School starts on September 4th. Ugh. Apparently Junior year is supposed to be the most difficult in high school... kill me now plz ;~;
Anyway here's Chapter 6!
Steph's P.O.V.
Joey was being a meany pants and I don't know why. Tyler may seem like a bad person but he's not.
The next day during training an alarm thingy went off. Aunt Nya and Uncle Jay installed it so we knew when there was trouble in Ninjago City. "It looks like there are some Serpentine terrorizing a playground. Alright, that's simple enough. You kids can handle it," Aunt Nya said. This would be our first fight against the Serpentine.
The boys put on their ninja suits and Jess put on her Samurai outfit. According to the adults, they were all exact copies of the old ninja suits. The twins had an exception though. Ryan had earth and ice designs on his sleeves and Zack had fire and lightning designs on his sleeves.
"Do I get an outfit?" I asked Daddy.
"Not yet, sweetie. We're going to wait a little longer so you can practice your powers more before you go out and fight." I pouted but didn't argue because he was right. I did need more practice.
While the other kids were gone the adults all went upstairs while I stayed in the basement. I decided that if I wanted to go out and fight, I should keep practicing on my own as well as during training.
I remembered what Tyler told me yesterday about how to focus in on my powers, but just as I was feeling the heat in my hands, I somehow lost control.
Realizing my eyes were closed, I opened them to see a ball of fire bouncing off the concrete walls. I screamed and ducked and then watched it crash into a cabinet full of different liquids or something. It came tumbling down, and one bottle hit me over the head. The last thing I heard before I passed out was the glass shattering on my head.
I awoke in the hospital. Looking around to see only Lloyd, my father, and my brother, I inquired about the other ninja and their families (wait did I just say "inquired"?!).
"They're at my house. It was just easier if only a few of us came," Lloyd replied.
"How are you feeling?" Dad asked.
"Um... REALLY weird... and there's also the headache..." I immediately noticed the change in my voice. "What happened to my voice? And why do I suddenly know big words like 'inquired'?"
"A bottle of Tomorrow Tea was spilled on you, along with a mix of other special teas that have given you more knowledge," Lloyd said.
"Tomorrow Tea?"
"It basically makes you older."
"WHAT?!" I finally looked down at my body and noticed how much I've changed. "How old am I?!"
"We think you're about 17," Joey told me.
Needless to say, I was in shock for the rest of the day.
Kai's P.O.V.
We adults yet again gathered around the dining room table with our cups of coffee to discuss yet another important matter.
"Who's gonna give her... uh, the talk?" Amanda said awkwardly.
"If you're implying what I think you're implying, I feel a woman should be the one to talk to her, since a male wouldn't know as much about the subject," Zane said.
"Ok, so it's between Kruthika, Amanda, Melissa, and Nya," Jay said, relieved to avoid the awkwardness. Though Steph is my daughter, I was also relieved to not have to bring this up with her. If only Jules were here...
"I vote Nya!" Kru shouted.
"Me too!" both Amanda and Melissa exclaimed.
"What?! Why me?!"
"You have a daughter, and you've already done it before, so you know what to say," I pointed out.
"She's YOUR daughter, Kai."
"Yes, but I don't know as much as you do about... um, females. Please, sis?"
Seeing all odds against her, she finally sighed. "Fine, I'll do it."
Steph's P.O.V.
Aunt Nya just told me some very disturbing information about my body. I'm just going to curl up in a ball for the rest of my life.
Joey's P.O.V.
Since Steph's accident, she was out of training for a while. No one really noticed much, except we didn't have to consistently dodge her uncontrolled elemental powers.
When Lloyd first told us Steph had to take some time off, I noticed a flash of something unfamiliar in Tyler's eyes. It seemed like since I caught them outside together that one time, he's been keeping an eye on her. It was only, like, a day or two ago, but it felts like he's taken a lot more interest in her, and I don't like it. His heart was colder than his ice powers, and topped with insanity that's getting worse... That bastard better stay away from my sister. Although I'm only 13 compared to him being 16, I'm still not afraid to mess him up if he hurts her in any way. And since I've been at this house, I've heard Zane scold Tyler for playing girls like action figures at LEAST six times. I don't even want to know what would happen if he were to make a move on Steph now that she's older.
Anyway, Lloyd tried teaching us how to find our true potentials, and apparently there's something blocking me from doing so. He said there's something inside each of us that prevents us from unlocking our potentials.
"How will he know when we've unlocked it?" Brian asked.
Lloyd smiled. "Trust me, you'll just know."
Steph's P.O.V.
Two days after the accident, I finally went back to training. It felt like FOREVER.
Since the accident, I had pretty much avoided everyone, and when I went into the basement in the spare clothes Jess let me borrow, I noticed Toby, Tyler, Brian, Ryan, and Zack all staring at me in awe. Tyler was the first to snap out of it, the look on his face disappearing as quickly as it appeared, making me wondered if he actually saw me or not. Next were Brian and Toby, the latter blushing and moving towards his girlfriend. But the twins kept on staring. I waved awkwardly and walked over to Joey, who seemed to be the only boy unaffected by my transformation.
He then tilted his head back in an exaggerated way and shouted, "Hello up there!" Just kidding.
The twins finally managed to stop gawking at me when Zane came downstairs. He was our teacher for the first half of today's training. "She looks like a hotter version of Catwoman!" I heard Ryan whisper to his brother, who giggled in response. Brain clonked them both over the head with his nunchucks while I tried to make my blush go away. It's strange how I've never noticed how perverted the twins were until now.
"Alright," Zane announced, "today we're starting off with the training course." I internally groaned. I could NEVER make it though the spinjitzu course.
The boys and Jess made it through with ease, but then it was my turn.
But with my new body, I had even more difficulty than I thought I would, and wound up against the wall with a sore but in two seconds flat.
Yes, because I'm going to be able to fight alongside the ninja one day *rolls eyes dramatically*
Next chapter we're going to get a look into Tyler's head to see what the hell is going on. Besides, stick to only these three P.O.V.'s is irking me on so many levels, I need a break from their heads.
Poor Steph tho. It's like Lloyd's childhood all over again.
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