Ninjago: Newcomers

Chapter 6

Kai's POV:

"Welcome to the first challenge!" Chen said gleefully. I rolled my eyes. Can he not see that he is making us all fight? "Like I said yesterday, get it, winner, give it to your opponent, loser!" I couldn't help but turn stiff. What if one of us doesn't make it to the next round? I turned to Drake. Yep, he should lose.

"Good luck," a soft voice whispered. I jumped a little before seeing Drake behind me. I roll my eyes.

"Thanks, try losing, will you?" I reply. He rolls his eyes.

"How about a little competition?" He asked, crossing her arms. I chewed the inside of my cheek. More competition? I sighed, I never said no to a challenge. Especially if it means kicking his butt. I nodded. "Let's see whoever can get a jade blade first." I grinned. This was going to be more fun than I thought.

"You're on."

Lloyd's POV:

I was starting to get nervous. What if one of us didn't make it? I looked at Eric. He was shifting his weight and chewing his lip. He was definitely as nervous as me. Probably more.

"You got this," I told him. The comment took him by surprise. His eyes widened and he clutched my wrist. It was like a new him.

"You guys all have powers," he said, but in his normal voice. "I don't stand a chance. Sure, Theresa might pull it off. But me? Not a chance."

He looked so little right then. But I knew what he was thinking. I don't know how.

"We're in this together," I gave him a sideways smile and he gave me the exact smile. He nodded his head and released my wrist. I flinched. Even without powers he had a strong grip.

Cole's POV:

"Good luck," I told Theresa. I played with my fingers behind my back. Theresa was eyeing something, but I didn't know what.

"You two," she turned to me and smiled. I tried not to blush. Gosh love was hard.

Before I knew it I was on my feet and running.

I didn't have a plan how to get these blades, but I knew I was getting one first.

Even if I had to fight to do it.

Jay's POV:

Chills ran down my spine as I grabbed a blade. The beginning of this terrible tournament was so exciting! A guy whizzed past me. I brushed my hair back in place and growled. No one messed with my hair.

"You can't catch me!" a voice said from every direction. I flipped my head around to see a young Elvis standing behind me. I look to see the blade that was in my hand a second ago now was in his.

"Turner is the name, fast is my game!" he chuckled. The Turner guy flipped the blade and ran off.

"Hey, that's mine!" I shouted.

Theresa's POV:

The blades were slowly getting taken and there was only one in my sight. The room was quiet, but just in case, I quietly walked towards it. Once my hand grasped the handle, another hand came onto mine. I looked up to see Cole looking at me surprised. He immediately released the blade and smiled.

"Have it, I'll find another one," Cole said. I smiled. Right then, and other guy came and grabbed the blade. The guy had a black gi on and black hair. Another Cole.

"Which one is the real Cole?" I asked.

"I am," they both replied. The two Coles glared at each other, pulling on the blade. The two Coles tumbled down the stairway, one Cole holding on the blade. The one on the ground turned into a girl with colored hair. A shapeshifter. Cole handed me the blade, panting.

"Thanks," I said and he ran away, giving me a solute.

Drake's POV:

That red dude didn't know who he was messing with.

I easily grabbed a blade and flew to the area we had to go. My name was called and I stood by nobody. I was the first person to get a blade. No surprise. I watched the Chen and Clouse guy standing, a smile on their faces. I shuddered, trying not to let them creep me out. It was almost impossible.

Everyone else slowly came next to me. Only one blade was left.

And Kai still wasn't here.

Kai's POV:

I ran after the Karlof guy. He had the last jade blade, and he was almost with the rest of the crowd. I saw Drake, smirking at me as I came into view. I saw Jay, cheering for me. And I saw Theresa, biting her lip. I ran faster.

The guy was only a couple feet from victory. I started to panic. What should I do? I definitely couldn't lose. Only one thing popped into my mine.

Karlof, time to lose an arm.

I loosened Karlof's arm, picking up the blade. The crowd cheered and I grinned, placing the blade next to the other ones.

"No!" I heard Drake yell.

"No!" Karlof repeated.

"Loser!" Chen said, ignoring his pleads. A hole appeared from under him, making him disappear. I couldn't help but pity him. He almost won. Jay patted my back and I saw Sensei smiling from the corner with Garmadon. I sighed.

Hey, I least I was still there.

Jack's POV:

I sat down in defeat. It was another day of struggling against the cuffs, but the metal responded by digging deeper into my skin. Blood trickled down my arm and I tried to rub it onto my lap. It mostly worked, but not very well.

I opened my tired eyes as I heard muffling sounds. It obviously wasn't Chen, he was too perky for this voice.

"H-hello?" I managed to say. I tried to moisten my chapped lips, but failed miserably.

"Who's there?" A metallic voice asked. He sounded scared, as if he didn't know I was here, either.

"Hi, my name is Jack," I said. I felt more awake then ever, knowing someone else was here.

"Greetings, I am Zane," 'Zane' said.

"Are you trapped here, too?"

"Yes, and they took my powers."

"You have an elemental power, as well?"

"Yes, you do, too?"

"Yep."

I started to learn a lot about Zane. He was the elemental master of ice, and he was a robot. Zane was a ninja, and had four other friends. He said that his other friend was trapped in a different room.

I promised him that I would make sure we escaped. I shifted my weight. Escape was another thing to think about, but it stopped myself from thinking of anything else. I closed my eyes and somehow drifted to sleep. One question was on my mind:

How were we going to escape?