Ninjago: The Purple Ninja - Book 2

Seabound: Chapter 8 - The Storm Amulet

The Ninja, Benthomaar, Maya and Keres gather in the submarine's dining area a few hours later, so Maya and Nya could tell everyone else what they saw in Wojira's temple.

"Okay, so, let me get this straight. Kalmaar needs two amulets to awaken this huge serpent Wojira, and he's got one of them already?" Jay asks for clarification. Benthomaar nods.

"Correct. The Wave Amulet." He explains.

"And the second is the Storm Amulet that we found on the Island of the Keepers?"

It was Lloyd's turn to nod in reply. "Yes. Which means we better get there first and make sure he doesn't get his hands on it."

"Or he'll awaken Wojira and destroy the surface world." Maya explains. Zane hums in thought.

"I fail to see how the amulets will awaken Wojira. How are they linked?" Katarina peeks into the dining area silently, and narrows her eyes at the shark prince, who was sitting next to Jay. Even though Benthomaar helped the Ninja and Maya escape Merlopia, and help them fight the Merlopian guards, she felt like she couldn't trust him, despite what they have in common already.

"It's really weird. But we saw it. Wojira is a huge snake, and she has these two holes on her head. And the amulets fit inside." Nya explains to her friends. The Lightning Ninja makes a face of disgust.

"Inside her head? Gross!" He remarks. The Purple Ninja keeps her eyes on the shark prince keenly. Lloyd looks away for a moment and finds her staring at them. He smiles softly with a sigh of relief.

"Hey Katarina," He greets her. Everyone else turns their attention to her, and they smile just as kindly, including Benthomaar, except his smile was a bit bigger than theirs. "How're you feeling?"

She shakes her head in response. He chuckles and scratches the back of his neck. "Yeah, I thought so." She walks over and stands next to Benthomaar instead of standing next to Keres like she normally would, and leans against the booth's chair.

"...Did I miss anything?" She whispers.

"Oh yeah, you did," Jay answers. "Bentho told us his story of his life with Kalmaar and Trimaar, and how he accidentally helped Kalmaar by leading him down to the Tartarus Trench to get to Wojira's Temple, all because he lied to him and promised to treat him like a brother. Turns out Kalmaar didn't like him from the start. And Trimaar adopted Bentho after saving him from a group of eels."

Katarina deadpans at the response, and glances at Benthomaar, who sank down a little in his seat. She instantly felt guilty for her distrust towards him, and decided to put them aside for now. She summons a shadow and uses it to whack the Lightning Ninja behind the head. "I mean anything important, Sparky."

"We were talking about the two Storm Amulets, and how they're linked to Wojira. Kalmaar needs both of them to awaken her." Benthomaar explains as he sits himself back up on his seat. She nods slowly.

"The Storm Amulet and the Wave Amulet. I read about those. The Storm Amulet creates powerful lightning strikes in the sky, like a thunderstorm, and the Wave Amulet creates powerful waves in the ocean. The amulets separately are dangerous enough, but they're deadlier together," She explains.

"Kalmaar and those guards were zapping her with electricity. That's what was making Nya's powers go haywire –" Suddenly, the submarine shakes violently, causing everyone to almost fall down. Benthomaar immediately stands up and moves to catch Katarina when she stumbles and falls when Keres was about to catch her. The Purple Ninja latches on the shark prince's arms almost immediately, and smiles kindly at him with a grateful smile.

"Thank you, Benthomaar. You have good reflexes." She remarks when she stands up fully again. The shark prince blushes at the comment easily, as he wasn't used to receiving compliments and praise from anyone else besides his adoptive father. He chuckles as he scratches the back of his neck. Keres' face darkens immediately at the shark prince.