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

A Painful Promise...

Aly's POV:

Zane flew us home as quickly as he could, and when we arrived, we jumped from the cable towards the others.

"She's about to destabilize!" Pixal cried out, but I wasn't about let that happen. "Forgive us, Nya." Wu sighed in defeat. "Move!" I shouted, making Wu jump out of the way just as I ran up to Nya with my powers. I used all I had to blast her, freezing her again so she remained intact.

"Sorry we're late." Kai hurried over with the others, and Lloyd brought over Aspheera's scroll. "I see you have something of mine." She noted, slithering over. But she seemed to notice something else as well. "And, something else..."

She looked at my belt, and I sighed upon hearing Wu's gasp. "What is that?!" "The...The Oni Mask of Greed." I sighed. "And why on earth do you have it?!" He shouted, angry. "I used it to save Jay and Aspheera's scroll." I shot back, not in the mood. "That does not justify why you have it in your possession! Give it to me!" He yelled, holding out his hand for me to give it to him.

I really didn't want to, but then he shouted again. "Aly! Give the Mask to me!"

I sighed, unclipping it from my belt and walking over to him. I reluctantly handed it over, and Wu angrily put it down on the table behind him before glaring at me. He was never like this, but I understood why with one of the Oni Masks with us.

Aspheera returned her gaze to her staff, and Lloyd was suddenly cautious to hand it over. "Are you having second thoughts about saving your friend?" She grinned, slithering towards Lloyd who wore a stern face. "No. We had a deal." Lloyd wilfully handed Aspheera her staff, and she examined it with a smile.

"Finally."

Lloyd stood out of her way, allowing her to steal Nya's power. Aspheera pointed her staff at our frozen friend, about to cast her spell when she suddenly pointed her attack at Kai, Cole and Jay. "Revenge." She blasted it, and the boys were able to jump and hide behind the coolers around Nya.

"Revenge!" Aspheera pointed her staff towards us, and Zane pushed me behind the computer, landing on top of me while Wu crashed beside us. I hit my head pretty hard on the floor, and Zane quickly noticed. "I am sorry. I did not intend on hurting you." "It's fine...don't worry about it." I told him as Lloyd slid around to us.

"This is the revenge I deserve! Revenge! Because of all of you, my cunning has been wasted on stupid origami!" Aspheera screamed as she kept blasting the others and our vehicles. "I can't believe Aspheera betrayed us in two seconds flat!" Lloyd huffed, clearly believing she wouldn't.

"If only a wise, experienced mentor had warned you not to trust her!" Master Wu was laying it on thick that he was right, just as one of Aspheera's attacks flew past us. "But Master Wu, you did warn us." Zane told us, and I sighed. "That's what he means, Zane. Ugh, I knew this was a bad idea." "Then why did you not back out?!" Lloyd shouted as more blasts were sent our way.

"I did it for Nya!"

Just as I was about to start an argument with Lloyd, the proximity alarms went off. We were all drawn to it, including Aspheera. The security cameras showed a police helicopter landing in the courtyard. While Aspheera was distracted, Lloyd sprinted over to her and tried to take her staff back.

"You betrayed me? Again?" Aspheera shouted, and Wu was confused. "What? No! I swear I didn't." He denied it, making Kai come clean. "They're not after you! They're after us." He admitted, making both Aspheera and Wu confused.

"Why are they after you? You said you could get the staff without being spotted." "Well, there were complications." Kai admitted, clearly embarrassed. "Like what?" Wu quickly asked. "Does it matter? The point is, we're all-"