I've only just realised that I've pretty much just semi-abandoned this story, and I'm so sorry! I've been focusing on my other stories too much, and I've been busy, and I'm behind on homework already, so yeah. Also, I'm in another rough spot emotionally, but hopefully that'll be solved pretty soon. :)

Oh well, it's been way too long, so here's a recap:

The ninja, along with Pixal and Skylor, have found Steven's hideout in Ninjago City, and have infiltrated the base, splitting into teams. Now Kai and Skylor must find what they came for, and destroy The Traitors ASAP. Can they do it? Find out in this chapter!

Kai follows Skylor down the corridor, squinting in the half-light. The girl in amber turns her head and looks him straight in the face. Without a word, she raises her right hand and sets it on fire, returning her gaze to the darkness ahead. Kai's hand illuminates behind her, and the two walk on in the silent shadows. Even their footsteps are quiet, their breathing barely audible. Above their very heads, inhabitants of the hideout cross their floors, and the dirt around the ninja cracks slightly, dust falling in places and resting next to their feet. Skylor stops and holds her breath while Kai almost slams into her.

"Sky-" he hisses quietly, and Skylor hurriedly shushes him, pressing her left forefinger to his lips. The fire ninja shuts his mouth, and Skylor pulls her finger away, though neither dares to speak.

Footsteps echo down the corridor.

Skylor's eyes widen and Kai stares in fear. The two race back down the corridor and dart around a corner, hiding behind the wall, their bodies pressed firmly against the dirt. The footsteps get louder, and the two can hear someone breathing heavily, furiously. Guessing from their footfalls, Skylor assumes that a male is approaching them, and she shoots a warning glance to Kai, who retreats further down the passageway. The footsteps' volume increases, and Skylor goes into panic mode. Survival is key to this mission. Grabbing Kai, she opens up her elemental arsenal, skimming through for one.

Fire, Ice, Water, Energy, Mind, Metal...

Shadow.

The two disappear from sight just as the person rounds the corner. Sure enough, Steven storms towards them. Kai sucks in a breath as Skylor backs into him, cowering like a frightened rabbit from the wolf clawing into its den. He quickly slaps his hand over her mouth, holding her own hand tightly against his arm so that neither of them become visible. The girl's breath is hot on his skin, and Kai can feel her quivering against his chest. Steven passes without glancing at them, and Skylor sighs, sliding down the wall and landing on the floor, breathing heavily as she releases her grip on Kai and the power of Shadow. The pair become visible again.

Crouching, Kai lays a hand on her shoulder, which she quickly shakes off, snapping her head up with fear in her eyes. Kai recoils, and Skylor's facial features relax slightly when she realises who stands over her.

"You okay?" Kai asks, already knowing the answer. Skylor, however, nods and tries to push herself up off the ground. Her arms buckle under her, and she falls back down. Hard. Both Kai and Skylor flinch as the sound echoes down the mud corridor, but their silence is met with more of it. No one has been alerted to the presence of the team. Yet.

The masters of fire and amber creep further down the corridor, listening intently out for any tell-tale sounds of the presence of another person. Halfway down, Kai gently takes Skylor's wrist and pulls her around a corner, into the shadowy, dimly-lit mouth of a different passageway. Skylor bites her lip.

"You don't need to worry about what happened back there. I'm fine. It was nothing." Skylor cuts Kai off before he gets the chance to speak, and he shakes his head as she speaks.

"You know that I know you better than that." He replies, lifting her chin up so she can face him. "What's wrong?" Skylor shakes her own head, releasing it from Kai's gentle hold. Her gaze drops to the floor again, and both bow their heads slightly.

"I'm sorry," Skylor's voice is barely more than a whisper in the echoing silence. "But it's nothing. Nothing to worry about anyway. If it happens again, I'll tell you everything. I promise." She finally lifts her gaze and looks him in the eyes, which he returns. The two stay stock still, staring deeply into each other's eyes for a minute or two until footsteps hit their ears again. This time, the steps are lighter and quieter. They also sound further away.

Kai pulls Skylor behind him and pokes his head out over the corner, examining the corridor ahead. He catches a glimpse of someone walking past the end of the corridor, but he can't tell who. They appear to be a woman, however.

Ten minutes later, Kai and Skylor run on light feet through the dirt of the underground labyrinth, scanning every room for Steven. He is nowhere to be found. That isn't a good sign.

"I know he's here somewhere..." Skylor mumbles, more to herself than Kai.

Finally, Kai signals to Skylor, and she appears at his side, peering cautiously into one of the rooms. Sure enough, there in the centre of the room, is Steven.

His room is on the third floor, somewhere between the centre and the outskirts of the maze of corridors. His is also, possibly, the dimmest room out of all of them. Even the empty rooms had more light than Steven's which had... two people? Skylor squints, trying her hardest to determine who the second person is.

"What I'm saying," a rather high, female voice piped up, "is that we should take them by surprise! They'll be expecting an attack soon, and they'll start preparing. However, if we strike before they're ready, we may be able to defeat them!"

"No." Steven's deeper voice cuts through the air, impatience lacing his tone. "Claire told me to move only once she is back with us. Until then, we wait for her return from the ninja's monastery."

"Very well." The female replies, frustration in her voice. She steps forward, and her silhouette moves closer to Steven's, taking his hands in hers. Biting her lip, Skylor leans closer to the window, still staring intently at the shadow of a person. I know her from somewhere, I swear I do. But where from?

The female lowers her voice, and Steven replies in a similar hushed tone. Kai and Skylor exchange glances before throwing their heads over their shoulders. The two people are locked in each other's tight embraces, and Skylor barely holds in a gasp.

He 'cheated' on me in our 'relationship', and now he's doing the same to my sister! We may hate each other now, but I will not let something as horrid as this happen to her. Especially not when it's him doing it to her.

Skylor's right hand closes around a dagger in a holder on her sleeve, and she shoots Kai a look. Kai nods sharply, reaching for his own blade. Ducking beneath the window, the two approach the door, waiting for Steven and his concubine to release each other.

Finally, Skylor kicks the door open, which falls back into the room. She and Kai simultaneously spark up flames on their hands, shooting them at the extinguished torches around the room, which bathe the room in new light. The orange glow illuminates the two Traitors. Of course, there's Steven, and Skylor realises why the female had seemed familiar.

Her hair is purple and hangs at her shoulders, her lipstick a similar shade. Jagged bangs cover her forehead, and she glares at Skylor intensely. Her armour is also violet, with gold trim and red sections.

"Skylor Chen." She says, false cheeriness in her voice. "Long time no see."

"Yes." Skylor replies, returning her glare, daggers in the air between the two. "I just wish it could have stayed that way for a little while longer, Chamille."

So that's the end of this new chapter.

I'm glad to say that since this took me a few nights to write, I'm already feeling a bit better about myself, and I'm now up to date with my homework (more or less) so hopefully I'll have chapters up more steadily. I still need to make a schedule for uploading these chapters, but at the same time, I feel like that level of pure unorganisation makes my page a bit more unique. After all, as the great Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco once said in the song Vegas Lights from the album Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die, "we're all not here for nothing and we're bored with looking good". (I don't care if that doesn't quite fit, I like that quote and I wanted to use it. I think it fits. Kinda)

Anyway, Chamille's here now! Yep, she's a Traitor. She's one because in season nine it's revealed in one of the conversations that Chamille is now a villain, no longer on the same side as the ninja and the resistance and whatnot. So yeah, she betrayed them in a way, so now she's a Traitor. Also, I feel like this role fits her, and I didn't want to make another new OC. I've made enough for Ninjago over my life XD

Anyway, please Review on your way out if you want, but until then, I'll see you all in another chapter!

Peace out everyone!

-LunaPikazard.

Hey Logic, how long until that schedule is made? It's been forever dude!