A/N: () surrounding a name means that is who is speaking…
Chapter Twenty-Three: A Ninja REALLY REALLY Should Learn How to Disarm a Bomb...
Kai pulled the sarcophagus back from the wall, revealing that his theory that there was more to it than what met the eye was true when a dark stairwell hidden behind the wall was revealed to them. "Let's go."
Garmadon reached out to grab Kai by the arm panic flashing across his features. "Wait! It's dark down there!"
Kai paused, eyeing the fully trained Ninja. "You...aren't scared of the dark now, are you?"
Garmadon huffed as he crossed his arms, fear dancing in his eyes. "I...well...It isn't that scary when Misako is sleeping next to me."
"Unbelievable." Kai muttered, quickly summoning a small ball of fire into his left hand. "I rather do this in the dark so as to not alert anyone to our presence." He sarcastically announced, though he wasn't too sure if Garmadon caught the sarcasm.
Garmadon stared at the flames, shocked that Kai truly did have powers of his own. He was so distracted by this revelation that he didn't notice that the hidden door was sliding close until Kai yanked him into the dark stairwell by his arm. A yelp escaped him as he quickly pulled himself away from the young teen, rubbing where Kai had grabbed him. "Careful!"
"Sorry...the door was closing. Now come on." Kai stepped down the first step, his tennis shoes not making a single sound. Garmadon sighed, before stepping down the steps, the boards squeaking loudly under his feet. Kai turned to glare at him, lifting a hand up to shush him. "Quiet!"
"Not my fault that the stairs are squeaky!" Garmadon protested in a quick hiss, now glaring at his young companion.
Kai rolled his eyes skyward, before continuing down. Garmadon followed him closely, wincing every time the steps squeaked loudly under him, despite being quiet for Kai. This was going to take a while.
~Thirty Minutes Later~
"If we pass another empty cell...I am going to scream." Garmadon muttered darkly as they picked their way through the empty underground dungeon.
Kai rolled his eyes at that, his gaze sweeping over the two cells that they were passing by. Empty. Just like the sixty cells that they had already checked. Come on guys...if you can hear me, do something! (Kai)
Kai!? (Cole, begrudgingly as if he were half asleep)
Kai paused, his heart pounding as he scanned the area. Yell...make noise. Sensei Garmadon and I will track you down. (Kai)
Ok... (Cole) A minute later, a shout reached Kai's ears. "Over here! Help!"
"Come on! We're coming dirtclod!" Kai bellowed as he ran off, leaving Garmadon behind. Garmadon yelped at the sight of the fireball Kai was holding leaving him, running to catch back up with him.
Cole continued to yell until they stumbled upon the cell that he was locked up in. Pitch black chains held his wrists fastened tightly to the wall just above his head, and he was already trembling from the exhortation of yelling for them. Kai looked over the bars of the door, one eyebrow slowly lifting upwards. You couldn't just break yourself out of there? You have super strength. (Kai)
Cole glared at him, as if he were most definitely not impressed with him. These chains block our powers...somehow. Not entirely sure how... um... How are we still communicating in our heads? (Cole)
Kai blinked, confused by that question. "I have no idea." Garmadon shot him a weird look, clearly confused. "We can communicate with each other through telepathy."
"Great..." Garmadon groaned, frustration edging his voice. "Is there anything else that I should know about my son's bodyguards?"
"Our HQ is a flying pirate ship." Kai provided, as he melted the lock off of the door. "Come on. Let's get going. You by chance don't know where little boss is, do you?"
Cole shook his head, worry creasing his brow. "I haven't seen Greenie since I was brought here. In case you haven't noticed, they're trying to keep us too far apart to plan anything even with our telepathy."
"Great." Kai paused, glancing up at the ceiling as if he heard something there. "We need to get going. The guards are on their way."
Garmadon vaguely wondered if he will ever understand how this group worked. They certainly appeared to know more than he did about what was going on here!
...
Cole lifted his hand up, pointing to what looked like another empty cell to Garmadon. "I see Jay up ahead. Shall I break him out of there?"
"I see him too. Go for it." Kai nodded in confirmation, completely relaxed as if he were just taking a stroll through the park.
Garmadon lifted one eyebrow up, staring at the cell that they were indicating. "I don't see anyone in there...ah!" He stumbled as Cole slammed his foot down, the ground splinting down the middle. The cell door cracked and bent open from the sudden powerful mini earthquake. One minute there was still nothing there..the next Jay came bouncing out, his wrists still chained together. "Cole! About time you broke ou...Kai! It's so good to see that you're alright!"
"Hi Jay." Kai chuckled at the smaller teen's antics.
Cole grabbed a hold of the chain, snapping it in half as if it were made of butter. "Come on. We need to find Greenie and the others."
Jay nodded in understanding, already running down the hallway. "Come on! I know they took Z somewhere down here!"
...
Garmadon tapped his foot impatiently as the others discussed the best way to blow up the bomb that was attached to Zane's cell door. "I still think that it would make more sense just to disarm it."
Zane blinked as he stared at him through the door's bars. "Do you know how to disarm a bomb?"
He paused, staring at the teens in growing horror. "Wait...you mean you don't know how to disarm a bomb!?"
Kai snorted, kneeling down to examine the literal ticking bomb. "I don't think it's that big of a radius. I mean, they wouldn't want to destroy their hideout. Zane? Go to the far wall. I'll speed things up here..." He relight his hand, reaching for the bomb. "Everyone stand back! I actually don't think this will work!"
No sooner than the words left Kai's mouth that there was a loud bang as the bomb went off...
A/N: Check how many words there are...yes! I can leave it with the bomb going off! Before you ask, I just wanted them to have a situation with a bomb and Garmadon realizing that none of them know how to disarm it. Each one has vengestone chains on them, but their in a different situation. Zane and Cole are obvious. Zane as a bomb attached to his cell, and Cole was chained to the wall. Jay...was being Jay and hiding in the darkest corner of his cell, reason why Garmadon couldn't see him. But hey! He know has the four!
Next time we learn if they survived the explosion or not. Oh, guess we should rescue Nya...and check on Sensei Wu...
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