Dr. Science; Okay...So I get to start off the chapter because Mayhemb is talking with Rock right now...I hope you all enjoy this chapter.
~The Ninja~
Zane, Kai, Jay, Cole, and Charlotte all ran into the camp, Dr. Julien noticed something.
"Hey! They found the falcon!" Dr. Julien declared once he saw the robotic pet he had made, before Lloyd felt a small question nag at the back of his head.
"Why are they running...?" Lloyd questioned, before the 5 finally came up to them.
"Prepare for battle..! We're got company..!" Zane stated as he set the falcon down onto the table, Sensei Wu's eyes widdened at this.
"You were spotted...? By 1? 2?" Sensei Wu asked, all 5 ninja looked at each other before Charlotte took off the medallion.
"How about all of them.." Kai stated, now it was Misako's turn to ask a nagging question.
"Did you locate the Temple of Light..?" Misko questioned, before the 5 nodded their heads.
"It's at the top of the mountain." Kai said, before Jay looked over to Charlotte.
"We would've never found it, had it not been for *cough* Sunny." Jay poked fun of Lloyd's nickname for the Light Ninja, who rolled her eyes yet still blushed.
"I hope those vehicles are ready, because we could sure use them right now." Charlotte declared, before Dr. Julien lead them over to a large machine.
"Guess your gonna have to learn this baby out on the fly." Dr. Julien said as the glass covering slipped back, Jay ran around it and met up with Nya on the other side.
"We've also packed another surprise in the back, perhaps it can be of use." Nya stated before gently kissing Jay's lips, the Lightning Ninja looked pumped.
"Another Nya surprise..!" Jay yelled out, before Charlotte turned to notice Misako talking to Lloyd.
"You'll have to go to, be safe." Misako told her son, who gave her a smile.
"We will." Lloyd stated clearly, just as Charlotte sauntered over.
"I'll make sure he stays out of trouble." Charlotte said in a joking tone, earning her a few chuckles from the family. With that the Green Ninja and the Yellow ninja hopped into the Earth Driller. (Cole and Charlotte in the front, Kai and Lloyd in middle row, Jay and Zane in the back)
"Whatever you do, do not stop until you get to the Temple of Light. Our survival depends on it." Sensei Wu told the group, who all nodded their heads.
"This time, we'll stick to the plan." Kai declared, before Cole made the glass covering go down.
"Good luck ninja." was the last thing they heard from their Sensei before speeding off, their confidence growing with every passing second it seemed.
Grace stood before her generals and her captive ninja, all of whom were in different attire now.
Lucifer (Kyle) still remained in his knightly armor, yet Mercury (Kim-Ly) and Poison (Bunny) had a few make-overs.
Mercury was wearing a black kimono, 2 katanas on her back making a large "X" shape, and her hair was braided. On her wrists were spiked bracelets, that when she bended the metal, would make drills around her hands.
Poison on the other had was wearing a blood red kimono, poisoned flowers and thorned vines curving all around her in different patters. Yet what one would notice the most, was that on her back, Poison had a set of wings made of bark and a pulled green substance.
Then there was Skales, Pythor, Skalidor, Fangtom, Acidicus, and Samukai.
"I have chosen you all due to us having to go on a most dangerous question." Grace bellowed out to the people before her, all of whom paid close attention.
"We are to go and find the Temple of Darkness, and harness it's power." Grace added on, before Lucifer bowed down on one knee with his arm tucked into his stomach.
"My Mistress, if I may say, I can already sense the path to the Temple of Darkness. Let me lead us there, if you deem me worthy." Lucifer said in a steady voice, earning him a glare from Pythor. He was the only one who should be allowed to talk to their Queen in such a way, not some Shadow...Wart..! Yet Grace nodded her head, a pleased smile flowed onto her features.
"Very well my dear Lucifer, show us the way to our sanctuary." Grace demanded, Lucifer nodded his head.
"Yes my Mistress." Lucifer stated before standing up and walking through the foliage, Grace soon following behind him. Then on both sides of Grace was Pythor (on left) and Samukai (on right). The other 4 general squeezed in between those 2. Then finally Mercury and Poison held up the back flanks, standing guard for any.. Interruptions.
Charlotte felt a bit of strain on her arms as she flashed a beam of light at the stone warriors that had gotten beside them, causing the machine to swerve away from them and crash.
Boy how LUCKY they were that the Stone Warriors found them just as they left camp...Really. Yet they all felt nauseous when the drill suddenly hit the ground, and burrowed it's way through the earth.
Grace grinned as she saw a dark cave before them, they were near her father's camp...She could tell. Lucifer turned on his heel, before throwing an arm in the direction of the cave with a deep bow.
"My Mistress, out temple lies in this cave." Lucifer declared, Grace nodded to him.
"You have done well, my dear Lucifer. Now rest your powers, we shall take it from here." Grace stated, before nodding to Poison. Poison stepped forward from the group, and held out her hands. 2 neon green flowers then came from the vines around her wrists, and opened on her palms. The center of them was a almost-blinding yellow color. With a small flick to the flower's petals, the flower squirted a glowing pollen into the cave walls, lighting the way for them.
"Well done Poison." Grace praised her controlled friend, who only nodded her head before stepping into the cave and lighting the path even more. During this, Grace turned to the others.
"Come, our destinies await us." Grace said before gliding into the cave, the others following close behind her.
Charlotte squeeked as the armor bounced as they continued to scale the mountain side, her grip was always slipping. At this rate, she'd most likely fall off well before they reach the sumit of the mounta-Charlotte's thoughts were interupted when she felt a warm arm draw her into a form, only for her to look up and meet Lloyd's face.
"I got your back." Lloyd declared in a sure voice, which Charlotte blushed at.
"Th..Thank you Lloyd." Charlotte responded, before the armor suddenly stopped. The 5 clinging ninjas all jumped off of the armor, as Kai strutted around a bit. Though he had to drop his arm, Lloyd still held Charlotte's hand.
"YEAAAH! WE MADE IT TO THE TOP!...Uh...But where's the temple of Light...?" Jay questioned, when they all noticed the ledge they were on was bear.
"Where is my Temple of Darkness...?" Grace growled out as she looked around the cavern they were in, this was the end of the cave...! All that was before them was a pile of rocks. Pythor couldn't help but grin at this, only to scowl when Lucifer calmly walked to Grace's side and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"My queen. I shall ease all your worries and doubts in underneath 5 minutes." Lucifer declared, before marching over to the rock wall and standing in a defensive pose with both his hands held out.
Charlotte felt a odd nagging feeling in the back of her head, and unconsciously let go of Lloyd's hand to start scaling the mountain yet again.
"COME ON!" Charlotte called to the other ninjas as she continued, a bit happy that they followed her lead. They trusted her, and she wouldn't let them down..! As a few mintues passed, maybe 3, Charlotte finally found herself looking up when she reached a small ledge.
"Do you see anything Sunny...?" Lloyd yelled out to the Light Ninja, who suddenly held out both of her hands.
Split/Screen
Lucifer and Charlotte both breathed in at the same time as balls of their element started to form in their hands, they could feel their power. Their element...It was calling them.
Lucifer opened his eyes as a dark aura started to form around him. His eyes were now glowing a pulsating dark purple color as his ball expanded.
Charolette opened her eyes as a golden shroud appeared around her. Her eyes were now a heavenly gleaming gold as her own ball continued to grow.
"NINJAAAAAAAAA-GOO!". The 2 ninja chorused together as they did Spinjitsu, the elemental balls absorbing even more power it seemed.
Then all time seemed to slow down as the 2 suddenly sprouted wings from their backs and flew in the air. Witth each flap for their wings their elemental balls started to crack, it was overpowering.
With one final yell the 2 ninja released their balls.
Lucifer's went diagonally down and hit the wall of rocks.
Charolette's arched up and hit an object on the ledge above her.
Grace, Poison, Mercury, and all the generals tried to prevent themselves from falling over. All the while dodging falling rocks from the ceiling.
The boy ninja gripped the side of the mountain as it shook, the power making a massive earthquake over the area.
With a few gasps of breath Lucifer and Charlotte fluttered down to the ground, only faling a foot when their wings disappeared.
Grace grinned as she regained her balance, yet that wasn't what she wss grinning at. Oh no. She was grinning at the Temple of Darkness that now stood before them. It's black board and grey accented walls seemed to drain energy from the darkness they were in. Heh, perfect.
Proudly Grace entered the temple, amazed by the sights that met her wandering eyes. Inside was a floor of black obsidian, the shade that made you feel like you were in a blackhole or something of the sort. On the walls were glowing purple letters, ancient text that Grace could only read part of. In the middle of the room were 3 pillars and in the center of those, was a large bell.
"What do thesssse sssay...?" Acidicus asked as he pointed to the script on the wall. Carefully Grace walked over to it and tried to read what she understood...Only for her eyes to go wide suddenly.
"It...I think it's a reconciliation of the original Moon Princess' final days..." Grace whispered out, and tried to keep reading...Only to glare at the wall as she learned more.
"Or...Perhaps the First Spinjitsu Master's view of the Moon Princess' final days..." Grace stated, only to shake her head. She didn't know enough to try and read it all. Slowly the Water Ninja turned around and looked at the pillars. Before each pillar was a circle with a picture in it; a black marble, a dash of grey, and a odd hibiscus-like flower...Hmmmm.
Charlotte cautiously stepped into the Light Temple, being the last one in due to firing a few shots at the rocks of the mountain to give them more time. She noticed the boys were watching the walls, yet that wasn't what caught her atention. No, she found interest in the pedestal in the center of the room. It was an odd octagon shape, and only a foot higher that the ground it seemed. Slowly the Light Ninja stepped onto the pedestal and felt it.
It was that same feeling that overtook her when she blasted the ball of light energy...It was like someone was...Was calling her.
Grace grinned as she placed everyone at their correct positions. Poison on the hibiscus circle, Mercury on the grey-slash, and Lucifer on the dark marble. She herself stood in the center of the room, and grinned as she raised a hand. Swiftly around her hand an aura of blue and pink formed.
Charlotte looked up suddenly when the bell above her rang out.
Grace felt a dark pulse fill the room when the bell tolled.
Slowly Charlotte felt herself being raised up into the air, back-to-back with the Green Ninja. All around them light shone as the others gained new powers, new outfits, and a new weapon.
"I have waited for you all to come, to stop what has been going on for centuries." Charlotte heard in her head, and looked a bit up at the doorway...Only for her eyes to widden. Standing in the doorway was the silhouette of a man that looked a bit like Sensei Wu...But it wasn't though...No, the aura was different and the way he spoke...Slowly the man turned away, just as Kai realized something.
"GUYS! SEND THEM YOUR POWERS!" Kai yelled out, snapping Chalotte's attention away from the door...Slowly the Light Ninja gripped the Green Ninja's hand, a smile on her face.
"I got your back." Charlotte whispered as the boys charged their swords, Lloyd smiled underneath his hood.
"And I got yours." Lloyd added in, before the group shot them with beams of elemental energy.
The dark purple letters glowed brightly all around them, before the pillars chipped away to reveal more text. Yet as the pillars continued to chip away, all 3 circles started to glow, as well as the section of the floor Grace was standing on.
In a dark glow each of the circle-standing ninja got consumed in spiraled darkness, before Grace rose in the air and noticed something. It was a cloud of some sorts, accumulating in the bowels of the bell.
"MUAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!" the bell resonated, before a single black streak from the bell shot straight down, and entered Grace's body with a black pulse.
Charlotte groaned as she and Lloyd hit the floor, before noticing that their outfits had...Evolved. Slowly the ninja of Light stood up, and saw that in the loop of her belt, a golden hilt was poking out. Yet it gave her a confused feeling when she saw no blade.
"Charlotte...! You okay...?" Kai asked as he and the other ninja came over to the Green and Yellow ninja, both nodded their heads before Jay chuckled.
"I think they're more than alright." Jay stated as he nudged towards the fact that the 2 were still holding hands. Charlotte stared at the Lightning Ninja, before pointing her finger at the ground he stood on.
"Dance." Charlotte commanded as she sent a ray of burning light to the blue ninja's feet, the boy yelled at this as he jumped. Yet before that could go any further, they were interrupted by the stone warriors arrival.
Grace yelled out in pain as she felt a bitter chill run through her body, before she heard a voice.
"Don't try to fight me dear." the voice said, almost in a mocking tone. Grace growled at this as she clentched her hands around her ears, trying to drive the voice away.
"Why do you want me to shut up...? I'm the only one you can really talk to." the voice declared to the struggling water ninja, who was now on her knees.
"WHO ARE YOU?.! GET OUT OF MY BODY!" Grace yelled out, earning her a few odd looks from the Serpentine.
"Why dear, I'm the Moon Princess Eun...And this is my body now." was all Grace heard before her eyes dilated, and she fell to the ground.
Charlotte grinned as she fought off the Stone Warriors, her blade was a golden yellow and white combination. THIS WAS SO COOL!
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Charlotte turned around and almost lundged at the person she bumped into, only to see that it was Cole.
"You ready kid...?" Cole asked, Charlotte couldn't help but quirk an eyebrow.
"Ready...? For what...?" Charlotte questioned, before the most glorious things happened. They all watched as Lloyd suddenly unleashed his Spinjitsu Master's power.
-Grace's Head-
Grace opened her eyes, blinking at the odd mist that filled the room she was in. Looking around she saw something, she wasn't in her dress...She was in her ninja uniform...
"Hello...?" a timid voice asked from a few feet away, Grace looked over and stood on her wobbly feet.
"Hello...? Who are you..?" Grace questioned back, her thoughts in a jumble.
"I...I'm Eun...Who are you...? And why are you here...?" the voice asked, before Grace walked over to the voice...Only to meet face-to-face with a woman. The woman had pulled back blonde-hair, baby blue eyes,that held a scared look.
"I...I'm Grace...And...And I don't know why I'm here." Grace responded before sitting down beside Eun...Only to comprehend the woman's name fully.
"Y...You're Eun...! YOU'RE MY ANCESTOR!" Grace yelled out, Eun's eyes suddenly softened with saddness.
"If that is so, then I am sorry for the destiny you have been plagued with." Eun whispered out, Grace quriked an eyebrow.
This was Eun, the dangerous Moon Princess...?
"Why aren't you...Well..." Grace found it hard to find the correct words, yet Eun knew them all to well.
"Evil...? Demented...? Power-hungry...?...That was after I was overtaken..." Eun declared softly, Grace felt her head quirk to the side in confusion.
"Overtaken...? Overtaken by what...?" Eun looked at her decended with pain-filled eyes, tears threatening to fall.
"Darkness."
Pythor cautiously walked over to his Mistress' body, before jumping back when she suddenly stood up and let out an evil laugh.
"MUAHAHAHAHAH! THE MOON PRINCESS IS BACK!" Grace yelled out before turning around, Pythor would have peed his pants...If he had any.
Grace's hair was wild and out of control, her nails were daggers, and her teeth were knives...Then her eyes...Oh lord her eyes. The red they had once been was now replaced with a terrifying neon blue color, to bright to be of any comfort yet to dim to give any safety.
Grace proudly exited the cave, leaving behind those around her. Once outside the girl opened her arms out wide, her grin growing with another round of laughter. Then slowly, from her back, a pair of black wings emerged before Grace took off to their ship.
"-We are the champions my friends...!" Charlotte and Jay sang together, the boy being off-note as they walked into camp. They literally felt new and improved...!
"Hey, guys, quit it with the singing will ya...?" Kai asked, yet no one could take his grin away.
"You're just jealous that Charlotte refused to sing with you." Jay stated as he slung an arm over Charlotte's shoulder, Cole chuckled at them.
"Yeah, that's the reason." Cole said, before the group finally came to the boat. Hugs and cheers were exchanged happily, before they all froze at the sound of a twig snapping in the forest.
Was it more Stone Warrior...? Lord Garmadon...?
(Kai; Santaaaaa...?)
Yet they all relaxed when they saw it was only Karishma, whose eyes were frozen wide.
"Ah, Karishma, you certainly missed out on quiet the show and-" Wu stopped talking when he noticed his wife wasn't moving...Before she opened her mouth slowly.
"They're gone..." Karishma whispered out, Charlotte quickly ran over to her and gently shook the Wind Ninja's shoulders.
"Whose gone Sensei Karishma...? The Serpentine? The Stone Warriors...?" Charlotte asked, before Karishma gently placed both hands on each side of Charlotte's face. Carefully Karishma put her forehead against Charlotte's, and closed her eyes.
Nothing happened at first, so it hit like a bullet when Charlotte started seeing Karishma's memories...Once they were over though, Charlotte felt tears well up in her eyes...Before she fell to her knees and let out a saddening wail.
Sensei Wu frowned as he gently petted the sleeping Charlotte's head, both her and Karishma hadn't said anything since Charlotte finally passed out from wailing...
Quietly the old man walked out of the room and closed the door, only to meet with the concerned looks of his family.
"We shall ask in the morning, and not a moment sooner." Sensei Wu declared, before walking off. They could only wonder what had happened.
Grace was curled up in a ball, Eun across from here.
"Y...You mean..." Grace whispered out, before finding a lose of words.
"You've been tricked Grace...And I'm sad to say, that you may remain in this confindes...Forever..." Eun carefully said, before Grace slowly got up on her feet.
"Th-There must be a way out...!" Grace cried out, she..She couldn't give up...!
"I'm afraid there is none..." Eun softly spoke, before she watched as Grace slowly fell to her knees.
"No...No...I..I didn't mean for any of this to happen...No.." Grace told herself as her head bowed down, Eun could only pat her granddaughter's back. She too remembered how it felt like...She also knew, that they may never escape...
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