Chapter 11 here!
"So, how's Lachlan going to meet us at the academy?" Jay asked, clinging to Lloyd's golden dragon when it jerked sideways. "Try to kill me would ya!"
"That's what I was going for!" Lloyd said from his saddle in the front. Glacier pulled up next to him with Ash, Leah, Dr. Julien, and Zane riding on his back. Zane was resting in his father's lap, occasionally sliding a few inches off the dragon's back.
"Lachlan is an Arctiod, a race of space wolves that can travel through the space and time continuum. He has the ability to freeze time and appear out of thin air. He can travel from here to Pluto in a few seconds if he wanted." Ash's necklace bounced on his chest. Anna Belinda, whose back was occupied with Dakota, Cole, and Kai, flew next to Glacier. "Where's Leo and Knucker?"
"WOO HOO! THIS IS AWESOME!" Knucker zoomed by upside down, his tongue hanging out. Leo was waving his hands in the air and laughing in joy. Glacier shook his head and Anna Belinda snorted, rolling her blue eyes.
"I think we found them." Dr. Julien muttered, cradling Zane's head. "How long until we get to the academy?"
"Now." Lloyd pulled his dragon to a stop, hovering above the ground next to the tall building. "Land your dragons next to the woods. Be careful, there may be students going for a night walk." The three new dragons flapped their wings and landed. "Okay Jay. We're going to jump."
"Hehehe… ARE YOU CRAZY?!" Lloyd tilted his head and made a sign with his fingers: His thumb on the bottom and his index finger an inch above it. "A little bit. That makes me feel a lot better." Jay grumbled and swung his legs to one side. "Can't you lower him a few more feet?" Lloyd rolled his eyes and put his hands near Jay's back. "I mean, it's a little hi- AGH!" Jay crashed to the ground when Lloyd pushed him off.
"There that wasn't so bad." Lloyd landed on his feet after a bright flash and grinned. Jay lifted his head and spit out a dirt clog.
"Naw man, it felt good. Feeling the wind in my hair, hitting my face on the soft grass, the feeling of my bones breaking, the thought that I may have internal bleeding." Jay kicked Lloyd in the shin. "Never do that again!"
"You were graceful when you fell." Leo yelled. Jay grumbled, got to his feet, and stormed off into the building. Moments later, Sensei Wu appeared in the doorway.
"My students, I heard what happened at the ban- Oh my, what's wrong with Zane?" Dr. Julien and Kai each had one of Zane's arms over their shoulders, blood still coming out of his nose and dripping on the ground. Ash was being helped by his dragon, occasionally falling only to be caught by Glacier's paw.
"Cole punched him in the face." Leah said and ran after Jay with a giggle. Sensei bonked Cole on the head with his bamboo stick.
"Why did you attack your teammate?"
"Ow, h-hey. He attacked Ash first and Leah." Cole rubbed his head.
"Haha, payback!" Jay's voice said in the distance. Cole ran inside the building, holding a rock. Dakota shook his head and followed Cole, saying he was going to keep him under control.
"Who's this Ash?" Sensei asked Lloyd.
"I- I'm Ash." Ash stumbled and leaned more on his dragon.
"Ash needs medical help." Lloyd said.
"Okay. I'll have Nya seen to him, since Zane is… uh, injured. Meanwhile, why don't you inform me what lead up to this." Ash raised an eyebrow at Lloyd.
"Zane is, like, the doctor here. He treats everyone's wounds and stuff, luckily he taught us some stuff in case something like this happened." Lloyd whispered.
Sensei sat shocked, his eyes resting on Zane, who had his hands shackled to the wall for safety measures. "So, Zane is being controlled by Drakel?" His ninja nodded, Leah upstairs sleeping. Leo, Jay, and Dakota were in the kitchen. Nya was wrapping Ash's bare chest next to the chair.
"So, Zane did this to you?" Nya tied off the wrap, making Ash wince. "Sorry."
Kai glanced at Zane. "I am still wondering, how is Zane bleeding? He is a robot."
"When I made Zane, I made him so that he was as close to a human as possible. He can get injured, but not sick, he can bleed and feel. That's why he never found out he was a robot, because I made him so realistic."
" 'Sup bros?" Jay walked in, holding a Pepsi in one hand and chips in the other. Nya threw a roll of gauze at Jay's face. "Sorry, I mean 'sup peeps. Why is it people throw things at me?"
"Your face is like a target." Cole said, getting whacked in the head again by Sensei's bamboo stick. Jay plopped next to Zane and waved his hands in front of his face.
"You really got him good." Leo said, he and Dakota leaning against the doorframe.
"Yeah, he hasn't mov- HOLY SHIT!" Zane growled at Jay and tried to shake the shackles off his wrists. Jay backed away fast, spilling his Pepsi and chips all over the place. "Well, at least he's not trying to kill us." He laughed nervously.
"What in th- what's wrong with his eyes?" Zane pulled the chains in an effort to break them, but failed. He turned his violet eyes on Sensei.
"What are you looking at old man?!" He snarled. Sensei's eyes widened.
"He's never talked like that to me before."
"That's not the real Zane." Ash reminded him. Kai glanced at Zane and immediately regret it.
"STOP LOOKING AT ME YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF CRAP! TAKE A FREAKING PICTURE IT LASTS LONGER!"
"Oh my. I never heard my children say such things."
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I AM NOT YOUR CHILD AND YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!" Dr. Julien's eyes got teary and he bolted out of the room. Zane's eyes flickered to blue and he looked at the offended faces. "Why is everyon- Why is my hands shackled? Why does my nose hurt?"
"Oh, you know. You told Kai he's worthless, told your father you're not his child, called Sensei an old man, tried killing Ash, attacked Leah. Just the usual." Jay said with a wave of his hand.
"I DID WHAT?!" Zane started panicking. "W-WHY DID I DO THAT?!"
"It wasn't you, it was Drakel." Ash said, reaching for his shirt on the coffee table. Zane's gaze rest on Ash's side.
"D-Did I do that?" Ash looked away.
"It's nothing to worry about."
"I did do it."
"Zane, it's nothing." Ash repeated. Zane screamed and clutched his neck, like he did at the hospital. "Oh no! IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!"
"What's happening?" Nya looked at Ash then to Zane.
"Drakel is trying to command him." Zane gasped and fell against the wall.
"D-Don't… C-come… cl-closer." Zane said. "D-Don't… want t-to… h-hurt you." Zane grunted, his head down, he hugged his shoulders, and started trembling.
"Zane, hold tight. Lachlan's coming." Zane started to laugh and looked up at Ash with his violet eyes.
"Ooh hoo hoo, a big bad wolf is coming. Better grab my umbrella! DON'T WANT TO BE SLOBBERED ON!" Zane said. "WHAT HAS HE BEEN DOING? BLOWING THE THREE PIGS' HOUSES DOWN?" Zane grunted and moved his shackles around. "Oooh this is steel isn't it? Very good metal, good good good." He laughed again.
"He's going COO COO." Leo whispered to Dakota, receiving a smack by Cole. "OW! Man you're freaking strong!" Cole opened his mouth to respond but he was interrupted by music.
I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin. I must confess that I feel like a monster. I hate what I've become. The nightmare's just begun. I must confess I feel like a monster. I feel it deep within, it's just beneath the skin I must confess that I feel like a monster. I, I feel like a monster. I, I feel like a monster. It's hiding in the dark, its teeth are razor sharp. There's no escape from me, it wants my soul it want my heart. No one can hear me scream. Maybe it's just a dream. Or maybe it's inside of me Stop this monster!
Everyone, including Zane, looked at Jay with an irritated groan. "Sorry, sorry. That's just my ringtone. That's my favorite song." Jay pulled out, ironically, a blue phone and flipped in open. "Look, I am busy right now… Hm, tempting, I love bacon. But I'm still busy… Yes I'm sure! Bye." He shut the phone and tossed it in the air where it turned into a bolt of lightning then disappeared.
Zane chuckled. "That's a good trick." His eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell back on the wall.
"Well THAT happened." Leo and Jay said at the same time.
As usual, Jay is always the joking kind. Leo is just like Jay, so there will be some trouble from them. I made Leo like Jay because the name 'Leo' sounds like a person who is always joking and is always happy. Jay's ringtone was Monster by Skillet, it fit at the time… DON'T JUDGE! I REALLY, REALLY want to know everyone's favorite character out of the original ninja and my OCs, so I would like you to comment your answers for two groups: Ninja group: Jay, Cole, Zane, Kai, Lloyd, Sensei Wu, and Nya. OCs group: Lachlan, Dakota, Leo, Ash, Leah, ANNDD, drum roll please. *drums start beating in background* Oh…um… okay? I don't even own a drum. And Drakel Flim. Comment those answers and let's see which character in each group wins. MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR! *runs to find the drum*
Leo and Dakota: Have an awesome Day or Night!
Leo: *grins* They like nighttime better
Ash: Actually, some people are scared of the dark
Leo: …touché
Dakota: Ha ha! People like daytime better.
Lachlan: Hey, some like wolves better.
Dakota, Leo, and Ash: …
Leo: Weell that settles THAT argument.
Dakota and Ash: Agreed!