Chapter 16

No One's P.O.V.

An empty void of blackness and thoughtless sleep was all that appeared for the unfortunate Lloyd. Not a sound heard. Not a feeling felt. Lloyd twitched when he heard heavy footsteps far off suddenly come to his ears. Lloyd wanted to call out but couldn't find his voice. A heavy feeling crushed into Lloyd chest and he cringed.

"Wakey wakey Green Ninja!" Lloyd heard as his senses grew sharper. The ninja in green opened his eyes a gap to see blurs cover his visions. The footsteps stopped and Lloyd was thrown to the ground. He started to cough as his chest still felt tight. Charlie looked down at the blonde boy as he coughed.

When Lloyd was in better control of his breathing he opened his eyes all the way, he saw a blurry figure standing over him. Lloyd blinked a couple times and it didn't clear.

"You might not be able to see for a couple hours or days. Good thing to, you would be able to know where my hide out is." Charlie spat and grabbed the collar of Lloyd's shirt. The green ninja stared blankly at the sky.

"W-what are..." Lloyd paused to gulp down the little saliva he had to wet his throat, "..you going t-to do to me?..." Lloyd's voice was hoarse, Charlie wore a satisfied grin but thought to himself.

'I never really thought of how to take his power. What can I use to take his power?' Charlie thought and it hit him. 'The Temple of Light!'

Charlie chuckled, "Terrible things kid." The man in black pulled Lloyd up and he stumbled into Charlie. "Gah!" Charlie sighed, "Honestly kid, I am surprised you survived."

Lloyd was standing up with a little sway, Charlie grabbed his arm tight. Lloyd looked around blindly and stared straight ahead.

"W-where are we?" Lloyd asked to get a feel of his surroundings. Charlie tightened his grip on Lloyd and pulled on him as he began to walk.

"It wouldn't matter to you." Charlie spat and let go of Lloyd. Charlie started to dig into his pocket. Lloyd looked around as his chance and made a run for it. "Hey! You can't get away that easily!"

Lloyd ran up and down a few hills trying his best to see any sign of a village or people. Lloyd felt his lungs cling tight and his throat burn. Lloyd begun to cough again and didn't stop running. After some time Lloyd believed he saw the Bounty and he stopped, placing his hands on his knees and wheezing. Lloyd coughed twice and looked to the Bounty.

"Guys!" Lloyd screamed as loud and hard as he could. Lloyd got to his knees and started to cough uncontrollably. Charlie walked up to Lloyd and placed a hand on his shoulder.

He bent down and whispered to the blonde boy. "I knew you couldn't get away."

Lloyd tried to stop coughing as best he could. When he did he swallowed down little saliva. "A ninja n-never quits."

Charlie forced Lloyd up harshly. "Hmm to bad you can't stick to that saying anymore." Charlie quickly forced his hand around Lloyd's throat as he was already having trouble breathing. "If you ever dare to run away again I will kill you and your friends!"

Lloyd choked for air, not wanting his friends hurt he nodded. Charlie released Lloyd and he crashed to the ground. As Lloyd was catching his breath, Charlie went to grab what he was searching for in his pocket. Charlie growled and continued to search.

Lloyd debated with himself on whether he should try and get away or listen to Charlie's comments. 'If I run, he will catch me and kill my friends and myself. I am not strong enough. I have to wait if I want to get back to the guys.'

"I swear I had it in my pocket!" Charlie shouted to himself. Lloyd sat up and didn't bother to look towards Charlie. "Must have fallen out when I went after you. Jeez I really hate you kid!"

Charlie turned looked over to Lloyd and walked to the boy. Charlie gripped the back of Lloyd's neck where pressures points were and the boy in green jumped to his feet. Charlie held onto Lloyd's lower arm to keep him from leaving and with the other hand he dug through his pocket once more. His fingers curled around a zip tie and the man in black smirked.

"I knew I had it somewhere!" Charlie cheered and he forced Lloyd's arms behind his back and zip tied his wrists together. Charlie kicked Lloyd's ankles, "Start walking!"

Lloyd didn't budge and he stared blankly in the direction of the Bounty. Even though Lloyd couldn't see through the clouds in his vision he could make out the Bounty in the sky. How much he wished they could see him and save him.

"You think your 'friends' are going to help you? Friends are nothing but door mats. You will see one day kid. They just are using you for your power." Charlie played with Lloyd mind but the blonde boy didn't except it.

"Your w-wrong, you know nothing about friends because y-you are terrible as one. My f-friends are going to save me and you w-will regret messing with us." Lloyd stuttered a bit from exhausted and being dizzy.

Charlie growled, "Move now!" He kicked Lloyd's ankles harshly and Lloyd grimaced. The green ninja stumbled into a walk as Charlie, holding Lloyd's zip tied wrists, followed by his side.

'Now we are off to Ninjago City!' Charlie grinned.

The Bounty

Kai snapped awake feeling refreshed but on edge. Kai looked around swearing he heard a scream. Kai stood up, barely feet on the wood and still in his pajamas for the night before. Kai blinked a few times and rubbed his eyes. The fire welder felt he needed to find the source of the scream and left the room. Late night noticed by Kai as he made it to the deck.

Kai saw Nya, Cole and Zane standing around Jay who lied on the floor. Kai cringed slightly when he saw Jay, a flash image of the memory playing in his head. Kai shock his head and walked to the rail ignoring what was going on. He looked over the rail and saw where they were and he was surprised how far the Bounty traveled. Kai has been out for about a day and a half.

"Kai?" The voice of Cole called to the fire ninja. Kai looked from the scenery of his home village to the three pairs of eyes on him.

"Yeah?" Kai called back to him and it was noticeable his throat was dry.

"How are you feeling?" Cole asked and Kai honestly really didn't know. He both physically and mentally felt bad. Mentally from how his friend hurt him and physically from his friend hurting him. But yet Kai did feel better both again mentally and physically from his rest.

"I'm fine. Did you guys hear a scream?" Kai eyed Jay, "How's Jay? He isn't looking to sharp." Kai said and walked from the railing to the group. He knelt by Jay.

"I heard nothing." Cole shrugged and turned his attention to Nya.

"I didn't heard a scream. And Jay has another bump on his head. He's not going to wake up any time soon." Nya commented and Kai realized he doesn't really know what is going on.

"So what happened exactly?" Kai asked tilting his head up to them.

"Jay and Lloyd jumped from the Bounty and we only found Jay. He was in the For Weapons shop with the other bump on his head. Jay started to freak out when he woke up and he said the he failed." Cole explained. Kai nodded and looked to Zane.

"Hey Zane, why so quiet?" Kai questioned and the nindroid looked into Kai's eyes.

"I was thinking about what happened between you and Jay. I would like to know why I found Jay hurting you." Zane said and Kai felt something tug on his chest.

"I don't know exactly what happened myself. Jay just freaked out on me!" Kai's hands went from his chest to out in the air. When he dropped his hands to his lap, Kai looked away and studied the wooden flooring. "He said he had a dream about a vision I had, the one with blood on my hands. He said I killed someone and that he was going to protect.. Lloyd. Jay was just trying to protect Lloyd from me and he wanted to kill me to save Lloyd. I just want to say real fast that Jay was unconscious when I told you guys about my visions and he knowing about that is beyond my control."

Zane sighed, "That is why Jay took Lloyd with him." Zane paused, "I am also curious why Lloyd does not have a power signature."

Nya hummed softly in thought, "I left the room when Jay was twitching and I went to Sensei Wu's room. Lloyd was in there and he was acting strange. He was have a hard time but when I went to help him he freaked out."

"Did he act like he didn't recognize you?" Kai asked with his head still down and Nya turned to him in surprise.

"Yes." She answered and Kai stood up. His lifted his head.

"Charlie is behind this. We knew he was out there somewhere and he decided to come out. He is messes with us one by one. I was first, Lloyd then Jay. I don't know who is next to get their mind tampered with but we have to be ready." Kai explained and pounded his fist to his flat hand.

"Cole how many of the visions happened?" Nya asked and Cole looked to his notepad.

He sighed, "Two out of five." They all groaned except Jay of course.

"Kai, where are the other visions taken place?" Zane asked and Kai thought for a moment.

"Ninjago City." Kai answered.

"Then that is our next stop! To Ninjago City!" Nya raised a arm in the air and Kai nodded.

Kai wore his trade mark grin, "Hopefully we are ready for Charlie's next trick."

And boom goes the dynamite! So I going to say really fast to let it out. So I am changing the update day to Tuesday. Weekends are busy for me and that leave me with less time to write the chapter. With Monday for typing and getting things finished would really help me. I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

~LeonardoTheLeader