Spirit's Wrath (Book 2 of Spirit's Calling)

The Wailing Alps, Part 1

A/n: so...yeah. I know it's been a long while. Motivation really plummeted for this episode (Peek-a-Boo) and I just did not want to write it, so I am very sorry. I promise that I'm not stopping, but I need more action to feel inspired to write and these next episodes don't have a lot. I'll try to write more often (also, I have a test this week, so yay -_- ).

Again, I apologize for the stupid long wait that I made you go through. I'll do my best to try and upload at least once a week, but with classes and all that I'm not sure how easy it will be.

So here we go, with the Ninja chasing after a ghost.

(I excluded the scenes with just dialogue cause those are boring and just copying the original transcript, so I didn't bother to write them lol)

After receiving new gis made of deepstone, the material the aero blades were crafted from, the Ninja began practicing airjitzu. Y/n, on the other hand, simply watched. She didn't even know regular spinjitzu; how was she supposed to learn a more advanced form?

She sighed and headed below deck when she noticed another Ninja not participating in the exercises.

"Don't feel like training?" She questioned quietly, entering the room and approaching the Ninja.

Cole scoffed and looked away, his form glowing softly in the dim light. "In case you haven't heard, I'm a ghost. And don't tell me we can fix it, 'cause we can't." He sighed—a sad, weary sound. He reached forward to grab a cup but his hand went right through. "This is just...who I am now. I don't feel anything anymore."

Y/n frowned, fumbling for words. She'd never had the chance to try and comfort someone before and discovered that she didn't know where to start. "Well..." she tried. "Are you sure you can't feel anything?"

Cole gave her a blank look and reached for the cup again. "Yeah."

"Not all feeling comes from touch," Y/n continued hesitantly, lowering her gaze. "I know you feel something for your team, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting here right now. You care enough to go back for a piece of paper and turn into a ghost rather than leave empty-handed. You care enough to do that for Lloyd—and that's feeling." She smiled slightly. "You felt something back on the island that made you trust me, and even though you weren't a ghost then, it's not physical touch that made you feel that way."

A moment of silence passed, and Y/n began to fret that she'd said the wrong thing. Did she overstep her place? She wasn't even a full Ninja and she was trying to help. What if she made it worse?

Before her thoughts could spiral, Cole let out a chuckle. "You're right, Y/n." He stood, renewed fire in his eyes, and Y/n relaxed knowing she'd helped. "There's gotta be something good that comes out of this, right?"

Y/n smiled. "Right."

A knock on the door made her whirl around, alarmed, but it was just Kai. "Misako's about to debrief us about the next clue," he told them.

"Be right there," Y/n replied with a nod. Kai gave them a salute and headed off.

She turned back to Cole, surprised to see him smiling. "Thanks, Y/n."

The elemental dipped her head slightly and placed a hand on his shoulder—and it didn't phase through. "Can't have you quitting when I joined, now, can I?"

"I—I wasn't quitting!" Cole spluttered, making Y/n laugh. "I just—"

"It's okay," she grinned. "I think anyone would've done the same."

She yelped when Cole suddenly gave her a light hug before quickly pulling away. "Ninja never quit," he breathed.

"Ninja never quit," Y/n agreed.