Chapter 110
Waiting for an Opportunity

.:Violet:.

"You are weak."

"You aren't needed."

"Your own team neglected you."

"They aren't going to save you."

"You're a disappointment."

"A failure."

"No wonder why you couldn't even say yourself."

"Pathetic."

His raspy voice echoed in her brain, words swirling around like water funnelling down into a drainage pipe. Violet tried her best to ignore his insults, she knew they weren't true -she knew her family and friends will save her once they shut off the power- but Violet couldn't help but agree with some of them. Perhaps she was weak, a disappointment, a failure and pathetic but not all the time right?

The ninja let herself rest against the cool bars of the cage the nindroids threw her in and placed in the back of their tank. Four nindroids kept guard at her cage, their red eyes fixed on her. It's not like she can get out, she have no daggers hidden on her body or anything and she definitely can't do anything with her hands cuffed behind her back around the bar of the cage. Whenever she would shift to sit in a new position, the nindroids would go frantic and point their weapons at her. It's not like she can turn into thin air and somehow teleport… although that would be cool. From what she has gathered, the nindroids were taking her back to Ninjago City where the Overlord virus roamed the system – apparently he couldn't go outside Ninjago City but Violet was smart enough that eventually he would be able to get into any computer across Ninjago. After all, he managed to overthrow the balance of good and evil and cross to Ninjago.

Insults were still thrown towards her from the Overlord. Violet wished she could communicate sometime back and say something along the lines of how he's weak and needs to steal powers from others in order to be powerful and how he's cowering behind his army – how is that being strong?

Hours have passed and by now the Overlord have stopped communicating to her. The drive was incredibly boring. The ninja reminded herself that it would only be for two to three days until the power goes out, it took the nindroids over a week to finally capture her – surely it'll take that long to get back. So she decided for entertainment, she'll have fun with the nindroids.

Violet sat up straighter in her constricting cage while startling the nindroids but they quickly regain their posture and glared her at. "Can I get a drink?"

The ninja of air mentally smirked to see their posture goes rigid unsure of how to react but it didn't take long until their captain or leader came in looking at her with hard eyes.

"No drinks prisoner."

"Aren't you supposed to be smart being a nindroid and all?" She asked lazily. "Humans need water and food to survive you know."

"Of course I know!" The nindroid snapped. "You're our prisoner and you don't get anything."

"Yep, you're stupid," Violet sighed, "we can't survive longer than three days without water. Tell me, how far are we from Ninjago City?"

"…Five days."

"So if I perish from the lack of water then this whole entire goose chase is just a waste of time and energy from you guys and I'm positive the Overlord wants me alive, what use to him if I'm dead?"

Violet allowed a small smile to enter her lips as the Nindroid started to grumble something unintelligent. Since she doesn't know his name, she decided to call him Grumpy… or Stupid, either one sounds very fitting. She watched as one nindroid came over to Grumpy and strange noises came from it, possibly the nindroids' native language if they had one… which either means they're exchanging information they don't want her to know or Grumpy here is the only one who got programed to speak English.

"We have no water."

"Well there's a bottle in my bag full of water."

Starting to think about, Violet realised she could do whatever she wants to the nindroids from inside her cage; she's invincible. They can't hurt her or kill her otherwise they'll unlock the Overlord's rage. So she watched as Grumpy dug through her bag and took out her bottle and roughly gave it to her. Only if this was tea…

.::.

A day has passed and she had to admit, this whole you-can't-hurt-me business is the most entertaining thing ever. She has already drove Grumpy insane and even more so when she actually addressed him as Grumpy. She mentally had a good laugh when he stormed out with smoke radiating off his metallic body. She then started to pick on the nindroids that were guarding her.

The nindroids were much different from any other enemy. They can be serious but sometimes they can be so confused… maybe there's two different type of nindroids? But they differ a lot from the Stone Army – their objective was to kill and to dig up the Dark Matter whereas the nindroids actually have different roles or do different things. The Stone Warriors' personality was harsh, cold and just overflowing anger, nindroids can be cold, empty or confused. The robots defiantly differ from the Serpentine who's kind/species reflect their personality in a way – Anacondrai hunger for power and are physically the strongest and powerful Serpentine to exist; Hypnobrai are manipulative; Fangpyre are controlling and sometimes demanding; Constrictai hold grudges and are rough; and Venomari are deceivers. Nindroids may be confused from time to time but that doesn't mean they're not smart – they're basically a walking computer! Unlike the Skeletons who were stupid, ignorant and cold. But nindroids were defiantly different from Vincent and his gang – the nindroids can have mercy based on their orders whereas Vincent's gang kill without mercy and there's Vincent, who loves the idea of torture.

Just thinking back to that night caused the hairs on the back of her neck to rise and goosebumps to ghost over her skin. Violet didn't want to show any weakness to the nindroids, she already did when she failed to get away from the but she didn't want to give them to idea she was mentally unstable or anything like that – she didn't want Grumpy to report to the Overlord she was mentally weak as he think she is physically. So, because of this, she decided to only get sleep when her mind shuts off and put her in a deep dreamless sleep.

The only people who truly knows the horrors that haunt her at night was Zane and Kai and she wants to keep it that way; Jonah knows she have troubles sleeping but that was it. Although, coming to think of it, maybe it would be wise to tell Sensei Wu when she and the others rescue him or if the others rescue him first before her – she would prefer for that to be the case. The old mentor always have a solution to a problem – even if it is in a form of a riddle or metaphor, the only time she saw him not having a solution was when they lost the first battle between good and evil and according to Kai Wu also regretted his decision for sending her on that mission to Jamanakai Village alone but she rather she have the burden of these haunting memories than all of them, Ninjago doesn't need more than one mentally damaged ninja.

After more hours of teasing the other nindroids, they eventually leave the room, leaving her alone. Violet immediately turned in her tiny cage and observed the room to only see that there was a camera in the corner of the room… of course they're going to keep a closer eye on her… maybe this is how the Overlord watches her?

"I know you're watching me," she spoke, not really directing it to the Overlord; who knows, this may only just link to the control room or the driving area of the tank – whatever it's called. However she got nothing, nobody came in and there were no voices in her head.

A couple more hours passed and still nobody and slowly she felt herself become tired – well sleepy really. Slowly and sluggishly, Violet half wondered if this was their plan; to make her feel bored therefore sleepy and then fall asleep – maybe the Overlord knows she's not in the rightest mind when she's asleep.

Seriously Violet? Get a grip on yourself! The ninja chastised herself. Of course that wouldn't be the case, why would it matter? And how would they even know she's not the in rightest mind anyway? It's not like they were there of the attacked or they have been watching her every night… coming to think of it, that's a disturbing thought. But her eye lids felt heavy, as much as Violet wanted to close them, she knew she couldn't even though they were half closed. Okay… Maybe just for a second…

And within seconds, she fell asleep.

.::.

The world is a beautiful place, more beautiful than what people believe it is to be. It can't just been seen through a photograph or even a screen of a monitor but it needs to be seen in person because beauty isn't just something that can be seen but touch, smelt, heard and even tasted.

Silvery flakes drifted down right in front of her. Each snowflake had captured the violet eyes of the female ninja, she could see the intricate patterns on the specks of ice, each and every flake having their own design. They floated weightlessly downward from the pure white sky above, each flake swirling and dancing, as an icy wind blew past causing a chill to send goosebumps on her exposed skin but it felt refreshing. She imagined the ice and the coldness to have this biting sensation but it didn't, it was nothing like the coldness of the ocean which does hold its own beauty but not all the time. Taking a deep breath, Violet could feel the cold air flood into her lungs, sending a tickling sensation but she didn't focus on that, she focused on the crisp yet clean smell of what seems like fresh water – somewhat similar to the creek by Jonah's camp. Taking a step, Violet shivered with delight feeling the snow take her foot with a satisfying crunching sound despite the softness and slushiness of the snow.

But it all changed. The soft cool breeze gradually turned into a howling wind, throwing the twirling flakes out of its dancing descend to the ground and into shards that fell sharply and harshly to the ground. Now this was the biting feeling Violet had first expected and the bitter cold was also sinking into her skin. The winds were blasting on full, pushing her into different directions. Not wanting to feel this harshness of the wind, Violet raised her hands hoping to cast her barrier but to her utter shock, nothing came. No matter how hard she concentrated she couldn't muster her barrier, she couldn't even try to control the winds or anything… it was like her powers have vanished.

"You are weak."

"You're a disappointment."

"A failure."

"No wonder why you couldn't even say yourself."

"Pathetic."

The insults that were directed at her early today echoed in her mind but much louder than before; louder than the roaring winds. No, no, no, I'm not weak… just powerless… She thought miserably as she slowly descended into a crouch and wrapped her bare arms around her legs slowly feeling the coldness. After what seemed like hours but she was smart enough to know it was only minutes, a voice different from the Overlord bounced around in her head… a voice she knew too well and sped up the hammering beat of her heart.

"Pathetic ninja."

"You're a joke."

"Stupid girl!"

"Bitch!"

"You fight like a girl!"

"You're a killer."

"A cold blooded killer."

Images of Vincent flashed among her head making her cringe and place her face into the snow hoping the coldness will shock her to forget him but nothing worked. She could hear his laugh; at first she thought it was all in her head until something collided harshly into her side, sending her tumbling down the slight slope. A yelp escaped her mouth before her mind could register it. Placing her hands into the biting cold of the snow, she stopped herself from further tumbling but when she looked up, her eyes widened to see the man who haunted her dreams.

He stood tall, towering over her with the same sickening signature grin that made her stomach churn. But his muscular figure that was twice the size of Cole's own buff figure scared her, it intimidated her. His wild ginger hair with big and thick side burns along with his facial hair seemed to have dried blood in it, making her own blood run cold. His grey eyes stared at her like a gun ready to pull the trigger to kill, just like Vincent. Within seconds, he was on her; touching her, abusing her, killing her.

The pain that he inflicted onto her burned like a fire – burning so agonisingly but as he continued, the pain faded away to an icy numbness. Slowly, black filled the edges of her vision and the only thing I could hear was the sound of her own heartbeat; it was once steady but it slowed… until nothing.

The shock of her death woke her up from her nightmare and into reality. Her breath was choppy and ragged, deep and hard as her violet eyes looked with frantic movements; she spotted the four nindroids that have been assigned to watch her but no Vincent. She forced herself to even out her breathing and forced herself to believe (doesn't matter how stupid it would be) that the nindroids would actually protect her from Vincent; the Overlord needs her alive and apparently unhurt and she knows for a fact that the nindroids will be able to stop Vincent. He may have strength but that's nothing compared to metal and speed of the nindroids… Plus they wasn't merciful.

Putting that aside, Violet sighed that she allowed herself to fall asleep and showed weakness but she half wondered how come she didn't have a dreamless sleep. She should have… Maybe she wasn't tired enough…

"Can I have some water?" She asked softly, deciding it won't do anyone any good if she did so in a demanding tone or teasing one as she had previously done. To her relief, one of the nindroids brought her her bottle but the water inside it was running dangerously low. All she can do for now is wait for her team to cut the power… never before have she wanted to be in Kai's arms so badly.

.::.

Two days have passed and lucky for her the nindroids have decided to stop and allowed her to fill up her water supply along with gather some edible plants. She thought about flying away but thought against it. Now, she was more bored than ever. Tormenting the nindroids just seemed like a waste of breath and the Overlord is no longer talking to her, why? She doesn't know.

Just as Violet was about to ask if she can get some food, all the lights turned off, obscuring her in darkness. The four nindroids' eyes didn't glow through the dark and the whole tank abruptly stopped, causing her cage to slide along the fall and crash roughly against the wall that divided the back of the tank and to the driving section. The soft vibrations that often flow through the metal work stopped. This could only confirm one thing – they turned off the power. A laugh escaped her lips, the relief of finally being free felt amazing because it also meant she can be back with her team.

However, after a couple seconds, the realisation that she is still trapped in a cage hit her like a bullet… how on Ninjago was she supposed to get out of this stupid cage? In the utter dark?

Violet first attempted this by trying to use sheer force to break the cuffs that held her wrist together and to one of the bars behind her. No luck. This time, she attempted to blow tiny amounts of wind into the lock and try pick locking it… it doesn't help when Violet has never pick locked a lock before so that was a complete fail. She did try for a few minutes but honestly, it was hard enough try to imagine the wind going into the lock and to be frankly honest, she wasn't even sure she even got any wind into the lock. Maybe… she could try blasting wind at the walls to break it? No, she can't. It was hard enough generating wind with her hands tied, she needs proper arm movements…

Imagine how cool it would be if I could control the wind with my mind…?

.:Kai:.

How stupid can they be? With no power means no transportation what so ever meaning it would be a long walk to the other side of Ninjago and into that forest where who knows where about the nindroids and Violet are. Jay insisted they should head to his parents' junkyard since one: that was the original meeting spot plus now that the power is off, Violet can escape and meet them there; and two: Jay reasons he may be able to build a vehicle with his father that doesn't require power or electricity.

But it has been five days since they have shut off the power, two days since they have reached the junk yard. The brunette fully knew it shouldn't take Violet this long to reach this place, she can fly; there's no need to hide from prying eyes of the nindroids or any other of the Overlord's forces. He was beyond worried – much similar to how he felt when Violet was off on her mission to Jamanakai Village… It's like no matter what happens, she's always separated from them; it's always her risking everything for them.

Kai sighed as he looked down to the photos that were in his hands. He originally thought they were in the room he and Violet shared but it seemed every photo that the team have ever taken, Jay sent the photos to his parents as a backup (electronically) in case if something happens to their copy. With Ed and Edna being Ed and Edna, they printed out all the photos and placed it in a photo album as they have done with Jay's surpassingly embarrassing baby photos. After they heard that Violet wasn't with them and was captured by the Overlord and his forces, they kindly gave him the photos he and Violet took some time after his proposal.

The first picture was taken just after Kai proposed to Violet; everyone wanted to celebrate with a picnic at the park – the park where he initially planned to propose to Violet there but failed. Jay bought a new camera since Violet's was gone from when the Bounty crashed, he became the photographer of the group. In the photo he was carrying Violet bridal style, her arms were loosely wrapped around his neck with her forehead pressed against his. A smile was presented on her lips and his and their violet and amber eyes met longingly – something he feels right now.

The second photo was taken on the same day as well; this time it was a photo he didn't particularly liked so much but he knew Violet loves it. The brunette was slightly crouched over with her on his back, her hands were in his hair messing up his usual spikes. In the photo, he could easily see the mirth and laughter on her face while his had a scowl.

The third image was taken to celebrate the finishing of the refurbishment and renovations of the school. To Kai, it looked like the two of them were dancing; with his hands firmly on her petite waist and her hands once again loosely hanging from around his neck. His eyes were closed in this picture along with hers but his lips were softly pressed against her forehead.

Kai softly smiled at the fond memory.

The fourth picture was at Wu's birthday party; he was sitting on a chair with Violet sitting in his laps. Her hands were fiddling with the layers of her dress while his arms encaged her waist but they both were laughing and their eyes were casted to the left side of the camera. Kai could vividly remember why; Cole was stupidly swinging back on his chair and at one point when he and Violet were posing for the picture, the chair broke and Jay took a picture of them laughing instead of smiling.

Violet, I wish you were here right now…

Sorry to end it there but it was the only spot I could stop at. BUT OMG! Massive thanks to everyone who has helped me bring this story up to 1500 reviews! It makes me so so so happy that you all are imagining this story as much as I enjoy writing it! …Well that's when I don't have writer's block. So massive thanks to: FlameNinjaofDarkFire, Dark Yugi, Kairocksrainbow, Samantha Rutledg, Kai4Ever, CarlyShi208, ALookIntoMyWorld, Bl0ndie, ElementzGirl7 and all my silent readers!

FlameNinjaofDarkFire: I actually only saw Brave the week before I update and really wanted to do that arrow scene! As an archer I have tried so many times but failed miserably XD It's definitely harder than it seems and I just wanted to give Violet that not-Mary-Sue air by having her fail at it.

Samantha Rutledg: Oops, silly me. It would have made sense to actually explain what exactly I tackled stage-fright for right? I play the violin. I personally love to sing but I don't think I'm great at it but who can tell me to stop? I can play a bit of piano and a bit of guitar. Oh and massive thanks for being my 1500th reviewer :)

Kai4Ever: Thanks! I'm actually got three chapters more I still need to tinker with and proof read it but so far they're over 3500 words ;) And I've also realised I haven't added into the other's POV so I've tried adding in a few new ones so massive thanks for the tip. And I tackled stage-fright with my violin.

ALookIntoMyWorld: "I'm with you till the end of the line" AHHH! Are you a big fan of Captain America too? Because I absolutely fell in love with that quote when Capt said it to Bucky. Ahh! I just love the two so much!

ElementzGirl7: I love all your ideas! As you can see, I added in the photos like you suggested :D I'll be sure to add them all in. Thanks!

Also, I'm always welcoming constructive criticism and ideas you want to suggest with open arms! So if you want to PM them to me or leave it in a review then go ahead, I always want to introduce different ideas and figure what I can do to make this story better.

Oh and to let you all, this story is coming to an end! But that doesn't mean Violet is coming to an end. Like some people have previously mentioned, this story is getting wayyyy to big so I'm deciding to start a sequel. What do you all think? Should I go ahead with this or just stay with Undercover even though Violet is no longer undercover? *chuckles nervously*

But once again, thanks for all your support, I love you all! Xoxo – ZaneLoverFan88