Chapter 22; Poor Unfortunate Souls
Emma's POV
I wake up to the sound of Anne's panicked voice and I turn over on my side on my comfy bed to see why I have been awoken from my slumbers.
"YOU GUYS! WE OVER SLEPT! SENSEI IS GOING TO KILL US!" Anne yells I look over to my clock and see that she is correct. We hear a knock on the door. Nya is in the bathroom and Cece is still in bed.
"Come in." I say and Cole, Jay, and Kai open the door.
"What are you guys doing? Training started a couple hours ago!" Cole says and Anne and I start to feel panicked.
"So what, all we did was miss out on more torture… I heard we were supposed to run a mile or two this morning…" Cece says.
"A mile or two…?" Laura says panicked… "I can barely run a mile!"
"Well Sensei was pretty mad… he has some of the worse punishments…" Kai says.
"I heard from Zane he made him eat Cole's chili as a punishment once…" Jay adds
"COLE'S CHILI?" terrified; Anne, Cece, Laura, and I yell at once. [Insert dramatic music here] (Nya is in the shower.) Kai, Jay, and Cole then burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Laura asks.
"You should have seen your faces!" Kai says between laughs. When both Kai and Cole calm down,-Jay couldn't stop laughing-they both decide to explain to the poor unfortunate souls why they were laughing.
"Sensei gave us the day off!" Cole manages to get out before bursting into laughter once more.
"So you were messing with us the whole time?" Cece asks dangerously vexed. Kai, Jay, and Cole see her angry visage and sober up in fear and they nod their heads.
"RELEASE THE HOUNDS!" I say as Cece storms after them followed by Anne. I close the door and Nya walks in the room dressed in her uniform.
"What happened?" she asks. I get up from my bed and put my hand on her shoulder.
"I am sorry for your loss…" I say as Nya looks at me confused.
Zane's POV
I climb back on deck finished with my meditation underwater and I hear screaming. I look over the rails as I see Kai, Jay, and Cole running and being chased by Anne and Cece. It seems like the girls have woken up. I watch petrified unable to help them.
"HELP US ZANE!" I hear Cole yell. Ouch, that has to hurt.
"TELL NYA I LOVE HER!" I hear Jay yell. What is Anne doing with rope…?
"You're not going to kill them are you?" I ask Cece and Anne. They both turn to me.
"Don't worry Zane! We got this!" Cece says which doesn't answer my question… I shrug my shoulders. What are you going to do? I climb the rails and walk to the door where my ill-fated brothers came running out of. I walk into the dining room to see that Emma is cooking breakfast. The guys and I had breakfast already when Sensei woke us up to tell us about our day off however Emma and the rest of the Cosmic Legion have not eaten breakfast. I peak inside the kitchen and Emma looks over at me.
"Hello Zane." Emma says.
"Greetings Emma, what are you making?" I say and walk over. Emma scratches her head.
"Not sure… I tried making pancakes but… I burnt them." She says and shows me the burnt pancakes.
"Do you need help?" I ask and Emma nods her head. I pour the pancake batter onto the skillet and wait. When the pancakes are ready I flip the pancakes over.
"Look at me… I don't even know how to cook pancakes!" Emma says with a sigh.
"It's ok, you know now right?" I say and she nods her head. When we finish the pancakes Emma puts it on the table and sits down. I also see Nya and Laura. But where are Cece and Anne? The door opens and Cece and Anne walk in the room.
"Where have you two been?" Nya asks and Cece and Anne look at each other.
"…outside." Anne answers. Cece walks up to Nya.
"I am sorry for your loss…" Cece says and then both Cece and Anne burst out laughing.
"What did you do to Kai and Jay…?" Nya asks.
"Well… see for yourself." Anne says and our three victims walk in the door, scarred for life and shivering in horror.
"Wait… how did you guys get out of the rope?" Cece asks and Cole, Kai and Jay are unable to speak.
"Was scarring them for life necessary?" Emma asks in a ridiculously calm tone.
"Yup!" says Cece popping the P. Emma shrugs her shoulders and eats some pancakes unaffected. Nya walks over to Jay who is still shivering. She tries to calm him down and I look over to Emma. She is eating her pancakes calmly but she seems hungry.
"So what did my brothers do to disserve… said punishment." I ask Emma and she explains. I cannot help but laugh and pity those poor unfortunate souls. I then stop and think for a moment. "So Emma… Since we have a day off, would today be an appropriate time for that date of ours?" I ask Emma and she nods her head.
"Why not?" answers Emma and I smile. The only thing now is… what do people do on these… dates?
Jay POV
Given today is our day off, I thought a little inventing would get my mind off of Anne and Cece. I shiver just thinking about it. Both Nya and I are deep in our work when we hear someone knock on the door.
"Come in!" Nya says looking up from her work. Zane walks into the room.
"What brings you here Zane?" I ask.
"Well given that today is our day off… Emma and I plan on going on a date however… I am unsure what a date is exactly." Zane says which surprises me. Why would he ask Emma to go out on a date if he didn't know what a date was?
"Oh, ok… um…" I start but Nya continues.
"Just go out somewhere with Emma you would think you would both enjoy, maybe get her some flowers, and wear something nice I suppose." Nya sums up and Zane takes in every word. He then says thanks for the information and then leaves. I look over to Nya who has some oil on her face as we make a few alterations to her samurai suit and fix up a few things.
"I think the suit should be a little less clunky don't you think?" Nya asks me.
"Well if we need a hasty escape if the suit is lighter and we had stronger jets more people could fit if needed." I respond and Nya smiles and nods… sigh… she has the most beautiful smile I have ever seen… knock it off Jay you have to focus…. Focus… whoa! Was that a squirrel out the window? Never mind….
Emma's POV
I look for something to wear however I am not sure. I decided to ask Cece for help.
"How about this?" she asks and I shake my head no. "You know what Emma; you would look adorable in a really frilly dress. Like a ball gown or something like that! But you probably don't want something like that. Right now… hmm…" Cece thinks. "I think I brought some clothes with me on the bounty want to look through those?"
"Sure" I say and we walk over to the brig. "What are we doing in the brig?" I ask.
"This was the only place I could fit them…." Cece says. I look over the multitudes of clothing. I am not sure what Zane and I will be doing however I would be surprised if Zane picked a messy or extremely informal event. I wish to wear something nice and sophisticated. I browse through the many outfits but still no luck. I come across a dress that is a sky blue. I look over the dress and notice the white lace on the bottom and short sleeves. It has a regal style and is very fancy however it still is simple and practical.
"Cute!" Cece says "wish to try that on?" she asks.
"Yeah, I like it." I say before trying it on. I come out and show Cece the dress. I twirl around.
"Do you know what this needs? It needs a hat and a scarf!" Cece dashes over to the hats and scarves and comes back with the accessories. She brings back a small sunhat, a wide belt and a soft white scarf. I put them on and Cece stands in aw for a few moments.
"You look so adorable!" she says. I smile and look at myself in the mirror. Cece decides to curl my hair slightly to attempt to contain it. I put on the small hat and play around with the scarf when she finishes. I then daydream and wonder what we are going to do. I hope Zane likes the outfit. I feel the smooth fabric between my fingers.
"You think Zane will like it?" I ask.
"Of course he will! You look absolutely adorable!" Cece responds. "What time where you going to leave?" she adds.
"We are going out to lunch." I say and look at the clock. It is almost eleven thirty.
"I am going to get the girls and bring them in here and show them your outfit!" Cece says then runs out the door. I stay here playing around with my scarf and adjust my hat.
Cece's POV
I dash out the door and remember to close it behind me. I find Anne first in the game room and then find Laura in the kitchen. Now where is Nya…?
"I think she is with Jay." Laura says. I nod my head and dash to the room where we build stuff. Not sure what we call the room exactly. I knock on the door and I hear a bunch of loud noises coming from the room.
"Come in." I hear Nya say and I open the door.
"What do you want Za- oh hello Cece." Jay says. "Sorry Zane was here earlier…" he continues
"Why was Zane…? Never mind… I have to borrow Nya for a few minutes."
"Why do you need me?" Nya asks.
"I am gathering the Cosmic Legion for an imperative mission." I say sounding very urgent and smart.
"I thought you were just going to show us what Emma was wearing?" Anne asks with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah… that is right… come on, this way Nya!" I say and walk out of the room with Nya. I lead them back to the brig where Emma is waiting.
"Why are we in the brig?" Anne asks
"This is where I keep all my clothes." I respond
"You have that many clothes?" Nya asks
"Of course I do!" I respond and open the door. Emma turns around as she hears the door open and Anne, Nya, and Laura gander upon my masterpiece while I lead them inside.
"You look so cute Emma!" Laura complements.
"I like this color blue…" Nya says.
"You did a good job Cece!" Anne says and I open my mouth to say something but Anne stops me. "Don't even suggest that!" Anne says and I give a pout.
"When are you two leaving?" Nya asks.
"Around noon it is about 11:45 I think…" Emma says "I am a little nervous though…"
"Don't worry… today is our day off! What could go wrong?" I say and Emma gives me a death glare.
"DON'T JINX IT!" Emma says and I laugh.
My feet are cold… but Chapter 22 is finish
ed! Yay! Emma and Zane's date is in the next chapter and I am thinking about some drama! LONG. LIVE. THE FLUFF! *bunch of cheering behind me* btw the why I named the chapter poor 'unfortunate souls' was that I was watching the some Ninjago episodes. When Lloyd unleashed Pythor, Pythor explained what happened to his tribe and he referred to them as "poor unfortunate souls". Immediately my mind goes into a musical number with Ursula singing the song; "Poor Unfortunate Souls". That was on my mind when I wrote this chapter.
Their date is in the next chapter! And I think the one after that… I hope yall found this chapter funny! Don't even ask what Anne and Cece did to them… Emma doesn't even know… AND SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING! BTW Thank you so much Lya200 and birthdaypi for being such kind reviewers! *Snaps fingers* Zane! *the Nindroid poofs by me with a plateful of cookies* as for the rest of you… *Squints* I do not request or beg for fame… I really love hearing what everyone thinks! I spent my whole summer writing this story and you would think I would be obsessed with it! (And I am) So I really like to hear what others think and have fun talking to them. (Well that doesn't really apply to guests but I love to hear from them!) I am not going to hold chapters against their will but I miss reviews! If there is some question or something you love/hate about my story I really would like to hear from you! Normally if I can I will respond but if you don't want me to or something you could say so… Man… I have been rambling for way to long!
"Look! That must be Garmadon's camp!" ~Jay
"No, really, I thought it was take-out restaurant!" ~Kai
You have redeemed yourself Kai… sorry Jay… Kai just used Sarcasitzu on you…
SergeantSarcasm7 at your service!