Lloyd gulped as Ultra Violet charged at them with her scythe out. Nya glanced at him before dodging her attack. "Lloyd! Move!" She warned. Dareth let out a panicked shriek as he looked down in shame before running off. Leaving the two ninja's along with an unconscious Skylor in the alleyway. Nya grumbled: "Dareth! Come back!". Though Ultra Violet just chuckled at the wannabe ninja's choice. "What a shame. Looks like i'll be taking down 2 ninja only. Your friend doesn't look alright." She pointed at the poisons redhead mockingly. In which Lloyd and Nya let out a violent hiss. "We will stop you." the powerless green ninja warned. It didn't really come off as a threat to the insane woman however. Instead, she just narrowed her eyebrows and clenched her teeth before letting out a muffled scream. One of anger for sure. "That's what she said that day! I heard it, I heard it all! She was in her chambers making the plans before those words were audible. I have never seen such determination in a fearless leader." Ultra gave a semi-melancholy smile. Her top lip quivered as she tried to hold her shaky composure. A massive smile appearing right after the memory has been said.

Nya shook her head. "Why did she want to defeat us so badly? Just because we let her parents die? We couldn't do anything that day! If it weren't for Garmadon." The water ninja stepped in the conversation. Lloyd glanced down t his shoes in guilt. What if he was able to go back in time? For just one second? He knew it was impossible, but the desire took over his entire insides. Pity began to be shown. Did it take him this much time to realize? That maybe, the whole reason this was happening to him, was all his fault? Oh if the white haired girl heard him apologize, she would have a laugh from the departed realm. Ultra shook her head. "Emperor Garmadon did what he had to do. But what did you do green machine? Stand there? Watch your daddy fight?" She mocked once again. His palms clenched into fists. "I-I....no...I did more than that. I-I'm..." The words stayed block. He couldn't form a complete sentence. The blonde was lost in his thoughts. Replaying the scene where that apartment crashed down on her. Slowly.
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Nya grabbed his arm for comfort. "You can't apologize to these tools. Yes we were the indirect cause of her parents' deaths but we didn't try to ruin a city in half when our parents were gone. " she narrowed her eyebrows furiously.
Lloyd was about to say something until their enemy took the words right out of his mouth. "People are different. We have different ways to react in a situation. For Harumi, she was just a young child. How dare you take her parents away from that poor child. Anger consumed her as she never felt loved by the emperor nor empress!" The violent general spoke for her boss. If she were only here. Would the teenager be proud of her? Finally after all these years?
"just because she lost her parents doesn't mean she could act like this. Ruining a city? All for what?! " Lloyd lifted his head back up and growled. The pity draining away. No, he couldn't give up. Despite his actions not being right, he still had to fight to defend himself. Not put the ninja's' lessons to waste.

Ultra Violet let out a toxic hiss as all of this was too much for her mind to process. "Don't you get the memo foolish ninja?! My best friend died, a poor orphan, previous heir to the monarchy and not to mention, damn fifteen. She had to live through her whole life with nothing else but misery and vengeance. Did you really think that was healthy?! I was worried for her! A child shouldn't be acting this way! And it's all your fault that she's gone. That she never recieved one
ounce of happiness in her entire life!" She shouted by the top of lungs then paused to breathe. "That day, when she met you Lloyd? She fell for you! Despite the fact that she needed to hate you her entire life. She blocked out all of her feelings of love just so that she can forego with her plans to raise the SOG. " this time, her words began less violent. But her actions did. Ultra walked over to Lloyd, who only flinched in response. Not trying to fight back or anything. She grabbed on his shoulders and clinged onto him. Sobbing quietly. "You don't understand how much dedication Rumi had. You didn't know!!" She continued to scold him. Nya watched the scene. An average person could have sworn seeing a small frown forming. It was too obvious for the water ninja to hide. "I-I-I just......I-If I had the chance....I-I just want my best friend back...i-i want her to be happy." Ultra Violet desperately begged the boy. Crystal-like tears spilled all over her elegant makeup. She looked terrible.
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Abruptly, from the other end of the alleyway, loud footsteps were heard. Lloyd whipped his head back to find a familiar sight enter his vision field. The big man stood there, jaw dropped at the scene. As his comrade was basically clinging onto Lloyd like she was apart of his clothing. He carefully stepped closer to meet up with the ninja and Ultra Violet.
Killow pat the other general's head. He frowned, feeling his rusty fingertips touch her soft black ponytail. "What is the meaning of this?" He questioned out in anger. Thinking Lloyd and Nya were the ones responsible in making Ultra Violet seem so vulnerable. The water ninja didn't hesitate in answering the general's inquiry. "She was just telling us off about indirectly causing Harumi's death." She rolled her eyes, not really  seeming to care on the topic. Ultra Violet noticed her careless gesture and buried her head onto Killow's chest. The man was not pleased.

"Listen we're sorry about Harumi's passing. She just have um....really been something to you guys huh?" A small smile filled with melancholy appeared on his dry lips. Nya rose a brow and her left eye twitched unnoticeably. "Don't tell me you aren't apolo-" she was cut off by the blonde whispering something in her ear: "We sorta have to. Despite her plans for this city, even Harumi doesn't deserve this." He said before turning back to Killow and Ultra Violet, who's head was lifted up from Killow's chest. She wiped a few of her remaining tears and the four went silent. A small shriek broke the silence that only lasted for a half-minute. Ultra stepped away and used her hands to cover her face. "Worthless ninja aren't worthy to look at me when I'm like this." She retorted, her cheeks burning up. Ofcourse, the general was talking about her ruined makeup.

The big man wrapped his arm around her neck and chuckled. His laugh having a reassuring and playful tone to it.
"You don't even need makeup when you're on the battlefield, Violet." He mentioned. In which the general shook her head in disagreement. "It's called fighting in style" she huffed and gently took her hands off her face. She gave a wince when she saw Lloyd and Nya give off uneasy faces. White facepaint was drizzled everywhere on her cheeks and forehead. Not to mention her purple eyelids completely messed up. Streaks of black mascara were just below her pupils. Pathetic, the general huffed: "Don't judge."

As the ninja were going to say something, Killow turned around to observe his scenery. Cries from the townspeople made his heart burst. It was clear due to his eyes widening. "Look at our city now, it's ruined.." He whispered sadly.
Lloyd stepped up and shook his head. "No, I refuse to believe our city. Ninjago city, the one we all know and love is truly beyond repair. I was thinking.." He paused to give Nya a particular look. The black haired girl recognizing the look glared at him. Arms were crossed and she had a pretty defensive stance. She knew already what he was planning.
Killow and Ultra Violet looked at him. Waiting for what he had to say. "Hopefully it's a good plan, spit it out, will you?" The female general spat out impatiently.
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He raised his head so that his black pupils met with the big man and the insane general's own eyes. Both seemed confused by his silence. "Must be some plan huh.." Killow remarked, laughing quietly. The green ninja extended his palm out to the two generals of the SOG. "In order to save our city, we need to form an alliance. Wont you join us?" He proposed to the two with a confident smile on his face. Killow and Ultra Violet's eyebrows narrowed then they both turned to each other for an answer. "Are you seriously suggesting that the SOG and the resistance come together?" Ultra mocked for a second. She was beyond shocked from the answer. A bit appalled as well. The blonde nodded. "We need as many people as we can. Remember we have to take down that massive colossi." He clenched his palm, since they both refused to grab it, and raised it to the air, pumping it. The two generals thought for a moment.

"I dont want to join them.." Ultra retorted when Killow grabbed her shoulders to make her listen. "Did you hear him? We need to take down the colossi as well. We won't have a chance of stopping it on our own. " he tried to reason with his comrade. In which the female general shook her head. "We could always ask emperor Garmadon to help. That dude has practically all control over the stone bastard." She huffed in annoyance. Killow sighed. "If Harumi was in this state, she would have joined." He dared reference her best friend. Something inside of Ultra Violet snapped. No tears were being formed to fall down, but instead she let out a small hiss. "Wouldn't even bother forming an alliance between a murderer's wild animals and us." She spoke for her boss. The man tried one more thing. "Don't you want this city to be saved?" He questioned her, honestly. The girl nodded as if it was an instinct. "More than anything-" she was cut off by Killow, still holding onto her shoulders, turning the girl around and pushing her towards the green ninja. "Then you'd join the resistance. For Rumi's sake." He smiled approvingly at Lloyd. In which symbolizes that he joins their team.
Ultra Violet locked eyes with the green ninja and water ninja before shutting her eyes and sighing in defeat.

"I'll join your ridiculous squad. But make sure I actually do get my city back. Alright?"
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A/N Hey guys! That's the end of chapter 22! Hope you liked it. If you enjoyed it, hit the vote button and comment down below if you have any thoughts. I'd like to hear what you have to say. It is currently 11:40PM on January 30th. Yes this chapter was pre-written two days earlier. I'm literally so happy to get this done for today! I ended up procrastinating earlier today and then got overwhelmed with homework. I'll head off to bed now. Cya!