The Energy In Me (a Ninjago fan fic)

Chapter 19

3rd person P.O.V

Meanwhile....

Miranda stands there, watching her niece run out. Misako came over and gave Miranda a side hug.

"I don't want to seem rude but you really should've told her sooner," Misako says.

"It would've been the same reaction. Nothing different from the way she's acting now," Miranda replies with a sigh and pushes Misako a little to the side. Misako shakes her head.

"You and Wu both have this problem: keeping secrets until they end up reveling themselves," Misako sighs.

"So? What did you expect me to do? Ruin her childhood and make her believe that she came from a bad family?! It's not true and I just wanted to prove that. Now she's gonna be off thinking that she'll end up like her parents, all evil. For goodness sakes her grandfather is the Overlord! How could she not think that she'll end up like them?! This is why I wasn't going to tell her anything! But no! You just had to say 'tell her!'" Miranda glares at Misako.

"I didn't force you, I gave you some advice! It would've been a lot worse if you kept it any longer!" Misako glares back, pushing her glasses up her nose. Meaning, she was ready to argue and back up her point if necessary.

"Says the mother who dropped off her only child at a school for bad boys! You said it yourself that he was going be the Green Ninja, so why drop him off there huh? You should've given him to Wu," Miranda rolls her eyes.

"This has nothing to do with that! I admit that was a big mistake I made! At least I came clean about it unlike you!" Misako shot back.

"Ha! I had to clean up after that big mistake of yours! I brought Lloyd over every year on Visit Your Parents Day. Did you do anything?! No! So stop acting like you know everything!" Miranda, again, rolls her eyes.

"Well did I isolate my child and make them believe in lies?! No! Poor Sophie is probably having a break down and instead of making things right you're here arguing with me!" Misako raises her voice a little.

"Don't even try! You know you never told the full truth! So you have no right to call me a liar!" Miranda's voice also rises a little. At this point both of them are yelling.

"ENOUGH!"

Miranda and Misako both turn around, finger pointed at one another. Wu had banged his staff and is now looking at them with narrowed eyes. "Fighting isn't going to help anyone. You're letting anger cloud your judgment!" Wu warns. "Don't even Wu. You did the same thing with Garmadon," Miranda rolls her eyes, clearly annoyed. "Exactly. You don't know everything okay? So stop trying to stop an argument that has been a long time coming," Misako adds. "Just stop. Both of you. You're in front of kids for crying out loud!" Wu points to the ninja...who all glare back.

"They aren't kids anymore and I think that they have a right to know who they've been trained by and-" Miranda points to Misako, "who she is," she adds. "Stop acting like you know everything," Misako rolls her eyes. "Both of you stop!" Wu raises his voice. "Wu this isn't your argument. The ninja are old enough to know that even adults fight," Miranda says and then turns her head towards Misako. "Don't try to continue anything," Misako warns.

"I'm not scared of you okay? I'm older then you so you listen to me," Miranda replies with the same tone of voice. "So? What does that have to do with anything?! You're so stupid Miranda, I should've known," Misako shot back.

"Me? Stupid? Well isn't this nice to know? At least I took the proper precautions," Miranda scoffs.

"Really? You think you did?" Misako challenges.

"Yes I did. Unlike you. Sending off your child to stop an inevitable war!" Miranda hisses.

"Don't you think I regret this decision?! I do! Everything single day!" Misako' voice rises.

"You could've taken him back any single day of all those years you left him! So why do that huh?!" Miranda shot back.

"Because I had hope that I could stop the war if I found the right information! I had faith in Lloyd, then we have you! Who has not even a string of faith in Sophie. Don't even try to hide it, that's the only reason why you did what you did," Misako hisses back. She knew from the moment Miranda had told her she had stolen Sophie from her parents, that Miranda didn't trust the kid.

"You don't want her to believe that she's from a bad family...then why do you believe that, she'll turn evil? How can you even think to prove something that you don't believe in? Don't try to deny it Miranda. You said it yourself then and your words and actions prove that today," Misako says quietly. She then turns and walks out of the bridge.

"Of course Sophie isn't your real daughter so I don't expect you to understand. Just...think about what I said okay? I just can't believe you would actually believe that she'll turn evil. She said that she forgives you right before she left. What did she ever do to you that made you think that way? And if it's just because her parents and grandparents and everyone else from her dad's side is evil...then...I think I lost all the respect I had for you big sister Miranda," Misako adds with a sad tone and expression, then she walks out.

Miranda walks out too. Everyone else is dead silent. Not believing the argument they had just experience.

"Think I would too," Wu agrees and then silently walks out.

Looking around awkwardly at each other, they all go back to their rooms.

The moon is shining brightly by the time Sophie finds the bounty again. Everyone else is asleep so Sophie decided to change quickly. After that she made her way over to the end of the hallway. Sophie opens the small door and goes through. She crawls through until the larger door showed up. Using her powers she hit the door and it opens. Sophie walks through, avoiding the main reading area. She walks up to the highest floor and pulls out a few book from the shelf. Making herself comfy on the red couch, she begins to read...