Nya leaned against a wall watching the four ninjas train. Sensei Wu had finished the timed session, leaving the ninjas some time to try out some new moves in order to think of ways to beat the course faster. Someday, Sensei Wu had promised, when they were fast enough, he would stop timing them all together, leaving the ninjas to so what they felt would most benefit their skills.

Nya longed to join them, to help in the battle against Lord Garmadon, to flip and punch and kick just like the others. It would be exciting! Way more fun than trying to earn enough money to close the shop and move in with the ninjas.

Plus she'd get to hang out with Jay more. She'd taken quite a liking to the blue ninja. Sure he talked a lot and was a bit of a bragger, but he was very talented, creative, and did seem to care for others. Qualities she had always looked for in the opposite gender.

She stood from the wall and picked up a stray shuriken Zane had thrown. Odd for him to lose this, she thought, they normally come right back to him. Nya shrugged. She didn't understand Zane any better than the others. It was best not to ask questions.

She set her eyes on one of the rotating dummies. Mentally she calculated where to throw how far, and when in order to hit said dummy. This was finished in less than a second. She drew back her arm preparing to fling the shuriken.

And someone grabbed her wrist preventing it.

Nya looked up to see her older brother as the culprit.

"Sorry Nya," he said, "you could hit someone."

"No I won't. I know what I'm doing, Kai," Nya argued trying to make him loose his grip.

"Nya you don't seem to realize just how hard this course is. You're too used to doing it at your own pace. A real ninja goes at the enemy's pace," said Kai sounding annoyed.

"What makes you so sure I'm not a real ninja?" Nya asked sharply.

Kai laughed, "Nya you could never do what a real ninja does. That's why it's my job to protect you."

Nya fumed at this. "STOP LOOKING DOWN ON ME ALL THE TIME!" She shouted angrily.

She couldn't hold back anymore. Kai was always downsizing her. She was sick of it.

"You're not strong enough Nya. This isn't your place," Kai told her just as angrily.

"Not strong enough?" Nya exclaimed, "Have you forgotten how hard it is to be a black smith…oh that's right, you never were a good blacksmith. You wouldn't know."

"Don't be weak minded as well, Nya. I was a fine blacksmith. And now I'm a fine ninja. Something you'll never know the work that goes into!" Kai scolded.

"STOP BOTH OF YOU!" Cole shouted.

Kai and Nya turned to Cole.

Nya had a deep respect for Cole. He was the team leader could keep his head even when everyone around him was arguing. His focus was often on the team, which made him even better for his position.

"This is the third fight you two have had in 2 days. What's wrong with you two? Before, you got along like no one would believe, especially for siblings," he said.

"That was before Kai became this high and mighty fighter," Nya said sarcastically.

She wasn't really mad at Kai for becoming what he had. If anything she was proud of his achievements. She mostly felt left out and underappreciated.

She left then without saying another word. She headed inside to cool off both physically and mentally. It had been a hot summer, miserable for a blacksmith who, when not running the shop, was working right next to a fire.

Much to her surprise Sensei Wu came around the corner and gave her a cold drink.

"If you really do plan to match up to your brother's ninja skills," he said kindly, "a good start would be not dying of heat stroke."

Nya nodded and bowed, "Thanks Sensei."

Sensei Wu technically wasn't Nya's Sensei, of course. But he still looked up to him as a wise figure and hoped to learn from him just as Kai had.

Nya sighed and drank what He had given her. She wasn't sure what it was, but it was cold and refreshing. Nya began to feel a little better.