Clang, clang, clang!

"Evil doesn't sleep and neither should you!"

Marie-Grace's eyes opened in a flash. She rolled off the bottom bunk, grabbing her katana as she did, as jumped to her feet, pressing the blade of the katana against the intruder's neck. She pulled the sword away as she realized who the intruder was.

"Sensei Wu." She scowled and stomped back into bed. "Life Lesson #1: Never wake up Marie-Grace on a Saturday."

Sensei merely looked amused. "I am your Sensei. And every morning we do an exercise routine. You and Essly, having joined us as Samurai, must take part. You do not need to change, the boys often do not."

Marie-Grace groaned, pressing her pillow against her face. "Fine! But next time, just set the alarm," she sighed, once again rolling from her bed. "I'll wake up Essly." Sensei nodded and left the room.

Marie-Grace yawned, stretching her arms as far as she could, then climbed up on the first step of the ladder, so she could see Essly's sleeping figure. She poked the girl in the cheek. "Eeeeeesssssssssly! Wake uuuuuuuppp!" She moaned, wanting to get this morning over with.

"Whazhappenin?" Essly asked, sleepily. "Whazzamatter?" She lifted her head just enough to see the time. Then her head flopped back onto the pillow. "Wake me back up after eight am. I really don't need to be awake at five thirty."

"Trust me, I would if I could. Apparently, it's mandatory for all ninja and samurai to do daily morning exercises," Marie-Grace said, poking her friend again so she wouldn't fall back asleep.

"Ew, exercise," Essly moaned into her pillow. She lay there silently for a minute as Marie-Grace continuously poked her. "Okay! I'm up!" Essly said finally, getting up into a sitting position.

The two girls walked sleepily out onto the deck, still in their pajamas. Marie-Grace wore pajamas that looked like she just threw some clothes together. It consisted of a baggy shirt that read, "Hakuna Matata," and fluffy pajama pants with teenage mutant ninja turtles on them. Essly, on the other hand, had matching shirt and shorts that looked like Supergirl's outfit. It even had a Velcro-on cape.

The boys were all in pajamas too, but theirs were all striped with their gi colours. So boring. Although Nya's red nightgown was cute. They stood in a line, but Marie-Grace stood as far from Cole as she could.

"We shall begin today with the pinching crab," Sensei announced, and everyone mimicked his pose. This went on for awhile.

Essly noticed Jay kept glancing at Nya. "Perv," she muttered under her breath.

Essly stretched as she waited for Cole to finished making breakfast. She was still tired, even after all that early morning exercise. Marie-Grace was currently talking with Nya about, well, everything. She would've been talking to Kai too, if he hadn't still been in the hospital.

"I like your pajamas, Essly," Lloyd told her, also looking slightly tired.

"I hope you're not being perverted," Essly replied, calmly.

Lloyd scrunched up his nose. "Ew, no! I might look the same age as you, but I'm really only ten. I don't have a sick mind, I swear!"

Essly sighed in relief and surprise. "Thanks, Lloyd. So your body accelerated by six years?"

The two talked about the boy's experience with Tomorrow's Tea, which Essly found highly interesting, and then about superheroes, a topic in which both knew an excelling amount about.

But then Cole came out with the food. "What. The. Heck. Is. That?!" Marie-Grace asked, looking at the blobs that Cole had scooped onto each person's plate.

"Pancakes!" Cole replied, cheerfully.

Marie-Grace slumped back in her seat. "I told you that Brookstone was evil," the girl mumbled to her best friend. "He's trying to poison us!"

"Hey!" Cole hissed. "I heard that! And no, I'm not trying to poison anyone!"

"No offense, Cole," Jay muttered, "but I think these shapeless, gooey lumps would definitely poison us, intended to or not." Cole grumbled and sat down reluctantly when Nya volunteered to get the cereal out.

Marie-Grace just stared daggers at Cole throughout breakfast. Essly pretended nothing unusual was happening and continued talking to Lloyd about various superheroes. But no one could pretend they didn't notice how Marie-Grace seemed to resent the earth ninja for no reason at all.

*Haha, when Essly's up too early in the morning, she's kinda blunt XD calling everyone a pervert . . .