Hey everyone, sorry if this chapter took a while to update. Last week, my friend's mum died from cancer so I've been trying to cheer her up so that's why…

Chapter 17
Hidden Actions

.:Violet:.

Now her smile turned upside down. She didn't know if her parents would be proud of her being a ninja, involving in killing things. Her father was a police man but that didn't mean that he killed anybody and her mum really hoped that she would become the next in-heir jewel crafter. But overall, she doesn't know much about her parents. Six years with them and not knowing or remembering the first three is not enough. She knew enough that her parents cared for her and her mother loved flowers and the colour lilac while her father loves cars but that was it. She didn't know how they would respond to a certain question or what hobbies they loved to do. What movie they were into and books.

She had never felt so lonely before. She would have probably asked Scarlet but she's with the Spinjitzu Master and not her. She drew her knees closer to her chest and rested her on her arms where it laid on top of her legs.

"Violet?" She turned around to see Zane.

"Where's the others?"

"Still in the living room. Sensei started to talk about the powers that we still need to unlock in our weapons and Cole plugged in the TV with his scythe and called it a 'secret power'." And Violet chuckled at this. Zane sat down next to her and peered into her eyes. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." She muttered and turned her face to the horizon but she still could feel Zane's stare on her.

"Tell me. I can tell something is wrong and if you don't talk about it, it'll only grow worse." She sighed and made sure Zane couldn't see her face so her teary eyes weren't showing.

"But I don't want to talk about…" She muttered but she held footsteps. She fought it would be the other boys walking in the courtyard but no, Zane had caught her off guard and now, he was on her other side and witness a tear rolling down her cheek. He then pulled her into a hug. She just placed her head in his shoulder like what she had done with her father on that night. That just made her cry.

He rubbed her back and caressed the back of her head. It felt comforting the hug; it was a soul touching gesture. Unlike the one with her sister, this was the first hug she had received since that horrible and terrible night.

"Don't worry Violet; I'll be here for you. I know you act strong so others don't see you weak but it's okay to cry once in a while." Zane told her soothingly. She stiffly nodded. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"N-No thanks." She felt ashamed; she had never shown anyone this side of her since her parents' deaths. She squeezed her hold on him and she let her tears flowed. But once she heard fast footsteps heading towards them, she lifted her head to see the others exiting the monastery with their weapons. She quickly pulled away and wiped her tears with her palms. She then slapped her cheek to slap herself out of her sad state.

"What's wrong?" Zane asked as Cole handed him his shurikens. She turned away from the boys. She hated being weak and fragile. She hated when people look down at her and pitied her. She wasn't that kind of person. She already had enough pitied looks when she was living on the streets and she refuse to act like that again.

"Nya told us that there has been a sighting of Garmadon in Jamanakai Village." Cole informed and Zane quickly springed to action but he casted one look at Violet. She smiled at him. She hoped that with her smile, he would get the message that she's fine now. But it seems he hasn't.

"I'll be fine." She told him and he nodded. As they raced down to the dragon stables she turned around to see Wu standing and he had just told Nya to do something. She quickly walked away.

"Do you want me to go after them?" She asked but he casted a worrying look at her. She then realized she must have looked like she have been crying with her red eyes and probably tear stains but she also doesn't have her gear.

"I think it's best if you stay here, this can give you time to train on the equipment with the boys out."

"But my gear-"

"You left one in your old room remember in case you wanted to swing by?"

"Oh right…" She said sheepishly, "but what about Nya?"

"I've sent her to go and buy some food for dinner." And he nudged her gently into the monastery. Violet went to the west side of the monastery and she got the key off the door frame and she entered. She smiled as everything was left as it was. She quickly went into her wardrobe and took out the spare set that was in the secret compartment. She got changed and one she was done, she took off the wig but something caught her eyes. She saw a wooden plank lose from underneath the bed. Someone has been in her room. She quickly fetched the box from underneath and she was grateful no one had opened it.

She couldn't believe she had forgotten all about it. Her nimble fingers searched for the hidden button on the bottom of the small box and with a click, the lid shot open, startling her. Doesn't matter how many times she took herself it's going to pop up it kept scaring her. She sadly smiled at the remains of her toy rabbit. The only thing that she has left that reminds her of home. It was worn with some of the stitches loose and one of the button eyes came undone. Although the toy stank, she stroked the ears before placing it back and back underneath the floor. She quickly covered it up.

She then went outside to the courtyard and she turned on the training equipment. She then quickly sprang into action and went through the training course quickly. She quickly headed towards the one where there were three flat dummies spinning. She quickly dodged underneath one arm of one dummy, then another one she dodged the leg and the last one she punched before she went to go through the spinning wooden post with little wooden branches were branched pout. She jumped over one before tumbling underneath a branch and then she moved her hips to the side to avoid getting hitting and she then rolled underneath the remaining. She then leaped to one of the two spinning shields where there were two swords poking it. She slides herself upon the spinning contraption. And then at the right timing she jumped off and successfully landing onto the jumping wooden poles. She skilfully jumped onto each one while spinning.

Violet then went onto another device with axes swinging down. She gracefully dodged each axe and she then went onto a long curving plank of wood. On this instrument, there were posts winging at her. She walked along it and she leaped over one and she then landed back on, she then twisted her body to dodge another and she then quickly ran doing a summersault and flip along the way. She then went to another course and spiked maces spun around. She ducked down and once she finished that one, she jumped off and panted.

"Only if the boys were good like you." She heard Wu sighed from behind and she smirked.

"Why? How do they do this?" She asked as she sat next to her Sensei on the steps.

"Kai doesn't look at his surrounding so he's easily knocked off. Cole isn't fast enough on the treadmills, Jay is fast but he gets hit by the dummies and axes. Zane jumps over them and not duck and other tactics to dodge them…" Wu sighed. "And none of them have got anywhere close to your time limit."

"Which is..?"

"Twenty-five point three seconds while the boys get around a minute." She laughed and she spread out her legs. "Is there anything I should improve on?"

"Try and pick up the speed when you flip so enemies won't hit you when you're in mid-air." He advised and she nodded. She then got up and tried to do the course again with much faster flips but she ended her smashing head in with the wooden posts. She groaned and she sat up holding her head.

"Still remember where you are in the spin, don't lose concentration." Wu informed and she got up. She little shook her head to get rid of the spinning stars and she tried again but this time she lost her foot work and she slipped off the post. "Don't focus too much on your spins. You don't have to be perfect first up; it'll require a lot of time and practice."

"But how if I don't have a training course on the bounty?" She asked, "The boys will obliviously be training on this."

"When I send them on missions you can come by and train if you want." Wu smiled warmly. They spent the next half an hour training before they heard a roar in the distance. Violet knew the boys were returning so she quickly dashed into the monastery and into her room. She then got change and put on her wig. She then realised she stank of sweat. She went into her bathroom and opened the cabinet. Behind her monthly stuff, an unopened box of perfume was displayed and she quickly opened it and sprayed it four times before putting it into her handbag. She loved the scent it gave out. Apple, candy and strawberries.

She then looked into the mirror. She used her wind element to get a cool breeze blowing into her face. This helped to get the redness off her cheeks but she then saw a faint bruise forming on her forehead. She then went into her handbag and took out some makeup. She covered it quickly and she then went out.

She walked into the courtyard and saw Nya leaving to return into the monastery. She smiled at her and Violet smiled back. She then looked back to the boys and Cole throwing armour toward the boys. The helmet was hard plastic with metal wire to cover the place. It was also completed with shoulder guards and front armour.

"What's going on?" She asked with a bright smile and Zane turned to her with a concerning look but she brushed it off. Kai seem to be staring at her. She felt uncomfortable with him looking at her like that. She quickly turned her head to Cole.

"We're going to see who out of all four of us, is the strongest." He answered as he took his scythe off his back. The handle had a stunning pattern and the blade was perfectly sharpened with no scratches to be seen. But she didn't like their idea one bit and she couldn't help but grow concern.

"Oh… so was the Garmadon thing a false alarm?"

"Yeah, it was his son." Kai replied but he seemed to be deep in thought. She felt nervous underneath his gaze. Her stomach started to do summersaults.

"He has a son?"

"Lloyd Garmadon." Jay answered and he then placed on the helmet. She then walked to the steps and sat down.

"Linda, can you be the referee?" She heard Zane asked. She nodded and looked at the four boys.

"So… Ok, first up are Jay and Kai." She announced and she saw Kai and Jay pulled out their weapons. "Is this actually a good idea?" She asked and her fingers started to fiddle with her shirt

"Its fine, it's not like we're going set the monastery on fire." Kai grumbled and they both waited for her signal. She hesitated but she stood and took a deep breath.

"Go!" And she waved her arm down.

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