Cole yelped and dodged a knife that dropped from the roof, while Kai did side kick with a block, to avoid a gun which, unfortunately, fired lasers.
Jay, the victim of the lasers, did a jump and roll, slide, and zigzag run to the others.
" Jay, I hate to break it to you, but your sister has a twisted imagination." Cole huffed, catching his breath.
Jay shrugged. " Eh. You get used to it."
" Guys! In here!" Kai exclaimed, waving them to a tunnel.
The three boys went through it, and bonked.... a wall.
With their noses.
" Ow!" Cole grunted, rubbing his poor nose.
" Yeah, ow is right! How dies your sister manage to do these things?" Kai added, his voice muffled by his hand.
Jay wiggled his nose. " I don't know."
"Great tunnel, Kai. Leads right to a dead end!" Cole said crossly, knocking it with his fist.
Then, they smelled smoke.
" Uh, guys.....?" Jay squeaked.
" Kai, did you use your fire?" Cole scolded.
" No! I can't, remember!" Kai replied, crossing his arms.
" Guuuys....?"
" What is is, Jay?" Cole asked, crossing his arms as he looked at Jay, and then gasped.
Jay's eyes widened as he saw flames licking at his clothing. "Help! I'm on fire!" he shouted, panic creeping into his voice.
Kai quickly sprang into action, grabbing a nearby blanket that had somehow made its way into the tunnel. He threw it over Jay, trying to smother the flames.
Cole joined in, grabbing another piece of fabric and helping to put out the fire. They worked together, patting down the flames and making sure Jay was safe.
Once the fire was out, Jay looked a bit singed but otherwise unharmed. "Thanks, guys. That was way too close."
Cole, still catching his breath, glared at the tunnel wall. "We really need to have a talk with Mia about her 'creativity.'"
Kai, shaking his head, added, "Yeah, maybe she should tone it down a bit. Or at least make the traps a little less dangerous."
Jay, rubbing his singed clothes, shrugged. "Eh, it's just another day with Mia. You get used to it."
"Tell me about it," Cole muttered, still rubbing his nose. "Let's get out of here before something else tries to kill us."
They quickly ran back to the cave, and hit their noses again.
" OWWW!" Cole howled, clutching his nose.
Kai was confused. " We just came from here!"
Jay sighed. " Cole, can you use your Earth?"
" No! Because your dear sister made the walls of this escape room venge stone!" Cole replied.
Kai winced in pain, still clutching his nose. "Ugh, I should've known better. Mia's traps are relentless."
As the boys tried to navigate back through the cave, Cole stepped on a hidden pressure plate. The floor gave way beneath him, and he found himself dangling upside down, suspended by a rope.
"Great," Cole grumbled, struggling to free himself. "Just what I needed."
Kai was busy trying to help Cole when a series of robotic arms sprang from the walls, quickly tying him up with tight, restrictive cords. "Hey! Get these off me!" Kai shouted, struggling against the ropes.

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Ninjago stories
FanfictionShort Ninjago stories. Some are new- others are just minor tweaks to the episodes.