Dino Thunder: Abby Strikes Back

4.A Sinister Plot

"Okay" Abby sighed, as she spun around in the temple at the Snow academy "Im here! What exactly am I looking for?"

To any of the other students she would have been talking to herself, but in theory she was tiring to contact Takara for help. The old Ninja had come to her last night in her dreams and told her to return to the Snow Academy that there was something there that she seeked, but in truth, there was nothing she seeked here at the Snow Academy. She had everything she needed from here; a home, friends, family and training what else could this place possibly give her that she needed?

"Takara?" she questioned, looking around the hallway in which she stood; it was the wall of fighters, some had graduated and gone to places like the Elemental Academy; the same place she had been accepted to go to and train when she had graduated the Snow Academy that Hunter's sister Leanne had gone when she graduated the Thunder Academy, and the others had, like Takara were up there because she the top fighter at the Snow Academy back in the day but she had disappeared off the face of the Earth after one miss-understanding at the Wind Ninja Academy. Turing to the picture in question, Abby raised her arms "What am I looking for?" she asked the picture

But she received nothing but silence

With a sigh and small shake of her head, the young Snow Ninja turned and headed for the exit "I came...I saw...There is nothing that I seek here! This was a completely pointless waste of time!" she ranted "Im going back to Reefside!"

 The time has come for you to follow your heart Abigail, the same voice from last night echoed on the breeze Follow your heart! Not your head!

"Takara?" Abby questioned, stopping dead in her tracks as she looked around the grounds "Follow my heart?"

It will lead you the right way

"Fine" she sighed "Okay, heart im listening!" she closed her eyes, taking a deep breath "Show me the way!"

At first she didn't think it had worked, feeling relatively stupid just standing in the middle of the academy grounds with her eyes closed waiting for some sort of sigh that would point her in the right direction. She was seconds away from giving up when she felt a sharp tug in her chest "Ow!" she whimpered, raising her hand to her chest where the pain was coming from "When you said follow your heart, I didn't think you meant literally! As it rip it out if my chest and follow it!"

Trust yourself Abigail

"Now, what the hell is that supposed to mean?" she demanded, before the tug in her chest become too intense and she started walking forward. Clueless as to where she was supposed to be walking too exactly, Abby continued on her trek, the tug in her chest becoming sharper with each step she took. Although the pain seemed to become weaker as she stepped in a certain direction "Wait a second..." she breathed "if I walk this way..." she stepped to her left, and almost collapsed as the pain in her chest ripped through her, it was like someone was reaching into her chest and squeezing every last bit of her life out of her. Forcing herself back to her feet, the teen stumbled forward and the pain ceased. She scoffed "Talk about following your heart!" she commented "Literally!"

And so, figuring out exactly what Takara meant the young Snow Ninja continued on her quest. Heading further and further north of the academy the pain in her chest become weaker. Finally reaching the top of a small ravine; Abby felt the pain disappear almost completely from her chest "Okay, im here...now what?" she murmured, before something sparkly caught her attention. It was coming from a small cavern in the side if the cliff on the other side of the ravine "In there?"

In there the voice told her

With a shrug, the Snow Ninja lowered herself down onto the side of the ravine and crossed it with ease; as she made her way towards the cavern. Upon closer inspection she noticed that it wasn't cavern at all, but a small crater and dead in the centre was the sparking object that caught her attention "What the -" she frowned, reaching out a hand for the object, she snatched it out the crater and held it firmly in her hands as the light dimmed and sparked out completely leaving a small jagged white and blue rock in her hands "Can you say freaky?" she stated in a sing-song voice. This looks like the Gems Connor, Ethan, Kira and Tommy have she thought as she inspected the Gem "Maybe Hayley will know something!" she shrugged; before starting her return to Reefside