The Call of Home

Chapter 25

Nya's pov:

After Nya saw that both of her friends got successfully out of the office, she started to relax. It had been close; she couldn't make herself go without helping. So she decided to try and distract Nadakan from far so Zane and Lloyd could get out. She moved gently the tree next to her so they could get out, but to her misfortune, she also shooked where she was hiding. She had to retreat to not be spotted, but the mission was complete. They got out.

Nya knew it wouldn't take long for them to get out, and so, she started to climb down to meet with her friends. She started walking to the front doors, where she knew they would appear at any moment. But then, a though hit her. She had never explained what Nadakan had done, but if their plan was successful and they got back to Ninjago, it wouldn't be necessary. Not again... She really didn't like to talk about that adventure, but she knew that only she and Jay could explain. The rest of them had forgotten, and she was fine with that. She really though they would never have to encounter Nadakan again.

Still, she wondered if Jay remembered all of it. They had never talked about it, so she wasn't quite sure. Jay always avoided the topic, seeming as if he did remember. But he never said a word of it. Well, Nya would have to solve that little mystery. One thing to her to-do list.

She was stuck on her mind, planning how to bring the topic out when she heard someone fall. Maybe it was nothing, maybe Lloyd or Zane tripped. Still, she decided to check. The faster they got out of there, the better.

She headed to the doors in a rush with the staff on her back. She hoped to just see Lloyd and Zane running to the exit when she opened the doors. But she wasn't surprised when she found an empty hallway.

"Guys? The cost is clear, you can get out now" Nya said, hoping someone would hear her and walk out but knowing it wasn't likely.

"Zane? Lloyd?" She said louder this time while walking through the empty hallways, searching for her friends.

"Where are you?" she mumbled for herself.

Nya knew nothing would happen if she stayed where she was, but she wouldn't leave without them. Not even a minute passed, and Nya started running through the hallways of the school, shouting for Zane and Lloyd. She refused to believe they were gone. Her mind run only into two thoughts. One that they had been captured by Nadakan... and two... That she needed a plan to find them.

Still, she checked the whole building hoping to find some traces... There was nothing... She'd had to get the information from somewhere else... or someone else. Harumi.

Now Nya remembered exactly what had been bothering her... and it was Harumi. Not by the fact they had to 'fight' her again. But for what she really wanted to do... Garmadon had told them it seemed like she and Nadakan had also forgotten everything when they got here, but how much did they remember? Perhaps she could help her, they could interrogate her and find where they had taken Zane and Lloyd. It was her best hope now.

With that, she left running the building and headed to Lloyd's place to find the rest of her team. It was a long way back but running let her stress get out a bit. Her head started to blame herself of what had happened. It wouldn't stop!

'Why didn't you do something? Why did you leave them on their own? You shouldn't had lowered your guard. It's your fault... Are you really leaving your team behind? Why did you let that happen? You could have prevented that...' Her brain kept saying. Not going to an end. The words repeated themselves and she couldn't bring them to shut up. It was overwhelming.

Nya hadn't noticed before, but she was running really fast. Still, there was a long run for her to get to her destiny. She didn't bother to look up since her mind was clouding everything around her, it kept talking and talking. So it was possible she had bumped with one or two persons without noticing. She needed to get herself together.