Chapter 31
A Writhing Angel

.:Kai:.

When Kai woke up once again from their little run in with the samurai, he still saw that his vision was a little bit blurry and everything was shaded green.

"What do you remember?" He heard a voice asked him. He turned his head to meet with a face of an angel.

Her caramel hair fell in loose waves around her slender and heart-shaped face. Her cupid-shaped lips were placed underneath a cute and small nose. But her lavender eyes were soft. He was speechless. It was the same angel from before except this one looks more like Violet.

Oh hell no… He didn't actually say that to Violet did he?

"Oh my god… I didn't mean those things!" He blabbered and he shot up from the bed he found himself in and he held his head in his hands.

"I know you didn't. As I have just found out, the Venomari's venom not only gives you hallucinations but slows the function of the mind so you end up saying stuff you don't want to. Almost like alcohol." She told him and she placed something in his hand. He couldn't tell what it was. It looked like a cookie…

"What is it?"

"A cup of tea. Sensei Wu thinks it'll ease the venom a bit." She told him and he nodded but he hands trembled that he had to rest the cup on his laps.

"What else is the venom doing to my body? I can't keep my hands from shaking." He sighed and he saw glowing hand placed around his and he realised that Violet was helping him to drink.

"You're still weak from the gas the Samurai sprayed you guys."

"What about you?"

"The Ninja of Air is different from you guys. I'm immune to the gas, my body and powers would just change it into oxygen in an instance." She told him as she helped poured more tea into his mouth. "And I'm sorry for hitting you earlier."

"It's alright. I was acting like a douchebag. I know you asked me this but… where is all this new kindness coming from?"

"You were being nice to me so I'm simply repaying the favour. Now your turn, why were you so nice to me?"

"It's not right watching a girl writhed in pain like that." He told her. "And I have been going hard on you lately but I see you were just doing a mission and I know losing parents would be hard but-"

"Please, I don't want to talk about that." And at this, her hands removed the cup from his hands and she stood up. He could see better enough to see sadness in her face. "Dinner is ready in ten minutes."

And he watched as the light faded away from the angel as she closed the door behind her.

.:Violet:.

Nya made her promise not to tell the boys about her being a samurai and Violet agreed although she did have to give Nya some tips on how to manage your time without causing any suspicion.

But her parents… Are they proud of her being a ninja? She wanted to ask Scarlet this but the said girl was resting. Violet walked slowly along the lower decks and she wondered what her life would be with her parents.

Even if she was asked to be a ninja since Scarlet would still be dead, would her parents say no or yes? She remembered her mum took her to her workshop. Violet knew her mother back then wanted her to become the next jewel crafter but… now she can't see herself doing that. Would her mum be disappointed in her?

And what about her dad? He's a police man yet he never wanted to her kill anybody but to serve peace without causing too much havoc.

She looked down at her hands; the hands that killed. Her father was to prevent that, from more deaths and yet… here she was killing. Maybe it would have been better if she knocked those snakes out.

"Violet?" The said girl turned around when her name was mentioned and she came face to face with Lloyd.

"Yes Lloyd?"

"Are you alright? You have been staring at your bedroom door for the past three minutes." The young boy told her and she turned her head back around to see that she was standing in front of her room but she couldn't believe it was three minutes.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go to dinner alright?"

"Quit changing the subject." Lloyd pouted and she laughed and ran her fingers in his hair. "Plus dinner shouldn't be ready until another five minutes."

"You remind me how a younger sibling would act, always try to act brave when the older sibling is down and gloomy."

"So you're admitting that you are?"

"I guess so but I don't need you carrying my troubling thoughts. Now let's go to dinner." She told him and walked towards the direction of the dining room. She didn't need to look back to know that he was trailing her.

.::.

She barely touched her food. Her appetite was lost for some strange reason. When Violet thought of eating, her stomach would protest and she ended up drinking tea for the rest of dinner while Jay recapped their adventure and the others ate. It only seemed Lloyd was hanging onto every word he was saying.

But her thoughts would often stray to her parents. Maybe she should have screamed that night and ignore Scarlet, this would have ended. No need for her to live on the streets for a decade to live a life that you'll take people's lives even if they're bad.

"Violet, are you alright?" Violet snapped out of her thoughts and saw that everyone was quiet and their eyes were trained on her. It seemed Zane was the one who asked her that question.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine." She said with a smile but she saw Lloyd look down at his plate. "Please don't worry; I'm just thinking about some things."

"But you barely touched your food."

"Or spoken a single word apart from just now."

"And you haven't answered any of the questions from before."

"And you have been staring at the pot plant for the whole meal."

Violet was surprised how observant they were. She looked away from their eyes and looked down at her food.

"I'm just not hungry…"

"But you need to eat!"

"I-I…" But she couldn't form the right words. "Please excuse me."

"Violet!" Wu said sternly.

"I just don't feel well… Maybe they're aftermath symptoms of the staff's venom." She told them all and fled the dining room.

.:Kai:.

That's what she was. A writhing angel. She's beautiful yet she's sad and torn up on the inside.

They were in the bridge when the alarm went off signalling that all snake tribes were in Ninjago City. Like always, maybe not, the angel returned a little bit late. His eyes saw that she had a beautiful long dress. The asymmetrical bodice has a high, illusion neckline and one visible shoulder strap. A spirited sheer panel winds around the glamourous full-length gown that shimmers to the ground. And a pair of white and feathery angel wings sprouted from her back. She was gorgeous…

"Go! We mustn't let the five tribes unite!" Wu shouted and the angel was gone and Kai found himself being dragged by Jay and this time, his sight returned so no more blurriness or gingerbread men.

.:Violet:.

Violet couldn't be bothered waiting for the others. She wanted to set this right. She still wants to defeat the serpentine just… without killing them. She changed her golden into her vehicle and she flew towards Ninjago City. Once she landed, she turned her vehicle back into her weapon and she walked over to the drain hole.

"Hey, next time don't rush without us." Violet turned around to see Cole and the three other boys standing there.

"You were too slow." She simply said and pulled the heavy drain lid off before lowering herself in slowly. Once she reached the bottom, she ran alongside of the putrid smelling sewage water and deeper into the tunnel. Soon, she found herself staring down at the whole serpentine clan. She crouched down to avoid being spotted even though the snakes' backs were facing her but the generals' wasn't.

"Wow, that's a lot of snakes." She heard Cole whisper from behind her and she nodded. She looked behind to see that Zane, Jay and Kai were here too.

"So what are we going to do?" Jay asked quietly but she stayed quiet. She decided that she would let them resolve on a plan.

"I think I have an idea." Violet's eyes met with Kai's normal amber eyes when she turned her head.

"What's the plan?" She asked.

"Just follow me for now." And he got up from a crouch and ran along the edges of the huge gathering. The others followed and a soft sigh escaped her lips as she got up.

"Alright, so Pythor is trying to get the four tribes united and so far he's doing a pretty good job so my plan is to get them to disagree more than agree with each other." Kai explained as they all climbed to the beams that stretched across the ceiling.

"That's not a bad plan." Violet mumbled.

"But how do we make sure we don't get seen?" Zane asked and Violet watched carefully as Kai produced a rope from somewhere.

"We would split up, I'll take it up here with, Jay will cover the rear end, Cole would be behind that pillar and Violet, I'm pretty sure you can help us stay invisible… Is that alright?"

"Yeah, it'll be easy." She simply shrugged her shoulders. Quickly, Cole and Jay rushed to the positions that Kai gave them while she tied each rope end to the beam. Once she has done this, she listened carefully to Pythor's speech.

"Okay, the reason I called this gathering is because the good people of Ninjago imprisoned us in these putrid tombs and I want to do the same to them so they know what it feels like!" Pythor announced proudly and a cheer erupted from the snakes.

Kai threw the rope down and slide down the rope. She concentrated hard on Kai and the rope and within seconds, both disappeared. She heard Zane gasped but she didn't want him to break her concentration.

"That sounds like a great plan but we all know the Hypnobrai will screw it up." Kai's voice snarled like a snake and already, uproars exploded from the snakes from below. Once she heard a thud next to her, she casted the invisibility charm off Kai. Next was Jay. Once she saw his blue figure, she did the same thing to him.

"Those butt-cheeks can fight my rear end!" Jay used a heavily accented pirate voice. Once she thought it was clear enough, she casted it off and did the same to Cole.

"I bet they're drinking their own venom!"

Then finally it was Zane.

"All that digging must have given them dirt for brains." Once he was safely on the beam, she casted it off. She looked to Cole and Jay who was running towards them. But suddenly, Jay disappeared as well as Cole.

"Where are Jay and Cole?" Violet asked and Zane and Kai looked for their missing comrades.

"I don't-" But Violet pressed her hand against his mouth and signalled to both of them to a corner where they could see Constrictai snakes tying them up.

"They must have seen them running towards us. We should move from here and form a plan." She whispered and Kai nodded and moved her hand away. She went to cast her invisibility spell on them but it didn't work. "Something's not right; I can't cast my invisibility charm."

"It's alright, we'll use ninja sheath for now." Zane whispered and both she and Kai nodded. They ran quietly along the beams. Once they got onto solid ground, they ran deep into the tunnel but a mishap happened.

First, the ground trembled like an earthquake and next thing they knew was Constrictai snakes popping up from the ground.

"Run!" She shouted and she ran ahead. She heard many footsteps behind her and she dared take a look behind her and saw Zane got held captive by the snakes.

"Just go without me!" Zane shouted. It sounded cheesy in a way but she nodded and grabbed Kai's hand knowing she's the faster runner.

"Violet, stop. They stopped following us." She heard kai whizzed and she stopped. She let go of his hand and pressed her back against the wall before sliding down. "Violet, are you alright?"

"Yeah I guess." She sighed and closed her eyes. She felt a hand on her shoulder and she opened her eyes to see Kai's eyes staring at her.

"What is wrong?"

"Nothing… I think the staff's venom-" She decided to lie because she didn't want to tell him the fact that her parents worried her but he cut her off.

"I'm not that stupid. You look depressed."

"I'm not depressed-"

"Stop lying."

"Kai, we have bigger problems than me so let's think of a plan to save Cole, Jay and Zane." She told him sternly and she stood up. "Listen, I just need to take a breather alright? My powers have suddenly stopped working and it concerns me deeply."

"That is bull-"

"Oi!" She exclaimed in a whisper. "I'm not that important at the moment and I swear, if you ask me again I'll hit you much harder than I did in the Toxic Bogs."

And this kept him quiet. She sighed and began to walk down the tunnel. She heard Kai walking behind her.

"So what's the plan?"

"We won't do stealth this time."

"Why not?" He asked and she sighed. She turned around and stopped so suddenly that Kai nearly ran into her.

"Do you trust me?"

"Not when it comes to your own well-being."

"Well this isn't about my well-being so just obey what I say alright?"

"Alright… Can you still tell me your plan?" Kai asked her and she had to roll her neck. She was fairly short considering she was as tall as Kai's shoulders.

"I'll distract the snakes and you'll go and free the others and don't try helping me, you'll only get in the way."

"Okay, that's a terrible plan."

"Why?"

"What if you get captured?"

"I'm sure a bunch of snakes can't cage me." She answered simply and turned around to continue walking. Kai didn't say anything else which she was glad for. When they had returned to the opening, they both saw that the whole tribe was arguing while Pythor was in a deep conversation with Skales.

"Ready?" She asked.

"I guess." And she ran towards the snakes in the middle.

Sorry for the cliff-hanger but I'm going past my word limit. But thanks to: LightningDanino23, Ninjagofangirls, mystery girl, Mihoshi 2.0, NinjaForever5 and the guest for reviewing!