Chapter 89
The Wrong Piece

.:Lloyd:.

It seemed like hours for the blonde as he ran through the dense forest, trying to follow the sounds of the crackling wood but really, it was minutes. It wasn't until he heard cries of fear and the whirring gears of machinery did he started sprinting. Once he arrived at the scene, Lloyd gasped as his eyes widen to see a robot sort of similar to Nya's Samurai X except it was much bigger, at least half times bigger width ways and twice the height. Lloyd frowned to see it was his father who was controlling to pick up the vehicle containing his friends, Nya and his mother.

"Let them go!" His voice ripped through his throat as anger quickly washed over the boy in green. He jumped over the greenery and bushes in his way and his hands already shot out in front of his body, sending a green energy orb towards his father's robot. The suit was thrown back and the Power Drill was let go and dropped onto the ground.

"Lloyd, be careful!" He yelled Nya cried out as he got closer to Garmadon's mech. He sent a nod their way and continued to walk forward. His hands were trembling by his sides in anger.

Although Lloyd loved his father, he couldn't forgive him for trying to hurt his family. At first, numbness covered his body before anger he never felt before. It was boiling up deep inside his body, as hot as lava. It churned within, hungry for destruction. Lloyd wondered if this was what Kai felt whenever he was angry and needed to punch something. The blonde knew this rage inside of him was too strong to control and handle, he knew that soon he would be saying things and doing things he wouldn't want to do. It wasn't until Garmadon crawled out of the wreckage; pain flooded onto his face as he left his arm and limped out. The anger settled down in Lloyd but he was washed with another emotion. However he walked forward.

"Take the shot Lloyd!"

"He's vulnerable!"

"Do not hesitate!"

"Try now!"

The Green Ninja heard his friends yelled at him. Lloyd shot them a glance before looking back to his father who started to cough. At that moment, Lloyd felt overwhelmed. Can I really do this? Destroy my own father? He then bit his tongue, trying not to let his eyes water at the fact of killing one of the people that brought him into the world.

"I'm sorry father… It's our destiny." Lloyd said, he could easily hear the forlornness in his own voice and between his hands, his energy orb was created however, he kept his eyes on Garmadon's dark figure.

He didn't show resistance but… defeat. His father just looked at him with drooped eyes, his face just shout sadness to Lloyd. Once the orb became big, Garmadon then hung his head low and showed acceptance to his fate. Something switched on inside of the blonde and a heavy sigh came from his lips as the power orb disappeared. He couldn't do this. Lloyd couldn't tell if he could do this because he pitied his father or if he was the wrong piece/person for this job or because by killing his father there isn't honour. This wasn't a proper fight Fate wanted him to do, this was an unfair battle where Lloyd got the advantage and upper hand. In the background, the blonde could hear his friends questioning his actions but he didn't let it get to him. Once he heard the growls of a small army of Stone Warriors, Lloyd ran back to the Power Drill, ignoring the evil crackle of laughter from his father.

"Go go go!" Lloyd shouted as he hopped into the vehicle and the hard glass roof slid over their heads and clicked into place.

.:Violet:.

"Nya, drive faster! We only have minutes left!"

"I'm driving at fast as I can Kai!"

There was only one word Violet could use to describe the moment. Chaotic. But then again, everyone is one the edge. Only minutes later did they arrive at their destination upon a cliff of a steep and rocky mountain. There was no vegetation or greenery, just rocks and dirt. The master of air couldn't help but let her mouth drop as Nya stopped the vehicle. The Celestial Clock was beautiful and a masterpiece which consisted of rings and spheres of what appears to be bronze or copper. The machine was like the solar system, the rings were the orbital force around the clock which represents the sun while the spheres were the planets and moons. No wonder why it's called the Celestial Clock. Violet mused as she hopped out to also see Sensei Wu standing next to the contraption. He was tiny compared to the clockwork. The machine's size is somewhere between half the size of the Destiny's Bounty to three-quarters of it.

"Guys, we only have a couple of minutes left!" Jay cried as he pointed to the clock.

"We need to find the helmet's perch and fast." Misako declared as she hopped onto the platform the clock was placed upon.

Immediately, everyone spread out along the masterpiece. Violet flew to the top in case if the perch was up high even though she doubted it. Below her, the caramel-haired girl could hear Misako muttering to herself anxiously as she tried multiple spots.

"Misako, over here!" Violet called out, waving her arms. Misako caught on quickly and threw the helmet which the ninja caught. Violet quickly went to the stationary pole which acted as the axis point the Celestial Clock and placed the helmet there. Nope, it wasn't there.

"Perhaps I found the perch!" Zane next yelled, not too far below her.

"Here Zane." And she dropped the helmet. And it went on like that, from one person throwing to the other and trying everywhere. So far no luck and time was running out. Everyone was frustrated and on the edge, Violet could easily hear it in the distress and urgency tone of their voices.

"I think I might have found it!" Sensei Wu next shouted and as Jay threw the helmet, Violet gasped as she saw a Stone Warrior appear from nowhere behind the old mentor.

"Sensei, watch out!" She cried out but the indestructible warrior already pushed Wu to the ground and grabbed the helmet for himself. Instantly, the ninja clad in purple went to her fatherly figure and helped him up.

"Ha, thirty seconds is left. I believe it's time for you to die." The Stone Warrior who seemed to be captain spoke, his voice raspy and deep yet grindy. He sneered at them, narrowing his eyes and held up the helmet to prove to them that all was lost… Until one of the orbiting rings with a sphere on it came around and hit the dark metal from his hand. "No!"

The helmet soared through the air and onto the very top of the contraption. Immediately, Cole went up and Violet followed in pursuit. While Cole climbed, Vi flew to the top and quickly stood between the helmet and the warrior and she growled at it when it growled at her.

"Oh no you don't!" She hissed as she quickly kicked the helmet off the pole and towards Cole before giving a strong push to the Stone Warrior.

"G-Got it- No!" She then heard Cole yelled and when she looked down, she sighed to see he dropped the helmet… More like her pathetic kick didn't even reach him.

The helmet then went straight for the team and the few Stone Warriors that were gathered here. Suddenly, it turned into a game of volleyball from Violet's perspective. Jay dived in front of the Stone Warrior and stuck an arm out and did a high one-arm pass. Zane then went to catch the helmet, only to accidently hit it with his hand. The helmet went straight up that the master of air found the set Zane did was amazing. Because of this 'set' the helmet went straight into the turning and orbiting rings and spheres of the Celestial Clock. Violet was about to climb down the moving clock along with Cole until Misako suddenly ran for the helmet.

"What is she doing?" The confused female asked the ninja next to her.

"She must have found the perch."

Violet turned her attention onto the clock to see their only had seconds left. The girl would back and forward just to see how far Misako had. It was a race against time. Already, shouts of encouragement were sent towards the aging woman's way. Just as Misako put on the helmet, the Celestial Clock stopped and already, cries of joy were sounded while angry one was given from the general of the Stone Army. Instantly, she and Cole hoped down from the Celestial Clock and rejoiced with the others.

But something was wrong. Violet knew it just seconds before a loud, deep and earth-vibrating sound was heard, almost like a bass brass instrument trying to play the lowest note possible. And with a creek, the metal contraption started to move. The low note kept going as a new sound was heard: a wailing, haunting siren. Immediately the Stone Army started to laugh.

"They're the Horns of Destruction! We were too late!"

"Too late? But we placed the helmet back on time!" The ninja of fire exclaimed as he went running for the machine.

"No Kai wait!" And as soon as those words left Misako's mouth, a sickly yellow light suddenly emerged from the masterpiece and just liked what happened in the Temple of Light, the same happened here. The light rebounded from all of the moving spheres and shone in a straight line for somewhere else.

The low growls from the Stone Army redirected everyone's attention from the light and onto them. Immediately, Violet pulled her sword handle from the back of her ninja gi dress and held it in front of her. Instantly, the blade popped up and the others followed her steps. Just as the master of air was about to attack, she felt the ground beneath her feet tremble like an erupting volcano. When lavender eyes met with amber, she knew that she wasn't the only one imagining it. It was very real. The sound of rock splitting and grinding was loud and fast like a struck of thunder. Violet's turned around and she saw everyone but the Stone Army were at the edge of the cliff, when the crack appeared. When her eyes met with Nya's she saw those orbs so similar were filled with fear before the ledge they were on fell.

"No!" Was the last thing Violet heard before they were all plunge into water.

Just like that night she and Kai fell off the Bounty, the water was freezing with the waves trying to consume her and bring her deeper. Once again, fear settled in the bottom of her stomach as stones, making her sinking faster despite her limbs desperately trying to find the surface once again. Violet tried to keep the fear at bay just to allow her to give herself more oxygen like the first day she went swimming but she couldn't. Her lungs shrivelled up, burning from the lack of oxygen.

Help help help help help!

She repeated over and over again in her head, hoping if someone just happened to be a telepathic but her cries for help was drowned away. Everything was dark; the ninja of wind couldn't tell if she was facing the surface or upside-down. She then closed her eyes from the burning sensation from the salt. It wasn't until she heard a muffled splash from the side and large hands grabbing her waist. Knowing it must Kai; Violet let him carry her to the surface. Only once they reached the surface did she know she was terribly mistaken.

"Violet, open your eyes!"

"L-Lloyd?" She muttered while coughing up the water that got into her lungs.

"It's alright, I got you." Lloyd then said encouragingly and Violet opened her eyes and looked around to see Cole and Zane dragging Kai through the water and to the shore.

At first Violet wondered why was Kai being dragged when he could perfectly swim then she remembered his new-found fear of the water. Once Violet was sure the water was shallow enough, she rolled out of Lloyd's arm and to the beach where she coughed up the remaining water in her lungs. As soon as Cole and Zane arrived with Kai, she crawled his way over to him to make sure he was alright. His tanned face was pale as a white as if he just saw a ghost. Kai's amber eyes were wide with fear swimming in them.

"You're okay Kai… You're okay." Violet whispered as she placed a hand on his shoulder.

"No, no, no… They got Nya."

"I know, we'll get her back." She reassured him before Jay's and Cole's loud voice cut them off.

"That's just how the cookie crumbles kid-"

"Are you still making jokes?! They have Nya and you're making jokes?!" Jay boomed out before tackling Cole to the ground.

"It was just a poor choice of words!"

"Enough! We have lost enough, we don't need to lose our focus too." Sensei Wu intervene until Kai snapped from next to her.

"But what about my sister?"

"Kai, by the time we get there, we'll be already gone. Even if Violet goes by herself, she won't be able to deal with them all. We will get your sister. But the clock has reached to zero and the final battle can start any moment. We must head back to the Bounty to get prepared so for next time you will not hesitate." Misako informed, the last bit towards Lloyd who looked down at his feet.

"Come on, let's head to the Bounty…"

.::.

It didn't take long for everyone to get ready for the battle. Dr Julien remained behind with the Bounty while everyone else –including Nathan- went ahead to stop the Indestructible Weapon and Garmadon.

"Ninja go!" The ninja let out their war cry as they all kicked the large and poorly built wooden gates down. To their surprise, the base was empty.

"Where the heck is everybody?"

"And here I was ready to release the thunder."

"Guys, you're missing the point." Violet cut in as she pointed to within the base. "The weapon isn't here."

"What? Come on, let's split up to cover more ground, maybe they're going to unleash a surprise attack."

"If that's the case, splitting up in unwise," Wu informed, "for they'll attack us one at a time. We'll look together."

"Yes Sensei."

Sorry for the short chapter but I had writer's block and I wanted to get this baby up. Plus I wanted to add in that volleyball bit since I'm back from my competition. My team and I didn't come a good place but I suppose that's okay, this competition was meant for people 2 years older than us so for our age and skills, we did pretty well. But thank you for lovely reviews, there's so many! Big big big big thanks to: angelliccastro03, Princess Bunny, Mihoshi 2.0, Darkrainbow, ImaginationOverdrive, FlameNinjaofDarkFire, ALookIntoMyWorld, bebefou5, ElementzGirl7, CarlyShi208, TheNinjaOfLight and Kai4Ever and the silent readers ;)

Princess Bunny: Thank you!

ImaginationOverdrive: Oh really? Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you but I needed Violet to have some certain opinions and yeah…. Sorry

TheNinjaOfLight: Really? The hair and eyes and everything? That's so cool :D

Bebe fou5: Yes, there are going to be some more fluff between Kai and Violet however, about the next story name, I haven't decided yet. But I'll tell you once I'm 100% certain that the title is going to be the official title.

That's it from me for now so enjoy your day everyone and I'll see you guys next time with a new chapter. Xoxoxo – ZaneLoverFan88