Ghost Story ► Ninjago [REWRITING]

| IV | Master of Wind

   *No POV*

     "Primary thrusters destabilized," Nya warned. "Better hold on!"

     The Bounty continued to launch closer to the ground, despite being able to barely make it past the mountain. Morro flew in the sky, watching the Ninja fall to their doom, chuckling to himself as he then left the scene.

     The ship eventually crashed, hitting the ground and knocking many trees down from their roots. It was broken apart, the most of it stuck in the branches.

     Fortunately, however, everyone was safe with few injuries.

     "Okay, let's never do that again," Kai spoke. The others seemed in agreement.

     "Just think," Jay said, exasperated. "If Sensei hadn't gotten rid of the staff, it could've been worse!"

     Cole and Red then slid slowly toward the group, as the ship was at a bit of an angle. The earth master said with a frown under his mask, "Yeah, but now we don't know the message!"

     "Not exactly," Wu cut in. "I managed to make an imprint."

     And everyone followed the sensei to the broken quarters, seeing loads of ink on the wall. The message of the three symbols was clear in front of them.

     Scarlett squinted a bit. "But Sensei, what does it mean?"

     "My father told me long ago that he would leave a message," Wu began explaining. "Leading me to his final resting place. After he passed, I looked everywhere for it, not knowing it was in my hand all this time."

     "You mean to tell us..." Kai started, his eyes widening.

     "Yes," the sensei cut in, nodding. He slid down the rope, landing on his feet on the ground. "These symbols will lead us to the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master."

     The others followed as he continued his speech. "Only problem is, I haven't the foggiest idea what any of them mean."

     "Well, if Morro is trying to find the tomb, we gotta find it first!" Kai clenched his fists, a newfound determination welling up inside him.

     "What about Misako? She can help decipher the symbols," Red suggested, to which Wu nodded.

     "She's a total history buff," Cole agreed, nodding.

     "PIXAL, release the falcon and give her our location," Zane commanded, a small smile on his face as the titanium bird was now perched on his arm. At his word, the bird took flight.

     "Good." The sensei felt a sense of relief wash over him. "Then we set up camp."

     The team did just that, and after a good hour, there were logs as seats and a fire in front of them. It was very dark out, showing that it was almost midnight.

     Once they were all settled, getting warm in the breezy night, Wu asked, "Care to hear a ghost story?"

     "If it means saving Lloyd, of course," Zane answered with a nod.

     "I must admit... I am a bit curious of your first pupil," Red added, a finger on his chin.

     "Not only was Morro my first pupil, he was also my greatest regret."

     Scarlett frowned, her gaze hitting the ground. Something must have happened for him to want to target Lloyd.

     And soon, the sensei was telling the story.