Artemis had made some stupid decisions but had to be the worst.

It was a day after Cole had lost his fight, and Artemis felt like shit, so she had been laying in bed and not doing anything. That's when Nya had barged into the room spewing some nonsense about find out Chen's master plan. She explained that she found a spell book that contained a certain spell that could turn people into Serpentine. That effectively ruined her day.

Artemis immediately got up and wrote a note to Lloyd, explaining that she was okay, just helping Nya. Then the two women snuck out of the room and made their way down to the maid's quarters for help. Apparently, they had easily figured out Nya's disguise and decided not to tell anyone. They too hated Chen.

Once they were armed with the proper supplies, and decent clothing in Artemis's case, the two headed off in to the jungle. Just before they parted they exchanged a few more words.

"Listen if we tear that page in half then it'll be harder for those idiots to cast that spell." Artemis said shakily, still freaked out by the prospect of Serpentine. Nya quickly agreed, and they split the page in half, after that they ran in opposite directions.

It was becoming a common occurrence for Lloyd to be incredibly pissed at the universe and his girlfriend. She had a bad habit of disappearing at the most inopportune times. At least this time she had the decency to leave a note.

Lloyd,

Don't worry I'm fine. Nya needs help, so I'll be with her. Don't know what's going to happen but stay safe and don't get caught in one of those stupid trapdoors!

Artemis

The problem was, Kai could no longer find Nya, so those two were essentially off the grid. Why were women so complicated!

Lloyd really wanted to scream and punch something, but that would be inappropriate considering he was in an airplane with the rest of the competitors and his dad. Jay was sitting nearby, still moaning about how he got hurt in the Roller Derby yesterday. Kai was just being moody and distant.

Suddenly, the screen just behind the pilot's cabin turned on, and lo and behold, Chen's face appeared. "Hello final eight! I see that you are all eager for the tournament to commence so one of you can win the Staff of Elements. But instead of competing for a Jade Blade, you'll be looking for something different."

The picture on the screen switched from Chen's ugly mug to live video feed of Nya running through the forest, and Artemis sitting in a tree eating a sandwich. The latter of the two was wearing what looked like a cross between normal Gi and a kimono. It only had the left sleeve, the other stylishly missing, and it only came down to around the middle of her thighs. Thankfully she was also wearing leggings underneath, and it was all purple, so it fit her aesthetic nicely.

"Nya!"

Skylor looked at the fire ninja, "You know her?"

He gave her a pointed look, "That's my sister."

Lloyd watched as Artemis suddenly noticed the camera near her. She squinted at it, as if she were puzzled for a moment, then she gave a dangerous smirk. Artemis packed away her sandwich, put a small backpack on, and stood up on the branch. She proceeded to flip off the camera, and all who were watching, pounded her chest like she was a gorilla, and jumped off the branch to swing away on a vine.

"And that's my girlfriend." Lloyd sighed, not surprised by her actions.

Chens face reappeared on the screen. "You are to find either one of these girls. They have stolen something very important of mine and I would very much like it back. I personally don't care what you do to them once you encounter one, just be sure to bring the body back to the mansion."

Lloyd saw red. Nobody was going to hurt Artemis. He would make sure of it.

"Anyway, you have ten seconds until the bottom drops. Oh, and I would suggest grabbing a parachute since there are only eight."

Well shit, now he had to worry about his dad too.

There was a mad scramble of people grabbing parachutes, before the bottom of the plane opened and they all fell out.

He heard all his friends panicking, but his mind was only focused on making sure his dad got down alive. He dove headfirst towards a parachute, grabbed it, the made his way towards Garmadon. Lloyd shoved the 'chute into his fathers protesting hands, then pushed away. Now to make sure he got out alive.

Lloyd flattened out his body to slow his decent. He could hear his father shouting at him to summon the dragon, but Lloyd didn't like using his powers at all. It brought up too many bad memories.

From somewhere in the back of his mind he could hear somebody screaming at him. Telling him that if he didn't summon Aurum, then he would die. Lloyd tied to protest, but that voice kept yelling about how Artemis would feel if she found his dead body again.

Just before Lloyd passed through the canopy of leaves, a golden dragon burst into existence and caught the falling ninja. He steadied himself on the dragon and took in his surroundings. Everyone had gotten a parachute and were landing at different spots all over the island. He saw his father land not to far away and motioned Aurum to go to him.

Aria was able to grab a parachute rather quickly, using the winds to her advantage, and even managed to further guide herself to a safe landing spot.

When she touched down, she quickly removed the parachute from her body while at the same time scanning the area. Aria used a light breeze to shift the nearby foliage and get sense if there was anyone nearby.

It was her lucky day.

"I know your out there." The wind master called out. The only response was the swaying of the trees. She stayed quiet for a few more moments, waiting and watching.

Suddenly, a small figure jumped out of a tree and body slammed her into the ground. Once Aria was pinned the figure, who just happened to be Lloyd's girlfriend, started punching her in the face. She felt her nose crack and blood rush from it. Having enough of this, Aria used a gust wind to shove her opponent away.

Both women rose to their feet and sized each other up. Apparently, even though this Artemis was a pipsqueak she could really pack a punch.

Once again, Artemis charged towards her, this time her hands surrounded with some sort of power. When she reached Aria, even with having the perfect opportunity for a right hook, she purposely missed. She did this again and again, until Aria noticed the pointed glance at a tree. Then she remembered that there where cameras hidden everywhere, and Artemis was just trying to make this look like a legit fight.

So, Aria did what she does best, she acted. Dancing around blows that should have hit her.

"Look, I really don't want to hurt you, and honestly I have no desire to turn you or Nya over to Chen." Aria explained in furious whispers as they danced.

"I can tell!" Artemis shot back. "I'm really sorry about this, but it has to look real."

Artemis flipped away from Aria, then threw a ball of something at her. It landed on her face and stuck like glue. The force of the impact sent her sprawling on the ground, the substance even blinded her.

When Aria landed on the ground, flat on her back, she stayed there. After half a second, she heard Artemis run back into the jungle.

"I like your outfit!"

"Thanks! Yours is really cute too!"

"We can't go in now Lloyd there are to many guards and we'll be spotted."

"Nya, we have to do something! We can't just leave them in there, Chen probably has their powers by now!"

Artemis watched this argument in the tree above the trio. She had overheard the group talking about plans to infiltrate the manor and stopped to find just the people she was looking for.

After Garmadon said a few words to calm down his son, Artemis dropped down from her hiding spot. "Hey guys."

The words were barely out of her mouth when the air was squeezed out of her lungs, Lloyd holding her tightly. He then pushed her back, keeping her an arm's length away, and glared at her. "What the hell were you thinking!"

"Hey, at least I left a note this time!"

"I don't care about the note, though it is appreciated, Chen literally sent out all the contestants to basically kill either you or Nya. Why would you do that!"

Oh good, Nya had already informed him about the situation they were in.

"Look Lloyd, we can discus this later, right now we have bigger fish to fry." Artemis replied, a no-nonsense tone in her voice. The Green Ninja nodded reluctantly.

Over the next few hours, they came up with a game plan. Once it was completely dark out, they made their move.

Artemis was able to lead them to the back door, where she and Nya had left the day before. Thankfully the door was unlocked, and they were able to quietly make their way inside. The group stealthily made their way through the long corridors, Artemis still leading the way as she was able to see the best in low light.

She stopped at one of the corners and peered around it, to make sure it was clear. It wasn't, but that wasn't the surprising part. Kai was walking along the hallway, almost as if he were patrolling it. This couldn't be good.

Artemis took a deep breath and stepped out of the shadows, she could hear Lloyd cursing up a storm behind her. "Hey Kai."

The Fire Ninja raised an eyebrow at her appearance. "Had a hunch somebody would be sneaking around, but I didn't think you'd be dumb enough to actually do it Artie." He gave a small chuckle and crossed his arms. "Though if you're here, that means the others can't be too far behind you."

Before he could finish talking, Artemis interrupted him. "Kai what are you doing? Are you working for Chen now?" When he didn't reply she laughed, "Of course you are, why am I not surprised."

"Listen Artie, this'll all make sense when it's over. I promise." The sincerity in his voice surprised her. Taking another look at him, Artemis could tell that he really didn't want to fight her.

She smirked, reading Kai's message loud and clear, reached behind the corner and dragged Lloyd out from his hiding spot, who in turn brought out the other two. "Okay dude, you caught us. Take us to Chen."

Of course when the end of the semester rolls around I immedietly start writing again. Nothing beats pushing off assignments that sre due the next day like posting two cahpters in a day!

FYI: I have seen most of season 9 except for the last couple of episodes. Tiny sassy Wu is the best and nobody can tell me otherwise.

Now, who thinks I shoud work on that bs assignment i just got today, or write another chapter? Hmm, whats that, you say another chapter. Well what kind of an author would i be if i denyed my readers one of the parts I've been antisipating to write! Nah, but serriously with my luck and procrastination skills, it probably wont be out until like December. (I promise it wont)

Anyway, a review is always appriciated, and I hope you enjoyed :D