I sat in the basement with Gizmo, who was making some sort of war paint.
I shook my head, "I can't believe there are people here."
Gizmo beeped, agreeing.
I smiled, "And I'm helping them with… I'm not even sure what I'm helping them with exactly."
Gizmo made no reply to that statement.
"Do you… do you think…" I swallowed. I was always programmed to hope. But I had a hard time saying what I was thinking. After all this time…
"Do you think they'll take me with them?" I finally uttered, "I mean, us. Just think, Gizmo. We'd see Father again. And I'll get to meet Brother for the first time. We'll finally be able to live together, as a family."
Gizmo beeped happily. I laughed and dabbed a bit of paint of the robots face playfully. Gizmo beeped indignantly.
Suddenly, my sensors picked up activity along the shoreline.
I ran up the stairs to the top floor where Jay and Nya were. I only caught a little of what they were saying.
"…So we could trap him here, forever!"
I stopped for just a second. Trap… him? They don't mean me, do they?
The urgency of the situation forced me to push that statement out of my mind. I had to warn them.
I reached the top of the stairs, "I sense they are here,"
Jay and Nya quickly walked to the stairs, getting into their positions.
Nya grabbed Jay's arm, "Remember, Jay, when you wish it, he has to here it."
There was a raucous of shouts outside. They had come.
I heard someone yell, "You heard the c…captain! Take the girl!"
There was a great roar, and the voices grew closer to the front door.
"Alright everyone," Nya commanded, "Take your positions!"
I did a few practice punches. I would defend this place and my new friends if it cost me my life.
I raced down the stairs where Gizmo was waiting for me. The pirates had begun climbing the wall, evading Nya and Jay's pots and pans. They flashed the bright light they had been working on all day, and the pirates fell.
But I heard someone laughing outside. I thrust the spring again, hoping to knock the attacker off. But the snake cut the spring and entered the lighthouse.
Gizmo was ready to fight, but so was I. I stepped forward, ready to punch the snake man. But as I did so I tripped and fell on my back. I quickly got back up, but more pirates came the snake's aid. I backed up as the pirates advanced. Thankfully, Gizmo had planned for this. When the pirates got too close, they all stepped on a landmine of screws. That sent them running.
I smiled in victory, thinking they had the upper hand. But before I knew what was happening, I felt hands grab my arms. I fought back against his captors, but they held strong.
"L…look at you!" the snake scoffed, "you're a s…sorry excuse f…for a robot."
I gritted my teeth, but remained still. I wasn't sure if I could break free from the pirates, so the best thing to do was to wait it out.
I glanced up to see Nya fighting a large warrior. She was using her size as an advantage, dodging the warrior's hits. She latched onto the chain and was hanging upside-down.
Above her the lantern and table switched places. Jay was now hanging on the ceiling.
"You need help?" Jay yelled.
"I think I got this under control." Nya replied. What she didn't see was some sort of purple liquid pouring out of the teapot.
"No! Nya, the tea!" Jay warned, anxiety laced his voice.
Nya glanced down and gasped. As soon as the tea touched the ground a large black hole with a purple edge opened up.
Nya quickly jumped onto the warrior's arm and banged her helmet with her sword, "Anybody home?"
"You!" She screamed and swung at the girl. Nya dodged and jumped onto the warrior's back. With a grunt she pushed the warrior over the edge and into the black hole. She screamed and was swallowed. The hole disappeared after she fell in it.
The snake noticed the tea, "Look, they have the Traveler's Tea! G…get it before they can escape!"
A mass of pirates yelled and charged up the stairs. But that wasn't their only problem. A man with white paint on his face struck Nya's hand, forcing her to drop the teapot. Almost in slow motion the pot fell and was caught by a metal monkey.
"Ah! Don't let that monkey get away with it!" Jay called to know one in particular.
Gizmo chased after the monkey in to the basement. I couldn't see what happened, but I heard a clatter and an accented voice say, "Stupid toy!"
The pirates were almost on top of them, but Nya blasted them with a jet of water and pushed them back, buying them a little more time. Jay shocked the white face man and sent him up the stairs.
"He's here," Nya cried, "make your wish that he's not a Djinn!"
Echo looked up. He saw a puff of orange smoke and a figure on the stairs, then it appeared again closer to the two ninja. Jay was trying to say something, but he couldn't finish before the thing poofed again.
"He's too fast, I can't get the words out," Jay shrieked.
"You have to shoot him," Nya commanded, "use the poison dart!"
Jay stated to pull out something covered in red cloth when the white-faced man charged him, knocking Jay into Nya. Nya stumbled and fell off the edge, but Jay grabbed her in the nick of time.
"Don't worry! I got you!" he yelled.
"But now you can't shoot him," Nya warned fearfully, "and he's still coming!"
The pirates were surrounding Jay, trying to hack him with their swords. Jay barely managed to turn and block them. He couldn't block them and hold onto Nya for much longer.
"I am built to protect those who cannot protect themselves," I decided firmly.
I fought against my captors, then managed to get the arm space to push the two away. I jumped from the stairs and ran across the wall to the pirates. I jumped on the first one and back flipped off the wall, facing the remaining attackers. I punched the first one in front of me. My sensors picked up movement behind me, so I punched behind me, hitting my target. The two pirates in front of me charged, but I was ready. I knocked one into the wall, then kicked the other on top of the first.
I turned to face the figure that was attacking my friends. It was a floating orange man with a ponytail, like the man in the mirror. Jay had called him Nadakhan. He was smirking down on me.
"You stepped on my friend," I glared menacingly at the man, "now I will step on you."
"Oh, really?" Nadakhan mocked, "Give it a try, metal man."
I tried to intimidate him with some of my moves. I kicked left, right, then did a few punches to—
My left arm abruptly fell from its place. I stopped.
"Oh, uh," I stammered as my leg went bouncing after my arm. I fell with a clang.
Nadakhan laughed, "Pure scrap."
I laid still, disappointment and shame washing over me. Why did I think I could fight the floating man? I was just a pile of metal long overdo for the junkyard.
I couldn't see how, but Jay managed to swing both himself and Nya out the window and splashing into the sea, away from the pirates' ugly hands. Nadakhan yelled with all his might, "Find her!"
The pirates all scattered, ignoring me and running down the stairs. They quickly found the secret basement and invaded. I wiggled and used my remaining limbs to reach my fallen ones. I grabbed them and hoisted myself up to see what was happening. Swords clashed and yelling commenced, but when it was all said and done, the pirates had Nya. Jay was nowhere to be seen.
Nadakhan turned to face her, "I have never seen a more beautiful bride."
Nya struggled, but the pirates held her tight. Nadakhan made lip-smacking noises, and it looked like he was going to kiss her. But at the last second he pulled away, laughing at Nya's misery. He ordered the men to set sail for Djinnjago, and with that, they were gone.
The lighthouse was silent, and I didn't like it. It reminded me of when my father left. The silence was a heavy blanket covering everything, and I found it hard to breath.
I managed to do a temporary fix to my broken limbs so they stayed on, then I stumbled down the stairs. As far as my processors could process, Jay should still be on the island. I had to find him and get his help.
I managed to slip into the basement. The window was broken, and water was dripping down the wall.
What I found was not Jay, but Gizmo. He was lying on the floor, unmoving.
I was at his side in an instant, "Gizmo, Gizmo!"
He remained unresponsive.
I did a quick scan of the robot. He was repairable, but it would take some time. But not here. I felt my limbs about to fall again, and I needed to do a proper job on them. I grabbed a box of gears and took Gizmo under my arm and crawled back upstairs. I was going to be working through the night.
AN: I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed/has read this story. It makes me really encouraged to keep writing (Especially the reviews)! Hope you like this chapter!
