Book 1: Shattered Harmony

Chapter 28: Hanging

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Chapter 28

Hanging

Zareth watched Danny as she slept. Her wounds were still incredibly bad. The bruises on her face from the wood hitting her, the punch to the face. The pieces of wood he had to pull out of her shoulder and face too. She still couldn't roll onto one side because of the break to her ribs and he even noticed a large crack across her chest plate that he couldn't do anything about. She would have to heal that on her own. He was glad it hadn't hurt her as much as he knew it would have. Her shoulder had been dislocated too. It was up in a sling. He'd have to journey back to Ninjago city to employ the help of Mr. Borg again to at least attempt to get any of this fixed. But he had to get them out of there somehow.

Zareth stood in front of the tapestry. The one inside his old room. He pushed it aside and opened the door. Their were cobwebs all over the place. But he could see footprints in the dust. He walked forward following them. Within was what looked like a tv studio. It looked like old 80s tech. He found what looked like a magazine cover and smiled suddenly remembering just what was here at one point. An old tv show had been shot here. A classic. It had been abandoned when the studio lost money and dissolved. The security camera's had been switched on and he could see every room even the one where Danny was sleeping soundly. He could just make out the rise and fall of her chest. It made him smile a bit to know she was alright.

"So you broke free?" A voice echoed in the empty room. Zareth turned to see the dreaded woman at the door.

"You made me hurt Danny!" His eyes went brighter red then they had in the wood. "I will make you pay!" He yelled running at the woman swinging his arm wildly. Spencer gasped running into the hallway. Zareth was met by a few other androids. Zareth didn't care he wanted Spencer. He rammed his fist into the first androids face splitting it into two completely. It fell to his feet sparking and convulsing. Zareth glared at the others his fists balled up. The toothpick split in two. The corridor they were in wasn't going to help anyone. They were all cramped, but it was giving spencer time to get away. Zareth obliged his attackers, rushing forward and digging his fist, or knees into them. Eventually he broke through. Around him were boats, and one large sub. He looked down seeing Spencer get into the sub and it left almost immediately. The room reminded him a lot of indiana jones...a lot of old vehicles, planes, and boats everywhere. At least their weren't that many people. Just mostly androids. All of which were running up the iron steps toward him. He grabbed a box and threw it down the stairs. A lot of the androids fell or tried to jump over the box only to trip over it and fall too.

"I can't fight all of them off..." He whispered and looked around seeing another box. He grabbed a box and looked inside. Their were guns inside. He looked around. "Just what...are you all doing?" He looked around and spotted the doctor that had brainwashed him. He wasn't even running. He just stood there and watched. "You!" Zareth yelled running at him, pushing him against the old stone walls.

"I had actually thought you broke free from the brainwashing...but it looks like you haven't. You just chose to see Danny as a strength..."His face broke into a smile. "I just wonder what would happen if I said the activation word..." He said and his smile broke into that of a sinister scientist.

"I'll never work for you." The man chuckled under his breath.

"Never?" The man asked and watched as Zareth dropped him and held his head.

"No..." He backed away slipping and falling into the water.

Danny jumped awake as alarms all over the building began to go off. She looked around the room.