Hey people. I'm going to try to get these up sooner, but my schedule between classes and life is something that can't be manipulated so easily. ;)

Just a reminder: Ninjago and their respective characters (c) Lego. Raven and my respective oc's (c) Me. Enjoy.

Ahead of the Bounty were large floating islands, grouped together and connected by light blue bridges. There was a very large circular island in the middle, with regular buildings like a city-town, and a large white and light blue castle in the middle that extended further from the back to the edge of the island. The buildings were either white, light blue, blue, light grey and/or grey. The castle was a large white square on the bottom, with a smaller grey square inside that extended up, and a large light-blue cylinder tower in the center that reached way higher than any building structure. It looked like it was made of bricks, and there was a castle wall around it of grey. The streets of the city lead to the castle, and there were people just walking around, enjoying life. The other islands attached to the large island by the bridges looked like smaller versions of the big island with regular buildings only. There were four islands that were floating above the large island not attached by bridges. There was also flying machines hovering around in the air across the city buildings and the islands. The land was thick that held up the islands, and they were pearl white.

The ninja stared in awe at the magnificence of the floating islands and their vastness.

As they continued looking on, the sound of sirens were heard approaching the Bounty. When the ninja heard the sirens coming closer, they towards their left, and saw a man on a bulky floating motorcycle without wheels. The motorcycle had a bird-like look and it was all white and black, with a siren and yellow lights flashing on the front of the floating bike. The driver had a sandy brown aviator hat, white armor, and blue goggles.

The guy said, "Hey, hey, how y'all doin'? The name's Jorgon. I've neva seen this flying vehicle before. May I have y'all names and purpose for being here?"

Before anyone else could speak, Flare walked closer to where Jorgon was and said,

"Hey! Listen man, your disrupting business."

Flare stood looking at Jorgon, and then Jorgen's eyes widened, as he removed his goggles and said,

"Oh my... Princess Flare! Forgive me, I didn't mean to disturb ya. My mistake your highness. I'll lead ya straight over to Aeroplane land."

Jorgon pulled his goggles over his eyes and drove ahead of the Bounty leading on, while Nya went to the steering wheel on deck and started following Jorgon.

Flare looked towards the others and said, "And that's how it's done."

"Perks for royalty huh?" Cole said, and Flare nodded.

"It's a good thing you were here to help us Flare," Misako said, and then Sensei Wu said,

"Your knowledge, skills, and royal... perks, have really come through for all of us."

Flare smirked and said, "Eh... yeah, you guys would have been lost without me."

Flare walked by Kai, and stopped to look at him while saying, "I guess it's a good thing I stuck around, isn't it Kai?"

She smirked when Kai glared at her, but then Kai signed and said, "Thanks for sticking around Flare, and... I'm sorry about before, for what I did and said when you first came to the Bounty."

Flare was surprised by Kai's apology, as well as the others who stood by listening.

Then Flare cleared her throat and said, "Well, um, thank you Kai... and... I'm sorry, too."

Kai and Flare looked into each other's eyes for a moment, but then Flare turned away quick and said,

"Well then, let's get ready for landing guys."

"Agreed, let's go," Sensei said, as everyone entered the Bounty to prepare for landing.

After 'parking' the Bounty on a Heli pad, the Ninja crew exited the Bounty and looked at the city in amazement.

"This place is huuuge," -Cole

"It's astonishing," -Zane

"I wish I would have known about a place like this sooner," -Nya

"It's breath taking..." -Misako

Then Flare interupted, "Yeah yeah, it's awesome, we all know that. We can see it. Come on, we have to meet with our friends."

Raven stood next to Flare and asked, "Should we take the aerocycles or aerocars?"

Flare turned to Raven and said, "Aerocars, much easier for the load of people we have."

"Uh, Aerocars?" Jay asked, interested.

Then Flare said, "Come, we'll show you."

The Ninja crew headed off behind Flare and Raven, as they went left of the heli pad docks to a bridge that led to one of the floating outer islands.

"This is an Aerocar," Flare said, as she pointed to a vehicle that looked like the aerocycle that Jorgon was riding, but it had more seats in the back that made it longer.

"Oh, cool!" Jay said.

Flare and Raven greeted the technician Gary, and asked to use the aerocars, which he agreed and led them to where the cars and other vehicles were parked. Jay ran among the vehicles, studying their features, engines, and etc.

"These are all state-of-the-art equipment and compositions here! This is amazing! Oh my gosh is that... it is! Oh Wow!" THWACK! "Ow! What was that for?" Jay questioned Flare since she slapped him over the head.

However, before she could answered, Nya grabbed Jay and pulled him away from the vehicles and Flare's tongue of wrath.

"Come on Jay, we can look at the cycles later on, just you and me," Nya said, which made Jay smile, as he said,

"Wait, you mean me and you, alone?"

Nya smiled at Jay, which made him sign with lovey-dovey eyes. Flare rolled her eyes, and walked over to the three aerocars that Gary pulled out from among the others.

"There ya go Flare, Raven. You can borrow these aerocars for now. You know how to work'em right?"

Raven and Flare looked at each other, then they looked at Gary and nodded.

"Ok then, I'd better get the goin' now, got other repairs to make ya know," Gary said, as he walked away while waving.

"Thanks Gary," Flare said.

Raven waved, "Thanks Mr. Gary!"

After Gary's departure, Raven and Flare inspected the aerocars and saw they were ready to go.

"Ok guys, jump in a car and let's go," Flare said, and she jumped in a car, and Raven behind her.

Nya and Misako both jumped in the same car as Raven and Flare, which made Lloyd and Jay sign since they couldn't sit near Raven and Nya. Then Zane jumped in one of the aerocars, and Jay walked up to him and asked,

"Hey Zane, you know how to drive that thing?"

Zane looked at the controls, and then back at Jay and said, "It's a simple enough calibration."

"I got second!" Cole said, as he hopped in the car behind Zane.

"I got third!" Jay said, as he attempted to jump in the third seat, only to see Kai was already there.

"Sorry man, first come, first serve," Kai said with a smirk.

"Darn, -sign- Fine, I got fourth," Jay said, as he hopped into the fourth seat.

In the next aerocar was Dr. Julien in the fourth seat, Sensei Wu in the third, Garmadon in the second, and Lloyd in the driver's seat.

Garmadon leaned over to Lloyd and asked, "You think you can drive this thing son?"

Lloyd turned towards his dad and said, "Sure, of course I can drive this, uh-"

Raven called out, "Aerocar!"

Lloyd smiled at Raven and said, "Yeah, aerocar."

Raven smiled back, and then Flare said, "Oh, yeah, you can drive something that you don't even remember the name of."

The ninja chuckled, as well as Nya and Misako a little bit. The elderly guys were nervous now, and Lloyd cleared his throat and said,

"Well, it shouldn't be so hard since your driving it too, Flare."

Everyone became silent besides the ninja who made 'Ohh' sounds, as Flare's eyes widened by Lloyd's words.

Flare smirked and said, "Ohh, so the Golden ninja has some bark to his bite huh? Well then, oh great Spinjitzu Master, I guess you don't need me or Zane to show you. Come on Zane, let's go up."

Flare flew straight up with the aerocar and was driving pretty slow away from Lloyd, as Zane did the same. Lloyd started regretting his words, as he tried to start the aerocar. He was able to start the engine, and then he tried to fly upward. It was working at first, but then the aerocar was swaying left to right. Lloyd tried to steady the car so that he could move forward.

As he moved, he kept stopping, going, stopping, going, balancing the car, trying to figure out the controls. Flare just smirked at Lloyd, while the ninja were chuckling at Lloyd's attempt to drive.

"Keep it steady Lloyd, don't get nervous now. Nice and easy," Dr. Julien said, as he held onto the sides of the aerocar.

Lloyd nodded and said, "Ok, um, I got it. Nice and steady..."

Lloyd was able to gain more control of the aerocar.

"Hey, I think I got it," Lloyd said, but then the car did a barrelroll to the right, the left, it went up higher, and then the car was upside down.

"Lloyd!" Sensei Wu said, as the blood started rushing to their heads.

"Uh, sorry! I... I don't know how to turn it back!" Lloyd said, frantically.

Flare drove under the upside down aerocar and looked up at Lloyd with a smile that made Lloyd frown.

"So, do you need help?" Flare asked nicely.

Lloyd signed and asked, "Can you help me to drive Flare, please?"

Flare smirked, which made Lloyd more desparate for help and because he was getting dizzy.

"I'm sorry, please can you help?" Lloyd asked again.

Then Raven cut in, "Flare..."

Flare looked at Raven, then she looked at Lloyd and said, "Eh, it's alright boy. Turn that knob there."

Flare pointed to a silver knob near the wheel, as she drove a few feet away. Lloyd turned the knob and was able to turn the car rightside up.

Then Flare said, "Alright, it's time to get going. Lloyd, you move the wheel in the direction you want to go, and you can use the control pad stick to move up, down, left, or right in place, that's how you hover. Oh, and the blue button under the plastic is the turbo. DON'T press it! Only when necessary. However, you can press the red buttons on the wheel to move faster. Come on, let's go."

Flare drove on ahead, as Zane and Lloyd followed. Zane was good at driving, and Lloyd was getting much better since Flare gave him instructions. The three aerocars headed over to the castle on the second square floor.

As they arrived on the heli pad of the castle, Flare landed first, then Zane, and then Lloyd. Everyone jumped out of the aerocars and stood together, as Flare walked closer to the castle tower. The heli pad was very large, it connected to the cylinder tower that was in the middle of the castle. A large entranceway was open that lead through the tower, which lead to the main castle building past the tower. The main castle building was another whole area behind the castle that was a large square building with a hole in the center where the garden was. Flare stood outside the entranceway of the tower that was not far from the heli pad, and she looked up and cried out with both hands cupped to her mouth,

"HEY! AURIA! CHRISTA! ONE OF YOU, ARE YOU THERE?!"

After a moment of silence, a figure that was on the tip of the pole that stood on the cylinder tower started jumping down to where Flare was. The figure landed and stood in front of Flare with a ninja hood over their face. They wore all grey with some silver on their gi, with a white sash belt, and an eyepiece like Flare's on the ninja hood. The person greeted Flare, as she greeted them back. Flare lead the person to the others who stood where they were, wondering who this person was. Raven ran up first and hugged the person. The person hugged her back.

Then Flare said to the Ninja crew, "Friends, people! I will like you to meet a prodigy and one of our best friends. The first born princess of Aeroplane, Auria!"

After Flare's introduction, Auria removed her ninja hood to reveal her face. She was about the ninja's age, but her eyes showed that she seemed older. Her bright white hair was in a high ponytail that reached her shoulders. She had white eyeshadow with a silver glitter and white lipstick. She stood before the ninja crew with a soft smile on her face.

"Hello everyone, Flare's mother told us about all of you coming to visit. It's a pleasure to meet you at last. You all seem like a pleasant group of people," Auria said in a voice that was respectful, medium key, and soft-spoken.

Sensei Wu walked towards Auria and bowed his head, as he said, "It is an honor to be in your presence your highness. I am Sensei Wu, but I can safely assume by Melantha's letter, that you already know who we are."

Auria nodded and said, "Yes, I am familiar with all of your descriptions and names."

Jay stepped forward and asked, "Oh oh, what's my name?"

Auria turned to him and replied, "You are Jay, the Lightening ninja."

Jay gasped and said, "Oh cool, you really do know."

Then Cole asked, "What about me?"

Auria turned to Cole and said, "You are Cole, the Earth ninja."

Cole responded, "Alright, so you really know all of us then."

Auria smiled, and then Flare asked, "Hey Auria, where's Christa?"

Auria turned to Flare and said, "She resides within the auditorium. Shall I bring you to her?"

Flare nodded and turned to the others and said, "Come on guys, let's head off."

As Flare spoke, Zane looked towards Auria, and he felt something very familiar about her, something he recognized but couldn't distinguish. Auria noticed this and she turned towards Zane and smiled. Zane snapped out of his thoughts and smiled back at Auria.

As Auria lead the way through the tower to the next castle building, Zane thought,

'Hm? Why does the princess seem very... familiar? Not familiar exactly, but, she has something about her that I recognize. I can't figure out what it is, but... maybe if I learn more about her, then I may be able to uncover this distinction I have about her...'

As the ninja crew walked further into the castle, they past some downward stairs, through a hall outside to a large garden with a fountain in the center, through another hall that lead to some more stairs outside that went down and across a large field area with stone floors and grass around the outside perimeter, and some more stairs that were wider and more extended farther than the previous ones and shorter of a climb.

As they approached some doors, they started to hear voices on the other side and music. Auria pushed open the two large wooden doors, which were only double the size of a regular door each, to reveal an auditorium. It had many chairs that were lined up in rows and had four-sections and space to walk between them. There was also chairs in the higher parts of the auditorium which were used for opera, plays, and the sort.

As the Ninja crew approached the stage, they saw a choir standing on the stage in three rows, and there was the conductor standing before them with the baton in her hand. She wore a white dress with a sky blue sweater, and pure white hair pulled back into a bun with a golden crown holding the bun up. She turned around when she heard foot steps and saw Auria had brought guests.

She smiled and said while still signaling the choir to sing, "Hello my dear Auria and ninja."

Auria smiled and said, "Hello mother."

Everyone's eyes widened besides Raven, Flare, and Auria.

"That's your mother?" Jay asked, and Flare replied,

"She just said 'Hello mother'. Of course she is! She is the Queen of Aeroplane and the Conductor of all music, Queen Kani."

The others watched as the choir continued to sing. Then one young lady around the ninja's age stepped forward and started to sing a solo part. She had straight light blonde hair that reached her waist, while her bangs reached a little past her shoulders. She had yellow eye shadow with green glitter. Her clothes were a ninja gi, but they were yellow with a yellow sash around her waist. She sung her part so beautifully and perfectly, that everyone who was watching had their mouths open in amazement, besides Auria, Raven, and Flare, since they know how she sings.

After the song was done, Kani sent off the choir to have a free day. The choir exited, except the one who performed the solo. Then Kani and the soloist jumped off the stage and stood in front of the ninja crew.

Auria walked over to her mother and the soloist and said to them, "This group are the ones in the letter."

Auria turned towards the others and said, "Everyone, this is my mother Queen Kani, and my younger sister, Princess Christa."

Sensei Wu said, "It is a pleasure to meet the Queen and Princesses of Aeroplane. We thank you for allowing us to visit your kingdom."

Kani and Christa smiled, then Kani said, "Well, it is a pleasure to meet the ninja who saved Ninjago from the Great Devourer and from the Overlord himself."

"You know about all that?" Kai asked.

Flare lightly nudged Kai on the shoulder.

"Be respectful fool," She whispered.

Kani chuckled and said, "It's quite alright Flare, and yes, young fire ninja, we all know about your endeavors to protect all of Ninjago. You are truly an inspiration to the people of Aeroplane, especially my daughters."

Kani looked towards her daughters who nodded in response.

"They too have seeked to protect our homeland, as well as every other place in Ninjago that is in need," Kani said.

"Well, it is good to know that there are others who wish to fight to protect the goodness of our world," Sensei Wu said.

As everyone else was talking, some of Cole's attention was more on Christa. His gaze unflinching towards the princess.

He thought, 'Wow... she singsso beautiful... just as beautiful as she is...'

Cole tried to snapped out of it and thought, 'Wait, wait, no! She's the princess, I have to respect that... besides, she probably isn't into anyone, right? Especially not someone like me, unless she is- No, no! Stop it brain! She may have a nice voice and all... but, why can't I stop looking her way?'

Cole continued to gaze more sweetly at Christa, until she turned towards him, and looked directly into his eyes. Cole stiffened up when she looked at him and smiled, which he tried to return, but then he turned away in embarassment.

Christa lightly giggled at his reaction with one hand on her mouth as she thought,

'He must be... Cole, the Earth ninja. I wonder why he was staring at me? He seemed pretty nervous when I smiled at him. I wonder... I mean, he is pretty cute...'

Kani had started leading everyone back outside to the open field, stone area. The natural light of the sky had hit everyone, as they walked up the long stairs.

Christa turned to look at Cole, and her eyes widened, as she thought,

'Oh wow! He is... so handsome. Even those bushy brows make him look more manly-Oh dear, what am I saying? He's probably not into a princess or any girl for that matter. But than that means he's single- Ah! No, no! Stop it brain! He has a nice face and bushy eyebrows and all... but, why can't I stop looking his way?'

Christa gazed at Cole, and then Cole looked at Christa in that moment. They were surprised that they caught eye contact with each other, that they both quickly looked away and were lightly giggling in nervousness.

Flare caught a glimpse of this, as well as Kai. Flare and Kai looked at each other and said, simultaneously,

"Two love birds."

They looked at each other surprised, but then they chuckled and gave each other high five.

Jay saw this and said, "So, you two are friends now huh? No more pranks and such?"

Kai and Flare looked at each, and then they smirked at one another as they turned to Jay.

"Oh, no more pranks on each other," Kai said.

"Most definantly, we are at a truce," Flare said.

Jay was a bit disturbed by how they worded their responses. He thought,

'Um, okthat was odd... they aren't pranking each other, but, are they goingto prank someone... uh oh.'

Kani stopped walking after everyone descended the stairs. She turned to them and said,

"Ok everyone, since you are going to stay awhile... Girls, you can give them a tour around Aeroplane, after I learn more about our current situation with Marcell and the other people who wish to capture Raven."

"There's much more to the story that needs to be explained. There has been a recent update in events since you received Malentha's letter," Garmadon said.

Kani nodded and said, "Please explain."

Then the story was explained, about Marcell and her sister, about Big Boss' identity, and an unknown evil plot...