The 4 Elements by Mistflower the Warrior Cat (book club reads .TXT) 📕

“Uh, girls, do doors disappear?” I asked suspiciously.

“Depends...” answered Jane. Suddenly, I heard a little rustle. I heard Jane gulp and my heart beating fast.

“Hurry! Let's enter the school before anything happens!” directed Flame. I felt a tug on my shirt and I was dragged away.

“Let go you!” I shouted. I looked back and saw Jane, Flame and Natalie staring at me, frozen.

“Oops...” I said slowly. I said it too loud. I saw a black shadow fly past me. Jane gasped and got her sword out. Natalie and Flame did the same, they got their weapons out.

“Be ready...” I heard Flame murmur to herself. Suddenly, the same ninja from last time appeared. He took his weapon out and swung it at me.

"That's just great! A sword!" sighed Jane in shame. She jumped up and blocked the attack with her sword. I looked back and saw another ninja, just like the one Jane was fighting. This one had daggers. Flame frowned.

"Next time, chose your own weapon!" she shouted at the ninja. She lunged towards him and threw one of her daggers at him. As I tried to get up, a ninja star flew past me, missing me.

"Whoa! You don't dare hurt her!" scowled Natalie. There was a third. Natalie ran up to him, beating him up. The ninja was weak against Natalie. Like I said, never mess with Natalie. I soon realized something. If there was three, there was going to have to be a fourth. I got up and a cold shiver went down my spine. I looked around and saw nothing. Suddenly, it hit me, literally. A nun-chuck swung me across the head, knocking me out. I felt the pain at the back of my head. I looked back at the ninja and got up.

"Guys! Use your elemental powers!" cried Flame. It made sense! Using our elemental powers against theses ninjas was going to be very effective. I grinned at the ninja and turned into mist. He looked around not knowing where I went. This was too fun! I focused on wind and gracefulness and a gust of wind game and took his nun-chucks. The wind slowly turned into a shape of a hand and the nun-chuck came swinging at him. He didn't know who he was messing with. The ninja fell down and I turned back to my normal self, solid. I looked at Jane who was laughing at the ninja being tossed into the air by a water geyser. I smiled at her and looked at Flame. The ninja she was fighting now had a bad burn. Finally, I looked at Natalie, who was looking down at a beaten up ninja.

"We sure tought them a lesson!" exclaimed Natalie under her black mask. All of a sudden, a tornado of leaves surrounded us.

"It's not over yet..." I heard a voice say. I took one last look around me until something hit my head and I was done...

I woke up all of a sudden in a room. The room was like inside of a normal village house. There was an expensive pot on a table, beside it were statues and acient artifacts. There was a cabinet made of glass and wood. Inside were more artifacts. Could this be the thief's house? My head was feeling dizzy.

"W - what happened?" I murmured as I rubbed my head. I felt a bandage on my forhead. I looked at my reflection in a glass window, there was a huge bandage across my head. I heard footsteps coming in. I quickly grabbed my pink mask and put it on (which was beside me).

"I see you have awakened..." the voice said. I looked around the room and saw the ninja I defeated.

"Yes, I'm feeling a bit dizzy, I need to see my - "

"Your friends are okay. Don't talk too much..." he said as he came closer. He sat on the bed beside me and lifted the mask. I stopped him just in time.

"Who are you?!" I shouted. He smiled and took off his mask. He had black hair with dark brown eyes that shined in the light. He looked Chinese and strong.

"I'm Vincent. A student at Sensei Lotus's Top Secret Ninja School. You put up quite a fight there..." he introduced as he rubbed his arm. I looked at his right arm and there was a bad bruise.

"Sorry about that." I apologized.

"It's fine, I get a lot of that from training... The good news is, you qualified for this school!"

"Really?! That easily?!"

"As long as you get past the security, you're qualified!"

"Wow... So how long have you been here?"

"About three years... Here, I'll show you around." he suggested. I got out of bed and went outside. The school was surrounded by a barrier (walls to be precise), and inside the barrier were ninjas training.

"Your friends are in the dining room, waiting for you." he pointed out. I looked around and saw everyone wearing masks. There were several buildings. I looked towards Vincent and followed him. We entered a room full of tables and chefs serving food. I looked around, trying to find a white ninja and a grey ninja (Everyone wore black so there was no point of finding Natalie).

"Hey pinky!" I heard a familiar voice exclaim. I turned around and saw three ninjas sitting together. Instantly, I knew who they were.

"Oh my goodness!" I squealed.

"Don't give away our identity! It's dangerous!" warned the grey ninja, which was Flame. I nodded in response.

"Okay, now that we have all of us, what's the plan?" asked Jane.

"Okay, we're gonna disguise ourselves as ninjas. Then, as we go to class and act as a student, we look for the necklace at the same time." explained Flame.

"I've been here before, no one knows the school master." added Natalie. I stared at her.

"When?" I asked her. Natalie froze for a second.

"I don't wanna talk about it..." she finally answered.

"The necklace is probably highly guarded, not by students but by servants..." claimed Jane.

"It's also probably hidden where the school master can keep an eye on it." I added.

"Alright, we'll split up and try to search for clues. After we've found the necklace, we'll break our way out." concluded Flame.

"Never reveal your identity. We'll meet in our room at the end of each day." added Natalie. My mind was full of questions.

"Where's our room?" I questionned.

"I'll show you later." said Jane. A bell rang and all the ninjas got up and headed outside. I felt a tug on my shirt. It was Vincent.

"The second years go outside. You're a first year, you have to stay here and wait for your teacher to come." he explained. I turned around and saw a bunch of little kids sitting on a bench. I sat down too. A tall man with a nice moustache came in. He was dressed in a robe.

"Good morning class. We have quite a few new students attending our school. What is your name young one?" he said, pointing at me. I gulped and a sweat went down my cheek.

"Alex." I answered. The teacher grinned.

"We shall start our lesson with the rules of this school." he continued, "First, NEVER enter the little room in the bushes. It is forbidden. If you do, you shall get detention." The kids gasped.

"What's the matter?" I whispered to the one sitting beside me.

"The ones in detention never return, alive..." the kid murmured to me. My eyes went wide and I started to think. Could the necklace be there?

"Second, NEVER speak to the school master." the teacher exclaimed. Another question flowed into my mind. Who is the school master?

"Third, NEVER take off your mask unless you are asked to."

Why?

"Fourth, obey all teachers and staff no matter what."

Why doesn't anyone get to see the school master?

"Fifth, NEVER touch any artifacts."

Is there something they are hiding?

"Sixth, NEVER leave the school grounds..."

We can't escape?!

"Lastly, you are NOT allowed to leave your rooms at night." the teacher concluded. The students stared at the teacher and waited. I was frozen, full of questions about the rules.

"Are there any questions?" he asked. I shot my hand up.

"Why can't we leave the school when we wish to?" I questionned. The teacher frowned at me, he looked quite mad.

"That is an invalid question! I expect all of you to do your best at this school. You are dismissed." he shouted. The students got up and headed to their classes.

"Why?" I muttered to myself. Suddenly, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I spun around and saw Vincent.

"You shouldn't question about the rules here." he sighed. I looked down and looked back up. Our eyes met and I stared at him.

"I better get going to class." I said, breaking the silence. If only I knew which class I had... He grabbed my hand and smiled.

"The teacher said I better guide you around the school for the first couple of weeks. I looked back at him again. Why couldn't he leave me alone? He was a nice guy and all but still, he should give me some space!

"Oh, um, alright." I managed to stumble. He grinned and took me to a room with desks and students.

"This is history class, you will be here first period." he explained. I sat down and looked at the teacher. It was a man, similar to the one who explained the rules.

"Ahem, today we shall talk about the history of our school." the teacher started, "Sensei Lotus's Top Secret Ninja School or S.L.T.S.N.S. was built a long time ago. It was built by the school master himself. He has been alive since. He trained his first four ninjas who wore four different colours..." The teacher went on, talking awkwardly. I was expecting more detail. He didn't specifically say when was the school built, nor did he say who was the school master. I sat in history class for a long time. I looked down at a scroll, it was my notebook. I was supposed to take notes. I picked up the calligraphy brush and started writing.

- built a long time ago

- school master has been alive for a long time

- school master: unknown

- first students were 4 ninjas

- wearing different colours

- school is heavily guarded

- only talented students allowed

The list went on forever. Everything the teacher said had no detail. I took out another scroll and started to write...

1. go to library (if there is one) to do research on school

2. talk to 'friends'

As I continued writing, the teacher shot a look at me. I froze...

"Are you taking notes, Alex?" he asked suspiciously. I gulped and dropped the brush.

"Um, yes..." I stumbled.

"Alright..." he answered back. The bell rang and all of the masked students exited the room. As I grabbed my scrolls, I ran out the room, hoping to escape from Vincent. I looked behind me and no one was there. I sighed with relief until I bumped into someone.

"Sorry about that..." the person I bumped into said. I looked up and saw Vincent. GREAT!

"No,