'Breathe in. Breathe out.' Her enemy was right in front of her, standing in the center of the field. They looked at their surrounding with caution. 'He can't see me. Good.' She got into a crouched position, poised to strike. 'You can do this.'
The figure shot out from the darkness toward her foe when his back was turned, blades flashing. The man barely turned back around again to block her attack with the handle of his own weapon, her kakute digging into the wood.
"Nice try, Shortstack," The man quipped, pushing her back with the weapon, "But you're gonna have to be quicker than that." She let go, jumping away from him as he swung the scythe at her. She wanted to snap back at him, but she couldn't really think of anything witty- she wasn't good at coming up with comebacks on the spot. Instead, she got into a battle stance, gesturing for him to come closer.
The man flew at her, and she jumped up, flipping over him and kicking him in the back when she landed. He stumbled, falling fowards. She jumped on him as soon as he flipped over, trying to overpower him. She could win this time, she knew she could-!
Sadly, this time it was not meant to be. He threw her off, rolling over and pinning her to the ground with his weight. She wriggled, trying to somehow slip out from under him.
Finding that she wouldn't be able to get up anytime soon, the woman stopped her struggling with a huff. Her opponent got up, holding out a hand to help her up.
"Not bad, Shortstack."
"Thanks, Cole." She stood with his help, stretching, before walking over to the other two figures on the sidelines.
"Aw, you almost had him!" One pouted, "I was rooting for you!"
"You've shown improvement, Fleur." The other said with a cool voice, his lips curled up into a smile. Fleur rubbed the back of her neck, showing off a lopsided grin.
"You really think so? I've got it next round, for sure!"
"Alright, I think that's enough for tonight." Cole said as he put his scythe up on the weapons rack. "It's getting late, and it's my turn to make dinner."
The other three grimaced, exchanging a glance.
"What!? I'm not /that/ bad!" He defends as they all began to walk inside.
"Cole, you tried to make a salad and it burned to a crisp."
"Shut up, Jay. Like it or not, the kitchen is mine tonight."
The brunette groaned, throwing his head back. Fleur couldn't help but chuckle as the group fell silent. "...Hey Zane, when do you think Sensei is gonna come back?" She asked suddenly. Zane did not make a move to look at her, but had a thoughtful expression on his face.
"I do not know, but it has only been a few days. I'm sure he won't be gone for too long."
"You don't think that he's gonna bring anyone else into the team, do you?"
"No way!" Jay suddenly interjected. "There's already four of us! Why would we need a fifth? Plus, it'd be weird if anyone else tried to join now, when we've been training together for weeks now!"
"You do have a point. However, I do not think it would be impossible that Sensei would bring someone else- If there is anyone else, there must be a reason."
As the group split up, Fleur went to her own room for now. Sensei shouldn't be gone for long- if someone else comes with him, she wondered if their meeting was as odd as hers...
All right, people, you've heard this story before. Let's take it from the top.
Long ago, before time had a name, Ninjago was created by the first spinjitsu master using five elemental weapons. When he passed away, he left them under the protection of his two sons. But the eldest was consumed by darkness, and sought to use them to make Ninjago in his own image. Luckily, the youngest was able to stop him by banishing him to the underworld.
The youngest brother, knowing that others would try and come to take the weapons, hid them, and brought a guardian to protect them from those that would use them to do harm. Peace was soon restored, and life in Ninjago has went on.
But this is not the end of our tale. Many years have passed, and a new chapter begins…
[Hi there! I'm StarrySeas, but you can justcall me Starry, or Seas, whichever you prefer. I don't have much to say, sorry. Thank you for reading this, and if you liked it, please leave a review!]
