan's out checking a disturbance at the Domu Library." She replied.

The front door was then heard slamming as they both look to see Joan, still in her gi, as she came into the kitchen and sat down. "That damn samurai did it again." She said.

"Joanie Maya Walker, what did I say about the 'D' word?"

"Sorry, mom. That samurai just did Spinjitzu as well."

"He did?"

"Wow, makes me want to be one too." Cliff said, lying about his involvement.

"Don't." Joan replied, annoyed before preparing to change the subject. "Where is it, Cliff?"

Cliff knew what she was talking about, but immediately lied. "Where is what?"

"You were the last person to sign the book out. Where is it?"

"What book are you talking about?"

"'Ninjago, Pirate Era.'"

"I checked out many books. Excuse me for not studying more like a good son."

Immediately angered by his sarcastic antics, completely unaware that he really was lying, Joan forced Cliff's chair back, knocking his maple syrup coated waffles onto his clothes and causes him to groan before she picked her up and forced her to a wall, ignoring her bewildered mother. "'That book that you signed out to borrow contained information on Nadakhan the Djinn! WHERE IS IT?!"

"I already told you, I checked out many books."

She soon noticed the thermal pack on his wrist and grabbed it, causing him to groan from the pain. "How did you hurt that?"

"In my sleep!" He lied to keep up appearances.

"You're him, aren't you?! You're the samurai!"

"I'm not!"

"ADMIT IT, RIGHT NOW!"

"JOANIE MAYA WALKER!" Nya yelled as she came up to them and forced her away from Cliff.

"Clean up this mess and go to your room!" She tossed a cloth into her hands and Joan immediately went to clean up her mess while turning to her son. "Want me to get you some more waffles?"

"No thanks, mom." He said as he soon left the kitchen. "I going to get changed and get ready for work." Even though he was 14 years old, destined to be a Ninja next year, Cliff had a part time job, working as a busboy and cashier on Tuesday mornings at his uncle Kai and aunt Skylor's restaurant, Master Chen's, alongside his cousins, Max and Lara, and would also work during holidays. But after putting on his work shirt and putting on some grey jeans, there was a knock at the door. "It's open."

Cliff puts on grey sneakers as Acronix, back in his Xentimu disguise, came in. "Clifton Walker?" He asked.

"Yes, Detective Xentimu?" Cliff met Xentimu a few times, either from when Joan and the Ninja helped in some of their cases, and when Damon's father was being arrested for attempting to mutilate his father.

"I just wanted to ask you a few questions, regarding a book that you checked out of the Domu Library just last night."

"Please be quick, I have to get to work."

"I can drive you."

"Oh, thank you."

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The drive to Master Chen's was quiet. All Xentimu, secretly Acronix, got from Cliff was that during the Borg Industries raid he was on his way home, and he was at home in bed when the library was raided. Unaware to the disguised Time Twin, he actually believed the lies and dropped Cliff off and gave him a wave as he left. As Cliff helped set up, Max was by a nearby phone, speaking to the grounded Joan. "He doesn't have it?" He asked.

"That's what he apparently said." Joan replied from the other end of the phone.

"And you don't believe him?"

"No, which is why I'm gonna search his room now."

"Good luck." Max then puts the phone back on the receiver and went back to work.

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True to her word, Joan came into Cliff's bedroom and locked it so that her mother didn't interfere in her search. Joan sighed as she looked around. Apparently, Cliff was just like his father, leaving clothes or comic books all over the floor, many Starfarer posters, one of which was signed by the current actor of Fritz Donnegan. She started searching through his comic book collection which he kept alphabetised, finding nothing but study notes that he uses as bookmarks before soon sitting down on her bed, only to feel something hard on the left side of it. "What the--?" She knelt down underneath and notices the button.

As she was about to press it, the doorknob was heard rattling. "Hey, why is this door locked?" Nya was heard on the other side of the door. "Joan, are you in there again?" Reluctantly, Joan got up and unlocked the door, letting her grumpy mother, who was carrying a laundry hamper, and took off before she could question her.

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After helping set up and opening the restaurant, Cliff was at the register while handing an attractive blonde woman her change and she flirtatiously smiled at him as she left. "Sorry, he's too young for you." Max said as he passed by her, causing her to frown.

"Thanks, Max."

"Of course. Oh, and tables 9 and 10 have empty glasses and plates. I can take over for you."

Cliff nodded as a thanks before he soon came up to the tables to grab the dirty and empty cups and plates while secretly tapping his foot on the table screws which were actually listening devices for him. During his uncle's break the other day, Cliff installed them all over to eavesdrop on their conversations for any criminal activity. "He struck again?" One of the men at table 9 asked, making Cliff stop to hear what they had to say.

"Yeah, now they have the library secure too." The other man replied as Cliff resumed walking so that he wouldn't be caught eavesdropping.

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The young teen came into the kitchen where his uncle Kai, who was now sporting shorter hair instead of his usual spiky style, wearing a red shirt, black jeans and black boots, was sitting as he watched some cooks while sorting out some textbooks. "I'm going on my break, uncle Kai." He said while placing the plates and cups into the dishwasher and turned it on before heading outside.

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In an alleyway just outside the restaurant, Cliff got out his phone and puts it by his ear to pretend he was on it while he was actually listening to the people on table 9. "What else is there?" The first man's voice was heard through the phone via the listening device.

"We only have some options left." The other man replied. "There should be a scroll about it at the museum. We'll hit it while we create a diversion for Samurai I or even the Ninja."

"A diversion, eh?" He asked himself. "I'll have to take care of them before I head to the museum."

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In the restaurant, Max was by the register as the two men came up to him so that they could pay for their lunch. "We'll have four groups distract them."

"Good." The first man said as they placed their money on the counter and walk away, not bothered to wait for the change.

Max takes the money as he watched them leave, looking suspiciously at them after they mentioned groups and believes they are actually criminals. As soon as it was time for his shift to end, Max grabbed his communicator to contact Don. "Green Ninja, this is Red Ninja." He said as he walked away.

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Later that night, the Ninja were already geared up and waiting for the right moment to stop the robberies. The Green Ninja assigned the Black Ninja to the bank, the Red Ninja to the docks, the White Ninja to patrol the streets and the Blue Ninja to the museum while he himself was stationed at the Royal Palace despite them having Royal Guards, but half of them don't know about the hidden passages.

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At that moment, the White Ninja notices some robbers entering a small convenience store, armed with Remington 500s. "Open the register, now!" One of them called out to the manager.

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In the store, the manager started filling a rucksack with the money from the register as the men kept aiming their guns at him and two other employees. "Hurry up!" One of them yelled as the manager just had finished filling the bag. The robbers start to take off as one sees a small cupcake in a plastic pouch, makes a grab for it and puts it in his pocket to eat it later.

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Once the last robber was outside, he notices his accomplices missing before a heavy net lands on top of him.

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In the store, the White Ninja lands inside, only for the bag to land in her hands as she, the manager and employees see Samurai I, in his mech, tying up the goons before activating his mech's thrusters and flies off. "Metal menace." The White Ninja muttered as she handed the bag to the manager.

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At the docks, the Red Ninja charged at some mercenaries, who were carrying rucksacks of stolen goods until something lands in front of them and before they knew it, they all crashed and land on the ground. They looked to see it was Samurai I's mech. The samurai raised his mech's arm to fire a net at them before they could even get up as the Red Ninja prepared to charge at him from behind, but Samurai I turned his mech around to strike him, sending him crashing into a broken wall that came apart on impact and burying him in the rubble. "Okay, that really hurts." He said to himself before noticing Samurai I's mech taking off.

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Alarms went off inside the bank as Samurai I arrived ten minutes into the robbery just as the mercenaries prepare to leave the vault, only for the samurai to close it tight. "I got you now." CJ was heard before then landed on his mech's still raised hand and started striking it with his scythe. But Samurai then turned around and flung him off, making him hit his head on some safety deposit boxes.

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At the Royal Palace, some mercenaries strike down the Royal Guards before Samurai I soon arrived in his mech, knocking down everyone, and starts picking up the fallen mercenaries as The Green Ninja sees Samurai I grabbing the last one. "All right, fraud, let's dance." He said, getting out his weapon before immediately charging at him.

Unfortunately, unaware to the leader, Samurai I had installed a zip line mechanism in the back of his mech that can double as a restraint. It was very quick to wrap around him, and he was unable to escape. As he was trying to get himself free, the mech turned around and pulled him up from behind, giving him a wedgie. The underwear in question was what caused the samurai to start laughing. The mighty Green Ninja was wearing pink underwear. "I think I know just what to do with you, pinkie." He said, teasingly.

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And he knew what to do. After trapping all the goons in a net and leaving it hanging off a flagpole by the police station, Samurai I actually left the Green Ninja hanging from another one by his pink underwear. The Green Ninja flailed his arms as he tried to free himself, but it only made the wedgie more tighter, completely moving into his groin. The samurai moved his mech to mockingly wave at the humiliated leader of heroes as a few of the goons were also laughing before the mech then flew off and the Green Ninja yelled as best as he could. "You just made me your nemesis! Mark my words, you'll pay for this!" He then groaned and looked down to see a crowd gathering. Not just for Samurai I's recent victory, but for the Green Ninja's embarrassing secret being revealed as they were all laughing and taking photos or filming on their phones, including the police officers and fire crew that came to get them all down.

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(A/N: That last part made me laugh too much, I almost would've deleted it, but I thought I might ask for your opinion.)