CHAPTER 24

BACK TO THE NINJA

KAI`S POV:

It's been two weeks since Cole left. We may be saddened by his leaving, but that didn't stop us from keeping up with our ordinary lives. Good things have happened. Bad things have happened. Life just revolves in two different directions. With Cole gone, his class was spilt up into the other classes, so I had a few new students. Monica was included. It was usually hard to teach sometimes with Brad and Gene always disturbing the class. Not only that, but they were always messing around with Lloyd for some reason. I knew Lloyd had a history with those two a long time ago, but I don't think now is a good time to be getting revenge on anything. Besides, all three of them settled their differences. At least I hope they did.

The one thing we were all worried about were the apes. We only have a little bit of information, but it's only the beginning part. These things have three different tribes, but they've all united. That's something I was worried about. Another thing we've noticed is that their leader is a woman. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, but I will be honest. Girls tend to get pretty violent when their angry. Trust me. I've seen it happen before. Actually, this leaders pretty much old, but still has the energy to be some queen or something. We still don't have all the details. Howard's suppose to give is updates sometime today.

I just finished grading the last stack of papers from my class and decided to take the rest of the day away from a pen and staring at finished and unfinished work. I sat in the chair and took out some random book from the shelf. I'm pretty sure I've seen Nya read this about a hundred times. I read through a few chapters and started to see that this was some sort of mystery. It was based in the eighteen hundreds. A man was accused of robbery and treason and was sentenced into exile. Kind of reminds me of someone I know. Throughout the last three chapters I read, he goes out of his way to figure out who could really be responsible for his banishment. He knew someone framed him and put the blame out on a man that may resemble him. I have to say, this is really interesting. Just as I was about to start on the next chapter, Nya walks into the room.

"Are you reading, Kai?" Nya asked. I saw Kitty, my girlfriend, following behind her.

"Sometimes it helps me relax," I said, putting the book away, "I can't read a book to amuse myself? It's classical entertainment."

"I think what Nya means to say is that she's not used to you doing certain things," Kitty said, "I have to admit, I'm a bit surprised myself."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Laugh all you want now, but I'm sure there are way better books than all of these here combined."

"I'm sure there is."

"Ladies," Jen said, sticking her head in the doorway.

"And gentlemen," I said.

"Whatever. Garmedon needs to see everyone in the control room. Let's get a move on."

"Better go see what Garmedon wants this time," I said, walking down the hall and headed straight inside the control room.

Garmedon was already typing things when we walked inside. I saw a bunch of samples on the table, but I saw no sign of Howard. He's usually here to test something out. I saw Zeah come inside, being the last one to arrive.

"Hey, Zeah," I said, "Do you know where your dad is?"

"My father has been working day and night for the past four days just to test out the sample," Zeah explained, "I put him to bed immediately. Caleb will be taking over the experiment. It seems he has found the information that we have been seeking. My father was so tired, he could hardly read his beaker measurements."

"Thanks for telling us all that. Show us what you've got, Garmedon."

"After Howard finally finished testing the DNA sample, he was able to find a good amount of information," Garmedon explained, "I'm hoping the information is right. It states here that there are three different tribes that are working together. Here's something you'll really find interesting, and don't be offended ladies, but most of the leaders have been females. There has never been a king. Only a queen."

"So it's a monarchy government?" I asked.

"I think it's time us girls are put in the spotlight for once," Kitty said, "It's better to have a queen than no royalty at all."

"You do realize that she's an enemy, right?"

"Doesn't matter to me."

"Pay attention," Garmedon said, "The first thing I did was research the leader. It seems this one is a female and her name happens to be Aperia. She's an elder, like yours truly, but evil. She was forced to be the queen after her mother could no longer serve. Dragging her daughter in the situation, Aperia, real name known as Lindsey Ellis, became queen of the apes. I don't know the name of her child, but I do know that she was taken away from her father and forced to come with her mother when she was four years old. Her daughter may not be there anymore, but it's likely that she may become the next heiress to the throne. At least, that's what I think may happen."

"Is there a way to find the daughter?" Jay asked.

"There is one way, but I'm not sure it'll work. All we have to do is scan the DNA sample in the computer. Caleb, hand me the sample." After the sample was given to him, Garmedon placed it in a disc like scanner and let the computer do the rest. "Right now, it's in the middle of loading. I'll give it a few minutes. While we're waiting, allow me to give you the information on the three tribes."

"I think I may be able to guess why they make peace and work together," I said, "They had a war."

"You are actually wrong, Kai," Zane said, "From the information that I was able to gain, it is stated in their laws that they are not allowed to have wars. You know how apes can get."

"Zane is right," Garmedon said, "Here are the three tribes. The Orgs, the Gorgs and the Chimps. The Orgs are the orangutans. Descendents of China and Africa, they migrated to Ninjago after a horrible famine entered their lands. They were the first of the group. The Gorgs originated from North Africa. Some were tired of being hunted, so they left their homeland and came here. The Chimps came from all over Africa. They were ruled by a king, who ruled with an iron fist. Some wanted peace, so they decided to escape. When they arrived, the Orgs and the Gorgs didn't want to accept them at first. They thought of the Chimps as king of the apes. Years passed by and the Chimps were always in the lower ranks. It was merely the Gorgs, the gorillas, who ruled the lands. The Chimps wanted to rule more than anything else. It was a female Chimp name Azelea who led the Chimps rebellion. After the Chimps won their rights, she became the new queen. It is stated that there should never be a king, and the queen must marry a simple villager to bring forth an heiress. Once he does, he is quickly dismissed and never seen again."

"How did the humans get involved then?" I asked.

"That is what Caleb is about to show you."

"Here is an example," Caleb said, "Let's say that the human is an apple and the ape is a strawberry. If the apple and strawberry get together, they combine. If their put inside a jar mixed with one certain chemical, they both vaporize and turn into one thing. See what happens. The strawberry is combined inside the apple. Just like the research I was able to finish. A hundred years ago, a former Aperian queen fell in love with a human male. They got married and brought forth an heiress. Here's the thing. The heiress was seventy-five percent human. Here's another thing. The queen didn't want to get rid of her husband. She loved her daughter so much for how beautiful she was that she wanted to bring forth more children that looked exactly like her. In total, she had ninety-nine children. While here daughter rule, she married a human male and her brothers and sisters married apes and before you know it, human like apes are created. Just like the experiment that I just showed you. The human has more control than the apes do."

"Okay, that's too much to take in," Kitty said, "How are we suppose to remember all this."

"All you need to know is that these thing may look like humans or mostly apes, but they are still quick tempered and emotional, which means they're not afraid to fight," Garmedon said, "You girls will need to start getting prepared. Your training will start tomorrow. Meeting dismissed."

We all left, but Garmedon stopped Kitty. Once everyone was gone, I stayed behind to see what he had to say to her.

"What do you need, Garmedon?" Kitty asked.

"I need to talk to you about something important, Kitty," Garmedon said, "More importantly, I need you to remember something. Or more than one thing."

"What are you talking about? Are you saying that you want me to remember something from my past?"

"I've been having strange dreams, lately. I keep seeing myself as a young man on a quest to help a little girl find her family. Somehow, that little girl looks like you."

"Me? I don't think I've ever needed help finding my family. I don't even remember half of my childhood."

"I was just wondering. The little girls name started with a K, but that's all I could figure out."

"Well, when you figure out her whole name, tell me about it."

"I will."

Not wanting Kitty to see me sneaking up on her, I ran down the hall. Garmedon thinks the little girl in his dream looks like Kitty. Where did that come from? Best not to worry about it right now. The future will give me the answer.

LOOKS LIKE THE THREE TRIBES HAVE BEEN NAMED. NOW WE KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM. WHY WOULD A FORMER QUEEN MARRY A MAN THAT'S A, HUMAN AND CREATE FORMER CHILDREN THAT ARE MOSTLY HUMAN? THAT'S REALLY CREEPY, BUT IT IS STILL SCIENCE IN MY WORLD.

GARMEDON HAD A DREAM ABOUT HELPING A GIRL FIND HER FAMILY AND HE THINKS THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS KITTY. ALTHOUGH, KITTY DOESN'T REMEMBER HALF HER CHILDHOOD, SO ITS HARD TO TELL IF SHE IS THAT LITTLE GIRL OF NOT. SO MUCH SUSPENSE. I THOUGHT NOW WAS A GOOD TIME TO CHECH UP ON THE NINJA.

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