CHAPTER 9

THE CALL AND DECISION

NYA`S POV:

I have no idea what I was doing. I walk out of the training room and just make my way over to the phone. Randomly. Without even thinking of what I was gonna say or do. I just talk to him last night. This is ridiculous. Maybe I should just put the phone down and have another try with the training course. If I fail again, I'm just gonna have to respect that and try it again another day. No, I can't do that. I needed to be absolutely sure that I want to do this. That means putting the receiver of that phone to my ear and talk to him face to face. Well, not really face to face. It's actually more known as voice to voice. Oh, what does it matter? All I'm doing is stalling myself. It's time I talk to him. Which means now. I need to pick up the phone and do it.

That's exactly what I did. I placed the phone in my hand and dialed the number. It took me a minute to actually dial it because I kept hesitating, but I got it in. I sighed, hoping he was there. The phone on the other line rang a few times, but it went straight to leave a message after the tone. I thought for sure he would be at work. After all, it is the work number. I know it by heart. Probably because I used to work there myself. I decided to leave a message. "Hey, Jay, it's me, Nya. I was just wanting to talk to you about something. It is kind of urgent so can you call me back soon please. Thanks. Love you. Bye." I hung up the phone, shaking my head. Of all the moments he wasn't in his office, why did it have to be now?

"I suppose your plan didn't work, huh?" Misako said, "For a second there, I thought you were about to call Kai and have him come get you."

"Well, I had those thoughts at first, but then I changed my mind after I figured that maybe it would be a better idea to see what Jay thinks about it," I said.

"Will he call you back? You did miss your date with him last night."

"He'll call back. Whenever I call, Jay always sends me a text saying he'll call me and the next second passes by and the phone rings." On impact, my phone buzzes, telling me there was a text. I took my phone out of my pocket and saw what Jay said.

'Got ur message. I'll call u.'

On impact, the phone rings. I pick it up. "Hello?"

"Hey, Nya. It's Jay," Jay said.

"Oh, hey, Jay. How's it going?"

"Good. How about you?"

"The same as always. Hey, sorry I cancelled our date last night. I hope I didn't worry you or anything."

"Well, you rid a little bit, but I'm sure there's a good reason. You told me that you had something urgent you wanted me to know about."

"Yeah, I did. It's kind of about martial arts."

"Martial arts? Nya, you can kick a bad guy's butt any day of the week. What's going on?"

"Well, it seems as though I am destined to become a ninja."

"A ninja? Oh, my gosh. This is so exciting, babe. Do you know what kind of ninja you are?"

"Not yet, but I will soon. Whatever you do, don't tell the others. Do you understand my words?"

"I understand. Don't tell the others. I hot your back, Nya."

"I hope so. Anyway, I was wondering if you could help me."

"Do you need help training?"

"No, I need you to give me some advice. Something that will help me not give up on my training. You see, I just completed Misako`s training course and I failed it."

"You failed the training course. I don't get it. You pretty much one of the only girls I know that can fight better than all the rest. Even all the bad girl villains out there. Why did you fail?"

"I guess I ended up forgetting the moves. Something like that. That doesn't matter. I'm having thoughts about giving up and I need you to help me. That why I called you in the first place."

"Well, there's only one thing I can say, Nya. You can stop something you start. It just doesn't happen that way. You have to keep moving and don't stop just because you've failed so many times. I didn't give up. Your brother never gave up."

"Let's not mention my brother in this. I really don't feel like thinking about him."

"Oh, sorry. Well, that's all I can say. Just keep going. Don't stop."

"Thanks, Jay. You actually give good advice."

"Well, there will be a day where I'll be wiser than Sensei Wu."

I giggled. "You are such a kidder. Well, I better get going. Maybe we can go back out Friday night."

"Yeah, Friday night sounds good. I'll see you then."

"Okay. Bye."

"See you later."

I hung up the phone, satisfaction written on my face. "Well, that's done and over with."

"What did he say?" Misako asked.

"He told me not to give up so it looks like I'm here to stay," I said.

"I am glad to hear that," Pixal said, "I'm sorry for being such a show off before."

"It's okay, Pixal. No reason to apologize. What matters is that I don't plan on leaving anytime soon. By the way, I do have one thing I'd like to do."

"I suppose you want to try the training course again, do you?" Misako asked.

"I do. That would be wonderful," I said.

We went outside and walked back into the training room. Misako brought the training course back up to the surface, but this time it would come up all the way. I was confused by what was going on. Misako groaned.

"Oh, not again," Misako said.

"What's wrong with it?" I asked.

"Well, Garmadon trains Lloyd every once in a while and there are times when Lloyd can be a bit rough with all this stuff."

"Is it fixable?" Pixal asked.

"It is, but it seeks as though I'll have to call Zane again," Misako said, "He's the only one that knows why it does that."

"I might be able to fix it," I said.

"I don't think so. You see, whatever is making that thing stuck is somewhere underneath the training course. I don't want to end up smashing you underneath that heavy thing. I think the best thing to do is have a professional handle this."

"What about training?"

"You can have another try on the training course tomorrow after it gets fixed. In the meantime, why don't you help Pixal unpack?"

"Unpack?"

"Yes. She's going to be staying with us. Isn't that right, Pixal?"

"It is true," Pixal said, "If I am to become a ninja, I must remain close to headquarters."

"I have to agree with that," Misako said.

"I didn't see Pixal with any bags," I said.

"That is because Mr. Borg is on his way right now to deliver them," Pixal said.

"Why didn't you bring them here yourself?"

"He did not want me to carry them all the way here."

"Wait. How much stuff did you bring?"

"As much as I could."

"I don't think there's going to be any room. I have a feeling that we'll be sharing."

"Oh, no. That won't be happening anytime soon," Misako said, "You girls will have your own rooms. There's plenty for everyone. Including the other two ladies that will be joining us soon."

"Misako, when will we go to find these other two girls?" I asked.

"In time, Nya. For now, we must be patient. I'm sure the other two girls are not expecting us to find them."

"Where are they located at, anyway?"

"Well, one girl lives in the east of Ninjago in a village called Jungula. They call it that because it's pretty much in the middle of the jungle. The other girl lives in the southeast of Ninjago in a place called Spaintown."

"I've heard of that place. The Spanish people were the second foreigners to arrive in Ninjago after the English came."

"Indeed. Also, the four weapons that you seek will be found later on. Don't worry. We will be prepared for this new threat. In the meantime, go help Pixal get settled in."

"Yes, Misako."

I stood there a moment, looking at the training course just in the halfway mark. Tomorrow, I will conquer it. I will make sure that it's been completed. In the meantime, I should go and help Pixal unpack. That's basically the only thing I can do.

WELL, NYA CALLED JAY FOR INSPIRATION AND SHE'S NOT GOING TO QUIT. HOPEFULLY, THE TRAINING COURSE WILL BE FIXED SOON SO SHE'LL BE ABLE TO START TRAINING AGAIN. HOPEFULLY, WE'LL FIND THE OTHER TWO GIRLS AND THE SILVER WEAPONS SOON.

WELL, TODAY WAS MY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. YAY! NOW I'LL HAVE MORE TIME TO DO THINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO WRITE MY BOOK. YES, I'M WRITING A BOOK. MY LIFE CARRER IS TO BE A NOVELIST.

WARNING: THERE WILL BE A BIT OF SWEARING IN MY NOVEL. ITS FOR YOUNG ADULTS. I HAVEN'T PUBLISHED IT YET, BUT I WILL.

WELL, THAT'S IT FOR ME.

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