Sky: Hey guys! Another upload for y'all!
SK: Sorry about the confusion if there was any. Sky's adopted parents are now dead, as Skales said last chapter. Sky ran off, and nobody knows where she is.
Sky: Except us!
SK: Well, we will soon, yes. So without further ado…
Sky: WAIT! We may or may not have forgotten disclaimer the last couple chapters…?
SK: Oh… I guess so… whoops…
Sky: SkyfallxKnight doesn't own Ninjago, or the characters in this story, except for me! If she did, then she wouldn't be writing random stories and wasting her time here!
SK: This is NOT a waste of time! It's a legit homework excuse. Now, on with the show!
Sky tore through the bushes almost falling from Shadow's back. She did her best to keep the tears from falling.
Big girls don't cry.
It was a line from one of her favorite songs. She always listened to it when she was sad, but now her copy of the song was in ashes, along with her home, and…
NO!
Sky refused to think about her adopted parents' death. She needed to have her mind clear if she was to get to the nearest village. She needed somewhere to stay, and an orphanage was NOT an option in her book. Suddenly, Sky was flying through the air. She landed with a splash in a shallow pond, thankfully, without injuries.
"Shadow…"
The horse was drinking from the pond peacefully. Silver waded in and licked her face.
"Thanks, boy."
"So, I'm out in the wilderness alone. Without a home. Without parents. And probably lost as hell," she said aloud to herself. She could imagine Ellen scolding her for her language. A stray tear slid down her face. Shivering, Sky pulled herself from the pond, grabbed Shadow's lead from her pocket (just realizing it was there), and set off with her horse and wolf for Jamanicai Village (sorry if I spelled that wrong).
Sky reached the village along with the sun. She was exhausted from walking all night. Shadow and Silver tried their best to push her along, but her movements gradually slowed. Suddenly, a voice came from nearby.
"Well, what do we have here? Would you like some help, young lady?"
Sky was awake in seconds and whirled around to see an old woman behind her. Sky recognized her as the old woman who ran Ellen's favorite tea shop… in Jamanicai Village.
"I remember you! You're the young one that old Ellen and Josh took in, right? Tell me, what brings you here, dear?"
"There was an accident," Sky mumbled, rubbing sleep from her eyes. "They're- They're… They've…"
"Oh, dear. Well you're welcome to stay with me and help out at the shop. We have a small stable for your horse, and I'll make you and the dog a spot."
"Silver's a wolf, and thank you, ma'am. I'd love to stay and help out," Sky yawned. "But a nap and a quick snack might be nice, first."
"Oh, of course."
Sky always thought the old lady was nice, but she didn't think of her as the type to take in orphans. She was glad she knew the lady.
"Thank you so much, Ms.?"
"Ms. Malade. You can call me Melony, though, dear. If you were Ellen's then you're as good as a friend of mine!" Melony chuckled.
"Well, then, thank you very much, Melony!"
"Don't mention it, Sky. Now let's get you some sleep AND some dry clothes."
A week later, Sky knew Ms. Malade's basement like the back of her hand. She had less time to ride Shadow now, but Melony was kind enough to give her a break now and then.
"You're only 12, Sky. You need your childhood for a year or two still," she would say in her warm half laughing way of talking. Personally, Sky agreed. She just wished she knew her real parents. Well, she did know who her dad was. Lord Garmadon, the guy who was trying to take over Ninjago and make it into his own image. Sky never saw the point, though. Ninjago was just fine the way it was, in her opinion. But Uncle Wu had said that he had been corrupted at a young age, so Sky couldn't really blame him. She just desperately wanted to know who her mother was, and if she had any siblings.
Sky was feeding Shadow late one afternoon when an idea struck her. She could visit her uncle and try to get his help.
Maybe I can stay with him! The monastery has plenty of room, and I won't get in the way of the ninja at all!
Sky remembered that she didn't know how to get to the monastery from the village. She'd never made the journey. Sky sighed in irritation. Then she noticed something in Shadow's saddle pouch.
When did that get there?
Sky supposed she must have missed it when she left the ranch. Curiosity got the better of her, and she opened the bag.
Sky got the shock of her life when, tumbling out of the bag in a neatly folded pile was…
SK: Cliff! Heheh, sorry, couldn't help it. So, Sky has a home now. Wonder what's next.
Sky: That's enough uploading for one day. We need to get to bed and finish homework that for once isn't English.
SK: Yeah. Total shocker when my English teacher didn't assign a lot of homework tonight. BTW what do you guys think was in the bag?
Sky: Review pl0x!