CHAPTER 8
FIRST ATTACK
COLE'S POV:
I could barely sleep at all anytime last night. My eyelids have been opening and closing repeatedly. I only dozed off for a few minutes and found out I was in the living room when Sensei woke me up. I almost mistaken the bathroom as my own room. I practically tripped down the stairs while trying to go down them. I smacked my face in my breakfast when I knew that it was suppose to go inside of me. That's how tired I was. I didn't feel like walking or doing anything else fir that matter. I guess the others saw everything that was going on.
"Is everything okay, Cole?" Jay asked.
"Yeah," I said, "Everything's peachy keen."
"You know, I make breakfast for you all to eat," Zeah said, "Not sleep on it and make it go on the outside."
"Sorry, I've just had a drought night. I could barely sleep."
"We can see that," Kai said, "You can barely move your own body."
"Very funny, Kai," I said, "I just had a strange dream last night. Nothing serious or anything."
"Would you like to talk about it?" Zane asked.
"There's really nothing to explain. It was mostly just a bunch of shadows. I was the only figure visible. The shadows looked to be about the shape of an ape. The last thing I heard was laughter and I just woke up. I kept having the dream bit by bit until I went through it all."
"I could've sworn that someone was making tea down here," Kitty said, "Although, it actually smelled a lot like caramel mixed in with some cocoa."
"It was actually sweet honey tea," I said, "What made you think it had that scent?"
"I have a very sensitive sense of smell. The color of a certain item gives me that scent of what I think it smells like. To be honest, roses smell a lot more like cherries. A wonderful aroma, if you know what I mean."
"What do you think a dandelion smells like?" Kai asked.
"Lemons. Pure lemon preservatives."
"You must be known as the aroma teller," Jen said, "I think that title fits you perfectly."
"What about you?" Kitty asked, "You read minds and all that. Maybe you should hold the title as the mind teller. It suits you."
"I should have a title," Zeah said.
"The best thing I can come up with is sense teller," Jen said, "You always use your sixth sense whenever you spot danger, so that's basically all I can think of."
"What about you, Nya?" Kitty asked when Nya walked into the room.
"What about me?" Nya asked.
"What's your special talent. Besides being a ninja of storms."
"Well, I can interpret other people's dreams. They call me the dream teller."
"Well then it's settled. We all have a title."
"It just makes me feel like there's something missing," Jen said.
"I have to agree with Jen," Zeah said, "I just cannot feel comfortable when there is only four of us in the group. The boys have five."
On and on and on they went. This is the one thing most guys can't stand about being with a girl. They talk way too much. They just chatter away and pretend that the people around them are not even there. I'm not sure how the others stand this. I'll have to remind myself to ask them once these girls stop with all their bickering.
The alarms went off. There's danger in the city. Haven't had that in a long time. The loud blaring sounds kept me awake. For a few minutes. We all ran inside the control room where Howard was over at the computer. Markings were being shown all over the city. What the heck is going on?
"I know what your thinking," Howard said, "This seems like a lot of locations, but I guarantee you, whatever these things are, they're planning something drastic."
"Show us some camera footage," Sensei said.
Howard pulled up some photos on the screen, showing us these gigantic looking ape creatures. What kind of creature is that? These things look creepy. "This is all the information I can gather. If you can get me a DNA sample from one of those things, I'd be happy to test it out."
"We will do so, Father," Zeah said.
"Oh, uh, do yo mind letting me come along with you all?"
"Father, these battle scenes are way too dangerous. I do not want to see you get hurt. Let the professionals take care of this."
"Indeed," Sensei said, "I have to agree. You job is away from the midst of battle, Howard. You must stay here."
"Can I come along with you guys?" Nick asked.
"No," Kitty said firmly.
"Come on. I've bee practicing some really cool fighting techniques. You have to let me come."
"Can we stop jibber-jabbering and start going out and saving some lives?" Jay asked, almost yelling. Oh, the irony of changes.
"The ninja get to have all the fun," Nick said.
"Ninja, head out and stop whatever these things are," Sensei said.
"On it, Sensei," Kai said.
"Ninjago!" we all exclaimed.
I was still in spinjitzu motion when everyone else was already out the door. Well, at least I changed out of my pajamas. I ran out the door and hopped inside the tank vehicle, a new invention Mr. Borg gave us. Once we were in the midst of the city, we saw ape creatures running around the city, going wild wherever they possibly could. This is a bad time for the ninja to be monkeying around.
"Okay, there are just too many to fight in some parts of the city, so we're gonna have t split up," I explained, "Zane, Zeah, you two head north of the city. Kai, Kitty, you two are west. Jay, Jen, you both head south. I'll stay here and take care of the one's on the east."
"Hate to leave you on your own," Kai said.
"Sometimes you really don't have a choice. Now head out, team."
Once the team split up, I was alone. Oh, how I wish I had a partner to help me out. Why are the others so lucky? Luckily, I was actually already on the east side, so I decided that now was a good time to begin battling. I walked up slowly so they wouldn't see me at first, but after stepping on a branch, their ears were perked up, so they turned around and looked at me with those creepy red eyes. Oh, I'm starting to hate looking at those eyes.
I got into battling position, ready to take down each one of them bit by bit. These thing became more than the few I saw them to be. They cane in ten, twenty, thirty, forty. To be honest, there were at least sixty. How can I battle all of those with just me on my side? Remembering that I'm a master of earth, I jumped up and slammed my feet against the ground, causing it to shake and rumble. A hole was formed, sending down at least half the army. They were actually on the other side of the cliff. Looks like I was a free man.
I heard a weird laugh. "You really thought this battle was over? You may think that those apes are strong, but I'm stronger then either you or those guys think. You may call me an old woman, but this old woman knows how to fight."
"Who are you?" I asked with anger in my voice.
"Oh, where are my manners? I'm terribly sorry, darling. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Aperia, queen of the Aperians, leader of the army. The next new heir to take over Ninjago and put it in my own image."
"Why is it that every time we fight a villain, they wanna take over Ninjago?"
"I don't plan to take it over, you fool. I plan to give it to my next heir."
"I wonder who that could be. By the way, can I something really quick?"
"Go for it."
I know what the rules and laws of nature are. A man is not allowed to hurt an old lady, but it didn't say that I couldn't hurt an old lady that's evil. So I did just that. I punched her across the face, making her army gasp at the sight. She tried to throw punches back, but I kept dodging them. She tried to kick me in the ribs, but I rolled away. She tried to grab me, but I judo flipped her to the ground. I've got the moves and the flexibility.
As she got up, she was panting and already out of breath. "I may be a bit old, but I can still fight."
"Well then, come and take me down, if you can, old bag," I said, "Bring it on."
"I'll teach you some manners." By the time she got to me, I was about to duck, but she punched me before I could. I got hit so hard, my mask slid off my face, falling to the ground. Not only did I gasp, but Aperia did as well. What am I so important for? "What is your name?"
"That's an identity you will never figure out."
"You win this round, but mark my words, I will return. Nothing can stop me. Retreat, my army! Retreat!"
By the time she said it, she vanished into thin air. Before I could look, the entire army was gone. I'm not very sure what just happened there. I looked on the ground to see some fur. The perfect DNA sample. Picking it up, I left the scene, pretending like nothing happened.
YOU KNOW, US GIRLS HAVE A WAY OF ALWAYS WANTING TO TALK AND RAMBLE ON ABOUT SOMETHING SOMETIMES. WE'RE JUST MADE THAT WAY. WE LOVE TO TALK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT GUYS THINK ABOUT IT, BUT I SEE THE NINJA TRY TO IGNORE THE RAMBLING THESE GIRKS ALWAYS MAKE.
THE FIRST BATTLE SCENE. I'M GLAD THAT'S OUT OF THE WAY. I WISH I COULD WRITE A STORY THAT WAS JUST ABOUT LOVE AND DIDN'T HAVE SO MUCH ACTION IN IT.
LOOKS LIKE APERIA KNOWS WHAT COLE IS NOW. WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT?
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