Bite Of A Whisper | Ninjago Fanfic

Slip Ups | Chapter Six

We all begrudgingly made our way to the bridge.

Our Gi's were disheveled, gear hanging off. None of us spoke, awaiting to hear what Pixal had to say.

"The Sun Warriors have been spotted near Ninjago City" She explained. "They are advancing inwards, this is the first time they have been spotted inland."

I looked around, we were in no shape to fight. Kai looked like he was going to puke at any second, Cole was shaking, silent tear stains on his cheeks. Zane was emotionless, he held a firm expression. 

And Lloyd was determined, the young leader had vengeance in his eyes. 

We all geared up, fixing our Gi's. It was so quiet, a painful silence. Typically Jay would interject a joke, breaking the silence. 

I choked on a sob, How are we going to fight? We are so broken, so battered. We are missing a key piece in our puzzle. I looked at his pile of gear, sitting there with no purpose. His little smiley face button taunting me. 

I looked at the pin, He'd want me to carry on. He'd want me to smile. I grabbed it, pinning it on my vest. 

The sun warriors were going down, they took everything from us. We needed to take it all back, no mistakes could be made. 

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It didn't seem real, we loaded in the land bounty, his seat was empty. Vacant, like the hole in my heart. 

I heart soft whimpering as we approached the city. Kai was cowering in the seat beside me, his arms wrapping tightly around his torso. 

Kai has always been fearless, minus his fear of water. Why is he so afraid to go to the city? 

"I owe it to Jay since I betrayed him"

 "I also owe it to you all for not stopping this sooner" 

"Nya, it's too late" 

"He's in the final stages, the poor guy is miserable"

It hit me like a ton of bricks, I was feeling pity and guilt for myself... But I was only there for half the time. Kai was the one who watched him suffer, hours and hours of suffering. 

I unbuckled my seatbelt, wrapping my arms around my brother. tears unwillingly poured out of my seats. 

"I-I'm so sorry" He whispered, choking on his own tears. "I-I should've done something, I could've d-done something" 

If my heart could break more, it did. I felt so awful, Kai was blaming himself for all this. if anyone was to blame, it was me. 

"Will y-y-you marry m-me?" he asked, hoarse screams interrupted each word. Sweat beaded down his forehead. 

"Y-Yes!" I laughed, tears dripping down my face. This was the happiest day of my life, I was engaged to the man I loved. 

I started planning out everything, I already knew I wanted Blue Roses, ooh I'd wear a white jumper, dresses were overrated. 

"Nya, I need y-you to do o-o-one more thing" He asked, snapping me out of my fantasy. I felt my stomach churn, here I was celebrating... While my fiancé was dying. 

"Anything" I agreed eagerly, I would do anything to help him. I loved him more than life itself. 

"Kill me" He said bluntly, causing me to take a literal step back. 

"What?"

"Kill me, please" He begged, tears pouring out of his eyes. "Oh please, kill me" 

"I-I can't- No!" I argued, voice wavering. "I refuse to let you be a coward!" 

I would not lose my fiancé, he'd be fine. He just needed to push through, he'd be fine. 

"Nya, he's suffering!" Kai interjected, we had forgotten he was even here.

"I don't care!" I yelled, tears streaming down my face. "I'm not losing him" 

He'll be fine. 

It was all my fault. He asked me to relieve him of his pain, and I selfishly ignored his pleads. I had sat for hours watching him suffer. He asked multiple times for death to come, and I ignored him. 

"It's not  your fault" I whispered, digging my face into his shoulder. "We will make them pay" 

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I knew Ninja's were supposed to be against violence, but I wanted to see those warriors blood spilled. 

The team needed me to be the leader, Sensei had left for a trip long before Jay's... accident. This left me to be Sensei, I had trained for this. I had done it once before with the SOG, I could do it again. 

"Lloyd, whats the plan?" Zane asked, his voice monotone. I tightened my grip on the wheel. 

"We slaughter them all" I seethed. "We kill one for every second Jay suffered" 

The car was silent once more, I hated the silence. I hated it more than I hated anything else in this world, minus those warriors. 

"Lloyd, that's a bit harsh" Pixal scolded. "I know we are all saddened by Jay's passing, But we can't be merciless" 

I growled, I didn't care anymore. I didn't want to be the good guy, perhaps my Oni was showing. I just wanted revenge, I just wanted Jay back. But I could only control one of those outcomes. 

"It's more than saddened Pixal " I spat. "Us humans feel many more emotions than 'sadness' tsk" 

I pulled the car over, lines and lines of warriors could be seen. civilians running as they approached the city. 

"We will discuss this dispute later" Zane warned. I scoffed, I was not going to stand for injustice. 

I looked at our group, Nya and Kai were huddled together. Cole hadn't said a word since.. Jay, Zane was colder than ice, no pun intended. 

We owed it to Jay, to fight til our last dying breath. 

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"Ninja, Go!" Lloyd yelled, charging towards the group. 

We had no plan, nothing what so ever. All we had was the idea of revenge. I understood where Lloyd was coming from, I wanted to see heads roll too. 

I flooded the ground, watching as warriors slipped and slid around. Zane froze the warriors behind me. We were all silent on the battlefield, working together without a spoken order. 

They had advanced in their numbers and technique, as I struck one down two more popped up. 

It made my heart yearn for Jay, if he was here we could do what we did with the Vermillion Warriors. 

The ring on my finger burned, I had a new fire within. They stole Jay's future from him, they stole our future. Jay should've been able to give me the ring himself, not forced by the clock of death. 

We fought fiercely, we had eliminated half the group. I'd be lying if we weren't sloppy, tired, aching, but we wanted them dead. I wanted them dead. 

It felt like we were winning, perhaps Jay's spirit was with us. Helping us to have the strength to fight like we never had before. 

But it turns out all good things come to an end, everyone makes mistakes, everyone has their time to slip up. 

"Arghh!"