A/N: () surrounding a name means that is who is speaking…
Chapter Twenty-Six: A Ninja... Really Needs to Look Behind Him. No, seriously... look behind you!
It was Zane that had yanked Garmadon back seconds before a booby trap went off. "Careful." Garmadon considered pointing out that most people were not calm one bit when a giant ax swings down straight at them, and thus Zane needed his head checked, only to remember that Zane was one of his son's guardians and the way their minds worked...
"I'm still not too sure about the idea that you are in charge of protecting my son." Garmadon pointed out, even as Cole punched, and broke, the giant ax into a million pieces. "And Cole just rested my case."
"What do you mean by that?" Jay arched an eyebrow upwards as he knelt down, yanking up a piece of flooring to reveal that it was also booby trapped. "He was just clearing the path from that trap."
Garmadon considered pointing out the fact that since they arrived here, they've run into sixteen different traps that the four of them somehow appeared to know existed before Garmadon gets a chance to activate them, working quickly to remove the danger, something that just wasn't normal. "Look, what I mean is... I thought that my son's guardians would be normal...there is nothing normal about you!"
"Shh!" Kai slapped a hand over Garmadon's mouth, his eyes narrowing. "Something is up ahead. And by that I mean thirty guards per one of us."
"I like those odds." Jay piped up, already rolling his shoulders in anticipation of the upcoming fight. Once again, Garmadon was concerned about their sanity. Not even Wu and Ray liked those odds! And there is a reason why they were considered the best...
That was when something occurred to him. "Wait...how can you be so sure about how many guards there are?" He frowned, confusion creasing his brow.
Kai rolled his eyes skyward as he slipped past Garmadon. "We're close enough to Nya that she alerted us to the fact that they were there."
"Great..." Garmadon vaguely wondered if they were going to forget that he's there again or not.
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Everyone ready? (Kai)
Dude... we were born ready! (Cole) Ready as I'll ever be. (Jay) What we are about to do is a very great honor for all of us. (Zane) Are we gonna stand around just talking about rescuing him or are we actually gonna rescue him? (Nya, with a whole lot of impatience)
"You do remember that I'm standing right here...right?" Garmadon glanced around the small cell that Nya was being held in, puzzled on what they possibly could be talking about. Hopefully it was a case of Nya knew where his son was being kept.
"Oh...right. Um...how do we explain this nicely...?" Jay rubbed the back of his neck, glancing over at Kai.
Kai rolled his eyes skyward, before bluntly answering Garmadon's question. "The kid is here...but so is Dad. We were discussing the chances of us saving him."
"Wait! Why are they holding your father prisoner!?" Garmadon was very much confused about that detail.
Kai gave him a puzzled look, before realization flooded him. "You don't know... we mentioned him clear back in MisTeaken but we didn't mention my relationship to him. Sort of. Mystake mentioned it but didn't clarify who he was." Taking in a deep breath, he clarified the whole thing up. "My dad is Raymond Smith, the missing well-known ninja."
In his defense... Garmadon did not faint!
~With Griffin~
Griffin arched one eyebrow upwards as he stared at the...flying pirate ship that was docked between two of the swamp's trees. He was just about to go on-board to see if maybe that was where Kai and his gang were holding Garmadon and the green ninja. If his half of the gang was still in possession of the child. Griffin rubbed his forehead with his forefinger, wishing for his headache to go away...for once. For some reason, he noticed that he appeared to get a small headache anytime he was remotely close to the child, or one of his friends. Even the Smith siblings, and their gang members, appeared to give him an instantaneous headache. A frown crossed his features as he realized that if he was getting his headache now, that meant they were close by...
As if to answer his question on where they were at, Zane and Jay appeared huffing and puffing as they hauled Garmadon's limp body out of a secret entrance. "I still can't believe he fainted! Next time Kai asks him if he wants to go back to the school... let's not give him a choice in the matter. We can drop him off and get to work without worrying about him at all! I mean... it's harder to plan stuff with him around anyways and that is so..."
"Jay, stop talking. I sense that we have company." Zane interrupted his talkative coworker, a withering look on his face. Jay snapped his mouth shut, worry creasing his brow.
"Do...we need to get Kai?" Jay's voice was tense, clearly nervous. Griffin frowned, noting the interaction. Clearly Zane and Jay were in on it as well as Cole. The comment about getting Kai, as well as the fear that Jay was doing a poor job hiding, made Griffin guess that Kai was near the top of the command chain and the siblings showing up at the school might have even been a small hint from thier mysterious boss that he wasn't impressed with how long they were taking to kidnap the child.
Zane shook his head, already heaving Garmadon aboard the flying pirate ship. "Kai would simply remind us that our enemy are the ones hiding underground... not the ninjas themselves. Besides that, once we get Raymond Smith aboard our ship, everything should go a thousand times smoother than ever before."
Griffin felt panic stab him, worry blossoming in his chest. Somehow they had found where Raymond Smith was hiding and were planning on kidnapping him. But then... they also said that the ninjas were not the enemy. That doesn't make any sense..? Unless maybe they were more concerned about the one's that had splintered off from the main group. But why do they think kidnapping Raymond Smith is a good idea? It would make far more sense to avoid doing such a thing! Unless... they wanted him to teach them how to fight like a ninja in hopes of getting the upper-hand of the ones that left the group...? Before Griffin could form another thought, pain erupted in the back of his head, and everything went dark...
A/N: Done! So...yeah. Griffin caught up with them! :) Don't worry... he's fine. Looks like we got everyone back by now... so unto reviews!
Reviews:
Watcher321: I loved writing him freaking out! Pretty much he is learning that his son's guardians are the exacto opposite of what he presumed they would be like.
Bookkeeper2004: The elemental masters...who else? Not telling you what order though. That would be spoilers. And yeah... you just got a glimpse of Griffin, and we finally got his POV of everything too.
Guest: I love that idea! Thank you for the suggestion... no seriously I am working on working that suggestion that you sent me into the story. I mean come on, what kind of team of heroes doesn't have a backup team in case of emergency? I am jealous of the fact that I didn't even think of that. So thank you thank you a million times a million! I now know why the villains are so interested in Kai! Thank you!
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