Chapter 11
The Strange Lady
The title of this chapter is referring to the ship, not a lady. ;)
I open my eyes to see I am in the small, white room again. At least, it used to be white until the skirmish with Precarious earlier. He second thing I notice is that I am wet, and I glance down at myself to see blood covering me, as well as the bed. The third thing I notice is a repaired Precarious, pacing back and forth by the door, his single eye glowing with a threatening light. Does he even see me? What do I do? I begin to sit up, but lie back down, letting a cry of pain escape my lips. Several parts of my body a burn like fire and other parts are like a knife shoving into my robotic flesh.
Precarious snaps his head in my direction, growling softly, but not approaching, just glaring. My vision blurs momentarily as I roll off the bed, slamming onto my back. I cry out again and grab the dresser post, forcing my aching, painful body into a sitting position, fear gripping me. No, I am a ninja, making it illogical to fear the droid and my priority is to find my family. I raise my head to see Precarious standing over me, snarling; displaying his metal blades in his mouth. I freeze as he glares at me with a look of contempt. "Apparently, my masters favor you, and wish to keep your worthless life to join us. Ugh!" Precarious tears a claw into the bed next to us, seeming enraged. "My masters want me to teach you our ways, and to tell you your new name. You are now called, Glacier and now you must come with me."
"Will you both be silent for once in your wretched life!" the first droid guard shouts as he kicks Kai in his rib cage, sending severe pain in the already seriously injured red ninja. Kai coughs, putting a hand against his side.
"N…no Kai," Lloyd strains to speak and grabs the robots boot, receiving a blow on his wounded shoulder. The Golden Ninja screams as the droid kicks him over and over again, only making more noise. At one point, the second robot cannot take it anymore and pulls Lloyd's hair and the teen feels something sharp driven into his leg.
Jay presses his body flat against the wall, pulling Nya alongside him. Something or someone is in here, Jay thinks to himself as rapid footsteps approach the young couple. A light turns on and blinds Jay and Nya, as well as reveals a humanoid robot with a single red eye. It throws a punch at the lightning ninja, hitting Jay's head as he pulls away from the wall, causing Jay to let go of his girlfriend's hand and drop to the ground. "No, Jay," Nya says softly and looks at the droid with a burning anger rising in her.
Wan an (good night), Zao An (good morning), or Zai Jian (goodbye), at whatever time you are reading this. If you don't know, this is in Mandarin.
