Kai held on tight as his dragon started to preform areal tricks to avoid the rain of fire. His dragon circled, looped, dived, and hovered. It was during one of said hovering moments that Kai noticed it. A fire ball shifted directions as if it purposely avoided him.
"DID YOU SEE THAT?!" Jay cried from behind him.
"We must have some protection from our inner elements. The elements we possess cannot harm us," Zane said.
"In that case we'll split up and tackle the elemental problems we can't be harmed by," Cole told the others.
"I think earthquakes can still cause you harm, Cole." Zane warned him.
"Don't remind me," Cole said nervously, "Anyway we meet back at the dojo in 2 hours. If someone isn't back the rest go to help that ninja."
Kai nodded. Cole didn't need to tell him that last part though. He'd do it anyway.
"See you guys in 2 hours then." he called to the others before flying up following the path of the fireballs in reverse.
Kai watched his fellow ninjas fly off in other directions dodging the fire as they went. Kai got a sinking feeling of worry in his stomach. They rarely did solo missions and when they did it was never something this dangerous. He hoped everyone would be alright.
Kai shook his head. "Of course they'll be okay," he told himself, "They're ninjas too. Sensei Wu has been training all of us for this moment. It's going to be okay."
He continued to fly his dragon towards the balls of fire to find their source. He found Zane was right. Since he was the ninja if fire, fire seemed to avoid him. There was little need to weave or dodge. Kai remembered as a kid he had once reached out to grab something he had accidentally dropped in his father's forge. His father pulled him back but Kai had already stuck his hand in. Yet his hand was not a bit singed which baffled both his father and the doctor his father took him too to make sure he was alright. This must have been the answer.
As he neared his destination he saw that they ball got smaller. They were magic flames, made to grow as they went. But what made them. What could have made them?
Finally he landed to where the balls of fire seemed to be shooting out of the ground. It was a small field outside of the village. The ground was charred by the flames shooting out of it. But where was Lord Garmadon?
Kai frowned. He had to stop the fireballs. He couldn't let the people in the village get hurt. But how were they popping out of the ground like that? Something in the soil? A buried artifact? He had to get under the ground somehow.
A thought flashed across his mind. The earthquakes! If he could find a place they and the fireball origins crossed over he could examine the underground better.
"Hey, fly up and see if there's any earthquake damage in this area!" He called to his dragon.
The dragon obeyed rocketing up into the sky along with the shower of fireballs. He circled a moment, then let out a roar and headed east. Kai followed by foot.
Sure enough there was damage. In fact there were cracks in the earth itself large enough for Kai to climb down.
"Keep a look out!" he said before leaping down into the earth. There before him he saw a tunnel. Kai lit a torch and started down the tunnel ready for whatever lay in store.
