After a while of flying, the sun was beginning to set.
"That was quick," Raven said, and Pearl agreed with a grunt.
"I guess Silva's attacks this morning took more time than we thought. Let's rest somewhere Pearl, until tomorrow."
Pearl turned to her right, towards the only rock structure in the forest, and landed right on top of it. There was a flat area outside that lead to a cave.
"Oh Pearl. This was where I first found you! You made it into a nice hovel huh?" Raven said.
Pearl roared happily, as Raven slide off her back down her wing. The Bounty landed pretty close to them, as Pearl entered the cave and laid down, face out. After the Bounty was anchored down, the ramp was put out. The passengers exited the Bounty, down the ramp to meet up with Raven.
"So, how was the ride?" Flare asked Raven, as she put her hands behind her back.
"Oh it was fun. I'm so glad to see Pearl again," Raven said, and she waved at Pearl, as the dragon lifted her head and nodded.
"Wow. She's pretty big isn't she?" Cole asked, as he approached Pearl, and she reacted by snapping at him.
"Whoa!" Cole yelled out, as he jumped back.
Then Raven said, "Oh, yeah, she doesn't know who you guys are, so she'll snap like that, warning you to stay away. Don't worry, once she gets use to you guys she won't snap anymore."
Raven walked up to Pearl and patted her nose, while Lloyd slowly approached Raven, so as not to provoke Pearl to snap at him.
"She's a beautiful dragon," Lloyd said, which made Raven turn towards him and smile.
"Yes. She is beautiful isn't she," Raven replied, as she stroked the side of Pearl's face.
Then Lloyd said, "I haven't seen my dragon in a while too. I wonder where he could be..."
Raven looked at Lloyd, and then she dug into her pocket and pulled out a whistle.
"Here. Any dragon in about a twenty-five mile radius should be able to hear the whistle and head over to where it's coming from. You can borrow it if you want, maybe your dragon is somewhere around here," Raven said.
Lloyd took the whistle and thanked Raven for letting him use it. He walked away from the others, and he blew the whistle. It was pretty loud, as the sound echoed off as far as it could have gone. However, after a little while of looking, Lloyd blew the whistle once more, and he still saw nothing in the sky.
Disappointed, Lloyd walked back to the others and said, "I guess he's too far to hear it."
Then Misako walked up to Lloyd and said, "Oh, don't worry Lloyd. I'm sure Ultra dragon will eventually turn up."
Lloyd looked up at his mother, but then he froze when he saw two red eyes ahead of him, right where the rock cliff leads to the forest. Misako noticed that Lloyd was staring at something, and when she turned around and saw the red eyes, she gasped at their brilliant glow. The others also looked and saw the red eyes, until the person with those eyes started to run off.
"We need to stop him immediately!" Garmadon said.
"Come on! Let's get him! He might tell Silva where we are!" Kai yelled out, and then Sensei Wu said,
"Let's hurry before it's too late."
Everyone ran off to find the wielder of the red eyes except Raven, Dr. Julien, and Nya, who were told to stay behind near the Bounty. Dr. Julien and Nya ran into the Bounty to pick up something while Raven stood next to Pearl, as the dragon moved her wing over Raven, protectively.
After a few moments, a figure went running off the Bounty and into the forest. Raven blinked a few times to take in what she saw, as Dr. Julien stepped out of the Bounty and headed towards Raven. He stood a few feet away so as not to provoke Pearl and he said,
"It's really something isn't it? The people in Aeroplane really have some advanced technology. They had just what I needed and more to finish up Nya's new samurai suit."
Raven tilted her head in confusion and said, "Huh?"
Running through the forest, the ninja pursued a dark figure.
"It's him again," Flare said, then Auria asked,
"The guy with the hood?"
Flare nodded, and Lloyd thought for a moment before saying,
"Ryan."
"Who's that?" Cole asked.
Lloyd answered, "The 'Guy in the Hood.' His name is Ryan, I heard Silva yell out his name before when I was fighting them."
"Well, at least we know his name now," Jay said.
"Yes, but there is no one in my data base that relates to his description and name," Zane said, as Christa and Auria had confused expressions on their faces. Under the circumstances, the others were more concerned about Ryan so no one explained to the girls about what Zane meant by 'database.'
Ryan was ahead of the group thinking, 'Man, their slower than I thought, unless their trying to stay together... Well, I can't let them stay together for long. I'll have to split them up and let them get lost for awhile. Then I can drop off my message to Raven...'
Ryan concentrated his power into his hands, that became a dark-red and black energy ball that he released and created three clones of himself.
"Distract them while I find her," Ryan commanded the clones.
Then he disappeared in a flash of dark light, as the three clones moved in different directions.
"There he goes!" -Jay
"No, there he goes!" -Cole
"Wait, he's over here!" -Kai
Jay, Zane, Auria, and Christa ran left, Cole, Flare, Misako, and Garmadon ran right, and Kai, Lloyd, and Sensei Wu ran straight ahead.
"Oh no. There were other guys too," Kai said, as they continued pursuing their target.
"This doesn't feel right. We need to catch him now," Lloyd said, as they ran closer to their target.
Then a flash of red appeared, and the clone was smacked right on the floor.
Above him stood a person in dark-red shining clothes that crossed over and was being held by black clips. The person had gold-armor padding on the shoulders that curved up and down at the tips. They wore golden armored shoes and they had a black belt across their waist that held two weapon slots on each side. The gold had black outlines on them. and the person also wore helmet. The helmet had gold around the eyes that fanned out, and it was all red like the armor, but it opened up like Sensei Wu's hat but smaller. On top was a single, black spike that stood up, and the helmet also covered the back of the person's head with a red fabric that would blow in the wind. They also wore a jet pack on their back, that had weapon slots as well.
Sensei Wu, Kai, and Lloyd looked at this person in awe, as the person said,
"Hey guys. Sorry if I'm late."
Kai instantly recognized the voice and said, "Wait... Nya? Is that you?"
Nya removed the helmet to reveal her face and made the others gasp in astonishment.
"Oh my gosh, Nya. Where did you get that awesome outfit?" Kai asked, and Nya answered,
"Oh, well, Dr. Julien was trying to help me repair my old suit, but then he decided to make me a new one from scratch. When we made it to Aeroplane, he was able to find the remaining parts he needed to complete my suit, and even more."
Then Sensei said, "Well Nya, this is indeed a surprise. I wonder how much stronger you have become?"
Nya nodded with a smile.
Lloyd approached the clone of Ryan, and he gasped when the clone disappeared right when he touched him.
"What the? What just happened?" Lloyd asked, and Sensei Wu replied,
"It was just a shadow of the real Ryan."
"Then where's the real Ryan?" Kai asked, as the four looked around the forest that surrounded them.
"Wait! It was a fake?!" Jay asked, when they caught Ryan's clone.
"That's what it looks like," Christa said.
"Ryan must have used clones to split us up," Auria speculated.
"But why would he do this if not to fight us?" Zane asked.
"Unless, he's just stalling," Christa said.
"OHMYGOSH and we left Raven almost alone!" Jay yelled out, as the four ninja started running back to the Bounty.
"I told you he wasn't right!" Flare yelled out as Cole, Misako, Garmadon, and herself were running back to the Bounty.
"I didn't realize that boy knew such a technique. He seems to hide more than just his face," Garmadon said.
"We have to get back to the Bounty as quickly as possible," Misako said.
"I hope we make it on time," Cole said.
Back to the Bounty:
Raven, Pearl, and Dr. Julien were waiting for the others to return. Raven was showing Dr. Julien how to gain Pearl's trust by feeding her, rubbing her nose and chin at the same time, and by slowly walking towards her without looking into her eyes. Dr. Julien did very well, even though Pearl was a little leery the moment Dr. Julien tried to approach her.
After a few more attempts, Dr. Julien was able to gain Pearl's trust and she let him rub her face and feed her.
"She's truly a remarkable gal once you get to know her," Dr. Julien said, and Raven replied,
"Yeah. She's quite nice and caring once you get to know and understand her more."
Then a voice was heard that made Raven and Dr. Julien look at each other with wide eyes,
"Sounds kind of like my mother."
Raven and Dr. Julien quickly turned to see Ryan about twenty feet from their location. Pearl started to growl, as Dr. Julien stood a few feet in front of Raven and said,
"I'm sorry Ryan, but if you've come for Raven, you shan't have her!"
Raven thought, 'Ryan... yes, Silva yelled out his name before...'
Raven continued to look at Ryan, as he lifted his head higher to reveal his red, glowing eyes. Raven and Dr. Julien gasped at the sight of his glowing eyes.
"Relax. I didn't come to fight. I only came to give Raven a message," Ryan said as he paused for a moment, and then vanished in a dark flash.
Dr. Julien and Raven were confused when suddenly BAM! Dr. Julien was knocked out cold. Ryan had appeared behind Dr. Julien and he punched back and knocked him out. Raven was about to run towards Dr. Julien, when Pearl grabbed her with her wing and pulled Raven back. Pearl was snarling at Ryan, which made him stand perfectly still. Then Ryan pulled out a small scroll and placed it on the floor. Pearl was still glaring, but that didn't faze him.
Ryan stood back and said, "Raven, only you can read the scroll. Don't show anyone else. After you've read it, burn the scroll to ashes."
Ryan turned and started walking away, when he stopped and said, "Oh. One more thing, if you wish to learn more about Silva's plan, you best do as I instructed. Of course, that's if you want to know more."
Then, in a flash, Ryan disappeared, Raven stood looking out, trying to take in what Ryan just said. Then she went over to the small scroll that Ryan left on the floor, and held it up. Pearl whined a little, but Raven said,
"I have to see him, Pearl. Whether it's a trap or not, I have to know."
Raven opened the small scroll and read it's instructions. Then she set it in her pocket and went to work. First she had to tend to Dr. Julien's bump on his head from Ryan's 'attack', and then she had to get rid of the scroll.
'It should be no problem, but I wish he didn't have to hurt Dr. Julien. I'm so sorry Zane's dad...' Raven thought, as she quickly headed to the Bounty while Pearl covered Dr. Julien with her left wing.
After catching each clone and hastily sprinting back to the Bounty, the Ninja crew met up with each other at the same time and saw that Dr. Julien stood alone petting Pearl's nose.
"Oh hey! You came back," Dr. Julien said, and Zane asked,
"Father, are you alright? Did you see Ryan come by?"
"And where's Raven?" Lloyd added, concerned.
Dr. Julien turned towards everyone with a serious expression which made the other ninja nervous and stiffen up. Then he smiled and said,
"Well I didn't see Ryan, but Raven is perfectly fine. She went into the Bounty... and there she is now."
The Ninja crew turned around and saw Raven walking towards them from the Bounty. They signed in relief, as the girls walked up to Raven first. "
"Thank goodness your alright." -Christa
"We were worried about you." -Auria
"We're sorry Raven. One of us should have stood behind, in case Ryan tried to come here." -Flare
Raven thought, 'Phew, good. None of them know about Ryan coming here. I'm glad they didn't ask.'
"Well, there was nothing to worry about. I mean, I had Pearl and Dr. Julien to protect me. And my awesome ninja skills," Raven said.
Flare ruffled Raven's hair and said, "Yeah. I guess there's no reason to worry about you, but that's our job, you know."
Raven fixed her hair, and then she smiled at her friends, as they smiled back. Then Nya walked over to Raven, which made her eyes widen at Nya's new appearance.
"Wow Nya! Your new suit is way cool," Raven said.
Nya smiled and said, "Aww, thanks Raven. Dr. Julien helped with the mechanics, and I helped more with the appearance."
The others walked over to the girls as well.
"Yeah, your new samurai suit is way cooler than your old one Nya-Uh! Not that the other one wasn't cool, but uh... you know what I mean right?" Jay said to Nya, as he rubbed the back of his head.
Nya smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you Jay."
Jay blushed, and then Kai interrupted with a cough and said, "Alright, so since Ryan's gone and everyone's alright, shouldn't we get some shut eye for tomorrow?"
"Yes your right. It's best that we wake up early tomorrow and quickly head over to Raven's homeland, before we meet any other unexpected guest," Sensei Wu said.
"We should move to a new location, since Ryan knows where we are already," Garmadon said.
"He's right. There's a taller mountain range not too far from here ahead of us," Misako said.
"Then let's head there now," Auria said, and everyone agreed.
After the ten minute ride, the Bounty landed on a higher mountain range that had many trees and plants growing on it, which made a good covering if any enemies were going by. A perfect hiding spot.
After landing, everyone decided to camp outside the Bounty next to Pearl since she would have an easier time watching over them and getting use to their presence.
During this time, Raven and Lloyd climbed a little higher to the peak of the mountain, which had an opening so that you could look out around the land and sky.
After a while, the camp was set and ready.
"Dear, can you tell Lloyd and Raven to come down so that we can all sleep?" Misako asked, as Garmadon had just finished placing his sleeping bag on the floor.
"Sure thing love," Garmadon said.
Garmadon headed up towards the mountain peak where Raven and Lloyd were. However, Garmadon heard Raven and Lloyd talking, so he stood hidden to hear what they were talking about.
"Your friends are really nice Raven. Even Flare is pretty neat too." -L
"Mmhm. She's pretty tough and stubborn, but she's really caring and compassionate. She just has her own way of showing it." -R
"You mean like, how she would prank Kai?" -L
"Yeah like that. Of course, she did mess with him at first because she thought it was funny, but I think she really likes to get under Kai's skin." -R
"Hey, now that you mention it, she does usually smirk when she insults or bothers Kai. With the rest of us she just says it like it is, but towards Kai she usually smiles." -L
"Hm, maybe she likes him." -R
"And maybe he likes her too." -L
"How do you figure?" -R
"He pranked her back, and he doesn't mind that she's part of the team now, even after all of that." -L
"Wait. Let's not make any assumptions. Though it maybe true..." -R
"We'll just have to see for ourselves, but they're both pretty stubborn though." -L
"Yup, that's something they have in common." -R
Raven and Lloyd laughed. Then they both looked up at the full moon, since the sun had set. The moon was bright and gleaming with the little glittering stars scattered across the sky. Lloyd looked down in serious thought, as he looked towards Raven while she was focused on the illuminating beauty of the moon. Lloyd looked back up at the moon and then he said,
"Raven."
"Yes Lloyd?" Raven looked towards Lloyd, while he continued to look up at the moon.
"I want to protect you no matter what," He said, as Raven lightly gasped.
Raven saw the determination on Lloyd's face, as a breeze blew some of his hair away from his face. Then Raven looked up at the moon and said,
"I want to protect you too Lloyd, always."
Lloyd and Raven looked at each other at the same time, as Raven placed her hand on Lloyd's, and he gripped her hand with his. They exchanged a smile, and then Lloyd said,
"Raven. I will never turn my back on you. I will always help you no matter what. I promise."
Raven's smile widened, as she said, "And I'll never turn my back on you either Lloyd. I promise, too."
As the two continued to look into each other's eyes, Garmadon smiled.
'They share such a special bond... unbreakable,' He thought.
Then Garmadon came out of hiding and called out to Raven and Lloyd, who immediately turned behind them and let go of each others hands while slightly blushing. Garmadon smiled at both of them and said,
"Come on you two, it's time to hit the hay."
Lloyd and Raven jumped down from where they were sitting, and followed Garmadon back to camp.
"Aw man, -yawn- I actually feel tired for once," Flare said, as she slipped in her sleeping bag.
"Well from all this excitement the last few days, I'm not surprised your a bit worn out," Christa said, already in her sleeping bag.
"Ha! Me worn out-" Flare was cut off by another yawn.
"Well that answers that question huh Flare?" Kai said with a smirk, as Flare threw her pillow at him.
However, Auria caught the pillow in mid air before it hit Kai and she threw it back at Flare.
"Mind your pillow Flare," Auria said with a smile, as Flare looked at her un-amused, which changed to a smile as she set her pillow down and laid on it.
Lloyd, Raven, and Garmadon returned, as they went over to their sleeping bags.
Cole looked at Lloyd with a smirk and said, "So Lloyd, you had a nice time with Raven?"
Lloyd blushed and said, "U-Uh, y-yeah. What of it?"
Then Zane said, "It seems like he has, and there is a high probability that they exchanged a kiss during that time-"
"We did not!" Lloyd blurted out loud, which made the others around camp turn towards him in question.
"Busted," Cole whispered only to Lloyd.
Lloyd looked at everyone and said, "Uh, um, sorry guys. Heh heh."
Lloyd gave Cole and Zane an annoyed look, while they just smirked at him.
Half-way through the night, one kunoichi had risen from her sleeping bag secretly, and was making her way pass the other sleeping people without stirring them. Pearl raised her head and looked at the kunoichi as she passed her by. The kunoichi turned towards Pearl and gently rubbed her nose, and whispered,
"Shush. I have to take care of something Pearl. Please watch the others for me, protect them."
Pearl signed and she licked Raven's face. Raven smiled at Pearl, and then she headed down, off the small mountain into the forest.
'Where is she going?' Another kunoichi thought as she rose up from her sleeping bag, and started making her way towards Raven's direction.
"Where are you going?" The other kunoichi, who was Auria, turned around and saw that Zane had risen from his sleeping bag and whispered to her.
Auria gestured for Zane to follow, and he did until they walked down the mountain.
Then Auria turned to Zane and whispered, "I saw Raven get up and walk this way."
"Are you sure it was her?" Zane whispered back.
"Yes. I saw her whispering to Pearl before she left. I want to follow her and see what she is up to at this time of night," Auria replied.
"Then I'll go with you," Zane said.
"Are you sure Zane?" Auria asked.
"Yes. Raven is my friend too, and I am obliged as Raven's friend to look out for her," Zane replied.
Auria smiled and nodded towards Zane.
"Ok, let's go. Stealth mode," Auria said.
Auria and Zane flipped on their ninja hoods and headed off to follow Raven.
Raven was walking through the dark forest until she came across a creek. She looked to the left and then to the right, while two red eyes appeared behind her, without her realizing it.
"Hello Raven," a modulated voice said.
Raven whipped around and saw two red eyes in the shadow of the trees.
"Uh, hey, Ryan," Raven said, cautiously.
Ryan stepped out of the shadows, and stood closer to the creek, which made Ryan's face more visible, since the water reflected the moonlight.
"It's nice to see you again, under better circumstances of course," Ryan said in his usually monotone voice.
Raven looked at Ryan a little suspiciously, until Ryan lifted both of his hands and said,
"Don't worry. I'm not going to kidnap you. I just want to talk. I did write that in the scroll I gave you."
Raven relaxed a little. Then Ryan walked over to a rock that was big enough for three people to sit on. He sat down on the rock, and rested his chin on his right knee. He lifted his head and gestured with his right hand for Raven to sit next to him. Raven nodded, and she walked over and sat next to Ryan, but she kept at least a foot distance.
"I won't bite, you know," Ryan said, noticing that Raven moved herself the foot away from him.
"Well, I have to keep my guard up, you know," Raven replied.
Ryan shrugged and said, "Pretty legit."
Raven and Ryan took a moment to look at the creek before them. Some fish swam by, and a few small pebbles rolled along in the water.
"Um, Ryan?" -Raven
"Hm?" -Ryan
"What did you want to talk about?" -Raven
Ryan turned towards Raven, as she looked towards him, waiting for an answer.
During this time, Zane and Auria were both on a tall tree, looking over towards where Raven was. Auria turned a nob near the side of her left ear, and a light blue lens came forth over her eyes, which made Zane look at her in surprise.
"These are my binoculars. They're really efficient," Auria said.
Auria zoomed in at Raven and noticed that Ryan was there as well, both sitting on a rock. Auria gasped, and Zane asked,
"What is it?"
"Ryan," Auria replied.
Zane gasped and said, "What is going on? Why is Raven with Ryan? Did he kidnap her?"
"No. Raven walked out... I think their just... talking."
"Talking?"
"Yes."
Auria pulled out a small black square box from her pocket, which opened up to show a small satellite dish inside. She turned a few knobs on the outside of it, and then the sound of Raven and Ryan 's voices became clear through the speaker. It was on low so that Raven and Ryan couldn't hear it, but Zane and Auria could, as they both listened in on the conversation.
Back to Raven and Ryan.
Ryan signed, and then he looked back at the creek and said, "I know about what happened to your mother."
Raven straightened up and looked at Ryan in all seriousness.
"What isss it that you know?" Raven said, revealing her serpent accent, since her emotions were slowly riling up.
Ryan continued, "She has been sealed in the crystal prison. There's been a growing number of villagers and country folks who know of what happened. They started becoming untrusting of one another, in fear of what happened to your mother. They thought something similar might happen to them if the Viporeon Queen was, eh hem, 'defeated'..."
Raven continued to look at Ryan with a serious expression, as he continued,
"Only the three kingdoms; Volcanic Kingdom, Aeroplane, and your own, are still allies. However, the other villages and countries outside those three kingdoms are going, well, 'wild' if that's the proper word. They began fighting one another and started separating... dividing the lands in their way of 'protecting' themselves. But it wouldn't do any good if someone of great power attacks each of them, and takes over one by one."
"Is that what Silva is trying to do?" Raven asked.
Ryan replied, "Yes. She has already begun taking over some of the villages and growing her army. Then, when her army is strong enough, she will go on to lands like Ninjago city, Volcanic Kingdom, Aeroplane, and even-"
"My homeland," Raven finished Ryan's sentence, as he signed and nodded.
"Yeah, all the lands."
Ryan stood quiet so that Raven could take it all in.
Then Raven turned to Ryan and asked, "D-Did Silva use the crystal technique on my mom?"
Ryan quickly turned to Raven and replied, "No, she didn't. That technique is forbidden. The only way someone could even use that technique is if they found each of the ancient archives and stole each piece of the Crystal scroll from them."
"Yes, that's right. One of the ancient archives is located in my homeland. So if they wanted to steal the piece, they would have had to know my parents to even get in..." Raven said.
Ryan nodded and said, "It was an inside job my- I mean, Silva couldn't have went through the ancient archives since..."
"I've never met her... She never came to my homeland." -Raven.
"Exactly, and even Silva knows that the crystal technique is too dangerous and risky to use." -Ryan
"So whoever used it..." -Raven
"Is very dangerous indeed, and probably close to your mother." -Ryan
Raven thought about this as she tried to think of who her mother was close to, but she couldn't put a link on anyone.
"Don't think too hard. That person will turn up eventually, but right now you have to focus on... Silva's plans," Ryan said with a moment's pause.
Raven looked at Ryan curiously and said, "Why are you trying to help me Ryan? Why are you telling me all of this?"
Ryan stood quiet for a while, thinking of what he has to say. Then he stood up and walked closer to the creek, and said,
"I felt you should have known about you mother... and it's not like you could stop Silva's plans anyway."
Raven stood up and walked next to Ryan, while looking at him with a suspicious expression. She felt he wasn't telling her something. Ryan looked a little nervous towards Raven, which wasn't much of a nervous expression, more like a raised eyebrow.
Then Ryan signed, "Alright, I'll tell you."
Raven smirked in victory, until Ryan walked right up to her, face-to-face, with a stern expression. Raven tried to back up, but Ryan moved his hand under her chin, and raised her head up slightly, so that she was looking right into his eyes. The light of the creek reflected perfectly to reveal Ryan's whole face to Raven, which showed his bright red eyes and his calm, somber expression. Raven was surprised by his action, and a little surprised by finally seeing his face clearer.
Then Ryan said, "-sign- Raven... I am very fond of you."
Raven gasped, while on the top of the tree, Zane and Auria looked at each other in shock.
Ryan continued, "The more I see you Raven, the more my feelings for you have grown... I... I don't want you to get hurt from all of this, and..."
Ryan signed, and continued, "I want you to come with me. Away from the upcoming madness and insolence... I want to be with you, and you with me."
Raven looked at Ryan in shock, but then she slowly took Ryan's hand off of her chin, and held it, as she stepped back a little and said,
"Ryan. If anything, I like you as a friend. I do appreciate your trying to help me, but... I can't. I can't run away from this. It's my duty as a princess and a kunoichi to help those in peril and need. I'm sorry."
Ryan looked down and said, "Yeah, I knew you were going to say that. Your a fighter."
Ryan looked into Raven's eyes, as she looked at him. Ryan slowly moved closer to Raven, almost as if to kiss her, but she pushed her hand in between them and said,
"Ryan no! I already told you, your my friend. Besides, I already... have someone."
"Lloyd right?" Ryan said, which made Raven look at him in surprise.
Ryan smirked and asked, "I guessed right, huh?"
Raven nodded and said, "Yes. I'm sorry Ryan."
Ryan put his hand on Raven's hand and patted it while he said, "It's okay Raven... really it is."
Ryan let go of Raven's hand, and he started walking away.
Then he stopped and turned to Raven slightly, and said, "I guess I'll just have to try harder to get you than... and maybe even fight him."
"Hey wait a minute-" Before Raven finished, Ryan disappeared in a dark flash.
Raven looked around to see if Ryan was still there, but he was gone. Raven signed, and then she headed back to the camp.
'I really hope Ryan doesn't fight Lloyd. I wouldn't want them to get hurt... especially Lloyd,' Raven thought.
"Oh no! We have to head back to camp before she does or she'll know we've been spying." Zane whispered, as Auria put her black box away.
They ran as fast as they could up the mountain and right into their sleeping bags.
Raven returned to the camp after about three minutes. She sneaked over to her sleeping bag, and snuggled under the covers as she fell asleep.