Chapter Four: The Future Is Now
I walked through the mountains, yet again, so I could get to this so called monastery. I've never actually been to one, so it would be interesting to visit one for the first time. My dad always told me that my mom would go to them, sometimes with other elementals, to train. They worked well with each other for a while, until they went to war with the Anacondrai. I've only been told a little about it, and how some of them turned against each other. I don't see why, we're suppose to fight for humanity, not against it.
I was glad that I haven't heard of any from this generation that have done that. Maybe now, when I talk with Cole and his team, l can join up with them all and make a difference. I know that there isn't a huge threat around anymore, but that shouldn't stop us from fighting. When they first formed (from what I can tell), they fought with Garmadon, along with the snakes and skeleton. I didn't do anything big, or out there, but I went around and fought them here and there. It wasn't until a little bit before the whole Great Devourer incident that I actually died down a little.
If I could go back, I'd go back and change that. I don't see why I ever stopped fighting, so I could make a difference. I've sometimes felt guilty because I left, and didn't keep fighting against the evils of . So much more happened after I stopped, and I know I could have made a difference. I could have saved people. Thinking about it left an uneasy feeling in my stomach.
I knew that I wanted to go back out again, my sister would definitely understand. If I talked to her, there was a huge chance that she'd agree. There was no doubt that she'd feel a little off about it at first, but would still agree. My mind is in the right place about this, she'd understand. Why would she stop me from doing this, fighting again? There was no reason except not wanting her baby sister to get hurt. I'd make sure to visit her this time, so she wouldn't have to worry about me.
But… What would Cole and his team think about all of this? They'd definitely support it, for sure, but still, what would they say about it. Like, would they just talk to me and have me go off by myself? Would they let me stick around for a little while? Either way, they were going to talk to me, and I had to wait to find out a little bit longer.
The walk there was crazy long, by the time I saw the place, my feet hurt. I'd been walking for a good couple of hours without a break. As I walked up to it, I observed a few smaller buildings scattered around the property. I wasn't exactly sure what they were used for, but they looked like small houses of some sorts. I stopped at the large structure that stood before me. "Whoa," It amazed me, I'd never seen anything like it. Yeah, it had a similar design to building in other parts of Ninjago, but it was something different. It's not everyday day you come across a place like this.
Speaking of the monastery, where were people? No one was outside, so we they inside? Yeah, of course they were, where else were they? I opened the door and peaked my head in, and a large hallway came into view. Yet again, it was quiet and the presence of anyone else ceased to fill the room. "Damn, where are they?" I questioned no one in particular. It seemed odd that no one was around, I knew that they were there. Cole told me they would be, and he wouldn't direct me to the wrong place. Unless… this was the wrong monastery. I highly doubted that, because how many could be out here?
I slipped into the monastery and heard the door slam behind me. I looked back at it, wishing that it hadn't slammed like that. What if someone thought that I was an intruder or something? Now that, that would be bad, really bad. But he told them that have been coming, right?
I started walking down a long hall, and still no one. I sighed "Where are people?" You'd think that there would be someone around, anyone at all. "Hello?" I called out in hopes someone would hear me. After a couple of minutes of searching, I felt as if someone was watching me. I froze in my tracks and looked around. "I know someone's there," I tried, but someone jumped at me.
Just like earlier that day, with the snakes, they pinned me down. I looked up to see who it was, and saw a guy, who was also around my age, with short orange hair. "Who are you and why are you here?!" He demanded.
"Get off of me!"
"I asked, why are you here!?"
"Because, I'm suppose to!" I snapped. I struggled away from him, but it was useless. I had only one resort left "sorry about this," I said as I hit him away with my wind. He went flying into the wall behind him, and fell to the ground. I stood up and put my fists in the air, ready to fight if needed. "If only you let me explain, I could tell you that I was invited," I said as I saw a couple of guys running around a corner. Out of the three, Cole was there. Dear god, was that one of his teammates? "I am SO sorry!" I claimed.
They ran near us, and the one in green clothes helped the one I forced into the wall up. Cole, and one with red clothes, walked up to me. "Nice to see that you came," he admitted, looking over at his teammate "and I'm surprised you managed to do that to Jay," okay, so that was Jay. I just had three more to meet.
I let my arms fall back to my side "It was nothing. And I'm serious, sorry about that."
Jay rubbed his back. "I-It's fine. I did attack to after all, I would have done the same thing," he flashed a smile. He and the other one walked up to the three of us.
"So," Cole started "That's Jay. Then there's Kai, and Lloyd. Zane's somewhere around here, haven't seen him all day though."
"Hey," kai waved at me.
"So, you're the one Cole was talking about?" Lloyd greeted with a chuckle. "Nice to meet you, especially since you're an elemental. Never knew there was a wind elemental," Yep, I know. Like I said, I've never done much lately, or made a name for myself. So it didn't surprise me they haven't.
I scratched the back of my head. "I know," I quickly explained to them how I hadn't fought much since a couple of years ago, just around the time of the whole Great Devourer incident.
"That's quite the story," Kai admitted. "Too bad you didn't stick around, fight a little bit," he tried, but Jay elbowed him "I mean, it's always good to know that there's another elemental around."
I knew that at least one of them would end up bringing that up, saying that I should have stuck around and fight. I probably would have said the exact same thing to myself, so I couldn't blame Kai for saying that. "It's fine, I get it. You shouldn't let powers like these go to waste. I've had a few people tell me that, the very few people that have found out about them," I told him. I hoped that they didn't lose respect for me because of that. For all I knew, they didn't agree with my choice and saw me as a coward for it.
"You shouldn't feel bad about it," Lloyd spoke up "None of us really used our powers much before a little while before the tournament, so no hard feelings, am I right?"
I nodded "I guess," okay, if they'd already lost respect for me, he wouldn't have said that, and the others would have disagreed with him. So, it's good to know that they haven't yet. It would really suck if they do eventually, that's the last thing I would want.
Jay looked at me for a moment, then turned to Cole, asking "So, now that she's here, what do we do?" I never really thought about that part, because I wasn't sure what to expect out of my visit here.
"I wanted her to meet you guys, along with Nya, Sensei, and Garmadon. Maybe we can see what she can do. Then see if she knows about any of the other elementals," I heard Cole say.
Okay, so now I knew what was going to happen while I was here. "Why don't we get to it then?" Kai wondered. He got nod from the others. He turned to me "Okay then. We told our sensei and his brother, also a Sensei, that we'd take you to meet them once you got here, so follow us."
"Okay," I agreed, following behind them as they started down the hall. This would definitely be interesting. I started to think, and realized that this sensei of theirs had to be Wu, the one I've heard about a couple of times. If I remember correctly, my dad's told me that he's met him a few times when my mom visited him back in the days of the old Elemental Masters. Same with this Garmadon guy. I've heard stories about them, the other elemental masters, and my mother fighting together, so they had to have known her.
"So, how many elementals do you know about?" Lloyd asked me.
Still walking with them, I told him "You guys of course, along with Metal, Speed, Mind, Gravity, Sound, and Amber. I know there's more, but I can't name them at the top of my head. I still don't see how some of them can be considered elements. Like, mind, how is that an element?"
"I know right!" Jay agreed.
"Hey, if there's an elemental for it, then it can be considered an element," Kai interrupted us. I got that there was an elemental for it, it still didn't make sense that it was an element. He stopped us and turned to a door. "Well, anyways, they're in here," I heard. In a few seconds, I'd be talking to their sensei, someone my mom once knew and fought beside with. I needed to play things cool, and see where things ended up.
