Today is my birthday, May 1st. I'm 16 now. Wish me well.
(Jay, Coral, and Nya stand in front of a conveyor belt with spinning blades leading to the Temple of Madness.)
Nya: Every single path leads straight into a spinning blade.
Jay: Look up there! See it? (He points to a spinning glitch in the blades.) There was a thing, for a second. (He points to another glitch.) There's another! It's like the game has a glitch!
Coral: Back on Dyer Island, we learned this was Dyer's very first adventure game, but it was never released because of problems.
Jay: Video game obstacles are usually on a time loop.
Nya: So if we get the timing down, we can make it to the other side.
Jay: But the glitches are unpredictable, and we can't get past them safely.
Nya: Then I guess we'll have to improvise.
Jay: Just like dancing.
Coral: Guess it's time to dance your pants off.
(The two hold hands and start to go through the conveyor belt. Coral rides on her own.)
Jay: One, two, three, step! (They step through a spinning blade.) One, two, three, jump! (They leap over another blade.) One, two, three, roll! (They roll through a third blade and encounter a glitch.) Other track, now! (They leap to the other conveyor belt, but Jay loses balance and falls. Nya grabs his hand in time.) Aah!
Coral: (They encounter another glitch.) It's the other glitch!
Jay: Nya!
Nya: Time to pick up the pace! (They successfully pass through the rest of the blades and reach the other side.)
Jay: Piece of cake. Okay, get ready. Video games usually increase in difficulty as you progress.
Nya: So whatever is on the other side of this door is gonna be even worse.
Coral: How could things get any worse?
(The door to the Temple opens. The three enter only to find an empty sushi resturaunt.)
Hostess: (Bowing) Welcome.
Jay: The Temple of Madness has a sushi restaurant?
Coral: How could things get better and easier?
Nya: Where are all the guests?
Hostess: We've been expecting you.
Nya: You have?
Hostess: Of course. Jay Walker, party of three. Right this way.
Jay: Oh, perfect, 'cause I'm starving!
Nya: Jay, it's a trap!
Jay: No it isn't. Lots of games have areas like this, where you can recharge or power up, before you have to take on the boss. (He eats a piece of sushi.)
Coral: Are you sure?
Jay: If this was a trap, they'd have come up with something a little more dangerous than a sushi restaurant. Trust me.
(The three of them sit down at a table.)
Hostess: May I tell you today's specials?
Jay: Yes, you may. Boy, am I hungry!
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☯☼🏮Ninjago: The Master of Crystal💎🏹✳
FanfictionThis story is about a girl named Coral. She is the Magenta Ninja and the Elemental Master of Crystal. She is recruited by Master Wu along with four other ninja to go on fantastical adventures around her home place of Ninjago. Follow her as she tries...
