A/n: Hello and thank you so much if you left a review! Here is chapter 3! First Cyrus Borg, the Commissioner, Rumi, Nya, who's next? And who is The Magician? Let's find out.
"YOU DID WHAT?!" Kai screamed after Lloyd told him how Nya had been taken.
"We were searching for Rumi, and I fell asleep." Lloyd said.
"And why would you possibly think it was a good idea to take the girls with you?" Jay asked, "They can't fight!" Suddenly realizing what he'd said, Jay turned to Skylar and PIXAL, who did not look amused. "No offense." He said.
"Yeah, because that's not offensive at all." Skylar said sarcastically, crossing her arms over her chest, "You do know that Nya was a ninja, too, right?"
"Whatever." Jay said.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Zane asked, hugging PIXAL for the thousandth time that day.
"You were all asleep. We did not want to wake you." PIXAL said.
"Well, wake us up next time." Kai said.
"Fine." Skylar grumbled.
"Would you like to visit the crime scene with us?" PIXAL asked.
"Yes, we'll all go." Kai said.
"Actually, I think I'll stay back." Skylar said, "It was freezing outside, and I think I'm coming down with something."
"Then I'll stay here with you." Kai said.
"No, that's okay." Skylar told him, "I'll be fine. Go see you sister's crime scene."
"I'll stay." Cole said, "I have some baking to do for tomorrow's competition anyway. Surprisingly, they let ghosts enter."
"Ok. Then we'll all go to the crime scene." Lloyd said, and he, Jay, and Kai squished into his car. Meanwhile, Zane and PIXAL took the VXL.
Everyone was on edge when they reached the crime scene, wondering exactly what had happened to Nya.
"Why was she in an alley?" Kai asked.
"I don't know." Lloyd said, "She must have seen something important."
They looked around. There wasn't much, except for Nya's weapons. Suddenly, PIXAL picked up a leaf of Traveler's Tea. The words "Strength" and "Beauty" were written and crossed out on the leaf. There were three other words, but they were too messy to read.
"Traveler's Tea." Kai said, "She could be anywhere!"
At this, Lloyd could see something snap inside Jay.
"This is all your fault! If you hadn't fallen asleep, Nya might still be here! Now, we don't know what happened to her, or what they'll do to her, or even where she is!" He yelled, and punched Lloyd.
"Hey!" Lloyd spat back, "You don't think I know that? But Rumi was taken twelve hours ago, and she hasn't turned up dead. She and Nya could still be alive!"
"We have hope." PIXAL stated, "That is all we can ask for at the moment."
"Oh, really? And when did you become the next Sensei Wu?" Kai asked.
"Yeah, just stay out of it, PIXAL." Jay said.
"Hey!" Lloyd exclaimed, "She's just trying to help! Be nice."
"Oh, yeah? And what are you, her body guard? Cheating on Rumi already?" Kai asked.
"Cheating?! What are you talking about?" Lloyd asked.
"Like you don't know. You're nothing but a-" Jay started.
"Courage!" Zane suddenly interrupted.
"What?" Lloyd said, turning to him.
"The third word on this leaf is Courage." He said, holding it up, "But I can't read any of the others."
"We must find a pattern." PIXAL said, "Then, we can predict who will be taken next."
"Well, so far, a lot of people have been taken." Jay said.
"The ones that aren't dead yet are the ones that know us." Kai added.
"There was a leaf like that at Rumi's crime scene, too." Lloyd said, pulling it out.
"Beauty, Strength, and now Courage." Zane said, "What do you think it means?"
"Maybe it symbolizes those who are close to you?" PIAXL suggested, "Hurumi represents Beauty, and Nya represents Strength."
"Yes!" Lloyd said, "So Courage is next."
"Who do we know that's courageous?" Jay asked, thinking.
They stayed silent for a few minutes, before Kai figured it out.
"Skylar." He said, "Skylar is next."
"We have to get back to the Bounty and save her!" Lloyd exclaimed.
Meanwhile, at the Bounty, Skylar was lying in bed on the lower level. Cole was baking in the kitchen above, and blasting the music in his headphones. Suddenly, Skylar's bedroom door opened. She looked over at it, but there was no one there.
She decided to ignore it.
Suddenly, there a loud sound, like someone was stomping down the hallway. This was a little more concerning, as Cole didn't make nearly that much noise.
"Kai? Lloyd? Are you back?" Skylar called out.
There was no answer.
"If this is a prank, I'm not in the mood!" Skylar called again. The stomping continued. It sounded like it was getting closer. Suddenly, it stopped.
"Hello, Skylar." A voice said.
"Hello?" Skylar called, "Who's there?"
"I think you know." The voice laughed.
"If you're The Magician, I'm not afraid of you." Skylar said.
"Oh, I'm sure you aren't." The voice said.
"Show yourself!" Skylar shouted, now frustrated.
"Alright." The voice said. Out of nowhere, a man in a black cloak appeared in front of her. As soon as Skylar saw his face, she knew who he was.
"What? What are you doing kidnapping innocent people? That's never been your way." Skylar said.
"Ask me if I care." The Magician said, "I just do what my boss says. And right now, he's told me to get you, and your Courage."
"My…Courage?" Skylar asked.
"Indeed." The Magician said, "I took your friends for their Beauty and Strength, and now I need you for your Courage."
He pulled out a vial of red liquid, and opened the lid. As soon as Skylar smelled it, she didn't want to fight. She'd heard of this before, but she was now too weak to fight it.
The Magician grabbed her, and opened a portal.
"My, my." He said, "You are a brave girl." Then he took her through the portal.
Moments later, the ninja burst into the room. But Skylar was already gone. Kai sank to the floor, burning tears in his eyes. He let them fall.
There was a leaf of Traveler's Tea on the floor, and Lloyd picked it up. The words "Beauty," "Strength," and "Courage" had been crossed out. Another word had been written down.
"Intelligence." He knew who would be next.
A/n: Okay, so we don't know who The Magician is yet. But, Skylar's been taken. And now you know who will be next. See you Thursday!