Chapter 13
Family
I trip on something in the dark hallway, holding both hands out, and touch something wooden. I feel its shape, finding it rectangular, and feeling metal as I hear a snarl. "Where are we?" I question him.
I suddenly hear a muffled voice that is familiar, "Zane-help us! Zane, Zane!"
"Kai?" I ask, growing anxious, "Is that you?"
"Zane!" It sounds like the fire ninja is coughing violently as I hear scuffling near the door.
I turn the knob, but metal grips the back of my gi from behind and begins pulling me away. "Let go of me!" I demand as I grab the doorknob again, holding on tightly, and swerve into the wall, knocking Precarious off me. I know who it is from the snarling and growling.
"Come with me to the masters, now!" Precarious' eye glows as I swing my fist at it, it being the only thing I am capable of seeing here. If only I had a light! The droid ducks and I hit the door, splintering the wood; I feel its heavy weight knock me onto my back.
The second droid fumbles for his keys as the first one scolds him, "How many times have I told you to make sure you know where the keys are, HD2?"
"I left them on the scope of the gun today; I know I did!" HD2 insisted.
Kai gropes around the floor near him as the two robots argue hot-headedly. His hand touches something cold and metal, making an ever-so-slight clink. No one else notices as he slips the keys under his side, coughing to cover the sound.
"Look back over by the prisoners to see if you dropped it!" HD1 (the sensible droid) whispers fiercely to HD2, who reluctantly jogs over by the ninja. His eye turns green as he does a quick sweep of the floor with his night vision on, finding nothing. "Well?" HD1 demands, "We don't have all day!"
"I'm looking!" HD2 retorts as he comes across a piece of metal protruding from under the fire ninja. He rushes up to Kai and shouts, "Roll over!" Kai's brown eyes widen and he places a hand against his side, groaning as he begins to move, but HD2 yanks his hand away, revealing the keys in the ninja's pale hand. "You little rat!" He grabs Kai's brown hair and slams his head on the floor. The fire ninja cries in pain, as the piercing darkness becomes a white light.
"Hurry up! We aren't permitted to break anything and that Nindroid cannot escape!" HD1 shouts and HD2 tosses the keys to him. The first droid unlocks the door and swings it open.
"Do not move unless I tell you everything is safe," Garmadon whispers, "Am I clear?"
"Yes, brother," Wu responds.
"Be careful," Misako urges.
Her husband cracks the door open, seeing nothing but darkness as well. Wait! Is that a red eye?
Garmadon slowly backs away and Cole inquires, "What's the matter? Is it clear or what?"
"I'm backing away because its safe and I wish to dilly dally in this dark hole when I can get into the light where I can see my own hand," Garmadon responds sarcastically, all in one breath, "What do you think?"
"Oh, then what is out there?"
Before Garmadon can reply Zane shouts out, "Let go of me!" Without hesitation or further consideration, the group bursts out the door, stumbling into the dark hallway without a sign of everything except for red eyes and a shadow.
"Let go of me!" Jay and Nya hear amidst the clamor and their skirmish with the droid, HD3. HD3 releases the young couple and races to the door, fumbling with his keys, and unlocks it. He swings it open and races into the hallway as Jay and Nya follow eagerly, barely finding their way out.
"Zane!" both of the trapped people call to him as two other creaking sounds of doors opening are heard. The two race toward several red eyes, hand in hand.