A Deadly Fate

Banning The Word Sorry

Chapter 20

Zane gasped as if coming back to life. His head was tilted back and he stared up at the ceiling. He is a nindroid and it wasn't necessary to intake so much air but at the moment it was all he could do. He panicked thinking about being trapped in his body again. He studied the popcorn ceiling tiles and finally collected himself.

He flinched when a hand touched his arm. "You with us Zane?"

Zane head moved to look straight ahead and saw Nya was the one who spoke and Jay had a hand on his arm. Zane took a deep breath and whispered. "Yes" He closed his eyes and leaned his head back. "I'm sorry.."

Jay nearly laughed at that. Zane wasn't doing well and was apologizing. "Zane don't say that. It's not your fault. I was supposed to remind you but with everything happening- never mind I don't have an excuse. I'm so sorry Zane."

Zane continued to have his eyes closed. "I understand Jay." He sighed and yawned. Strange... nindroids didn't need sleep. "I'm tired."

Jay zapped Zane lightly and he snapped up with his eyes open. "Don't sleep Zane. We aren't sure that we can get you back again."

Zane nodded and sat up straight. He glanced down at his open chest panel and his fingers follow along the thick generator wires. He hummed in thought. "A generator? Is that what brought me back?"

Nya stood from kneeling on the ground. "Yeah. You also had a few split wires but they're not what's preventing you from powering back on."

Zane studied his chest panel from an awkward angle. "I can not pin point the source of the problem."

Nya inched closer, "Maybe the problem isn't where we think it is." Nya reached for Zane face plate, "Can I?"

Zane nodded, "Of course."

Nya unlatched the face plate and Zane's eye fell out still attached by a few wires. Zane reflexes caught the eye and he held it to his chin.

Nya cringed and took the eye from Zane. She whispered, "Sorry"

Zane flashed a reassuring smile with the one side of his face that was normal. "Not your fault. It happens far too often."

After awhile of Nya poking around Zane's insides. Lloyd backed up to give them some space and he sat next to Kai who looked ready to pass out any second.

"You doing okay?" Lloyd asked Kai again for the hundredth time.

Kai rolled his eyes and gave Lloyd a 'for real' expression. "I'm doing great Lloyd" he answered sarcastically.

Lloyd leaned back in his chair and sighed. "Sorry... force of habit."

Kai shifted and grimaced, "It's fine."

Lloyd looked away from Nya messing around with Zane's eye. "You in pain?"

Kai sat up and stretched, "Well that drop wasn't exactly a smooth ride."

Lloyd eyed him, "Do you want to talk about it?"

Kai shrugged and fidgeted with the bandages on his left hand. "There's not much to say. Just a bunch of throwing up and trying to keep myself awake."

Lloyd looked down at the ground. "I'm sorry"

Kai flicked Lloyd on the shoulder with his good hand. "I'm banning the word sorry. Besides, it's not your fault."

Lloyd scratched his neck from his nerves. A new topic made him nervous. "Kai... when you get well enough you might have to... make a statement for Ninjago."