Fighting For You: Book 2

Ch 8: One Down, One To Go

The Ninja Returned To The Base, With Keres, And Waited In The Planning Room For News About Kai From Zane

Recently, They Have Lost The Firestone Ruby, Which Is The Elemental Gem Which Controlled Everything Fire Related

Such As, The Sun

The Sun Have Been Dimming Very Slowly Each Hour And Temperatures Were Beginning To Sink As Well

But There Was Still One Gem To Secure Which Was The Tidal Sapphire Which Controls Everything Water Related

And That Gem Is The One That Itzal Is Going For Now

Jay Looked Out The Window

"I Hate That We Lost The Ruby To Itzal" He Said "How Did We Lose?"

"We Were In The Volcano For A Long Time, Dodging Traps And Getting Stuck Under Boulders, I Think We Lost Because We Were Tired" Said Nya

"So, For When We Go After The Tidal Sapphire, We Have To Try And Not Get Tired Too Easily" Lloyd Said

The Team Nodded

"Do You Even Know Where The Sapphire Is?" Asked Keres

"Yeah, Zane Has A Digtal Copy Of The Map That Shows Us Where The Gems Are" Cole Said

"Thats Helpful, Itzal Almost Never Showed Me The Map So I Hadn't Had A Clue About It's Whereabouts"

"He's That Rude Isn't He?" Said Nya, Sadly

Keres Nodded

Zane Appeared From The End Of The Room, Wringing His Hands And Looking Downcast

Lloyd Turned His Head To See His Nindroid Friend

"What's The Matter? Is He Ok?" Asked Lloyd, Nervously

"He's Ok... Thankfully. But He Seems To Be Out Of Commision. He's Not Gonna Be Participating For The Rest Of The Mission As Far As Im Concerned" Answered Zane

"Oh..." Lloyd Said

"Can We See Him?" Asked Nya

Zane Nodded

Nya Bolted Past Zane To Her Brother

"I Better Go With Her" Zane Said Awkwardly "You Guys Can Come Too, Except For You Keres"

Keres Nodded Respectfully And The Rest Of The Team Followed Zane

The Ninja Went Into Kai's Room, Who Seemed Generally Unhappy About His Circumstances

"Kai!" Nya Squeled And Gave Her Brother A Hug

"Hey Sis..." Said Kai, Tiredly

"Sorry To Bother You Kai, We Just Wanted To See How You Were Doing, It Was Quite Sudden After All" Lloyd Said, Leaning On Kai's Bed

"Don't Be Sorry Lloyd, Im Just Tired That's All"

"Sure, Whatever You Say" Said Lloyd With A Smile

"Oh Come On You Know Im Telling The Truth"

"I Know, I Was Testing Ya"

Kai Chuckled

"We're Going To Go After The Tidal Sapphire In A Couple Of Minutes By The Way, Sorry You Can't Come With Us" Nya Said, Sadly

"It's Fine, I Probably Wouldn't Want To Come Anyway"

"Oh Yeah, We Should Also Remind You That Keres Joined Our Side" Piped Up Jay

"HE WHAT!?" Kai Said, Bolting Up But Then After, Falling Back Down

He Propped Himself Back Up Again, Shock And Confusion All Over

"Keres?! Are You Serious!? He Tried To Kill Us And-" He Stopped And Looked Worried All Of A Sudden

"What's The Matter?" Asked Cole, Concerned

"What About My Dad?! Is He Ok After When The Ruby Was Taken?!' Kai Said, Panicking

Nya's Communicator Began To Beep,  Signaling She Had A Call

It Was Maya

"Its Mom!" Nya Said, Worried As Well

She Answered Her Communicator And Put It On Speaker So Everyone Could Hear

Jay Walked Over To The Door And Shut It So Keres Couldn't Hear Anything

"Mom?! Is Dad Ok?!" Said Nya

"He's Ok Dear, I Just Don't Know What Happened, One Moment He Was Working On A Sword And The Next He Was On The Floor! And The Fire In The Blacksmith Went Out Too! Nya, Do You Know What Happened?"

"Itzal Took The Firestone Ruby, Anything Fire Related Just...Went Out" Nya Answered

"Wait What?! That's Why It Been Getting A Bit Colder Lately. Is Kai Ok?!"

"Im Fine Mom...Sorta" Kai Said From His Bed

An Audible Sigh Of Relief Was Heard On The Other End Of The Call

"Thank Goodness... Do You Know How To Get The Ruby Back In Its Place?"

"Yes, We Do, But We Have To Get It Back From Itzal's Clutches In Order To Do That. But On The Bright Side, We Know Where He's Going Next" Said Nya

"Where?"

"The Tidal Temple"