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Silver and Gold

Chapter 12--Insight

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3rd person POV

Two of their own were out cold, and he could barely land a hit without getting hit himself.

Blake easily avoided a sword swing and blasted him back square in the chest. He rolled a few times before landing on his stomach, and Destiny was quick to avenge him. The battle between her and Blake was like a vicious dance as they exchanged attacks, and the others with the exception of Sensei Wu were scarcely making a hit.

He stabbed his sword into the ground to force himself to stand, blatantly ignoring his body’s fierce protests. Blake blasted the rest of the team back with a sonic pulse, shattering the heads of most of the lampposts. He figured he wasn’t doing the team any good by fighting in his condition, let alone even being here.

As Wu and the White Ninja continued to bring the fight to Blake, Nya and Destiny stayed behind to help the other male Ninja to his feet.

“You need to head back,” Nya urged. “You can’t fight like this.”

“Not while the team still needs me,” he said, watching Zane get rammed into a pole by a powerful pulse. The girls glanced to Blake and Wu having a stand-off.

“I’ll take him back,” Destiny said. “Go help Sensei.”

Nya worriedly looked from him to Wu, who was now locked in intense combat. With a restrained sigh she joined the old mentor, and the Silver Ninja was practically dragging him away from the fight.

“Hey what are you—”

“Listen to me.” She held him by the shoulders. “You’re going back. Okay? The rest of us can handle Blake and my sister. You’re doing yourself more harm than good if you keep fighting.”

But he wasn’t paying attention to her.

Without warning he yanked her to the ground as another blast skid right over them. The duo raised their heads to see Nya unconscious and their sensei trapped in a dome of dark matter.

Blake took his time walking to them. “You’re helpless against the dark matter. Your team of ‘ninjas’ is nothing against it.”

The duo stood up and readied themselves.

“Heh. Looks like you’re stuck with me,” the Ninja said. The Blue and Black Ninjas, now fully conscious, quickly ran back into the scene to help.

“Take one step further, and Wu ends up like your Gold Ninja.” Upon command, the dome shrunk down two sizes, and the Earth and Lightning Ninjas were forced to watch their comrades battle it out.

“Ninjaaa-GO!” the other two Ninjas shouted.

Their Spinjitzu enveloped them and surrounded Blake, and the trio became a mesh of silver and orange. After taking multiple hits from the Ninjas he slammed an elbow onto his lower back. The orange tornado vanished instantly as its wielder stumbled onto the ground, pain clear on his face.

With a blast of water Blake was shoved away from them, and the silvery tornado died out to reveal Destiny ready to deliver another water whip. The moment he was back on his feet, Destiny charged at him only to be swatted aside by a dark pulse.

“Destiny!” the remaining heroes exclaimed, and Zane and Nya headed straight for Blake.

“No wait!” Cole exclaimed, and the dome shrunk down another size.

“If we get in there he’ll turn Sensei against us!” Jay warned as Blake marched to the fallen Ninja.

“Don’t worry about me!” Wu said, briefly studying the dome. “You must help your team!”

“But we can’t risk losing you, too!” Nya protested.

The fallen Ninja was struggling to sit himself up, and he was falling increasingly helpless against Blake, who was closing in on him.

“Kai! Get out of there!” Zane shouted.

In the palm of the successor’s hand formed a small ball of dark matter, and all the Ninja could do was inch away from him. He tried to reach for his sword, but it was barely within reach.

“We have to do something!” Nya shouted.

“But we’ll lose either way!” Jay exclaimed.

Blake was nearly on top of him, and fear and regret began to take hold of him. The team was pinned down in a corner, and it was all because he was too stubborn to stay behind.

He towered over the fallen Ninja, and the Ninja shut his eyes as he prepared for the worst.

A gust of wind past in front of him, and his eyes flew open just as Destiny hit the ground.

“Noooo!”

“Kai?”

The Red Ninja flinched into the present, and he blinked a few times before looking to his sister.

“You okay?”

He turned his head away from her, his mind barely registering the rest of the team intently discussing how to locate Blake, Janet, and Destiny. I could’ve done something. I could’ve fought my way out or used my surroundings to get myself out of there, but I didn’t. Why couldn’t I just get up?!

He felt like tearing all of Ninjago apart until he could find Blake—the one who started it all.

“It’s my fault that we lost them,” Kai admitted. “If I had just stayed put none of this would’ve happened.“ We would’ve had one of them instead of neither.

Nya placed a hand on his shoulder. “We’ll find Blake, and we’ll get them back. I promise.”

Kai smiled at her. “Thanks, sis.” “… . So we’re wandering around with no plan here?” Jay asked. “What if we actually run into them, huh? Whaddowe do then, yell at the top of our lungs?”

“Earpieces, Jay,” Nya said.

“Oh. Right.”

“I doubt they’d leave the city, so those guys could be anywhere,” Cole said.

“I suggest you all keep sharp eyes out,” Garmadon reminded. “They’ve been trained by another and us.”

“And we all know how evasive Janet and Des were,” Lloyd said.

“Uh, still are,” Jay commented.

Hidden away from all contact from anyone laid Blake and his newest allies. Now that his first phase was done with, all they had to do was take those Ninjas down once and for all.

But first he had to get to the next phase.

“It reeks down here!” Destiny snapped, holding her nose.

“So what do we need to do?” Janet asked. “We can’t take them out now.”

“We’re laying low until the time is right,” Blake said. “There’s no doubt they’ll be looking for you by now.”

“Yeah. This is low, all right.”

“And the big plan is?” Janet asked.

“We’re going somewhere far from here,” Blake answered, “and you’ll learn how to actually use your powers there.”

“And where exactly are we going?”

Nya’s POV

“No sign of them in the main square,” Dr. Julien’s voice said through my earpiece.

“Nothing from us, either,” I replied. “We’ll keep looking.”

He broke connection as Lloyd and I crossed the street. Activity out in Ninjago City has slowed down since the sun has started to set, but people were a little on edge. With Janet and Des loose on the streets with Blake, I’d be on edge, too.

I glanced to Lloyd, and he seemed focused on other things. He hasn’t spoken much since we’ve left. I wonder what’s on his mind …

“You okay?”

Lloyd looked to me and averted his gaze the next instant. Then he sighed. “I just … can’t seem to wrap my head around something, that’s all.”

“Like what?”

He hesitated. “Well, once you’ve been corrupted by the dark matter there’s no going back. But Janet was fighting against it.”

“Maybe she’s stronger than we thought.”

“It can’t just be that. It’s … something inside her that’s … kind of familiar, but I can’t seem to figure out why.”

“The connection you two share might have something to do with it.”

“I think you’re right …”

“It’s the Rogue Ninja!” someone shouted. Both of us turned around to see someone dart past a building, and we exchanged glances before going after them.

“Man. People already have a name for them.”

“You know how Gayle is with her news,” I said. The runner darted right into the street and was nearly hit by more than a few cars. Luckily for us they got a red light.

“If we split up maybe we can catch them!”

“Got it!”

I followed after our runner as I weaved my way through the crowd. The culprit expertly avoided passing people, earning a lot of surprised exclamations. I caught something dull hop onto the top of a bench just as a bus was going by, and I pushed my way faster to catch up. But by the time I made it through, they were gone.

“I lost track of him,” I said. “What about you?”

“I got ‘em on the run! They’re on the roof!” Lloyd exclaimed. “Why do these guys like roofs so much?”

I looked above me to see him right on their tail up on the roofs of several shops. “I’ll stay down here in case they decide to pull a—”

Suddenly he yelled, and I watched him get blown off the roof. Citizens made surprised exclamations as he rolled to a stop, and I halted in my place as the runner easily landed by means of air. Seconds later people were running from the scene, and I had to avoid getting run over by some of them.

Lloyd slowly got to his feet and looked the enemy in the eye. “Janet! I know you’re still in there!”

“Nya, Kai says the falcon’s picked up activity in your area,” Zane said. “Is everything all right?”

“We’ve found Janet, but don’t move in just yet,” I said. “If things get too heated we’ll—”

A blast of air knocked me back, and I managed to grab onto a lamppost in the process.

“Nya?!” Jay called in a panic.

“Everything’s fine! Just a little windy!” A yelp escaped me as my grip nearly slipped.

“We’re coming, Nya!”

“Jay, we can handle this! Just focus on the mission.”

“At least let Zane and me help!” The wind died down as Janet focused more of her attention on fighting Lloyd.

I couldn’t help sighing. “Fine, but just you two. We need as many of us as possible out on the field if we’re going to find the other two.” I slid down the lamppost and tried to make my way to Janet from behind.

“Going for Round Three?” she taunted.

“I’m not fighting you,” Lloyd argued, and he narrowly flipped over a stream of fire.

“Remember how that worked last time?”

She shot ice right at his head, and the biting element scraped his shoulder. A jolt of lightning came hurtling toward him, and he countered it with his own stream. The instant their elements met it knocked them back, Janet crashing into me in the process.

“We’re too even!” Lloyd stressed.

The Gold Ninja locked on to me, and she was quick to surround herself with Spinjitzu. I backed away and skimmed the area for a weapon. Snatching a crowbar, I whacked her in what I hoped was her shoulder, and her tornado lurched to the left before sputtering out.

Spikes of earth suddenly surrounded and crossed over Janet, and I took the opportunity to get to Lloyd’s side. It took her no time to shatter the spikes, and she immediately turned to charge right at us. Both fire and air were hurled at us, but Lloyd fired his green powers in reply. Their elements met in the middle, and both of them pushed against the other.

“You have to fight back!” he tried to persuade her. “I know you have it in you!”

Janet bared her teeth as she put more force into her elements, and the Green Ninja was forced to make his element stronger. Gradually, he began to slide back. I have to think of some way to help!

Suddenly her elements flickered, and the stream of green became greater for an instant. She squeezed her eyes shut, and for some reason Lloyd did, too.

“He’s … planning to leave …” she grunted.

“… Who?” Lloyd forced out.

“Blake …” Janet pushed herself to keep her stream going, but she was gradually pulling back.

“Where is he going?” I pressed.

“He’s … going to …”

Lloyd furrowed his eyebrows in concentration, and Janet mirrored him.

“The Dark Island …”

His green eyes flew open with a shocked expression, and suddenly he flew back.

“Lloyd!” I bolted for him just as I heard Janet let out a loud breath. “Are you okay?!”

He forced himself to sit up. “There’s something in her definitely fighting back. I just … ,” he restrained a grunt as he stood up, “can’t seem to figure out what.”

Janet studied us, and gold sparked up in her hand as her sword materialized.

I stood to face her. “Janet, if you’re in there, tell us when he’s leaving.”

Her hand tightened over the hilt, and she fought to loosen it. “I … I don’t know.” She lingered for a bit longer, and she growled as her sword vanished. Her hands tightened to fists, and she quickly darted off. Narrowing my eyes, I ran after her.

“Wait!”

Lloyd’s urgency made me stop. “If we follow her she’ll lead us to Des and Blake!”

“We need to tell everyone about his plan. There has to be a reason why he’s going to the Dark Island.”

I glanced back to where I last saw Janet. As much as I want to go after her, he’s right. Whatever reason he has for going back to that island can’t be good.

The falcon cawed from above, and I spotted it slowing to a hover.

“Garmadon says there might be a way to reverse the effects of the dark matter,” Kai said. “I already told the others to meet back home.”

“Reverse the effects?” I asked.

“He can’t remember what it’s called, but if it means getting them back, them I’m all for it.”

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