Kai's P.O.V.
I felt alone. No one would believe me that Lloyd and Ali were alive and only frozen. Lily chained me up and now I'm forced to watch everyone struggle. She's being so cruel to the othrr masters. Their powers are being forcefully used from them. I refuse to look at my ninja teammates. They're all so pale and tired.
"Why can't I do something?" I asked.
"You aren't meant to," a voice replied.
I looked around. No one was here. I am going crazy now.
"Kai, I'm right here," it said again.
I looked around then saw who was talking to me. He was in a shaded corner.
"What do you want?" I asked.
"I came to tell you that you aren't suppose to do anything," he said.
"So I just stay here and let everyone else struggle," I cried in disbelief.
"No, Zane is out there and as long as he gets Nya before Lily does, Ninjago will see freedom again. Everything will become close to normal," he said.
"What are you talk about Garmadon?" I blurted out.
"I can't say," were his final words and he disappeared.
"Close to normal," I repeated. "Is something bad going to happen that can't be undone?"
I shook the thought and that Karloff was gone. Is he escaping? I looked from screen to screen and he was nowhere to be seen. He's getting away.
Then an alarm sounded. Lily knows too. Then I saw him on a screen climbing the walls around the City. Lily had those installed to keep people inside. He jumped to the other side and I lost sight of him. Make it to freedom Karloff.
I sank to the floor and stared at my hands. I feel like I haven't used my powers in years but it's only been about a week. I dug my face into my hands and ran my fingers through my hair. I was losing its spikes and soon I don't know if the team will recognize me. I just want this nightmare to be over.
Zane's P.O.V.
Kyle ran back inside with arms full of food. The younger kids ran to him.
"Hold up," I said.
They turned to me as Kyle came and placed things on the table. I examined the food, more importantly the berries. I picked out some bright red ones.
"Poisonous," I said.
I tossed them in the small fire pit that we had yet to light. Everything else was safe so I stepped back and let the young kids take handfuls of berries to eat. Dash took a handful and gave them to Zack. She helped herself to a few and sat beside him.
"I worry about her," I sighed.
"Who?" Kyle asked.
"Dash, she doesn't talk anymore and hasn't been seen outside of her room without Zack being with her," I told him.
I watched Dash pull Zack closer. He snuggled with her and smiled. I sighed. I turned back to Kyle who had taken some berries for himself. I froze the bird he caught and saved it for later. I then took the rest of the berries and created a little ice bowl and tucked them away.
"Zane," a voice said.
I turned around and saw little Abby and William behind me.
"What's up guys," I said.
"I miss mommy and daddy," Abby said, bursting into tears.
Dash ran over and started to hug her. William gave me a hug and I returned it. Abby looked up at me with fear in her eyes.
"Abby, I won't let anything happen to you," I said. "If anyone comes in here and tries to take you away, they'll have to go through Dash and I before they get to you."
"And me too," William added.
"William, why don't you take Abby and go play in your room together," Dash suggested.
William nodded and took Abby away to play. I saw Rachel and Molly follow to play as well.
"Are you going to go find Nya now?" Dash asked.
"I was planning on it," I replied.
"I'll come," Zack volenteered.
"Dash, will you stay behind and watch over everyone," I asked. She nodded. "Alright, Kyle and Zack, let's go find Nya."
I watched Zack give Dash a hug and whispered something in her ear. She smiled and gave him a hug.
Zack released himself and ran to us.
"Let's head out!" Kyle cried.
We walked out into Hiroshi's Labyrinth. Kyle summoned his dragon and we all climbed on. My dragon would stand out like a sore thumb with the black sky, but Kyle's dragon blended in perfectly. He took off and we were on our way.
We landed on the island and slid off the dragon. I looked around on the island.
"If Nya's here, we're not leaving until we find her," I said.
Kyle and Zack nodded in agreement as we set off into the woods. I scanned the area every few minutes as we walked. Kyle and Zack looked around to try to spot her. I scanned and I finally picked up another heat source.
"I think I have her," I said.
I locked onto her signal and followed it. She wasn't moving from her spot so when we got close, rustling was heard and she started to move.
"Who's there?" she demanded.
I was about to walk out to her when I got hit in the face by a stream of water. I fell back and coughed a bit.
"Nya, don't shoot!" Kyle yelled.
"Kyle," Nya cried and ran to him.
I saw them hug as Zack gave me a hand up. Nya saw I was soaked.
"Sorry Zane, I thought you were one of Lily's men," she sighed.
"You were only protecting yourself," I replied. "But I accept your apology."
She hugged Kyle again, smiling happily. I smiled and scanned the area again. No one near us.
"We're clear to return home," I said.
I turned and saw Nya on the verge of tears.
"What's happened to everyone?" she asked.
"I'll explain on the way home," I said.
Kyle summoned his dragon and we all climbed on. Zack had to sit on Nya's lap so everyone could fit. Kyle took off into the dark sky.
"So what's happened to the team?" Nya asked again.
I took a deep breath and sighed. "Kai's location is unknown. The best guess we have is he's in Lily's base. Jay is said to be in the floating ruins, helping to create power for Ninjago. Cole is said to be back in the caves of Dispair mining ores with many civilians and everyone else from Zack group is at a school which is pretty much Ignacia. We saved about ten kids along with Dash but Cole got caught in the process."
"Will everyone be Ok?" Nya asked. "And what about Lloyd and Ali?"
"All we know about Lloyd and Ali is that they're buried deep in the ocean. How the team is after this is all over depends on how spent their powers are," I told everyone.
We landed at the entrance to our camp and it was wide open. I ran inside with Zack and Kyle hot on my heels. Nya came after us.
"The place is destroyed," Kyle said.
"Lily must have found it and capture everyone," I said. "Search for any survivors."
Nya comforted Zack as we searched the shelter. I ran into Zack and Dash room and I heard whimpering from inside the closet. I flagged Kyle down as he ran past and he heard it too. We walked over to the closet and it stopped. I looked at him and he nodded. I slid the door open and saw two little kids in the bottom, hidden behind the boxes.
"Abby! William!" I cried.
Abby saw me and sprung up with a big hug. I felt the terror in her. She most likely had just witnessed everyone get taken away. William hugged me as well. Kyle picked up Abby and carried her our as William held my hand. Zack looked up as we came back.
"Dash is gone, along with everyone else," I sighed.
Zack broke out in tears, hugging Nya tightly. William walked over to him and hugged Zack.
"We should leave incase they come back," Kyle said.
"But where can we go?" Nya asked.
"Ali's home," Zack suggested.
"That may work," I said.
"Are you insane?" Nya asked.
"No, it's so obvious that they wouldn't think of it," I told her my reasoning.
"And by the time they do, we'll have Lloyd and Ali back," Kyle finished.
Nya nodded in agreement and we began our hike to the most southern part of Ninjago. From there, we fly by dragon to Ali's castle.
