A/N: Hello! Soo, yeah. Things are a happening in Ninjago. The gang needs to discover something that kinda needs to be done…and do something about it. THE SUBJEECT THAT I AM APPROACHING IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER! IT IS VERY SERIOUS! Umm, yeah. *Whacks brain quickly.* Can't think of anything else. My t button is sticking something fierce, so I need to be exra careful and make sure that it picks up…see? It mixed up extra.
Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Except for my OCs! I just finished reading Lockdown, really good book by the way, and thus it might be influencing this chapter… (Lockdown is an actual book and not a fanfic) Because of this, please read with caution…
Chapter Eleven: Turning a Negative situation into a Positive one…
Jay was sitting in his math class, Nya and Zane both sitting right behind him, when it happened. He was dotting his notes when he heard the door creep open. Jay looked and over to see someone he didn't recognize peering into the room. The door closed again as the person left. Shaking his head, Jay went back to his notes. Absentmindedly, he doodled a pair of nunchunks in the upper hand corner of his notebook; daydreaming about the tests they were going to put the supersuits through after school. Jay froze as he heard the unmistakable sound of a gun being clicked back.
Zane snapped his head up, alarm dancing in his eyes. "Mr. Draco?" He raised his hand tentatively into the air.
Mr. Draco glanced up from his lecture, peering at Zane over his wire rim glasses. "Yes, you may use the res…" He never finished as the unmistakable sound of a gun going of erupted through the air, and he fell to the ground, blood pouring out.
Screams tore through the classroom as panic seized everyone. Jay stared at his suddenly dead professor, feeling sick to his stomach. Before he could do anything, another round of gunshots filled the air. Something hard slammed into him, forcing him to the ground. Gasping, Jay screwed his eyes shut, wishing that this was just a dream. Unfortunately, the smell of blood and death that hung in the air told him that this was very much happening here and now. A single tear slid down his face as he realized that he didn't know what happened to Zane and Nya during the chaos.
Silence fell as the gunman paused. Jay held his breath, wishing for him to continue on his way. His fingers twitched as he wrapped his fingers around the watch Nya had built for him at the beginning of the project. Could he use it to discreetly call Kai and Cole and warn them? Were they still safe? Jay jumped, his heart leaping with terror when a single gunshot went off suddenly. Jay pressed himself against the floor, biting his bottom lip to keep himself from revealing his location.
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Jay didn't move an inch, even when he realized that his one arm was stinging something fierce, he didn't move or open his eyes. Finally, he heard the door open and footsteps thudding against the ground. "Is anyone still here?" A worried, feminine voice called out.
A sob of mom escaped one of the many seniors in the class, startling Jay. Forcing his eyes open, he lifted his head to see a couple of police officers going through the room looking for survivors. Shaking, he stood up, grabbing a hold of his desk to keep from falling over, his knees protesting after spending thirty minutes on the floor. The female officer, whom Jay belatedly realized was his classmate's, Isabella Lockstone, mother, was helping a few students up, while the second officer, a male, was talking into a walkie-talkie.
A groan from behind him startled Jay, causing him to look back. Zane was lying sprawled out on the floor, blood seeping through his otherwise white sweater. A stunned Nya was lying near him, almost underneath Zane, his one arm draped around her shoulders as if he had pushed her down. Nya had tears streaming down her face as she slowly lifted herself up, glancing over at Zane's near limp form. "He's…he's still breathing. Oh, what am I gonna tell Kai? His best friend's been shot…this isn't good."
Jay reached over and grabbed her hand, squeezing it tightly in his own. "Breath Nya. You're starting to ramble like I typically do. We need to find Kai and Cole and make sure they're ok."
All thoughts that he said the right thing promptly fled from his mind as Nya merely went into a panic attack. "Oh no…Kai! Jay, I can't lose Kai! He's all the family I have left!"
Jay wrapped his arms around her, hugging her close as he wondered where the other two members of their group of friends were at. "It'll be ok Nya… we need to get Zane help."
The only male officer walked over, a frown on his face as he knelt down to check on Zane. "We have several ambulances parked outside. Paramedics are on their way here now. Do you have any other family members or friends in this building?"
Nya shakily nodded her head yes, anxiety flooding her eyes. "My older brother is supposed to be in the band room right now. And Cole is in the gym for his P.E. class."
Jay spoke up, worry edging his voice. "I'm also friends with P.I.X.A.L. Borg and her dad is one of the computer lab instructors. He's in a wheelchair though… do you know if he was shot?" Jay crossed his fingers that his oldest friend would not be orphaned just yet.
Grabbing his walkie-talkie, he spoke quickly in it. A few minutes later, a smile crossed his face as he turned to face Jay again. "Mr. Borg got out of there without incident…we best get your friend here to a hospitable to get him patched up."
Jay followed the officer out of the room, glancing down at the blue sleeve of his sweater to avoid looking at the lifeless bodies filling the classroom. A frown crossed his face as he realized that it had ripped at some point, showing that his arm had been grazed by a bullet. Shivering at the sight of his own blood, he quickly turned his attention away from it. The school principal was standing by the exit that the various police officers were ushering everyone towards. Fear danced in her eyes as she spoke to everyone with a bright smile on her face. "Head over to the elementary school, your parents have been informed that school has been shut down for the day. Have a nice rest of the day."
Jay wondered vaguely how anyone of them could expect to have a nice day when they had just lived through a nightmare out of a horror story.
Just then, a familiar voice suddenly called out to him. "Jay! Nya! Over here!" Kai jumped up and down from where he was standing, a worried Cole next to him.
Breaking at a run, Nya rushed to her brother, hugging him tightly. Jay moved a little slower, his mind drifting to the fact that Zane was sent to a hospitable…and he wasn't too sure if human doctors would freak out or not if one of their patients turned out to be a Dragonoid.
"Where's Zane?" Cole cut into Jay's thoughts.
Jay paled as he spoke, panic seizing his heart. "He was shot. They've taken him to the hospitable."
Silence fell as the four friends silently slipped away to the woods, knowing that they needed time to think about this revelation. Jay pulled his phone out and quickly sent a text out to his parents telling them that he will be at his friends' place if they need him to come home.
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The door had barely snapped shut behind Kai, when Nya turned to face Jay. "Why? Why did he do that?"
Jay opened and closed his mouth several times, before sinking to the ground, shrugging half-heartedly. "I don't know. Humans sometimes do things that don't make sense to…well anyone. The police will be digging into his background to see if there were any warning signs that everyone missed."
Kai leaned against the island's counter, a frown on his face. "How often does this happen?"
Jay rubbed his face, exhaustion from that day's events flooding him. "School shootings? Not very often. Crime in general… the police have their hands full trying to catch all the bad guys. Some of them even cover their faces so that no one can identify them."
Cole shook his head, disgust dancing in his eyes. "I wish there was something that we could do to help."
Nya glanced down at her bracelet, a thoughtful expression on her face. "Actually…I think we can help…"
Jay frowned as he turned to face her. "How?"
A/N: Done! Hmm, now Nya is thinking up mysterious plans. Don't worry; I did not kill off Zane. He'll return soon. Zane had pushed Jay and Nya down to protect them, thus why the bullet only grazed Jay's arm, and Nya was pinned by his arm. He likes to protect others, Nya and Jay needed his protection at the moment. Umm, can't think of anything…oh my t button isn't sticking anymore! Yeah me!
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