Enter The Ninjaverse

CHAPTER 8

"You mean..." Zane whispered in disbelief. Slowly, Lloyd nodded his head.

Zane looked down towards the floor, his pupils shrinking. The two sat in the middle of Dareth's apartment, sitting on the couch together. His home was far larger than that of the Dojo Lloyd knew of, and sitting now in front of them made the space feel far too massive for its own good. Dareth sat in a large recliner across from the two of them, his expression falling again. He looked over towards a small hallway that led to a few bedrooms.

"I... can't believe it," Dareth mumbled, "Why would someone want to do that to her?"

"Those two want to take over everything," Lulloyd, who sat on the floor, sighed, "It doesn't matter to them who they have to step on to get to that."

Zane didn't respond. Lloyd reached out and tried to take his hand, but Zane pulled away. The android took in a deep breath that came out as a shuddering sigh. His curled his hands into fists and his entire body shook as the information processed to him. His expression seemed to melt into something unreadable, making Lloyd's heart race even harder.

"I'm... keeping updates on what happened," Lloyd bit his lip, "I'll let you know if they find anything. They might actually be able to find her."

Lloyd was lying. After the battle, they had found scattered parts of the Iron Doom down the cliffside, and even a massive crater where is landed. Yet aside from the disturbing sight of hundreds of dead and squashed snakes, there was no sign of the actual mech itself. It was as though it had completely vanished. The earpiece that Lloyd still had in was directly linked to all of the other masters as they searched for it everywhere they could think of looking.

"Olive was not like me...or her mother... " Zane shook his head, "She was part human. Even if they did find her, we cannot simply reconstruct her body. She... she is gone."

Dareth stood up, "I need to check on Harumi..." He turned towards the hallway and slowly walked into it. He went to knock on a door that had been shut at the end of it, slowly sighing as he opened it up with a key and stepped inside.

"We have to stop them..." Lulloyd muttered, "They were going to kill my dad, and... and they actually did to Olive. They were going to eat Harumi too. We can't let them just, get away with it!"

"We can't do anything right now," Lloyd sighed, "We don't even know where they are."

Suddenly, Zane stood up. He simply stood there for several minutes, as if he had seen something and now it had vanished beyond his sight. He looked around the room, then he made his way over towards the door. Small trickles of tears were starting to run down his face, even as his eyes looked completely normal. He stood in front of the door for even longer, staring into the wooden grains without moving.

"I need to tell Pixel what happened," He declared solemnly, "Do not wait up for me, please. I... thank you for telling me this information. I can... understand how difficult this was for you. It seems Lloyd's heart was still pure, even at such a young age."

Before either of the two could stop him, Zane had closed the door behind him. Lulloyd looked away awkwardly as Lloyd gripped his fists and struck the chair under him. It groaned out in frustration as he did so.

"Hey..." Dareth stepped back into the room, "You two want anything? I got water, juice, a bunch of soda, and if you want something else feel free to raid the kitchen. I'm just grabbing some stuff here for Harumi..."

"Is... is Harumi okay?" Lulloyd asked quietly. Dareth turned towards him and frowned before he spoke.

"To be honest... I don't know. I haven't seen her this upset since... well..." Dareth cleared his throat, "Don't worry, Uncle Dareth will help her through this!" He forced a smile onto his face and pulled a few items from the fridge before rushing over towards Harumi's room.