"Where's Kai," Jay said, now worried.
Zane had left about two hours before and Kai was missing. Jay, Cole and Nya were scared, and worried about Kai.
"I don't understand, Zane left, but Kai was beside us the whole time," Cole said.
"But, didn't he go to the washroom after," Nya commented.
Jay and Cole facepalmed.
"Kai snuck out the window and followed Zane," Jay said.
"Well it's too late. They're gone, let's go look in the alley where Zane was going," Nya said.
With that, they left the Bounty, into the darkness of the night. They headed on foot to Chen's Noodle House. When they arrived, the alleyway was empty.
"Ok, it's clear. Look for any clues to where Zane or Kai are," Nya said.
The three searched. Jay found nothing, nor Cole, but Nya found another note.
"Guys, here. This should help," Nya said waving it around.
They read the note.
Dear remaining ninja,
I now have the white ninja.
I was going to get the red one next,
but he walked right into the trap for the white one.
Now I have three of your teammates,
Who's next.
CAME
"Who's next?" Jay said confused.
"I don't get it," Nya said.
"I think they are taking us down one at a time, that means he's not telling us who's next," Cole explained.
"This is going to be harder than we originally thought," Nya said and Jay nodded with agreement.
"I hope they're Ok," Jay mumbled.
"Me too," Cole said.
Then Nya noticed an open manhole. She walked over to it and saw a white tiled hallway.
"I think I may have found their base," she said.
Jay and Cole walked over and looked in awe.
"Great job Nya," Jay said.
They jumped down into the hallway. Jay heard someone crying behind a door.
"Guys, sh," Jay said, pointing a door.
Cole unlocked the door and slowly opened it. He looked around and Nya pointed out a young girl in the corner, crying.
"Are you Ok," Nya asked.
"W..w..who are you," she mumbled.
"I'm Nya, Kai's sister," Nya said.
"Kai's sister. Oh dear. You have to get out now," she said.
"Why, what's going on," Jay asked.
"This is CAME's base. They're capturing all the elemental masters, starting with you ninja," she explained.
"They kidnapped Kai, Lloyd and Zane," Cole cried out.
"Yes and they are in trouble," she said.
"What do you mean," Nya asked.
Before the girl could answer, they heard footsteps in the hallway.
"Oh no, they're coming, hide," she said.
Nya and Jay crammed into a closet and Cole hid in a shaded corner. A man walked in and looked around.
"Who else is in here," he said.
"No one," she said.
"Are you sure, because I heard voices in here," he said.
"Nope. Just me," she said.
"Alright then, I must be hearing things," the man said.
He turned and walked out, locking everyone inside.
Nya and Jay fell out of the closet.
"Thank you," Cole said, stopping, not knowing her name.
"Claire," she said.
"Good to know, thank you Claire," Nya said.
"Only problem, we're locked in," she said.
"What!" the three ninja cried out.
"He locked the door after leaving," Claire said.
"That's just great," Jay moaned.
"We'll be Ok, just try to keep quiet," Claire said.
"Do you mind telling me what they're doing to Kai," Nya asked.
"Lloyd and Zane too," Cole chimed in.
"Sure," Claire said.
They all sat in a circle and she explained everything since she met Lloyd, showing off her powers.
Lloyd struggled as he was pulled into a room. He was pulled into a chair and strapped into it. He struggled but couldn't break free. Zane was in the same position, in the same room, across from Lloyd.
"Lloyd, it's Ok," Zane said.
"No, no it's not Zane. I like my memories thank you," Lloyd said annoyed.
"Lloyd, I'm in the same position as you, we'll be fine," Zane said.
"Yes, you will," the man at the computer said. "After Kale looks at your memories, they will be returned to you and you'll be fine."
"I still don't want you to do this," Lloyd said, refusing to stop fighting.
"When will he calm down," the man asked Zane.
"He's stubborn so I don't know," Zane replied, watching Lloyd thrashing around in the chair.
"Well, who should I start with," the man asked.
"I'll do it," Zane said.
"WHAT, no Zane," Lloyd said, now sitting still.
The man used this time to wrap the headrest on Lloyd's chair. He couldn't move then he wrapped Zane's around his head. Lloyd looked at Zane, terrified.
"No," Lloyd started.
"Lloyd, you'll be fine," Zane said calmly.
Zane closed his eyes and the man activated Zane's chair and Zane didn't open his eyes. He felt empty, like his memory switch had been turned off. He fell into a deep sleep.
"No Zane. No!" Lloyd cried out.
"It's downloading, good. You ready Lloyd," the man asked.
"No, you can't do this," Lloyd begged.
"Don't worry, it won't hurt, you'll only be sleeping," the man said.
He activated Lloyd chair and he panicked. He then grew sleepy as his memories were taken from him. He eventually fell asleep like Zane.
Meanwhile, Kai was starting to stir with his memories returning. He opened his eyes slowly, looking around. He noticed where he was then what had just happened. He slowly was pulled from his chair by Kale and lead back to the room where Claire was. He was pushed in and then they locked the door. He looked around and saw Claire.
"Claire," he said.
"It's Ok, guys, come on out," she said.
Kai stumbled and fell. Nya ran to him and hugged him with joy.
"Kai. You're Ok," she cheered.
"Where's Zane and Lloyd," Cole asked.
"I thought they were here," Kai said.
"They're fine, and so are you. Now you should rest," Claire said.
Nya and Claire helped Kai onto a bed and he slept.
