(Kai's POV)
We watched the street below as rows of stone soldiers passed followed by the rest of the parade. I clenched my fists as I looked down. I can't stand this! There were a lot of stone soldiers and serpentine crowding the streets; I also saw some humans here and there but they were all under the Overlord's control.
"Do you three remember the plan?" I asked and everyone nodded.
"It still seems risky to me but I trust you." Nya replied.
"Yeah same here." Jay added.
"Good." I replied. "You both know what to do."
They nodded and ran off.
"What should I do?" Skales Jr asked.
"Just stick close." He nodded. Maybe I shouldn't have brought him. He could get hurt or worse. I looked down at the street and saw Zane and Cole on a float further down the street; they looked like they were talking but I couldn't hear them over the crowd.
"Whoa, that's a big parade." Skales Jr said in awe.
"Yeah..." I replied and tried not to show my anger. The Overlord is really getting on my last nerve.
I studied the float Cole and Zane were on and it looked like there was some cover under the streamers decorating the float.
If we can get on there without getting caught, we could launch a surprise attack on them. Or find out what their saying. I turned to Skales Jr. "Follow me." He nodded and quietly followed me down to the alley below.
"What now?" he asked.
I looked past the people to find the quickest way into the float without being seen. The crowd was mostly made up of people under the Overlords control; with a few serpentine spread throughout the crowd. They were pretty much zombies and wouldn't notice us go by if we were quick.
I turned to him. "On the count of three we run to that float and hide under those streamers, ok?"
"Is that safe?"
"Probably not." I said, looking down the street. "Ok here comes the float. One... two... three!" I darted through the crowd and onto the float, a second later Skales Jr rolled past the streamers too.
He breathed a sigh of relief. "I can't believe that worked."
Same here. "Now we wait for Jay and Nya's signal." I whispered and he nodded back.
"Did you here that?" Cole's voice came from right above us.
Oh on!
"The only thing I hear is the crowd." Zane replied.
"I could have sworn I heard something." he said. After a minute of quiet Cole sighed. "I'm not sure what to think about this."
"About what?"
"Everything!" he exclaimed. "Some of this just feels, I don't know, wrong."
"What do you mean?" the ninjdroid asked. "We are doing what we must. The Overlord would be very displeased to hear what you are saying Cole."
"Yeah I know, but a parade? Doesn't that seem a bit excessive?"
Zane thought for a moment. "Well, maybe a little."
"And think about it. The only reason the Overlord has us on this float is to show us off like some kind of trophy."
You got that right.
"That could be true."
"Exactly and the Overlord's plans to stop Kai haven't worked yet." he pointed out.
"You better not be turning against the Overlord." Zane warned.
"What, of course not!" Cole replied in disbelief. "Keep your voice down someone could hear you."
"Good." he stated, ignoring his comment. "You remember what happened last time the Overlord was angry with you?"
"Yeah I know." he said. "Any ideas for the attack next week?"
"Not yet. Do you?"
"There's a certain Hypnobrai that needs to be taught a lesson." Cole said. "This fight might be just what we need to remove him permanently."
Who are they talking about?
"Interesting but I see no reason to-"
"No reason! He's been sneaking around and planing something, Skales needs to be stopped."
"Yes but-"
"If you won't help me I'll do it myself." the ninja of earth stated.
This isn't good. "Skales Jr, are you ready?" He didn't answer. "Skales Jr?" I turned to where he was but didn't see him. Where did he-
"Who let a serpentine up here?!" Cole shouted.
That better not be him. I climbed to the top of the float just in time to see Cole get kicked to the float in front of us by the young serpentine. I would have been impressed if Zane wasn't coming up behind him. "Ninjago!" I knocked him through the streamers and turned to Skales Jr. "What were you thinking!"
He crossed his arms. "I wasn't going to sit by while they talked about my dad like that."
What am I going to do with him? "We'll talk about this later, just stick with me this time." He nodded but didn't look at me. We're definitely talking about this later.
"I should have known the little brat was with you." Cole said as he limped back over to us.
Wow he must have gotten hit hard. "What, can't take a hit from a kid?" Probably not the smartest thing to say at the moment.
He glared at me but before he said anything there was a load explosion near the front of the parade. Took them long enough. People were running around screaming. Now would be a good time to leave. I grabbed Skales Jr's hand and took-off down the street.
"Get them!" Cole shouted behind me, probably talking to the stone soldiers.
Not this again. I continued running until we saw Jay and Nya. "Good your here, let's go!" I said quickly.
"What about the plan?" Nya asked.
I glanced down at the small Hypnobrai. "Someone didn't stick to it."
Jay looked surprised. "What happened?"
"I'll explain later but right now we need to go!"
They agreed and we went to the dojo. when we finally got there I sent Skales Jr to his room and told Jay and Nya what happened.
"Sounds like he was acting like you." Jay laughed.
"That's not true!" I retorted.
"Nya, back me up on this."
"He's right." she stated. "Kai, whether you like it or not Skales Jr looks up to you and he's going to pick up on a few of your habits."
"Like acting before thinking."
"I had a plan."
"Yeah this time."
"You would have done the same if he was talking about one of us." Nya said.
"Well I-" I guess she's right. "You got me there."
"Did he really send Cole flying onto another float?" Jay asked.
"Yeah and he was limping too." I smirked. "His training must be paying off."
"We should probably call him down for dinner soon." Nya pointed out.
"I'll go get him." Jay said, leaving us alone.
My sister turned to me. "You might want to apologize to him when they come back."
"I know." I replied. "I was too hard on him."
"He is still an kid."
I nodded and a second later Jay ran into the room.
"He's gone!" he shouted. "I think he ran away."
A/N: I'm sorry it took so long I'll try to upload the next one sooner but since school is starting It needs to come first. Thanks for the support I really appreciate it and it helps a lot. I was thinking about uploading the chapters to my DeviantArt account but I want to know what you guys think. Thank you for reading, don't forget to review, good luck with the school year and have a great day/night. :)
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