A/N: Hello! Time to save Skylor! And some apologies from Nya to her. Also…Nya has the same secret as Kai; she just has been hiding it differently than him. On to the story…and I really need to stop trying to turn Ninjago into a musical.
Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Except for any OC name drops that might happen…and Koko!
Chapter Eight: In which Kai is oblivious to his own feelings…
I glared at the ground, wishing I could help strand all of us here on the island. The fact that Dareth and Jacob were sitting with me did nothing for my mood. Of course, I had to stop multiple people from attacking the blind master of sound, before it occurred to us that maybe we should take his disguise off. The sound of multiple hands slapping the foreheads greeted us after that.
I jumped out of my seat when a hand landed on my shoulder. "Sorry Kai. Didn't mean to scare you." Ok…it was Garmadon.
"It's fine Garmadon. I really should just get used to the fact that you all can sneak up on me now. What you are coming over here for anyways?" I quickly brushed his concern to the side. It wasn't like something could randomly give me my eyesight back.
"Right…I wanted to congratulate you for bringing the elemental masters back together. I guess we just needed an unheard of elemental master to help us see the errors of our ways." Garmadon sat down next to me, making the log groan in protest.
"Elemental masters. Plural. Everything points to Nya being able to control water…but she hasn't unlocked her powers yet." I folded my arms as I shifted so as to somewhat face his direction.
"Nya…CAN DO WHAT NOW?!" I flinched, especially when I felt Nya's onslaught of furious emotions. Oops.
A minute later, I tumbled to the ground as Nya whacked me from behind hard. "Kai! I am not Mother!"
I bit back a laugh, not wanting to point out the many similarities between the two. "Sure you're not. But you can fool me on that…and besides. I thought you wanted to be like Mother when you grow up." I scrambled back to my feet.
Nya stormed off, fuming angrily. Unfortunately, that is when I learned where Roadkill was resting at. Yelling incoherently, I tried to pry the stubborn cat that was at the moment digging her claws into the top of my head off.
That was when I heard the familiar whoosh of Griffin using his superspeed. "Skylor's in trouble! She contacted Neuro asking for help." Griffin gasped for breath.
I felt a coldness surge through me at that, panic seizing my heart. Next thing I knew, I could distantly hear Garmadon yelling at my brothers to follow me. All the while Nya was clearly amused by something by her feelings that she was broadcasting to me.
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I kept moving, even when Jay had announced that Zane had fallen into a cave, I just kept moving. The snickers escaping everyone know didn't make any sense to me, but that didn't matter. I had to rescue Skylor! Roadkill yowled loudly right before I crashed the Condrai Crusher I had stolen right into something hard and metal. A shout indicated that whatever it was, it apparently was a vehicle of some sort.
"Kai!" Skylor's voice called out from my right.
Springing to my feet, and still ignoring the cat on top of my head, I ran up to the direction of her voice. "Skylor!" Relief flooded me that I had been able to find her.
A warm hand grasped my hand, pulling me along. "We have to get out of here! That and how did you know that one of Father's men was there?"
"I didn't. Just got lucky I guess." I squeezed her hand tightly, before bolting for cover.
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I pressed a hand against my mouth to stifle a sneeze. After using our fire powers to create a smokescreen, Skylor had pushed me into an old abandoned building so as to hide from Chen while she used my form to make it look like I had disappeared. I listened intently, picking up a frustrated growl from Chen, same time Nya entered my mind singing something about kissing in a tree. Scowling, I questioned her about what she was doing, before turning my attention back to the problem at hand.
A pair of hands grabbed me by the shoulders, yanking me out of the hiding spot. "Ok…Father is gone. Come on…you do know that Roadkill is on your head, right?"
I reached up and scratched the kitten behind the ears. "Yeah…don't ask. I sort of bolted off to help you in the middle of prying her off. Also, Nya has lost her mind. She's singing about kissing in a tree." Shaking my head, much to Roadkill's annoyance if her protesting yowls are anything to go by, I dropped my hand to my side. "We have to get going if we're going to catch up with the others."
Skylor had barely started agree with me, when something heavy and large crashed down on us. Immediately, Nya's onslaught of amusement that has been barraging me all afternoon vanished. Which could only mean one thing…vengestone.
"Hey! We caught them! Wait till boss finds out!" An idiotic sounding voice chirped happily. I could just imagine him doing some kind of happy dance…
"Do you have to do a happy dance!?" Skylor snapped from right next to me.
"Ok…I'm blind and I have to admit that is just…no. Please don't." I grabbed Roadkill, who was in the mood to attack our attackers by her hissing.
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I twisted my hands, getting a feel for the chains they were using. My estimation is that I can break out in about two minutes, give or take. Of course I wasn't going to leave Skylor behind. Why does my face feel like its burning? Pushing my thoughts to the back of my mind, I began messing with the lock. "Skylor…Fight off the transformation! Come on!"
I could hear her gasping in pain next to me, most likely equally tied up. "I... I …. I'm….t…t….trying….t...t...t...to!"
Chen's laughter rippled through the air as he transformed into whatever it was that the spell was supposed to change to them into. Of course, with what I know about him, I wouldn't be surprised if it was an Anacondrai form.
"Finally! The power is mine! I can finally conquer…Ow!" I wasn't sure if there was a country called Ow…but if that's what makes Chen happy…
"Father! No! Leave Roadkill alone!" Skylor screeched loudly, sending chills running down my spine.
Roadkill…oh no that little kitten was attacking Chen! Breaking free from my bonds, I launched forward and seized the kitten, clutching her tightly as I took a blow to the back, the hand delivering it being covered in cold scales.
"Fool! You and that stupid cat real pay for getting in my way!" Chen roared loudly, anger flooding his voice.
I braced myself for impact, twisting around to shield Roadkill. Only the blow never came. Instead, there was a loud thud as something hit the far wall hard. "Are you alright Kai?" Skylor's voice came from right above me.
My face burned at her question, making me flush harder than I had earlier. "I'm fine. Thank you for your help."
"Hey. It was no problem. Come on. While everyone is busy making sure Father in ok, we can slip away." Skylor helped me back up to my feet, my heart thudding loudly at her touch, even though I could tell that she had changed into a serpentine as well.
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I bit back a laugh when Lloyd yelped loudly at the sight of me sitting on top of a fiery fire dragon. Zane spoke up, a hint of amusement in his voice. "Looks like I am not the only one that figured it out."
"Blaze! Is she ok?!" Nya yelled from down below, making me which I could see who she was standing by. Her emotions at the moment was only concern for the cat…and me.
Skylor responded from behind me, her arms wrapped around my waist. "She's fine. Now…are we just gonna stand around here, or are we going to go to Ninjago to stop Father?"
A minute later, there were multiple roars rippling the air as everyone conquered up their dragons. Garmadon spoke up, his voice determined. "Let's go. Ninjago needs you."
Cheers erupted from everyone, before someone suddenly said something that probably was a bit on the little discerning side; that we all were over looking for some reason. "Uh…guys? Kai and Jacob both are in the lead…and our leading us in the opposite direction of where we need to go."
Oops. Lloyd spoke up, exasperation flooding his voice. "I'll lead the way. The rest of you box those two in!"
I turned an even brighter shade of red at that, embarrassed that this even happened. Oh well. We're still coming for you Chen! As soon as Lloyd can figure out how to get there from wherever Jacob and I had led everyone first…
A/N: Done! Phew. And if you're not howling with laughter at the end…we have a problem. I could barely type, I was laughing so hard. Hope you enjoyed this little tidbit.
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