Hey everybody, sorry about the short prologue :( But don't worry, this chapter should be a lot better.

Disclaimer: I don't own Ninjago because, well you know why ;)

Chapter 1

What's wrong with you?

(Kai's pov)

It was just another typical day at the bounty, me and the other guys were playing video games, Lloyd was probably with his parents, and sensei was...doing...whatever it is he does. It's been almost almost a month since we last saw Zuko, I hope I never see that guy again after what he did! Well, right now it seems like everything's going fine.

Although, Cole's been acting pretty weird lately. He's been pretty quiet ever since sensei and everybody else came home, he started getting dark circles under his eyes, and sometimes he would just stop whatever he was doing and just stare off into space. It's actually getting kinda creepy. I suddenly noticed that's Cole's player stopped moving.

"Cole, you have to move if we want to make it to the next level.", Jay said with a hint of annoyance.

Cole's player didn't move.

"Cole, please move.", said Zane while keeping the same calm tone of voice.

Cole's player still didn't move.

"Cole!", I said while turning my head towards him in frustration.

We all immediately knew that something was wrong, Cole was just sitting there with a blank expression on his face. Aw man, he's doing it again! Jay immediately grabbed his shoulder and started shaking him.

"Cole, Cole, Cole!"

"H-huh, what?", he said as if he were in a trance.

"You started zoning out again, are you sure your feeling okay?", Jay said with concern.

"Yeah, i'm fine. I just didn't get very much sleep last night is all."

"Are you sure that's it? You don't look good.", I told him.

"True, you do not seem well. Is their something you are not telling us?"

"Guys, i'm fine! I just...I...I just need a minute.", Cole said before walking out of the room.

"Uh, what just happened?", Jay asked, dumbfounded.

That's a good question.

(Cole's pov)

I don't know what i'm supposed to tell them, but I just needed a moment alone. I went into the bathroom and splashed some cold water on my face to clear my mind. I just can't get my mind off of my mothers death, ever since Zuko showed me what he did to her I just can't seem to stop thinking about the fact that it was all my fault. My mom died because she thought she was protecting me, but it was all just part of his trap.

I'm still wearing the bandages from the wounds he gave me during our fight. I've been so caught up in my own thoughts that I forgot to take them off. I slowly took my shirt off, making the bandages show. I reached for one of the bandages on my chest and started to peel it off, when I heard a knock on the door.

"Cole, are you in there?" Aw man, it's Zane! I quickly put my shirt back on and slowly opened the bathroom door. Zane was standing there with a concerned expression on his face. "Dinner is ready, the others sent me to fetch you. You were taking an awfully long time." It's time already? It feels like i've only been in here for ten minutes.

I guess Zane could tell something was wrong, because he said, "Are you alright? You seem to be stressed."

"No, it's fine. I just needed a little break is all.", I told him simply.

I turned started to walk away, but I felt Zane place a hand on my soldier. "Cole, you know that if there is anything wrong you can tell us." "I know Zane.", I said, not looking at him. After that, I simply just walked off.

(Zane's pov)

After Cole walked away I started thinking about his odd behavior. It is without a doubt that he is hiding something else from us, but what? I knew it was best not to ask right now, but I have to find out when the time is right. Perhaps I should talk to him privately after dinner.

During dinner Cole was acting rather quiet, he would merely eat his food and sometimes just stop to stare off into space. He was beginning to worry all of us, after dinner Kai, Jay, and I tried to come up with a reason for Cole's odd behavior.

"Do you think there is something else Cole has not told us?", I asked.

"What else could he be hiding from us? He already told us about Zuko.", Kai pointed out.

"I'm not sure, but we have to find out soon, otherwise this will only get worse."

We kept on talking until I noticed that Jay has not said a word. This was strange since Jay is the one who always has something to say.

"Jay, are you alright?", I asked him.

"Yeah, i'm just really tired all of a sudden.", Jay said with a yawn.

"YOUR tired?", Kai asked sounding perplexed.

It was true, Jay was the one who is the most, so it did seem rather odd. We tried to debate our strategies further, but Jay could barely stay awake, so we decided to just continue this in the morning. We all went into our bedroom where Cole was, who was already asleep.

The rest of us quickly put on our pajamas and climbed into bed. I kept on thinking about Cole's odd behavior, what else is he not telling us? Could it really be that bad? Luckily, I was able to make myself go into sleep mode as these thoughts were rushing through my head.

(Normal pov)

As the four ninja fell asleep, it appeared that everything was fine. Little did they know was that there was a snake-like figure in the corner of the room watching their every move.

Yeah, I got kinda lazy during Zane's point of view, sorry about that :/ But oooo cliffhanger (sort of) What do you thinks gonna happen next? R and R everybody ;)