Nova acting like the fun big sister, and Cole being a frustrated parent that can't keep the kids in one place. XD
Update on her new looks(sadly, yes she did lose her right eye to Harumi):
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Her new mask(but she wouldn't wear it all the time like before):
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*In the First Realm of Oni and Dragon.*
Nova was digging through the broken down Bounty, as she found her almost finished mask once again more broken. "...Now that's just not fair, do they even know how much stuff I had to steal to make a new mask." She mumbled annoyed.
With a sigh Nova summoned a few shadow clones and had them search for anything she could use for her mask, along with of course something for the ninja to use, which probably wouldn't be much.
Nova sat down on a crate that wasn't broken and began making a few changes to the mask with what she had, and could use which wasn't much but it was better than anything.
After a good while she heard Kai shouting something.
"Foil. I found foil! Ah! Yes! We have foil!" shouted Kai.
Nova giggled a little before adding the last bit to her mask and she was done. It wasn't all tech like in the looks, and the voice changer was still broken so she couldn't hide her normal voice anymore. But as long as it worked as a mask it was good enough. So after turning the mask back into earrings, she put them back on and walked over to the others.
Zane grunts as he sets up a radio. "Okay. Let's see if it works."
"Say we're lucky enough to reach someone in Ninjago. After everything that's happened, is there even a home to go back to?" Cole asked.
"One way to find out. Here goes nothing." said Kai.
"And that sounds like nothing." said Zane.
"Unh! We're never getting home!" Kai complained.
"Don't lose hope yet, I'm sure we will find a way back somehow." said Nova.
"So it doesn't work. I'm telling you guys, I've been feeling so much better now that I've accepted our situation. This is our new home." said Jay.
"You don't sound like yourself, Jay." said Cole.
"I'm just saying you don't have to freak out about it. Heh. It could be worse." said Jay.
Nova glared at Jay and walked over, slapping him on the back of the head. "Stop making it worse."
"Worse? Worse!? A strange tea lady just marooned us in the Realm of Oni and Dragon. A realm, mind you, we know nothing about, with no hope of getting home, and no clue as to what else is out there!" said Kai.
"Uh, Oni and dragons, duh?" said Nova, raising an eyebrow.
"Sure, Nova. We've all seen dragons. But aren't you the least bit concerned about coming across another Oni? I mean, we hardly know anything about them." Cole asked.
Nova crossed her arms a bit. "Of course I'm worried, but I try not to think about it."
"Except that they like to destroy, and Master Wu is part one." said Zane.
"I'm hungry." said Wu.
"Sorry, Master, but I thought we told you. We're rationing our food." said Cole.
"Hmm. Perhaps there is some useful guidance you could impart on us in this difficult time?" said Zane.
"Master Wu?" Cole asked.
"I'm hungry." said Wu again.
Jay laughs. "Ah, man."
"You not freaking out is freaking me out!" said Kai.
"Kai, baby, it's much easier coping with life's problems when you let go of hope. Whoo-hoo! Hey, turn up that music. That's my butter and jam. Yeah-ha!" said Jay.
Nova couldn't help but laugh at this sight, since seeing the way these two acted was much more fun in person than on a TV screen.
"Yeah-ah! He's totally lost it." said Cole.
"Nope. I've totally found it." said Jay.
"Still hungry." said Wu.
"We all are." said Nova, patting his head with a small smile when he tried batting her hand away.
"Be patient. He's a growing boy. At his excelled growth rate, we'll have our old Master soon enough." said Zane.
"We're low on food, Master. How about you go out and find some?" said Kai.
"I don't wanna." said Wu.
"Now, Master, don't put off till tomorrow what can be done today." said Cole.
"Pfft, ha. That's rich. Now we're giving him lessons he taught us. Haha." said Jay as he laughed.
"Will you...will you come with me?" Wu asked, looking at Cole.
Cole nods. "Okay, you guys fix the radio. We'll go see what food we can scrounge up. Come on, Little Master."
"I'm coming with you, can't hurt having some extra help and besides, I can always make clones." said Nova as she followed them.
"Why do you call me that?" Wu asked, confused looking over at Cole.
"Uh...Habit, I guess." said Cole.
Nova nodded "Now come on little Wu, let's see what we can find." She said as she picked him up and had him ride on her shoulders, though she was short she was still taller than Wu since he was still a small child.
Wu was a little surprised when he was picked up, but smiled as he grabbed onto her horns while he was riding on her shoulders. "This is fun!"
Nova giggled a little as she got an idea. "Wanna try something real fun little Wu?" She asked.
Wu looked at her both curious and excited about what she had in mind so he nodded with a big smile.
"I thought we were out looking for food, not fooling around Nova." said Cole looking at her.
Nova rolled her eye at Cole while making sure she was holding on to Wu. "Come on Cole, I'm just letting him have some fun while we are out here looking. You should know a kid easily gets bored with nothing to do." She said.
"Since when do you know so much on how to handle a kid?" Cole asked with a raised eyebrow, crossing his arms.
"I had a younger sister before I ended up here, and she would always get bored when sitting inside all day not doing any fun." Nova explained to him before then looking up at Wu. "You better have a good grip kid, otherwise you will fall off." She told him.
Wu looked at her a little confused. "Why would I fall—"
Nova smiled as she used her speed boost and began running around at full speed before then double jumping into the air, getting pretty high up and then floating back down on the ground. And she kept doing that for a while, Wu was just laughing out loud until the fun was finally over.
After having some good fun, Nova finally stopped and took Wu down from her shoulders so he could walk a bit by himself.
"That was so much fun! please can we do that again!" said Wu full of excitement from that wild ride he just had.
Nova giggled a little and ruffled his hair. "Maybe later, but for now we should put our focus back to finding food."
"Finally!" exclaimed Cole as he had been slightly frustrated with her and Wu, just wasting energy on fooling around, instead of looking for food as they had planned to.
Wu let out an annoyed sigh, not happy the fun was over while batting Nova's hand away from his hair.
*A good while later Cole, Nova and Wu trekked the realm, still not finding food.*
"It feels like we've been walking forever." said Wu.
"Yeah, well, ninja never quit." said Cole.
"I'm not a ninja." said Wu.
"Ah, ha. One day, you will be." said Cole until they hear a dragon and see food. "It's okay. I used to be scared of them too. But Dragons are our friends."
Nova looked at Wu and then Cole, a little nervous. "This isn't gonna end well little Wu, better get ready to run for your life." She whispered to him.
Cole comes out of hiding and approaches it. "Hi, little fella! Whatcha eating? Mmm, looks delicious." The dragon gets into a stance. "Oh, oh, oh. It's okay, we just wanna share." Stormbringer approaches and chases them.
"It's a Lightning Dragon!" shouted Wu.
"I can see that!" shouted Cole.
"You said they were our friends!" shouted Wu.
"Just shut up you two and keep running!!" Nova shouted, running at full speed since she could feel the dragon had its eyes clearly on her more than anything, since she was an oni and all know oni and dragon doesn't get along.
"I was wrong! They're mean! Keep running! They're a lot bigger than I remember too. Run! We'll take cover. Uh, uh, in there!" They run into a cave and Cole blocks the entrance. "That was a learning experience."
Nova was leaning over with her hands on her knees while breathing heavily. "It's almost as scary as running from a big snake."
"What is this?" Wu looks at some paintings on the walls.
"Huh. It looks like we're not the only ones in this realm. We need to warn the others." said Cole.
"Can we first, *pants* take a breather, you two." said Nova, still trying to catch her breath.
"Oh right I forgot you and dragons don't get along." said Cole scratching the back of his head.
"Can't you just change back to your human form? I'm sure the dragons wouldn't be that much after you if you did that." suggested Wu.
Nova decided to sit down on the ground while catching her breath and getting some energy back. "I've tried many times, little Wu, but it never worked."
"Could it be because your powers always goes out of control?" Cole asked.
Nova shrugged at that question as her heart was beginning to calm down. "Probably, the only way I could keep my human form before, was because of the necklace I was wearing or the tea Mystake gave me."
"Are you scared of your powers?" Wu asked.
Nova looked over at him a little surprised by that question and raised an eyebrow.
".....Not as much as I was in the beginning.....but yeah still a little." said Nova.
"Then you just have to conquer your fear by letting go of any worries." said Cole.
Nova gave him a questionable look at what he was saying. "It's not that simple."
"It is simple, you just don't see it." said Cole, holding out his hand.
Nova looked at the hand pouting a little before she finally took it with her clawed hand and let Cole pull her back up on her feet. "...Fine I'll try but first, let's get some food and then head back to the others. It should be safe to go back outside without the worries of a dragon attacking us."
*Some time later Cole, Nova and Wu returns to their campsite but don't see anyone.*
"Guys? Hello? We've got dinner! Some weird vegetables or fruit, or something like that." said Cole.
"Where's the flying ship?" Wu asked who was sitting on Nova's shoulders again while carrying some weird food.
"That's not a good sign." said Nova, looking around.
"Tire tracks. They lead this way." said Wu pointing at the tracks.
"Where are you two going?" Cole asked as he watched Nova and Wu following the tracks.
"To find our friends." said Wu and Nova in unison.
"Now come on, there is no time to waste slowpoke." said Nova before she began singing the Dragon Rising opening song.
"Lost in the unknown, so much to see,
we are brave, we fight for what we believe,
Feel the energy, all in within,
Risin' to the top, yeah!
We're the fire burnin', feel the heat, Rising like a dragon,
we ain't weak, Push us down, we get back on our feet,
Together we will rise!
We fight! Aim high! Spin! Fly! Be a ninja for what's right!"
Cole and Wu looked at each other giving a small shrug and soon joined in on the song, and it seemed to increase their determination.