{ JONAS INJURED } Jonas tightened his grip on the dagger, his eyes narrowing as he took a step towards Diana. "Tell me the truth now, or so help me, Diana; I will find out myself, and it won't be pleasant. Tell me why you have to have your father locked away."Diana's eyes flashed with defiance. "You think you can intimidate me, Jonas? I've faced worse than you." She reached behind her, her fingers brushing the edge of the shelf, searching for something she could use to defend herself."Stop!" Jonas shouted, his voice echoing through the empty mansion. "I will not let you destroy this family. Not after everything we've been through. Father had to make sure I was safe, and I am going to do the same thing whether you like it or not." Jonas screamed at her. His eyes showed he was mad with rage, and he would do anything to get his answers from Diana.Diana's hand found the cold, hard surface of a marble bookend. She gripped it tightly, her heart pounding in her chest. "Jonas, you don't u
{ THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND}Zack walked in with Diana behind him. The room was tensed as Jonas was laid on the bed with lots of eyes that wanted him dead looking at him. "When was he in the country?" Judith asked, looking at Diana. "I was taken by surprise when he showed up. I wasn't expecting to see him." Diana replied, her eyes showing she had been crying. "You do know we want him dead, right?" Flora said it without any feelings. "Be nice." Zack looked at her. "Be nice? Do I need to remind you that he tried to kill me, and he killed Xavier?" Flora looked at Zack. "Guys, we have a lot going on for us at the moment. Fred is not here, and I don't know what he would have done. But I am trying to keep things together until he is around. Only Fred gets to decide his fate. As for the main time, we need to know how we are going to defeat the men in black." Zack replied Diana wiped her face and looked at Zack. She didn't understand what he meant by men in black."What do you mean?
{ THE SHADOW NINJAS}Diana's face became pale as the shadows began to change into recognisable forms; their movements were fluid and almost precise. She instinctively reached for her weapon, but Zack's hand stopped her. "Save it," he whispered. "We'll need more than just brute force."He had seen the shadow fight, and it was nothing they could counter without proper strategy. He looked at the others and saw that they were scared. "We just need to live through the night. They attached us in the night for a reason. "I thought Fred was supposed to have taken care of them." Judith shouted, bringing out her avatar. "I hope he does, for everyone's sake." Zack replied, getting ready with a battle formation. The room was plunged into silence, the tension palpable. Flora, Rosetta, and Judith formed a defensive semi-circle around Jonas's prone form, their eyes darting to the shadows now fully taking shape. The men in black had arrived."We need to hold them off until we figure out our next mov
{ FINDING ALLIES }The first rays of dawn cast a golden hue over the mansion. Zack lay in Flora's arms, his breathing slow and steady. The others gathered around, exhaustion etched into their faces, but a glimmer of hope showed in their eyes. The night had been brutal, but they had survived. For now.Diana stood by the window, keeping watch for any remaining threats. Her heart was still pounding from the adrenaline of the fight, and she found it difficult to relax despite their temporary victory. She glanced over at Zack, grateful for his resilience and leadership. She looked at him and still didn't understand how the ninjas had magically come out of the thin darkness or what they wanted with them."We can't stay here," Zack murmured, his voice barely above a whisper. Flora tightened her grip on him, her eyes filled with concern. She looked at him and knew he wasn't wounded, but his life force wasn't balanced. He needed more rest. "You're in no condition to move," she protested, but
{ TEMOORARY ALLINACE }"I will go and do the talking." Zack looked at everyone. "And do you think they would listen to you?" Judith looked at his face. "They have too, because the fate of the world depends on them listening to me," Zack replied, grabbing the tracker. "I will go with you." Jonas went inside to grab a few of his things. "I don't think that is a good idea." Diana replied, stopping him. "And why is that?" Jonas raced his eye brows, looking at Diana. "Because you are in no shape to go out, and besides, you can't defend yourself if things go south." Jonas looked at Zack and said, "He is there to protect me." "I doubt that. You should listen to your sister." Zack replied, walking towards the door. "I will tag along. You need all the muscle you can get." Judith replied"Be safe; don't forget to beep us if anything happens." Diana said, looking at both of them.Zack and Judith entered the car that had brought them and drove out of the forest, heading towards the tracker.
{ JOINED FORCES} Zack looked at Alex and his minions, saying nothing. They walked out of the house and went back to the car. Zack was about to ignite the engine when Judith looked at him. "Don't tell me you have given up already." She asked, staring at his face. ' Don't you hear them? They are not ready to team up with us. They are just as good as being dead if the ninjas strike at them." Zack replied "Then we need to stay and see this to the end. They might just have a change of heart if they saw what we saw too." Judith advised them to wait until the following day and see if they were going to be attacked too. ******************************************************************Emily looked at Alex, who seemed composed. "Do you think they're telling the truth?" she asked, glancing between George and Alex."Don't tell me you believe those lies already," George scoffed, looking up from his seat. "I don't want to, but seeing them come here makes me wonder if there's more to their st
{ LIGHT VERSUS DARKNESS}The door squeaked open, and Daina was surprised that Zack could convince Alex and the rest of his friends to come with them. She looked at Judith and smiled. "How did you manage?" she said into her ears as the atmosphere was tense. "We didn't have to; the ninjas did."Alex looked around, and he saw Jonas. "Mr. Dickson's son?" he asked, looking at Jonas. "You know my father?" Jonas looked at him. "Yeah, your father made me into what I am today. I owe him a lot. We might have a lot of catching up to do after all this is settled." Alex said, looking at everyone in the room. "Is this everybody?" He asked, looking back at Zack. "Where are you expecting more?" Zack replied, grabbing a drink from the fridge.Everyone looked at each other, and the vibes and anger they felt were visibly seen on their faces. "You still haven't told me where Fred is?" Alex looked at everyone's faces as if they were hiding me. "Fred is actually trying his best to stop the ninjas." Ro
{ TASTE OF VICTORY}They all gathered to light up the environment. The atmosphere was tensed as they all mount their post trying to see what would eventually happen. Flora and Cassandra walked in looking at Zack, " We have all the places light up." They both said at once looking at Alex and Zack Everyone of the. gathered in the main room each scared. Suddenly the light flickered and the bulbs went off. The ninjas immediately materialise out if darkness once more and this time around they were looking more ferocious than ever. Alex looked at Zack " I think we need to engage. We just need to have one of them caught."Alex looked at the ninjas lined outside each ready to attack. " What is the plan?" Judith looked at Zack who wasn't even sure of what to tell themZack stared at the ninjas materializing from the shadows, his mind racing. "We need to lure them inside," he said, a hint of uncertainty in his voice. "If we can isolate one, we might have a chance to capture it."Alex nodded, his