Jade raced through the city streets, looking for any sign of Ember or Lloyd for the fifth time that day. Once again, her search turned up nothing. Sighing Jade returned to the woods. Inside the city library Nya was looking through the record books. At the back of one was a faded, folded up piece of paper. Nya unfolded it. She gasped as she saw what was written on it. She slipped the piece of paper back inside the book and checked it out of the library.
Back in the woods Nya raced towards the tree house. Once she was inside the ninja (and Jade) crowded round to look at what she had found. A royal family tree.
"What's so important about this anyway Nya?" Kai asked. Nya pointed to the bottom of the tree. There were two names side by side. Jade leaned over to take a closer look.
Prince Lloyd M. Garmadon Princess Ember P. Garmadon
Born: 15th august 1954 - Born: 15th august 1954
Shock was written all over her face
"They're twins?"
In the cell under the palace, Ember was yanking on the chains holding her against the wall again, trying to get free.
"It's not going to work" Lloyd pointed out. He was sat on the ground, staring up at his sister.
"Got any better ideas?" Ember replied sitting down.
"What happened to your lock picking stuff?"
"Confiscated. Along with my knife, a coil of rope and an apple"
"Why confiscate an apple?"
"Why don't you ask them that? And while you're at it could you ask them nicely if they'd give me my stuff back? I'm sure they will, then we can just walk out of here whilst they bow to us. We are royalty after all." Ember's voice was dripping with sarcasm.
"Are you being serious?"
"Of course not. After going through all that trouble just to catch us they're not about to let us walk straight out of here are they? As for the apple, I have no idea why they'd take it. It's just an apple." Ember laughed "Though there might be a knife hidden inside it. You never know!" Lloyd started laughing as well. "No I'm being serious. I had hidden a knife inside it"
"Seriously? You hid a knife inside an apple?" Ember grinned.
"Yes. Yes I did."
Jade and Nya looked at each other.
"We have to get them out." Jade stated
"How?" Nya asked
"Uh, like how we got Jay out?" Jade suggested It was more of a question than a statement
"There was only one guard and we had Ember with us. You can bet that there will be loads more surrounding them. If they're even together. Ember is a high escape risk if I ever saw one!" Nya argued
"Well what do you suggest then?" Jade snapped back
"We sneak in. If we can get close to Ember, we can pass her the keys and she can get herself and Lloyd out"
"How do we get close?"
"I don't know. I'm not the master survivor. Ember is"
"And a whole lot of good that did her" Kai interrupted. He and Jay had wondered over to see what the girls were doing.
"What do you mean by that?" Jade asked hotly.
"What's the point in being a master survivor if you get yourself caught anyway"
"Only reason Ember gets herself seen is in order to help others. I'm pretty sure that's how she got herself caught. By helping others" Nya pointed out
"Who'd she be helping then?" Jay asked
"Uh, Probably Lloyd." Jade guesses. "If they got cornered by the guards in the woods, Ember probably would have made it out but gone back to help Lloyd. Getting herself caught in the process."
"We think" Nya added in
"Can't we just wait for Ember to get herself out?" Kai asked "I mean, if she's that good at getting away it shouldn't be that hard"
"Well Kai, I can see two reasons why Ember can't get herself out." Jade's voice dripping with sweetness. Jay backed away. When Jade had that tone of voice, she was about to either beat someone up physically or verbally. Fortunately of Kai, it was the latter rather than the former.
"A, She knows the forest not the city. Never mind the castle and B, We said before Ember is an escape risk and I can't see Pythor letting her and Lloyd just walk out. Can you?" Throughout that rant Jade never lost the sweet little girly voice. Kai opened his mouth to reply but Jay beat him to it.
"I'd keep your mouth shut if I were you Kai. Jade is not someone you want to argue with when she gets that tone of voice. Trust me." Jade laughed
"Oh, he's right. Last time I used this voice Jay wouldn't talk to me for a month. It was heaven." Nya laughed.
"I find that hard to believe."
"Yeah well, turns out Jay didn't like having his mouth taped shut for three hours."
"You taped his mouth shut?" Nya sounded amazed
"Yes she did." Jay glared at his sister
"Well I did tell you to shut up fifty times before I did tape it shut, and to be fair I did warn him that if he didn't shut up I would tape it shut"
"I didn't think you'd actually do it!" Jay protested
"Remind me not to get on your bad side" Kai took a step back.
"Yeah, Jade is vicious when she's angry" Jay paused "That's it!"
"What's it?" Nya asked
"I know how to get Ember and Lloyd out"
"How?" Jade asked
"Make Jade mad, then point her at the guards. She takes them out. We walk in, get the twins, walk out. Simple!" Jay smiled. Jade laughed
"Uh, how about, NO!"
"Got any better ideas?"
"Do you want me to tape your mouth shut again Jay? Because I will if you don't shut up" Jade shouted
Sorry for the boring cutoff but the chapter would have gone on for ages otherwise.