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"Who was that?" Kai asked.
Cole gritted his teeth, then said: "Artemis."
"What?! Is everyone okay?!" Jay asked.
"She said some kind of spirit has been trying to get to them. She said it gave Masi a pretty bad concussion and that it took Aaliyah."
"WHAT?!" Kai yelled. "We have to go back!"
"No! Masi! Is she okay?!" Jay asked, beginning to panic.
"What about Chip?!" Zane asked.
"We have to go back!" Cole said, "the spirits are trying to hurt them!"
"Hurt who?" asked Adamina.
"My daughter, Artemis, Jay's daughter, Masami, and Kai's triplets."
"Triplets?! Daughter?!" Hiromasa said.
"Daughter?!" Adamina said.
"Come on, we have to go back! Masi's hurt!"
"Pixal...Chip...the baby..."
"And it's only a matter of time before it hurts the others!" Cole said.
"Guys! Calm down!" Lloyd yelled, supporting his injured arm with his good arm.
"L-Lloyd's right," Cole said. "okay. We need a new plan."
"Oh my overlord...what about Sky..."
"Guys! Listen! I'm just as worried as you, but this is no time to panic!" Cole said.
The ninjas calmed down a little bit.
"Okay. We have to do this quickly. We'll make a quick speech to the people, then we'll head back home." Cole took a shaky breath in.
"Overlord, let's get this over with!" Kai said. "My daughter is missing!"
The five ninjas walked over to a sewer pothole. Cole dragged the top out of the way and hopped into the darkness, climbing down the ladder. Kai followed, then Jay, then Zane, who helped Lloyd, then Hiromasa, then Caroline, then Adamina, who pulled the top back over.
Cole hopped to the ground. The rest followed, then he frowned. The sewer was empty.
"Alright, where are ya, snakes?" Cole muttered.
Kai and Hiromasa summoned a flame in their palms. Cole started towards the serpentine tombs.
They made it in a few minutes' time, and no one had said a word.
"Okay, here we go," Cole said, then pushed the door open.
Skales greeted them.
"Ninja? What are you dong here? Who are thesssse people?" He asked.
"They're on our side. That's all you need to know. Let us in."
"Why? Aren't you sssssuppossssed to be fighting off the dangerssss?"
"We need to speak with the citizens!" Kai snapped.
"Come on, we'll be in and out of your hair-er, scales,-in a few minutes, okay?" Jay said.
Skales narrowed his eyes, but decided not to question them. They walked in, and Skales Jr. ran up to his dad.
"The ninja are here!" He cried.
"Yessss, sssson, don't worry." Skales said, slithering away with his son.
Kai shivered, worried for his children.
"The ninja are here!" Someone yelled.
"What up, ninja?" asked Dareth, approaching the ninja, god, and goddesses.
"Dareth! Hey, can you gather all of the citizens? We need to make a quick speech." Cole asked.
"Sure thing, ninja. Leave it to the broooown ninjaaaa!"
"Overlord," Lloyd muttered as Dareth walked away.
"Okay, let's get this over with." Kai rolled his neck.
"Ninja? If you'll follow me, I'll lead you to the stage where everyone is gathered." said a little snake child.
Kai nodded, then they followed the little snake. He led them to a little stage.
They climbed up on it, then Lloyd took the microphone.
"Um...citizens of Ninjago...could I please have your attention?"
The crowd calmed down, staring up at Lloyd with hopeful eyes.
"So, as it turns out, the enemy is a lot stronger than us...so we're going to need your help. Zeus and his goons are trying to wipe us out, but that can be prevented if all of you start praying to a God or Goddess on our side."
"Oh my overlord, it's Hiromasa and Caroline! And Adamina!" someone yelled.
"I thought they died!"
"They did...ninja, what's going on here?!" someone else shouted.
"Okay, okay, please, everyone...they're immortal beings. Gods and Goddesses. If you'll just pray to them, they'll become more powerful and they'll defeat the evil gods and goddesses. Now who's with us?!"
"I am!"
"So am I!"
"Ditto!"
"YEEEEEAAAAH!" yelled the crowd.
"Okay! Start praying!" Lloyd said, then stepped off.
"Can we pray to Nya?"
"What about Morro?!"
"Nya's fine...but I dunno about Morro..." Lloyd said.
"No, not Morro. We can't trust him." Kai said, bitterly.
"No! Morro's okay. He's changed. We've been watching him." Hiromasa said.
"Okay. Morro's fine, then." Cole said reluctantly.
"Alright. Any more questions?" Lloyd yelled over the crowd.
No one answered.
"Okay. We'll be off, then. Don't worry, just pray!" Lloyd said, then they rushed out of the tomb.
"Let's go get our children!"
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"Aaliyaaaah!" Artemis yelled through the door.
"Arty!"
"Hold on!" Artemis raced to her father's bedroom, where she found his hidden lever underneath his bed. She pulled it, and the false wall moved down, revealing all kinds of dangerous and sharp weapons. She selected an axe. She pulled the lever back up before the spirit could get any ideas, then raced out of the room.
She raised the axe to the door, then yelled: "Stand back, Aaliyah!"
"Hurry!" came the frantic reply.
She brought the axe down, and the door splintered. She heard a scream, then some banging.
"Aaliyah! Hold on!" Artemis cried, bringing the axe down again. The wood splintered some more, and when Artemis raised the axe to finish the job, she was thrown back into a cabinet. The axe skittered away from her.
"Dammit!" Artemis cursed. Her vision went blurry for a minute, black and purple splotches blocking her vision. A sharp pain fled through her back.
Once she recovered, she slowly stood, but her knees gave out and she dropped to the floor.
"Ugghh...c'mon...get up!" She yelled at herself. She tried again, and was able to stand. She hobbled towards the axe, and picked it up.
"Artyyyyy!" Aaliyah screamed. "Please, hur-" her screams were cut off by a thud.
Artemis gritted her teeth and raised the axe, this time aiming at the door knob. It fell off, and Artemis stuck her hand through the hole she had created to open the door. She trudged down the stairs, her back screaming with every step.
"Aaliyah!" She yelled. There was no answer. Artemis made it to the bottom and tried to turn on the lights, but they wouldn't turn on.
She held her hands out in front of her, trying to feel for a wall. Her hand hit something, and she felt it. It was a drawer. She opened it and scrambled through the contents.
It was relatively empty, except for some paper and wire. She found something rubbery and felt it more. It was a flashlight. She turned it on, then she looked around.
Her flashlight beam hit something, and Artemis squinted closer. Through the splotches of color, she could make out Aaliyah on the floor, unconscious.
She ran towards the fallen girl and put the flashlight's string on her wrist. She picked the girl up by the arms and dragged her up the stairs.
She finally made it to the top. Pushing open the door, she walked into the living room, careful not to mess up the circle of salt. The children looked up at her in worry.
"Aaliyah! Is she okay?!" Renzo and Sumi said as Artemis set her down on the reclining chair. She felt her neck. Her pulse was slow, but steady.
"Okay...stay with her. I think she'll be okay, but we need to keep an eye on her. Is everyone else okay?"
She was answered with a series of nods. Artemis nodded.
"You don't look too well yourself, Arty," said Chip, "sit down, will you?"
"No. Not yet." Artemis grabbed the spare bag of salt and enforced the barriers again, looking for any gaps.
"Okay, that should do it." Artemis sat down next to Masami. Masami sat up and looked at Artemis.
"Are we gonna die?" She whispered.
"No, Masi, not if I have anything to say about it." Artemis stood, then walked over to Aaliyah. She must've just been knocked out.
"Hold on, girl." She whispered. Renzo and Sumi walked over to their sister and held her hands.
"Will she be okay?" They asked with teary eyes.
"I think so." Artemis said.
Artemis sat down again when she heard the yelling outside. She stood and looked out the window.
"WHERE IS THE WATER MASTER?! I CHALLENGE HER TO A BATTLE!"
Down below, Artemis saw a woman wearing silver armor and holding a sharp-tipped spear.
"Overlord," Artemis breathed. It couldn't be...
"Who is it?" asked Chip.
"That's...that's Athena..." she responded.
"COME OUT, YOU COWARD! FACE ME!"
Artemis bit her lip.
"COME OUT OR I'LL KILL ALL OF THE CHILDREN INSIDE!"
"Artyyy," Chip said, clinging to her leg.
"Shhhh!" She said.
Athena snapped her head up to the window were Artemis was watching.
"Aw, do not be afraid, children." Athena said, "as long as the Goddess comes, I will not harm you. After all, I do hate hurting mortal children..."
"Oh my overlord, where is Nya?!" Artemis said frantically.
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Nya gritted her teeth. They had to be getting close...
"Ugh, how much farther?!" Morro asked.
"It shouldn't be far at all. We've got to be close..." Nya sighed, pinched the bridge of her nose, then sighed again. "Let's get higher up." She summoned the water dragon and Morro summoned the wind dragon, and they flew up higher.
"There it is! I see it!" Nya said, pointing to a little house on a hill.
"That's not all. Look." Morro pointed to a person on the base of the hill.
"Athena." Nya scowled.
"Yeah. We gotta crush her."
"Let's fucking do this," Nya growled, then the two flew to Athena.
It's going down! *yells timbeeeer*
So, I'm not even relatively interested in the Superbowl this year. Last year it was almost worth my time cuz I'm a fan of Carolina, but this year...bleh. I might watch the halftime show, though.
I got up this morning and watched Season 5 of Ninjago, then I ate some Toaster Strudels and drank some coffee. Then I typed up this chapter. So yeah.
Anyway, I'm sure you guys don't care about that. So I'll shut up now. (Sorry, I had to tell someone! T.T)
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