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The Lovaquis hovered in shock for a second, mulling over what had just happened. That girl was in the room with all of the weapons! The Lovaquis shook her head and faced the pack of boys, their hands pressed against the force field.

"You're all part of the same team, huh? How nice." She rested her forearm on the shield, and it swirled under her touch.

Everyone minus Zane nodded and murmured agreements, and Cole elbowed him. Zane snapped out of his thoughts and, although he had no idea what was happening, nodded along with them.

"Such a shame that you don't like me." She sighed, and stared at Zane through the barrier. "We could have been quite the power couple." She chuckled. Kai rolled his eyes, and the ghost glared at him.

"Stupid humans." She grumbled, and turned her attention towards the door. "Wonder what she's doing in there. I imagine he's dead by now unless she's 'the Ninja of Miracles.'" She laughed.

Inside the room Nya was desperately tugging at the chains. "Come... loose... stupid..." She grunted, and the chains snapped from the wall, causing Nya to fall backwards.

The unconscious Jay slid to the floor, collapsing at her feet. She flipped him over, and could only stare, mouth agape, as she finally saw Jay's wounds in full. There was a massive gash across his entire chest, cuts on his leg, and his head was badly bruised. Not to mention the starvation and dehydration.

"Pull yourself together, Nya." Her hands shook as she held a few gentle fingers to the vein under his chin to check for a pulse. Her fingers glided over his skin until she felt a slow, weak beat. She sighed with relief, and she felt him rouse a bit.

"Jay?" She sit back to give him room.

"Nya?" He groaned, his hand making its way to his chest. "How bad is it?" His eyes were still shut.

"Ummm..." Nya pursed her lips. "I don't think you're going to die."

"I guess that's some help." Jay tensed a bit from the sudden wave of pain he felt from his chest.

"How bad do you hurt?" Nya leaned over him.

"Awful. Probably should be in the ER right now." Jay moaned.

"I know that." Nya shook her head. "Well, I have an angry ghost to go fight, if you excuse me." Nya stood, and Jay rested a hand on her foot.

"Wait. Let me tell you something first." Jay beckoned her down again.

"Yeah?" She lowered herself into a squat.

"If either you or I don't make it out of here alive..." Jay grimaced at the thought. "I... I love you." He smiled.

"I..." Nya sighed. "I love you too." She kissed Jay on the forehead before standing up.

"Also, if you can find a way to flirt with her, take the chance." Jay weakly chuckled.

"Flirt? Oh, Kai's never going to let me live this down." She cracker her knuckles, and went to un-barricade the door.

She stepped out to find the Lovaquis inspecting her fingernails.

"Wow. I honestly thought you'd die in there with him." She sneered.

"Yeah, no." Nya shrugged, and drew her katanas again.

"Really? Again? You're no fun." The Lovaquis shook her head, and lunged for Nya.

"Gotta say." Nya braced herself. "You're pretty beautiful."

You could hear a pin drop in the boy's circle. The looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

"Really? You're sweet." The ghost smiled with fake gratitude, and fixed her countenance into a much more fierce expression.

"No, really." Nya dodged a swing. "Your eyes are gorgeous." Nya found it hard to flirt, as Kai never let a gut get near her, much less flirt with her.

"You really think so?" The Lovaquis wasn't easily fooled, but her narcissistic streak was taking over.

"Of course. Your hair and skin too." Nya winked, and the Lovaquis' attacks slowed.

"So he's not your boyfriend then, right? Unless you're-"

"That's not the point!" Nya interrupted. "The point is that you're, mind the pun, dead beautiful."

"Ok..." The Lovaquis wasn't sure what to do. Does she want a relationship or is she just complementing her?

As she pondered this, she was unknowingly letting her shield grow weaker and weaker. The boys quietly snuck out. They slowly snuck around to behind her. She felt something wrong, and turned around too late.

"Wait, what?" She yelped as the boys attacked, pinning her to the ground.

"This is for typing our brother to a bedpost." Cole smirked, and tied the Lovaquis' arms to her side. He high-fived Lloyd.

"Wait, what about Jay?" Kai looked nervously towards the door.

"We should probably get him out of here." Nya realized, and the ninja went to collect their friend.