The Search for Zane by Kate Howard

Author:Kate Howard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2014-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

What are we going to do?” asked Kai.

The bird cawed again, from high up in the sky, before flapping away.

“So much for following the bird,” said Jay. “I say we try to figure out how we get the rest of the way up rather than following the rocks back down.”

Both ninja could feel the rock face crumbling all around them. “Whatever we do, we need to do it fast — or we’re not going to have much of a say in the matter.” As soon as Kai spoke, the rock under his left hand gave way and he swung down.

It was almost impossible to see anything around them, since there were so many rocks tumbling at them from above. They were in big trouble, and there was no easy way out of their situation. They needed a miracle.

Suddenly, a voice rang out from far overhead. “Kai! Look to your left — there’s another rock just a couple of inches up that you can grab.”

It was Cole!

Kai did as he was told, and soon he was holding on to the rock face with both hands again. He took a deep breath and called, “Thanks, Cole.”

“If you reach up a little farther with your right leg, Jay, you’ll find a spot to rest your foot,” said Lloyd.

Step by step, Cole, Lloyd, and Garmadon helped Jay and Kai find their way up the rock face as the wall continued to crumble around them. When they were finally at the top, Kai asked, “How did you know to come find us?”

“You cawed,” said Cole. “That was our signal, right?”

Jay laughed. “It was our signal! But that wasn’t me cawing like a bird — it was an actual bird. We were following it.”

“You were following it?” asked Lloyd.

Jay and Kai looked at each other a bit sheepishly. Now that the bird was gone, their lead suddenly seemed a little silly. Still, though …

“I can’t explain it, but the bird reminded me of … Zane,” Jay said slowly. “And its cawing did save us. Kind of like he was here watching out for us, you know?”

The ninja looked at one another, slightly spooked.

“Maybe we should stick together from now on,” Lloyd suggested. “Come on. My dad said he remembered a temple garden in the direction we were heading, from when he trained on the island. We were going to go check it out when we heard, you know, the caw.”

They walked for about a mile. The ground was uneven, and it made the trek difficult. All the ninja were growing tired, but they knew they only had a few hours left to search, so they continued on.

Soon, they came upon a beautiful garden. Bright flowers bloomed everywhere, and small, delicate-looking trees lined the space. There was a bubbling fountain in the center of the garden that made the space sound peaceful and relaxing.

“I hope we find Zane here,” Jay said. “Because this would not be a terrible place for him to have had to spend some time.

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