Chapter 66
A Change In Time
.:Violet:.
The female ninja quickly slipped out of her casual clothes and into her purple ninja gi. She tied her caramel hair in a high ponytail and readied her weapons on her: attaching a bow with a quiver of arrows to her back, daggers in the many slips in her gi and a sword dangling by her waist. Violet quickly rushed out of the oak door of her's and Nya's room and run to the decks where everyone should be waiting. When she got to the top, she noticed all of the boys except Nya and Wu were on the decks.
"What's taking everyone so long..?" She could hear the impatience in Cole's voice.
"Just give them a minute." Violet muttered and it wasn't long before Wu come walking up from the decks below whereas Nya dashed out of the bridge. "Are we all set?"
"Yes, let's go."
They all climbed down the anchor chain, of course the guys wanted to be a gentleman, allowing her and Nya to slide down first. Once they touched the ground, both girls waited the guys to slide down but there was an awful long queue.
"What's taking so long?" Nya hissed next to her and when they both looked up, Nathan was sliding down awfully slow, possibly because he's gripping the chains too tightly.
"Loosen your grip!"
"Violet, this is my first time sliding down a rope or chain!" He shouted back and she sighed softly. After a couple minutes, everyone was down and already running towards Ouroboros. She hoped they could destroy every weapon and vehicle the serpentine were creating. From all the footage the falcon brought back, Garmadon looked like he was preparing for war.
When they got to the city, they all ran through the narrow alley passages and towards the centre of the city. Violet could see Garmadon wearing a thunderous look with a metal helmet over his head and the mega weapon in his hand. This was her first time seeing the weapon and she had to admit, it looked pretty powerful. Just then, Sensei Wu spun into the courtyard, his spinjitzu a magnificent golden colour.
"Lloyd, stay back for a bit, we don't want you to prestart the battle." Violet whispered.
"No, I want to help."
"It's too risky."
"As soon as he uses that staff to attack you guys, I'm coming out and you can't stop me." Lloyd mumbled and she nodded. The four other ninja jumped out behind Wu and she and Nya joined, only to let Nathan run in instead of making a grand entrance.
"Bring it on you fools!" Garmadon snapped in his raspy voice as he gripped the mega weapon tightly. She slightly tensed when Garmadon threatened to bring the weapon forward but it stopped in mid-air when a manly war cry was sounded. A green figure barrelled rolled in front of them before springing up and shooting ice from his hands, hitting the mega weapon.
"Lloyd..? Is that you?"
"Yeah, I've grown a little since the last time you saw me dad."
"Stop them!" Garmadon declared loudly and looking around, Violet could see the serpentine coming from every direction, alley way and streets. Every one of them was armed with weapons. When she looked back to Garmadon, he was gone.
"We need to chase Garmadon; we can't waste our time on the serpentine!" Zane's monotone voice shouted as the snakes already fought them. Violet took out a pair of long, twin blades and used the hilts to hit the temple of her opponents.
"But there's too many!" Jay yelled in return. "Can't you do something about it Violet?!"
"But I haven't fully gain control of my powers. Who knows, if I create a huge hurricane to suck them all up, I may suck you guys up as well. It's not safe." She answered loudly as a spear came out of nowhere and knock her weapons out of her hands. Violet hissed and sent a roundhouse kick to the serpent's temple, knocking it unconscious.
"We'll chase Garmadon so that won't happen. What do you say Violet? It also provides practice for you." Cole shouted from somewhere behind her.
The ninja of air didn't want to risk it. Her sister claimed she was capable to bring the tallest skyscrapers to the ground crumbling. Plus Scarlett never taught her what to do when creating a hurricane this big. Does Violet stay in the eye or does she do it from a distance?
"Alright, I'll do it!" She shouted in response and quickly countered her opponent by shooting out her hand, causing the air to push the snake roughly to the stone building behind it.
"Are you sure you can do this?" Came the worried voice of Nathan.
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Join us as soon as you can!" Kai yelled and she nodded. At least this way she can also pull apart their vehicles. When her teammates ran out, she shouted loudly.
"Oi, I'm your opponent now!" This gained all of the serpentine's attention.
Being swift, she focused on the bubbling energy in her that's ready to cause chaos. Already, the soft and calm breeze turned strong and by now, the serpentine were chasing her. She skilfully danced between each snake, trying to stay out of their grasp so they don't break her from her concentration. The gushing winds picked up pace and they brew so strong that her mask flew off but stayed attached to the back of her uniform. But in her path, a Hypnobrai snake pointed their spear at her. Violet jumped up, landing on the spear and then she jumped onto its head and then to another head.
"Get her! She's just a girl!"
By now, she was causing frustration to the snakes and it felt satisfying. Once she reared to the middle of the courtyard, she flipped into the air with her arms and legs tucked it. Once she was at the highest peak of her jump, she straightened her arms and legs and immediately, a large tornado had formed inside the courtyard. Already in the white turbine, dots of black, green, red and blue painted it. The ninja of air remained hovering in the air, looking down at the serpentine like an eagle waiting for the right prey. But something went wrong.
The tornado got too strong. It already sucked all of the serpentine but it wouldn't stop at her command or explode – by exploding, it just pushes all the snakes outwards, slamming into anything. The wind started to whip at her skin and it took her hair out of her ponytail.
"No, no, no. Don't do this to me." She muttered and she struggled to remain in the air. The tornado wanted to suck her in as well. Violet quickly recalled all of her lessons with Scarlett and tried to find something that would help her in this situation.
Violet tried to breathe calmly as she focused on the feeling of the wind. The way it prickled at her skin, now sending shivers down her spine and how it felt refreshing through her hair. Closing her eyes, she then tried focusing on the sound. She drowned out the serpentine cries and it sounded like a rocket, strong and powerful. Instantly, she felt as if she have regained controlled of the tornado. The caramel-hair girl then flicked her wrist, making the hurricane explode, sending all of the things it captured into the stone buildings harshly, knocking them out.
The female ninja floated back down to the ground, her feet touched lightly but she broke into a sprint. She went through the way the ninja went and she found a door to a certain stone building open but sand suddenly seeped through the cement. This caused her to run faster. When she ran in, she just saw Jay, Cole, Kai and Zane jumped through a blue, portal-like circle. Violet looked around to see that the sand was now threatening to consume her. It was already up to her knees.
"Sensei Wu, what's going on?!" She shouted above the whirling sound of the circle. Nathan's, Lloyd's, Nya's and Wu's head snap to her with relief. Possibly because she was alright.
"Just jump into the portal Violet and tell the boys to inform you on the details. We don't have much time!" Wu shouted. She didn't like the fact that she's doing something that she has no idea what's going on. Yet she obeyed her sensei and flew up from the sand and into the portal.
Instead of flying, she felt like she was falling. The portal swirled around her making the female's stomach turn upside down. The colours of light blue and lilac twirled around like ballerinas. But it all disappeared and Violet found herself falling on the backs of her teammates in… a rice paddy?
"What was that?!" She heard Cole yelled underneath her with a groan.
"It's me." She muttered, afraid that her stomach will soon bring up her breakfast.
But after telling Violet everything, they all turned around to take in their observations. Everything felt familiar to Violet as if she has been here before. The smell of smithing metal, the trees and the murky water of the rice paddy they were in. Immediately, the ninja of air knew they were in Ignacia.
"So where are we?"
"No, when are we?"
But when Violet saw the Four Weapons shop not too far, she feared for the worst.
"Guys, welcome to Ignacia. My hometown." Kai breathed in relief next to her.
"Do you guys think Garmadon changed the hands of time to send us to the day Sensei Wu went to recruit Kai?" Violet timidly asked. Her caramel hair was now wet along with her body; they all stuck to her like glue. But this also meant her invisible, pas self is somewhere out there.
"So we need to warn them about the skeleton attack!" Kai suddenly exclaimed.
"No, you heard Sensei Wu. If we change anything, we change everything." Cole's demanding voice warned him and Kai sighed.
"So pretty much, our world –current time frame- is the result of past events that have already happened. If for whatever reason events through our past fail to happen, then the future can radically change." Zane informed them.
"So we have to stop Garmadon from making new events and if he does, we have to change it back?" She questioned.
"Yes, we do."
"Then how come here of all times? Why recruiting Kai why not me, Zane or Cole or even Violet?!" Jay shouted.
"Keep it down. My past was invisible at this point of time, possibly around us. We need to keep quiet otherwise we'll get spotted. I think Garmadon intends to stop Kai becoming a ninja."
"But why only Kai?" Jay asked again with annoyance in his voice.
"Because I was here too." Violet answered.
"If only Sensei Wu was here to guide us." Kai muttered defectively next to her.
Violet looked down to her hands, hoping she could think of an explanation. If she was correct, this would be the time she and Kai fought over the dagger in his shop. Her lavender eyes looked at Kai to see he was thinking of the same thing. If only they could just get along for once.
"Are you trying to mock me?"
"No, I am simply stating a true statement which will not be mentioned into my report."
"Get out."
She could hear their voices perfectly and already, she felt her comrades' eyes on her and Kai.
"Is that you two bickering?" She heard Cole trying to contain his laughter.
"Yes it is." Kai grumbled next to her, obviously not liking this. "But if my memories serve me correct, Sensei Wu would be entering soon."
"Hey, there he is! We can tell him about everything. He'll understand won't he?" Jay piped up.
"I think it should be fine but we can't let the old Kai, Violet and Nya see us talking to him otherwise it will affect the future."
"I think I know what to do."
.::.
Violet watched carefully behind a rock as the past Kai tried to get the past Wu to leave but her attention drifted to herself.
"And our shop is called 'Four Weapons' and not 'For Browsing'. Either buy something or go peddle your insults somewhere else, I've already got enough of those."
"Whoa Kai, you were so rude."
"Zip it!"
"Wait guys, this won't work. I remember following Wu out and talking to him about Kai. We won't be able to talk to Wu alone without me tagging along." Violet alerted them as Wu started to walk out and they saw the past Violet walking along sides with him with a strawberry blonde wig on.
"Well won't Garmadon go back to see himself? So really, he's allowing himself to be seen." Cole pointed out.
"But unlike us, Garmadon's mature in his own way. It won't really change our future." Zane grumbled and now, past Sensei Wu and Violet was closer.
"Well we need to think of something quickly!"
"Violet's mature enough to do this. Come on Violet!" Kai whispered and instantly, he leaped out from the rock and grabbed Sensei Wu and his other hand covering his mouth. Violet did the same to her past, feeling oddly strange about this. Of all the people she fought against, never have she be found trying to restrain someone the same height as her.
"Shhh, just calm down." She tried soothing her past self.
Once she and Kai got behind the rock, she let herself go and instantly, her past went to Wu's side. She and Kai retreated back to their teammate's side.
"Whoa whoa whoa. If we're trying to stop Garmadon from changing anything, won't talking to Violet and Sensei be altering the past, changing our future?"
"That would be correct but I believe a big 'uh oh' is in order but we really have no other solution." Zane informed them all. When Violet looked towards the Past Wu and Violet, she decided to explain their situation.
"Sensei Wu, we really need your help." She started but the old man started to splutter and look between her and the past her.
"H-How? My five students. I… I…"
"Look Sensei. We travelled back in time to warn you about changes Garmadon is planning to make to change our time-frame. We don't have much time but can you help us?"
"I don't understand… but I'll try."
"Thank you Sensei." She nodded but Kai quickly took over by placing his hands on Wu's shoulders.
"Okay, any moment know, the skeletons are going to attack and we think Garmadon is trying to hurt me- I mean the past me and Violet."
"Hold up." Violet's past self interrupted. "How do we know this isn't some joke because you," she pointed to Kai, "were just now really rude and being an absolute d-"
"Well because I happen to know your real name instead of 'Linda'." Kai said softly and she became quiet. "But we have to do everything in our power to protect my past self and past Violet."
"I don't need protection."
"Trust me, you'll need it." Violet reassured herself but then the clouds turned dark and the sounds of engines became louder. "They're here."
"Hide!" Cole hissed and pushed all seven of them behind a much larger rock closer to the shop.
"Go out, you need to make sure Kai doesn't think you're an assassin and don't mention anything about us!" Violet whispered quickly and pushed her past self into the fight scene. She clearly remember Wu telling her that she wasn't allowed to fight but she have to prove she's weak enough not to be an assassin.
The remaining six watched as the past Kai came out clothed in samurai gear and a large katana whereas Violet's past self was standing there. Then Kai pushed her out of a way from an incoming dagger.
"So far so good." She heard Kai muttered into her ear and she nodded.
"You were really heavy with the amour on." Violet told him as they continued to watch the fight.
"But you should have moved."
"And continue making you think I'm an assassin."
"Yeah… I umm… sorry about that." He said with defeat but she smiled.
"I want to help…" They both then heard Jay muttered. "Should we help or not?"
"Don't look at me. I'm wise but not that wise."
"Well since the past have already been altered, I don't see why we can't fight a couple of skeletons- as long as your past self won't see you."
"Yeah, that already happened." Violet mumbled under her breath.
"Yeah well your life is already crazy so I don't see how seeing your future self is really a surprise."
"Good point."
So when a couple skeletons came towards them from the back of the shop, the ninja and the past Sensei Wu quietly defeated them until Violet remembered another thing for the past.
"Sensei, it's your turn!" And she pushed him –gently- towards the main fight.
"Is everything going according to your memories?" She heard Cole asked and Kai nodded for both of them.
"Yeah, everything is going according to our memories. Right now, one of the skeletons would shoot one of those claw things at my sister." The brunette answered and all of them peered around the shop, waiting for the events to fall in.
"Lord Garmadon says take the girl!" The female ninja then heard Samukai yelled.
"Both sir or the blonde or the black?"
"Err… I dunno… get the one in the red dress!"
But something went wrong. She knew it. The claw didn't grab Nya, instead it missed the younger girl and grabbed the past Violet instead.
"Oh no." She gasped.
"What?!"
"They were supposed to grab Nya, not me!"
Sorry guys, I have to stop there. Once there's too much dialogue, I get a bad writer's block. Sorry if the chapter was also rushed. But thanks to ElementzGirl7, she updated me of this story status. So I'm still in 5th for reviews but I'm tying for 8th in favourites and still 7th for follows. Once again, I wouldn't have been able to get this far without you guys. So major thanks to: MortalNinjas, LightningDanino23, AllyofTheNinja, Jayla Fire Gal, legolover101, KaiRulesSuckers, Nightmare, ALookIntoMyWorld, FlameNinjaofDarkFire, ElementzGirl7, CarlyShi208 and the guest.
The guest: Violet loves Kai but only see Nathan as a brother.
ElementzGirl7: Thanks Ellie for the update!
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