Silver (A Ninjago Maximum Ride Crossover)

Chapter 16: A Child

'Silver's POV'

Julia cried herself to sleep, and I couldn't do anything but watch. At some point, I fell asleep too.

I jolt awake when someone shakes my shoulder. I see Julia sitting on her knees, looking at me worriedly

"Julia, what's wrong?" I ask, touching the small girls shoulder

"Y-you're bleeding, Silver..." She touches my collarbone, then shows me her fingers. They're covered in blood, my blood.

I touch the wound with my own hand. It isn't a small cut, more like a gash. I try to remember when I might've gotten it, but nothing comes to mind.

"It's okay, just a little cut." Her face floods with relief at my words. The bleeding should stop soon

I see Vanessa at the door of our cell and stand up, slowly walking over to her

"Where are you taking us?" I ask through the bars of the cell

"We're going to our biggest institution. It is in the biggest part of Ninjago. That's where our indestructible weapon is, he's awaiting your arrival." Her statement makes me wonder

"Why is is waiting for me?" I ask, she smirks

"Oh, don't worry Silver, you'll find out in time." That only makes me more worried

"Why are you doing this to me?" I ask

"Because, you will help us creat our new world, even if I have to force you to." She walks away triumphantly, as if she'd won something.

Her words scare me. They have the technology to force me to participate, to manipulate my brain... Just like they did to Dez... Tears burn at my eyes just thinking about him... One of my best friends... The one I shot...

I begin to pace back and forth in the cell... Why me? Why did it have to be me?

Why couldn't I have been shot along with all of the other experiments that day when I had to fight Lucifer....

So many people have been killed because of me... But why? My life is worth nothing... So why have so many been killed because of me?

I pace for what feels like multiple hours.

I feel a small tug at the bottom of my shirt

"S-Silver, why did the scary woman visit us?" She asks, looking up at me

"Because..." I decide to tell her the truth "Because they're taking us to another institute." Her eyes grow wide with fear

"I don't want to go! Silver, why are they doing this?!" She begins crying again. I crouch down and put my hands on her shoulders

"Julia, I know you don't want to go, I don't either. But I'm going to protect you as well as I can." She meets my eyes

"Th-thank you, S-Silver..." She hugs me tightly

"Enough with this, you can't protect her!" I hear Vanessa's voice by the cell door "you can't even protect yourself!"

"Why are you here again?!" I take Julia in my arms, stand up and turn to the door

"Because, we've arrived." She unlocks the door and two white coats usher us out of the hovercraft.

We end up in a building like the one I spent most of my life in, only it's much bigger

"Please follow me, Silver." Vanessa begins to walk down a long white hallway. She says it like I have a choice...

A large gun is pressed against my back and I begin walking quickly, to keep up with Vanessa's brisk pace.