Chapter 43
An Unstable Environment

.:Violet:.

Has she really been that blind for the past couple of months? Was Kai always this suspicious and rash?

As soon as he left the bridge with the thought of Garmadon stealing the Golden Weapons, Violet was already chasing after him shouting at him to stop. She jumped from the top step to the bottom and ran after Kai. But once she got to the door, he already slammed it shut and locked it.

"Kai!" She shouted and she banged a fist on the door. She groaned at her shortness when she couldn't reach the window. She used her element to make her hover and she saw Kai in a fighting stance and Garmadon with the five weapons. Each one was in his hand but her bow was slung over his shoulder. "Kai! Let me in! Don't do anything rash!"

She knew Garmadon went to fetch their weapons since Wu asked him too. The four-armed man would want them to help his son and quickly. She couldn't hear very well but she could hear them exchange words before Kai charged at Garmadon and the four-armed man had to defend himself with the weapons. Violet rammed her fist into the window and the glass shattered. She hissed when a sharp cut her palm but she reached her arm down to unlock the door but her finger couldn't reach it. She gritted her teeth when she realized she hasn't cleared all the glass pieces. Before she knew it, her arm was covered in small cuts but some of them were already healing. She looked back at the fight to see Kai and Garmadon both of the ground and getting up.

"Stop it!" She shouted.

"No! He's going to steal the weapons, I have to stop him. I think this is how I'll unlock my True Potential and become the Green Ninja."

She tried reasoning with him but it wasn't any used. Kai was about to strike Garmadon and Violet thrust her arm out and she could see a shield between Garmadon and Kai. They both barge into this and fell back. But Garmadon recovered quickly and picked up her weapon and pierced the tip of the bow into the shield and it broke. Of course the Bow of Air would break her shield.

"Violet, what's happening?" She heard Nya's voice from behind her. Violet turned her head to see everyone else behind her.

"Kai's fighting Garmadon because he thinks he's stealing the weapons and the idiot thinks he will unlock his potential by doing this."

"Why?" Zane asked.

"Because he thinks he's the Green Ninja." Nya answered.

"We need to break down the door before Kai kills himself." Cole then moved to the door and he kicked it open. They saw Kai pinning Garmadon down and he just finished delivering a blow to Garmadon's face.

"Yes, I've defeated him! Have I unlocked my powers? Am I glowing?" Kai asked but Violet sighed and pulled him off Garmadon. Once he realized that he didn't, he groaned in frustration. "Why isn't it working?"

"Because you cannot defeat an enemy who allowed himself to be defeated." Wu said and he went to help his brother up.

"What were you thinking?" Violet hissed in his ear and she turned him so his faced her.

"He was going to steal the weapons."

"He was retrieving it!" She shouted in a whisper.

"No he wasn't!"

But it seemed their conversation wasn't that quiet since Wu spoke up.

"I asked Garmadon to retrieve the weapons… Maybe it would be best if you didn't try to reach your True Potential and just wait for it to come."

"See what you have done?" She asked in a whisper as everyone went to help Garmadon up.

"I just… fell tired of being the odd one out."

"We're all different Kai and some people will do stuff at different pace. We're all ninja but we're different. I'm the only girl. Zane's a Nindroid, Cole's a dancer and Jay's the only immature here…" She stopped when she said that because Kai was also immature. "It will come soon alright?"

"Alright…" He said rather gloomy so she reached up on her toes and kissed his cheek to cheer him up. But the Bounty trembled lowly and she knew they were at the temple already. They all went onto the decks and saw the Bounty have parked itself next to the volcano.

"The volcano seems to be on the verge of eruption, I strongly suggest you guys don't use your Golden Weapons." Nya informed them as Garmadon handed each of them their weapon.

"Can you get me my daggers then?" Violet asked her older sister and she nodded and dashed into their room.

"So will our weapons really make the volcano erupt?" Jay asked Nya and the samurai nodded. Violet looked back to see her sister running back with her dagger belt and a sheath of arrows.

"Thanks Scarlett but I won't be needing arrows."

"Just in case... Be careful alright?"

"I will." Violet smiled and she saw the others minus Nya running off the Bounty. Violet quickly drew her mask over and strapped her daggers onto her waist. She then ran after the boys and Wu and Garmadon. They entered an opening with boiling lava on either sides of the rocky path. With every step she took, she saw tiny pieces of the path eroding away into the hot substance. The purple ninja could easily feel the heat from the fire onto her skin. It made her inch for cool air and she could already feel herself sweating. They then found themselves on a ledge viewing the inside of the volcano. There were a couple of towers of rock standing tall in the lava. Poorly made bridges were built to connect each platform to each other. And from there, she saw the Serpentine digging through each rock, looking for the Fang Blade.

"There's Lloyd!" She heard Zane whisper and he pointed to the center of the volcano. His cage was perched on a rock and he was sitting down. His arms were around his legs and his hood was pulled over that it cast dark shadows on his face. But a loud clang was heard and she looked at Pythor who was running along the bridges.

"Out of my way! Get out!" He shouted and a low groan from the volcano which was barely audible was heard. She kept her eyes glued on the Anacondrai snake as he pushed his way through the Serpentine and he jumped into a hole. "The third Fang Blade is ours!"

She saw the boys climbing down so she climbed as well. If they weren't in an unstable environment, she would have flown down. She was afraid that her powers may be too strong for the volcano to handle. She was nearly down when she felt hands gently grab her waist and pulled her away from the stone wall. She craned her head to see Kai helping her down.

"I can climb you know." She whispered lowly.

"I know but we should be quick."

"Alright." She replied and they walked along the walls and in the shadows the flames casted. They then walked on the bridges. Violet made sure not to slip through the gap between each wooden plank. It wasn't her who slipped, it was Jay. She looked around Kai who was in front of her to see Cole and Zane helping Jay. When they started walking, she saw a flash of pain appeared quickly on Jay's face and he limped slightly. She knew he wasn't being dramatic and he was actually hurt. But Jay kept a strong face and kept on walking quietly. But it wasn't long before they were caught.

"Ninja!"

"As light as a leaf, fight like there is no tomorrow!" Sensei Wu shouted over the war cries from the Serpentine. They all nodded and Violet jumped to another rock tower and she grabbed two daggers from her belt. Three snakes charged at her and she crouched low and kicked her leg out, tripping the first one. She then turned and kicked another but landed on her back. But she used her arms to get herself up just in time to dodge the third snake's sword. She delivered a roundhouse kick to his jaw and he landed in the lava. She looked over to see the three snakes climbing out. Lucky them, they had a fire-proof hide. If she fell in, she would be a fried chicken.

She turned around and jumped onto another rock tower with one snake. The Hypnobrai snake went to punch her but she ducked underneath his hand and swiftly ran behind him. She then pushed him into the lava. Even though their hide is fire-proof, it would take them a while to climb out. She quickly scan the volcano for her team mates. Jay was doing well but she can tell his ankle was making it hard for him to swiftly dodge his opponents. Cole was also faring well along with Zane. She looked to Kai to see that he was surrounded and his was torn up in choosing whether to use his weapon or not. She could see by the hand his way pulled back and towards his sword.

Violet jumped over the lava and onto another tower or rocks. She then used one of her poorly made daggers and threw it to a snake that was behind Kai. She hit it in the shoulder, far from where her original target was. Now, Kai's hand was on his sword.

"Kai! Stop!" She shouted and went to jump onto his platform but a bright red light glowed from the lava and bursts of lava jumped causing some bridges to catch on fire. Violet was lucky she jumped in time otherwise she would have been seriously burnt. But she didn't land gracefully. She landed on the platform roughly that she rolled over and ended up at Kai's feet.

"Violet!" She heard Kai's voice from above her and his arms went underneath her arms and he helped her up.

"It's alright. I'll live." She replied and she dusted the dirt from her clothes. She then saw a snake coming towards them from behind Kai. She quickly pushed Kai to the side and she took one of her daggers and threw it at the snake. But her aim was completely off and it hit his weapon. She took another and this time, the snake fell. Just as she was about to say something to Kai, their rock shook and she then heard Zane shout.

"The serpentine are trying to make the volcano unstable!"

Their platform gave another shake and she fell forward on Kai but he kept them both balance. She wanted to fly off but she didn't want to make the oxygen in the air make the volcano more unstable than it is already.

"Come on!" She shouted and she grabbed Kai's hand and pulled him onto the bridge and onto another stable platform. She turned her head to see the tower they were on previously fell and the Constrictai snakes jumped onto the platform they were on now. She quickly slip two daggers into Kai's hand and he looked at them bewilderedly.

"I told you, I don't know how to use daggers in my shop." He told her.

"Then learn quick." She told them and she let go of his hand and she sprang to the snakes but they quickly ducked down to dig into the stand they were on. With reflexes, her mind already used her element to think her hovering in the air to prevent her falling into the lava. She felt a hand on her back and Kai pulled her back onto the platform. She then saw heard the lava and fire hissing.

"You need to stop being reckless."

"Look who's talking. If I remember correctly, it was you to try to kill our guest who was just fetching our weapons."

"I wasn't trying to kill him-"

"Yeah right." She scoffed but when she went to grab his hand, she didn't find it. He was looking at Pythor. "Kai?"

"I need to get the Fang Blade."

"But we need to get out of here before the place blows up!"

"I'll be quick!" He shouted and she went to grab his arm but he already ran off.

"This is what I mean by reckless!" She shouted and she chased after him. On the side of the volcano, she saw Garmadon hugging Lloyd and she was glad Lloyd was able to have this bonding moment with his father. But a sad pang struck her heart when she remembered the scrolls. The destined Green Ninja have to defeat the Evil Lord. Or is she wrong? Maybe those visions are a guide and they're not a hundred percent accurate.

"Violet, I got this."

"I'm not that crazy to let you go by yourself."

"So you also admit you're being reckless?"

"I call this saving and covering your butt." She countered and she looked to Pythor who was about to ran away with the Fang Blade. She then saw the events slowly unwind in front of her. Kai brought the dagger she gave him back before throwing it and he whizzed through the air and knocked the Fang Blade out of Pythor's hand and both implanted into the wall. She was about to congratulate Kai when rocks as large as cars broke from the top of the volcano and one landed right in front of her, blocking her from Kai.

"I got this Violet, just go!" She heard Kai yelled as he continued running for the blade. She knew she had to have trust in him. She turned and jumped from the stairs that were made along the side of the volcano and onto the rock platforms floating on the lava. She jumped onto one and it dipped into the lava. Being light and quick one her feet, she jumped off before the lava licked her feet and she jumped onto another then another. She then went on a much more stable ledge with Wu, Jay, Cole, Zane, Garmadon and Lloyd.

"Kai! It's not worth risking your life!" Jay shouted.

"Give him faith." She muttered softly but the ground beneath her feet trembled again and she gasped when the part of rock Lloyd was on broke and he fell.

"Lloyd!" They all shouted and she watched as Garmadon dived to reach for Lloyd's hand but he missed. She was torn up. Whether to trust the vision the General's Staff venom displayed her not. But she better not risk it.

She leapt down with her feet hanging onto the ledge and instantly felt hands holding her feet and her reached her arm out. Lloyd's hand also reached for her's but she felt his fingers against her palm before it disappeared quickly. She saw terror and panic written over the boy's ashen face. Already in the seconds she was given, she saw tears lining his eyes and the words for help still forming on his tongue.

What do you think? And I forgot to thank my reviewers! Sorry about that but thanks for reviewing, there's always a smile on my face when I read them. So big thanks to: BrightnessAndDarknessStories, zane'sfangirl25, KaiRulesSuckers, StuffyJinx, legolover101, Nightmare Moon, FlameNightofDarkFire, LightningDanino23, Mihoshi 2.0 and the guests!

And Ah! I've finaly watched the Rebooted episodes! I know what you're thinking "What? She hasn't watched it yet?!" But everything get released really late in Australia unless they're really big like the Hunger Games. So in other countries, the big shows and movies, Australia is 3 weeks late to watch but if it's something minor then it's months! But I've seen them and I'm distraught that Zane died but I saw the treaser trailer for the next season and I CANNOT WAIT!

So to answer StuffyJinx's question, I will be but I'm not sure if I'll do that as book 2 or not since Violet is no longer an undercover ninja…

So thanks again to everyone and please review!