Intermittent

There was a problem with the Ninja Nightcrawler. The literature at the dealer clearly stated, “...features an opening minifigures cockpit with weapon holders for two swords, speed and attack mode configurations, 2 foldout, shoot on-the-go, six stud rapid shooters and gold colored blades. “ Lloyd had read and re-read that part, over and over, in the showroom of Gellert Grindelwald Acura Audi Honda Mazda Nightcrawler Porsche Volkswagen Automotive Superstore, while the extremely pretty blond minifig from LEGO Speed Champions 75886 Ferrari 488 GT3 “ Scuderia Corsa” was in talking to her Sales Manager( who, unbeknownst to Lloyd, was the Library Ghost from the Ghostbusters Firehouse ). Nowhere in that shiny, crisp sales booklet did it mention that the intermittent windshield wipers also caused the headlights to work only intermittently.

Yet, this was the case. He has bought that vehicle for 71 equal payments of $357.00 a month, plus a final balloon payment of 3500...balloons. He was in possession of a burgeoning collection of Lego balloons, so he wasn’t too worried about that.

What he was worried about was having a troubling malfunction, right from the get-go.

Lloyd was a Ninja. He drove a vehicle called a Nightcrawler. His plan was to use this hot new vehicle mostly at night. Indeed, he did proceed at a crawl, because the headlights only worked when the windshield wipers were set for intermittent. When the wipers worked, the headlights worked. No wiper, no headlight. On and off. Rain or shine. As you can imagine, the strobe effect was quite dismaying. The noise of wiper against dry windshield was annoying, and, because Lloyd had a small aversion to certain sounds, also exasperating , and challenging to endure. Plus, he kept getting stopped by Ninjago Police for flashing his headlights and thereby warning oncoming traffic of speed traps.

He returned to Gellert Grindelwald Motors. He walked past the pretty blond former race car driver salesperson, who gave him a cute Lego hand wave, but then buried herself back into paperwork on her desk. He went on into the spacious Service Area, which was fitted out with the lobby, restaurant, juice bar, and a terrace with a DJ stand, from Friends Heartlake City Resort. Lloyd wondered how Gellert Grindelwald Acura Audi Honda Mazda Nightcrawler Porsche Volkswagen Automotive Superstore could afford such a spacious and luxurious Service Area. He thought about those 71 equal payments in a new light- the light from the Xtra’s Streetlamps set, also at use in the posh Service Area. It was packed with minifigs, mostly from the most expensive sets: 2 grandparents and a cotton candy vendor from the Roller Coaster; the dentist, barista, and photographer from Assembly Square; and, Barbara Gordon and Disco Robin from The Joker Manor. In addition, there were five minifigs behind the Service Desk Counter: Quorra, Sam Flynn, and Rinzler from Tron : Legacy, as well as mechanics : the 2 crooks from City Mountain Police Headquarters. One wore a tree suit over his head which was, well, just disturbing.

At this point, Lloyd realized he was in a dream episode. So, he decided to play along. He explained the problem to Quorra, who warmly suggested a three week wait was in store, while they ordered the part from Lego Seoul. She explained he could take the Brainiac UFO Mighty Micros vehicle as a temporary replacement. He agreed, and she gave him the keys, and issued him some mini legs, directing him to the rest room where he could change.

When he came out, wearing his new little legs, the world seemed bigger, and, as he tucked his old legs under his arm, he remembered how much he loved candy as a kid. He then used Spinjitzu to wake himself up. The first thing he did when he got out of bed was to search for that stash of chocolate meltaways from Stevers Candy Store that he hidden away from the other Ninjas, and from Dareth.