A/N: Time to go be mean to Kai! Sorry Kai fans. It has to be done. I really want to do this. Enjoy! Oh! If you're just joining us, please read the last three books to understand what is going on here.

Disclaimer: I own Nothing! Except for any OC name drops that might happen…and Koko!

Prologue: A Terrible Accident

I growled in frustration as I tried to see if I couldn't remove the cloth bandages that covered my face. "Kai…don't. The doctor will remove it once your better." Nya's voice called out from my left. I scowled in the general direction of her voice, unable to actually see her due to the bandage wrapped around my head.

"This just in about last week's wreck. According to witness reports, the fiery red ninja, Kai Smith, and his sister, our favorite Samurai, Nya Smith were at the scene when it happened. Now this makes sense seeing has Miss Smith had…" The TV news reporter rambled suddenly, most likely showing a photo of the terrible wreck that had killed dozens of innocent citizens.

I clenched my fist, fury surging through me. "I thought they weren't supposed to mention my name!"

Nya sighed, placing her hand over mine. "Kai…why I had responded so quickly needed explained. And the only explanation was that we were there. Be glad that they didn't mention what happened."

I grimaced as I leaned back in my hospitable bed. "How are we going to pay for the bills for this?"

Nya didn't respond right away, though I noticed that she was nervous about something. Frowning, I squeezed her hand tightly, even as I entered her mind. Sis? What's wrong?

Nya flinched, annoyance flashing alongside her worry. We had recently discovered I could contact her without spacing out, though she still couldn't do that. Or for that matter, could she send me images through our bond. Nya rubbed her finger against my fist, as if confirming that I was still there. "I may have taken up an extra shift at the shop…and have been helping Dareth at his dojo for what the double-shifts can't cover. Please don't yell at me."

I sighed as I quickly squeezed her hand tightly. "Oh Nya…How can I be mad at you? I nearly joined Zane back there. I'm not going to be angry at you for ensuring that I get the care I need." I leaned over, quickly reaching for a hug.

Nya sensed that was what I was doing and quickly hugged me back. "Don't you dare almost die on me again." She hissed into my ear. I chuckled, before settling back down, my head starting to hurt yet again.

~One Week Earlier~

"Kai, enough is enough. We're going out for dinner." Nya glared at me, as if she could intimidate me into cowering before her.

Technically, she could but I was too busy staring absently at the grain of wood in the table. My mind thousands of miles away. I kept replaying Zane's last moment in this life through my mind, unaware of anything going on around me. I knew that Cole had moved into the mountains to become a lumberjack, and Jay was a TV persona now. Lloyd was still saving Ninjago and being the hero he was before Zane had…I blinked furiously as tears threatened to escape me again. A hand suddenly grabbed me by the arm and dragged me away. Startled, I looked up to see Nya buttoning her jacket on one handed.

Glaring at me, she pointed to my jacket. "Put that on this second mister. We're going out, and you're gonna enjoy yourself and stop this moping. Nothing you did would have stopped Zane from sacrificing himself. Now come on. I need to live with you…which also means I have to survive your moods."

I pulled my red jacket on in a daze, startled by her lecturing me. Somewhere in the back of my head, I realized she was right…and that our connection meant that she could feel my melancholy mood as if it were her own. Buttoning my jacket, I wondered where we would go.

…

Movies. We went to the movies to watch the new movie that came out shortly before Zane's death that I had been curious about, but after losing Zane who had promised to watch it with me, I never went to see it. The action packed movie was as good as the commercials claimed it would be. After the movie was over, we stopped by a nearby café to eat a hot dinner. Guilt filled me as I realized that Nya and I haven't had a hot meal since I moved in with her. What kind of big brother am I?

Nya paused, her spoon near her mouth, a smile tugging on her face. "One that recently lost a really good, close friend." I stared at her in shock, wondering how she knew what I was thinking. Nya sighed, as she tapped her forehead. "Your connection with me is stronger, remember? You don't have to concentrate to contact me. You accidently sent that to me."

"Oh." I turned bright red, looking down to my half-eaten hamburger.

Nya shook her head at me, before placing her bite of soup in her mouth. I guess I am very lucky to have a sister like her to help me during hard times.

…

I laughed as we walked down the street, carrying a few bags of new clothes that Nya had insisted that we get. Not that I was complaining, most of my outfits sent me into a teary eyed fit because Zane had one similar to it. Or was the outfit Sensei found me in, which wasn't very fashionable around here. I reached out, grabbing her hand as we walked home. She was right. I just needed to get out of the apartment for awhile. Breathing in deeply, I pulled my hood over my hair, trying to keep the rain from wetting it. Nya pushed her own hood off, a delighted smile on her face as she tilted her head towards the sky. Nya and Mother always loved the rain, so her doing so was no surprise to me. Chuckling, I turned just in time to see a city bus headed straight towards a small, fluffy white and grey kitten. Without much thought about what I was doing, I ran into the road, grabbing the animal. A scream escaped Nya even as I was slammed with her fear. Tossing the kitten to her, I tried to dive out of the way, only for the bus to slam into me. I flew into a brick wall, pain exploding behind my eyes as I passed out.

…

I came to slowly, only to realize that something was covering my eyes. Panicking, I reached up and tried to remove it, scrambling to find the edge. A sudden onslaught of voices erupted from all around me.

"Quick! Stabilize him!" "Let's not remove your bandages, sir." "Someone tell his sister that he's alive!"

The part about me being alive was enough to send panic searing through me. Why wouldn't I be alive? What happened? Why did my head hurt so much? I struggled to recall what had happened that night, my mind fuzzy. It wasn't until I felt Nya's fear and worry; that that night's events slammed into me. My breath hitched as I realized that I had hit my head into a brick wall that was ten feet from where I was standing. And I had hit it hard. Frightened, I clenched my fists tightly, too scared to want to know what I possibly looked like after that happened. Maybe it was a good thing that the doctors had already wrapped my head up so thoroughly to protect my injuries from particles in the air.

"What happened?" I somehow found my voice.

Nya's voice came from in front of me. "The brakes on the bus were broken. They've been trying to stop but couldn't. I was able to use my Mech to pick it up off the ground and everyone off. There were several casualties besides you. Dozens of the victims were killed, though the bus driver tried honking his horn when he noticed them and yanked on the steering wheel to try and dodge them. But that wasn't exactly easy in the large bus."

I felt tears leak out at that. "Someone sad something about telling you that I was alive…why?"

Nya took in an extra loud breath, her worry growing at that moment. "Kai…you stopped breathing. I was about to call Lloyd and the others and tell them that we had lost you."

I pressed my hands against my mouth shaking my head. I immediately flinched as my head split wide open. There was a flurry of activity in the brightly lit world that I couldn't see at the moment. A voice was saying something about pain medication. A moment later, I was feeling very tired as my eyes slid shut against my will. "Nya? Can you stay here please?"

"Of course Kai. Anything for you." Her voice faded into nothing as I fell asleep.

A/N: Done! Sorry Kai, I just had to do that. On the bright side, you didn't die! And Nya was able to stop the bus before anyone could get hurt. Everything is just a little on the…uh, dark side for you is all.

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