Chapter 88
The Temple Of Light

.:Violet:.

Nya must have to be the most creative and amazing person Violet has ever met. The vehicle she built has managed to be in use when climbing the mountain while battling off the Stone Warriors. However, the Temple of Light was simply a breathtaking place. The beautifully, ancient structure was built inside the mountain but only the entrance was protruding out. Many concrete pillars supported the two canopy rooves that were on top of each other. They were painted a rustic red with white highlights going across, along the top of the pillars. On the very top of the larger right pillar was a crystal that was polished and crafted into a flat, circular sheet. As the ninja of air went closer towards the Temple with Lloyd, the bigger it seemed. Once they got to the large, double oak doors which were painted a greyish-brown with a wyrm dragon painted in red, Violet felt incredibly tiny. At least fifteen of her needed to be stacked on top of each other to reach the top of the door frame while twelve of Lloyd's were required.

"Guys, we found it!" Lloyd shouted as he placed his hands onto the doors. With a strong shove, the great doors opened with a loud groan as the cringes creaked. Dust immediately rushed out, making Lloyd cough violently while Violet's natural abilities filtered the air. It wasn't long until the other four came.

The Temple was massive, at least the size of a football field. The temple was the shaped of a tridecagon (thirteen sided shape), in each junction was a pillar and each flat surface had these tonal pictures etched in, what was on them amazed her, it was everything they have done according to Kai which he is correct. It went back to Sensei Wu recruiting them, obtaining the Golden Weapons, finding the Destiny's Bounty, the Great Devourer and so on. It's basically what fate has laid out of them.

"It has everything, even right now!" Cole exclaimed, pointing his finger towards a panel with six ninja in it, the one in front pointing his finger as well. This caused the ninja in black to nervously put his hands behind his back.

"How can it be here?" The Nindroid brother asked. Violet was about to answer before Lloyd beat her to it.

"Destiny."

Along the other half of the temple, they were empty except for the one that was sort of at the back of the temple showing five ninja (red, blue, purple, white and black) surrounding the one in the middle. Due to age, the one in the middle was oddly coloured, a mixture of white, grey, brown, grey and what Violet believe is gold. However, her lavender eyes continued to roam along the ancient area. Large crystals with hue of white, blue and very light pinkish-orange protruded from all odd angles along the roof, walls and floor along the walls but in the middle, a large circle of cement was laid out. Five great, stone pillars outline the circle, spacing nicely making a perfect pentagon shape.

"Guys, I know what to do." Lloyd suddenly declared, his masculine voice echoing in the great halls. The younger man walked over to the centre of the cement circle where a very large bell was hung from above which also made Violet wonder if the crystals surrounding them were from her home village.

Violet watched as he crouched down and wiped his hand along the dusty ground to reveal a green, painted dragon. Immediately, the female ninja went over to one of the pillar and crouched down with her knees giving a crack of protest. She ran her small hand along the dusty ground to see a blue dragon. Instantly, she got up and dusted her hands by clapping them together, the sound bouncing off the walls and making it sound ten times louder than it should be.

"Jay, yours is here."

"Thanks." The blue ninja smiled as he went over.

The ninja in purple then went to another one as Cole, Kai and Zane did the same. Then Violet went down again, she was grateful she found her own spot.

"Okay… Now what?" Lloyd asked as he looked at each of them but his glaze on Violet lingered longer, hoping the more experienced ninja knew however she didn't.

"What did your mother say? Didn't she say a clue or something?" Violet asked as her eyes still couldn't help but look around until the loud roars of Stone Warriors were sounded. The mistress of air immediately threw a hand out, making the wind close the double doors.

"Ugh, why does everything have to be so hard?" Cole then whined, which was unusual for the strongest member on the team however no one made a comment.

"She said 'For once the Green Ninja finds the instrument of peace, he will strike and know the power of the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master'…" Lloyd then trailed off as he looked around before looking up at the bell. "The bell, it's an instrument."

"Yeah, no kidding Sherlock." Violet chuckled as Lloyd got excited.

"You guys ready for this?"

"Bring it."

Immediately, Violet stood on the purple dragon and watched as Lloyd came her way. She swiftly leaned to the side and Lloyd jumped onto the pillar at least four meters off the ground which she was impressed by. The blonde then kick off and turned his body so his momentum went towards the bell. With a foot posed and a war-like cry exiting his lips, the contact was made and the bell shook. It's loud yet sweet ring vibrated through the Temple, shaking the walls and pillars in its wake, making dust from the roof fall slowly like freshly fallen snow. As Lloyd landed on the ground with his two feet, a light so bright casted down on the Green Ninja from deep inside the bell and it extended.

"Whoa! What's happening?!" Lloyd yelled as he looked alarmed.

"It's going to be okay Lloyd!" Violet shouted but in a response before Zane added in his own piece of advice.

"No one move!"

The blonde then straightened up a bit and tilted his head back before an even bright ray of light struck down onto Lloyd's mask amour piece before it reflected off to a nearby crystal which then bend the light in one direction and to another. Ray of lights then lit up the whole hall before it finally stuck one of the pillars, Kai's pillar. Immediately, the stone column lit up as if it was a crystal and a golden light engulf the brunette. When it shone bright, it disappeared and it revealed Kai in a different ninja gi. It was mainly the same except it was more in a kimono fashion. It was mainly black, only some parts of the gi were accented in his corresponded colour. In his hand, a gold handle appeared with a shape of a dragon's head. Soon, the light then travelled to Cole's pillar, the same thing happened, and then Jay, then Zane, then her.

Once the light hit the pillar, warmth spread through her body – heads to toes. The transformation process was somewhat ticklish, Violet couldn't help but squirm uncomfortably on the spot, to only see Kai chuckling in the distance. Then magically, a golden, dragon head handle appeared. Violet wanted to see what she was wearing since she could feel a slight static between her legs but the light was too blinding and she couldn't.

But her attention was directed back to Lloyd who then floated in the air and started spinning. The handle in the female ninja's hand suddenly vibrate and a blade popped out. At first, it was invisible but Violet could just make out the faint outline of the blade and the slight purple hue. Her blade was completely translucent… Perhaps twenty percent of the blade was translucent with a purple hue and the rest transparent. When she looked to the other's, Kai's blade was a tiny bit translucent, it was mainly red and alit with flames. Cole's was multi-coloured from pink to green with little pieces of rocks orbiting the blade. Jay's shot out with a blue blade, a bit of green along the edge near the hilt and strips of lightning shimmered over the blade. Zane's came out completely white like ice, with snowflakes floating around the frosted blade and condensation.

"Send Lloyd your powers!" Kai's voice yelled through the aftermath of the bell's rings.

With perfect timing with the others, Violet pointed her sword towards the floating Lloyd and she could feel gushes of wind exiting the sword while from the others, it was dirt, fire, snow and lightning. A green orb then emerged from Lloyd's figure before it burst into a large golden dragon which screeched and fly up and through the roof. After the dragon exited, the beautiful display of light disappeared like a flip of a switch and a loud thud was heard along with the calling of Lloyd's name. When Violet looked, the boy fell front first onto the cement along with the angry roars of the Stone Army that flooded into the Temple.

"I'm fine but let them have it!" Lloyd exclaimed as he got up.

The army split into six groups, a group heading to every ninja. Violet stepped back into a fighting stance with her sword posed with grace. When the first one came with his sword, she lifted her's up to parry his attack much how Nathan taught her and in an instance, a large gush of wind flew out of the blade and pushed the warrior back into his group, knocking them down like bowling pins. Violet then ran a circle around them, doing flips and spins while pointing her elemental sword at them until a cyclone was created in the space she was running around. It picked up all of the warriors and with a cheeky smirk, Violet's left hand curled into a fist, taming the cyclone to hold before releasing it, pushing the nine statues back into the walls. At first, the ninja of air was afraid she created a crack in the walls but she sighed with relief when she didn't.

When Violet looked around, she saw Kai, Jay, Cole and Zane already finished with their groups except for Lloyd whose group didn't even attack yet. The five protectors moved behind the Green Ninja who announced it was his turn. In his hands, a green orb was produced before it turned into a rich gold and a translucent dragon emerged, chasing the warriors out.

"Yay! We did it!" Jay suddenly exclaimed, thumping a fist into the air and swaying his hips.

"And we finally have a fighting chance!" Cole then cheered.

"And I love the swords, their blades are absolutely perfect." Kai then smiled as he went over a slung an arm over the girl's shoulders. "And I must say, your ninja gi is cute."

"C-Cute?" Violet asked as she stepped from Kai's arms and looked down, only to cry out in… dismay. "A d-dress? Why a dress? I hate dresses!"

"Technically it's not a dress Violet, it's a kimono styled ninja gi like ours." Zane informed her but Violet could only shake her head.

"Then why don't I have pants?"

The dress ended to above Violet's knees to where stockings –which created the earlier static- covered her legs and knee length, black boots were on. The gi was rather tight around the waist as a black sash squeezed her stomach while the skirt had two layers, a complete black skirt with a purple outer skirt which was shorter than the inner skirt. The sleeves were loose and Violet meant very loose, she could easily fit a head or two inside. They were purple except from the trimmings which were black. The collar, the right flap was tucked underneath the left really giving the kimono look and it had black trimmings a well. However she had a purple mask with silver amour. She must look completely ridiculous.

"Whoa Violet, looking hot!" Jay whistled, only for Violet whish her sword at Jay and used the air inside to push him back. "Hey! That wasn't nice!"

"I look completely ridiculous. I mean sure I don't wear dresses but boots and dresses don't go together, and what's with the extra big sleeves?" She asked as she held her arms up only to hear Kai and Cole snort. "Don't you dare laugh!"

"You're being paranoid Violet-" Lloyd started before Violet cut him off.

"No I'm not! I can't fight like this. How am I supposed to kick without flashing everyone? Or how am I supposed to use my arms without this getting in the way?" She whined as she referred to her sleeves again.

"May I remind you that you are wearing a kimono ninja gi? It's a lot different to a dress Violet…" She heard Zane sigh but all she could do was groan and sink to the floor.

"Come on guys, let's leave and celebrate!" Jay then suggested playfully while Violet just groaned.

.::.

In the next morning, Wu suggested for them to put on the gi –despite Violet's whining- in case if they get a surprise attack. Then Nya suggested for Violet to use the camera and take a group photo since it can't hurt. So that's how they spent the morning, taking pictures and showing off the new blades however, in every photo there would always be a frown on Violet's face due to her ninja gi. However the fun all had to end and they were thrown back into reality.

"So in other words, you're trying to say that if we return the helmet Garmadon is wearing, the clock stops and the final battle between good and evil never start?" Cole asked as everyone crowded around the table that was placed outside with a scroll spread along it.

"Precisely." Misako smiled back as she straightened her back from her hunched-over position.

"But what about bequeath? Can anyone tell me what it means?" Jay whined but everyone chose to ignore the ninja in blue.

"Err, that's sounds great and all and I know we have our new powers but you expect us to get past his whole army of Stone Warriors and pluck the helmet off his head?" Kai asked as he used his arms to help get his point through.

"My brother is right you now, they're good but not that good."

"I know, which is why I'm going to do it. I just need a little help."

.:Lloyd:.

Lloyd grumbled as he was asked once again to sit back and let the others do the work. He thought that since they got new powers, the blonde would be able to join the ninja but it seemed it wasn't the case. He was stuck at camp with Nya tinkering away with Zane's father, his uncle meditating and Nathan just sitting on the beach, a piece of paper in his hand and his glaze towards the ocean. With a content sigh, the blonde walked over to the lonely samurai and sat down next to him. Nathan has been… out of it; the best way Lloyd could describe it.

"You okay?" Lloyd asked as he looked at the samurai's face, only to see his eyes were glistening with tears and his hands stopped fiddling with the paper.

"As fine as it can be I suppose." The man replied slowly, his eyes never meeting with Lloyd's.

"You walk to talk about it?"

"No…"

"Why not?"

"You'll be mad at me."

"What?" Lloyd questioned, his left brow going up as he tilted his head. How could I be at Nathan? Unless it's something bad but Nathan doesn't do anything bad! Hold up… there were the times he would tackle Kai… "Does this got to do with Kai?"

"A bit…" Nathan sighed as he lay back on the sand, not minding at all if he would get a sandy back afterwards.

"You can tell me. I won't be mad." The blonde spoke softly as he kept his green eyes on the piece of paper in the samurai's hands but in Lloyd's opinion, it looked more like a photograph. However, a long sigh was aspirated from the older man's mouth.

"I kissed Violet." At first, Lloyd was thinking 'Oh yeah, he kissed Violet' but once the words registered, his mind ticked 'Ah! He kissed Violet?!'. "It's not because I like her, because I do as a sister."

"S-So why did you do it?"

"Because of her." And Nathan passed him the piece of paper which was indeed a photograph. Lloyd gasped at the woman on the picture and at first, he recognised her as Violet but then he knew it couldn't be her. The girl's hair was golden blonde and her eyes were misty blue. Lloyd than thought of Scarlett but this girl was too young to be Scarlett but slightly older than Violet.

"Who is she?"

"Jessica…" The green ninja just heard the samurai whisper.

"She looks a lot like Violet and Scarlett…" Lloyd muttered as he ran a finger over the old photo. The face shape Jessica had was nearly the same as Violet's as well as her jawline, ears, forehead, cheekbone and everything else. Difference was Jessica's nose was like a button while Violet's was just small, Jessica's eyebrows were more defined and the eye and hair colour difference.

"Which is why I accidently kissed her…"

"When you say kiss, you mean like a peak or-"

"Making out? Yeah." Nathan confessed, closing his dark ocean blue eyes behind his eyelids. Lloyd looked back and forth between the samurai and the photo, trying to sew the pieces together.

"She was your girlfriend?"

"Yeah…"

"But wouldn't you two still have contact? Unless you two broke up or something."

"No, that didn't happen. She went missing a month before I joined you guys. I told Violet and she said that you guys found a dead girl dressed as Violet to trick you all that she was dead…"

"And it was Jessica?" Lloyd asked softly. Nathan nodded his head slowly. "And you missed her and saw Violet as her for a split second and kiss her like that?" Once again, Lloyd got a nod as a response. "Oh… Is that why Violet and Kai are kind of avoiding you at the moment?" Nod. "But how come you used to tackle Kai all the time?"

"I used to stare at Violet, trying to convince myself to find minor details that Jessica doesn't have, to help me to get my mind over it. Kai caught me numerous times but doesn't matter how many times I told him, he always thought I was trying to steal Violet away from him. A couple times it spurt my anger and we end up tackling."

"But the first fight you two had was the day after Violet's birthday?"

"I'm not jealous of Kai at all if that's what you're trying to imply. The reason I attacked him there was because I really care for Violet as a sister. I never had any siblings and her older sister was the closest thing to a sister to me before I moved. After hearing her death from her younger sister, I just wanted to treat her like I did with Scarlett, just to make her happy."

But the loud roar of the Power Drill interrupted the conversation and when Lloyd looked, he saw Nya just left with the vehicle. Lloyd could only sigh.

"You can go if you want. I won't stop you and I won't tell the others but do keep in mind the fact that you're trying to avoid the battle with your father."

"Thanks Nathan." Lloyd smiled, expressing his gratitude and immediately went after the direction Nya went with the Power Drill. "Guys, I coming, just hang on tight."

Nathan isn't really a bad guy, I suppose just… I dunno the word. But thanks to everyone who reviewed, I got 1000 reviews (AH! OMG! YAY!) and I also want to thanks Kai4ever who is still reading but sent in 50 reviews. Thanks a lot. But I don't really have much time to go through my thanks and so on since I'm rushing to get this chapter posted and I'm off to my Volleyball tournament next weekend so wish me luck and I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter.

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