Disclaimer: I do not own G. I. Joe nor any of the characters except my own Oc's of Lt. Col. Jane Abernathy "Demon Rose" (or Emily Rose), Sgt. Jake Henderson "Pile-Driver", Corporal First Class Jana Ling "Amethyst", and Col. Roger Stevenson "Cap". Here's Amethyst's story,

Synapse: Amethyst had been captured by Cobra nearly one year ago and now she was finding herself imprisoned by another. This man is using her, keeping her hidden, and now he expects more from her. Now she wants out.

G. I. Joe

The Amethyst Stone

Chapter 6

He knew she was in pain, he didn't need to see her face to know that much about the situation. But he did need to know if it was because the wound wasn't getting better. Slowly he reached for her shirt and started to pull it down in the back when she turned around to glare at him. "I'm trying to see if I need to take you to a hospital." He whispered softly to her. He wanted her to understand that he wasn't going to hurt her yet. She hadn't done anything that day.

"All right," She whispered back while turning her back to him.

He pulled the white shirt down and saw the bright red scar tissue and the hideous green-yellow bruise. "You're fine, it's just bruised."

"That's a relief." Getting to her feet Amethyst returned to her stance. "Now, please excuse me but I need to continue practicing."

"No, you need to rest." He countered as he got to his feet. He was barely taller than she was and he noticed she wasn't going to retort against him. Instead she walked off and sat down in a corner of the room.

While staring at him Amethyst said: "Try that move."

"What?"

"I said try that move. Get as far as I did."

He was confused. But he did so. He took the same stance as she had, even imitating the head motions.

Amethyst was amazed that he had quickly picked up that much. She rose to her feet and walked up beside him and took the same stance. "Clear your mind. Let the motions of your head, arms, and legs be channels for clearing your qi."

"What is qi?" He asked

"Qi, it's the life force of all things." Amethyst pushed off the ground with her leg again but this time she didn't spin. Instead she landed on the ground with both feet then took off running. Her feet soon met the wall and she started running up it then pushing off to land facing Storm Shadow. Her mind was clear once more. Tapping his forehead with her knuckles she said: "It mean's breath or air, in order to learn these arts you must always have a clear qi. Always you must have a clear mind."

Letting his foot fall to the ground and arms fall to his sides, Storm Shadow calmly watched Amethyst standing in front of him. "That's what you did, didn't you? You took my qi away?"

"No, I gave you my qi."

That confused him. "How?"

She hit him upside the head so fast he didn't even notice in time to stop her. "Never mind, practice the technique you observed!" Her legs moved but silently, she wanted to be out of the way in order to let him practice, even sit in the same corner again. She wasn't going to outright teach the techniques to him. Instead she was going to practice them in front of her and let him attempt on his own. Maybe then she wouldn't break her vow. She wasn't teaching the Arashikage ninja, instead he was observing and imitating. She would leave little hints for him to pick up on but nothing more. Any questions he asked she would answer but in as much riddles as possible.

Storm Shadow lifted into the position once again. His mind almost cleared within that moment. He felt all the things he had done, the lies he had told, melt away. He breathed in deeply before pushing off the ground with one leg, flexing the other out and spinning to land on the ground. He landed successfully and looked at Amethyst to know what else to do. But she did nothing, said nothing, she didn't even look into his eyes. He grew frustrated and rose off the ground and grabbed her by the collar of her shirt and pulled her to eye level. "You refuse to teach me still?"

"I refuse to break the vow to teach an Arashikage my secrets. I cannot help what you hear, observe, and understand." She said while keeping her face expressionless.

He understood. She had taken a vow to hold the secrets from him. But she was still going to teach him, in a way. "May I ask; what was the next move?"

"Cartwheel two feet then resume the stance. Then the second move that I successfully did." She answered.

"Are there anymore?"

"Of course there are, but this is not Qī yǐncáng dāopiàni. This is just a fighting technique." Her eyes glittered with their normal purple color. She even seemed excited about something.

"of course it's not." He felt like giving into anger but knew that she was not going to do anything but stare at him.

"Let go please." She said while resting her hand on top of his. "I wish to practice some more."

Storm Shadow let her go then watched as she walked over to the center of the room and stood with her arms at her sides. She stood so perfectly still he almost thought she was dead where she was standing. Even her breathing had slowed down. Her arms swiftly rose and she started hitting the air like she was hitting a person.

Amethyst went through each motion like she was attacking someone. It wasn't that hard. She imagined that it was Jane she was hitting. Then when she was about to hit the image of Jane in the head she faltered. The pain of her betrayal clouded her mind once more and she stood there with her palm back and her eyes closed. "I'm sorry, I must be tired." In that moment Amethyst was Jana once more; the girl who had joined the Demon's band, the girl who had protected her best friend like she was a younger sister and the girl who could show mercy to everyone.

Amethyst walked up the stairs back to her room and at down on the bed. She had to meditate again. She needed to clear her mind of these troubling thoughts in order to perform the techniques.

i Qī yǐncáng dāopiàn: Ok, it's kinda obvious by now what that's called isn't it? Seven Hidden Blades.

A/N: that's it for a while, i've only got the six chapters done. maybe tomorrow i can crank out a chapter for each story. r&r please, it makes my little world go round.