Chapter 18: Even the best-laid plans...

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Morros' POV:

I stride purposefully around the deck, my hands behind my back, as I wait for Zanes' scanner to pick up YNs' signal. Jay walks up to me, and I address him. "Tell me, do each of you have a tracking device on your person?"

Jay nods. "It's really convenient when something bad happens. We end up using them a lot. And we would have traced YN sooner, but something kept messing up the signal."

"Bansha and her magic." I sigh.

"That checks out. For a few days, nothing. Then there was a small blip a couple of miles from a disused warehouse, but by the time we got there, it was empty. Then we suddenly picked up her signal again, moving through the Labyrinth, and here we are, sailing through the sky to rescue your beloved."

"Like she could ever love me. Not after all the misery that I've caused her."

"Hey. Everyone makes mistakes. Not everyone tries so hard to fix them. And the way I see it, you treated her well, it's Bansha who's the jerk. Yn's smart, she'll see that."

"When did you get to be so wise?" I ask in surprise.

"Nyas' smarts must be rubbing off on me." He replies with a smile, nodding sagely.

"You're very devoted to her, aren't you, Jay? Nya, I mean."

He grins. "Yeah. There was a time when she didn't want anything to do with me, but I kept at it, and look at us now. I love her so much. And.. this is just between you and me".. He leans closer. .."I'm going to ask her to be my Yang soon. I'm gonna wait a little bit longer with it, but hopefully in a couple of months, if nothing goes wrong."

"I'm excited for you, I really am".. I say sincerely. .."But how does this help me?"

"Believe in what seems impossible, Morro. You'll find a way, if you truly care about her."

"I do."

Jay tries to put his hand on my shoulder, but it sinks through. "Help me out here." He implores.

"Fine." I solidify it, and Jay awkwardly rests his hand on my shoulder.

Lloyd comes out from the front of the ships' cabins just then. "Zane's got a fix on YNs' position. Nya wants us all in the bridge, including you, Morro." I eagerly run to the 'bridge', which seems to essentially be a control room, with Jay and Lloyd trotting up after me.

"Glad you could join us." Nya says. She fires up the ships' boosters as she speaks, and the vessel lurches forward. "She's actually not too far away from us. Zane estimates about two minutes at full speed. Is that right, Zane?"

"Yes, that is correct, Nya."

"Then what we do is this".. Lloyd takes charge. .. "We know that Bansha has the Realm Crystal, and while she has it, she'll be basically able to choose the battleground as she wishes. So we have to take the Crystal from her. It won't be easy, so Jay, Cole, Kai, Nya, Zane and I will all work together to get it. And Morro, I'm afraid you're going to have to find YN on your own. We'll hold off Bansha as long as we can for you. Then you and YN can help us take down that witch. Sound like a plan?"

There's a murmur of approval, and I speak up. "That's an excellent plan, but a giant flying ship is hardly stealthy. She'll see us coming."

"We're not going to be stealthy. We're going full on assault." Kai and Cole cheer.

"Then Bansha will just kill YN!"

"No, she won't. YN's too valuable to kill. YN's the Master of Matter, Bansha can use her to create whatever she wants."

"Not whatever. YN hasn't reached her True Potential yet, so she's limited to creating smaller objects." Master Wu interrupts Lloyd.

"Yes, Uncle. But small things can be just as dangerous as big ones. So Morro, you've got to get to YN before Bansha can use YNs' power against us."

"This is why you're the Green Ninja, Lloyd, and not me. Okay, let's do this!"

"Guys, we've got her on our Sixth." Nya tells us. "She's on that flying ghost ship-thing. It looks solid enough. Should I try?.."

"RAM THAT SUCKER!!!" Jay and Kai shout out. Nya looks at Lloyd for permission, and he nods, so she aims our ship straight at the Ghost Bounty.

"Hold on!" She yells, as she sets us on a collision course with the other ship.

A.N. The action starts in the next chapter! Are you excited? I know I am!

I'm considering making this something like a Trilogy. What would everyone think of that? (As in this book, then another with events a couple of years on, with a couple OC's, though I might introduce them at the end of this book, I'm not sure which yet, (and Morro proposes to YN, maybe?!) then possibly a next-gen thing, but with YN and Morro making plenty of appearances, too.) Because I've got plenty of ideas for them, and I think that they would work very well! Please tell me what you think!

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