Chapter 22
High Above The Ground

.:Violet:.

She woke up with a startle when loud knocking was heard at the door. She groaned and leaned over to the bedside table and saw that it was half past six.

"Linda, are you in there?" She heard Kai's voice on the other side.

"Yeah, what is it?"

"Zane is about to serve dinner and he asked if I could come and get you." She sighed and got up. She quickly fixed her hair and walked in silence with Kai to dinner. She didn't want to say anything. She can't really forgive the boys for being mean to Zane… That reminded her of what Scarlet told her. But she was confused on how Zane could be a robot. Maybe she was wrong and trying to stir her up… But her cover will blow soon? Which mean one of the boys will discover her and not her or Zane or Wu telling them that she was a ninja, a ninja that was much more skilled then them.

"Look, I'm sorry about this afternoon. I didn't mean to ask that many personal question about your family… including Zane." She heard him apologise and she could sigh back.

"And I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier." She said quietly.

"It's alright." Those were the only words exchanged until they got to the dining. She sat down next to Wu and there was an empty seat next to her which Zane will take when he finish bringing the food in. There were already some dishes on the table and Violet reached over to grab some salad and seafood.

"I love it when Zane cooks!" She heard Jay exclaimed.

"And no body complained about my Duck Chowder last night."

"That's because we glued our mouths shut." Kai told the black ninja and he replied back with a frown. "Jay can't be that speechless for a whole hour. We all know that he loves to talk."

Violet then heard the screen door from the kitchen open and Zane walked in with a cute pink apron and he held a roasted chicken. The aroma already drifted to her nose and she could feel her stomach grumbling.

"Yeah, don't make that again…"

"Dinner is served." Zane presented a bright smile but it turned into a frown when nobody said anything back. Violet was just about to compliment him when it started. Everyone started to snigger and snort until everyone laughed but her and Wu. She didn't get it, why were they laughing? Jay fell off his seat while Cole rested his head on the table, hitting his closed fist on the table while he laughed. Kai's head fell back and he clutched his stomach as he laughed and Nya was laughing like a civilised person.

"What's so funny?" She asked, not getting why everyone was suddenly laughing. It's either she wasn't very observant enough or it's something on Zane but there was nothing.

"Zane, you're wearing a-" but Nya didn't finish before she burst into another fit of giggles, "even I won't wear that."

Then it hit Violet that they were talking about his apron. There was nothing wrong unless they're laughing at the fact that Zane chose to wear a pink one.

"You laugh because I make sure that I'm clean while I'm cooking?"

"No, we laugh because you came out wearing that!"

"I guess we don't share the same sense of humour." Violet said loud enough to drown everyone's laugh.

"Ok then, what about this?" Cole asked to both of them and he picked up a plate of pawns and quickly slammed it into Kai's face. She had to admit that was funny but she didn't let out a laugh. Everyone started to laugh as well as Wu. The said man stood up and got his tea which she was pretty sure was cold.

"How can you two not find that funny?" Cole asked between his laughs. She did find it funny but she chose not to smile.

"Well we know for sure that these two are related." Violet shot a glare at Jay but she could see Sensei Wu standing up holding his pot of cold tea. He walked towards Cole and he then tipped the tea over his head, making his black hair and clothes stick to his skin.

"Hey!" He barked and at this, she laughed before something hit her in the face. She looked down to see it was a pawn. This meant that the boys started a food fight. Everyone joined in but her, Zane and Wu. Poor Zane had onion, tomato, mayo and pawn thrown at him but lucky for the apron, he didn't get any on his shirt. She quickly left the room before someone else decides to throw food at her.

She walked to the courtyard and climbed onto the roof. Unlike that night, her stomach didn't hurt too much when she climbed up but when she climbs down, she use her wind element to help her down. She heard the boys shouted as they throw food. She couldn't tell if Zane joined in or not or if Wu left to go and get more warm tea.

She started to think about the little quote that Scarlet gave her.

'We sometimes think we want to disappear but we really want to be found'

She had absolutely got no idea what she's hiding that she wants to tell to the world. What did she keep as a secret? These boys know that her parents are dead and that she has caramel hair and not strawberry blonde… Or could it be that she's an undercover ninja? Maybe if she told them then her True Potential would be unlocked but then again, Scarlet told her that they'll find her out. She hasn't told anyone about how her parents died but that's something she doesn't want to be out. Maybe it's her identity…

She heard the screen door to the monastery open and she looked down to see Zane's sad figure walking slowly outside with his pink and dirty apron in his hand. She walked along the roof quietly and she saw him throw it in the bin. She then decided to speak up.

"Being different can be a good thing you know." She told him and he looked up.

"But I don't want to be different anymore." He muttered. She jumped down as a strong breeze brushed by letting her have a soft landing. "It makes me feel like there's something wrong with me."

At those words, her sister's information about him being a robot made her sad.

"There's nothing wrong with you Zane. You lost your memory which is explainable so don't beat yourself up. I know I'm different but I take it as a compliment because I know that there's only one of me and no one else can be me."

"How are you that different?" He asked her. She sighed and decided to come clean.

"No one else can turn invisible but one tribe of the serpentine… Believe it or not I actually thought I was a snake because it's unheard of. And hearing voices of someone who is dead isn't normal either."

"You mean your parents?"

"No, my sister…" She said softly and she leaned against the wall that surrounded the monastery. "I used to hear her voice in my head all the time, only recently she decided to come clean and explained to me she was my sister. I can't remember her; she died when I was one because she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. She was supposed to be the Ninja of the Wind, not me.

"The Golden Spinjitzu Master decided to keep the powers of the Ninja of Wind by putting her inside my head when I was a baby. She first talked to me when my parents died and ever since she's been talking to me, giving me advice."

"So you mean she can read your thoughts?"

"Yeah, she can."

"Does Sensei Wu know about this? Does she know that we're talking right now?"

"No, Sensei Wu doesn't know about this but she isn't in my mind at the moment. She sometimes in my mind or with the First Golden Spinjitzu Master, his spirit I mean." She told him. "See, this is a bit strange and I don't even have all of her powers. I only have half of it so when I unlock my True Potential, I'll get the rest of it and she'll be released from my head and become a spirit."

"You're hiding something… What's wrong?"

"The power might be a bit overwhelming for me to handle it all at once so she said that I may…. Explode." She answered and looked at him. His expression was filled with shock and concern. "But she said if I keep training then I should be fine."

"If you say so." He replied softly and he leaned against the wall next to her. Just then, a sharp cry of a bird was heard and both of their heads turned to the black falcon that was perched on a dead tree. Its eyes fully trained on Zane. "Huh?"

Violet looked back to see Zane tilting his head and she looked back to the bird who imitated him.

"That's not possible." He muttered and shook his head. Then the falcon did the same. "Can you do it and see if the bird copies you?"

"Sure." She said softly and she titled her head but it didn't work. Violet looked back to Zane and gave him a pointed look. He nodded and the bird did the same. Then suddenly, the bird flew off the branch. "Should we follow him?"

"Sure, let's give it a try." She nodded and Zane sprinted down the stairs. She laughed softly and she used her wind element to pick her up in the air and she followed him.

.::.

She remained in the air next to Zane in case anything decided to attack them. They kept following the black falcon though the dark forest. The pine trees stood tall with fog at their roots. All of the lower branches were bare while the ones higher up have dark green leaves. She turned her attention to the bird that stopped on a branch and turned around to face them, making sure that they're following. She then looked back to Zane who doubled over to take a breath.

"If you want I can-"

"No… It's alright." He answered before running forward. She looked back to see the bird flying again. But he stopped suddenly when they ran onto a small drop off. She stopped and went to stand on the ground. She could see several large trees supporting a huge wooden house with snakes roaming the boards. The lanterns were glowing a red colour and the chorus of hammers hitting wood or metal nails.

"If I see one girl in here, I'm going to go ballistic!" She heard Lloyd yelled. He was perched on a chair and four snakes were carrying it across the ground. She went to walk forward and quickly deal with them but she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"We won't be able to deal with them alone; we'll come back tomorrow where they'll probably be tired." Zane told her and she nodded. All she wanted to do was get Lloyd out of there. Her sister warned her about Lloyd.

"Let me try and get Lloyd out of there first okay?"

"No, not with that stomach of yours, it'll just slow your movements and you'll cause further damage."

"Fine…" She sighed and looked back to Lloyd.

"Thank you my mysterious friend." Zane said to the bird before tugging at Violet's arm.

.::.

The next day, Violet was forced to stay at the Monastery while the boys went out to the tree fort in the forest while Wu and Nya stayed at the monastery with her. She wanted to practice on the training course but she couldn't blow her cover in front of Nya. Already, an hour had passed and she was pacing up and down the hallways of the monastery. She did try talking to Wu to change his mind so she can go but he wouldn't change his mind.

She somehow found herself in front of his room and she was about to knock when she felt smoke in his room. It wasn't the burning or suffocating type of smell, it was almost pleasant in a way. She then realised that he must be meditating with the spirit smoke. Just as she was about to talk away, a soft flute sound echoed through the walls. She stopped to listen to the music. It was a slow and ancient melody but suddenly, the flute stopped and she heard a gasped. She quietly but quickly went to his door and knocked.

"Come in."

She entered in to see him sitting on the ground with his back straight and in his laps was a flute except in the middle, the wood curved and shaped into a figure of a sphere.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Very. I need you to stay here and look after the monastery while Nya and I will go and save the boys."

"What? Why can't I?"

"I already told you. You're injured." And he hastily got up. "I saw something in the spirit smoke. The boys will get hurt and the monastery will have trouble. I can't be in two places at once so can you stay here please?"

"Yes Sensei…" She sighed and he left. She could hear his and Nya's hurried footsteps followed later by a cry from one of the dragons. She walked outside of the monastery and watched as the dragon became smaller and smaller. She then returned back into her room and grabbed her set of daggers and her golden weapon. If Sensei Wu was right about the monastery having trouble while he's gone, she better be prepared.

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To answer some questions: Violet will be found in chapter 25 so that's in three chapters! Yay! And a clue about her unlocking her true potential, think about what she keeps hidden that holds her back. I won't give out too much otherwise it won't be a surprise. But it's not revealing herself to the boys, that's not her true potential because remember what Scarlet said? She can't unlock it by herself.

If you want to ask questions, feel free to ask in the reviews and I'll try to answer them at the end of the next chapter.