Now just letting everyone know, I messed up. I did miss a chapter, so now the true chapter 13 is up. If you would like to go back a couple chapters and read that, you would understand what's going on because that was a big chapter. Alright, I hope you enjoy!
Kai winced as Mai finished finished wrapping finished wrapping his shoulder. Kai leaned back against the wall, feeling relaxed.
"I'm sorry that's all I can do," Mai said. "I wish I could do more."
"You've done plenty," Kai said. "You're taking care of me and you said Lloyd is here and not abandoned somewhere to die."
Mai gave Kai a small smile before Mai smile faded. She looked over to a small syringe on the desk with a small bag of bottles in it. Mai climbed to her feet, walking over to it. She picked it up, bringing it over to Kai.
"W-w-what is that for?" Kai stuttered.
"Jay doesn't want you to be able to relax," Mai sighed. "I brought you food, but after I have to give you this."
"What is that?" Kai asked, worried.
"It's a medication," Mai said. "The only thing is that it's altered to tense up muscles and create soreness and discomfort."
Kai shifted his weight, clearly uncomfortable with the idea. Mai gave him a look of sympathy.
"Kai, I was given two options, alright," Mai told him. "I picked what I thought was best for you. Otherwise, you would be locked with Lloyd and your shoulder would be messed up badly."
Kai flinched at the thought. Mai placed a plate of food in front of Kai, then prepared the 'medication' she had to give Kai. Kai was hesitant to eat, and Mai noticed this.
"It's not poisonous," she said.
She swiped a carrot off the plate and bit it. Mai smiled, as Kai finally gave in and ate little bits of it. After he ate about half of it, he pushed it away.
"You done?" Mai asked.
"Yeah," Kai said. "I just can't eat."
"Alright," Mai said. "Just relax yourself. This will slowly start to kick in but won't be at full power for about an hour."
Kai nodded, understanding.
"Do you have to do this?" Kai asked.
"Yes, I'm sorry," Mai sighed, feeling really bad that she was doing this.
Kai leaned back against the wall, his head tilted upwards and his eyes closed. He felt a pinch in his arm as Mai inserted the tip of the syringe into it. Kai moaned, trying not to shift his position. Mai pulled it out of Kai's arm, allowing Kai to calm himself. He shifted on the spot, opening his eyes and looking at Mai.
"Will you stay?" Kai asked, sounding like a scared little kid.
"I have to keep going. I'll be back soon," Mai said.
"Can you tell me just one thing before you leave?" Kai asked.
Mai nodded, putting the medical supplies away.
"Who are you?" Kai asked. "Like your name?"
"My name," Mai said. She paused, looking back at Kai. "My name is Mai Lillian Julien."
Kai watched Mai leave with the medical supplies in hand. Kai sat alone in the room, aches slowly creeping into his arms and legs. He shifted, trying to adjust himself to a more comfortable position. He thought about Lloyd, and now, about Zane. Zane has a sister he never told us about! Why didn't he say anything? He does know, right? I mean, why wouldn't he know about his…...own…..sister. The realization hit Kai head on. Zane lost his memory when his father died. Maybe he didn't get it all back. Maybe he doesn't know he has a sister at all.
"Look who's still awake," Jay said.
Kai jumped, not seeing or hearing Jay come in. Jay stood a couple feet from Kai, a smirk on his face.
"How's fire boy doing?" Jay asked, a giddy tone in his voice.
"Don't call me that," Kai said, teeth gridded to try not to show he was in pain.
"What are you going to do about I? " Jay said. Then he grinned, "Fire boy."
"Cut it out," Kai nearly screamed at Jay. "That's not my name and you know it!"
"But it's fun to see you angry," Jay said, hitting the bullseye on an imitation of Master Chen.
Kai closed his eyes, taking deep breaths to attempt to calm himself. Then he winced, feeling the serum Mai gave him kicking in.
"I see your having fun with the serum Mai had," Jay said.
"Yeah, lots of fun," Kai said, his words soaked with sarcasm. "You should try it."
Jay glared at Kai, seeing Kai attempting to be irritating. Jay turned and walked to his bed. Jay hung his sword on its stand the sat on his bed. He looked to Kai, who sat with a look of discomfort on his face. Jay smirked, knowing everything was falling into place.
All was quiet in the Temple of Airjitzu as Zane and Nya stared in shock at the name in front of them. The screen read Malory Anne Teton-Julien.
"That's her," Ali said.
"Zane?" Nya said, confused. "Do you-"
Nya stopped herself, seeing Zane face as he looked at the screen.
"I'm taking that as a no," Nya said.
"What are you guys talking about?" June asked.
"You guys do know Zane last name is Julien, right?" Nya said.
"I am well aware of that," Ali said calmly. "Zane, do you remember anyone from your family besides Dr. Julien?"
"No," Zane shook his head. "Maybe she was my father's sister?"
"Couldn't have been," Ali sighed. "Or else her name would have been Julien, not Teton-Julien. She has to be relates through a marriage somewhere."
"We can look at a family tree," Tylor said.
He walked to the keyboard, entering a couple things then a family tree popped up on the screen.
"There's Zane," June said.
"I can't believe this," Zane said. "I have a sister."
"Now, only one question remains," Ali said. "Is this who we are looking for?"
"Only one way to find out," Stan said.
"Are we going to kick some pirate butt?" Dash asked, bouncing on her heels.
"Yeah," Stan smiled.
Everyone but Nya, Zane and Ali started to run off. Nya called for them to wait and they skidded to a halt at the door.
"What are we waiting for?" Dash asked, eager to fight.
"A. We don't even know where they are," Ali said.
"And B. We Dan want to hurt anyone more than they are," Nya added.
"They both right," June said. "But how are we going to find them?"
"That's a good point," Ali said, turning turning to Nya and Zane.
"Easy," Nya said. "Both Kai and Lloyd have trackers in their hoods. I just need to find one signal and….got it!"
"There," Zane said. "Just off the coast of the Dark Island."
"Jay seems to really love that place," Dash moaned.
"Not Jay," Ali said as they walked towards the door. "His brother, Alex."
He woke up in a large, dark room. No sounds, no voices, no nothing. He tensed up. Where was he? What had happened to him? What did he do to end up here? He tried to move, but found he was strapped to something. What was going on.
He tried to speak, but found something covering his mouth. Tied. Gagged. Alone. What else could happen?
"Hello there," a man said.
He jumped. Well, there goes the me being alone thing, he thought.
"Don't worry, you won't be here long," the man continued. "Just long enough."
What does he mean by that? he wondered.
"You elemental masters are so easy to kidnap when you separate yourselves from each other," the man continued. "Maybe I'll give you some mercy after all."
Then a bright, blinding light shone into his face. He squinted, still only seeing darkness around him. He could see the floor around him, but saw no one around him. Who is this guy? What the heck is he even talking about? Then a hand reached out from the shadows. It was a blur until it finally stopped, tighten to near strangling around his neck. His chocolate brown eye widened in shock and fear. The hand, dark black with hints of purple. Small patches of scruffy, black fur covered his arm. Claws extended from his fingers, poking at his neck lightly enough to not puncture his skin.
"I'll tell you what's happening," the man said, only a faint outline of his face visible. "I'm giving you a chance to fight for your freedom. One battle. You against the person of my choosing. The winner will be freed and the loser will remain here for their punishment then released."
Punishment. That didn't sound good, he thought to himself.
"Oh, and by the way," the man said, a smirk crawling across his face. "There isn't any backing out."
He was pulled to his feet as the lights in the room lit up. He then realized where he was. The portal, he thought. The portal to the Cursed Realm was never fully closed. I'm back here again.