Chapter Four: On Their Way
Itwas 6:59 a.m. and Sensei Wu was walking over to the boy's room to wake them first. He figured he'd better wake them first because they are harder to get up. He was reaching for the door handle when Lloyd ran out fully ready.
"Good morning, Uncle!"
"Good morning to you as well," Wu said back. Lloyd must have gotten up early because of his parents. Sensei Wu proceeded into the ninja's room and found them all still sleeping. "Wake up ninja you're wasting time just lying here asleep!" Zane stretched and got up while the others eventually did the same a minute or so later just a lot slower. Wu convinced that they were up then went to wake the girls. To wake them he just knocked at the door and told them the same thing he told the boys.
"Looks like the girls are going to miss breakfast today," Jay said with a little chuckle. Wu was beginning to wonder where Blair and Lydia were; they were normally prompt to get up in the mornings. His thoughts were soon interrupted by the sound of Lloyd yelling,
"Dad! Mom! You're here!"
"Hello, son," Garmadon said as he gave Lloyd a hug.
"Don't forget about me," Misako said as she also gave Lloyd a hug. The three then went into the dining room where they were greeted by the others.
"Nya, could you go and wake the girls up? I would like them to meet Garmadon and Misako before they need to go," Sensei told Nya. She then ran off to wake them.
"So, where is it that you guys are going?" Misako asked Lloyd.
"Oh, we are first going..." Loyd was cut off when Nya came running into the dining room and said that something was the matter with Lydia. Wu, Garmadon, and Misako all rushed to Lydia and Blair's room. The others figured that they better stay behind so as not to be in the way or crowd Lydia who didn't seem to rely like people. When Wu, Garmadon, and Misako entered the room, they found Lydia sitting in the corner with her purple striped pajamas still on and it looked like she was almost in tears. She had her head down but you could still see her purple eyes looking around everywhere and not being able to focus on a particular spot. She was also breathing very quickly. Blair was sitting beside her in her yellow ninja outfit trying to comfort her but failing.
"Blair, what happened with Lydia," Wu said sounding very concerned. Blair slowly got up and walked over to them. Although she had gotten dressed, it didn't look like she had gotten a chance to do her hair yet.
"I..I'm not really sure. She has never acted this way before. After you had woken us up I went into the bathroom to get ready and once I had gotten dressed I heard a thump. I came out of the bathroom and found her like this. She must have fallen out of bed. I've been trying to comfort her but nothing has been working and I was too scared to leave her here to get help," Blair said looking and sounding very worried for her sister.
"Misako, why don't you take Blair out and have some breakfast with her," Wu said. Misako knew that Wu wanted Blair to leave so she wouldn't worry, so she and Blair left the room.
Garmadon then went up to Lydia to get a closer look of what the matter was, but he instead gave a slight gasp. "Brother, these aren't the twins of light and darkness, are they?"
"Yes, they are."
"Why in Ninjago's name did you let these two become ninja? Do you even know who they are?"
"Of course I know who they are, that is precisely the reason why we need to snap Lydia out of her condition." Wu then approached the girl and tried to talk to her. That didn't work. He got no response or change from Lydia. He then shook her shoulders while saying her name. After a minute or so she finally snapped out of it. She started to breathe normally and her eyes rested on her Sensei.
"Lydia, what happened? Tell us everything," Wu said trying to sound calm even though his heart was still beating rapidly.
In a very quiet voice, almost in a whisper, Lydia began to say what had happened. "Last night I just couldn't fall asleep. I don't know why because I have never had a problem with sleeping before. I felt strange, sort of panicked, even though I wasn't. Eventually, I was able to sleep but I had awful nightmares. In one dream my sister was pain, but I couldn't stop it or help her even though I felt like I was the cause. I have never had horrid dreams like these before. Then it was finally morning or at least I figured it was morning because I could hear everyone else up. When I opened my eyes, everything was dark. It wasn't just a black dark either; it was a thick foggy dark that you could almost drown in. The darkness felt heavy and I could feel it. I tried to get out of bed but it felt hard to move. For the first time in my life, I was scared of the dark. After I had fallen from my bed, I remember frantically searching for a wall and once I found it, I forget what happened until you woke me up or whatever."
"Why don't you go get dressed and washed up so you can join breakfast. I think Zane has made waffles and sausage. You will be fine; you can still go on your trip." After Wu said this Lydia just nodded her head and walked into the bathroom.
"What trip are you sending the ninja on and what will you tell her and the others?" Garmadon asked not sounding very happy about the whole situation.
"The ninja are first going to the Temple of Light and then to the Temple of Darkness. I don't have to tell Lydia anything because I already told her she would be fine. I will tell the others that she just had a little panic and if it should happen again, I will have them do the same thing that I just did."
"The Temple of Darkness and Light! Brother, have you gone mad? If they go there, they will learn the truth about themselves. If Lydia learns the truth, we could be in a lot of trouble."
"Yes, I know. The situation could get better if they learned the truth though. Prophecies can change as you know too well. They must know who they are and I think that this is the best way for them to learn."
Garmadon gave a sigh and said, "If you think that this will be best, then I trust you, Wu."
"Good, now let's go have some breakfast." Garmadon and Wu then left the room and went into the dining room to eat. They told everyone that Lydia would be fine and they could still go on their trip. Lloyd was secretly hoping that they would have to stay a few more days so he could visit with his parents, but he was relieved that Lydia was alright. The two Sensei then told the ninja what to do if Lydia would ever "panic" again. Lydia soon came out from her room in her dark purple ninja outfit and her hair in her usual long braid and sat down to breakfast.
"I am glad to see that you are feeling better, Lydia," Zane said. Lydia just smiled back.
"I hope you finished packing because now that you are better again, we can still go on our trip," Blair said hoping to get her sister excited about the trip. Lydia couldn't get excited though because she knew that something was wrong with her. She also knew that Wu and Garmadon knew this too and that they were keeping something from her. She did not like it when secrets were kept from her.
Once breakfast was all cleaned up and everyone had said their goodbyes to Misako, Wu, and Garmadon, Nya led the ninja outside to show them just how they would be getting to the Temples. All the ninja were wondering what Nya was hiding considering they were pretty much in the middle of nowhere and they couldn't see any cars or anything. They then walked up to the side of a mountain, the Bounty had been parked near the mountains.
"Ready?" Nya asked.
"Yes, of course we are ready!" Jay said sounding very excited.
"Ok, here are your new rides!" Nya then pressed a button she had on a remote and part of the mountain started to slide open like a garage door. Inside of this "garage" were seven really cool looking machines. They were all motorcycles and the ninja immediately knew whose was whose because of the colors. Kai's was red, Lloyd's was green, and so on. The wheels were both pretty wide and they looked like they could ride on about anything. The flat seats were black and were very comfortable to sit on. Below the steering handle were a bunch of fancy looking buttons and switches to control the bikes. "You each have your own motorcycle and I designed each one that they all go precisely the same speed so that nobody gets fussy. Oh, and not only are they motorcycles, they can transform to fly, go over water, and go over snow. So, what do you guys think?"
"Wow, sis. You've really outdone yourself this time. How long have you been working on them?" Kai said.
"I'm not really sure but it's been awhile."
"How did you know to make one for Lydia and I?" Blair asked.
"Actually, I didn't. Sensei Wu sort of tricked me into making two extra. When I told him my idea, he said that I'd better make two more just to be safe. I thought he was just being careful but now I know. I painted them yellow and dark purple while you guys were training yesterday."
"I can't wait to ride mine!" Jay said as he squealed with excitement.
"Well go ahead, they're yours," Nya said back. The ninja got on their bikes and after a few minutes of figuring out how to start them and goodbyes to Nya, especially from Jay and Kai, they were off.
Cole led the way because he was the leader and he had the map. He was followed by Kai, Jay, Lloyd, Blair, Zane, and Lydia in that order. Cole was looking at the map and thing to figure out the way, Kai was listening to his music (Nya also added music to the vehicles and headphones because she knew all too well how annoying the boy's music could be), Jay and Lloyd were talking about video games probably, Blair and Zane were half talking half trying not to wreck their new rides, and Blair was enjoying the calming scenery along the way.
After a few hours of driving, Blair began to be confused. She thought that since they were going to the Temple of Light, they would be going uphill and it would be getting brighter. Instead, they seemed to be going down the mountains and it was getting cloudier and cloudier by the minute. She then realized that they weren't going in the right direction at all; they were going the exact opposite way. "Great," she thought,"these boys can't even manage to read a map correctly." She decided that she'd better tell Cole they were going the wrong way. She had to pass everyone else to get up to Cole (this was no easy task because she wasn't too great at steering) and she said,
"Hey Cole, do you realize that we are going in the opposite direction as the Temple of Light?"
Cole, not even looking up, said, "No, we're not."
"Umm, I hate to brake it to you, but we are in fact going towards the wrong Temple. Haven't you noticed that it's getting darker, not brighter?"
"Yeah, I know. That's where I'm leading us," Cole said still not taking his eyes from the road.
Blair then suddenly yelled, "Stop!" She then hit her brakes and was followed by everyone else. Zane ran up and inquired as to what was the matter.
"I'll tell you what's the matter," Blair said sounding very frustrated. "This guy has been leading us in the wrong direction this whole time. All of that we just drove was for nothing!"
"Don't worry, I've been leading us to the Temple of Darkness. I figured that since we were closer to that one, we would start with it," Cole calmly said.
"But Cole, Sensei said that we should go to the Temple of Light first," Zane said.
"He did? Oh, whoops. Oh well, what harm will it do?"
"You'd better hope none," Blair said as she hopped back onto her bike and started the engine again.
Once everyone had their bikes starting as well, they kept on going. After just a bit more driving, it was already getting really dark out. One could have sworn that it was the middle of the night, even though it wasn't. Soon, the ninja could barely see where they were going, even with their headlights on. The lights barely made any effect on the darkness because it was so thick. It had become the darkest it had been yet when Lydia yelled out, "Stop! Stop now!" Everybody quickly obeyed her, shocked that she had actually said something.
"What is it with you girls and stopping?" Lloyd asked. Lydia just pointed ahead. Cole got off from his motorcycle and looked ahead. There was a huge crack in the road that they would have fallen into if it hadn't been for Lydia. It appeared to be about 30 feet wide and miles long. On the other side, Cole made out what he took for the temple.
"It's on the other side, how should we get across?" Cole asked.
"Were you listening to nothing Nya said about the bikes? Didn't you hear that they can transform and fly?" Kai asked right back.
"Well, because I was listening, I heard her say that they were solar powered and that flying took up a lot of energy. That's why we are not flying everywhere. Do you see a place we can charge our motorcycles if they die because I certainly do not," Cole said.
"There's no other way to get across; we will have to fly. Besides, you are forgetting we have the ninja of light with us. She can charge them up with her light," Lloyd said joining the conversation.
"Sorry, but even I can't make light in this dark. It's way too thick; there is no way you would be able to even see it. There should be enough power to get us there, back, and into the light. Nya built these things to last. Don't you think so, Zane?" Blair said.
"Yes, by my calculations we will have enough power to do all of that," Zane said. No more needed to be said, the ninja who had gotten off of their bikes got back on and pressed the button that made them fly.
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