The Child of Silver

102

Anirei sat on the monorail staring at her bandaged hand, noticing that the black color had gone down considerably. Even though she was perfectly healthy and didn't feel any pain, her Elder Brothers, sister, and Lloyd wanted her to rest. And of course, Anirei was not one to sit around while the others were running around. She used her time to consider what happened to her after touching that mask. It stung, burned even and the color of her hand turned black and hard like obsidian, the bright flash of white light helped the pain just a bit, however it didn't help the rest of her pain.

Not to mention her Elder Brother Zane and her constant worry for him. He was going to the belly of the beast, and they barely had any kind of clue as to where he was going.

"Where was Zane last seen?" Lloyd asked through the comm radio.

"Central Station." Jay replied, "But once they went underground, PIXAL lost his signal. We haven't been able to pick up Cole's intercom either."

"If they're taking Elder Brother Zane to their hideout, then Elder Brother Cole could be held captive." Anirei said, looking down and saw Central Station sitting just below them, "We can't lose Elder Brother Zane. We're gonna head to Central, we're just above it. Lloyd, you with me?"

"Always, but please be careful." Lloyd said. Anirei smiled and nodded before the both of them jumped from the monorail and ran into Central Station. They rushed inside and saw no sign of Cole or Zane, no matter where they looked in the station. 

"There's no sign of Cole or Zane. They could be anywhere by now." Lloyd said.

"Don't give up hope, Lloyd. We'll find them." Anirei assured.

"Jay and I will check the other stations." Kai said.

Lloyd and Anirei signed off and turned back to the station route board, trying to figure out where Zane could have gone with the Sons of Garmadon, or where Cole may have disappeared to.

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Cole stood in a cell after being captured by the Sons of Garmadon, using all of his strength to break out of the bars but to no such luck, even with his lava hands. He slammed his fists against the bars, feeling the familiar sensation of an elemental power cancelling metal.

"Ah! Vengestone." He grumbled under his breath nursing his sore fist.

"Be careful." A voice said outside the bars.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Another voice asked. Cole turned to look outside his cell and saw two of the bikers holding a bright red box on a bamboo stick, being especially careful not to drop or scratch it.

"So, what's in the box?" The biker with the mohawk asked.

"You haven't heard?" The biker with the red hair replied, "The boss found the key for the last mask." They both walked through the door and left Cole to think for a moment.

"If they get the last mask, then they'll have all three." He muttered to himself.

The two bikers walked out, but without the box, "Heh. It's all comin' together. It'll be good to see Lord Garmadon again." They locked the door.

"You mean it'll be bad." They both laughed but stifled their laughter and continued their chat.

"Say, what about his little student? You know, that ninja with the long silver hair? I hear she's a real beauty even for a teenager."

"Well, beauty is in youth I guess. But you know that she's dating the Green Ninja, right? Lord Garmadon's son? Besides, she's way too young for you anyway."

"Yeah you're right. Either way, it's not like she's gonna be here for long. I heard the boss has a special plan for her to join our side."

"Really, got any idea what that plan might be?"