A Deadly Fate

Failed Flight

Chapter 3

"KAI!" The ninja ran to the edge of the cliff side and scanned the area for Kai but he was already gone. Cole dropped his scythe and was about to jump over the side.

"Cole wait! You're a ghost, you'll die from the water!" Jay shouted with his heart aching from the current events.

"Guys! Clouse is gone!" Lloyd observed looking out at the bridge. Cole never looked up to see, he was focused on the water.

"Forget him! We have to get Kai!" Cole lead the team on their dragons down to the bottom of the gorge. Cole stopped and hovered a little ways above the water. Zane wrapped his arms around the rope that steers his dragon. He flipped his dragon upside down and dunked his head in the river. His head did a 360 turn to scan the freezing water. Zane came out from the river and flew up to Cole. The first thing Cole noticed was that Zane's head was bent back.

"Are you alright?" Cole questioned and Zane blinked putting his hands on his head trying to bend it back in place.

Zane started to mouth words but nothing came out. Jay flew up on his dragon after flying along the river.

Jay sighed, "No sign of Kai. I'm starting to think-"

"Don't think that," Cole interrupted. "I'm going to take Zane back up to the cliff something is wrong with his system."

"Lloyd and I will continue looking." Jay stated and they separated to do different tasks. Jay flew back down to the river and sped along. Eventually he caught up with Lloyd.

No words were spoken but the look in their eyes said the same thing.

Hours later

Carried away by the river at the bottom of the gorge, Kai's body washed up ashore on a small island with the river by the side, the water's flow was disturbed by the sharp rocks that lined the gorge. Kai slowly regained consciousness and lifted his head off the rocky ground quickly and started to throw up water beneath him. Kai began to breath heavily, he looked around and behind him at the river as it raged by him.

He tried to get up on his feet, but he collapsed on his knees, the venom from Clouse's rope snake had tampered his thoughts of walking. He looked down at his leg and saw that his whole ankle had swollen up.

Kai sighed and grunted, holding his forearm in pain, looking at the slash wound created by Clouse's sword. He tore off a sleeve of his ninja gi at the other elbow and used it as a bandage, wrapping it tightly around his wounded forearm.

Kai looked back up at the two cliffs that cornered him. There was no sign of the bridge. He had been carried by the water for long distance. Kai grunts holding his head and softly rubbing a big purple bruise above his right eye. Then he rubbed the corner of his mouth where his sword had cut his lip.

The island Kai was stranded on surprisingly had life to it. The island was probably only one mile long and half a mile wide. There were trees and brush scattered around.

Kai, still on his knees started to crawl to a tree and sat underneath it. "The others will find me.. They'll find me."

Kai started to doze off but jerked awake the pain that throbbed in his leg. Kai groaned and started to stand with the help of the tree. He kept his weight off of his leg and he jumped with his good leg. Kai started to look for things to help him.

Kai found a broken branch on the ground and he began to use it as a walking stick. Kai's bad leg was his right and the cut on his arm was on his right. He struggled to walk but he kept going.

Kai thought about how he was going survive and get out of his situation but nothing came up.

'Great I'm going to die down here and the others probably think I am already dead. How did I survive anyway?' Kai sighed to himself and looked around.

"Why can't I just fly out of here?" Kai mumbled to himself but realized he could do just that. Kai stopped walking and looked up to the top of the gorge. "Its not as far as it seems. I can do this!"

Kai dropped his stick and stood only on his good leg. He swung his bad leg from his side to his front and his spun into airjitzu. Kai made it almost half way before his airjitzu disappeared. Kai panicked and formed his dragon underneath him. He almost made it to the top before his dragon disappeared as well. Kai went back into airjitzu for just enough time to grab the edge of the cliff with his good arm. Things were looking good Kai was already going to get out of the gorge!

Crack!

Kai looked up to find the piece of rock he was holding onto was breaking. Kai lifted up his bad arm and attempted to grab the rock but instead he shot fire out of his hand to get anyone's attention. A stream of smoke and fire came from where he was. Then finally the rock snapped and Kai fell down the gorge once again but to Kai it was the first time.

Kai didn't scream, he hyperventilated and attempted to get his feet underneath him. The rushing air blew his hair in every direction and his heart felt like it was going to beat out of his chest. Once his feet were underneath him, he spun into airjitzu. His first try failed and the ground was coming quick. Kai squeezed his eyes shut and held his breath. He tried again and it was successful. Kai opened his eyes and saw how he stopped with the ground only feet away. Kai let out his breath and laughed to himself. He stopped his airjitzu and landed on the ground on his feet. However, his swollen leg gave out quickly and he fell to his knees. Kai's adrenaline was still running through him and he was panting out of exhaustion. He used a huge amount of his power to escape the gorge to end up back at square one.

Kai was so exhausted he lied down where he was and gave up for the day. Kai let out a sigh and fell asleep on the ground. Fortunately, someone saw his smoke trail.

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