When the three teens had arrived on the scene it had looked just like the
pictures that Kaia had seen. The fire was everywhere and it just seemed to
be getting bigger without stopping.
"What is going on here? Maybe Kaia was right we did need to be alarmed. Someone has to call the fire department." Naomi said to no one in particular. Gabe handed his cell phone to Kaia.
"Be our guest." Even in the greatest of dangers he seemed to have a sarcastic edge to himself.
"Typical." Kaia rolled her eyes and stayed a little away from the noise of the fire burning around them to contact the fire dept.
"What are they doing here?" Gabriel asked as they saw kelzaks now appearing from everywhere.
"They can only mean one thing. Lothor."
"Someone has to go after Sensei." Kaia said coming back and handing Gabe his cell phone. The kelzaks started towards them. The three went into their defense stances.
"If Lothor is here then he's after the something I'm guessing we're going to need to protect. We need to find whatever it is before he does." Was Naomi's reply.
"Let's split up. When we get inside Naomi you try to find the "whatever it is." It'll be hidden so use your senses not your eyes. Kaia I need you to go save Sensei." He wasn't sure if it was a good idea." I'll cover you both and we'll meet in the library.
"Right!" Was their replies. They waited for the kelzaks to attack first then they fought back with force clearing the way for them to run to the door. Naomi did a high kick, Gabe sweeped them off their feet and Kaia scissor-kicked the few in her way.
Inside they only had moments to stall the door from opening before the kelzaks were they're trying to pry it open. Next Kaia dashed up the steps leading to the east wing while Naomi ran down the hall leading to the west.
I don't believe this! Everyone was here and now they are gone. We are all that's left who are still able to fight. Her feet deftly were making their way to his computer chamber. She busted the door open with a kick and tore the room apart looking for the morphers. She emptied every desk drawer but didn't find them and ran back the way she came to meet up with Gabriel hoping Lothor didn't have the morphers already and that Kaia was having better luck. _________________________ As Kaia raced in a blur of white she prayed that Sensei be not killed.
"If he laid a finger on him I am gonna."
She didn't want to think negative it wouldn't help. Her extra sensitive hearing brought her to the confirmation that Lothor and Sensei were having a chat and Sensei wasn't winning. That only made her push herself harder. When she got to his door however the sight made her heart skip a beat.
"Let him go now!" She yelled all ready to defend and get him out of there. Lothor just laughed as he held his prisoner's throat squeezing tighter. Excited by her fury looked eyes.
"You must be one of his little girl scouts. How cute." Kaia touched the back of her ear to her communicator. "I need back up." Was all she said and she charged at Lothor starting with a high kick. Lothor blocked it and went to punch her but she ducked. Then launched a roundhouse kick at the hand that held Sensei. He dropped to the ground with an unnatural thump. Kaia then placed herself as a wall between him and Lothor. Lothor looked at her and shook his head.
"You really think you can stop me?" He challenged. Kaia saw her friends come up.
"Not alone." She replied ready to attack.
"But you are alone."
"Wanna bet." Came two voices behind him. The three ran after Lothor with newfound fury but he knew they were just trainees and he decided to save time and blast his power at each of them. One by one they were down. Lothor laughed as "He started to step towards them.
"Pathetic. And now for the grand finale I think I will get rid of you all, starting with you." He pointed to Kaia.
"Their deaths are 100 percent on you, hotshot." He aimed an orb at her as she tried to move away from him and get up to fight. She knew that they couldn't quit now it just couldn't be the end.
"Kaia run! Get out of here and take Naomi and Gabe to my special place." Sensei said.
Which made Lothor stop his assault long enough for Naomi and Gabe to get up and run to their sides. Naomi supported their Sensei while Gabe helped Kaia up but she shook him off.
"I'm fine, get Sensei out of here. Bring him to our meeting place. I'll hold Lothor off." Gabe did as requested and they were out of there. Now she turned to Lothor who was staring at her.
"What's the matter ninja got your tongue? Stop looking at me like that." Why was there a weird feeling coming off of Lothor. One she couldn't quite place. She flipped over Lothor, grabbing the energy orb and throwing it at him. He was smashed into the wall dazed and then she ran to the library.
When she got there they had Sensei on the table so Naomi could assess the damage. Somehow they knew he wasn't going to last much longer. Suffering from a head wound, and several major cuts that hadn't stopped bleeding yet. Upon her entering the library Gabe and Naomi then started to push a whole bunch of bookshelves in front of the doorways.
Walking up to Sensei she asked him in a whispery voice. Sensei why did Lothor look at me like that? She remembered how Lothor had stared in utter belief at her. Like he saw a ghost. She involuntarily shivered. The look on her face said she needed to hear the truth and she certainly was about to get a dose of it. She helped him sit up and he motioned for her to sit so grabbing a chair next to her she sat down and listened.
"It's all coming back to me now." He closed his eyes for a moment and drew in some deep breath.
"I should have known this day would come."
Kaia leaned in closer.
"What day?"
"Many years ago Lothor was a student at and Academy much like this one. His name then had been Kiya. However he was discovered using dark ninja magic by his twin brother, Kanoi. Kiya denounced the ways of the academy, and took on a new name: Lothor. . Just before being banished into space by their Sensei. However that is not the end of the story. He was leaving behind a wife, Leanna, whom was pregnant."
He stopped a moment to catch his breath and Kaia patiently waited. The sound of kelzaks trying to get in did not alarm either of them and Sensei refused to hurry through his story.
"Lothor found a way to come back to earth long enough to find his wife. Leanna begged him to let her come with him. Then her water broke and Lothor risked his life to ask his brother and I to bring Leanna to the hospital."
There was something in his eyes that at first Kaia couldn't recognize. Then it registered to her as pain, guilt, regret and defeat. She had to stop herself from putting a reassuring arm around him. So instead she said to him:
"I'm sure that you did everything you could to help." Sensei shook his head.
"No. Leanna died giving birth to a healthy baby girl. Before we had left the hospital we had to name her so I called Lothor and asked him what name... We were allowed to bring her home and stopped to show him his beautiful daughter. He tried to take her back so I said I'd bring her here to Ireland. However I didn't want her to grow up here for fear that Lothor would remember her and come to take his daughter back. So I sent her to a foster home."
"Sensei I am so sorry that you had to do that. It must have been difficult but what does it have to do with me?" She still deemed her connection a mystery.
"Mac I need your help! Get yourself over here right now!" Was the voice of an annoyed Gabe. She looked at him and Naomi struggling to hold the bookshelves which were the only thing keeping the Kelzaks and Lothor out of the Library.
"Kaia I.there's one more thing I need to tell you. Whether you chose to tell your friends is up to you, He reached out and took her hand," the baby's name was Kaia Mackenzie." As if repulsed she brought her hand back. Several feelings showed on her face hurt, anger, loathing and disbelief.
"Now go assist your friends. If anything happens there is an underwater cave-."
Sensei's words were cut off as Gabe's commanding voice shouted at her.
"Mac now would be good!"
"Coming!" She replied and moved a step towards them.
"Remember Kaia if you get into trouble just go to the underwater cave." Sensei repeated said to her retreating back. She raced over to them and put all her strength into helping them hold their lock up.
Just then on the other side of the door Lothor had thrown the kelzaks away from the door muttering:
"When you want something done right, why is it you always have to do it yourself?" Then threw a mega orb at the door throwing Gabriel, Kaia and Naomi out of the windows in the library and to the edge of the cliff the academy, now in ruins, had been sitting on. Realizing that their Sensei was still inside they staggered to their feet. The three teens weren't going to give up that easily and charged at him. However he just shook a finger at them and tisked.
"You don't want to charge at me." Then with one hand made an orb big enough to destroy the little piece of the academy, that was left, in one shot. That stopped them dead in their tracks unsure of what to do.
"You don't want to charge at me because in one shot your Sensei will be blown to pieces." Just for measure he aimed it at the partially intact library.
Naomi paled and looked at Gabe who shook his head. They had to find a way to save him and that meant playing along with Lothor for a while anyway. Unfortunately Kaia wasn't about to bite. She started forward slowly to face Lothor. Lothor saw that Gabe had grabbed for her arm but she brushed him off.
"Looks like there is a breach in command huh kiddo. Too bad." Then he looked at Kaia who only stared blankly back masking her true feelings.
"So what do you think that you'll accomplish by coming after me? Do you even care about your dying Sensei?"
That stopped her short. She cared about him but didn't think it would matter whether they listened or not. He might still end up dead. If he wasn't already dead. Plus she would be kicked out of his support so nothing mattered. She was on her own. She shook her head. Not in defeat as Lotho would expect but to clear her mind from thinking that the only person who felt like a father to her might be dead. Dead at the hands of her biological father!
"I didn't take you for the kind who allowed their choices kill other people." He said smiling. Then two lights, one crimson and one navy, flashed and stopped by Lothors' side.
"It's about time back up came. Do you know how many people he killed!" Naomi shook a finger at Lothor . Gabe looked at Kaia who both wore wary faces. However the two ranger clad people just laughed.
"You think we care?" Crimson challenged.
"If it wasn't for him we would never have found out who killed our parents." Navy added.
"I don't believe this." Argued Gabriel frustrated beyond the brink of even his own sanity. Naomi's lip quivered slightly. "How could they do this to us!" They're rangers they're supposed to be on our side. She thought.
"Who killed them?" Asked Kaia. The question shook the brothers up. Gabe watched her ask the brothers and smiled. She was stalling.
"Why do you care?" Snickered the Navy one though his voice also held a tinge of pain.
"What are ya dumb?" I asked you a relatively straightforward question. Who- killed-your-parents? Her arrogance took over her as she repeated her question.
"A Ninja Master at the Wind academy."
"Really." One of her eyebrows popped up in the 'yeah right' look that to her pleasure offended the boys. Inside her head, it was full of turmoil. That was the same academy Master Kanoi was from; the person who had helped her Sensei rescue her from her dangerous father. However whatever road the conversation was taking was cut off by Lothor's authoritative voice.
"Enough. I thought it over and I'll make a deal with ye. If the three of you come with Crimson and Navy to be held as our prisoners I won't kill your Sensei. Who is very much alive and well right now." The three cringed. "If you think I am lying then watch this", and a screen was magically produced with live footage of him alive and well. Naomi hung her head in defeat and Gabe's eyes showed fury but Kaia refused to bend to his will. Seeing that Lothor revised his plan in his head. He figured the male was the leader and the quiet girl was a follower but he didn't understand his daughter.
"No." Kaia said loudly. "Don't let him cloud your minds."
"Kaia we have to. We don't have a choice." Gabe reminded her and that crushed her feelings that her friends would be supportive.
"Smart lad. " Lothor replied with understanding that the male's speech signified their acceptance to his terms.
Kaia in split second fury ran after Lothor at full speed dodging blue and crimson. Lothor slightly intrigued by her rash actions pointed to her friends who had decided at the last minute to act with her and Crimson and Navy nodded. Then with his other hand he stopped her in mid stride locking her hands by her sides. She struggled fiercely to get free.
"Let me go! She shouted. Naomi, Gabe will either of you tell this guy he's messing with the wrong girl?" She asked. When she didn't get an answer she struggled to turn around. What she saw didn't make her thrilled. In fact it down right scared her. Naomi and Gabe were gagged and had their hands bound behind their backs. They struggled desperately to no avail.
"Sorry, your friends are a little busy but I am here. So why don't you talk to me." She spat in his face causing him to punch her in the stomach. She tried to double over, the pain was so great, but in this energy field she was completely immobile.
"Why don't you let them go, you coward!" Frantically trying to avoid what she feared would happen to them.
"I have big plans for you and your friends. The three of you will be split up. The Thunders will have their revenge and your Sensei will live with the guilt that the only three kids to survive my attack are now our prisoners." He laughed causing the three to shudder.
"However whether you all live reflects on the behavior of the others so be good scouts."
Crimson walked over to Lothor and handed Gabe over to him. Then used a cord to tie Kaia's wrists together until she grimaced with pain over how tight it was. If he hadn't been wearing his helmet she would have seen him smile at her reactions. Then he place a wet, twisted, rag into her mouth nearly choking her and tied it tight around her head. The three's screams of rage were pleasantly muffled by their gags and all three villains were happy that they didn't have to hear anymore of their garbage.
"Navy why don't you escort the girl and the boy over there to my place. I'll be right up I just need to talk to this one." Navy grabbed both of Naomi and Gabriel's bound wrists and threw them through the swirling portal. Crimson pushed Kaia onto her knees as she struggled and painfully held her there while Lothor spoke.
"Y'know had their been one leader instead of three you might have stopped me. But no matter. I could send you to be with your friends.but since you seem to be the one that holds them together I have a different plan."
She rolled her eyes since it was the only thing she could do. I wonder if he really was just unsure bout how to deal with his daughter. Then after gazing into her hate lighted eyes began to talk again.
"You obviously lack obedient training. Something I am too busy to work with you on. However Crimson and Navy have graciously accepted to do that task for me. Pretty soon you will stop fighting me and join me for your own benefit. Not to mention your friends'."
She shook her head there was no way they could make her listen to them. There was no way he'd make her dumb enough to want to help him.
"I look forward to seeing the new you, Kaia. The rightful one." The sound of her precious name on his tongue made her sick. She muffled into her gag some choice words that would have shocked her Sensei. He winked to the boy and went off back to his palace disappearing in moments.
Crimson took her bound wrists and tugged hard in the direction towards the portal. Kaia tried to kick him but he tripped her making her fall flat on her back as he then brought his thunder staff to the base of her throat threatening to open her now exposed skin.
"Lothor was right you need to learn how to listen to your betters." He helped her up while still holding the weapon at her throat. Her faced flushed with what he guessed as embarrassment or fury. Probably both. Some more words were muffled as she responded to his crack about 'her betters'. That made him chuckle.
"I guess you want me to kill your Sensei," he stated. Sighing he found his Crimson Blaster and aimed it at the figure she hadn't noticed hobbling gracefully over to the two. She gasped and renewed her struggles to save Sensei. She kicked at him making him falter. He looked like he wanted to kill her and she didn't care. In fact she wished she could have told him that. She figured her and her friends were dead-meat anyway.
That was it. Crimson's patience had finally worn off. She fought him as best she could. She was able to give him a kick in the head and he went side ways off balance for the moment. In retaliation he ran at her, she turned to give him a good chase, kicking her in the stomach. She fell on her back and felt a sharp pain. He wrestled with her and when he won, surprise, held her down long enough to straddle her and fished in his backpack for some more rope.
"You couldn't leave well enough alone now could ya?" He bound her feet together making sure he tied the knot tightly. She groaned this guy really was an airhead. Then he got off of her and picked her up to put her on his shoulders.
Something along the lines of 'you are kidding me' was once again muffled. Crimson was glad he could only here her muffling.
Then he walked over to the portal and in they went back to his place. ________________________________________________________________________
"What is going on here? Maybe Kaia was right we did need to be alarmed. Someone has to call the fire department." Naomi said to no one in particular. Gabe handed his cell phone to Kaia.
"Be our guest." Even in the greatest of dangers he seemed to have a sarcastic edge to himself.
"Typical." Kaia rolled her eyes and stayed a little away from the noise of the fire burning around them to contact the fire dept.
"What are they doing here?" Gabriel asked as they saw kelzaks now appearing from everywhere.
"They can only mean one thing. Lothor."
"Someone has to go after Sensei." Kaia said coming back and handing Gabe his cell phone. The kelzaks started towards them. The three went into their defense stances.
"If Lothor is here then he's after the something I'm guessing we're going to need to protect. We need to find whatever it is before he does." Was Naomi's reply.
"Let's split up. When we get inside Naomi you try to find the "whatever it is." It'll be hidden so use your senses not your eyes. Kaia I need you to go save Sensei." He wasn't sure if it was a good idea." I'll cover you both and we'll meet in the library.
"Right!" Was their replies. They waited for the kelzaks to attack first then they fought back with force clearing the way for them to run to the door. Naomi did a high kick, Gabe sweeped them off their feet and Kaia scissor-kicked the few in her way.
Inside they only had moments to stall the door from opening before the kelzaks were they're trying to pry it open. Next Kaia dashed up the steps leading to the east wing while Naomi ran down the hall leading to the west.
I don't believe this! Everyone was here and now they are gone. We are all that's left who are still able to fight. Her feet deftly were making their way to his computer chamber. She busted the door open with a kick and tore the room apart looking for the morphers. She emptied every desk drawer but didn't find them and ran back the way she came to meet up with Gabriel hoping Lothor didn't have the morphers already and that Kaia was having better luck. _________________________ As Kaia raced in a blur of white she prayed that Sensei be not killed.
"If he laid a finger on him I am gonna."
She didn't want to think negative it wouldn't help. Her extra sensitive hearing brought her to the confirmation that Lothor and Sensei were having a chat and Sensei wasn't winning. That only made her push herself harder. When she got to his door however the sight made her heart skip a beat.
"Let him go now!" She yelled all ready to defend and get him out of there. Lothor just laughed as he held his prisoner's throat squeezing tighter. Excited by her fury looked eyes.
"You must be one of his little girl scouts. How cute." Kaia touched the back of her ear to her communicator. "I need back up." Was all she said and she charged at Lothor starting with a high kick. Lothor blocked it and went to punch her but she ducked. Then launched a roundhouse kick at the hand that held Sensei. He dropped to the ground with an unnatural thump. Kaia then placed herself as a wall between him and Lothor. Lothor looked at her and shook his head.
"You really think you can stop me?" He challenged. Kaia saw her friends come up.
"Not alone." She replied ready to attack.
"But you are alone."
"Wanna bet." Came two voices behind him. The three ran after Lothor with newfound fury but he knew they were just trainees and he decided to save time and blast his power at each of them. One by one they were down. Lothor laughed as "He started to step towards them.
"Pathetic. And now for the grand finale I think I will get rid of you all, starting with you." He pointed to Kaia.
"Their deaths are 100 percent on you, hotshot." He aimed an orb at her as she tried to move away from him and get up to fight. She knew that they couldn't quit now it just couldn't be the end.
"Kaia run! Get out of here and take Naomi and Gabe to my special place." Sensei said.
Which made Lothor stop his assault long enough for Naomi and Gabe to get up and run to their sides. Naomi supported their Sensei while Gabe helped Kaia up but she shook him off.
"I'm fine, get Sensei out of here. Bring him to our meeting place. I'll hold Lothor off." Gabe did as requested and they were out of there. Now she turned to Lothor who was staring at her.
"What's the matter ninja got your tongue? Stop looking at me like that." Why was there a weird feeling coming off of Lothor. One she couldn't quite place. She flipped over Lothor, grabbing the energy orb and throwing it at him. He was smashed into the wall dazed and then she ran to the library.
When she got there they had Sensei on the table so Naomi could assess the damage. Somehow they knew he wasn't going to last much longer. Suffering from a head wound, and several major cuts that hadn't stopped bleeding yet. Upon her entering the library Gabe and Naomi then started to push a whole bunch of bookshelves in front of the doorways.
Walking up to Sensei she asked him in a whispery voice. Sensei why did Lothor look at me like that? She remembered how Lothor had stared in utter belief at her. Like he saw a ghost. She involuntarily shivered. The look on her face said she needed to hear the truth and she certainly was about to get a dose of it. She helped him sit up and he motioned for her to sit so grabbing a chair next to her she sat down and listened.
"It's all coming back to me now." He closed his eyes for a moment and drew in some deep breath.
"I should have known this day would come."
Kaia leaned in closer.
"What day?"
"Many years ago Lothor was a student at and Academy much like this one. His name then had been Kiya. However he was discovered using dark ninja magic by his twin brother, Kanoi. Kiya denounced the ways of the academy, and took on a new name: Lothor. . Just before being banished into space by their Sensei. However that is not the end of the story. He was leaving behind a wife, Leanna, whom was pregnant."
He stopped a moment to catch his breath and Kaia patiently waited. The sound of kelzaks trying to get in did not alarm either of them and Sensei refused to hurry through his story.
"Lothor found a way to come back to earth long enough to find his wife. Leanna begged him to let her come with him. Then her water broke and Lothor risked his life to ask his brother and I to bring Leanna to the hospital."
There was something in his eyes that at first Kaia couldn't recognize. Then it registered to her as pain, guilt, regret and defeat. She had to stop herself from putting a reassuring arm around him. So instead she said to him:
"I'm sure that you did everything you could to help." Sensei shook his head.
"No. Leanna died giving birth to a healthy baby girl. Before we had left the hospital we had to name her so I called Lothor and asked him what name... We were allowed to bring her home and stopped to show him his beautiful daughter. He tried to take her back so I said I'd bring her here to Ireland. However I didn't want her to grow up here for fear that Lothor would remember her and come to take his daughter back. So I sent her to a foster home."
"Sensei I am so sorry that you had to do that. It must have been difficult but what does it have to do with me?" She still deemed her connection a mystery.
"Mac I need your help! Get yourself over here right now!" Was the voice of an annoyed Gabe. She looked at him and Naomi struggling to hold the bookshelves which were the only thing keeping the Kelzaks and Lothor out of the Library.
"Kaia I.there's one more thing I need to tell you. Whether you chose to tell your friends is up to you, He reached out and took her hand," the baby's name was Kaia Mackenzie." As if repulsed she brought her hand back. Several feelings showed on her face hurt, anger, loathing and disbelief.
"Now go assist your friends. If anything happens there is an underwater cave-."
Sensei's words were cut off as Gabe's commanding voice shouted at her.
"Mac now would be good!"
"Coming!" She replied and moved a step towards them.
"Remember Kaia if you get into trouble just go to the underwater cave." Sensei repeated said to her retreating back. She raced over to them and put all her strength into helping them hold their lock up.
Just then on the other side of the door Lothor had thrown the kelzaks away from the door muttering:
"When you want something done right, why is it you always have to do it yourself?" Then threw a mega orb at the door throwing Gabriel, Kaia and Naomi out of the windows in the library and to the edge of the cliff the academy, now in ruins, had been sitting on. Realizing that their Sensei was still inside they staggered to their feet. The three teens weren't going to give up that easily and charged at him. However he just shook a finger at them and tisked.
"You don't want to charge at me." Then with one hand made an orb big enough to destroy the little piece of the academy, that was left, in one shot. That stopped them dead in their tracks unsure of what to do.
"You don't want to charge at me because in one shot your Sensei will be blown to pieces." Just for measure he aimed it at the partially intact library.
Naomi paled and looked at Gabe who shook his head. They had to find a way to save him and that meant playing along with Lothor for a while anyway. Unfortunately Kaia wasn't about to bite. She started forward slowly to face Lothor. Lothor saw that Gabe had grabbed for her arm but she brushed him off.
"Looks like there is a breach in command huh kiddo. Too bad." Then he looked at Kaia who only stared blankly back masking her true feelings.
"So what do you think that you'll accomplish by coming after me? Do you even care about your dying Sensei?"
That stopped her short. She cared about him but didn't think it would matter whether they listened or not. He might still end up dead. If he wasn't already dead. Plus she would be kicked out of his support so nothing mattered. She was on her own. She shook her head. Not in defeat as Lotho would expect but to clear her mind from thinking that the only person who felt like a father to her might be dead. Dead at the hands of her biological father!
"I didn't take you for the kind who allowed their choices kill other people." He said smiling. Then two lights, one crimson and one navy, flashed and stopped by Lothors' side.
"It's about time back up came. Do you know how many people he killed!" Naomi shook a finger at Lothor . Gabe looked at Kaia who both wore wary faces. However the two ranger clad people just laughed.
"You think we care?" Crimson challenged.
"If it wasn't for him we would never have found out who killed our parents." Navy added.
"I don't believe this." Argued Gabriel frustrated beyond the brink of even his own sanity. Naomi's lip quivered slightly. "How could they do this to us!" They're rangers they're supposed to be on our side. She thought.
"Who killed them?" Asked Kaia. The question shook the brothers up. Gabe watched her ask the brothers and smiled. She was stalling.
"Why do you care?" Snickered the Navy one though his voice also held a tinge of pain.
"What are ya dumb?" I asked you a relatively straightforward question. Who- killed-your-parents? Her arrogance took over her as she repeated her question.
"A Ninja Master at the Wind academy."
"Really." One of her eyebrows popped up in the 'yeah right' look that to her pleasure offended the boys. Inside her head, it was full of turmoil. That was the same academy Master Kanoi was from; the person who had helped her Sensei rescue her from her dangerous father. However whatever road the conversation was taking was cut off by Lothor's authoritative voice.
"Enough. I thought it over and I'll make a deal with ye. If the three of you come with Crimson and Navy to be held as our prisoners I won't kill your Sensei. Who is very much alive and well right now." The three cringed. "If you think I am lying then watch this", and a screen was magically produced with live footage of him alive and well. Naomi hung her head in defeat and Gabe's eyes showed fury but Kaia refused to bend to his will. Seeing that Lothor revised his plan in his head. He figured the male was the leader and the quiet girl was a follower but he didn't understand his daughter.
"No." Kaia said loudly. "Don't let him cloud your minds."
"Kaia we have to. We don't have a choice." Gabe reminded her and that crushed her feelings that her friends would be supportive.
"Smart lad. " Lothor replied with understanding that the male's speech signified their acceptance to his terms.
Kaia in split second fury ran after Lothor at full speed dodging blue and crimson. Lothor slightly intrigued by her rash actions pointed to her friends who had decided at the last minute to act with her and Crimson and Navy nodded. Then with his other hand he stopped her in mid stride locking her hands by her sides. She struggled fiercely to get free.
"Let me go! She shouted. Naomi, Gabe will either of you tell this guy he's messing with the wrong girl?" She asked. When she didn't get an answer she struggled to turn around. What she saw didn't make her thrilled. In fact it down right scared her. Naomi and Gabe were gagged and had their hands bound behind their backs. They struggled desperately to no avail.
"Sorry, your friends are a little busy but I am here. So why don't you talk to me." She spat in his face causing him to punch her in the stomach. She tried to double over, the pain was so great, but in this energy field she was completely immobile.
"Why don't you let them go, you coward!" Frantically trying to avoid what she feared would happen to them.
"I have big plans for you and your friends. The three of you will be split up. The Thunders will have their revenge and your Sensei will live with the guilt that the only three kids to survive my attack are now our prisoners." He laughed causing the three to shudder.
"However whether you all live reflects on the behavior of the others so be good scouts."
Crimson walked over to Lothor and handed Gabe over to him. Then used a cord to tie Kaia's wrists together until she grimaced with pain over how tight it was. If he hadn't been wearing his helmet she would have seen him smile at her reactions. Then he place a wet, twisted, rag into her mouth nearly choking her and tied it tight around her head. The three's screams of rage were pleasantly muffled by their gags and all three villains were happy that they didn't have to hear anymore of their garbage.
"Navy why don't you escort the girl and the boy over there to my place. I'll be right up I just need to talk to this one." Navy grabbed both of Naomi and Gabriel's bound wrists and threw them through the swirling portal. Crimson pushed Kaia onto her knees as she struggled and painfully held her there while Lothor spoke.
"Y'know had their been one leader instead of three you might have stopped me. But no matter. I could send you to be with your friends.but since you seem to be the one that holds them together I have a different plan."
She rolled her eyes since it was the only thing she could do. I wonder if he really was just unsure bout how to deal with his daughter. Then after gazing into her hate lighted eyes began to talk again.
"You obviously lack obedient training. Something I am too busy to work with you on. However Crimson and Navy have graciously accepted to do that task for me. Pretty soon you will stop fighting me and join me for your own benefit. Not to mention your friends'."
She shook her head there was no way they could make her listen to them. There was no way he'd make her dumb enough to want to help him.
"I look forward to seeing the new you, Kaia. The rightful one." The sound of her precious name on his tongue made her sick. She muffled into her gag some choice words that would have shocked her Sensei. He winked to the boy and went off back to his palace disappearing in moments.
Crimson took her bound wrists and tugged hard in the direction towards the portal. Kaia tried to kick him but he tripped her making her fall flat on her back as he then brought his thunder staff to the base of her throat threatening to open her now exposed skin.
"Lothor was right you need to learn how to listen to your betters." He helped her up while still holding the weapon at her throat. Her faced flushed with what he guessed as embarrassment or fury. Probably both. Some more words were muffled as she responded to his crack about 'her betters'. That made him chuckle.
"I guess you want me to kill your Sensei," he stated. Sighing he found his Crimson Blaster and aimed it at the figure she hadn't noticed hobbling gracefully over to the two. She gasped and renewed her struggles to save Sensei. She kicked at him making him falter. He looked like he wanted to kill her and she didn't care. In fact she wished she could have told him that. She figured her and her friends were dead-meat anyway.
That was it. Crimson's patience had finally worn off. She fought him as best she could. She was able to give him a kick in the head and he went side ways off balance for the moment. In retaliation he ran at her, she turned to give him a good chase, kicking her in the stomach. She fell on her back and felt a sharp pain. He wrestled with her and when he won, surprise, held her down long enough to straddle her and fished in his backpack for some more rope.
"You couldn't leave well enough alone now could ya?" He bound her feet together making sure he tied the knot tightly. She groaned this guy really was an airhead. Then he got off of her and picked her up to put her on his shoulders.
Something along the lines of 'you are kidding me' was once again muffled. Crimson was glad he could only here her muffling.
Then he walked over to the portal and in they went back to his place. ________________________________________________________________________
