Chapter 85
Over Swords And Rails

.:Violet:.

Violet's mind slowly drifted away as she continued to unconsciously, finely cut the ginger. It was a lot to take in within the first ten minutes of the ride to the Dark Island. With one booster down, they had to sail to it. Misako –Lloyd's mother- had also told her what she had missed out and new information to the team about the original five ninja transferring their elemental powers to the green ninja in the Temple of Light. In a way, it didn't seem much but it was important; from Misako's discovery to the Stone Army and the Dark Island with Garmadon on it. Violet's mind then thought back to the little girl, Mabel. When her teammates were saying goodbyes to their parents or fans, Violet hung back near the ship but the girl came up to her and thanked her before hugging the ninja and running away. Then came Dareth who immediately said he was the brown ninja, master of air. Only then Violet reminded him that's her element so he went with water. When the Bounty sailed off, he thought his control over water made them go.

But in a flash, Violet was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard arguing at the door to the kitchen. When she turned around, it was Kai and Nathan fighting each other to get through the door with the occasional 'Move!' or 'I'll help her!'.

"What do you guys want?" She asked as she moved the chopped ginger into a bowl, along with other bowls of ingredients she had prepare: crushed garlic, chopped chillies, chicken flavouring, chicken breast fillets and the oils/sauce for the noodle soup.

"I want to help you prepare lunch but Mr Hot-Headed got in the way."

"Got in the way? Says the guy who stole my swords-"

"I did not steal them; I brought them with my own money. You should have just stayed there at that shop and none of this would have happened-"

"Stop it you two!" Violet shouted, holding the knife in one hand by her waist while the other hand massaged her temple. "In other words, both of you want to help me cook." Both nodded their heads but glare at the other. "Seriously you two, you really need to stop treating the other like he's the enemy."

"B-But-"

"No buts. Nathan, I need you to slice the green onions and Kai, I need you to chop the bok choy. Okay?"

"Okay." And the boys obeyed her orders and moved to either sides of the kitchen with the ingredients.

While Violet moved to the large , stainless steel pot that was on the stove, she could feel the high tension in the room. She put the ginger, garlic, chilli and seasoning into the boiling water. After a while, she placed in the chicken. Once the chicken looked cook, she added the remaining sauces and oil but not the vegetables. In the background, she could hear the boys whispering but it was hard to listen to their conversation from their loud chopping of the vegies. She went to grab the large ladle and stirred the soup, only seconds later to hear a loud bang and when she turned around, to see Kai and Nathan tackling on the ground with their kitchen knives trying to stab each other.

"Hey!" She shouted, throwing the ladle to the side and dashed over to the tackling boys. Since Nathan was on top, Violet hooked her arms underneath Nathan's and pulled him off. That failed since he was much heavier and stronger that she ended up falling over him, making him collapse onto Kai who gave out a loud groan. "Honestly guys…"

Violet sighed as she got up and pulled Nathan's arm - who then stood up, throwing the knife into the sink. She then moved over to Kai and offered him a hand which he gladly took.

"Listen, I don't know what's going on between you guys but you need to cut this crap out." Violet groaned and looked to the knives which didn't have blood. "You guys are so lucky you didn't cut each other with Zane's cooking knives otherwise I'm sure we'll see our calm brother really mad for the first time."

"Sorry." Nathan mumbled. The ninja of air could tell he was apologising to her, not to Kai.

"I'm sorry too Violet…"

"You guys shouldn't be apologising to me but each other… Just leave for now." Violet sighed. She saw rejection flashed on both boys' faces but nevertheless they removed themselves from the kitchen.

.::.

Kai's and Nathan's weird behaviour continued through lunch and after. When she expressed her concerns to Cole, he shook it off and said that it was merely just jitters from the Dark Island. In a way, it almost seemed Cole was keeping something from her as well. Sensei Wu then decided some practice and training will do everyone good but in pairs. Violet and Nya were paired up while Cole with Jay, Zane with Lloyd and coincidently, Kai with Nathan. The ninja of air immediately went to the sensei and expressed her concerns of the boys' weird behaviour but Wu replied that if they have grudges, hopefully they can sort it out now. It was fairly obvious this wasn't going to end well. While everyone went into sparring, Violet reminded herself to go easier –not easy- on Nya but at the same time, keeping an eye over Kai and Nathan. Both were fighting ferociously with their swords and with Nathan being the better swordsman, Violet feared for Kai.

When the master of air directed her attention back onto Nya, she saw a foot coming towards her face. Her reflexes responded too quick for her likings, Violet grabbed the girl's ankle before twisting it slightly to make her loose balance. The ninja's body then pinned her ferociously down, fear flooding onto her prey's face.

"N-Nya, I'm so sorry!" Violet apologised as she quickly rolled off the female samurai and helped her up. "My reflexes from Jamanakai Village are still with me…"

"Violet, don't blame yourself. I'm fine really… I'm also glad you're fine." Nya smiled gently as she placed a hand on her shoulder. Violet smiled back but it dropped when they held a loud thud and the floor vibrate underneath their feet like an eruption. When the two girls looked, Kai and Nathan were on the ground, tackling each other again but unlike the kitchen, they both blew proper punches to each other.

"Stop this madness!" The tamer of air shouted as she rushed over along with the four other boys.

She was about to grab Kai who successfully –and finally- got on top of Nathan but the samurai kicked his legs into Kai's stomach, making him fall back. When Nathan got onto his feet, Kai recovered and got up. Violet gasped when she saw the corner of Kai's mouth bleeding and the soft skin underneath his eye broken whereas Nathan got a crooked nose which was slightly bleeding, indicating it's broken. The female ninja had enough. She was fed up with their weird and childish behaviour. She could tell the others wanted to pull them back but feared of getting into the middle of the fight, Violet didn't care however. She stormed towards them and quickly slipped between and held out her arms to put a distance between them. Kai immediately stopped, seeing her in the middle however Nathan didn't and his closed fist collided with the top part of her head, narrowing missing her temple. If she wasn't in the way, it would have got Kai's chin. As always, she was vertically challenged.

"Violet!" She heard Nathan's shocked voice as she slightly stumbled back but strong arms encaged her, helping her to stand and keep balance. For a moment, she saw stars marring her vision. "I'm so sorry, I didn't see you."

"It's fine…" Violet mumbled as she shook her headed to get rid of them.

"No, it's not. What, you didn't see her?! She was right in front of us!" Kai's voice yelled as it turned cold and bitter.

"I had my eyes for that chin of yours!"

"Stop it!" Sensei Wu's voice boomed onto the decks. Violet slightly pulled herself away from Kai but being the stubborn brunette he is, he pulled her back towards him. She can't really complain… "Violet, are you okay?"

"I'm alright Sensei."

"Nathan?"

"I'm good…" The samurai huffed, holding his nose.

"Kai?"

"Perfectly fine." The red ninja snapped towards Nathan but Violet could only shake her head.

"Zane, can you fix Nathan's nose?"

"Yes Sensei."

"Nya, I want you to attend to Violet and Kai."

"Yes Sensei."

"Kai, Nathan. Whatever happened just now, I don't want it to happen again, not only you hurt each other but someone who tried to stop it. You're a team, a family and right now we're on our way to a place where we'll fight together. We don't need any grudges to infer us, understood?"

"Yes Sensei…"

.::.

After getting treated by Nya, the three went to the bridge, when Zane suddenly came in saying he had footage from the falcon. But to their dismay, it was shot down again, distorting their Nindroid brother. After this, Violet returned to her room she shared with Nya, deep in thought. The Stone Army proves to be Violet's toughest enemy/opponent yet but they didn't seem as threatening as Vincent and his group. All the reflexes she obtained when the ginger whipped her and beat her was still with her. The tamer of air told herself she would go easier on Nya so she could give Nya a fight, not pin her down in less than a minutes.

What made the ninja of air confused is why Nathan and Kai acting like this? She wished Kai would tell her… Perhaps he felt like this when I didn't tell him why I was so gloomy huh? Violet could only sigh as she rested on her bed. She couldn't think straight either; her head was bugging her too much. It wasn't until the door to her room open and when Violet turned her head expecting Nathan or Kai, Nya was standing there. Of course, this was their room.

"Is there something wrong Nya?" She asked the younger girl who seemed hesitant.

"I'm a little bit concern."

"Concern?" Violet asked, crocking her head to the side. The raven-haired girl sighed as she closed the door and went to her closet. She then grabbed something and threw it at the older girl, who caught it. Violet turned the box in her hands and gulped at the text. Pregnancy Test. "Nya, you are aware Kai and I did it once?"

"Yeah but… Lloyd told me what you told him, about all those things Vincent did to you." And then the pieces click in the ninja mind and the very thought scared her. There was a possibility she could be pregnant with Vincent's child. This brought bile to stroke the back of the girl's throat.

"Oh no…" Violet whispered as she shook her head.

"I don't think it's a possibility but you should check just in case."

"How come you have this anyway?" Violet asked, trying to redirect her mind from the possibility. The girl's face turned a feverish red.

"Jay and I may have done it… But that doesn't matter." And the female samurai pushed Violet out of the room and towards the bathroom.

"I don't know how to use this!"

"It's on the box!" And the door slammed.

.::.

Violet flopped herself onto her bed, trying to calm down her heart which kept beating against her chest. It was a negative. The results made Violet wanted to scream out in relief and joy. After that, she gave Nya a big scolding her making her waste ten minutes worrying over for nothing. Of course, the two made sure not to tell anyone what happened. Turned out Violet is the only person who knew that Jay wooed Nya, the couple was too afraid word will leak out to Kai who will most likely murder Jay. But being pregnant? That's a thought Violet never thought of. What will her future be once all of this ninja business is over unless she's going to be a ninja for the rest of her life? Will she settle down with Kai and have a child with him? The very thought brought a warm sensation to flow through Violet's body. What is this feeling?

But Violet's deep thoughts were short lived once again when the door open to reveal Nathan.

"Violet… I'm so sorry." He apologised. Violet sat up from her laid down position on the bed and looked at him with the softest glance she could muster.

"It's okay Nathan, I really mean it." Violet said as she stood up and made her way over to the samurai, placing her hands on his shoulders.

"No, it's not. You've been through so much lately… The last thing you need is getting hurt from me…" The boy sighed as his head drooped down.

"Nathan-"

"I really thought you were gonna die Violet. I lost Jessica and I lost your sister too…" And then his eyes looked at her face, a sad expression presented on his face. "You remind so much of them."

Violet didn't know whether if that was a compliment and if she should smile or feel sorry for the guy. She just sighed and placed a hand on his cheek, trying to look into his eyes instead of his bruised nose.

"Remember, don't take their death on your shoulders, it burdens everyone. It does feel good to talk about it with someone else. Trust me, it worked for me after Scarlett passed…"

"Who told you that? Sensei Wu? Scarlett?"

"No, it was Kai." And suddenly, his face fell, anger replaced it.

"Oh… it was just Kai." He muttered. Violet felt anger boil in her blood too.

"Honestly, what's going on between you two? You both have been at each other's necks for so long. Can you tell me what-" But suddenly she was cut off when Nathan placed his hands on her shoulders and pushed her against the walls, smashing his lips onto her's.

At first, Violet felt like she lost control of her body, Nathan's actions surprised her. His lips were warm and his tongue somehow slipped through her stilled lips and into her mouth. He tasted like… sort of tangy like a lime and orange flavour. Then it was like a switch, her mind then replayed her and Kai's first kiss… Kai… Kai. Kai! This is Nathan kissing her, not Kai! The ninja of air went to push Nathan away but his hands grabbed her wrist and placed them to either side of her head. Although this kiss wasn't as good as Kai's, it was intoxicating, making her mind go blank and her legs jelly.

"Nathan… No." His name came out as a whisper but he covered his mouth over her's. Suddenly, images of Vincent from that night plagued her mind. She squirmed and squirmed but Nathan kept a tight hold on her. It wasn't until his fingers softly caressed her check did she calmed down.

"V-Violet?" A soft, broken and distorted voice was heard. Violet shook her head viciously from Nathan's and looked at the door, to see Kai standing there, shocked and eyes moistened.

"K-Kai!" Suddenly, his face became hard and he turned around. "It's not what you think, Kai!"

Violet looked back to Nathan who came to sudden realisations and he took a step back. "Violet, I'm so sorry… I just keep thinking you're Jessica."

After hearing that and looking at Nathan's broken face, she couldn't blame him anymore.

"It's a-alright… I need to talk to Kai." She said rather quickly and sprinted out of the room and up to the decks, knowing Kai would be there. When she was on the decks, she was surprised to see the sky dark and the waves slightly rough but Kai had his back faced to her with his hands punching the mast. "Someone once told me taking your anger out by punching isn't going to solve anything."

"Go away!" Kai shouted back, his voice breaking that it nearly brought tears to her eyes.

"Please Kai, let me explain-"

"What? Explain why Nathan had his tongue deep down your throat?" The brunette snapped, his hands pulled away from the mast and he turned around to face her.

"K-Kai-"

"Save it."

"No I won't." She argued and walked towards him. "I didn't want that to happen, I really mean it. He just came in, apologising and he kissed me. He doesn't have those intentions-"

"Really Violet? You really believe that?"

"Remember the girl that you thought was me? That one that was dead-"

"-Vi-"

"Her name is Jessica. She was kidnapped from Nathan's home village by the Serpentine. He was her boyfriend. Yes we look so similar, that's why he did it. He just told me. He just kept seeing her in me. He still loves her even though she's dead!"

"I know, he told me but I don't believe that crap. He keeps staring and going after you. "

"You should have seen his face Kai. He was broken."

"Why are you defending him?!"

"I'm not! I'm trying to explain to you it was all an ac-" But she was cut off when laughter was heard and the Bounty hit a wave harshly that Violet stumbled back and Kai slid across the deck.

"Why are you laughing?!"

"You think it's me laughing?!" Violet bellowed, outraged by his poor judgment of her.

"We're the only ones out here!" Kai then shouted, standing up then the laughter died down. Suddenly, the sails on the mast started to flap around.

"The sails!" The tamer of air cried out as she lunged forward for the rope and pulled it to keep the sails steady. "I can use some help here!"

"Coming!" Kai shouted as he scrambled to help her pull. It wasn't long until the others came onto the decks –Lloyd, Cole, Jay and Zane- and Violet was surprised to see Nathan came up to help but his eyes were bloodshot and he avoided looking at her.

"Keep holding the line!"

"The wind is too strong!" Lloyd shouted back over the mighty roars of the waves.

"We need everyone's help Jay!" The ninja of air heard Zane exclaim and when she craned her head back, she saw Jay clutching to the door frame, not helping at all.

"I don't want to get wet… I didn't bring an extra pair of undies!"

"Jay, this is no time for jokes!"

"You think I'm trying to be funny?!"

"You always make jokes at a time like this!" Violet shouted. Then the laughter returned.

"Hahaha, laugh all you want when but we'll see who laughs when I go commando!"

"Who's laughing?!" Cole shouted.

"I think it's the sea!"

"That doesn't make sense!" The leader shouted back as another gush of wind blew into the sails and Violet hissed when the rope slid through her fingers, the fiction ripping off the first layer of skin.

"Violet!" She heard the other's called.

"I'm fine!" She replied back, trying to bit back the pain but she had to let go of the rope and let the others deal with it. Her hands were coated in blood, she couldn't straighten or curl them into fists, it stung too much that it brought tears to her eyes. Then suddenly bits of orange landed on the decks. When Violet went to inspect, she heard Cole also let go of the rope. From his disappearance from the rope, the others struggled to pull the rope.

"Okay, I'm coming!" Jay shouted but Violet paid no attention. Her bloody hands picked one of the starfish up to see sharp teeth underneath. She turned around and showed it to Cole.

"What the heck?"

"What do you think it is?" She asked but the leader could only shrug his shoulders in response.

"Errr Violet?"

"What?" But then a sharp pain went through her hand and in an instance, she flung her arm out, trying to get rid of the creature that bit her. "Stupid fish…"

.::.

Long story short, those things were Starteeth, creatures that devours the Bounty. Everyone tried getting them off, ignoring the sails; the fear of sinking took over. It was hopeless, Violet kept picking them up with her now healed hands but they would come back in bigger groups.

"There's some on the side of the Bounty too!" She heard Jay cried out frantically as always being the one who overreacts.

The purple ninja quickly went to the rails, and leaned over –trying to not let the giant waves scare her- and she saw at least a dozen of them. If they weren't floating on a storm, Violet would have used her elemental powers but because they weren't, Violet clamped her now heal hands on the edge of the decks and lowered herself down, nearly vomiting when the Bounty went down a wave, spraying freezing water onto her. Violet shivered however she didn't let go as if her life depended on it. She kicked her feet, kicking most of the Starteeth but stopped when a wave crashed into the Bounty and onto her. Violet squeezed the decks tighter and when she opened her eyes, the salty water burned her eyes, temporarily blinding her. When she could see again, there were no more Starteeth on the side.

"Violet! Are you crazy or something?!" Kai's voice was suddenly heard and when Violet looked up, Kai was already on his knees and his hands wrapped around her's.

"I needed to get them off-"

"You could have fallen- brace yourself!" The brunette suddenly shouted and Violet felt a heavy and forceful impact on her back from the next wave that decided to crash.

In a way she was so glad her back was healed but this time, she felt like the force of the wave could break her back! The water surrounded her whole body, sending shills through her skin and to her bones. But it didn't vanish, she felt like she was a prisoner in the water. Violet's body was constantly thrown back and forward… Only then did it hit her like a bullet that the grips around her hands disappeared as well as the Bounty.

Sorry to leave you all at a cliff hanger like that but I was way over the word limit. The test thing was suggested by my good friend McKennaCarson15 which I thought wasn't a bad idea. It's not something I would normally write but it is fairly important to see if Violet is pregnant or not after all, it could be a possible reality. I'm back on school and I've realised that this year and the two years after I really need to crack down on my studies to achieve a high mark in order to go to the university I want to get it to go into the career path I want to take. So updates will cut back to every Friday night (AU – Thursday late night to Friday early morning to those in US) and as much as I love to write this story, my studies take full responsibility and I'll have to get a job soon and Volleyball… But thanks to all the lovely reviewers, I love you all – including the silent readers and those who actually take the time to read this ridiculously long author's note so I'll cut to the chase now.

Big thanks to: FlameNinjaofDarkFire, Applejack ninja lover, Darkrainbow, LightningDanino23, CarlyShi208, Lady Psychopath, ElementzGirl7, iluvninjagothenextstepgirl, Mihoshi 2.0, ShadowNinja27 and MortalNinjas!

Darkrainbow: No no no no, please don't cry! And don't stab yourself either; take this cookie instead (::)

Mihoshi 2.0: Eeek! I know! Ah! I love Procession so much! It's my 2nd favourite season so far! I don't know why but Tournament of Elements is 1st. XD

Lady Psychopath: Awwww thanks!

ShadowNinja27: That's alright but I'll keep referencing that Lloyd's older because I forget too ;P

Once again, thanks for reading! Xoxoxo – ZaneLoverFan88