Again she continued, more grimly. "That is not all, the white ninja, the nindriod, as he is referred to, has also done horrible things... I'll admit, I got this information from some friends of mine who have been keeping an eye on the ninja and other elemental masters for decades. So you will have to choose whether to trust me or not. When the ninja went to another realm like they have many times, the ninja of ice was corrupted by his own power and attacked the defenseless inhabitants of that realm with a ruthless army. "Such a thing will not happen here! I promise you that. I will bring safety, fairness, and justice to all those who live in Ninjago. Serpentine, androids, humans, and all other beings. I will stop the gangs who ruin lives within Ninjago City and New Oraborous. I will also, help those who are very poor by giving them anything we take from criminals, gangs, unruly or uncomplying elemental masters, and powerful people. Now, there is one more thing, that will be new to almost all of you. A secret, you could say, that is finally ready to be spilled... "A tale and tragedy that has been lost to time. Only the wise and lucky knew of it, until today. You see, I'm not a normal human as I may seem. I hail from a bloodline that was nearly completely destroyed many generations ago. A race that could take the form of human and wolf. Harmonious with humans and native to the forest, our kind was peaceful. Until a group of elemental masters led by the master of fire at the time destroyed our home, our young, everyone. Except for the three that escaped. Those of us who are alive today are descended from them and humans. Unfortunately, we can no longer access our wolf forms, but in a safer world that may be possible. All these years we have stayed hidden and kept the elemental masters in check when no one else would."
"So, who will join me? Who dares to help me create this new and better world? I assure you, you hold far more influence than you realize. Together, we will make my vision come true. And stand up to those who wish we don't succeed." After this came cheering, much cheering. As well as chanting. Some calling for her to be made empress. Others demanding the things she had promised. And interestingly, there were even some who wanted to elemental masters gone. How convenient... As she waited for them to settle down to move onto questions she smiled at the people standing in front of her. She couldn't help but notice a young man who appeared to be apart of the camera crew. He had an uneasy look on his face. He met her gaze and looked away warily. How unfortunate it would be if he didn't feel the same as those around him...
Jadyn opened his eyes. He realized he must have dozed off for a little while at least. He forced himself to sit up and glanced at the clothes that the healer had told him to change into. "How are you feeling?" asked Zechariah, who was nearby in his wheelchair. " I don't know..." he replied, "hungry, thirsty, tired, and overwhelmed, and sore. It's just so much... Also, I think even I'm starting to get repulsed at how bad I smell." "What happened? I heard about the attack... But why did my father ask to see you?" Jadyn looked at Zechariah, concern was written on his face. He thought back to earlier when Alpha had confronted him. How he had threatened him and told him to not disobey, and to avoid falling for Zephyr... How in Ninjago was he supposed to explain that to Zechariah though? He finally replied. "He was reminding me of my place..." "I see..." said Zechariah. "What did you do?" "Saved some people, fought some pack members, and talked to Zephyr," Jadyn replied. "Oh good, you talked to Zephyr. How is she?" "I'm not sure, she kept asking me questions, which I told her what I could manage. She's safe last I knew though, so I'm grateful for that." "I suppose that's the best we can ask for right now... Did you tell her to meet you again to pass on more information?" said Zechariah.
"Yeah, I did, we're going to try tonight. She really didn't want me to return here though, so I imagine she won't like it tonight either..." said Jadyn. Zechariah replied. "I'm not surprised. However, it might have been wise. My father might have sent out a hunt if you didn't return... In other news, I recalled something that might be very useful to you." "What's that?" asked Jadyn curiously. "It's a place I used to go to be alone; it's a bunker that I used to keep my personal motorcycles in. I'd do my own repairs on them. I would also keep stuff in there that I didn't want the other pack members to know I had. With all the pressure I used to have as my father's heir it was nice to have a place to escape. If my father hasn't touched it over the past twenty years there may still be some things in there that you might be able to use. I even left a motorcycle in there that can go decades without needing to be driven and it should still work if it's still there." said Zechariah. "Oh, nice. How do I find it?" asked Jadyn as he painstakingly stood up. "I'll see if I can draw up a map. In the meantime, you can change into fresh clothing," said Zechariah. They both did as he had suggested, Zechariah's sketched up a map to the best of his ability and Jadyn changed into the fresh pack uniform. Zechariah then handed the map and two letters to him as he said. "Give these letters to Zephyr the next time you see her." "Ok, I will," said Jadyn stashing the precious papers in his uniform.
Then it occurred to him that he would have to go past the other pack members to get outside. "Say, how do you suggest I leave the den without being noticed at this hour?" "Well, you're actually in luck. It's still day, so most of the pack should be resting. Especially after last night... Of course, to be extra safe, you could go up and out through Gamma's study." "Oh! Do you mean the room that has the open ceiling that leads to the top of the den?" asked Jadyn. "Yes, how do you know about it?" Zechariah asked curiously. "That's how we got into the den when we attempted to recuse Zephyr a few days ago on the night of Day of the Departed," replied Jadyn recalling how they snuck in met up with Zephyr in the hallway who had already been trying to escape. It felt like so long ago because so much had changed in such a small amount of time. Zechariah replied. "I see, you know how to get there from here then, correct?" "Yeah. I should at least," said Jadyn. "I wouldn't worry too much if you run into Gamma, he's not one for starting trouble where it isn't needed," Zechariah said with a hint of a smile. "Understood. I think I best leave now. I don't know when I'll be back though..." Jadyn said as he walked over to the door. "Don't worry too much about it," replied Zechariah. Jadyn glanced at Zechariah once more before going out the door and closing it behind himself. Back to the chaos... He thought grimly as he made his way down the stone hallway. There was some dim light that came through the skylights so he could see much better than if it had been night in the den. He passed several closed doors and some tapestries that were on the wall opposite the doors.
Laveta did an intentional pause for a moment to let it sink into her listeners' minds and hearts... She continued. *snip* "Now tell me, why does this elemental master continue to live a comfortable life along with others of her kind while the rest of us live in fear that the same destruction will come to us? I will not tolerate it! When I rule Ninjago, they will be held accountable for everything they and their ancestors have done." She paused as some of the people who were standing by started to cheer. She smiled at them as she waited for them to settle down.
The greatest lies hold a little bit of truth in them... This lady is scaring me badly already. She's giving me some bad vibes from things going on IRL. O.o'
*snip* As she waited for them to settle down to move onto questions she smiled at the people standing in front of her. She couldn't help but notice a young man who appeared to be apart of the camera crew. He had an uneasy look on his face. He met her gaze and looked away warily. How unfortunate it would be if he didn't feel the same as those around him...
*
"What happened? I heard about the attack... But why did my father ask to see you?" Jadyn looked at Zechariah, concern was written on his face. He thought back to earlier when Alpha had confronted him. How he had threatened him and told him to not disobey, and to avoid falling for Zephyr... How in Ninjago was he supposed to explain that to Zechariah though? *snip*
hehe im scared
Zechariah: I'm not you, Father. I could never agree with you on anything!! Alpha: I told that kid to not mess around with your daughter. Zechariah: I could never agree with you on anything except that one thing!!
*snip* "Understood. I think I best leave now. I don't know when I'll be back though..." Jadyn said as he walked over to the door. "Don't worry too much about it," replied Zechariah. Jadyn glanced at Zechariah once more before going out the door and closing it behind himself. Back to the chaos... He thought grimly as he made his way down the stone hallway. There was some dim light that came through the skylights so he could see much better than if it had been night in the den. He passed several closed doors and some tapestries that were on the wall opposite the doors.
Laveta did an intentional pause for a moment to let it sink into her listeners' minds and hearts... She continued. *snip* "Now tell me, why does this elemental master continue to live a comfortable life along with others of her kind while the rest of us live in fear that the same destruction will come to us? I will not tolerate it! When I rule Ninjago, they will be held accountable for everything they and their ancestors have done." She paused as some of the people who were standing by started to cheer. She smiled at them as she waited for them to settle down.
The greatest lies hold a little bit of truth in them... This lady is scaring me badly already. She's giving me some bad vibes from things going on IRL. O.o'
Indeed. Don't trust her... o.o Good, that's what I was going for and inspired by.
*snip* As she waited for them to settle down to move onto questions she smiled at the people standing in front of her. She couldn't help but notice a young man who appeared to be apart of the camera crew. He had an uneasy look on his face. He met her gaze and looked away warily. How unfortunate it would be if he didn't feel the same as those around him...
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"What happened? I heard about the attack... But why did my father ask to see you?" Jadyn looked at Zechariah, concern was written on his face. He thought back to earlier when Alpha had confronted him. How he had threatened him and told him to not disobey, and to avoid falling for Zephyr... How in Ninjago was he supposed to explain that to Zechariah though? *snip*
hehe im scared
Zechariah: I'm not you, Father. I could never agree with you on anything!! Alpha: I told that kid to not mess around with your daughter. Zechariah: I could never agree with you on anything except that one thing!!
Jadyn was nearing where he was sure Gamma's study was when someone staggered out of one of the doors. It was an elderly man, not Gamma though, this man had a long gray beard and a pack uniform that was faded with many holes in it, by the looks of it he was wolf rank. He was skinny and seemed sickly. The man hit his fist hard against the wooden door he had just exited from and shouted. "You're a fool if you think waiting any longer for your answers is a good idea Gamma! You may be older than me, but you are by no means wiser! I've waited for decades to see this all come together! I'm not passing away before it does-" The door was suddenly shut in his face and he stood there with an exasperated expression. Out of nowhere, he voiced a high pitched scream that gave Jadyn chills and then started pulling on his own beard. Jadyn stood where he was, watching the man in horror. He wondered if any of the other pack members would hear him and come to investigate. He put on his hood just in case, so that maybe he would blend in if they did. Not a moment too soon either, because seconds later the old man turned to look at him. He rushed over and grabbed Jadyn by the shoulders, shaking him slightly as he said. "Surely you understand what I mean! Our kind is slowly but surely disappearing, soon we will be lost to time! And those elemental masters, no anyone that powerful, they must pay! Pay pay pay! Why waste our time much longer? Action, give me more action! Or we will be lost, the last of the bloodline, the bloodline, we need them, we need them all!" Does he not realize who I am?! Jadyn thought as his heart raced so much his chest hurt. The man let go of him and added. "Here I thought I knew of them all, but there's more! I have names, the names of those still alive, I can name them..." "That won't be necessary..." said Jadyn at a loss of what to do in this situation. The man sat down on the floor, his head up against one of the tapestries, he looked up at Jadyn, though his eyes looked in different directions. He smiled, revealing that he was missing teeth as he asked. "What's your name? Are you a new recruit?"
"I actually need to be somewhere..." said Jadyn uneasily. He questioned whether this man had lost his sanity or not. "You can still say your name. I won't keep you long." said the man insistently. Jadyn wasn't sure if he should go back to Zechariah, just keep going down the hallway, or if he should wait till the man left so he could find a way into Gamma's study. The man looked up at Jadyn expectantly. Just as he was at a loss of what to do the door opened and Gamma stepped out, holding some papers. He glanced at the man and Jadyn warily. The man jumped up at Gamma and said. "You find anything new?! Let me see that!" "Of, course not..." said Gamma as he closed the door behind him and started walking down the hall. The old man followed him, much to Jadyn's relief. He didn't dare move until they disappeared around the corner at the end of the hallway. Then, ever so quickly and quietly he opened the door to Gamma's study. When he glanced up in the roofless room he was temporarily overwhelmed by the daylight. It must have been afternoon judging by the sky. He glanced at the desk and contents of the room. There were many papers and books on the desk, as well as a few telescopes and other strange objects used to look at and study the stars. He recalled that Zephyr had told him they would need to gather more information on the asteroid and the prophecy. This was most likely the place to find it. Wary of Gamma returning, he looked through the papers and books on the desk, attempting to find information that might be helpful. There were notes about the aurora minerals and their locations and uses. Notes about how the asteroid would be drawn an area with a large number of aurora minerals and science around it. Notes and posters on the wall that charted the stars, planets, comets, and other objects in space.
*snip* Out of nowhere, he voiced a high pitched scream that gave Jadyn chills and then started pulling on his own beard. Jadyn stood where he was, watching the man in horror. He wondered if any of the other pack members would hear him and come to investigate. He put on his hood just in case, so that maybe he would blend in if they did. Not a moment too soon either, because seconds later the old man turned to look at him. He rushed over and grabbed Jadyn by the shoulders, shaking him slightly as he said. "Surely you understand what I mean! Our kind is slowly but surely disappearing, soon we will be lost to time! And those elemental masters, no anyone that powerful, they must pay! Pay pay pay! Why waste our time much longer? Action, give me more action! Or we will be lost, the last of the bloodline, the bloodline, we need them, we need them all!" *snip* The man sat down on the floor, his head up against one of the tapestries, he looked up at Jadyn, though his eyes looked in different directions. He smiled, revealing that he was missing teeth as he asked. "What's your name? Are you a new recruit?"
I'm both creeped out and interested by this character. 0-0
Until he stumbled upon a page hidden inside one of the books that caught his attention. There was a drawing of an asteroid that showed what the inside of it looked like. In the middle of the asteroid's core, a green stone was drawn. A note on the paper was pointing to it, with the description: " The heart of the asteroid." Another note was written on the page too: "Very important, must be retrieved at all costs to move forward with the plan and complete spell, see page 14". Jadyn flipped to page 14. There was a picture of a man turning into a wolf. On the page it was written: "The Spell of Healing.
To turn our kind back into our original and pure wolf race.
Ingredients: Heart of the Prophesied Asteroid Aurora mineral Essence from current Alpha
Other ingredients still unknown until further update of information." Before he could read more he thought he heard something on the other side of the door. He couldn't chance being found out now, this much information would have to do for the time being. Using the desk he climbed up out of the room and onto the stone roof of the den. Aware of how exposed he was in the daylight Jadyn swiftly yet quietly made his way down to the ground, up the slope, and into the forest cover. Once he felt he was far enough away he stopped to rest and look at the map Zechariah had made. It turned out to be easy to follow and soon he found himself standing in a fairly normal part of the forest at first glance. When he located a large rock that was a particular shape he began to dig around in the snow and leaves on the ground nearby until he found something like a cellar door. He found a handle and opened it up, the door itself was much larger than he had expected. He went down a ramp to a small dark garage-like place underground. He found a light switch and turned it on, revealing a motorcycle, a toolbox, a desk and chair, auto care equipment, a power generator, and a metal shelf with plastic boxes on it. On the desk were an old dusty laptop, some empty drink bottles, one of the pack's capes, and a stone which Jadyn realized was for sharpening blades.
Over the desk, on the wall, a few pictures were hung up. He walked over to get a closer look. One picture was of a younger Alpha, younger Zechariah, and a woman who appeared to be Alpha's age who he didn't recognize. A picture of a dog, most likely a dog Zechariah owned or knew. The other two pictures though caught Jadyn off guard for a second. One had the familiar historical face of Gravis the previous master of gravity, young Zechariah, three other people, which Jadyn soon realized was Zephyr's mother, and aunt and uncle. The last picture was of Zechariah and Zephyr's mother when they were younger. He sat down to rest for a bit before he began to look around. He found some food in some of the plastic boxes. All of it was twenty years old or older though. He did find a packaged snack bar that he recognized to be one he'd heard rumors could last for decades because of all the odd preservatives in it. He tried it, and all things considered, it didn't taste bad despite being twenty years old or more and being extremely unhealthy. Plus he was far too hungry to care. After that Jadyn found a metal bucket and filled it with snow from outside. Carefully, he reluctantly used his element of fire to melt the snow into water. He wasn't sure if it was safe to drink so he used what means he could to purify it. He used the water to drink and clean up a bit. He cleaned the dried blood and dirt off his skin and combed through his red hair with his wet hands. He looked in the rearview mirror of the motorcycle to see if he'd missed anything. Once he had finished doing all that he eyed the motorcycle. It was time to figure out how to drive it and get to the village.
After a bit of a workout in the slither pit, working things out with the serpentine, and getting the inky lemon berry plant Lloyd, Zane, Pixal, Skylor, and Lisa went back to the jet. Lloyd flew them back to the ninja's hidden hiding place on the high mountain. Zane and Pixal stayed to make the medicine for the other ninja while Lisa insisted she was well enough to go with Lloyd to pick up the others. Skylor decided to come with Lloyd and Lisa. They flew to the cities to pick up Nathan, Zephyr, and Copic only to find that there were two new yet familiar passengers. "This is Gavin, Zephyr's brother. And this is Keegan, Nathan's brother, although he acts nothing like him." Explained Copic. Lloyd recalled Gavin and Keegan coming to Dareth's house with Zephyr when he had first met Zephyr. "Yes, I've met them before," he replied. Gavin gave him a knowing glance. "Like you and your brother are alike," replied Nathan sarcastically to Copic. "Well, I'm special. Besides, it's different with brothers and sisters. Like if I had a sister she would be just like me but less cool and smart." "That's not how it works," said Nathan. "I only have brothers." Keegan piped in. "There's Nathan here who's kinda the black sheep of the family, I mean unless you count aunt Ella and cousin Theodor. He still travels around on foot and wonders around Ninjago like the rest of the family does though, so maybe he's not that different. And then there's my other brother, he's more hardcore with the travel guide thing. He's even been to the Spirit Coves and the Underworld. Although the Underworld wasn't intentional. He even was about to go to the Dark Island before all the crazy stuff started happening there. But he had other plans that stopped him from making the trip. " Lloyd cut him off before he could babble further and they all got on the jet. Lisa, Zephyr, and Gavin were quiet for the most part. And Skylor mostly seemed busy typing something into a communication device.
This lady is scaring me badly already. She's giving me some bad vibes from things going on IRL. O.o'
This lady is scaring me badly already. She's giving me some bad vibes from things going on IRL. O.o'