Ninjago: The Purple Ninja - Book 2

March of the Oni: Chapter 2 - Into the Breach

"How far, Nya?" Cole asks her.

"We're going as fast as we can, but this ship needs some fine tuning for sure." She says, as the ship's thrusters splutters in the air.

Jay busies himself on the ship's main computer. When he hears someone hum beside him, he turns his head, only to see Lord Garmadon standing beside him as he worked. He yelps in surprise and turns his head away. He closes his eyes tightly as the Dark Lord stares at both him and the computer for a few moments.

After he had satisfied his curiousity, he backs up a few steps away from Jay. He goes back to walking around. Jay reopens his eyes and glances at where Lord Garmadon was standing a few seconds ago. He nervously walks to the group.

"Am I the only one freaking out about this?"

"Why freak out?" Kai remarks sarcastically. "Our derange, psychotic, arch-nemesis is now our house guest."

"I find the term 'freak out' inadequate and imprecise. I prefer to say I am deeply troubled." Zane adds worriedly.

"Lloyd. Are you sure he can be trusted?" Nya whispers to Lloyd nervously. He, in turn, shakes his head.

"No. Of course not."

Jay scoffs. Lord Garmadon looks at the range of buttons on the control panel below the main computer. "Of course not?! That's not what you're supposed to say. You're supposed to say yes!"

"What choice do we have? If Master Wu is right, and we're under attack by the Oni, then my father may be our best chance." Lloyd puts his hands on his hips. He offers everyone a reassuring smile. "And anyway, he doesn't have his powers back, so how much trouble can he really cause?"

Lord Garmadon looks down at a particular button. Curiousity getting the best of him, he presses it. The sails fold and the thrusters shut down completely. The Ninja and Pixal, having heard the press of a button and noticing the sudden changes, turn their attention to where Lord Garmadon had been seconds ago.

Completely unfazed, he walks away, going about his usual business. Their eyes widen.

"Did he just turn off the—"

Before Zane can finish his sentence, the ship starts to plummet in the air.

"Oh, great."

They scream. The Ninja and Pixal desperately hold onto something while the ship continues to fall.

"He shut off the engines! We're gonna crash!" Jay screams.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Katarina runs to the side of the ship and summons her Elemental Dragon. Once the dragon was a dozen feet behind the ship, she summons her magic and creates two thick, transparent purple chains to wrap around the ship.

Once she was sure the chains were wrapped around the ship's hull, she tugs and pulls at the chains in an attempt to slow down its fall. Her dragon pulls up in the air to help.

Nya looks behind her, grasping onto the steering wheel. "Zane, the ignition switch! Hit the ignition switch!"

Zane spots the button Lord Garmadon had turned off seconds ago. He climbs desperately to the switch, but as he got closer, the ship gave out a sudden jerk. The Ninja and Pixal scream. Katarina and her dragon jerk forward as well, as the weight of the ship was too much for her to handle. She could feel her magic weakening.

The ship gave another jerk. The chains start to come loose. The ship's descent quickens. Jay screams. "I can see the ground!"

Katarina pulls at the chains again. In response to that pull, the chains come off the hull of the ship, causing the ship to plummet at its orginal speed. They let out another scream.