Chapter 3: The Fire's Fury
(Kai's perspective)
The world had gone silent to Kai. All he could hear was his own blood rushing in his ears. And all he could see was the cold still form of his beloved in his arms.
Then someone was shaking his shoulder. Kai looked up through blurry eyes at the face of his mentor Master Wu. He could see Wu's mouth moving but still couldn't hear anything.
Wu pointed to Lloyd and asked Kai something again. Kai had a vague idea that Wu was probably asking what had happened. He held up the bloody razor blade that had fallen from Lloyd's hand.
Master Wu was silent, his hand slightly trembling as he took the blade from Kai. Suddenly Kai saw the ice ninja - Zane - enter the bathroom with bandages and gauze. Master Wu got up from the floor and exited the bathroom shouting something as he left. Zane reached for Lloyd and tried to lift him from Kai's arms. But the fire ninja just gripped Lloyd's body tighter and growled, unwilling to let him go.
Zane glanced at Kai and patiently waited. He didn't say anything or try to force Kai to let go. Eventually Kai loosened his grip and allowed Zane to take Lloyd's left wrist and wrap it up.
Then Zane was gone and Kai and Lloyd were alone again. It was then that sound slowly started to make its way back to Kai's ears. At first he heard nothing still. But then he heard the engine of the bounty startup and he dully thought that they must be flying to the closest hospital.
Time ceased to exist to Kai as he stared down at Lloyd. He remembered saving Lloyd in the tomb of the first spinjitzu master. Diving into the cold river. Facing his greatest fear to save him.
He remembered fighting Morro - who was controlling Lloyd's body - in front of the tea shop Steep Wisdom. Telling Lloyd to fight him, to not let Morro win.
He remembered fighting him on the slopes of the Wailing Alps, and how Lloyd was able to resist Morro long enough to give Kai the Sword of Sanctuary. Feeling Lloyd fall into his arms as he fought against Morro's control.
And how he promised Lloyd that he would watch over him now that his father was gone. A promise that he failed to uphold. Fresh tears rolled down Kai's face and he started to rock Lloyd back and forth, mumbling incoherently to him.
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(Spectators perspective)
The other ninja had flown the bounty to the closest hospital as fast as they could. They tried to get Lloyd off the ship and bring him in but Kai wouldn't move or let anyone take Lloyd from him.
Finally Cole had to use his super strength to pick up Kai and Lloyd and bring them both in.
Then the whole team had to work together to pry Lloyd from Kai's iron grip. Kai was screeching and fighting them every step of the way. His fury was sending his elemental powers into overdrive. He was even able to overpower Cole's super strength. Zane was eventually forced to freeze Kai so that he wouldn't burn the entire building down. The nurses were then able to take Lloyd and rush him to the back of the hospital as fast as they could.
Now Kai was trying to fight his way through everyone to get to Lloyd. Again, his anger and fury enabled him to overpower the other ninja. He was only stopped when Nya stabbed him with a sedative meant to subdue mentally insane patients.
