Chapter 29: Royal Blacksmiths pt. 3
(Crystal's POV)
We all stood outside as we watched Lou work with the guys at their performance. We laughed each time they did a silly move, so we basically never stopped laughing. "Kai; love the energy, hate the hip! Jay; your fidgeting! Zane; you're like a machine! Don't change a thing," Lou said. I giggled at his comment on Zane. He is a machine! "Cole; shape up. We don't want history to repeat its self." "Dad, it was the triple tiger sa-shay. I was seven." I saw Mag looking at Cole; she wanted to know what made him so upset. "What's the triple tiger sa-shay?" Molly asked in a normal curious 10 year old voice. "It's the most difficult and elegant move in dancing history. Many professionals have tried but only one succeeded," Lou explained. "Hence my father thought A SEVEN YEAR OLD COULD! But I ended up falling on my face and letting my quartet down." "Oh my gosh," Ally said "Mag, that's what you…" Mag slapped her hand over Ally's mouth. "Don't say it," Mag whispered. I looked at Mag surprised. She didn't want them to know what she did. I guess she doesn't want to upstage Cole.
(Mag's POV)
It was show time. We were all back stage. The guys were rehearsing their dance, when serpentine walked by dressed as humans. "Who do they think they're foolin," I said chuckling. Then we heard a familiar voice. Pythor. I growled as soon as we poked our heads around the curtain to see the large anocondrai wearing a fake beard. I heard a sound from his stomach. "I think he ate someone," I said still clear anger in my voice. I wanted to beat him until he puked blood. He still had Lloyd, I will KILL HIM FIVE TIMES OVER! "It's ok, we'll get him to throw up the judge once we get the fangblade," Kai said. "We grab the blade as soon as we get the opening," Cole said. "I don't know, I'm starting to think we could win this," Jay said mockingly. "Don't say that," Cole said "we stick to the plan." "But it's your hometown Cole," Kai said. "Don't you want to even try to win the show," Molly asked. "The only act I want to put on is 'Please get me out of here as fast as you can so we can steal that fangblade'," Cole said. "Steal the… what?" We turned around to see, CRAP! Cole's dad! No! "Dad, I didn't mean for you to hear that, but I'm glad you did. Dad, I've been keeping a secret. I haven't been practicing to be a dancer." Cole spun to his ninja suit. "Dad, I'm a ninja. And the truth is if we don't get that bladecup, other people will, bad people. I hope you can still be proud of me." "I can never be proud of someone that thinks stealing is right." He turned to leave but stopped at me. "And I recognize you now," I starred in horror "you were that person, that girl. You did the triple tiger sa-shay!" No! No! NO! NO! "NO! NO! NO! NO! I HAVE TO GO!" I ran out of the room and outside the back stage. "Mag! Come back!" "Mags! Wait!" I heard my sisters call after me, but I hid behind a wall. I closed my eyes as that night played back in my head.
I saw a flyer, for a talent show. I thought it looked fun. I loved to perform. This would be great! I stand there behind stage, waiting to go on. I replayed my act in my head; I went through each step in my mind. I was only 13 but I was a great singer and dancer. I was the ninja of sound after all. I was walking on stage and I grabbed the mic. I began to sing the song I wrote. I wrote it about my life.
I was just a little girl
Alone in the world
My sisters all I have
Our home an old stone slab
My uncle took us in
Trained us to be strong
Just so in case we're ever pinned
We can fight our way out….
I started to dance as the background music continued to play. I flipped and turned as the music flowed inside me.
I spin around
I chop you down
My life is hard
But I fight back
I flipped around, and I did it. I did the triple tiger sa-shay. The greatest move in existence. I stopped and I stood to face to crowd. They cheered and yelled. I stood there and took my bow, but then an accident. A light fixture fell to the ground, and I was pinned under it. I couldn't breathe, I started to black out. I woke up in the hospital. I won the contest. I would live and fight again, but I could never do the triple tiger sa-shay again.
I stopped thinking as my sisters rubbed my back. "Mag," Ally asked me. "Yeah," I said whipping away some tears. "The guys did spinjitzu and they won." I looked happy on the outside. "And," Crystal said "Cole did the triple tiger sa-shay." I was shocked. I smiled and ran back in to congratulate him. I saw him hugging his dad, trophy in hand. "Mag," he said. I ran to him and he embraced me with a hug. "I'm sorry I ran but that night I did the move; an accident ruined my ability to ever do it again." I had tears in my eyes and he hugged me back even tighter. "Move or no move, doesn't matter to me." "I'm proud of you dancing boy." I giggled and we pulled in for a kiss. But we were interrupted. "So sorry to interrupt but did you know it's," he pulled off his beard 'revealing' he was Pythor "ME! Pythor!" "You couldn't fool us Pythor," Crystal said "we could smell you miles away." He smiled. "So glad we could chat, but we really must be going. NOW BOYS!" I looked up to see snakes drop lights on Lou. NO! I'm reliving my worst experience since our dad left. "DAD!" Cole shouted. On instinct I jumped over and covered Lou. I didn't know what happened but Cole jumped on top of us. I expected to feel weight and pressure as my body was crushed, but I felt nothing. I opened my eyes to see a glow, a glow around Cole. His true potential! He lifted the wreckage from ontop of us. "Cole!" I said helping Lou to his feet. "Son," He said questioning his son's appearance. "He's found his true potential! His relationship with his father must have been holding him back!" Zane shouted. Cole passed out and we all surrounded him. "Is everyone ok?" he asked waking up. "We're all ok son," Lou said "We're all ok." We regrouped at Lou's house where he put the winning picture of the guys on the wall. Pythor has two fangblades, but we were getting stronger. "Everyone," Cole said standing "I want to say something." He turned to me. "Marcia Antoinette Garmadon, the time I've spent with you is the greatest part of my life so far," I stared at him with butterflies in my stomach like Zane back stage "if I were to ever loose you, I don't know what I'd do. I can see myself spending the rest if my life with you." I watched him go on one knee and pull out a box. "Will you marry me?" I was tearing up. My sisters and Molly were smiling and gasping. "YES!" I yelled.
