A lone ship headed silently through the night as it approached the warm glow of lights on the mainland, it's destination Kai's base.
Inside the ship locked in a cabin Josh sat huddled against a wall, the teenager still couldn't believe Jay had been playing him all along, as the events between them played over and over in his head.
"Jay what's going on" Josh asked again.
She turned to him.
"I'm sorry Josh I'm afraid I've not been honest with you," She told him.
"I don't understand" Josh said.
"I'm Claw's apprentice" She replied.
Josh looked shocked; he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"No, you can't be" Josh answered as he shook his head.
"I'm afraid it's true, I was sent to oxford by my master to watch you" Jay explained.
"But back at the academy" Josh said.
Jay began to smile.
"Wreaked the room myself, did a pretty good job didn't I" Jay told him.
"So all this time" Josh replied.
Jay nodded.
"But we were friends, you mean none of that was real" Josh continued.
"All part of my mission" Jay answered coldly.
"We trusted you, Luke, Sanjay, Danny, we all let you into our world and all the time you were just…" Josh began but he couldn't continue.
He then turned away from Jay.
"Well you should be more careful who you trust Josh" Jay added.
"Get out" Josh simply said.
"As you wish" Jay replied as she turned and left the room.
The door was the closed behind her, and josh slumped to the floor and held his head in his hands.
Jay was now in the ships wheelhouse as it continued to head for the mainland.
"Inform master Kai we are on approach," she told one of the ninjas.
"Right away" the ninja replied.
Just then a man came into the wheelhouse.
"I believe congratulations are in order," the man said.
Jay turned to him.
"That's big of you carols," Jay answered.
"Must have been hard though, not to get attached to the boy and his friends" Carlos continued.
"What are you suggesting, that I would turn my back on my master" Jay snapped.
"Just saying it can't have been easy," Carlos said with a small grin.
Jay then walked up to Carlos until they were eye to eye.
"I owe everything to master Claw, and I shall serve him always" Jay told him.
One of the ninjas then came up to them.
"Master Kai wants the boy brought to him as soon as we arrive" The ninja explained.
"Then we better not keep him waiting" Jay added.
"I'll fetch the boy for you" Carlos told her.
"Remember master Kai want him unharmed Carlos" Jay warned.
"Of cause" Carlos answered as he turned to leave.
The ship soon arrived at it's destination and Josh, Jay, Carlos, and about 10 shadow ninja left the ship for Kai's base, But none of them realised they were being watched.
"It's them alright," Spike said as he handed his twin brother Kyle some binoculars.
"And they've got Josh with them" Kyle replied.
"So what do we do now?" Spike asked.
Kyle turned to him.
"Now we let them lead us to Kai's base" Kyle answered.
As Kyle and spike continued to watch Josh was taken to a waiting car, which quickly left the docks.
The journey didn't seem to take long and the car was soon driving up to dark building dominated by a large tower in centre of it, the car pulled up to the entrance and Josh, Jay, and Carlos headed inside.
Once inside Josh was lead to a large hall where a man sat at the far end with two ninjas stood either side of him, he looked just like Kyle and spike only older, Josh knew that this could only be Kai.
"Welcome Josh, I must say it's nice to meet you at last" Kai greeted.
But Josh remained silent, Kai then turned to Jay and Carlos who both knelt before him with their heads bowed.
"We have brought the boy as requested Master Kai" Carlos said.
"Good work, you have done your master proud" Kai told them.
"Thank you sir, I have also discovered the person who knows the location of the final piece of the vault key," Jay continued.
"Excellent, so who has it" Kai asked.
"It was hidden my Josh's father, only he knows it's location" Jay explained.
"Then contact your master at once, tell him to bring Joe to me" Kai ordered.
"No you leave my dad alone," Josh almost yelled as he ran forward.
But the two ninjas either side of Kai grabbed him.
"Just like Alex, Defiant to the end" Kai laughed.
"What have you done with him?" Josh demanded.
"Oh he's here perhaps you'd care to join him" Kai answered.
Kai then turned to the ninjas.
"Take him to his friend" Kai ordered.
The ninjas nodded and lead Josh out of the hall, Kai turned back to Jay.
"You have done well Jay, you shall be rewarded" Kai said.
"I live only to serve you and my master" Jay replied as she bowed once again and left the room followed by Carlos.
"Seems you've impressed Master Kai" Carlos said as he left the hall.
Jay stopped and turned to him.
"I carry out the orders I'm given, so if you'll excuse me I need to contact Master Claw" Jay answered.
"They don't let me detain you any father" Carlos replied as he left.
Once he had gone Jay pulled out the cube and looked at it.
"I'm sorry Josh, I really am," She said to herself.
Josh was thrown on to a room hitting a cold wet floor.
"Do enjoy your stay," One of the ninjas laughed as he slammed the door behind him.
"Josh is that you" a voice josh recognised called out
"Alex" he replied as he quickly got to his feet and looked around the room.
He then saw his friends sat against a wall.
"So they got you as well," Alex said as Josh went over to him.
Josh nodded and sat down next to next to him, and Alex could tell Josh was upset.
"What happened" Alex asked.
"I was betrayed" Josh simply replied.
"By who" Alex asked again.
"Someone I thought was my best friend" Josh answered.
Oxford University 2 months ago.
Josh was running across the university campus as fast as he could, he was late for a party at the oxford union, but as he ran around a corner he ran in to someone.
"Watch where your going" The teenage girl told him.
"I'm so sorry" Josh said as he helped her up.
"So you should be," the girl continued as she started to pick up the books she had been carrying.
Josh began to help her and realised from the books a lefties the teenager had that she was a new first year.
"I take it your new here" Josh began.
"What's it too you" the girl snapped as she stacked her books up on a bench.
"Just wanted to welcome you that's all" Josh answered.
Josh then held out his hand.
"I'm Josh," he told her.
"Jay" the girl replied as she finished stacking her books.
"Good to meet you Jay, Listen do you need a hand with those" Josh continued as he pointed at the stack of books.
"No I can manage" Jay said.
" It's alright, it's the least I can do after knocking you over" Josh offered.
Jay then began to smile.
"Ok then, thanks," She added.
"Our first meeting was a bit shaky to say the least, but after that we kept running into each other and we soon became friends" Josh told Alex.
"But all that time she was working for Kai" Alex said.
Josh slowly nodded.
"Turns out she's Claws apprentice" Josh told his friend.
"No way, oh mate" Alex replied.
"I was taken in big time," Josh answered.
"You really liked her didn't you" Alex continued.
"I thought she was my friend, my best friend I even thought…" Jay began but couldn't continue.
Alex then put his hand on Josh's shoulder.
"I know" he simply told Josh.
"What have I done Alex, Kai now has both pendants and thanks to me he knows who has the final piece of the vault key," Josh said.
To be continued.