Enmity | Ninjago AU

Chapter 12

Kai's POV

"That literally couldn't have gone any worse. I thought last time was bad, but this really takes the cake," Cole grumbles while lying across the entire couch.

"Due to my calculations, there are actually several other ways it could have been worse such as..."

"I know, Zane, it could've been worse, but this sucks," he sulks, eating the ice cream straight out of the container.

"We still have a chance guys," Lloyd tells us. All of us look at him disbelievingly.

"I don't want to be that guy, but they have two of the gemstones, one of our teammates, a girl who can teleport and take things with her, and a girl who can mimic elemental powers. We're screwed!" I elaborate. I'm sitting on the ground, leaning against the wall. My arms are crossed.

"Last time, when the previous generation fought, it was four versus five and the four won. They had the odds against them, and they still prevailed," Lloyd looks for the bright side, standing in front of all of us. Wu, Garmadon, and Misako are all up near the steering wheel, talking. They left us to deal with ourselves.

"Yeah, but they also got a gemstone, something we don't have," I bring up, sighing. "Lloyd, it's no use."

"We can't just give up! We didn't give up when we were stranded on the Dark Island! Why would we give up now?" Lloyd glares at me when I say it.

"Statistically, we are still able to defeat them. It just gets more unlikely with each battle," Zane explains to us.

"Kai, your dad told you the story. How did their team defeat the team of girls?" Cole asks me, looking up from his tub of ice cream.

"Well, they got a gemstone, so my mom pretended to get kidnapped as an attempt to get it. While there, she fell in love with my dad and realized she was on the wrong side. She went back to her team and Ciara and stole the three gemstones her team got. She brought them back to my dad and his team," I explain. When I say that, Cole sits up. He sets his ice cream down.

"Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?" he asks, suddenly hopeful.

"Clearly not."

"Jay is literally kidnapped right now! What if he's able to get one of them to fall for him?" he proposes. I raise an eyebrow.

"This Jay we're talking about. He has zero game," I bring him back to reality.

"He's had more girlfriends than all of us but you. Besides, thousands of girls across Ninjago thirst for him."

"Please, never say 'thirst for him' while referring to Jay ever again. I'm going to be sick."

"What I'm saying is if he's able to find a crack and slide his way in, we'll be golden," Cole shrugs.

"We're putting our faith in the one person who can't hear our plan?" I ask, looking at the three of my teammates who are here. They nod.

"There's nothing we can do besides that and prepare for the next gemstone. It's located at the Ninjago Museum of History, but do you know what's better?" Lloyd asks, seeing if any of us know. None of us answer. "It appears on the same day as the banquet for our victory and the museum reopening. They won't be able to get in through the actual entrances, but we will."

"But we will be the center of attention. It will be hard for us to sneak off to obtain the Obsidian of Earth," Zane brings up.

"Plus, won't people be a bit suspicious that Jay isn't there?" Cole offers another point.

"Oh everyone already knows that Jay was kidnapped," I say casually. The rest of the guys look at me with wide eyes.

"How?"