Partners In Crime

Chapter 44: Grave Danger

With the help of Aria, Morro made his way safely through the tomb. They were currently stuck on the 3rd riddle. As Aria walked through the maze she kept staring at her reflection.

"Aria are you in love with yourself and not me?" Lloyd questions out of nowhere.

"What?" Aria looks at him confused "No, I'm just curious. These caves were rumored to show ones future, I read it in a book, but I don't..."

"Yeah," Lloyd looks at his own reflection "Same here, we still look the same."

"Wait a minute, I think I see me!"

The two turn their heads to see the ninja looking at their own reflections.

"It's Morro! He's in the maze too!" Cole shouts as he sees Morro on the other end.

Morro appears and swings his sword at Jay.

Jay runs away "Aah! He's attacking an unarmed man!"

"Come on," Lloyd grabs Aria's arm and they run off into the maze to find the exit.

After awhile they find Morro in front of a hole that led into the tomb.

"You found it," Aria smiles.

"Well, what's the plan?" Lloyd asks.

"We force them to hand over the realm crystal." Morro replies

"Reinforcements are outside for them as well as our own," Aria shakes her head "we need to ensure we get the realm crystal."

"What I'm worried about is the rebel captain," Morro says "we haven't spotted him since that one time in Stiix."

"For all we know he's already inside the tomb," Lloyd tells him.

"He doesn't know where it is though," Aria points out.

"Perhaps, but we need to make sure those idiots don't take the realm crystal." Morro says "It's safer in our hands."

"Let's go get it then," Lloyd jumps into the hole.

Aria and Morro look at each other before following after him. They approach the opening to see the ninja all bowing in respect, before Zane takes the realm crystal. Morro separated from Reika's body and grabs her.

"Warn me before you do that next time," Reika complains as she almost falls over.

"Man she really is weak," Aria whispers to Lloyd who tries not to laugh.

"How does it work?" Kai questions

"How it works is you'll hand over the Crystal, or say goodbye to your friend"

The ninja look up and see Morro out of Reika's body, holding the sword to her.

"You know if you were Aria I actually wouldn't mind this so much," Reika comments weakly.

The ninja stare at her with a 'really' look.

"So what'll it be?" Morro asks the ninja.

"If we give him the crystal we don't know what they'll do with it," Zane tells the others "It could be worse then the other ghost."

"But if we don't, when has he never made good on a threat?" Cole questions "Look at Reika, she's too weak to protect herself."

"She's not too weak to make jokes though," Kai comments.

"Ugh, either option totally stinks. What do you think, Kai? What do we do?" Jay asks him.

"Stop stalling! Give me the Realm Crystal, or else!" Morro shouts.