I'm back! But is Nya? You'll find out soon... *evil smile* anyway, enjoy this next chapter.
Chapter 9
Cole and Kai slowly lead a crying Jay back into the monastery as Steven and Claire soar over their heads, still laughing like maniacs. Skylor is reminded of her father, and she's once again glad that he's met with death by now. If he was still here, the ninja definitely wouldn't stand a chance, especially now that they've lost their trademark badass water ninja. Skylor follows Zane into the monastery, but a hand lands on her shoulder, turning her body. PIXAL holds Skylor, and looks into her face. Skylor shies, and bows her head again.
"What is it, Pix?" Skylor doesn't really want to know, but if PIXAL wanted Skylor's attention instead of any of the ninjas', it must have been important.
"I will try to find Nya. If I'm quick, I may be able to catch her before she hits the ground, but you will need to cover me. If anyone asks where I am, make up an alibi. No one can know where I am going or what I am doing. Agreed?" PIXAL jumps back into her mech, and Skylor is speechless.
"What are you talking about?" She exclaims, "Nya's probably already on the forest floor by now! And what kind of alibi am I supposed to make?" She never gets her answer, though, as PIXAL takes off, leaving Skylor with unwanted images of PIXAL reaching the bottom of the cliff and finding Nya's broken body, lying lifeless on the ground, a look of shock and fear still plastered on her face from her free fall.
Skylor doesn't go back into the monastery, but pulls herself up onto the roof of it instead. She lays there with her head held by her hands, one leg over the other, waiting for PIXAL's return, or for someone else to realise she's not inside. Kai's head soon appears over the edge of the roof, and he pulls his body up. Laying himself down next to Skylor, he remains silent, staring up at the stars above him.
"Back on my father's island, he led Claire and me to believe that everyone who died and went to heaven got a constellation that could be seen from Ninjago." Skylor pipes up, and Kai turns his head to face her.
"Really?" He asks, shocked. Skylor nods. "My father would tell me the same thing." Now it's Skylor's turn to face her boyfriend, surprised. "And the better the person was, the better their most recent deeds had been—"
"The larger their constellation was." Skylor finishes his sentence, and Kai nods. The couple smile weakly at each other, not able to hide their sadness. Kai places his hand next to Skylor, and she drops hers on top of his. He pulls himself closer to her, and they hold each other until PIXAL returns ten minutes later, empty handed. Skylor's bad mood is exacerbated, and tears form in her eyes. Kai wraps his arm around her waist, and together they drop from the rooftop. PIXAL jumps from her mech and follows the others into the monastery, heads bowed.
"Not even a trace of her?" Kai asks PIXAL, who shakes her head.
"I could not find any sign of Nya at the bottom of that cliff, but I had searched everywhere that she could have landed. I even checked the outskirts of the forest and the edge of the lake and sea, but she wasn't there. She can swim, right?"
"Oh, heck yeah!" Kai nearly laughs at the memories of his sister's swimming abilities, and wonders how he didn't peg her as a water ninja sooner.
"In that case," PIXAL continues, "she should be able to survive if she is at sea or in the lake. Hopefully anyway. Only time will tell, though."
"Wait, did you not find her?" Jay's tearful voice can be heard from the doorway, and Skylor looks over her shoulder with sad eyes before gently shaking her head. Jay's eyes fill with tears again, and Kai stands before walking over to his brother-by-bond, leading him over to the sofa where they are sitting. Skylor keeps her head down as Jay joins the group. It's all your fault. Why didn't you do something? You could have stopped her from falling. You could have jumped over the side before Zane and helped them get the extra distance they needed to reach her. But you didn't, did you? No. You did nothing and let her fall. Now Jay isn't the only one in tears, and Kai once again holds Skylor by the shoulders and hugs her tightly. Cole and Zane soon enter the room too and sit by the sofas, mourning the water ninja. Everyone is too busy in their own sorrowful heads that none of them notice the harsh rain begin to fall, accompanied by flashing lightning and deep, angry thunder shouting at the loss of the girl.
Lloyd soon walks in as well, shaking the others out of their thoughts with a shout.
"Guys!" Everyone looks over to the green ninja, who's smiling despite the situation. We've just lost one of our own! How can you be happy at a time like this?! Everyone stares at Skylor in shock, and she finds herself standing, hands curled into fists at her sides as she glares at the youngest member of the team. Realising she spoke out loud, Skylor mumbles an apology and sits back down on the sofa next to Kai, who anxiously takes her hand in his. Lloyd doesn't seem too put out by Skylor's furious outburst.
"Nya's beacon!" He exclaims, and everyone's brows knot with confusion. "If we follow her signal, we can find her!" Kai sighs.
"I'm sorry Lloyd, PIXAL's already sweeped the area. She didn't find Nya." Kai then bows his head.
"Wait." Zane mumbles, his voice becoming clearer with every word. "Lloyd may be onto something. What if maybe PIXAL couldn't find Nya down there because Nya wasn't there. She might not have actually fallen. She may have found a way to stop her fall. She might be on the steps of the mountain, on her way back up as we speak!"
"Don't get my hopes up." Jay's voice is little more than a whisper as he leaves the room, tears rolling down his cheeks. He's been crying so much, he's been left weak, his eyes drying out. He exits the room, unable to believe that Nya may have survived her fall. Skylor agrees with Jay. There's no way she's survived. Skylor stands, dropping Kai's hand, and follows Jay's suit. She walks slowly to her room, but she is grabbed from behind by someone with a strong grip. Turning slowly, Skylor finds that she doesn't care who it is who's grabbed her. It could have been anyone, from Jay, to Nya, to Cyrus Borg, to Claire or even Death itself, and she wouldn't have batted an eye. Instead, Kai stands before her. Skylor sighs as she leans into his chest. Kai wraps his arms around his girlfriend, rocking on his feet from side to side, trying to calm them both down. Kai slowly loosens his grip and looks Skylor in eye before pulling her into his own room instead of hers. That night, they huddle close together in Kai's bed, unable to sleep, only able to cry as they think about the girl they lost.
Boom. Done. I'm going to bed now. Good night. Or should I say... good morning? Yeah. That's a lot more accurate.
Anyway, that was Chapter 9. Lloyd may have been onto something, we'll find out int he next chapter *sly smile* *starts to cry* NYAAAAAA...
Gosh I feel like Jay. Anyway, hope you... should you guys have enjoyed that? I don't know. I hope you guys reacted how you'd expect someone to react to that kind of thing. See you guys soon.
LunaPikazard. Signing out. *screen closes*
