Prologue

"It seemed like the end for the ninja. Cole and the others were trapped by the evil sorceress. Six of the ninja's nine allies were trapped as well.
"Now only three allies were left standing. The three seemed unstoppable.

"The boy with spikey hair and a dark grey suit pulled his gun from his pocket. The black-haired girl next to him strung an arrow and pulled her bowstrings back, aiming at the sorceress. The last one was a boy with blonde hair and a yellow suit, holding his cane in hand.

"Cole and the other ninja had worked hard to train five of the nine allies. Sadly, only the one that Kai had trained was still standing.

"The boy's determination was clearly written on his face.

"The boy lifted his gun and pointed it at the sorceress. He pulled the trigger and..."

"Maddie, come on! The ninja have a mission for us!"

"Coming!" Maddie jumped up and raced out of the city library, leaving the book she was reading opened to a page with a picture of a grey ninja holding a large hammer in one hand and a gun in the other.