Sabrina POV
I shook my head exasperatedly as the small plane flew through the clear night air. X was not a man to be tested, I knew that well enough, but I still wished he didn't force me to go through with this stuff.
Lucy glanced at me, hugging a baby panda to her chest. She was obviously nervous for me, if her expression was any indicator.
We had called each other sisters for as long as I can remember. Though we look nothing alike (her, with her Asian appearance, her straight and sleek black hair, and me, with my typical Caucasian look, tousled brown hair, and bright purple eyes), we are closer than any two friends could be. We lived every waking moment together since we were five, we learned together, trained together, fought together. I wasn't sure if I could survive a day without her by my side.
Sensing my worries, she reached over and gave my hand a reassuring squeeze. "It'll be fine, Sabs," she whispered.
Her eyes gave her away. There was fear hidden within the deep brown irises, and her smile was obviously forced. She probably felt more fear than I did.
"We're here."
The pilot's monotone voice seemed to only increase Lucy's fright, as she clutched her panda tighter and it let out a squeak.
His helmet hid his face from view, much like X never let us see his. The pilot never told us his name, but he worked for X and that was all we needed to know.
I stood up, knowing X didn't like dawdling. Lucy jumped to her feet too, setting her panda aside and flinging her arms around me. I tightened the hug, lifting her up slightly so we were at the same level. I squeezed my eyes tightly shut, tears gathering in the corners.
"Be careful," she whispered into my ear, her voice cracking. "These are the ninja we're dealing with."
"I'll be fine, we're ninja too," I replied, finally breaking from the embrace. A smile tugged at the corner of my lip, as I opened the plane's door. "Blow something up for me, will you?"
Lucy was smiling softly as she replied, "Always."
"Ew, get away, Snape," I joked, before I jumped out into the open air, doing it so suddenly that I couldn't change my mind.
The last thing I saw before I turned to face the open sea below was my pseudo-sister's face watching me descend in horror. I grinned up at her; I was a fully trained ninja, I could handle a little fall.
I saw the deck of the Destiny's Bounty getting closer and closer, and I leaped into action. I landed on the deck with my hands, doing a quick and quiet somersault onto my feet.
Or that's what I was supposed to do.
What I really did was somersault into the edge of the ship, making a rather loud thud. I cursed and got to my feet, hoping that nobody had heard me.
"NINJA GO!"
Just my luck. I backed up a little bit and I stumbled at the edge of the deck. If I hit that water, well, that wasn't good, even for a ninja. But it seemed fate had other plans, as I slipped and started plummeting towards the ocean below.
Cole POV
A crash from the deck above alerted me to danger.
I had been sleeping soundly, dreaming of being in a mountain of cake. I was just eating my way out when I had been jolted awake by the noise. I thrashed in my blankets for a few moments, but I realized there was no immediate threat and that the thud had come from the deck above.
As fast as humanly possible, I jumped to my feet and spun into my ninja gi with a quick, "NINJA GO!"
I glanced around at my peacefully slumbering companions and sighed in exasperation. "Come on, guys! There's trouble on the deck!"
The only response I received were a couple grunts and snores, and maybe that was Jay's voice muffled his pillow, "Could you do it, bro? Thanks . . ."
With another sigh, I darted up onto the deck, startled by what I saw.
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. (A/N: Stupid! You so stupid!)
But I was just about to admit to myself that I was hearing things, when a rather feminine shriek ripped through the air. It was then that I noticed a pair of gloved fingers gripping the edge of the ship. Someone was about to fall off the Bounty!
I was so distracted in my terrified scramble to the edge that I didn't question who it was or why they would be on the ship in the first place. I reached down towards them, yelling, "Take my hand!"
I could see the hesitance in their eyes, but they ultimately decided that I was trustworthy and grabbed my wrist. I pulled them up onto the safety of the deck, and, with both of us panting heavily, I noticed their outfit. A purple ninja gi.
Sabrina POV
I had grabbed the edge of the ship just in time, so I hadn't fallen to my doom, but now I felt maybe I was more doomed up here.
My mission was supposed to be stealth. In and out, without anyone knowing. But this ninja, who had saved my butt just now, made things much more complicated.
I recognized him of course. Lucy and I had studied all of the ninja intensely, so that if we did run into them on one of our many missions, we would know how to deal with each of them. X never liked anyone getting in the way.
Cole Stone, I recalled, was the Master of Earth, strongest of all the ninja, and the leader of the team. His file said he had run away from home when his father wanted him to follow in his footsteps. Cole had thought he couldn't sing or dance, until he mastered the Triple Tiger Sashay in order to gain (and then promptly lose) one of four Fang Blades. (Actually, the ninja lost all of the Fang Blades, and somehow still defeated all of the evil anyways. Lose the battle, win the war, I guess.)
"Who are you?" Cole asked suspiciously, snapping me from my musings.
I began panicking. I wasn't prepared for this! This wasn't part of the plan, I wasn't sure how to convince him I wasn't here for thievery! So I bolted.
Ignoring his yells, I ran across to the other end of the ship. I skidded to a stop at the end. I couldn't jump off, we were thousands of feet above the water! It was brilliant technology that made the Destiny's Bounty fly, that much I admitted, but now was not the time for reverie! I had to get out of here before Cole caught me! But I couldn't turn back, he was almost upon me!
That's when I took a leap of faith. Literally. I jumped onto the roof over the ship's bridge, swinging my arms to keep my balance. I was just at the edge of the roof when I heard Cole jump on behind me. I spun to face him, backing up slightly at the sight of him coming towards me.
His eyes widen behind his mask. He reached out a hand, yelling, "Don't —!"
That's when I realized I was loosing my footing for the second time tonight, about to fall off the roof.
Cole POV
I grabbed the mysterious ninja's hand, pulling them into my chest. I laughed in relief, looking into their purple eyes.
"That's the second time I've saved your butt tonight," I said with a smirk. "Now," I added, "time to see who the culprit really is!"
I ripped off the purple mask, and the girl's brown waves tumbled out.
Hey guys I'm back with the rewrite of Life of the Purple Ninja and Everyone Else! I just had to rewrite it because, while it was okay before, I felt the inescapable urge to make it BETTER. I'm keeping the old one up until I catch up in this fic, then I'll delete it and replace it with this one forever. Don't worry, the plot remains mostly the same, though (as you can see) I'll add bits and remove stuff and replace it and just make it overall better :) (btw if you haven't read our author's note, Gracie's also redoing her fic, and Mar's making a new one (again I know))
So, old friends and new, enjoy! Hugs, Moon
