Konichiwa! So, how'd you guys like the little one sided pov for Jade? Interesting? Hope so. Anyways, here's chapter 7!

-Coleswagger14

Cole raised his increasingly weak form up from the tear soaked mattress he now lay on. It had been two days since his last torture session, & he'd hardly eaten since. He knew he was slowly but surely approaching the end of his life, no matter how much he tried to stay alive. For Zane, for his team, for his father, & for Ninjago.

But to no avail. He was dying. He knew by the way he coughed, & how it had become so hard to breathe. He felt the cold that he had come to welcome. The cold that would soon take him. He wanted it to all be over, but he hung on to that still small hope that he could make it through this with Akane's help.

Akane.

He ran over the name in his mind a few times. A former murderer, brother to the second most villainous creature on the planet, caring healer. He didn't care anymore about the skygge's past. The gentle being had helped him when no one had come to his rescue. The one who had healed him when Jade had tortured him with knives, or whips. His friend.

His thoughts now veered to his teammates.

Had they even searched for him? If so, how long? Had they already given up? Were they ever coming to free him from this place? Did they miss him? Did they even care? Was all his hope pointless? His hope to be back with his friends, his team, his...boyfriend? Was that all hopeless?

All he could do was have faith that they would come for him. How long had it been since he'd been kidnapped anyway? Two weeks? Three weeks? A month?

He didn't know. All he ever saw was the faint light of the torches, & the occasional overhead lamp of the examination room when he was abused. "Not much to live for..." He sighed, his breath hitching, & he began to cough. The hacking lasted a few minutes, then he stopped, a hand to his chest. He could feel the unsteady heartbeats of a dying person under his palm.

Well, he already knew that. He was dying anyway.

"Nothing new there, Brookstone. You're a dead man." he stood uneasily to his feet, raising his voice to almost a yell as he shouted at the door, "You hear that you ass?!" He directed his open thoughts to Jade, "I'm a dead man! Dying! Why don't you just kill me now?! I haven't got long anyway! Run a blade along my neck, & end it already! What are you waiting for?!"

Yet, he never received an answer. His only response was the crackle of the flames from the torches, & the silence from the other side of the door.

He backed up to the wall, sliding down at his back, & tucking his thin body underneath him. "Just end it..."

Akane felt his heart break when he heard the human trying to yell at them from the kammer rom. He'd been through so much these past there weeks. He didn't deserve the punishment he never earned. He was just an innocent being. Yet, a spark of joy flashed in his chest. Tonight was transportation.

The mere idea of his new friend being taken to freedom by his team later on made a smile plaster itself onto his usually cold, unemotional face. He was suddenly cut out of his thoughts as his sister walked into his bedroom. "Brother, dear." He turned to look at her, "Yes, sister my heart?" "It's near noon. We have ten minutes. Prepare the slave." Akane nodded, standing to embrace her. She didn't have her armor on, & her tight sleeveless top gave a sharp, crisp view of her stomach.

Their torsos brushed up against one another, & he felt a distinct kick on her half. She let out a small gasp, her hand flitting to her midsection. Her lovely face was screwed up in a harsh cringe. The latter felt worry crash over him.

"Jade? Are you alright, dear?"

She waved him off with her free hand, "Yes, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"

She gave a wheezy forced chuckle to show she was okay, but her brother saw past her lie, & set his hands on her shoulders. "Jadera. If you are in pain, you should not be doing any casting. The transport is going to take a lot of time, not to mention, energy." He earned a sharp glare, "No. I'm going to do this. I don't have time for whether I'm hurt or whatnot. Come. Let's go get ready."

Akane gave her one last anxious glance, then went to put on his armor along with her.

They dressed quickly, then as they were heading out to the human's chamber, Jade groaned again, holding herself. She instantaneously told him that she was fine, & he wished he could believe her. Sone thing important was going on with her. Put he couldn't place it. He unlocked the steel door to the room, & heaved Cole to his feet, the young teen letting out a moan of utter agony. Akane grimaced at the sound. He hated having to do this, & he hoped Zane had heeded his words.

The two siblings hauled the limp figure of the earth ninja out into the entrance if the caverns, then began to force white hot energy through their hands, creating a direct portal to Xara. He could tell his sister was tiring quickly. Her forehead glistened with sweat, & he began to worry that something dreadful was about to happen.

That's when he heard the battle cry.

Cole's tired head whipped up as he heard the familiar war call issue. That was Kai's voice! Tears sprang into his eyes. They had finally come for him! They hadn't forgotten about him after all!

"Kai...guys..." He choked out, managing a tiny smile.

All four ninja burst out from the shadows, weapons drawn. He saw Zane rush forward, throwing his shurikens out in front of him. Before they could hit the female skygge though, she suddenly dropped to the ground, but not in avoidance to the stars, but in pain. He saw her face grow harsh, & she let out a distressed cry.

The warriors stopped. What in the name of Ninjago was going on?

She sank down to the ground, convulsing, & crying. Cole saw Akane's blue eyes widen in shock, then watched as he raced to his older sister, hurrying to pull off her armor. He could hear stressed muttering escape his mouth, trying to comfort her. Regardless of how evil she was, he still viewed her as his ally, & his companion.

His team went to him, Zane picking him up bridal style, & landing a kiss to the boy's nose, tears streaming down his face. Then Jay spoke up, "Guys.." he began hesitantly, pointing to the siblings. They turned to see Jade's chest heaving for air, her swollen stomach showing what was really happening. Kai swallowed, "Oh...my...God..." Zane set Cole in his red garbed brother's arms, then raced over to the girl.

The skygge glared at him through her agony, chest still expanding rapidly for need of oxygen, & she hissed at him as he tried to help her to the canyon wall.

"Don't you...touch me!"

Zane gave her a hard stare, then proceeded to pick her up, making her shout in panic, & distress. Without a word to the older brother of the creature, the ninja of ice turned to his friends, who nodded, & all clicked a button on their watches, signaling for the Bounty to hurry to their location as quickly as possible.