Ninjago: Newcomers

Chapter 4

Eric's POV:

"Eric, I presume?" a soft voice said from behind me. I swerved around to see the man that was on the boat earlier.

"Who are you?" I asked. I looked for Theresa for backup. She was a couple feet away. Darn it.

"Clouse," he smiled. "Derek has been telling me all about you."

"Derek?" Derek was here? Did we actually fine him?

"Yes, I believe that's the name I said," Clouse glared at me. "and you are going to be in the Tournament of Elements?"

"No," I shook my head. "I don't have an elemental power. I'm not a master of an element." Clouse scoffed.

"You really think we invited you two here to just...watch?" His voice sounded amused. "Well, you're wrong. And you'll see that you have elemental powers. You both do." Clouse walked away to someone that was wearing full on battle armor, as if he would have to attack someone any second. Derek. I ran over to Theresa and linked arms with her. She smiled.

"What's up?" She asked. I lead us farther from the crowd.

"Derek," I hissed. "He's here. And we have to actually be in the tournament of elements." Theresa's face paled. I didn't know from which news, though.

"What?"

Theresa's POV:

All of it was news to me. Derek was here this whole time? And we had to fight against people with elemental powers? I shuddered. I saw what Kai nearly did to the other guy.

"Yeah," Eric's voice turned shaky. "Derek is here, and we have to fight."

"But why? We don't have any powers!"

"Clouse said we do."

"Who?"

"The guy with the weird haircut!"

"I think that's Kai."

"No! The other guy with the ponytail!"

"Oh," I nodded my head. "He's insane. We don't have any powers."

"Tell him that," Eric grinned. I closed my eyes and sighed. Even at the worst moments he had to throw in a joke. I waved and headed to the nearest guy. Kai.

"That's my cousin, Derek," I told him. He nodded and looked at Derek. Derek was laughing and smirking at 'Clouse.' Oh, how I wanted to slap that smirk off his face.

Garmadon's POV:

I stared at Wu. Since the other two came with us to the island, he decided to go.

"Brother," I sighed. "You shouldn't have came. I know this island. I know Chen. And he's a bad man."

"I can take care of myself, brother," he replied calmly. I sighed. How I wish he truly knew. I wish he knew what Chen was capable of.

And what might happen would be far more worse then any Overlord.

Jay's POV:

We arrived to a temple-like castle place. I guess that's the only way to describe it. It was definitely shocking to see. Get it, shocking? A group of people were in a line and throwing punches at the air. Hey, practice makes perfect, right?"

"This place is so cool!" I muttered under my breath.

"Quiet, Jay," Cole whispered. "He's here."

"Who's here?" I asked.

"Don't ask me!" Cole answered, exasperated. Of course he doesn't know.

"Welcome to Chen's island!" Clouse walked onto land. "The tournament of elements welcomes it's brave fighters. And I bet Master Chen will be pleased of your return, Sensei Garmadon." Garmadon glared at Clouse. Many questions swirled through my mind. For starters, what has Garmadon been through?