Kimora coughed lightly, her whole body feeling sore after the encounter with the ninja two days ago. She slowly lifted her body off the ground, leaning her back against the tree trunk with her legs laid out in front of her. She groaned in pain as she pulled her knees to her chest and rested her head on her knees.

"We should never have treated her like that," a voice sighed, footsteps echoing through the woods. "Guys, you never even listened to her. She left the palace because her parents beat her, if she told you the truth you would turn her in, then they would sell her off like a doll to marriage and she would most likely be beaten again," Nya's voice rang out.

"What?" Kai asked in shock. "You wouldn't know because you were too busy trying to kill her. She trusted you enough, Kai. She felt like part of the group, until you didn;t even here her out."

Kimora lifted her head and gently stood up, trying not to run out in pain. She ran as fast as she could in such pain, trying to get away from the ninja. She made out a mile before tripping on a branch laying on the ground.

Her knee slammed the groun and she cried out in pain struggling to get up again. She placed her elbows on the ground and tried to push herself up with no luck. She fell right back down again.

She began to weep in pain, he whole body feeling like it was snapping, every bone. She coughed for air in between cries as she continued to move her legs and arms to push herself up, but everytime she fell.

"Kimora!" someone shouted, running on the grass. She shook her head and placed dropped her head into her hands as she laid on her stomach on the grass, "Please, leave me alone," she begged, trying to get up once more.

She gritted her teeth and cried out as the pain increased. "Zane!" Kai's voice called out as he knelt down by Kim's head. "Don't touch me! Please, just leave me alone! I'll go back, if that's what you want! Just don't hurt me any longer!"

"Kimora, I'm sorry. I don't know what--"

"Please! Please... just... just let me be..." she whispered, giving up on trying to get up as the feeling it her legs disappeared. Her vision became blurry, darkness surrounding her head. She cried out in one last feeling of pain before slipping into a dark slumber.

"Kim! Kimora! Kim! Can you hear me?! Please! Kim!" Kai cried out, shaking her shoulders. "What have I done?" he asked himself before sprinting away to find the others.

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She woke up two hours later, feeling a cold cloth on her forehead, she groaned, slowly opening her eyes. She noticed she was in a junkyard, leaning against one of the walls surrounding it. She saw the ninja talking with Nya, but she could only make out a few words, "Serpentine... city... underneath... scale..."

Kimora slowly removed the cloth from her head and placed it down on the dirt below her. She looked down at her clothes to see that all her wounds were cleaned and the necklace she once wore was clasped back around her neck. But she still felt very weak.

"Well, what do we do with Kimora? She's too weak to fight," Cole wondered.

"That's our fault, remember? And that means it's our job to protect her now, from anyone. We'll have to help her around and watch over her," Kai ordered the team.

"That's easier said than done, Kai," Jay sighed. Kimora slowly stood to her feet and covered her arms. She was wearing a clean white, long-sleeve and her black jeans but everything had been cleaned. She still felt a lot of pain as she leaned against the wall for stability.

She noticed her tecno-blade and katana laid against the wall beside there and she hooked her katana onto her back, leaving her blade. "Kimora! You're awake!" Cole noticed.

"Please, leave me alone," she begged, her voice coming out as a whisper. "Kim, you're too weak, you can't be out there alone," Zane told her. She let out a light cough and tried to stand up straighter, "Please, if you ever cared about me, just let me leave. I'l do whatever you want, I'll go back to them, but please, just don't hurt me anymore," she pleaded, struggling to stand.

"Kim, we are so sorry about everything," Jay told her, trying to take a step forward, but was stopped as she put her hand out to stop him.

"You can't go back to them, Kimora. We won't let you, we can protect you," Kai told her. She shook her head and took a step back, picking up her techno-blade.

"Please," she cried out, tears slipping down her face. "You need help, Kim. We can take you to Mr. Borg, he'll know what to do. He'll take care of you, and we'll take care of you," Cole offered.

She sniffled and swung her blade, her bike forming in front of her. She quickly leaped onto the vehicle and revved the engines, speeding away with the constant calls of the ninja behind her, "I'm sorry, Kimora!" was the last thing she head from Kai.