Rise of the Red Ninjas by Marcus Emerson

Author:Marcus Emerson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2016-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

‘We better get out of here quick, or we won’t have time to eat lunch,’ said the boy.

‘Mmhmm. Training can take a lot out of a kid, right?’

I heard the door click open and then shut again. Peeking my head over Mr Lien’s desk, I scanned the dark. There was nobody else.

As silently as possible, I started walking along the edge of the room. The two kids had come from somewhere, right? People don’t just appear out of nowhere. Besides, I heard the first door they walked out of.

The further into the room I walked, the darker it got. I ran my fingers along the wall, feeling for a door and then … I found it. It was a door at the back of the room, but I had no idea where it led.

And then I heard a familiar sound, like people were jumping around on the other side of the door. I pressed my ear against the wood. There were people in the next room. Lots of people.

I pulled the door open just a crack, enough so that I could see through the slit. In the secret room next to the one I was in, I saw several kids wearing ninja robes. Red ninja robes. They were different from the robes my clan wore – the red ninjas had armour plating on their shoulders and chest. I have to admit it looked cool.

I couldn’t be sure how many ninjas there were because the crowd was so large that I lost count. From where I was standing, I wasn’t able to tell who the leader was either. He was probably somewhere near the front of the ninja clan, overseeing their training.

I let the door shut slowly and headed to the exit of the classroom. I was lucky enough to not be seen by any of the red ninjas, but if I’d watched any longer, someone would have seen me.

Back in the hallway, I shut Mr Lien’s classroom door and walked back to the school lobby. The other kids were still eating lunch, and I had a few minutes until fifth period science class. That was enough time to try to wrap my head around I had witnessed.

A group of students had formed another ninja clan at Buchanan, that part was obvious. They had to be the ones behind all the garbage that happened this week. I bet they were the ones who stole my note to Faith and my ninja outfit. They were the ones who got that photo taken in my black ninja robes! They were the ones that tipped Gavin off to the ninja hideout, and they led to its destruction!

‘Chase?’ a girl’s voice suddenly asked, catching me off guard.

‘Huh?’ I grunted, turning around.

Faith was standing outside the cafeteria with Zoe by her side. I didn’t know what to say, so I smiled at her.

‘Hi,’ Faith said, folding her arms.

‘Hey,’ I replied. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, I quickly spoke again. ‘Look, I’m sorry about yesterday. Really, I am.

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