Aether

Chapter Ten

Hikaru's Pov

It took awhile but once we met up with the others, we had a bunch of questions on where we were, what happened to us, if we were okay and what the deal with our outfits were, especially Emara and Anna's since they also had an outfit change. We honestly couldn't think of how to tell them the full story, so we just merely said we got lost, had no reception and got ready for the final battle as much as we could, even the girls- even though the others didn't know what they'd be capable of in a battle. It was sad to hear of what happened to them in the past two days, finding out that Nya was just taken last night when they went to try and stop the celestial clock. I hated to hear that, knowing Jay and Nya were an item, but we couldn't do anything but try and help them get her back.

After taking a few minutes to prepare for the battle and mentally preparing ourselves for it, we were off, running as fast as we could to find Lord Garmadon, the Overlord or even the stone warriors. Lloyd had taken the lead with the rest of us following, but once we got to where I assume Garmadon's camp was, he immediately dropped to the ground. "Get down, now!" He whispered, causing us all to follow his example and get to the ground to not be seen by any scouters. I never saw this place so I didn't know what to expect or anything. I frowned as I looked at the giant wooden fence in front of us. "They won't know what hit them." Kai said just as Jay came up beside us. "Time to chop wood." He joked, making me roll my eyes as we jumped up.

We ran up to what looked like a door, us ninjas kicking it down while shouting. "Ninja, go!" I frowned as we noticed the camp empty. Not a single warrior here. "Uh, where the heck is everybody?" Jay asked, removing his hood, the rest of us following. "And here I was all ready to release the thunder." My brother said, impatient to get into a fight with the stone warriors. "The ultimate weapon is gone. We're too late" Kai commented as we looked over the bridge to see an empty construction site I suppose? I had no idea what it looked like before, but shrugged it off as we followed Kai over the bridge. "Nya? Nya!" Kai called out as we walked into the camp, still not seeing a soul. I glanced at the others to see they all had a frown as well, only for us to hear a bird cawing. It was the falcon!

"My falcon friend wants to show us something." Zane explained, making us nod. "Then let's follow him." Sora said, earning a nod from the rest of us, following him to see giant tire tracks like for a tank. My mouth fell open as we stared at it, Lloyd frowning as he commented. "Whoa...that's one big weapon." I set a hand on his shoulder as we looked to Zane. "It appears to be heading toward the coast." He said, pointing to the direction it had headed towards, which indeed was not towards us, but towards the coast. I frowned and watched Lloyd step forward, pulling my hand away from his shoulder. "But, why? Wouldn't he try to use it on us?" He asked in confusion. We turned to Sensei Wu as he stepped forward, frowning as he looked forward. "Not on us...on Ninjago. He always wanted to turn our world into his own image. Now we know how it will be done." Oh no.

Our eyes widened as we heard that, looking to Misako when we heard her speak up. "But if he starts turning things evil, the balance will shift and allow the Overlord to cross over into our world." That sounds even worse. I narrowed my eyes as I turned to Lloyd. "Then we have to make sure that my father never fires that weapon." He said, earning a nod from us as we started running off, following the tracks. It didn't take long for us to stop however when Zane's father stopped running with us, Zane being the first to notice as he turned around. "Father!" He exclaimed, walking over to the older man. I frowned and watched, Zane's father encouraging Zane that he'd be fine, stating he was an inventor not a fighter. I frowned as I heard the two talk, glancing at Emara and Anna who stepped forward over to the two. "Zane." Emara started, setting a hand on his shoulder, Anna getting on the other side of him with a grin. "We'll watch over him and get him back to the Bounty. He'll be safe with us, you guys go on ahead and save Ninjago. We'll help the moment we can, but for now, we'll help your father stay safe." She explained, earning a small smile from us all. And with that, we departed from the three and continued onto the matter at hand. Stopping Garmadon from firing the weapon.