Wow! I almost didn't finish this chapter! Luckily I forced myself to write it so it's all good.
For those reading The Pink Ninja 2-Ninja VS Ninja: I might update tomorrow. I'm almost done with the chapter, but I have Aviation Camp and don't know if there's WiFi…
Now that we have that covered, it's time for the moment you've all been waiting for! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, please out your hands together for…
Alex: What are you doing?
Gah! The fourth wall! Story characters… THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!
2. Curiosity Killed the Cat
Alex walked into her room and walked to her closet. She opened it and stared at her pink ninja suit. Her uncle had given it to her when she was young and—even if it was too big—for a while her parents allowed her to where it. Then her dad became even more evil—if possible—and she was suppose to burn it. She didn't. It was still in her closet.
"Princess Alex," a voice came from behind her door. "Your father wants to speak with you."
"All right," Alex said, shutting her closet door. "I will be out in a moment." She walked over to her door and followed the guard down the hall. What could her dad possible want?
The guard stopped at the throne room, letting Alex go inside. She took a deep breath and walked through the doors. She saw her mom and dad on their thrones—her dad's was bigger than her mom's to indicate he was "higher authority"—and her younger brother was standing next to their mom.
"Alexandra Dakota Garmadon!" her father boomed. "What is the meaning of this? Joining the rebellion? Ha! No child of mine will stand against me!"
Alex glared at her brother for a moment. "Father, please," she said, looking back at her dad. "I only had Lucas in mind. The leader…he trusts me. He offered a position if he were to be freed. I can–"
"He what?!" Garmadon interrupted.
"Please," Alex said calmly, "listen. If I "free" him, then I'll be able to join the rebellion. I'll learn all their secrets—where they're hiding, where Lucas is, they're weaknesses—and I'll report back here evey night!"
Garmadon got out of his throne and began pacing back and forth. "My daughter, join the rebellion," he mumbled to himself. "As a spy?" He looked to her. "If you can gain the trust of the rebellion…you can join. But! If you don't learn any information in a three day time period, you cannot go back."
Alex smiled. "Yes, Father," she said with a small bow. "Thank you. I promise, as your daughter, I will not let you down."
Garmadon waved his hand and sat back down in his throne. "Lloyd go back to your room and study. Alex prepare to "release" the prisoner."
Alex nodded and hurried out of the throne room. Excitement filled her, and the urge to yell at her brother subsided for the time being. She walked into her room and shut the door. Quickly, she changed into her pink ninja suit, put her hair up, and stretched a little. The suit fit perfectly now!
The princess snuck out of her room and to the dungeon, avoiding any guards. She looked to the cell which held the rebellion leader. She walked over to it. "Hey," she said, "let's go. I'm ready to take you up on your offer."
The leader looked up. "What offer?" he asked.
"The one you gave me about the rebellion," Alex replied, pulling her mask back. "Remember, Dirt Head?"
"I have a name you know," he mumbled.
"I never caught it," Alex shrugged.
"I never threw it," the man said, standing up. "My name is Cole."
"Okay, 'Cole', do you want out or not?" Alex asked. "I'm ready to join the rebellion, especially after what happened in the war room today."
Cole tilted his head, but thank goodness he didn't ask what happened. "Okay," he mumbled, "where's the key?"
"Who needs a key?" Alex questioned. She pulled a bobby pin out of her hair, causing some of her bangs to fall in her face. She jammed it in the lock and jiggled it.
'Click.'
Alex smiled and pulled the bobby pin back out. She pushed her hair up and pinned it back. "You coming?" she asked, opening the door.
"Where'd you learn to do that?" Cole asked.
Alex shrugged. "Well…Lucas and I played down here a lot when I was young. I accidently locked him in a cell once."
Cole smiled, amused. "Smooth. Now, let's hurry up before we're caught."
Alex nodded, even though she knew they wouldn't be caught.
They made their way through the castle, avoiding the castle guards, and slipped out Alex's window. They snuck through the courtyard and scaled up, then back down the wall.
Cole looked around. "That was a little easy…too easy in fact," he noted.
"They think you're locked up tight," Alex told him. "It's not like I told anyone what I was doing." She was always taught never to lie, but apart of her was truly joining the rebellion. Rules she use to live by slid off right past her as her and Cole snuck away into the darkness of Ninjago.
•\•
Jay looked out his window and sighed. Another morning the sun didn't rise. The dark cloud that covered Ninjago kept the sun from shining through his window they way it use to when he was little. No one knew why, but the clouds appeared about nine years ago and kept the kingdom from seeing the sun. Jay missed the sun, the brightness and heat it brought.
"Jay, breakfast!" Edna called from the kitchen.
Jay got out of bed and walked through the trailer to the kitchen. "What's for breakfast, Ma?" he asked.
"Waffles," Edna replied, "shaped…like pancakes."
Jay moaned. Ever since his parents were fired they could only afford pancake batter—which they got from an illegal source anyhow! Jay usually wasn't home for lunch, so he only had to suffer through pancakes twice a day.
He slowly started eating his pancakes, wondering if he could try and bargain for something else. Their source had limited items so most were way too expensive, but maybe…
His thoughts were interupted when his fork poked him in his cheek. "Ow," he mumbled, "stupid fork."
"Well, Jay, maybe ya should be payin' attention to whatcha doin', eh," Ed told his son.
"Yeah, yeah," Jay said, standing up. "I'm heading out." He walked over to the door and rushed out before his parents could stop him. He needed to get out for a while.
Jay was about to enter the city when he saw two people sneaking around. He slipped behind a building and looked around the corner, watching the two. The bigger one signaled to the skinnier one and they rushed across the street, disappearing into an alleyway. Jay, being the curious being he is, ran over to the alley and peered inside. They were gone.
"Where on earth did they go?" he asked himself. Jay walked further into the alley and felt something grab his leg. Before he could screem, he was dragged down and pinned.
"Who are you and what do you want?" the man asked. He was big and way stronger than Jay.
"Uh…I'm Jay Walker," Jay said, trying not to shake. "I was just wondering who you were."
"That's none of your business!" the skinner one snapped, and it was clear that she was a girl.
"There's hardly anything that's my business," Jay told her. "Yet I end up in situations like this all the time."
"I'm surprised you're not dead," the bigger one said, getting off Jay and lifting him to his feet. He studied him in the darkness of the sewer. "Well…we can't let you go back. You know where the entrance is and will most likely come back."
Jay went to speak but the girl beat him to it. "You're not going to kill him, are you?!" she squeaked.
"No," the man said, "now hush. We aren't monsters. We are the good guys. So…let's take him to base and decide what to do with him, but he can't know the path."
Jay couldn't see what the man pulled from his pocket and put to Jay's mouth. He just knew he couldn't breath and fell to the ground as the blackness surrounded him before he lost consiousness.
Jay: Yes, I'm in chapter two!
Alex: So am I!
Cole: Ha, Kai's not in it.
Lloyd: Yeah, Kai was probably spiking his hair.
Madi: Kai's got a big head…
And hair…wait! Madi how did you get here?
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