Only One Can Remain ► Ninjago [REWRITING]

| XXII | Escaping

   *No POV*

     Waiting in the vehicle on the mountain for Nya's report, Dareth spent his time dancing and pretending he was playing a guitar on beat. Luckily, no one on the island could hear him as he jammed out.

     "Dareth," Nya's voice called through the speaker. "Dareth, are you there?"

     Hearing her, he was quick to stop and rush over to the mic, lowering the music. "Loud and proud, Nya. Talk to me."

     "Tell Sensei our objectives are set. I'm gonna find the spell and get proof Chen's up to no good, while the Ninja sniff out the spy in their alliance. Maybe do a little mystery solving while I'm at it, too."

     "Aye, aye, Samurai X—Brown Ninja out."

     Dareth then cut her line off and instead switched it to the sensei back in Ninjago. "Breaker, breaker, come in Wu. The falcon has landed."

     Cole watched as Red entered the factory, throwing Tox in rather harshly, leaving her to do some work. The Master of Poison didn't bother trying to fight him off as her powers were gone. There wasn't anything she could do about it.

     Once again, his curiosity was peaked at the sight of the man who had yet to reveal himself to anyone. "Hmm..."

     But the earth master's gaze shifted when he left, now finding the keys hanging from the main guard's belt. He smirked over to Karloff as he said, "It's time."

     The metal master didn't catch his drift. "But shift not over for hours!"

     "It is for me..." Cole smirked. "I've been waiting to do this for a long time!"

     He then ran over to the noodle machine, hopping onto the conveyor belt and eating the cooked noodles with ease. He found it rather easy, and now the other elemental masters and prisoners began to watch, cheering for the earth ninja.

     "Get him!" the guard ordered.

     As Chen's followers began to go after Cole with their weapons, he flipped back and rolled the powder cart over. He then rolled under a different conveyor belt and tossed a fortune cookie into his mouth, wanting to eat everything he can in the factory. He threw a few more at the followers, jumping onto a new cart instead.

     Cole then fought off the followers that began to surround him, easily taking them out. One managed to kick him back, but he was met with a bigger box and he grinned as he threw it. "Let there be food!"

     More cheers erupted from the elemental masters as Cole jumped onto the larger case, flipping back onto the next conveyor belt. He kicked the rolls off, shouting, "All you can eat—eat it guards!"

     A spear was thrown his way but he jumped down before it could hit him. He then ran off, laughing to himself as the followers went after him. Three of them went to attack Cole, but he grabbed a dish of fortune cookies and used it to block their attacks. The cookies fell, much to his dismay.

     Seeing a broom on the ground, Cole stood with it in between his legs, swinging it and knocking the three of their feet. More showed up and he tossed the dish like a frisbee, running back to the noodles.

     He grabbed a long bunch, swinging it like a lasso and watched it wrap around the girdle high up. The earth master then used it to swing, letting out a cheer.

     Karloff even shouted, "Go, Cole, go!"

     However, his victory was short-lived as the noodles finally snapped, making Cole fall right into the arms of the main guard. "Got you."