Okay, we have another request! Someone else has asked when we plan to kill a certain baka sensei! (no, not Sensei Wu...)
HOWEVER! Due to the fact that certain person is on my poll... We, sadly, cannot react. The poll will close only towards the end of story! Until then, continue to vote, and we will tally the votes at the end!
Now... ON WITH THE CHAPTER!
"Nya?" Kai looked around Ninjago City. His sister had been gone for hours, and now he was worried. Lloyd was also searching, but two hours of searching was turning out nothing.
A small sniff caught his ears. Running into an alley, Kai's eyes widened. His sister had her head against the corpse of his best friend and Nya's boyfriend. Jay. "They killed him" She whispered. "They killed him right in front of me."
Kai ran to her, hugging Nya tightly. "Did they hurt you?" He growled.
"No... T-they didn't t-touch me" Nya sounded confused. "Z-Zane tried t-to... but the girl stopped him. She said I shouldn't die."
Pausing, Kai shook his head. "Let's get you back to the ship" He told her.
Lloyd met up with them, finding Nya sobbing and Kai holding Jay's dead body. Lloyd just sighed, and helped Kai carry the corpse to the hull, where Cole's coffin was currently being held until burial. Once they finished with that, they met with Nya and Sensei Wu in the control room. "Nya, what happened?" Lloyd asked.
Nya wiped her eyes and took in a breath. "I got the parts I needed... And someone tried to mug me. After chasing after them I-I turned a-around... A-and s-saw Jay b-being pinned to t-the wall b-by Zane. The g-girl stopped h-him from k-kiling me, b-but I d-don't know why."
No one spoke until Kai slammed his fist on the table, causing a crack. "The little bitch!" He grunted.
Nya stayed quiet. She thought back to the girl's words when she had convinced Zane to not kill her.
It's not her fault she is related to a murderer. She will live.
"But Kai's not a murderer. What's she talking about?" Nya wondered.
Far away...
Lucine remained in her room for the next few days. While she still had nightmares, they weren't as bad as before. She closed her eyes, thinking back to when she'd spared Nya from Zane's wrath. At least I spared someone, though it wasn't much. Lucine thought to herself. Sighing, she curled up in her bed before hearing Zane knock on her door.
"Lucine?" Zane walked inside, arms folded. "Why?"
"What do you mean?" Lucine asked, genuinely confused.
"Why did you have me spare the red ninja's sister?" Zane's voice, while calm, sounded vicious.
"She hasn't done anything to us! Why kill her in the first place?" Lucine fought back.
"The simple fact she is related to that murderer is reason enough, but the girl continues to stand by her brother and the other ninja!" Zane growled.
"She did nothing to us!" Lucine repeated.
Zane snorted. "She exists alongside her brother and assists them. Or have you forgotten what happened to our father?"
"STOP!" Lucine spat. "You cannot use the mere existence of a person to justify murdering them! I do agree she is loyal to the ninja and her brother. Does this mean Lloyd must also be killed? After all, he is quite loyal to the ninja and their sensei!"
"He is Lloyd's uncle," Zane began.
"And Kai is Nya's brother!" Lucine slapped Zane across the cheek. "People make decisions. And yes, those decisions can be terrible... But you should look beyond it! See if something is lying beneath, and if perhaps they deserve to have a chance! People can do terrible things for good reasons! Don't become as ruthless as the ninja were to Father!" Fuming, Lucine slammed the door shut.
Lucine dug her fingers into her palm, curling her fingers into a fist. He talks of taking revenge against anyone connected to my parents' death. Ha! If not for the restraint and mercy I'd showed Nya, Zane would be dead! She grumbled. Locking the door, Lucine sulked, going to sleep.
For a few hours, Zane continued to knock on the door. "Lucine, open this door!" He yelled. When she didn't answer, he stomped off.
A Serpentine saw him and stopped. "Issss there ssssomething you need?"
"Disappear!" Zane ordered. The Serpentine trembled before leaving.
Sulking like Lucine, Zane went to the simulation room, beating several of the Serpentine senseless before a low, firm voice was heard. "Enough."
Lord Garmadon entered, and Zane hurriedly bowed. "Master, I apologize,"
"Come with me." Lord Garmadon commanded. Bowing his head, Zane followed, and the injured Serpentine limped to the medical center in the headquarters. Lord Garmadon led Zane to his personal chambers. "Sit."
Zane did so, and opened his mouth. "Master, I did not mean to take out my anger on the Serpentine. It was wrong and I apologize."
"That's not why I called you here. Can you explain this?" Lord Garmadon questioned. He pulled up a camera feed showing Lucine in her room, curled up in her bed, and Zane could see tears on her cheeks.
After a moment Zane sighed. "We... disagreed earlier."
"Oh?" Lord Garmadon asked, interested.
"As you know, the blue ninja, Jay, is dead" Zane started. "However, there was also a girl there. Nya, the sister of the fire ninja and the Samurai."
Lord Garmadon leaned forward. "And you killed her, I expect?"
"No" Zane's answer surprised Lord Garmadon, but he merely nodded. "Lucine convinced me to not kill her."
"Do you know why?" Lord Garmadon asked, intrigued.
Zane hesitated. "Lucine claims it does not matter Nya is related by blood to one of the ninja, and she did not kill our parents, so I should be more lenient with her. She used your son as an example, since he, of course, is related to their sensei, your brother."
Lord Garmadon frowned. "I can see her reasoning behind her decision. But I find myself interested. Thank you, Zane."
Nodding, Zane left, and that night tried again to talk to Lucine. But both her hallway door and the door connecting their rooms were locked. He sighed, and that night tried his best to sleep.
Not that he could. At first, Zane tried to meditate, but he soon noted soft, scared-sounding whimpers from the room next to his. Although Zane tried to ignore them, they quickly grew into screams. Zane bit his tongue, promising himself Lucine's nightmare would pass, and he merely need to wait.
Yet throughout the night, her screams filled his ears. He very clearly heard her body tossing and turning in her bed, and Zane could imagine her limbs jerking uncontrollably. Finally, around sunrise, her screams subsided. Zane opened his eyes and knocked on the door quietly. "Lucine?" The door remained locked and, growing annoyed, Zane broke the lock effortlessly.
The sight Zane took in made him nearly choke. Lucine was huddled in her sheets, still sleeping. Her arms and legs had hit the wood and wall during her slumber, causing a variety of bruises. Her limbs had also been scratched raw, drawing blood which was smeared across her sheets. From the blood on the corner of her mouth, it seemed she had bitten her cheeks raw as well.
Furniture had been thrown across the room in what seemed to be a rage. Sighing again, Zane tapped Lucine's shoulder. "Are you alright?" Zane asked quietly.
Lucine shifted, whispering. "No... Give them back! Stop!"
"Lucine, it's me!" Zane said desperately.
"Stop! You're hurting them! You're killing them!" Lucine's whispering grew to shouting. "Don't!"
Shaking her shoulders, Zane panicked. "Lucine!" He shouted.
Finally, she quieted, and Lucine opened her eyes. "What... what's going on?"
Zane opened his mouth, then closed it. "There is time before training. You should rest." Feebly nodding, Lucine laid back down, and Zane returned to his room.
Leaning his head against the wall, Zane groaned. I should not have mentioned Father. Now her nightmares will only grow worse.
Quickly, Zane wrote a note to her, and told Lord Garmadon he would be going for a short walk. When he was out of the building, Lucine opened her eyes again. She looked at the note on her bloodstained sheets and read two words.
I'm sorry.
Lucine burst into tears. All of this is fake. She thought bitterly. And I'm forcing Zane to believe it. If he knew the truth I would be dead in seconds. I wish none of this had ever happened!
One chapter down, more to come! HOWEVER!
I completed this just before my high school started. I HATE TAKING ALL HONORS CLASSES AND A HIGH LEVEL FRENCH CLASS! As such, I will not be able to update very fast. Hopefully every week or so, maybe less. From both do0m and I, bye!