Mummies fire (Ninjago story)

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Kai woke up to sun streaming through his bedroom window and jumps seeing a servant there next to the bed. "Can I help you?" Kai asks. "The pharaoh has ordered your presence to join him for dinner," The servant said. Kai nodded and the servant left. Kai got out of the bed and got dressed in the clothes he wore yesterday and walked outside finding a guard there waiting for him. "I am to escort you to breakfast," He said in a flat voice with a small nod. "I can get there myself I remember the way," Kai said. "The pharaoh doesn't want you to get lost it is a big palace," The guard said. Kai just shrugs and follows and realizes the guard was going somewhere different than yesterday.

He was lead to a smaller chamber. It had a stone table with fancy cutlery everywhere and jewelled goblets with smoking bacon, some vegetables, fruit, and eggs. For drinks there was water, milk, and red wine which was in Imhotep's goblet as he sat at the head in a fine oak chair with a velvet pillow to rest on. Kai saw the others weren't there along with any place settings besides for two. "Where are the others?" Kai asks. "They got up a little earlier and were excited to explore the palace and what I may provide," Imhotep answers swirling the wine in his goblet. "Without me?" Kai asks a little offended. "Don't worry I can give you a personal tour after we eat," Imhotep promises. Kai sat down not far from the pharaoh as before and ate vegetables and water. "Don't you want the meat?" Imhotep asks. "I have a diet and the bacon had to much fat on it for my taste," Kai answers politely. "You don't need it in my opinion your perfectly built in my eyes," Imhotep said with a flirty wink. Kai blushes and looked down at the plate waiting for the pharaoh to finish. Once he had he motions for Kai to rise and the red ninja follows.

Imhotep looped a hand around Kai's making the red ninja a little uncomfortable. "Is something wrong?" Imhotep asks with confusion. "You are holding my arm," Kai states. "Oh in my time it was custom for a pharaoh to do this with his honoured guests," Imhotep explains with a bit of laughter. Kai nodded not wanting to upset the kind man. Imhotep lead him down a hall going on about how it was built and uses for every room.

"And this is the spa room I am sure you will love our hot emerald massages," Imhotep said eagerly. Kai looked at the room that was like a giant bathroom with tubs having steam everywhere along with tables and slave attendants holding various spa stuff and the room had a nice calm amount of light. Kai looks like he's considering it when the Pharaoh goes around him and grabs his shoulders massaging them slightly making Kai uncomfortable. "Come on your tense you deserve some pampering," The Pharaoh urges. Kai steps out of the Pharaoh's reach as Nya and Jay appear around the corner and the Pharaoh scowls. "Kai! We missed you at breakfast," Nya said running over and giving her brother a hug. "Yeah Lloyd kept asking where you were. Seriously how long did you sleep for?" Jay asks. "I don't know where arethe others?" Kai asks. "Cole, Zane, and Clutch are checking out the streets, Lloyd's looking for you, and me and Jay wanted to check out the spa," Nya said. "Your into the spa Jay?" Kai asks. "It has it's moments," Jay answers. "I recommend the aquamarine tubs they calm busy Pharaoh's after a long day," Imhotep looked at Kai. "And I often had my Queen pampered here ready for me," He adds looking at Kai. "You must really of liked him," Nya said. "Yes he was truly my treasure very pleasing too look at," The pharaoh said. The three looked at each other as the pharaoh looked off into the distance daydreaming.

"Well come on let's go have a spa day," Nya said excited and grabs Kai and Jay's hands dragging them both in. Nya and Jay went too the hot tub while Kai just dipped his feet in. "This feels nice," Jay said. "MMhmm," The siblings hum in agreement. After a few minutes Nya and Jay got out too try out the massages. Kai stayed behind sliding deeper into the hot tub feeling lulled too sleep. He felt some hands on his shoulders massaging them. He looked up think it was a attendant only too realize it was Imhotep. He was smiling down at Kai and he wanted too squirm away, but somehow he knew that would result in something terrible. "Oh my beautiful Abrax you will love the ball tonight. Everyone will know you are the crown jewel. Your eyes are such jewels," Imhotep said. Kai felt himself force a smile, but he had no idea why. Usually if someone was doing this he would hit them upside the head. Right now felt like something that had already happened. And who or what was Abrax? Imhotep touched Kai's cheek before removing his hand that was covered in some paint. "Haven't quite washed off all the paint yet," Imhotep said. Kai lifted up his arm and saw gold and black paint on it. He then looked at his reflection in the water. He looked like a failed art class painting and his eyes screamed for help despite the smile on his face.