Brother of Wind {Book 7: Hands of Time}

chapter 3

The Ninja gathered in the Temple of Airjitzu.
"Ah. Another cup please." Wu said, lowing his cup. Morro took it and held it out for Misako to pour the tea in.
"Okay, but drink it slower this time. Healing Tea doesn't work on a burnt tongue." Misako said. Morro handed the cup to his father. He quickly drank it.
"Wow, slow down." Morro said.
"Sip! You are quite impatient." Misako exclaimed.
"The same could be said of them." Wu pointed to the Ninja who seemed restless in their places.
"Okay, Master Wu, you've had your tea. Now can we talk?" Cole asked.
"Ask any question you wish." Wu said. 

"Who did we fight in the monastery?" Cole asked.
"That was Acronix." Zane said.
"From the painting?" Kai asked.
"Twins look alike!" Lloyd exclaimed.
"Or was it Krux?" Nya asked.
"Is he from the future?" Zane inquired.
"How does he speed up time like that?" Kai asked.
"Was he from the past?" Cole assumed.
"Who ate my pudding cup?" Jay asked. The others stared at him.
"What? He said ask any question. I put my name on this. Just because we're in a new dojo doesn't mean we disobey the refrigerator rules!" Jay exclaimed. Jay got more glares. 

Wu sighed at all the questions. 

"Acronix, yes, yes, because they're identical, no, no, Time Blade, yes and...." Morro pointed to Jay.
"I'm pretty sure it was Kai." He finished.
"DUDE!" Kai exclaimed.
"How did you remember all those questions?" Nya asked.
"Wait a minute, we should be asking you all the questions!!" Cole pointed to Morro.
"Like, why'd he call you 'little wind' and can I use that?" Cole asked.
"No. I answered the easy questions because I'm not that capable of remembering in full detail." Morro said. 

"Well, to explain in detail, I must begin at the end." Wu said. 

"It was many years ago, shortly after the Serpentine Wars. When I was a much younger man. As you know, we fought valiantly, but our enemies were strong, and our powers alone were not enough. It was the discovery of the magic flutes that allowed us to finally defeat the Anacondrai. Their leaders were banished. And peace was returned to Ninjago." 

"It is done, brother Garmadon." A younger Wu sighed in relief.
"Indeed, Wu." A younger Garmadon exclaimed.
"Today, Ninjago is finally at peace. A great victory." Wu stood in the monastery and turned to his allies.
"And one we could not have achieved without each of you, the Elemental Masters. Smoke, Metal, Lightning, Shadow, Fire, Water, and Time!" He exclaimed. 

"Hold on a sec." Cole interrupted.
"So that guy at the monastery is an actual Elemental Master of Time?" Cole asked.
"No. Acronix was an Elemental Master of Time, like his brother, Krux." Wu said, sipping his tea.
"After helping us win our hard-fought peace, they betrayed me, Garmadon, and the others. The so-called Hands of Time felt they controlled the most powerful Element, therefore entitling them to rule all of Ninjago." Wu said.
"What did you do?" Nya asked.
"We had to stop them. And it would take all of us. Garmadon, myself, and every Elemental Master." Wu said.
"Even our parents?" Kai asked.
"Of course. All of your parents and ancestors." Wu said. Morro closed his eyes and tilted his head, sighing. 

"Kai, Nya, your mother and father were great fighters, but it appeared even they had met their match." Wu said. 

"Acronix was a skilled warrior, one of the best I've ever seen, but his real power was his ability to control the forward movement of time." 

In the past, Kai and Nya's parents attempted to fight off Acronix but the man kept avoiding them. 

"By sending himself forward, he was always ahead of the action, as if he had super speed." 

The Master of Fire threw a flaming projectile forwards but it was caught in a bubble of light blue energy. 

"However, a slow progression can be just as dangerous. Different power, but equally effective."