1. House Cleaning
Zane navigated the corridors of Chen's labyrinth with something like disgust. The last time he was down here wasn't a very good one. Well, it was kinda good, but the rest of the times he spent down here were not his favorite memories. For one thing, he had thought his memory had been wiped completely, and if it hadn't been for Pixal, he wouldn't have realized they were just dormant. Then, he had his powers stolen by Master Chen and imprisoned in a cell down here in the maze of corridors.
But the thing he had hated most were the nightmares. He was haunted by dreams of a terrifying ice dragon, and falling into a cavernous hole. But there were more to his nightmares than that. Occasionally, he veered away from this repeating dream and experienced something more puzzling to him. He saw flashes of bright blue and faint calls of a voice. It sounded like a young man's voice, weak and tired, calling out, "Remember me . . . remember me, Zane . . ."
It confused Zane. He wondered who the young man could be, and what his mysterious plead could mean. How could this stranger know his name? Or even know who he was, for that matter? And why did he ask Zane to remember him, when he didn't even know him?
He was pondering this as he traversed the labyrinth. "Zane, stay on track."
"What?" He jerked his head up out of his thoughts, slightly confused.
Pixal's voice repeated, "Stay on track. Your mind is wandering. We're supposed to be searching the prison cells for anything of value."
"Oh, right." Zane rubbed his head, a little embarrassed. His blue eyes lit up, brightening the dark corridors considerably. He activated his comlink. "Jay? Are you there?"
His friend's face appeared on the screen on his arm. "Yeah. Found anything?"
"Negative so far. How about you? How is the searching of the temples going?"
Jay shrugged, his shoulders barely visibly on the small screen. "Nothing interesting, unless you count a pair of argyle socks in Chamille's room and a stale bit of cheese in Shade's quarters as interesting." He pushed his auburn hair out of his eyes. "Cole said he found some snakeskin down in the Ceremonial Temple, and Kai isn't having much luck in the noodle factory, and I have no idea where Lloyd is. Well, if all you wanted to do was check up on my progress, Jay over and out."
"Over and out," Zane replied, his comlink shutting off. He turned to the cell he was standing in front of. With his master key, he unlocked the door and did a thorough scan of the tiny stone prison. "Nothing here," he said aloud.
As he locked the door behind him and walked down the passage, Pixal asked, "Not meaning to sound nosy, but I was reading your thoughts earlier, when you were not paying attention to our given task. Why does that dream fascinate you so much?"
Zane shrugged. "I'm not sure. I do not remember someone who sounds like the man in my dream, but yet he pleads for me to remember him, as if he knows me, and has not forgotten me, even though I may have."
Pixal was quiet for a few seconds, before replying, "I have successfully run the voice through your monitors, and have not found a match. He truly is a mystery man."
Zane peered into another cell, his eyes casting an icy blue glow throughout the small space. "Ah!" He covered his eyes as the light was reflected back at him. "What was that?" he asked, wincing as he dimmed his eye glow.
"There is something metallic inside the cell," Pixal answered. "We should investigate."
With some caution, Zane unlocked the cell door and stepped inside. He took a lantern from the hallway outside, as it cast a softer glow than his eyes. He raised the glowing torch above his head, and stepped closer toward the metallic object. When he saw what it was, he had to stifle a gasp. It was a body. The body of a Nindroid.
Well, I hope i left you in a good amount of suspense enough for you to want to know what happens next XD. Sorry if the chapter stinks, I was forcing myself to keep going, and I wasn't having a good writing day. But please like and comment to tell me what you think of it so far! Ninjagomasteroftheforce OUT!
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