(Hey guys! Damn, when was the last time I posted a chapter? I feels like forever! Now that my life is getting complicating after my birthday past... Well, look like the mountains of homework or books due... I say it's going well! But hey! I have a cool surprise for you! I'm not gonna tell, but read to find out! Warning: Read slowly so u won't get confuse, and don't cry at the end! ENJOY!)
Sensei Kai's POV:
(two weeks later...)
"Yo Kai, check this out!" said Jay holding up a wrapped scroll in his hands. I put the cup of ramens down on the table, along with my chopsticks. "What's that?" I asked getting up from my seat, remembering not to hit my knees on the bottom of the table. I watch my brother place the scroll down on the table and un-rolled it, showing chinese symbols and a picture of 4 ninjas surrounding a bright yellow ninja... Ah, it was the scroll that my students discovered 2 years ago...
"And where exactly did you find this?" I questioned looking at the Lighting ninja with a raised eye brow. Jay rolled his blue eyes in response, "I've may or may not been snooping around your room..." I sighed, shaking my head in disappointment. He's been a pervert ever since...
"For the last time Jay, your NOT going to find Amanda's bras nor underwear on the floor!" I yelled, Dammit, I should have burned him when I still had the chance... "What the hell is going on here?" The both of us turned our heads to the hallway door, there came my two other brothers. Cole and Zane. "They seem to be fighting over Amanda's clothing." answered Zane walking up to us. "Exactly!" Jay protested, standing up. "Hey, isn't that the scroll that the kids got their hands on?" Cole asks examining the un-rolled scroll. I nodded in response.
Sitting back on my cushion I reached over to the cup of steaming hot ramen, wait. Am I suppose to get the chopsticks first? With my other free hand, I reach over to the wooden chopsticks...
All of a sudden my right elbow moved the my lunch and spilled all over the scroll... Noodles were everywhere even the liquid as well! "Ah! Kai! What did you do!?" cried Cole, "That was the ONLY scroll Sensei Wu gave you!" Jay instructed Zane to go get a paper towel from the kitchen. Oh man, what am I going to do!? Cole was right, our teacher gave me this before he passed away...
"Wait, what's...that?" Jay pointed at the wet scroll, I picked up the fallen cup from the table and placed it somewhere else. The liquid from the soup was soaked up to the old paper, I can see the wood from the table showing from the wet spot. "Zane don't wipe it yet..." The lighting ninja warned, he grabbed the end of the wet scroll and held it up to the light... The wet spot shined brightly over the sun's light... Too bright glistening more unexpected chinese symbols...
"What the!?" I gasped, stepping closer to the new words that I've never seen before. "This is... Peculiar." Zane responded as he put down some pieces of the paper towels on the table. "Didn't sensei tell you about this?" Cole asked. I shook my head violently, Wu never mention this or told me, it's probably some random joke that Jay's playing... "Alright Jay, cut the damn act already. I know this kind of joke you would pull off." I said nearly taking the scroll from the hands.
Jay shook his head like mine. "It's NOT a joke Kai! I swear on my grandma's grave! Honest!" My right eye twitched and I ordered lowly: "Just put the scroll on the floor." The lighting ninja gulped and slowly put the wet object down... "Zane can you see if you can read the serect message?" Cole asked getting to his knees, looking closer. My left fist shivered in worry on my knees, just thinking it was just a normal scroll from an old man who was ment to be my teacher as he teach me the ways of the ninja, nor the fact that my 19-year-old son and my niece (Who is a year younger than my son) were mentioned in it...
My nindriod brother cleared his throat and began to read...
"For shall this legend will go on, a new member will come upon. A new protector of the chosen will arrive, but yet a person's demise shall be revived..."
All four of us stood on the ground,shocked and horrified faces on us. Silence was in the air, hell, it was so quiet that I can hear water dripping from the kitchen... "A...A person...Will B-Be revived..." Jay stuttered. Wow, this must be the longest time I've ever seen him quiet. "But... Who?" Zane countered looking down at the scroll.
We all stood silent...
"I...I think I know who it is... But we can ONLY tell the girls, not the kids." I stated with a frown...
EJ's POV:
"GAME OVER!" Cried the game announcer's voice from the tv. I fist pumped the air in success while my older sister Annabeth grumbles in defeat, "*sighs* There goes another lost cuz, give up?" Asked my older cousin Ben with his an arm wrapped around Tiana's shoulders. Annabeth stood up, "Hell no! You can kiss my ass when I'm done with this!" she boasted folding her arms. I rolled my eyes over to Maddie who was VERY distracted from her DS i XL, but she looks so cute looking that way...
"So sis, want another round, or do I want to prove that I'm taller than you?" I asked with a devilish grin. My older sister hmmphed and turned the other way, it turns out this whole thing started just because of our heights, I was 3 or 4 inches taller than my sister. "Oh shut up EJ! I'm still older than you!" she protested poking me on the chest, I snickered. "Of course, LITTLE sister..." Ben and I laughed as I noogied my older sister, she did that to me LOTS of times, but it's time to take it back.
"Ben? Honey, are you in here?" there was a soft knock on the door. I paused and let go of my sister, Roy got up from his mediating spot to get the door. Maddie's sky blue eyes lifted up from the screen, "it's Amanda." she says closing the device, my eyes look over to my aunt who was looking at Ben. "Come on, I need to look at that wound of yours." Aunt Amanda said reaching to Ben's spiky-yet soft brown hair. "Mother, I told you already that it's fine!" the fire ninja replied, rolling his matching brown eyes.
My aunt sighed and manage to lift up the spot where his wound would be from the covered hair. "Mmm, looks like it's healing." she said removing her hand away. "Told ya." Ben said scratching his scalp, but then he blinked as if he reminded something... "Oh! Father said he was looking for you. He said that he want to talk to you or something..." Aunt Amanda frowned a little and my suspicion grew a little... "Hm, Alright. See you at dinner." I watch her close the door behind her... Not so long ago when the ninjas countered with Maddie's long-lost mom, Haley, everything had changed between a few days of peace... There were some murdering somewhere in Igancia, Ben's and Uncle Kai's home village, and five or three in Ninjago city. As I hear my companions talking about some missions in the past, I quietly sat next to Maddie.
Her eyes were still locked onto that screen when Aunt Amanda came in. I watch her play Animal Crossing a bunch of times, but she gets better and better every time. "Your pretty good at this, did you finish the chores Her left thumb was fumbling with the cruiser of the DS, "Almost, all I need to do to pay the bill of the house and then I have to make a letter for Harry." Maddie reminded as her eyes were glaring at the screen.
(A.N: Yeah, if u played or watched Animal Crossing, u might know that do chores in this game... T_T)
*Alarm Sounds*
Maddie and I raised our heads up to the unexpected sound. "Not again..." My older sister mumbled and I watch the four ninjas race to the Control Room. I stood up and ran to the door, wait... "Mads? Are you coming or not!?" I asked turning back to the yellow ninja, her thumbs were pressing the buttons frantically. "Hold on! I need to save!" I cursed under my breath and walked back to Maddie; Snatching the DS from her hands. "Hey!" the Blondie yelled and tried to get her stolen, prize poestion back from me. I quickly pressed some buttons and then slid the off switch... "There, I saved it."
Maddie watched me put down the DS i on the couch, "Now let's go!"
*****
The two of us finally reached the control room, all 24 eyes looked at us when we entered. "The falcon spotted some Unknowns from the Forest of Tranquility, they might have scared some villagers or might have attacked some people." Mom explained as she brushed a piece of her ebony hair from her eyes, I look at the big computer screen, it showed some big shadowy figures behind a few tall willow trees... "So what's the catch?" Tiana asks and folded her arms across her chest. "The catch is you 5 go in there and hunt down the Unknowns." Sensei Kai ordered, "And where exactly are you 8 going?" I countered with a raised eyebrow.
"Were going to Jumanikai Village to investigate the murder there," Dad joined in. "Jay is right. It is best when you 5 are in missions instead being with us." Cole says wiping the blade of his golden scythe with a handkerchief.
"So... What about me?" I finally questioned. All of them stared at me with surprised looks. "Of course you'll stay with the Bounty hon!" Mom replies pressing some buttons on the keyboard. I can feel my under eyelid twitched in anger..."What!? Your expecting me to steer some ship while the thirteen of you go on missions without me!? Hell no! I rather go with the ninjas then acting like a 'Helper' around here!"
I stomp over to the weapon cabinet and opened the two large doors, reviling weapons all categorized to blade to staff. Grabbing a bow and dozens of arrows, and lastly, my S-shaped boomerang. "Wait, your saying you want to join us?" Maddie asks with an confuse look as she steps forward. "Didn't you hear me?" I reminded her of what I said a moment a go. She rolled her eyes, "I don't think some geek can be an ass kicking ninja..." I paused and looked back at her, almost dropping the quiver. "What did you say?" I questioned. "You heard me," said Maddie. "Loud and clear."
"Oh yeah? How about a bet? Boys vs. girls, in Tranquil Forest who can defeat the most monsters!" Maddie smirked, "heh, you couldn't even dare get past the gate!" My temper started to grow every second that past. The yellow ninja of light looked at me with her smug ass smile, as if she knows I might know I will lose... "Umm, guys-" Annabeth studderly asks raising up a finger. "Okay then... Your on! If I win, the boys have to ALL the girls chores for...Um, a week!" Maddie betted with an open hand, I glance down at her un-gloved hand, then looked at her back in the eyes.
"And if I win, you have to give me free ninja training for... A month!" I felt my hand get a good shake from Maddie's strong grip. "Deal!" she beamed with a smirk. "Oh I have a bad feeling about this..." Ben muttered lowly; Heck you might even hear it! "Well, guess it's settled. Nya, set the course!" Uncle Kai commanded with his finger pointed to the glass window, shining brightly from the sunlight...
My mom responded with an: "Hai!" and the sounds of mashing buttons rang my ears...
Maddie's POV:
"Are we there yet?" I asked for the forty-fifth or forty-three times, I dunno, I lost count from 10... "Oi, be patient O great yellow ninja..." Sensei Jay mumbled as he steered the wheel to the left. We've sailed through the sky for an hour, 'I cannot lose, I cannot lose... I cannot loose...' Were all the words I thought of during the bet EJ and I did a few hours ago... I plopped down to the wooden ground and huffed, that cocky bastard thinks he can beat me... Hell, he can kiss my ass when he does my laundry... "Hey, you okay kid?" Sensei Jay asks and turned his head , looking at me his staffire eyes. "You look mad at something."
I gave a shuttering sigh, "It's just the bet Sensei, nothing more..." My teacher gave off a little chuckle, "heheh, now you sound like your dad." My heart tugged a little from hearing: dad, I wonder what's he doing this time? Probably plotting some evil scheme to kill me or some crap... "Do I really sound like him?" I asked as I stood up on my feet. Sensei Jay laughed, "Ha! Oh he WAS worse, he swore to us one day that he will become the greatest villan in all of Ninjago, but he would ALWAYS gets sidetracked from the wonders of chocolate covered treats... But there comes a time where he grown up, back then he had to face puberty and love."
"Love?" I thought silently in my head, whats with everybody with love, is it really that popular today? I mean, all of my sensei's (Except for Zane) is in love with somebody, Ben and Tiana are in love, and I probably think that Annabeth and Roy are in love... But... But... What about me? And EJ? "Sensei? Do... Do you think I'll fall in love too?" The ninja of lighting stood quiet for a while, "there might be a chance osanago..." He pressed a button and walked pasted me. "You know, my son is free..." Sensei Jay patted me on the back and closed the door behind him... W-What!?
'What the hell!?'
EJ's POV:
"Can't you believe that son of a bitch!?" I yelled furiously as I slammed my fist to the wooden table. "Hey, Hey, easy hotshot." Ben said in a calming voice, "don't let this bet get to you man." I sighed and twirled my screwdriver in my hand. If I lose this bet, I have to make all the men in this ship do ALL of the girls chores... "You had girl problems before right Ben?" My brunette cousin's cheeks turned pink in embarrassment. "Um, why did you ask?" My hand reached behind my neck and gave it a scratch... "Well, there is this girl I like and-"
"Maddie?" Ben asked combing his spiky brown bangs. I felt my cheeks burn beneath my skin, "n-NO!" I roared trying to hide my blush. Ben chuckled. "Heheh, I knew all this time little bro, you do like the chosen one..." Looks like he pinned me where he wants me... "*sigh* Yes I do love in all, but..." My older cousin paused and lowered down his deodorant, "but what?" I sighed. "But it's just so hard if I tell her... Maybe she won't understand..." I felt a warm hand placed on my right shoulder. "Dude, it's not easy as you think. I had to take some time to know Tiana before I had the courage to ask her out."
"But you guys are still dating." I replied and folded my arms.
"I know, but relationships are slow, you need to take some time before your ready to ask." Ben placed his black comb on his dresser and reached for the door knob. "Oh, by the way, Maddie is still free..." I watch him close the door plus giggles when he left...
'What the hell was that!?'
No one's POV:
The Destiny's Bounty finally landed on the peaceful Forest of Tranquility, by the time you step in you just see a beautiful vistas of trees, hills and wonderful view of the sunset... The yellow ninja stepped outside admiring the view of the forest, she inhaled air and took a deep breath... "Well, home sweet home..." Maddie sighed gripping on her right arm. "Your right hon, this was our home one time, but we had to leave it..." Haley came right behind her daughter, resting her red-head on Maddie's shoulder. The chosen one sighed in response. "Do you think dad misses this place?" she asked with a frown, Haley was speechless for a moment then responded: "Probably. I know that your grandfather turned him evil, but I still see good inside your father's heart..."
"It's time for the bet to begin..." a teenagers voice said. Both Blonde and Red headed girls looked at the former Samurai Warrior with a bow and arrows tucked inside a quiver, strapped behind his back, dark green cargo pants reaching down to his black hiking leather boots, black leather blue jacket with his regular 18 football jersey inside, fingerless gloves resting on his hips and watched the sun begin to set. "Ready to get your ass kicked?" Maddie asked with a sly smirk on her face... "You'll see Blondie," EJ chuckled as Roy and Ben appeared right next to him.
Soon the ninja of water and wind stepped on deck walked up to the yellow ninja. "Shall we begin?" Roy asks gripping his Star Hammer in his right hand, Haley sighed and stepped into the middle of the deck, "if one of you are done, use a signal flare to contact us. Remember, you only have one mission, defeat ALL Unknowns in this forest..." Both Maddie and EJ glared at each other angrily, but they didn't see their companions biting their lower lips off... "I'll start the count down..." All teenagers stood in running stance... "Prepare to get your ass kicked Walker..." Maddie mouthed to her rival, EJ just rolled his eyes. "In your dreams Garmadon..." EJ mouthed back...
"3...2...1..." Saying they're prayers under their breaths, both Maddie and EJ adsorbed the red-head's words like a sponge absorbing water...
"GO!"
All 6 teens sprinted to the forest, not one of them split up... "Good luck to all of you..." Haley muttered. And within minutes, the Destiny's Bounty left the forest...
EJ's POV:
"Hey! Where are even running to!?" Ben yelled dodging a tree branch, I slid under a root then came back on my feet, "there's a campsite far from here! We should get there no time flat!" Roy leaped to branch to branch then landed down next to us. "Unknowns at 12 'o'clock!" the nindriod yelled got out some throwing stars from his pocket. "About time, now let's go kick some Unknown ass!" Ben roared and pulled out his katana. I reach over to bow and two arrows from my back... The three of us sprinted to our enemies and attacked, "I got this one!" the ice ninja called as I watch his body menovered to the Unknown monster from the left...
"This guy is mine!" my cousin yelled and slashed the Unknown monster on its chest from the right. I narrow my eyes to the Unknown monster in front of me, it growled and lunged forward... I dodged the attack and got out my lucky boomerang from my belt, tossed it at him...
CLANG!
There! A perfect hit! "The cliff! Bring them to the cliff!" Ben ordered pointing at a cleared area trees and rocks, but there was perfect view of the sea... The Unknown monster roared behind then I feel my body be smacked to a nearby tree... The pain from my back grew every second, I mange to get to my feet and lure my opponent to the cliff side... 'That's it you bastard monster thing, just fall down to th-' Suddenly, I felt my left foot slip a little from its place.
I turned my head behind me and I saw nothing but little land beneath me, plus waves crashing on the cliff... The Unknown monster let out a growl and pushed me down... I lost my balance but all I can smell is my death... "EJ!" I heard my two companions cry from above. All I can feel but air around me... My eyes grew heavy, until...
Everything blacked out...
*****
"H-Hey! He's waking up!" cried a voice. Everything is so dark... Why I can't see? "EJ? Are you alright?" asked a familiar. For no apparent reason, I was able to have the strength to open my eye lids, I looking up to the dark sky as stars and the full moon glistening up there... "EJ?" I slowly turned my head to the voice, it was Ben with some scratch marks on his cheeks down to his neck. "You alright bro?"
I slowly got up and glance around me, Roy and Ben were giving me a worried look, there was a campfire that flickered next to Ben. "W-What happened?" I questioned rubbing my temple. Both boys sighed, "you were pushed down the cliff, we're about to rescue you but-" The nindriod paused and stared at the fire... "But what?" I asked.
"Your body... It was already on land in a flash." Roy answered. All I did was look at my teammates for a moment, then I laughed. "What the hell is so funny?" Ben snapped, my free hand reached down to my pocket of my jacket, "silly me, I must have brought my teleporter with me during the-" By the time I pulled out the device (Which I made a few days ago) bits of broken gears and wires scattered across my palm, my mouth suddenly turn to an unexpected frown...
'No... Impossible...' I thought. "I... I don't understand." I finally manage to say after my coolest invention has just been destroyed, "At least your alive kid, if you were dead, I bet that your mom and sister will kill me," Ben joked helping me get up.
'Strange... If my teleporter was broken when I fell down the cliff, then how did I get back on land...?'
Oh, nevermind, I'll figure it out when I win this bet. "So... What's for dinner?" I asked with a grin My cousin scratched his brown mane, "Roy has gone off hunting for us, better be something delicious." he said licking his lips. I sat on a nearby log, wonder what the girls are doing...
Maddie's POV:
(A few hours earlier...)
"*pant* *pant* Damn... That was close Mads," Annabeth sighed, wiping some dirt off her leg. "Close? Hell, I almost got a spear to the face if I hadn't dodged that attack!" Tiana replied as she pats down her skirt. I sighed and look back to the cliff side where I pushed the Unknown a few seconds ago. My eyes looked down to my ninja suit which was covered in dirt and grim, "Ugh, I need to take a bath or something..." I cursed trying to brush it away, but it's just making it worse...
"Hey beauty queen, can you at least help us set up the camp?" The water ninja yells as she gathers some nearby wood to set up a fire. I bent down to grab a stick and some logs around me, not all fire wood can't be found on the forest floor easily.
*****
(A few hours later...)
The sky already turned dark, glistening with stars and the full bright full moon shining within the dark. The fire still flickered as I continue to stare at it, both Tiana and Annabeth were silent as we set up the camp. "Soooooo..." I said akwardly, fumbling my thumbs, "how's life?"
"Boring," Annabeth responded as she wrapped her arms around her knees, "good," Tiana replies trying to hide a small tint of blush. "Um, how about you two and the boys?" I questioned with a little smile. Both girl's blushes grew richer red of my question. "F-Fine..." the water ninja manage to say under her covered hands, "It's a-alright..." Annabeth answers rolling her eyes away from our leader, I sighed.
"Alright, just spill the beans girls, I know both of you are hiding something..." I acknowledged and folded my arms. Tiana's arms slowly slide down to her breast, "well, you see... Ben and I were dating for 2 years now and... Were old enough to have sex..." she tried to hide her rosy face from us. My eyes widened of the suspension... "Then what happened?"
Annabeth groaned and facepalmed herself. "And here it comes..."
"After the rescuing your mom, Ben asked me if I wanted to do 'it' with him, by the time he brought me to the guest room, oh my he was such a gentleman!" Tiana squealed. "But when he removed his shirt... Oh damn that scar of his and his six-pack TRULY makes him so manly! I was about to let him admire my cups..." Then paused and glared at Annabeth. "Until SOMEBODY had to interrupt us..."
The wind ninja blushed hard as she turned back to Tiana, "Well, excuuuuse me princess, but I wasn't expect you and my cousin to have sex in the guest room!"
I gulped... Crap poor choise of words...
"Oh keep talking wind bag, I too didn't expect you and a robot to make out in the kitchen this morning!" Tiana countered snapping her fingers in different directions. Oh I knew this will happen... "Alright, alright, that's enough." I said trying to spilt them apart, both same aged girls as me folded their arms and stared at different directions, I let out a sigh, "look, I knew I shouldn't bring it up. But the three of us should REALLY take a bath, we stink like hell." I replied pinching my nose.
The copper penny haired girl raised up one of her arms and sniffed her arm pit, and then she quickly covered her nose. "Your definitely right this time Mads..." the ninja mumbled. "But the real question is, WHERE are we going to bathe in?" Tiana asks folding her arms across her chest.
I closed my eyes and racked my brain in where in this forest to bathe in... "The lake!" Both girls turn their heads at me with confuse looks. "While we were running, I spotted a lake not close from here!" Tiana's face litten up with a grin, "Oh good, I thought I wasn't going to take a bath when were done with this bet!"
EJ's POV:
My patience soon gave up on me, and my stomach growling just made it worse. "Oh dammit, where the hell is Roy with dinner!?" Ben cursed and stood up from his seat. Minutes had pasted but it felt like hours waiting for the ninja of ice to return for our dinner... "Calm down Ben. Roy might have found it and is coming back right at this second!" I cried looking at my teammate.
I can tell that he was biting his lower lip off in frustration, all of this just because I got into an argument with Maddie... Speaking of her, I wonder she's doing... Ah, forget it EJ, she must be crying somewhere in forest pleading to herself that she want to lose this bet... "About time!" Ben grumbles impatiently, I turn my head to who Ben was speaking to, It was Roy. The nindriod's suit was ripped in some spots, face smeared with dirt and leaves, he looked liked he just battled a grizzly bear. "Dude, where have you been!?" I yelled standing up to my feet like Ben.
Roy pouted but a light blush grew on his cheeks, "I've found something interesting instead of food." he responded. Ben raised a brown eyebrow, "what's so important than food? How are we going to survive in this woods until either EJ or Maddie win this bet?" my cousin asks. I watch the white ninja walked back then popped his head from the bushes. "Follow me!" he whispered and I watch his head disappear within the leaves...
I glance back at older cousin and shrugged. Then the both of us followed our brother... A surge of suspicion and awkwardness was growing in my chest, was it suppose be like this? Am I going to do something stupid? I ducked under a tree branch and continue to follow Roy, not one of three of us spoke... "Were here." Roy said as he brushed some branches out of his way.
My jaw suddenly dropped to the ground on what I seen... There it was, three girls, naked, back turned bathing in the lake. The full big moon was shining down on them, making it more sexier... "A-Are they-" I studderly whispered and covered my mouth, Roy nodded as his blush spread through out his face. "That is your sister, Tiana and Maddie bathing." Feel so pervery now, it's not right seeing your older sister bathing in a lake at night-time with her friends, or the fact that your cousin is have an epic nosebleed behind you...
Ben was covering the area of his nose, which I can see blood trickling down; he was muttering something in japanse... "Tiana-chan wa totemo sekushīkusodeso... Tiana-chan wa totemo sekushīkusodeso... Megami mā, watashi wa anata no mune o miru koto ga dekiru yō ni kōten shite kudasai..." What does that even mean? I slowly translated his words in my head...
Oh damn, he IS a perve! "If only we can make them turn around..." Ben mumbled as his nose still flowing down with blood, "I say we throw a rock in the lake then they might turn around..." Roy hisses with a delivlish smile. Oh great, I'm surrounded by pervers... "Oh Roy, don't you have your perve switch on or something?" Ben snickers reviling his bloody nose, "Mayyyyybe..." he replies with that stuipid smiles of his, god, why the hell does my sister have to date a pervery robot?
"Anyways, why wait if there's some rocks on the ground?" Ben asks, bending down gathering some rocks nearby... Why do I have a feeling this is not going work... "There is a 100% that you might their attention Ben..." Roy whispers looking back at the women who still bathing, why can't yell that were spying on them!? Oh right, two ninjas behind in front of me will assassinate me any time soon...
"Here we go..." Ben says and cocks his arm back and release the rock as it hit DIRECTLY at my sister's ass. She let out a scream of pain and rubbed the spot where she was hit, I watch her naked body turn where the attack was from, and we ducked our heads from the view. "Dammit!" Ben cursed, "I was trying to aim at the water!" The ninja of ice tried to hide his red face from my upset cousin.
"I think we should stop guys." I warned making sure that none of the girls nor my sister spotted me. "Why not? This is gold!" Roy replies with his cheeks still red. I gulped, "guys. If we don't get out of here soon they-"
I felt something skimmer my left cheek, I thought it was one of pesky mosquito's at night... But it turned out to be something else... I pressed three fingers on the place it was touched. It was wet and warm... what is this... I look at my three fingers, all three of them had little patches of red liquid. Blood. "EJ?" Roy asks with a frown. "I...I.." I couldn't talk, who just attacked me? I turn my head back where that attack came from, there was a small daggers pierced on a tree, and I can see my blood on it... "Guys, I think we just been spotted." I answered.
"EJ-WAVE!" Ben gasped and pointed back at the lake, by the time I turn back to the lake... Oh shit...
And everything went black...
Maddie's POV:
The wind ninja gave a howl of pain. Tiana and I turned our heads to her, as she rubbed the back of her butt. "Annabeth?" I asked with a worried look. Annabeth face looked alarmed, her gray eyes were darting around in every direction as if she sence something... "Did any of you guys hit me?" she questions with a twitched eye. We both shook our heads until Tiana growled lowly, "I think somebody is spying on us..." Tiana snapped her fingers as a dagger appeared in her hand. "I don't think we aren't the only ones around here." Annabeth says returning back to shore, drying her body with a dark purple towel. "We'll meet you on the shore when your done." I responded going back to dry land.
I didn't care if my body was bare, or the fact that my breast jiggle every time I take a step... I still didn't care. Annabeth tossed me my green towel and I gathered the rest of my ninja uniform into one pile. "Damn perverts..." I cursed under my breath as I rub the towel on my scalp. 'I wonder where are those Unknown Monsters? It would be a good time to battle them after we find out who were the people who were spying on us.' I thought and wrapped the towel around my chest...
*The sounds of an ocean wave crashing into something echoes the air*
I stopped and turned back to the empty lake, Tiana's arms were up, breathing deeply... "That should do." she says getting out of the water. "Let's just get out of here first. I don't want to settle the boy's bloody noses." Annabeth replies as she straps on her shoulder blades, there were still have that shine of pure gold after all she faced: A Stone monster that is a size of skyscraper and an Unknown monster that can talk. Gotta give her credit.
"What was that!?" Annabeth's voice cries in confusion, "dammit. It better not be the boys again..." The water ninja growls as she quickly dressed herself. I quickly strapped my golden bracelet on my left arm, and stood in fighting stance... The rustling of trees were around us, even the leaves were fluttering down... "Back to back girls." I ordered and ignited my hands with fire. "Listen up!" Tiana says and pulled out her daggers, "be ready for ANYTHING!"
We all stood silent... Not even moving an inch... The shaking trees were making more noise than Ben singing in the shower! Soon the rustling trees sounds stopped. I blinked. "It might be some false alar-"
And just for a moment, I thought my life flashed before my eyes... A light that came out from the bushes... The light was so bright that it blinded me... I can hear Annabeth and Tiana screaming my name in worry...
"MADDIE!"
It was so cold... Why... Why is it so cold... and wet? Is this water? My eyes slowly open, reviling the stormy gray clouds above me. Raindrops patted my cheeks as I blinked. What in the heck? I slowly got back on my feet, glancing around... Mmm, wide open field, looks like it NEVER had rained here a couple of months. (Even though it's raining now) Dried weeds popping out of the cracks, it made my heart beat a little faster when lighting flashed the dark sky. "ANNABETH!? TIANA!? EJ!?" I cried. But the only voice that I can only hear was mine echoing through the air...
As soon my voice disappeared within the land, I sighed and began to walk up north. 'Strange... Not even a SINGLE person or life in this place. Looks like a ghost town...' I thought dragging my feet behind me. Is this some stupid prank that EJ is doing? No. EJ wouldn't find this place to abandon me until I burst into tears. But... It would be so cold for him to leave me here... No, heat, no shelter, and no food...
The rain continue to pour non-stop, lighting flashed over and over, as if it were warning me... I was freezing. I was hungry. "Ugghh..." I groaned, looking back, but all I seen the never-ending wet dessert. That's when something caught my eye.
It... It was a body!
I was so shocked, thinking that I was the only one here! I quickly sprinted to the motionless body. As I got closer and closer to it, then it look so familiar... Black shaggy hair going in different directions, his blue jacket torn to shreds, missing one hiking boot, and some missing arrows and a quiver. No, it can't be... "EJ!" I cried, getting to my knees and shook him violently... "Hey! C'on! Wake up!" His eye lids lifted slowly, showing those violet eyes. "M-Maddie..." he mumbled lifting his hand to me, "run." I froze. Run? "From who?" I questioned holding on his other hand. Lighting still continue to light the sky. I gripped on his hand tighter, until there was a loud unexpected roar... "H-He's here..." EJ's voice warned.
A big shadow cast above us when the lighting flashed again. I looked up and saw the most biggest pig...Or boar what everybody else calls it. It must been like 8 feet tall! Yellow tusks were coming out of it's mouth, looks like it wasn't cleaned in decades. Large spikes were popped out of it's shoulders as if he got pircked by so many thorns that they started to grow on it. A sword rested in it's hands as it's looks down at me, as if I were just a little bug. "T-Told ya..." EJ mumbled loud enough to hear. I stood up looking at it's snake eyes, it's was scaring inside of me... "Don't tell me this thing is an Unknown Monster!?" I shouted and stepped back a little. EJ's fell silent... Oh great... I watch the monster in front of me raised up it sword, as it was about to strike, I plucked EJ's body from the ground and dodged the attack just in time.
'Hold on EJ, I need to get you someplace safe.' I thought. But it has to be somewhere far from this beast... I glance to my right and saw a dried up willow tree sitting there. "That should be good enough." I said to myself and placed EJ under the tree. I quickly turned back to the monster, hoping that I can defeat it in time and find out what the hell is going on...
EJ's POV:
It's freezing... Am I in snow? My head was throbbing with pain and confusion. All I remember was Ben screaming: "WAVE!" and being washed away from the forest soon after... But to where? That's when I saw a boar with a sword in front of me. Racking my brain on what happened when I faced it... Pain... that was all I can remember from it... Something cold, but warm shook my chest. "EJ! EJ!" Is it mom? Annabeth? Ben? ...Wait... That voice, it sound's like calm wind chimes, but it didn't sound calm as I expected. Is that... Maddie?
Soon my vision came into contact, a girl with beautiful blond hair reaching down to half of her shoulders, big sky blue eyes fill with worry; seeing how big here eyes were means the child inside her never left. Raindrops were dripping down from her bangs...hmmph, she looks cute when she's wet... "Hey! C'on! Wake up!" she cried as she shook. Oh no, all I'm going to do is put her in danger... "M-Maddie..." I manage to say, "run." I watch her mouth turn to a frown, I couldn't hear her voice anymore, but I can tell she was mouthing: "From who?" The ground under me started to rumble... And then I passed out again...
Suddenly, a shrill of Maddie's scream exploded in my ears. For some reason, her cry gave me strength again. My eyelids opened quickly and I sat up. How... How am I feeling stronger again?
'Because, you were chosen from her...'
Wha-!? I slowly got back on my feet, is it me? Or am I hearing voices? "Um... who are you?" I asked to myself, ignoring the rain dripping on me but a little shelter from the dried up willow tree which I had no idea how I ended up here.
'I cannot tell child, but the Yellow Ninja needs you...'
Maddie? My head turn where the scream came from. There lied Maddie backing away from the a... The hell is that? A mutated boar? I have no idea what it was holding in its arms but I can tell it was about to bring something down. Crap, she'll be dead if she dosn't flee. I wanted to scream out her name and come to me, until...
'Go! Go! Save her! You are her protecter, UNLEASH YOUR POWER!'
A sudden urgein my brain followed the voice's order, wait, this is NOT me! I don't have my weapons, I have no idea where the hell I am! But... Maddie... I felt a shock going through my body... 'I must protect her... I must protect her!' I raced to the monster who was about to attack my best friend, pointing my two fingers out to the air.
"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!" I screamed on top of my lungs. Felling my two fingers jabbed the boar, a sudden bolt of lighting went through my fingers and shocked it... Before I can react, the rain made it even worse. I was shocked too... And a slice from the boar's sword was caught on my left shoulder...
No One's POV:
Maddie was so flabbergasted on what she watched in front of her sky blue eyes. She watch both EJ and the Unknown Monster let out a scream of pain of the of mixture of water and lighting that hit them, they collapsed to the wet ground. Blood poured out of EJ's left shoulder, Maddie screamed out his name and ran to him, ignoring the Unknown Monster. "EJ! EJ!" The yellow ninja cried as she shook EJ's lifeless body violently, "please! Wake up!" For once, the former samurai didn't opened his eyes, they still remained closed. "No, no, Please! EJ! open your eyes!" Maddie placed EJ's head on her lap.
She broke down into tears... "It's all my fault! I shouldn't place that bet! I shouldn't want to fool you in front of everybody! Please! PLEASE EJ! WAKE UP!" Maddie soon buried her wet, cold face in her hands and began to cry harder.
"M-Ma..." The yellow ninja stopped and looked down to EJ's eyes, they were staring weakly at her. "Maddie..." EJ manage to say lifting his shaking right hand to her. "EJ!" Maddie cried and hugged the former samurai's head close to her. "Oh EJ, please forgive for what I did! It was all my fault!" EJ gave her a weak smile. "No. It wasn't your fault, it was mine too..." he says, "a voice told me I should protect you... And, it was r-right..." His eyes began to close again. Maddie gasped, "Wait! PLEASE, don't go!" she place her shaking hand in her chest and EJ's hand gently grabbed it.
"I...I need to tell you something back then before we're turned to teenagers..." EJ said as tears started to form in his purple eyes. "What is it?" He gripped on her hand tighter. "Please, come closer... Maddie." She followed his orders, putting her ear closely to him... "Watashi wa anata o aishite..." And his eyes closed again... Maddie fell silent, what the hell did he say!? But, he... He was gone... Gone for good.
Maddie, the yellow ninja screamed at the sky as loud as she could: "EJ!" After so many screams, the Destiny's Bounty arrived.
(God dammit that took like 1 month is freaken finish this chapter! *falls onto a couch* This should be my record of most words in fanfiction or something... But yeah, shocking ending/cliffhanger, I wanted to shock u guys for once for all the support u given me... what will happen next? Is EJ dead? What will happen to the two of them? And what the hell did EJ say to Maddie!? If u get this right, I'll give u a sugar cookie! One hint though: It's in Japanese... Shhhhh, Please R&R! Oh if u want to learn more about the series, PM me, don't be shy! PEACE OUT!)