April fooooooools

those of you who didn't get this, hahahahahahha

...anyway

yesterday I managed to come down with some horrible illness so I feel rotten. so no review replies. But to answer the question "what language is this", it's english finnish english french english hawaiian swedish

I love google translate

anyway enjoy this chapter which will probably make you more mad than yesterday's update

:)

Chapter 7

Indigo flitted through the shadows of the alleys, hiding in the shifting darkness as she moved through the alleys. This place felt so familiar. So normal. Less so when she looked up at the castle looming in front of them, but… she knew these alleys. She knew them well. This was where she used to live… was it only a couple years ago?

After getting about 18 hours sleep, the party had waited for nightfall before entering the city, where they had begun making their way through the back alleys. They were getting close, but Indigo had gotten distracted and had lost track of the others. Now she was lost. Hopefully she would run into them eventually. Just as she was starting to get worried, she heard her name and a hand grabbed her arm.

"Indigo." She jumped, whirling around to see Morro behind her. "Don't get lost, okay?" She tilted her head, letting herself become visible.

"How did you find me? I'm invisible."

"You're making too much noise." He smiled slightly. "Come on, we need to catch up with the others." He tugged her forwards, and she followed. "Hurry, we're almost there."

"Okay." She followed his lead, moving through the passages until they found the rest of the group. Once they were in sight, she tried to let go of his hand, but he only tightened his grip.

"Don't let go of my hand, okay?" He said, turning invisible again. "I don't want to lose you."

"Okay." After a few minutes, they arrived at the wall that surrounded the courtyard of the castle.

"Okay, Nya," Andreea started, "I want you to climb this wall and wipe out all the ghosts you can see. Kill them all. Got it?" The water ninja nodded, and started to climb the wall. Dyana's shadows followed her movements, hiding her from anyone nearby looking on. Once she got near the top, she vaulted over the remaining wall, and disappeared into the courtyard. Indigo heard sounds of water, and a couple shouts, then silence. After a few moments, Nya called softly,

"All clear!" The rest of the group began scaling the wall, except the ghosts, who walked right through it. Once they were all on the other side, Andreea pointed to a small door on the outside wall.

"Through there." They obeyed, heading through the door and into the dark palace.

TheDarknessReturn

Three patrols. That's how many Nya had killed so far.

The castle didn't seem to be that dangerous so far. The patrols had died before they have even seen them, and no shouts or alarms alerted them that they had been spotted. Still, Morro couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched. He tried to ignore it, figuring that it was just the stares of the other ninja that sent a prickle up his spine. Before he knew it, they had arrived at the throne room. He tuned out Andreea as she said something to Cole, facing Indigo instead.

"Be careful, okay?" He said, letting himself turn visible. She nodded, doing the same.

"You too."

"I will." Closing his eyes for a moment, he leaned down and kissed her. She kissed him back until he pulled away, then glared at Jay 2 as the blue ninja made a gagging sound.

"He's in his throne. And he's alone." Cole appeared in the midst of them, glancing around to make sure they were paying attention. "I'm gonna knock the door down. Lloyd, get ready to shoot him." The blond boy nodded. "Everyone ready?" Murmurs of affirmation. "Alright." Cole threw his arm out, and there was a crash as the door fell forward and slammed to the ground. Instantly, an orb of green energy flew towards the throne.

Which was empty.

"I must say, I expected you all a long time ago." Morro's head snapped up at the voice to see the other Morro sitting in midair, his legs crossed as he rested his chin on his hand. "Well – some of you." The ghost boy could only stare blankly at his double. He looked the same, but… different. His hair was more wild, and he wire a loose shirt and pants with a common rope tied around his waist. The only thing that signified his status was the cape he wore… and the crown on his head. "Didn't I capture you already?" He peered at Nya, who shot a stream of water at him that he easily deflected. "Never mind. I'll learn what this is all about once I capture and torture you all. Guards!" Suddenly, ghosts flooded in through the walls, hundreds of them. Morro backed up slightly, pulling Indigo closer to him.

"Nya, Lloyd, Morro! Take care of him!" Andreea yelled, pointing at the airborne king. "We'll deal with the rest!" Indigo let go of his hand, vanishing into the fray as the ghosts began to attack. Swallowing his fear, Morro jumped into the air, sending a gust of wind at his enemy that sent him spiraling backwards. Almost instantly, though, he recovered, shooting towards him with the Sword of Sanctuary clutched in one hand. He didn't have to beat him, Morro reminded himself as he dodged a swipe from the sword and sent him into the wall with a gust of wind. He just needed to keep him occupied long enough for Nya or Lloyd to kill him. That's all.

Morro and his double fought in the air while the battle raged below, moving and blocking each other's' attacks with ease. Nya and Lloyd appeared to be helping with the battle for the most part, though occasionally they would take a shot at the evil Morro. Strangely enough, he didn't seem to be using the sword at all. Was he so proud that he thought he didn't need it? If so, maybe he could beat him after all. It was time to go on the offensive. Instead of absorbing the evil Morro's attack with a gust of his own, Morro ducked underneath it and pushed his opponent straight down, towards the fight below.

"Nya, now!" He shouted as the evil Morro spiraled in the air, fighting to regain his balance. The water ninja spun around, shooting water straight at the vulnerable ghost. There was no way he could dodge that in time. Morro's heart leapt as the projectile struck home, causing the evil Morro to…

…not die?!

"What?" Lloyd's shocked exclamation echoed through the room as Morro 2 began to laugh, almost hysterically. Morro just stared. No, that's impossible! He couldn't be invincible!

"Boo." A voice hissed in his ear as hands clamped over his wrists. He jerked away, but he couldn't pull free of the iron grip. Suddenly, the wind holding him up stopped, and he was slammed into the ground, his arms yanked up as a foot was placed in the center of his back.

"Something's wrong!" Andreea's shout rose above the growing chaos. "Everyone, get out!"

"Dyana!" A panicked shout followed Andreea's order – that boy, Harry. Morro fought whoever was holding him, but they yanked his arms back until he cried out from the pain, forcing him to stop. A loud crash, and more shouting, that this time he couldn't make out. A high-pitched scream… Indigo? He wished he could move, at least to see what was going on, but his face was pressed to the ground facing in the opposite direction of whatever was happening, and every time he tried to move the person holding him would wrench his arms farther back. Since he'd rather get out of here with both arms intact, he gave up on fighting. Finally, the chaos stopped. Slowly, his captor released his arms, letting them fall back to his sides.

"Get up." His voice ordered. Was he talking to him? The foot lifted from his back, then kicked him in the side, causing him to grunt in pain. "I said get up!" His double snapped. Slowly, Morro obeyed, getting to his feet with aching arms and looking around the room. There was a huge hole in the ceiling with a pile of rubble beneath it – no doubt something the others had used to escape. That is, most of the others. Indigo stood about ten feet from him, held by each arm by a pair of ghosts. He felt a pang off fear at the sight of her – out of all of them, why did she have to be the one captured?! A hand grabbed him by the shoulder and forcefully turned him around, and he found himself staring into the eyes of his double. The other him smirked slightly, stepping back and walking in a circle around him. Examining him. After going around him once, he stopped in front of him again, staring at his face for a couple seconds before saying,

"You're pathetic." Drawing his fist back, the evil Morro punched him in the face, sending him crashing backwards to the ground as stars flashed in front of his eyes. He heard Indigo cry out as the other him chuckled, snapping his fingers as he stepped back. "Take him to the dungeon." He ordered as Morro struggled to sit up, his fingers brushing his swollen cheek. "We'll interrogate him later. As for the girl, leave her up here. I have a feeling we'll get answers more easily out of her."

"No!" Morro began to struggle again as she guards grabbed him, hauling him to his feet. "Don't you dare touch her!"

"Why Morro, don't you trust me?" the ghost king put a hand to his mouth in mock surprise. "After all, if you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?"

"You're not me." Morro hissed. "You're a self-obsessed idiot playing dress-up with a crown and-" he was cut off by a fist slamming into his face again.

"I am not an idiot!" He snapped as Morro blinked away stars. "And I'm not going to hurt her. I'm just going to… persuade her to tell me what she knows."

"You wanna bet?!" Indigo yelled indignantly. The other him ignored her.

"Just stash him in a cell." Morro 2 instructed his guards, flexing his hand. "I'll take care of the girl." The last thing he saw before being dragged through a doorway was the guards shoving Indigo forward, straight into the evil Morro's waiting arms.

:)

~FFF