Chapter 13
The Underworld

.:Kai:.

He was personally glad that his sister was fine but he was feeling a bit guilty when Wu went into the Underworld to fix up his mistakes. He sighed as he held onto the reins of the dragon tighter. It was a good thing that they're going to save Wu now but… He was still confused about the shadow thing.

So only shadows could harm Garmadon but how come the dark lord was able to able to hurt him? And then there was the time when something started to attack Garmadon but there weren't any shadows.

'Could he have been possibly weakened in the Underworld that when he's in Ninjago he couldn't cope for too long?'

He immediately dismissed the idea. He recalled Garmadon demanding 'Who's there?!'. Now that he remembers, he heard a gasp when Garmadon showed himself. He didn't even realize it at the time. And then Sensei first fought then went to a floating piece of rock and Kai swore he saw Sensei's lips moving as if he's whispering something but… Nothing can really be invisible right? That can't be right, the matter and cells won't allow that… But now there is spinjitzu and all this Underworld stuff being introduced to him… Maybe it is true.

But people can't turn invisible. Now this made him more suspicious of Wu. His only way of solving this problem out is confronting Wu and get it out of him… But after this rescue of course, when things settled down and maybe some more clues so he doesn't appear like an idiot in front of Wu and the rest. But suddenly the dragons came to halt when they entered a grayish cave and everyone fell off their dragons except for Zane, his dragon landed down gently and Zane climbed off. He looked to Jay, he seemed to be trying to speak again but his voice failed him. He then looked to Cole who was kissing the ground.

"We're in the Underworld you know, it may turn you evil if you kept kissing it like that." Kai teased and instantly Cole's head lifted from the ground and he rubbed his lips.

"Yuck!"

Kai chuckled to himself and looked at their surroundings. In front of them was a big open space with chucks of rocks floating in mid-air, each one was connected with a meter wide piece of chain. The roof had long and thick stalagmites covered with web. At the far end, there was a large piece of land with a temple placed on it. The whole floor was covered in skeletons and their vehicles.

"Sensei Wu is inside that temple… I can feel it." Zane muttered from behind him. Kai just nodded and continued to scan the place to search for a safe passage that will allow them to get to that piece of land and into that temple without attracting attention to themselves. Just as he was thinking, something blue came into his view and he saw Jay jumping up and down waving his arms.

"What? You're going to attract some unwanted attention." Kai hissed as he narrowed his eyes but the blue ninja pointed towards the stalagmite. "You mean use those to cross into the temple?"

Jay nodded with a proud smile presented on his lips. Kai looked back to Zane and Cole. Zane seemed to be patting his dragon whereas Cole as trying to put space between himself and the dragons.

"Hey you guys, Jay thought of a plan to get into the temple."

"What is it?" Cole asked as he cautiously walked towards him.

"Jay suggests we use the stalagmites to travel across."

"Hmmm, that's not a bad plan… Coming Zane?"

"Err. Yes." Kai raised an eyebrow as Zane lost his composition for a moment. That was very unlike Zane. Maybe Zane knows what Wu's hiding. Maybe that's why the white ninja was in his room and brought down the 2 meals when they were on the ship. He then decided he'll ask Zane about instead.

"Come on, let's go." Cole whispered as he backed a few paces behind running and when he jumped off the edge of the land, he grabbed onto a stalagmite. Jay then followed. As Zane hurried over, Kai stepped in front of him.

"We need to talk after this happens." And he turned and jumped onto the stalagmite. Perhaps that was the wrong way to approach things with Zane. He'll probably be thinking of excuses to use. Kai mentally slapped himself.

'Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!'

.:Violet:.

"How are we supposed to cross?" The white ninja asked her as he leaned against his dragon and looked out towards the city of skeletons.

"I supposed you gives can travel along the stalagmite or just fight your way through which may distract Garmadon from doing whatever to Wu… but there's a risk of harm coming towards you four."

"Harm can come to you as well." Zane said as he crossed his arms over his chest and he kept an eye over the other three.

"Not when I'm invisible, I should be fine."

"But you said Garmadon wounded you when you were invisible."

"But all of the skeletons won't be focusing on me; they will be on you which means you are at more risk than me. Just trust me." She begged but she quickly darted deeper into the dragon's wing as Kai looked at their way. The ice ninja seem to have caught on and he patted the dragon. When Kai looked away, Zane continued.

"But even if we do get caught, we need to count on someone to save us and if you happen to get injured again then who will save us?" he whispered, making sure to lower his voice.

"Geez…" She sighed and rubbed her temple. She would like to think that Zane can trust her…

"And if-"

"Coming Zane?" They heard Cole shouted.

"Err Yes!" Zane called and left in a hurry. Violet stroked the dragon before turning invisible. She tiptoes out of the safety of the dragon and towards the stalagmite but she saw Kai talking to Zane before climbing the spike.

"What did he say?" She saw Zane jump and she smirked.

"Don't say something suddenly like that… He's really suspicious of Wu and I think he's now suspicious of us."

"I got that all the time when I had to watch him before Wu could train him. I'll tell you later but for now, climb." She told him and waited for him to get onto the spike. She then followed after. Her left arm started to feel uncomfortable but she continued. It was just a little prickle but that always happened when she was training. Suddenly, the stalagmite that kai was holding onto broke. The red ninja jumped to another one just in time. The piece fell and landed on a skeleton. She sighed with relief as the other skeletons didn't pay heed to him.

She looked back to the other ninja and realized they were no longer on stalagmites but legs that belonged to a couple spiders. She went to tell Zane so he could tell the others but a rippling pain went through the side of her stomach. She shut her eyes tightly and bit her tongue to prevent any sounds coming out. When she opened her eyes again, her purple orbs couldn't see the boys. Instead, the four ninja were on the ground sprawled out. She sighed.

"Umm… if there is more than one ninja, is it ninja or ninjas?"

"Err… Ninja?"

"Oh ok… NINJA!"

"Crap…" Violet swore and she lowered herself on the spike. Another wave of pain went through the right side of her body. She should have listened to Zane's advice instead of pushing herself further. But there were no wind inside the caves and she's hopeless up here and if she stays longer, she'll fall and be a flat pancake. She isn't built like the boys. Sure she could beat them all in a fight because she has agility but she isn't built enough to survive a fall like that.

But she felt a soft breeze that stroke her cheek. Her eyes widen and she looked around. She knew there wasn't any possible way for wind to be entered in here but she let go and let the breeze carry her softly down. Once she touched the ground, she drew out her daggers, keeping her bow on her back. It had seemed Zane felt her presence because he was right next to her. The other three formed a circle and they all faced their opponents. Then the spiders from above dropped to the ground. A shiver ran through Violet's spine. She never liked spiders… She doesn't freak out like Cole but she just shivers with goosebumps across her skin.

"Anyone with bright ideas?" She heard Kai asked as the skeletons walked closer, readying their weapons. She quickly searched for plans but nothing came up. Then Jay started grumbling.

Tornado of Creation? That isn't a bad idea but it means you'll have to join too.

Violet sighed. She knew this day would have to come. The boys would probably be confused with the wind and the streak of purple.

"You feel a weird sensation?" Cole guessed at jay's attempt of speaking. She sighed at the boys' stupidness… Except for Zane and maybe Jay.

"You ate an old cassation?" Zane asked. She face palmed.

Forget about their intelligence.

"Wait I got it! Two minutes on vacation!" Kai exclaimed while wearing a proud look on his face. She looked to Jay whom looked like he's burst any moment. He took a deep breath and the words tore through his voice and echoed off the walls.

"The Tornado of Creation!" He shouted, glaring angrily at everyone.

"Ohhh." The other three said sheepishly and Violet could only shake her head.

"But it could lead up to disastrous consequences." Cole muttered as he raised his scythe to the approaching skeletons.

"But we're about to have a disastrous consequence ourselves right now." Kai grumbled as he too raised his sword.

"So let's do this then… Lightning!"

"Fire!"

"Ice!"

"Earth!"

Violet silently said her element and did spinjitzu, luckily, the others couldn't see her and she emerged with the four boys to create a large tornado. She could feel the heat coming from Kai, the frost from Zane, the zapping of lightning from Jay and the harshness from Cole as little specks of dirt nipped at her skin. Suddenly everything on that floating piece of land was sucked towards them. But see couldn't see anything else as everything else began to become a blur.

She had to make sure she doesn't fall out of her invisible charm otherwise she'll be seen by the boys. But another painful strike of pain went through the side of her body and because of that, the Tornado of Creation broke and she found herself lying on the floor, still invisible. She looked up to see they have created a huge Ferris Wheel with the skeletons stuck in the cages. She then remembered that Wu loved Ferris Wheels.

"How come we broke apart?"

"Maybe it's because we have already finished the creation?" Zane suggested but she could tell that he knew what happened.

"Who cares, they're trapped now. Let's go and find Sensei Wu." She heard kai said and she went on all fours before standing on her feet. She walked while the other four ran. She tried to hurry but her wound stopped her. She went out of her invisibility spell to save it up for later.

When she did caught up, she saw the four standing still. She hated being short. She tried to have a peek but she could only see gold and heard clashing metal. She then spied a rock and she stood on it to see Wu using the sword of fire against Samukai who wielded the scythe of quakes, shurikens of ice and nunchucks of lightning. She quickly cast her invisibility but on.

"This is Sensei's fight." She heard kai announced. She knew that was true but she had to urge to help him. Suddenly the sword Wu was carrying caught on flames and he thrust the sword towards the skeleton's leader. But the skeleton counteracted his attacks and shot some of his own. He then threw the shurikens but Wu skillfully deflected them with the sword but the old man fell back and the sword froze.

Violet was too scared to continue watching. Sensei Wu was the closet person she had to a grandfather and if he died right here, she didn't want to witness it…

"Sensei!" She heard Jay shouted in whispered, almost forlornly. She looked again to see Wu getting zapped by the nunchucks and she became angry. No, she became pissed.

How dare they!

But the sword left Wu's hand and into the skeleton's fourth arm. Samukai quickly handed the weapons to Garmadon.

"Where's the fifth weapon brother? I thought you would have it." Garmadon asked as he stepped down from his throne of bones. Violet's hand grabbed the bow off her back and position an arrow, ready to shoot Garmadon if he harms Wu.

"I don't have it… I thought you would have it instead." She knew Wu was lying to make sure Kai, Jay and Cole wouldn't start asking about the fifth weapon.

"But I was told by Samukai here that one of your students got it." Violet's heart froze. Garmadon was going to reveal everything and if he does, Sensei Wu would be hated by Kai, Jay and Cole. She'll be hated by them as well as Zane.

"No, I don't have it otherwise you would have it now." Wu said with a warning tone in his voice. She could see Kai's, Jay's and Cole's raised eyebrows.

"So you lied to me Samukai."

"O-Of course not." Samukai stammered as he straightened his boney back. "They're lying."

"Then where else could it be?" Wu asked innocently with a shrug of his shoulders.

"You're lying old man!" The skeleton leader roared. Violet was just about to send an arrow loose when Garmadon grabbed the sword of fire and fire was shot from the sword and it burned the skeleton into ashes. The other four gasped except for Violet and Sensei Wu.

"His voice was starting to annoy me."

Sorry for leaving it there you guys but I hoped you liked it! And thanks to: SmileRin, Himeno Kazehito, Lloydlover, DeliciouslyDanerous1 and BlueJaymetroblaze32. AND OMG! This is the best ever! /user/184134/scores/179868. You guys should listen to this! I can play the main part on the violin now!

And one question, which actor do you think will look and sound like Kai?