Chapter three

(No one's point of view)

To most people, the nest few days passed quickly. For Kylie however, they took years. She was stuck right next to Kai, and he was loud, constantly bragging about his achievements, and how easy the tournament would be. For Kylie, the worst part was at night. He snored really loudly. Eventually, she left her blankets and pillow behind to sleep outside under the stars. She actually kind of enjoyed it.

Things for Neuro weren't good either. His stomach got sick a few days in, and Jay kept telling people he wanted to be matched against him, because it would be an easy win. Neuro also became enemies with Skylor. He regarded her as a power-hoarder. She was trying to bump into every fighter, but she hadn't gotten to Neuro However, Kai had an immediate crush on her, which made the other ninja trust her.

Both of them were relieved when they finally reached Chen's Island. The plank was lowered again, and the fighters began walking up a long series of stairs. When they reached the top, the doors opened revealing a beautifully decorated Palace. Drummers lined the sides of the purple carpet which the fighters walked along. Kylie sat down next to Neuro as we made a semi-circle were Clouse directed us to sit.

"All rise for Master Chen!" He said as each of the competitors stood. A throne was lowered onto the ground where we were. He gestured for the fighters to sit back down; each of them listened to the direction.

"Welcome to the Tournament of Elements! Now, everyone can all di-! "The doors slammed shut behind them, and Kylie prepared for a battle. "-Rect your attention to me!" Chen finished. Kylie rolled my eyes, but he didn't notice.

"The rules to this tournament are simple. Every round is different; no two fights will be the same!" Clouse walked over to a chest and pulled out a blade. "Behold," Chen said, "A Jade Blade. Here it represents life. Obtain it, and you move on. Allow your opponent to take it; loser!"

"What does Karloff win?" asked Karloff, the master of metal.

Chen looked at him and then smiled, "Win and stay on the island. Win it all and you'll receive fortunes beyond your wildest dreams, and, lifetime supply of Master Chen's noodles. But no one is here for noodles. No, you want the glory of being the greatest fighter ever!"

"And what happens if they lose?" asked Garmadon.

"Lose? Who here likes to lose?" Chen said. Kylie made a mental not to get out the first round, then, if she hadn't found her brother, find out whether or not the losers did really get to go home.

"Umm… Master Chen?" asked Griffin Turner, but he went by Turner, "I thought you said this was a tournament, but if there are 17 of us fighting, how is the tournament going to be fair?"

Chen smiled, "Ah yes, that's why the first round begins right now. There are sixteen Jade Blades hidden around the island. The sixteen of you that bring one back will be moving on to the next rounds. Whoever returns to the palace arena, which is right here, empty handed is out! Ready, begin!" and all the fighters all ran for the exits to find one.

Kylie quickly put together the clues from her sixth sense, and realized that the Jade Blade Clouse held up was one of the sixteen. She ran toward it, but Turner was faster. "Too slow!" he yelled, handing it to Clouse and securing a place in the sixteen moving on. Kylie sighed and ran outside to look around. Eventually, she came up with the idea to go up to the cliff near the waterfall to give her a better view of the island. Unfortunately for her, Kai had the same idea.

Kai had found a sword in the palace and he had it now, in a fighting stance and watching Kylie. Kylie smirked and a black and white aura appeared in her hand. "Violin!" she yelled, causing the stringed instrument to solidify in her hands. A bow also appeared, and she threw the instrument itself on the ground. She then held the bow as if it was a sword. Kai snorted and ran at her, smirking.

Kai's smirk disappeared the second the swords clashed. Kai had no clue that a simple piece of wood with horse hair could match his sword; it had to have been a special bow. Kylie was actually quite skilled with a sword, but that was what Kai was best with one. Eventually, he struck the sword from her hands. "Oh poor girl, stuck at the edge of a cliff with no one to help her!" he taunted.

Kylie glared at him, "I thought ninja fought with honor, not by pathetically trying to insult your enemies. Some ninja you are, you haven't eaten beat me."

"Yeah, I will have beaten you in a few seconds," he said, swinging his sword over his head. Kylie grabbed the sword by the blade, ignoring the pain and the cuts forming on her hands. Kai gasped, stunned. Kylie used that to her advantage, yanking the sword out of Kai's hands. Kylie was the one closer to the edge though, but she saw a glint of sunlight reflecting off a Jade Blade. It was underwater!

"Adios!" she said smiling and jumping off of the cliff, confusing Kai. She dived into the water and swam down as fast as she could. Eventually, she noted that the water pressure was getting uncomfortable, but she kept pushing. The lake was about one hundred feet deep, and after about a minute she got there. She grabbed the blade, and pushed back up. When she reached the top, she wasn't gasping for air like Kai expected her to be. Kai had waited there to see what was going on. She smiled and waved the Jade Blade at him. She outran Kai to the arena, and turned the Blade into Clouse, allowing her to relax.

Things were quite difficult for Neuro, who was quick to find a blade, but other fighters' elemental powers were stronger for this type of fight. He had gotten a blade, but Gravis had gotten it from him. He had a second one, but now the master of shadow had a hand around his neck.

"Give me the blade. I ain't got a problem with a person dying in the tournament." Neuro was gasping for breath.

"There's another one behind the bookshelf," he chocked out. The shadow master knocked the shelf over and released his grip.

"Sorry," he said, "I just ain't getting out in the first round. I'm Shadow, but please call me Shade." Neuro nodded, and the two of them ran towards the palace arena with their blades. Kylie smiled when she saw Neuro coming; she was worried because there were only five blades left. The last person to find one was Kai, who really didn't deserve to move on because he cheated.

"We have a loser!" said Chen, and a trapdoor opened, causing him to fall down. Neuro was now even more nervous, as he wasn't sure whether or not a loser would survive a fall. I loss here in the tournament, could lead to a loss of life.

(A/N) So there's the next chapter. I hope you liked it. Chapters will either have no POV, or be in Kylie's, because I don't know which I like more. I really want more reviews, because I want to know if you actually like the story at all. I probably won't update for several days, so sorry in advance.

Until next time

-Frostbite