Note: There will be NO full potential. You'll understand later.

The next morning, surprisingly, was pretty normal. Zane made breakfast, and the ninja were lazily eating, since the day previous had been exhausting.

"Any Serpentine sightings?" Annabella said, yawning.

"None so far." Nya answered.

"I know exactly how to beat a Serpentine!" Lloyd claimed.

"Care to elaborate?" Emera said, raising an eyebrow.

"First, I'll stomp on his tail. Then when he turns, a thunderclap to his ears! Then when he's stunned, I'll disarm him!" Lloyd told her. Cole chuckled.

"Too late. He's already hypnotized you and now you're under his control." Cole pointed out.

"Or he put you in a squeeze." Zane added.

"Or spit on you with his hallucinatory venom. Trust me, bad stuff." Kai put in.

"Aw. Uncle, what's the best way to stun a Serpentine if you don't know what kind they are?" Lloyd asked Sensei Wu, who had just entered.

"Can't you do that by color?" Annabella muttered to Diane, who shrugged.

Sensei Wu sighed. "Sadly, it was the Sacred Flute the boys carelessly lost." He answered.

"Hey, we didn't lose it! Pythor stole it!" Jay insisted.

"Whatever the case, without it I fear we have nothing to combat the Serpentine." Sensei Wu replied. "We may have prevented them from uniting in the past, but they will try again. And one day, they will be stronger."

"Don't worry Sensei. When I'm the Green Ninja, we won't need a magic flute." Cole said.

The other male ninja started arguing but Emera, annoyed, shouted "Could someone please tell us who the Green Ninja is, what they are, and why you guys keep arguing about it? Until you do, we're going to think you're talking about Diane."

"That is a tale for another time. Now, if you will stop arguing, then I have something for you all." Sensei Wu responded.

"Is that what the box is, Sensei?" Diane asked.

"Yes. These are your new uniforms." Sensei Wu opened the box, passing them out.

"Sweet! These are way cooler." Annabella said happily.

"Mine's got, like, armor!" Jay shouted.

"Love the gold highlights!" Kai added.

"Battle claws!" Cole said.

"Same here!" Emera replied.

"The material is very light and breathable." Zane noted. Diane nodded, but the other girls had to choke back laughter.

Annabella and Diane: Gold highlights. Nya and Emera: Silver highlights.

"Aw. Nothing for me?" Lloyd asked.

"Err, you get... the box?" Sensei Wu offered, but Lloyd looked sullen, so Nya patted his back comfortingly. "For now, begin training. Except for the girls, I wish to speak with them."

The boys left, and Sensei Wu pulled out a scroll, showing five ninja, red, blue, black, white, and green. "The Green Ninja is a prophecy about who the best ninja will be. The boys have become exceedingly competitive about it." He explained.

"Wait, all of them are on the scroll. If that's so, who's to say it's not someone else? After all, there were supposed to be only four and now there are eight of us." Emera pointed out.

"Perhaps. Also, it may not even be valid now." Sensei Wu told them. "When this prophecy was first made, the one about you four was as well, and many believed only one could exist."

"And you haven't told them?" Nya asked.

"I thought it would only spark more arguments. And I do not know for certain." Sensei Wu responded. "Do not speak of this to the others."

"Yes, Sensei." The girls said, going out to the deck.

The boys were already busy training, but noticed the girls come out. "What'd Sensei talk to you about?" Cole asked.

Emera tried to seem uninterested and shrugged. "Nothing big." She lied.

"Hey, guys!" Lloyd called. "What's that?"

The ninja looked down at the desert they were traveling over, and where Lloyd was pointed a figure passed out on the sand. "Someone's going across the desert on foot? Bad idea." Annabella said, confused.

"They probably need help." Nya replied. She went to the control room and landed the ship right in front of the person, who was female and covered in rags.

Diane and Zane went down. "Hello? Are you alright?" Diane asked, but the girl didn't answer.

Zane checked her pulse. "She is alive, but weak. We should take them on board." He said.

They lifted the person, who stirred without them realizing it when they felt movement. Slowly, she opened her eyes, and saw the others. Upon seeing Emera, the person smiled. "Sis..." She murmured inaudibly before passing out again.

She was put in a spare bedroom, where Nya set up some machines. "I think she'll be fine." Nya assured the others.

"Poor kid. They can't be older than Lloyd." Jay pointed out.

When everyone but Emera was out of the room, the person stirred before getting up. "Emera, it is you!" She said happily, but the moment Emera heard her voice, she whipped around, angry.

"What in the devil's hell are you doing here?!" Emera was near explosive, surprising the girl.

"Emera, what's wrong?" She asked, worried.

"You! Just as I was getting comfortable in a new life you show up!" She growled. Walking out of the room, Emera slammed the door shut, gaining the attention of the others.

"Why did you do that?" Diane asked, curious.

"Because the person in there is an absolute demon and made my life miserable, but is now acting all nice!" Emera fumed.

"What're you talking about? Do you know them?" Cole said.

"Yup. Amelia Reilly. Self-proclaimed perfect, proclaimed by me as a bitch and brat." Emera told them. "Also, my step-sister."

"Really? Why's she here?" Annabella questioned.

"All I know is if she's here, my life just got ten times worse." Emera replied, storming off. She went onto the deck and began senselessly beating a punching bag. By the fourth hit, it was torn off the rope.

"Need a spotter?" Cole asked from behind Emera.

Emera sighed. "Not now, Cole." She said.

"That way, you won't destroy another punching bag." Cole added. Emera smiled slightly.

"Sure." Emera said finally. Re-tying a bag, Emera continued attacking the bag, but Cole was able to keep it from flying off.

"So, why do you hate your sister so much?" Cole said slowly, hoping to not ignite a fight.

Thankfully, Emera just sighed. "Because before the facility, she was an absolute bitch-ass to me, and with the act she's pulling, she should be thankful I didn't rip off her head."

Cole nodded. "I can get that. But your sister's injured and needs help. Besides, just because she was jerk doesn't mean you have to be."

"I guess you're right." Emera grumbled, annoyed, and stopped her merciless beating of the punching bag.

Inside...

"So, your name is Amelia, and you are Emera's step-sister?" Zane asked.

Amelia nodded. "We've known each other since I was three... Granted, it didn't start out well, but after my dad married her mom, we got really close. Then, when I was six Emera disappeared one day. My dad didn't take it so well..." Amelia sniffed.

"Seems to be Emera doesn't like you very much." Annabella pointed out.

"I don't know why! I swear, I didn't do anything!" Amelia insisted.

"For now, that is not the issue. Rather, what are we going to do now?" Diane put in. "With no Serpentine sightings lately, it is impossible to figure out where they are."

"Guys?" Nya asked over the loudspeaker. "Come to the control room."

Everyone met there, where Sensei Wu explained their next course of action. "As the Serpentine are not showing themselves, I believe it is time we look for them. However, one of you will need to watch over Lloyd and Amelia."

"We can do it randomly. Bridge, make a list for watching them." Nya instructed the computer. A moment later, a list came up. Emera gritted her teeth, seeing her name at the top.

"I can do it." Diane said hurriedly, but Emera shook her head.

"I'm fine." She said. "Come on, we're going for a ride."

Amelia was reluctant to get on Ore (who didn't seem to like her either). Lloyd managed to convince Emera to use her silver weapon instead, and they went for a short drive across the desert.

"How come Sensei Wu doesn't want us on the Bounty?" Amelia asked, but Emera ignored her.

"Emera?" Lloyd asked.

"Yeah?" Emera replied. In her books, Lloyd had been punished for his pranks and even replaced her sketch book with a real one, so she was fine with him.

"How come Uncle doesn't want us on the Bounty?" He asked.

Emera shrugged. "Probably just wants you guys out doing something." She answered. "Speaking of which, I think I'll drop you off at an arcade."

A few minutes later, Emera let them off. "Here's twenty bucks. Don't wander off, and call if you need to." She told Lloyd, driving away.

Amelia sighed. "So much for sisterly love." She murmured. Lloyd shrugged and went inside, but Amelia heard a soft noise from the alleyway. Looking there, she gasped, seeing Serpentine. "I've got to tell Emera!" She whispered, getting out her phone, but got grabbed just as she dialed the number.

"You're coming with ussss." The Serpentine who grabbed her said.

Amelia struggled, but she couldn't break free and only dropped her phone in the struggle. The phone call went through a moment later.

Emera was barely four blocks away when her phone rang. Seeing the caller I.D., Emera pressed call and sighed. "What now?" She asked.

Just before Amelia's mouth was gagged, she took a deep breath. "Emera, HELP ME!" Amelia screamed before she was knocked out. A snake smashed the phone after she screamed and the other dragged Amelia onto the bus.

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