Blue woke up with his head in Nya's lap. His head felt bruised and he was definitely glad that his amnesia wasn't any worse. Unfortunately, he was also tied up with a rope. Blue couldn't really move and he hoped he didn't have claustrophobia. That was one of the many things that could possibly make things worse than they already were.
Blue looked up at Nya's concerned face and sighed. "I'm sorry that I didn't listen to your brother," he apologized. "And I'm sorry that we were taken hostage by a pile of living bones."
Nya looked slightly amused and a small smile shone for a moment. "No," Nya assured Blue. "It's not your fault. I would've went without you anyways." Nya shrugged. "We should probably take this as a lesson about-"
"How Kai is always right," Blue interrupted with a sly joke.
Nya giggled. "Seems legit!" She didn't seem too fazed at least.
"Just shut up!" a skeleton, quite possibly a guard, shouted.
Hitting a bump in the road, Blue realized that Nya and he were in one of their vehicles. Sweet, classic kidnapping!
Nya gazed out from the back. "I wonder what the skeletons wanted with us," she mused.
Another screech came from the front of the vehicle. "We're Skulkin, you numskulls!"
Blue raised a brow. "Skulkin?" Why does this sound familiar?
Nya narrowed her eyes. "So, Skulkin," she asked. "Why are we so important?" The 'so' was sarcastically emphasized.
The Skulkin hesitated for a moment. Frowning, it replied. "Garmadon wanted Samukai to do so," he grunted. "And by that, he means us Skulkin warriors."
Blue glanced up at Nya. "I don't think he really knows," Blue whispered. "He's probably complying through loyalty."
Nya grimly nodded. "I guess we have to wait and see," she whispered back.
...
The vehicle thumped over a bump again, spraying dust into the air. Blue gasped for air, coughing as the dust cleared.
"I seriously don't understand why Garmadon needs you two," the Skulkin grunted, unfazed by the dusty, dry air. "You guys are weak and needy!"
Nya scowled at the Skulkin. "There's a girl here too!"
The Skulkin shut up and continued to drive.
…
The sun beat down hard as the truck pulled into park. Blue glanced up, surprised that they had stopped after about four hours of endless driving. Of course it's a desert!
"What now?" Blue rasped, his throat dry. He was very thirsty and somewhat bored. This place is somewhat familiar and unsettles me, so I'd love an exclamation!
"I've got search duty, so I had to park you gu-two away from the action in case someone just so decided to come for you." The Skulkin shook his head. "After all, the first Golden Weapon just so happens to reside in The Caves of Despair. Samukai needs all the backup he can get for the guardian!"
Nya sighed. "Are we just pointless hostages?"
The Skulkin shrugged. "Samukai won't tell!" With that, the Skulkin left.
Blue, however, almost seemed dreamy. After the mention of 'Golden Weapon', he was plunged into some sort of dream or vision.
He found a sudden burst of joy that startled him as electricity kindled some blue jet. Blue didn't exactly have much control of himself, but he didn't really care or feel trapped. He found himself in a happy frenzy as he shot through the sky, chasing after some snake helicopter with a two-headed serpent creature and a small child laughing away. 'Vision Blue' zoomed towards them and grabbed the staff from the serpent's hands. Overexcited and uncollected, Blue's jet disappeared and he fell. "Blue! Blue!"
Blue shook himself, only to see himself tied up, which was today's norm apparently. Blue sighed heavily and looked at Nya, only to see her frightened with fear.
"Your okay!" she yelped excitedly. She smiled genuinely and Blue wondered him he'd get squeezed by a hug if they were untied. "I thought you had heat stroke!"
Blue blinked. "Heat stroke?" Was he unconscious?
"You stared into space for at least three hours and when the Skulkin returned, it had to pour a bucket of water on you!" Nya eyes were round with concern, her fear beginning to subside.
Blue gazed down at the ropes, which he found to be damp and his hair was slightly spiky from being wet. "I thought I saw myself driving in an electric jet," he mumbled. "It seemed so real!"
Nya gasped. "Could you have had a flashback!?"
Blue shrugged. "It might have been," he began. "But considering that I can't remember much else, I can't exactly relate to its importance." He smirked. "It could be just as important as cleaning dragon poop!"
Nya chuckled and shook her head. "Dragons don't exist."
Almost immediately after, an echo bounced across the canyon. "That's so cool!"
Blue facepalmed. "If that wasn't a Skulkin, then whoever said that was extremely stupid. Especially considering that if we can hear it, the Skulkin can too."
Nya sighed. "Perhaps we should prepare for some more hostiles." She seemed almost annoyed by the stupidity of the owner of that voice.
Thinking about the voice, Blue realized that the voice seemed to nearly match his own. It was just distorted from the echos and slightly higher pitched. "It kind of sounds like me," he gasped.
Nya shrugged. "You might have a brother," she suggested.
Blue gazed down at the ropes. "I suppose so."