Boredom in Blue

Chapter Eight

Jay's P.O.V

Nya was kidnapped. Those words rang in my head like a funeral bell, long and sad and dull. I can't stop thinking them though. Nya's gone, and I have no clue where to start looking. I would be panicking right now, believe me, I want to panic, but that won't help Nya. I need to stay calm, rational. I need to concentrate.

It is probably safe to assume that Nya was taken by the Amazons. That isn't very helpful, as we don't know where there base is. So that's what we need to do first. We need to find out where their base is… by any means necessary.

My eyes narrow in barely restrained fury. There is no limit to what I will do to get Nya back. I climb on my bike, revving the engine perhaps a little too hard. No matter. I love my bike, which is beautiful chrome blue. Nya, using her magic mechanic skills, suped it up and made it purr. It's one of my favourite things I own.

Letting the quiet growl of my bike empty my head, I make my way back to the Bounty, set down on the outskirts of Ninjago City. The guys need to know. I haven't called them, told them what has happened, but I can feel both her and my phone going off in my pocket every few seconds. No, please stop calling. It reminds me that I have her phone; that she doesn't. That she's missing. The pain in my chest makes it difficult to breathe. It's piercing, like a few of my ribs are broken. It's so intense, but I welcome it. I should be in pain. I should suffer. I couldn't protect her.

My eyes sting, why do my eyes sting? I can hardly see; everything is blurry. Tears. It is tears. I'm not even embarrassed to be crying. I feel like my soul has been ripped in two. Surely it's natural to cry, to weep, to scream, when you're not whole.

I pull my bike into a shoulder in the road and lift my visor to wipe my eyes. I'll crash if I don't take a minute, to let it out. Then I can go home. Then I can go to my brothers, and we can do what needs to be done to get Nya back. And when Nya gets back, I'll… I'll… I'll marry her. So I never have to be without her, to go through this, ever again.

Feeling a little better, I lower my visor and leave, heading home as fast as I could safely go. I'm no good to Nya dead. I'm not looking forward to facing Kai. The only time I'm ever scared of him is when it involves Nya's safety.

I park my bike in a shed we built beside where we keep the Bounty. Taking a deep breath, I wait for my brothers. They would have seen me come in. Seconds pass, and then a spike covered head jumps in my face.

"Nya! Jay, where's Nya?"

I can't look at him.

I just can't.

"Jay?" In the corner of my eye, I can see his face. Full of confusion and worry. And a tiny bit of fear. Cole and Zane file in behind him, similar expressions on their faces. God, I can't face any of them.

"Jay, please tell us what's going on. Where is Nya?" Zane implores me, trying to get me to look at him. I lean back against my bike and take a deep breath. Opening my mouth, I try to force words out. Nothing happens. I'm mute. Eventually, I just can't take their silent stares, but I can't tell them what has happened.

I take Nya's phone from my pocket and pass it to Kai. At first, I can tell he doesn't understand. But his eyes widen and fill with tears.

"Is… is she dead?"

"I don't know," I say as I finally find my voice. "I only found her phone. But, I think she's been kidnapped." A small amount of relief enters Kai's eyes. If she was kidnapped, we could get her back. But we can't rescue her from death. He nods at me once, and tightens his hold around the phone before leaving to deal with his grief.

Cole walks to me, my head bowed. Resting his hand on my shoulder, he tries to comfort me. I shove his hand away, pushing away from bike. I don't want his comfort. Nya was my comfort.

"Nice try, Cole. But it's my fault this happened. The love of my life, and I couldn't protect her. What kind of ninja, let alone man, am I?" I slam my fist against the seat of my bike, making a highly unsatisfactory smack.

"You can't blame yourself, Jay. We all should have known that it wasn't safe to go out online. I'm the leader, I should've made sure she was safe." Great. Now we all are blaming ourselves, even our fearless leader, the almighty black Ninja, Cole.

"Brothers, we will get nowhere with all this guilt. All we can do is try to find her and bring her home." Both Cole and I nod, eyes hardening in determination. All of us will stop at nothing to get Nya back.

Nya's P.O.V

I am so freaking bored! It's been two days, just sitting in the cold, dank cell, trying to avoid the family of rats scurrying around in the corner. I still haven't touched the evil straw since I woke up in it 48 hours ago. I haven't let myself sleep, not trusting those rats. So I have been awake, feeling every second of those long, long hours. My only source of entertainment was when Ken visited.

The woman was so funny and witty. I wanted to not like her, to see her as someone to use to my advantage, so I can get out of here. It would be a bad idea to get too close. I couldn't help it. The girl was just too likable. I became consumed with wanting to take her with me. She is skilled in fighting, so she could become a samurai like me. I wouldn't be the only girl anymore. In fact, she may fall in love with one of the Ninja, which would be pretty cool. As long as it's not Jay. Jay's mine.

Thoughts of Jay bring a flood of loneliness. I miss him. He's probably really worried. Oh god, what if he thinks I'm dead? No, Nya. You shouldn't think like that. Don't freak yourself out. Calm down, Jay will know you've been kidnapped and he'll come and get you, if you can't get out yourself. Just relax, Nya.

Taking a deep breath of the musty air, I lean my head back against the cold iron bars. The clanking of a heavy key in a big lock brings my attention to the hall. I peer into the dark hallway, expecting to see Ken's friendly smile. Ken is marching towards me, her face serious. I open my mouth to greet her, but she quickly shakes her head.

I scrunch my eyebrows, before I see the figure walking behind her. Rushing to my feet, I spin and glare at this other woman. Nix. I feel like spitting at her. She was the one that ordered me to be taken. Trying to emulate Cole, I cross my arms over my chest, silently staring at her. When the two women reach my cell, Ken gives me a sympathetic look before standing guard.

"Nya," Nix says with a smug smirk. Dear lord, please let me get close enough to punch her. "I bet you're wondering why you are here."

"Not really. I was wondering more about where you found your interior designer. I think you need to fire whoever it was."

Nix's face clouds with anger. "I will not tolerate your insolence. You have no power here."

I snicker, "or what, Nix? What will you do?"

"Kill you." Oh, yeah. She totally could. I don't want her to kill me, but I don't want to back down now. So I better take a 'who gives a shit' attitude. I shrug and quirk an eyebrow, this time emulating Kai. Who knew that knowing the Ninja so well would come in handy when kidnapped?

"Why would you waste all the time of kidnapping me when you are just going to kill me? No, you need me for something else."

"How astute of you, Nya. No, I don't want to kill you. I have greater plans. But I will, if you continue to be so… uncooperative." Ken sends me a worried look over Nix's shoulder. Her face tells me to not piss her off. It's sweet that Ken cares. Okay, when I'm getting out of here, I'm taking Ken with me.

"So what's with the visit, Nix?"

"I'm here to try to convince you to join us."

I laugh, a full guffaw.

"No, thank you," I reply, choking back giggles. "I rather enjoy having men around. Maybe if you did, you would be happier and less bitter." Shit, I just made her mad again. All well.

"You're a fool," Nix hisses. "Men, and society, have brainwashed you into thinking you need them. I will bring around a new society, one where womankind are on top of the pecking order. No longer shall we cower beneath the control of those pigs."

"Look, I'm no doctor, but it sounds like you have a bad case of prejudice." Even Ken giggles a little at that. Which wasn't a good idea, as Nix turns tail and slaps her. Ken rears back, her hand gingerly cupping her cheek, but doesn't make a sound. Her eyes are hooded in shadow, but I have a feeling there were no unicorns and rainbows shining within them. No, I would only be able to imagine murder in Ken's eyes, knowing what I do of her character.

"Do not laugh at her stupidity! One more mistake like that, and you'll be in the hot box for three nights. Is that what you want?" Ken must've been scared of the 'hot box,' whatever that is, because she swallows her pride and briefly nods her head.

"Good," Nix, with a bizarre hair flick (is she trying to impress me?) turns back to me. "I'll let you think on my offer for a few more days, without food or water. Maybe then, you'll be more cooperative." And with a huff, Nix storms down the corridor and out the door.

Jay's P.O.V

Shadowed figures slink along the rooftops. I am one of them, my sandaled feet barely brushing the tiled surface, one with the night. My brothers cannot keep up with me; I am fast and determined. But it isn't long before I find what I am looking for. Lifting a closed fist, I signal to the other Ninja to stop. As I crouch in darkness, I stare intensely at my target. I will not let them out of my sight.

A dark, gloved hand falls to my shoulder, so I point to the two warrior women laughing as they kick a crumpled body on the ground. I grit my teeth, wanting to drop down and destroy them now, but I have to wait for Cole's orders.

I am so sick of waiting. I have waited for two days already. I want action, I need blood. But, as they pointed out, it would be faster to get Nya back if we plan ahead, know what we are doing, and get information, instead of blindly rushing into the Amazons' hold. That's what this mission is for, to gather information. Oh, I'm getting information, all right. Even if I have to kill.

Cole pulls me back from my vantage point on the very edge of the roof, and takes my place, but facing towards us. Using gestures and pre-planned signals, he orders Zane to scope the area, for any other threats. The white Ninja nods once, before slipping back into the depths of the night. Holding back a growl, I glare at Cole, my blue eyes flashing. Cole looks back sympathetically, but doesn't budge. We have to wait for Zane, and any information he gathers. Five minutes of forever pass before Zane comes back, gesturing that there was no one within a twenty metre radius. Cole nods and finally gives me the order.

Oh, yes.

Dropping to the cobblestones, I sneak undetected behind one of the woman. Her loud, obnoxious laughter would cover any sound I made, regardless. Removing my cloak of shadows, I step into the flickering yellow lamp light. The laughter cuts off as my nun chuck connects with her temple and she crumples to the cold pavement.

The other woman's hand drops to her weapon, but before she can draw the short sword, Kai has fallen behind her, wrapping his arm around her neck in a strangle hold. Mouth gaping open, she attempts to scream, but not a single sound escapes her throat. The muscles of Kai's forearm tense as he starves her of oxygen. Her body slumps as she finally passes out. Unceremoniously, Kai dumps her on the ground beside her fallen comrade. No doubt he feel as much satisfaction as I do, for finally doing something.

Our brothers join us, Zane checking over the broken figure of the victim of these Amazons. He's alive, but barely, he signs at us. It was Nya's idea for us to learn sign language, her theory being that ninja are silent, so we must communicate silently during missions. Sensei Wu loved the idea, and we are all fluent now. It's actually been very useful. Nya is so clever.

Cole signs, we take him with us. Lloyd, you take one Amazon, Kai, you the other. I'll carry the man. Zane and Jay, scout ahead. Jay, not too ahead.

We obey his orders, and enter the shadows once again.

Arriving back at the Bounty, Cole takes the man immediately to Sensei Wu, Zane following. The rest of us, however, go to a recently added area of our base; the pits.

Two days ago

"What do you mean, we aren't going after her straight away! Of course we are," I scream at Wu, his face completely impassive, which pisses me off even more. Does he even care about Nya?

"It would be foolish to rush over there without any information," he replies calmly. "Besides, we don't even know where the Amazon base is."

"It's obviously in the village they took first, the one we had to rescue the people from!"

"That was simply their first offensive. They would have another base, where they built up numbers before attacking. That is the base where Nya will be held."

"Well, the village is a good place to start. I will go on my own if I need to."

"You will do no such thing, Jay Walker. You will get yourself killed."

"That's better than doing nothing! You can't stop me, old man."

I turn to leave, not looking at the shocked faces of my brothers. They have been quiet spectators of my one sided shouting match.

"Stop him," Wu orders. "Nya won't be pleased to come home and find that her boyfriend is dead."

Surprisingly, it's not Cole, Zane or even Lloyd who attempts to restrain me. It's Kai, his face tired, sad and understanding. He grips my shoulder, throws me off balance and pushes me to the floor. Kicking upwards, I hit Kai's shin and he stumbles. I try to get to my feet, but unfortunately, the others have caught on and are all holding me down as I struggle and shout obscenities

"Jay, enough! You think this is easy for any of us?" Kai yells at me. "But we won't get Nya back by being stupid!"

"Go to hell!" I scream. His fist connects with my cheek, splitting open the skin. I don't even feel it. My body feels numb. Why does my body feel numb? I finally take notice of a small, but sharp pain in my left arm. So, I look at the apex of my arm. At the giant fucking needle sticking out of it. At Zane pushing the syringe down. They're drugging me. Holy shit, they're actually drugging me. I must really be out of control.

"I hate to do this to you, brother," Zane's voice sounds really far away. "You won't pass out. But you will relax, and actually listen to us."

My limbs stop obeying my, lying lifelessly on the floor. My brothers move back, but Kai. He pulls me into a sitting position, his arm around my back and puts his head on my shoulder. His tears wet my shirt. Wow, I really am selfish. Why did I forget that this is hard for all of us, not just me? Poor Kai, Nya's his younger sister. He must be in just as much pain as I am. With a tremendous amount of will, I manage to weakly lift my arm, wrapping it as tight as I could around Kai's waist. The force of his weeping increases, and tears overfill my eyes as well. We stay that way for a while, Kai kneeling on the ground, holding me up as he cries into my shoulder.

Everyone respectfully keeps their distance, but I vaguely hear them as they discuss plans.

"We will need to interrogate some Amazons, to be able to find their base," Zane says quietly.

"I agree, but we can't just let them go after speaking to them. They will go straight to Nix," Cole replies, sounding a little worried.

"Well, we can't kill them. It's against the code," Lloyd points out.

"Why don't we build holding cells?" I mumble, sounding like I'm flying. Everyone looks at me, at my drugged out slump on the floor. Even off my face, I'm brilliant.

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Hence, we built the pits. Cole and Lloyd dug the holes, using their Earth powers to move the dirt. Zane and I worked on making them inescapable. Now that we are moving towards getting Nya back, I'm a lot more cooperative. Kai helped shape the metal.

We aren't monsters; we aren't going to torture these women. The cells are shaded and secure. They have miniscule bathrooms, and the only furniture is an uncomfortable bed with a thin mattress. We will feed them, let them have water, and will keep pests away. However, we are counting on the torture of boredom to make these women talk. They will have nothing to do but sit there and think about the directions to the Amazon base.

This is where we take the two women now, lowering them down onto the beds and locking the doors. The elemental dragon will watch over the cells, just in case.

And tomorrow, hopefully, we will find out where Nya is.

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Katy's Note: Hey, guys! Sorry, I wanted to have this chapter up earlier, but I suffered a bit from writers block. Man, Jay's second part was intense, wasn't it? I didn't really intend for it to go like that, but I think it works. Jay's always been the one to lose his shit sometimes, especially when Nya's in danger. The bit with Kai and Jay, peeps, is just them letting out the pain and stress at Nya's kidnapping, no shipping, I swear! Jay's with Nya, and Kai is intended for someone else.

With the 'Who will Ken end up with' game, you have to give a definitive answer. Like "I think Ken will be with Sensei Wu" (Not saying she will). Only guess one person, until I tell you if you were right/wrong. If I tell you you're wrong, you can try again.

Now, to answer some reviews:

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Okay, so it's like two in the morning. I gotta sleep.

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