Chapter 90
Dark Matters
.:Violet:.
With her lavender eyes peeled and looking around, Violet slowly walked with caution. The base was too silent for her liking. It wasn't until the familiar cry of the falcon caught everyone's attention did she finally saw something. On the sickly brown dirt were large tire tracks roughly the same length as Violet's height each. The master of air's eyes followed the tracks to see it led to the edge of the base where a part of the fence was knocked over and the tracks leading out. Everyone has come to the conclusion that those were the Indestructible Weapon tracks and Garmadon's first target is the people of Ninjago. Now, all nine of them were running through the forest, staying in the middle of the tracks.
The whole island seemed to be darker than ever. There was a smoky or thick fog that spread along the grounds of the forest, making it slightly hard to see. Already Jay tripped and stumbled four times while Lloyd stumbled, the rest were able to avoid all obstacles. The trees were tall, reaching for the stars and towering over them like a wave. Immediately, Violet's fast beating heart constricted at the thought of the ocean. She then looked back at Kai to see his eyes and brows were set with determination.
"We'll get her back, don't worry Kai."
"But that's all I can worry about… What if they did something really bad to her? Like they killed her, tortured her or-"
"Garmadon wouldn't do that. He's smart to know by doing this and if Lloyd finds out, it'll only fuel his anger higher." Violet stated as she jumped over a log in front.
"But who knows Violet… But that's one of my worries." Kai sighed softly.
"What are the rest?"
"I know Lloyd has to go and defeat his father in the final battle but that doesn't mean we don't fight… There will be the Stone Army and I'm afraid this is the last time I might see one of you guys."
"Kai, you're not going to die-"
"I know Violet, I know, I promised you I wouldn't but I'm worried for everyone else… I'm worried for Nya, I'm worried for Lloyd, Jay, Zane, Cole, Wu, Misako… Heck even Nathan but I'm going to be mostly concerned for you…"
"Don't worry Kai, we'll all make this and in one piece." Violet reassured the brunette but he casted his head down slightly. Violet took this as a sign he no longer wanted to discuss this matter. The ninja of air went to look at Lloyd to see if he fairing alright but he was talking to Nathan.
Ever since she and Kai returned from the ocean, she hasn't spoken to the samurai, still shock about the kiss. Violet did feel empathy for him for his loss of his girlfriend and his 'sister' but it didn't make her understand why he would kiss her.
"Violet, I'm so sorry… I just keep thinking you're Jessica." His voice echoed in his mind. Does that mean that wasn't the first time he thought she was Jessica? But she then thought back to what Kai said about the matter…
"I know, he told me but I don't believe that crap. He keeps going after you." So what does this mean? It's either Kai was telling the truth or he just assumes that Nathan was going after her… But the tackles… Could it be that they were over me? Everything was so unclear to the female ninja, there wasn't enough evidence to conduct a conclusion but one thing was certain, Violet didn't like triangles, especially love triangles. But it seemed the conversation between the Green Ninja and samurai wasn't to encourage Lloyd for his upcoming battle but it was Lloyd reassuring Nathan about something.
"Is anyone else thinking about how this might be our final fight together?" Jay's voice lacked the usual spark and cheerfulness; it was dull like their surrounding and somewhat… sad which was very blue of Jay.
"Yeah… Of course." Kai answered from her left before Cole responded on her right.
"It's all I've been thinking about." Both males' voices also lacked the enthusiasm.
"We've come a long way… It has nearly been a year since Sensei found us."
"It feels like forever." Violet smiled from underneath her mask; remember clear as water the day Wu found her on the streets and taking her in. Never did she know then would she found a group of people she can trust, love and call family. It wasn't long until Jay started laughing.
"Hey, do you guys remember when Kai thought he was the Green Ninja?" And like that, the cheerfulness was back into Jay's voice. Everyone couldn't help but laugh and when Violet turned her attention to Kai, he seemed mildly embarrassed.
"That was quite the memory." Zane then laughed. "And what about the time when Kai was sprayed by the venomari?"
And the skin that was exposed through the slit of Kai's mask turned bright red, the same red of his ninja gi. "How come they're all about me?"
"Because you're the stubborn and arrogant one." Violet laughed as she tried to think of a memory, "Let's not forget about the time when Lloyd turned Zane's gi's pink!"
"I'm so glad that washed out."
"Yeah, sorry Zane." Lloyd chuckled sheepishly but Violet immediately stopped laughing when she heard the trees rustle. "But you guys had to destroy my amazing tree fort, it's not every day your get the Serpentine building you a fort."
"Sorry bout that Lloyd. But I still can't get over the fact Sensei Wu was drinking tea when he climbed out of the Devourer's guts." Jay laughed and once again, the rustle as sounded and she could tell it captured Nathan's, Zane's and the two elder's attention.
"Stop!" Violet cried as she halted along with the others but Jay took it the wrong way.
"I'm so sorry Violet! I forgot Scarlett-"
"No, I didn't say stop for that. There's something out there!" And the whole group fell silent. Something black ran through the branches of the trees, attracting everyone's attention.
"Where? Where?!"
"In the trees now!"
It wasn't until seconds later, a dark red (nearly moron) spinjitzu came out of nowhere and stuck Cole against the jaw and sped off.
"Ow! That was my jaw!" Cole snapped and with great speed, the tornado came back and bashed into Lloyd, making him fall.
"Hey! No one can do that to the Green Ninja!" Kai growled lowly but following that was a rather scratchy growl from the tornado. Once it disappeared, everyone gasped to see it was Nya except she was different. "What did he do to my sister?!" Kai roared as he moved forward but Violet quickly seized his arm.
"That isn't Nya. This must be the effect of the Indestructible Weapon, to turn her into Garmadon's own evil image." Misako informed however, the female ninja kept her eyes on her roommate.
Her appearance lacked of any colour like from the old movies although the only things in colour were those bright purple eyes that held nothing but coldness; they weren't the same purple as the ninja herself. Nya's complexion used to be a fair tan, now it was a sickly shade of grey, her jet black hair that would shine and radiate health was dull with no volume to it. Around those cold eyes were deep, black bags that made it seemed the person in front of her hasn't had sleeps in years. Nya's whole stance was slouched, she always kept a bent back by leaning forward, always in a ready position to attack. Violet's eyes wondered to Nya's attire to see she was still wearing the once red kimono, now it was just grey but weapons were loaded around her waistband.
"She must have been sent to slow us down." Wu muttered from her side before a round of gasps were heard as Nya pulled out an iron, chained mace with a spiked ball that was nearly the same size as Violet's own head. It wasn't long until the corrupted girl started to swing the mace above her head.
"But we have to stop don't we?"
"Yeah but we can't hurt her, she's Nya for crying out loud!"
"We just have to find a way to keep her-" But the rest of the words that left Kai's mouth was a yelp of pain as the spiked ball came their way and hit against Kai's plated amour on his mask. The red ninja was then knocked off his feet and fell onto the ground. "-hurting us…"
And another growl came from Nya. It was decided by Lloyd that he, Nathan, Wu and Misako would go on ahead while the rest would stay and deal with Nya. Violet went to argue but the small group already left. Violet went to observed Nya first as the others tried to deal with her, to see if the corrupted girl had any weakness. Jay ran towards Nya, only to get the spiked ball hitting him in the gut which then got him to double over in pain.
"O-Ow Nya, that hurts!" Jay cried as he held the ball towards him and played a tug of war but eventually Nya got the weapon back. Not only did the Indestructible Weapon corrupted her soul but enhanced her fighting abilities and strength.
Nya then swing the mace back but just in time, Cole caught the chain and snatched the weapon from her. He threw it to the side and went over to tackle the girl down but softly but the ninja in black underestimated the girl's abilities. "I could use some help you know!" Knowing it would be crowed, Violet spaced herself a bit as Jay, Zane and Kai ran forward but this allowed Nya to somehow throw Cole to the others, knocking them down. Only then did the ninja in purple catch the girl's attention.
As Nya ran forward, Violet went into a ready position. As the raven-haired girl threw a punch, Violet got it in one hand and as Nya threw another, Violet ducked underneath. Since the girl's momentum was in the punch, Violet crouched down and let the girl trip over her. As Violet turned around, a kick was already thrown at her. Instantly, she blocked it off with her arm. The impact made her bones shook and Violet couldn't help but be in awe at Nya's fighting skills. On the cruise to the Dark Island, it was so easy to knock the girl on her back but now, Nya was just as good as a hand-to-hand fight as her. Violet pushed her arms out hoping to throw Nya off balance but the girl leaned back and kicked again. The ninja managed to bend her back backwards just in time.
This time, Violet jumped over the girl and onto a rock nearby with her back towards the younger girl. She knew Nya would take this chance to punch her. Sensing that moment was here, Violet jumped backwards, her legs forming what most would call a terrible splits; reason to doing this is so she don't accidently hit Nya in the head with her legs. Yes Nya is becoming better at fighting and yes her soul is now filled with evil but this doesn't give a good reason to hurt Nya back.
Not only Nya's skills increased but her speed. Before Violet knew it, Nya grabbed her foot and swung her around to get enough momentum and threw her. Violet attempted to catch herself in mid-flight but she already crashed into someone and when she looked, she saw she landed on top of Kai, Cole, Zane and Jay who just got up.
"That's just great, not even Violet can stop her!"
"Jay, stop panicking!" Cole groaned and Violet took this her cue to roll off.
"Nya's fighting skills and speed has been enhanced." The female stated.
"Yeah, no shiz Captain." Jay sighed sarcastically. "How are we supposed to defeat Nya without hurting her?"
But it didn't take long for Cole to try his luck by using spinjitzu but Nya picked up her mace and threw it was the black tornado. Cole was suddenly thrown from his spinjitzu and his body wrapped tightly in the chain.
"What the heck?!"
"Come on guys, it can't be that hard, it's five against one-" Zane started until Kai cut in.
"And she's winning!"
.:Mabel:.
After the ninja dropped them off the beach, Dareth proposed that Ninjago City should be free of the Stone People which Mabel was relieved by. The city was a mess however the apartment her and her parents lived in had no damaged caused. While her parents were busy cooking and preparing lunch, the young girl's pale green eyes looked out of the full-length window that looked over Ninjago's central park and the sky.
The once mighty and proud streets of Ninjago City were ruined with large cracks in the grounds, pavements uneven and the ground was uneven. The trees in the park were ripped from their roots and pushed over into some cars while water hydrants were still spraying. However, Mabel kept her eye on the sky where it was free of any damage. The sky never failed to amaze her; it was filled with mysteries and endless amounts of space. Over flowing with wonders, yet so much space, so void. The sky was ever-changing especially at dusk and dawn; it's various colours of navy blue, black, lavender, robin's egg blue, turquoise, and a fiery tangerine painting the dome above her. Sometimes the clouds were puffy and tall; other times they were no more than mere wisps, dashed across the sky by some divine paintbrush. Sometimes twinkling stars dangled from the heavens, sometimes the luminescent, white moon, and other times the blindingly radiant sun. Mabel would observe the stars before she would go to bed, wondering just how far away each one was. Sometimes, she would catch a brief glimpse of starlight from a shooting star or the red pulsing lights from a plane or a constant pinpoint of light, sliding across the sky, presumably a satellite.
However it all changed. Thick and black clouds came from one end of the sky and washed over to the other side, obscuring the sight of the sun from the young girl. She pressed her hands against the glass and looked below to the streets and park. Everything turned so dark and the little sources of light could barely keep the whole place lit. With a frown on her lips, she looked back to the sky with wide eyes wishing for the clouds to move and to show her the baby blue sky with the ever so blinding sun however they didn't and stood still. It wasn't until a shriek crawled through her mouth as a thick purple gas penetrated through the clouds and into the main park. As soon as it touched, the gas split into small circle of gasses and bounced to everywhere else.
"Mabel? What's wrong?" She could hear the concern voices from her parents but it was too late. The gas bounced onto the window she leaned against and Mabel went to crawl back from it but the fume seeped through the window and flooded the room.
The young girl went to hold her breath but it didn't take long for her young and tiny lungs to beg for air. At first, it was like a small ticklish sensation until it was replaced with a flame wanting to burn her from the inside out. For some reason, it seemed like every good thought and memory turned dark and dull, forming in meaningless ones. It was like something had taken over her brain to go against everything she believed in.
No no no, I have to be strong. I need to be like the purple ninja… No!
But the something in her brain just laughed at her foolish attempts to resist. It wasn't until a sinister voice echoed in her brain, chilling her from skin to bone.
'What a pathetic little girl yet you can resist my attack. Give up child.'
Tears brimmed at the girl's young face as she clutched the hair on either side of her head and tucked it between her knees. She wanted it to stop; she wanted to see the sky that was once free of damaged. It didn't take long until the darkness devoured her soul, all thoughts of hope, the sky and the purple ninja gone.
Once again, sorry for the shortish chapter but I hope you all can forgive. So yay! We got to see what's happening in Ninjago City and what the 'changing' really feels like. I know in the episode Ninjago City didn't got hit just yet, only until the Overlord crossed over but I'm making it is since I already wrote this baby up and I remember only minutes ago. Big thanks to everyone who reviewed and the silent readers, it makes me so happy! So thanks to: Darkrainbow, ElementzGirl7, FlameNinjaofDareFire, Kai4Ever, bebe fou5, CarlyShi208 and ALookIntoMyWorld.
Darkrainbow: Same here! Like how are you supposed to fight in it? XD
ElementzGirl7: Awwwww thx!
FlameNinjaofDarkFire: I intend to write to whatever season Lego decides to end Ninjago (I hope that's never) however I'm still deciding if I want to continue it in a 2nd book or just make this story the longest fanfiction has ever seen XD
Kai4Ever: Congrats on catching up :)
bebe fou5: I can't really spoil, I mean I did a while ago but for now, I'll keep my mouth shut and wait for that moment to arrive :3
Once again, big thanks to everyone and don't be afraid to send in a review, it can be as short or as long as you want, it's the thought that counts ;) I'll see you all soon! Xoxoxo – ZaneLoverFan88