Harumi speed the air ship Rex away from The old monastery.

"Someplace dry, hot and as little water as possible" Bree implored.

"That isn't going to work with them tracking this airship" Harumi replied.

"You can track motored things?" Bree asked in wonder.

Harumi rolled her eyes at her.

"What? Magic I know. Books I know. Things with a motor, electricity...not so much" Bree huffed back at her.

"We need to ditch the airship. Change our clothing to blend in better and perhaps ditch the fruitcake and then go hide" Harumi responded.

Morro did not like the idea of that. "Hell no, you ditch me and Lloyd finds me alone...it probably wont end up so well for me. I've just got alive again and Id like to keep it that way" he said.

Bree looked back and forth between her cousin and the man with them. "I want to know what you two have done to piss off so many people in so many realms?" Bree asked in annoyance.

"This coming from the women whose been kicked out of cloud kingdom twice" Harumi answered. Bree huffed at her again. And didn't stop glaring at her for questions. "I thought we talked about new life, making good life choices, doing the right thing, or is all you lectured me on wrong?" Harumi asked.

"You making poor life choices is one thing, blond dude with the attitude just took a swing at my daughter because of you, I think that deserves some answers" Bree said angrily. "Well who are you anyways...dude?" Bree asked turning to Morro."And what do you mean alive again?"

"As you said, made poor life choices, paid for them with my life. Got killed, came back, made more poor life choices. Then when I finally made the right choice I got sucked right back to the departed realm." Morro answered her matter of fact. "I have no plans on going back. Or as you say making poor life choices, I want to live".

"I still say we dump him out the side and get on our way" Harumi responded.

"Well that's the thanks I get for saving you from Lloyds giant crybaby temper?" Morro shot back. "The name is Morro" he said expectantly. Like they should know who he is. "The master of wind ring any bells?" Both women gave him a blank look.

Bree shrugged. "Ive barely been in Ninjago since I was a child and I was told all the other elemental masters were dead. Harumi here", Bree gesturing to her blond cousin, "Has been orphaned and adopted a few times and not exactly up to current events".

"Hes not a current event, as far I knew the last master of wind died before we were born" Harumi said icily.

"Its been that long? I knew different realms had messed up time lines, but dam" Morro said sullenly.

Both women glanced back and forth at each other. He had helped them without actually hurting anyone. "Perhaps until he proves otherwise he can stay" Bree stated. "Where can we set this thing down and find another, I see city lights up ahead".

"Thats Ninjago city. Its busy enough we can set down and find another way out of town. I don't have any cash or a home here, not anymore" Harumi said slowly and perhaps sadly.

"No issue, that at least my magic can handle" Bree said.

"Is it working alright? The jump here was aweful." Harumi spoke. "I'm gonna land on the top of that building. Hold on".

As Rex came to a halt Bree stood. In a gesture the mess was cleaned off herself. She looked around at the billboards and buildings. One with a happy family stood out. With another magic glow and sweep of her arm she changed her clothes to blue jeans and a delicate dark blue sweater. She twirled her hand above her head and scooped her long hair up into a pony tale with a few curls escaping. For Alanna she changing her into baby blue clothing. Her pack was still furs and weapons. She shook it out twice and looked up again. Another billboard was kids getting on a yellow bus for school. A hover bus at that. Bree spied the back packs and with other shake the pack turned into a black book bag.

"Is this modern Ninjago attire?" Bree asked. Harumi nodded. She had grown more use to Brees magic. Morro had not.

"What in Ninjagos good green fuck was that?!" He stammered in panic.

"I am the elemental master of magic, I do magic moron" Bree responded rolling her eyes. "When it chooses to work apparently" Bree added sullenly.

"Your a little more than just that" Morro whispered.

Bree didn't bother with a response as she changed both Harumi and Morro into different clothing. Morro with gray pants and a black hoodie. Harumi with jeans like herself and a dark green hoodie like Morro.

"Not green, like at all please" Harumi asked. With a shrug Bree changed it to navy blue. And stood back to evaluate her work.

"You both have the same hair and face" Bree murmured. With another gesture Bree made Morros hair short and neatly combed. Then took Harumis hair and put it into pig tales. Thinking better of that she put it into a long braid and then changed the color to a brown like her own.

"What?" Harumi stammered? "Is this permanent?"

"No stupid. Its just a glamour. Im already wearing one" Bree responded easily.

"You've looked different the whole year I've known you?" Harumi spat.

Huffing Bree took the glamour off her face. Reveling bright glowing purple eyes. Bree was already considerably attractive, especially not covered in gore wearing a parka, but the eyes made her stand out spectacularly. With another wave of her hand she changed her eyes back to a dark gray that didn't glow with the hum of magic.

"Off putting and extremely noticeable. I don't particularly like them" Bree answered. With that Bree started to look for a way down.

Morro gestured to the emergency fire exit. Noticing Harumi take a gulp before she started down the metal steps. Bree took one last look at the ship Rex. Out of her bag she pulled a few coins and set it down on the pilots seat. She followed the others to the steps. The city of New Ninjago was bustling with the afternoon drive home. Cars everywhere and people walking. They quickly moved towards an older part of the city with food stalls and markets. Alanna was already starting to squirm and fuss. She was hungry and had been held in her pack for hours now. She wanted down and wanted food. They stopped at a food cart and tried to grab something. However the vender shoved the coins back at Bree.

"I don't know what play money you think you have but I need real coins" the man at the cart spat at them. Snatching the meal and drinks back.

"What did you try and give him?" Harumi asked as they moved off quickly to avoid a scene.

Bree was struggling to hold a squirming Alanna and her cheeks reddened. "Djinjago coins, I didn't even think about it" She said embarrassed.

Morro scooted in between the women with bags in each hand and threw an arm around each women. Bree raising an eyebrow and Harumi snatching a bag of food from him. Morro had most definitely stole a few bags of food and drinks while the merchants looked at the young women.

"I suppose discretion is the better part of valor right now" Bree said lightly.

All three ducked into a tree covered park and sat at the most secluded bench they could find. Eating like they were starving Morro and Harumi broke into the food immediately. Bree hesitated and offered Alanna some of the foods that Bree could remember at least. Which earned happy giggles from the baby. With a sigh Bree tried a few of the items as well as grabbing a bottle of water.

Morro noticed she was not digging in and asked "what gives?".

"I haven't been in Ninjago in so long that I don't remember this take away food" Bree replied. Changing the subject she asked "So how do we get out of here and to the driest place in Ninjago.? The dessert would be best".

"Why does it have to be dry?" Morro said with a bite of food in his mouth, not bothering to cover it with his hand.

"Hog" Harumi muttered. Which Morro in turn threw a fry at her.

"The last time I was in this realm terrifying water monsters attacked my mother and husband for their elemental powers, it killed her. Him well, I couldn't get him away from them and they ate the corpse" Bree answered as evenly as she could muster. Morro stopped eating to stare disgusted at his food.

"It never gets any less gross the more you hear it" Harumi said wincing.

"As far as I know these creatures resemble Kappa. But not the cute sweet things you see little pictures of in stories. However they have to stay wet and near water or they dry out and die. A sharp knock to the head will kill them. But nothing else. They are armored, tough and have wickedly sharp claws'' Bree finished. She sighed deeply and then said "we need to...procure more provisions and a way out of this area. It is far to lush and green. Its not safe here".

With that the group grabbed the remains and started moving. Bree took her coin back out of her pocket. Glancing at a bank they passed with as subtle as she could muster magic she changed the coins to Ninjago currency.

"Your gonna have to teach me that one" Harumi said.

They quickly grabbed more water and packaged food from a market stall. There were cars parked along the street. Morro had just popped the door to one when they heard blood curdling screams behind them. All three adults snapped their heads up to see people running and screaming.

"Go go go" Bree yelled. When the car didn't start they started running. More people were coming out of the market screaming. And it was not exactly unsurprising why. Out of the storm drains dark green slimy figures were crawling. Morro and Harumi stopped in horror before getting a shove forward.

"What the fuck!" Morro yelled. "Do these things come when you talk about them?!". He blasted several away with strong gusts of wind. Which only served to entice the monsters.

"No!" Bree snapped. While tightening her grip on Alanna. "They are attracted to cursed elemental powers and YOU are the only one here with a curse on. They are following YOU not me or Alanna".

"I told we should have ditched the fruit cake" Harumi snarled.

"Not helping women!" Morro snapped back.

They ran down the street further. They could see chaos everywhere. People running, the Kappa like creatures chasing everyone. A group bolted right in front of them. Bree threw a shield around them quickly and pushed it forward to knock them back. More and more kept coming. The creatures had a lock on Morro like he had a homing beacon attacked to him. They stopped chasing the other pedestrians and started circling like wolves. Bree reached behind her into the tiny back pack and pulled out her ax and both of Harumis swords. Tossing one to each Morro and Harumi.

"I don't know how your magic works but it sure is convenient" Morro quipped.

"Not convenient enough to hold these things forever" Bree huffed as more and more of the dark colored Kappa like creatures hit the shield she held. More and more boiled out of drains and from around dark corners. Surrounding them totally.

"Right now would be a good time to try and jump out of here, can we try?" Harumi asked. The edge in her voice both fearful and hopeful. Their last jump didn't go well. But they were out of options.

Bree didn't reply but backed in closer to both Morro and Harmui. With her one arm circling Alanna and Harumi latched on to herelf and Morro Bree tried to use her magic and jump. She was able to pull a dark up a blue purple glow. And they could see another land in front of them. Once with a huge forest of trees. As as soon as it faded in it snapped back out. Bree nearly dropped her her knees in pain. Bree didn't have to speak for the others to know it wasn't working right. And things looked pretty hopeless as dramatically outnumbered as they are.

Morro spoke first "They are attracted to me right?" He asked. "If I run will they follow me and give you three a chance to escape?".

Harumi looked at Morro with the first half pleasant glance she had given him all day. Bree hung her head still in pain.

"As close as they are they don't need the curse to track us" Bree said quietly. She turned to face Harumi, nuzzled the head of the baby then pushed her into Harumi's arms. "If the both of you run I can knock back most of them first. Its not going to be pretty this close up". The young women looked at each other with a deep understanding of what that meant.

Just as Bree was going to drop the shield and unleash something a anchor knocked into the top of it. A ship of all things was flying above them. Bree looked up in shock. A man with dark hair was hanging off it. Come on he yelled.

Morro shoved Harumi forward. The shield Bree held was cracking with the smashing of the creatures on its edges.

"Out of the frying pan and into the fire" Harumi yelled pushing back.

Bree's shield cracked and split open at the top, allowing the anchor and the man clinging to it to smash to the pavement next to them. Morro pushed both women forward then, then grabbed a protesting Harumi and screaming Alanna he used a blast of wind to push up many feet. He snatched the anchor chain and then used another blast of wind to push them all up and on board the ship. Bree was still standing below holding the shield with her other hand. Seeing her daughter and young cousin on board safely she jumped forward to the man still standing on the anchor. Bree tried to hold onto the chain, but she was more concerned with holding the shield yet. The man used a free arm to pull her close and turned his head and yelled to pull the chain up. The anchor lurched up with a jerk. Nearly causing Bree to loose her grip. Once they were a few feet above the hole in the shield Bree dropped it with a gasp exhausted. The flying ship blasted forward and upward away from the seething creatures below. So many now that the pavement was invisible but for instead a sea of dark green howling monsters.

The anchor pulled up the rest of the way the dark haired man continued to hold Bree tightly around the waist. He pushed off and jumped onto the deck. Bree realized he was staring at her intently and Bree tried to pull back in embarrassment. He didn't let go. He was a giant full of muscle compared to Bree and towered over her. He had his arms wrapped around her and even had a hand wrapped into her long hair. She was about to tell him to get the hell off when both turned their heads to look at the loud argument to the left. On the deck Harumi was still holding Alanna in her arms, Morro stood in front of them both with his hands up. An extremely pissed off blond was screaming at them both. A blond with his arm in a sling. The same blond man in green that Bree nearly tore his arm off in anger this afternoon.

Oh hell Bree thought. This is what Harumi meant when she said out of the frying pan into the fire.