The New Ninja

We Will Get Her Back!!

"Yes?" I prompt

"Honey, I know you miss her, but you need to eat" she says, motioning to my plate with her fork

"I'm not hungry" I push my food away and stand up, leaving the table, and Felix.

I find Cole outside, in the front yard. I approach him "Cole" I call

"What?" He answers

"I'm sorry..." I sit on the rock wall beside him

"You shouldn't be sorry... It's my fault! I should have never brought her here in the first place! What if she's not even alive anymore?!" He begins to cry... Since I've been on the ninja's team, this is one of the very, very few times that I've seen Cole cry

"Cole, we'll work together to get her back..." I try to comfort him

"Lloyd, I can't loose her too... I won't loose her!! I won't! We will find a way to get her back!" I smile, this is the strong Cole that I've known for years

"We will!" I yell, he wipes away his tears and stands up.

As we walk into the living room, where everyone has gathered, Felix jumps into my arms. It looks like he's been crying

"Lloyd, are you okay?" He asks, looking to me with his big, blue eyes

"Yeah, I just miss Lilly" I explain, picking up the child. I sit beside Jay, who is holding Jackson. Felix sits on my lap

"Then you will be happy to know that we have figured out a way to kill the Evils'" Sensei says

"Really?!" We all yell in unison

"Yes. I have figured out that, if we were able to charge your weapons with light, we could kill them" my mom explains

"How do we do that?!" Cole asks

"We will have to return to The Temple Of Light, there we will be able to charge the weapons with light" Sensei explains

"Let's go then!" I exclaim, standing up again

"It is to dark out to charge them right now, son. We will have to wait until tomorrow" my father tells me. As I sit back down Nya walks into the room, holding Gwen

"Nya, we found a way to get Illy back!" Felix exclaims

"Illy!" Jackson yells, that is what the kids call her now. Jackson has already learned how to talk a little, but Gwen still hasn't said her first word

"Really?! Felix, that's great, I can't wait to get her back..." Nya smiles, the hope that we might get Lilly back lingering in the room. Everyone looks to Gwen as she begins to try and say something

"F-...F-Fel-Felix!!" She yells

"She said my name!!" Felix screams, Gwen giggles

"Great job, honey" Nya kisses her daughter on the forehead

"I'm proud of you Gwen" Jay says "you too Jackson" he pats his son on the head

"You should all go to bed, we will set off for The Temple of Light first thing in the morning" Sensei says. I pick up Felix and take him to his room

"Lloyd... I miss her too..." Felix says as I lay him down on his bed

"I know Felix... We're so close to getting her back..." I look to the small child as tears form at the sides of his eyes

"Thank you Lloyd..." he hugs me. At first I'm surprised, but I hug back

"For what?" I ask, he looks up at me

"For giving me a family that I can trust and love..." He falls into his pillow and his eyes flutter shut

"No need to thank me Felix..." I whisper, tucking him in, turning off the light and closing the door to his room.

I fall into my own bed and try to fall asleep

I hope Lilly's alright...

'Lilly's POV'

I sit on the bed, tied to the wall again. The room is dark and Evil Lloyd had fed me, what I think was about an hour ago. I haven't seen anyone since though... And that scares me... What are they planning?

My thoughts are disturbed by the sound of a closing door. My head snaps in the direction of the sound. I see Evil Lloyd walk through the darkness. I glare at him

"Don't look at me like that... This was your deal..." he says, I look down. Its true, I have myself for the others... I hope that when the Evils' attack the guys can kill them

"I know" is all I say

"Come on Lilly... Forget about them... We can have our own son, he'll be better then that little brat ever was..." My eyes widen in realization

"No!" I scream before thinking

"What?!" His hole body tenses up. He strikes my eye with his fist "you will be my wife! And you will bear my child!!" He screams, hitting me again.

I feel him strike the fresh bruises over and over...

Think Lilly, think! An excuse... I need an excuse... I've got it!!

"W-wait..." I plead, he stops and looks to me

"We should wait, until we get to the underworld..." I wait for him to strike me again, but he doesn't

"You're always thinking, aren't you Lilly? As soon as we get into the underworld, we will be married..." Tears burn at my eyes as he speaks. He puts his hand on my cheek, hurting my fresh bruises

"E-Evil Lloyd... Y-You're hurting me..." I whisper

"I hurt you because I love you" He pulls me towards his face. I resist and pull back. He pulls his arm back and hits me again. I hold in my screams, wishing I wasn't here

"Are you ready to cooperate?" He asks. I choke back my tears "answer me?!" I know what I should say, but I can't bring myself to say it

"And what if I'm not?" I ask, licking the gash in my lip

"Then I will make you ready!" He holds my chin with one hand, my shoulder with the other, and forces me into my back. My body aches from the many cuts and bruises that he's made

"No!" I call out desperately "Evil Lloyd... P-please... You're hurting me!!" If he loved me, he wouldn't want to see me in pain

"Lilly, please... Just be good..." He looks into my eyes "I don't want to hurt you..." His eyes soften when he sees the tears running down my face

"If you don't want to hurt me then stop!!" I yell. His eyes harden again

"Lilly, sometimes you're to strong-willed for your own good..." He says, kissing me forcefully, getting off immediately after "get some rest... I'll see you in the morning..." He walks out of the room.

I don't get it, he just, stopped? Well, I should get to sleep...

I lay down and dry my tears, I fall asleep quickly in the quiet, dark room.