Chapter 32; the Never Ending Scream
Zane's POV
"Oncle André?" At the sound of Emma's voice, I turn my head to the open door.
Raising my eyebrows, I am utterly shocked.
"Emma!" the man opens his arms wide as Emma races into his arms. Emma smiles and faces the man to ask.
"What are you doing hereOncle?" His smile immediately disappears as he looks away from her gaze.
"Ahem, sorry to interrupt the moment, but who is this guy?" Jay asks.
"Oh yeah," Emma changes the subject. "This is my uncle, Andrew."
"Didn't you refer to him in French?" I ask.
"Oh well," Emma pauses, "our family calls him André because his and my mother's parents had this large argument between naming him Andrew or André and my grandmother ended up winning. However because he is so much like my French grandpa we call him André for fun."
"And it annoys me so much!" Andrew replies.
"Well hello Andrew then," Sensei Wu says, "what brings you to the Destiny's bounty?"
Emma's uncle's face turns very solemn compared to his hearty grin. He looks around the room and says; "Oh yes, that. I am afraid I come on more, distressing matters I presume. The Serpentine have captured Emma's dear cousin, Camille and I have been privately funding a secret operation for her ransom. We must act quickly for they told me they would kill her if I contacted the authorities or the Ninja or Cosmic Legion. I have come to warn you all that they will all soon migrate to the Dark Island and attack all the ports in search of transportation."
We all stare at him in disbelief, especially Emma, with her mouth agape.
"CAMILLE! It has been so long since I have seen her! How in Ninjago did this happen?" Emma asks but her uncle looks down upon her.
"I am not quite sure…" He sighs. "What a mess she has gotten herself into…"
"We have to save her!" Emma says with concern. She takes a few steps away from her uncle
. She takes a step towards me.
"Don't worry Emma and Andrew; I have faith that in the end we will be able to save everyone." Sensei Wu says putting a hand on her uncle's shoulder. Emma stares at him in disbelief. She turns her head to look up at me and I meet her gaze. The deep blue ring in her eyes circle a lighter shade of sky blue and in the center is a dark pit of black. I give her a glance to try to give her hope. At least she is not alone. That is the worst thing that could happen. "Cole," Sensei Wu says, "Set course for the main ports of Ninjago that are closest to the Dark Island. Make sure to prepare a patrol route around them."
"Hai Sensei!" Cole says as everyone else gets to work.
Sensei Wu turns to me and Emma, "Oh and Zane, go make dinner..." I hesitantly let go of Emma.
Emma steps away and I take a deep breath. Walking across the room and placing my hand on the doorknob, I look back and meet Emma's eyes. I leave the room when she turns to her uncle to catch up on old times. I wonder what I should make for dinner. Deciding to cook Ravioli, I put on my iconic pink apron. I calmly walk over to the freezer and take out some dough and cut it into circles. I put in the filling while humming a small tune and carefully close each of them up. When I finish cooking and the sauce is also done, I carefully take them into the dinning room.
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Emma's POV
My uncle sits on the right side of the table with the rest of the adults. Between me and him is an empty seat for Zane. He looks over at me giving me a stern look. Confused, I look back at him. He stops his conversation with the former dark lord.
"Ahem, Emma," my uncle pauses giving me a good look, "may I ask, what is your relationship with that man earlier?" his paternal tone terrifies me like the Boston Tea Party.
I blush. "Oh well," I say being truthful, "he's-he's my boyfriend..." my uncle's blue eyes, ones that could strike fear even into the Overlord's icy and black heart, gives me a cold hard stare. Zane walks into the room slightly blushing also having heard. After placing the Ravioli down, he hesitates to sit between me and my uncle when his icy glare moves to him.
Today was the last time, while my Uncle was eating with us; Zane sat beside me during a meal.
That poor little Nindroid…
My uncle stands up from the table. "What do you mean 'boyfriend'?"
Everyone stops what ever squabbling or conversation they were having and they turn their attention to my only living blood-relative besides my grandparents. Zane stands up tall to face my uncle.
I am sure he was not programmed for this.
"Well Sir, if I had information on any of Emma's living relatives I surely would have asked for grace of some kind; however it is to my knowledge that we have been busy saving Ninjago, not to make up an excuse." Zane pauses. "I am fully aware at your sudden entrance. Perhaps, you should have been informed sooner. Yet I do apologize and I insure you that I will never intently hurt Emma, for by the great miracle it is and by the profound love we both share, my faith will remain even if Ninjago falls apart. Though I am at your mercy and you may do whatever it is you please to me." Zane says with a straight face.
My uncle's lips form a smile. "I approve." My uncle sits down as everyone in the room stares dumfounded. Zane sits down and my uncle pats him on the shoulder. Definitely not surely, everyone resumes the meal.
I scoop some Ravioli on my plate. I took a bite and I died. I feel my wings flutter around in heaven. Dragged back and falling from heaven to the land of Ninjago, I hear Jay say; "Wow Zane, this is one of you best meals yet!" Zane and I look over nervously at my uncle taking a bite. His eyes open wide as he takes another.
Between mouthfuls, my uncle looks over to me and Zane. "Wow Emma, you got yourself a mighty fine house-wife." He says and laughs a bit.
I feel Zane's masculinity shatter beside me.
Hearing a few people around the table laugh, mostly Jay and Cece, I look over at Zane's hurt visage and pout.
"Pinky!" the black ninja coughs.
Zane takes his plate and leaves.
Anne's POV
Everyone in the room watches Zane leave. Emma looks down at her plate and follows, bringing her food of course. Who would waste such a good meal?
"Poor Zane…" Laura says quietly. We continue eating. Looking up at Cole I notice he was already looking at me. But hey! He sits across from me! Of course he would be looking at me! Yet his eyes are full of so much emotion. I slightly blush and look down.
"Really Anne, really?" hearing Cece beside me, I raise an eyebrow.
"Excuse me?" I say. Cece rolls her eyes and I see Kai giving Cole a nudge. Cole says something inaudible to Kai. Both Kai and Cece roll their eyes. They leave it at that.
"So Andrew, how much have you been funding the serpentine?" Sensei Wu asks.
"Well, quite a lot… they asked for lower numbers at first but suddenly they started asking for a lot more. I think they are planning something big and need money to do it." Andrew replies.
"Who sells stuff to the Serpentine?" Lloyd asks.
"Well means of payment often differed from time to time; they would ask for food, water, and sometimes machinery parts. Though I would say they did ask for a lot of cash, do not know why. They must have other resources. Andrew answers.
"Machinery parts…" Lord Garmadon says.
"That's why they needed Dr. Julien!" Misako says.
"Wait, the Dr. Julien?" Andrew asks and Misako nods.
"They kidnapped Zane's father a while ago, along with the hypnotized Nya, the Samurai of Wind." Misako says and Andrew looks at her perplexed.
"Wait… I don't recall Dr. Julien having any kids… who's his mother?" Andrew asks.
Everyone is quiet.
"Andrew, I do believe that is a question you truly need to ask Emma and Zane, because they both are quite sensitive on that matter…" Sensei Wu breaks the silence.
Andrew gives us all ambiguous stares. "Oh." He says. "What do think they are planning to do with him?"
"As a former dark lord myself, they must have not got the memo; large and overly complicated machines don't work. Yet I have to admit to being impressed, this ship does refuse to die." Garmadon smiles
"Wait. If Skales is on the Dark Island or goes to it, then wouldn't the overlord still be there?" Laura asks.
"And I thought we would have at least had a summer away from that guy…" Lloyd shakes his head.
Laura's eyes look over his stressed visage. She carefully places her delicate hand on his shoulder. Lloyd immediately looks at Laura. Laura's eyes look like delicate glass as she looks over at Lloyd. She slowly let's go and sits back in her chair. Lloyd sits up as well.
"That is a good point…" Sensei Wu says.
"Definitely not a good thing though, having personal experience I know perfectly well of the persuasive powers of the Overlord. Skales is there for a reason though, there always is…" Lord Garmadon says.
"What is there, Dark Matter?" Kai asks.
Lord Garmadon stares at him intensely. "This is not good, not good at all; we must stop the Serpentine before they reach the Dark Island!"
"Yet how will we do that if we don't know when they will strike or where they are?" Andrew asks.
"Maybe we do…" Lord Garmadon looks at the door.
"Garmadon no, you can't!" Misako pleads as everyone else trails behind.
"It is the only way! Who knows what could happen if he gets his hands on dark matter and his snake army!" Lord Garmadon says as he storms down the hallway. He puts his hand on the doorknob to go out on deck.
"But what if she doesn't know?" I ask.
"Of course she knows Anne; she is a Seer, for the Original Spinjitzu Master's sake!" Lord Garmadon replies.
"You can't rush these things brother! If she wanted to tell us she would have, if she knew she would have!" Sensei Wu attempts to reason with him.
"Wait, what do you mean by Seer?" Andrew asks.
Lord Garmadon storms out on deck.
Emma and Zane look up startled. After they finished eating dinner a while a go they must have decided to go outside in the rain. Wearing a rain coat Emma looks dreadfully at Lord Garmadon's dark presence.
"I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN KEEPING IT ALL A SECRET!" Lord Garmadon yells at Emma.
"Secret?" Zane asks.
"CAN'T YOU ALL SEE IT? SHE KNOWS HOW WE CAN STOP SKALES! WHAT IF SHE'S THE COSMIC MASTER THAT IS GOING TO CORRUPT?" Lord Garmadon yells.
Zane looks at him furious. "THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!" Zane holds Emma closer in the pouring rain. The rain water sticks his blonde hair to his light skin. He almost glows. Emma looks up at him with sad eyes and leans her head on his chest.
"HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN, ZANE? HAS SHE TOLD YOU?" Garmadon continues to yell.
"DAD!" the former dark lord turns around to meet the glare from his son.
"Lloyd…" he says.
"Can't you see? You're scaring us!" Lloyd says to his father.
"But Lloyd… I do not want that to happen again…"
"We all know we cannot stop destiny. So if Emma chooses to not tell us even if she does know then we should let it be. Whatever happens... happens dad… We cannot do anything about it. Whatever we do will not change what Emma sees. It's a paradox, which is why I wonder why she has this power at all… Yet you do not have to harass her for the answers!" Lloyd says to his father.
Lord Garmadon looks sorrowful at his son.
We are all soaked to the bone and I start to shiver.
I look over at Emma who is staring away from this all. "I couldn't tell any of you even if I tried… she won't allow it…" everyone looks at Emma. She looks up into the rain as if asking permission. "The Original Cosmic Master…"
Suddenly, I hear an ear-ringing scream.
Emma falls on the deck.
She holds her head tightly after releasing the scream.
Zane immediately comes to her aid.
From a distance, I watch as she slowly looses consciousness.
*Smiles with pride* this was an awesome chapter!
Emma; OH MY GOODNESS LOOK AT THIS MOUNTAIN OF SNAPPLE BOTTLES!
Yes, all the Snapples we have received only lasted like a week, thanks 1captain obvious, jessicup711, and especially DJMidge for all the Snapples! Most of all, thanks everyone for all the reviews! Six all for one chapter! Oh my goodness! I would love to someday get to a hundred. But for those who donated to the "tea-wish-foundation…"
Emma; HERE IS SOME LEFTOVER RAVIOLI! STILL HOT AND FRESH AND AWESOME!
*in the background* "PASTA!" ~Italy
I do not know much about Hitalia but I do know that.
Emma; and for everyone who reviewed! *Zane hands out cookies he made to Jessicup711, 1captain obvious, Toon Friend, birthdaypi, DJMidge, and Lya200.*
Also, soon 1captain obvious will post a story about Skales after he was trapped inside the tomb again! It isn't a happy ending for my favorite character but I gave her the idea of what happened! It is a suicide fic kind of. I just wanted to suggest it to anyone who wants to read it. So, without further ado…
"SIEZE [LEGO, FOR NOT PREMIERING NINJAGO ON THE EIGHTEENTH!" ~Slithraa
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