A/N: Wow…just…wow…

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Chapter 4

I…can't…breathe…

I teeter and slump to the side as I feel my chest tighten. My throat has already begun to swell up and I gasp in a vain attempt to get oxygen back in my lungs. I can hear loud shouts all around me.

"Nya!"

"Nya, what's wrong!"

"Nya!"

Dizziness sweeps my vision and I close my eyes tight. I feel someone's arms encircle around me and prop me up so that I'm leaning against their body. "Nya! Please, tell us what's wrong so we can help you!"

That's… Jay's… voice. I open my eyes and try to focus, but everything is spinning too fast. H…Have…to…tell…Kai…

"Kai…wheat…" I manage to gasp out weakly, before my world goes dark.

*~Elements~*

"Kai…wheat..."

I was kneeling on my sister's right as Jay held her close to his chest. Wheat? What the hell is that suppose to— My eyes widen with horror as realization dawns. "Oh no…"

"Wheat? Kai, what does she mean?!" Jay yells anxiously.

But there's no time to explain. I stand up and glance down at my sister. She had fallen unconscious and judging by her labored breathing, I know I have to act fast. "Just stay with her Jay," I tell him, though it probably wasn't necessary. He gives me a firm nod and turns his attention back to Nya, muttering something I can't hear. I whirl around to face the others to see them standing with worry and fret clearly written on their faces.

"Cole! Grab the helm and make a beeline for Ninjago City! We need to get to the hospital stat!" I order quickly. The black ninja was already out the door.

"Zane, keep an eye on Nya's vitals," I say, turning towards the door. "I'll be right back."

I then sprint out the room and head for Nya's. There was only one other time something like this had ever happened. It was when Nya and I were very little. Our family was well off financially, but our parents didn't spend money on wants, only needs. Rice was our substitute for bread just because it was cheaper. So, it was a real treat when our mother decided to buy a cake for Nya on her 5th birthday.

I'll never forget that feeling of helplessness as I watched my mother take Nya to the Emergency Room, or the long wait for the doctor to help and figure out what had happened.

Wheat…that's what happened.

Since then, wheat had been banned from our lives. Even after our parents passed, I still didn't eat any. Hell, the stuff almost took my sister away! Plus, if Nya couldn't eat it then neither would I. It only seemed fair.

I reach Nya's room and throw the door open. "Okay, now I just need to find it," I say tersely, my eyes already at work scanning the modestly decorated bedroom. Nya, being ever the resourceful and cautious one, bought antihistamines just in case the damn stuff was ever consumed by accident. I tear open her nightstand and dig around.

Nothing.

My heart pounds in my ears as I total my sister's room in my frantic search for the medicine. "WHERE THE HELL IS IT!" I scream in frustration. My fingers suddenly brush a small bottle while I'm searching her top dresser drawer. I grasp it firmly and pull it out. "This is it," I say as my eyes skim the label, and I turn on my heel and rush out the door back the way I came. I return to the dining room to find Zane on the opposite side of Nya, and Sensei Wu standing over them with a concerned grimace. "How is she?" I ask desperately while crouching down beside my nindroid brother.

"Her heart rate has increased drastically during the past six minutes you were away," Zane reports, his eyes still squarely on my fallen sister. "But it appears she has regained consciousness." He then turns to me. "Kai, do you have something that will help her?"

"Yeah. Can you get a glass of water for me, Zane?" I ask quickly, fingering the bottle.

"Of course," he says, and stands up to retrieve one off the table and gives it to me.

"Here, Jay, give her this." I hold out a pill to him and he takes it wordlessly with his free hand and places it on her tongue. I then put the glass to her lips and tip it gently so the pill can be swallowed more easily along with the stream of water. Nya tips her head back slightly and coughs, but manages to down the pill. She was still breathing in short gasps, and her eyes were open, but they clearly were not focused.

"This isn't enough," I observe grimly. "We still need to get to the hospital."

"Hey, guys!" We hear Cole's voice boom over the intercom. "We're right over a hospital in Ninjago City, but I can't find a place to land!" He yells in frustration.

"We don't have to…" Jay says, speaking up for the first time since I left him to stay beside Nya. He stands up with my sister in his arms bridal-style and dashes out the door, with Zane and I hot on his heels. We reach the deck and without hesitation Jay launches himself over the edge. I blink, but don't slow down as Zane and I quickly follow suit. During our plummet, I see Jay whip out his golden nunchuks, and in a flash of intense, dark blue light the Storm Fighter emerges, carrying them at a more rapid pace downward.

I take out my own golden weapon and concentrate on my own vehicle, the Blade Cycle. I open my eyes to see the roof of the hospital come in to view. I check in my peripheral to see Zane's Snowmobile. The precise moment before we land, we release our concentration and using our momentum, flip the remaining distance to the doors of the hospital. Jay rushes in and we follow.

"Help!" He calls out desperately. "Someone help us please! She's having trouble breathing and needs help NOW!"

Two nurses rush towards us and a gurney is brought out by a third one. "She's allergic to wheat," I explain quickly to the nurses. "She accidently ate some. I gave her an antihistamine, but she's still having trouble breathing."

They nod in understanding and instruct Jay to lay Nya on the gurney. They are about to wheel her away and we all try to follow, but one nurse turns to us and tells us that we must wait here. I can feel myself boil with rage at this crazy notion, but then I feel Zane's hand touch my shoulder. I cut my gaze to him, but he just frowns and shakes his head. A growl escapes me as I turn my sights back to the nurse, but what I see freezes me in place.

Jay's back was facing me and the tension in his shoulders rolled off him in waves. Sapphire veins of electricity coils around his body as he clenches his fists at his side. "Nya is strong, Kai" he says, a considerable amount of certainty lacing his voice. "All we have to do now…is to wait for her to come back to us."

So, that's what we do.

We wait.

I hate waiting.

A/N: ...I'm hungry…