Good news! Vengeance is also officially cleaned! I'll be doing it on NH very soon as well!

Onto the story!

Third POV

Harumi sat on her bed, thinking about her next move. She needed to gain their trust, but how could she do that after being away for so many years?

The noise of a door opening made her look up at a familiar ravenette standing at the door, smiling. "Just wanted to make sure you're feeling comfortable." She said.

"Oh, um, thank you! I'm fine!" Harumi came back to her senses, awkwardly smiling back at Nya. "I just don't want to be a burden to you all.."

"A burden? Of course not! This is your home as well!" Nya said, sitting beside her. "Trust me, I know how it is, feeling like an outsider. If I managed to get through it, you can too!"

"Are you sure about that? I mean, you're all strong, trained warriors and what am I? A damsel in distress.." She sighed, buring her face in her hands.

Nya laughed. "Trained warriors? One of us studied at a dance school and another one still sleeps with a teddy bear. I don't think this is exactly accurate." She said, making Harumi giggle. "What I'm trying to saying is, you're not a damsel at all. Sure, you may have needed a little push, but you managed to survive through Garmadon's torture and even managed to escape!"

"I guess it does take courage to do that kind of stuff.." Harumi said.

"Now that's the positive thinking I like to see!" Nya exclaimed.

Harumi looked at her, then frowned. She didn't respond to any of Nya's questions, until she finally spoke up.

"While I was with the Sons of Garmadon I heard them say something. I-it's hard to say what it was, but I feel like it's important to tell you.." She sighed.

"It's okay if you don't feel comfortable right now, you can tell us tommorow!" Nya reassured her, noticing Harumi's trembling hands.

Suddenly, they heard a voice shout from the other room. "ZANE I SWEAR, DON'T MOVE THAT THING CLOSER TO ME!" Nya face palmed as she recognized the voice as her brother's.

"I'll have to go patch up Kai's eye now.. Feel free to tell me if you need any help. Goodnight!" Nya waved as she exited the room.

"Right.. Night." She waved back before laying down and eventually, falling asleep.

~•~

"Is this how you train every day?" Harumi asked. "It looks so.. complicated."

"Everyone says that until they try. It requires courage." Wu answered looking at the 6 ninja training. "Even at my age, I'm more capable than I look." He smiled, sipping his tea.

"You and every other old guy in the movies.." Harumi mumbled, narrowing her eyes.

"Hm? Did you say something?"

"Oh, I was just wondering if I could ever be like them.. A hero.." She said, rubbing the back of her neck.

Wu looked at her, thinking. He then stood up, much to Harumi's confusion. He reached for one of the wooden swords that was lying on the ground. He returned, smiling.

"Why don't you start training from now, then?" He said, handing her the sword.

"I don't know.. Maybe it's not a good idea-" She said, though Wu had already called for Lloyd to come and help.

"Since you don't have your powers yet, until we make the sword, that is, I think you're going to be a nice choice."

"Choice for what?" Lloyd asked, confused.

"For sparring." Wu said, handing him a sword as well. "I thought it would be nice for Harumi to practice her combat. She needs to be able to defend herself, after all."

Lloyd's eyes widened with excitement. "That's awesome Rumi! What do you say, shall we begin?" He chuckled.

"I, um, sure?"

"Don't be too nervous about it. It's okay if you're not good at it the first time." Lloyd said. "Just lower your body, keep your hands still and focus on the enemy. Got it?"

"I think?" Harumi said.

Lloyd nodded as a signal, Harumi catching it at the very last moment before the wooden sword striked her. "See? It's not that hard! Now, let's try your attacks. It will be very difficult I know, but-" Lloyd was cut of by Harumi swinging the sword towards him, barely avoiding her attacks.

He smirked, attacking her as well. To his surprise, she managed to knock the sword out of his hands, before making him trip and fall. He gasped as she held the sword close to his neck.

She dropped the sword, covering her mouth with her hands. "How did you do that?" Lloyd and Wu gasped.

"Um, begginer's luck, I guess?" She awkwardly shrugged her shoulders.

After a long, awkward silence, she finally spoke up. "I.. have something to tell you all." She sighed. "Can we please go inside?"

Wu nodded, as he called for the others to come. Confused, they all followed them inside. They once again all sat in the dining room, Harumi staying as quiet as she could, hoping to go unoticed for a bit, before she was required to speak.

"So? We're listening." Kai said. She looked at all of them and gulped. Most of them looked dead serious, or confused, except for Nya, who was giving her a thumbs up.

"While I was trapped by the Sons of Garmadon I heard some things you might find important.. his plan." Everyone gasped, though still stayed silent. "I assume you already know about bringing back the Onis and such but.. there are no realm crystals in Ninjago. He is planning to create one."

"How? It's impossible!" Jay exclaimed.

"It isn't." Wu sighed. "My father told the both of us when we were young. It's not a nice memory, though I feel that sharing it is necesarry."

"Well then what are you waiting for? Tell us!"

Wu took a deep breath, then spoke. "To create a realm crystal, you need the blood of the three main species of the realms. The blood of a Dragon, the blood of an Oni, and finally, the blood of a Ghost."

"I assume he already has Oni blood. That's the easy part." Lloyd said.

"He could have gathered Dragon blood from Ninjago City with the help of the Sons of Garmadon." Zane added.

"But how could he possibly take the blood of a ghost? That's impossible!" Nya said.

"You're right Nya, he can't. It's simply impossible." Wu said. He looked at Cole, his eyes widened. "Unless the sacrifice is a half ghost."

Yeah.. That's my Realm Crystal recipe! If the blood thing triggers anyone, just tell me. I can always think of a new, less darker way to do it!

I also really didn't know how to name this chapter, so if you have any suggestions, just leave them below! XD

I hope you enjoyed!

C ya!