Alyssa's POV
I decided to go to bed like the others, which sadly didn't go over well since the ninja took over my room...
"Woah woah WOAH! You may not know this, but this is MY room!" I angrily replied, exhausted. Kai scoffed.
"Well, this is OUR room now, so go sleep in the living room or something." I glanced over at the destroyed item in the corner.
"You BROKE my bed?!" I yelled, surprised.
"It was in the way!" Jay replied. I was speechless.
"So NOW where do I sleep?!" I said, annoyed.
"Living room, kitchen, floor... You don't exactly have NOWHERE to sleep..." Kai said.
"I can get Toria to settle the matter..." I threatened.
"You don't have to do that, we can work this out GENTLY..." Cole reassured, glaring at Kai. Not wanting to argue about it, I took my mattress out of the rubble and laid it in the middle of the room.
"That good enough?" I asked Kai, annoyed.
"Fine, but stay outta my way..." He angrily said.
"I'll try not to..." I said, trying to annoy him as I sat proudly on my mattress.
"By the way, don't worry about Toria, she just needs to cool down a little... She just bummed about losing this place..." I said.
"I am sure she is nice when you get to know her." Zane said.
"Yep, when she's your friend... She'll help you in anyway she can..." I said staring off into space.
"I guess I can deal with her... But one wrong move out of either of you and you'll pay!" Kai threatened. I joking took out the eighty cents I had in my pocket.
"Well, I hope you don't mean in money, cause this is basically all I have to my name right now..." I joked, but sadly told the truth.
"Don't your parent send you money?" Cole asked. I frowned.
"My parents died... Years ago... And I'd be dead too, if not for Toria..." I frowned, looking down. Cole put a hand on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry to hear that..." He said.
"It's okay, I mean, I have a "roof" over my head, semi edible food, and heating... In the summer..." I said.
"Well you have us now, we're there for you..." Cole smiled.
"Really? I didn't think we were allowed to come back..." I said, slightly glaring at Kai.
"Well it was your home first... You can come by anytime..." Cole supportingly noted.
"But this thing is airborne now, I doubt we'll see you anytime we want..." I argued.
"We could come visit you guys..." Cole said.
"I'd like that..." I smiled.
"WHAT?!" Kai interrupted. Cole glared.
"Ignore Kai... He can be judgy sometimes..." Cole stated.
"Oh, and what do you judge about me?" I asked Kai, arms crossed.
"You're a GIRL! How could you remodel a ship?!" He questioned. That's when Toria walked in.
"Mind if i join in?" She asked. I walked over to Kai... Slowly...
"You know, that's not the ONLY non-girlish thing we can do!" I said, fist slightly raised. Zane butted in.
"While Kai does deserve it, it is not wise to fight."
"Yea, let's not go there so late..." Jay whined. I backed off.
"Fine..." Toria yawned.
"I'm going to bed now... Night guys." Toria said and left.
"Goodnight..." We all said to each other. Finally u grabbed a pillow and blanket from the pile that were also intact, laid down on the mattress, and got a good nights sleep...
Toria's POV
The next day, I headed towards school...
Only to find out that I had left my Language Arts book on the Bounty.
Now, in all my other subjects, that would be okay. But I'm EXTREMELY far behind in LA, and I need to catch up. I walked silently into the room, looking at my sneakers. "Urm, Mrs. Fritter?" she looked up, her brown eyes colliding with her blonde hair. "Yes?" "I, erm, forgot my LA text book at home."
"Don't worry, you won't need it." "Huh?" she stood up. "Pop quiz everyone!" I sighed and sat down, before remembering something.
My stress notes are in my text book.
Stress notes? Oh, they're something I made up.
I began working on the test. Just as I began writing the last answer, I felt my head being jerked up by someone pulling my hair. Not today Tommy. "Yo, dumbo." he whispered.
I raised my hand. "Yes Toria?" "I'm done, may I read?" she nodded and I pulled out my notebook. I began reading, escaping into my own little world. After class was dismissed, I went to get my textbooks.
Guess who was standing there?
Tommy's black hair covered his left eye. I knew one was blue and the other green, he always covers the blue one. Okay, I found out by landing a punch in jaw, but he had it coming!
He wore a red shirt and torn jeans. "Yo, idiot!" I walked past him and opened my locker. "Hey, pay attention to me!" he grabbed my book. "Give it back!"
He snickered. "Yo, everyone listen up!" everyone looked towards us, much to my displeasure.
"I ran through a forest, my wings spread open and my hands lit with dark fire. A collie ran next to me, and I tried not to let the flames leap to her fur. "Suddenly, I heard a gun shot, and I fell over. Searing pain running through my left wing as blood poured from it. The collie licked my cheek, worry in her eyes.
"I looked up, a reassuring smile on my face, and then everything went black."
He grabbed my black shirt. "What are ya, Emo?!" I shook my head, and grabbed my notebook. "Then why'da write like that, huh?" I began feeling drowsy as I answered. "Because it gives me power!" "Power?! Let me see you go weakling!" suddenly, adrenaline pumped through my veins as I broke away and ran to the end of the hall. "Let's go, jerk!"
I began running towards him, before jumping and running across the lockers. I jumped off and kicked him square in the chest. He stumbled backwards, and my hand glowed with purple energy as I gave him an uppercut. He fell over, a trickle of blood coming from his mouth.
I stood up straight. "Monster! She's just like the monsters on the news!" I flinched and stepped backwards. "I, I'm not a monster!" "Shut up demon!" "Freak!" "Go back to the sewers where you belong!"
I grabbed my backpack and sprinted away, tears in my eyes. When I got home, I saw my father sitting in the living room. His hazel eyes glared with anger under his dusty brown hair. "So, got in another fight?" my eyes narrowed into slits. "He read my story to almost everyone in the school! You expected me to stay calm?! You KNOW I have anger problems!"
He stood up and grabbed my notebook and flipped through it, his eyes shading over. "Now, where do you get the idea of a girl with wings and a collie?!" "I have strange dreams, okay?! In them there's a girl who has wings and her collie! I write stories about them fo' the fun of it, can't you deal with that?!"
"Toria, this is outrageous! There is no way you can be having dreams of the monsters on TV!" I stomped my foot, and the floor shook violently. A few books fell off the shelves.
Okay, I'm a LOT stronger than I should be. My parents never told me why. I just knew one thing at the moment: I. Am. MAD.
I ran to my room and sat my backpack on the bed. I put in three pillows, my emergency kit, three blankets, a carving knife, a few books, some food, three pairs of clothes, and a canteen. I stuffed them all in my backpack and pulled a pre-packed suitcase out from under my bed.
I ran through the living room and out the door, slamming it. I grabbed a little cart I had bought a while back and threw my bags into it. I began riding away on my bike, blocking out the sound of my father calling out after me.
About four hours later, I was in the desert. I picked up a dead tree next to a cave and carried it in, then I brought my bike in. I saw a strange figure out of the corner of my eye. I moved over to it, and saw that it was a boy of about nine or ten.
He had messy blonde hair and bright green eyes. A small scar, barely visible, ran under his right eye. He wore a sweater with a green five on his shoulder and a skeleton print. I set about making a fire, and he woke up. "Who are you?" he asked, bewildered to find someone else in the cave.
I leaned against the wall opposite of him and began carving. "My name's Toria. How 'bout ya?" "I am Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon, son of Lord Garmadon and future Dark Lord!" I snickered. "What's so funny?!" "Oh, please. Your soft little heart would never make it through something like THAT."
"I survived Darkley's AND ran away!" "Oh, I'm SO scared of a boy who grew up learning how to play pranks!" before he could argue, Alyssa came in.
Alyssa's POV
I went to Toria's house to see what we would do now that the ninja had the Bounty. I knocked on the door, and her father answered. Weird, he's usually not home yet. "Hey, do you know where Toria is?" "She ran away." "Okay... wait, WHAT?" "I got mad at her for getting in a fight, and she ran away." "So, when's she gonna be home?"
"She had a suitcase and backpack... she won't be back for a while..." I sighed. "Thanks anyways." I turned on heel and began running, I think I know where she is...
After a LONG time, I finally found her. She was arguing with a boy who looked to be around her age. He looked up at me. "Who are YOU?" Toria rolled her eyes. "Sorry Alyssa, this is Lloyd." "How old are you?" Lloyd asked, looking at me. "Fifteen." "Nine and a half." "Nine." Lloyd mumbled. "Ha, I'm older!"
He rolled his eyes. "Whatever, I'm a guy!" "Bad move dude," she pointed her carving knife at him. "Alyssa and I remodeled a ship, I live with five kids, and Alyssa lives by herself. Stop bein' so sexist and think before ya talk." "Would you talk that way to the leader of the Serpentine!?" "No, but I will talk that way to a kid who's bein' freakishly annoyin'!"
"Would you guys stop arguing? Toria, what are you even doing out here? Wasn't there a better way to solve your problems than running away from home?" she sat her wood down. "Nope. Dad's been gettin' mad at me for a while, and I already had everything packed."
"Okay... wait, you ran away from home?" Lloyd asked. Toria pointed towards her bike. "You think I just came here for the scenery?" "No..." "And what do you mean, 'leader of the Serpentine'?" "The Hypnobrai and Fangprye betrayed me, so I'm gonna unleash the Anacondrai on them!"
Toria looked at him, her face suddenly serious. "Ya don' need ta do that, just be a good kid. It'll pay off a LOT." "Yeah, you don't have to get revenge if you have people who care for you." I agreed.
Toria looked outside. "Ya better stay here Alyssa," she pointed outside. "It's too late for ya to go home now." I sighed and nodded. Toria tossed me and Lloyd pillows and blankets. "Why do you have extras?" Lloyd asked. She shrugged. "Guess I just felt like I needed it." I nodded and scrambled under my blanket, quickly falling asleep.
Lloyd's POV
I laid wide awake, my mind tossing and turning. These girls were being... NICE. To ME of all people. Why'd Alyssa care about me getting revenge? And why'd Toria let me stay here, even though she did seem to have a bit of a temper.
I drifted off into a fitful sleep, only to be woken up by the sound of hissing. I sat up quickly, and saw Snappa standing above Toria with a Silver Dark Blade. "What are you doing here?!" I shouted, and the girls sat up, Toria's neck just barely missing the blade.
Her eyes went wide and she grabbed it, twisting the snake's wrist. Alyssa stood up, walking over to the snake. "Why're you here?" she asked. "I wasss told to get rid of the problemsss." "Problems?" "You three know too much, we mussst get rid of you." Toria twisted his arm behind his back. Her eyes narrowed and she spoke in a strange voice. "Dare to lay a hand on any of us, and I shall banish you to eternal torture." she shook her head, and looked at the snake confusingly. "I have no idea what that was about, but you better not lay a hand on us."
She turned him towards the door and kicked his back, sending him flying out of the cave. "You sssshall pay for thisss!" he shouted. Toria cupped her hands around her mouth. "Whatever, snake breath!" she sat by the fire, and threw in a few more sticks. "I'll stay up and make sure he doesn't come back, you two get some sleep."
We nodded and scurried under our blankets, and this time I quickly fell asleep.
Toria's POV
I had a bad feeling about what was going on, all with Snappa trying to murder us and my random mind switches or whatever they were.
The next day, I made breakfast. Some scrambled eggs and I had found some edible berries outside. Everyone ate in silence, and I pondered what to do today. Lloyd left, but promised to say 'hi' if we ever ran into each other again. "Ya better get home," I told Alyssa. "It's hot out in the desert and I'll be moving on ta the nearest village soon." she nodded, and we began walking to her home. I left my bike in the cave, telling myself I'd be back soon.
As we began approaching Alyssa's cottage, a strange smell struck me.
Smoke.
The house was on fire! We began running, and I pulled my phone out of my pocket, only to find it was dead. I saw the flames licking at the grass around it. I saw a nearby stream, and ran towards the fire. I grabbed a bucket from near the house, and dipped it in the river.
"Catch!" I shouted, throwing it to Alyssa. She caught it and poured it on the grass. She tossed it back to me, and I filled it with water again. After a while, I noted we were making very slow progress, before my mind dimmed again.
I murmured some words I didn't understand, "Wi mo sah fa." water raised from the river, and flew against the fire, just enough to put it out.
My mind went back into focus, and the water around me fell. Confused, I turned to Alyssa, who was staring at her house. Forgetting everything else, I ran towards it. It was just ash now.
"M-my home.." Alyssa whispered in disbelief. I sighed, if only I had done that spell thingy earlier! "We better get to the city. I'll find a pay phone and call the ninja." she nodded, barely hearing me.
We walked towards the city, and I called the Bounty. "Hello, Destiny's Bounty, Cole speaking." "Hey Cole, it's Toria." "What's up Toria?" "Alyssa's house was burned down, and I don't think it was an accident." "What do you mean."
"I can't talk about it right now. Just, Alyssa needs a place to stay and I'm sortta at odds myself. Could you come pick her up from the cafe on Main Street?" "Sure, but why're you at odds?" "Can't talk anymore, phones about to stop. Just come get her. Bye."
I hung up. Rude, I know, but I can't let 'em know why I'm not home. They'll make me go home or something. Plus, there was something I needed to do first.
"Cole and the others are gonna come pick you up." I told Alyssa. "Okay, but what about you?" "I've got somethin' I need ta do first." she sighed and nodded, and I ran off, blending into the crowd.