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Dat chapter title makes me laugh!

Jade- one, it's not a bother, two, I can copy the art into my phone's database if she or he uses it as a cover for their story, which they'll remove, and yes, you can assume!

To everyone else- CHILL DA FAQ OUT! THINGS WILL BE ALRIGHT (that's a lie)

To EVERYONE: I am going to write a spinoff piece that tells what happens if the ninja don't do something right. Oh, and... OOC WARNING! XD

Zane slumped to the floor. It wasn't in fear- it was in absolute relief. He had locked the door, and they were safe. At least, until the Oni smashes it open... That was a later concern, however. A crash noise emits, and they hear a noise that both knew very well- a door that is locked not opening. Zane had remembered, and that had saved their lives.

Zane breathes, "Cole's still out there!"

"We'll get to him. The only reason I didn't was because I got a little startled."

"A little?"

Shut up."

Zane laughs a small amount before saying, "You better ready your blade. That thing won't let us run away without a fight."

"Amen, brother," Kai nods, "Amen."

They ready their weapons quickly before taking a deep breath. Zane runs out first, knowing he can be replaced if he dies- or so he thinks. When it slashes him, artificial blood doesn't come out- it was all real! This place had made him just as human as the others! Eyes widened in pain, he slashes it's paw- err, hand, or foot, or whatever it is- with fear coursing through him like a river. He was afraid that nobody would make it out in time to survive this...

"Zane!" Kai shouts as he raises his blade, running at the monster.

The white ninja and the red ninja quickly work together, their fear being the key to hurting the monster. If you weren't scared, you couldn't hit it, which Kai found out only a moment later. He had gotten better and had stopped fearing it. When he did, his red hot blade did nothing. Zane knocked his spiky haired friend out of the way. He stared at the monster as the nindroid very narrowly smashed it across the face. It disappears from their view with a sneering glare at them and a whisper:

"I wIll nOT LeT YoU EscAPe..."

Kai stared, whispering, "Thanks..."

"No problem- let's find Cole and Jay before IT does..." Zane dismisses.

Kai frowns, "Well, it should have a name."

"What?! Okay, why not...?" Zane cocks his head.

Kai shakes his head, and decides, "Can I call it Steve?"

"... O-okaaaay...?"

"Yes!"

The duo scramble to their feet quickly and run straight to the room Cole hid in. Zane walks in, locking the door. Kai knocks on the iron door, and Cole takes a long moment to come out. His eyes were calm again and he was back in control. Cole asserts his commanding presence with no problem.

Cole greets, "I see you found Kai."

"Yes," Zane assures, "I did."

"Good. How are you, Kai?"

Kai snorts, "I'm alive,"

"Good enough, now let's look for Jay." Cole decides.

"Wait," Kai demands, "Why weren't you with Zane?!"

Zane says, "Let's focus on the now! Not the past!"

"I'm not letting it go, not yet!"

"Kai, Zane's right- we need to find Jay and escape,"

"Not until i have my explanation for this,"

"Oh, homie, I will knock you the fuck out if you don't lay off!"

"As if you could manage, you bitch! I'll knock your ass down before-"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP! WE NEED TO FIND JAY AND GET OUT OR I WILL KILL YOU BOTH MYSELF, I SWEAR BY GOD!" Zane finally got fed up and screamed at the top of his lungs, sword out. Kai actually saw the Oni leaving, shock on it's grey face.

Kai whispered, "Dude, he scared off Steve..."

"And who the fuck is Steve?!" Cole asked.

Zane angrily growled, "The Oni, you bloody idiot!

"Oh... O-okay..." Cole manages.

Nobody had ever seen Zane as angry as he was at this very moment. He was livid, nostrils flaring, eyes bloodshot, fists clenched, muscles coiled up to give him extra power. He was as tense as the legs of a crouching predator. They quietly paraded to the bathroom downstairs, Zane deciding that their main goal was to get into the upstairs library. The basement could wait until they were ready and had Jay to explore with them. He glared at them and closed the door as they silently went inside.

"I'm going to go look for Jay. Shut your mouths and stay in here." Zane orders, "Lock the door as I leave and only open if you see two small figures. The Oni-"

"Steve, Zane. It's Steve." Kai corrects.

Zane continues irritably, "Okay, Steve is very large."

They nod, and the former android leaves the room, hearing a quiet lock shift behind him. He walks around, climbing up the stairs again, and going back to the falcon in the attic. Finding a key to the library and seeing his poor, trapped falcon, he went back to the bathroom.

"Guys? Forgive me for not returning with Jay, but I have a favor to request of you. My falcon is trapped in the attic, and I think I would like him to be free..." Zane begs.

Kai and Cole slip nearly silently out. Kai asks, "Attic, you said? There are three doors..."

"There's only one that's unlocked at the moment, but it's the furthest one from the stairs." Zane explains.

Cole agrees, "Don't worry, that bird'll be free to fly in a short amount of time, though I checked the windows- they're sealed. Your falcon is just as caged in this horror house as we are..."

They all nodded, Kai going with Cole to find the falcon, Zane breaking off at the third floor. The white ninja went up to a locked door, trying the key; it didn't work. He went to another one and laughed when it opened. Then he screams when something lunges at him.

"AAAAAH!"