The Split Element- Book 1 (Ninjago: Zane X Oc)

Saving Faith....

Aly's POV:

We were unsure if it was a good idea to get Faith back, but Wu was being persistent about it. "Okay, fine." Kai sighed, turning the Dieselnaut around. "But I still don't think this is a good idea."

The vehicle raced back the way we came, with the rest of us were on lookout for any lurking Hunters waiting for our arrival. Zane emerged from the control room, looking worried. The Nindroid was avoiding eye contact with me, and just lent against the side, staring off into the distance.

Oh great, Aly. Look what you've done now.

The Dieselnaut eventually stopped near a pile of rocks. We evacuated the vehicle, and approached what seemed to be a broken hat, half buried in the sand. We ducked behind a boulder, looking out for anything suspicious.

Cole whipped out a telescope, and peered out at the hat. "Yeah. That's her." He sighed, turning to the rest of us. "We have to go down and save her." Wu told us, still not wanting to leave her behind. "Look, this is crazy. Our top priority is to get the Dragon Armor and get back home." Kai shot back. "We're also the only ones with a map to the armor." I pointed out.

"Aly is correct. And it appears this could be a trap." Zane added. "Oh, really? Really?" Jay said, semi-shocked. "It takes a Nindroid to figure that out? Eh, sorry, Wu, but we can't go out there. If we want to go home, we need to find the Firstbourne's Nest." Jay told the boy.

He got up, taking the telescope and peering towards the woman. "Well, maybe more of his memories came back. Something that could help us in a situation like this." Cole suggested. "Wu, is that true?" I asked him, hoping for a good response. "Do you remember more?"

He continued to look out a Faith, but he sighed, and lowered the telescope. "I can't lie, they haven't. But my father told me to have Faith, and without her, we would've never gotten this far." He admitted, walking over to us. "Besides, Ninja never leave friends behind."

The others looked to each other, and stood up. "Then, we've got your back." Kai told him. "Well that was a quick change of mind." I noted, also standing up. "But since we're all doing this, why not."

We grabbed our weapons, and steadily inched closer to Faith. "They must have left her here for the elements to finish her off. " Wu stated, getting closer to the woman. We edged closer to her, and Wu pulled off her hat and gag. "Are you okay?" He shouted, worried for her.

"You should not have come. It's a trap!" She shouted, just as multiple hunters shot out from the sand around us, boxing us in. "And it's a trap." Jay huffed dropping his weapon.

There was no point in trying to fight, we were extremely outnumbered. The hunters started to grab us and lead us towards some familiar looking poles. "Oh, not this again." I complained. The Hunters took us up to the poles, and tied us all up.

That night:

We were left there until nightfall, when the hunters decided to sit around a fire, and celebrate with roasted lizards. "Eat up, Hunters!" Iron Baron exclaimed. "We have the Son of the First Spinjitzu Master. By first light, with him by my side, the Firstbourne will gladly give up the rest of the Dragon Armor. Then, it'll be a fest every night!" He raised his sword, making his Hunters cheer for him.

"Could you pass a roasted lizard stick up here? I'm hungry too." Jay shouted, earning no response from the Hunters. "No? No takers? Oh, that's okay. I'm-I'm kind of watching my figure, anyway." He bluntly laughed.

"Really, Jay?" I asked him, getting tired. "I'm sorry." Wu apologised. "I thought I was doing the right thing, but I've only made it worse." "Hmm. Your heart is pure, but this realm is cruel. I am just sorry you ever had to find this place." Faith stated, trying to reassure the boy.