Chapter 2
(Kylie's POV)
"Father," I asked, "Does he know about his power?" "No," my father said, "I don't know if it's wise to tell him just yet."
"Why not?"
"Because he's not old enough to understand; I didn't tell you until you were eleven."
"Yeah, I know. But shouldn't he know that his great- uncle was one of the First Spinjutzu Master's greatest friends?" I wasn't sure why my father wouldn't tell my brother had an elemental power. "Father, I had a strange dream last night. I can't remember the details, all I remember is the message the dream told me. I don't think he has the power of the music. Why do I have two elemental powers when he only has one?"
"I'm not sure Kylie; I guess that's just what the Fist Spinjutzu Master had planned for him."
I sat up quickly, like I always did when I woke up from a strange dream. It was a dream from my past. I looked around, trying to remember why it was still dark out. Then my eyes focused on the clock in my room, which read 10:54. Then I remembered where I was supposed to be in a little over an hour.
"Oh shoot!" I yelled (I never cussed, or the word would have been much different) as I literally fell out of my bed. I stuffed some clothes and a few books in my bag. I had a little room left in it, so I put a picture of my brother and I in it. It was one of my favorites; it was small enough to fit in one of my pockets, so I always kept it with me. We had been out in the snow for about an hour, so our cheeks were red, and his ears were as red as tomatoes.
I shut the door to my apartment as the clock read 11:07. Neuro was sitting, his back against the wall, reading a book. He looked up at me and raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry I'm late. I fell asleep!' I said quickly. He shrugged and said it was okay.
"It's not like I had anything better to do," he said, putting his book in his bag and standing up.
"You could've been sleeping."
"I thought you were dragging me off to the pier."
"Oh yeah; I guess you really didn't have anything better to do." He smiled and the two of us walked out of the building and to the pier.
We were some of the first there. The only other people there were a man who was actually invisible, a pale man with black hair, and a girl with a yellow-orange cloak. Eventually there were several others. The last to join came very loudly. They were the ninja. The annoying, cocky, arrogant ninja. At first the ninja didn't bother me. But as time went on, they really got on my nerves.
Promptly at midnight, a loud horn blew. I turned to the water and saw a huge ship coming in. Two men dressed similar to the thugs from earlier lowered a plank onto the pier. All seventeen of us, I counted, lined up and we stepped onto the ship. I noticed a man, dressed as a rich person would, standing at the edge of the pier. As each of us went on, he gave a greeting to us.
"Welcome miss. The tournament will be starting soon, and I'm certain you'll be eager for action." I wasn't quite eager, but I did want to see my brother. I really wanted to push one of the ninja off the plank, but they were all behind me. When the last one, Lloyd was about to get on, and old man, probably his dad, came walking up. He tried to convince Lloyd not to go, but failed. Eventually, they both got on the ship, but the dad, Garmadon, wasn't going to compete.
The man I saw earlier, Clouse had us all follow him. We went into a room that had two rows of beds, a total of 18. I wasn't sure why the extra bed was in here, but I didn't think about it much.
"We won't be reaching our destination for a few days, so make yourselves at home, each of you," said Clouse. For most people, it was a mad dash to get a good bed, but I didn't care, they were all the same. Neuro and I eventually ended up across from each other. While everyone else went to go take a look at the boat, Neuro and I were both reading. Eventually, I got bored, and decided to have a conversation with him.
"So," I started, "I take it you like reading. (I was horrible when it came to talking with other people. That was probably the worst way to start a conversation.)
"Yeah, that's why I had a book in my hands." I called myself an idiot and he snorted.
"You just miss the obvious points." he said, "But you're not an idiot. Save that term for the ninja." I laughed.
"You mean, you dislike them too?"
"Yeah; they're annoying, cocky and arrogant. Why wouldn't I?"
"That's exactly what I've been thinking!" I smiled to myself. I made a mental note to see if I could get his number when this is all over. In a way, it was a good thing I didn't have to write my brother letters anymore (now I could just tell him) because I had no idea how to explain how this entire tournament would play out. No matter what, a letter couldn't describe it.
(A/N) There's chapter two. The action should pick up next chapter. Please review. I want to know what you guys think. I'll try to hurry with the next chapter.
Until next time
-Frostbite
