Switched Opportunities

Power Struggle

Chapter 11

Vinny shrank on the spot after hearing there was an emergency. "T-Trouble?"

"He is NOT going! He's going to mess up my body! He probably can't even hurt a fly!" Kai pointed to the terrified man.

"It's true. I got kicked out of my karate class when I was six because they said I didn't have a fighting spirit." Vinny said with sadness in his voice.

Jay looked up from his puke bin to give Vinny a confused look. "You can get kicked out of karate? That's just not right."

Cole stood from crouching next to Jay. "Vinny is not going and neither is Jay. And Kai, don't even think it's an option to go."

Kai sighed, "I know.."

Suddenly Dareth appeared in the doorway looking frazzled yet excited. "Since you guys are two ninja down-"

All at once the ninja interrupted, "NO!"

"You guys might want to come look at this." Nya reminded them of the situation.

Cole pointed to Dareth then pointed to Jay. "You are back on babysitting duty. And don't fall asleep this time."

Dareth saluted, "You can count on me."

Jay squeezed, "Did you say babysitting! I can handle my-" Jay slapped his hand over his mouth to prevent himself from throwing up.

Dareth sat behind Jay and started to rub his back. "Do not worry! I can nurse you back to health with the power of the snake!" He started to wiggle his hands and arms around like a snake.

Jay arched his back. "I'm about to use the power of lightning on you."

Cole chuckled as he led the group to the bridge where Nya and Lloyd were already waiting. Kai was about to follow but turned back to see Vinny hanging back.

"Hey.. as much as I hate to say it, you are part of the team too. Come on." Kai gestured to follow. Vinny frowned and sped up to the group.

Up on the bridge, Nya was typing on her keyboard and she pulled up photos from Kryptarium Prison. "In the middle of the night, someone broke into the prison."

Cole interrupted out of confusion, "Sorry did you say someone broke INTO the prison? Huh, normally it's the other way around."

Nya looked disappointed, "Unfortunately I don't have good news... The only person that seems to be missing from the prison is the Mechanic."

Kai's jaw dropped, "Who would break him out?!"

After a few clicks of the keyboard a still image from a security camera popped up. Kai's stomach dropped, he felt sick to his stomach. At first he started to doubt himself, maybe he wasn't seeing it right. But of course Nya enhanced the image and zoomed in on the face. All eyes landed on Kai.

Kai gulped, "It was that creepy doctor that wanted to run tests on me..."

Zane stepped forward, "Dr. M, I read his name tag."

"Apparently he is always a pain to work with. An EMT told me that." Kai placed a hand on his head feeling overwhelmed. "Why do you think he would bust out a criminal? Sure he has bad vibes, but to actually do bad? It's a little concerning to see a doctor breaking the law."

Cole rubbed his temples and kept his eyes closed. "Seems like we have more questions than answers. We have to get to the bottom of this." He opened his eyes and glared at the screen.

Kai felt sicker and weaker with every breath he took. "I'm going to have to borrow Jay's puke bucket." Kai said to himself and gripped onto the table for stability.