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Rift Wars

Chapter 3

Magic is a thing?

"Well of course magic is a thing my boy? Isn't it a thing in your world too? Your friend there know how to use ice, and the other can meld things together to create something brand new." The orange being standing before them said. Zareth pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Yeah but what about Danny huh? She's...well…"

"She's human yes." The wizard said looking down at the young girl laying on a gurney in the middle of the room. "Because of this we've had to put a breather on her. I was not aware she didn't breath like humans did."

"Most nindroids breath slowly. She'll have to eat regularly too." Zane said running his fingers through his sisters hair. It was normal hair, it felt so strange on her.

"What about this one?" A knight clad in silver asked. Dareth was still unconscious as well. He lay not to far away from Danny. "He snores."

"Oh he'll be fine Lance just leave him there." Merlock said.

"I wasn't aware robots on your world could marry." Robin said pecking at a digipad.

"Apparently their world has heightened technology that has advanced far beyond our mortal comprehension." Ava said not looking up from what she was doing. He looked up at Ava who turned to look at them.

"Some of our tech is pretty advanced but the majority of it not so much. Nindroid science is relatively new to the world although myself and my sister here has been around for over fifty years. Our parents kept us hidden...even from each other until about three years ago."

Dareth sat up straight and looked around.

"What in the…" He looked around at Zane and then saw Zareth. "Oh...potstickers…" he looked down spotting Danny. He stood up and wobbled sitting on the floor. "Are you alright?" He looked up at Zane who seemed forever planted to his spot next to Danny. Danny moaned and her head turned to the noise.

"I think she hears ya buddy." Zareth said.

"What happened?" Dareth asked his head on his head.

"We were hit by a magic spell." Zareth said.

"A spell? Do I look like a child?"

"Yes we are aware that it sounds incredibly ridiculous." Zane said. Dareth noticed the reason why Zane hadn't moved from his spot. His hand rested on the back of her neck.

"Danny?"

"I'm afraid the spell made her human. Merlock said the spell should wear off soon."

"But...the…" He looked up at Zane. "She'll be alright?"

"She was just burning to hot for a human body so I'm slowly cooling her down. Nothing to be worried about." Zane said looking down to see Dannys head roll a little. Her eyes locked onto Dareths. She smiled up at him or at least trying to with a tube in ones mouth. Dareth walked forward cupping her face in his hands.

"Your okay. Just keep resting. We're right here." The now human Danny didn't seem to want to argue. She closed her eyes again and leaned into his touch.

"Didn't even see me…" Zareth said.

"Of course not. Common knowledge is to see both of us and automatically assume that you aren't here." Zane said sitting cross legged next to Danny.

"Besides...if she seen all three of us out and about like this...she might have freaked out." Dareth said sitting on the other side.

"So riddle me this?" The knight in silver named Lance said. "If you are her brother, and your her husband...how does that work when your put together?" He asked. A valid question. Zareth shrugged.

"She calls me her brother." Zareth said.

Morning came to soon in Inkys opinion. She rolled over, Mindroid still slept and so did Cygnus. But Cryptor was someplace else. She wasn't to sure where. The best thing to do was go look. Upon leaving the kitchen she could smell something burning. She followed her nose and picked up a fire extinguisher on the way by. She saw the shower room door open and steam bellowing out. She slowly looked inside.

"Uncle Cryptor?" She looked in and saw him sitting on the floor his. His shirt carelessly pushed off to the side with a box of olive oil. He lay on his chest panting. Steam began to bellow from his back panels and he got up running water over himself. Coughing up olive oil and something else that looked black.

"Are you alright?" Inky asked horrified by what she just saw.

"Just...l...lubing myself up a bit." He said letting the water run down him again before taking another swig of the olive oil.

"D...Don't!" Inky exclaimed grabbing the bottle from him.

"Hey its s...snot nice to snatch." Cryptor stammered as more steam came out of his body. He took the hose and ran it down his throat letting his body leak it out.

"You going to be alright?" She asked as he pulled the hose out.

"Oh yeah...do this all the time at home." He admitted to her.

"So...um…" She swallowed and set the olive oil bottle down near him so he could use it. "I saw you and Cygnus last night." Cryptors face went from almost a smile, to horror, then anger.

"How dare you eavesdrop on us!" He yelled. Inky jumped not really expecting that. She just stayed quiet and messed with the hem of her shirt.

"I'm sorry Uncle Cryptor, I didn't mean to honest." Inky said.

"Don't you ever tell anyone what you seen, what you heard!" Inky cringed recoiling away from him.

"I'm sorry Uncle C…"

"I'm not your damned Uncle!" Cryptor yelled throwing the olive oil bottle. Inky was crying now, she turned and ran out of the room. It happened so fast, Cryptor himself didn't realize what he was saying till it was out of his mouth. The anger on his face melted into horror.

"Oh...Inky...what have I done?"

Mindroid heard the yelling and immediately walked out of the kitchen followed closely by Cygnus who stood there watching a horrified Inky run passed them. Tears running down her face. She took one look at them, skirting around them and ran out of the compound. Not to long she ended up stopping and sitting down on a rock. Just behind her was something with glowing purple eyes.

"Inky!" She turned to see Cryptor. She gasped looking down at him. When he got closer she cringed almost expected to be hit by him again. Her arm still smarted from the olive bottle.

"I'm sorry…" Inky whispered she couldn't get any higher then a whisper without her voice cracking.

"No I'm sorry...please forgive me. I'm so afraid someones going to harm him, and I can't have children so I left him here to live where he can be unafraid of people trying to kill him. If i kept him in ninjago...he w…" Inky cried out as something bit into her flesh. "Inky!?" He climbed up just in time to see a snake slither away. She looked at the glowing black ooze coming from the fang holes in her arm.

"Cry…" Her vision dulled and she fell forward into Cryptors arms.

"Inky?" He shook her. He scanned her, her heartbeat was slowly losing strength. She was dying.