Chapter 1- Crash

Even though the rumble of the small airplane was loud, the only thing Cole could hear was Jay's annoying voice, going on and on and on about this and that. He kicked the seat in front of him again, desperately attempting to get his teammate to shut up, but he just kept talking to Nya. Annoyed, he turned his head to his left to start up a conversation with Kai in hopes it would distract him, but Kai was sleeping peacefully. Cole groaned and stared out the window at the darkness outside. His tired eyelids fell over his eyes a couple of times, and he even drifted off into a peaceful snooze, but Jay's voice always brought him back to reality.

"I know right, Nya! He totally whupped him. But did you see me? That new move I learned sure came in handy! Oh, by the way, did you hear about the new bank in Ninjago City? Not like they need another one, they already have like FIFTY, and they all keep getting robbed, so another bank is just asking for it!"

How does she stand it?! Cole wondered as he heard Nya's soft giggle.

"Yeah, I don't know either, Nya. Let's ask Cole." Jay's brown haired head peeked over the seat. "YO COLE! YOU AWAKE?!"

Finally Cole could take no more. A shocked look that gave Cole satisfaction appeared on Jay's face when Cole thrust his face into Jay's, about to give him the telling off of a lifetime. He had just opened his angry mouth when Zane's voice came over the speakers. "Hello, passengers. This is your pilot Zane speaking. We are experiencing technical difficulties, but I'm sure it's nothing to worry about-" Zane's calm, reassuring voice was cut off as the plane emitted a worrisome clunking noise. Everyone was awake now, looking around frantically as the plane continued to shake and clunk.

"Hello passengers! This is co-pilot Garmadon, and we have a huge problem here! Don't get too panicked, but pilot Zane is sparking and unresponsive. You know what? Screw that. We have a PANIC SITUATION! Please, feel free to panic. In fact, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENED!"

Silence.

Screams.

"The plane is going down! I repeat, the plane is going down!"

Misako and Dr. Juilien ran into the cockpit to help Zane and Garmadon, while the remaining ninja turned to their Sensei with scared eyes. "Sensei!" Kai cried out. "What do we do!" The plane was spiraling down, although it was occasionally stopped in order to reduce the chance of death. Judging from the desperate yells from inside the cockpit, however, it didn't seem as though the stops would be frequent enough to result in a good landing.

"I-I-I do not know!" Wu was just as panicked as his students. "P-p-parachutes?" Everyone started to scramble around, searching for the lifesaving parachutes. Everyone, that is, but one ninja, wearing a black tee and jeans, who just sat down and stared out the window at the spiraling darkness, not willing to fight anymore. A cracking noise filled the air as everyone searching slid down towards the cockpit. The back of the plane had begun to tear off. Jay bit his lip as he realized that Cole was missing. Not wanting to loose his teammate, he began the journey up towards Cole, despite the protests from Nya and his friends. Once he reached him, he held up his hand, eyes begging.

"Cole, please…"

Crack! The back of the plane finally broke, sending Cole and Jay flying away from their crying friends, reaching for them in vain. The last thing Cole saw before blacking out was Sensei Wu's pleading blue eyes. Who was he pleading? Cole reflected rather calmly, despite his current situation and Jay's scared breathing sounding in his ear.

Me? Jay? Some legendary god that he refused to believe in until the situation was so desperate only their grace could fix it? Heh. Funny how us humans work…