PART I: I WAS BORED

"Finally! We can relax and sleep! And kick back." Cole announced, laying down on the deck of Destiny's Bounty.

"And I can finally plan another date with Nya." Jay added, walking past his probably now-sleeping friend.

"Indeed. I can use this time to meditate." Zane accommodated.

"Really? You guys like this? I find this completely dull. Right now, we could probably be beating up skeletons or trying to use our whirlwinds against snakes or—" Kai began.

"You're bored? It's...this is a nice change." Lloyd interrupted. He sat against the main mast, staring at the clouds.

Then Nya ran out onto the deck, nearly avoiding stepping on Cole.

"Hate to break it to you guys, but we have another...problem. Quite a few of them." she called.

They all groaned. Kai was the only one who shouted, "Yes! Finally! Now I can Spinjitzu a few bad guys!"

"Unless they do something to you first." Zane teased.

They all walked into the brigade, looking at the monitor. There, they saw two people. One, a villain who wore a lab coat and the other, an unknown warrior dressed in complete black and blue with a hood and mask on. They carried a bow and arrow.

"Hey, that archer likes blue. And the clothes look like mine." Jay remarked.

Nya laughed and nudged him in the ribs.

"Great. Two threats." Cole complained. For once, he was enjoying his relaxation.

"Yes! They won't know what hit them!" Kai shouted, triumphant.

"You know what to do, my team of ninja. Go!" Sensei ordered.

The five boys nodded, pulled their hoods over, and left.

Nya looked at him.

"Do you want me to get the medical supplies ready, Sensei?" she asked.

He nodded, answering, "You and my brother Garmadon can work on them. For sure, I'll know they'll come back injured."

She laughed, and added, "Especially if they just run in."

"I know, for one thing, Kai may do that."

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The ninjas ran down the streets of Ninjago City.

"Okay. First, we'll investigate this archer. Then we'll go see this lab person or whatever he is. He doesn't seem that much of a threat than this archer." Cole instructed.

They abruptly stopped to see the same hooded figure. Their first target stood there.

"This will be so easy!" Kai exclaimed.

"Um, Kai, what about the arrows?" Zane muttered.

"Don't worry. I'll use Spinjitzu! That'll get rid of this threat, and we can move onto the other."

Kai did so, spinning in place and transforming in a red fire whirlwind. He started moving towards the figure, who stood there in place.

Oh man! This is too easy! He thought.

But instead, the figure spun too, and then a second whirlwind was created. They had enough strength to oppose Kai's Spinjitzu and sent him flying and crashing onto Lloyd.

"Hmm. So much for 'easy,' right?" Lloyd teased, getting his friend up.

The figure before them stopped spinning and resumed their still position.

"This is harder than expected. Hmm...Lloyd, use your powers. They won't dodge that." Cole ordered.

Lloyd used his elemental power, forming a glowing orb in his hands. Then he shot it at the archer.

Though the ninja saw that they had successfully jumped and missed the orb.

"How are we supposed to defeat a villain that can dodge all of our attacks?" Zane asked.

"Just stall them. Zane, freeze them with your sword. Then Lloyd, see if you can stun them." Cole replied.

They did as they were told. Zane pulled out his ice sword and shot a few shards of ice that froze their enemy's feet in place. Then Lloyd created another ball of energy and shot it. Successfully, Cole's plan worked, as usual. The figure flew back three feet and landed with a hard thud.

"Are they done?" Jay asked, walking forward.

Then an arrow was on his shoulder, and he saw the figure getting up. He fell down.

"Jay!" they shouted, running up to their friend.

"The arrow isn't poisoned." Zane told them, relieved.

"You have my fair warning. If you want no more harm to any of you, then come duel me. Tonight on the streets of Ninjago City when everyone is asleep." the figure spoke. Their voice was deep and cold.

"Oh you'll get a duel alright! Then you'll be the one whose ending up asleep!" Kai shouted, trying to race up but got held back by Lloyd.

"Alright. We'll be there." Cole answered, slinging one of Jay's arms behind his neck.

The figure nodded, and looked at Zane. He swore he saw them wink then turn and leave.

"Come on. We'll put that other guy off until tomorrow. Now, we need to take Jay back to the Bounty. Let's go." Cole added.

They all followed, though Zane hesitated.

"Hey, Frosty, coming?" Lloyd asked, looking at his friend.

He nodded, starting to follow.

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"Of all others, it has to be my boyfriend?!" Nya asked, rushing to aid Jay.

"Look, Nya, there wasn't much. It isn't our fault the archer tricked us." Kai replied.

"Jay, are you alright?" she continued.

Jay nodded, smiling. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, making her blush.

"Nya, keep Jay here. Tonight, Zane, Lloyd, Kai, and I are all going to meet this archer for a duel." Cole instructed.

She nodded.

"But what do I tell Sensei?" she asked.

"Oh my uncle would know." Lloyd assured.

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That night, Zane, Lloyd, Kai and Cole all walked into the street.

"Where is this guy? I want to strangle him for what he did to Jay!" Kai asked, looking around anxiously.

"Right here." a harsh voice answered.

They all turned to see the figure standing before them, unarmed with their bow and arrow.

"There you are! Stand still, and—" Kai began, racing forward at the same time to hit them. Instead, he saw that they dodged all of his attacks. And then they grabbed him and threw him into his friends, knocking down Cole.

"Hold it, Kai! Or else we'd all be dead!" the Ninja of Earth ordered.

Then as Cole gave orders of how to attack, Zane managed to sneak away and behind their opponent.

Just at the time when Cole, Lloyd, and Kai were about to shout their "utter defeat," Zane managed to use his advantage and disarm their opponent by knocking them to the floor, then using Spinjitzu on them. Then he threw them on the ground, standing above them.

Just as he was sure their opponent would attack him, he heard them...laughing.

Sure enough, Lloyd, Kai, and Cole did too.

"Um...we didn't make a joke, so why are you laughing?" Kai asked.

Their opponent got up, answering, "One of your members had sneaked behind me and disarmed me. That's much smarter than what you three did."

"I didn't—it seemed the best place to fight you. As fighters don't often watch what is behind them." Zane replied. He noticed that the opponent they had fought was just a few inches shorter than him.

"Exactly why. So, in return, this is who I am." the figure replied, stepping away from them, and pulling down their mask. They threw back their hood to reveal long coal-black hair and stunning ocean-blue eyes.

Kai, Cole, Lloyd, and Zane were shocked. What they thought to be a male was a really pretty female.

Zane was the first to recover and asked, "How long have you kept that disguise?"

The female smiled at him, and answered, "Quite a while now. I've been sneaking around Ninjago City like this. My name is Brooke."

She held her hand out, and he took it.

"You don't...steal do you? That is quite common here." he continued.

She giggled a bit, and answered, "No. I wouldn't."

Then Cole recovered, and asked, "Brooke, right? Where were you from?"

"That's secret."

Then Kai asked, "How did you learn Spinjitzu? Only the Masters of Spinjitzu know it."

She did a whirlwind, and then when it vanished, they saw that Kai was on the floor and she was lightly pressing her foot against him.

"You underestimate me? If I were you, I'd ask your teacher first." she replied, helping him up.

"Wait," Lloyd asked, "you know my uncle?"

"Sure do. And you're the Golden Ninja, aren't you?" she asked, eying him.

Then Cole introduced them, "I'm Cole, this is Kai, that's Lloyd, and the one who disarmed you is Zane."

"I know there's more than one of you. Where's the other one wearing blue?"

"He's at...just come with us."

"Look, that's nice, but I really should go. I only stopped by to challenge you, and—" she began, but they objected.

"If you come with us, we won't turn you over." Kai threatened.

"Fine. But...if any one of you tries to kill me, then I'll leave."

As they started walking back, Zane had been unable to stop looking at her. He asked, "Where did you get you're weaponry?"

She looked at him, answering, "You seem to be the most...smartest...of this group. I made it all."

"How?"

"You really want to know?"

"Yes. Just in case they can come as a threat."

"You really go far to protect your friends."

"Just saying. Tell me."

She simply gave him one arrow and let him examine it.

He looked closely at the detail. The material used to make the arrow was dark wood and...obsidian?!

"You shot one of my friends with this. Is it made with obsidian?" he asked, anger burning in his eyes.

She seemed to notice, and shook her head, answering, "It's a personal material that I made. It's practically harmless, unless I alter it to do harm. It's completely computerized, so I can generate them any way I want. It's just fashioned to intimidate others. The way I make them all look is dark wood with an obsidian tip. I never do harm to people. Unless they do it to me. You're lucky I used one that didn't do any damage."

"But...he was...he seemed weak. It had to do some amount of damage!"

"No, it didn't. It's computerized, remember? It only caused about one to five percent of a sting. Since I like your skills, I decided to do the minimum damage. Other than that, he wouldn't be bleeding."

He nodded, though he still couldn't trust her. Not yet anyways. He handed her the arrow, and them grabbed her bow.

"What is this material made of?"

"That is made of yew wood. That's hard to come by here on Ninjago. It's a longbow. I added a computer program to make it generate the arrows how I want them. I do that by using my mind. My mind can command the bow to do what type of arrow I want, how much damage can be created out of one hundred percent, and what effects it can cause such as stun or paralyzation. It's simple but complicated."

"Don't you use any other weapons?"

"Yes. A small dagger and a ninja sword. Just in case I run out of arrows."

"Can't you obtain infinite amounts of arrows?"

"What? Do you think I'm a computer that can have a whole bunch of arrows? No. I have to wait for them to regenerate slowly after I use them."

"You are...interesting. Perhaps one of the strangest girls I know. To have a computerized arrow linked to your mind."

He saw that she flipped behind him, and grabbed him, pressing a small dagger to his neck. He remained calm, as usual.

"Wait. Did you just..." she began, releasing him. She placed the dagger back into it's small sheath.

"What?" he asked.

"Why are you the most interesting out of the rest of your friends?"

"I...let's go." He answered, taking her hand and dragging her with him.

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"Who is this?" Nya asked, eying Brooke. Though she liked what she saw—another girl.

"Ah. So you have found her." Sensei added, walking up to them.

Jay examined Brooke, asking, "Why is she here?"

"I'm glad. Brooke is the ninja's name." Sensei answered.

To this, Nya, Jay, Zane, Kai, Cole, and Lloyd were all in awe, exclaiming, "What?!"

"Yes, she's a ninja. I found her once before I created all of you. Just after the time I had defeated all of those from the Tower of Tears. Why do you think that when you fought her, she knew Spinjitzu? She is the Ninja of Water." Sensei added.

"But, Sensei, how would she...what weapon does she use?" Cole asked.

"What else? A bow and arrow, and a sword. Though we need to obtain her sword. Then we can defeat this scientist." he answered.

"Okay. Where do we obtain her weapon?" Jay asked.

"That is simple, Jay. Though it would be a long and dangerous road. The area that holds her weapon is known as Ophelia's Fall, a waterfall world. Though I know the route, I have never been there. I only have the map. I suggest having her go with someone and start that journey. Brooke, why don't you choose who to go with you." Sensei answered again.

Brooke nodded, and answered, "The smartest one."

They all looked at Zane. He looked back to see each one of their expressions saying, "Protect her!"

He turned to Sensei Wu, and nodded.

"Very well. The journey begins at the Island of Mists. Once we set you both down, we will start looking for research on our possibly new threat. Hopefully, the mission you two are assigned has no trouble. And both of you shall work together efficiently and effectively. Now," he turned to Nya, "Nya, can you take the Bounty to the shores?"

"Aye aye, Sensei Wu!" she answered, smiling and running into the brigade.

Sensei made his way to the brigade, motioning for only Brooke to come along. She nodded. Then she turned to Jay, and whispered, "Sorry about your shoulder, and nice girlfriend." She walked away, smiling.

Only Jay noticed that his friends Cole, Kai, Zane, and Lloyd, were ogling at the new girl's body.

"Oh? You guys are in looove?" he teased, letting out a low whistle.

They turned and shouted, "Jay!"

He laughed, and muttered, "Don't worry. It happens to the best of us!"

"As if!"

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A/N: I was tired when I wrote this, so it may seem a bit rushed and all. And that can partly explain why some of the synonyms for "said" are weird. Anyways, thanks for reading. :)