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"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." - Helen Keller
Chapter Five: Hope
She gawked at the soapy multicoloured cloths spinning in front of her. Dazzled blue eyes gazed ahead, mesmerized by the spinning cycle. She was so hypnotized by it, that her mind started wandering off. She thought about her parents, her dog, her friends, and a certain spiky hair'd guy. "Kai..." She felt his name lingering on her lips.
"Ugh..." Aubree groaned while covering her face. 'Whats wrong with me? I just barely met him, he's practically a stranger.. A really hot stranger. Omg! No! No. I can't date again, not so soon. Not after what happened.. I'm not ready..' She argued with herself. A sudden loud click brought her out of her trance. Standing up to retrieve her mushy clothes, but not before pulling a cart near her.
"Oooo, ew." She squeaked as she touched the damped clothing.
She tossed the moisted clothes into the cart and pulled it towards a dryer. Opening the dryer she threw all her clothes in. Putting a couple of quarters into the machince and setting the dial correctly. "30 minutes huh?" She said to no one in particular. "I guess I could use a little walk to hopefully get him off my mind."
Two emerald green eyes opened up staring out at the stars. Adjusting his eyes to the dimness of the bus. He saw dark blobs, which were the seats.
"It's about time you woke up, sleeping beauty!" Joked Jay.
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Were are we?" He said cautionsly glancing around.
Jay was about to answer him, but Zane appeared at the door of the bus. "Good to see you guys are up, Sensei is waiting at the monastery."
"How long were we out?" Jay questioned as a large yawn escaped his lips.
"Not too long, we've only been here for about forty minutes." Said Zane while his optics glowed as he checked his watch.
"Oh.." Cole managed to say yawning.
"Nya and Kai already prepared dinner." Stated Zane.
"NYA!" Jay screamed in joy. "Why didn't you say so!" He said slapping Zane on his back while running off the bus.
Cole cracked into a fit of laughter, when he caught sight of Zane's face.
"Oh, and Cole before you eat. I need to inspect your hands." Cole groaned in allusion, but followed Zane out.
Walking into the monastery, the sweet smell of roast beef roamed around the place. Jay wasted no time to find Nya. Jay saw a blur of red past by the hall. Thinking it was Nya, he followed it.
"Nya!" He yelled cheerfully.
"No. Not Nya." Chuckled Kai.
Jay laughed, but stopped laughing when Kai turned around to face him. He saw a large gash on Kai's forehead. Kai had dark circles under his eyes, like if he hasn't slept all night long. In reality he didn't. Kai kept having awful nightmares about the wreckage and about the what if's.
"What happened to your face, Kai!" Jay realized those probably weren't the right words to say, but it was too late to take them back.
"Um. I got in a car accident yesterday." Kai said rubbing his neck awkwardly. "But Nya's okay..luckily, we're fine. We got a few cuts here and there, but overall were fine. Thank God were fine."
"NYA!?" Jays eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "She was with you?! Where is she?!"
"In the kitchen." Kai grabbed Jay's forearm. "Jay, look." Kai sighed. "I know you care about my sister, but just give her some space. She's still a little shaken up, okay?"
Jay nodded and went straight for the kitchen. Upon entering the kitchen, he saw Pixal scanning Nya.
"Well, good thing is nothing's broken and your cut seems to be healing perfectly." Pixal said as she re-cleaned Nya wound.
"Thanks Pixal." Nya murmured softly.
Pixal noticed Jay approaching and smiled at him, "Well, I'm going to go set out the table."
Nya saw Pixal's gaze and followed it, seeing Jay.
"Ohh, Jay. I'm so sorry about our date. I'll make it up, I promise. We coul-"
"Shh, Nya. It's okay." Jay said with concern writen all over his features. "Don't apologize, you didn't do anything wrong.." He cooed as he caressed her cheek.
His thumb gently brushed over her slightly swollen wound. Nya closed her eyes in response and leaned forward resting her head on Jay's chest. The only sound Nya heard was Jay's heartbeat. "I'm so glad nothing happened to you, Nya. I don't know what I'd do without you." Jay muffled into her hair.
Nya pulled him down into a kiss, which he eagerly accepted. His lips crashed onto hers roughly, then he softened the kiss. He traced his tongue along her bottom lip asking for access, which a soft moan escaped Nya's lips as she parted her lips. Their lips burning with passion, aching for more. Jay felt like he was on cloud 9 and he never wanted to come down, but sadly humans needed oxygen. Jay rested his forehead upon Nya's forehead. Both panting like they've just ran a marathon. Gazing at each other with tenderness.
Nya knew deep down Jay loves her. Even though he's never said it to her, she knew. She didn't need Jay telling her over and over, when with every little thing he did it showed her that he truly does love her.
Meanwhile, back at Bella's place. Soft pleasant tunes echoed throughout her lavished apartment. Gentle snores were barely audible due to Elvis Presley's: Can't Help Falling In Love. Fresh gusts of winds came dancing through her opened window, making the atmosphere calm and collective.
'A little too calm and collective here. Aren't we?' Thought a certain someone as it gawked at Bella's unconscious limp body. A miniature spark began to flicker from within the power outlet. Little bits landed on stacks of newspapers Bella had meant to thrown away. Burning tiny holes through them, but soon the newspapers were englufed in flames.
The music still played as Elvis sang: Shall I stay...Would it be a Sin. When her monaco lace curtains caught on fire. Black heavy smoke consumed the air, startling Bella as she coughed. Sitting up as fast as possible, glancing around. Quickly taking in her surroundings and she coughed and coughed. The heat was too much for her to handle. Her hair began to stick to her sweaty forehead.
Her own coughing and choking, drowned out the lyrics. All she heard was the sound of her own heartbeat. Feeling as if it would jump out any minute. Faint sirens were heard in the distance. The fogged up apartment made it hard to see, as she searched for the door. Her body gave out as she landed with a thud.
"He-l-p..." She managed to whisper as everything faded. The last thing Bella saw were two green boots...
Once the table was all set up. Sensei called everyone down for diner. Kai made it down first followed by Pixal. Zane appeared next. Nya and Jay walked in hand in hand. Cole was walking down the hall, flexing his new bandage hands.
He decided if he was going to be stuck with bandaged hands for a while, he's might as well make them moveable.
They all took a seat, while Zane ran back and forth bringing the food. In the middle of the long oak dining table he placed a stack of freshly warm biscuits. He then came back with mashed potatoes. He soon returned with his master piece, roast beef surrounded with all sorts of veggies. The roast beef lingered in the atomopshere making a certain red ninja's stomach to growl.
"Mmmm. I love it when it's Zane's night to cook." Praised Jay as he swallowed his last bit of food.
"You said it." Cole replied munching away.
Kai was too busy gorging on the roasted beef to say anything, but simply nodded his head in agreement. Nya, Pixal, and Zane all ate with moderate sized bites.
"When your all finished." Sensei Wu began saying, "I want you all to meet me in living room so I can explain to you why I summoned for each of you." And with that Sensei Wu plodded towards the living room.
"Whaddya you guys think Sensei needs to tell us?" Jay pondered out loud.
"I don't know, but I dejected urgentness in his tone and whatever it is I'm sure hearing out Sensei won't hurt." Explained Zane.
"But what about Lloyd? If this is something important, shouldn't he hear Sensei too?" Kai replied irritated.
"I'm sure Sensei will tell him." Nya answered her brother.
"Well...then what are we waiting for?" Cole said standing up and headed for the door.
Sensei Wu paced back and forth, thinking to himself. 'The prophecy..' He thought. 'Lied? But...' Then a sudden realization came to mind. 'It was never fulfilled... Where there is light there shall always be darkness..'
He took a seat and grabbed his cup of tea. In no time, his pupils were standing before him. He looked at each and every one of them hard. Not knowing how to start off, he pondered to himself, 'Well, here goes nothing...'
"I consulted the smoke-spirit yesterday and it seems that an old friend wants to pay us a visit." Sensei said weary. "I underst-"
"Aw man! Does that mean were gonna start training again?" Groaned Kai.
"Please no interruptions." Scolded Sensei. "As ninjas you must be prepared to face any threat that comes to Ninjago. Ahem, as I was saying I understand the great disturbances it will cause each and everyone of you. But it appears an old threat has re-surfaced and it's only getting stronger, we must do everything in out power to stop him."
"WHO?!" They all proclaimed coincidentally.
"The Overlord." He replied in a somber tone, locking eyes with his tea.
The whole room grew silent. The 'Overlord' just those eight letters brought back dreadful grim memories. Like when he almost killed Lloyd and Zane. Too close, he came far too close for their comfort. Letting your guard down against him was like talking shit to a crazed killer, when you got nothing to defend yourself with. Pointless.
Sensei hoped, no prayed. That the smoke-spirit was wrong. He dreaded asking this question afraid of the outcome, but 'better safe than sorry.' Supposed Wu. "Have any of you encountered eerie experiences lately.."
Three multicoloured sluggish hands quietly went up. Cole's, Kai's, and Zane's. "How so?" He questioned them. After Cole gave Sensei a brief explanation about his incident with his hands. Zane and Kai also did the same. Right then and there, Sensei lost all hope.
"Then it is true.." Whispered Sensei. "Then we have no time to waste. We shall continue training as soon as possibl-"
"But what about the academy Sensei?" Cole asked.
"Do not fret about that, I will come up with a solution. We have no time to waste, if the Overlord plans to attack us once more. You will spend the night here." Demanded Sensei. "I'm sure Lloyd has extra clothes you all can borrow."
Not wanting to argue with him. The boys made there way to Lloyd's bedroom to retrieve clothes.
Sensei took a seat on the edge of his bed. Exhausted, worn-out, drained, and wan are all current words to describe of how Sensei is feeling.
Sighing to himself, gazing at the radiant crescent. The only thing illuminating the pitch-black night sky. 'Overlord, what are you planning now...' Concluded Wu.
"So?WhatdoyouguysthinktheOverlord'splanningnow?" Mumbled Jay as he brushed his teeth.
Cole and Kai gave each other puzzled glances. "Uh? Come again motormouth? Uttered Kai as he tossed a white T-shirt over his head.
I said, "What do you guys think the Overlord's planning now?"
"I'm sure whatever it is, he's not going to hesitate making our lives miserable. Think about it, he already knows who and what we care about." Muffled Zane from the closet, who was busy grabbing blankets for us.
Cole anxiously sat down, messing around with his blankets. He was worried sick about Bella. He would called her, but he didn't want to seem scared in front of his teammates. 'We've battled the Overlord once, I'm sure we can do it again. No bigge.' He said to himself trying to convince himself.
Little did he know when the lights went off, that same thought consumed everyone's mind. All they can do now is hope...
Hope- a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
Dun...dun...dun! *dramatical music playing* I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Looks like our ninjas are having more trouble than they expected! Poor Cole, now he's worrying about Bella. Who was Bella's knight in shinning armor? I will try to update soon, but no promises lately I've been really busy with school. R&R :)