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Chapter 14: Plummet
(No POV)
Every shadow seemed to be a threat to the team as they walked through the endless hallways of Borg Industries. Red lights flickered on panels and security cameras, like little red eyes. The six beaten warriors marched forward in a stiff line. Their shoulders were slumped and their heads were down, watching their feet move forward closer and closer to their doom.
Hands were cuffed, bodies were bruised, and spirits were crushed. It seemed that there was no hope left for them. Zane was evil, and Pixal followed him. Jay was dead. Nya was emotionally shattered. Cole felt guilty. And Kai and Lloyd felt helpless. Not even their Spinjitzu could get them out of this one.
They approach an elevator slowly, fearing where the Nindroids might be taking them.
"In," Crytpor says firmly, shoving Lloyd into the elevator. Kai stumbles in after him, glaring at Cryptor as he did so. Even with all hope lost, Kai wouldn't give up his hotheadedness. Cole, Nya, and the adults walk inside with no resistance.
Slowly, the elevator moves up, floor after floor after floor. The numbers flash in front of their eyes, slowly moving up towards 100. When the elevator finally stops, Cryptor shoves them out instantly. He leads them towards a staircase leading upwards.
"There's still more to go?" Lloyd mutters to Kai.
"Looks like it," Kai replies.
"SILENCE!" Cryptor shouts. Lloyd hangs his head and falls quiet. Kai growls in the back of his throat, but says nothing.
They climb the stairs slowly at a steady pace, their legs aching. The stairs just seem to never stop, still going up higher and higher. Every step makes their legs feel weak, as if they're walking on some sort of numbing solution.
At last, they reach the top. A metal hatch is above their heads, with two words written on it in red: 'Roof Access'.
'The roof?' Kai thinks. 'Why would we be going up there? Is he going to throw us off the top?!'
Cryptor opens the hatch and turns around to face his prisoners. "Up. Now."
Lloyd swallows noticeably, and climbs up and through the hatch first. Kai and Cole follow right behind. The adults climb up slowly after them. Nya hesitates, but Cryptor shoves her up there with the others.
The sight that awaited them was a nightmare.
A monstrous machine stood in front of them. It had four arms, guns all over, and a rectangular screen in the center. However, the screen was lit up with two familiar purple eyes.
Dr. Julien gasps, "It's...it's that machine they wanted me to create!"
"Never mind that, that thing is controlled by the Overlord!" Kai exclaims.
"What?!" shouts Lloyd, having trouble hearing Kai over the intense winds. "We're up so high that the noise makes it so-"
The rest of Lloyd's sentence is lost into the air. Kai sees his friend's mouth moving, but hears nothing. Kai just shrugs.
"Look who finally arrived," a raspy, slightly mechanical voice says.
"Overlord!" Kai shouts. "I will destroy you!" He shakes his fist furiously, hoping that the Overlord got his message. When the voice laughs, Kai swallows a bit nervously. "Yup...he got the message..." For once in his life, Kai felt pretty helpless. Even if he had the strength to summon fire, it'd be useless to control with these winds.
"I'm surprised you have any courage left," sighs the Overlord. "After your friend's death, I would think-"
"Shut up!" Nya suddenly screams. "Don't say anything about him!"
"Sensitive topic, then," laughs the Overlord. "This is too good! Look at all of you...so broken, so weak, so...pathetic."
Cole looks down at his feet. 'This is all my fault,' he thinks. 'If I was a better leader, then we might've had a chance...but I let my team down...'
"I defeated you once, and I can do it again!" Lloyd yells abruptly, causing Cole to jolt and look at the Golden Ninja."I won't give up...I'll fight for my friends who have fallen!"
The Overlord laughs even harder. "You foolish child..." The tips of the guns on his mech begin to glow purple.
"Lloyd!" Kai shouts. "Be careful!"
Lloyd turns around to look at Kai. "I'm sorry... But that's not really an option for us anymore." He turns back around summons a huge green orb, his eyes shut in determination. "I will destroy you!" he screams at the Overlord. "No matter what it takes!"
The Overlord laughs. "Three..."
Lloyd takes a deep breath, trying to look tough. However, his knees are shaking, and fear is prominent in his violet eyes.
"Two..." The Overlord watches Lloyd very carefully, as if searching for a weak point.
"One..." If the Overlord had a mouth, he would be smiling so wide right now.
"FIRE!" He fires the many shots of purple energy at the Golden Ninja, laughing evilly. Kai's eyes widen as he suddenly realizes a weak spot in Lloyd's defenses. He opens his mouth to shout, but the wind takes his voice away from him.
Everything seems to move so slowly...creeping forward at a snail's pace. The dark energy flies through the air towards Lloyd glowing a furious purple. They crash into Lloyd's orb, right in the center...the weakest spot. They break right through, and slam right into Lloyd's chest.
The Golden Ninja's eyes widen, and then he tumbles backwards...and falls off the roof.
"LLOYD!" Kai screams, his voice full of pain. He rushes to the side of the tower, fighting the wind. Nya screams too, her voice high-pitched and full of pain. Kai feels tears blur in his hazel eyes. 'No...Lloyd...'
The Overlord laughs. "That's all he's got? Pathetic!"
Kai stands up, tears in his eyes. "How many people are you going to kill?!" he screams. "Do you understand how much it hurts people?!"
"Of course I do!" The Overlord replies. "It's wonderful!"
"You are sick!" Kai spits. "You are sick and twisted!"
The Overlord laughs. "Goodbye, Ninja."
He fires again...and the blasts hit Kai right in the chest. He can hear Nya's screams and Cole's shouts blending together with the wind as he falls towards the ground.
'Goodbye...' he thinks. 'I'll miss you guys...' He closes his hazel eyes and whispers, "A Ninja...never...quits..."
EPILOGUE
"...been passed out for a month now...he's gone..."
"...still has a pulse..."
"...body is unstable..."
"...our only hope..."
"...total bullshit..."
I open one eye, trying to see the speakers. It's two girls, both dressed in black and gray attire, with guns mounted on their hips. They have a look about them that implies that they've been through a lot: their eyes are empty, their faces are streaked with grime, and the way they stand indicate that they don't want trouble. The girl on the left has dark green eyes, red hair tied back in a ponytail, and freckles on her cheeks. The second girl has dark skin, deep brown eyes, and choppy black hair.
"...where...am I...?" My own voice sounds weak and frail.
Black Hair snorts. "Same spot you've been for an entire fricking month."
I groan, "Which is where?"
"In an alley," Red Hair answers.
"Thanks," I say sarcastically. "That really helps." I pause for a second. "So you're telling me you've been living here for an entire month?"
Black Hair laughs almost rudely. "No way. We've just left you here. We can't trust you yet, so we got to keep you out."
"Out of where?" I ask.
"Where we live," Red Hair answers.
"Why do you have guns?" I frown. "Is it to defend yourself from Nindroids or something?"
"No shit, Sherlock," Black Hair grumbles.
"Cut him some slack, he's been passed out for a month," Red Hair reminds the other. She turns her attention to me. "Yeah, the Nindroids rule this place. Their leader is the Overlord, and he works with his Nindroid generals Zane Julien, Pixal, and Cryptor. He sends them out to do all his dirty work, like taking people's money and burning stuff. They're monsters."
"That's why we try to stop them," Black Hair says. "That's why we rebel."
"Zane..." I whisper. Memories start flooding back to me of all the horrible things that happened... First we lost Zane...then Jay...then Pixal...and then...Lloyd fell off the tower... I squeeze my eyes shut. He's probably...dead... I can't help but wonder what happened to the others...
"So, Ninja of Fire," Black Hair says. "Are you joining us, or not?"
"Joining what?" I ask, sitting up.
They look at me with dead-serious eyes. "The Red Revolution, of course."
I you all will hate me when I say this...but that was it! This story is officially over! There will be a sequel, but don't expect it anytime soon. I still will have Hidden Desire to work on along with Scent of Blood. And I have my Fairy Tail story "Pain of the Past". But still, keep a look out for "Revolution"!
(Also, on November 7th is both my birthday and 1-year Fanfiction anniversary! :D)
~ForeverDreamer12, signing out for the last time on this story...