Lloyd's P.O.V.

I woke up looking around at my surroundings. I slowly stood up only to hit my head off of…...bones?

"Hey guys," a voice called "He's awake."

I looked to see a skeleton. Multiple skeletons actually.

"Where am I?" I asked.

"You seem to have fallen into the underworld," A skeleton, Kruncha said.

"And why am I in a cage?"

"We didn't know if you were going to attack or not. We wanted to take precautions," he said.

"I can assure you that I'm not here to cause trouble," I said.

I tried to move my hands but found I had chains on my wrists. I struggled against them but couldn't get free.

"No escaping those chains Lloyd," Kruncha said.

A bone crane picked up the cage I was trapped in and placed me on a conveyor belt. I struggled against the chains as Kruncha walked me towards a room. The doors flew open and I saw a skeleton seated on a throne.

"This is our prisoner," he laughed. "It's been a while Lloyd."

"Wyplash," I growled. "How are you ruler?"

"That's not important. What is important is the fact that you have been caught on our land and the rule is all ninja will be caught if on Underworld land will be punished."

I glared at him.

"I don't even know how I got here," I told him.

"Sure," Wyplash said rolling his eyes.

I glared. He didn't believe me. Now what.

"Kruncha, take him to the dungeon," Wyplash ordered. "Im getting sick of his face."

"Yes right away," Kruncha said.

The conveyor belt started moving again and we exited the room. Kruncha opened the cage door. He unattached the chains and forced me out. My hands we chained behind my back.

"Come on. Let's go," Kruncha said, pushing me towards the dungeon.

I was forced to walk. We entered a hall full of empty cells.

"Where are your prisoners?" I asked.

"All either dead or escaped. Mostly dead," Kruncha said.

I gulped. He pushed me into a cell. He chained my hands to the walls. The chains were loose at first and I was moving my arms freely. Then I heard a cranking noise behind me and the chains started to tighten. I looked over my shoulder and saw Kruncha pulling in the chains, making them tighter.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked him.

"Masters orders," he replied.

The chains were going straight from where my arms were. They weren't pulling yet. Kruncha came and examined them.

"Any pulling in your arms?" he asked.

"Not really," I replied.

I regretted answering truthfully. He started cranking it again and this time it pulled on my arms. They were making my arms hurt. I held back a scream. He walked under them and left.

"You can't leave me like this," I cried to him.

"But I am," Kruncha grinned and walked away.

The pain was slowly growing in my arms. My legs were growing tired from standing but I couldn't sit without more pulling in my arms. I hope the others come soon.

Kai's P.O.V.

I woke up on my bed. I looked around, trying to remember how I got here but I had no luck. I decided I should get up and see if anyone else is here. I sat up and saw MIsako on a chair at my bedside. Shouldn't she be with Lloyd or studying scrolls.

"Kai, you're awake," she smiled.

"What happened?" I asked.

"You don't know," she sighed. "I thought this might happen."

"What happened, tell me," I said.

"Lloyd fell into the Underworld. Since you were there last with the others, the skeletons have changed," Misako explained. "They hate ninjas and any ninja that is caught trespassing is punished and sentenced to life in the dungeon. I fear Lloyd is in trouble."

"Lloyd," I mumbled.

He can't die like this. We have to save him.

Misako helped me up and we walked out to the entrance of the Samurai X Cave.

"Misako, I see you've brought Kai," Cole said, waiting for us.

"Cole, but I saw you die, how are you here?" I cried out.

"I was only in the cursed Realm Kai, still a ghost of course," Cole chuckled. "I'm sorry I didn't say anything sooner. Anyway, there's something more important than this."

"What could be more important," I asked.

"Saving Lloyd," he said.

I noticed Misako had left us alone.

"I have seen the future Kai, it's up to you to save him," Cole said.

"But what about the others," I asked.

"The must work to help your sister control the fire element within her now," Cole explained. "The fire you control is allowing you to use the water element. Give it a try."

I shrugged and tried creating a water orb in my hands. When I did it on the first try, I was shocked.

"I told you," Cole smiled. "Misako told you about the skeletons changing their ways. It's important that you remember that and try to keep hidden. If you get caught, it's game over. Neither of you will get out of there alive."

"I understand, but why can't you send Zane then," I asked.

"Zane's element is the opposite and it has grown stronger, too strong to be controlled in the underworld. It would go nuts and jeopardize the mission. You have two opposite elements in you. It allows one to control the other and same the other way around. It's up to you Kai," Cole said.

I nodded.

"A portal will open shortly, right below you and will open in the same spot once and only when you return with Lloyd. I believe in you Kai," Cole said.

The portal opened and I fell through it. I landed in the Underworld. I looked around and saw a large group of skeletons coming my way. I was in plain sight. They would see me and it would be over before it started. I decided to run.

"Ninja!" a skeleton yelled, spotting me.

It's not over until they get me. I ran, thinking I was running away from the group and all the other skeletons. I was proven wrong when I slid to a stop because a group of skeletons were in front of me.

"That's two in one day," a skeleton said.

I was looking for an escape route but the had me surrounded. I had my back turned on one, only for a net to be thrown on me.

"Hey, let's me go," I cried out.

"I don't think so," a skeleton said.

He cuffed my hands through the net and then removed the net. I couldn't get up with my hands cuffed. He pulled me up and the large group walked around me. I sighed in defeat. At least I get to see Lloyd one last time. We walked into a large building, their castle type building I guess. We entered a throne room.

"Another ninja," the skeleton on the throne said.

"Yes master," the one holding me said.

"Trying to save your friends are we," he laughed. "Pathetic. Lock him up. We kill them both tomorrow."

I gulped.

"Yes master," the skeleton holding me replied.

He forced me up and pushed me away. We walked towards the dungeon. Lloyd must be here somewhere. I was pushed into a cell and chained to the walls.

"Don't bother trying Kai, it's pointless," someone said.

I looked over to the cell across from me and saw Lloyd.

"Lloyd, you're alive," I cried.

I felt the chains tightening and then pulling on my arms. I cried in pain.

"See you two tomorrow for the execution," the skelton said, leaving us alone.

"You were trying to save me, weren't you," Lloyd sighed. "Now we're done for."

"Lloyd, I'm sorry," I sighed. "I should have been more careful. Now we're both going to be killed and it's my fault."

"Kai, it's not your fault," Lloyd said. "You didn't know this was going to happen. How were you to know."

"Cole told me!" I yelled. "Cole told me if I get caught it's over! We're dead!"

Lloyd looked at me, horrified. I felt ashamed of myself.

"Kai," Lloyd said.

"What," I replied.

"That's not true. Cole just wanted you to think that but you were to get caught," Lloyd said. "Or else I wouldn't have gotten these."

I looked and saw, in Lloyd's hand, the keys.

"How did you get those?" I asked.

"Long story short, I stole them from the skeleton," Lloyd said.

Lloyd somehow managed to unlock the first chain. I sighed in relief and moved his shoulder around.

"That feels so much better," he smiled.

He undid the other one and just looked at me.
"Are you going to just stand there?" I asked.

"Only for a minute to watch you struggle," Lloyd grinned.

"You evil little," I glared.

He chuckled, "I'm joking."

He undid my chains.

"Now how to get out of here," he said.

"The portal should open back up once we get to the right location," I said.

"Ok, let's get going," he smiled.

"The prisoners are escaping!" a skeleton called from behind us.

"RUN!" I cried.

And so we did. Let's hope we can get out before they catch us again.