Save Her From The Dark

Chapter 2: Blood

Kai ran to the hospital room with the others on his heels. He knew it was Nya. He had this feeling in his gut that something was wrong. I knew we shouldn't have left HIM with her. I should've stayed. I shouldn't have trust Jay. Now Nya's going to suffer from my mistakes.

Kai skid to a halt outside of her door. He yanked on the handle but it wouldn't open. The blinds were closed and the crack under the door stuffed with a blanket so it muffled the noise.

"Kai, what's going on?" Cole asked as the other finally arrived, five seconds behind him.

"I don't know. I can't get in!" Kai said, his voice flaked with panic.

Cole rammed into the door but ricocheted off with a black gleam to the wood.

"Use your sword!" Lloyd half shouted in response.

Kai's handled fiddle to find the handle before he drew the flaming blade. The door seemed to be blocked by a black barrier. The boys banged on it, not caring that they were scaring the other patients and upsetting the medical staff.

"Nya!" Kai said as he banged his fists on the door until they started to bleed.

"Zane, can you use your Falcon vision to see in the window?" Cole asked his ninja brother.

"Of course." Zane replied before he switch into his Falcon settings.

His bird was just flying for fun over Ninjago when he received his owners override. Zane willed the bird to fly towards the hospital. He could feel his mind take hold of the wings and flap them, feeling the extension and having complete control. The Falcon arrived outside of the window and peered through a crack. Zane was speechless at what he saw.

Jay was colored black with glowing purple eyes. Yet, he didn't hurt Nya. It seemed as though he was trading his evil energy for her good energy. The purple glow of his eyes started outlining his body and when he placed a wicked hand on her arm-gently Zane added- the purple glow began to slowly dissipate off him and appear on her. Whatever was happening, it didn't want to hurt Nya, that or Jay had a slight control over the darkness.

"I want to hurt you girl but your boyfriend will not let me. I guess I'll have to take you over and end each of the ninja. Don't worry girl, they'll never see it coming. You can thank your boyfriend for this. He sacrificed himself for you. Now it's time to help him to not die in vain." A voice that wasn't Jay's said as he transferred energy.

Once the purple had fully exchanged over to Nya, Jay collapsed to his knees and gasped for breath before he rolled onto his back, unconscious. Nya's eyes opened and they were not friendly or loving amber, they were purple and glowing a piercing light. Her skin and clothes turned black and very, very, dark gray.

Zane released his override on the Falcon and let it resume it's flight. He turned to his brothers who were still trying to bust down the door. He then explained what he saw.

"Jay, you will pay for this once I get my hands on you!" Kai growled.

"I don't think Jay is to blame for this, Kai." Zane spoke up, he knew the door wouldn't open therefore physical force was pointless as his argument would be if he mentioned it.

"Tell that to what I saw three days ago! He almost killed Nya and he wasn't taken over by darkness. He was perfectly sane and normal." Kai spat before taking his sword and shoving it into the force field. The barrier absorbed the blade for a second before regurgitating the sword and it's power into Kai and knocking him into the wall. Kai struggled to get back up.

"Let's think about this, would Jay-"perfectly sane and normal"- really hurt Nya? Jay, the funny ninja who cares for Nya a lot, hurt her? Kai, obviously you missed something." Cole replied.

"That or Jay is not the person he was." Zane spoke up softly. That gave them all goosebumps.

Just then the barrier came down. Cole quickly busted the door open to find Jay lying on the cold hospital floor with blood pouring from different wounds. A knife with a red bandana tied to it was embedded in the back of his shoulder. Kai removed the dagger and read the cloth.

Thank you for the girl. You're sacrifice will benefit my cause. I am one word: pain. Get in my way and I will use her to destroy you. If you follow my instructions I will mail then you might have the chance to save the both of them. If you fail to comply you will die a most terrible death. The first letter had already arrived. Follow this code: LCKZJ. –Nya

The words had been written in blood. Jay's blood since it was fresh. Good thing they were in a hospital right now. Or was it?


Author's Note: So what do you think? I know a lot is missing but all will be revealed.

Questions: Who do you think is doing this? Why are Jay and Nya the targets? What does the code mean? What do you think the letter will say? I'll give you a hint, the letters are inspired by a Christopher Pike-my favorite author- sequence. Plus, can anyone find the LEGO reference in here? No, it's not Ninjago.