Lloyd POV: After that whole scene we had security and the police come in and they cleaned up the blood and body. They even managed to get a name, Dan Collins, and he disappeared over seven years ago.
After talking with the police we went back to the Bounty. None of us were talking and just stand in the control room. Nya and I filled them in on our trip. However, we could tell that they were still thinking about what just happened.
"So... that happened." Jay finally said.
Yeah. Guess he was right about ending him if he talked." Zane said.
"At least we got something out of him before... that." Cole said.
"But are we really going to believe this 'true darkness' stuff. We've seen darkness up close, so how is this any different?" Jay said.
"Maybe it's stronger?" Cole said.
"That's impossible though. The Overlord was literally pure darkness. Nothing can be stronger than that." Nya said, finally talking to one of them.
"Oh, we can talk again?" Zane asked.
"Yeah well. It's not like we can ignore each other." She crossed her arms and looked away.
"All we did was tell you to let him rest and we were wrong. You were right when you said they would come back." Cole said. Though with how he said that it was like he was frustrated still.
"Do you really mean that?" she snapped back.
"Of course. But you have to admit. You acted like a little kid when we last spoke." Cole said, glaring at her.
"So that wasn't my finest moment. But does it really matter anymore. We have more important things to worry about." She said, meeting his glare with her own.
"So just forget everything you said that day? That's not going to happen anytime soon." I could see the hurt written all over her face.
She stormed out and slammed the door behind her. Jay was about to follow her, but thought better of it.
"Did you really have to say that?" I asked.
"If I didn't somebody else would have. It was better to just get it over with."
I sighed and followed her. She was standing at the railing and staring down at the city.
"You okay?" I asked, walking up to her.
"Yeah. I guess I'm more surprised that someone didn't say something sooner." She sounded depressed.
"Well... just because he say that doesn't mean he's not willing to try. We all want to bring these guys down now. You're not alone anymore. I put my hand on her shoulder.
She took a deep breathe, but before she could said anything we both flinched. We both could feel the presence that was on board our ship. It was overwhelming and thick, like it was on purpose.
"Yes it is." Someone said above us.
We looked up and saw a figure dressed in black sitting on a sail pole.
We pulled out our weapons and took our stances, but whoever it was didn't flinch.
"Really?" the person jumped down and landed without making a single sound. Now that they were closer I could make out that she was a girl.
Her suit was a black jumpsuit under a close fitting black jacket with the hood up, and dark silver buckles on her waist, upper arms, and around her wrists. Thick black boots that go up to right below her knees. I know that the guy said that they wear blank masks, but he was mistaken. Her mask had white fanged teeth on it. Her eyes with a powerful white and they seem to pop out because of the black around them.
"Don't you think that it's pointless to bring weapons to a talk?" she said, completely unfazed by us.
"How do we know that you won't attack any second." I said, not backing down.
She disappeared for a second then she was behind me.
She grabbed my shoulders and said, "If I wanted to I already would have."
At this point the guys came out, but stopped in their tracks when they saw what was happening. She sighed and pushed away from me.
"So are you ready to talk now?" she asked.
Whoever this was she is powerful. She could take all of us out easily, but she was right. She could've done that sooner and without making herself known.
"Fine. What do you talk about." I put my sword away, but still on guard.
She still had her back to us when she said, "About you looking into Discord."
"Why do you care about that? Are you in Discord?" Nya said.
"No, but I do have a connection to them. But you should sever yours. If you want to stay alive." She turned back to us.
"We have unfinished business with them, so no." Jay said.
"I could care less about your business. We just don't want you to get in the way."
"How could we possibly get in the way?" I said.
"You couldn't react to me. How can you hope to react to them. So stay on your little boat and out of the way, okay?"
I didn't even have to think about my answer.
"No way. This is our fight and we're going to finish it." I said in my most determined voice. The guys all nodded their heads in agreement.
She sighed and said something I couldn't hear. However, before any of us could say anything a sword materialized in her hand and she sliced our ast in half.
"What are you doing?!" Nya yelled.
"Keeping you grounded." She said. She sliced the air next to her and a portal appeared. She walked through it and it disappeared.
We managed to get to the controls before we crashed and landed somewhat safely. Nya and Jay took a look at the mast. They said that some parts had turned black and dissolved in their hands. In order to rebuild it we would have to get a whole new mast. There is no way that a single sword strike could have done damage like that. The girl must have some kind of power, one that I've never seen before, and I have a feeling that this was only a warning.
And that warning is clear.
Stay down or I'll make you.
If this was only one of the duo then I'm not sure I want to meet the other one. We were in the control room as we did a system check. The ship, other than the mast, was in good condition and all systems were functional. But I was worried. If we do keep looking we'll end up in dangerous waters. And I don't want to lose any more friends.
"Okay. Does anyone else want to talk about what just happened?" Jay asked.
"Yeah. We got blind-sided that's what happened." Cole said, crossing his arms.
"Who was that anyway?" Nya asked.
"Most likely one of those masked individuals that the guy was talking about, though he never mentioned how strong they really were." Zane said, standing next to the main computer.
"Yeah. The question is, why do they want us grounded?" I said, putting my worries aside.
"Maybe they have their own plan on how to deal with them." Jay said.
"That's a strong possibility. But the bigger question is, why did only one of them show up?" Cole said.
"Good point. If they wanted to make a stronger impression why not have both of them here?" I said.
"Maybe they thought one was enough?" Jay said, sounding unsure.
We all thought about that, but no one said anything else. It didn't sound right, but we were flying blind already. Nya had gathered some information, but not a single thing mentioned anything about masked warriors anywhere.
This whole situation is very confusing and I have a feeling that it will only get more confusing before this is all over.