Ninjago: The Purple Ninja - Book 2

Prime Empire: Chapter 11 - The Speedway Five Billion

"What is this place?" Racer 7 asks the Ninja and Scott. 

"My garage. It's protected by a Level 999 Stealth Barrier," Scott explains. He narrows his eyes at the young racer. "Were you followed?"

"Who would be following me?" She asks curiously. 

"Those Red Visor guys." Jay explains. 

"Unagami's been trying to find this place for years." Scott says. She thinks for a moment, before shaking her head. 

"No, I wasn't followed." This results in the two of the them narrowing their eyes at each other, before Scott relents and lets out a sigh.

"Pull your car in before someone sees it." Racer 7 hops back into her car and slowly backs it into the camoflauged garage.

Although, there was someone who was watching the entire thing unfold. "Red 29 to Unagami. I have located the ninja. Repeat, I have located the ninja. Send backup." More Red Visors spawn at the Red Visor's request, prepared to take down Scott and the Ninja once and for all. 

"Unagami is actually a man named Milton Dyer, a game programmer. He built Prime Empire. He's using it to trap players inside the game." Lloyd explains to Racer 7. 

"The only way to stop Dyer is to get the three Keytanas." Nya adds. 

"To do that, we need your help. We need to win this race." Jay concludes. 

"You said I was programmed to lose. But I could break my programming," Katarian nods. "What if you're wrong?"

"What if I'm not? Trust me, I've seen it done. If Okino can break his programming, then that means you can, too. You can win. You just have to believe in yourself." Katarina says. 

Nya looks at Racer 7 hopefully. "What do you say? Will you help us?" 

The young racer was quick to agree. "I'll do it."

An alarm sounds on Scott's monitor. "Something tripped the motion sensors!" He presses a button to show one the garage's cameras. Red Visors had found them, and they were coming in hot. 

"What do we do?" Nya asks. 

"I'll hold them off. You guys get to the racetrack and win that Key-Tana." Katarina volunteers. The Ninja were immediately in disagreement of that. 

"Are you crazy? We're not leaving you here!" Kai protests. 

"Yeah, no way!" Cole agrees. 

"There's no way we're leaving you, sis!" Lloyd argues. 

"We're out of options! The Speedway starts in five minutes and there are too many to-!"

"I'll hold them off," The Ninja and Racer 7 turn their attention to Scott. Their eyes widen. "I've been hiding in this garage for 30 years, playing it safe. Time to try out that hero thing." He smirks. 

"You only have one life left, Scott." Kai reminds Scott. 

He nods. "I know, and I want it to count for something. Just promise me you'll beat this game. Find Unagami, and you make him set this right." He opens up his menu bar and equips his gun. 

The Ninja nod. "We promise." The garage doors bang. The Red Visors were shooting at the garage, hoping to find a weak spot. The garage's stealth barrier was wearing off slowly. 

"GO!" 

The Ninja and Racer 7 hop quickly into their respective vehicles. Katarina joins Lloyd on his, and Cole joins Kai. 

Just as the barrier wears off, Scott says, "Katarina!" 

Katarina perks her head up at him. 

"I heard what you've said earlier! It wasn't your fault I've been stuck in this damn game for thirty years! If it's alright with you, I still want us to be friends!"