Jeanette, Wu, and Cole poked their heads around the corner, back into the arena. "We gotta help them!" Jeanette gasped. "Do something Cole!"
"What!?" He cried. "Me!?"
"Yes you!" She turned to glare at him, he put his hands on his hips.
"Now Jen, I know you're suffering from Lloyd withdraw, but that's no reason to go and bite my head off."
She gave him a dry look. "He is my husband, Cole!" She pointed at him. "And don't talk to me about Lloyd, when you're suffering from Nya withdraw!"
Cole folded his arms. "So what if I am? I miss her like crazy! At least Nya stayed faithful." He quickly clamped a hand over his mouth, and Wu gulped.
"Uh oh." The young master looked from one to the other.
Jeanette turned to him. "Thanks for rubbing that part in!" She growled in a dangerous tone, before walking away.
"Jen!" Wu ran after her. "We need to help the others!" He cried when he reached her, and grabbed her arm.
"I'm sorry young master." She shook her head.
"No Jen." Cole said, walking over. "I'm the one who should be sorry. I didn't mean for that to come out."
"It don't matter anymore." Jeanette walked over to a wall, leaned against it and slid to the floor. "We have no idea what's happening back at home. Just like if Lloyd fell harder under Harumi's spell." She moved her knees up to her chest and hugged her legs tightly.
Both Wu, and Cole watched her sadly. Wu then walked over to her, and sat next to her.
"I have something of yours." He smiled up at her, then dug into his pocket and pulled out her wedding her, and she looked at it.
"Where did you find it?" She breathed, taking it from his palm. "I've been looking everywhere for it yesterday."
"I found it on the ground near the arena." Wu answered, as Cole walkked over to sit on Jeanette's other side.
"I knew it slid off yesterday, when I fell." Jeanette said as she admired her ring. "Thanks Young Master." She smiled at him.
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Outside the arena, it looked like a full military base. "I can't believe they have their own military assult squad!"
"Shhh!" Cole clamped his hand over Jeanette's mouth. "There's the guys!" He removed his hand, and pointed to the back of an oval cage to see Kai, Jay, and Zane were locked in.
"So, you not Oni after all." Baron told the three Ninja. "You train in the arts of the First Spinjitzu Master!"
"You heard of him?!" Kai gasped.
"I've heard his legend." Baron told Kai. "The coward ran away! To, what was it called? Ninjinjle."
"Ah, it's called Ninjago!" Jay corrected. "And do you know how to get us back?"
"No." Baron shook his head. "But even if I did, I have no interest in helping you. There is so much you Ninja could do for me here!"
"Where are you taking us?!" Kai demanded.
"Don't you know, power attracts power!" Baron answered simply. "We're hunting dragons!" He laughed, walking away.
"Dragons!?" Jeanette cried, falling to ground in the clearing, she looked up to see Kai smiling at her, and both Cole and Wu were quick in pulling her back out of sight.
They turned, just as a soilder started to take flight.
"Hey, isn't that our ship!?" Jay cried.
They watched as Baron started barking out orders.
"Come on!" Cole grabbed Jeanette's hand and they ran towards a vessel, and started to climb in.
"What do you think, you're doing?" Daddy No Legs demanded as Jeanette helped Wu into the vessel.
"Ah, we've been asked to leand a hand." Cole answered.
"Didn't I hear, you three guys were from the Dangerbuff clan?" Daddy No Legs asked.
The three Ninja looked at each other, then turned to look back at the Hunter. "Yep." Cole nodded, he slung his arm around Jeanette. "I got my sister." He then wrapped his arm around Wu. "And my nephew."
"Well then. I refuse to hunt with either of you! Because no Dangerbuff I know, can shoot a hole in the ground!"
"Then stay at home, tinsel toes!" Wu said, pointing at him.
"Yeah! We don't need your spidy legs, getting in our way!" Jeanette added.
"Cause the boss says he needs all the hands he can get!" Wu finished. "And legs!"
Daddy No Legs looked down at himself, before he turned and walked away.
"That was a close one." Jeanette breathed.
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That night Jeanette, Cole, and Wu watched as Kai, Jay, and Zane were chained on top of a tall tower and Kai was arguing with the Baron.
"This is just great." Jeanette complained, folding her arms. "He's using the guys as bait."
"How are we suppose to rescue them, way up there?" Wu asked pointing to them, as they're being torchered.
"In short." Cole said. "We don't."
"What!?" Jeanette cried, turning to him. "Cole!"
"Not until they're alone." Cole continued.
"Hm, why don't you join us, Dangerbuff?" Chew Toy said, looking at the three Ninja. Cole takes Jeanette's wrist, before she took Wu's hand with her free hand, and the three walked over to the Hunters.
As the three sat down at the fire, Jeanette tried to warm herself in front of it.
Cole looked around at them all talking. "Uh, that's some blade you've got there." He told Heavy Metal. "Crazy how it repelled those powers." Everyone looked at him.
"Don't make eye contact." Jeanette whispered.
"Yeah!" Chew Toy smiled leaning towards Jeanette, she jumped and leaned backwards a little. "Carved from dragonbone!" He said proudly. "From the piece of the Firstborne."
"Firstborne?" Wu asked.
"Hey, where have you been Dangerbuff?" Daddy No Legs said, walking over, then lifted his upper half, then lowered his upper body down onto a rock.
Jeanette's eyes widened, and she turned to look over hers and Cole's shoulders, and taking his arm. "Cole." She whispered in his ear, but in response had gently patted the back of her hand.
"In the belly of Beetlenut?" Daddy No Legs finshed his question, and the Hunters all laughed.
"Firstbourne is the mother of all Dragons. The most powerful in the realm. No one's ever seen it entirely, but it is said to possess every Element of her beloved spawn. The one prize that's always eluded Iron Baron." Jet Jack told the Ninja, then spit into the fire.
"Tell 'em, Jet Jack!" Arkade said.
"She took Baron's leg, then his arm, then his pride." Jet Jack continued.
Jeanette gulped, hugging Cole's arm tightly.
"But someone got a piece of her." Daddy No Legs smiled, then turned. "Didn't you Heavy Metal?"
"Iron Baron has been searching for her nest, all his life. Said she protects there the Dragon Armor." Jet Jack continued.
"Dragon Armor?" Jeanette asked.
"Warm by the First Spinjitzu Master!" Chew Toy said, coming closer to her, and she jumped and landed in Cole's lap. "Whoever controls the armor, controls Firstborn! And he who controls Firstborne, can protect us from the Oni."
"Oni?" Cole repeated, as Jeanette continued to sit in his lap.
"Here we go again with the Oni." She whispered as the Hunters cheered. "The Oni?" She asked louder. "What do they look like?"
Before the Huters could answer, they heard a cry from above.
"Dragon! Don't just stand there, Dangerbuff! Man the turret!" Daddy No Legs said as the Hunters scrambled away from the fire.
"These monsters are totally barbaric!" Jeanette cried as she, Wu, and Cole watched. "Look!" She pointed to the sky. "Ok, wo what are we suppose to to? Save our friends, or the dragon?" She asked as she jumped off Cole's lap, but fell back into his lap when the dragon sent a blast of wind at them. "It's a wind dragon!" She jumped up. "We gotta save both!" She raced over to the the vessel that they had driven.
"Take a shot Dangerbuff!" Daddy No Legs yelled. "What are you waiting for!?"
"Ok." Cole started after he and Wu got in behind Jeanette, Cole reached for the controls, but Jeanette slapped his hand away.
"That's my Element they want to shot."
"Aw, come on Jen." Cole said as he rubbed his hand. "We don't have time for arguing."
She ignored him, moving the weapon and flowing it. But she quickly turned the weeapon onto the tower, freeing her friends.
"Alright!" Cole cheered.
"Yes!" Wu smiled.
"I should've known not to trust a Dangerbuff!" Daddy No Leg yelled.
"Now's our chance!" Cole said. "Let's get them!" The three hurry off.
"She's making a run for it!" Baron yelled. "Follow her!"
"What?" Cole had slid to a stop. Wu, and Jeanette ran into him. The three find the other Ninja back in the Dieselnaut.
"You heard the Baron, get a move on!" Daddy No Legs ordered.
Soon, the three found themselves riding a machine as all the vessels raced after the dragon.
"No!" Jeanette cried, watching as the chains shoot and grabbed the dragon, the dragon roared as a chain wrapped around her neck. "Cole, use your power!" She cried, grabbing his arm. "Do something!"
"I can't!" He told her. "I might hurt her more!"
"I can't watch this!" Jeanette turned away as the chains tried to yank the dragon down.
"She's down." Wu said, and Jeanette chewed on her lower lip as a few tears escaped.
"No." She turned back around, and soon the Hunters had stopped and were celebrating. Jeanette started to move towards the dragon.
"Jen, what are you doing?" Cole tried to stop her. "You're going to expose us. We can't afford that yet."
"But, they're gonna kill her." She started towards the dragon, but Cole grabbed her arm.
"Not yet!" He hissed, and pulled. "Come on!"
The three moved over to where their friends were still caged.
"So, tonight wasn't our night." Kai said.
"It wasn't hers either." Jay replied.
"We'll figure a way out of this." Cole tried to reassure them. "For us, and the dragons!"
