Ninja Within Shadows ► Ninjago [REWRITING]

* 26 - Broken Demise

Written by: miamidnightt

Once the Bounty arrived at the familiar cave of the shadows, Mia was the first to rush past everyone and slide down the chain of the anchor. The others followed close behind her, knowing well that the redhead was desperate to get her friend back. The two had been through so much together already— she couldn't leave her alone with those filthy monsters.

But as she was about to walk towards the cave, the Green Ninja grabbed hold of her upper arm and looked her in the eyes, "Mia, hold on a second... Before you go in there, remember we all have your back. I swear we'll get Scarlett back and figure out a way to get rid of the shadows for good."

"Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for," She replied, her eyes glaring back towards the cave once more, "Alright, there's no more time to waste."

"What do you purpose we do once we are inside?" Red approached the Purple Ninja, rubbing his chin in thought.

Mia hummed in response, "I was thinking... that we sneak our way through the corridors, hopefully without running into any shadows— figure out where they are keeping Scarlett and take her back with us. Then we can go along and figure something out on how to destroy the shadows for good."

"Sounds like a plan, then," Lloyd nodded, resting a hand on her shoulder and kissing her on the forehead, "I know you'll do a great job of leading us like you did before. And like you just said, we'll get Scarlett back no matter what."

"That's what I'm hoping for," The redhead chuckled, walking back in the direction of the cave and turning back to the others, "Hmm, I recall there being a secret entrance into the cave. Or, that's what happened last time we were rescuing Scarlett."

"Yeah," Jay chimed in, who appeared to have run off ahead of the others, pushing away some moss and leaves on the side of the cave, "I think I found it!"

Mia rushed over to the spot, grinning from under her purple hood-mask, "Hey— I remember this now! Come on, there isn't much time left and we have to save Scarlett before... uh, never mind. I know that's never gonna happen."

Without waiting for a reply, she slid down the entryway with ease and sighed, her eyes finding the empty and dark room in front of her. It hadn't changed much since she was last here but that was that was something she didn't care to think about. The thought of saving her best friend was all that kept her going.

After the others all slid down after the redhead, the group snuck out the room and through the halls of the dimly lit cave— it was strange, however, that they hadn't run into any shadows at least once.

"Okay, where are those fucking shadows?" Mia hissed, her eyes searching every corner but unfortunately, finding none of the dark creatures anywhere, "It's almost like they want us to waltz in here. Do you think they have a trap laid out for us or something...?"

Kai chuckled, "Stop being so paranoid, Mia— I'm sure they just haven't realized we snuck in yet or maybe they just...!"

But the Fire Ninja was unable to finish what he was about to say, the sound of many voices ringing down the halls and alerting the Ninja immediately. Mia was the first to rush off down the long hallway, not caring if she ran into any of the shadows— Lloyd and the others easily followed after the sprinting redhead, barely able to keep up with her until she stopped at a large, wooden door decorated with moss and dirt on the front.

The door had been left ajar, giving the Purple Ninja the chance to peek inside the large room and spot two figures inside. Both Scarlett and the Shadow Queen, they emerged in a conversation that the redhead was too far to hear— but that wasn't what troubled her at the moment.