Chapter 24
A Bountiful Home

.:Kai:.

What have he done? How could he be so stupid and let his hot-headed-self get so carried away like that?

Kai groaned and banged his fist against the large, red stone. Now they were stranded in the middle of nowhere. Wu was trying to lead them somewhere but he wouldn't tell them where. This was completely his fault. Not Zane's or Linda's. What did those two friendly people deserve to get his rant? Well sure he and Linda argue a lot but she didn't always says them in a mean way… right?

Linda killed two snakes. He had to admit, he didn't see that coming but he only register that she did do it when he and the others saw Zane's dragon flying away with her and the ice ninja. He inspected the bodies and saw that their hide was penetrated by a blade but he didn't question it. He shouldn't have let his anger get the best of him. He knew this wasn't Kai or Linda's fault. If he didn't started to yell then the others wouldn't have followed him and this had caused Zane and Linda to fly away.

"Kai?" He turned around to see Nya looking at him with concern. A sign let his lips.

"Yeah?"

"Are you alright?"

"Not really… We lost everything but the only thing I really miss is Zane and Linda…" He sighed and he rested his arm on the rock then he rested his head on his arm. His other arm banged the rock. This was the best way he could unleash his anger when he was sane. "I didn't mean what I said and now they're gone because of me… They probably hate me now."

"Of course not Kai." Nya smiled and when he was about to hit the rock again, Nya's hands captured his and he looked at her. "How do you know they didn't go to find shelter?"

"Because they would have informed us wouldn't they?" He asked her.

"Well I guess… Come on, Cole made some dinner…"

"Oh no."

"It's better than starving." She smiled weakly and she pulled at his hand for him to follow her. He sighed and eventually followed her back to their little make-shift camp. Jay had a stick in his hand and what looked like a bug on it. He was throwing the little stones that were on his laps to an empty tin. They both accepted the meat from Cole and sat on the ground in front of fire. He took one bite and he struggled to swallow it. It was disgusting.

"This is horrible." Jay groaned and he threw his stick down before he threw a stone forcefully to the tin and it went in. "At least I got a new h-high score…."

"Just remember to be thankful for what we still have." He heard Wu sigh. He had been really down when Zane and Linda left and he couldn't figure out why.

"But Sensei Wu, what do we have? Our home is gone." Cole asked but Wu didn't reply. He just sat on the box of scrolls with his eyes staring into the fire. Kai decided to speak up.

"You know what? I don't miss home, what I really miss is Linda and Zane." Kai announced and he placed his meal into the fire.

"Yeah, me too. I missed Linda and Zane."

"Zane..?" Nya asked with her eyes trained on a certain spot. Kai followed her eye sight and he was utterly speechless. It was Zane, walking towards them with a smile. But there were no signs of Linda.

"Yeah, you know Zane. The smart and weird one." Jay tried explaining to her but Kai shook his head. Nya laughed and she grabbed Jay's head with both hands and turned his head to face Zane. "Ah! It's Zane!"

At that, Jay scrambled to get off his butt and he ran to Zane, hugging him tightly. He kept apologising over and over again. Kai and the rest followed and patted the white ninja on the back.

"Where's Linda?" Wu asked him and Kai could see the worry that's hidden in the old man's eyes.

"She's back in Jamanakai Village where I told her she would be safe." Zane told him but the red ninja could tell he wasn't telling the truth.

"I'm sorry Zane, I didn't mean to yell at you or Linda." Kai apologised but Zane's hand just placed a hand on his shoulder.

"It's alright. We understand but you really don't need to apologise." Zane smiled as if it was nothing.

"But what about the awful things we said? Isn't that why you left?"

"You guys were just angry and that's not the reason I left with Linda. I wanted her to be back in Jamanakai Village so she's out of danger and then I saw the falcon again." His explanation wasn't good enough for Kai. He was hiding something.

"That's our Zane." Cole laughed before bring the white ninja into a fierce hug.

"And we're happy to have you back."

"Why, is it because it's my turn to cook dinner?" He asked and they laugh.

"Yes Zane, we would love to have you cook some dinner." Wu laughed and the others cracked up again when Cole let out a snort, clearly offended.

"But I've already cooked dinner. The falcon led me to an area where we can stay. It's big enough for all of us to sleep and train although I haven't cleaned it up yet." Zane muttered but Wu placed a hand on his shoulder.

"It would be perfect Zane. Thank you."

.:Violet:.

She lay on her bed and stared at the ceiling. She tried communicating to her sister many times but she hasn't got a single reply back. She was about to go to sleep when she finally replied.

Arg, stop it. I was sleeping you know.

'I didn't know you needed sleep.'

Of course I do because I need my energy to do this.

And suddenly, Violet felt like she was falling but she couldn't let out a scream otherwise she'll alert her boys of her presence. She closed her eyes and her stomach churned violently.

"You can open your eyes now." She heard her sister's voice coaxed her and she did. She gasped when she herself laying in long grass and some wild flowers. She quickly got to her feet and the grass and wild flowers reached past her knees. The sight was simply breath-taking. She found herself on top of a hill of long green grass and flowers with the colours of purple, blue, red and white with a couple yellow ones here and there.

The hill she was on was a little island floating in crystal blue water. It was completely still even though there was a breeze brushing past her. She saw another tiny island and a large oak tree was presented and a tiny cottage was built next to it with a small deck with a row boat attached to it.

"Wow… it's beautiful." She exclaimed and she turned around to see her sister standing behind her. Her sister's blonde hair fell in waves to his waist with a white, thin head band placed behind her side fringe. White fake daises were used as decoration on one side while on the other was a white bow. Her dress was stunning. It was a soft beige colour that ended at her knees. White frills were sewed onto the chest while a thick, beige ribbon was wrapped around the bit that covered her breast and it tied off with a bow at the front.

"When I'm not in your head, the Golden Spinjitzu Master taught me how to create my own paradise which will allow me to train you because he trained me in his. I've been trying to create this paradise for years and now it's finally done." Scarlet said with a proud smile as she also looked around.

"Train me?"

"I need to teach you how to control your powers and we'll be doing it here. I'll teach you how to use it in many different ways since you're trying to be invisible to the world."

"Scarlet, about the clue-"

"We're not talking about that Violet, don't get off course." Her sister scolded her. "So at this moment, your body is no longer in Ninjago, it's here in my paradise. Time moves slower here so it may feel like a day has past but it may be six hours past in Ninjago."

"Alright but I can't really train…" Violet muttered but Scarlet smiled.

"I have some special herbs in the cottage that'll heal it quickly."

"But the boat is on the other island."

"This is your first test." Scarlet replied causally. She then walked down the hill and Violet quickly followed. They both stopped where the water meets the island. There wasn't sand or dirt; the grass kept going into the water. "Now, the boat is tied up on the other end so what would you do to get it on this side?"

"I'll unhook it?"

"How?"

"By flying over."

"But then what's the point in the boat? I need you to unhook the boat with your powers then let the breeze push it here." Scarlet told her little sister and the said sister froze.

"B-But-"

"No buts. You need to concentrate and relax. This is why I decided to create a calm environment so it'll be easier. Now close your eyes." Violet sighed but obeyed and her sight was obscured behind darkness. "Now feel the breeze and how it feels against your skin. Now, keep your eyes close, what colour is the wind?"

"Scarlet this is silly, the wind is invisible, it's not any colour."

"But what colour do you see? You need to feel the wind against your skin."

Violet tried so hard and then she saw a colour behind her closed eye lids. A shimmer of a very light shade. She couldn't tell if it's blue or lilac.

"It's a very light shade of a lavender blue colour."

"Wow, you even got the shade right and the name. Great, not open your eyes." Scarlet instructed her and she nodded then opened her eyes. Something was off this time. She swore patches of her vision had just filtered the colours of the paradise in the lavender blue colour. "Now if you're seeing the colour then you're doing well. You have completed two of the five senses. Now, listen closely and I do mean very closely, what sound does the wind make?"

Violet could feel her ears twitch as she tried to identify a sound. It was like a chime except not in a ringing form. It was soft and she felt relaxed immediately.

"Almost like a chime."

"Great, now what smell?"

"But how if there are flowers all over the place?"

"That's it! The wind picks up the scent of the flowers and the pristine lake. Now, stick out your tongue and try tasting it."

"But-"

"Do it little sister." Violet sighed and stuck out her tongue. She then realised it tasted almost like freshly baked bread if that was even possible.

"Freshly baked bread."

"Good now look back to the area where the boat is tied to the deck." Violet obeyed and looked at the rope but before she could think of another thing, something cold was dumped on her dead drenching her.

"Scarlet!"

"Good, now all of those senses that you have felt, saw, smell, tasted and heard are gone because you fell out of focus. If you need to do something that you know would consume most of your energy, you'll want to think of the all of the senses but with the easy stuff, we'll need is the feeling of it and the sound. Now, focus again and just concentrate on those two senses then think about moving the rope."

Violet tried all of this but it didn't work.

"Okay… umm try thinking how you want the wind to remove the rope. Like blow from below to get it off the post." Scarlet suggested and she tried again but this time, she did it. "Great, now control the wind to push the boat across the water and towards us."

And it went like that. The boat came towards them and they both climbed aboard. Sadly, the boat didn't have a paddle so Violet hard to try again but it was much harder since there's more weight on the boat but she managed. The cottage was cute. It was one storey but it had a pointed roof. The bottom meter of the exterior was grey stones put together to create a cabin look then there were long, polished planks of beige wood. The porch flooring was white stone and the beams that helped to hold the roof that covered the porch were un-processed wood. A hearth was also outside with a small table for two placed next to it. Scarlet opened the wooden door and inside.

They entered into the lounge and the flooring were polished wood with light, warm yellow walls with beams of chestnut wood going across the ceiling to give the home feeling. The furniture was antique and she loved it. Vases of flowers were placed here and there and the windows let in the natural light. To the right, there was an entry to go into a corridor which would lead to the bathroom and the two bedrooms. She looked back to the far end of the room and saw a small and cute kitchen with another dining table.

"Your room is on the left." Scarlet told her and she walked towards a room and opened the door. The walls were a beige colour with white trims. The wooden floor boards had a white fluffy carpet and a double size bed was in the corner with a bed side table. A desk was also present along with a drawer and a mirror.

"Scarlet… I-"

"No need to thank me. I'll be back with some herbs." She smiled and left. Violet walked to the drawer and opened the top drawer. It was filled with undergarments. The second one was half full with dress and a quarter full of shirts and the other quarter were shorts and jeans. She groaned, she hated dresses!

Ok, I have to end it there otherwise I would have gone over my word limit. So big thanks to: LightningDanino23, Someone, Himeno Kazehito, Mihoshi 2.0, SmileRin and the guest for reviewing!

And to answer a question: Well the snakes already hate the ninja so I think Violet is already included but the funny thing is that in the show, the ninja don't kill the snakes but they hurt them. I personally understand why but wouldn't that just make the ninja's life harder?

Anyway, next chapter is when Violet's identity is discovered! Yay! Please review!