Kai narrowed his gaze, as he rode down the street.
He had a few guesses about where Morro was.
Just a few.
He couldn't have gotten far.
Kai started thinking about him again.
Sure, whenever he thought of Morro, he only saw a manipulative monster, who never gave up.
But when Kai pulled the sword on him?
No.
He saw him shake.
He saw him back away.
Like he was scared of him.
Like a scared little kid.
He saw nothing but fear and confusion in his eyes, that Kai almost hesitated.
Almost.
He knew that the fear in his eyes was too much fear for the ex-general of a ghost army.
Too much fear for an elemental master.
Too much fear that Kai felt bad.
Kai slammed on the brakes.
He nearly ran a red light.
Kai took a deep breath.
Kai needed to figure out how to send Morro back.
Because if the public figured out who Morro was before Morro himself did.
Like Cole said…
All hell would break loose.
(_)
The boy blinked.
He hadn't told anybody about that.
"How did you-"
"Caspian caved."
"Wh-" Agosi began. "Damn! I can't trust you with shit!"
"You were the one that-!"
"Boys!"
The two froze.
Mystake looked up at them.
"What is done, is done," Mystake began. "You got yourselves into this mess, now you must fix it."
Caspian stared.
"Fix it? How!"
"Yeah! Caspian's right for once-"
"Hey!"
"-We don't know jack shit about him-"
"You don't need too," Mystake stated. "All you have to do is keep the ninja away from him."
Agosi and Caspian tensed.
"The ninja! Are you kidding me?"
"I never said it would be easy, Caspian." Mystake muttered.
"Mystake, they're trained fighters! They fight monsters and giants for a living!" Agosi exclaimed. "And we're a bunch of kids."
"Ah, but they are too," Mystake began. "You forget that the ninja are in their late teens. They are no older than you, Caspian."
Caspian turned to the floor.
"i-I know."
"Wait," Agosi said. "Why can't we let the ninja near him?"
Agosi paused.
"I'm sure they know more about him then we do."
"They may know more about him," Mystake stated. "But how he feels towards them, will come forward,"
Mystake said. "I'm afraid that if he is around the ninja for long periods of time, he may become aggressive and go the complete opposite direction that he would want to go in."
"If he regains all his memories that is," Mystake muttered.
Alec raised an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about?"
"Alec, unlocking your memories is now your top priority."
"What-"
"Morro, your destiny depends on it."
Alec paused.
That name again.
"Who the hell is Morro?"
They heard the door to the shop slam open.
Caspian flinched.
"Oh, crap..." Agosi muttered.
"Mystake! I need to talk to you!" a voice cried.
Caspian's eyes widened.
"Is that-"
"Holy crap is that Kai-"
Mystake turned to the two boys.
The back door opened.
"Mystake-"
Kai narrowed his gaze.
"Where's Morro?"
Mystake raised an eyebrow.
"Dead." She responded.
Kai scoffed, turning to the group.
"You, c'mon, I need to ask you a few questions."
Alec stared.
"Relax, I'm not gonna hurt you," Kai paused. "Unless you try something."
Caspian got up.
"He-He's not going with you."
"Kid, sit down. This is ninja business."
"Well...uh...its...uh..our business now," Agosi replied, standing up as well.
Kai crossed his arms.
"You don't know what you're dealing with." Kai gestured to the boy. "He could kill you if you gave him the chance."
Agosi and Caspian didn't reply.
"Wow," Kai muttered. "Hiding behind a bunch of kids is pretty low, even for you."
Alec looked up at him.
"I'm not-not hiding behind them."
Kai rolled his eyes.
"One last warning," Kai began, reaching for his sword. "I'm not a fan of having to hassle civilians..so give Morro to me."
Caspian shook his head.
"Fine then," Kai replied. "We're doing this the hard way."
No reply.
"Be ready to run," Caspian said.
"What-"
Slamming his foot into the ground, cyan sparks shot across the floor.
Kai stumbled back a bit, hitting the door.
His eyes widened as the floors, shelves, and walls began to move in strange directions.
Alec looked over at Caspian, a confused look on his face.
Kai began to jump all around the room.
"Let's go." Caspian cried.
The group of boys ran towards the back door, tripping over each other.
"Which direction do we go?!" Agosi cried.
"Left!" Caspian replied.
The three boys ran down the alleyway.
Kai grunted as he hit the floor again.
Mystake chuckled.
"Caspian is a very talented illusionist...isn't he?"
Kai paused.
"Illusionist?" Kai muttered.
He turned to Mystake.
"Chase the boys," Mystake said. "They'll need to know how to escape an enemy when they come across one."
Kai looked at her strangely.
He watched as the cyan light faded from the room, hopping out the door.
Kai ran forward, following it.
(_)
"Kai is doing what!" Jay cried.
"Getting Morro?"
"O-oh God…" Jay muttered.
"Did he even bother thinking about how Lloyd would feel!"
"I-I don't know.."
"Why didn't you stop him!"
"I don't know!" Cole screeched.
Zane shook his head.
"Should we prepare a room to put Morro in?"
"No. Don't give him the privilege of that!" Jay said. "Just...fuck."
Zane sighed.
"Should I...tell Lloyd?"
"Tell me...what…?" A small voice muttered.
(_)
Morro's lungs burned as they made another turn down the hall.
He coughed.
"Hey! Where are we going?" Agosi cried.
"I don't know! But anywhere but here!" Caspian replied as they turned again.
Caspian brought his hand up, cyan light twirling around it and disappearing.
They heard a loud crash next to them.
Caspian gasped.
"Fuck he's on the rooftops!"
Agosi looked up.
Only to meet Kai's flaring, amber eyes.
His stomach dropped.
"Oh god, I'm so grounded!"
"Grounded? We're fucked!" Caspian cried.
"Oh FSM, oh FSM!" Agosi muttered as Kai landed on the ground in front of them.
"Hey-!"
"This way!"
The group darted into one of the streets.
"Try to blend in with the crowd." Caspian hissed, pulling his hoodie off.
Morro's eyes widened.
His arms.
His wrists specifically.
Were riddled with scars.
"Put this on, he cannot see you," Caspian replied.
The hoodie was slipped on, and Caspian pulled the hoodie over Morro's head.
"Let's go."
The group of three entered the crowd.
(_)
"Kai...is bringing Morro...here..?" Lloyd whispered.
Zane nodded, slowly.
Lloyd turned away from him.
"I'll be fine," Lloyd muttered. "He won't hurt me."
Zane didn't reply this time.
"Lloyd...your heart rate has accelerated."
Lloyd, this time, didn't respond.
"He can't possess me," Lloyd replied. "He can't hurt me like that anymore."
"It's only increased further."
Lloyd bit his lower lip.
Silence engulfed the room.
"Just...keep him away from me…" Lloyd whispered. "Please..?"
Zane nodded. "We'll do that," Zane replied, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Do not worry, Lloyd. We'll make sure he doesn't harm you."
"And if he does, I'll send him back to the departed realm," Cole said, slamming his fists together.
Lloyd chuckled a bit.
"Your lava is burning through the floor, Cole."
Cole looked down, seeing a small hole in the ground.
"Dang it." Cole muttered.
(_)
Agosi took a deep breath, as he walked through the crowd.
He had been on edge since he left the school without permission.
He was just waiting for his phone to ring, and his dads to scream at him.
And further his punishment.
Maybe they'd even make him quit his job.
Agosi fidgetted, scratching at his arms.
He looked around the crowd.
There was way too many people in this small space.
"Agosi, do you know how to get to your house from here?" Caspian asked, pretending to look at a bag of candy.
"Yeah...but we can't do it on foot," Agosi replied. "We'll have to go back to the bakery and get my bike."
Caspian spun around.
"The bakery? Agosi, if my mom finds out that a ninja is chasing us, she'll hand Morro over without question!"
"But if we don't get Morro out of here, he'll be taken by the ninja, and Mystake will kill us," Agosi said. "Mystake does not like failures."
Agosi paused.
"Then we'll have to distract him," Agosi muttered. "Try and create another illusion."
"What! No! I'm not involving innocent people into this-"
"Caspian-"
"Is that Agosi!"
Agosi flinched, slowly turning around.
"Didn't think I'd see someone like you here," Octavia teased. "I'd think that after school you'd just crawl back into the hole you came from."
"Octavia, now is not the time," Agosi muttered.
"Who's this?" Caspian grumbled, crossing his arms.
"Oh! I'm Octavia, Agosi and I are buddies from school!"
Agosi didn't reply.
Caspian turned to Agosi.
Agosi was scratching his arms again.
Caspian grabbed Agosi's wrists, putting them at his side.
"So, you're Caspian?"
Caspian stared. "Yeah..?"
"Ooh! You're cuter than Agosi describes, then again, Agosi isn't very...well...good with words." She chuckled.
Caspian narrowed his gaze.
"Anyways, we have to go-"
"Ah ah ah," Octavia said. "Agosi and I have to finish a history project, he promised to come to my house after school-"
"Too bad, he'll do it later."
Octavia growled, watching as the boys turned around, leaving the area.
That's when they heard a sniffle from behind.
Caspian turned.
"You never hang out with me anymore, Agosi!" She cried, fat tears running down her face. "You always want to have boy time- and-and-!"
She began to sob heavier.
Caspian turned to Agosi.
"Who the hell is this girl." Caspian hissed.
Agosi didn't reply.
Morro turned to the girl.
The girl began to sob louder, catching the attention of a few people.
"Agosi."
"A-Agosi-! Why are you so mean-!"
Morro didn't know what to do.
He flinched, feeling a hand on his shoulder.
He spun around, his eyes widening.
Her.
She was there.
But he didn't feel cold.
The scenery didn't change.
"Hello." She said.
The boy was frozen in place and felt himself shaking.
The sobbing was louder, the girl practically screaming.
"That is quite annoying...isn't it?" The woman said. "You...do know who that is..right..?"
The boy didn't reply.
"That girl...she's picked on Agosi since his parents died."
The boy's eyes widened.
"She plans to get Agosi to come with her, so she can hurt him," The woman whispered in his ear. "Doesn't that make you angry?"
The boy slowly looked towards the girl, whose face was red.
"She should pay for all the things she's done to your friend," The woman chuckled. "Shouldn't she?"
The boy narrowed his gaze.
"Y-yes…" He whispered.
"Then make her."
"I-" Octavia began.
Octavia stopped, a choking sound erupting from her throat.
Agosi's eyes widened.
Caspian stared.
She began to gasp and sputter, clawing at her neck.
She fell to the floor, wheezing, gasping for breath, clawing still.
"What...what the hell..?"
Caspian spun around, staring at Morro.
His left hand was open, wind swirling around in the center of it.
"Alec...Alec stop."
No response.
"Alec...Alec seriously!"
Nothing.
"Alec-!"
"Morro stop! She'll die! Morro stop it-!"
He didn't know how to stop.
.
.
.
She should pay for what she's done.