Chapter 18 – Kidnapped
It was still dark as the ninja, the girls, Wu and Lloyd were now back at Destiny's Bounty, but they were all sulking as they barely ate dinner.
"Dang it, this ain't good. Who knows how many chances we have left to stop the Serpentine?" asked Kate.
"Two. My computers tell me there are only four Silver Fang Blades. And since Pythor only has two, then that gives us two more chances left—and those chances are slim," Zane pointed out.
"Aw, this is all my fault. And because of my failure I got seven people roped into my problems," Lloyd sighed.
"Thank you, Sir-Admits-A-lot," Jay said sarcastically.
"Is it natural to feel bummed when you're in such a cute dress?" Kate asked sadly as she looked down at the dress she was still wearing from the contest. Nya put a reassuring hand on Kate's shoulder.
"Why would you ask that? I think you always look hot in the first place," Lloyd said seductively at Kate.
"Don't patronize me. Remember, you're still the one at fault here," Kate said grimly.
"Right now, we need to forget about each other's soap operas and worry about the Serpentine. Do you know what will happen if Pythor succeeds?" Wu asked firmly.
"No, we have no clue here. We're just sitting in the dark," Jay simply replied.
"If those vial snakes are successful then they will use the blades to set free their mighty snake god: The Great Devourer," said Wu.
"The Great what-now?" asked Lloyd, with a quirked eyebrow.
"The Great Devourer—and the very same snake that took away the opportunities for your father to live a good life, Lloyd," Wu replied.
"My dad?" asked Lloyd.
"Yes. The brother I knew wasn't always the way he is now. Back when Garmadon and I were young boys, we played together at the monastery by playing with our father's katana secretly. But when I lost my katana over the monastery wall, I knew it wasn't a good idea to go outside the wall, and I also knew I would get in trouble with my father. So Garmadon was the one to retrieve the katana blade. And when he went to get it, he was bitten by the Great Devourer: a powerful serpent that will always grow the more it consumes. It was hours until my father found Garmadon, and by the time he did, the venom had already begun to turn Garmadon in a twisted way. Many, many years later, just before Lloyd was born, Garmadon finally snapped, and was sent to the Under World," Wu explained with sorrow.
Everyone was pondering this, while Lloyd looked down with a sad look on his face when being reminded of his dad. But that's when Kate's eyes sparkled again and she shivered. Everyone looked at Kate.
"What'd you see now, Kate?" Kai asked firmly. Kate inhaled and exhaled as she rolled her eyes back into her head to relax. Kate took in one big breath before responding.
"I know how we can find the Green Ninja, and we won't need to search for him—because he's in this room," Kate said as she looked around at everyone. Everyone was silent.
"Yes! There is a possibility that I'm the greatest ninja!" Jay exclaimed happily. Cole put his hands together and gazed up.
"Please, don't let it be Zap-Trap," Cole prayed.
"I am thinking the same, Kate. I've known how to find the Green Ninja this whole time. But I guess now, tensions are rising too high. We need the Golden weapons. When the four weapons are united around the destined one, we will know," Wu explained.
"Well, what are we standing around here for?" Kai cut in.
Everyone stood up and began to descend down to the deck and into the ship's cabin. Lloyd and Kate were in back, so when they heard all of the dragons beginning to roar in distress, Lloyd and Kate were the only one's to stop, while the others continued.
"What's up with the dragons?" asked Lloyd.
"I don't know," Kate mumbled.
But right behind the two kids, blacks scaled covered clawed hands slowly reached for their necks. But it was too late. As soon as the hands grabbed their necks, Lloyd and Kate shrieked, and everything went dark and silent.