Summary: What happens when one of our favorite twins wakes up to be trapped. Trapped by a sweet toothed witch that wants nothing but complete obedience from her little pets. Things get worse as more and more is discovered about what is really going on.
Rating: T
James: Hey everyone it's time for another random one-shot. So now in this one is that we may have a small spoilers from our series as we have seven characters. Mel, would you like to introduce them? And why they're with us?
Mel: I don't mind. Here's a list of the new characters and a short discription and explanation.
#1: Iris Rock. Iris is sixteen and is with us now because she and her younger siste Korinna are orphans and have become good friends with every one. Iris' weapon of choice is a dagger given to her by her parents before they died.
#2: Korinna Rock. Korinna is ten and is one of the ninja of the seasons. She is spring and spirt of the spring doe. The reason she is with us is the same as her sister's, but her weapon of choice is two small throwing shields that can protect and attack.
#3: Becc Bond. Becc is sixteen and lives with us along with her younger brother Folan because they too are orphans. Their parents were killed and now they live with us. Becc's weapon of choice is a short bow and arrows which her father gave to her when she was younger because Becc refused to be a proper young lady and this was the only weapon her father thought woud work.
#4: Folan Bond. Folan is eight and is another of the ninja of seasons. He is winter and the spirt of the winter wolf. His reason for living with us is the same as his sister's. His weapon of choice is a pair of tigers claws that have been modified.
#5: Jamie Grey. Jamie is sixteen and is with us now because she, her boyfriend Alex, and adopted brother (by both of them) Logan had no where to go. Her weapon of choice is a set of many different throwing daggers, each one used for a different reason.
#6: Alex Miles. Alex is seventeen and is with us along with Jamie and his adopted Logan for the same reason as Jamie. His weapon of choice is a pair of Kamas. (small scythe-like weapons)
#7: Logan Cooper. Logan is thirteen and was orphaned. He was found by Jamie and Alex and was very shy and scared with out his mother and father. The two older ones brought Logan under their wings and made him their brother. Logan is the third ninja of the seasons representing autumn and spirt of the autumn lion. His weapon of choice is the karambits.
And that's all the characters that will be introduced later in 'Unknown' in more detail. Please enjoy this story!
Chapter 1:
James: *wakes up to find himself in a dark room and couldn't see what was in front of him* Wha? Where am I? Mel?
?: Hahaha! I have taken over! My name is Pamela! It means sweet one! I am the Ninja of Cake with my Silver Fork of Delight! Your twin is gone, never to be seen again! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *moves aside to reveal Melody tied up from chains and gagged*
Mel: Mmmuf! (help!)
Pam: Shut up you! As I have said, your twin is gone!
James: What did you do to her!? Mel, you can fight her!
Pam: She can try, but it will never work. Chains, made of solid iron, a gag, made of unburnable material. Oh and did I mention the chain around her neck holding her back is laced with Lightstone? Just enough to make her too weak to do anything, but not so much that she cannot control her powers. Now stop your fruitless efforts and let me enjoy my zucchini cake
Mel: Mmmuf! Muum, mufm *stares out pleadingly* (Help! Please, James)
James: Give me back my sister! *ignites his hands and sends a stream of fire at the zucchini cake to burn*
Pam: Ah! My cake! You're gonna wish you never did that! *raises fork and suddenly chocolate falls from the sky onto James, hardening instantly* And once you escape my delicious prison, you'll be just like you sister. My pet. Now... To eat that crazy cake Mel was given but too full to eat... *sets piece on plate*
James: I made that cake specially for her! *feels his body heating up and the chocolate was melting* And we will not be your pets! *feels himself break and tackled the evil ninja. He threw a punch at her face and felt himself kicked by her and rolled on the ground*
Pam: Oh but you will. And I like my pets quiet and controlled. *snaps her fingers and chains begin to wrap around James, tighter and tighter* Did I mention that my sliver fork gives me power over pure metals? *tightens chains and grabs the gag, fixing it tightly over his mouth* And last but not least... The Nightstone...
James: Mmmpppphhhh! *struggles to shake away from her but felt the chain around his neck* Mmmmppphhh. (Not good!)
Pam: Hm... Two little pets. What to do, what to do... I know! Train them! *reaches behind her and brings out two thin strips of metal. Snaps one onto James wrist and the other on Mel's* You, girl, stand up.
Mel: Mm. (No)
Pam: What was that!?
Mel: Mm! Mufm mf fm mmuf m fmum! (No! Even if I could, I wouldn't!)
Pam: Wrong answer! *presses the top button on the remote in her hand*
Mel: *closes her eyes, waiting for the shock. Doesn't feel it and opens up her eyes. Lets out a muffled scream, watching her twin collapsed, withering on the floor*
Pam: You thought you'd get punished? Oh no, I thought this would be a much more effective training method.
Mel: Mmphh! (James!)
Pam: That's right. If you listen to me, he won't get hurt. But disobey me, he gets shocked. And vise versa.
Mel: Mpph mu! Mufmph mmpuhff mpf! (Stop it! You're hurting him!)
Pam: Oh I know. But I'm warning you though. Understand?
Mel: *slowly nods and felt exhausted to the Lightstone around her neck*
Pam: Good.
Mel: *looks worriedly at her brother, twitching slightly*
Pam: Now. I'm going to loosen your chains, since you seemed to have learned the first lesson. *loosens the chains and takes the Lightstone off of her* Now, get up.
Mel: *quickly gets up, not wanting her brother hurt anymore*
James: muumf, mu muph. (Don't, I'm fine)
Mel: *shakes head* mum muph mumf. (no you're not.)
Pam: Now, my little pet, go to the kitchen and get out that orange yummy cake for me. I've got another puppy to train.
Mel: *nods while walking away. Looking at her brother* I'm sorry.
James: *groans as he understood*
Pam: Now what can I do for you? You're a fighter, so you'll be difficult. A lot harder. So get up.
James. *glares at her and refuses*
Pam: Ah ah I wouldn't do that if I were you. You don't want your sister to be...shocking later. *holds the remote up to threat him*
James: *gasps and slowly gets up, but the Nightstone made him weak and collapsed*
Pam: This is gonna be a long day.
James: Well if you'd take this Nightstone off of me...
Pam: Well I guess I'll have to take that Nightstone off... But if you try anything funny, I will NOT hesitate to shock you sister!
James: *nods in understanding and feels the chain lifted from his neck*
Pam: Now, get up. At least to the best of your ability.
James: *glares at her, but does as he's told, sitting up on his knees*
Pam: Good boy. Now, I'm going to loosen the chains and you're going to stand and listen to me, okay? *loosens the chains*
James: *stands up*
Pam: Good. Now, go out to my yard. You're going to gather ingredients for my cakes. Veggies and things from the garden, wheat from the field, eggs and milk too.
James: What!? She's insane!
Pam: Don't look at me like that! I will not hesitate to shock her!
James: *nods quickly*
Pam: Good. Now go my pet, out the door.
James: *growls internally and walks out, blinking in the light*
?: James!? Oh no! She got you too!?
James: *whips left to see who's speaking*
Cole: If she's got you now... How are we ever getting out of this...
?: Is that James?
James: *turns around to see Jay in the wheat field* What in the world?
?: This is not good.
James: *turns to see Kai and Zane walking up with Lucas behind them* Not them too.
Cole: What happened? *reaches to remove the gag, but Jay slapped it away*
Jay: Don't do it. Or else she'll get mad. Remember what happened to Lloyd and the boys? They still have theirs on because of that.
Cole: Right, but what are we gonna do now? We thought that the twins could save us, but now we're screwed.
Lucas: Why are we even doing this? We're ninjas and we can fight back against her.
Zane: But Brother, she has the counter stones of our elemental powers. If we fight back, she'll use them against us no matter what. We don't stand a fighting chance.
Kai: But this is stupid. I'm a ninja. Not a slave to this creep. Why does she even need us?
Cole: Who knows. I'm sure they'll some way out.
*with Mel*
Mel: *walks into the kitchen*
?: Melody! Oh no! She got you too?
Mel: *turns and sees Dawn, standing over a stove*
Dawn: If she has you.. What are we gonna do?
?: Oh Mel...
Mel: *sees Iris with a spoon in hand*
Jamie: What are we going to do!?
Mel: *sees Nya carrying a bag of flour with Becc and Korinna's help* Them too!?
Jamie: *reaches for Mel's gag, but Dawn slaps her away*
Dawn: Remember the boys? Bad idea.
Korinna: What are we going to do!? You were supposed to save us, miss Mel!
Becc: Why do we work in her kitchen all day! We're fighters, not cooks!
Iris: She has the counter of the guy's elements and Dawn and Korinna's too! We can't just watch them in pain!
Nya: Well I'm a samurai, not a slave. Why does she even need us!?
Dawn: I don't know, but we'll find someway out...
?: Oh little pet! Where's my orange yummy cake with milk!
Iris: You better get that for her Mel, before she gets mad.
Mel: *nods*
Nya: It's in the orange-colored tin.
Mel: *nods and takes out a bowl, starting to get Pam's cake*
*with James*
Jay: So what are we gonna do though? This crazy lady has us as hostages and we need to fight back.
Zane: But Jay, Pamela has our counter stones and Dawn's and Korinna's. We're useless if she uses them.
Lucas: But we're ninjas, not cake making slaves.
James: How did they even get here? And where are the boys at least? *looks around and found a stick and picked it up. He walks over to a dirt road and began writing* Where are the boys?
Kai: They're over in the coop getting eggs. *points at a coop*
James: *looks over to see the boys walking out with a basket of eggs and saw that they still had their gags on like his and continued to write* Why are they gagged like me and not you?
Zane: If you remove the gags of the new prisoner, they'll be punished. Or if you remove them yourself. The boys removed theirs and got punished. They can't remove theirs unless Pamela does it for them.
James: *writing* Poor guys.
Cole: I know right.
*with Mel in the kitchen*
Mel: *takes slice of cake out of microwave and pours the milk on top. Grabs a spoon and walks out to Pam*
Pam: Ah, my cake. Thank you pet. *takes it from her and takes a bite* Yum! Did you warm this for me?
Mel: *nods slowly, unsure of what she's getting to*
Pam: Well it's great that way. Why?
Mel: *looks at her quizzically and gestures to her gag*
Pam: Oh, I'm sorry. We might as well learn the next lesson so you can have that taken off.
Mel: *nods slowly*
Pam: Now, you will only address me as miss Pam, milady, ma'am, or if I specifically tell you, Pamela.
Mel: *nods*
Pam: You can talk to the others, but only when I am not present.
Mel: *nods again*
Pam: You will only speak to me if asked a direct question or want to know if I want something.
Mel: *nods once more*
Pam: And lastly, no screaming for help.
Mel: *nods one last time*
Pam: Good my little pet. *undoes the knot on Melody's gag* Now, why did you heat it?
Mel: I-it's the way my dad has always liked it.
Pam: Interesting... Thank you, little pet, you may return to the kitchens now.
Mel: *nods and turns around, heading back to the kitchen*
*With James*
James: *writing* This is stupid. We're ninjas. Not these slaves. *reaches for the knot on his gag but Jay slapped it away*
Jay: Haven't you seen the boys? If you remove your gag, you'll like have it cursed on you so that only Pam can remove it.
James: *writing* But this is inhumane. Why is she keeping us as slaves and treating the boys like this. I can see Falon crying right now. *walks over to them*
Falon: *sees James and gently placed the basket down to run over and hugged him tightly*
James: *hugs him as he wrote* Hey it's alright. What happened?
Falon: *takes the stick to write* We were kidnapped and told to make cakes for her. I can't remove my gag and want to see Beccy.
James: *takes the stick back and writes* It's alright. You'll see Becc. *feels something grabbing him and saw that Logan and Lloyd were hugging him too and writes* Hey guys.
Lloyd: *takes the stick to write* James, not you too.
Logan: *finds another stick* What are we gonna do?
James: *writes* I have no idea. But we'll find a way to escape.
Falon: *writing* But she has something that make my powers weak and I can't transform into my wolf form. What can we do about that?
James: *sighs and writes* I don't know. I don't know.
?: You boys better be working on the ingredients for my cakes. If not, you'll be punished.
Boys: *walk away from James to pick up their baskets and headed for the kitchen*
Cole: Come on James. We got work to do.
James: *sighs and follows them around*
*with Melody*
Mel: *walks back into the kitchen*
Dawn: Mel! She removed your gag!
Mel: Yes she did. So what do we do now?
Nya: Help us with this cake. We're making one called 'Better Than Anything Cake'.
Mel: Alright, what do we need?
Iris: Four eggs, Melody.
Mel: *walks over to the fridge and looks inside* There isn't any.
Becc: *checks the clock* Oh yea, one of the guys is scheduled to bring more in any moment now.
Mel: Okay. So who's all here?
Jamie: All of us, since you and James showed up.
Mel: I hope the b- *turns head to the door as she heard a sound. Sees Lloyd, Logan, and Folan struggling to get a basket of eggs through the door* Boys! Let me help! *lifts the basket and sets it on the counter*
Folan: *sees Mel and bursts into tears*
Mel: Oh Wolfie... Becc, what happened? This isn't the Folan I remember. And why do they all have their gags still on!
Becc: I don't know what Folan has been shown. *picks her brother up and cradles him* As for the gags, new slaves can't remove their own gags, only Pam. If they do, they get punished and the gag is put back on with a spell so it can only be removed by her.
Mel: Oh boys... Hey, it'll be okay.
Jamie: Come here, Logs. *opens her arms*
Logan: *runs into them and leans on her shoulder, crying*
Mel: Lloyd? Are you gonna be okay, Pipsqueak?
Lloyd: *nods, but quickly changes it to a no, and runs for Melody*
Mel: Hey now. Shh... You're going to be okay. *rubs his back gently, feeling the sobs rack his body*
?: What is going on in there!? *Pam walks in and glares at them*
Mel: We're sorry, milady. The boys were scared by something and we're just trying to calm them down.
Pam: Crying? There's no time for that! Get back out there and get to work or I'll take you to The Room again!
Folan: *lets out a terrified squeak and nods quickly*
Logan: *starts shaking harder, but nods*
Lloyd: *shudders, but pulls away from Melody*
Pam: GO!
Boys: *turn around, looking terrified and run out the door*
Pam: Now that that's done, keep making my cake! *walks out*
Mel: *shakes with anger* Does she even have a shred of humanity! I mean look at the boys! Those are not the rambunctious little mischief makers they're supposed to be!
Dawn: We know. And we've tried to find a way to help them. Let's talk ideas while we work.
Girls: *nod and continue making the cake*
*with James*
James: *follows the guys around the farm and tapped Zane's shoulders and wrote on the dirt ground* When does my gag come off?
Zane: Once she learns to trust you and then it'll be removed so you can speak.
James: *writes* But what about the boys? They all looked scared.
Jay: That's because when they had their gags cursed, Pam took them to 'The Room'
James: The Room? What is that?
Lucas: We don't know, but the boys were scared after it.
James: So now what?
Kai: Basically be her slaves and hopefully come up with an escape plan.
Guys: *nod and continue to work in different areas*
James: This gets worse and worse than I thought.
All: *continue walking to reach a barn and saw someone milking a cow*
?: What is it now, guys? *looks up to gasp* James?
James: Alex?
Alex: So does that mean? *guys nod before he could finish* And you seen the boys? *still sees them nod* Great. We're screwed.
Zane: Don't be like that, Alex. We all may have been captured, but there could be a chance on escape.
Alex: How? That crazy lady has all of us captured now and you all and my brother can't fight back with those stones. Logan can't turn into his lion form and Falon can't with his wolf. I'm even worried for him now since he's scared and can't speak with that cursed gag. Jamie and I are worried for him and the others.
Cole: We all are. Lucas is scared for Lloyd and Becc and I are scared for Falon. But we're trying to think of a way for the boys to talk to us so they're not scared.
Alex: I hope one of you have an idea at least to coax them to talk. I don't have an idea right now.
All but James: *began thinking up of ideas to coax the boys to talk to them later*
*In the kitchen*
Dawn: Iris, I need you to go out and get the milk from the boys.
Iris: I can do that.
Nya: Oh and tell them to make some more flour! We're running low.
Iris: Alright. *walks out*
Mel: Make flour? How-
Dawn: We'll tell you later.
*with Iris*
Iris: *walks back into the barn* Guys? Are you in here?
Lucas: Yes Iris, do you need something?
Iris: Yea, we need some fresh milk for this recipe.
Alex: *stands up, stretches, and picks up the bucket* Well I just finished. Here you go.
Iris: Thanks. *takes the bucket* Oh and we're almost out of flour. We need you to make some more.
Guys except James: *groan*
Iris: I'm sorry.
Zane: It is not your fault, Iris. Go back to the kitchen before you get in trouble. We'll bring the flour when it's done.
Iris: *nods and walks away*
Cole: Alright, which team's turn is it to run the grinder?
James: Grinder? You don't mean!?
Kai: *sees James face* Yep. Exactly what your thinking. Get ready to walk in circles.
*a few minutes later*
Cole: Put your backs into it, ladies. *calls from above*
Jay: *pushes below with James, Kai, and Alex* Oh shut up, Cole!
Cole: *chuckles and adds the wheat plants to the stone grinder before it crushed his hand* So any ideas, Lucas? Have you seen any hidden areas we can use to escape?
Lucas: Somewhat. *places a makeshift map he made on the table in the barn* Over here is the barn *points at the large square box* And right here is the wheat field and stone wall. *points to the border* So while I was weeding the field, I happen to noticed a loose stone that can be removed and we can crawl through, but we would need to do it stealthily so she doesn't hear us.
Zane: Base on my calculations, it sounds effective. We might have a forty percent chance though.
Cole: We'll take those chances. We would have to do it at night because that's when she removes the gags off the boys and we can all escape. You guys hearing this?
Jay: A little.
Kai: We're not getting much down here.
Lucas: We'll let you know after this. *places more wheat on the grinder and scooped up the fine crushed flour and placed it in the bag* A couple hours and we'll be good.
Guys pushing: *groan and continue pushing*
*In the kitchen, a while later*
Dawn: *pulls the cake pan out of the oven* There. It's done. Becc, is that sweetened condensed milk ready?
Becc: *gives a pot on the stove a stir* Yea, it's ready. Korinna, did you find the nuts, sweetie?
Korinna: Uh huh. But I'm too short!
Mel: Let me, little doe. *reaches up to where Korinna had been pointing.*
Nya: Here's the honey. *hands it to Jamie*
Dawn: *punches holes in the cake with the end of a wooden spoon. Lowers her voice slight* So ladies, any plans on how to get out of here?
Nya: I've been thinking... Why do Pam's eyes always flash colors when she picks up that fork?
Jamie: You noticed that too? It's like... She gets a little nicer, but the second she has it in her hand... She's a cruel witch!
Mel: *begins pouring the milk into the holes in the cake* I wonder if there would ever be a chance we could get our hands on that fork...
Becc: I've tried. She sleeps with the darned thing!
Korinna: Well why not just take it from her?
Iris: Bad idea, Rinna. Remember how the boys were when they were brought back to us from The Room? I want to know what they saw, but we don't want anyone else to have to experience it.
Dawn: Maybe we can get the boys to talk tonight...
Jamie: They haven't any other night, how will this be any different? *spreads honey on the cake*
Nya: Melody and James are here, that's what. Now lets get this cake to 'miss Pam'.
Iris: Don't forget the nuts! *sprinkles the nuts over top*
Becc: Whatever. I'll take it to her. *grabs the cake, a fork, a plate, and a serving spatula*
*Back outside*
James: *sighs as he was getting tired of the gag and wanted his and the boys off*
Alex: Yea we can see that you want it off, so do the boys. But you can't remove it alone and be punished like them.
James: *gestures to the gag and points up there to where he saw Logan walking by and shrugged his shoulders*
Jay: Oh I like charades.
Kai: But you suck at them like at the Underworld.
Jay: Only because I didn't have my voice. I was glad to shout out Tornado of Creation to save us on time.
Alex: So what is he saying?
Jay: James was asking on how the boys got theirs cursed. Basically they refused to follow her and remove their gags to pout. The witch got mad and curse theirs and took them to The Room. We don't know what it does, but they looked terrified after it. *shouting* How much more you guys?!
Lucas: Last one. You're finished.
Alex, Kai, Jay and James: *stop pushing and sigh in relief and head upstairs*
Jay: You know it's your turn next time if we don't escape soon, right?
Cole: Yea we know. Let's just get this back to the girls. *lifts the large sack of flour and headed for the kitchen*
Kai: What's next on the list?
Zane: The boys took care of the eggs and are feeding the animals now. Next half of us have to tend the garden and the other half in the wheat field.
Jay: Oh I was just there.
Kai: Quit your whining, Jay. We all hate doing this, including the boys, but it has to be done. I don't mind the chores on the Bounty, but this stupid.
Lucas: We're ninjas, not slaves. We should fight back.
Alex: Unless you want to end up like the boys. I say we continue to act this up and when the time is right, we make our escape.
Zane: I agree with Alex here. If we continue this charade, she'll gain our trust and we can make a plan on escaping without encountering our weaknesses. But who knows how long it'll be.
*Later, when the last shades of gold have faded in the sky*
Pam: Come inside my pets! The day is done!
Guys and Boys: *walk in from outside, covered in dirt and grime*
Girls: *walk in from the kitchens*
Pam: Good job little pets. Now, it's time for you to get some rest. Boys, come here now.
Boys: *step forward and feel Pam quickly remove their gags*
Pam: And my newest little puppy... *repeats what she told Mel earlier about the gag, than removes James* Good. Now before I send you to bed, here are your to-do lists for tomorrow. *hands one to Cole and the other to Dawn* Now off you scoot to your room. Your mama needs some rest little pets.
All: *glare at the back of her head as she leaves the room*
Dawn: Come on, guys. Mel was kind enough to throw together some tack bread so that we won't have to go with out food like last night. Let's go to our room.
All: *follow Dawn through the kitchen, where they all grab a piece of the hard, yeastless bread and continue out the kitchen and down the hall to a small door. All walk inside to see a medium sized room, with some ratty blankets and four poorly stuffed pillows*
James: This is our room?
Jamie: Let's be grateful we don't have to sleep outside, James.
Lloyd: Melody! Thank you for trying to stand up for me earlier.
Mel: *smiles faintly* It's the least I could do, Pipsqueak. Give me a hug, she can't stop us here.
Lloyd: *practically knocks Melody over jumping into her arms, shuddering with sobs*
Mel: *rubs his back slowly* Hey baby, I know, I know. Shh, shh. Dry your eyes, it'll be okay.
Lloyd: *sniffles and snuggles deeper into Melody*
Mel: There we go. Now, sweetie, what happened? You're not the Lloyd I know and remember.
Lloyd: *shakes his head*
Alex: Logan, please, if you tell us, we can help you.
Logan: *looks away*
Becc: Folan, come on, wolf pup. I don't want you hurt any more than you already are.
Folan: *trembles and mumbles, almost to himself* It's just t-to scary.
Mel: What's too scary?
Lloyd: T-*shakes uncontrollably* The R-room...
Lucas: What happened? *pulls his cousin into his arms* You can tell us. We'll help you.
Lloyd: *snuggled into his cousin's shoulder held him tightly*
Cole: *walks over to Falon* What happened, wolf pup? Did you she put the Summerstone on you?
Falon: *shakes his head*
Becc: Was it snakes?
Falon: *nods head slightly and still trembled*
Cole: Did she throw snakes on you or something?
Falon: *starts to cry and wheeze a little*
Becc: Oh dear. *pulls out his inhaler and shook it* Here Wolfie. *hands it to him* So what did she do?
Falon: *takes a deep breath after inhaling the mist and exhaled and repeated again* She-she... Scared me.
Jamie: Logan?
Logan: The Room was scaring. She made us see our fears and... And... *shutters and pulled Alex and Jamie closer to cry*
Lucas: Lloyd? We're here and not in there. What else happened?
Lloyd: You were gone and dead in there. And I couldn't hear your flute. You always played it when I had nightmares and you weren't there to play it. My nightmares were there and couldn't go away.
Zane: Based on their answers, The Room must have some contraption that makes the boy's nightmares and fears come true. Like they were in the dream itself.
James: Poor boys.
Mel: *pulls Lloyd back to her and softly stroked his hair and back* It's alright, Pipsqueak. I'm here now to comfort you.
Lloyd: Th-thank you M-Mel. *has a raspy breath as he cried*
To Be Continued...
James: Not all of our stories can be action or funny or adventurous. Sometimes we need some that are sad, tragedy. And that's what we've done.
Mel: Yep. A bit of a downer, but this is the randomness we came up with. Hope you all enjoyed it and come back next time! :) oh and thanks to KaitouKiwi for being our only reviewer! You rock sis!