Author's note- So I have decided that I will only give "special" chapters names (Like chapter three, which will probably be entitled "Morro's Fate"—name pending-) and thank you for those who reviewed last chapter, it helped me a lot! I will try to publish a new chapter once to twice a week, but it's hard keeping up with my fanfiction along with my very busy personal life. But hey, I'll do my best.

-DaStonekeeper


Chapter Two

Jay shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He wouldn't say this was too surprising, but he never would have expected it before.

"Perhaps we should inform the others about our findings," Zane suggested. Jay stood and held up his hand.

"No. I… I don't think that we should." Jay replied solemnly.

"Why not? Is there something wrong with you being related to Morro?" Zane asked him suspiciously. Jay took a few steps forward, away from Zane.

"I don't wanna say. Just promise me you won't tell anyone, 'kay?" Jay asked the nindroid with a graveness in his voice. Zane opened his mouth to protest, but thought better than it.

"Of course, brother. You can trust me."

Without another word, Jay left the titanium ninja on the bench. Next, he was going to see Sensei Wu.

Jay cautiously entered the old sensei's quarters, just in case he happened to be sleeping. Lucky for him, he wasn't. Not so lucky for him, he seemed to be into a deep meditation; legs crossed and all. Jay quietly took a few steps towards Wu, not completely sure of what he should do. Half of Jay was telling him to break the sensei out of his trance, the other half was telling him to leave him be. If Wu was this deep into meditation, then who knows what he'll might do if bothered.

Jay finally mustered up the courage to clear his throat, hopefully to get Sensei's attention. Unfortunately, nothing happened. He cleared his throat again, this time with more volume. Again, Wu was still and silent.

Jay shuffled his way closer, as a small part of him was irrationally panicking that Sensei might be dead, and carefully inched his hand to the old man's shoulder. Before he made contact, Wu's eyes shot open, and he impulsively clutched Jay's wrist. Once he came to the realization that it was only the lightning ninja disturbing him, Wu let go.

"What brings you here, young ninja?" Sensei Wu asked.

"Well, I wanted to ask you a question." Jay answered, shoving his hands into his pockets.

"You seem bothered. What happened?"

Jay took a seat on the floor, as did Wu, who was standing up. "Is… is it possible for someone to have more than one elemental power?" Jay asked nervously. Wu was silent.

"What makes you ask that?" He questioned in reply.

Jay thought back to the memory.


Two Weeks Earlier

Jay stumbled into to the room, and everybody stared.

"What took you so long, zaptrap?" Cole snapped, obviously in a bad mood (Someone had recently finished off the cake). Nya studied Jay.

"You're pale… are you okay?" She asked, concerned. Jay nodded and sniffed.

"I'm fine, just have little cold." Jay explained. "Now, why were we called here again?" He asked in a nasally, congested voice.

Lloyd cleared his throat and as a result, the ninja all turned to him. Though Jay didn't think he meant to get the attention of everyone in the room. "There was another distress signal from Jamanakai Village." The green ninja began.

"Another? That's the third time this week!" Kai interrupted. Nya shot him a look that made him shut up. Lloyd began again.

"Yes. So it may just be a false alarm like last time-"

"I don't know... It could be a trouble-making little brat that is trying to summon the serpentine again." Cole intruded. This brought a snicker from Kai and even a little one from Nya. Cole smiled mischievously.

Lloyd glared at him. "Well then. Or it could be a disobedient teen who can't even dance, despite his father's wishes." He snapped.

Kai burst out laughing, and Nya "oooohed". Cole was obviously taken back. "Well maybe that teen has mastered the triple-tiger-sashay and-"

"I'm sorry, but I am very confused. These inferences seem highly unlikely and are quite similar to how Cole and Lloyd were as young adolescents." Zane pointed out. Then he spotted Jay gazing into nothingness in the corner. "Jay, would you care to join us by taking a seat?"

Jay suddenly snapped back into reality. "Huh? Oh yeah, sorry. I was just dozing off a little…" He said. The bags underneath Jay's eyes must have been dark enough to cloud his vision, because as soon Jay took a step forward, he tripped over a lonely floorboard that was set higher from the rest and Jay came tumbling down with a loud thud. Nya and Zane immediately shot up from their seats and rushed to his aid. The water ninja knelt down to inspect him for nonexistent injuries, as Zane was doing a much more thorough job by scanning him.

Once he was finished, Zane sighed sadly. "Jay, you should really stay back this time. If you attend the mission, your illness will only become worse." He explained.

Nya, with a sudden panic washing over her face, asked nervously, "What illness?"

"Influenza."

The other ninja looked at Zane, their faces suddenly white. "Wh-What's that?" Kai stammered.

"The flu." Zane finished.

All the other ninja sighed with relief. They originally thought that their brother was sick with some incurable disease. "Well, if that's the case, then Jay you have my permission to stay back during this mission." Lloyd announced.

Jay tried to stand up again, but his hand slipped. Pain shot up through his body. Yet, he still tried to protest. "No! C'mon, Lloyd! I'm fine! Really!" Jay objected. He sneezed right then, which didn't help his case at all.

Lloyd nodded to his mother, Misako, and she helped Nya set Jay on his feet. Misako led the master of lightning to the main loft of the temple. She then tucked Jay in on the couch and piled three blankets on top of him.

"Misako, please just let me go with the others!" Jay protested groggily. Misako shook her head and fed him some tea.

"Jay, as a mother I only want to see you get better. Now drink." She replied.

Jay drank the tea. The heat of it gave him goosebumps, but it still soothed his burning throat. He mumbled "thanks" and let his head sink into the throw pillow propped up on the arm of the sofa. After a few more minutes of tending to Jay, Misako finally exited the room, turning off the lights before she left.

Jay laid in silence for a long time. He wished he was outside with the ninja, saving Jamanakai Village (If it even needed to be saved, that is).

The room was dark, and the young man was slowly succumbing to sleepiness. Without realizing it, Jay sneezed again. A breeze blew through the room.

Jay shivered, pulling the blankets closer to his face. Then something occurred to him. Jay opened his eye just a crack, perplexed of where the breeze had come from.

The AC wasn't on, and no doors were open. As Jay sneezed again, this time more violently, the breeze blew in response. A few papers set on the coffee table floated off and gently swayed to the floor.

The blue ninja cautiously sat up, watching for any signs of movement. More specifically signs of movement of a ghost.

Was it possible that Morro had returned? No, he couldn't. He was long gone in the Realm of the Departed.

Then where was that wind coming from?


Present Day

Wu listened intently as Jay told the story. The ninja was trying to incorporate as much detail in as possible. Once Jay finished, there was a long, still silence. Finally Jay broke it.

"What do you think this means?" Jay finally asked. "Do you think that I've actually inherited elemental powers from Morro?"

Wu took a deep breath. "I haven't seen anything like this for a long time."