Hello, my fine, friendly, and faithful readers of this site. I am back with another chapter of WACLAO! Today, we're shifting the focus back on Amaya, as she decided to finally meet the other little girl that Night Ninja has held hostage... or is she really held hostage...? Let's find out.

PS: I forgot to say this in the previous chapter, but I wanna thank all the people who gave me suggestions and ideas for this story. I'll definitely look into them. I can't promise that I'll use all of your ideas, but I'll definitely looked into them.

PSS: Big thanks to the one who informed me that there is now a PJ Masks Fanfiction Archive.

Disclaimer: I do not own PJ Masks. They belong to Entertainment One, Frog Box, and TeamTO.

Chapter 7: Amaya meets Natalie

Amaya was bored out of her mind.

She was sitting in the room that Night Ninja had decorated for her liking. It would be a lie to say that she was alone, for there were Ninjalinos guarding the entire hospital. Their leader had gone out for 'important business', and has yet to return.

And if it weren't for those Ninjalinos, Amaya would have taken the time to explore more of this place.

That's when she thought of... the little girl. The one Night Ninja had punished a few nights before. She wondered if the girl was okay. And who was she?

Was she another girl that Night Ninja kidnapped and held hostage?

Or does she have some sort of connecting to this nighttime villain?

Whatever it was... Amaya was itching to find out... and find out quick before Night Ninja returned. If only she could get passed the Ninjalinos, on a count that two of them were guarding the door to her room.

Getting up from her bed, she walked to the door and opened it, getting the attention of the Ninja minions. But before they could tell her to go back inside, she spoke first, "Hi there... you know, I would really like to explore the hospital. I feel as if as Night Ninja's... 'princess', I should have a right to walk around here, don't you think?"

The two Ninjalinos looked at one another, and stepped aside. Amaya smiled. She knew the Ninjalinos weren't that smart, plus, her trick did make a good point to them.

"Thank you..."

With that, she walked out of the room and down the hall. She remembered that the little girl was on... the eighth floor of the hospital. At least, that's where she was when she her heard that night. Amaya wasn't exactly sure. But she would find that girl... even if she had to search ALL floors.

Eventually, that's what she ended up having to do.

And it took a long while. Elevators seemed much slower in this time of age. Amaya continued to search high and low... but the girl didn't seem to find her... anywhere.

"Where could she be?" She thought out loud...

Suddenly, she heard a noise...

And it sounded like... small whimpering.

"Hello...? Who's there...?"

Amaya turned towards a room down the hall, and quietly walked towards it. That must have been the little girl. But the owl hero didn't want to scare her. Once she reached the room, she peeked through the open door. And immediately, the whimpering intensified.

"W-W-W-Who's there...? Please... are you gonna hurt me...? Don't hurt me..."

"It's okay... I'm not gonna hurt you..." Amaya walked into the room, holding out a hand towards the child sitting on the bed, curled up into a ball.

The girl looked up, "You shouldn't be here... Oniichan might punish me again if I have guests in my room."

Oniichan?

Amaya figured that she was talking about Night Ninja, "Well... he's not here right now. So... I wanted to talk to you..." She sat on the bed next to the girl, where she had gotten a better look at her.

She was young, maybe at least five or six years old. She had short black hair, and blue eyes (Almost matching Night Ninja's own), and she even had an outfit similar to Night Ninja's.

"Okay..." The girl said, making eye contact with Amaya, "I'm... I'm Natalie."

"It's nice to meet you, Natalie." Amaya greeted back, "I'm Amaya."

"I know... Oniichan had said a lot about you. He wants to be with you."

Well, I know that... Amaya thought bitterly.

"He wants to make you a princess..." Natalie continued, "I always want to be a princess... and I also want to be just like Oniichan. He's so big and strong... he's tough... and he gets mad easily... if I'm bad... he punishes me."

Yeah, I heard of all that a few nights ago...

"But why does he treat you like this...? Did he kidnap you too?" Amaya asked.

Natalie shook her head, "No... we've been together for our whole lives."

Together for their whole lives?

What did that mean?

Amaya placed a hand on her shoulder, "It must be rough to deal with him every night. I have to fight him every now and then."

Natalie looked up at her in confusion, "You fight him...?"

Oops... looks like the cat's out of the bag... or the Catboy's out of the bag...

"Yeah... you see... two of my friends and I... by day we're regular kids... but when things go wrong, by night, we become the PJ Masks." Amaya explained.

Natalie was amazed, "Wow? You're a superhero! That's so neat! I would love to be a superhero. So I can fight crime. But Oniichan says that being a hero is a waste of time."

Figures he would tell her that... Amaya thought bitterly, "Oh, but it isn't. Being a hero is something that you honor. Something that can make you feel good... when you do a good deed."

"Oh, I see... so, if I do a good deed... will that make my Oniichan happy?"

"I... don't know. It depends on what you do that would make him happy."

The little girl sighed, "Yeah... it's not easy to make him happy. When he's really mad... he hits hard... he hits really hard."

Oh I know the feeling... Amaya looked down at the bruises on her arms and legs. Not only was Night Ninja abusive to her, but also abusive to this little girl as well, who was younger than Amaya. How cruel could he get?

She thought back to the dinner he had presented her with the night before, how nicer he seemed then, and the conclusion that maybe he wasn't so evil after all.

Well, after meeting Natalie, that conclusion seems null and void for now. Night Ninja was still an evil and nasty ninja. Amaya looked back at Natalie, and placed a hand on her hand, "Well... don't worry. We'll find a way to get out of here... and away from Night Ninja."

Natalie gasped, "Oh no... I can't leave. I can't leave my Oniichan. He'll be so sad."

"But all he does is hurt you. You don't want him to hurt you again, do you?"

"No. But I just don't make Oniichan mad. That way, he won't hurt you."

Amaya frowned. He shouldn't be hurting her at all. But it was clear that Natalie was dedicated to staying close to the ninja no matter what. Abusive or not, she wasn't going to move a muscle. And Amaya didn't want to force her to do so either.

"I... guess I understand. But please... stay safe..." She told the little girl."

Natalie nodded, "I will... now, you must get back to your room before Oniichan comes back."

"Right!"

With that, Amaya gave Natalie one last hug, before hopping off the bed and running towards the door... only to be met with Night Ninja standing right there. Amaya skidded to a halt in horror, "Oh uh... hi, Night Ninja. When did you get here?"

"I think a better question would be, why is it that you can't seem to follow simple directions?!" The ninja asked back, grabbing her by the arm, "Before I left, I told you to stay in your room until I get back, but now I see you in that brat's room!"

Amaya glared at her, "Why do you hurt her so much? She's just a little girl who wants your respect."

"Oh, when she learns to behave, she'll earn my respect. She knows she's not suppose to have people in her room." Night Ninja snapped back, "Ninjalinos!" Immediately, four of the minions came about, "Take my princess back to her room and I'll punish her later. Right now, I have to deal with my Oneesan."

Natalie whimpered with fear as Night Ninja came towards her slowly.

As for Amaya, the Ninjalinos picked her up and carried her off. All she could do was look back as Night Ninja closed the door to Natalie's room. She could already hear Natalie's screams and cries of pain and begging. She wished she could save the little one.

But without her bracelet to become Owlette, that would be near impossible.

For now, Amaya could only hope that Connor and Greg would find her and save her. She prayed quietly.

"Please... let my friends find me here... and save me... me and Natalie..."

So it looks like Amaya made a new friend, who has a special connection to Night Ninja in a way. Natalie will appear again, so don't think this is the last we've seen of her. Next chapter we'll jump back to Connor and Greg, but we'll still see Amaya. So with that said, I shall see you guys later, and don't forget to review, please. Thank you.