The snakes looked throughout the barren grounds of the deserted pit, using stealth to look out for anything, or anyone that proved to be a threat. "You ssssure, he came around thisss way?" asked one.
"Of courssse, at leassst, thatsss what I think," the other stated.
"Ugh, if we get lossst, I'm ssso blaming you," hissed the first. The second only grumbled and pulled his partner along, their weapons tight in their hands in case they had to fight. Little did they know, a group not to far behind seemed to be better off then the snakes, Andrea, Kai, Jay, and Zane were all looking the best they could, trying to find any sign of Cole. Zane searched the grounds, he spots something ahead of them, he picks it up and examines the substance between his fingers, he sees it to be a patch of scarlet blood, as he confirmed. Is Cole hurt? Or is this from a wounded animal? He analyzed the blood sample through his servers, and in the meantime the others were looking around themselves, trying to find other clues. "Anything?" Kai asked.
"No," Jay called, looking under a rock. Andrea kicked a stone away, and another, but it appears nothing was found, so she responded with a mere no, alike Jay. Kai grunted, he was growing impatient, no surprise there, but in all seriousness he was starting to doubt this, Cole could be miles away now, how would they ever catch up to the snakes in time before he's caught?
Zane verified the blood sample to be that of their leaders, his eyes widen in shock, "U-Uh, guys?" The ice ninjas discovery brought attention to them all and they rushed over to see what he had found. "What'd you find? A note? A piece of fabric? A weapon?" Jay questioned all at once. The Nindroid shook his head, "No, blood."
"Blood?!" they all cried at once. Kai was the first to speak, "But, its not Coles...is it?"
"I just confirmed it, it seems our earthbound friend is injured," Zane replied, looking again at the blotch of blood on the ground. Andrea spoke this time, anxious more, "H-How badly, according to that amount?"
"I cant verify the exact results, but I'd say we better move quick, chances are this injury might slow him down a bit, giving the Serpentine an advantage on capturing him, we cant let them have him," Zane explained. Kai pounded his fist, his eyebrows knitted in anger, "Then we have to make the best of what we can, I'll fly ahead and scout around for any sign of him, you guys keep track on the Serpentine and if they spot him, make sure they don't catch him early. I'll be back sooner if I can, perhaps later, but I'll be back, good luck guys." With that, Kai transformed and flew upward to the skies, the others watched as he vanished from sight.
Andrea eyed the blood patch, her eyes glinting with worry, "Lets hope this injury isn't major, alright guys, you heard my brother, lets move." On her command, they all began to head in the direction the snakes went, in hopes of finding Cole faster. Speaking of our well-known earth ninja, he so happened to be not too far away, but the gorge was so large you could barely tell where anyone or anything was, so again, he was lost. The cut on his left cheek seemed to be getting a bit infected, considering he know started to feel a bit ill and had the need to rest every now and then. He stared up at the sky, is amber eyes dim from immense fatigue, the sun had set once more and was starting to disappear over the horizon, Cole held in his breath, its been almost three days now, since he fell in the pit, where where the others? He needed them now more than ever. He was broken away from his thoughts when a rough cough was forced out of him, he sat up and breathed, his throat felt dry, he was getting sick.
"J-Just...great, for more reason to h-hurry...where are you guys?" he muttered between coughs, "w-where...are you..."
The thought of abandonment came right back to him, his eyes shrunk in fear but he only shook his head and stood up, ignoring how weak he felt, trying to get the thought of his mind. "Their not going to leave you, so stop worrying and shut the fuck up head," he cursed. After regaining his strength to walk again, he trudged forward, ignoring the feeling of nausea that came to him, the horrific thoughts leaving his brain. Instead, he began to think of a way to reach his dragon status while in this barren wasteland, he could use practically anything around him to try, considering he was the ninja of earth, but how? Andrea said to give it time, well right now his time was numbered, considering he was sick, with no clinic nearby, he could die fast in here before he knew it. So he found a clear opening to practice in, he found himself back at the stream where he had bathed earlier, he couldn't believe his luck. First, he used the water to disinfect the cut on his cheek, and to clean his face, in an instant, the nausea and illness seemed to fade away. He then concentrated himself, targeting some rocks that were around him, using all his willpower to smash them with his bare hands. "Come on...come on," he muttered, closing his eyes to focus.
He then did a high jump and aimed straight for the rock, drawing out his scythe and letting it come down upon it. The rock split into two, as well as maybe the rest of the floor. "WAGH!" Cole had to jump back to the edge of the new, somewhat, gorge that formed before him, the rocks now disappearing into the deep and dark earth. Cole panted and laid himself beside the stream, he didn't want a replay of what happened two days ago, he'd been trapped enough. He put his scythe away, apparently he wasn't going to use that for practice, too dangerously unpredictable. He rubbed his hands together and tried smashing the remaining rocks with his own hands, he found this much easier to come by then the use of his scythe of quakes, and far less dangerous. "HIII-YAH!" he cut through a rock as if it were stacks of wood, the way a beginner karate master would, his fingers struck the surface like the tip of the spear, cutting through it clean. His hands were throbbing after his training, and he had to soak them in the stream to gain feeling back into them. After that, night fell, and the stars returned to their natural place in the sky. Cole glanced up at them, his eyes filled with wonder and amazement, besides rock climbing, watching the stars seemed like one of his favorite things to do. He felt comfort, and relaxation through this activity, as he began to form shapes from the stars into his head. What seemed like in forever, Cole finally pulled a smile fully relaxed, and...happy.
(Aww, that was beautiful QAQ, I cant believe I wrote that, (clears throat) anyway, it seems I have regained my mind again! I'm thinking straight and I happened to finally make a longer chapter, tell me what you think in the reviews, all in all I hope you enjoyed this one. Also, it seems Cole has gotten a bit sick, can he stay alive for too long so his friends can find him? It seems only time will tell, but in the meantime we can laugh as the snakes struggle to find their way to him, but they shall never get to him, muahahahah .w., until then, have a Marvelous Monday, and I thank you all for reading)