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*In the dark void.*
"I'll say, that was very stupid of you. Touching such a powerful scroll, while already carrying so many cracks.~" said the voice.
"Fuck off! I don't wanna hear it from you, of all people!" growled Nova, sitting on the floor with her back to the voice in the dark void.
"You're lucky your core hasn't shattered from all of those cracks.~" said the voice coldly.
".....If my core had shattered so easily from some cracks, wouldn't that just mean —" said Nova but was cut off.
"Not another word!" shouted the voice sternly.
Nova felt a sharp pain shooting out from her heart, as she grabbed at her chest, breathing heavily when the sound of something cracking was heard.
"That was *pants* a dirty *pants* trick, old man." growled Nova weakly.
The voice let out a chuckle. "That wasn't me, child, but you're own powers leaking out.~"
Nova bit her lower lip with a small growl. "What are you talking about, you son of a bitch!"
"You'll find out soon enough child, now I think it's time for you to wake up.~" said the voice, fading into the dark void.
*At the museum.*
Nova wasn't sure when she had passed out, but right now, she was slowly waking up to the sound of something being moved. "Fucking truck-kun."
"Nova!" Someone shouted.
Nova opened her eyes to see the team, all coming over to check on her. "What's going on? What happened?"
"Don't you remember? After you touched the scroll, the power from it made your head hurt to the point you couldn't move." Cole explained.
"Yeah, you made us really worried. More so when you began mumbling to make whatever it was stop, and something about cracks." Jay explained.
"How is she looking, Zane?" Lloyd asked, as he was next to Nova with a hand on her shoulder.
"Besides a little exhausted and a small headache, everything else looks fine." said Zane.
"You heard the Nindroid, I'm fine, guys." said Nova, getting up but stumbled when she did, but Lloyd was right there to make sure she wouldn't fall.
"Slow down moonie, you just woke up, you probably shouldn't rush it." said Lloyd.
"We don't have time for this, we need to get out of here and stop Aspheera!" Nova growled.
"But Aspheera has beaten us twice. And with the scroll, she is more powerful than ever." said Zane.
Nova glared over at Lloyd. "A ninja never quits."
Lloyd let out a sigh, knowing she was right, and that she wouldn't just sit and do nothing. Even if he tried to. "We can't just give up."
"I am not proposing that. But Master Wu taught us to think before we rush into battle. We need to know more about her and this..."Deceiver." Perhaps then we will find a way to defeat her." said Zane.
"You're talking ancient Serpentine history." said Kai.
"Yeah. Who do you plan to ask?" Cole asked.
"What about Skales? Well, he's Serpentine. Maybe he knows." Jay suggested.
"The Serpentine don't usually get involved." said Nya.
"Only one way to find out." said Cole.
"Okay. Jay, Cole, Nova, and Kai, you guys track down Skales. Find out what you can." said Lloyd.
"Well, what are you gonna do?" Kai asked.
"We're gonna see if we can slow Aspheera down. Get that scroll back. Come on!" said Lloyd.
"Hey! Wait a minute, why are you sending me with them?" Nova questioned, before looking over at the others. "No offense to you guys.....for once."
Lloyd let out an annoyed sigh, not having time for this. "You've just woken up, Nova, and right now, I think it would be best if you stayed out of danger."
Nova narrowed her eyes at him. "I'm not some fragile flower, Lloyd, I can fight and most of all, I have my future sight. So I already know what is gonna happen, along with the info the guys are gonna get from the Serpentine." She stomped her foot into the floor.
"Then why don't you just tell us what the info is, so we can get a head start on all of this and stop Aspheera for good?" Lloyd asked sternly.
Nova rubbed her temple, getting tired of repeating herself, before taking a deep breath. "Because...I DON'T FUCKING WANNA MESS WITH THE MOTHERFUCKING TIMELINE!!!" She yelled at full volume, turning into her oni form. Not giving the others a moment to act, she ran out of the museum.
"And here I thought her temper had gone down, looks like it just went up." said Jay.
Lloyd sighed, annoyed at all of this. "Okay. Jay, Cole, and Kai, you guys go instead while we handle Aspheera." He said, leaving with the others, hoping to catch up with Nova.
*In the streets.*
Nova ran thought the streets, looking around. "Why doesn't Lloyd trust me, I know he is just worried about me. But I'm not so weak that I can't protect myself." She mumbled, to herself, until she ran into a cobra.
"Okay, seriously, why did they make so many snakes in this show? Why not frogs or snails or even rat people." Nova questions, dodging the fire from the cobra. She raised her hands to use darkness, but the moment she tried using her powers, a sharp pain came from her chest, causing her to fall over on her knees. Breathing heavily.
"What....what just happened?" Nova looked up, dodging its tail just in time. "Okay, let's try something else then." She tried going into the shadows, but once again, another pain shot out from her chest.
"Nova!" shouted Lloyd, as he, Nya and Zane showed up and quickly took care of the cobra. Before coming over to her.
"What happened Nova? Did you get hurt?" Lloyd asked, helping her slowly get up.
Nova bit her lower lip, not wanting Lloyd to actually see her as fragile after what just happened at the museum. "I'm fine, greenie, I just tripped over a stupid bottle." She said, giving a weak smile before changing back to her human form.
Lloyd gave her a skeptic look, not believing it but decided not to say anything for now. As they couldn't afford to waste their time with getting into a fight. "Zane. Can you find us a shortcut? So we can get ahead of her?"
"Cross referencing alternative routes. I have plotted the fastest route. This way. Jump!" said Zane, before they jump on a shuttle bus.
Nova stayed in the back of the group, as she tried summoning her daggers. Luckily, that didn't cause her any pain, which was a good thing at least. ".....Looks like I can't use my elemental powers, I guess that's what he meant with my powers were leaking out."
Lloyd sees Fire Fang. "There she is."
"Now." They jump off.
"So, what's the plan?" Nya asked.
"I have an idea." Zane runs off to somewhere.
"But Aspheera's over there." said Nya.
"I will return." shouted Zane.
"Nya, and Nova, you two distract her while I try to get that scroll back." Lloyd jumps onto a building and sees the distance to the next. "Here goes nothing." He uses his Spinjitzu to glide across.
Nya and Nova sees a group of Pyro Vipers.
"Hiyah, fellas." said Nya.
"You guys come here often?" said Nova.
"Ninja, go!" They uses spinjitzu to easily defeat them.
Aspheera sees them. "Again? These ninja are a plague. Fire Fang, destroy them."
"Sorry, but I have other plans." Nya tries to use the water from a fire hydrant, but failed. She sees Lloyd on a building. "Lloyd. I hope this works. Hey! Not done yet, fire worm!" She uses water from a canal.
Nova had her daggers turn into their bow form, and began shooting arrows at Fire Fang. "Eat this, you overgrown, worm!"
"Destroy them! Nothing will stand in the way of my vengeance." said Aspheera.
"Hang in there, Nya and Nova." said Lloyd.
"Again! Blast it again, Fire Fang." said Aspheera.
"Surprise!" Lloyd attacks Aspheera, but failed to retrieve the scroll.
"There! Get them!" The three are surrounded.
"Nova, we could really use your shadow powers right now!" said Nya.
Nova growled, annoyed that they were surrounded, but more so that she couldn't use the shadows like she always did. "I don't have the energy to do it twice a day with more people."
"Where's Zane?" Lloyd questioned.
"Beats me." said Nya.
"He better be here soon." said Nova, just as they then see Zane with the ShuriCopter.
"You!" Zane creates an Ice wall. "This grows tiresome. Fire Fang, destroy them!" shouted Aspheera.
"Hop on!" Zane lets out a rope.
They all quickly jumped and grabbed the rope, now climbing up on it.
"What now?" Nya questioned.
"I sure hope the others are doing better than we are." said Lloyd.
Nova let out a relieved sigh after getting into the ShuriCopter, and sat down on one of the seats in the back. She looked down at her hands with a scowl on her face. "That scroll really just had to mess me up....or was it when Aspheera threw me against the wall back at the pyramid?"
"Hey, are you okay, Nova?" asked Lloyd, who had gone on to sit down next to her and had noticed the look on her face.
Nova looked over at him with a sigh. "I'm sorry for my outburst back at the museum, that wasn't fair of me."
"Really, you having an outburst, I hadn't even noticed it." said Lloyd, sarcastically.
Nova rolled her eyes at that and lay her head on his shoulder. "I deserved that, and I'm sorry I can't tell you guys anything about my future sight..... I'm just scared of what the outcome would be if we changed any of it."
Lloyd wrapped an arm around her and let her rest against him. "I take it, having future sight is putting a lot of stress on you Ocea, but you don't have to shoulder it all on your own. You should find someone who can share that burden with you." He lay his head on top of hers.
"That's what I'm scared of Lloyd...the moment I share anything I know, no matter who the person is. They will in some way, try and change the outcome." said Nova.
"Even me and the team?" Lloyd questioned.
"...Even you guys." said Nova with a sigh. "Mostly Jay...after what is to come with Nya."
"Can you at least tell me one thing with your future sight?" Lloyd questioned.
"And what would that be?" Nova raised an eyebrow, slowly looking up at him.
"Do we defeat Aspheera?" Lloyd asked.
A soft giggle came from Nova, as she smiled softly at him. "Yes."
"That's all I needed to know." said Lloyd, before pulling her into a kiss.