Ah! What happen to all my reviewers? It's either Ninjago suddenly became unpopular or my emails are dumb dumb. Oh well… and to answer the question that's always asked, Violet will be discovered when the boys are cleaning out the bounty. So that should be in the next 2-5 chapters.

Chapter 21
Differences Between Siblings

.:Violet:.

At least two weeks had past and Violet's stomach is still sore whenever she moved too much or when she's out of breath. Her ribs were healing nicely according to Zane but she was forced to stay here in the monastery. She didn't complain much but her clothes were all back on the bounty. Zane agreed to go with her and she couldn't help but laugh when he first saw the bounty, this caused her stomach to flare up in pain. But they got her clothes and made it back to the monastery.

Back to the present, Violet was sitting on the stairs with her body leaned against a beam. She watched as the boys trained like she always did. She had nothing else to do. Sometimes, Zane would come over and she would whisper some words of advice to him which he had welcomed with open arms. The doors opened up behind her and she saw Wu entering the courtyard. Nya was probably in her room.

Her eyes travelled back onto the boys. Cole was going through the course, Zane was… sitting down. She guessed he was meditating. Jay was facing one of his inventions. The long, wooden pole had a craving of a dragon's head on top with its mouth open, shooting arrows. The blue ninja was swinging his nunchucks, deflecting each arrow. Finally, Kai was practicing his spinjitzu. Then came the weird bit.

Zane's head suddenly snapped up, he jumped to his feet and leapt between Jay and his invention. The said ninja stopped and stared at the white ninja but this resulted him with an arrow lodged into the chain of his golden weapon. Violet's eyes quickly trained back onto Zane, who was now doing flips towards Cole. He grabbed the black ninja's scythe and sliced it through the air before he dropped it back down to the ground.

Zane then performed spinjitzu and went around the courtyard, leaving a sheet of ice on the stone ground. When he went to do another lap, the ice spread, leaving frost on the equipment. Cole slipped whereas Jay was confused why his invention stopped working. Zane's icy tornado flew past Kai and the poor Red Ninja fell out of his spinjitzu and slipped on the ice and landed in a brutal way.

Poor Kai huh?

'I didn't mean that.' Violet mentally said to her sister and then she let out a squeal when the ice reached the stairs, freezing her feet to the steps.

"This courtyard isn't big enough."

"Correction, this courtyard isn't big enough for him."

"It's like he's in his own little world… I bet he can't even hear us!" Jay shouted and Violet frowned.

"I can hear you perfectly insulting my cousin." She snapped from the stairs. The boys' eyes travelled on her then back to Zane. She heard a sigh and she looked back to the red ninja who was making his way towards her. Ever since that night on the roof, she made sure to keep her distance away from him but right now she couldn't, especially when her feet was stuck to the ground. The tip of is sword touched the ice around her feet and it melted quickly.

"Thanks."

"No problem." He mumbled and walked back to two other boys. Wu then walked towards the boys and Violet followed. While she walked, she shook her feet, trying to get rid of the numbness that had held her feet captive.

"Sensei, Zane is weird lately…" She heard Jay muttered and she had to agree.

"What is weird; someone who is different or someone who is different from you?"

"No, we mean weird. Like the other time he walked in while I was using the toilet. He didn't even recognise me there." Cole huffed with a sigh. Violet recalled that. She was walking down the corridor and Zane entered in, leaving the door open. That was a sight she wanted to get out of her head.

Are you sure?

'Shut up!'

"And there was the time when he laughed when Nya and I were watching a sad movie…" Jay muttered and this got Kai tensed. Before the brunette could say anything, Jay elbowed him hard in the ribs. The red ninja hissed before speaking his 'incident'.

"And the time when he left a note in the fridge saying he ate the deli meat and offered cheese… I mean the guy should have told us in person than using the note… Linda, was he always like this?"

At this, Jay, Cole and Kai turned to face her.

"Well… Not that I know of." She replied. "But that doesn't mean he's weird alright?"

"Look Linda, we like the guy alright? He's really smart and all but… he can be off sometimes."

"I thought this was lately." She countered.

"That doesn't matter."

"But it does. You said earlier that Zane is weird lately and not sometimes."

"Whatever, they're the same."

"No they're not!"

"Enough!" Wu's voice brought them out of their argument.

Why do you and Kai always bicker like an old married couple?

'We do not bicker! And we're not even married or old.'

Who knows? You two might get together.

'Ok, that's the most stupid thing I've ever heard of.'

"Zane is your brother you three. Brothers are often different from one to another. I should know…" His voice trailed off and Violet knew he was referring to his own brother. Wu then turned around and walked back into the monastery. She knew Wu never liked talking much about his brother so she never asked about it, neither does he ask about her parents. She made her way back to the stairs and slowly sat down but she nearly jumped a foot when the sound of a gong being hit was sound.

"Mail!" The three boys chorused. She forgot that was the doorbell sound. While the three boys ran, Zane came to sit next to her.

"Are you alright Zane?" She asked gently with a soft smile. He nodded with a sad smile.

"I guess so… I never get mail like the boys do… I can't remember my family…"

"You don't have to say anymore." Violet told him. "My family is gone too so don't get too down about it."

"I know. I don't but it makes me feel like the odd one out."

"Hey, I'm the odd one out here. The only female ninja." She said quietly but she laughed.

"A letter from Jay's parents. Kai have a couple letters from some friends and fans. And Cole, you have a letter from your father."

"But I'm supposed to have a parcel."

Violet slowly drained out the rest of the boys' conversation and focused on her growling stomach. It hurts whenever she did. She was about to ask Zane what's for lunch when a question popped out of nowhere from Jay.

"Zane, how come you never hear anything from your parents? I mean I know Violet's your cousin but you never seem to talk about your mum or dad."

"I don't remember my parents… I've been an orphan my whole life…"

"But wouldn't Violet's parents take you in?" Cole asked. She knew this wouldn't last wrong. She didn't think of possible answers for a question like this. She looked to Zane who seemed sad yet lost for words too.

Say that they weren't around because they used to go adventuring and didn't return one week after Zane's parents death.

"He was brought in for a week but after that, my parents weren't around anymore." She answered. She then felt everyone's eyes on her. "My parents used to go adventuring and one time, they didn't come back. Zane and I both became orphans." She then mentally thanked her sister.

"What about your aunt and uncle in Jamanakai Village? I don't think you two are being 100% honest with us." Kai asked with an accusing tone. She didn't know Kai had such a good memory.

"Well don't you call your parents' best friends aunt or uncle?" She asked back while folding her arms over her chest.

"My mum passed away after Nya was born and my dad passed away a couple years ago. So that's a no." He snapped, his eyes narrowing on her.

"Well I'm sorry that your dad passed away but our family business doesn't need you nosing in it." She hissed.

"Stop it you two!" She heard Cole yelled and he got between the two's glaring competition. "Alright, we get it. Some of us have lost our parents and Jay's the lucky one here with both."

"Lucky? My parents embarrass the crap out of me!"

"That's better than none or one parent now enough. We're supposed to be brothers like Sensei said. Nya and Linda come close to being our sisters too and Wu is like a grandfather figure. The monastery is our home now too and if we're going to be living in here until who knows when then we better get our act together and stop acting like teat-sucking babies." Cole said sternly to each of them. She then realised why he was the leader, he was good at keeping the team together. You always need a leader to keep his team together otherwise nothing will be accomplished.

"Cole's right." Violet said softly before she turned to head back into the monastery and into her old room.

'Scarlet? Are you still there?'

Of course I am lil' sister. Where else would I be apart from your head?

'With the Golden Spinjitzu Master of course.'

Listen, I need you pay full attention to what I'm about to say.

At this, Violet sat down on her bed.

'You got my full attention.'

I only can tell you what I can, Wu probably already know this. About the green ninja, it's none of you. Not Kai, not Jay or Cole or Zane or even you. Even though in my opinion it should be you but it'll be someone that you'll never expect.

It was weird for her to hear her sister be so wise and serious. Normally in her head, Scarlet always making smart aleck comments or immature things like that other time when she said Kai was hot.

Hey! You're not focusing! I still can hear every thought in your mind. All will fall into place soon alright and more evil will rise up. Some evil that's even worse than the serpentine but keep Lloyd safe alright?

'Evil that's even worse? Do you mean the Stone Army or the Overlord? What does Sensei Wu's nephew got to do with this? Is he the green ninja?'

I can't answer that. Lloyd is important to the future and if harm does happen to him, the whole balance will be shifted. I know the little brat is acting like a stubborn child but he'll turn onto our side. The serpentine will hurt him soon so try to get him out. He doesn't understand what being evil is, he just wants to be like his father who I must say is a terrible role model.

You need to prepare yourself little sister and your cover will be blown sooner or later. The Golden Spinjitzu Master told me that your invisibility won't help you when the time does happen to come. But soon, all of your true potential will come. I mean you and the guys and when the time comes, I'll be gone from your head and become a spirit. All my powers will be given to you.

This is why you need to prepare yourself. My powers will be too overwhelming for you to handle. You only have half of mine so far. When you unlock your true potential, you'll have so much power and if you can't control it right, you explode right on the spot. I know this may sound scary but I think you'll handle it. Your invisibility charm will be much stronger; you'll be able to summon it whenever you want.

'But how do I unlock it?'

I can't answer that but all I can say is that you can't unlock it by yourself. I can tell you how the others unlock but you can't tell them, not even Zane. They need to work it out for themselves otherwise it won't be unlocking. A True Potential is the highest level of elemental power unlocked by a ninja and they have to overcome emotional obstacles that are holding them back. .

The order goes like this, Zane, Jay, Cole then Kai. I won't tell you when you're going to be unlocked but listen how they unlock it and try to figure it out okay? Zane unlock his when he regain his memory back –you still can't tell him this- and he learnt that being a robot doesn't make him different from anyone else but he learnt that even family and friends that you create by bond and not blood is precious to keep and protect.

'Wait, he's a robot?!'

You can't tell him this. Jay unlocked his when he realised that he simply needed to be himself and not anyone else because the best you is you. Cole unlocked his because his father respects him for who he was and not what he wanted him to be. I know this one sounds silly but it kept Cole back. Kai's unlocked his by realising his main role wasn't to become the green ninja but to protect the green ninja himself. He had tried to prove himself to being something he wasn't and when he learnt, he didn't need to push it.

'But I don't know what's holding me back though…' Violet thought this forlornly and she sighed.

I have to go Violet but we sometimes think we want to disappear but we really want to be found.

'Huh? What does that mean Scarlet?'

Violet asked but she got no answer.

"We sometimes think we want to disappear but we really want to be found…" Violet said out loud to herself. What does she want that is hidden but she wanted it to be exposed? Signing, she lay back on her bed and closed her eyes.

What do you think? Thank you to the guest and Himeno Kazehito who reviewed for the last chapter. That's little quote I found on the net but I don't know who it's from but it's on the cover for this story. Please review!