A/N: Hello out there! So, yeah…this is Book 2 of my Back in my days series! *cheers excitedly*

Ok, I know typically the chapter coincides with an episode…but this one is more of between seasons kind of deal. Basically, it's been a few days since the Great Devourer been defeated…and the ninja have been camping out on the edge of the city. Still Kai's POV.

Read and enjoy! P.S: For all of you who are just joining us, you may wanna read Book One: The Search for the Green Ninja, to understand certain things about Kai…and in a way Nya. Thank you!

Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Except for any OC name drops that MIGHT happen.

Prologue: Just a Dream…Unfortunately

I woke with a start to find an actual roof over my head. Puzzled, I rolled over onto my side, and immediately realized that I was in my bed back home, upstairs in the loft. Throwing my covers off, I hurriedly changed out of my scratchy nightshirt and into a pair of breeches and a warm tunic. Pulling my sturdy boots on, I hopped ran down the stairs to the part of our home that housed the family business. Walking in, I spied a slice of bread and a wooden cup of water sitting out for me. Walking over, I picked the bread up, quickly wolfing it down as I picked the cup up also. Heavy footsteps drew my attention to the door that separated the family kitchen from the shop. A moment later, an older version of me, with graying black hair instead of auburn, walked into the kitchen, wiping his hands on an extremely thick leather apron he was wearing.

"Morning Father." I felt ecstatic to see him, and by the warm smile on his face, he was glad to see me too.

"Morning son. You slept in today. Nya said you had a nightmare last night, so your mother and I decided to let you sleep in. Once you're done eating your breakfast, we still need you to do your chores. Nya is already outside doing her chores." Father placed his hands on my shoulders. "When you're done with that, come back inside for your lessons."

"Yes Father." I smiled at him, quickly wrapping my arms around him in a bear hug.

Surprise flashed across his face, before he quickly hugged me back. "Any particular reason why we're hugging son?"

"No reason Father. I'm just glad that it was just a dream…and Nya and I aren't alone in the world with only three other teenagers and a little kid…oh! We were also with the First Spinjitzu Master's youngest son, Wu. Only we called him Sensei. We also were in charge of defending all of Ninjago from evil. There also was soo much high tech around." I headed to the back door, hoping to catch Nya before she collected eggs from the chickens.

Strolling through the yard, I breathed deeply, allowing the fresh air to fill my lungs. Spotting Nya, wearing a dull simple brown dress and a light shall to keep the autumn breeze off, headed towards the chicken coop with an empty tightly woven basket tucked underneath her one arm. Breaking at a sprint, I tried to catch up with her. "Nya! Nya! Wait up, sis!"

Nya quickly stopped, turning around to face me. "Hey Kai. What's up?"

"Nothing much…just, do you want to trade chores today?" I reached for the basket, as if to emphasis my point. "I'll collect the eggs from the chickens, if you deal with Old Bessie."

Nya promptly took a step back, pulling the basket out of my reach. "Sorry Kai. But we traded chores yesterday. Do your own today." Nya paused, shaking her head. "Honestly, I have no idea why you have such a grudge against her. She's just a donkey. Not even a young one at that."

I rolled my eyes at her, a small smile tugging at the corners of my lips. "Come on, sis. She hates me, and loves you. Can't we trade chores?"

Nya tapped her chin as if she were thinking it over carefully. "Nope!" She then burst out running towards the coop, giggling as I yelped and took off after her.

"Hey! Come back here sis!" I cried out as I tore through the yard to try and catch her.

Giggling, Nya threw herself over the coop's gate, her skirt quickly entangling around her legs. Skidding to a halt, I tripped over a rock and immediately began falling towards the ground. Only the ground had disappeared from beneath me and I was suddenly stumbling through cold, dark air. Panic welled up inside me as I thrashed trying to grab hold onto something, anything to stop my fall. A shout escaped me as I closed my eyes tight, knowing that soon I would hit the ground hard…

…

My eyes snapped open to revel that I was not back home, but rather sleeping in a red sleeping bag in a small campsite at the outskirts of Ninjago City. The campfire we had cooked dinner over last night was down to the embers, glowing softly. Pushing myself upright, I wrapped my arms around my legs as homesickness crashed through me. Somehow, mentally telling myself I can't go home didn't help any. Hot tears leaked out of my eyes as I stared at the ground, certain aspects of my dream replaying themselves in my mind.

"Kai? Are you ok?" Lloyd suddenly crawled into my line of vision.

"Yeah." I managed to croak out, hurriedly wiping the tears off my face. "It was just a dream."

Lloyd frowned as he climbed up into my lap. "It couldn't be just that. You're crying."

I blinked slowly, feeling more tears wetting my cheeks. "It was really…weird. I was on some kind of farm…and this guy there kept calling me son. He sent outside to do chores, and there was this girl that was about my age out there. Weird part was that I kept calling her sis." I paused wondering if I was being too vague. "It started with me waking up in this bedroom. The weird thing was that it felt familiar. As if I had woken up in that room a thousand times before."

Lloyd tilted his head, puzzlement crossing his face. "Maybe it wasn't a dream. Maybe it was a memory pushing its way through."

I quickly shook my head at him. "If that's the case, then I'm some farmer's kid." I made a mental note that wasn't the exact case. Everyone had animals and farmland back home, no matter what they did for a living.

"You also have a sister. Man, I wonder what it would be like to have an older brother. Especially if it's you." Lloyd placed his head on my shoulder.

I smiled, placing my hand on the small of his back. "Thanks kid. But I'm pretty sure that I am probably the worst big brother in the world right now. Sorry."

"You still will make a great big brother." Lloyd suddenly reached into his too big gi sleeve, pulling out a chocolate bar. "Want some chocolate?"

Before I could respond, Zane sat upright in his light gray sleeping bag with white stripes. "No chocolate! I do not want a repeat of the Great Chocolate Incident!"

Lloyd turned to stare at him, confusion flashing across his face. "What's the Great Chocolate Incident?"

Before Zane could answer that, I hurriedly clapped a hand over his mouth. "Ok, that's enough for tonight. We really should get to sleep. We still have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow."

"But..." Lloyd started to protest against the idea of going to sleep.

I promptly yelled night, and then lay down, throwing my cover over me very quickly. I felt guilty for cutting them off like that…but honestly didn't want Lloyd to learn about the so-called Great Chocolate Incident just yet, if ever. I could hear Zane telling Lloyd that I was right, and he needed to go back to bed.

Tomorrow was going to be very interesting.

A/N: Hello! So, yeah. That just happened. Wonder what that bit about the Great Chocolate Incident was about? And why was Zane determined that they should avoid chocolate, because of it?

Till next time!

SkyTalon