Pre-Warning to avoid confusion: As previous mentioned in last chapter's author's note, I'll be time jumping to the part when the Overlord is defeated as everything after the last chapter to now is the exact same as the episode. I deeply apologised if you wanted to read the fight.

Chapter 94
Victory's Cost

.:Violet:.

As the master of air roused up from her heavy slumber, she was aware of the dying warmth of sunlight against certain and small parts of her skin however the ground is lumpy as if she was lying on rocks. Drowsily, she half wondered if she was still dreaming but she knew the discomfort she was in meant she wasn't. As her lavender eyes opened, she could only see darkness and that was when she was aware not only were there rocks digging into her back but everywhere else on her body however that didn't hurt. Her left side of her chest –where she believe her lungs are- felt like a sharp and stabbing pain that worsens with every breath. Her ribs also felt like they were on fire like on a grill and her left shoulder and left side of her back was in pain. While all of this pain was on the left side of her body, on her right, she immediately knew she had a break in her leg and a dislocation in her shoulder.

Groaning, Violet knew she shouldn't stay here and she pushed her way through the debris trying to fight back the stabbing and burning agony across her body. When she got out she looked around, she saw orange and red sunlight bathing down on Ninjago City, the dark clouds that was once in the air was gone however it was the time of day that concerned the ninja of air the most. It was nearly nightfall, she knew this as a fiery red orb of light slowly sank beneath the horizon, and threads of light lingered in the sky, mingling with the rolling clouds, dyeing the heavens first orange, then red, then dark blue, until all that was left of the sunset was a chalky mauve, and then that melted away in turn as stygian darkness took over the sky. Sequin-silver stars like the glowing embers of a dying fire winked down at her and then suddenly the clouds parted and Violet found herself looking at a lustrous, argent disc casting brilliant rays of moonlight onto the dark ground where Garmatron used to stand.

To her utter surprise, she was on top a large pile of rumble and ruins. The last thing she could remember was her yelling Kai to go and after that, her mind was completely blank. Upon taking a deep breath, her chest shot up in pain and made coughs rack through her body. Only after a few seconds she regained it under control. Sluggishly, she got onto her two feet, trying to keep her balance on the uneven pile of rocks and she looked around. The pile was at least as tall as a seven story house and surrounding the whole block that Garmatron was built on was police tape. Along the police tape but on the other side were candles, all lit up with dancing flames licking at the wax. When Violet turned around, the candles surrounded the wreckage as well, stretching on for about a couple of meters. The sight was absolutely breath-taking to the ninja of air.

Have we… Have we won the final battle? She pondered as she proceeded to climb down. But where is everyone one? What's with the candles? Perhaps everyone turned back to normal like me and set up the candles to somehow show the deceased Overlord that there will always be light, even in the darkest times.

She started to descend the steep pile, trying to do her best with her left arm and leg even if her chest was killing her. But it didn't take long until the pain overridden Violet's concentration on her feet and the unstable pile was gone from underneath within seconds. The rock underneath her left foot disappeared and the ninja of air fell down the rubble like a lifeless doll, showing no resistance to stop. Once Violet hit the ground and stopped moving, her body was painted in pain, there wasn't a part of her body that didn't hurt… on a second thought, her toes didn't hurt. A low groan escaped her lips as she tried to sit up from her crumbled position and her eyes squeezing shut to avoid the tears caused by pain leak through.

"What are you doing?!"

.:Kai:.

Dead. That one word echoed in his mind over and over again. It was grief he never felt before, not even at her fake death. It was an emptiness in his heart, a shear of nothingness that somehow takes over and holds your soul and threatens to kill you entirely. It gives you this heavy feeling that's like the weight of the world is resting on your shoulders and there is nothing you can do to get out from under it. It's like this hole in your heart that is the shape of the one you lost and that makes you feel the need to wipe away any non-existent tears that you want to form but can't. The grief surged with every expelled breath, always reaching higher peaks, never sufficiently soothed by his long intakes of air. How come this always happens to her? To him?

The streets of Ninjago City was empty with muffled lively noises from inside of buildings, houses and apartments; everyone rejoicing at the victory of Lloyd against the Overlord however victory always come with the cost; the cost of someone's life. While everyone did rejoice, they mourned for the lost by placing candles around where Garmatron was built and destroyed, where the person died but the body never found except for her favourite pair of twin daggers. Just thinking that she's gone made the brunette's eyes sting however no tears came as they were already wasted. Kai felt wasted. His team was staying at another apartment; free of charge due to the service they did to the city however Kai couldn't be with them, he just couldn't. Already the ninja of fire wasted himself in the pubs where drunken guys celebrated while he mourned. Now, he was walking in a crooked line with the lights slurring into the darkness and colours blurring and all he could smell was the strong, awful smell of alcohol from his own breath. It still left a fiery feeling tickling down his throat however he liked it.

Eventually, his drunken feet took him to the west side of Ninjago City, where Garmatron used to stand. Surrounding the large pile of wreckage, was a massive ring of candles, lighting up the whole area, just for her. Just for his Violet. He missed everything about her, her short height, her voice, her smart comebacks and just everything about her. It wasn't until he heard the sound of rocks rattling and tumbling did he stop in his tracks and stayed close to the shadows where the lights of the candles haven't reached. Peering with squinted and unfocused eyes, he tried to keep his attention on the pile of wreckage where he could see small rumbles of rock, cement and stone rolling down. It wasn't until a minute later he saw something submerged from the pile. The figure was black but definitely took shape of a human being. Then it finally stood up in a slouched position.

Stupidly he thought it could have been Violet, just for a second but that couldn't be possible. They checked the remains of the building all day and they couldn't find anyone other than the purified form of Garmadon. However, it didn't make sense to the brunette to why there someone was there, in the somewhat resting place of the Overlord and Violet. Kai decided he would wait until the stranger comes away from the rumble so he could investigate and interrogate them himself. It wasn't until he saw the figure stiffly climb down the pile; not paying a single attention to their step work. The brunette wagered it would be less than a minute before the thief would fall and to Kai's amusement, the thief did. At first, the thief didn't move, he just laid there, not moving. Just as Kai was about to check on him, he sat up, groaning with a hoarse voice and agony laced into his voice. However, it was a tad too high for a male. Once again, Kai's hopes went up, hoping it was Violet but he knew it couldn't be true. With a heavy heart, he marched towards the rumble, jumping over the candles and the police tape.

"What are you doing?!" He yelled, his voice cracking but remain strong like a mass choir of lions. He didn't want anybody here, even though this may be the Overlord's resting place, it was also Violet's.

As he stormed closer –he tried walking as straight as he could with his drunken mind- he could see the figure in front of him was rather small and weak however that didn't mean he will show mercy. He could see that the thief tensed all over. However when he was at least five yards away from the criminal in act, he could only gasp at what he saw. It was a gift from the heavens above that instantly filled his soul with happiness that he could have never thought he would ever have. It was her. It was Violet; his sweet and loving Violet.

"K-Kai…?" Her honey voice was almost relieved yet confused and it was quiet, tired and weak to match for whole appearance.

Her mask was long gone but strands her caramel hair –which looked a dull brown in the dark- had escaped her hair tie, probably only ten percent of it remained tied up. Her once creamy skin was absolutely pale –a little bit blue near the face- and sticky with ash, dirt and rumble marring her skin. Her eyes were tired with redness in them from eye irritation –possibly to the dirt and dust in the air- with heavy bags underneath them. Her once proud ninja gi was torn in many places and no longer the vivid purple but a greyish one but her necklace was still free of damage. All over her skin were cuts, bruises and bumps; not too serious but he knew it was from her fall however the serious injuries he can spot is the swelling and serious bruising over her right leg, her shoulder was presented at an odd and sickening angle and along her neck, her veins seemed to be sticking out. But she was alive; she was breathing and her eyes held life; she was alive and he was utterly speechless. But suddenly, it was like someone turned off the lights for his beloved ninja as she fell sideways and her eyes rolling back into her skull.

"Violet!" He cried out and he quickly ran to her side to capture her before she hit the ground but she already did but luckily, the arm without the odd shoulder was trapped between the ground and her head. When he got to her, he immediately kneeled down and pulled her onto his laps. "Violet, please open your eyes, I'm not losing you again, please!"

His voice came out as sobs and he was surprised he could understand himself. Immediately, his hands run over her slightly bluish cheeks and went to check her neck for a pulse, only to feel it wasn't weak but rapid. Then it hit him like a bullet train, she had a collapsed lung. He remembered his sister having one after getting a fight at school and she was rushed to the hospital quickly. This was serious and he needed to get her to the hospital.

"Hold on Violet, please." The brunette's voice said through the tears that finally came loose as he stumble to a stand, being vary of her lungs and immediately ran out of the circle of candles; however when he jumped over the ring, a cough racked through Violet's body. There was no way he was going to lose his girl now; especially not when he lost her to the Dark Matter and was told she was dead and just found her alive. "Please Sumire, hang in there."

"K-Kai…"

"Don't speak, please, you're only going to hurt your lungs more." He begged and immediately turned to the hospital, hoping that the staff and doctors there aren't at home and celebrating with their families. Seeing Violet this broken reminded him of the time they found her fighting Vincent and how she took a bullet for him. She has to survive this; she just has to. Upon arriving at the hospital, he turned his body so he barged his shoulder into the double swinging door to open it. At the fount counter was a group of twelve people, some in doctor's coats and some in blouses and skirts. All of them were laughing with bright smiles on their faces.

"I need help, please!" The ninja of fire shouted and he watched as all of their faces turned mortified before serious, the doctors and nurses immediately coming towards him while the receptionists immediately went onto the phones and dialled numbers. "Please stay with me Sumire…"

.:Lloyd:.

The apartment was glorious and beautiful and obviously out of their price-range however instead of celebrating like the rest of Ninjago, it was quiet. Everyone was in the lounge room on the couch with gloomy expressions clearly expressed on their face, some with tears. After all, with every great victory is a cost of something precious. How could he be so naïve to think they could all win and live happily ever after? Well yes his father is now devoted of the devourer's venom in him system but they lost someone just as equally as important; their sister, their Violet. It was like the girl was the most unfortunate girl that ever existed yet the so lucky she managed to have near-deaths and not an actual death but now, she was dead. Casting his green eyes around the room, Lloyd inspected his family.

By his side were his father and uncle with his mother next to his father. Garmadon had his arm around his wife and held her close with no words. However his uncle had his hat brought down so low the blonde couldn't see his face. Violet was like a daughter to Wu, losing her must have a major toll on him. Looking to the other two couches -where Nya, Jay and Cole were seated on one with Zane and his father was on the other- he saw a tear-stained Nya leaning on Jay and her amber eyes closed. The blue ninja could only wrap his arms around her and just hold her close. Cole and Zane however just looked into space, with emotionless expressions on their faces. However not only wasn't Kai here, so was Nathan. Immediately after the search and the announcement of Violet's death was heard, the lone Samurai said his farewell and said it was probably best if he moved back to his village.

The whole room was silent but it was broken when the phone to the apartment suddenly rang out in a sharp, piercing sound. When Lloyd looked around, everyone's eyes drifted to the phone however they didn't get up. Softly sighing, Lloyd got up from the couch and shuffled his way to the phone. He picked up the phone and brought it to his ear.

"Hello, this is Lloyd-"

"Lloyd! You all need to come to Ninjago City's Hospital!" And from Kai's sudden loud voice, Lloyd pulled his ear away, trying to also process what the fiery brother wanted.

"The hospital? Why the hospital?" And immediately upon this, he could tell he caught everyone's attention.

"Just come please! I'll explain everything-"

"Kai, are you hurt?"

"W-What? No but I- Just come!"

Okay, I'm back everyone and I got a two week vacation but I got so much to catch up with this story as I no longer have any spare chapters in advance to post in case if I stop writing – which I did. Plus I also sprained my right wrist in volleyball just a couple hours ago so lucky me! (not). But thanks to everyone who reviewed and so on, it means soooo much to me: CarlyShi208, ALookIntoMyWorld, Kai4Ever, MMM, iluvninjagothenextstepgirl, Kairocksrainbow, FlameNinjaofDarkFire, BubbleEwa, bebe fou5, Guest, Nick, ElementzGirl7 and all of the silent readers out there!

CarlyShi208: Yes we do, someone suggested Vai and Kiolet. :D

MMM: Yes, I will be writing all the other seasons, in fact, I have finished planning what I want to happen in the new season Possession but I know I'll probably change it soon.

FlameNinjaofDarkFire: Awww that's so sweet! I've seen the movie and I'm way disappointed! I mean the movie is good and boy that jump scare scared me so bad I fell off my seat but it's nothing like the book. AND I LOVE NEWT! I've started a Maze Runner Fanfic that's Newt x OC but I gave up since the plot was way overused in that achieve.

bebe fou5: I'll try my best ;)

So big thanks to everyone and don't forget to leave your thoughts and comments about this chapter in a review! Xoxo – ZaneLoverFan88