Chapter 11- Seeking Aid

Nya and I walked along the street of New Ninjago City. "How are we going to convince the people of Ninjago to leave their city?" I asked. "That shouldn't be a problem," Nya replied, "The real question is, where are we going to fit everyone?" I racked my memory for any possible place to hide a whole city. There was the dark island, but that probably wasn't the safest place. Suddenly, I stumbled and almost fell into a pothole, well, what I thought was a pothole. "It's a hole," Nya said in surprise, looking into it, "It leads into a sort of tunnel. Should we check it out?" I started laughing. I couldn't help it. "What's so funny?" Nya asked in confusion. "I made that hole!" I exclaimed. "Why?" Nya asked flatly. "It's a long story," I said, "But I can assure you that it doesn't lead anywhere dangerous." Then, a thought hit me. The serpentine's village was a good size. They would be able to fit most, if not all, of the city inside. "Come on Nya!" I said happily, jumping into the hole. The samurai landed beside me, then asked, "Would it just be better if I didn't ask questions?" "Possibly," I replied. We reached the huge door. "The serpentine?" Nya asked slowly. "They're not bad anymore," I said, rapping my knuckles on the stone. I leaned against the wall and waited. Finally, after a few minutes, the door was slowly opened by a serpentine clutching a dagger in his scaly hand. "What do you want?" he hissed. "We're here to see Skales," I said. "Skales doesn't have visitors," the snake replied. "Please," Nya said desperately, "Lots of people will be hurt if you don't let us in." The snake sighed, then responded, "Leave all your weapons out here." "We are unarmed," I said. Technically, it was true. Neither of us had any weapons. I didn't mention though that if I clenched my hands into fists, I could make daggers appear, or that if Nya pushed the button on her wrist, a giant samurai suit equipped with swords and boomerangs would come flying in. The snake pushed the door open wider, then stepped aside as we entered. He quickly shut the door behind us. The serpentine led us down the winding path. I smiled as I looked at the little village. Nya looked around in wonder. "This place never ceases to amaze me," she murmured. We finally came to Skales who was busy talking to a female snake, her arm around a tiny snake at her side. "Skales," the snake whispered, "You have visitors." Skales patted the female's shoulder and she left. He turned to us and said in surprise, "Scarlet! What can we do for you today? I presume that the one next to you is Nya the samurai?" "Yes," I replied, "We have a favor to ask." "What kind of favor?" Skales asked slowly. I took a deep breath, then said, "We need you to protect the people of Ninjago City in your dwelling." Skales blinked in surprise, then replied, "We don't need any visitors. They don't let us on the surface, we don't let them in the ground." "But the people need you," Nya pleaded, "It would just be for a little while, just until we defeat the Overlord." "Oh, until you defeat the Overlord," Skales said sarcastically, "Like that won't take forever. Sorry, but no thank you." The serpentine lifted his chin in defiance. "Daddy!" a small snake exclaimed, running up to Skales and clutching his hand. "What would you want your son to see?" I asked softly, "Do you want him to see you as a father, a coward, afraid to change and unwilling to help others?" Skales sighed. "Oh all right," he snapped, "But for your information, protecting my people is not cowardice. When do we start?" "We start at the first sign of trouble," Nya said, "And I can assure you, there will be more than enough trouble."

Sorry I didn't post yesterday! I had a really busy day! Haha, hopefully this is early enough so you don't fee too bad:) One of my favorite parts in the Rebooted series was when Skales was bringing the Ninjago City people into the ground to protect them:) It's so cute! What is your favorite part in the Rebooted series or in this one that is just coming out?