In this chapter, I have another OC introduced. So enjoy! Sorry, again it took so long.
Cole and Kai placed the man on the yellow couch then looked at him with confused looks. "I wonder why he was here and what happened to him." Jay said. Zane's blue gaze sharpened and he walked to the young man. "Zane? What's the matter?" Zane reached behind the man's neck and yanked a small round device off his skin. The device was black with 5 red dots forming a circle with a diamond in the middle. It had three needles that attached itself to skin.
"It's Drakel's symbol. I think it is a tracking device." Zane's eyes turned violet and he twitched. He froze for five seconds then threw the device on the ground, making it shatter, while his eyes turned back to normal. "It was a message from Drakel himself. He was mocking that we lost an 'important member' of the group and he was looking forward to finishing off his friends. He was talking about me. It was a tracking device, like I said, that's why I threw it onto the floor. He was trying to locate our position."
Leah gasped and took her brother's hand. "Zane? What are you talking about? Are you in danger?"
"Don't worry, Leah, nothing is wrong." Zane glanced at the young man. "I think I know what's wrong with him." He released Leah's hand and grabbed a pair of pliers from the coffee table next to the couch. After turning the man onto his back, Zane gently grasped a sliver of metal embedded in his neck and pulled.
The moment the metal was out, the man shrieked, falling off the couch. He crawled backwards, away from Zane, holding his neck. "OW! WHERE AM I? WHO ARE YOU?"
Zane walked over to Kai. "Hurry! Burn this, it paralyzes you in contact." Kai shot a narrow flame at the metal, which turned to ash. Zane turned to the man who was still backing up. "Uh, mister, there is a wa-" The man collided into a wall. "You are at Sensei Wu's Academy. We are the ninja. You were paralyzed by a tracking device."
"You…you are the n…ninja?" The man's eyes widened. "I'm sorry I brought the device. Drakel said he wouldn't let me go if I didn't. Please forgive me." He looked up at Zane and gasped. "Are you Zane Julien, the nindroid?" When Zane nodded, the young man smiled with excitement. "Do you remember me? You saved my life from the stone army. Name's Dakota Pingle." Zane looked thoughtful for a second.
"Dakota. I do recall catching a teenager when a pothole opened on a street. Was that you?" Dakota nodded, his yellow-green eyes sparkling. There was a sound of footsteps and moments Nya and Sensei Wu rushed into the room. Nya's amber eyes were filled with panic.
"Did Zane die!? Brad told me he did." Nya noticed Zane standing next to Dakota and Leo. "OH THANK GOODNESS!" She launched a hug on Zane.
"My students, I see you have found Day and Night." Sensei said.
"We found Night, but who's Day?" Kai asked what everyone was thinking.
"Maybe it's Dakota." Lloyd said, tugging his golden gi in embarrassment. Sensei nodded in agreement.
"Leo, Dakota, and Zane. Step forward." The trio stepped forward, Zane in the middle, Dakota on the right and Leo on the left. "You have been chosen to defend Ninjago against a new threat. Zane do you promise to protect your new brothers during battle?"
"I promise." Zane said with a confident voice.
"Leo, Dakota. Do you accept to be a ninja to defeat the new threat?"
Dakota and Leo looked at each other. "Yes." They both said at the same time. Sensei stepped back and the three started to glow. Zane was the first to be engulfed in white light. Leo was engulfed in purple light while Dakota was engulfed in yellow light.
Leah whimpered and hid behind Cole. "What's happening to my brother?" Suddenly the lights vanished leaving the new ninja wearing new uniforms.
Yes, I know what some of you are thinking. Metal can't turn to ash when burned. Don't fret, I will explain why it turned to ash in a chapter but I don't know which chapter. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Review, please.