Hanahaki

Skylar

Kai's POV:

It's now been a few days since I found out that Chamille had used me. Skylar still hasn't been found and my sister has been all over the place. What really worryed me was Cole though. He seemed so out of it. Everything he did wasn't really normal. Zane must have noticed this way before me right? Why wasn't he doing anything about it? A small sigh leaves my lungs. Worrying has never helped. I just need to find out with determination. Suddenly the alarm goes off. Someone's called a meeting. I rush out of my room, heading straight for the kitchen. Zane, Pixel and Nya were already there. Me, Cole and Jay were just walking in.

"What's happening!?" Jay rushed up to Nya to see what was going on.

"We found Skylar. Chamille has her locked up in a cave around the other side of Ninjago City." Nya was holding a tracker. We all watch as she walks over to Cole. "Cole, you go find her-"

"I should go." I cut in, grabbing the tracker. Nya of course looked hesitant though.

"We can both go." Cole always managed to think of something to make Nya agree. Even if she was still a bit worryed.

"Uh-- fine. Be careful though!" At first I would have thought she was talking to me, but no. Nya was directing that at Cole. She's been like this for the past few days. It's eased up since we caught Chamille but still. Something was wrong. "Kai." I strike of panic fills my body for a second. She said it so suddenly. "Dont do anything stupid." There's my little sister. I smile and walk our the door, Cole following close behind. He took his car. All Nya ever made me was motorcycles, so that wouldn't be good. She really should make me a car sometime. As we start to drive off, silence filled the air. Something between is seemed off.

"Um- hey Cole." I don't look at him. Just at the ground.

"Mm- yeah?" Cole was such a good driver. Always was, always will be.

"Is there something wrong." I turn to him, seeing his breathe become heavy at the question. Was he nervous?

"Of course not. Why do you ask?" He turned down a road that made the car shake a bit. Why didn't Ninjago have such bad roads sometimes?

"Everyone just seems a bit- weird." A sigh leaves my lungs once again at the thought of everything. "Now I kinda just feel like I'm a bad guy..."

"Don't ever think that." He sounded so demanding now. "Never. Your not the bad guy snd never will be. I'm sorry, I don't know why Nya is acting off, but I'm acting weird cause of some stuff I'm dealing with..." Some stuff? "Um- oh look! We're almost there!" I look ahead to see a small cave hidden behind trees. That must be the place. My eyes turn to the tracker. Yup. It is. Cole parks and car and we jump out. I head straight to the cave. If Skylar was here, I didn't want to waist anytime. It was dark in the cave. Almost pitch black. I used my hands to move around until I felt a small crack.

"Hey Cole." I move my finger around it a bit. "Can you come break this?" I wait until I can feel Cole's presence and move away. Suddenly I hear a large crash and a beam of dull light shines across the ground. There was a room inside. We walk into the dull room slowly, watching everything. Nya didn't find out if Chamille was working with others or not, so we needed to be careful. Suddenly I hear a muffled noise. "What's that..." I look around until I feel a rock his my head from above. "Ow!" When I look up I see a person. The red head we were looking for. Skylar. "Skylar! We found her!" She had a gag stuck in her mouth, and was being hung upside down by a chain that covered her whole body. The chain looked like it could snap from the roof at anytime though.

"I got this." Cole walks over to the closest wall and hits it hard enough to shake the place, making Skylar come down. I catch her bridal style and place her on the ground, untying her from the chains.

"Ugh!" She throws the gag out of her mouth. "I'm gonna kill that purple haired bitch!" She gets up in a rage and kicks the wall. Me and Cole just watched, too scared to do or say anything. When she finally calmed down she turns to us. "Hey guys-" She said in between pants from her rage. "Thanks for saving me. I owe ya one." I can feel a small blush form across my face as she says that. If only she knew what happened when she was gone.

"You owe Kai the most." My heart skips a beat when Cole says that. He wasn't going to tell her evening, right? "He's wanted to find you the most. He's been the most worryed. He delt with Chamille. She pretended to be you so she could play Kai. All she wanted was his fame. He got hurt the most. He needs your thanks." He was so defensive. It was nice in a way. Skylar turns to me and smiles, coming closer.

"Well, how about I give ya this for now." He pulls in, giving me a peck on the cheek that make me feel like I could float. She actually did that. The real Skylar. This was amazing. I watch as she walks back to Cole's car, amazed. Cole. He was the reason for this. I turn to him to thank him, but instead worry fills me as I see the state he's now in.