Me: Aaaaaah! I'm so sorry, guys! I totally meant to update, but I got the dreaded WRITER'S BLOCK. Seriously guys, not fun. And then, I was introduced to the fandom of Lab Rats, and submitted two characters for a story, but only one is in, and the second one might be added in later. I'm crossing my fingers!

Anna: Okay, check out the poll on her profile, and please read this author's note it is very important if you want a chance to . . . BE THE PERSON THAT CREATES OUR ONE AND ONLY, NINJA OF SOUND! If you are interested, keep reading. Next chapter, she will tell you the winner. Or, she'll make an author's note.

Ashley: Alright. A quote from one of her favorite episodes. "Fair? Fair is not _." If you can manage to say when the guy said it, who said it, finish it, and what episode it was in, you get to name our NINJA. OF. SOUND! Have fun! (Hint: it's in the second season. Oh, and we think he's saying fair. Not quite sure about that yet . . .)

Kai: Just a recap: Answer quote, review, and vote in the poll. Now, we should go before we give something away.

Me: Okay, I only own the plot and my OCs, along with everything else you don't recognize.

Ashley: Oh, and a shout out to Enderwan and KaitouKiwi! Waffles for you! ####### ######## ######## ######## ######## ####### ####### #######

Me: Now, let the madness begin! I mean story!

Anna's POV

I rolled out of my big bed when I woke up, and went outside to put on my pretty new ninja suit. Purple is one of my favorite colors!

Now, though I may seem like it, I am not a dumb blonde. (AN: No offense to blondes! I love them, and Annabeth from Percy Jackson is a blonde and she's rebuilding Olympus!) I will admit that staying on topic is not my strong suit.

I finished pulling on the purple fingerless gloves, and walked toward the hideous hut they call a kitchen. I mean, if that ***** lived in a house, why can't we just move into hers? Well, except for the fact I'm scared Nicole would haunt me.

The smell of wonderful waffles reached my nose, and I couldn't help but wonder how they would cook waffles. Oh well. Not my problem!

Kai and Ashley were sitting by each other, talking about training for today. I quickly plopped down beside Kai.

"Oh, hey Anna!" He greeted me with that cute smile of his.

Ashley glared at me, and I smiled back at Kai.

"Whatcha doing?" I asked cheerfully.

Ashley simply glared at me, but Kai answered. "We are trying to find a way to get back to Ashley's training course."

"No, you want to. I don't. If your sister died, would you want to go back to the place where she was murdered with the murderer?" Ashley snapped. Kai visibly cringed. "Oh, I'm so-"

"Save it." he stalked out of the room.

"sorry."

I sat down, ignoring Ashley, and ate the blueberry waffles that had been given to me. Why was Kai so mad about what Ashley said? Not that I care, but why did that hurt him so much? Wait . . . doesn't Kai have a younger sister? Something bad must've happened to her.

I finished, and walked outside, leaving Ashley by herself at the table. That little freak deserved what she got.

Kai and Sensei were discussing the subject, and Misako was inside with Dr. Julien. I wandered back inside, and Ashley stepped outside. I wonder where she's going . . .

Ashley's POV

Anna shoved past me, and I got outside. Kai gave me a death glare, but I brushed it off and kept walking. I knew these woods like the back of my hand. Whenever I was mad or sad, or just had a problem, I had a special tree where Nicole and I would go. With its high, strong branches, I felt like I was on top of the world and care-free.

Once, when we were six, we had just found the tree, and our parents had died recently. I felt like running and never going back, but I didn't. I found the tree, and cried my heart out there. By the time Nicole found me, it was dark outside and she couldn't see my tearstains. The tree was important to me, and now I needed it more than ever.

As soon as I reached the tree, I started to climb. By the time I got to the top, tears were pouring out of my eyes. So much had happened in the past . . . two days? Wow. Two days. Two days for my life to turn upside down. Two days for me to lose my animal friends and a sister. Two days to find someone, and then get rejected. Two days to have feelings, only to have them be turned away.

One branch near the very top of the tree concealed me from everyone below, but I could still see them. The black leaves caught my tears, and they rolled down and fell to the ground below.

Once I looked around, I saw things I hadn't noticed before. The woods were quiet, too quiet. Everything was dark gray to black, except for us and our clothing. Along with the food, which we somehow had.

Tearstains dotted my suit, and my vision was blurry. My sobs were quiet, but you could still hear them. Our camp was just a blot on the world of Ninjago. Anna and Kai were out in the woods, and they were obviously talking, much to my dislike. What did I do to deserve this? My only family is dead, and I'm the only one left.

"What did I do? What did I do . . .?" I mumbled, curling up in a ball.

"Ashley, don't beat yourself up. You know none of this was your fault." I heard the soothing voice of my sister breaking into my thoughts.

"Then why did this happen to me?! Everyone's dead, and now I'm supposed to work with your murderer! I try, Nicole, and look where this got me! Destiny may want me on its side, but this is too much. I'm leaving." I cried out, and from the looks on Kai and Anna's faces, they had heard everything.

"Ashley, there was nothing you could do to stop this."

"And there's nothing you can do to stop me."

I curled up into a tighter ball, watching Anna and Kai get closer, until I made my final decision.

"Bye, Nicole."

"Ashley, please!"

"It's too late. I made up my mind . . . for good."

Tears pricked at the edges of my vision, and I jumped into the next tree over. I climbed down, and walked toward my old house, hoping Anna and Kai wouldn't be able to find me.


Well, Destiny officially hates me. About five minutes after I left Nicole, Anna spotted me. She pulled Kai toward me, and I began to run. Kai ran after me, and I knew it wouldn't be long until he caught up to me.

Luckily, I've had lots of experience climbing trees. They were everywhere, and I saw the perfect one. With its high branches that got thinner as they went up, I knew I could get high enough up to be able to make my escape. I don't weigh much, but Kai probably weighs more than me, so it would be perfect. I leapt, and managed to grab a hold of one of the lowest branches. I pulled myself up, and began climbing.

I was a quarter of the way up by the time Kai caught up to me. He saw what I was doing, and started climbing behind me. As the branches grew thinner, I took more time to climb. Kai was doing a good job staying behind me, and I went with plan B.

I felt around in my pocket for the napkin I had randomly stuck in there, and dropped it down on Kai's face before moving into one of the clumps of leaves and becoming as still as I could.

"Kai, where is she?" I heard Anna's voice ask.

"I don't know . . . maybe she left after she distracted me."

"Should we keep looking?"

"I think she wants to be alone."

"But Kai-!"

"But nothing. She made her choice, and watch us all pay for the consequences."

Me: Well, sorry about the late update. I came up with the whole tree and running away thing while I was typing. That was never really part of my plan. But I hope you like it! I'll try to update sooner!