A Deadly Fate

Dangerous Territory

Chapter 7

The ninja had the Bounty in their sight and they were so eager to get aboard and help Kai. It was like time went faster and in a blur they arrived. Zane's dragon landed softly on the deck to allow Lloyd to slip off carefully with Kai. Cole's dragon disappear mid air, Cole and Jay landed on their feet next to Zane's dragon.

Lloyd moved his arm to slip under Kai's knees and the other supporting his back. Kai's head fell against Lloyd's shoulder and he groaned quietly in his sleep. Lloyd moved his right leg to be on the same side as his other leg and he slowly slid down the dragon onto the Bounty.

Cole and Jay waited at the bottom of the dragon with their arms outstretched incase Lloyd toppled over with Kai.

"What happened? Was it Clouse?!" The ninja heard Nya call. Zane's dragon disappeared and that let Nya see her brother. She gasped and covered her mouth in shock. Her eyes watered and she ran to Lloyd's side. "I-is that really him?! You found him?!" Nya barely made out. She rested her hand on Kai's arm hesitantly, afraid that he was injured.

"Yes.. we found him. But he is not in the best condition. We need to-" Zane was cut off by the Bounty shifting and creaking. It was almost like an earthquake that was only on the Bounty.

"Uhh.. Nya? Did you put the ship in park?" Jay laughed nervously. Looking around for the cause of the Bounty's sudden movement.

"The Bounty hasn't been in the air in days." Nya explained and the ninja were on edge. No one spoke, they listened as the Bounty continued to creak. Suddenly the boosters that allowed the Destiny's Bounty to take flight were turned on and the ship began to rise shakily. Lloyd went down onto his knees purposely to make sure Kai wouldn't fall from his arms.

"What's happening?" Cole exclaimed and the ninja had their arms spread out to keep their balance.

"I'll tell you what's happening. The continuation of our battle, where none of you survive." A new voice joined in over the intercom and the ninja's eyes landed on Clouse through the control room's main window.

"Really?! Can't this guy give us a break?!" Jay yelled in anger and glared to Clouse. The Bounty was now in the clouds and it came to a stop.

"You seem to be upset Lightning Ninja. Perhaps you can use that to fuel you in battle. Oh but you can see where that landed the master of fire." Clouse chuckled evilly and left the control room and walked onto the deck. He stopped to stand before the ninja.

"Nya," Lloyd whispered and caught her attention. She had fear and concern in her eyes. Nya got on her knees on the other side of Kai and went to gather her brother in her arms. "No. We need your water power, Nya. We need you."

Clouse saw the whispering activity and took a step forward with his hands behind his back. The ninja hands instantly went up in defense, their elements making a appearance around their hands. Clouse simply chuckled and looked past them to Lloyd and Nya.

"I actually believed the Fire Ninja to be dead, but clumsy me didn't do the job throughly." Clouse raised his hands and cracked his knuckles with a unnerving smile. "Just gives me the chance to take you all out."

Nya felt a new anger burn inside of her. "You will pay for what you did to Kai!"

Clouse continued to smile, "A fight is more interesting when it's driven by anger. Poor Kai was furious he couldn't land a hit on a ghost."

"I'll show you a hit." Nya stood up and quickly sprayed water in Clouse's direction. The ghost disappeared and reappeared a few feet away from the puddle.

Clouse looked down at the water and seemed to study it. "Hmm no surprise factor in the attack but an appearance of elemental power. I'll give it a 3 of 10. However, I didn't know you had an elemental power but now I know your best trick. So unfortunate." Clouse mocked and Nya started to walked forward to take him out herself but was held back by Cole.

"If we're going to fight, we're going to fight as a team." Cole said and released her arm. She relaxed knowing the team wanted to fight him as much as she did.

"Trying to calm the wild fire in her but you don't see that everyone has a burning determination in them. Dangerous territory." Clouse motioned to the team and Cole scanned over his team to see that all of them were holding themselves back from fighting. Surprisingly even Zane looked ready to lung at the ghost.

"Guys, he is just trying to rally you up to strike first. Anger makes you blind to the situation at hand. Don't let him get under your skin and loose focus." Cole encouraged and he watched Jay's shoulders drop. Zane looked to Cole and nod with a new determination. Cole was next to Nya and he heard her let out a breath.

"Perhaps you did calm the fire but it is only a matter of time till you loose the master of fire." Clouse's words had all of the ninja turned their heads to Lloyd and Kai. Clouse was right, Kai was looking pale and he was sweating in Lloyd's arms.

While the ninja were thrown off for a few seconds, Clouse made his move.

Hello! Sorry this chapter is shorter than I would like it but I almost didn't update at all. Enjoy. :)